Enduring Understanding

For each of the 3 eras, students will know and be able to identify the impact of the major:

• A. Contributions of Individuals and Groups
• Inhabitants (cultures, subcultures, groups)
• Political Leaders
• Military Leaders
• Cultural and Commercial Leaders (entrepreneurs, corporate executives, artists, entertainers, writers)
• Innovators and Reformers (inventors, philosophers, religious leaders, social change agents, improvers of technology)
• B. Documents, Artifacts and Historical Place
• Documents, Writings and Oral Traditions (government documents, letters and diaries, fiction and non-fiction works, newspapers and other media, folklore)
• C. Influences of Continuity and Change
• Commerce and Industry (jobs, trade, environmental change, labor systems, entertainment)
• Innovations (ideas, technology, methods and processes)
• Politics (political party systems, administration of government, rules, regulations and laws, political and judicial interpretation)
• Social Organization (social structure, identification of social groups, families, groups and communities, education, school population, suffrage, civil rights)
• Women’s Movement (changing roles of women, social and political movements, breaking barriers, role models)
• D. Conflict and Cooperation Among Groups
• Political unrest, disasters, and tragedy
• Ethnic and Racial Relations
• Military Conflicts

Essential Questions

• How have leaders during this period (political, socially, and economically) impacted global events?
• How has conflict led to social change in the World?
• What impact has war had on global society, politics, and economics?
• How has foreign events influenced the policies of the United States?
• What were the major global challenges and accomplishments during this period (1800 – present)?