Global History - Chapter Readings & Questions

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The Following topic chapters are available for Park East High School students only.

Semester 1 - Fall Semester

Foundations

• The 5W's and P.E.R.S.I.A.

9/11 Related

• 9/11 - A Personal Story

• Days of Infamy Comparative Analysis

The World Before 1750

Renaissance

• The Renaissance - Humanism

• The Renaissance - Literature

• The Renaissance - The Prince by Machiavelli

Scientific Revolution

• The Scientific Revolution - Understanding The Natural World Using Logic, Reason, and Experimentation

The Protestant Reformation

• The Protestant Reformation

Absolutism

• Absolutism - Part 1 France and Louis XIV (Workbook)

• Absolutism - Part 2 Central Europe (Workbook)

• Absolutism - Part 3 Russia (Workbook)

The World in 1750

• Cultural Convergence

• The World in 1750 - The Ottoman Empire (Workbook)

• The World in 1750 - The Mughal Empire (Workbook)

• The World in 1750 - The Tokugawa Shogunate (Workbook)
• The World in 1750 - The Ming & Qing Dynasties in China (Workbook)

The Enlightenment

• The Enlightenment - The Age of Reason in Europe (Workbook)

The French Revolution

• The French Revolution Begins
• The French Revolution Brings Reforms & Terror

Reign of Napoleon Bonaparte

• Napoleon Forges an Empire
• Napoleon's Empire Collapses
• The Congress of Vienna

The Industrial Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution Begins (Workbook)
• Industrialization (Workbook)
• The Industrial Revolution Spreads Worldwide (Workbook)
• Reforming the Industrial World (Workbook)

Nationalism

• Nationalism - Germany & Italy (Workbook)

Semester 2 - Spring Semester

Imperialism

• Imperialism Review (Workbook)
• Changes in Technology (1850-1914) (Workbook)
• Imperialism in China (Workbook)
• Imperialism in Africa (Workbook)
• Imperialism in India (Workbook)
• Imperialism in Japan (Workbook)

World War I

• WW1, Marching to War (Workbook)
• WW1, Europe Plunges Into War (Workbook)
• WW1, A Global Conflict (Workbook)
• WW1, An Uneasy Peace (Workbook)

Russian Revolution

• Russian Revolution (Workbook)

Rise of Totalitarianism

• Communism in the Soviet Union Under Stalin
• Fascism in Germany Under Hitler
• Fascism in Italy Under Mussolini

World War II

• World War II - European Theatre - Part 1 (Workbook)
• World War II - Pacific Theatre - Part 2 (Workbook)
• World War II - Allied Victory - Part 3 - (Workbook)

The Holocaust

• The Holocaust (Workbook)

The Cold War

• Cold War Part 1 - Superpowers Faceoff (Workbook)
• Cold War Part 2 - Wars in Korea & Vietnam (Workbook)
• Cold War Part 3 - The Cold War Divides the World (Workbook)
• Cold War Part 4 - The Cold War Thaws (Workbook)

Decolonization

• Decolonization - The Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom (Workbook)
• Decolonization - SE Asia Nations Gain Independence (Workbook)
• Decolonization - New Nations in Africa (Workbook)

Communist China

• Communism in China (Workbook)

The World Since 1945

• Conflicts in the Middle East (Workbook)
• Democracy in Latin America (Workbook)
• Democracy in Africa (Workbook)
• Collapse of the Soviet Union (Workbook)

World History in Documents - Peter N. Stearns

• Chapter 1 - Creation Stories
• Chapter 2 - Comparing Laws
• Chapter 3 - Political Ideals in China & Greece
• Chapter 4 - Social Inequality
• Chapter 5 - Conditions of Women in Classical Civilizations
• Chapter 6 - Military Roles in China & Rome
• Chapter 7 - Buddhism & Christianity
• Chapter 8 - Religion and State in Christianity & Islam
• Chapter 9 - Conditions of Women in Islam & Christianity
• Chapter 10 - Feudalism in Western Europe & Japan
• Chapter 11 - The Crusades
• Chapter 12 - Merchants & Trade
• Chapter 13 - The Mongol Era
• Chapter 14 - Africa in the Post-Classical World
• Chapter 15 - Chinese & Portuguese Voyages in the 15th Century
• Chapter 16 - Europeans & American Indians
• Chapter 17 - Spread of Slavery & the Atlantic Slave Trade
• Chapter 18 - The Scientific Revolution & Global Impact
• Chapter 19 - The Gunpowder Empires
• Chapter 20 - Coffee in Early Modern World History
• Chapter 21 - The Age of Atlantic Revolutions
• Chapter 22 - Nationalism
• Chapter 23 - The Opium War
• Chapter 24 - The Emancipation and their Consequences
• Chapter 25 - Russia & Japanese Conservatism
• Chapter 26 - Business Values in the Industrial Revolution
• Chapter 27 - Women & Education in the 19th Century
• Chapter 28 - 20th Century Revolutions
• Chapter 29 - Authoritarianism on the Right
• Chapter 30 - Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan
• Chapter 31 - The Spread of Democracy at the End of the 20th Century
• Chapter 32 - Issues of Cultural Identity
• Chapter 33 - Women & Global Change
• Chapter 34 - Global Consumerism and its Discontents
• Chapter 35 - Terrorism & Anti-Terrorism
• Chapter 36 - Global Warming & Global Environmentalism