GRADE 10 – MODERN WORLD HISTORY
Mr. Wiggin
This course covers the progression of the world from 1789 to its current state. Using a global perspective, the course explores how societies and peoples in different locations have confronted fundamental issues of the human condition. While much of the course will revolve around the rise of Western Europe we will also study the progression of China, India, Japan, Africa and the Middle East along with their interactions with the world. Students will study major turning points that shaped the modern world, including the cause and course of the two world wars. They trace the rise of democratic ideas and develop an understanding of the historical roots of current world issues, especially as they pertain to international relations. They infer from the American experience that democratic ideals are often achieved at a high price, remain vulnerable, and are not practiced everywhere in the world. Students develop an understanding of current world issues and relate them to their historical, geographic, political, economic, and cultural contexts. Students consider multiple accounts of events in order to understand international relations from a variety of perspectives.
Here are our Units of Study this year:
TERM ONE
- Why Study History?
- The Enlightenment: French and American Revolutions
- The Industrial Revolution
- Rising European Nationalism
TERM TWO
- Imperialism
- Imperialism in Asia and the rise of Japan’s world power status
- World War I: causes, course, and consequences
TERM THREE
- Global Communism, Chinese resistance to colonialism: the Chinese Revolution
- Age of Uncertainty
- the Second World War: geography, leaders, factors and turning points; the Holocaust
TERM FOUR
- The Cold War; The Collapse of the Soviet Union: A New World Order?
- Decolonization of Africa, and Modern Middle East
- the Modern World
Academic Integrity Policy
Please refer to the BHS Student/Parent Handbook for the full policy.
Definitions of Plagiarism
Plagiarism includes the following:
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- Copying verbatim words, expressions, or ideas directly from another source without giving proper credit
- Paraphrasing written ideas from a source and rewriting in one’s own words without attributing to the author
- Adapting an idea from another source without giving proper credit
- Downloading material from a website or any other source without citing that source in full
- Copying includes copying passages, sentences, or parts of sentence
- Purchasing academic material from a website or any other source and submitting it as one’s own work
- Not following the prescribed method of citation as set forth by the teacher for the assignment
- Unless told otherwise by teachers, students are expected to complete all assignments independently and in accordance with the Braintree High School Academic Integrity Policy
GRADING CATEGORY PERCENTAGES
Advanced Honors
- Homework – 15 percent
- Assessments – 70 percent
- Classwork – 15 percent
Honors
- Homework – 20 percent
- Assessments – 60 percent
- Classwork – 20 percent
Contact Information
• Feel free to contact me at school with any questions- jamie.wiggin@braintreeschools.org