M2 Overview

Module 2 - THE RISE OF AN URBAN-INDUSTRIAL ORDER

image from Digital History Links to an external site.

Lesson Objectives:

 Upon completion of this lesson, students should be able to:

•  describe the new technologies and culture of the late nineteenth-century United States
•  illustrate the growth of corporations and urbanization

Module Audio Introduction (Transcript)

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Activities for Module 2:

• Text Reading from Digital History Links to an external site. - In this module, you'll be reading about the Gilded Age, including the Making of Modern America, the Rise of Big Business and the Rise of the City.

• Video Viewing: You'll get to see history in action viewing the following video
•   Links to an external site.Video: Mr. Bell—Alexander Graham Bell (1947):  a 30 min film about Bell’s work.
• Writing Reflection: You'll have an opportunity to write about what you've learned from this module's resources.