Please read pages 722-730 over the weekend and be sure to take notes on the following:
- Who was Commodore Matthew Perry and why is his visit to Japan so important? (pg. 723)
- How did the spread of railroads around the world impact both industrialized and non-industrial nations? (pg. 724)
- How did the advent of steamships affects the costs of shipping goods around the world? (pgs. 724-725)
- In your own words, how did things like steamships and submarine telegraph lines help the world become more globalized? (pgs. 724-728)
- What was happening to the population of Europe and the United States/Canada during this time? (pg. 728)
- In 1851, Britain became the first nation with... (pg. 729)
- How were cities divided during this time of growing urbanization? Three different zones. (pg. 729)