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SS.912.W.1.1
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Use timelines to establish cause and effect
Utilize historical inquiry skills and analytical
relationships of historical events.
processes.
Remarks/Examples
Examples are Chinese, Gregorian, and
Compare time measurement systems used
Utilize historical inquiry skills and analytical
Islamic calendars, dynastic periods, decade,
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by different cultures.
Interpret and evaluate primary and
processes.
Utilize historical inquiry skills and analytical
century, era.
Examples are artifacts, images, auditory and
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secondary sources.
processes.
written sources.
Examples are archaeology, economics,
Explain how historians use historical inquiry
Utilize historical inquiry skills and analytical
geography, forensic chemistry, political
and other sciences to understand the past.
Compare conflicting interpretations or
processes.
science, physics.
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schools of thought about world events and
individual contributions to history
Utilize historical inquiry skills and analytical
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(historiography).
Evaluate the role of history in shaping
processes.
Utilize historical inquiry skills and analytical
Examples are ethnic, cultural, personal,
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identity and character.
processes.
national, religious.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Locate the extent of Byzantine territory at the contributions of medieval civilizations
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height of the empire.
Describe the impact of Constantine the
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Great's establishment of "New Rome"
Recognize significant events, figures, and
(Constantinople) and his recognition of
contributions of medieval civilizations
Christianity as a legal religion.
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Analyze the extent to which the Byzantine
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Empire was a continuation of the old Roman contributions of medieval civilizations
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Empire and in what ways it was a departure. (Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Examples are Justinian the Great, Theodora,
Identify key figures associated with the
contributions of medieval civilizations
Belisarius, John of Damascus, Anna
Byzantine Empire.
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan). Comnena, Cyril and Methodius.
Examples are Justinian's Code, the
preservation of ancient Greek and Roman
learning and culture, artistic and architectural
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Recognize significant events, figures, and
achievements, the empire's impact on the
Explain the contributions of the Byzantine
contributions of medieval civilizations
development of Western Europe, Islamic
Empire.
Describe the causes and effects of the
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan). civilization, and Slavic peoples.
Iconoclast controversy of the 8th and 9th
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centuries and the 11th century Christian
Recognize significant events, figures, and
schism between the churches of
contributions of medieval civilizations
Constantinople and Rome.
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Analyze causes (Justinian's Plague, ongoing
attacks from the "barbarians," the Crusades, Recognize significant events, figures, and
and internal political turmoil) of the decline of contributions of medieval civilizations
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the Byzantine Empire.
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Describe the rise of the Ottoman Turks, the
conquest of Constantinople in 1453, and the
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subsequent growth of the Ottoman empire
Recognize significant events, figures, and
under the sultanate including Mehmet the
contributions of medieval civilizations
Conquerer and Suleyman the Magnificent.
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Recognize significant events, figures, and
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Analyze the impact of the collapse of the
contributions of medieval civilizations
Western Roman Empire on Europe.
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Describe the orders of medieval social
hierarchy, the changing role of the Church,
the emergence of feudalism, and the
Recognize significant events, figures, and
development of private property as a
contributions of medieval civilizations
SS.912.W.2.10 distinguishing feature of Western Civilization. (Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Describe the rise and achievements of
SS.912.W.2.11 significant rulers in medieval Europe.
contributions of medieval civilizations
Examples are Charles Martel, Charlemagne,
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan). Otto the Great, William the Conqueror.
Recognize the importance of Christian
monasteries and convents as centers of
Recognize significant events, figures, and
education, charitable and missionary activity, contributions of medieval civilizations
SS.912.W.2.12 economic productivity, and political power.
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Explain how Western civilization arose from
a synthesis of classical Greco-Roman
civilization, Judeo-Christian influence, and
Recognize significant events, figures, and
the cultures of northern European peoples
contributions of medieval civilizations
SS.912.W.2.13 promoting a cultural unity in Europe.
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Describe the causes and effects of the Great
Famine of 1315-1316, The Black Death, The Recognize significant events, figures, and
Great Schism of 1378, and the Hundred
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contributions of medieval civilizations
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Examples are growth of banking,
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Determine the factors that contributed to the contributions of medieval civilizations
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commerce, towns, guilds, rise of a merchant
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan). class.
Trace the growth and development of
Recognize significant events, figures, and
national identify in England, France, and
contributions of medieval civilizations
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technological and agricultural improvements,
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Examples are Anselm of Canterbury,
Chaucer, Thomas Aquinas, Roger Bacon,
Hildegard of Bingen, Dante, Code of
Identify key figures, artistic, and intellectual
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Chivalry, Gothic architecture, illumination,
achievements of the medieval period in
contributions of medieval civilizations
universities, Natural Law Philosophy,
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(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan). Scholasticism.
Describe developments in medieval English
legal and constitutional history and their
Recognize significant events, figures, and
importance to the rise of modern democratic contributions of medieval civilizations
SS.912.W.2.18 institutions and procedures.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Describe the impact of Japan's physiography contributions of medieval civilizations
SS.912.W.2.19 on its economic and political development.
Examples are Magna Carta, parliament,
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan). habeas corpus.
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Examples arePillow Book, Tale of Genji,
Summarize the major cultural, economic,
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Shinto and Japanese Buddhism, the rise of
political, and religious developments in
contributions of medieval civilizations
feudalism, the development of the
SS.912.W.2.20 medieval Japan.
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan). shogunate, samurai, and social hierarchy.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Compare Japanese feudalism with Western contributions of medieval civilizations
SS.912.W.2.21 European feudalism during the Middle Ages. (Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Describe Japan's cultural and economic
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contributions of medieval civilizations
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Examples are the prophet Muhammad, the
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
early caliphs, the Pillars of Islam, Islamic
Discuss significant people and beliefs
American, and Sub-Saharan African
law, the relationship between government
associated with Islam.
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
and religion in Islam.
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
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Compare the major beliefs and principles of
American, and Sub-Saharan African
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Determine the causes, effects, and extent of contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
Islamic military expansion through Central
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American, and Sub-Saharan African
Asia, North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula. civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Describe the expansion of Islam into India
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
and the relationship between Muslims and
American, and Sub-Saharan African
Hindus.
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Describe the achievements, contributions,
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
Examples are Al-Ma'mun, Avicenna,
and key figures associated with the Islamic
American, and Sub-Saharan African
Averroes, Algebra, Al-Razi, Alhambra, The
Golden Age.
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Thousand and One Nights.
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
Examples are growth of the caliphate,
Describe key economic, political, and social
American, and Sub-Saharan African
division of Sunni and Shi'a, role of trade,
developments in Islamic history.
civilizations.
dhimmitude, Islamic slave trade.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Analyze the causes, key events, and effects contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
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of the European response to Islamic
American, and Sub-Saharan African
expansion beginning in the 7th century.
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Examples are Crusades, Reconquista.
Examples are Alexius Comnenus, Pope
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
Urban, Bernard of Clairvaux, Godfrey of
Identify important figures associated with the American, and Sub-Saharan African
Bouillon, Saladin, Richard the Lionheart,
Crusades.
Baybars, Louis IX.
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
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Trace the growth of major sub-Saharan
American, and Sub-Saharan African
African kingdoms and empires.
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Examples are Ghana, Mali, Songhai.
Examples are salt and gold trade, taxation
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
system, gold monopoly, matrilineal
American, and Sub-Saharan African
inheritance, griots, ancestral worship, rise of
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Islam, slavery.
Identify key significant economic, political,
SS.912.W.3.10 and social characteristics of Ghana.
Identify key figures and significant economic, contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
Examples are Sundiata, Epic of Sundiata,
political, and social characteristics
American, and Sub-Saharan African
Mansa Musa, Ibn Battuta, gold mining and
civilizations.
salt trade, slavery.
Examples are Sunni Ali, Askia Mohammad
Recognize significant events, figures, and
the Great, gold, salt trade, cowries as a
SS.912.W.3.11 associated with Mali.
Identify key figures and significant economic, contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
medium of exchange, Sankore University,
political, and social characteristics
American, and Sub-Saharan African
slavery, professional army, provincial
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
political structure.
SS.912.W.3.12 associated with Songhai.
Compare economic, political, and social
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
developments in East, West, and South
American, and Sub-Saharan African
SS.912.W.3.13 Africa.
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Examine the internal and external factors
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
that led to the fall of the empires of Ghana,
American, and Sub-Saharan African
Examples are disruption of trade, internal
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
political struggles, Islamic invasions.
SS.912.W.3.14 Mali, and Songhai.
Analyze the legacies of the Olmec, Zapotec, contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
and Chavin on later Meso and South
SS.912.W.3.15 American civilizations.
American, and Sub-Saharan African
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
Locate major civilizations of Mesoamerica
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American, and Sub-Saharan African
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
Examples are Maya, Aztec, Inca.
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
Examples are class structure, family life,
American, and Sub-Saharan African
warfare, religious beliefs and practices,
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
slavery.
Compare the key economic, cultural, and
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
Examples are agriculture, architecture,
political characteristics of the major
American, and Sub-Saharan African
astronomy, literature, mathematics, trade
civilizations.
Recognize significant events, figures, and
networks, government.
Describe the roles of people in the Maya,
SS.912.W.3.17 Inca, and Aztec societies.
SS.912.W.3.18 civilizations of Meso and South America.
Determine the impact of significant Meso
contributions of Islamic, Meso and South
and South American rulers such as Pacal
American, and Sub-Saharan African
SS.912.W.3.19 the Great, Moctezuma I, and Huayna Capac. civilizations.
Identify the economic and political causes for Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
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the rise of the Italian city-states (Florence,
the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
Milan, Naples, Rome, Venice).
Recognize major influences on the
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
architectural, artistic, and literary
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developments of Renaissance Italy
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
(Classical, Byzantine, Islamic, Western
the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
European).
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
Examples are Petrarch, Brunelleschi, Giotto,
the Medici Family, Michelangelo, Leonardo
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Identify the major artistic, literary, and
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
da Vinci, Erasmus, Thomas More,
technological contributions of individuals
the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Gutenberg, El
during the Renaissance.
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
Greco, Artemisia Gentileschi, Van Eyck.
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
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Identify characteristics of Renaissance
the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
Examples are influence of classics, School
humanism in works of art.
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
of Athens.
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Describe how ideas from the Middle Ages
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
and Renaissance led to the Scientific
the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
Revolution.
Describe how scientific theories and
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
methods of the Scientific Revolution
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
challenged those of the early classical and
the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
medieval periods.
Identify criticisms of the Roman Catholic
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
Church by individuals such as Wycliffe, Hus Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
and Erasmus and their impact on later
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the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
reformers.
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
Summarize religious reforms associated with
Examples are Catholic and Counter
Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Henry VIII, and John Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
Reformation, political and religious
of Leyden and the effects of the Reformation the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
fragmentation, military conflict, expansion of
on Europe.
Analyze the Roman Catholic Church's
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
capitalism.
response to the Protestant Reformation in
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
Examples are Council of Trent, Thomas
the forms of the Counter and Catholic
the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
More, Ignatius of Loyola and the Jesuits,
Reformation.
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
Teresa of Avila, Charles V.
Examples are Francis Bacon, Nicholas
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
Copernicus, Rene Descartes, Galileo Galilei,
Identify the major contributions of individuals the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
SS.912.W.4.10 associated with the Scientific Revolution.
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
Summarize the causes that led to the Age of Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
Exploration, and identify major voyages and the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
SS.912.W.4.11 sponsors.
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
Evaluate the scope and impact of the
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
Columbian Exchange on Europe, Africa,
the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
SS.912.W.4.12 Asia, and the Americas.
Examine the various economic and political
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
systems of Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
SS.912.W.4.13 France, and England in the Americas.
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, Blaise
Pascal, Vesalius.
Recognize the practice of slavery and other
forms of forced labor experienced during the
13th through 17th centuries in East Africa,
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
West Africa, Europe, Southwest Asia, and
the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
SS.912.W.4.14 the Americas.
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
Explain the origins, developments, and
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade
the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
SS.912.W.4.15 between West Africa and the Americas.
Compare the causes and effects of the
Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
development of constitutional monarchy in
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England with those of the development of
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
absolute monarchy in France, Spain, and
the Enlightenment and its impact on the
Russia.
American, French and other Revolutions.
Identify major causes of the Enlightenment.
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
Examples are ideas from the Renaissance,
the Enlightenment and its impact on the
Scientific Revolution, Reformation, and
American, French and other Revolutions.
resistance to absolutism.
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
Summarize the major ideas of Enlightenment the Enlightenment and its impact on the
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philosophers.
American, French and other Revolutions.
Evaluate the impact of Enlightenment ideals
on the development of economic, political,
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
and religious structures in the Western
the Enlightenment and its impact on the
world.
American, French and other Revolutions.
Analyze the extent to which the
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
Enlightenment impacted the American and
the Enlightenment and its impact on the
French Revolutions.
American, French and other Revolutions.
Summarize the important causes, events,
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
and effects of the French Revolution
the Enlightenment and its impact on the
including the rise and rule of Napoleon.
American, French and other Revolutions.
Describe the causes and effects of 19th
Latin American and Caribbean
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independence movements led by people
Analyze the causes, events, and effects of
including Bolivar, de San Martin, and L'
the Enlightenment and its impact on the
Ouverture.
Describe the agricultural and technological
American, French and other Revolutions.
innovations that led to industrialization in
Understand the development of Western and
Great Britain and its subsequent spread to
non-Western nationalism, industrialization
continental Europe, the United States, and
and imperialism, and the significant
Japan.
processes and consequences of each.
Understand the development of Western and Examples are urbanization, increased
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non-Western nationalism, industrialization
productivity and wealth, rise of the middle
Summarize the social and economic effects
and imperialism, and the significant
class, conditions faced by workers, rise of
of the Industrial Revolution.
processes and consequences of each.
labor unions, expansion of colonialism.
Understand the development of Western and
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Compare the philosophies of capitalism,
non-Western nationalism, industrialization
socialism, and communism as described by
and imperialism, and the significant
Adam Smith, Robert Owen, and Karl Marx.
Describe the 19th and early 20th century
processes and consequences of each.
social and political reforms and reform
Understand the development of Western and
movements and their effects in Africa, Asia,
non-Western nationalism, industrialization
Examples are Meiji Reforms, abolition of
Europe, the United States, the Caribbean,
and imperialism, and the significant
slavery in the British Empire, expansion of
and Latin America.
processes and consequences of each.
women's rights, labor laws.
Understand the development of Western and
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Summarize the causes, key events, and
non-Western nationalism, industrialization
effects of the unification of Italy and
and imperialism, and the significant
Germany.
processes and consequences of each.
Understand the development of Western and
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non-Western nationalism, industrialization
Examples are social impact on indigenous
Analyze the causes and effects of
and imperialism, and the significant
peoples, the Crimean War, development of
imperialism.
processes and consequences of each.
the Suez Canal, Spheres of Influence)
Understand the development of Western and
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Identify major events in China during the
non-Western nationalism, industrialization
Examples are Western incursions, Opium
19th and early 20th centuries related to
and imperialism, and the significant
Wars, Taiping and Boxer Rebellions,
imperialism.
processes and consequences of each.
Analyze the causes of World War I including Recognize significant causes, events,
nationalist revolution.
the formation of European alliances and the figures, and consequences of the Great War
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roles of imperialism, nationalism, and
period and the impact on worldwide balance
militarism.
of power.
Recognize significant causes, events,
figures, and consequences of the Great War Examples are the impact of industrialization,
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Describe the changing nature of warfare
period and the impact on worldwide balance use of total war, trench warfare, destruction
during World War I.
of power.
of the physical landscape and human life.
Examples are collapse of the Romanov
dynasty, creation of the Weimar Republic,
Recognize significant causes, events,
dissolution of the German, Russian, Austro-
figures, and consequences of the Great War Hungarian and Ottoman empires, Armenian
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Summarize significant effects of World War
period and the impact on worldwide balance Genocide, Balfour Declaration, Treaty of
I.
Describe the causes and effects of the
of power.
German economic crisis of the 1920s and
Recognize significant causes, events,
the global depression of the 1930s, and
figures, and consequences of the Great War
analyze how governments responded to the period and the impact on worldwide balance
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Great Depression.
Describe the rise of authoritarian
of power.
governments in the Soviet Union, Italy,
Germany, and Spain, and analyze the
Recognize significant causes, events,
policies and main ideas of Vladimir Lenin,
figures, and consequences of the Great War
Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, period and the impact on worldwide balance
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and Francisco Franco.
Analyze the restriction of individual rights
of power.
Recognize significant causes, events,
and the use of mass terror against
figures, and consequences of the Great War
populations in the Soviet Union, Nazi
period and the impact on worldwide balance
Germany, and occupied territories.
of power.
Recognize significant causes, events,
figures, and consequences of the Great War
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Trace the causes and key events related to
period and the impact on worldwide balance
World War II.
of power.
Versailles.
Explain the causes, events, and effects of
the Holocaust (1933-1945) including its roots
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in the long tradition of anti-Semitism, 19th
Recognize significant causes, events,
century ideas about race and nation, and
figures, and consequences of the Great War
Nazi dehumanization of the Jews and other
period and the impact on worldwide balance
victims.
of power.
Recognize significant causes, events,
figures, and consequences of the Great War
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Identify the wartime strategy and post-war
period and the impact on worldwide balance
plans of the Allied leaders.
of power.
Recognize significant causes, events,
Summarize the causes and effects of
figures, and consequences of the Great War
President Truman's decision to drop the
period and the impact on worldwide balance
SS.912.W.7.10 atomic bombs on Japan.
Examples are Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin.
of power.
Recognize significant causes, events,
Examples are human toll, financial cost,
figures, and consequences of the Great War physical destruction, emergence of the
period and the impact on worldwide balance United States and Soviet Union as
SS.912.W.7.11 Describe the effects of World War II.
of power.
superpowers, creation of the United Nations.
Identify the United States and Soviet aligned Recognize significant events and people
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states of Europe, and contrast their political
from the post World War II and Cold War
and economic characteristics.
eras.
Recognize significant events and people
Examples are containment policy, Truman
Describe characteristics of the early Cold
from the post World War II and Cold War
Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, Iron Curtain,
War.
eras.
Berlin Airlift, Warsaw Pact.
Examples are Chinese Civil War, communist
Recognize significant events and people
victory, Great Leap Forward, Cultural
Summarize key developments in post-war
from the post World War II and Cold War
Revolution, China's subsequent rise as a
China.
Summarize the causes and effects of the
eras.
Recognize significant events and people
world power.
arms race and proxy wars in Africa, Asia,
from the post World War II and Cold War
Latin America, and the Middle East.
eras.
Examples are the arms race, Soviet invasion
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Identify the factors that led to the decline and Recognize significant events and people
of Afghanistan, growing internal resistance
fall of communism in the Soviet Union and
from the post World War II and Cold War
to communism, perestroika and glasnost,
Eastern Europe.
eras.
United States influence.
Explain the 20th century background for the
establishment of the modern state of Israel
in 1948 and the ongoing military and political Recognize significant events and people
conflicts between Israel and the Arab-Muslim from the post World War II and Cold War
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world.
Compare post-war independence
eras.
Recognize significant events and people
movements in African, Asian, and Caribbean from the post World War II and Cold War
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countries.
Describe the rise and goals of nationalist
eras.
Recognize significant events and people
Examples are Mahatma Ghandi, Fidel
leaders in the post-war era and the impact of from the post World War II and Cold War
Castro, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Francois
their rule on their societies.
Analyze the successes and failures of
eras.
Recognize significant events and people
'Papa Doc' Duvalier, Jawaharlal Nehru.
democratic reform movements in Africa,
from the post World War II and Cold War
Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
Explain the impact of religious
eras.
fundamentalism in the last half of the 20th
century, and identify related events and
Recognize significant events and people
Examples are Iranian Revolution,
forces in the Middle East over the last
from the post World War II and Cold War
Mujahideen in Afghanistan, Persian Gulf
eras.
War.
SS.912.W.8.10 several decades.
Examples are Marie Curie, Albert Einstein,
Enrico Fermi, Sigmund Freud, Wright
Brothers, Charles R. Drew, mass
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Identify major scientific figures and
Identify major economic, political, social, and vaccination, atomic energy, transistor,
breakthroughs of the 20th century, and
technological trends beginning in the 20th
microchip, space exploration, Internet,
assess their impact on contemporary life.
century.
discovery of DNA, Human Genome Project.
Examples are medical and technological
advances, free market economics, increased
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Describe the causes and effects of post-
Identify major economic, political, social, and consumption of natural resources and
World War II economic and demographic
technological trends beginning in the 20th
goods, rise in expectations for standards of
changes.
Explain cultural, historical, and economic
century.
living.
factors and governmental policies that
created the opportunities for ethnic cleansing
or genocide in Cambodia, the Balkans,
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Rwanda, and Darfur, and describe various
Identify major economic, political, social, and
governmental and non-governmental
technological trends beginning in the 20th
Examples are prejudice, racism,
responses to them.
century.
stereotyping, economic competition.
Identify major economic, political, social, and
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Describe the causes and effects of twentieth technological trends beginning in the 20th
Examples are Cyprus, Kashmir, Tibet,
century nationalist conflicts.
Assess the social and economic impact of
century.
Northern Ireland.
pandemics on a global scale, particularly
Identify major economic, political, social, and
within the developing and under-developed
technological trends beginning in the 20th
world.
century.
Analyze the rise of regional trade blocs such
as the European Union and NAFTA, and
Identify major economic, political, social, and
predict the impact of increased globalization technological trends beginning in the 20th
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in the 20th and 21st centuries.
century.
Identify major economic, political, social, and
Describe the impact of and global response
technological trends beginning in the 20th
to international terrorism.
century.