Time Frame: 5 weeks
In this unit, students will: Locate countries and physical features of Europe. Explain conflict and change in Europe from WWI to present. Describe the diversity of language and major religions of Europe.
Standards:
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Danube River, Rhine River, English Channel, Mediterranean Sea, European Plain, the Alps, Pyrenees, Ural Mountains, and Iberian Peninsula.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.
a. Describe the aftermath of World War I: the rise of communism, the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Nazism, and worldwide depression.
b. Explain the rise of Nazism including preexisting prejudices, the use of propaganda, and events, which resulted in the Holocaust.
c. Explain how German reunification contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union and led to the end of the Cold War.
a. Describe the diversity of languages spoken within Europe.
b. Identify the major religions in Europe: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.