Causes and Effects of Industrialization
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Objective
I can analyze the causes and consequences of industrialization.
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Key concepts
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The Industrial Revolution was enabled by key technologies such as the steam engine, electrification, and the telegraph.
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Industrialization led to increased demand for raw materials and new markets to sell finished goods, fueling imperialism and colonization.
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Technological advancements like steamships, railroads, and the telegraph allowed European powers to project military and political power across the globe, facilitating control over distant territories.
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Practice
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Identify three technologies that were central to the Industrial Revolution, as discussed in the video.
Explain how the steam engine revolutionized both factory production and transportation.
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“Describe two ways that industrialization led to increased European imperialism in the 19th century.”
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