7.2.2 Inter-war Period
Analyze the transformations that shaped world societies between World War I and World War II by
examining the causes and consequences of the economic depression on different regions, nations, and the globe
describing and explaining the rise of fascism and the spread of communism in Europe and Asia (See 7.3.1 and 7.3.2)
comparing and contrasting the rise of nationalism in China, Turkey, and India
7.2.3 World War II – Analyze the causes, course, characteristics, and immediate consequences of World War II by
explaining the causes of World War II, including aggression and conflict appeasement that led to war in Europe and Asia (e.g., Versailles Treaty provisions, Italian invasion of Ethiopia, Spanish Civil War, rape of Nanjing, annexation of Austria & Sudetenland)
explaining the Nazi ideology, policies, and consequences of the Holocaust (or Shoah)
analyzing the major turning points and unique characteristics of the war (See 7.1.5)
explaining the spatial and political impact of the Allied negotiations on the nations of Eastern Europe and the world
analyzing the immediate consequences of the war’s end including the devastation, effects on population, dawn of the atomic age, the occupation of Germany and Japan
describing the emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as global superpowers
7.3.2 Europe and Rise of Fascism and Totalitarian States
Compare the ideologies, policies, and governing methods of at least two 20th-century dictatorial regimes (Germany, Italy, Spain, and the Soviet Union) with those absolutist states in earlier eras.
7.3.3 Asia
Analyze the political, economic, and social transformations that occurred in this era, including
Japanese imperialism
Chinese nationalism, the emergence of communism, and civil war (See 7.2.2)
Indian independence struggle