Hazelwood School District
Secondary Common Syllabus
2008-09
11th and 12th Grade AP European History (Honors) second semester
Course Description:
This course will analyze the political, economic, social, and cultural factors that shaped
modern Europe. Students will explore major topics that illustrate the development of
Europe from the Congress of Vienna to the present. Throughout this course, students will
develop a sense of an emerging democratic nation-state while exploring the factors that
contribute to a critical understanding of the present day. The students will gain the ability
to analyze historical evidence, as well as the ability to express that understanding and
analysis in writing. This course is designed to prepare the students for the Advanced
Placement European History test. (Prerequisite: AP European History first semester)
Course Materials:
The Western Heritage since 1300, Houghton Mifflin Publishers
Sources of Western Tradition, Houghton Mifflin Publishers
Advanced Placement European History, Social Studies School Services
Advanced Placement European History I and II, Social Studies School Services
Breaking Away from the Textbook, R & L Education Publishing
Course Expectations:
Gather, analyze and apply information and ideas
Analyze bias and points of view in primary and secondary source material
Read articles pertaining to the content being studied
Read two non-fiction books pertaining to the content being studied
Interpret primary and secondary sources
Respond to document-based questions
Complete a research paper
Weekly homework assigned
Ongoing formative assessments to drive instruction
Ongoing summative assessments
District common assessments
AP European History exam
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11 and 12 Grade AP European History (Honors) second semester
Sample Course Activities:
Write and analyze document-based questions. (Unit 9, Unit 10, Unit 11, Unit 12, Unit 13,
Unit 14, Unit 15)
Participate in class debates on the unit topic. (Unit 14)
Write a “Prove a Point” essay (AP Test Prep, Unit 11, Unit 15)
Read teacher-selected literature of the time period and analyze the impact of the literature
on the time period. (AP Test Prep, Unit 10, Unit )
Create a museum project including primary sources and analysis of those documents.
(Unit 12)
Complete a research paper on topics from the era being studied. (Unit 13)
Course Outline:
Unit 9: Industrial Revolution
a. Agrarian Reform in England and the Enclosure movement
b. Prospects for industry and commerce
c. Problems in industry and commerce
d. Spread of Industrialization
e. Reactions to Industrialization
Unit 10: Nationalism
a. Aftermath of Napoleon
b. 1848-The European Upheaval
c. Nationalism Triumphant
d. Russian Empire and Eastern Europe
e. Western Europe
f. Social and Cultural Milieu
Unit 11: Imperialism
a. Motives for empire building
b. British Empire
c. French Empire
d. German Empire
e. Italian Empire
f. Russian Empire
g. Japanese Empire
h. The United States
Unit 12: World War I
a. The Eve of war
b. The Great War
c. The Russian Revolutions and their aftermath
d. The world after the Great War
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Unit 13: Totalitarianism
a. Treaty of Versailles
b. Problems with the Treaty
c. Rise of Stalin in Russia
d. Rise of Hitler
e. Rise of Mussolini
f. Totalitarianism elsewhere in the world
Unit 14: World War II
a. Causes of the War
b. The Spark: Appeasement Ends
c. Wartime actions
d. Wartime atrocities
e. Wartime conferences
f. Treaties
g. Results of the War
Unit 15: Cold War and After
a. Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc
b. Postwar adjustments of Western Europe
c. Social and Cultural Milieu
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Course Curriculum Map:
Unit 9: Industrial Revolution
The student will evaluate and explain how the industrial ascendancy of some European
nations affected their relations with less industrialized nations and the world including the
impact on class, ethnic, racial, gender and age groups. (SS2.4, SS2.5, SS6.2)
10 hours
Unit 10: Nationalism
The student will identify the problems states faced in creating national identities and
unification, including racial/ethnic issues, and will evaluate the methods the European
states used to solve their difficulties. (SS2.2, SS2.3, SS2.5, SS6.2)
10 hours
Unit 11: Imperialism
The student will evaluate the importance of nationalistic pride versus the needs for
markets in the race for empire of the second half of the 19th century. (SS2.1, SS2.2,
SS2.5, SS5.3, SS6.5)
8 hours
Unit 12: World War I
The student will evaluate the importance of alliances to the national security of European
states during this time period. They will identify the problems with the alliance system
(including geography) and the effects of the system. (SS2.1, SS2.5, SS5.3, SS7.2)
8 hours
Unit 13: Totalitarianism
The student will evaluate the success of the totalitarian leaders in capitalizing on the
issues of World War I and the Great Depression, anti-semitism, communism, and
totalitarianism. Using technology and other resources, the student will create and
implement an independent research project and include gender and disability awareness
as issues of the time period as well as a review and analysis of primary and secondary
resources. (SS2.2, SS2.5, SS6.5, SS7.1)
10 hours
Unit 14: World War II
The student will evaluate the European war, its causes and effects, and explain the
outcomes and resolutions of the conflict. The student will participate in a class debate on
the issues and be assessed for workplace readiness. (SS2.2, SS2.5, SS6.5, SS7.3)
10 hours
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Unit 15: Cold War and After
The student will identify and evaluate how European Recovery after World War II led to
the Cold War and the eventual demise of the Soviet Union. (SS2.2, SS2.5)
8 hours
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Course Lesson Protocol:
High School Social Studies Lesson Plan Protocol
Teacher______________________________
Time
5%
Lesson Segment
Anticipatory Set
25%
Modeled Activity;
Direct Instruction
60%
Cooperative
Student Work;
Independent
Practice
10%
Summarization of
Lesson
Date________________
Activity
Hazelwood School District
Secondary Common Syllabus
2008-09
11th and 12th Grade AP European History (Honors) second semester
Course Power Vocabulary:
Agrarian reform
Alliances
Appeasement
Bloc
Bolsheviks
Communists
Conservative economists
Demilitarization
Enclosure movement
Fascists
Macadam
Militarism
Nationalism
Reparations
Socialism
Spheres of Influence
Third World Nations
Totalitarianism
Weimar Republic