Social Studies
Grade 8
Name
Themes of History
Theme
Examples
Tradition
Innovation
Expansion
Isolation
When one person or a small group of people have a
viewpoint, take an action, or lead a movement
against the majority.
Individual
Society
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus,
going against the culture of the South during
segregation.
Al-Qaeda attacked New York and Washington, DC
on Sept. 11, 2001.
Theme
Liberty
Authority
Poverty
Wealth
Humans
Environment
Examples