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Subject/Course: World History and Geography 2
nd
Semester
Grade Level 10th
Weeks Essential Question Content Essential Concepts Key Terms Best Practices
for Teaching
Resources Assessment
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6.1
6.1.1
6.1.2
6.1.3
6.1.4
6.1.5
6.2
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.2.4
6.3
6.3.1
6.3.2
6.3.3

1. What forces
drove the
revolutions of the
1700s, 1800s, and
early 1900s?

2. What were the
global
consequences of
political revolutions
in this era?

3. What were the
origins,
characteristics, and
consequences of
global
industrialization?

4. How did a few
nations come to
control so much of
the globe?
Era 6 - An
Age of Global
Revolutions
18
th
Century
to 1914

1. & 2.) Compare and
contrast
-Global revolutions
(political and
industrial).
-Migrations and
populations changes.
-Changes in economic
and political systems.
-Describe increasing
global
interconnections
between societies.
-Evaluate the causes of
Europes increasing
global power.

3.) Compare and
contrast
-Industrialization in
Europe, Asia, and
America.
-Describe social,
economic, and
environmental impacts
of industrialization.

4.) Analyze the
political, economic,
and social causes and
consequences of
imperialism.
-Describe the
connection between
imperialism and
racism.
1 & 2) Industrialization
Political revolution
Republicanism
Liberalism
Coup detat
Nationalism
Constitutionalism
Concessions
Capital
Capitalism
Socialism
Imperialism
Sovereign
Rule of law
Popular Sovereignty
Liberal
Conservative
Guerrilla Warfare

3) Industrial revolution
Productivity
Interchangeable parts
Bessemer process
Domestic system
Factory system
Mass production
Enclosure
Monopoly
Urbanization
Labor union
Strike

4) Imperialism
Sphere of influence
Racist
Social Darwinism
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-Compare the policies
of imperialist powers
and the responses by
the native populations.
White Mans Burden
Hegemony
Partition
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
Infrastructure
4-6

WHG:
7.1
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.1.4
7.1.5
7.2
7.2.1
7.2.2
7.2.3
7.2.4
7.3
7.3.1
7.3.2
7.3.3
7.3.4
7.3.5


1. How did
economic crisis and
world wars
influence the global
balance of military,
political, and
economic power
during the first half
of the 20
th
century?

2. What were the
causes and long-
tem consequences
of WWI?

3. What changes did
the Russian
Revolution bring
about within Russia
and in world
affairs?

4. What were the
causes and effects
of political unrest in
Latin America in
the 19
th
and 20
th

centuries?

5. How did European
colonialism lay the
groundwork for the
emergence of the
modern Middle
East?

Era 7 - Global
Crisis and
Achievement,
1900-1945
1.) Explain increasing
Government and
political power.
-Use maps to analyze
the shift in global
power.
-Cause and effects of
genocide.
-Compare and contrast
modern warfare.
- Examine how new
technologies and
scientific
breakthroughs both
benefit and imperil
humankind.

2.) Understand the
impact of the war on
the world.
-Consequences of the
Treaty of Versailles.

3.) Explain the causes
and results of the
Russian Revolution
through WWII.

4.) Analyze the
political, economic
and social
transformations.

5.) Decline of the
Ottoman Empire.
-Changes in the Arab
1) Sphere of influence
Protectorate
Imperialism
Economy imperialism
Militarism
Authoritarian
Dictatorship
Fascism
Appeasement
Genocide
Civilian

2)Alliance system
Central Powers
Allies
Militarism
Nationalism
Imperialism
No-mans land
Neutrality
Stalemate
Inflation
Rationing
Propaganda
Aggressor
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
League of Nations

3) Entrepreneurs
Bankrupt
Socialism
Marxism
Leninism
Communism
Civil liberties
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6. What accounted for
the rise of
totalitarian states
after WWI?

7. Why was there
another global
conflict soon after
WWI?

8. How did popular
movements
transform India and
China after WWII?
world.
-Mandate system.
-Discovery of
petroleum.

6.) Causes and
consequences of
economic depression
on the world.
-Describe and explain
the rise of fascism and
communism.

7.) Causes of WWII.
-Nazi ideology and the
holocaust.
-Effects of WWII.

8.) Compare and
contrast independence
movements in India
and China.
Bolshevik
Red terror

4) Oligarchies
Elites
Strike
Nationalized
Customs
Creditor
Roosevelt Corollary
Dollar diplomacy
5) Millet
Secular
Autocrat
Veto
Autonomy
Zionist
Plebiscite
Protectorate
Hajj
Revenue
Martial law

6)Fascism
Republican
Coalition
Totalitarian
Censor
Corporatism
Coup
Platform
Propaganda

7) Aggression
Militarism
Sanction
Axis powers
Allies
Appeasement
Munich Pact
Embargo
Isolationism
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Blitzkrieg
Puppet government
Atlantic charter
Holocaust
Ghettos
Final solution
Concentration camps
Counterattack
D-Day
V-E Day
Pearl Harbor
Nuclear Weapons
V-J Day
War crimes
Nuremberg Trials
Sovereignty

8) British Raj
Bureaucracy
Indian Civil Service
Segregation
Tariff
Indian National
Congress
Home rule
General strike
Amritsar Massacre
Gandhi
Civil disobedience
Dominion
Salt March
Boxer Rebellion
Regent
Warlord
Guerrilla Warfare
Long March





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7-9

WHG:
8.1
8.1.1
8.1.2
8.1.3
8.1.4
8.2
8.2.1
8.2.2
8.2.3


1. How did the
Cold War and its
end reshape the
political and
economic structure
of the world?

2. How have
emerging nations
fared in their quest
for political
stability, economic
growth, and
democracy?

3. Why is the
Middle East so
important in
modern world
affairs?
Era 8 - The
Cold War and
its Aftermath:
The 20
th

Century Since
1945











1.) Describe the
origins of the Cold
War.
-Understand the
effects of the Cold
War on the third world
countries (Latin
America, Indochina,
Africa, and Europe).
-Map political
boundary changes of
the 20
th
century.

2.) Examine the legacy
of Imperialism on
Southeast Asia, Latin
America, and Africa.
- Compare the
independence
movements and
formation of new
nations during and
after the Cold War.

3.) Analyze the
interregional causes
and consequences of
conflicts in the Middle
East.




1) Cold War
Superpower
United Nations
Iron Curtain
Containment
Marshall Plan
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Arms race
Cultural revolution
Korean War
Vietnam War
Viet Cong
Domino Theory
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Covert action
Dtente
Deterrence
Berlin Wall

2) Developed countries
Third World
Developing countries
Covert action
Nonaligned nations
Hegemony
Multinational
corporation
Coup dtat
Protectorate
Embargo
Vietnam War
Khmer Rouge
Genocide
Infrastructure
Apartheid
Archipelago
Martial law
Human rights
Populism
Exile
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projects
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Al Qaeda
Taliban
Mandate
UN trust territory
African Union
Gross Domestic Product
Bailout
NAFTA
Tariff
Drug Cartel
Command economy
Solidarity
Recession
European Union

3) Six-Day War
Camp David Accords
Palestine Liberation
Organization
Oslo Accords
Palestinian Authority
Suez Crisis
Arab League
Iranian Revolution
Theocracy
OPEC
Arab Oil Embargo
Persian Gulf War

10-12

WHG:
CG1
CG2
CG3
CG4

1. What are the key
challenges facing
the world in the 21
st

century?
Contemporary
Global Issues,
Past to
Present

1.) Explain the causes
and consequences of
population changes
over the past 50 years.
- Explain the changes
over the past 50 years
in the use, distribution,
and importance of
natural resources.
- Define the process of
globalization and
evaluate the merit of
this concept to
life expectancy
population density
greenhouse effect
globalization
common market
outsource
ethnic cleansing/
genocide
Arab Spring
natural resources
fossil fuels
global warming
migration nationalism
Discussions
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projects
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describe the
contemporary world.
- Analyze the causes
and challenges of
continuing and new
conflicts.
natural resource
terrorism