Standards

World War I: 

WHS.1F Identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 1914 to the present: the world wars and their impact on political, economic, and social systems; communist revolutions and their impact on the Cold War; independence movements; and globalization. 

WHS.10A Identify the importance of imperialism, nationalism, militarism, and the alliance system in causing World War I. 

WHS.10B Identify major characteristics of World War I, including total war, trench warfare, modern military technology, and high casualty rates. 

WHS.10C Explain the political and economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles, including changes in boundaries and the mandate system. 

WHS.15A Locate places and regions of historical significance directly related to major eras and turning points in world history. 

WHS.27C Explain the effects of major new military technologies on World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. 

WHS.28E Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause and‐effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, drawing inferences and conclusions, and developing connections between historical events over time. 

WHS.29A Create and interpret thematic maps, graphs, and charts to demonstrate the relationship between geography and the historical development of a region or nation. 

WHS.30AUse social studies terminology correctly. WHS.30C Interpret and create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information. 

: Russian [Bolshevik] Revolution 

WHS.1F Identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 1914 to the present: the world wars and their impact on political, economic, and social systems; communist revolutions and their impact on the Cold War; independence movements; and globalization. 

WHS.10D Identify the causes of the February (March) and October (November) revolutions of 1917 in Russia, their effects on the outcome of World War I, and the Bolshevik establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

WHS.15A Locate places and regions of historical significance directly related to major eras and turning points in world history. 

WHS.17B Identify the historical origins and characteristics of communism, including the influence of Karl Marx. 

WHS.17C Identify the historical origins and characteristics of socialism. 

WHS.28C Analyze primary and secondary sources to determine frame of reference, historical context, and point of view. 

WHS.28E Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause and‐effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, drawing inferences and conclusions, and developing connections between historical events over time. 

WHS.30AUse social studies terminology correctly. 

Period Between the Wars: Totalitarianism and the Great Depression 

WHS.11A Summarize the international, political, and economic causes of the global depression. 

WHS.11B Explain the responses of governments to the global depression such as in the United States, Germany, Great Britain, and France. 

WHS.12A Describe the emergence and characteristics of totalitarianism. 

WHS.12B Explain the roles of various world leaders, including Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Hideki Tojo, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill, prior to and during World War II. 

WHS.17D Identify the historical origins and characteristics of fascism. 

WHS.19D Explain the significance of the League of Nations and the United Nations. 

WHS.27E Identify the contributions of significant scientists and inventors such as Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Louis Pasteur, and James Watt. 

WHS.28C Analyze primary and secondary sources to determine frame of reference, historical context, and point of view. 

WHS.28E Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause and‐effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, drawing inferences and conclusions, and developing connections between historical events over time. 

WHS.30AUse social studies terminology correctly.