This lesson starts with the Great Exhibition in 1851, Britain's celebration of its own industrialization and essentially the first world's fair. It then looks at why Britain was so far ahead of the rest of the world and then why Western Euorpe and the U.S. were the next to industrialize. Following that is series of short case studies of five nations' industrialization, including that of Japan, the first non-Western nation to industrialize. Included in the lesson is a smaller flowchart showing the successive waves of industrialization over the last 150 years. It ends with a series of pictures and statistics showing the rapid urbanization that came with industrialization.
In the PowerPoint, the color flowchart develops slide by slide while other notes for the students scroll down the side. There are also extensive photos with captions mixed in to illustrate the lesson and capture students’ interest. This packet also contains a student reading, flowchart, and the author’s own research notes with lots of details and interesting trivia.
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For the last 27 years, I have taught at University High School, in Urbana, Illinois. During this time I have created a 4-year world history curriculum that breaks down as follows: Subfreshmen (7th and 8th grades combined): Prehistory and ancient civilizations, including India, China, and Japan. Freshmen: Western civilization and the Islamic world to 1500 Sophomores: World history from 1500 to 1945 Seniors: the world since 1945. All of these, except the senior course are required. The elective senior course is consistently filled to capacity of 30, usually with a waiting list.
