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*1, 10, 11, 12, 13,
16, 18, 19, 21 Aug/Sept
* See attached
appendix with
Essential Themes
listed
UNITS OF STUDY
SKILLS
ASSESSMENT
Middle Ages
Students will:
a. Explain and compare the major feudal and manorial relationships of
Notebook grade to assess proper
notetaking
1. VASSALAGE
2 MEDIEVAL CATHOLIC
CHURCH STRUCTURE
3. DISPUTES WITHIN THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
a personal nature.
4. LATE MEDIEVAL ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL CHANGES
5. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
DURING THE LATE MIDDLE
AGES
1, 8, 10, 12, 18, 19,
20, 21
September
Multiple choice test in AP format
c. Discuss the Catholic Church's intellectual and aesthetic leadership.
d. Describe the issues involved in the following: 1) the Cluniac reform
2) Gregory VII versus Henry IV; 3) innocent III's theocracy; 4) the Great
Schism; 5) Conciliarism.
e. Identify the intellectual disputes posed by the following: 1) the
Lollards; 2) the Hussites; 3) the Albigensian heretics.
f. Explain how the above controversies create problems in Western
Christendom.
g. Explain the causes of the Hundred years' War..
h. Examine the political divisions in Germany and the Iberian
kingdoms during the late Middle Ages.
i. Classify the economic and social changes during the late Middle
Ages.
j. Analyze those that are positive and those that are negative.
k. Explain the major economic and social changes in the late Middle
Ages.
Renaissance
Students will:
1. ITALY DURING THE
RENAISSANCE
a. Expand on the unique characteristics which allowed the
Renaissance to begin in Italy.
2. ITALIAN HUMANISM
3. MACHIAVELLI'S STYLE OF
POWER POLITICS
4. STYLISTIC TRENDS IN THE
ITALIAN FINE ARTS
5. THE NORTHERN
RENAISSANCE: HUMANISM AND
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b. Relate the different clergies' roles in society?
b. Describe the Italian political structure by using examples from the
Papal States, Naples, Milan, Venice, and Florence.
Notebook grade to assess proper
notetaking.
Essay: How would Machiavelli
deal with the terrorist attacks on
the World Trade Center on
September 11, 2001?
Exam: students choose between
two essay questions (from former
AP Exam) and have 35 minutes
to write a response.
c. Identify the ideal qualities of Castiglione's courtier.
d. List the major contributions to the humanist tradition of the following:
Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, Francisco Pertarca, Leonardo
Bruni, Lorenzo Valla, Marsilio Ficino, and Pico della Mirandola.
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e. Give a biographical account of Niccolo Machiavelli.
6. THE NORTHERN
RENAISSANCE: FINE ARTS
f. Extrapolate Machiavelli's major political principles in The Prince and
compare his ideas with political philosophy in the late Middle Ages.
g. Designate the Major contributions to Renaissance art of the
following: Giotto, Masaccio, Donatello, Piero della Francesca,
Brunelleschi, Mantegna, Alberti, Cellini Botticelli, Raphael, da Vinci,
Michelangelo, Bellini, Giorgione, and Titian.
h. Discuss the many cultural influences that had an impact on
Renaissance art.
i. Explain the changes in northern Europe as medieval society began
to decline.
j. Compare Northern and Italian humanism and evaluate to what extent
they influenced one another.
k. List the major contributions to humanism of Thomas More and
Desideris Erasmus.
l. Itemize the major contributions of the following: Jan van Eyck, Rogier
van der Weyden, the Master of flemalle, Hugo van der Goes,
Hieronymus Bosch, Albrecht Durer, and Matthias Grunewald.
m. Evaluate the renaissance monarchies of France, England, and
Spain in terms of power structures and intrastate problems.
n. Explain the technical achievements and major motives that
encouraged exploration.
o. Discuss the growth of the Portuguese, Spanish, English, Dutch,
Swedish, and French colonial systems.
7. RENAISSANCE MONARCHIES
8. RECONNAISSANCE
ASSESSMENT
The Protestant Reformation
5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 20,
21
October
and Catholic Responses
Students will:
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1. PRELUDE TO THE
REFORMATION.
2. LUTHERANISM
3. OTHER PROTESTANT
ADHERENTS
4. HENRY VII'S ANNULMENT
CONTROVERSY
a. Explain the degree to which reform within the Catholic Church had
succeeded before 1517.
b. Discuss the position taken by Erasmus in in Praise of Folly.
c. Analyze the problems of Germany contemporaneous with Martin
Luther.
d. Describe Luther's early church years and how they evolved into his
eventual break with Rome.
e. Explain Luther's positions on the following: Indulgences, faith, the
sacraments, papal power, liturgy, and the role of secular authority.
Multiple choice exam using
primarily former AP exam
questions. 50 questions
completed in 35 minutes.
5. THE CATHOLIC RESPONSES
6. THE WARS OF RELIGION
7. THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR
8. CHARLES V AND PHILIP II OF
SPAIN
9. ELIZABETH I:
REFORMATION, NATIONALISM,
AND MERCANTILISM
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f. Consider the degree of Luther's involvement in the Peasant's Revolt.
g. Indicate the significance of the Peace of Augsburg.
h. Discuss the various Protestant models postulated by Ulrich Zwingli,
Martin Bucer and the Anabaptists.
i. Describe Calvin's theocracy in Geneva.
j. Explain the degree of Calvin's departure from previous ideas.
k. Determine the possible motives of Henry VIII for annulling his
marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
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l. Discuss the religious changes under Edward VI and Mary Tudor.
m. Compare the Conciliation stance with the inquisition stance.
n. Explain the organization of the Jesuits.
o. Delineate the doctrinal definitions and administrative reforms
postulated by the Council of Trent.
p. Discuss the degree of change in the papacy's role.
q. Describe the Huguenot situation in the France of Catherine de
Medici, Francis II, and the War of the Three Henries.
r. Analyze the position of the Huguenots during the reign of Henry IV.
s. Describe the Huguenot situation I the France of Catherine de
Medici, Francis II and the War of the Three Henries.
t. Analyze the position of the Huguenots during the reign of Henry IV.
u. Formulate the foreign and domestic policies of Charles V and Philip
II.
v. Compare their courses of action where appropriate.
w. Explain the reasons for the permanent English theological break
with Rome under Elizabeth I.
x. Determine the disputes that forced Mary Stuarts flight from Scotland
and the political conspiracies in England which resulted in her
execution.
y. Cite the results of the Armada battle in relation to the power of
England and Spain.
z. Discuss the growth of the English economy under Elizabethan
mercantilism.
The Rise and Decline of
French and English
4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14, 16, 17, 20,
21
Oct/Nov
Absolutism
1. THE RISE OF FRENCH
ABSOLUTISM
2. FRENCH CULTURE DURING
THE AGE OF LOUIS XIV
3. THE MILITARISM OF LOUIS
XIV
4. EARLY STUART ABSOLUTISM
AND CIVIL WAR
5. CROMWELL'S ENGLAND, THE
RESTORATION, AND THE
GLORIOUS REVOLUTION
6. JOHN LOCKE'S SOCIAL
CONTRACT THEORY
7. 17TH CENTURY
INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
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Students will:
a. Describe the formulation of the Edict of Nantes.
b. Elucidate the policies of Richelieu and Mazarin.
c. Determine to what extent French absolutism under Henry IV and
Louis XIII reflected the ideas of Bodin.
d. Determine how the "Sun King" style of absolutism was implemented
in governmental administration.
Notebook grade to access proper
notetaking.
Exam: students choose between
two essay questions (from former
AP Exam) and have 35 minutes
to write a response.
e. Explain Colbert's economic mercantilism.
f. Analyze how mercantilism is an extension of absolutism.
g. List the major military reforms under Louis.
h. Ascertain the major issues and results of the War of the League of
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8. BAROQUE ART
Augsburg and the War of Spanish Succession.
i. Determine how the wars of Louis XIV led to the deterioration of
French prominence.
j. Explain how James I applied the divine right theory of kings.
ASSESSMENT
k. Differentiate among the beliefs of the various religious groups in 17th
century England.
l. Analyze how the Puritans gradually moved into parliamentary
prominence.
m. Describe Cromwell's opposition and how the civil war affected royal
absolutism.
n. Describe Cromwell's Commonwealth.
o. Indicate the degree to which religion played a role in the reign of
Charles II.
p. Determine the political changes during this period that influenced
England as well as other countries.
q. Formulate the major ideas in John Locke's writing.
r. Relate Locke's social contract theory to British 17th century turmoil.
s. Explain the philosophical and political implications of the following
writer's ideas: Michel de Motaigne, Thomas Hobbes, Spinoza, and
Pascal.
t. Describe how Louis XIV used fine arts as an extension of his power
structure.
u. Read about Italian Baroque artists such as Bernini and Palladio, and
Northern Baroque figures such as Ruben, Vermeer, and Wren.
8, 12, 16, 20, 21 November
Enlightenment and
Despotism
1. THE RISE OF MODERN
SCIENCE
2. 18TH CENTURY SOCIETY AND
THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE
ENLIGHTENMENT
3. ENLIGHTENED
ABSOLUTISM (sometimes called
Enlightened Despotism)
4. THE GROWTH OF RUSSIA
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Students will:
a. Determine the major contributions of Robert Grosseleste and Roger
Bacon in the Middle Ages.
b. Compare the theories of Copernicus, Kepler, Gallileo, and Newton.
c. Explain the impact of Rene Descartes on Scientific philosophy.
d. Describe the life of the 18th century common man in relationship to
the state, the church, demography, and rural/urban status.
e. Survey the major intellectual contributions of Hume, Hartley,
Voltaire, and Rousseau.
f. Distinguish between the ideas of deism and materialism.
g. Explain Diderot's role as a publicist
h. Explain how Frederick William, the "Great Elector," Frederick
William I, and Frederick the Great contributed to the rise of Prussia.
i. Describe the international implications of the Seven Years' War.
j. Discuss enlightened despotism in 18th century Spain, Prussia, and
Austria.
k. Explain the origins of the Russian monarchy under Ivan III, Ivan IV,
and the early Romanovs.
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Notebook grade to assess proper
notetaking.
Multiple choice exam using
primarily former AP exam
questions. 50 questions
completed in 35 minutes.
Students respond to a former AP
Document Based Question to
hone their analysis skills.
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l. Discuss the domestic policies and foreign expansionism of Peter and
Catherine the Great.
m. Compare the problems of Peter and Catherine the Great.
1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,12,
14, 15, 17, 18, 19,
20, 21
Nov/Dec
The French Revolution
1. UNDERLYING SOCIETAL
FACTORS LEADING TO THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION
2. THE EARLY PHASES OF
REVOLUTION IN FRANCE
3. THE RADICALIZATION OF THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION
4. THE THERMIDORIAN
REACTION THROUGH THE
NAPOLEONIC CONSULATE
5. THE EMPIRE PERIOD
Students will:
a. Explain the impact of the American Revolution on late 18th century
France.
b. Describe the economic, social, and political problems of France.
c. Identify the major events which led to the formation of the National
Assembly.
Notebook grade to assess proper
notetaking.
Exam: students choose between
two essay questions (from former
AP Exam) and have 35 minutes
to write a response.
Practice Essay essay in class.
d. Elucidate the reforms postulated by the National Assembly.
e. Analyze the events which led to the radicalization of the French
Revolution.
f. Explain how military encounters with foreign powers complicated the
situation.
g. Evaluate the degree to which the Reign of Terror both promoted and
repudiated the ideals of the French Revolution.
h. Determine the cause of the Thermidorian Reaction and its results.
i. Analyze the domestic and foreign policy of the Directory.
j. Distinguish among the various coalitions against France.
k. Evaluate the objectives and outcomes of the Continental System.
l. Explain the major factors that led to the Napoleonic Empire's
collapse.
The Balance of Power
Concept Broken by
1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21
December
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1. THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA:
1814-1815
Students will:
a. Explain the peace settlements of 1815, using the map of Europe
resulting from the congress of Vienna.
DETERIORATION IN THE 1820'S
AND 1830'S
THE 1848 REVOLUTIONARY
FIASCO IN FRANCE
REVOLUTION IN GERMANY
AND THE HAPSBURG EMPIRE
b. Compare Metternich's conservatism to Castlereagh's relative
liberalism.
Notebook grade to assess proper
notetaking
Multiple choice exam using
primarily former AP exam
questions. 50 questions
completed in 35 minutes.
Practice Essay essay in class.
c. Identify the philosophies of Johann Herder and Edmund Burke.
d. Hypothesize reasons why the rebellions failed.
e. Describe the problems within the Ottoman Empire by using Serbia
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THE AGE OF ROMANTICISM
7. ROMANICISM IN MUSIC,
PAINTING AND LITERATURE
and Greece in 1820-21 as case studies.
ASSESSMENT
f. List the causes of the 1848 revolt.
g. Explain the events which led to Louis Phillippe's abdication.
h. Explain why Cavaignac lost power to Louis Napoleon.
i. Discuss how the Prussian revolt was gradually superseded by the
German protests.
j. Evaluate the importance of the Frankfurt Assembly in the growth of
German nationalism.
k. Analyze how Metternich lost power and the subsequent effects of his
fall on the Hapsburg Empire.
l. Determine the ramifications of insurrection on Italian nationalism.
m. Compare the causes and features of the four major 1848 revolutions.
n. Hypothesize reasons why the rebellions failed.
o. List the major characteristics of Romanticism.
p. Determine the influence of Romanticism on religion, politics, and
attitudes toward previous history.
q. List the major painters, composers, and musicians during the
Romantic Age.
2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
12, 13, 15, 17, 20
January
Industrialism
1. ECONOMIC GROWTH IN
GREAT BRITAIN
Students will:
a. List and explain the major economic and social developments in
England.
2. ECONOMIC REVOLUTION IN
ENGLAND
3. THE WORLD OF ADAM
SMITH
b. Compare the industrial developments of France, Belgium, and
Germany with those of England.
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two essay questions (from former
AP Exam) and have 35 minutes
to write a response
c. Understand and explain the major ideas of Adam Smith.
4. THE WORLDS OF MALTHUS
AND RICARDO
5. THE MANY WORLDS OF
UTOPIAN SOCIALISM
6. SOCIAL RESPONSES FOR
REFORM
d. Analyze and compare the ideas of Smith with the time in which he
lived.
e. Understand and explain the economic and social problems created
by industrialization, according to Malthus and Ricardo.
7. DEFENSE OF THE SYSTEM
g. Understand and explain the major ideas of the Utopian socialists.
h. Compare the Utopian socialists' ideas with each other and the times
in which they lived.
i. Analyze and explain the major ideas of Bentham and Dickens.
j. Explain the reasons for, as well as the types of, workers' responses
to industrialism.
k. Analyze reasons for supporting the factory system.
8. MARXISM
Notebook grade to assess proper
notetaking.
Practice Essay essay in class.
Students prepare notecards of
important people, places and
events and plot them on
timelines.
f. Compare the major ideas of Malthus and Ricardo.
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l. Compare the domestic and foreign advantages of the factory system
m. Discuss Marx and relate him to the time in which he lived.
n. Explain the major ideas of Marx.
o. Relate the ideas of Marx to the early industrial society.
6, 10, 12, 20
February
Mid-Nineteenth Century
Europe
1. PROGRAMS FOR THE
UNIFICATION OF ITALY
Students will:
a. Understand the major programs for the unification of Italy.
2. THE UNIFICATION OF ITALY
b. What ideas did these programs hold in common?
3. THE UNIFICATION OF
GERMANY AND THE
CONSOLIDATION OF AUSTRIA
c. List and Explain the specific steps leading to Italian unification.
4. VARIOUS NEW SCHOOLS OF
SOCIALIST THOUGHT
5. THE WORKERS' RESPONSE
TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENTS
6. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
RESPONSES TO DARWIN
7. RELIGIOUS AND ECONOMIC
RESPONSES TO DARWIN
8. CURRENTS OF THOUGHT
ABOUT THE NEW MAN
d. Analyze the roles played by Cavour and Napoleon III in Italian
unification.
e. Understand the major programs for the unification of Germany.
Notebook grade to assess proper
notetaking.
Multiple choice exam using
primarily former AP exam
questions. 50 questions
completed in 35 minutes.
Students respond to a former AP
Document Based Question to
hone their analysis skills
Students prepare notecards of
important people, places and
events and plot them on
timelines.
f. What ideas did these programs hold in common?
g. List and explain the steps leading to German unification.
h. List and explain the steps leading to German unification.
i. Analyze and explain the changes in the Austrian Empire.
j. Explain the philosophies of anarchism and syndicalism.
k. Explain latter day Marxism.
l. Evaluate the impact of the new socialist philosophies on society.
m. Trace the rise of the working class.
n. List and describe the changes industrialism brought to the lives of
the workers.
o. Compare the impact of later industrialism with that of earlier
industrialism.
p. Analyze and explain the major ideas of Darwin.
q. Evaluate and compare the ideas of Bagehot, Huxley, and Pearson.
r. Explain the various Catholic and Protestant responses to Darwin.
s. Analyze and evaluate the impact of Darwin on modern thought.
t. Evaluate and explain the ideas of Nietzsche.
u. Analyze and explain the major ideas of Freud.
Power Politics and
1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10,
12, 20
Feb/March
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1. DEVELOPMENTS IN GREAT
Students will:
a. Understand and evaluate the major domestic and foreign situations
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BRITAIN, 1870-1912
of England.
notetaking.
2. DEVELOPMENTS IN FRANCE
AND ITALY, 1870-1912
3. DEVELOPMENTS IN
IMPERIAL RUSSIA
b. Compare the roles of various leaders in dealing with the foreign and
domestic situations.
c. Understand and evaluate the major domestic and foreign situations
of France and Italy.
4. DEVELOPMENTS TOWARD
AUTOCRACY IN GERMANY
5. CONFLICTS IN AUSTRIA AND
THE BALKANS
6. MOTIVES OF IMPERIALISM
7. IMPERIALISM IN INDIA
8. IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
9. IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA
d. Compare the roles of political parties in France and Italy.
e. Understand and evaluate the major domestic and foreign situations
in Russia.
f. Explain the roles played by the various czars.
g. Analyze the roles played by the Russian peasant.
h. Understand and evaluate the major domestic and foreign situations
of Austria and the Balkans.
i. Analyze the role of nationalism.
j. Evaluate and explain English motives for imperialism.
k. Evaluate and explain French motives for imperialism.
Exam: students choose between
two essay questions (from former
AP Exam) and have 35 minutes
to write a response
Practice Essay essay in class.
Students prepare notecards of
important people, places and
events and plot them on
timelines.
l. Evaluate and explain German and Russian motives for imperialism.
m. Explain the major steps and features of imperialism in India.
n. Analyze and evaluate the major causes of imperialism in India.
o. Explain the major steps and features of imperialism in Asia
p. Analyze and evaluate the major causes of imperialism in Asia.
q. Explain the major steps and features of imperialism in Africa.
r. Analyze and evaluate the major causes of imperialism in Africa.
World War I and the
1, 5, 6, 10, 12, 20 March
Postwar Impact
1. BACKGROUND CAUSE TO
WORLD WAR I
Students will:
a. Understand and evaluate the developments of the alliance systems,
nationalism, militarism and industrialism in Europe.
2. WORLD WAR I
THROUGH 1916
3. THE CONCLUSION OF THE
WAR
b. List and explain the causes, features, and results of various crises
in Europe.
4. POSTWAR SETTLEMENTS
5. PROBLEMS OF THE 1920'S
FRANCE AND ENGLAND
BETWEEN THE WARS
6. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
DEVELOPMENTS
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c. Explain the developments in the war up to the United States entry.
d. Evaluate and explain the last phases of the war.
Notebook grade to assess proper
notetaking.
Multiple choice exam using
primarily former AP exam
questions. 50 questions
completed in 35 minutes.
Practice Essay essay in class.
Students prepare notecards of
important people, places and
events and plot them on
timelines.
e. Understand and evaluate the features of the Treaty of Versailes.
f. Explain the other peace settlements.
g. Analyze the results of the treaties.
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h. Understand and explain the diplomatic problems of the 1920's.
i. Understand and explain the economic problems of the 1920's.
j. Evaluate the solutions for economic and diplomatic problems in the
1920's.
k. Explain the postwar situations in England and France.
l. Analyze and explain the major problems faced by the English and
the French.
m. Compare England and France in terms of problems and attempted
solutions.
n. Explain the major artistic and literary developments of the period.
o. Explain the major philosophical and theological developments of the
period.
p. Analyze and relate these developments.
1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
17, 20, 21
Mar/April
Fascism and Communism
1. REVOLUTION AND
ATTEMPTS AT STABILITY IN
RUSSIA
Students will:
2. STRUGGLE AND
CONSOLIDATION
b. Compare the causes and results of the revolutions.
c. Analyze the major ideas of Lenin and compare them to his
practices.
a. List and explain the factors in the three revolutions in Russia.
Notebook grade to assess proper
notetaking.
Exam: students choose between
two essay questions (from former
AP Exam) and have 35 minutes
to write a response
3. THE STALINIST PERIOD
4. INSTABILITY AND FASCISM
5. HITLER: THE RISE TO
POWER
6. HITLER: VIENNA TO
PRAGUE
7. POLAND AND WAR
8. THE INCONCLUSIVE
VICTORY
9. EUROPE UNDER SIEGE
10. UNACHIEVED EMPIRE
11. THE TIDE TURNS
12. THE END 0F THE EMPEROR
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d. Analyze the major ideas of Stalin and Trotsky.
e. Explain the major causes, features, and results of the Stalin-Trotsky
power struggle.
Practice Essay essay in class
Students prepare notecards of
important people, places and
events and plot them on
timelines.
f. Explain the major long-term and short-term goals of Stalin.
g. Analyze and evaluate the degree of success Stalin had in reaching
his goals.
h. Understand and explain the major ideas of Italian Fascism.]
i. Analyze and explain the major postwar problems of Germany and
Italy.
j. Explain the major features of fascist control in Italy.
k. Understand and explain the major ideas of German fascism.
l. Analyze and explain the factors that led to the takeover of Hitler.
m. Explain the major domestic policies of Hitler.
n. Explain the relationship of Hitler and the German army.
o. Analyze and explain the steps in the takeovers of Austria and
Czechoslovakia.
p. Compare the takeovers of Austria and Czechoslovakia.
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q. Analyze and explain the events leading to the takeover of Poland.
r. Evaluate and explain the positions taken by the leaders in Europe on
Poland.
s. Explain the reasons and features of the attack on Norway.
t. Analyze and explain the fall of France.
u. Analyze and explain Hitler's attitude toward non-European areas.
v. Explain the developments in Southeastern Europe.
w. Explain the role of Italy in the war.
x. Analyze and explain Operation Barbarossa.
y. Analyze the reasons for Hitler's increased problems.
z. Explain how Hitler responded to these problems.
aa. Analyze and discuss the policy of the "Final Solution."
bb. Explain the collapse of the Italian front.
cc. Explain the reasons for the impact of Hitler's health on his
performance.
dd. Analyze and explain the role of Hitler's staff in the government.
ee. Explain how Hitler responded to the closing Allied circle.
ff. Analyze and explain the major causes for the fall of Hitler.
1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12,
14, 20
April/May
Europe Since the War
1. IMMEDIATE POSTWAR
PROBLEMS
2. POLITICAL
RECONSTRUCTION IN
WESTERN EUROPE
3. THE STALINIST WORLD
4. THE GERMAN SETTLEMENT
AND THE BREAKDOWN OF HE
EAST-WEST ALLIANCE
5. THE COLD WAR AND
ATTEMPTS AT EUROPEAN
UNITY
6. NEW WESTERN POLITICAL
FORCES AND THE DECLINE OF
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM
7. THE END OF STALINISM
I. EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
REVIVAL
9. EUROPEAN SOCIAL AND
INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTS.
10. WESTERN EUROPEAN
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FINE
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Students will:
a. Explain the physical loss in Europe due to World War II.
b. Analyze and explain the immediate political and social changes in
Europe.
c. Evaluate the problems that have greatest significance to
Europeans.
Notebook grade to assess proper
notetaking.
Students will take a full scale
practice exam using an actual AP
exam.
Students prepare notecards of
important people, places and
events and plot them on
timelines.
d. Explain the major changes in the British, French, and Italian political
systems following the war.
e. Compare these changes in the three countries.
f. Analyze and explain the control of Stalin in Russia during the
postwar period.
g. Evaluate the controls Russia had in Eastern Europe.
h. Explain the political developments in Germany during the postwar
years.
i. Analyze and explain the steps lending to the breakdown of the EastWest alliance.
j. Compare the roles of leaders during this time.
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AP EUROPEAN HISTORY CURRICULUM MAP
ESSENTIAL
THEMES
TIME FRAME
UNITS OF STUDY
ARTS
11. REVISIONISM IN RUSSIA
AND THE SATELLITE
COUNTRIES
12. CONFLICT IN THE LATE
50'S THROUGH THE MIDDLE
60'S.
13. DE GAULLE AND EAST-WEST
RELATIONS IN THE 60'S
14. WESTERN AND EASTERN
EUROPE THROUGH THE
MIDDLE 70'S
15. WESTERN AND EASTERN
EUROPE FROM THE 70'S TO
TODAY
SKILLS
ASSESSMENT
k. Analyze and explain the steps that led to and the features of the
Cold War.
l. Compare the various economic and political organizations trying to
achieve unity.
m. Evaluate and compare the changing forces in France, West
Germany, and England.
n. Analyze and explain reasons for the decline of Democratic
Socialism.
o. Analyze and explain the impact of Stalin's death on the Soviet
Union.
p. Explain the decline of Stalinism and its impact on Eastern Europe.
q. Analyze and explain economic developments in Europe.
r. Compare economic situations of Great Britain, France, Germany,
Italy, and the Soviet Union.
s. Explain the major literary, theological, educational, and
technological developments of this period.
t. Analyze and explain the role of existentialism.
u. Compare prewar and postwar cultural developments.
v. Compare the major postwar trends in literature of England, Italy and
Germany.
w. Explain the major developments in art, music, and drama.
x. Explain the developments and impacts of the mass media on
Europe
y. Explain the ideological conflicts that emerged within the Soviet bloc.
z. Analyze and explain the crises in Poland, Hungary, and over the
Suez Canal.
aa. Explain the German situation from the mid 50's to the mid 60's.
bb. Analyze and explain the impact of De Gaulle on France.
cc. Evaluate the degree in which De Gaulle influnced the European
community.
dd. Explain the factors that led to the fall of De Gaulle.
ee. Compare the domestic and foreign developments of England and
Germany through the 70's.
ff. Analyze the domestic and foreign policies of Nikita Khrushchev and
his successors.
gg. Analyze the changing relationships between the Soviet Union and
the satellite nations.
hh. Analyze the causes for the breakup of the Soviet Union.
ii. Explain the political and economic situations in Russia and the
former Soviet Republics and satellites.
jj. Explain the European Economic Community.
Kirk Hilbrands
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