Modern World History
NT@M
New Tech World Literature is a course that encompasses Modern World History from the Renaissance through the Cold War. This course is paired with English II which is an EOC course that will include reading and writing with claims and evidence. The EOC will count for 20% of the entire course grade for English II. A final exam will be given for the Modern World History component and count 20% of the second semester grade. Students will be expected to collaboratively interact with group members, keep up with social contracts, and create rich final products that display their knowledge and thinking skills on various concepts.
2023-2024 Materials List
Pencils with erasers
Blue or black ink pens
Highlighter(s)
Pack of colored pencils/markers
Loose-leaf college ruled notebook paper
3 in. Binder/ 8 dividers we will label these together in class
Headphones that you can plug into your computer (no Airpods)
***Other materials may be required throughout the year; students will be given advanced notice
Unit 1: Beginnings
Topics Covered:
Major World Religions
European/ Japanese Feudalism
Asian Empires
The Silk Road
The Black Death
The Renaissance
Pre-colonial America
Early African Kingdoms
unit 2: Colonialism
Topics Covered:
The Age of Exploration
The Columbian Exchange (Project)
Triangle Trade and the Slave Trade
European Colonization of the Americas
Syncretic Religions
Unit 3: Philosophy and Revolution
Topics Covered:
Protestant Reformation
Scientific Revolution
Glorious Revolution
The Age of Enlightenment
The American Revoultion
The French Revolution
Latin American RevolutionsÂ
Unit 4: Nationalism and Industrialization
Topics Covered:
Industrialization
Post-Industrialization Life/ Migration
Nationalism
The Russian Revolution
The Meiji Restoration
The Chinese Revolution of 1911
The Unification of Italy
Pre-WWI Nationalism in Germany
Unit 5: The age of imperialism
Topics Covered:
Imperialism in Africa
The Scramble for Africa
Imperialism in China
The Opium Wars
The Boxer Rebellion
The Spanish American War
Unit 6: World war i - World War II
Topics Covered:
Causes/ Events of WWI (Project)
Changes to warfare/ technology
Wilson's 14 Points/ The Treaty of Versailles
The Roaring 20s
The Red Scare
The Great Depression
The Weimar Republic/ Rise of Nazis in Germany
AppeasementÂ
Causes of WWII
Propaganda
Events of WWII
The Holocaust
The Atomic Bomb
Unit 7: The Modern Era
Topics Covered:
The Cold War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Berlin Wall
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
Espionage
Modern Religious Conflicts
Conflict in the Middle East