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World History

Instructor: Lance Myhan, Ed.D

[email protected]

423-238-5221 ext. 2316

Course Description:

Students will study the rise of the nation state in Europe, the French Revolution, and the economic and political roots of the modern world. They will examine the origins and consequences of the Industrial Revolution, nineteenth century political reform in Western Europe, and imperialism in Africa, Asia, and South America. They will explain the causes and consequences of the great military and economic events of the past century, including the World Wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War, and the Russian and Chinese Revolutions. Finally, students will study the rise of nationalism and the continuing persistence of political, ethnic, and religious conflict in many parts of the world. Relevant Tennessee connections will be part of the curriculum, as well as appropriate primary source documents. Students will explore geographic influences on history, with attention given to political boundaries that developed with the evolution of nations from 1750 to the present and the subsequent human geographic issues that dominate the global community. Additionally, students will study aspects of technical geography such as GPS and GIS, and how these innovations continuously impact geopolitics in the contemporary world.

Text:This is a college preparation course that requires you to read Tennessee World History & Geography Modern Times by McGraw-Hill. You are required to bring your assigned textbook to class each day.

Course Objectives:

Students will demonstrate the ability to:

Analyze historical facts and interpretations concerning human history since 1500.

Analyze and compare political, geographic, economic, social, cultural, religious, and intellectual institutions, structures and processes across the range of historical periods and cultures in human history since 1500.

Recognize and articulate the diversity of human experience across the range of historical periods and the complexities of cultures and societies in human history since 1500.

Draw on historical perspectives from human history since 1500 to evaluate contemporary problems and issues.

Analyze the contributions to the contemporary world of past cultures and societies in human history from 1500

Social Studies Fee: $10.00

Classroom Supply List:

white copy paper, pencils, markers, dry erase markers, blue or black ink pens,

hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes, tissues, paper towels

Materials:

three-ring binder with paper, dividers, spiral or composition notebook, highlighters (multicolored), post-it notes

Class Policies:

● Students are expected to be in their assigned seats when the bell rings or he/she will be tardy.● If a student is absent from school, it is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to ask what material or work was missed and to be completed

WITHIN FIVE DAYS of the absence or the grade will be recorded as a ZERO. Use a buddy system.● If a student misses a test due to an absence, that test MUST be made up WITHIN FIVE DAYS or the test grade will be a zero. Arrangements

to make up tests need to be made with the instructor. ● Tutoring is available on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 afterschool in room 1E. Students are expected to arrange their own

transportation. ● Students are expected to be prepared for class and will bring all necessary materials (notebooks, pencil or pen, text) and to turn in all written

assignments on time. ● Students are expected to read ALL material assigned - in other words be PREPARED.● All assignments must be written neatly or typed. ● Students are expected to take notes during lecture/discussions. If an instructor is talking, you should be writing.

● Student are not allowed to use cell phones or electronic devices in class without permission. Only under the consent and the direct supervision of a classroom teacher, for the purposes of enhancing educational instruction, may a cell phone or other electronic device be used in an academic setting during instructional time. Any classroom use of an electronic device is at TEACHER DISCRETION.1st Offense – Phone confiscated for 10 days.2nd Offense –Phone confiscated for 20 days.3rd Offense – Phone confiscated for the remainder of the school year.

● Students are required to check Edmodo on a daily basis.● Social media such as Twitter will be part of the coursework.● Coursework should be submitted using MLA format. Always cite your work.● Students are expected to honor the following regarding plagiarism:

o Plagiarism Statement : Plagiarism is the use of another’s words or ideas and the presentation of them as though they are entirely one’s own. Acts of plagiarism might include, but are not limited to 1.) using words or ideas from a published source without proper documentation; 2.) using the work of another student (e.g. copying another student’s homework, composition, or project); 3.) using excessive editing suggestions of another student, parent, or paid author. Plagiarism on any project or paper at Ooltewah High School will result in a zero for the assignment and an honor code violation. Unless directly stipulated by the teacher, collaboration on written work is not acceptable. Students who willingly provide other students access to their work are in violation of the honor code.

Unit Plan for World History (Block Schedule)

1st Nine Weeks

UNIT TOPIC STANDARDS

Unit 1 Age of Revolution: 1750-1850

In this unit you will learn about the American Revolution, the Glorious Revolution of England, the French Revolution and their effects on the political expectations for individual

rights, liberties and self-government.

Standards W.1-5

Unit 2 The Industrial Revolution: 1750-1914

In this unit you will learn about the emergence and effects of the Industrial Revolution on France, Great Britain, the

United States, Germany and Japan. Topics covered will include: population shifts, economic systems, scientific and

technological changes, slavery, the labor union movement and the emergence of

Romanticism.

Standards W.6-12

Unit 3 Unification and Imperialism: 1850-1914

In this unit you will learn about the patterns of global change related to 19th

century European imperialism. Topics covered will include: independence

Standards W. 13-22

struggles in the colonized world, armed revolution and cultural clashes.

Unit 4 World War I: 1914-1918

In this unit you will learn about the causes and effects of World War I. Topics

will include: Causes of the war, major battles, turning points of the war, the Russian Revolution, weaponry and the

impact of war.

Standards W. 23-32

Unit 5 The Interwar Years: 1918-1939

In this unit you will learn about the period between the wars. Topics will include: population movement, the

Treaty of Versailles, the impact of the war on minorities and women, economic

challenges, the Great Depression, the rise of dictatorships and the causes of

WWII

Standards: W.33-46

Unit 6 World War II: 1939-1945

In this unit you will learn about World War II. Topics will include: the Axis and Allied powers, major turning points in the war, major battles, major leaders, the Holocaust, nuclear weapons, and

impacts of the war.

Standards: W.47-52

2nd Nine Weeks

Unit 7 Post War Period

In this unit you will learn about the period following World War II. Topics will

include: the division of Germany, the development of NATO, SEATO, and the

Warsaw Pact, the creation of the United Nations and the creation of the state of

Israel.

Standards: W. 53-59

Unit 8 The Cold War 1945-1989

In this unit you will learn about the Cold War period. The conflict and competition

between the United States and the Soviet Union will be the primary focus.

Topics will include: the arms race, weapon treaties, the Korean War, the Vietnam war and the impact of the US

USSR conflict on other nations.

Standards: W. 60-66

Unit 9 Change and Challenges in the Developing World 1945-1989

In this unit you will learn about the challenges facing nations during the Cold War Period. Topics covered will include: nationalist movements in Africa, political

and economic upheavals in China, the rise of democracy in India, the economic development of the Pacific Rim nations,

Standards: W. 67-87

the rise of independence in eastern Europe and the fall of communism, the

development of the EU and the struggles of Latin America

Unit 10 Contemporary World Since 1989

In this unit you will learn about the major developments and globalization since the

end of the Cold War period. Topics will include: energy issues, economic

agreements (regional), the impact of technology, challenges in the Middle

East, the Rwandan genocide, the rise of terrorism worldwide, the Gulf War, and

the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Standards: W. 88-104

World History Curriculum Map

2016-2017 World History Standards

TNCore Close Reading Tasks and Phase I Assessment

Standard Text ReferenceChapter/Lesson

Online Resource Common Core Literacy

Connection

Primary Source Focus Questions

Age of Revolution (1750-1850)Essential Question: How did Enlightenment thinkers inspire revolutionaries to push for radical changes in government and society?

W.1 Compare the major ideas of philosophers and their effects on the democratic revolutions inEngland, the United States, France, and Latin America including John Locke, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Simón Bolívar, Toussaint L’Ouverture, and Thomas Jefferson. (C, H, P)

5/28/4

10/4

Enlightenment Lesson with

Primary Sources

Leaders of the Enlightenment

Lesson

Two Treatises of Government(P.126,482)http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1690locke-

sel.asp

Vindication of the Rights of Womenhttp://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/MW-

VIND.asp

Spirit of the Laws http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/montesquieu-

spirit.asp

Critique of Pure Reasonhttp://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/kant-cpr.asp

The Social Contracthttp://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/rousseau-

soccon.asp

How were social, economic, and religious

norms challenged?Why do new ideas

often spark change?

W.2 Analyze the principles of the Magna Carta (1215), the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789) citing textual evidence.

5/28/49/19/2

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/

excerpts from The Magna Carta(P.498)http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/source/mcarta.asp

(1215), excerpts from The English Bill of Rights(P.79,499)(1689)

How do new ways of thinking affect the way people respond to their surroundings?

(H, P) RH/9-10/6/ http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1689billofrights.asp

The Declaration of Independence(P.146)The American Declaration of

Independence (1776),excerpts from “The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen” (1789)(P.155)Simon de Bolivar: Message to the Congress of

Angostura, 1819W.3 Conduct a short research project summarizing the important causes and events of the French Revolution including Enlightenment political thought, comparison to the AmericanRevolution, economic troubles, rising middle class, government corruption and incompetence, Estates General, storming of the Bastille, execution of Louis XVI, the Terror, and the rise and fall of Napoléon. (C, E, H, P)

8/28/39/19/29/39/4

Committee of Public Safety

Lesson

http://www.corestandards.org

/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/5http://

www.corestandards.org

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RH/9-10/2/

French Revolution Primary Sources

http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/modsbook13.asp link to French revolution documentsFrench revolution Documents(P.484-85)(P.161-67)

What causes revolution?

W.4 Draw evidence from informational texts to explain how the ideology of the French Revolution led France to evolve from a constitutional monarchy to democratic despotism to the Napoleonic Empire. (C, H, P)

9/19/29/39/4


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/3/

French Revolution Primary Sources How does revolution change society?

W.5 Describe how nationalism spread across Europe with Napoléon then repressed for ageneration under the Congress of Vienna and Concert of Europe until the Revolutions of 1848.(C, H, P)

9/310/210/3

Napoleon vs. BeethovenCongress of

Vienna Project


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/2/

How does revolution bring about political

change?

Industrial Revolution (1750- 1914)Essential Question: How did the Industrial Revolution change the way people lived and worked?

W.6 Describe the growth of population, rural to urban migration, and growth of cities. (C, E, G)

10/111/2

Industrial Revolution Unit

How can innovation affect

Plan ways of life?How are social structures influenced by economic changes?

W.7 Explain the connections among natural resources, entrepreneurship, labor, and capital in an industrial economy including the reasons why the Industrial Revolution began in England. (E, G, H)

10/1 How can revolution bring about economic change?

W.8 Write an informative piece analyzing the emergence of capitalism as a dominant economic pattern and the responses to it, including Utopianism, Social Democracy, Socialism and Communism, Adam Smith, Robert Owen, and Karl Marx. (C, E, H, P)

8/28/3

10/111/1

(P.486-87)abolitionist writings and speeches of William

Wilberforce;excerpts from John

Stuart Mill’s “On Liberty”;http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/JSMILL-

LIB.asp

excerpts from Charles Darwin’s “Origin of Species”;

http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/111dar.html

excerpts from Louis Blanc’s “Organization of Work”:http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1840blanc.asp

excerpts from Karl Marx’s and Frederick Engel’s,“Communist Manifesto”;

http://marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ch01.htm

excerpts from Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nations”;excerpts from

Thomas Malthus’ “Essays on Principle of Population”

http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1798malthus.asp

How are social and political structures

influenced by economic changes?

W.9 Evaluate multiple sources presented in 10/5 http:// Excerpts from three Charles Dickens Novels How can

diverse media or other formats describing the emergence of Romanticism in art and literature including the poetry of William Blake and William Wordsworth, social criticism including the novels of Charles Dickens, and the move away from Classicism in Europe. (C)


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/6/

Excerpts from Charles Dickens Hard Times

innovation and economic changes affect the arts?

W.10 Explain how scientific and technological changes and new forms of energy brought about massive social, economic, and cultural demographic changes including the inventions and discoveries of James Watt, Eli Whitney, Henry Bessemer, Louis Pasteur, and Thomas Edison. (C, E, G, H)

10/110/511/1


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/4/

How can innovation affect

ways of life?

W.11 Analyze the evolution of work and labor including the work of William Wilberforce and the demise of the slave trade, problems caused by harsh working conditions, and the effect of immigration, mining and manufacturing, division of labor, the union movement, and the impact of social and political reform. (E, H, P)

10/111/1

Lesson Plan on Working Conditions in

Factories from Reading Like a

Historian

William Wilberforce writings“On Liberty”

“Origin of Species”“Organization of Work”“Communist Manifesto”

“Wealth of Nations”“Essays on Principle of Population”

How are social structures influenced by economic changes?

W.12 Participate effectively in collaborative discussions explaining the vast increases in productivity and wealth, growth of a middle class, and general rise in the standard of living and life span. (C, E)

11/2 How does the Industrial revolution change the way people live and work?

Unification and Imperialism (1850-1914)Essential Question: How did unification and nationalism encourage the growth of imperialism?

W.13 Summarize the causes, course, and consequences of unification in Italy and Germany including the role of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Otto von Bismarck. (G, H, P)

10/3 Documents of German Unification (1848-1871)

Otto von Bismark’s “Letter to Minister von Mateuffel”

Otto von Bismarck’s “Blood & Iron” SpeechDocuments of Italian Unification (1846-

61)

How does revolution (failed

or not) lead to political change?

W.14 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of the causes of 19th century European imperialism, the role of Social Darwinism, the desire for increased political power, and the search for natural resources and

12/112/2

Imperialism Sources

The White Man’s Burden (1899) What are the causes of

imperialism?

new markets as prelude to the Berlin Conference. (C, E, G, H, P)W.15 Describe the Berlin Conference and the rise of modern colonialism in the 19th century and describe the impact of colonization on indigenous populations by such nations as England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United States. (C, G, H, P)

12/212/3


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/2/

What are the effects of

imperialism?

W.16 Analyze the political, social, and industrial revolution in Japan (Meiji Restoration) and its growing role in international affairs. (C, E, H, P)

13/3 How can new ideas accelerate economic and political change?How do cultures influence each other?

W.17 Compare the progression of imperialistic claims on the African continent using historical maps. (G, H, P)

12/2 Map of European Possessions in AfricaInteractive Map of European Imperialism over time

What are the effects of imperialism?

W.18 Students describe the independence struggles of the colonized regions of the world including imperialism in Africa (Zulu Wars, Ashanti Wars, and Ethiopia’s struggle to remain independent). (H, P)

16/219/3


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/7/

What are the effects of imperialism?

W.19 Explain the growing influence of the West in China, the Boxer Rebellion, Sun Yat-sen, and the Xinhai Revolution. (G, H)

13/113/2

Imperialism in China: Interactive Map How can new ideas accelerate economic and political change?How do cultures influence each other?

W.20 Explain the transfer in 1858 of government to Great Britain on the Indian Subcontinent following the Sepoy Rebellion. (G, H, P)

12/3 What are the effects of imperialism?How do some groups resist control by others?

W.21 Describe American imperialism in the Philippines and the Philippine-American War led

11/3 The Matter of the Philippines Lesson

“Showing Light to the Filipinos” How are political and social

by Emilio Aguinaldo. (G, H, P) structures influenced by economic changes?

W.22 Cite evidence from text to describe the movements led by Emiliano Zapata, Francisco Madero, Pancho Villa, and Venustiano Carranza in Mexico stemming from the desire for land reform and democratic participation. (G, H, P)

12/4 Storm that Swept Mexico

Resources for teaching the Mexican Revolution

What are the causes and effects of imperialism?How do some groups resist control by others?

World Wars (1914-1945)Essential Question: What caused the world to go to war twice?

World War I (1914-1918)Essential Question: What made WWI different from previous wars?W.23 Evaluate primary source documents while analyzing the role of political and economic rivalries, ethnic and ideological conflicts, domestic discontent, disorder, propaganda, and nationalism in mobilizing the civilian population in leading to the outbreak of World War I. (C, E, P)

14/1 http://www.pbs.org/

greatwar/resources/

lesson1.htmlhttp://

www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/

causes.htm


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/4/http://


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/5/

Excerpts from Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est”

http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/owen1.html

The “Zimmerman telegram”http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/

The_Zimmerman_Note

Excerpts from Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front

Excerpts from Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises

Why do political motivations and relationships shape war?Why did the war widen to become a world conflict?

W.24 Trace the principal theaters of battle, major battles, and major turning points of World War I. (G, H, P)

14/214/4


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/7/

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/ How did the war on the Eastern front differ from the war on the Western Front?

W.25 Analyze the importance of geographic factors in military decisions and outcomes. (G)

14/2 http://robertwnukowski.wmwikis.net/file/

view/

Why does the farthest advance of the Allied and Central Powers

WWI+Trench+Warfare+Lesson.pdf

http://www.pbs.org/

greatwar/resources/

lesson6.html

change more on the Eastern Front than on the Western Front?How did the war on the Eastern front differ from the war on the Western Front?

W.26 Explain how the Russian Revolution and the entry of the United States into the conflict affected the course and outcome of the war. (H, P)

14/214/314/4

http://sheg.stanford.edu

/us-entry-wwihttp://

edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/united-states-

entry-world-war-i-two-diametrically-

opposed-views#sect-introduction

http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Zimmerman_Note

What factors and events led to the Russian Revolution?What events led to the United States entry into the war?What was the impact of the US entry into the war?

W.27 Argue human rights violations and genocide, including the Armenian genocide in Turkey, through collaborative discussions. (C, P)

16/1 http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/brycereport_armenia.htm

http://www.firstworldwar.com/diaries/armenianmassacres.htm

What were the causes underlying the Armenian genocide? Why did Allied forces fail to intervene in the genocide?

W.28 Explain the nature of the war and its human costs (military and civilian) on all sides of the conflict, including unprecedented loss of life from prolonged trench warfare. (C, E, H, P)

14/2 http://www.corestandards.org

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RH/9-10/7/

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/resources/casdeath_pop.html

What made WWI more devastating than previous wars?

W.29 Trace advances in weaponry, the belief that the “Great War” would end war, and disarmament movements. (H)

14/214/4

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gas.htm

http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/owen1.html

How can technology impact war?

W.30 Describe the effects of the war and resulting peace treaties on population movement, environmental changes resulting from trench warfare, the international economy, and shifts in the geographic and political borders of Europe and the Middle East. (E, G, H, P)

14/214/415/116/116/2


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/5/

http://etc.usf.edu/maps/galleries/europe/austriahung/index.php

How does war shape political,

social, and economic

structures?

W.31 Analyze the aims and negotiating roles of world leaders, including Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points, and the causes and effects of the United States’ rejection of the League of Nations on world politics. (H, P)

14/415/1

http://sheg.stanford.edu/league-of-nations

http://edsitement.neh.g

ov/curriculum-unit/debate-

united-states-over-league-nations#sect-

thelessons

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1919versailles.html

excerpt Treaty of Versailles(P.289)http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?

doc=62

How was a final settlement of WWI

established?

W.32 Compare the conflicting aims and aspirations of the conferees at Versailles and the Treaty of Versailles’ economic and moral effects on Germany. (C, E, G, H, P)

14/415/1

http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/

great-war-evaluating-treaty-versailles#sect-

activities

What was the impact of the final settlement of WWI?

Interwar Years (1918-1939)Essential Question: How did the outcome of WWI set the foundation for another war?How did economic instability lead to social and political change?W.33 Explain how the outcome of World War I contributed to nationalist movements in the Middle East, India, Africa, and Southeast Asia. (C, H, P)

16/116/2


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/4/

How does political control lead to

nationalists movements?How does war

shape political and

social structures?W.34 Analyze various accounts of the impact of World War I on women and minorities. (C, H)

14/2 http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/

womenww1_intro.htm


african-american-soldiers-world-

war-i-92nd-and-93rd-

divisions#sect-activities


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What is the impact of total war?How do wars change our social structures?

W.35 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media explaining the influence of World War I on literature, art, and intellectual life, including Pablo Picasso, the “Lost Generation,” and the rise of Jazz music. (C, H)

11/415/115/2


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How does war affect the arts?

W.36 Compare the impact of restrictive monetary and trade policies. (E)

14/215/115/2

What triggered the Great Depression?What led to new problems in the post war period?How are the monetary decisions of each nation linked?

W.37 Describe the collapse of international economies in 1929 that led to the Great Depression, including the relationships that had been forged between the United States and European economies after World War I. (E, H)

15/1 http://www.stlouisfed.or

g/great-depression/pdf/

GD_f-lesson_3.pdf


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/7/http://

http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1375

http://www.stlouisfed.org/great-depression/pdf/GD_c-intro_essay.pdf

What triggered the Great Depression?What led to new problems in the post war period?How are the monetary


/ELA-Literacy/

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decisions of each nation linked?

W.38 Gather information from multiple sources describing issues of overproduction, unemployment, and inflation. (E, P)

15/115/3


/ELA-Literacy/WHST/9-

10/8

What can cause economic instability?

W.39 Use technology to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing projects describing how economic instability led to political instability in many parts of the world and helped to give rise to dictatorial regimes such as Adolf Hitler’s in Germany and the military’s in Japan. (E, H, P)

15/215/316/2

Why would someone vote for the Nazi Party?



10/6

How do political instability and

economic instability lead to

the rise of dictatorial regimes?

W.40 Explain the widespread disillusionment with prewar institutions, authorities, and values that resulted in a void that was later filled by totalitarians. (C, H, P)

15/215/316/2

Why would someone vote for the Nazi Party?


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How does upheaval influence societal and political change?

W.41 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts determining the causes and consequences of the Bolshevik Revolution and Civil War in Russia, including Lenin’s use of


/ELA-

What factors and events led to the

Bolshevik Revolution? What

totalitarian means to seize and maintain control including the Gulag. (H, P)

Literacy/WHST/9-

10/9

were the consequences of

the Bolshevik revolution?

W.42 Compare the connection between economic and political policies, the absence of a free press, and systematic violations of human rights during Stalin’s rise to power in the Soviet Union. (E, H, P)

15/2

W.43 Analyze the assumption of power by Adolf Hitler in Germany and the resulting acts of oppression and aggression of the Nazi regime. (C, H, P)

15/3 http://sheg.stanford.edu/nazi-propaganda

How did Hitler create a dictatorial state in Germany?

W.44 Trace Mussolini’s rise to power in Italy and his creation of a fascist state through the use of state terror and propaganda. (H, P)

15/2 How did Mussolini create a dictatorial

state in Italy?W.45 Compare the German, Italian, and Japanese drives to expand their empires in the 1930s, including atrocities in China, Italian invasion of Ethiopia, German militarism, and the Stalin-Hitler Pact of 1939. (C, G, H, P)

16/317/1

http://sheg.stanford.edu/invasion-nanking

excerpts from Adolph Hitler’s Mein Kampf(P.292)

http://www.hitler.org/writings/Mein_Kampf/

Why do political actions lead to

war?What are the

underlying causes of atrocities

committed during war?

W.46 Explain the role of appeasement, isolationism, and the domestic distractions in Europe and the United States prior to the outbreak of World War II. (H, P)

17/117/2


/appeasement

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1938PEACE.asp

How does appeasement policy lead to war?

WWII (1939-1945)Essential Question: What were the causes, course, and impact of WWII?

W.47 Identify and locate the Allied and Axis powers and explain the major battles of the Pacific and European theaters of war including the blitzkrieg, Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Normandy, Midway, Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and island hopping. (G, H, P)

17/217/5

http://www.nationalww2

museum.org/learn/education/

for-teachers/lesson-plans/where-in-the-

world-war.html


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/9/http://

www.corest

http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/static/neh/interactives/neutrality/http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/

2011/12/06/70-years-later-using-historic-times-articles-and-social-media-to-

remember-pearl-harbor/http://www.nationalww2museum.org/

What are the major strategies and turning points of WWII?


women-aviators-world-war-ii-fly-

girls#sect-activities

andards.org/ELA-

Literacy/RH/9-10/4/

learn/education/for-teachers/lesson-plans/photos-as-primary-sources.html

Causes of WWII Primary Sources(P.488-89)

W.48 Analyze the major turning points of the war, key strategic decisions, and the resulting war conferences and political resolutions, with emphasis on the importance of geographic factors. (G, H, P)

17/217/5

http://www.nationalww2

museum.org/learn/education/

for-teachers/lesson-plans/ww2-

timeline-lesson.html

http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-teachers/lesson-

plans/photos-as-primary-sources.html

What are the major strategies

and turning points of WWII?

W.49 Utilize primary and secondary sources to describe the contributions and roles of leaders during the war, including Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Emperor Hirohito, Hideki Tōjō, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, and Dwight Eisenhower. (H, P)

17/117/5 http://

www.teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/lesson-

plan-reviews/25185


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/1

Excerpts from Franklin Roosevelt’s “Arsenal of Democracy”,

http://www.myoldradio.com/old-radio-episodes/fdr-great-arsenal-of-democracy-

speech/11

Excerpts from Winston Churchill’s “Fight on the Beaches”

http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/111chur.html

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/speeches/quotations/famous-quotations-

and-stories

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/images/pdfs/for_educators/milligan-churchills

%20wartime%20speeches.pdf

How is the progression of

WWII influenced by individual leaders

and their characteristics?

W.50 Write an opinion piece on the impact of the Holocaust on the Jewish populations in Europe and Israel. (C, G, P)

17/4 http://learning.blogs.nyt

imes.com/


excerpts from the “Nuremberg Laws”,http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/nurlawtoc.html

How did Hitler’s views on race influence the

2010/04/09/the-holocaust/#legacyhttp://

www.nationalww2museum.org/

learn/education/for-teachers/lesson-plans/

when-they-came-for-me.html

http://www.pbs.org/

thewar/downloads/

holocaust.pdf


10/2

excerpts from Elie Wiesel’s Nighthttp://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/

265616-la-nuit

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/wie0int-1

The Camp Victims(P.510)

Jewish populations of Europe?How did the Holocaust change the social structures of Europe?

W.51 Analyze the decision to use nuclear weapons to end World War II. (H, P)

17/5 http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/victory-pacific-

1943-1945#sect-activities


/atomic-bombhttp://

www.learner.org/biographyofameri

ca/prog23/feature/

index.html

Excerpts from John Hersey’s Hiroshimahttps://www.goodreads.com/work/

quotes/1014091-hiroshima

Primary Source White House Press Release(P.364)

What was the rationale for the use of the atomic bomb?What effect did the dropping of the atomic bombs have on the world?

W.52 Describe the casualties of the war, with particular attention to the civilian and military losses in Russia, Germany, Britain, the United States, China, and Japan. (C, H, P)

17/317/4

http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-teachers/lesson-

plans/pdfs/by-the-numbers.pdf

What is the impact of total war?

How does war impact society and the environment?

Post-War YearsEssential Question:How did WWII shape the post-war world?

W.53 Evaluate the goals, leadership, and postwar plans of the principal allied leaders: the Atlantic Conference, Yalta, and the Potsdam Conference using text evidence. (H, P)

17/317/4


sources-discord-1945-1946#sect-

activitieshttp://

www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/

lessons/pdfs/lessonPDF.php?lessonID=153

Harry S. Truman’s “Truman Doctrine”http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?

flash=true&doc=81

How do differences in political

ideology create conflict and influence

government policies?

W.54 Summarize the reasons for the establishment of the United Nations and the main ideas of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and their impact on the globalization of diplomacy and conflict and the balance of power. (C, H, P)

22/122/2


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/4/

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdfexcerpt Universal Declaration of Human

Rights(P.463)

What are the structure and goals of the United Nations?

W.55 Describe the nature of reconstruction in Europe after 1945, including the purpose of the Marshall Plan, creation of NATO, and division of Germany. (E, G, H, P)

18/1 http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/

strategy-containment-

1947-1948#sect-activities

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/april-3-1948-truman-signs-marshall-plan-providing-aid-to-europe/

What influences global political and economic relationships?

W.56 Explain the origins, significance, and effect of the establishment of the State of Israel. (G, H, P)

19/2 What influences global political and economic relationships?

W.57 Summarize, using text evidence, the functions of the Warsaw Pact, SEATO, NATO, and the Organization of American States. (H, P)

18/118/319/420/3

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/images/pdfs/


/ELA-

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/nato.asp

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1955warsawpact.html

How do differences in political ideology create conflict and

for_educators/MilliganChurchillsIronCurtainSpeech-LessonPlanFinal2.docx-1.pdf

Literacy/RH/9-10/1

Winston Churchill’s “Iron CurtainSpeech”;

http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/churchill-iron.asp

Joseph Stalin’s “Response to Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech”

http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1946stalin.asp

Primary Documents and Supporting Texts to Consider: Harry S. Truman’s “Truman

Doctrine”http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/

1947TRUMAN.asp

influence government policies?

W.58 Compare the economic and military power shifts caused by the war, including the Yalta Pact, the development of nuclear weapons, Soviet control over Eastern European nations, and the economic recoveries of Germany and Japan. (E, G, H, P)

17/520/221/2

How does war result in change?What challenges may countries face as a result of war?

W.59 Analyze the Chinese Civil War, the rise of Mao Zedong, and the triumph of the Communist Revolution in China. (H, P)

18/2 http://www.globaled.org

/chinaproject/teachingmaterials

/lesson_61_china.p

hp

How do differences in political ideology create conflict and influence government policies?

Cold War 1945-1989Essential Question: Why did the United States and the Soviet Union become political rivals after World War II?W.60 Trace Soviet aggression in Eastern Europe, the 1956 uprising in Hungary, conflicts involving Berlin and the Berlin Wall, and the “Prague Spring.” (G, H, P)

18/118/220/220/3


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/6/

http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/march-of-democracy.html

How was eastern Europe affected by communism after WWII?

W.61 Describe the Soviet-United States competition in the Middle East, Africa and

19/219/3

How do differences in political

Afghanistan.(G, H, P)

ideology create conflict and influence government policies?How has the move for self-rule led to turmoil among the countries of the Middle East?

W.62 Describe the Soviet-United States competition in Asia with particular attention to the Korean War and Vietnam War and describe the environmental changes due to carpet bombing, Napalm, and Agent Orange. (G, H, P)

18/118/218/3

http://www.coldwar.org/

museum/exhibits.asp


/korean-war


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/4/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Z9DletcHU&list=PLkIxWwrpju5Wp7

hLZGTcNZMxbgTRALQKX

How does conflict influence political relationships?

W.63 Explain the rise and consequences of the communist revolution in Cambodia led by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, including the Cambodian Genocide and forced social engineering policies. (H, P)

19/1 http://www.pbs.org/pov/enemies/

photo_gallery_background.php?

photo=2#.UdsJiaxkbrw

How can political change cause conflict?

W.64 Analyze multiple perspectives on the United States and Soviet conflicts involving Latin America, including the Cuban Missile Crisis. (G, H, P)

18/319/4


/cuban-missile-crisis


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/6

How does conflict influence political relationships?What economic and political challenges did Latin American countries face during the Cold War?

W.65 Explain the impact of the defense buildups and the impact of the arms control agreements, including the ABM and SALT treaties. (H, P)

18/120/2

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/military/jan-june10/treaties_05-03.html

How does conflict influence political relationships and

decisions?W.66 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research describing how the work of scientists in the 20th century influenced historical events, changed the lives of the general populace, and led to further scientific research including Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Edward Teller, Wernher von Braun, Jonas Salk, James Watson, and Francis Crick. (C, P)

11/422/4

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/

previous_seasons/lessons/

lp_naziscientists.html


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/1

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/james-watson-on-how-he-discovered-dna

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/wat0int-9

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1962/crick-bio.html

How have scientific and technological innovations transformed societies?

Change and Challenges in the Developing World

Essential Question: What challenges emerged as nations developed in the late 20th century and how were those challenges addressed?

W.67 Identify Africa’s climate, physical processes, geographical features, resources, human modifications, and population patterns and list the major natural resources and their relationship to the economy of the region. (E, G)


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/4/http://


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/3/

What factors have affected African society and culture?

W.68 Describe the development and goals of nationalist movements in Africa, including the ideas and importance of nationalist leaders, including Jomo Kenyatta, Patrice Lumumba, and Gamal Abdel Nasser. (H, P)

16/219/3

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/junior/pdfs/

JUNIOR-120808-REPRO-04.pdfmaps and Primary Source(P. 384)

How has the move for self-rule led to turmoil among the countries of Africa?What challenges have been overcome by

African nations and how have individual leaders played a role?

W.69 Explain the fight against and dismantling of the apartheid system in South Africa, including the role of Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress in ending apartheid. (H, P)

19/3 http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?

id=2523537n

http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Nobel_Award_15212.htmlPrimary Sources (P. 398, 490-91, 512)

How has the move for self-rule led to turmoil among the countries of Africa?What challenges did newly independent African nations face?

W.70 Evaluate the challenges in Africa, including its geopolitical, cultural, military, and economic significance and the international relationships in which Africa is involved including the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (C, E, P)

19/321/422/1

How has the move for self-rule led to turmoil among the countries of Africa?What challenges did newly independent African nations face?

W.71 Identify the climate, physical processes, geographical features, human modifications, and population patterns of Asia, and list the major natural resources and their relationship to the economy of the region. (E, G)

18/2 What factors have affected Asian society and culture?

W.72 Conduct a short research project describing the consequences of the political and economic upheavals in China, including the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, the Tiananmen Square uprising, and relations with Tibet and Taiwan. (C, E, H, P)


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/5/http://


/ELA-Literacy/

What political and social changes has China undergone in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?How has modern China become a world power?

RH/9-10/7/

W.73 List the reasons for, and the effects of, the partition of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan in 1947. (G, H, P)

19/1 http://sheg.stanford.edu

/india_partition

http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/southasia/_files/pdf/outreach/

partition_in_classroom.pdf

How did India emerge as an independent country?How can political change cause conflict?How can political relationships affect economic relationships?

W.74 Explain the historical factors that created a stable democratic government in India and the role of Mohandas Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Indira Gandhi in its development. (C, H, P)

16/219/1


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/2/

excerpts from Mohandas K. Gandhi‘s “Indian Home Rule”(P.312);

http://www.calpeacepower.org/0101/PDF/SaltMarch.pdf

Mohandas Gandhi(P.509)

How did India emerge as an independent country?How can political change cause conflict?How can political relationships affect economic relationships?

W.75 Explain why the Chinese and Indian governments have sought to control population growth and the methods they use. (C, G, P)

21/3 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/

earth/population-campaign.html

How can social and economic changes affect a country?

W.76 Analyze Asia’s postwar economic rise, including Japan’s adaptation of western technology and industrial growth, China’s economic modernization under Dèng Xiaopíng, and India’s economic growth through market-oriented reforms as well as the economic growth of Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Singapore,

20/321/3

How has modern China become a world power?How was Japan transformed after WWII?How does war bring about change?

and Taiwan. (C, H, E) What changes did the Asian Rim countries experience after WWII?

W.77 Delineate and evaluate the argument in a text describing the economic crises, soaring national debts, and the intervention of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. (E, P)

22/3 http://www.globalenvisio

n.org/forteachers/

17/856


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/8

What are the roles of global economic organizations in the world economy?

W.78 Identify the climate, physical processes, the North Atlantic Current, geographical features, human modifications, and population patterns of Europe and list the major natural resources and their relationship to the economy of the region. (E, G)


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/4/http://


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/5/

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/lesson/european-borders-

through-history/?ar_a=1

What factors have affected European society and culture?

W.79 Write an informational piece describing the weaknesses of the Soviet command economy, the burdens of Soviet military commitments, and its eventual collapse. (E, H, P)

20/221/1



10/2

How can political and economic decisions affect a nation’s success or collapse?

W.80 Describe the uprisings in Poland (1952), Hungary (1956), and Czechoslovakia (1968) and those countries’ resurgence in the 1970s and 1980s as people in the former Soviet satellites sought freedom from Soviet control. (G, H, P)

20/221/1

How was eastern Europe affected by communism after WWII?How has the move for self-rule led to

turmoil among the countries of Eastern Europe?

W.81 Explore the role of various leaders who helped lead the collapse of communism and transformation of Eastern Europe including Ronald Reagan, Václav Havel, Margaret Thatcher, and Lech Walesa, using multimedia resources. (H, P)

20/121/1

http://www.biography.com/people/václav-havel-9331413

excerpts from Václav Havel‘s “The Power of the Powerless”

http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/165havel.html

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1983/walesa-bio.html

What motivates political change?How has the move for self-rule led to turmoil among the countries of Eastern Europe?

W.82 Evaluate the consequences of the Soviet Union’s breakup, including the development of market economies, political and social instability, ethnic struggles, oil and gas politics, and the dangers of the spread of weapons and technologies of mass destruction to rogue states and terrorist organizations. (C, E, G, P)

21/1 Primary Sources (P.430) What were the consequences of the breakup of the Soviet Union?

W.83 Write an opinion piece using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence on the creation of greater European economic and political unity, including The European Union and the Euro. (C, E, P)

20/121/222/3

http://www.euintheus.or

g/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/

lesson4.pdf



10/4

What are the effects of regional trade organizations on national and regional economies?

W.84 Analyze the climate, physical processes, geographical features, human modifications, and population patterns of Central America, and list the major natural resources and their relationship to the economy of the region. (E, G)

What factors have affected Central American society and culture?

W.85 Explain the struggle for economic autonomy, political sovereignty, and social justice that led to revolutions in Guatemala and

19/4 http://sheg.stanford.edu

/Guatemala

How can political change cause conflict?

Cuba, and armed insurgencies and civil war in many parts of Central America. (C, E, P)

How did the involvement of the US and the Soviet Union increase instability in Latin American countries?

W.86 Compare the rise of military dictatorships in Argentina, Brazil, and Guatemala and the shift to democracy. (H, P)

19/4 How can political change cause conflict?How did the involvement of the US and the Soviet Union increase instability in Latin American countries?

W.87 Evaluate the presence and influence of the United States in Latin America, including economic sanctions, military intervention in the War on Drugs, Organization of American States (OAS), and the Panama Canal. (E, H, P)

12/419/421/4

http://www.usoas.usmission.gov/about-

the-oas.html

What economic and political challenges did Latin American countries face during the Cold War?How have economic issues affected Latin American countries since the end of the Cold War?

Contemporary World Since 1989Essential Questions:What influences global political and economic relationships?How do social and environmental issues affect countries differently?

W.88 Explain the importance of trade and regional trade treaties, including NAFTA, MERCOSUR, CAFTA, and CARICOM. (E, G)

19/421/222/3

http://learning.blogs.nyt

imes.com/2002/02/27/trading-off/

What are the effects of regional trade organizations on national and regional economies?

W.89 Trace the impact of drug trafficking on and movements of people to the United States, their monetary and affective connections to their homelands, and return migration to Latin America. (C, G)

19/421/4

http://www.npr.org/

templates/story/story.php?

storyId=9252490


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/4/

How have economic issues affected Latin American countries since the end of the Cold War?

W.90 Evaluate the geographic impact, such as the growing innovations of technical geographical tools including GPS and GIS, these resources are having on retail, transportation, communication, and tech industries. (C, E, G)

http://www.gis2gps.com

/GIS/lessons/lessons.html

How does modern geographic technology impact society?

W.91 Identify the weaknesses and strength of the oil-rich Persian Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and others. (E, G, P)

16/119/2

How can political change cause conflict?How can political relationships affect economic relationships?

W.92 Analyze the use of geo-technology in the search for new sources of oil and the geographic causes and effects of transitioning to alternative energy sources. (E, G)

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/

lessonplans/http://

www.pbs.org/wnet/extremeoil/teachers/lp1.html


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/4/http://


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/3/

How does modern geographic technology impact society?

W.93 Analyze reactions by surrounding Arab countries of the U.N. decision to establish Israel, the four Arab-Israeli Wars, and the rise of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. (G, H, P)

19/221/4

What events led to the dispute between Israel and its Arab neighbors?How has the move for self-rule led to turmoil among the countries of the Middle East?How has Islam influence society and culture in the Middle East?

W.94 Analyze the attempts to secure peace in the Middle East, including the Camp David Accords and the Oslo Accords. (H, P)

19/2 http://www.lessonplanet

.com/lesson-plans/camp-

david-accords

What efforts have been made to settle the disputes between Israel and its Arab neighbors?

W.95 Summarize the Iranian Revolution of 1978–1979 after Khomeini, the Iranian hostage crisis, and more recent nuclear issues. (H, P)

19/221/422/1

http://www.pbs.org/

wgbh/globalconnections

/mideast/educators/uspolicy/

lesson2.html


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/7/

How has the move for self-rule led to turmoil among the countries of the Middle East?

W.96 Explain the defeat of the Soviet Union and the rise of the Mujahedin and the Taliban in Afghanistan. (G, H, P)

19/220/2

http://www.pbs.org/

independentlens/afghanistanunveil

ed/edu_2.pdf


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/3/

How has the move for self-rule led to turmoil among the countries of the Middle East?How has Islam influenced society and culture in the Middle East?

W.97 Determine the central ideas of a text describing the origin and course of the Rwanda Genocide. (C, H, P)

19/322/1

BBC.comhttp://

www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/

frontline/teach/ghosts/http://

www.wcl.american.edu/humright/center/rwanda/

lesson.cfm


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/2

http://www.economist.com/node/2536344How have civil war, ethnic conflict, and genocide affected some nations in the post -Cold War era, and how have governments and non-governmental organizations responded to them?

W.98 Describe the impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union on Eastern Bloc nations, including the Balkans. (G, H, P)

21/1 How have civil war, ethnic conflict, and genocide affected some nations in the post -Cold War era, and how have governments and non-governmental organizations responded to them?Where have new democracies emerged in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?

W.99 Examine the effects of German reunification on both Western and Eastern Germany. (C, G, P)

21/2 http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/

members/courses/

teachers_corner/29051.html


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/3/http://

What motivates political change?What were the political, social and cultural trends in Western Europe since the end of


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/4/http://


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/6/

the Cold War?

W.100 Using census data and population pyramids, identify and describe the demographic changes worldwide since 1980. (C, E, G, H, P)

22/2 http://www.prb.org/

Educators/LessonPlans/

2000/PyramidBuilding.a

spxhttp://

www.census.gov/population/

international/data/idb/

informationGateway.php


/ELA-Literacy/SL/9-10/5

http://populationpyramid.net/ What is the social impact of poverty, hunger and health pandemics in developing nations?How have population and migration trends affected developed and developing nations?

W.101 Initiate and participate in collaborative discussions explaining the origins of the Persian Gulf War and the postwar actions of Saddam Hussein. (E, H, P)

19/222/1

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RH/9-10/6/

What influences global and economic relationships?

W.102 Describe Islamic revivalism and radicalism, including Muslim communities in Europe. (C, P)

19/222/1


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/5

What international security issues confront the post-Cold War world?How has Islam influenced society


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/2/

and culture in both the Middle East and other regions of the world?

W.103 Trace the increase in terrorist attacks against Israel, Europe, and the United States. (C, P)

19/221/422/1


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/3/

What international security issues confront the post-Cold War world?

W.104 Utilize primary and secondary sources describing America’s response to, and the wider international consequences of, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including the United States invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq. (C, G, H, P)

21/422/1

9/11 Memorialhttp://

www.socialstudies.org/resources/

moments


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/2/http://


/ELA-Literacy/

RH/9-10/9

The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman

George Bush’s “History’s Unmarked Grave of Discarded Lies”

http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/2001Bush-speech-sep212001-onWTC.asp

George Bush Speech September 20, 2001(P.514)

How did countries, individuals, and organizations respond to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks?

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