Unit 1 Overview
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- 187068
Students will know:
Industrialization
· The impactof technology on industry, transportation, and the growth of cities.
· Robbers Barons/Industrial Statesmen.
· How the rise of organized labor occurred and the political and social consequences.
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Immigration & Urbanization
· Reasons why people immigrated and the impact on American society.
· How immigration and urbanization changed local political systems.
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Politics and Reform
· Populist and Progressive movements.
· Examples of political battles and reforms.
· Key reformers.
· Roots of the Civil Rights Movement.
· How the relationship between the government and the economy changed fundamentally from Laissez faire to increasing regulation and management.