9.3 Responses to Industrialization

9.3 Responses to Industrialization

Context: Not only did the two early Industrial Revolutions impact the economies of nations, they also sparked pushes for social change. Observing the increasing prosperity for the owners of the capital, people began to question the economic and societal costs associated with industrialization. Some began

to examine and criticize the policies and practices that were resulting in what they considered to be

glaring social inequities.

Directions: Examine the following four economic and social dilemmas that emerged from the first and second Industrial Revolutions. Each of these sparked a “movement” for change. For each you will be

asked to view a video, consider a question, and compose SAQ responses*. (200F)

*AP students are required to employ the ACE format taught in class when answering each SAQ. Need some help with SAQ perfection? Check out these excellent examples from Mr. Lloyd (3B). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dilemma 1: Women began to question their un-equal rights.

● A Video: Crash Course European History, the Industrial Revolution

● Consider this question as you view: Which patriarchal structures persisted into the 19th Century and served to “lock” women into subservient roles?

● Compose these SAQ responses:

Two separate waves of industrialization swept the Western world in the period 1763 to 1900 with numerous women finding opportunities to and choosing to enter the world of work outside of their homes.

A. Identify ONE way in which the laws of nations persisted in preserving the traditions of patriarchy that were historically common among Western societies.

B. Identify ONE way in which active participation in the new market economies created due to the First and Second Industrial Revolutions empowered and motivated women to move towards more equal treatment under the laws of Western nations?

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Dilemma 2: Western societies began to question the morality of exploiting child labor.

● A Video: Children in the Industrial Revolution

● Consider this question as you view: To what extent did a dependence on child labor enable the massive economic growth of the Industrial Revolutions?

● Compose these SAQ responses:

Two separate waves of significant industrialization swept the Western world in the period 1763 to 1900, with children comprising a large percentage of the labor.

A. A. Identify and explain ONE societally objectionable task commonly performed by child laborers in factories during the Industrial Revolutions.

B. Identify and explain ONE complaint of critics related to the use of child laborers during the Industrial Revolutions.

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Dilemma 3: Voluntary immigration bloomed as labor began to seek work, leading to urban crises.

● An Anchor Video (Optional): Coming to America

● A Video: Crash Course European History, Migration

● Consider this question as you view: To what extent did events in Europe and across the world cause a massive wave of migration (largely to North America, Australia, and New Zealand), in the period 1763 to 1900?

● Compose these SAQ responses:

Two separate waves of significant industrialization swept the Western world in the period 1763 to 1900, which spurred a massive and voluntary wave of migration.

A. Identify and explain ONE motivation for relocation migrants had during the period 1763 to 1900.

B. Identify and explain ONE by-product of urbanization caused by the massive wave of human migration that occurred in the period 1763 to 1900.

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Dilemma 4: Observed inequities between labor and entrepreneur’s standards of living sparked worker protests and spurred the rise of socialism/communism.

● A Video: Karl Marx

● Consider this question as you view: Who were Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and what were the events that led to the creation of and the ideas expressed within their Communist Manifesto, (1848)?

● Compose theses SAQ responses (Based on the video):

The philosophies of Marx and Engels became the basis for labor movements and revolutions in the period 1848 to 1919.

A. Identify and explain ONE complaint held by laborers that they believed would be improved if socialism were adopted.

B. Identify and explain ONE idea expressed by Marx and Engels in the Communist Manifesto and how it deviated from the previously-held philosophies of Capitalism expressed by Adam Smith in his book, The Wealth of Nations.

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