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Second Nine Weeks
Third Nine Weeks
Fourth Nine Weeks
First Nine Weeks

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Renaissance
The world is recovering from the "Dark Ages" and the Bubonic Plague with new intellectual, artistic, and literary ideas.
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The Protestant Reformation
A battle over religion becomes a change in European countries and governments. The Catholic church loses power as individual countries grow.
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The Age of Exploration
As new innovations are born from the Renaissance, new innovations for sailing drive people to expand their world. Several explorers will push outward on the world they know eventually finding and conquering the New World they don't know.
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Second Nine Weeks


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Global Trade
Around the time of the Renaissance, trade throughout the world drastically increases. The capture of Constantinople (now Istanbul) changes European trade forever.
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Scientific Revolution and Absolutism
Major changes are taking place in the World. The Scientific Revolution changes the way people think about and view their world. Meanwhile, leaders and several countries attempt to take complete control of their governments after the Catholic Church loses its control.
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Latin American Revolutions
Influenced by the success of the American and French Revolutions, Latin America colonies throw off the control of their European owners.
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2ND NINE WEEKS REVIEW
Third Nine Weeks


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European Changes
In response to losing colonies around the world, Europe changes drastically. Many nations unite over Nationalism. Others put more democratic solutions in place.
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Industrial Revolution
The changing times push forward changes in new technologies. The world moves further and faster due to new invention.
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World War I
Nationalism and Imperialism create world conflicts directly leading to the first major war between multiple nations.
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Post World War I
The excesses of the Roaring 20s and the crash of the stock market, along with the deep depression of Germany caused by the reparations, lead directly to the rise of dictators throughout the world.
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World War II
The rise of extreme nationalism, the Great Depression, and the yearning for more power leads to the rise of dictators throughout the world. Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo form an alliance to invade other countries and kill anyone in their way. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin form an alliance to combat the evils tearing through Europe and the Pacific. Atomic power is put to the ultimate test as the ultimate weapon of war.
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Fourth Nine Weeks


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Cold War
After World War II, strained relations between the democratic United States and the communist Soviet Union causes the "Cold War." Many events will pit one against the other, democracy vs. communism, over and over. These events include the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. Eventually, communism will fall in most countries.
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Independence Movements
The fight against imperialism leads to a push for independence of many areas in the world. India and Africa break free from being colonies to being their own nations.
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The Contemporary World
The present day world involves many facets. Religious and ethnic conflicts cover the globe. Global interdependence binds many countries. Developed and developing nations differ in specific aspects. And terrorism threatens millions around the world.
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SOL Review
World History II Review Packet With Answers
Another SOL Review Outline Packet ... This one is very good.
Review by SOL packet. Great review. YOU supply the answers.
All Released Questions with Answers
Very Good Review Packet
Answers to Review Packet
Just the Facts list of important information handed out in class.
"Who Am I" review. Important people and why they're important.
Maps which are good to review
SOL Pass Quiz 1
SOL Pass Quiz 2
All the Released SOL Questions with answers.
The complete MATCHING LIST for the review done in class.
A Review with matching up people and what they did.