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SADDLE BROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Course Name: Social Studies
Grade: World History II
Date: September 2016
For adoption by all regular education programs
as specified and for adoption or adaptation by
all Special Education Programs in accordance
with Board of Education Policy #2220.
Board approved:
October 19, 2016
SADDLE BROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Administration
Mr. Anthony Riscica, Interim Superintendent
Mr. Raymond Karaty, Business Administrator
Board of Education
Mrs. Sylvia Zottarelli, Board President
Mr. Carmine Bufi, Board Vice President
Mr. Michael Accomando
Mr. David Gierek
Mr. Joseph Nigito
Ms. Sarah Sanchez
Mrs. Kim Scanapieco
Mr. Parampreet Singh
Mr. Stephen Quinn
Curriculum Supervisor
Christine Steiner
Supervisor of Language Arts and Social Studies
Curriculum Writer
John Lawlor
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Course Rationale
In today’s world, students are faced with complex challenges that have global implications and are connected to
people, places, and events of the past. The study of social studies focuses on deep understanding of concepts that
enable students to think critically and systematically about local, regional, national, and global issues. Authentic
learning experiences that enable students to apply content knowledge, develop citizenship skills, and collaborate with
students from around the world prepare students to become global citizens. The natural integration of technology in
social studies education allows students to overcome geographic borders, apply scientific and mathematical analysis
to historical questions and contemporary issues, appreciate cultural diversity, and experience events through the
examination of primary sources.
Social studies provides learners with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives needed to become active, informed
citizens and contributing members of local, state, national, and global communities in the digital age. The curriculum
fosters the development of students who:
• Are civic minded, globally aware, and socially responsible
• Exemplifies fundamental values of American citizenship through active participation in local and global
communities
• Make informed decisions about local, state, national, and global events based on inquiry and analysis
• Consider multiple perspectives, value diversity, and promote cultural understanding
• Recognize the implications of an interconnected global economy
• Appreciate the global dynamics between people, places, and resources
• Communicate ideas by identifying a problem, developing a solution and sharing with others
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Scope and Sequence
World History II
Quarter I (Emergence of the First Global Age)
Global Interactions and Colonialism
3 weeks
● Exploration & Conquest
● Colonization
● Columbian Exchange*
● Atlantic Slave Trade*
Unit 3: Political and Social Revolution
3 weeks
● The American Revolution*
● French Revolution & Napoleon
● Revolutions in Western Hemisphere and Europe
● Democracy and Nation-States
Challenges to the Existing Order
3 weeks
● Monarchy, nobility, and the Church
● Renaissance +
● Reformation +
● Scientific Revolution
● The Enlightenment
Quarter II (19th century)
Industrial Revolution
5 weeks
● Agricultural revolution
● Mass Production
● Technological Innovations
● Social Impact
● Economic Systems
Imperialism
5 weeks
● Modernization in Japan
● Western colonization in Africa and Asia
● End of Dynastic Rule in China
● Economic imperialism in Latin America*
Quarter III (The Great Wars)
WWI & Revolution
5 weeks
● World War I: causes, practices, and effects
● Russian Revolution
● Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations
● Western imperialism in the Middle East
Years of Crisis & WWII
5 weeks
● Origins and development of single-party states
(USSR, Nazi Germany, Italy, Spain)
● Chinese Civil War
● Japanese conquest in Asia and Allied response*
● Nazi aggression and Allied response*
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Quarter IV (post WWII - present)
20th Century Since 1945
6 weeks
● The Cold War*
● Decolonization
● Fall of the Soviet Union
● Conflict in the Middle East
● Challenges to American hegemony
Contemporary Issues
4 weeks
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Changing technology
Trade and globalization
Patterns of human migration
Humans and the Environment
Conflict
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Unit Plans
World History II
Global Interactions and Colonialism
Enduring Understandings:
● The methods of and motivations for exploration and
conquest resulted in increased global interactions,
differing patterns of trade, colonization, and conflict
among nations.
● Colonization was inspired by the desire to have
access to resources and markets, often at the
expense of the indigenous culture, population, and
environment.
Challenges to the Existing Order
Enduring Understandings:
• Ideas developed during the Renaissance, Scientific
Revolution, Reformation, and Enlightenment led to
political, economic, and cultural changes that have
had a lasting impact.
Political & Social Revolution
Enduring Understandings:
• Discontent with prevailing economic, political, and
social conditions was the impetus for change, which
resulted in revolution or reform.
3 weeks
Essential Questions:
● What were the motivations for Europeans to seek
alternate trade routes to Asia?
● What technological advances facilitated exploration
and the conquest of native populations in the
Americas, Africa, and Asia?
● How did geography impact colonization and
settlement patterns?
● What were the effects of the interactions between
Europeans and Early American civilizations?
● How did slavery and the African slave trade influence
European economies in the western hemisphere?
3 weeks
Essential Questions:
● What societal changes influenced the Age of Reason?
● How was science revolutionized in the 16th-18th
centuries?
● How did Enlightenment principles challenge the
political and social order of Europe?
3 weeks
Essential Questions:
● What were the political, social, and economic causes
of the French Revolution?
● How does reform affect political, social and economic
institutions?
● What forces or policies in a society bring about longterm change?
● How does nationalism divide/unify people?
● What is a revolution?
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The Industrial Revolution
Enduring Understandings:
• The Industrial Revolution was a consequence of
technological innovation and expanding economic
activity and markets, resulting in massive population
movement, urbanization, and the development of
complex economic systems.
Imperialism
Enduring Understandings:
• Industrialized nations embarked on a competitive
race for global resources and markets, resulting in
the establishment of political and economic control
over large regions of the world that had a lasting
impact.
World War I & Revolution
Enduring Understandings:
• Nationalism, imperialism, industrialization, and
militarism contributed to an increase in economic
and military competition among European nations,
the Ottoman Empire, and Japan, and led to World
War I.
• World Wars I and II were "total wars" in which
nations mobilized entire populations and economies
and employed new military tactics that resulted in
unprecedented death and destruction, as well as
drastic changes in political boundaries.
• World Wars I and II challenged economic and
political power structures and gave rise to a new
balance of power in the world.
5 weeks
Essential Questions:
● Why did industrialization occur?
● How did the Industrial Revolution change the way
people live, work, and communicate?
● How did industrialization change the political,
economic and social structure of nations?
● How did the move toward industrialization
encourage nations to build empires?
5 weeks
Essential Questions:
● What is imperialism?
● How can imperialism be characterized as both
positive and negative?
● How did industrialization of European nations lead to
their pursuit of imperialism in Asia and Africa?
● How did racial attitudes play in to the desire to
expand?
● How did the competition created by the race for
empire-building lead to global conflict?
● How does imperialism limit individual identity?
5 weeks
Essential Questions:
● What were the causes of World War I?
● Could global war have been prevented?
● How did technology change the nature of warfare?
● How were nations mobilized for the war effort?
● What were the immediate and long term
consequences of the war?
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Years of Crisis & WWII
Enduring Understandings:
• The failure of the Treaty of Versailles, the impact of
the global depression, and the expansionist policies
and actions of Axis nations are viewed as major
factors that resulted in World War II.
• World Wars I and II were "total wars" in which
nations mobilized entire populations and economies
and employed new military tactics that resulted in
unprecedented death and destruction, as well as
drastic changes in political boundaries.
• World Wars I and II challenged economic and political
power structures and gave rise to a new balance of
power in the world.
• Economic, technological, and military power and
bureaucracies have been used by nations to
deliberately and systematically destroy ethnic/racial,
political, and cultural groups.
20th Century Since 1945
Enduring Understandings:
• Decolonization, the emergence of new independent
nations, and competing ideologies changed the
political landscape and national identities of those
involved, and sometimes included military
confrontations and violations of human rights.
• International migration and scientific and
technological improvements in the second half of the
20th century resulted in an increasingly global
economy and society that are challenged by limited
natural resources.
Contemporary Issues
Enduring Understandings:
• Technological innovation, economic
interdependence, changes in population growth,
migratory patterns, and the development,
distribution, and use of natural resources offer
challenges and opportunities that transcend
regional and national borders.
5 weeks
Essential Questions:
● Why did single-party states emerge in Germany,
Russia, and Italy after World War I?
● What are similarities and differences between
Fascism, National Socialism, and Communism?
● What were the causes for World War II in Asia and
Europe?
● How did technology change the nature of warfare?
● What are the eight stages of genocide?
● How did the war end?
● How did World War II change the world political
order?
6 weeks
Essential Questions:
● How did the world change after World War II?
● What were the causes, practices, and outcomes of
the Chinese Civil War?
● How did Mao modernize China?
● How did India win independence from Great Britain?
● Why was India partitioned?
● What role did the United Nations play in international
affairs?
● Why is there conflict between Arabs and the Israelis?
4 weeks
Essential Questions:
● How is technology changing the way people live,
work, and communicate?
● What are the origins of modern conflicts?
● How do individuals and nations compete for limited
resources?
● How are the opposing forces of globalism and
nationalism impacting world events?
● How does geography influence the movement of
people, commodities, and ideas?
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