* Designated a subject of particular importance in the Anglophone history oral exam.
This is also the first unit that features in the IB DP syllabus as Paper 2 Topic 7: Origins, development and impact of industrialization (1750–2005). Students who wish to be considered for the Moser Double Diploma will have to complete additional assignments in this unit.
Matu syllabus reference - Révolution industrielle et contestation sociale ; cerner l’essor de la bourgeoisie, de l’industrialisation et des transports, à l’exemple de l’Angleterre et de la Suisse, et les mettre en rapport avec les migrations, l’urbanisation, le bouleversement des conditions de vie et de travail ; faire une étude comparative des théories communistes de Karl Marx et des mouvements présocialistes. Matu syllabus
This is also the first unit that features in the IB DP syllabus as Paper 2 Topic 7: Origins, development and impact of industrialization (1750–2005). Students who wish to be considered for the Moser Double Diploma will have to complete additional assignments in this unit.
Matu syllabus reference - Révolution industrielle et contestation sociale ; cerner l’essor de la bourgeoisie, de l’industrialisation et des transports, à l’exemple de l’Angleterre et de la Suisse, et les mettre en rapport avec les migrations, l’urbanisation, le bouleversement des conditions de vie et de travail ; faire une étude comparative des théories communistes de Karl Marx et des mouvements présocialistes. Matu syllabus
Matu 4 - End of Unit Test
There will be four sections to this test. Students should be guided by the number of marks available for the question, as an indication of how long to spend on it.
Section 1 - Factual recall
Section 1 - Factual recall
Question 2 – Source contextualisation [4 marks]
You will be presented with a historical source (visual, written, diagrammatic etc.) and you will be asked to interpret details from the source in their historical context. The questions will be particular to the sources chosen.
Question type examples:
What does the author mean by xxxx in the context of the causes of Industrial Revolution?
In the cartoon about child labour, what is the meaning of xxxx?
In the graph showing population increase what is the significance of xxxx?
Question 3 – Recall and describe [6 marks]
In this question you will be expected to select and remember relevant historical information and present it accurately with detailed factual support.
Describe the main innovations of the agricultural revolution.
Describe the main features of the ‘domestic system’.
Describe the laws in Britain and Switzerland that changed the working conditions in the factories.
Describe the new cultural experiences that were made possible by the industrial revolution.
Describe how the political system of Britain evolved during the 19th century
Describe the main industries of the Swiss industrial revolution.
Question 4 – Historical Explanation [10 marks]
In this question you will be expected to provide a coherent, well supported historical explanation that goes beyond a merely accurate, chronological ordering of events. The best answers will provide a well-structured, thematic account that relies on an analytical approach to the question that is well supported by accurate historical knowledge.
Why was Britain the first country to have an industrial revolution?
Explain how Britain was socially transformed by the industrial revolution.
Explain why Britain’s towns grew so rapidly during the 19th century.
How did the railways transform the culture of Britain?
Why was Britain on the verge of revolution in the period up to 1848?
Explain why Switzerland was one of the first countries to industrialise despite having few natural advantages.
You will be presented with a historical source (visual, written, diagrammatic etc.) and you will be asked to interpret details from the source in their historical context. The questions will be particular to the sources chosen.
Question type examples:
What does the author mean by xxxx in the context of the causes of Industrial Revolution?
In the cartoon about child labour, what is the meaning of xxxx?
In the graph showing population increase what is the significance of xxxx?
Question 3 – Recall and describe [6 marks]
In this question you will be expected to select and remember relevant historical information and present it accurately with detailed factual support.
Describe the main innovations of the agricultural revolution.
Describe the main features of the ‘domestic system’.
Describe the laws in Britain and Switzerland that changed the working conditions in the factories.
Describe the new cultural experiences that were made possible by the industrial revolution.
Describe how the political system of Britain evolved during the 19th century
Describe the main industries of the Swiss industrial revolution.
Question 4 – Historical Explanation [10 marks]
In this question you will be expected to provide a coherent, well supported historical explanation that goes beyond a merely accurate, chronological ordering of events. The best answers will provide a well-structured, thematic account that relies on an analytical approach to the question that is well supported by accurate historical knowledge.
Why was Britain the first country to have an industrial revolution?
Explain how Britain was socially transformed by the industrial revolution.
Explain why Britain’s towns grew so rapidly during the 19th century.
How did the railways transform the culture of Britain?
Why was Britain on the verge of revolution in the period up to 1848?
Explain why Switzerland was one of the first countries to industrialise despite having few natural advantages.