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University of California: Calisphere: 1900 1940s: The Changing Workplace
Original photos depicting the rise of industry and the transformation of the American workplace.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Industry and Isms (1815 1850)
As the conservatives were establishing Conservativism, liberals were finding Liberalism, nationalists were creating Nationalism, and socialists were developing Socialism with their own ideas for a new order to establish on a continent...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Modernization, Unification & Imperialism (1850 1914)
Study the modernization of Europe, the unification of Germany and Italy, and the New Imperialism in Africa and Asia with these resources. Find videos, lessons, and PowerPoint presentations.
OpenStax
Open Stax: A Vibrant Capitalist Republic
By reading this section of a chapter on "Industrial Transformation in the North," students will be able to explain the process of selling western land, discuss the causes of the Panic of 1819, and identify key American innovators and...
Geffrye Museum
Geffrye Museum: Life in the Living Room 1600 2000: 19th Century
An exhibition of the material belongings that were typical in a well-kept 19th-century living room. Covers furniture and furnishings, lighting, heating, ornamentation, domestic life, and the types of townhouses that were common in that...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: 19th Century "Isms"
There are several politically driven "-isms" introduced and built on throughout the nineteenth century. Challenge studies with the help of this PowerPoint presentation to understand the details of each "-ism."
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: America 1900
Find fun historical facts from events over the course of the year 1900.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Market Revolution: Industrialization
A quick comprehension check over industrialization during the Market Revolution.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: Early Industrialization & Economic Growth: Quiz (1)
This 10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and covers the industrial revolution.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: Early Industrialization & Economic Growth: Quiz (2)
Ten multiple choice question quiz is immediately scored and covers industrialization and economic growth in the early 19th century.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Industrialization
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces basic changes in the way of life for people living in the cities (urbanization, living conditions, and working conditions).
Other
Polytechnic School: American Industrialization
Outline of events occurring in the late 19th century from the Machine Age to organized labor.