Lesson on Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Aim: How did the changes wrought by industrialization shape Americans' identities, beliefs, and culture? 

Bell Ringer: Review journal 97 / A: The marriage of science and social science in the early twentieth century was linked to the theory of Social Darwinism, which led to the "science" of eugenics and the eventual forced sterilization of thousands of American people. Social Darwinism rationalized the impact of industrialization on American society, particularly the negative impact upon the working class. Victory through cutthroat competition mattered more than anything else, argued Herbert Spencer, the creator of the concept. Social Darwinism also reinforced racial segregation and discrimination, as well as immigration restriction. (5 min)

Agenda:

SCIENCE AND FAITH

1. Social Darwinism attracted enormous attention in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Students should be prepared to analyze the arguments that business leaders used to defend their position of "survival of the fittest" and "natural selection." 

Students should grasp how new cultural and intellectual movements emerged alongside debates over economic and social policies. Can we name a few of these economic and social policies? (5 min) 

What is Eugenics? (3 min) (for HW, watch the video in the Home Learning section)

2.  Journal 98 - What effect did technology and scientific ideas have on literature and the arts? (10 min)

A: The theory of natural selection called into question the very existence of religion, and Christianity, as the logical explanatory model for understanding the past and present world. A new faith in science and technology challenged long-established religious dogma in America. Fact worship became central theme in American life. Artistic trends toward modernism and away from Victorian romantic sensibilities stemmed from the inclusion of science and dislocation of religion in some Americans' lives. 

3. Chapter 18 Review Video / Check each other's Chapter 18 IDs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYk1dBGAmMg (16 min) 

4. Chapter 18 Vocabulary Quiz (rest of class) 


Home Learning: 

1. War on the Weak: Eugenics in America





2. The 1913 Armory Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJWLoXziXC4 (4 min)

3. Begin working on Chapter 19 IDs, due on Monday, February 12, 2018

4. Read pages 606-615.

5. Journal 99 - How were America's industrial cities difference from the typical city before 1860?

6. America Compared, page 611, questions 1 and 2 (on a separate paper).