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The Industrial Revolution

Driving Question: How did the Industrial Revolution begin and spread to new regions of the world?

The Industrial Revolution marked a profound change in world history. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, Britain’s abundant natural resources, political stability, and colonial advantages enabled them to take advantage of industrialization. While it may have originated in Britain, it didn’t take long before it spread across Europe. Rapid industrialization not only led to technological advances, but massive changes in economic and social structures around the world.

  1. Evaluate how the Industrial Revolution changed human communities and societies during this era.
  2. Describe how innovations made possible by the Industrial Revolution changed the movement of goods and people.
  3. Conduct image analysis to evaluate how quickly change accelerated once the Industrial Revolution began.
  4. Use close-reading skills to assess the origins and spread of industrialization.
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The Industrial Revolution
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Origins of the Industrial Revolution

During the long nineteenth century, Britain had several advantages that allowed it to industrialize first. What were they? Nick Dennis travels to England to mine for answers.
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Scale of the Industrial Revolution
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The Global Transformations of the Industrial Revolution

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Innovations and Innovators of the Industrial Revolution
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Making Clean Water

You might take it for granted today, but clean water was a fantasy for most people during the Industrial Revolution. Everything from sewage to dead bodies polluted Britain’s water. Steam engines helped change all that.
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Railroads & the Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #214

Railroads made it possible to move across long distances quickly and easily. They revolutionized people’s habits and how they saw the world. For many people, it was their first experience with the big machines that characterized the Industrial Revolution.
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