Unit VIII
Industrialization (10 Days)
Day 1 and 2 Economic Growth in Great Britain
Handouts- Charts and Graphs
McKay p. 725 – 740
A. List and explain the major economic and social developments in England.
B. Compare the industrial developments of Belgium, France and Germany with those of
England.
Day 3 The World of Adam Smith
Handout- Wealth of Nations
A. Understand and analyze the major ideas of Adam Smith.
B. Analyze and compare his ideas with the times in which he lived.
Day 4 The Worlds of Malthus and Ricardo
Handout –Malthus
McKay-p. 733, 761-762
A Understand and explain the economic and social problems created by industrialization
according to Malthus and Riccardo
Day 5. The Many Worlds of the Utopian Socialists
McKay- p. 764-765
A. Understand and compare the major ideas of the Utopian Socialists with each other
and the time period in which they lived.
Day 6. Social Responses for Reform
Handout- Winks/Brinton p.556-559
A. Analyze and explain the major ideas of Bentham and Dickens.
Day 7-Growth of Urban Cities
McKay p.789-797
Handout- Engels
A. Describe the growth patterns of an industrial city.
B. Analyze the conditions in an industrial city for the upper middle and lower class
occupants.
Day 8- 9 Socialist response to Industrialization
McKay p. 765-766
Handout- Communist Manifesto
A. Discuss the social reasons for Marxism.
B. Analyze the philosophical background for Marx.
C. Discuss Marxism as a class struggle and a continuation of the dialectic process.
Day 10- DBQ exam