We covered quite a bit of ground this year, my instructions focus on the then and now and pro and con.
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Many of the resources you find on the industrial revolution will focus on U.S. History. Be careful about this. It may be fine to use U.S. history reference resources to get an overview of capitalism, but be sure to balance that against resources from elsewhere. It goes without saying that Americans tend to value capitalism. Folks from elsewhere may find it reprehensible. Given that you are tasked with articulating at least two diverging perspectives on a topic covering a broad time span, you will need to be thoughtful about source selection.
Under the "Wonder" tab on the research process page, we included Global Issues in Context. This database is similar to World History in Context (nice menu of source types and integration with Google Drive). It also features viewpoint essays which may be very helpful with the Pro/Con piece.
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We also featured Access World News because you can search for current news from specific regions in the world. It might be useful to examine the factory worker perspective in China, for example.
World History in Context is still useful for the "then" part.
The entire collection features one volume per decade from 1900 to 2010. Each volume is more or less organized by PERSIA+GT. They are super handy e-Books. An unlimited number of students can view each book simultaneously. The platform is integrated with Google Drive, so you can download articles with citations directly to your school Drive.
