Modern World History

Modern World History

18 Week Self Paced Course

Instructor: Campione

Grades: 9-12

Course Summary

This course starts with a snapshot of the world in 1750 and continues chronologically through the major events of the late 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. In addition to content based instruction, students will be exposed to historical thinking skills, such as cause and effect, similarity and difference, purpose, point of view, and source reliability.

Topics Covered

The Enlightenment

The French Revolution

Industrial Revolution

New Imperialism

World War I

Russian Revolution

Rise of Fascism

World War II

Decolonization

The Cold War

Chinese Communism

The Fall of the Soviet Union

20th and 21st Century Human Rights Violations

Globalization