Grade Level & Subject:

Modern World History Grade 9

Curriculum Map

Year 2003-2004

Calendar

April

May

June

 

Fourth Nine Weeks – April - June

 

Possible Resources

 

 

Modern World History (Anchor Text), McDougal Littell

 

Nine Weeks Focus

 

 

Chapters 18 –Epilogue pages 502-611

 

Skills/Standards

 

History

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

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

b. Natural resources;

d. Political systems;

6. Explain the global impact of imperialism including:

c. Exploitation of African resources.

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

c. Colonial rebellion;

11. Analyze the consequences of World War II including:

e. The United Nations;

f. The establishment of the state of Israel.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.

14. Explain the causes and consequences of the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War including:

a. The arms build-up;

b. Ethnic unrest in the Soviet Union;

c. Independence movements in former Soviet satellites;

d. Global decline of communism.

15. Examine regional and ethnic conflict in the post-Cold War era including:

a. Persistent conflict in the Middle East;

b. Ethnic strife in Europe, Africa and Asia.

 

People in Societies

1. Analyze examples of how people in different cultures view events from different perspectives including:

a. Creation of the state of Israel;

b. Partition of India and Pakistan;

c. Reunification of Germany;

d. End of apartheid in South Africa.

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

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;

d. Collective security;

e. Popular culture;

f. Political systems;

 

Geography

1. Interpret data to make comparisons between and among countries and regions including:

a. Birth rates;

b. Death rates;

c. Infant mortality rates;

d. Education levels;

e. Per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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.

4. Explain the causes and consequences of urbanization including economic development, population growth and environmental change.

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;

c. Usage of productive resources;

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.

3. Analyze characteristics of traditional, market, command and mixed economies with regard to:

a. Private property;

b. Freedom of enterprise;

c. Competition and consumer choice;

d. The role of government.

4. Analyze the economic costs and benefits of protectionism,

tariffs, quotas and blockades on international trade.

 

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:

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:

d. The independence movement in India;

e. The fall of communism in Europe;

f. The end of apartheid.T E N T S TA N D A R D S

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

c. Parliamentary democracies;

d. Presidential democracies;

f. Theocracies.

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 D E M I C

 

Assessments