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Grade 10—World History, Culture, and Geography: The Modern World
Overarching Questions
How did ideas associated with the Enlightenment, the Scientific Revolution, the Age of Reason, and a variety of democratic revolutions develop and impact civil society?
Why did imperial powers seek to expand their empires? How did colonies respond? What were the legacies of these conquests?
Why was the modern period defined by global conflict and cooperation, economic growth and collapse, and global independence and connection?
Units and Unit Level Questions
The World in 1750
How were most societies organized in the 1700s?
Who held power in the 1700s? Why?
What was the divine right of kings?
1750–1917: Revolutions Reshape the World
Democratic Revolutions
How were enlightened ideas a break from the past?
How did the “social contract” affect ordinary people?
What are individual or natural rights? Who received those rights in the eighteenth century?
Why did civic reformers argue for representative governments?
What were the consequences of trying to implement political revolutionary ideas in Europe, Latin America, and North America?
How do the French, American, and Haitian Revolutions compare to one another?
Industrial Revolutions
Should this era of industrialization be called an Industrial Revolution? Why or why not?
What were the results of the industrial revolutions? How was technology, and the environment transformed by industrialization?
How did industrial revolutions affect governments, countries, and national identity in similar and different ways?
The Rise of Imperialism and Colonialism
Why did industrialized nations embark on imperial ventures?
How did colonization work? n How was imperialism connected to race and religion?
How was imperialism similar and different between colonies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America?
What were the causes and effects of the Mexican Revolution?
How did native people respond to colonization?
Causes and Course of World War I
Why did the Great War become a World War?
How was World War I a total war?
What were the consequences of World War I for nations and people?
Why did the Russian Revolution develop, and how did it become popular?
Effects of World War I
How did World War I end? What were the consequences of the postwar agreement?
How did agreements dating from the World War I and postwar periods impact the map of the Middle East?
What were the effects of World War I on ordinary people?
Why does the term “lost generation” refer to those who lived through or came of age during these years?
How did the post-World War I world order contribute to the collapse of the worldwide economy?
Rise of Totalitarian Governments after World War I
Why did communism and fascism appeal to Europeans in the 1930s?
What were key ideas of communism? How were the ideas translated on the ground?
What was totalitarianism, and how was it implemented in similar and different ways in Japan, Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union?
How did Nazis come to power? Why did ordinary people support them?
Causes and Consequences of World War II
Why was the death toll so high during World War II?
What were the key goals of the Axis and Allied powers? How was the war mobilized on different fronts?
How did technology affect World War II?
How was World War II a total war? How did World War II’s actors, goals, and strategies compare with those of World War I?
How was the Holocaust carried out?
International Developments in the Post–World War II World
How did the Cold War develop?
How was the Cold War waged all over the world?
How did former colonies respond to the Cold War and liberation?
How and why did the Cold War end?
Nation-Building in the Contemporary World
How have nations organized in the post–Cold War world?
How have nations struggled in similar and different ways to achieve economic, political, and social stability?
How have developing nations worked together to identify and attempt to solve challenges?
Economic Integration and Contemporary Revolutions in Information, Technology, and Communications
How has globalization affected people, nations, and capital?
How has the post–Cold War world and globalization facilitated extremist and terrorist organizations?
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