Modern World History/9 Room 101 Instructor Mr. Gadsby

Planning 3rd Period Period Phone: (724) 662 -5104 Prerequisites You are required to earn 4.0 credits in the social studies curriculum to graduate. It is also important that you realize that the grade that you earn in this class will factor into your cumulative Grade Point Average. Description The “modern” period of world history began in approximately A.D. 1450, when much of Europe emerged from the of the and modern ways of life began.

Our study begins with a review of the great civilizations which contributed to modern Western Civilization, and includes a brief study of the Medieval period.

Study will then progress to the changes which occurred that led to our modern world. Time periods studied include: the , the Age of Exploration, the Commercial , the , the Age of Absolute Monarchs, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the in England and America, the , the , the rise of , the Age of Imperialism, and concludes with a study of I and World War II.

Students should gain an understanding of how and why the events which transpired in the time periods above shaped our modern world. Texts Used World History and Geography – Modern Times Homework It is imperative that all homework is done. This also includes any reading assignments. Policy and Philosophy All graded homework is due at the beginning of class the day it is due.

No late homework is accepted

IF YOU ARE ABSENT, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILTY TO HAND IN THE HOMEWORK, GET THE NOTES, AND WORKSHEETS COVERED THAT DAY. Grading

96.5 A+ Tools of assessments: 92.5 A 89.5 A-  Lesson Reading Points (30-40 pts every chapter) 86.5 B+  Quizzes 82.5 B (10-15 points) 79.5 B-  Tests (50-100 points chapters) 76.5 C+  Homework (100 points/ 9weeks 72.5 C  Projects (1 project/ 9 weeks) 69.5 C- 66.5 D+ Grades are calculated using total points system.. 62.5 D 59.5 D- Below F Classroom 1. BE PREPARED FOR CLASS: always bring a pencil, textbook, and notebook. Rules 2. COME TO CLASS ON TIME 3. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS THE 1ST TIME 4. HAND IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS 5. SHOW PROPER RESPECT TO THE TEACHER AND FELLOW STUDENTS AT ALL TIMES: behaviors that will not be tolerated include the use of inappropriate or obscene language, showing disrespect to the teacher, talking out of turn, throwing any object, hitting, kicking, pushing, or any other inappropriate physical contact. This also includes the hallways. Use your best judgment.

Required Pencil , 3-ring binder, textbook, positive attitude Materials Daily 5-10 minutes: Lesson Reading from the book (this will be turned in on the day of Schedule the test 10-20 minutes: Class Notes/Discussions/Questioning/Answering 10-15 minutes: Class Work/Activities/Projects/Homework Time Material Covered During Time Period

Chapter 1: Prehistory (Review) First humans, Egypt, Asia, India, , Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Formation of Islam, Early African Civilizations, Medieval Asia

Chapter 2: Renaissance Italian City-states, Machiavelli, Social Classes in , Humanism, Vernacular, Secularism, Education, Painting, Architecture, Northern Renaissance

Chapter 3: Reformation Christian Humanism, Church Reform, Martin Luther, Lutheranism, German Reformation, Zwingli, Calvin, Henry VIII, Anabaptists, Catholic Reformation

Chapter 4: Exploration Motives, Means, Portuguese Explorers, Spanish Explorers, Aztecs, Incans, Mayans, European Rivalries, Mercantilism, Columbian Exchange, Rivals in the East, Slave Trade, Colonial Latin America, Economics, Church and State

Chapter 5: Conflict and Absolutism Spanish Military, Netherlands, England, Religious Wars, Spanish Armada, Witchcraft, Thirty Years War, Divine Right, Puritans, English Civil War, Restoration, Glorious Revolution, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Absolutism, Cardinal Richelieu, Sun King, Absolutism, Declining , Prussia, Peter the Great, Mannerism, Baroque Art, Music, Spanish Literature

Chapter 8: Enlightenment and Scientific Exploration, Ptolemy, Galileo, Isaac Newton, Medicine, Role of Women, Descartes, Bacon, Philosophes, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Social Contract, Women, Religion, Arts, Music, Absolutism, Enlightenment, Seven Years War, North America, Power of Great Britain, , New Nations, Bill of Rights

Chapter 9: French Revolution and Causes of French Revolution, , Declaration of the Rights of Man, International War, Sans- Collettes, Girondists, Jacobins, Committee of Public Safety, Directory, Rise of Napoleon, Emperor Napoleon, Impact on Laws, Resistance to Napoleon, Fall of Napoleon, Klemmons von Metternich, Liberalism, After Napoleon

Chapter 10: Industrialization and Nationalism Power of Great Britain, Natural Resources, Emergence of Railroads, Spread of Industry, Population Growth, Social Classes, , Revolutions in the 1930s and 1948, German States, Italy, Austria, Unification of Italy, Great Britain, Austria, Russia, America, Haiti, Mexico, South America, Simon Bolivar, Santa Ana

Chapter 11: Mass Society and Democracy Second Industrial Revolution, World Economy, Working Class, Socialism, Trade Unions, Urbanization, Women’s Rights, Education, Political Leadership, Western European Democracy, Old Order, Rivalries in Europe, Balkan Problems, Literature, Painting, Architecture, Scientific Advances, Sigmund Freud, Darwinism, Jewish People

Chapter 12: Imperialism Imperialism, European Powers, Indirect and Direct Colonial Rule, Resistance to Imperialism, Different Regions of Africa, Rhodes, Boers, Effects of Imperialism, Rise of Nationalism, Sepoy Rebellion, British Rule, Nationalism, Colonial Culture, US in Latin America, Mexico, Social Change in Latin America

Chapter 13: Challenges and Transitions in East Asia Effect of Great Britain on China, Tai Ping Rebellion, Self-strengthening Movement, Spheres of Influence, Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion, Rise of Yat-sen, 1911 Revolution, Civil War, Chinese Economy, Japan Opens Borders, Meiji Restoration, Social Structures, Expansion of Japan

Chapter 14: World War I Causes of World War I, Assassination of Ferdinand, Mobilization of Forces, Conflict, Stalemate, Campaigns in the East and West, Trench Warfare, Air War, US Enters War, Power of Governments, Russian Background, Lenin, Bolsheviks Seize Power, Civil War, Communist Victory, Last Year of War, Armistice, Fourteen Points, Paris Peace Conference, Versailles

Chapter 15: West Between the Wars German Anger, Inflation, Great Depression, International Response to Great Depression, Arts, Totalitarianism, Fascism in Italy, Mussolini, Soviet Union, Five Year Plans, Spanish Civil War, Rise of Nazism, Concentration Camps, Hitler, Terror, Culture, Women

Chapter 17: World War II German Path to War, Appeasement, Alliances, Soviet Union, Blitzkrieg, Battle of Britain, Barbarossa, European Theater, North Africa, Mobilizing the Major Nations, Bombings, New German Order, Death Camps, New Asia, Ending European Conflict, Island Hopping, Atomic Bomb, World Peace, Seeds of

Chapter 18: Cold War Harry Truman and George Marshall, Alliances, Arms Race, Berlin Wall, Chinese Civil War, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, China in Cold War, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War

Chapter 20: Life during Cold War Western Europe, European Economic Community, Civil Rights of the 1960s, , Rule of Stalin, Khrushchev Era, Brezhnev Era, East Communism, Revolt Against Communism, Occupation of Japan, Asian Tigers, Taiwan

Chapter 21: New Era Begins Gorbachev Era, Perestroika, Revolution in the East, End of the USSR, New Russia, Dissolution of Yugoslavia, European Union, Reunification of Germany, Great Britain, , US and Canada, Women, Arts, China After Mao, Chinese Society and Economy, Japan, Koreans, Middle East, Revolutionary Activity, African Problems, Southeast Asia, Pakistan, Latin American Issues Today