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Course Title: Modern World History
Instructors: Pam Mayeda, Peter Van Orden
Essential Knowledge and Skills
Students in Modern World History will investigate the rise and development of the modern political system of Europe. Students will assess the importance of intellectual and cultural change on early modern society. Students will investigate the role of revolution in the establishment of governmental systems, and analyze the economic transformation of production and distribution of goods in Europe. Students will evaluate the impact of Western imperialism on Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, and will analyze the global political and economic issues of the first half of the 20th century. Students will investigate the impact of the Cold War. Students will investigate the creation of international organizations. Students will evaluate the impact of terrorism on the world’s political, economic, and social systems.
Indicators of Student Learning
Upon the completion of this course, students will:
Content
- Explain the political and economic consequences of the rise of national monarchies; this may include examining the roles of men, women, and children in European monarchies.
- Understand the political, social, and economic factors that led to revolution in the modern world, including the English, French, and American Revolutions, as well as the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions.
- Analyze the significant ideas and philosophies of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, and also of nineteenth-century ideologies like liberalism, socialism, and communism.
- Identify the major causes and effects of World Wars One and Two, as well as investigate the impact of totalitarianism on Europe, i.e. Nazism, Italian fascism, and Stalinism.
- Explain the key elements of the Cold War, and analyze the causes and effects of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Communication
- Build a social studies vocabulary, and express historical ideas in oral and written form using correct terminology.
- Use communication strategies to facilitate retention of information such as repeating information, constructing mnemonics and taking notes.
- Synthesize information to answer questions, solve problems, and communicate ideas.
- Connect prior knowledge and new information to expand understanding of topics.
- Share ideas and information in small groups and general class discussion, visual presentations, written response and multi-media presentations.
- Use writing as a learning tool, e.g., journals, learning logs, paraphrasing, summarizing, research reports, notebooks.
- Write cohesive, comprehensible essays using rubrics.
Technology
- Use a word processor to produce well-formatted papers.
- Create individual written projects using appropriate production software.
- Collaborate with peers to use technology to compile and produce projects, models, and other creative works.
- Create and give multi-media presentations.
- Use the Internet as an effective research tool.
Assessment
Upon the completion of this course, students will:
- Demonstrate competency in content by passing various exam formats, including true and false, multiple choice, and short-answer questions.
- Demonstrate competency in communication by using correct terminology, expressing ideas clearly, writing cohesive essays presenting ideas and information in visual presentations, written response, and multi-media presentations.
- Demonstrate competency in technology by researching, creating, and presenting, projects, papers, and multi-media presentations.
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