World History Unit 14

Big Idea:

Describe the global depression,the rise of fascism, WWII, and the Holocaust

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

WH.10(C) [Readiness]explain the political and economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles, including changes in boundaries and the mandate system

WH.11(A) [Readiness]summarize the international, political, and economic causes of the global depression

WH.12(A) [Readiness]describe the emergence and characteristics of totalitarianism

WH.12(C) [Readiness] explain the major causes and events of World War II, including the German invasions of Poland and the Soviet Union, the Holocaust, Japanese imperialism, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy landings, and the dropping of the atomic bombs

Focus TEKS

WH.1(F) [Supporting]identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 1914 to the present: the world wars and their impact on political, economic, and social systems

WH.10(A) [Readiness]identify the importance of imperialism, nationalism, militarism, and the alliance system in causing World War I

WH.10(B) [Supporting]identify major characteristics of World War I, including total war, trench warfare, modern military technology, and high casualty rates

WH.10(D) [Readiness]identify the causes of the February (March) and October revolutions of 1917 in Russia, their effects on the outcome of World War I, and the Bolshevik establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

WH.11(B) [Supporting]explain the responses of governments in the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union to the global depression

WH.12(B) [Supporting]explain the roles of various world leaders, including Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Hideki Tojo, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill, prior to and during World War II

WH.16(A) [Supporting]locate places and regions of historical significance directly related to major eras and turning points in world history

WH.18(D) [Readiness] identify the characteristics of the following political systems: democracy, republic, and totalitarianism

WH.19(B) [Readiness] identify the characteristics of the following political systems: democracy, republic, and totalitarianism

WH.20(D) [Supporting]explain the significance of the League of Nations

WH.22(A) [Supporting] summarize the development of the rule of law from ancient to modern times

WH.22(D) [Supporting] identify examples of genocide, including the Holocaust

WH.28(C) [Supporting]explain the effects of major new military technologies World War II

WH.28(E) [Supporting] identify the contributions of significant scientists and inventors such as Marie Curie and Albert Einstein

Ongoing TEKS

WH.30(A) [Processing] use social studies terminology correctly

WH.30(B) [Processing] use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation

WH.31(B) [Processing] use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision

Student Learning Targets:

• I will identify the causes and effects of the Global Depression.
• I will recognize how WWI and the Global Depression lead to the rise of fascism and totalitarian leaders.
• I will identify the causes of WWII and how it affected the countries that were involved
• I will understand the Holocaust.
• I will compare and contrast technology used in WWI and WWII.

Essential Questions:

• What factors caused, and what were the effects of, the Global Depression?
• How did leaders, such as Hitler and Mussolini, use the Depression to gain political power?
• Why did European powers appease Hitler?
• What were the causes and factors of the Holocaust?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: World History Texas - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Holt McDougal

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