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Causes and Impacts of Deindustrialization

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-MD-SS

8 lessons

Goal

Understand why manufacturing declined and evaluate the economic, physical, and social impacts of factory closures on local communities.

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  1. Understanding Deindustrialization: When Factories Shut DownUp next
  2. The Rust Belt: Economic Shifts in the American MidwestNot started yet
  3. Factory Relocation and the Search for Lower CostsNot started yet
  4. Economic Ripple Effects: Job Loss and Tax Base DeclineNot started yet
  5. Impact of Mill Closures on Single-Industry Company TownsNot started yet
  6. Depopulation and Vacant Properties in Industrial CitiesYou are here
  7. Brownfields: Remediating Abandoned Industrial SitesNot started yet
  8. Social Impacts on Working Families After Plant ShutdownsNot started yet
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us-md6/7.2.2.cMaryland Social Studies Standards · 4th Grade

Evaluating the local impact of industrialization and deindustrialization on the environment and individual communities.