WH2 Outline

First Quarter: Emergence of a Global Age 1500-1650 (days)

• The World in 1500 (WHII.1, 2)
• World Religion & The Reformation (WHII.3 & 14)
• Discovery & Colonization (WHII.4, 5)
• Regional Civilizations & Global Trade (WHII.5)

Second Quarter: Age of Revolutions 1650-1900

• The Era of Absolutism (WHII.6)
• The Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment (WHII.6)
• The French Revolution & Napoleon (WHII.6)
• Nationalism & Unification (WHII. 7)
• The Industrial Revolution (WHII.8)

Third Quarter: Era of Global War 1900-1945

• The Era of Imperialism (WHII.8)
• World War I & The Russian Revolution (WHII.9 & 10)
• Depression & Dictators (WHII.10)
• World War II (WHII.11)

Fourth Quarter: The Post War Period 1945 to the Present

• The Cold War (WHII.12)
• Modern Independence Movements (WHII. 13,14)
• Developed & Developing Nations (WHII. 14,15)
• SOL REVIEW & TEST
• Modern History