lunes, 8 de septiembre de 2014

World History: Modern Times (2014-2015)

World History students,

Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year. I look forward to a great year with you all. I will be using this blog to post homework assignments as well as follow-up videos/links. Hopefully this will help you to get a better understand of the concepts that we discuss in class.

Just as a reminder, our grading scale is as follows:
  • Participation -- 10%
  • Class work -- 15% 
  • Homework -- 15% 
  • Exams (or projects) -- 50% 
  • Conduct -- 10%
I also wanted to give you an idea of what we will be studying this year, incase you want to read ahead or catch up on missed work.
Our course outline:


Unit 2
Chapter 10 - Revolution and Enlightenment (1550-1800)
The Scientific Revolution - p. 302
The Enlightenment - p. 310
The Impact of the Enlightenment - p. 318
The American Revolution - p. 330

Chapter 11 - The French Revolution and Napoleon (1789-1815)
The French Revolution Begins - p. 340
Radical Revolution and Reaction - p.350
The Age of Napoleon - p. 360

Unit 3
Chapter 12 - Industrialization and Nationalism (1800-1870)
The Industrial Revolution - p. 378
Reaction and Revolution - p.388
National Unification and Nationalism - p.394
Romanticism and Realism - p.402

Chapter 13 - Mass Society and Democracy (1870-1914)
The Growth of Industrial Prosperity - p. 416
Toward the Modern Consciousness - p. 438

Chapter 14 - The Heigh of Imperialism (1800-1914)
Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia - p.450
Empire Building in Africa - p.456
Nation Building in Latin America - p.472

Unit 4
Chapter 16 - War and Revolution (1914-1919)
The Road to World War I - p.522
World War I - p. 526
The Russian Revolution - p. 536
End of World War I - p. 542

Chapter 17 - The West Between the Wars (1919-1939)
Hitler and Nazi Germany - p. 568

Chapter 18 - Nationalism Around the World (1914-1939)
Nationalism in Latin America - p. 608

Chapter 19 - World War II (1939-1945)
Paths to War - p. 620
The Course of World War II - p. 628
The New Order and the Holocaust - p. 638
Home Front and Aftermath of War - p. 644

Unit 5
Chapter 20 - Cold War and Postwar Changes (1945-1970)
Development of the Cold War - p. 664
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe - p. 674
Western Europe and North America - p. 678

Chapter 21 - The Contemporary Western World (1970-Present)
Europe and North America - p. 704
Western Society and Culture - p. 710

Chapter 22 - Latin America (1945-Present)
 General Trends in Latin America - p. 724
 Mexico, Cuba, and Central America - p. 730
The Nations of South America - p. 736

Chapter 23 - Africa and the Middle East (1945- Present)
 Independence in Africa - p. 750
 Conflict in the Middle East - p. 760

Chapter 24 - Asia and the Pacific (1945- Present)
 Communist China - p. 776
 South and Southeast Asia - p. 782
 Japan and the Pacific - p. 788

Chapter 25 - Changing Global Patterns
 Challenges of a New Century - p. 802
 New Global Communities - p. 812

As you can see, we've got a lot to cover this year. I look forward to our class discussions about these interesting topics and their relevance to our lives today.

- Mr. Joe

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