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Modern World History Mr. Weiss Room 2929/393-3485 ext. 2929/[email protected] /Conference: 3rd Period Facebook Group: Mr. Weiss’ HHS Classroom/Twitter: @GreatWeissOne Webpage accessed through www.hillsboro.k12.oh.us Class Description Freshman Modern World History is a REQUIRED course for graduation and is designed to cover the Age of Enlightenment to the world issues of today. Some of the major topics that will be studied and discussed extensively will be as follows: Historical Thought, Age of Enlightenment, Revolutionary Period, Global Industrial Revolution, Imperialism, World War I and II, Holocaust, Cold War, genocide, globalism, and current world issues. Class Commandments Thou shall not be tardy to class Thou shall not disrespect others or the classroom Thou shall not throw things in class Thou shall not move desks or chairs Thou shall not make graven images on desks Thou shall not leave trash in the class Thou shall not touch my stuff Thou shall not whine or complain Thou shall not come to class unprepared Thou shall have FUN in this class! SUPPLY LIST: Students who are enrolled in Modern World History are required to obtain the following items for class: -Three ring one inch binder and notebook -Pen (blue or black ink) or pencil *Students will NOT be assigned a textbook. We will use a classroom set and complete required readings during class. If a student needs a textbook one can be assigned and returned. If they fail to return the textbook, they will be charged for the missing textbook. LATE POLICY: Work needs to be turned in on the assigned date to receive full credit. If you miss a test, you will have ONE WEEK to make it up. If you miss class, you are responsible to get any assignments. I will leave the work I hand out on the counter top underneath the cabinets in my room. I WILL NOT track you down to ensure you picked up the missing assignments. I will accept late work in order to help you not fall behind during the school year, but 20% will be deducted from the assignment. If you have an excused absence you have the same amount of days to make up the assignment as the absence (ex. 2 days excused, 2 days to turn in work). GRADING POLICY: The grading percentages for this class are as follows: 80% of grade is a result of essay/writings/reports, projects, and assessments and 20% is a result of notebook/classroom assignments. This class utilizes the school grade scale as described in the Student Handbook. FINAL EXAM: The Final Exam will be determined when the exam schedule is finalized. If you are absent the day the final is given, you will take it on the designated make-up date. Course Outline The following is a tentative course outline: First Quarter Third Quarter Unit One: Age of Enlightenment Unit Five: World War I Who are the Enlightenment thinkers? What were the Enlightenment philosophies? Impact of the Enlightenment around the world Spread of the Enlightenment throughout the rest of Europe and beyond Causes & consequences of the Great War Modern weapons that were developed during World War I Was there a connection between World War I and World War II? Could war have been avoided? Unit Six: World War II Unit Two: Revolutionary Period Impact of the Enlightenment on revolutions in France, America, Latin America, and Russia Causes and consequences of major revolutions around the world Changes in government and societies because of major revolutions around the world Discuss different system of governments Causes & consequences of World War II The rise of totalitarian governments and how these governments threaten world peace Did the rising tensions at the end of World War II contribute to the onset of the Cold War? Fourth Quarter Unit Seven: Why was it called a “Cold” War? Second Quarter Unit Three: Global Industrial Revolution Factors leading to the global industrial revolution Social and political changes that resulted in the Industrial Revolution Understand important economic theories Unit Four: Age of Imperialism Growth of Imperialism in nonindustrialized regions Economic, political, humanitarian, and cultural causes behind the formation of global empires What regions were specifically targeted for development? Why? An end to a physical war led to a “cold” war Major events that contributed to the Cold War How does the Cold War shape today’s current world issues? Unit Eight: What threatens world peace today? Genocide studies “Hot” topics/ “Hot” spots that threaten world peace today Unite Nine: Contemporary Global Issues Current world issues & historical roots How do current world issues have an effect on global society