MODULE: OLSS01 – READING IN THE PHILIPPINE HISTORY

CHAPTER 2 - HISTORY
AS A SOCIAL SCIENCE AND ITS RELATION TO OTHER FIELDS OF
DISCIPLINES
Activity 2: HISTORY IN MANY LENSES
Research one specific event in history (local or international) aligned with the
following fields of disciplines:
• HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
• HISTORY AND ECONOMICS
• HISTORY AND SOCIOLOGY
• HISTORY AND PSYCHOLOGY
• HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
Write about each event in your own words, providing 3-5 sentences for each
field of discipline.

1. HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

Answer
The American Civil Rights Movement - These events happen in the mid-20th century.
This event is ending the racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans
because during that African Americans struggle for justice and equality among the white
people. During before black people took leadership roles for the public office, legislative
and even the right to vote. But still many white Americans are against and build a
separation and marginalize of black people to the white people.

2. HISTORY AND ECONOMICS

Answer:
The Great Depression (1929- 1939) – This event happens in a worldwide economic.
The effect of this event is the stock market crash of 1929, collapse of the world trade,
bank failures and panics because the collapse of the money supply. It is hard for the
economic to recovery from the great depression because only the USA was only
industrialized country. The World War II is part of the cause great depression because
the war still happens and turned into global conflict.
3. HISTORY AND SOCIOLOGY

Answer:
The Industrial Revolution and Social Changes – This event happen in the late
18 century and continued into 19th century. This period brought about the changes of
th

technology and social structures. This event also led to increased the production of
goods and services because of the technology. The migration from rural areas to urban
areas, the way of living people is changes because of technology. Housing and
sanitation problems were growing rapidly.

4. HISTORY AND PSYCHOLOGY

Answer
The Holocaust by Adolf Hitler – This event happened during the World War II.
Adolf Hitler persecute and mass murder of millions of Jews and other targeted groups.
The holocaust brings darkness to the Europe Jews because Nazi Germany perceived
that the Jews is their enemy because their mission is exterminating all the Jews. The
Jews people were scatted around the world during that time.

5. HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

Answer:
The Silk Road – This event happens during the 2nd century BCE to the 14th
century CE. The Silk Road is the network of interconnected trade routes that connected
to the East and West. The Silk Road were used for trade, transporting valuable goods,
serves as transportation routes for ideas, religions, people and even diseases but the
Silk Road due to the fall of the Roman Empire, however, were reopened.