World Cultures Syllabus

 

FIRST QUARTER       July 22 – September 23, 2002

Unit 1   The Rise of Democratic Ideas

            Chapter- Prologue

            Section 1 The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome

            Objectives:

·        Identify the different political systems that developed in ancient Athens

·        Trace the changes in the Greek democracy and the flowering of Greek philosophy during the fifth century B.C.

·        Compare and contrast democracy in Athens with that under the Roman Republic.

·        Describe the influence of Roman law on government.

Section 2 Judeo-Christian Traditions

 Objectives:

·        Discuss the importance of the values of Judaism to the development of democratic ideas.

·        Explain how Christianity spread and helped further the ideas of democracy.

·        Analyze the impact of the importance of the individual to the development of democratic ideas.

Chapter 5 Section 5 Parliament Limits the English Monarchy

Objectives:

·        Identify conflicts between English rulers and Parliament.

·        Explain the causes and results of the English Civil War.

·        Describe the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution.

·        Explain political changes under William and Mary.

Chapter 6 Enlightenment and Revolution, 1550-1789

Section 1 The Scientific Revolution

 Objectives:

·        summarize the development of the heliocentric theory and explain why it led to conflict.

·        describe the scientific method and show how Bacon and Descartes advanced this approach.

·        Explain Newton’s law of gravity.

·        Discuss the importance of the scientific method to other fields.

Section 2 The Enlightenment in Europe

Objectives;

·        Explain Hobbes’s and Locke’s views on government.

·        List important Enlightenment philosophers and concepts.

·        Describe women’s contributions to the Enlightenment.

·        Explain the impact of Enlightenment on Western civilization.

Section 3 The Spread of Enlightenment Ideas

Objectives:

·        Explain how Enlightenment Ideas spread throughout Europe.

·        Describe changes in art, music, and literature during the Enlightenment.

·        Show how Enlightenment ideas reformed monarchies in Prussia, Austria, and Russia.

Section 4 American Revolution and The Birth of a Republic

Objectives:

·        Describe the American colonies in the late 1700’s.

·        List events that led to the American Revolution.

·        Explain the Enlightenment’s influence on American government.

Chapter 7 the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815

Section 1 Revolution Threatens the French King

Objectives:

·        Identify the three estates of the Old Regime.

·        Summarize the factors that led up to the French Revolution.

·        Describe the creation of the National Assembly and the storming of the Bastille.

·        Explain the importance of the Great Fear and the women’s march on Versailles.

Section 2 Revolution Brings Reform and Terror

Objectives:

·        Explain the provisions of the Rights of Man

·        Summarize the positions of the three factions that tried to govern France.

·        Explain how the war with Austria and the execution of the king affected the Revolution.

·        Describe the events of the Reign of Terror.

·        Explain what happened after the terror came to an end.

Section 3 Napoleon Forges an Empire

Objectives:

·        Explain how Napoleon Bonaparte came to power in France.

·        Summarize the steps Napoleon took to restore order to France.

·        Describe the extent and weakness of Napoleon’s empire.

Section 4 Napoleon’s Empire Collapses

·        Explain Napoleon’s political and tactical mistakes.

·        Summarize Napoleons defeat, comeback, and final downfall.

Section 5 The Congress of Vienna Convenes

Objectives:

·        Explain the importance of the decisions made at the Congress of Vienna.

·        Show how the ideas of the French Revolution continued to influence people throughout Europe.

Chapter 8 Section 4 Revolution in the Arts

·        Define romanticism and give examples of romantic literature and music.

·        explain the shift to realism and give examples of realistic art and literature.

Unit 2   The Industrial Revolution

            Chapter 9 The Industrial Revolution

            Section 1 The Beginnings of Industrialization

·        Explain the beginnings of industrialization in Britain.

·        Describe key inventions that furthered the industrial revolution.

Section 2 Industrialization, Case Study:  Manchester

Objectives:

·        Describe the social and economic effects of industrialization

·        Show how Manchester exemplified the new industrial city.

Section 3 Industrialization Spreads

Objectives:

·        Describe industrial growth in the United States.

·        Explain the spread of industry in Europe.

·        Identify the effects of industrialization on the rest of the world.

Section 4 An Age of Reforms

Objectives:

·        Identify ideas and thinkers that supported industrialization.

·        Explain the origins and main concepts of socialism.

·        Examine unionization and legislative reform.

·        Describe other reform movements of the 1800’s.

Chapter 10 An Age of Democracy and Progress

           Section 1 Democratic Reform and Activism

           Objectives:

Section 4 Nineteenth Century Progress

Objectives:

·        Describe the inventions of the late 19th century and their impact on daily lives.

·        Explain the rise of mass culture.

·        List the advances in medicine and science.

·        Describe the emergence of the social sciences.

 

SEMESTER TWO

Chapter 11 The Age of Imperialism

            Section 1 Imperialists Divide Africa

  1. Describe Africa before European domination.
  2. Summarize the motives of European colonizers.
  3. Identify factors allowing the Europeans to control Africa.
  4. Identify the three groups that clashed in South Africa and the eventual winner.

Section 2 Case Study: Nigeria

  1. Explain the different forms of colonial control.
  2. Explain the patterns of imperialist management.
  3. Describe British rule in Nigeria.
  4. Summarize African resistance movements.
  5. Cite the pros and cons of imperialism.

Section 3 Muslim Lands Fall to Imperialists

  1. Summarize the decline of the Ottoman Empire.
  2. Describe the Crimean War and the division of the Ottoman Empire.

Section 4 British Imperialism in India

  1. Summarize the British takeover of India.
  2. Identify the positive and negative features of British colonialism in India.
  3. Describe early nationalists movements in India.

Section 5 Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia

  1. Summarize the acquisition of colonies in Southeast Asia.
  2. Describe how Siam remained independent.
  3. Summarize the U.S. Acquisition of Hawaii and the Philippines.

Chapter 12 Transformations Around the Globe, 1800-1914

Section 1   China Responds to Pressure from the West

  1. Explain China’s resistance to foreigners in the 1800’s.
  2. Describe the peasant rebellions that shook China.
  3. Summarize the effects of China’s struggle with reform.
  4. Outline the growth of nationalism in China.

Section 2 Japan Modernizes

  1. Describe why Japan ended its isolation and how it began its modernization.
  2. Trace the growth of Japanese imperialism in wars with China and Russia and in its policies with Korea.

Section 3 US Economic Imperialism in Latin America

  1. Explain how Latin America’s colonial legacy and political instability shaped its history after independence.
  2. Document how foreign powers influenced the development of Latin American economies.
  3. Describe US intervention in Latin America.

Chapter 13 The Great War, 1914-1918

            Section 1 

The Stage is Set for War

  1. Identify the political and military forces that took root in Europe in the 1800’s.
  2. List the countries that composed the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente.
  3. Summarize the events that set WWI in motion.

Section 2 War Consumes Europe

  1. Describe the reaction to Austria’s declaration of war.
  2. Summarize the military events on the Western Front.
  3. Explain the progression of the war on the Eastern Front

Section 3 War Affects the World

  1. Describe the escalation of WWI.
  2. Discuss how governments established wartime economies.
  3. Summarize how the Allies won final victory.

Section 4 A Flawed Peace

  1. List the main points of the Versailles Treaty.
  2. Describe the effects of WWI on Western society.

Chapter 14 Revolution and Nationalism, 1900-1939

      Section 1 Revolution in Russia

  1. Describe the autocratic methods of Alexander III.
  2. Explain the economic changes under Nicholas II.
  3. Summarize the crises that paved the way for revolution.
  4. Describe the March Revolution and end of czarist rule.
  5. Summarize the Bolshevik Revolution and its outcome.
  6. Explain Lenin’s reforms.

Section 2 Totalitarianism- Case Study: Stalinist Russia

  1. Explain how Stalin gained control of the Communist Party.
  2. Describe Stalin’s goal of transforming the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state.
  3. Summarize Stalin’s state controlled economic programs.
  4. Explain the methods of control used in totalitarian states.
  5. Describe Soviet daily life.

Section 3 Collapse of Chinese Imperial Rule

  1. Explain the problems facing the Republic of China after the overthrow of the Qing dynasty.
  2. Trace the rise of the communist Party in China.
  3. Summarize key events of the civil war between Chinese Communists and Nationalists.

Section 4 Nationalism in India and Southwest Asia

  1. Trace the events that fueled nationalist activity in India.
  2. Summarize how Gandhi used nonviolent tactics to free India from British rule.
  3. Explain how Indian self-rule heightened conflicts between Muslims and Hindus.
  4. Describe nationalist activity and the rise of independence movements in Southwest Asia.

Chapter 15 Years of Crisis   1919-1939

      Section 1 An Age of Uncertainty

  1. Explain how the scientific ideas of Einstein, Freud and others challenged old beliefs.
  2. Describe how the brutality of war led philosophers to question accepted ideas.
  3. Summarize new styles in art, architecture, and music.
  4. Show how new ideas and ways of life led to a new kind of individual freedom in the 1920’s.
  5. Explain how technological advances changed everyday life.

Section 2 A Global Depression

  1. Describe the impact of WWI on postwar Europe.
  2. Summarize the causes of the Great Depression.
  3. Explain how the United States and Europe reacted to the Depression.

Section 3 Fascism Rises in Europe

  1. Summarize fascist policies and beliefs.
  2. Describe Mussolini’s rise to power.
  3. Explain how Hitler and the Nazis gained control in Germany.
  4. Describe the shift from democratic governments to dictatorships in Eastern Europe.

Section 4 Aggressors on the March

  1. Describe the fascist aggression in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
  2. Summarize why British and French appeasement and American isolationism failed to stop Fascist aggression.
  3. Explain why the Soviet Union and Germany signed a peace pact.

Chapter 16 WWII, 1939-1945

      Section 1   Hitler’s Lightning Warfare

  1. Summarize the events leading to all out war in Europe.
  2. Describe the fall of France and the Battle of Britain.
  3. Explain the conflict in the Mediterranean and on the Eastern Front.
  4. Explain the importance of US aid to the Allies.

Section 2 Japan Strikes in the Pacific

  1. Explain how Japanese expansionism led to war with the Allies in Asia.
  2. Explain the importance of the Allies’ strategy in turning the tide of war against Japan.

 

      Section 3 The Holocaust

  1. Trace the course of the Nazi persecution of the Jews.
  2. Describe the results of the Nazis’ Final Solution.

Section 4 The Allies Are Victorious

  1. Describe the Allied plan for victory.
  2. Explain the Allied strategy for war on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
  3. Explain how civilians on the Allied home fronts contributed to the war effort.
  4. Summarize the events that led to the surrender of Germany.
  5. Explain the importance of the A-Bomb in the Allied victory over Japan.

Section 5 The Devastation of Europe and Japan

  1. Describe the devastation of Europe from the war.
  2. Identify the political consequences of the Allied victory in postwar Europe.
  3. Show how defeat affected political and civic life in Japan.
  4. Give two examples of ways in which Japan changed under the United States’ occupation.

Chapter 17 Restructuring the Postwar World, 1945-present

      Section 1 Two Superpowers Face Off

  1. Explain the U. S. / Soviet split in the post war.
  2. Trace how the Soviets came to dominate Eastern Europe.
  3. Describe U.S. containment of Communist expansion.
  4. Define the Cold War.

Section 2 Communists Triumph in China

  1. Analyze the civil war between the Nationalists and Communists in China.
  2. Explain how China split into two nations.
  3. Describe how Mao’s Marxist regime transformed China.

Section 3 War in Korea and Vietnam

  1. Trace the course of the consequences of the Korean War.
  2. Summarize the causes and events of the Vietnam War and describe its aftermath.

Section 4 Cold War Around the World

  1. Explain how the Cold War affected developing nations.
  2. Describe superpowers confrontations in Latin America after the Second World War.
  3. Identify Cold War Conflicts in the Middle East.

Section 5 The Cold War Thaws

  1. Analyze the Soviet Unions’ domination of Eastern Europe and the Soviet-China split.
  2. Trace the origins of détente and its effects on the Cold War.
  3. Describe the renewal of Cold War tensions in the 1980’s.

Chapter 19 Struggles for Democracy, 1945- present

       Section 1 Democracy Case Study:  Latin American Democracies

  1. Identify key building blocks of democracy.
  2. Describe Brazil’s efforts to build a democracy.
  3. Analyze the struggle for democracy in Mexico.
  4. Describe key events in post war Argentina.

Section 2 Democratic Challenges in African Nations

  1. Explain the legacy of colonialism of colonialism in Africa.
  2. Show how ethnic divisions in Nigeria led to war.
  3. Describe events in Nigeria since 1970.
  4. Explain the history of white rule in South Africa.
  5. Describe South Africa’s shift to democracy.

      Section 3 Gorbachev Moves Toward Democracy

  1. List Soviet reforms under Mikhail Gorbachev
  2. Explain reforms in Poland and Hungary.
  3. Summarize change in East Germany.
  4. Describe democratic changes in Czechoslovakia and Romania.

Section 4 Collapse of the Soviet Union

  1. Describe the collapse of the Soviet Union.
  2. Identify problems facing the Russian government.
  3. Summarize the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
  4. Explain problems in Poland and Czechoslovakia.

Section 5 China Follows Its Own Path

  1. Summarize Mao Zedong’s rule.
  2. Explain the changes under Deng Xiaoping.
  3. Describe the democracy movement in China.
  4. List China’s challenges.

Chapter 20 Global Interdependence, 1960-present

     Section 1 Science and Technology Shape Human Outlook

  1. Trace the exploration of the solar system and show how it relates to international politics and economics.
  2. Identify the effects of expanding global communications in the late 20th century.
  3. List advances in health care, medicine, and agriculture, and evaluate their effects.

Section 2 Global Economic Development

  1. Discuss the effects of technology on the world economy.
  2. Explain the economic growth of the Pacific Rim countries.
  3. Define the Global Economy.
  4. Identify challenges facing developing nations.
  5. Describe the environmental impact of development.

Section 3 Global Security Issues

  1. Identify security issues nations face and ways they pursue collective security.
  2. Give evidence of continuing ethnic and religious conflicts, and explain how diversity can also lead to world peace.
  3. Describe how various organizations and movements have helped support human rights.
  4. Discuss the increase in immigration and discuss its worldwide effects.

Section 4 Cultures Blend in a Global Age

  1. Trace the increase in worldwide cultural interaction.
  2. Describe the influences on world culture.
  3. Explain cultural bias and explore possibilities for cultural understanding.

Epilogue:  Unresolved Problems of the World

            Section 1 Technology Changes People’s Lives

  1. Discuss how computers have spurred advances in many fields and allowed people to communicate more quickly.
  2. List ways that recent technologies have influenced the workplace and global economic issues.
  3. Identify how the mass media have influenced cultures around the world.
  4. Describe how biotechnology has improved health but raised questions about possible misuse.

Section 2 Dangers to the Global Environment

  1. Discuss the environmental movement in the United States and around the world.
  2. Discuss concerns about the effects of air pollution, including the greenhouse effect and the destruction of the ozone layer.
  3. Describe the depletion of natural resources, including fresh water and the rain forests.
  4. Explore issues raised by energy usage.

Section 3 Feeding a Growing Population

  1. Define overpopulation and outline possible problems that overpopulation may cause.
  2. Describe advances in food production, including the green revolution and the biorevolution.
  3. Discuss solutions to population problems, including improving economies, limiting population growth, and improving the status of women.
Section 4 Economic Issues in a Developing World
  1. List the factors that aid economic growth in less-developed countries (LDC’s).
  2. Discuss different economic approaches to achieve economic growth in LDC’s.
  3. Compare the effects of free trade and protectionism on economic growth.

Section 5 The Threat of Weapons and Terrorism

  1. Discuss the reasons for worldwide arms trade and how people are trying to restrict it.
  2. List weapons of mass destruction and identify the threats they pose to peace, security, and human survival.
  3. Describe the increasing danger of global terrorism.
  4. Explain the United Nations’ role in securing peace.

Section 6 Defending Human Rights and Freedoms

  1. List the human rights goals as described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  2. Cite examples of human rights violations around the world.
  3. Explain why children are among the most vulnerable of the world’s citizens.
  4. Discuss successes in human rights such as women’s rights.

 

 

 

 

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