The Making of the Modern World: Depth Study 1: Making a Better World; Topic 1B: Movement of Peoples

Stage 5 History (Year 9 &10) The Making of the Modern World
Depth Study 1: Making a Better World
Topic 1B: Movement of Peoples

This resource includes a comprehensive (100+ slides) PowerPoint with activities and a supplementary glossary and slave stories handout.

Scope and sequence overview:

• The experiences of slaves, convicts and free settlers.

• The technological innovations that led to the Industrial Revolution, and other conditions that influenced the industrialisation of Britain (the agricultural revolution, access to raw materials, wealthy middle class, cheap labour, transport system, and expanding empire) and of Australia.

• The experiences of men, women and children during the Industrial Revolution, and their changing way of life

• The population movements and changing settlement patterns during this period.

• The short and long-term impacts of the Industrial Revolution, including global changes in landscapes, transport and communication.