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STS.025J Making the Modern World: The Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective (MIT)

This class is a global survey of the great transformation in history known as the "Industrial Revolution." Topics include origins of mechanized production, the factory system, steam propulsion, electrification, mass communications, mass production and automation. Emphasis on the transfer of technology and its many adaptations around the world. Countries treated include Great Britain, France, Germany, the US, Sweden, Russia, Japan, China, and India. Includes brief reflection papers and a final paper.
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19th century, factories, 18th century, world history, Globalization, transportation, electrification, Modern History, ocwc, American history, oec, South American history, 20th century, History of Science and Technology, warfare, Asian history, capitalism, British history, mass communication, European history, industrialization, World History
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Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:
August 6, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:
April 8, 2019
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The Open Education Consortium
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College General Ed
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