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  • American History
    • American History I >
      • Unit 1 - Worlds Collide
      • Unit 2 - Adolescent Colonies
      • Unit 3 - Seeds of Rebellion
      • Unit 4 - Revolutionary America
      • Unit 5 - The New Nation
      • Unit 6 - Expansion and Reform
      • Unit 7 - Crisis, Civil War, and Reconstruction
      • Unit 8 - The Great West
    • American History II >
      • Unit 9 - The Gilded Age
      • Unit 10 - The Progressive Era
      • Unit 11 - The American Empire
      • Unit 12 - Prosperity and Depression
      • Unit 13 - World War II
      • Unit 14 - Cold War Tensions
      • Unit 15 - Conflicts and Resolutions
      • Unit 16 - Modern America
  • World History
    • Early History >
      • Unit I - Origins
      • Unit II - Ancient Greece
      • Unit III - Rise and Fall of Rome
      • Unit IV - The Age of Faith
      • Unit V - Late Medieval World
      • Unit VI - Renaissance and Discovery
    • Modern History >
      • Unit VII - Crisis of Faith
      • Unit VIII - Revolutionary World
      • Unit IX - Industrial Imperialism
      • Unit X - The Great War
      • Unit XI - World War II
      • Unit XII - Cold War & Globalization
  • AP European History
    • Early Modern History >
      • Unit I - The Rise of Europe
      • Unit II - Rebirth and Exploration
      • Unit III - A Fractured Faith
      • Unit IV - A Question of Sovereignty
      • Unit V - A Shifting Society
      • Unit VI - Revolution
    • Late Modern History >
      • Unit VII - Political Turmoil
      • Unit VIII - Rise of the Nation-State
      • Unit IX - Forging the Modern Era
      • Unit X - Imperialism and the Great War
      • Unit XI - Global Conflicts
      • Unit XII - The Long Peace
  • Current Events

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Forging the Modern Era
1870 
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1914
19th Century  - 20th Century
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People to Know
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Coming Soon


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NEED TO KNOW
  • Migration
  • Second Industrial Revolution
  • Emerging Middle Class
  • Urban Life
  • Sanitation
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9-1

FORGING NEW INDUSTRIES

The Second Industrial Revolution ushers in new waves of technological advancement that encourages migration and urbanization.  However, this rapid growth of cities and industry is not without its problems.
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pgs. 541 - 554

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NEED TO KNOW
  • Women in Society
  • Rise of Feminism
  • Jewish Emancipation
  • Labor and Politics of the late 19th Century
  • Developments in Socialism
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9-2

REFORMING SOCIETY AND POLITICS

The status of European women changes to a more domesticated role sparking the rise of feminist movements throughout Europe.  Meanwhile, socialism and labor unions are also on the rise in Europe taking a more prominent role in European society with varying degrees of success depending upon the nation.
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pgs. 555 - 571

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NEED TO KNOW
  • Improved Literacy
  • Midcentury Science
  • Charles Darwin’s theories
  • Intellectual Skepticism
  • Islam in Europe
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CHALLENGING THOUGHTS

Approaching the twentieth century, European thoughts about nature and rationality are revolutionized through advents of evolutionary biology and other direct challenges to Christianity through the pursuit of science and a never-ending intellectual skepticism.
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pgs. 580 - 592

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NEED TO KNOW
  • Modernism/Impressionism
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Rising Racism
  • Zionism
  • Struggles of Feminism
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9-4

TWENTIETH CENTURY MINDSET

Western thought is transformed by new interpretations of reality and rationalism as art becomes more abstract and scientific principles are applied to human thought.  As the twentieth century approaches, many question if the mind or racial factors determine one's destiny.
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pgs. 592 - 612
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  • American History
    • American History I >
      • Unit 1 - Worlds Collide
      • Unit 2 - Adolescent Colonies
      • Unit 3 - Seeds of Rebellion
      • Unit 4 - Revolutionary America
      • Unit 5 - The New Nation
      • Unit 6 - Expansion and Reform
      • Unit 7 - Crisis, Civil War, and Reconstruction
      • Unit 8 - The Great West
    • American History II >
      • Unit 9 - The Gilded Age
      • Unit 10 - The Progressive Era
      • Unit 11 - The American Empire
      • Unit 12 - Prosperity and Depression
      • Unit 13 - World War II
      • Unit 14 - Cold War Tensions
      • Unit 15 - Conflicts and Resolutions
      • Unit 16 - Modern America
  • World History
    • Early History >
      • Unit I - Origins
      • Unit II - Ancient Greece
      • Unit III - Rise and Fall of Rome
      • Unit IV - The Age of Faith
      • Unit V - Late Medieval World
      • Unit VI - Renaissance and Discovery
    • Modern History >
      • Unit VII - Crisis of Faith
      • Unit VIII - Revolutionary World
      • Unit IX - Industrial Imperialism
      • Unit X - The Great War
      • Unit XI - World War II
      • Unit XII - Cold War & Globalization
  • AP European History
    • Early Modern History >
      • Unit I - The Rise of Europe
      • Unit II - Rebirth and Exploration
      • Unit III - A Fractured Faith
      • Unit IV - A Question of Sovereignty
      • Unit V - A Shifting Society
      • Unit VI - Revolution
    • Late Modern History >
      • Unit VII - Political Turmoil
      • Unit VIII - Rise of the Nation-State
      • Unit IX - Forging the Modern Era
      • Unit X - Imperialism and the Great War
      • Unit XI - Global Conflicts
      • Unit XII - The Long Peace
  • Current Events