THE WORLD IN 1750: 

• I can analyze how the world in 1750 was marked by powerful Eurasian states and empires, coastal African kingdoms, and growing European maritime empires. The interactions of these states, empires, and kingdoms disrupted regional trade networks and influenced the development of new global trade networks.

ENLIGHTENMENT, REVOLUTION, AND NATIONALISM: 

• I can summarize how the Enlightenment called into question traditional beliefs and inspired widespread political, economic, and social change. This intellectual movement was used to challenge political authorities in Europe and colonial rule in the Americas. These ideals inspired political and social movements.

CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: 

• I can trace how innovations in agriculture, production, and transportation led to the Industrial Revolution, which originated in Western Europe and spread over time to Japan and other regions. This led to major population shifts and transformed economic and social systems.

IMPERIALISM: 

• I can describe how Western European interactions with Africa and Asia shifted from limited regional contacts along the coast to greater influence and connections throughout these regions. Competing industrialized states sought to control and transport raw materials and create new markets across the world.

UNRESOLVED GLOBAL CONFLICT (1914–1945): 

• I can describe how World War I and World War II led to geopolitical changes, human and environmental devastation, and attempts to bring stability and peace.

UNRESOLVED GLOBAL CONFLICT (1945–1991: THE COLD WAR): 

• I can support how the second half of the 20th century was shaped by the Cold War, a legacy of World War II. The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as global superpowers engaged in ideological, political, economic, and military competition. 

DECOLONIZATION AND NATIONALISM (1900–2000):

• I can explain how nationalist and decolonization movements employed a variety of methods, including nonviolent resistance and armed struggle. Tensions and conflicts often continued after independence as new challenges arose.

TENSIONS BETWEEN TRADITIONAL CULTURES AND MODERNIZATION: 

• I can compare and contrast how tensions exist between traditional cultures and agents of modernization. Reactions for and against modernization depend on perspective and context.

GLOBALIZATION AND A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT (1990–PRESENT): 

• I can summarize how technological changes have resulted in a more interconnected world, affecting economic and political relations and in some cases leading to conflict and in others to efforts to cooperate. Globalization and population pressures have led to strains on the environment. 

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: 

• I can support how since the Holocaust, human rights violations have generated worldwide attention and concern. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights has provided a set of principles to guide efforts to protect threatened groups and has served as a lens through which historical occurrences of oppression can be evaluated.