Global Geography of Economics: the Indiana Steel Industry

Could you live without your phone? What about cars, steel, or clothing? Class groups collaborate to produce presentations that argue that either the telephone, the gramophone, the automobile, the textile industry, or the steel...

Global history and geography class members demonstrate their knowledge of and ability to analyze primary sources such as graphics, maps, political cartoons, and texts from important documents with an assessment that includes multiple...

This worksheet provides an acronym (C.H.A.N.G.E.S.) to help young historians remember the main effects of the industrial revolution. I also includes a reflection that asks which change is most important and why.

This is a true gem. This PowerPoint is well-organized, has bullet points you control (which gives you time for discussion), has sound effects, and covers several aspects of American industrialization after 1900. The presentation begins...

Can we eradicate extreme poverty with globalization? How far can the planet support a growing global industry? High schoolers watch an engaging video about some of the most important questions in the economic world today—and view some of...

Watch a brief video that examines the steel industry, its importance to the United States, and especially to the Lehigh Valley in Pennslyvania. See how Bethlehem Steel Company expanded throughout the early and mid-20th century, and...

This resource presents the harsh realities of the U.S. steel production heritage.

Young scholars explore the threat of global health issues. In this globalization activity, students read the noted articles about diseases that have morphed through globalization. Young scholars then participate in classroom simulation...

Toronto Star photographer Lucas Oleniuk took twenty thousand still pictures in a span of twenty days and created this powerful video about global warming. It is certain to stimulate thoughtful discussion in a classroom.

This brief article describes the actions of the local steel unions in Cleveland in support of the national steel strike of 1919. Find out about the effect of the strike on the unions.