7th Grade Social Studies
Topic
Social Studies 101
(This unit reviews
the basic concepts
behind world
history. This unit
also includes an
intro to governments
and economics that
will be reviewed
throughout the year.)
Time
12 Days
Concepts
Geography
A. Physical
B. HumanEnvironment
Interaction
Culture
C. Religion/Values
D. Impact of culture on
society
Key Vocabulary
A. Continents
B. Use, Adapt, Modify
Deforestation
Desertification
Natural Resources
Natural Disasters
C. Traditions/ Values
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
D. Unites, divides,
influences
Supplemental/ Digital Resources
Geography
“Royal Castle Floor Plan” basic direction
activity (easy):
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
maps/mapskills-castle_WMZNQ.pdf
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/1999/01/
15/mapmaker-mapmaker-make-me-amap/?_r=0
http://educators.brainpop.com/lessonplan/human-environment-interactionvideo/
Culture
Discovery Ed Techbook: World
Geography and Cultures Ch. 12
http://www.darke.k12.oh.us/curriculum/So
cialStudies/WorldReligions.pdf
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4549
History
E. Primary/Secondary
Sources
Government
F. Why is government
needed?
E. Perspectives
Bias
F. Laws & Enforcement
Rulers/Leaders
Citizens
Citizenship
G. Types of Government
G. Monarchy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Republic
Anarchy
Dictatorship
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History
Primary/Secondary Source Analysis:
https://transitiontocommoncore.wikispaces
.hcpss.org/file/view/Doc_Analysis_1.pdf/3
56883908/Doc_Analysis_1.pdf
Governments
https://www.icivics.org/teachers/lessonplans/who-rules
http://www.sharemylesson.com/teachingresource/forms-of-government-simulationrole-play-50008375/
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit66/les
son2.html
Standards
7.H.1.1 Construct charts, graphs,
and historical narratives to
explain particular events or issues
over time.
7.H.1.2 Summarize the literal
meaning of historical documents
in order to establish context.
7.H.1.3 Use primary and
secondary sources to interpret
various historical perspectives.
7.G.1.1 Explain how
environmental conditions and
human response to those
conditions influence modern
societies and regions.
7.G.1.2 Explain how
demographic trends lead to
conflict, negotiation, and
compromise in modern societies
and regions.
7.G.1.3 Explain how natural
disasters, preservation efforts and
human modification of the
environment affect modern
societies and regions.
7.G.2.1 Construct maps, charts,
and graphs to explain data about
geographic phenomena.
7.G.2.2 Use maps, charts, graphs,
geographic data and available
technology tools to interpret and
draw conclusions about social,
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Economics
H. Basic Concepts
I. Economic Systems
H. Resources (land, labor,
human)
Goods/Services
Supply/Demand
Scarcity
I. Market Economy
Command Economy
Mixed Economy
Traditional Economy
Capitalism
Socialism
IThink: Modern Global Issues pg. 47, 50
Economics
Economic Systems:
http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/p
ortal/Launch?id=1513
HipHughes World Economic Systems
Clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydUUr
CXyMq4&feature=c4-overviewvl&list=PL63FCC94DD9F44C96
http://infusionomics.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/05/6-12-Bead-Game
Essential Questions:
 How do environmental conditions influence civilizations?
 How does culture affect how people live in a society?
 How do perspective and bias affect the validity of primary and secondary sources?
 How is power and authority organized in the governments of various civilizations?
 How are resources managed by various civilizations?
 What are the basic concepts of economics?
 What similarities and differences exist between the main economic systems?
Topic
Time
Concepts
Key Vocabulary
Renaissance and
Reformation
(14th – 17th C.)
20 Days
Renaissance:
A. Economic
Opportunities
B. Arts Flourish /Shift in
Thinking
Reformation
C. Technology Spreads the
Word
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A. Trade
Medici Family
Nobility
Florence
Patrons
End of feudalism
B. DaVinci
Michaelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
Northern Renaissance
Shakespeare
Secular
Humanism
Machiavelli
C. Reform
Gutenberg
Printing Press
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Supplemental/ Digital Resources
Discovery Ed Tech Book: World History
Ch. 18 Renaissance
Renaissance Primary Source Box (Located
in school libraries)
economic, and environmental
issues in modern societies and
regions.
7.E.1.3 Summarize the main
characteristics of various
economic systems.
7.C&G.1.1 Summarize the ideas
that have shaped political thought
in various societies and regions.
7.C&G.1.4 Compare the sources
of power and governmental
authority in various societies.
Standards
7.C&G.1.4 Compare the sources
of power and governmental
authority in various societies.
IThink: The Renaissance
7.C.1.2 Explain how cultural
expressions influence modern
society.
Renaissance Crash Course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vufba_
ZcoR0&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&in
dex=22
7.H.2.3 Explain how increased
global interaction accelerates the
pace of innovation in modern
societies.
Resource of several Renaissance lesson
plans:
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/less
onplans.html
7.E.1.3 Summarize the main
characteristics of various
economic systems.
Interesting Renaissance Events:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/mefr
7.C&G.1.1 Summarize the ideas
that have shaped political thought
in various societies and regions.
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Martin Luther
Indulgences
Pope/Papacy
Diet of Worms
95 Theses
Recant
Protestant Reformation
John Calvin
Calvinism/Predestination
Thomas More/Utopia
Counter- Reformation
Council of Trent
D. Power Shifts
D. Spanish Inquisition
Heresy
Ferdinand and Isabella
Tudor England
Henry VIII
Church of England
Elizabeth I
Golden Age
Spanish Armada
m.htm
http://besthistorysites.net/early-moderneurope/renaissance/
Protestant Reformation:
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/units/s
ix/closeup/Era06_closeup671.php
Discovery Ed Tech Book: World History
Ch. 20.1 The Reformation
Calvinism:
https://www.calvin.edu/meeter/educational
-resources/Lapp,%20Linda%20%20Lesson%20Plan.pdf
Tudor England:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/sixwives/classroo
m.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhisto
ry/famouspeople/famous_monarchs/
Essential Questions:
 How do cultural expressions influence societies?
 How does culture divide societies?
 Which groups held political power during this time of change and how did they use that power to their advantage?
A. Economic Opportunities:
 How did the Black Death and the Fall of Constantinople create economic opportunities in Europe?
 How did the Medici family gain and use their power and wealth?
B. Arts Flourish /Shift in Thinking:
 Who were the main artists, writers and inventors of the Renaissance?
 How did Renaissance art reflect a change in beliefs and values of the people?
C. Technology Spreads the Word
 How did the work of Machiavelli influence how people viewed political power?
 How did the invention of the printing press impact society?
 Why did Martin Luther write the 95 Theses?
D. Power Shifts
 How did the Reformation create shifts in power?
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Topic
Age of Exploration
and Global
Exchange
Time
15 Days
Concepts
A. Motivations for
Exploration
B. Effects of Global
Interactions
Key Vocabulary
A. Three G’s
(God, Gold, Glory)
European Nations
Spain
Portugal
Britain
France
Christopher Columbus
Prince Henry the
Navigator
Magellan
Colony
Conquest
Cape of Good Hope
Bartholomew Dias
Henry Hudson
Vasco Nunez de
Balboa
Jacques Cartier
Sir Francis Drake
Vites Bering
B. Columbian Exchange
New World/Old World
Interdependence
Epidemic
Pandemic
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Racism/ Ethnocentrism
Encomienda
Treaty of Tordesillas
Exploitation
Triangular Trade/
Trans-Atlantic Slave
Trade
Diaspora
Supplemental/ Digital Resources
Discovery Ed Tech Book: World History
Ch. 19 Exploration and Conquest
“Exploration” Primary Source BoxLocated in each school library
IThink: The Renaissance “Age of
Exploration” pg. 78
IThink: Pre-Columbian Americas
“Counting the Days” (pg. 57)
Explorer Background:
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/famous
-explorers.htm
Explorer Crash Course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjEGn
cridoQ&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&in
dex=21
“Hit the Seas” Flocabulary:
http://www.flocabulary.com/age-ofexploration/
Standards
7.H.2.1 Analyze the effects of
social, economic, military and
political conflict among nations,
regions, and groups.
7.H.2.3 Explain how increased
global interaction accelerates the
pace of innovation in modern
societies.
7.H.2.4 Analyze the economic,
political, and social impacts of
disease in modern societies.
7.G.1.2 Explain how
demographic trends lead to
conflict, negotiation, and
compromise in modern societies
and regions.
7.E.1.1 Explain how competition
for resources affects the economic
relationships among nations.
Links to many exploration activities:
http://www.berkeley.k12.sc.us/webpages/t
bradley/index.cfm?subpage=81044
“The People vs. Columbus, et al.” Mock
Trial:
http://zinnedproject.wpengine.netdnacdn.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/11/people-vscolumbus.pdf
Columbian Exchange Crash Course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQPA
5oNpfM4&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9
&index=23
Columbian Exchange Simulation:
http://msh.councilforeconed.org/document
s/978-1-56183-758-8-activity-lesson20.pdf
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James Cook Crash Course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yXNr
LTddME&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9
&index=27
Triangular Trade Interactive Map:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/book
s/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u3/index.ht
ml
Slave Trade Crash Course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnV_M
TFEGIY&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&
index=24
“People, Not Numbers” Slave Trade
Lesson Plan:
http://www.inmotionaame.org/education/le
sson.cfm?migration=1&id=1_001LP
Essential Questions:
A. Motivations for Exploration:
 Why did nations desire new trade routes to Asia?
 What did monarchs hope to gain by supporting exploration?
B. Effects of Global Interactions:
 What technological innovations helped promote global exploration and interaction?
 What did European nations do with land conquered in the New World?
 How did the Columbian Exchange affect Europe, Africa and the Americas?
 What were the impacts of the spread of diseases to the New World?
 What were the effects of European colonization of Africa and the Americas?
 How did competition for resources affect the relationships among European nations?
Topic
Time
Concepts
Key Vocabulary
Enlightenment and
Revolution
14 Days
A. Scientific Revolution
B. Enlightenment
LCS Pacing Guide
A. Ptolemy-Geocentric
CopernicusHeliocentric Theory
Galileo-Telescope
Newton-Gravity
Kepler- elliptical orbit,
atomic theory
Sir Francis BaconScientific Method
Supplemental/ Digital Resources
IThink: Age of Revolutions
Discovery Ed Techbook: World History
CH. 20.3 The Enlightenment (French Rev)
HipHughes Scientific Revolution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrmax
07bxyQ&feature=c4-overviewvl&list=PL63FCC94DD9F44C96
Standards
7.H.2.1 Analyze the effects of
social, economic, military and
political conflict among nations,
regions and groups.
7.C&G.1.1 Summarize the ideas
that have shaped political thought
in various societies and regions.
B. Voltaire
Montesquieu
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Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Rousseau
Wollstonecraft
Natural Rights
Social Contract
C. French Revolution
D. Latin American
Revolutions
C. Three Estates
Absolute Monarch
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Tennis Court Oath
Estates General
National Assembly
Bastille
Declaration of the
Rights of Man and
Citizens
Liberty, Equality,
Fraternity
Jacobians
Robespierre
Reign of Terror
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleonic Code
D. Social Class Struggles
Haiti- Toussaint
L’Overture
Simon Bolivar
Creole
Mestizo
Junta
French Revolution:
http://www.coreknowledge.org/mimik/mi
mik_uploads/lesson_plans/1429/6_frenchr
evolution.PDF
7.C&G.1.2 Evaluate how the
Western concept of democracy
has influenced the political ideas
of modern societies.
French Revolution “Reading Like a
Historian” Reign of Terror Lesson Plan:
http://sheg.stanford.edu/reign-of-terror
7.C&G.1.4 Compare the sources
of power and governmental
authority in various societies.
Crash Course French Revolution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTTvK
wCylFY&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&
index=29
7.C.1.2 Explain how cultural
expressions influence modern
society.
French Revolution Simulation:
http://www.coreknowledge.org/mimik/mi
mik_uploads/lesson_plans/1430/6_frenchr
evolution2001.PDF
7.C&G.1.3 Compare the
requirements for and
responsibilities of citizenship
under various governments in
modern societies.
Multiple Resources:
http://williamsonhistory.weebly.com/lesso
n-plans.html
HipHughes French Revolution Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkF61
DeYD24&feature=c4-overviewvl&list=PL63FCC94DD9F44C96
IThink: The Renaissance Scientific
Revolution pg. 29
Latin American Revolutions:
http://www.mybigcampus.com/groups/soci
al-studies-with-coach-swerdzewski--746082/group_pages/unit-9-latinamerican-revolutions---214705
http://www.coreknowledge.org/mimik/mi
mik_uploads/lesson_plans/1438/6_LatinA
mericanIndependence.pdf
Essential Questions:
 How can innovation lead to revolution?
 How might a nation’s failure to protect citizens’ rights and responsibilities lead to revolution?
A. Scientific Revolution:
 How did the Renaissance pave the way for the Scientific Revolution?
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 How did the theories of scientific thinkers challenge accepted knowledge about the universe?
 How did the religious community respond to these new theories about the universe and nature?
B. Enlightenment:
 What were the ideas of the Enlightenment that began to shape political thought in Europe and beyond?
 How did the Enlightenment influence society?
 How did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the ideas of the American Revolution?
C. French Revolutions:
 How was the French Revolution inspired by the American Revolution?
 Prior to the French Revolution, what was the social structure in France?
 What complaints did the Third Estate have with the French monarchy and what actions did they take to create change?
 How did the goals of the Third Estate change once the Jacobians assumed gained control of the French Revolution?
 Did Napoleon create a government that matched the goals of the French Revolution?
 What were the effects of the French Revolution?
D. Latin American Revolutions:
 How were Latin American countries inspired by the American Revolution?
 What were the effects of the Latin American revolutions?
Topic
Time
Concepts
Key Vocabulary
12 Days A. Causes of Industrial
A. Agricultural
Industrial
Revolution
Revolution
Revolution and
Agrarian
Society’s Response
Natural Resources
Crop Rotation
Enclosures
Tools-Seed drill, hoe,
plow
Entrepreneur
Steam Engine
Spinning Jenny
Bessemer Process
Push/Pull Factors
Innovation
Population
Distribution
Factory System
Child Labor
Fuel-Coal/Steam
B. Capitalism
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B. Laissez Faire
Adam Smith
Market Economy
Supply/Demand
Private Ownership
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Supplemental/ Digital Resources
Factory Life “Reading Like a Historian”
Lesson Plan:
http://sheg.stanford.edu/factory-life
HipHughes Industrial Revolution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrmax
07bxyQ&feature=c4-overviewvl&list=PL63FCC94DD9F44C96
Industrial Revolution Crash Course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhL5D
Cizj5c&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&in
dex=32
The Urban Game (Industrialization):
http://www.thecaveonline.com/APEH/The
UrbanGame.htm
http://www.scribd.com/doc/40619123/The
-Urban-Game
Child Labor:
http://www.monroefordham.org/docs/Less
onPlan3_The%20Industrial%20Revolution
.pdf
Standards
7.H.2.1 Analyze the effects of
social, economic, military and
political conflict among nations,
regions and groups.
7.H.2.3 Explain how increased
global interaction accelerates the
pace of innovation in modern
societies.
7.G.1.2 Explain how
demographic trends lead to
conflict, negotiation, and
compromise in modern societies
and regions.
7.E.1.3 Summarize the main
characteristics of various
economic systems.
7.C&G.1.1 Summarize the ideas
that have shaped political thought
in various societies and regions.
7.C.1.2 Explain how cultural
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Competition
Profit
C. Urbanization
D. Effects of Industrial
Revolution
C. Urbanization/Urban
Pollution
Depletion of Raw
Materials
Unsafe/Unsanitary
Conditions
Tenements
http://blog.flocabulary.com/industrialrevolution/
expressions influence modern
society.
http://go.oxfam.ca/docs/oxfam-industrialrevolution-five-lesson-plans.pdf
D. Emergence of Middle
Class
Marxism
Socialism
Communism
Collective Ownership
Essential Questions:
A. Causes of Industrial Revolution:
 What innovations sparked the Industrial Revolution?
 Why was England the prime location for the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?
B. Capitalism:
 How did the Industrial Revolution spark the rise of capitalism and what are the main characteristics of that economic system?
 How did the economic conflict created by the rise of capitalism affect society?
C. Urbanization:
 How did industrialization change the cities of England?
 What were the environmental consequences of urbanization and industrialization?
D. Effects of Industrial Revolution:
 How did society respond to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution?
 How did industrialization change political ideas in society?
 What are the main ideas behind socialism?
 How did the ideas of Karl Marx lead to the development of communism?
Topic
Time
Concepts
Key Vocabulary
Age of Imperialism
and
World War I
(1850-1919)
LCS Pacing Guide
27 Days
A. Causes for Imperialism
A. Raw Materials
Balance Of Power
White Man’s Burden
Ethnocentrism
Nationalism
Sphere of Influence
Social Darwinism
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Supplemental/ Digital Resources
HipHughes Imperialism Clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_rHrG
aoh4w
Discovery Ed Techbook: US History
Prehistory to Progressive Era-CH. 12.5
Roots of Imperialism
Standards
7.H.2.1 Analyze the effects of
social, economic, military and
political conflict among nations,
regions and groups.
7.E.1.1 Explain how competition
for resources affects the economic
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B. European Imperialism
In Africa
C. European Imperialism
In India
D. European Imperialism
In China
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B. Scramble for Africa
Berlin Conference
Cecil Rhodes
Division of Masaya
Grouping of Hutus &
Tutsis
Cash Crops
Zulus
Boer War
Apartheid
Nelson Mandela
Discovery Ed Techbook: US History Civil
War-Present Ch. 5.2 WWI (US viewpoint)
C. British East India
Company
Mercantilism
Sepoy Mutiny
Viceroy
Gandhi
Imperialism:
http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ODE/IMS/Lesso
ns/Web_Content/CSS_LP_S01_BC_L09_I
05_01.pdf
D. Isolationism
Opium Wars
Open Door Policy
Boxer Rebellion
Treaty of Nanking
E. European Imperialism
In Latin America
E. Spanish-American War
Panama Canal
F. World War I
F. Causes: MANIA
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination
Triple Entente/ Triple
Alliance
Franz Ferdinand
Trench Warfare
New Weapons
U-Boats
Lusitania
Zimmerman Note
Treaty of Versailles
League of Nations
Reparations
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Imperialism Crash Course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alJaltU
mrGo&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&in
dex=35
Imperialism:
http://www.closeup.org/lib/UnitPlan_Impe
rialism-Globalization.pdf
Scramble for Africa:
http://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispac
es.com/WHII15
Sepoy Rebellion:
https://sheg.stanford.edu/sepoy-rebellion
Sepoy Mutiny and Boxer Rebellion
Simulation:
http://www.sharemylesson.com/teachingresource/sepoy-mutiny-and-boxerrebellion-role-play-50010379/
relationship among nations.
7.C.1.1 Explain how culture
unites and divides modern
societies and regions.
7.H.2.2 Evaluate the effectiveness
of cooperative efforts and
consensus building among
nations, regions and groups.
7.H.2.3 Explain how increased
global interaction accelerates the
pace of innovation in modern
societies.
7.E.1.2 Explain the implications
of economic decisions in national
and international affairs.
7.C&G.1.4 Compare the sources
of power and governmental
authority in various societies.
7.C.1.2 Explain how cultural
expressions influence modern
society.
Open Door Policy:
http://ncta.osu.edu/lessons/china/history/s
wangerK-ch.pdf
White Man’s Burden:
http://www.sharemylesson.com/teachingresource/white-man-and-39-s-burden-andsocial-darwinism-activity-50008959/
IThink:WWI
IThink: Interwar Years “League of
Nations” pg. 76
HipHughes WWI:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOq8i
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G20iuQ&feature=c4-overviewvl&list=PL63FCC94DD9F44C96
PBS WWI:
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/resources/les
son.html
WWI Lesson Plans:
https://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/60045.ht
m
WWI Weapons:
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchistnewcentury/5014
Essential Questions:
A. Causes for Imperialism
 How did the industrialization of European countries affect the relationships with their colonies throughout the world?
B. European Imperialism In Africa
 How did European beliefs and actions at the Berlin Conference both unite and divide African societies?
 How did European Imperialism impact the African colonies?
C.




European Imperialism In India
How did the Sepoy Rebellion affect Great Britain’s relationship with India?
How did Great Britain’s control of India change the political structure?
How did imperialism impact the economy of India?
How did Great Britain’s presence in India influence the country’s culture?
D. European Imperialism In China
 How did Great Britain’s need for resources cause the Opium War?
 What were the effects of China’s loss in the Opium War?
E. European Imperialism In Latin America
 What were the impacts of European colonization of Latin America?
F. World War I
 How did competition for resources and markets contribute to the creation of an alliance system in Europe?
 What impact did the unification of Italy and Germany have on the balance of power in Europe?
 How were the effect of imperialism the underlying causes of World War I?
 Why did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand spark the beginning of World War I?
 How did the US economic decision to trade with Great Britain during the war lead to American involvement in World War I?
 How did World War I spark an increase in technology?
 What consequences did Germany face as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
 What was the League of Nations and what was its purpose?
 Was the Treaty of Versailles effective in creating conditions for peace following WWI?
 What were the economic effects of WWI?
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Topic
Time
Boom, Bust, Bang!
(1919-1945)
28 Days
Concepts
A. Russian Revolution
(This unit focuses on
the years between
the world wars, and
the causes and
effects of WWII,
from a global
perspective.)
B. Rise of Totalitarianism
C. World War II
LCS Pacing Guide
Key Vocabulary
A. Peasants
Proletariat
Czar Nicholas II
Rasputin
Corruption
Bloody Sunday
Duma
Red Army vs White
Army
Bolsheviks
Vladimir Lenin
Communism
Rise of Joseph Stalin
B. Totalitarian
Stalin
Mussolini
Fascism
Franco
Nazism
Hitler
Tojo
Hirohito
C. Violation of Treaty of
Versailles
Appeasement
Sudetenland
Rhineland
Nazi-Soviet
Nonaggression Pact
Invasion of Poland
Allied/Axis Powers
Battle of Britain
Blitzkrieg
Pearl Harbor
Normandy
D-Day
Manhattan Project
Atomic Bombs
Hiroshima/ Nagasaki
Japan Surrenders
United Nations
Propaganda
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Supplemental/ Digital Resources
Standards
Russian Revolution:
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teach
ers/free-lesson-plans/the-russianrevolution.cfm
7.H.2.1 Analyze the effects of
social, economic, military and
political conflict among nations,
regions and groups.
Russian Revolution:
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teach
ers/free-lesson-plans/road-to-russianrevolution.cfm
7.H.2.2 Evaluate the effectiveness
of cooperative efforts and
consensus building among
nations, regions and groups.
Russian Revolution:
http://www.coreknowledge.org/mimik/mi
mik_uploads/lesson_plans/1498/7_peacela
ndbread.pdf
7.H.2.3 Explain how increased
global interaction accelerates the
pace of innovation in modern
societies.
Rise of Totalitarianism:
http://tewsdigitalunit.weebly.com/lesson1-rise-of-totalitarianism.html
7.C&G.1.4 Compare the sources
of power and governmental
authority in various societies.
http://robertwnukowski.wmwikis.net/file/v
iew/Interwarunitplan.pdf/59326154/Interw
arunitplan.pdf
7.G.1.2 Explain how
demographic trends lead to
conflict, negotiation, and
compromise in modern societies
and regions.
Interwar Years:
http://robertwnukowski.wmwikis.net/file/v
iew/Interwarunitplan.pdf/59326154/Interw
arunitplan.pdf
Discovery Ed Techbook: US History Civil
War to Present Ch. 8 WWII (US
Viewpoint)
HipHughes WWII Clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7fCsX
jCW1M&feature=c4-overviewvl&list=PL63FCC94DD9F44C96
7.E.1.1 Explain how competition
for resources affects the economic
relationship among nations.
7.E.1.2 Explain the implications
of economic decisions in national
and international affairs.
7.C.1.1 Explain how culture
unites and divides modern
societies and regions.
WWII Crash Course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78CO
TwT7nE&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&
index=38
WWII:
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teach
ers/free-lesson-plans/world-war-ii.cfm
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Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
D. Holocaust
D. Anti-Semitism
Persecution
Nuremburg Laws
Mein Kampf
Kristallnacht
Ghettos
Concentration Camps
Genocide
Liberation
Nuremburg Trials
Creation of Israel
WWII:
http://www.roberthjackson.org/thecenter/programs/educationalprogramming/lesson-plan-resourcesites/lesson-plans-on-world-war-ii/
Appeasement “Reading Like a Historian”
Lesson Plan:
http://sheg.stanford.edu/appeasement
NAZI Propaganda “Reading Like a
Historian” Lesson Plan:
http://sheg.stanford.edu/nazi-propaganda
Holocaust:
Introduction to the Holocaust Activity:
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson
-plan/introduction-study-holocaust
Holocaust:
http://www.ushmm.org/educators/lessonplans
Essential Questions:
A. Russian Revolution:
 How did WWI affect politics and economics in Russia?
 How did the Russian Revolution change life in Russia and affect politics in Europe?
B. Rise of Totalitarianism:
 How did Mussolini change the government of Italy?
 How did Hitler rise to power in Germany?
 How did Hitler change the government of Germany?
 How did the politics and economic circumstances of Japan compare to those of Italy and Germany following WWI?
C. World War II:
 How did Hitler’s actions in the late 1930’s violate the Treaty of Versailles?
 What motivated the nations of Europe to form alliances?
 How did the alliance between Germany and Russia benefit Hitler’s military plans?
 How effective was the Non-Aggression Pact with Russia that Hitler agreed to?
 What were the motivations for and the effects of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor?
 What was the outcome of the Allied attack on Normandy?
 How did the invention of the atomic bomb affect the outcome of WWII?
 What were the social, economic and political effects of WWII on the world?
 What were the goals and purpose of the creation of the United Nations?
 What happened in Japan following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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 How did the Allies deal with Germany at the end of WWII?
 How did WWII affect European imperialism?
D. Holocaust
 What economic and cultural conditions in Germany led to the Holocaust?
 How did the actions of the Nazi government increase cultural division in Germany?
 What was the global response to the atrocities of the Holocaust?
 What were the effects of the displacement of Jews into other areas of the world?
 How did the United Nations address the issue of displaced Jews in Europe following WWII?
 How effective was the UN Partition Plan in solving the issue of Jewish displacement?
Topic
Time
Concepts
Key Vocabulary
Cold War
1945-1989
13 Days
A. Causes of Cold War
B. Korean War
B. 38th Parallel
Stalemate
C. Cuba
C. Fidel Castro
President Kennedy
Khrushchev
Naval Blockade
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
D. Vietnam War
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A. Political Stand-off
Communism vs
Democracy
Containment
Iron Curtain
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Space Race
Arms Race
Berlin Wall
D. Guerilla Warfare
Vietcong
Gulf of Tonkin
Tet Offensive
Hawks/ Doves
Domino Theory
Ho Chi Minh
E. China
E. Great Leap Forward
Mao Zedong
Cultural Revolution
F. End of Cold War
F. Gorbachev
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Supplemental/ Digital Resources
Standards
HipHughes Cold War Clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTk3dF
C7t00&feature=c4-overviewvl&list=PL63FCC94DD9F44C96
7.H.2.1 Analyze the effects of
Cold War Crash Course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Hjv
HZfCUI&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&
index=39
7.H.2.2 Evaluate the effectiveness
of cooperative efforts and
consensus building among
nations, regions and groups.
Cold War:
http://sheg.stanford.edu/upload/Lessons/U
nit%2011_Cold%20War/Cold%20War%2
0Lesson%20Plan3.pdf
7.H.2.3 Explain how increased
global interaction accelerates the
pace of innovation in modern
societies.
Korean War:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplan/korean-war-police-action-1950-1953
7.E.1.3 Summarize the main
characteristics of various
economic systems.
Korean War:
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teach
ers/free-lesson-plans/the-korean-war.cfm
7.E.1.2 Explain the implications
of economic decisions in national
and international affairs.
Korean War:
http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/korea-inthe-classroom.html
7.C&G.1.4 Compare the sources
of power and governmental
authority in various societies.
US/Cuba Relations:
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teach
ers/free-lesson-plans/us-cuba-relations.cfm
US/Cuba Relations:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/
15/thawing-relations-teaching-about-cubaand-the-u-s/?_r=0
7.C&G.1.2 Evaluate how the
Western concept of democracy
has influenced the political ideas
of modern societies.
social, economic, military and
political conflict among nations,
regions and groups.
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Glasnost
Perestroika
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Reagan
Russian Federation
Boris Yeltsin
Cuba:
https://www.humanities.uci.edu/history/uci
hp/resources/11th%20grade%20for%20we
bsite/11.9%20HOT%20On_The_Brink.pdf
Vietnam War:
http://chssp.ucdavis.edu/cwa4-vietnam.pdf
Vietnam War:
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons
/vietnam-photos/
Vietnam War:
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teach
ers/free-lesson-plans/opposing-views-onthe-vietnam-war.cfm
China:
https://www.asian-studies.org/eaa/Brown17-3.pdf
China:
https://mbhs.edu/~swaneyda/files/AP%20
Comp.%20Gov./China/Articles%20&%20
Videos%20on%20China/MAO%20Zedon
g%20Resource%20Guide.pdf
Essential Questions:
A. Causes of Cold War
 What were the main differences between the USA & the USSR that created tension following WWII?
 How effective were the political and economic plans developed following WWII?
 How did the Cold War impact technology and innovation around the world?
B. Korean War
 What were the causes & the effects of the Korean War?
C. Cuba
 How did the US respond to the Soviet decision to place nuclear missiles in Cuba
D. Vietnam War
 How did global politics turn civil war in Vietnam into a major Cold War conflict?
E. China
 How did Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward propel China to become a world power?
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F. End of the Cold War
 How did economic struggles impact the Soviet’s role in the Cold War?
 How effective were negotiations to limit nuclear weapons during the 1980’s
 Why was the removal of the Berlin Wall the symbolic end of the Cold War?
 What were the effects of the Cold War?
Topic
Time
Concepts
Key Vocabulary
New World Order
1989-Present
(The focus of this
unit is for students to
understand a
globally
inter-connected &
technologically
driven, competitive
world. Students will
use the following
topics to learn about
the opportunities and
challenges the world
faces and understand
how and why
conflict occurs in the
21st century.)
15 Days
A. Developing Nations VS
Developed Nations
B. Health
C. Environmental
Concerns
A. Globalization
Developed vs
Developing Countries
Overpopulation
(China’s 1 child
policy)
Infant Mortality Rate
World Food Day
Foreign Aid Programs
-World Bank
- IMF
-WTO
Economic Alliances:
-NAFTA
-EU
- OPEC
B. WHO
HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Cholera
Swine Flu
Mad Cow Disease
Factors of the spread
Of diseases
Microbial drug
resistance
Impacts of disease
C. 3 Gorges Dam
Oil Spills
Green Revolution
Nonrenewable vs
Renewable Resources
Global Warming
Deforestation
Conservation
Urbanization
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Supplemental/ Digital Resources
Many Current Topics:
http://www.choices.edu/
Globalization:
http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/center/
students/hs/think/lesson1.pdf
Developed vs Developing Countries:
http://thefacultylounge.wikispaces.com/file
/view/TE408Simulation.pdf
China’s One Child Policy:
http://csteggall.weebly.com/uploads/9/0/5/
0/9050447/china_one_child_policy_lesson
_plan.pdf
http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Tea
ching+resources/Key+Stage+3+resources/
China+Today/One+in+a+billion.htm
Effects of Population Distribution:
https://www.worldof7billion.org/teacherresources/middle-school-activities/
NGO Activity: I think: Modern Global
Issues, p.19
European Union:
http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
OPEC:
http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/p
ortal/Launch?id=1299
OPEC PBS Lesson Plan:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnectio
ns/mideast/educators/resource/lesson3.htm
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Standards
7.H.2.4 Analyze the economic,
political, and social impacts of
disease in modern societies.
7.G.1.1 Explain how
environmental conditions and
human response to those
conditions influence modern
societies and regions.
7.G.1.2 Explain how
demographic trends to conflict,
negotiation, and compromise in
modern societies and regions.
7.G.1.3 Explain how natural
disasters, preservation efforts and
human modification of the
environment affect modern
societies and regions.
7.E.1.1 Explain how competition
for resources affects the economic
relationships among nations.
7.E.1.2 Explain the implications
of economic decisions in national
and international affairs.
7.C&G.1.3 Compare the
requirements for and
responsibilities of citizenship
under various governments in
modern societies.
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Examples of recent
global natural
disasters
D. Terrorism:
E. Other Modern
Conflicts:
D. Axis of Evil
Palestinian/ Israeli
Conflict
Iraq War/ Gulf Wars
Al-Qaeda/ Terrorist
Organizations
9/11
Extremist
Western vs. Islamic
culture
UN Actions against
terrorism
Economic sanctions
Patriot Act
Stereotypes
Role of Media
Nuclear Proliferation
North Korea
E. Northern Ireland
Religious conflict
Economic Crisis in
Greece
WHO:
http://www.who.int/en/
Economic Crisis in Greece:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/
explaining-the-greek-economic-crisiswith-students.shtml
Green Revolution:
http://www.coolgeography.co.uk/Alevel/AQA/Year%2012/Food%20supply/
Managing%20food%20supply/Green%20
Revolution.htm
Recent Natural Disasters:
http://educators.brainpop.com/lessonplan/global-connections-through-naturaldisasters/
Terrorism:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnectio
ns/mideast/educators/militant/lesson1.html
War and Terrorism:
http://www.socialstudies.org/resources/mo
ments
Multiple Resources for Terrorism:
http://usa.usembassy.de/classroom/terroris
m.pdf
Islamic Culture:
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3591
North Korea:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/
19/decision-point-understanding-u-s-sdilemma-over-north-korea/
Northern Ireland:
http://www.historyonthenet.com/lessons/w
orksheets/ireland_troubles.htm
Modern Conflict Tracker:
http://www.cfr.org/global/global-conflicttracker/p32137#!/
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STAND:
http://www.standnow.org/learn/conflict
Global Issues:
http://www.globalissues.org/issue/83/confl
icts-in-africa
Essential Questions:
A. Developing Nations VS Developed Nations:
 What are the similarities and differences between developing and developed nations?
 How does the growing economic gap between rich nations and poor nations create conflict?
 What challenges do developing nations face?
 What impact do the decisions made by global organizations have on the economic progress of developing nations?
B. Health:
 How has globalization aided the rapid spread of highly contagious diseases?
 What are the economic, political and social impacts of global disease issues?
C. Environmental Concerns
 How has technology and industrialization affected the environment?
 What global efforts are in place to help improve environmental issues?
 How have natural disasters affected the global community in the 2st century?
D.





Terrorism:
What motivates terrorist actions?
What different forms of terrorism have occurred?
How can terrorism lead to conflict? (Within and among nations)
How have nations worked together to fight terrorism?
How have freedoms been jeopardized in the battle against terrorism?
Topic
Time
Concepts
Key Vocabulary
Personal Financial
Literacy
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5 Days
Personal Financial
Literacy
A. Budget
Debt
Interest Rate
Investment
Consumer
Savings
Credit
Credit Score
Stock Market
Cost of Living
Expenses
Supply/Demand
FDIC
Finance
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Supplemental/ Digital Resources
Prezi with graphics/videos/guiding
questions:
https://prezi.com/9wdmudwmg97d/person
al-financial-literacy/
Standards
7.E.1.4 Explain how personal
financial decision-making
impacts quality of life.
Multiple Lessons/Activities:
http://www2.mcrel.org/lessonplans/economics/econlessons.asp#budgets
Sneaker Supply and Demand:
https://nie.washingtonpost.com/content/sne
aker-supply-and-demand
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Income Tax
Lender
Loans
Wants/Needs
Fixed vs Variable
Costs
Entrepreneur
APR
Capital
Insurance
Financial Literacy Activities:
http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/
2014/08/06/15-financial-literacy-activitiesfor-the-classroom
Financial Literacy Simulation:
http://myparadigmshift.org/category/financ
ial-literacy/
Advantages/Disadvantages:
http://cupofteateaching.blogspot.com/2014
/06/personal-financial-literacy-taskcards.html
Stock Market Simulation:
http://www.howthemarketworks.com/
Financial Literacy:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?usp=s
haring&ddrp=1&id=0B4smePWOzEViM1
J3ODJjX3hMREU#
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/pfl/educat
ors/resources/middle/middle-guide.pdf
http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/05/Per
sonalFinancialLiteracyINTRO10.pdf
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/curri
culum/socialstudies/secondary/personalfin
ancialliteracy/personalfinancialliteracy.pdf
Essential Questions:
 What is a financial plan? Why is it important to have a financial plan?
 What are the methods used to save, invest, and create wealth?
 What factors of financial planning negatively impact quality of living?
 What are the benefits of saving, investing and giving?
 How do financial decisions impact economic stability?
 Why is it important to distinguish between needs and wants?
 How can credit scores impact a person’s financial health?
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