High School Social Studies Iowa Standards

Apply Appropriate Research Procedures and Skills of a Behavioral Scientist

Recognize the Interaction and Influence Between Individuals and Various Groups

Apply Appropriate Research Procedures and Skills of a Behavioral Scientist

Behavioral Sciences

Identify social issues within society and propose ethical solutions to address the problem.

Identify social issues within society and propose ethical solutions to address the problem.

Identify a group and their societal norms and values for behavior within that group.

Identify how individuals and groups can have an influence on a person’s behavior.

Identify different social inequalities and how they impact individuals and groups.

Iowa History

Apply Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles

Analyze Civic and Political Institutions

Civics and Government

Compare the powers and responsibilities of local, state, and national political institutions and the role of government in maintaining order.

Determine the role of citizens in the U.S. political system, with attention to the definition of who is a citizen and how that definition has changed over time.

Determine how the US Constitution establishes laws, governmental powers and responsibilities, as well as limits to a government.

Indicate how political actions (voting, debate, contacting officials, etc.) can lead to change in government/policy.

Identify how civic value helps support a wellfunctioning democracy.

Identify the unique systems and institutions in Iowa government and politics (i.e. presidential selection).

Identify local and state issues in Iowa.

Critique Exchange and Markets

Engage in Economic Decision Making

Economics

Identify what scarcity is and how it affects personal economic choices.

Identify the factors that need to be considered when producing a good or service.

Identify how competition and supply and demand can affect the price of a product.

Identify how government policies can alter market outcomes.

Measure Risk Management Tools

Evaluate Savings and Long Term Investments

Analyze Credit and Debt Levels

Create a Saving and Spending Plan

Develop Financial and Career Goals

Financial Literacy

Develop financial and career goals considering career options and the effect on the standard of living.

Develop a saving and spending plan based the effect of different factors on income such as taxes.

Identify the difference between credit and debt, wants and needs, and the impacts of those concepts, and how they can affect your income level.

Identify short-term savings tools.

Identify a reason to use health, auto, home, and life insurance.

Identify multiple strategies for protection of personal identify and fraud.

Iowa History

Analyze Global Interconnections

Analyze Human Population Movement and Patterns

Evaluate Human Environment Interaction

Create Geographic Representations

Geography

Utilize a geographic representation (such as a map or globe) to explain how different places and regions are connected.

Describe how humans living in a particular area can impact their environment, and how their physical environment can influence how humans live in that area.

Describe how humans living in a particular area can impact their environment, and how their physical environment can influence how humans live in that area.

Describe how humans living in a particular area can impact their environment, and how their physical environment can influence how humans live in that area.

Describe how a historical event can lead to the spreading of ideas, technologies, and cultural practices, as well as the distribution of human population.

Explain the impact of economic activities and political decisions within an urban, suburban and/or rural region.

Determine how a change in the environment and cultural characteristic influence trade and land use.

Determine how using scarce resources contributes to conflict within and among countries.

Determine how human-made and natural catastrophes affect trade, politics, and human migration.

Provide facts and details about the impact Iowans have had on Iowa's environmental or cultural geography.

Taking Informed Action

Communicating and Critiquing Conclusions

Developing Claims and Using Evidence

Gathering and Evaluating Sources

Constructing Supporting Questions

Constructing Questions

Social Studies

Create compelling questions representing key ideas within the disciplines.

Determine if a claim and/or evidence in an argument is true.

Identify challenges and opportunities faced by others when taking action to address the problem.

Choose a democratic strategy and procedure to make a decision and take action in their classroom.

Create supporting questions that contribute to the compelling question representing key ideas within the disciplines.

Gather relevant information to constructs response(s) to a compelling question using credible source(s).

Identify and compare evidence from multiple sources to revise or strengthen claims.

Construct an argument using evidence from 2 or more sources.

Iowa History

Justify Causation and Argumentation

Compare Perspectives

Critique Historical Sources and Evidence

Analyze Change, Continuity, and Context

Analyze Global Interconnections

Analyze Human Population Movement and Patterns

Evaluate the National Economy

Apply Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles

Recognize the Interaction Between Individuals and Various Groups

Examine Factors that Led to Continuity and Change in Human and Group Behavior

United States History

Determine how diverse ideologies impacted political and social institutions during eras such as, Reconstruction, the Progressive Era, and the Civil Rights movement.

Describe the impact of gender roles on economic, political, and social life in the US.

Explain how individuals and/or reform movements influenced changes to civil rights and liberties.

Describe key events during the Great Depression that impacted the economic system.

Identify the patterns and/or responses to immigration (on the development of American culture and law).

Identify how changes in population patterns, urbanization, segregation, types of migration within regions of the US impacted social, political and/or economic structures.

Describe how the role of the US in the world has changed over time.

Identify a change across eras from Civil War to modern America.

Determine the impact of an invention on the American society.

Utilize a primary source of information and provide 2-3 details about one of the following: The Reconstruction amendments, Emancipation Proclamation, Treaty of Fort Laramie, Chinese Exclusion Act, Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, Wilson’s Fourteen Points, New Deal Program Acts, Roosevelt’s Declaration of War, Executive Order 9066,Truman Doctrine, Eisenhower’s Farewell Speech, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Test Ban Treaty of 1963, Brown vs. Board of Education decision, Letter from a Birmingham Jail, and the Voting Act of 1965.

Describe how regional, racial, ethnic, and gender perspectives influenced American history and/or culture.

Determine multiple causes and effects of historical events in American history including, but not limited to Civil War, World War I and II the Korean Way and the Vietnam War.

Provide facts and details about Iowans or groups of Iowans who have influenced US history.

Iowa History

Justify Causation and Argumentation

Compare Perspectives

Critique Historical Sources and Evidence

Analyze Change, Continuity, and Context

Analyze Human Population Movement and Patterns

Analyze Global Interconnections

Assess the Global Economy

Analyze Civic and Political Institutions

Recognize the Interaction Between Individuals and Various Groups

World History

Describe the impact of culture on societies.

Compare how two systems of government, (such as monarchies, democracies/republics, empires, and dictatorships) maintain order and/or control.

Compare various economic and/or labor systems within societies.

Describe ways in which trade, commerce, and/or industrialization affected societies.

Determine the consequences of human made and/or natural catastrophes on global trade, politics, and/or human migration.

Determine the impact of conflict on international relations.

Explain how movement of people affects culture.

Identify methods used to change or expand systems of power and/or authority.

Identify how belief systems, ideologies, the arts and sciences, and/or technology can lead to cultural advancements within a society.

Identify the influence of social, political, and/or economic developments on gender roles and/or social status.

Describe primary and secondary sources of information with attention to the sources, the context, and how useful it is throughout world history.

Describe how the perspective of individuals and societies impact world history.

Provide facts, and details about multiple causes of historical events within world history.

Provide facts and details of how Iowans or groups of Iowans have influenced world history and their contribution.

Role and Systems of Government

State and Local Government of Iowa

Citizenship and Civic Rights and Responsibilities

Citizenship and Civic Responsibilities

Processes, Rules and Laws

Political Participation, Key Institutions, and Elections

Role and Systems of Government

Branches of Government: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Foundations of American Government

Analyze the origins of government with attention to the purpose(s) of government, and alternative models from other nations and groups.

Analyze the basic requirements and responsibilities to serve in public office.

Analyze the historical, contemporary, and emerging patterns of political action and activism.

Critique the influence of intermediary institutions on government and policy.

Analyze the electoral process and election systems in the United States, specifically Iowa election law including registration requirements, paper ballots, and absentee voting.

Analyze the role of citizens in the U.S. political system, with attention to the definition of who is a citizen, the expansion of that definition over time.

Assess the contributions of exemplary Iowans and Americans who have played a role in promoting civic virtues and democratic principles.

Analyze the concept of civic virtue and its importance to a well-functioning democracy.

Analyze the rights, liberties, duties, and responsibilities of citizens of the United States and the state of Iowa.

Identify the function, duties, and authority of the government of the state of Iowa.

Identify the function, duties, and authority of the sovereign Meskwaki Nation tribal government.

Analyze the Enlightenment principles that informed the structure and principles of the United States government and its institutions.

Identify the functions and organizational structures of Iowa’s local governments.

Analyze important founding and historical documents to the United States and the State of Iowa.

Analyze the underlying principles established by the United States Constitution.

analyze the role of the government in maintaining order.

Analyze the function, duties, and authority of the legislative branch, including the process of lawmaking and the power of the purse.

Analyze the function, duties, and authority of the executive branch, including the scope of presidential powers, executive orders, executive agreements, and the president's role in foreign and domestic policy.

Analyze the function, duties, and authority of the judicial branch, including the power of judicial review and interpretation of laws.

Assess how the United States federal system divides powers between national and state governments.

Production and Consumption

Trade

Production and Consumption

Economic Systems

Globalization

Economic Systems

Exchange and Markets

Economic Systems

Macroeconomics and Government in Economics

Exchange and Markets

Microeconomics: Supply, Demand and Pricing

Economic Systems

Economic Decision Making

Economic Systems

Economic Decision Making

Describe common economic terms and concepts.

Identify the factors that determine and shape a country’s standard of living.

Analyze how national and global economic issues and systems impact Iowa's economy.

Explain why individuals, businesses, and governments trade goods and services and how trade affects global economies.

Engage in economic reasoning to make choices.

Compare the methods that various economic systems use to allocate goods and services.

Compare and contrast types of business ownership.

Illustrate and explain how supply, demand, and price interact in a market economy.

Compare levels of competition that exist in market and mixed economic systems.

Explain how economic measurements are used to assess the overall economic health of the country.

Analyze the role of government in a market economy.

Explain how fiscal and monetary policy influence the American economy and society.

Credit and Risk Management

Identity Protection

Credit and Risk Management

Insurance

Credit and Risk Management

Managing Credit

Saving, Spending, and Investing

Taxes

Saving, Spending, and Investing

Investing

Saving, Spending, and Investing

Saving and Spending

Financial and Career Goals

Careers and Earning Income

Compare career choices based on preparation, salary, benefits, and growth potential.

Explain how insurance operates as a tool for risk management.

Identify strategies for the protection of personal identity and other forms of fraud.

Identify different sources of income and factors that impact earning potential.

Create a post high school plan including career preparation and financial goals.

Create and evaluate a budget based on financial goals, income, and expenses.

Explain how saving supports financial security, resilience, and decision-making.

Compare investment tools to meet financial goals.

Identify the impact of taxes on personal income and spending power.

Describe how credit works and how it is used.

Analyze the costs and benefits of different types of credit.

Global Connections

Places and Regions

Industrial and Economic Development

Global Connections

Places and Regions

Cities and Urban Land Use

Global Connections

Human-Environment Interaction

Agriculture and Rural Land Use

Global Connections

Human-Environment Interaction

Places and Regions

Cultural Geography

Places and Regions

Global Connections

Political Geography

Human Movement and Patterns

Places and Regions

Population and Migration

Geographic Tools

Geographic Skills and Concepts

Recognize and label basic human and environmental characteristics on maps to build awareness of local and global patterns.

Evaluate the impact of cultural diffusion on places and regions.

Describe how cultural changes and technological advances have impacted the way people grow and consume food in Iowa and around the world.

Explain how economic systems influence agricultural production and distribution in various places around the world.

Identify how the conditions and connections of urban settlements in various regions can create sustainability challenges at various scales.

Evaluate how connections between urban regions impacts globalization.

Explain the conditions of economic development across places and regions.

Evaluate the conditions and connections that contribute to global interdependence of communications, economic, and transportation systems.

Analyze geographic tools and spatial data to develop evidence-based claims about a location.

Explain the human characteristics of a location using demographic data.

Describe the characteristics and distribution of human populations on the Earth’s surface.

Analyze the processes, patterns, and functions of human migration and settlement.

Explain how political forces of cooperation and conflict influence the division and control of land.

Analyze how geographic characteristics of places and regions influence political decisions.

Explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.

Explain how culture influences the way people modify and adapt to their environments.

Mental and Physical Health

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Social Psychology

Lifespan Development

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Intelligence, Language

Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Biological Bases of Behavior

Scientific Inquiry and Research Methods

Analyze the components of a psychological investigation.

Evaluate the physiological and psychological effects of psychoactive drugs on consciousness and behavior

Analyze fundamental cognitive processes involved in thinking and problem-solving.

Analyze the psychological theories, assessment methods, and societal implications of intelligence.

Describe the components of language and the brain systems that enable its production and comprehension.

Demonstrate how the structures and stages of memory show how information is acquired, stored, and retrieved.

Evaluate the reconstructive nature of memory and factors that enhance or impair its function.

Analyze the principles of classical conditioning on human behavior.

Analyze how consequences shape behavior through operant conditioning.

Describe how observational learning and social learning theory shape human behavior.

Analyze how biological and environmental factors shape human development.

Analyze and interpret quantitative (e.g., measures of central tendency, correlation) and qualitative data to draw evidence-based conclusions.

Identify key features of physical, cognitive, and social development from prenatal through older adulthood.

Analyze how individuals perceive, interpret, and influence one another’s behavior.

Evaluate how group dynamics, persuasion, and interpersonal factors drive human behavior.

Evaluate how biological, environmental, cognitive, and trait factors shape personality.

Examine how personality is measured and changes across contexts.

Explain how biological, cognitive, social, and cultural factors interact to influence motivation.

Analyze the biological, cognitive, and sociocultural foundations of emotion.

Explain how biological, cultural, and environmental factors influence emotional interpretation.

Evaluate how biological and environmental factors shape the expression and experience of emotions.

Analyze the diverse perspectives on abnormal behavior and psychological disorders.

Explain how neural transmission and brain structures influence behavior.

Investigate the physiological and psychological impact of stress and evaluate effective coping strategies.

Evaluate evidence-based strategies and factors that promote mental and physical health and wellness.

Compare and contrast various treatment modalities for psychological disorders and analyze associated legal and ethical considerations.

Evaluate the role of genetics and environment in behavior.

Investigate how the human sensory systems receive, transduce, and process information.

Analyze how perception can be shaped by biological, psychological, and cultural factors.

Analyze the different states and levels of consciousness

Describe the stages of the sleep cycle and explain different theories about why we dream

Identify common sleep disorders and discuss their effects on health and daily life

Stratification

Social Relationships: Self, Group, and Socialization

Social Structure: Culture, Institutions, and Society

The Sociological Perspective and Methods of Inquiry

Analyze the components of a sociological investigation.

Explain the process of the social construction of the self.

Explain the social construction of groups and their impact on the life chances of individuals.

Explain the concept of social stratification and its influence on societal structures and individual opportunities.

Analyze the effects of social inequality on groups and individuals.

Explain the relationship between social institutions and inequality.

Evaluate how people and groups have responded to social inequality.

Compare and contrast the sociological perspective and how it differs from other social sciences.

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the major methods of sociological research

Explain the sociological theories that are the basis of sociology.

Describe the components of culture.

Analyze how culture influences individuals, including themselves.

Evaluate important social institutions and how they respond to social needs.

Assess how social institutions and cultures change and evolve.

Describe the process of socialization across the life course.

Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Multiple Perspectives

Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Systems

Comparison and Corroboration

Change, Continuity and Context

A Global Superpower Facing Change

Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Multiple Perspectives

Comparison and Corroboration

Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Systems

Change, Continuity and Context

The Rise of Conservatism

Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Multiple Perspectives

Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Change, Continuity and Context

Civil Rights

Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Multiple Perspectives

Economic Systems

Change, Continuity and Context

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Comparison and Corroboration

The Cold War

Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Multiple Perspectives

Change, Continuity and Context

Economic Systems

Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

World War II

Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Multiple Perspectives

Human Movement and Patterns

Economic Systems

Change, Continuity and Context

The Roaring 20s and the Great Depression

Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Multiple Perspectives

Economic Systems

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Imperialism and World War I

Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Multiple Perspectives

Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Citizenship and Civic Rights and Responsibilities

Economic Systems

The Progressive Era

Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Multiple Perspectives

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Human Movement and Patterns

Economic Systems

Change, Continuity and Context

Westward and Industrial Expansion

Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Multiple Perspectives

Change, Continuity and Context

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

The Civil War and Reconstruction

Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Multiple Perspectives

Change, Continuity and Context

The Founding of the United States

Analyze change, continuity, and context of American citizenship from 1776 to 1870.

Explain the patterns of immigration and migration during the westward expansion and the influence on American economic, social, and political systems.

Evaluate the causes and effects of Native American displacement and changing settlement patterns in the West during the period of westward expansion (1870– 1900).

Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during western and industrial expansion.

Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues during the expansion westward and the building of an industrial America.

Analyze how labor and government actions during the Progressive Era influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

Assess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.

Assess the goals of the Progressive Era through the changes and continuities of the period to determine the influence of reformers.

Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Progressive Era.

Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in the Progressive Era.

Evaluate the multiple causes and effects of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine–American War, and World War I.

Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions.

Analyze how labor and government actions during imperialism and World War I influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions.

Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues during the expansion of the United States’ global role.

Evaluate the impact of social changes on the development of modern American culture.

Evaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.

Analyze how labor and government actions during the 1920s and the Great Depression influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

Explain the patterns of immigration and migration during the 1920s and the Great Depression and the influence on American economic, social, and political systems.

Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions in the 1920s and the Great Depression.

Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in the 1920s and the Great Depression.

Evaluate the multiple causes and effects of World War II.

Assess the impact of exemplary Americans who displayed civic virtues in the creation of the United States of America.

Evaluate the American response to the Holocaust.

Analyze how labor and government actions during World War II influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

Evaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.

Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during World War II.

Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in World War II.

Compare and corroborate interpretations of the multiple causes and effects of the Korean War to the Vietnam War.

Analyze the roots of domestic communism and anti-communism during the Cold War.

Analyze the American policy of containment as a response to the threat of Communism during the Cold War.

Evaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.

Analyze how labor and government actions during the Cold War influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

Evaluate the multiple causes and effects of the Civil War.

Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Cold War Era.

Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues during the Cold War.

Assess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.

Analyze how government actions impact American opinion of the U.S. political system.

Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Civil Right Era.

Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues.

Assess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.

Explain how American policies towards globalization impacted various economic growth, labor markets, the environment, and income distribution.

Evaluate the Rise of Conservatism's influence on American foreign policy, including its role in ending the Cold War, promoting military intervention, and shaping international relations.

Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions from the late 60s through 1990.

Analyze the consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues.

Assess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.

Evaluate American foreign policy after the Cold War.

Assess government responses to domestic challenges.

Explain how American policies towards globalization impacted various economic growth, labor markets, the environment, and income distribution.

Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions from 1990 to the present.

Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues.

Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Evaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.

Analyze how labor and government actions during westward expansion influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Multiple Perspectives

Change, Continuity and Context

Comparison and Corroboration

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

World in Transition–Global Change Since 1991

Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Multiple Perspectives

Change, Continuity and Context

Comparison and Corroboration

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Cold War and Decolonization (1945 - 1991)

Multiple Perspectives

Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Change, Continuity and Context

Comparison and Corroboration

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Global Conflicts (1900 - 1945)

Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Multiple Perspectives

Change, Continuity and Context

Comparison and Corroboration

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Imperialism and the Modern World (1800 - 1914)

Multiple Perspectives

Change, Continuity and Context

Comparison and Corroboration

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Industrialization (1750 - 1900)

Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Multiple Perspectives

Change, Continuity and Context

Comparison and Corroboration

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Age of Revolutions (1750 - 1826)

Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Multiple Perspectives

Change, Continuity and Context

Comparison and Corroboration

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Change and Disruption (1450 - 1750)

Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Multiple Perspectives

Change, Continuity and Context

Comparison and Corroboration

Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Expanding Empires (1450 - 1750)

Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Multiple Perspectives

Change, Continuity and Context

Comparison and Corroboration

Growing Global Connections (1450 - 1750)

Compare and contrast the causes and effects of two or more Early Modern trade systems from 1450 to 1750.

Explain how the Renaissance changed European societies from 1450 to 1750.

Compare how the interactions of different groups and their belief systems changed or reinforced religious traditions from 1450 to 1750.

Analyze how the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment created new ways of thinking and challenged traditional authority.

Describe the ways in which various groups supported and/or resisted the Reformation.

Analyze the role of printing and the printing press in the development of new intellectual and belief systems.

Explain the causes of political revolutions in the period of 1750 to 1826.

Compare and contrast two or more revolutions, including the course of events and their periodizations in the period from 1750-1826.

Explain the intellectual context that shaped and spread revolutions in the Atlantic world from 1750 to 1826.

Analyze how revolutions from 1750 to 1826 impacted various groups of people.

Assess to what extent the revolutions changed political, economic, and/or social systems from 1750-1826.

Evaluate the impacts of the Columbian Exchange on global populations and environments.

Explain the factors that led to the start of the Industrial Revolution in Britain in 1750.

Compare and contrast the industrialization of two or more countries in the 19th century.

Analyze how the Industrial Revolution changed societies from 1750 to 1900.

Compare ideological responses to industrialization and the Industrial Revolution.

Describe the economic, political and cultural factors that contributed to a new wave of European imperialism in the 19th century.

Compare and contrast the different imperialist systems created by European and other imperialist nations.

Analyze how industrialization and imperialism influenced the movement of people around the world between 1800 and 1914.

Compare the responses of resistance and adaptation to Western imperialism in the 19th century.

Explain how 19th-century political, social, and economic changes influenced the conceptual development of modernity.

Analyze the causes that led to the outbreak of World War I and World War II.

Analyze the interactions between Europeans and peoples of other regions around the world, considering multiple perspectives from 1450 - 1750.

Compare and contrast the rise of dictators including their methods of repression and persecution, specifically addressing the causes and impact of the Holocaust.

Assess the political and economic consequences and cultural developments after World War I and World War II.

Analyze how new technology contributed to the major turning points in World War I and World War II.

Compare the experiences and perspectives of individuals affected by total war during World War I and World War II.

Map how communism and decolonization changed the global order from 1945 to 1991.

Compare and contrast the methods of control used by various forms of government during the Cold War.

Analyze the causes of decolonization within the context of the Cold War.

Explain how various groups promoted their interests and goals within the context of the Cold War.

Analyze the impact of mass atrocities committed during the Cold War.

Evaluate the effects of globalization since the 1990s.

Interpret growing global connections from 1450- 1750 through analysis of primary sources.

Compare and contrast how different regions have adapted and adopted popular culture since the 1990s.

Explain how global institutions have influenced political and economic relationships since the 1900s.

Explain various responses to increasing globalization since the 1990s

Analyze the development of terrorist organizations and the efforts to combat them.

Explain how and why land-based and maritime empires expanded from 1450 - 1750.

Compare how empires used social hierarchies to establish and maintain stability and order in different empires from 1450 to 1750.

Map the development and expansion of land-based and maritime empires from 1450 to 1750.

Assess how the artistic accomplishments of an empire reflected and reinforced their values and beliefs from 1450 to 1750.

Evaluate the long-term impacts of expanding empires from 1450 to 1750 in world history.