Industrial Revolution Project
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For this project, you may work alone, with a partner, or in a group of no more than three. As you now know, Britain was the first country to industrialize. As a result, the British faced many new challenges while also enjoying new heights of power and wealth. Your task will be to examine the social, political, and economic impact of the industrial revolution on a particular country other than Britain. You may elect to examine one of the countries listed below, or select a different country with Mr. Peyton's permission.
Countries: Germany, France, Russia, China, India, Japan, Brazil
For this project, you may work alone, with a partner, or in a group of no more than three. As you now know, Britain was the first country to industrialize. As a result, the British faced many new challenges while also enjoying new heights of power and wealth. Your task will be to examine the social, political, and economic impact of the industrial revolution on a particular country other than Britain. You may elect to examine one of the countries listed below, or select a different country with Mr. Peyton's permission.
Countries: Germany, France, Russia, China, India, Japan, Brazil
Part 1: Research
The first part of this project involves researching your chosen country and answering the following major questions. Suggested sub-questions are provided to help guide your research and more completely answer the major questions.
- How did the industrial revolution impact your country economically? Was the overall economic impact positive or negative? What sorts of economic activities did your country engage in? Did your country emphasize production, or simply provide raw materials to other countries who turned them into products? What resources/materials/products did your country focus on producing during the industrial revolution? Approximately when did your country begin to industrialize (was it fairly early on, or was it late to the party)? How did the industrial revolution impact your country's infrastructure (roads, rail lines, ports, cities and city services, etc.)?
- How did the industrial revolution impact your country socially? Did industrialization create new winners and losers in your country's society? How were families affected? Did industrialization create any new social problems? Did it help solve or at least lessen any old social problems?
- How did the industrial revolution impact your country politically? Did the industrial revolution increase the political power of existing leaders, or work against them? Was your country more or less powerful and influential on the world stage as a result of the industrial revolution? Did the industrial revolution help strengthen your country's independence, or weaken it?
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Part 2: Presentation
Once you have completed your research, your next task is to put the information together in a presentable format. If you are working individually, you also have the option of writing a (3-5 page) research paper. Everyone will be presenting their research to the class, regardless of the chosen format. Suggested formats include:
- An Informational Poster or Collage
- A PowerPoint or Prezi
- A Weebly.com Website
- A Documentary-Style Video
Grading Rubric
Ohio's New Learning Standards: Modern World History
Topic: Age of Revolutions (1750-1914)
"The Age of Revolutions was a period of two world-encompassing and interrelated developments: the democratic revolution and the industrial revolution. Both had political, economic and social consequences on a global scale."
Content Statements:
Topic: Age of Revolutions (1750-1914)
"The Age of Revolutions was a period of two world-encompassing and interrelated developments: the democratic revolution and the industrial revolution. Both had political, economic and social consequences on a global scale."
Content Statements:
- 8. Enlightenment ideas on the relationship of the individual and the government influenced the American Revolution, French Revolution and Latin American wars for independence.
- 9. Industrialization had social, political and economic effects on Western Europe and the world.