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Contemporary History Pre-1900: Enlightenment
Grade Level
High School
- Students will be able to identify Enlightenment ideas in a modern context.
Contemporary History Pre-1900: Industrialization and Imperialism
Grade Level
High School
Students will understand that the industrial revolution brought sweeping change to many aspects of daily life.
Contemporary History World at War: Introduction
Grade Level
High School
- Students will be able to identify the main reasons why countries go to war.
Contemporary History World at War: Fascism and Communism
Grade Level
High School
- Students will be able to identify the key tenets of fascism and communism and identify how they contrast with democracy.
Contemporary History World at War: United States As a Global Power
Grade Level
High School
- Students will be able to explain how the United States became a global power.
- Students will understand the pros and cons of isolationism in U.S. foreign policy.
Conflict: Case Studies
Grade Level
High School
- Students will analyze recent trends in global conflicts, especially in the post-WWII years.
- Students will consider major historical and modern day examples of conflict and identify patterns and underlying themes.
Trade: Policy
Grade Level
High School
- Students will analyze how trade can be used as part of foreign policy.
- Students will simulate trading under different kinds of trade rules and then reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of each set of rules.
Monetary Policy: Introduction
Grade Level
High School
- Students will identify the key aspects of monetary policy in the global economy.
- Students will read a number of fictional scenarios and determine the effect of those scenarios on foreign exchange rates.
Global Health: Policy
Grade Level
High School
- Students will consider some of the differences in how infectious diseases are handled compared to noncommunicable diseases.
- Students will analyze the key factors that contribute to challenges in addressing noncommunicable diseases.
Contemporary History Post-1945: Introduction
Grade Level
High School
- Students will be able to explain how the Cold War shaped today’s world.
- Students will be able to analyze the impact of decolonization on today’s world by comparing and contrasting two former colonies using an infographic.