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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

Course Description

Honors World History continues an in dept study of world cultures from 1600 to the present. Areas of concentration will include age of enlightenment, revolutions, imperialism, and modern day conflicts. As students study historical eras, they consider the influence of geographic settings, cultural perspectives, economic systems, and various forms of government. Students gain a deeper understanding of the role of citizens and continue to develop their research skills. In addition to the regular curriculum students will participate in mini units, which will extend social studies concepts. Students in this class will experience a very rigorous, accelerated enriched curriculum.

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

TOPIC: Historical Thinking and Skills

  • Students apply skills by utilizing a variety of resources to construct theses and support or refute contentions made by others. Alternative explanations of historical events are analyzed and questions of historical inevitability are explored.

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • Historical events provide opportunities to examine alternative courses of action.
  • The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.
  • Historians develop theses and use evidence to support or refute positions.
  • Historians analyze cause, effect, sequence, and correlation in historical events, including multiple causation and long- and short-term causal relations.

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • The decisions of individuals effect the outcomes of historical events
  • Primary and Secondary sources are evaluated for credibility
  • Theses are developed based on evidenced and used to support or refute positions
  • Historians draw conclusions based on long and short-term causation
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  • Credibility
  • Primary Source
  • Secondary Source
  • Bias
  • Thesis
  • Consistency
  • Reliability
  • Assumptions
  • Logical Fallacies
  • Propaganda

PERFORMANCE SKILLS:

  • Analyze sources of information for bias and point of view.
  • Evaluate the reliability of information.
  • Research sources for false information, subliminal messages, and bias.
  • Evaluate how accurate use of facts.

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

TOPIC: Age of Enlightenment (1600-1800)

  • The Age of Enlightenment developed from the Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries. A new focus on reasoning was used to understand social, political and economic institutions.

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • The Scientific Revolution impacted religious, political, and cultural institutions by challenging how people viewed the world.
  • Enlightenment thinkers applied reason to discover natural laws guiding human nature in social, political and economic systems and institutions.
  • Enlightenment ideas challenged practices related to religious authority, absolute rule and mercantilism.

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • Ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers (i.e. Lock, Rosseau, Montesquieu)
  • How these ideas led to change of government from absolute monarchy to representative government, change of economic system, and challenges to the Roman Catholic Church
  • The Scientific Revolution impacted how people viewed the world and led to a question of traditional institutions
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  • Enlightenment
  • Absolute Monarchy
  • Limited (Constitutional Monarchy)
  • Natural Rights
  • Divine Right
  • Religious Authority
  • Mercantilism
  • Scientific rationalism

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

PERFORMANCE SKILLS:

  • Describe how the Scientific Revolutions impact on religious, political and cultural institutions challenged how people viewed the world.
  • Describe how Enlightenment thinkers applied reason to discover natural laws guiding human nature in social, political and economic systems and institutions.
  • Analyze how Enlightenment ideas challenged practices related to religious authority, absolute rule and mercantilism.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:

  • History Alive!-Enlightenment Press Conference

TOPIC: Age of Revolutions (1750-1914)

  • The Age of Revolutions was a period of two world-encompassing and interrelated developments: the democratic revolution and the industrial revolution. Both had political, economic and social consequences on a global scale.

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • Enlightenment ideas on the relationship of the individual and the government influenced the American Revolution, French Revolution and Latin American wars for independence.

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • Natural Rights and the role of the government influenced citizens to revolt
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  • Enlightenment
  • Revolution
  • Natural Rights
  • Democracy
  • Civic Participation
  • Latin American Wars for Independence
  • American Revolution
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
  • Declaration of Independence

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

PERFORMANCE SKILL:

  • Explain how Enlightenment ideas influenced the American Revolution, French Revolution and Latin American wars for independence

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:

  • History Alive!- Experiencing the Fervor of the French Revolution
  • French Revolution Storybook

TOPIC: Age of Revolutions (1750-1914)

  • The Age of Revolutions was a period of two world-encompassing and interrelated developments: the democratic revolution and the industrial revolution. Both had political, economic and social consequences on a global scale.

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • Industrialization had social, political and economic effects on Western Europe and the world.

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • Industrial Revolution began in England and spread to continental Europe and to North America.
  • Industrial Revolution resulted in urbanization, and emigration out of Europe.
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  • Child Labor
  • Standard of Living
  • Industrial Working Class
  • Marxism
  • Urbanization
  • Labor Unions
  • Socialism/Marxism
  • Mixed Economy

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2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

CONCEPT / VOCABULARY(cont’d)
  • Positive and negative effects on class distinctions, family life, and the daily working lives of men, women, and children
  • Rise of the Labor Movement
  • Development of Socialism (mixed) and Communism (command)
  • Political and social reform in modern government
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  • Command Economy
  • Market Economy
  • Emigration
  • Franchise

PERFORMANCE SKILL:

  • Analyze the social, political and economic effects of industrialization on Western Europe and the world.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:

  • History Alive! Effects of the Industrial Revolution Matrix

Industrial Revolution Editorial

TOPIC: Imperialism (1800-1914)

  • The industrialized nations embarked upon a competition for overseas empires that had profound implications for the entire world. This “new imperialism” focused on the underdeveloped world and led to the domination and exploitation of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • Imperial expansion had political, economic and social roots.
  • Imperialism involved land acquisition, extraction of raw materials, spread of Western values and direct political control.

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • Industrialization fueled the need for raw materials and new markets
  • Competition among European nations led to imperialistic expansion
  • The desire to spread Christianity and Western values led to colonization of Africa, India, and Asia
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  • Exploration
  • Raw Materials
  • Imperialism
  • Westernization
  • Scarcity
  • Supply
  • Demand
  • Markets
  • Missionaries
  • Social Darwinism
  • Berlin Conference
  • Colonialism
  • Direct Control
  • Indirect Control

PERFORMANCE SKILLS:

  • Describe the political, economic and social roots of imperial expansion.
  • Describe how imperialism involved land acquisition, extraction of raw materials, spread of Western values and direct political control.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:

  • History Alive!: Scramble for Africa
  • Motives for Imperialism

TOPIC: Imperialism (1800-1914)

  • The industrialized nations embarked upon a competition for overseas empires that had profound implications for the entire world. This “new imperialism” focused on the underdeveloped world and led to the domination and exploitation of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • The consequences of imperialism were viewed differently by the colonizers and the colonized.

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • Westernization led to exploitation of indigenous people and resources.
  • Consequences of westernization led to changes in political systems and diluting of native cultures.
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  • Exploitation
  • Racism
  • Indigenous language
  • Missionaries
  • Colonialism
  • Modernization

PERFORMANCE SKILL:

  • Describe how the consequences of imperialism were viewed differently by the colonizers and the colonized.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:

  • Hotel Rwanda
  • History Alive! Africa Binder: Apartheid Reading GuidePictogram

TOPIC: Achievements and Crises (1900-1945)

  • The first half of the 20th century was one of rapid technological advances. It was a period when the tensions between industrialized nations resulted in World War I and set the stage for World War II. While World War II transformed the balance of world power, it was the most destructive and costly war in terms of human casualties and material resources expended.

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • Advances in technology, communication and transportation improved lives, but also had negative consequences.
  • The causes of World War I included militarism, imperialism, nationalism and alliances.

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • The Industrial Revolution led to the development of new technology and enhancements in communication and transportation. These developments led to the modernization of warfare.
  • Increased engagement of militarism, imperialism, nationalism and alliances led to WWI
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  • Militarism
  • Nationalism
  • Imperialism
  • Alliances
  • Poisonous Gas
  • Trench Warfare
  • Stalemate
  • Machine Guns
  • Tanks
  • Battle of Attrition
  • Shell shock
  • The Great War

PERFORMANCE SKILLS:

  • Select examples of advancements in technology, communication and transportation and explain how some have improved lives and others have had negative consequences.
  • Explain how militarism, imperialism, nationalism and alliances were causes of World War I.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:

  • All Quiet on the Western Front

TOPIC: Achievements and Crises (1900-1945)

  • The first half of the 20th century was one of rapid technological advances. It was a period when the tensions between industrialized nations resulted in World War I and set the stage for World War II. While World War II transformed the balance of world power, it was the most destructive and costly war in terms of human casualties and material resources expended.

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • The consequences of World War I and the worldwide depression set the stage for the Russian Revolution, the rise of totalitarianism, aggressive Axis expansion and the policy of appeasement which in turn led to World War II.

CONCEPTS /

VOCABULARY

  • The Treaty of Versailles had a devastating impact on Germany’s economic, political, and social institutions.
  • The German, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman empires collapsed and their former lands were carved up into new states and nations.
  • The hard of WWI on Russia fueled the Bolshevik Revolution and ushered in the ideology of state-sponsored communism.
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  • Treaty of Versailles
  • Reparations
  • War-guilt clause
  • Demilitarization
  • Hyperinflation
  • Depression
  • League of Nations
  • Self-determination
  • Mandates
  • Protectorates
  • Proletariat
  • Bourgeoisie
  • Romanov Dynasty
  • Lenin
  • Stalin

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY (cont’d)
  • Totalitarian regimes arose as a result of economic, political, and social instability caused by the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Axis expansion and the policy of appeasement led to WWII.
  • The social and political impact of WWI contributed to the policy of appeasement.
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  • Totalitarianism
  • Communism
  • Collectivization
  • Russia
  • USSR
  • Bolshevik Party
  • Bolshevik Revolution
  • Fascism
  • Nazis
  • Mussolini
  • Hitler
  • Franco
  • Appeasement

PERFORMANCE SKILL:

  • Explain how the consequences of World War I and the worldwide depression set the stage for the Russian Revolution, the rise of totalitarianism, aggressive Axis expansion and the policy of appeasement which in turn led to World War II.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:

  • History Alive! Russian Revolution

TOPIC: Achievements and Crises (1900-1945)

  • The first half of the 20th century was one of rapid technological advances. It was a period when the tensions between industrialized nations resulted in World War I and set the stage for World War II. While World War II transformed the balance of world power, it was the most destructive and costly war in terms of human casualties and material resources expended.

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • Oppression and discrimination resulted in the Armenian Genocide during World War I and the Holocaust, the state-sponsored mass murder of Jews and other groups, during World War II.

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • The Armenian Genocide resulted in forced migrations and organized killings
  • Jews and other minority groups were oppressed and discriminated against ultimately resulting in the Holocaust.
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  • Genocide
  • Holocaust
  • Refugees
  • Nuremberg Laws
  • Concentration Camps
  • Final Solution
  • Ghettos
  • Discrimination
  • Racism
  • Oppression
  • Kristallnacht

PERFORMANCE SKILL:

  • Explain how and why oppression and discrimination resulted in genocide against Armenians and Jews.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:

  • History Alive! Resistance during the Holocaust

TOPIC: Achievements and Crises (1900-1945)

  • The first half of the 20th century was one of rapid technological advances. It was a period when the tensions between industrialized nations resulted in World War I and set the stage for World War II. While World War II transformed the balance of world power, it was the most destructive and costly war in terms of human casualties and material resources expended.

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • World War II devastated most of Europe and Asia, led to the occupation of Eastern Europe and Japan, and began the atomic age.

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • WWII resulted social, economic, and political damage including: refugees, casualties, infrastructure, and the need to rebuild governments.
  • Allied forces occupied Eastern Europe and Japan to enforce political stability and demilitarization
  • The use of atomic weaponry at the end of WWII began the Atomic Age.
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  • Atomic Weapons
  • Infrastructure
  • Demilitarization
  • Democratization
  • Occupation
  • Allied Forces
  • Axis Powers
  • Hiroshima
  • Nagasaki
  • Total War

PERFORMANCE SKILL:

  • Describe how World War II devastated most of Europe and Asia, led to the occupation of Eastern Europe and Japan, and began the atomic age.

TOPIC: The Cold War (1945-1991)

  • Conflicting political and economic ideologies after World War II resulted in the Cold War. The Cold War overlapped with the era of decolonization and national liberation.

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • The United States and the Soviet Union became superpowers and competed for global influence.
  • Treaties and agreements at the end of World War II changed national boundaries and created multinational organizations.

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as World Superpowers following WWII.
  • The development of atomic capabilities at the end of WWII led to the Arms Race and heightening of Cold War tensions.
  • Alliances were formed that reflected the tensions between the two major Superpowers i.e.) NATO and The Warsaw Pact
  • Soviet political, economic, control expanded into the “Iron Curtain” countries of Eastern Europe
  • The United Nations, The World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund were the result of agreements between the allies to promote economic and political stability.
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  • Cold War
  • Arms Race
  • Communism
  • Capitalism
  • United Nations
  • NATO
  • The Warsaw Pact
  • Marshall Plan
  • Moltov Plan
  • Truman Doctrine
  • Berlin Airlift
  • Berlin Wall
  • Iron Curtain
  • Totalitarianism

PERFORMANCE SKILLS:

  • Analyze how the United States and the Soviet Union became superpowers and competed for global influence.
  • Describe how treaties and agreements at the end of World War II changed national boundaries and created multinational organizations.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:

  • History Alive! Russia/Cold War Unit

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

TOPIC: The Cold War (1945-1991)

  • Conflicting political and economic ideologies after World War II resulted in the Cold War. The Cold War overlapped with the era of decolonization and national liberation.

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • Religious diversity, the end of colonial rule and rising nationalism has led to regional conflicts in the Middle East.

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • The rise of nationalism among Arab nations coincided with their opposition to the creation and presence of the modern state of Israel.
  • The impact of colonialism resulted in ethnic and religious tensions throughout the region
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  • Partition
  • Hamas
  • West Bank
  • Gaza Strip
  • The 7 Day War
  • The Suez Canal
  • PLO
  • Balfour Declaration
  • Sykes-Picot Agreement

PERFORMANCE SKILL:

  • Explain how religious diversity, the end of colonial rule and rising nationalism have led to regional conflicts in the Middle East.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:

  • History Alive! Middle East Binder

TOPIC: The Cold War (1945-1991)

  • Conflicting political and economic ideologies after World War II resulted in the Cold War. The Cold War overlapped with the era of decolonization and national liberation.

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Grade 9: Honors World History

2011-2012

Social Studies Course of Study

CONTENT STATEMENT

  • Postwar global politics led to the rise of nationalist movements in Africa and Southeast Asia.
  • Political and social struggles have resulted in expanded rights and freedoms for women and indigenous peoples.

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY
  • African and Southeast Asian participation in WWII promoted nationalist intentions for home self-rule
  • The principles of democracy established in WWII created a global climate that discredited colonial control
  • The Geneva Convention established a legal obligation for countries to uphold basic human rights.
  • The ending of apartheid in South Africa provided blacks the rights they had been denied. This was the result of political pressure within and outside the country.
  • The Negritude movement and Pan-African movement helped fuel nationalist efforts in Africa to end the colonial ties to the European colonizers.
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  • Nationalist Movements
  • Indigenous People
  • Negritude Movement
  • PanAfrican Movement
  • Ideology
  • Cold War
  • Loberation
  • Geneva Convention

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