Grade Level & Subject:

Modern World History Grade 9

Curriculum Map

Year 2003-2004

Calendar

November

December

January

 

Second Nine Weeks – November - January

 

Possible Resources

 

 

Modern World History (Anchor Text), McDougal Littell

 

Nine Weeks Focus

 

 

Chapters 10-13, pages 276-385

 

Skills/Standards

 

History

3. Explain the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution with emphasis on:

b. The impact of the growth of population, rural-to-urban migrations, growth of industrial cities,

and emigration out of Europe;

4. Describe the political, economic and social roots of imperialism.

5. Analyze the perspectives of the colonizers and the colonized concerning:

a. Indigenous language;

b. Natural resources;

c. Labor;

d. Political systems;

e. Religion.

6. Explain the global impact of imperialism including:

a. Modernization of Japan;

b. Political and social reform in China;

c. Exploitation of African resources.

7. Analyze the causes and effects of World War I with emphasis on:

a. Militarism, imperialism, nationalism and alliances;

b. The global scope, outcomes and human costs of the war;

c. The role of new technologies and practices including the use of poison gas, trench warfare, machine guns, airplanes, submarines and tanks;

d. The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations.

8. Analyze the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution including:

b. The impact of World War I;

9. Assess the global impact of post-World War I economic, social and political turmoil including:

a. Disarmament;

c. Colonial rebellion;

10. Analyze the causes of World War II including:

c. The role of the Allies. A D E M I C C O N T E N T S TA N D A R D S

13. Examine social, economic and political struggles resulting from colonialism and imperialism including:

a. Independence movements in India, Indochina and Africa;

b. Rise of dictatorships in former colonies.

 

People in Societies

2. Analyze the results of political, economic, and social oppression and the violation of human rights including:

a. The exploitation of indigenous peoples;

b. The Holocaust and other acts of genocide, including those that have occurred in Armenia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Iraq.

3.Explain how advances in communication and transportation have impacted:

a. Globalization;

b. Cooperation and conflict;

c. The environment;

e. Popular culture;

f. Political systems;

g. Religion.

 

Geography

2. Explain how differing points of view play a role in conflicts over territory and resources.

3. Explain how political and economic conditions, resources, geographic locations and cultures have contributed to cooperation and conflict.

5. Analyze the social, political, economic and environmental factors that have contributed to human migration now and in the past.

 

Economics

1. Describe costs and benefits of trade with regard to:

a. Standard of living;

b. Productive capacity;

c. Usage of productive resources;

d. Infrastructure.

2. Explain how changing methods of production and a country's productive resources affect how it answers the fundamental economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.

 

Government

1. Explain how various systems of governments acquire, use and justify their power.

2. Analyze the purposes, structures and functions of various systems of government including:

b. Constitutional monarchies;

c. Parliamentary democracies;

d. Presidential democracies;

e. Dictatorships;

 

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

1. Analyze and evaluate the influence of various forms of citizen action on public policy including:

b. The international movement to abolish the slave trade and slavery;A C A D E M I C C O N T  

2. Describe and compare opportunities for citizen participation under different systems of government including:

b. Constitutional monarchies;

c. Parliamentary democracies;

e. Dictatorships;

3. Analyze how governments and other groups have used

propaganda to influence public opinion and behavior.

 

Social Studies Skills and Methods

1. Detect bias and propaganda in primary and secondary sources of information.

2. Evaluate the credibility of sources for:

b. Consistency of arguments;

d. Bias.

3. Analyze the reliability of sources for:

a. Accurate use of facts;

b. Adequate support of statements;

4. Develop and present a research project including:

a. Collection of data;

A C A M T E N T S TA N D A R D S

 

 

Assessments