This course focuses on the origins, battles, and results of World War I and World War II. Students will study the rise of totalitarian states and the political environment in which they emerged. In addition, this course includes an in-depth study of the modern global situation and the independence many former colonies now enjoy. Finally, students will examine the economical state of countries throughout the world and discuss why some have thrived and others have suffered.
This course uses Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes (KSA) model to give students the opportunity to develop both real-world 21st Century Skills and Social and Emotional Learning Soft Skills to develop college and career readiness.
- Knowledge: World History, Part 2
- Skill: Critical Thinking—Information and Discovery
- Attribute: Resilience
What You’ll Learn
- Conflict & Change: Examine the origins, battles, and aftermath of World War I and World War II.
- Political Transformations: Explore the rise of totalitarian regimes and the global conditions that enabled them.
- Postcolonial & Economic Realities: Analyze decolonization, varied national economic trajectories, and modern global challenges.
- Credit Hours: 0.5
This course is part of our High School Program (Grades 10) bundle.
Course Features
- Lecture 0
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- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
- 15 Sections
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- Module 1: European Empires0
- Module 2: European Transformations0
- Module 3: Middle East and Asia0
- Module 4: The Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution0
- Module 5: The Age of Revolution0
- Module 6: The 1800s Part 1—Latin America, Radical Reforms, Migration, and Nationalism0
- Module 7: The 1800s Part 2—The Age of Imperialism0
- Module 8: Midterm0
- Module 9: Societies at a Crossroads, Revolutions in China and Mexico, Causes of WWI0
- Module 10: WWI0
- Module 11: The Interwar Years0
- Module 12: WWII0
- Module 13: The Cold War0
- Module 14: Decolonization, Israel, Palestine, and the End of the Cold War0
- Module 15: The Contemporary World0
