SOCIAL STUDIES European History 1500-1914

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SOCIAL STUDIES European History 1500-1914

This course is a survey of the most important events in European History from 1500 AD to 1900 AD. The class will explore events, movements, and people that brought the West into the 20th century. Topics include but are not limited to: the Reformation, the western exploration and colonization of the Americas, Africa, and Asia, the age of Napoleon, Industrialization, global nationalist revolutions and the rise of western democracies, the rise of Russia and the independence movements in Central and South America, ending with the reordering of Europe after the Franco-Prussian War leading to the geopolitical era before WWI.

Credit: 0.5

Length: (1) Trimester

Grade Level: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None

Cum Laude Points: 0

Career Cluster(s):

  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • SOC ST