CHT3O – World History Since 1900: Global and Regional Interactions | Grade 11

***THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT. UNIT 1 IS NOW AVAILABLE. OTHER UNITS ARE CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED.***

Course Description

This course focuses on major developments in world history from 1900 to the present.
Students will explore the causes and consequences of global and regional conflicts, the
impact of significant individuals and social movements, and the effects of social, economic,
and political developments around the world. Students will extend their ability to apply
the concepts of historical thinking and the historical inquiry process, including the interpretation and analysis of evidence, when investigating interactions within and between
nations and other historical developments and events, including those that continue to
affect people in various parts of the world.


Prerequisite: Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10, Academic or Applied

Curriculum Guide

The Content

The course runs for a total of 110 hours. The lessons outlined below are all structured for 60-70 minutes of instruction time, unless otherwise stated.

The 110 hours also includes additional time that may be allocated for assignments, tests and the independent study unit, at the teacher’s discretion.


The first and second lesson are free! Then individual lessons are priced at $5 or the whole course at $140. If you buy individual lessons then decide to buy the whole course, make your purchase, contact us, and we will refund the individuals.

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Unit A – Historical Inquiry and Skill Development

Throughout this unit, students will:
A1. Historical Inquiry: use the historical inquiry process and the concepts of historical thinking when
investigating aspects of world history since 1900;
A2. Developing Transferable Skills: apply in everyday contexts skills developed through historical
investigation, and identify careers in which these skills might be useful.

This unit will be taught within the other four units.

Unit B – Empires and Nationalism, 1900–1928

By the end of the unit, students will:
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.
B2. Communities, Conflict, and Cooperation: analyse the significance of some global and regional
conflicts and reform movements between 1900 and 1919.
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.

Lesson Outline

  1. Major Empires of the 1900’s
  2. Characteristics of Economies
  3. Causes of WWI | Part 1
  4. Causes of WWI | Part 2
  5. Causes of WWI | Part 3
  6. The Aftermath of War
  7. Techological Advancements
  8. Regional Conflicts | The Russian Revolution
  9. Regional Conflicts | The Japanese Occupation of Korea
  10. Changing Women’s Rights
  11. Changing Worker’s Rights

Unit C – Economic and Political Crises, 1919 – 194

By the end of the unit, students will:
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.
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.
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.

Unit D – The Cold War Years, 1945 – 1991

By the end of the unit, students will:
D1. Social, Economic, and Political Context: explain the impact of 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 1945 and 1991.
D2. Communities, Conflict, and Cooperation: analyse various international and regional conflicts as
well as forces that united communities between 1945 and 1991.
D3. Identity, Citizenship, and Heritage: explain how various social, political, and cultural forces affected identity, citizenship, and/or heritage in two or more regions of the world between 1945 and 1991.

Lesson Outline

Unit E – A Globalizing World: Issues and Interactions Since 1991

By the end of this unit, students will:

E1. Social, Economic, and Political Context: analyse some key social, economic, and political issues
and developments in two or more regions of the world since 1991.
E2. Communities, Conflict, and Cooperation: assess the impact of some key instances of conflict and
international cooperation since 1991.
E3. Identity, Citizenship, and Heritage: analyse how various factors have affected the rights, identity,
and everyday lives of various groups in two of more regions of the world since 1991.

Assignments

Available within the relevant lessons:

  • Assignment 1.1 | Cultural Developments After WWI
  • Assignment 1.2 | Technilogical Advancements
  • Assignment 1.3 | Reflections on the Russian Revolution
  • Assignment 1.4 | Japanese Occupation of Korea Essay
  • Assignment 1.5 | Influencers of Society and Politics

Whole Course Related

The following resources are available upon request; contact us.

  • Final Exam
  • ISU
  • External Resources List