Modern World History

I don’t know about you, but I love History. Have you ever thought about the question, “What is History?” We will look at this and so much more. Some students’ favorite topics are World War 1 and the Holocaust from World War 2. We will learn about everything from the Renaissance to the Cold War. This course allows students several choices on what they would like to research further. Semester A starts with an overview of the Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Exploration. This will be followed by studying the Age of Absolutism and the Enlightenment. In the second half of semester A, we will keep moving through history learning about The French Revolution, the rise of nationalism, the Industrial Revolution, and the Age of Imperialism. As semester B starts, we will learn about continued global transformations and move into World War 1, the Interwar Years, totalitarianism, and World War 2. For the second half of semester B, we will study the Cold War, the end of colonialism, the post-Cold War world and challenges, the rise of global interdependence, and current world issues.