The BIG STORY OF YEAR 9: increasing interconnectedness brings both benefits and costs
The increasing violence of the Twentieth Century was caused by a number of factors that worked together to create many violent events such as the First and Second World Wars, The Bolshevik Revolution and The Cold War.
The factors that we will explore over the next few weeks are;
1. Industrialisation and its impact on warfare.
2. Empire, Imperialism and rising Nationalism
3. Technological developments
We will use 2 main events to explore these factors and their impact: The First World war and the Bolshevik Revolution. You can see the overview of the Unit of study and the driving questions in the document below.
The factors that we will explore over the next few weeks are;
1. Industrialisation and its impact on warfare.
2. Empire, Imperialism and rising Nationalism
3. Technological developments
We will use 2 main events to explore these factors and their impact: The First World war and the Bolshevik Revolution. You can see the overview of the Unit of study and the driving questions in the document below.
WHY WAS THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY THE MOST VIOLENT IN HUMAN HISTORY?
Visual Organiser
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Week 6: FActor 1 - The Industrial Revolution
WHAT: The Industrial Revolution
HOW: Investigating the Industrial Revolution using evidence & Reflecting on how the Industrial Revolution impacted warfare
WHY: To understand the major change in society and the economy in the late 19th Century and how that led to more tension and greater weapons of mass destruction.
HOW: Investigating the Industrial Revolution using evidence & Reflecting on how the Industrial Revolution impacted warfare
WHY: To understand the major change in society and the economy in the late 19th Century and how that led to more tension and greater weapons of mass destruction.
This work should be completed by Monday 4th May. It should take you roughly 2 hours. You should work through the tasks below in your own time and pacing.
You should complete 2 main tasks;
Once you have completed all tasks you should send your work (task 1 and 2) via email to your history teacher or upload to Teams assignment if you are using this platform
You should complete 2 main tasks;
- Spider-Diagram of the 'CAUSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION'
- Q1-Q3 on 'THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION MADE WAR MORE LIKELY & MORE VIOLENT'
Once you have completed all tasks you should send your work (task 1 and 2) via email to your history teacher or upload to Teams assignment if you are using this platform
TAsk 1: What caused the Industrial Revolution?
Research the causes of the industrial revolution.
Create a spider diagram of the various different causes of the Industrial Revolution using the Chapter on Quarry Bank mill from the Minds and Machines Textbook (PDF Below)
quarry_bank_mill_chapter.pdf and the videos below:
Create a spider diagram of the various different causes of the Industrial Revolution using the Chapter on Quarry Bank mill from the Minds and Machines Textbook (PDF Below)
quarry_bank_mill_chapter.pdf and the videos below:
Research into the causes of the Industrial revolution
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Iron had been used for over 3000 years by human beings, however it was in the 1730's that the true potential of Iron as a material were realized. How would these changes affect human progress over the next 150 years?
Watch the video (from 2:22) on developments in the Iron Industry that occurred in the 18th century (1700's). Consider what the impacts of these developments would be on future conflicts? |
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The Factory system developed in Britain in the early 1800's. It provided the means by which the increasing quantities of raw materials from Britains empire could be turned into finished products by making the supply chain more interconnected and efficient. How would this development affect future conflicts?
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Task 2: Why did the Industrial Revolution make the early twentieth century so violent?
ACTIVITY 2: Look over the following images: Why would the industrial revolution lead to the conditions by which the beginning of the 20th century would be so violent?
1. In what ways did the industrial Revolution necessitate these changes?
3. In what ways did the changes make warfare more likely and more deadly?
1. In what ways did the industrial Revolution necessitate these changes?
- Armoured Trains
- Armour & spears
- Machine-guns
- Barbed Wire
- Swords
- Muskets
- Poison gas
- Tanks
- Heavy Artillery
- Aircraft Carrier
- Royal Navy
- Atomic Bomb
- Cannon
- Armament Factory
3. In what ways did the changes make warfare more likely and more deadly?
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