World History Since 1815

(½ credit) This semester-long course follows human history from the end of the French Revolution until the present day. Topics covered before the midterm include the Industrial Revolution, the African and Asian colonial experience, the rise of European Nationalism, and the horrors of World War I. In the second half students read about the rise of totalitarian ideologies of Fascism and Communism, World War II, the Cold War, Post-Colonial Africa, the Rise of Asian Economies, and the Global War on Terror. We recommend that students take this course after completing our World History Before 1815 course, but it can be taken as an independent course. For states where a full credit is earned for study of the time period covered in this course, teachers may easily supplement the lessons with special projects and research assignments to meet the requirement for additional instructional time. (19 lessons and submissions, 2 exams)