1. Modern World History Mr
Modern World History Mr. Galusha Room 213 Day 1: Welcome to Modern World

2. Agenda: Catching fish What is this course about anyway?
Introduction to the Your World Simulation Game
Getting to know you
Objective: You’ll leave today knowing the purpose of taking Modern World History.

5. What fish are we catching?
a detailed historical survey of Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America from 1800 to the present. This course will encompass geography, economics and government with a strong focus on the themes of nationalism, imperialism, and revolutions. Through lectures, group activities, and independent projects, students will learn to connect current world events to their historical roots. Topics are covered in-depth and independent work is expected.

6. Just History Fish? Term 1 Term 3 Unit 1: Industrial Revolution
Unit 6: Russia
Unit 2: Africa and Imperialism
Unit 7: World War II
Unit 3: Growth of Western Democracies
Unit 8: Cold War
Term 2
Term 4
Unit 4: World War I
Unit 9: India and Decolonization
Unit 10: China
Unit 5: Interwar Europe
Unit 11: Middle East

7. Modern World gets you ready to solve YOUR WORLD’S problems

8. We got problems.

10. We got problems.

16. We got problems.

17. So what fish are we catching again?
a detailed historical survey of Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America from 1800 to the present. This course will encompass geography, economics and government with a strong focus on the themes of nationalism, imperialism, and revolutions. Through lectures, group activities, and independent projects, students will learn to connect current world events to their historical roots. Topics are covered in-depth and independent work is expected.

18. So much more
War, poverty, homelessness, ethnic genocide, nuclear proliferation and global warming. These are just some of the problems facing a world you are about to inherit. They're our problems today, but they'll be your problems tomorrow. Modern World History studies the historical development of these problems and develops the skills necessary for your generation to solve them.

20. HOW?

21. Your World Simulation

22. Units Global Problems Term 1 Unit 1: Industrial Revolution
Global Warming and Homelessness
Unit 2: Africa and Imperialism
Aids epidemic
Unit 3a: Growth of Western Democracies
Spreading democracy
Term 2
Unit 4: World War I
Weapons of mass destruction
Unit 5: Interwar
Fear and Totalitarianism
Term 3
Unit 6: Russia
Starting nuclear programs
Unit 7: World War II
Ethnic genocide
Unit 8: Cold War
Nuclear proliferation
Term 4
Unit 9: India and Decolonization
Outsourcing
Unit 10: China
Population growth
Unit 11: Middle East
Oil