Unit+I+-+Industrialization+&+Its+Effects

=__Unit I Lessons - objectives & tasks__=



How do you make a //**billion**// dollars? How about **//$192 billion//**?

Well, in our first unit of the year we will be studying John D. Rockefeller, who was worth $192 billion, and some of the other wealthiest Americans of all time. This will be part of our study of American history around the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th century (1870-1920). This will include topics such as the Second Industrial Revolution, the growth of big businesses and cities, the development of unions, a new wave of immigrants coming to America, and how all of these developments interacted with each other to transform life in America.

One of the first things we must do is make sure we have a handle on some of the basics of the American political and economic systems: Questions to answer:
 * What do you know about the government of the United States?
 * What kind of government does America have?
 * How does the American government work?
 * How about the economy - what kind of economy does America have?
 * How does the American economy work?
 * How are the government and the economy related?

Here is a brief overview of the American government:

Here is a brief overview of the American economy:



===The following quote relates to capitalism and displays a controversial opinion. Please carefully read the quote (at least twice), rewrite it in your own words, explain what you think it's author means, and respond with your opinion:===

===Ayn Rand, in __Atlas Shrugged__: “But you say that money is made by the strong at the expense of the weak? What strength do you mean? It is not the strength of guns or muscles. Wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think. Then is money made by the man who invents a motor at the expense of those who did not invent it? Is money made by the intelligent at the expense of the fools? By the able at the expense of the incompetent? By the ambitious at the expense of the lazy?”===

=__Unit I: Topics & Links:__=

Annenberg - Industrial Supremacy Chapter

Technological & Scientific Advances & Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs, and Inventors - 1870-1920 Inventions Timeline Wealthiest Americans of All Time Richest People in America in 2010 The Top 100 Brands of 2009 Video - Rockefeller's Oil Conspiracy Robber Barons or Captains of Industry - brief reading Wealthiest Americans as of 2011 - Forbes 400
 * __1.1 - Causes and Course of the Second Industrial Revolution__**

Growth of Big Business, Urbanization, & The Formation of Unions & Radical Political Parties Unit I Images & Quotes Re: Workers Video - Workplace Safety Video - History of Labor Day, Assembly Line, Child Labor, Laws Unions 101 from the afl-cio Chart of Min Wage rates Facts from afl-cio Video - Obama on Unions Video - Gompers - 1 min quote
 * __1.2 - Outcomes of the Second Industrial Revolution__**

Causes and Course of Immigration patterns & The Consequences of Immigration patterns
 * __1.3 - Immigration in America - 1880- 1920__**

Interactive Immigration Map from the NY Times Ellis Island site The Peopling of America - Ellis Island - Info from 1880-1930 Angel Island.org Immigration Immigrant Living & Working Conditions - Rap w Images Immigration Video Video - New Colossus Poem w Images The New Colossus - text of the poem Statue of Liberty Video Tenement.org - Virtual Tour Tenement.org - Photos