Unit VII: Germs, Guns, and Steel: Europe in the Industrial Age.

Unit Main Themes

I. Industrialization: Processes of the Industrial Revolution

II. Marxist Responses to Industrialization

III. Feminist Responses to Industrialization

IV. Imperialism as the next step in Global Capitalism

Reading Assignments:

Lesson #1: Read Spielvogel, pp. 651 - 656, down to "The Social Impact"

Lesson #2: Primary sources on child labor, syllabus book, pp. 76 - 77

Lesson #3: Read Spielvogel, pp. 656 - 661

Lesson #4: Read Spielvogel, p. 692, starting at "Toward a World Economy" to p. 695

Lesson #5: Read Bosc handout "Marxism in Red" and comment.

Lesson #6: Read Spielvogel, p. 699 starting at "The experience of Women" to p. 703, down to "Education"

Lesson #7: Read Spielvogel, pp. 767 - 770, down to "Climax of Imperialism"

Lesson #8: Read Spielvogel, pp. 770 - 776, down to Section Review

Jeopardy: February 26, 2007
Test Date: February 27, 2007