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Major Units of Study World History Ms. Banks
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The World Today http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/world_pol98.jpg http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/world_pol98.jpg
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Foundations of Modern Democracy Ancient GREECE; 1 st democracy 508 B.C. Ancient Rome (ITALY); 1 st republic 509 B.C. ENGLAND; English Bill of Rights 1689 FRANCE/ENGLAND; Enlightenment 1700 ’s -1800 ’s U.S.A.; 1 st constitutional democracy 1789 FRANCE; monarch replaced by republic 1792
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Enlightenment– New Ideas 1600’s – 1700’s Europe New ideas about society and government lead to American Revolution and constitutional democracy Natural rights Men Born Equal Question Monarchical Authority John Locke English philosopher 1632 - 1704
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Constitutional Democracy a new form of Government Rules for government— what a country can and cannot do to it’s citizens Representative Government Separation of Powers Bill of Rights for every citizen http://teachingamericanhistory.org/librar y/index.asp?document=799
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Industrial Revolution 1700-1900 Handmade goods to machine made goods. People moved from rural farm lifestyle to urban factory living. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/le ssons/ironbridge/overview.htm
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Industrialism, Child Labor, and Progress 1832-1914 Industrialized countries grow wealthy from exporting machine made goods, like cotton or wool cloth Capitalism v. Socialism Countries also compete for biggest army & biggest navy Child labor used in factories
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Imperialism 1850 to 1914 Wealthy European countries used armies and navies to conquer other countries. Europe claimed land and people in Africa and Asia as their own Resources of Africa and Asia were used to make more factory goods and increase wealth of Europeans
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World War I “ The War to End All Wars” Nations continue to compete for more colonial resources, land, and wealth Alliance systems develop Nationalism and blind patriotism fuel the flames of war
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Europe During WWI
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Factors That Caused World War I Concept Map Project Major Factors That Lead to War Research project that requires completion of a computer designed concept map. You will place this in your Electronic Portfolio.
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Years Between The Wars 1919-1933 Treaty of Versailles Revolution in Russia Rise of Nationalism Totalitarianism Facism Global Depression
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World War II---- “Total War”
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Postwar World - 1945 to Present Creation of United Nations – 1945
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Postwar World - 1945 to Present The Cold War – 1949-1988 The threat of nuclear annihilation caused fear around the world and the building of bomb shelters in the U.S. 1950's Civil Defense Sign
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Postwar World - 1945 to Present Korean War---1950 -1953 Vietnam War---1964 -1973 Napalm bomb destroyed the village and burned off the clothing of young girl shown naked and running in the center of the road.
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Major Units of Study World History Ms. Banks The End Academy of Information Technology, Hoover High School, 2009 vbanks@sandi.netvbanks@sandi.net
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