Unit 9 World History Vocabulary List “Perspectives on the Present”

SSWH18

The student will demonstrate an understanding of the global political, economic and social impact of World War II.

Element: SSWH18.c

Explain the military and diplomatic negotiations between the leaders of Great Britain (Churchill), the Soviet Union (Stalin), and the United States (Roosevelt/Truman) from Teheran to Yalta and Potsdam and the impact on the nations of Eastern Europe.

  1. Yalta Conference
  1. Cold War

Element: SSWH18.d

Explain allied Post-World War II policies including formation of the United Nations, the Marshall Plan for Europe, and McArthur's plan for Japan.

  1. Warsaw Pact
  1. United Nations
  1. Containment
  1. Marshall Plan

SSWH19

The student will demonstrate an understanding of the global social, economic and political impact of the Cold War and decolonization from 1945 to 1989.

Element: SSWH19.a

Analyze the revolutionary movements in India (Gandhi, Nehru), China (Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek), and Ghana.

  1. Mao Zedong
  1. Chiang Kai-shek
  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  1. Salt March

Element: SSWH19.b

Describe the formation of the state of Israel.

  1. Six Day War

Element: SSWH19.c

Explain the arms race to include development of the Hydrogen Bomb (1954) and SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, 1972).

  1. De’tente
  1. Sputnik
  1. Space Race
  1. S.A.L.T.

Element: SSWH19.d

Compare and contrast the reforms of Khrushchev to Gorbachev.

  1. De-Stalinization
  1. Nikita Krushchev
  1. Michael Gorbachev

Element: SSWH19.e

Analyze efforts in the pursuit of freedom to include, anti-apartheid, Tiananmen Square, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

  1. Tiananmen Square
  1. Apartheid
  1. Unification of Germany

SSWH20

The student will examine change and continuity in the world since the 1960s.

Element: SSWH20.a

Identify ethnic conflicts and new nationalisms to include pan-Africanism, pan-Arabism and the conflicts in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda.

  1. Ethnic cleansing

Element: SSWH20.b

Describe the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 which produced the independent countries to include Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Baltic States.

  1. Soviet Democratization under Gorbachev
  1. Boris Yeltsin
  1. Commonwealth of Independent States
  1. Perestroika

Element: SSWH20.c

Analyze terrorism as a form of warfare in the 20th century including Shining Path, Red Brigade, Hamas, and Al Qaeda and its impact on daily life including travel, world energy supplies, and financial markets.

  1. Terrorism
  1. Taliban

Element: SSWH20.d

Examine the rise of women as major world leaders to include, Golda Meir, Indria Gandhi, and Margaret Thatcher.

  1. Indira Gandhi
  1. Margaret Thatcher
  1. Golda Meir

SSWH21

The student will analyze globalization in the contemporary world.

Element: SSWH21.a

Describe the cultural and intellectual integration of countries into the world economy through the development of television, satellites, and computers.

  1. Mass Media
  1. Microchip

Element: SSWH21.b

Analyze global economic and political connections to include multinational corporations, United Nations, OPEC, and the World Trade Organization.

  1. World Trade Organization
  1. OPEC
  1. Globalization