World History B - SST795

Course Equivalency

SS100B

Course Description 

World History 3 applies the reading and analytical strategies introduced in Semester A to the events and movements that created the modern world. In the second semester, World History emphasizes the effects of the Industrial Revolution and changing attitudes about science and religion as well as the impact of European colonization. Students are encouraged to make connections between World War I and II, events related to the Cold War, and between 19th-century imperialism and modern independence movements.

Major Concepts

• Production, Power, and Progress
• Colonization and Empire
• Global Conflict
• Total War
• The World Today

Course Syllabus

Grade Level

• 9-12

Materials

• None

Duration

• 1 semester/0.5 credit