Oklahoma Social Studies MWH.C.5

Standard Cluster

Analyze the massive social, economic, and cultural change brought about by the Industrial Revolution. Examine the causes and characteristics of the Industrial Revolution. Explain how the Industrial Revolution began in England, including its access to natural resources and capital, entrepreneurial culture, labor supply, and political stability. Evaluate the extent to which the Second Agricultural Revolution and innovations in energy, mechanization, and transportation enabled industrialization. Describe the social and economic consequences of industrialization, such as population growth, increased life expectancy, rural to urban migration, harsh living conditions for the urban poor, and growth of the middle class. Analyze responses to and the legacy of the Industrial Revolution. Examine how the abolition of slavery within the British Empire was influenced by Christian humanitarianism and examine the role of various antislavery societies, including the work of William Wilberforce. Explain the rise of trade unionism and the birth of the Labor Party, including the effects of various social and political reforms, such as Liberalism (John Stuart Mill) and modern conservatism (school of Edmund Burke). Examine the concept of economic interventionism (e.g., economic protectionism, child labor laws, legislation for old age pensions, health insurance). Describe the rise of socialism, including the ideas and influence of Robert Owen and Karl Marx, as well as the major ideas of Marx and Engels' The Communist Manifesto. Describe the European intellectual revolution and the ideal of academic freedom, including leading figures (e.g., Marie Curie, Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel). Evaluate the impact of industrialization on global imperialism. Explain the economic, political, and social justifications supporting imperialist ideology and colonialism ‘ (e.g., Social Darwinism, economic gain and resources, Christian missions, strategic advantage, and Nationalism). Describe the consequences of imperialism in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, i ncluding settler colonies, exploitation of natural resources, and reshaping of colonial economies, resistance movements, and cultural exchange. Describe the outcomes of the Berlin Conference and the impact of superimposed boundaries on Africa’s Indigenous populations. Assess the political, economic, and cultural impact of the British Raj, Britain’s subordination of India, as characterized by economic, educational, and infrastructure investments, at the costs of exploitation and self-rule. Describe major developments contributing to the decline of the Qing dynasty, including Western influence, internal unrest, and the Boxer Rebellion.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026)