World History (Semester 2)
 
  
3/5/09

Clovis Unified Opening Charter Online High School - August 2009
Target Students: Grades 9 and 10 in Fresno County and surrounding counties.

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In this course students examine major turning points in the shaping of the modern world, from the late eighteenth century to the present.

 
Module 6 - World War I and the Aftermath
The assassination of Francis Ferdinand touched off a complex chain of events that ended in the Grand War.  Every European power took part and even the United States became embroiled in the conflict.

 

Module 6 Index
Module 7 - The Rise of Totalitarianism
On the cusp of dominating the world, Europe entered  into two "world wars," and emerged a shell of its former self.



Module 7 Index

 

 

Module 8 - World War II

At the beginning of World War II, Japanese soldiers committed many atrocities against POWs and civilians in Nanking, China. After the war, a war crimes trial focused on who was responsible for these acts.

Module 8 Index
 
Module 9 - The Cold War and Its Impact  
The Cold War split the world into two dominant blocs that offered two different visions of the future.

Module 9 Index

 

 

Module 10 - Into the Twenty-first Century
 

 

Module 10 Index

 
 

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