Conecuh County Board of Education
Grade
PACING GUIDE
High School
3rd and 4th Nine Weeks, SY 2015-2016
Modern World History 1500 to the Present
Week
COS#
Standards / Objectives
9
References
Dates
Taught
Tested
College and Career Ready Standards
The following CCRS will be demonstrated throughout the entire course.
1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the
information.
2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over
the course of the text.
3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of
history/social science.
5. Analyze how a text uses structure to emphasize key points or advance an explanation or analysis.
6. Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in
their respective accounts.
7. Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.
8. Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claims.
9. Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
10. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 9-10 complexity band independently and proficiently.
Third Nine Weeks
11
Describe the impact of European nationalism and Western imperialism as forces of global
Chapter 8
transformation, including the unification of Italy and Germany, the rise of Japan’s power in East Nationalist
Asia, economic roots of imperialism, imperialist ideology, colonialism and national rivalries, and Revolutions
United States imperialism.
Sections 2 and 3;
12
Explain causes and consequences of World War I, including imperialism, militarism, nationalism, Sections 1 & 4 are
Weeks
and the alliance system.
optional
1-3
12.2 Describing military technology used during World War I
Jan 5-22
12.4 Identifying alliances during World War I and boundary changes after World War I
Chapter 13
12.3 Identifying problems created by the Treaty of Versailles of 1919
The Great War
Conecuh County Board of Education
Grade
PACING GUIDE
High School
3rd and 4th Nine Weeks, SY 2015-2016
Modern World History 1500 to the Present
Weeks
4-7
Jan 25-Feb
19
12.1
12.3
13
13.1
13.2
14.1
Describing the rise of Communism in Russia during World War I
Identifying problems created by the Treaty of Versailles of 1919
Explain challenges of the post-World War I period.
Identifying causes of the Great Depression
Characterizing the global impact of the Great Depression
Explaining the rise of militarist and totalitarian states in Italy, Germany, the Soviet Union, and
Japan
9
Chapter 14
Revolution and
Nationalism
Sections 1 and 2;
Sections 3 & 4 are
optional
Chapter 15
Years of Crisis
Weeks
8-10
Feb 22-Mar
14
14
14.2
14.3
14.4
Fourth Nine Weeks
Weeks
15
1-3
Mar 15-Apr 15.1
22
15.2
Weeks
4-6
Apr 11-Apr
29
16
16.1
16.2
16.3
16.4
Describe causes and consequences of World War II.
Identifying turning points of World War II in the European and Pacific Theaters
Depicting geographic locations of world events between 1939 and 1945
Identifying on a map changes in national borders as a result of World War II
Chapter 16
World War II
Describe post-World War II realignment and reconstruction in Europe, Asia, and Latin America,
including the end of colonial empires.
Explaining origins of the Cold War
Tracing the progression of the Cold War
Chapter 17
Restructuring the
Postwar World
Describe the role of nationalism, militarism, and civil war in today’s world, including the use of
terrorism and modern weapons at the close of the twentieth and the beginning of the twentyfirst centuries.
Describing the collapse of the Soviet Empire and Russia’s struggle for democracy, free markets,
and economic recovery and the roles of Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, and Boris Yeltsin
Describing effects of internal conflict, nationalism, and enmity in South Africa, Northern Ireland,
Chile, the Middle East, Somalia and Rwanda, Cambodia, and the Balkans
Characterizing the War on Terrorism, including the significance of the Iran Hostage Crisis, the
Gulf Wars, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Depicting geographic locations of major world events from 1945 to the present
Chapter 18
The Colonies
Become New
Nations
Chapter 19
Struggles for
Democracy
Conecuh County Board of Education
Grade
PACING GUIDE
High School
3rd and 4th Nine Weeks, SY 2015-2016
Modern World History 1500 to the Present
Weeks
7-9
May 2-May
26
16.3
16.4
17
17.1
17.2
17.3
Characterizing the War on Terrorism, including the significance of the Iran Hostage Crisis, the
Gulf Wars, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Depicting geographic locations of major world events from 1945 to the present
Describe emerging democracies from the late twentieth century to the present.
Discussing problems and opportunities involving science,
technology, and the environment in the late twentieth century
Identifying problems involving civil liberties and human rights from 1945 to the present and
ways they have been addressed
Relating economic changes to social changes in countries adopting democratic forms of
government
9
Chapter 20
Global
Interdependence