World History

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Modern World History course fulfills the state and school district requirements for a sophomore year world history course. This course will examine themes and topics in world history from the period of the Industrial Revolution (approximately 1800 C.E) through to the beginning of the current decade. The class will examine topics and themes including, but not limited to the Industrial Revolution, the Age of Nationalism, global imperialism, World Wars One and Two, the Rise of Communism, the Cold War era, and the post-Cold War era.