The History and Literature of the Victorian Period Video

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Use our online educational videos about History through Literature and The History and Literature of the Victorian Period to learn about some of the important events of world history during the Victorian Era, from the 1830s to the first decade of the 20th century.

List some European and American authors who lived and wrote during the Victorian Era. Explain the cause-and-effect relationship between the Industrial Revolution, the United States Civil War, and the post-war economic expansion.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn some of the important events of world history during the Victorian Era, from the 1830s to the first decade of the 20th century.
• List some European and American authors who lived and wrote during the Victorian Period.
• Explain the cause-and-effect relationship between the Industrial Revolution, the United States Civil War, and the post-war economic expansion.
• Identify some of the major reform movements during the history of the Victorian period--the Protestant missionary movement, the abolition movement, the labor movement, and the progressive movement--and describe how they improved the lives of ordinary citizens.
• Discover the territorial expansions of the United States, Great Britain, Russia, and other industrial powers during the late 19th century.

• History > History Through Literature > The Victorian Era Imperialism And Progress
• Imperialism and Social Reform (Runtime: 05:09)
• Victorian Literature (Runtime: 05:25)
• Human Rights (Runtime: 02:41)
• Realism and Reason (Runtime: 06:21)
• Post-Victorian Optimism (Runtime: 01:44)