WORLD HISTORY HONORS Academic Library (2nd Semester)

​This year-long course examines the major events and turning points of world history from ancient times to the present. Students investigate the development of classical civilizations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, and they explore the economic, political, and social revolutions that have transformed human history. At the end of the course, students conduct a rigorous study of modern history, allowing them to draw connections between past events and contemporary issues. Throughout the course, students use a variety of primary and secondary sources, including legal documents, essays, historical writings, and political cartoons to evaluate the reliability of historical evidence and to draw conclusions about historical events.

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HISTORY COURSE

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Unit 9: Imperialism and World War I

1. The New Imperialism Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction Why did European nations pursue imperialism?
   3. Summary Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment Read "The White Man's Burden."
   5. Quiz Answers
2. Spheres of Influence in Muslim Lands Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction Why did European powers compete for control of Muslim states?
   3. Summary Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment Identify motivations for European imperialism in Muslim states.
   5. Quiz Answers
3. India under British Rule Guided Notes
   1. ​Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did British imperialism affect the people of India?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Write an editorial about British rule in India.
   5. Quiz Answers
4. Imperialism in East Asia Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson
   2. Instruction - How did imperialism contribute to the decline of dynastic rule in China?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Read about the Boxer Rebellion.
   5. Quiz Answers
5. The Rise of Modern Japan Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up -  Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did Japan become an imperialistic power?
   3. Summary -  Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze primary and secondary sources about Japanese imperialism.
   5. Quiz Answers
6. Imperialism in Africa Guided Notes
   1. ​Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction  - How did European imperialism affect the people of Africa?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Read about King Leopold II's rule of the Congo.
   5. Quiz Answers
7. World War I Begins Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction -  Why did World War I begin?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze primary and secondary sources about the causes of World War I.
   5. Quiz Answers
8. A New Kind of War Guided Notes
   1. ​Warm-Up- Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How was World War I different from all previous wars?
   3. Summary -  Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Write about life in the trenches in World War I.
   5. Assignment - Prepare to create a propaganda poster.
   6. Poster -  Create a propaganda poster.
   7. Quiz Answers
9. World War I Ends Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up Get - ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - What were the effects of World War I?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze primary and secondary sources about the Treaty of Versailles.
   5. Quiz Answers
10. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test 

Unit 10: The Interwar Years and World War II

1. Revolution in Russia Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did the Russian Revolution change the role of government?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment -  Practice by analyzing primary sources about the Russian Revolution.
   5. Quiz Answers 
2. Global Economic Crisis Guided Notes
   1. ​Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction -  How did governments around the world respond to the Great Depression?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze primary and secondary sources about the Great Depression.
   5. Quiz Answers
3. Cultural and Intellectual Trends Guided Notes
   1. ​ Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did Western societies change in the postwar era?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Identify social changes of the postwar era.
   5. Quiz Answers
4. Authoritarianism, Fascism, and Dictators Guided Notes 
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - Why did nations adopt authoritarian governments in the 1930's?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Read Mussolini's speech about the invasion of Ethiopia.
   5. Quiz Answers
5. Rise of Hitler Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did Hitler's rise to power change Germany?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Read The Youth Who Are Hitler's Strength.
   5. Quiz Answers
6. WWII Begins Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did the events of the war change Hitler's strategy?
   3. Summary Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze primary and secondary sources about the war in Europe.
   5. Quiz Answers
7. Japan's Pacific Campaign Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson. 
   2. Instruction How did Japan's desire for expansion lead to war?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Explore US propaganda produced at the beginning of the war.
   5. Quiz Answers
8. The Holocaust Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did the Nazis commit the genocide known as the Holocaust?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Read from Night.
   5. Quiz Answers
9. Victory for the Allies Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did World War II come to an end in Europe and the Pacific?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment -  Analyze primary and secondary sources about the decision to drop the atomic bomb.
   5. Quiz Answers
10. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers 

Unit 11: Communism and the Cold War 

1. Stalin and the Soviet Union Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up
   2. Instruction
   3. Summary Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Read an excerpt from The Gulag Archipelago.
   5. Quiz Answers
2. Communism in China Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction -  How did communists take control of the government in China?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze primary and secondary sources about the rise of communism in China.
   5. Quiz Answers
3. Origins of the Cold War Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - What were the causes of the Cold War?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Read top-secret telegraphs from the Cold War.
   5. Quiz Answers
4. Cold War at Its Height Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did the Cold War lead to conflict?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Identify reasons why the Cold War led to conflict.
   5. Quiz Answers
5. The Cold War around the World Guided Notes
   1. ​Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did the United States and USSR engage in proxy wars around the globe?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze primary and secondary sources about the Cold War around the world.
   5. Quiz Answers
6. End of the Cold War Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - Why did the Cold War come to an end?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment Write a letter from Gorbachev to Reagan.
   5. Quiz Answers
7. Collapse of Communism Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did the revolutions of 1989 transform Eastern Europe?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Use charts, graphs, and primary sources to draw conclusions about the effects of the fall of communism.
   5. Quiz Answers
8. European Union Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did the end of the Cold War change Europe?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Read from the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
   5. Quiz Answers
9. Modernization in China Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did China change under Communism?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Read Red Scarf Girl.
   5. Quiz Answers
10. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers 

Unit 12: Decolonization and Independence

1. Indian Independence Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction
   3. Summary Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Write an obituary for Mohandas Gandhi.
   5. Quiz Answers
2. Challenges of Independence in Asia Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How were the former colonies of Southeast Asia affected by independence?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze primary and secondary sources about decolonization in Southeast Asia.
   5. Quiz Answers
3. Decolonization in Africa Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did decolonization affect African nations?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Read Jomo Kenyatta’s advice on the independence movement in Kenya.
   5. Quiz Answers
4. ​South Africa and Apartheid Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How has the issue of race shaped South Africa's recent history?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze primary and secondary sources about apartheid.
   5. ​Quiz Answers
5. Latin American Reform Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Read about the revolution in Cuba.
   5. Quiz Answers
6. Challenges in South America Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - What challenges did South American countries face with democracy?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze the movement for democracy in Argentina.
   5. Quiz Answers
7. Natural Resources and Economies of Latin America Vocabulary
   1. Lecture - Running Time: 31 min 17 sec
   2. Online Content
   3. Practice Answers
   4. Assignment - Create a map depicting land use and economic activity in Brazil.
   5. Project: Map Create a land use and economic activity map. 
8. ​Unit Test
   1. Unit Test Review
   2. Answers Unit Test Answers 

Unit 13: Conflict in the Middle East

1. Israel Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction How did the establishment of Israel affect the Middle East?
   3. Summary Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze primary and secondary sources about the Six-Day War.
   5. Quiz Answers
2. Nationalism in the Middle East Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction What factors led to unrest and revolution in the Middle East?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Explore the events surrounding the Arab Spring.
   5. Quiz Answers
3. Conflict in the Middle East Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How did issues in the Persian Gulf region lead to conflict with the United States?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Identify the events leading up to the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
   5. Quiz Answers
4. Project: Conflict and Intervention
   1. ​Short Writing Assignment - Explore web resources about US intervention in international conflict. Then write 1-2 paragraphs about effective and ineffective interventions.
   2. ​Project: Conflict and Intervention - Use what you have learned about historical conflicts to craft a set of guidelines that articulate when and how the United States should intervene in conflicts around the world. Present these guidelines in the form of a proposal to a Congressional committee.
5. ​Unit Test
   1. Unit Test Review Answers
   2. Unit Test Answers 

​Unit 14: Modern Global Society 

1. International Organizations Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - What are the main goals of international organizations?
   3. Summary Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze the differences between the League of Nations and the United Nations.
   5. Quiz Answers
2. Terrorism Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How has terrorism affected the world?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment Identify ways in which terrorism has changed over time.
   5. Quiz Answers
3. Ethnic and Religious Conflict Guided Notes
   1. ​Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How have modern ethnic and nationalist disputes caused conflict?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Explore the creation of South Sudan.
   5. Quiz Answers
4. Genocide Guided Notes
   1. ​Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction What were the major causes of genocide in the twentieth century?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Analyze the credibility of a source.
   5. Quiz Answers
5. Impact of Science and Technology Guided Notes
   1. ​Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How have advancements in science and technology changed the modern world?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment -  Read about the green revolution.
   5. Quiz Answers
6. Demographics and Population Guided Notes
   1. ​Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - What is the impact of global population growth?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Interpret and analyze data relating to population trends.
   5. Quiz Answers
7. Economic Globalization Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How has globalization influenced the world economy?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment Use charts, maps, and graphs to identify characteristics of economic globalization.
   5. Quiz Answers
8. Health Care and Disease 
   1. Vocabulary
   2. Direct Instruction - Running Time: 30 min 53 sec
   3. Online Content
   4. Journal Practice Answers
   5. Quiz Answers
9. Writing Workshop: Who are the Most Influential People in History?
   1. Warm-Up  Get ready for the lesson. 
   2. Instruction - How do you write an informative essay about an important historical figure?
   3. Pre-Writing - Create an outline in response to an informative essay prompt.
   4. Instruction - How do you write an informative essay about an important historical figure?
   5. Rough Draft - Write a draft of an informative essay about an important historical figure.
   6. Instruction - How do you write an informative essay about an important historical figure?
   7. Final Draft Revise and finalize an informative essay.
   8. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   9. Quiz Answers Create Lesson:
10. Creating a PowerPoint from Your Essay
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction How can you turn an essay into a clear and visually appealing multimedia presentation?
    3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment - Prepare to create a multimedia presentation.
    5. Project: Presentation Create a multimedia presentation.
    6. Quiz Answers
11. ​Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

​Unit 15:Cumulative Exam

1. Cumulative Exam Review
   
2. Answers Cumulative Exam Answers