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The Industrial Revolution & Currents of Thought Unit 1 discusses the rapid technological expansion and its effects taking place in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Industrial Revolution radically changed humankind’s relationship to both itself and to nature. This unit explores that transition; it also covers the intellectual reactions to the Industrial Revolution along with some of the more important advances in science, art, economics and philosophy.
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Growth of Democracy & The Triumph of Nationalism Unit 2 gives students the opportunity to read about the various social, economic and political reforms that helped expand the scope and reach of democratic institutions in Western society. The unit ends with a discussion related to nationalism and how this force weakened empires while encouraging nation states like Germany and Italy to finally unite.
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Africa in the Age of Imperialism & The First World War Unit 3 covers the time period leading up to the Great War. The great powers of Europe entered into a competition for ovreseas empire and resources. This competition heightened tensions between France, England, Russia and Germany. Eventually the assassination of an Austrian leader at the hands of a Serbian assassin lead to a regional conflict in the Balkans growing into a conflict involving almost every industrialized nation in the world. READINGS
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The Midterm
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Click here to open up instructions for the History 20 argumentative essay assignment. |
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The Aftermath of the War & The Rise of the Totalitarian States Unit 4 describs how Germany, Russia, France, England, Italy, Canada and the United States, etc. tried to establish a lasting basis for peace following the end of the Great War. The unit ends with a discussion and survey of the failure of that attempt to establish a more peaceful world order due to the rise of populist leaders and nationalist movements known as communism and fascism. READINGS
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The World at War & The Cold War and European Recovery Unit 5 covers the events and personalities related to the Second World War. This war not only represents the dawn of the Atomic Age but also a new attempt by nations of the world to try and avoid such future catastrophic wars in the future; it ends with a discussion of the post-World War II era which was dominated by an arms race and diplomatic tension bewteen the world's sole superpowers the Soviet Union and United States. READINGS
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The World Today Unit 6 presents students with a survey of the most important post-Cold War events with some attempt at making sense of their overall significance to history, e.g. 9/11, War on Terror, Invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, the rise and fall of ISIS, populism, and the challenges of climate change.
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Final Exam Comprehensive Test: Units 4-6
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