Lesson Plans World History II SOL 10c: Russian Revolution
Standard WH II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the worldwide impact of World War I.
Objectives: Citing causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution.
Lesson Plans:
Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity
Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes
Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc.
Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, Projects
Essential Knowledge: Causes of 1917 revolutions
• Defeat in war with Japan in 1905
• Landless peasantry
• Incompetence of Tsar Nicholas II
• Military defeats and high casualties in World War I Rise of communism
• Bolshevik Revolution and civil war
• Vladimir Lenin’s New Economic Policy
• Joseph Stalin, Lenin’s successor
Lesson Plans World History II SOL 9de: Imperialism and the Scramble for Africa, Asia, and India
Standard WH II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of the Industrial Revolution during the nineteenth century.
Objectives: Explaining the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and nationalism;
Assessing the impact of European economic and military power on Asia and Africa, with emphasis on the competition for resources and the responses of colonized peoples.
Lesson Plans
Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity
Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes
Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc.
Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, Projects
Essential Knowledge:
Nationalism motivated European nations to compete for colonial possessions. European economic, military, and political power forced colonized countries to trade on European terms. Industrially produced goods flooded colonial markets and displaced their traditional industries. Colonized peoples resisted European domination and responded in diverse ways to Western influences. Forms of imperialism
• Colonies
• Protectorates
• Spheres of influence Imperialism in Africa and Asia
• European domination
• European conflicts carried to the colonies
• Christian missionary efforts
• Spheres of influence in China
• Suez Canal
• East India Company’s domination of Indian states
• America’s opening of Japan to trade Responses of colonized peoples
• Armed conflicts (e.g., events leading to the Boxer Rebellion in China)
• Rise of nationalism (e.g., first Indian nationalist party founded in the mid-1800s)
Lesson Plans World History II SOL 9b Capitalism and Communism
Standard WH II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of the Industrial Revolution during the nineteenth century
Objectives: Explaining the emergence of capitalism as a dominant economic pattern, and the subsequent development of socialism and communism.
Lesson Plans:
Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity
Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes
Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc.
Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, Projects
Essential Knowledge: Capitalism
• Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations
• Role of market competition and entrepreneurial abilities
• Impact on standard of living and the growth of the middle class
• Dissatisfaction with poor working conditions and the unequal distribution of wealth in society
Socialism and communism
• Karl Marx’s The Communist Manifesto (written with Friedrich Engels) and Das Kapital
• Response to the injustices of capitalism
• Importance to communists of redistribution of wealth
Lesson Plans World History II SOL 10a: World War One
Standard WH II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the worldwide impact of World War I.
Objectives: Explaining economic causes, political causes, and major events and identifying major leaders of the war, with emphasis on Woodrow Wilson and Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Lesson Plans
Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity
Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes
Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc.
Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, Projects
Essential Knowledge: Causes of World War I
• Alliances that divided Europe into competing camps
• Nationalistic feelings
• Diplomatic failures
• Imperialism
• Competition over colonies
• Militarism Major events
• Assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand
• United States enters the war
• Russia leaves the war Major leaders
• Woodrow Wilson
• Kaiser Wilhelm II
Lesson Plans World History II SOL:Lesson Plan World History II SOL 9ac Industrial Revolution Causes and Outcomes
Standard WH II:
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of the Industrial Revolution
during the nineteenth century by
Objectives
SOL a) citing scientific, technological, and industrial developments and explaining how they
brought about urbanization and social and environmental changes;
SOL bc) describing the evolution of the nature of work and the labor force, including its
effects on families, the status of women and children, the slave trade, and the labor
union movement;
Lesson Plans
Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity
Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes
Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc.
Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, Projects Essential Knowledge Industrial Revolution
• Originated in England because of its natural resources
(e.g., coal, iron ore) and the invention and improvement of
the steam engine
• Spread to Europe and the United States
• Role of cotton textile, iron, and steel industries
• Relationship to the British Enclosure Movement
• Rise of the factory system and demise of cottage industries
• Rising economic powers that wanted to control raw materials and markets throughout the world
Technological advances that produced the Industrial Revolution
• Spinning jenny: James Hargreaves
• Steam engine: James Watt
• Cotton gin: Eli Whitney
• Process for making steel: Henry Bessemer
Advancements in science and medicine
• Development of smallpox vaccination: Edward Jenner
• Discovery of bacteria: Louis Pasteur
Impacts of the Industrial Revolution on industrialized countries
• Population increase
• Increased standards of living for many but not all
• Improved transportation
• Urbanization
• Environmental pollution
• Increased education • Dissatisfaction of working class with working conditions
• Growth of the middle class
SOL 9c The nature of work in the factory system
• Family-based cottage industries displaced by the factory system
• Harsh working conditions with men competing with women and children for wages
• Child labor that kept costs of production low and profits high
• Owners of mines and factories who exercised considerable control over the lives of their laborers
Impact of the Industrial Revolution on slavery
• The cotton gin increased demand for slave labor on American plantations.
• The United States and Britain outlawed the slave trade and then slavery.
Social effects of the Industrial Revolution • Women and children entering the workplace as cheap labor
• Introduction of reforms to end child labor
• Expansion of education
• Women’s increased demands for suffrage The rise of labor unions
• Encouraged worker-organized strikes to demand increased wages and improved
working conditions
• Lobbied for laws to improve the lives of workers, including women and children
• Wanted workers’ rights and collective bargaining between labor and management
Lesson Plans World History II SOL 8d: German Unification
Standard WH II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of political and philosophical developments in Europe during the nineteenth century by
Objectives; explaining events related to the unification of Germany and the role of Bismarck. Lesson Plans
Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity
Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes
Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc.
Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, Projects Essential Knowledge:
Unification of Germany
• Otto von Bismarck led Prussia in the unification of Germany through war
and by appealing to nationalist feelings.
• Bismarck’s actions were seen as an example of Realpolitik, which justifies all means to achieve and hold power.
• The Franco-Prussian War led to the creation of the German state.
Lesson Plans World History II SOL 8c: Italian Unification
Standard WH II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of political and philosophical developments in Europe during the nineteenth century by:
Objectives: explaining events related to the unification of Italy and the role of Italian nationalists Lesson Plans Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc. Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, Projects Essential Knowledge: Unification of Italy • Count Cavour unified Northern Italy. • Giuseppe Garibaldi joined southern Italy to northern Italy. • The Papal States (including Rome) became the last to join Italy.
Lesson Plans World History II SOL 8b: Revolutions of 1848
Standard WH II:The student will demonstrate knowledge of political and philosophical developments in Europe during the nineteenth century by
Objectives b) describing unsuccessful revolutions on the continent and political reform in the United Kingdom Lesson Plans
Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity
Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes
Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc.
Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, Projects Essential Knowledge: -National pride, economic competition, and democratic ideals stimulated the growth of nationalism.
-The terms of the Congress of Vienna led to widespread discontent in Europe, especially in Italy and the German
states. Unsuccessful revolutions of 1848 increased nationalistic tensions.
-In contrast to continental Europe, the United Kingdom expanded political rights through legislative means and
made slavery illegal in the British Empire.
Activities That Support Lesson Plans
Premium Lesson Plans: 1848 Revolutions and UK Reform Short and Long activities: Includes two different activities. A long chart analysis in which students examine the causes of nine different revolutions and a short except activity where students compare six different revolutions. Students then answer four questions. Includes teacher answers. If using the long activity you may wish to divide students up and allow students to present their answers to the class OR make it a learning station-style activity where students rotate to different stations.
Lesson Plans World History II SOL 7abcd: Latin-American Revolutionaries and the Monroe Doctrine
Standard WH II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the Latin American revolutions of the nineteenth century by
Objectives: a) describing the colonial system as it existed by 1800.
b) identifying the impact of the American and French Revolutions on Latin America.
c) explaining the contributions of Toussaint L’Ouverture and Simón Bolivar. d) assessing the impact of the Monroe Doctrine.
Lesson Plans
Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity
Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes
Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc.
Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, Projects Essential Knowledge: SOL 7a Characteristics of the colonial system
• Colonial governments mirrored the home governments.
• Catholicism had a strong influence on the development of the colonies.
• A major element of the economy was the mining of precious metals for export.
• Major cities were established as outposts of colonial authority.
– Havana – Mexico City – Lima – São Paulo – Buenos Aires
Rigid class structure
• Viceroys / colonial officers
• Creoles
• Mestizos
SOL 7b:
Influence of the American and French Revolutions on Latin America
• Slaves in Haiti rebelled, abolished slavery, and won independence.
• Father Miguel Hidalgo started the Mexican independence movement.
• French, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies gained independence.
Selected countries that gained independence during the 1800s
• Mexico • Haiti • Colombia • Venezuela • Brazil
SOL 7c
Contributions of Toussaint L’Ouverture
• Former slave who led Haitian rebellion against French
• Defeated the armies of three foreign powers: Spain, France, and Britain
Contributions of Simón Bolivar
• Native resident who led revolutionary efforts
• Liberated the northern areas of Latin America
SOL 7d
Impact of the Monroe Doctrine
• The Monroe Doctrine was issued by President James Monroe in 1823.
• Latin American nations were acknowledged to be independent.
• The United States would regard as a threat to its own peace and safety any attempt by European powers to impose their system on any independent state in the Western Hemisphere.
Lesson Plans World History II SOL 8a: Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
Standard WH II SOL8a: The student will demonstrate knowledge of political and philosophical developments in Europe during the nineteenth century by
Learning Intentions/Objectives
SOL 8a) assessing the impact of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna, including changes in political boundaries in Europe after 1815.
Lesson Plans
Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity
Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes
Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc.
Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, Projects
Essential Knowledge: Legacy of Napoleon
• Unsuccessful attempt to unify Europe under French domination
• Napoleonic Code
• Awakening of feelings of national pride and growth of nationalism
Legacy of the Congress of Vienna
• “Balance of power” doctrine
• Restoration of monarchies
• New political map of Europe
• New political philosophies (liberalism, conservatism)
