Students think about the effects of power and its use in different parts of the world. The conditions of competition between powers that motivate those with more power to take from those with less. The themes that characterize this period are among the driving forces of history. They continue to influence the events of the modern world. Through the lens of imperialism, students explore how power and control were used to manipulate the less developed nations of the world. Imperialists reaped political and economic gains, while those who were colonized lost even more. During the 1800s, some nations sought to add to their empires by expanding into other countries with the use of force. The results of such imperialism were negative for less developed countries. Fierce nationalism, civil unrest, and revolution were often the results. Specific vocabulary such as: ethnicity, culture, language, ethno-centrism, prejudice, discrimination, racism, cultural diffusion, industrialization, imperialism Modern World History – Holt Chapter 9: Industrial Revolution *optional/may be of interest Chapter 10. Age of Democracy and Progress *optional/may be of interest Chapter 11: Age of Imperialism Chapter 12: Transformations Around the Globe TCI History Alive! World Connections: Chapter 1 and Chapter 17 Primary Sources “White Man’s Burden,” Berlin Conference, Letters from Gandhi RAFT (speech, letter, political cartoon, posters) DBQ Project DBQ: What was the driving force behind European imperialism in Africa? Choices Curriculum Choices Curriculum: Congo Choices Curriculum: India and Pakistan Resources Heartland AEA Resources Learn 360 NetTrekker Newsela Link to Course Page: Scales
Enduring Understandings Suggested Texts and Resources Students explore themes of nationalism, revolution, and militarism in the study of World War II. The Great War ignited the Russian Revolution of 1917, which replaces czarist rule with the first Communist government. New ideas in science, technology, and the arts emerge in the postwar period. In response to aggression by fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, Britain and France pursue a policy of appeasement, while the United States follows a path of isolationism. Student examine how roles of aggressive ideology, nationalism, and powerful weapons led to World War II. These themes and traits continue to shape politics today. Specific vocabulary/events/leaders such as: Adolf Hitler, J. Stalin, Tojo, Roosevelt, Chamberlain, Churchill, appeasement, blitzkrieg, Pearl Harbor, Stalingrad, D-Day, Midway, atomic bomb, United Nations Knowledge of concepts such as: communism, fascism, totalitarianism, democracy; global depression; causes of WWII; Axis and Allied Powers, methods and strategies of war, effects of WWII Modern World History – Holt Chapter 14: Revolution and Nationalism *optional/may be of interest Chapter 15: Years of Crisis Chapter 16: World War II TCI History Alive! World Connections Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Primary vs. Secondary Sources RAFT (speech, letter, political cartoon, posters) Web Quest (Dowler, Roosevelt) DBQ Project DBQ: How did the Versailles Treaty help cause World War II? Heartland AEA Resources Learn 360 NetTrekker Newsela Link to Course Page: Scales