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New Jersey Department of Education

2006 Social Studies Standards Implementation Guide (SIG)

6.3 (WORLD HISTORY) ALL STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF WORLD HISTORY IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND LIFE AND EVENTS IN THE PAST AND HOW THEY RELATE TO THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE.
Grade 12
6.3.12.H. Looking to the Future (1980-present)
1.  Analyze , the Balkan Wars and ethnic cleansing. Apply historical analysis skills to eglobal political, economic, and social changesin the 20th Century in the 20th century, including:
·  The Gulf War
·  The war in Iraq
·  Growth of a world economy with the information, technological, and communications revolutions
2.  Assess the growth of a worldwide economy of interdependent regions and the development of a dynamic new world order of increasingly interdependent regions, including NATO, the World Bank, the United Nations, the World Court, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the European Economic Union, IMF and OPEC.
3.  Evaluate the paradoxes and promises of the 21st century, including:
·  Technological growth
·  Christianity.
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·  the growth of communism in ChinaRevolutions and nation-building movements in Africa, Latin America and Asia
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·  The Balkan Wars and ethnic cleansing.
·  Describe Analyze the origins and major developments of the Cold War with emphasis on the historical, ideological, political and economic roots of the conflict.
·  Explain the reasons for political, economic social changes in China in the 20th Century including communism, the modernization of China’s economy, the opening to the west, and effects on culture, politics and international relations.
·  Analyze nation-building movements in Africa, Latin America and Asia including decolonization, diverse leadership, and governing styles.
·  Explain Japan’s economic and political transformation after World War II including the American occupation and the growth of the economy.
·  Analyze conflicts in the Middle East including the Iranian revolution, oil politics, the Gulf War and the Israel/Palestine conflict.
·  Assess the impact on the modern world of the revival of religious fundamentalism including Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity.
·  Assess the growth of a world economy with the information, technological and communications revolutions and the development of a dynamic new world order of increasingly interdependent regions. Describe the effect of the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe, dissolution of the Soviet Union and the rise of religious fundamentalism on changing geopolitics. Economic imbalance and social inequalities among the world’s people
·  New patterns of world migration shaped by international labor demands
·  Global market, economy, trade, and communications
·  Rapid population growth and increasing urbanization
·  The growth of terrorism as a means of warfare
·  Democratic reform
4.  Analyze the development and effects of multinational corporations on trade, employment, and the environment.
Author Information
Author: Dr. Kevin Brady
District: American Institute for Historical Research
Framework97 References
“World distribution of and management of resource,” pp. 350-352.
“Historical Interpretations Differ: The Cold War,” pp. 147-149.
National History Standard
Era 9:
Standard 3. Major global trends since World War II.
Content Overview
This section looks at global political, economic and social trends including changes in national character in certain places, turmoil in African nations, the Iraq War and conflicts with fundamentalist Islam, the expansion of the market economy and of democracy through various means.
Essential Questions
  What tension exists between progress toward globalization and the apparent rebirth of tribalism or nationalism in, for example, the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Far East?
  How has religion impacted the Middle East in the modern era?
  What is modern “terrorism” and how has it affected the world today?
  How do free trade agreements work?
  What is the effectiveness of world organizations like the United Nations and the World Court in dealing with major international issues?
  What are the effects of China’s gradual opening of its economy since the 1980s in Asia and to the world economy?
Teaching Resources
http://www.njsp.org/news/pr060605.html: New Jersey State Police site covering plans for protecting citizens from terrorism.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/: News reports on terrorism in the world.
http://state/nj/us/njhomelandsecurity/: The New Jersey state government site for homeland security.
http://www.questia.com/: A general source on terrorism.
Assessment
“You are a member of a State Citizens’ Advisory Group who has been asked to advise the Governor on terrorism. Your group must develop a plan of action for protection of the people, the government, and major state facilities such as the electrical grid, roads, bridges, and so forth. Your report should provide background historical information on the origins of the war on terror including the two wars in the Gulf region of the Middle East, the 9/11 attack and previous attacks on Americans, and the American responses to these attacks, and should include a list of ten recommendations on what should be done at the state level in New Jersey to address this crisis.”
The teacher or teacher and students should prepare a rubric for evaluation of responses. The rubric should address the dimensions of validity, completeness, realism, and good judgment.