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WORLD HISTORY CURRICULUM:
NOTE: While the course will proceed in chronological order, some units listed below may be skipped, given time constraints. The instructor reserves the right to make modifications as the year progresses.
Part I. World History, Early Civilizations to 1600
I. Introduction (Birth of humanity and civilization)
II.Early Middle Eastern Civs. (Sumerians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites, Assyrians, Phoenicians, Hebrews)
III. Ancient African Kingdoms (if time permits)
IV. Ancient Asia (India, China's Dynastic Period, and Feudal Japan)V.Early European/Western Civ. (Ancient Greeks, Romans, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Renaissance)
Part II. World History, 1600 to the Present.
I. Modern Middle East (The Ottoman Empire, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Iraq)
II. Modern Africa (European imperialism and independence for Africa)
III. Modern Asia--China, India [including Japan, Korea and Taiwan if time permits]
IV. Latin America (European-Native American contact, European colonialism and slavery, Latin American revolutions to the modern day).
V. Modern European/Western Civ.(European exploration and colonization, the Reformation,the Age of Absolute Monarchs and Limited Government, the Scientific Revolution, the Age of Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Nationalism, the Industrial Revolution, Nationalism, World War I, the Interwar Years, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War)
I. Introduction (Birth of humanity and civilization)
II.Early Middle Eastern Civs. (Sumerians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites, Assyrians, Phoenicians, Hebrews)
III. Ancient African Kingdoms (if time permits)
IV. Ancient Asia (India, China's Dynastic Period, and Feudal Japan)V.Early European/Western Civ. (Ancient Greeks, Romans, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Renaissance)
Part II. World History, 1600 to the Present.
I. Modern Middle East (The Ottoman Empire, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Iraq)
II. Modern Africa (European imperialism and independence for Africa)
III. Modern Asia--China, India [including Japan, Korea and Taiwan if time permits]
IV. Latin America (European-Native American contact, European colonialism and slavery, Latin American revolutions to the modern day).
V. Modern European/Western Civ.(European exploration and colonization, the Reformation,the Age of Absolute Monarchs and Limited Government, the Scientific Revolution, the Age of Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Nationalism, the Industrial Revolution, Nationalism, World War I, the Interwar Years, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War)
Part I. World History, Early Civilizations to 1600
I. INTRODUCTION: BIRTH OF HUMANITY & CIVILIZATION
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What is History and why should we study it?
2) How is Science related to history?
3) What does the theory of evolution state? How has this theory been used to explain early human development?
4) What are the characteristics of Early Civilizations?
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UNIT II: EARLY MIDDLE EASTERN CIVILIZATIONS--SUMERIANS, BABYLONIANS, ASSYRIANS, PHOENICIANS AND JEWS
Note: This section is divided into subunits. PowerPoint notes and assignments are arranged in chronological order below:
Subunit: The Sumerians and Babylonians
Essential Questions:
1) How did geography affected the cultural development in the Fertile Crescent?
2) Describe city-states and how other cultures learned from them.
3) Describe Sumerian religious beliefs, social structure, and technology.
4) Explain the influence of Sumer and Babylon on later civilizations.
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Subunit: The Ancient Egyptians
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How did geography affect the development of Egyptian culture?
2) Explain the importance of pharaohs, pyramids, and trade in the Old Kingdom period of Egypt.
3) Describe the ancient Egyptian religion, social structure, and technology.
4) Explain what occurred during the shift from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom in Egypt.
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3. Egyptian paper models | |
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4. Ancient Egypt Study Guide | |
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Subunit: The Hittites, Assyrians and Phoenicians
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What military advantages helped the Hittites establish an empire in Asia Minor?
2) What events led to the rise and fall of the Chaldean and Assyrian empires?
3) What were the main achievements of the Phoenicians?
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Subunit: The Ancient Hebrews
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What were the main events in the early history of the Hebrews?
2) How did their Hebrews view their relationship with God and how has this influenced their history?
3) What moral and ethical ideas did the Prophets teach and how do these laws continue to hold relevance today?
4) Why were the Jews persecuted through history and what has been their lasting legacy to the world?
EARLY HEBREWS PP NOTES | |
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UNIT III: ANCIENT AFRICAN KINGDOMS (THIS UNIT WILL BE TAUGHT...TIME PERMITTING...)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How does Africa’s diverse geography shape life on the continent?
2) What cultural patterns did Africa’s early societies share?
3) What major changes affected societies during Africa’s Iron Age?
4) Why did the Kingdoms of West Africa prosper during the Medieval period and then decline?
TRADITIONAL AFRICA PP NOTES | |
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UNIT IV: ANCIENT ASIA (CHINA'S DYNASTIC PERIOD AND FEUDAL JAPAN)
Note: This section is divided into subunits. PowerPoint notes and assignments are arranged in chronological order below:
Subunit 1: Ancient China
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How did geography shape China's culture and society?
2) What religious, political, economic and social characteristics contributed to the stability of Chinese civilization?
3) What is the "dynastic cycle" and how does the process work?
4) What were the cultural and technological achievements of each dynasty?
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2. Early China Review Activities | |
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Subunit 2: Feudal Japan
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How did the geography of Japan impact its culture?
2) How did Feudalism in Japan compare/contrast with Europe's?
3) Describe samurai culture and values?
4) Why did the the Tokugawa Shogunate isolate itself from European foreigners and how did European contact bring about change?
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Subunit 3: Indus Valley
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How did geography impact Indus Valley Civilization?
2) What were the architectural, technological and cultural achievements of Indus Valley?
3) Why did Indus Valley Civilization end?
4) Wht has been the lasting impact of Hinduism on Indian culture?
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1. Ancient India assignments | |
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2. Ancient India Study Aids | |
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UNIT V: EARLY EUROPEAN/WESTERN CIVILIZATION
Note: This section is divided into several subunits, from Ancient Greece to the Age of European Exploration. PowerPoint notes and assignments are arranged in chronological order):
Subunit 1: The Minoans, Mycenaeans and Archaic Greece
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How did the Minoans and Mycenaens establish the basic foundations of Classical Greek civilization?
2) What does archaeology and modern science reveal about the culture of the Minoans and Myceneans? Can science prove or disprove such events as the Trojan War?
MINOANS & MYCENAEANS PP NOTES | |
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Subunit 2: The Golden Age of Ancient Greece
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What characteristics define classical Greek civilization?
2) How has Ancient Greece's art, architecture, literature and political systems left a lasting impact on the world?
ANCIENT GREECE PP NOTES | |
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1. Ancient Greece Google Sketchup | |
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2. Ancient Greece assignments | |
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Parthenon Paper Model | |
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Subunit 3: Alexander the Great & Hellenistic Greece
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How did Alexander the Great so easily conquer Classical Greece?
2) How did Alexander transform Ancient Greek Civilization?
3) How did Greek civilization and culture spread during this time period? In what fields did the greatest achievements occur?
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Subunit 4: Ancient Rome
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How was the Roman Republic structured and why did it fall?
2) What factors led to the spread of the Roman Empire?
3) Why were early Christians persecuted by the Romans?
4) What political, economic and military factors caused the collapse of the Roman Empire?
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ROMAN EMPIRE PART II PP NOTES | |
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ROMAN EMPIRE PART II PP NOTES | |
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1. Roman Republic assignments | |
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2. Roman catapult project | |
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3. Julius Caesar | |
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4. Roman Empire | |
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5. Roman architecture & Engineering | |
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6. Christianity & Constantine | |
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7. Decline & End of Rome | |
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Subunit 5: The Byzantine Empire
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How did the Emperor Justinian restore the Eastern Roman Empire?
2) How did the Byzantine Empire preserve Roman culture and add new elements?
3) Why did the Christian Church divide?
4) What were the causes of the collapse of the Byzanine Empire?
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Subunit 6: The Middle Ages in Western Europe
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) Explain the structure and function of Feudalism as an economic system during the early Middle Ages. How did Feudalism cause the decentralization of authority and the loss of population from many urban centers?
2) Why was there a reemergence of centralized authority during the later Middle Ages? Describe how Charlemagne tried to create a new Holy Roman Empire. How did strong monarchies begin to develop in england and France?
3) Describe the emergence and transformation of new urban centers during the later Middle Ages.
4) Explain the causes and difussion of the Black Death throughout Western Europe. In addition, explain its religious, economic, political and cultural impact upon European society.
MEDIEVAL EUROPE PP NOTES | |
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CRUSADES, TOWNS & PLAGUE PP NOTES | |
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Subunit 8: The European Renaissance
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How was the art of the Renaissance different from the “Dark Ages?” Why? Where did it start? What led to this opening up of thought?
2) Why were art forms and themes of Classical Greece and Rome important? How does their rediscovery affect the thinking of the times?
3) What social changes occurred around this time? Consider the rise of the mercantile classes, the rise of city states, the guild system, the role of the church. How were these social changes reflected in Renaissance art?
4) Consider the expansion of trade and travel that occurred at this time. How could this have affected the thinking of artists?
5) How did the art of this period reflect the religious climate, the politics and city states, the philosophies and dominant ideas of the time, as well as the organization of society?
6) How are the political, economic, social and cultural changes during this time period reflected in the work of the artists? Moreover, to what extent were the artists themselves a driving force of change?
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Part II. World History, 1600 to the Present.
UNIT I: THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST
Note: This section is divided into several subunits, from the Ottoman Empire to Modern Iraq. PowerPoint notes and assignments are arranged in chronological order):
Subunit 1: The Ottoman Empire (Optional Unit...Time Permitting...)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) what factors contributed to the rise of the Ottoman Empire?
2) How did the Ottomans conquer the city of Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire?
3) what were the cultural and political achievements of some of the greatest Ottoman sultans?
4) How did the Ottoman Empire fall?
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2. Ottomans Study Guide | |
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Subunit 2:The Arab-Israeli Conflict
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How and why was the Jewish nation of Israel formed from the area previously known as Muslim Palestine?
2) How has conflict persisted since Israel's conception between Palestinian refugees and extremists and Jews?
3) Will there ever by a permanent, peaceful solution to end the conflict?
ARAB-ISRAELI WARS PP NOTES | |
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2. Arab-Israeli Debate | |
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3. Arab-Israeli Study Guide | |
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Subunit 3: IRAQ--OIL POLITICS, TERRORISM AND WARS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How did Saddam Hussein rise to power in Iraq?
2) What provoked the Iran-Iraq War?
3) Were the military goals of the First Gulf War accomplished?
4) Why did Muslim extremists initiate the 9/11 attacks?
5) How did 9/11 initiate the U.S. War on Terror and the U.S. invasion and War in Iraq in 2003? Was the U.S. justified in toppling Saddam's regime and installing a democracy?
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1. Iraq to 2001 | |
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2. 911 assignments | |
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3. The Iraq War & Beyond | |
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4. Saddam Hussein Mock Trial | |
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UNIT II: MODERN AFRICA: AFRICAN SLAVERY, EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM AND INDEPENDENCE FOR AFRICA
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) Where did the Atlantic slave trade originate?
2) How did slavery evolve in the American colonies?
3) What were the consequences of the slave trade upon Africa and the rest of the world?
4) What factors led to the rise of the "new imperialism" in Africa?
5) How did European powers claim territory in Africa?
6) How did Africans resist European imperialism and eventually gain independence?
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EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM & INDEPENDENCE IN AFRICA PP NOTES | |
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1. African slavery assignments | |
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3. King Leopold mock trial | |
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4. End of apartheid activities | |
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5. Modern-Day Problems of Africa Project | |
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UNIT III: MODERN ASIA (INDIA & CHINA)
Note: This section is divided into subunits. PowerPoint notes and assignments are arranged in chronological order):
Subunit 1--Modern India: European Imperialism and Independence
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What were the economic, political and social causes of European imperialism in India and around the globe?
2) What was the difference between "old imperialism" and "new imperialism?"
3) How did India gain independence from Great Britain through "non-violent" means?
4) What has been the lasting legacy of imperialism in India?
5) What kinds of political and economic problems has India faced in the past 60 years?
Subunit 2--Modern Asia: European Imperialism and Communist Rule in China
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How did European powers and the U.S. exert economic imperialism over China and Japan?
2) How did these Asian nations resist and eventually establish economic independence?
3) Why did the last Chinese dynasty fall? What were the principles of the new Republic of China?
4) What were the conflicting political ideologies of Nationalist Party leader Chang Kai-Shek and Communist Party leader Mao Zedong?
5) How did Mao lead several "revolutions" in China to create a strong Communist government? What were the costs?
6) What is the lasting legacy of China's communist government?
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MODERN CHINA PP NOTES | |
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2. Modern China activities | |
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3. Modern China Study Guide | |
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UNIT IV: LATIN AMERICA
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How did European powers so easily conquer the natives of Latin America?
2) What were the differences between Spanish and Portuguese colonial systems?
3) How was slavery structured and how did it serve as the backbone of the colonial economic system?
4) How did charismatic Latin American leaders lead successful revolutions against European powers to achieve independence?
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4. Latin America slavery | |
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6. Latin America Study Guide | |
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UNIT V: MODERN EUROPEAN/WESTERN CIVILIZATION
Note: This section is divided into several subunits, from the Reformation to the 20th Century:
Subunit 1: The Reformation
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What were the political, economic and religious causes of the Reformation?
2) Why was the Church accused of becoming too rich, powerful and corrupt?
3) How did Reformers propose to change the corrupt practices of the Catholic Church? what were some of their major ideas?
4) What was the political, economic, and religious impact of the Reformation? What was the Counter-Reformation?
REFORMATION PP NOTES | |
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2. Luther assignments | |
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3. Calvin & Henry VIII | |
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4. Radicals & Humanist assignments | |
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5. Counter-Reformation assignments | |
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6. Religious Wars assignments | |
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7. Reformation Study Aids | |
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Subunit 2: The Age of Absolute Monarchs and Limited Government
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What were the defining characteristics of an absolute monarchy?
2) How did the constitutional monarchy in England differ from France's absolute monarchy? Why has Britain's monarchy proven more enduring?
3) What were the sources of political instability which threatened the reigns of European monarchs? For example, why did frequent conflicts erupt between the British Parliament and the monarch?
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ABSOLUTISM PART II PP NOTES | |
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2. England & Limited Gov. assignments | |
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3. Absolute and Limited Gov. Study Aids | |
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Subunit 3: The Scientific Revolution
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What were some of the major achievements of scientists during this period?
2) Why has this period been labeled a "revolution?"
3) Why was the Scientific Revolution seen as threatening by the Catholic Church?
4) How did the Scientific Revolution impact intellectual thought in Europe?
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Subunit 4: The Enlightenment & French Revolution
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) How did Enlightenment ideas change intellectual thought, including views about the role of government.
2) Which Enlightenment ideas form the basis of our U.S. government and other democracies worldwide?
3) How did Enlightenment ideas inspire commoners to overthrow the French monarchy?
4) What were the political, economic, religious, social and intellectual causes of the French Revolution?
5) What were the political outcomes of the first phase of the Revolution?
6) Why did the Terror occur and what were its consequences?
7) Were the ideals of the French Revolution lost during Napoleon's reign?
ENLIGHTENMENT & FRENCH REV. PP NOTES | |
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2. Causes of French Rev. assignments | |
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3. French Rev. 1789-1793 assignments | |
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4. The Terror assignments | |
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5. Directory & Rise of Napoleon assignments | |
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6. French Rev. Study Aids | |
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Subunit 5: European Nationalism & Unification of Italy & Germany
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What is nationalism and how does it unite and divide peoples?
2) How does nationalism often lead to rivalry and war?
3) What were the steps towards German and Italian unification?
4) What impact would a unified Germany have upon Europe?
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2. Nationalism study aids | |
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Subunit 6: The Industrial Revolution
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in England first?
2) What industries and inventions drove the Industrial Revolution?
3) How did the Industrial Revolution create social class divisions?
4) What were the political, economic, social and intellectual consequences of the Industrial Revolution?
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION PP NOTES | |
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2. Chartist assignments | |
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3. Industrial Revolution assignments | |
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Subunit 7: World War I (Note: This subunit will be taught, only if it was not covered in my 10th Grade U.S. History Class during the previous year. 11th Grade's study of WWI will have a primarily European focus.)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What were the political, economic and social causes of WWI?
2) What were the physical and psychological effects of trench warfare on the soldiers?
3) Why did the U.S. enter WWI on the side of the Allies?
4) What events broke the stalemate and allowed the Allies to prove victorious?
5) What were the political and economic effects of the War and the Treaty of Versailles?
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WWI PART II PP NOTES | |
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WWI PART III PP NOTES | |
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1. Causes of WWI | |
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2. Trench Battles & Weapons | |
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3. U.S. Entry | |
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4._end__consequences.zip | |
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5. WWI Study Aids | |
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Subunit 8: The Interwar Years, 1919-1939
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) Why did Europe, especially Germany, experience economic problems after WWI?
2) Why did America experience an economic boom and a cultural transformation?
3) Why did the Stock Market crash in 1929, causing the Great Depression?
4) What was the New Deal?
5) What economic and political conditions allowed such dictators as Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini to assume power in Europe?
6) How were Nazism and Fascism alike? Different?
THE INTERWAR YEARS PP NOTES | |
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1. Interwar Years assignments | |
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2. Interwar Years Study Aids | |
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Subunit 9: WWII and the Holocaust (Note: This subunit will be taught, only if it was not covered in my 10th Grade U.S. History Class during the previous year. 11th Grade's study of WWII will have a primarily European focus.)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What were the short and long-term political, economic and social causes of WWII and the Holocaust?
2) What factors contributed to the Axis' early successes?
3) What events in WWII proved to be a major turning point in the war in favor of the Allies?
4) Was the U.S. decision to drop the A-bombs on Japan justified?
5) What were the political, economic and social effects of WWII and the Holocaust?
WWII PART I PP NOTES | |
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WWII PART II PP NOTES | |
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WWII PART III PP NOTES | |
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WWII PART IV PP NOTES | |
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1. Causes activities | |
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2. Holocaust assignments | |
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3. WWII to 1942 | |
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4. Why is Hitler winning newsreport | |
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5. WWII to 1945 | |
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6. Why Allies won in Europe newsreport | |
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7. A-bomb activities | |
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8. Consequences of WWII | |
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9. WWII Model Airplane Project | |
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10. WWII Board Game Project | |
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11. WWII Study Aids | |
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Subunit 10: The Cold War, 1945-1990 (Note: This subunit will be taught, only if it was not covered in my 10th Grade U.S. History Class during the previous year. 11th Grade's study of the Cold War will have a primarily European focus.)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1) What were Stalin's foreign and domestic policies? why is he often considered the most brutal dictator of all time?
2) What were Yalta and Potsdam?
3) Why did the alliance that had existed between the U.S. and Russia during WWII fall apart?
4) What were the major points of difference between the two new superpowers?
5) What were the new roles of President Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin in world politics?
6) Why did the world's first arms race emerge?
7) What ideological conflicts between the Super powers persisted through this period?
8) What was the Space race symbolic of?
9) How did the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. narrowly avoid nuclear war during the Cuban
Missile Crisis?
10) What factors led to the fall of communism and the Soviet Union and how did the
geography of Eastern Europe change as a result?
THE COLD WAR, 1945-1953 PP NOTES | |
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THE COLD WAR, 1953-1990 PP NOTES | |
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1. Early Cold War, 1945-1953 assignments, Part I | |
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2. Early Cold war, 1945-1953 assignments, Part II | |
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3. The Space Race | |
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4. Anti-Communism at home | |
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5. Berlin Wall | |
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6. Cuban Missile Crisis | |
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7. End of Cold War | |
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8. Cold War Review | |
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