POWER STANDARDS: World History 1500-Present STANDARD # STANDARD/DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE/RIGOR COMMON ASSESSMENT WHEN TAUGHT? Understand the role of individuals and groups How is the capitalist system History 4 within a society as promoters of change or the good for people when it status quo. works properly? What makes a good society? Understand the influences on individual and Why did the Spanish want Behavioral group behavior and group decision-making. to establish colonies in the Sciences New World? 2 What is human nature? Understand historical patterns, periods of How did the French History time, and the relationships among these Revolution and Napoleon 1 elements. change Europe? When is war justified? Understand the effects of geographic factors How did areas on historical events History How does geography make history? Understand cause and effect relationships and During the Cold War was it History other historical thinking skills in order to acceptable for the U.S. to interpret events issues. secretly overthrow foreign governments without the Can we know the truth? knowledge of the American people? Understand how and why people create, Why is President Truman History maintain, or change systems of power, criticized for dropping 2 authority, and governance. atom bombs on Japan? How does human choice make history? Understand the role of innovation on the Why did European kings History development and interaction of societies. always need the latest in
POWER STANDARDS: World History 1500-Present STANDARD # STANDARD/DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE/RIGOR COMMON ASSESSMENT WHEN TAUGHT? History 4 Understand the role of individuals and groups within a society as promoters of change or the status quo. What makes a good society? How is the capitalist system good for people when it works properly? Behavioral Sciences 2 Understand the influences on individual and group behavior and group decision-making. What is human nature? Why did the Spanish want to establish colonies in the New World? History 1 Understand historical patterns, periods of time, and the relationships among these elements. When is war justified? How did the French Revolution and Napoleon change Europe? History Understand the effects of geographic factors on historical events How does geography make history? How did areas History Understand cause and effect relationships and other historical thinking skills in order to interpret events issues. Can we know the truth? During the Cold War was it acceptable for the U.S. to secretly overthrow foreign governments without the knowledge of the American people? History 2 Understand how and why people create, maintain, or change systems of power, authority, and governance. How does human choice make history? Why is President Truman criticized for dropping atom bombs on Japan? History Understand the role of innovation on the development and interaction of societies. Why did European kings always need the latest in
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