1. Name_______________________________________________________________Class__________Date_________________<br />Forging an Industrial Society <br />Guiding Question:<br />To what extent did the events of the late 19th century increase opportunity in the United States?<br />Learning Targets:<br />A New Industrial Age<br />I can describe how the growth of technology fueled the expansion of industry in the United States.<br />I can explain how changes in management & business strategies contributed to the success of big businesses.<br />I can analyze the ways in which the federal government responded to the growth of big businesses.<br />I can summarize the emergence & growth of labor unions in the United States.<br />I can evaluate industry & government reactions to union activity. <br />Immigrants & Urbanization<br />I can discuss the causes & effects of increased immigration at the turn of the century.<br />I can analyze the ways in which some Americans reacted to increased immigration.<br />I can describe how the rapid growth of cities led to new challenges in the United States.<br />I can evaluate the impact political machines & political bosses had on local politics.<br />I can describe some of the people & organizations that offered help to urban immigrants. <br />Key Terms:<br />Capitalism <br />Factors of Production<br />Corporations <br />Monopoly<br />Trust<br />Horizontal Integration<br />Vertical Integration<br />Laissez-Faire<br />Social Darwinism <br />Sherman-Antitrust Act<br />Gilded Age<br />Andrew Carnegie<br />John D. Rockefeller<br />Cornelius Vanderbilt<br />Sweatshops<br />Child Labor<br />Labor Unions<br />Samuel Gompers<br />American Federation of Labor<br />Eugene V. Debs<br />Socialism<br />Industrial Workers of the World<br />Railroad Strike of 1877<br />Haymarket Affair<br />Homestead Strike<br />Pullman Strike<br />Mother Jones<br />Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire<br />Ellis Island<br />Angel Island <br />Melting Pot<br />Nativism<br />Chinese Exclusion Act<br />Gentlemen's Agreement <br />Urbanization <br />Americanization Movement<br />Tenements<br />Mass Transit<br />Political Machine<br />Graft<br />Boss Tweed<br />Tammany Hall<br />Social Gospel Movement<br />Settlement Houses<br />Jane Addams<br />Required Activities:<br />Unit Title Page<br />Chart - American Inventors<br />Reading Notes - The Rise of Industry<br />Notes - Labor Unions Emerge<br />Notes - US Immigration<br />Activity - Urbanization Activity<br />Extension Activities: (Choose 1 activity from each column.)<br />IndustrializationImmigrationUrbanizationExplain which late 19th century invention or development you think had the greatest impact on society.Create a concept web detailing the causes of European, Chinese, Japanese, & Mexican immigration to the US during the late 19th century.Explain the effects that the migration from rural areas to the cities had on late 19th century society.Draw a Janus Figure for the tycoons of the late 19th century that represents them as both robber barons & captains of industry. Make an annotated illustration of an immigrant's journey from Europe to settlement in the US.Create a mosaic to summarize key details on the problems that emerged as the US urban population skyrocketed.Create a historical marker to commemorate the site of a late 19th century labor incident.Compare & contrast the arguments made against immigration in the late 19th century & today. Analyze the cartoon on p. 269. Be sure to identify & explain key symbols and to discuss the artist's point of view.<br />Culminating Activity:<br />Create an interactive quot;
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page for a historical figure important to the growth of America's industrial society. Examples include Andrew Carnegie, Eugene V. Debs, Boss Tweed, and Jane Addams.<br />Create an information page (Slides 1 & 2) for your historical figure.<br />Basic Information (Slides 1 & 2) about your figure can be found on Wikipedia or other digital encyclopedias. It is worth 10 points.<br />Personal Information (Slide 2) about your figure should reflect his/her point of view. It requires a certain amount of creativity and is worth 15 points.<br />Add six friends (Slide 1) for your historical figure. These do not have to be limited to men and women who were alive during the late 19th century and should reflect your historical figure's point of view. They are worth 10 points.<br />Add a status update (Slides 1, 2, & 3) for your historical figure. This should answer the Guiding Question from the point of view of your historical figure. It is worth 10 points.<br />Write a dialogue (Slide 1) that reflects your historical figure's point of view regarding the Guiding Question. It is worth 35 points.<br />Your dialogue must include at least 5 posts.<br />At least one post must be written by someone who agrees with your historical figure.<br />At least one post must be written by someone who disagrees with your historical figure.<br />Add photos and other details to your pages (Slides 1, 2, & 3). They are worth 20 points.<br />