Industrial Revolution & Imperialism Gallery Walk

Review

#1Why was democracy originally created?

What is the difference between a direct democracy and an indirect democracy?

In your opinion, which form of democracy is best? Explain.

#2

1. What impact/effect of the Industrial Revolution does this image represent?

2. What types of problems would result from this?

3. BIG QUESTION: Is industrialization or the increase of technology worth the harmful effects it causes? Explain.

#3

1. Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? Why this region in particular?

2. Based upon the images, what were three causes for the Industrial Revolution?

#4"Sarah Golding was poorly and so she stopped her machine. James Birch, the overlooker, knocked her

to the floor. She got up as well as she could. He knocked her down again. Then she was carried to her house.......she was found dead in her bed. There was another girl called Mary......she knocked her food can to the floor. The master, Mr. Newton, kicked her and caused her to wear away till she died.

There was another, Caroline Thompson, who was beaten till she went out of her mind. The overlookers used to cut off the hair of any girl caught talking to a lad. This head shaving was a

dreadful punishment. We were more afraid of it than any other punishment for girls are proud of their hair."

-An interview in 1849 with an unknown woman who worked in a cotton factory as a child.

1. What does this quote tell you about how children were viewed and treated during the Industrial Revolution?

2. Why do you think the girls valued their hair so much? Why do you think overseers used this punishment?

3. Based upon what you know, describe factory life.

4. What social effect of the Industrial Revolution was created in order to help stop child labor?

#5

1. How would you define and describe capitalism based upon these cartoons?

2. What is ‘communism’ and why was it created?

3. What is one advantage of capitalism?

4. What is one advantage of communism?

1. What event is being portrayed here?

2. How was land was divided?

3. What imperialistic motive(s) are represented here?

4. What effects or problems might arise from these changing borders?

#6

1. Identify what country the “savage” is from. What other name did they go by?

2. Why did these people rebel?

3. Identify who is coming to the rescue.

4. What policy was proposed by the U.S.?

#7

1. Who controlled India? Why was India so valuable?

2. Who were the sepoys? Why did they rebel?

3. What was the result of their rebellion? Be specific.

#8

1. What is this image representing? (What was the goal of the Australian government? Why?)

2. What imperialistic motive is being represented here? Explain.

3. Reflecting on what you know about imperialism and saw in Rabbit Proof Fence, what were some other ways indigenous peoples were colonized or imperialized?

4. What are some long term effects of this?

#9

1. Why did King Leopold II show interest in the Congo? (What were the imperialistic motives?)

2. Describe the experiences of those who worked as slaves.

3. What were some long term effects of the colonization of the Congo?

#10