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Overall Expectations and Related Concepts of Historical Thinking
Big Ideas*
Framing Questions*
B. Empires and Nationalism, 1900–1919
B1. Social, Economic, and Political Context: analyse some significant social, economic, and political developments in two or more regions of the world between 1900 and 1919 (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Continuity and Change)
The turn of the century was a period of widespread change .
Was this period a turning point in modern history?
Were the sacrifices made during World War I justified?
Did great hardship during this period contribute to great change?
B2. Communities, Conflict, and Cooperation: analyse the significance of some global and regional conflicts and reform movements between 1900 and 1919 (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Cause and Consequence)
This was a period of military conflict but also of social reform .
B3. Identity, Citizenship, and Heritage: explain how various political, social, and cultural developments affected identity, citizenship, and/or heritage in two or more regions of the world between 1900 and 1919 (FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change; Historical Perspective)
The forces of imperialism and nationalism had an impact on people’s identity and citizenship rights during this period .
C. Economic and Political Crises, 1919–1945
C1. Social, Economic, and Political Context: analyse the impact on the lives of people in two or more regions of the world of some key social, economic, and political issues, trends, and/or developments between 1919 and 1945 (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Continuity and Change)
This period was characterized by major social/cultural change and economic crises .
Was World War II a continuation of World War I? Was World War II inevitable?
Why might people in different regions, or different people in the same region, have had different perspectives?
What was the impact of nationalism during this period?
C2. Communities, Conflict, and Cooperation: analyse key causes and consequences of various global and regional conflicts as well as the effectiveness of efforts to maintain peace between 1919 and 1945 (FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence)
This period was marked by increased tension between different countries and groups of people .
C3. Identity, Citizenship, and Heritage: analyse some significant developments related to human/citizenship rights and cultural identities in societies in two or more regions of the world between 1919 and 1945 (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Historical Perspective)
This was a period of increased nationalism at the expense of individual and group rights and the lives of millions of people .
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Overview (continued)
Throughout this course, when planning instruction, teachers should weave the expectations from strand A in with the expectations from strands B–E.
Strands B–E
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* See page 17 for a discussion of the purpose of big ideas and framing questions.
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