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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Unit Three: Global Industrial Revolution
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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
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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?
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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?
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Genocide studies
“Hot” topics/ “Hot” spots that threaten
world peace today
Unite Nine: Contemporary Global Issues
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Current world issues & historical roots
How do current world issues have an
effect on global society