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Industrialization, unionism and political reforms |
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
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Goals
- Expansion of manufacturing and industrialization
- Corporate consolidation of industry
- Effects of technological developments on the worker and workplace
- National politics and influence of corporate power
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Standards
- The student understands the connections among industrialization, the start of the modern corporation and material well-being. (6.1A)
- The student understands the effects of rapid industrialization on the environment and the emergence of the first conservation movement. (6.1D)
- The student understands how the "second industrial revolution" changed the nature and conditions of work. (6.3A)
- The student understands the rise of national labor unions and the role of state and federal governments in labor conflicts. (6.3B)
- The student understands how Americans grappled with social, economic, and political issues. (6.3C)
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Objectives
- Analyze the environmental costs of pollution and the depletion of natural resources during the period 1870-1900.
- Analyze the causes and consequences of the industrial employment of children.
- Analyze the issues and results of the 1896 election and determine to what extent it was a turning point in American politics.
- Explain how business leaders sought to limit competition and maximize profits in the late 19th century.
- Explain the origins of the conservation movement in the late 19th century.
- Analyze how working conditions changed and how the workers responded to new industrial conditions.
- Explain the response of management and government at different levels to labor strife in different regions of the country.
- Explain how Democrats and Republicans responded to civil service reform, monetary policy, tariffs, and business regulation.
- Examine how industrialization made consumer goods more available, increased the standard of living for most Americans, and redistributed wealth.
- Analyze how "reform unions" and "trade unions" differed in terms of their agendas for reform and for organizing workers by race, skill, gender, and ethnicity
- Explain the causes and effects of the depressions of 1873-79 and 1893-97 and the ways in which government, business, labor, and farmers responded.
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Essential Questions
- How did Robber Barons/Captains of Industry justify their wealth?
- How effective were early labor unions in combating widespread misery?
- Compare the ascent of new industries today with those of a century ago.
- The Industrial Revolution began in England in the middle of the 18th Century and by 1860, Great Britain was the primary manufacturing nation in the world. By 1900, in a little over a generation the United States had taken over first place and was producing almost twice as much as second place Britain. What were the key factors that sparked this rapid change?
- The rise of Corporations transformed the United States in the late nineteenth century. Discuss the changes and determine if the transformations were for the better or for the worse?
- How successful was organized labor in improving the position of workers in this time period? Analyze the factors that contributed the level of success achieved (2000 DBQ)
- Between 1800-1896 farmers and workers claimed that the government and the courts overwhelmingly favored big business and the rich? To what extent were they correct in their judgment of this situation?
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Performance tasks See course syllabus
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Learning plan
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Readings
Primary Source Selections
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Thomas Nast Cartoons
Study Guides
Key Terms
Outline
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Guided Multimedia Lessons
- Capital and Labor
- Industrial Supremacy
- Rise of Unions
- Gilded Age Scandal and Corruption
- Consumer Culture
Assignments
Practice Quizzes
- The Gilded Age I
- The Gilded Age II
- The Gilded Age III
- Populism (1)
- Populism (2)
Assessment
- Writing assignment
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