EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 14
Goal: Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
B. Understand the 14.B.4 Compare the u The student will describe the p. 675 Political Liberty
structures and functions political systems of theory of checks and balances among p. 592 Government
of the political systems the United States to the various branches of a government. p. 594 on Kingship
of Illinois, the United other nations. u The student will describe the p. 834 Reform Bill of 1832
States and other purpose of the division of power among
nations. the branches of a government.
u The student will differentiate
between representative and
authoritarian governments.
u The student will differentiate
between the U.S. system of government
and a parliamentary system of
government.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 14
Goal: Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
B. Understand the 14.B.5 Analyze u The student will categorize the p. 342 Representation
structures and functions similarties and similarities and differences among p. 1011 Toward A Com-
of the political systems differences among world political systems (e.g., democracy, munist Society
of Illinois, the United world political socialism, communism) p. 342 Two Houses of
States and other systems (e.g., u The student describe how various Parliament
nations. democracy, socialism, nations have pursued, established, and p. 343 Legal Reforms
communism). maintained democratic forms of p. 833 The Spread of
government over time. Liberal Government
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 14
Goal: Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
E. Understand United 14.E.4 Analyze u The student will describe the factors p. 1071 The Turn of
States foreign policy as historical trends of creating U.S. sympathy for the allied the Tide
it relates to other United States foreign Powers during WWI.
nations and inter- policy (e.g., emer- u The student will analyze the effect
national issues. gence as a world of U.S. participation in WWI.
leaders - military,
industrial, financial).
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 14
Goal: Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
E. Understand United 14.E.5 Analyze u The student will explain a historical p. 1071 The Turn of
States foreign policy as relationships and event in which the United States played
it relates to other tensions among a leading role. p. 1000 International
nations and inter- members of the u The student will compare/contrast Relations
national issues. international the ideals and interests of the United
community. States in participating in international P. 1053 Efforts at
organizations. Cooperation
u The student will explain the influence
of contemporary international
organizations on world affairs.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 15
Goal: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
A. Understand how 15.A.4c Describe u The student will describe the p. 639 Adam Smith
different economic the relationship competitive nature of a free market p. 814 The Early Socialists
systems operate in the between consumer economy.
exchange, production, purchases and u The student will analyze the
distribution and businesses paying differences between a market and a
consumption of goods for productive re- command economy.
and services. sources.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 15
Goal: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
A. Understand how 15.A.5b Analyze the u The student will describe the pattern p. 795 The Standard of
different economic impact of economic of wealth distribution as it occurs in Living
systems operate in the growth. early capitalist economies.
exchange, production, u The student will describe the impact p. 850 The Final Phase
distribution and of economic strength upon a nation's
consumption of goods political and military strength. p. 890 Agriculture
and services. u The student will demonstrate how
productivity increases through the use
of technology.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 15
Goal: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
D. Understand trade as 15.D.4a Explain the u The student will analyze the p. 653 Merchantilism
an exchange of goods meaning and impor- economic theory of mercantilism.
or services. tance of "balance of u The student describes mercantilism's
trade" and how trade impact on international relations.
surpluses and defi-
cits between nations
are determined.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 15
Goal: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
D. Understand trade as 15.D.5c Explain how u The student will describe the p. 838 Belgium
an exchange of goods technology has connection between the Industrial p. 786 National Differences
or services. affected trade in the Revolution and government sponsor- p. 784 Railroads
areas of transporta- ship of railroads.
tion, communication, u The student will describe how diffi-
finance and manu- culty in creating mass transportation
facturing. hinders economic development.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 15
Goal: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
E. Understand the 15.E.5c Describe key u The student will identify the p. 812 Economic Liberalism
impact of government schools of thought precepts of classical economic theory. p. 1051 Keynesian
policies and decisions on (e.g., classical, u The student will analyze the Economics
production and con- Keynesian, monetar- differences between supply-side and
sumption in the ist, supply-side) and demand-driven economic thought.
economy. explain their impact u The student will describe the impact
on government of governmental deficit spending on an
policies. economy.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
A. Apply the skills of 16.A.4a Analyze and u The student will explain how a p. 705 Origins of the
historical analysis and report historical historical event can have multiple Revolution
interpretation. events to determine causes.
cause-and-effect u The student will analyze a historical
relationships. even to determine all its causes.
16.A.4b Compare u The student compares different p. 764 The Napoleonic
competing historical interpretations of a historical figure. Legend
interpretations of an
event.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
B. Understand the 16.B.4a (W) Identify u The student will analyze the impact p. 672 Contrasts in
development of signifi- political ideas that of political philosphy on historical Political Thought
cant political events. began during the events.
Renaissance and the u The student will identify the contri- p. 895 Karl Marx
Enlightenment and butions of significant individuals to
that persist today political thought (e.g., Machiavelli, p. 700 Enlightened
(e.g., church/state Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx). Absolutism in Central
relationships). u The student will describe the de- and Eastern Europe
velopment of European nation - states.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
B. Understand the 16.B.4b (W) Identify u The student will describe the impact p. 858 The Politics of
development of signifi- political ideas from of modern ideological movements on Patriotism
cant political events. the early modern events (e.g., nationalism, democracy, p. 814 The Early Socialists
historical era to the socialism). p. 912 Imperialism and
present which have u The student will analyze how imper- European Society
had worldwide im- ialism created conflict in European
pact (e.g., national- history.
iam/Sun Yat-Sen,
non-violence/Ghandi,
independence/
Kenyatta).
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY
C. Understand the 16.C.4a (US) Explain u The student will describe the
development of how trade patterns increasingly global nature of economies.
economic systems. developed between
the Americas and the
rest of the global
economy, 1500 -
1840
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
ACTIVITIES
p. 1110 Economic Growth
p. 1130 Capitalist Countries:
The Challenge of
Recession
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY
C. Understand the 16.C.4a (W) Describe u The student will describe the
development of the growing domi- ascendency of the free-market economic
economic systems. nance of American model.
and European capi-
talism and their in-
stitutions after 1500.
16.C.4b (W) Compare u The student will analyze the
socialism in Europe, differences betweent ypes of
America, Asia and socialism.
Africa after 1815CE.
16.C.4c (W) Describe u The student will describe the
the impact of key contributions of philosophers to
individual/ideas from economic theory.
1500-present, inclu-
ding Adam Smith,
Karl Marx and John
Maynard Keynes.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
ACTIVITIES
p. 1118 Postindustrial
Society
p. 814 The Early Socialists
p. 816 Robert Owen
p. 812 Economic Liberialism
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
C. Understand the 16.C.4d (W) Describe u The student will analyze the impact p. 914 The Boer War
development of how the maturing of colonialism and imperialism on p. 916 The Conquest of
economic systems. economies of West- historical events. Africa
ern Europe and u The student will describe the p. 817 India
Japan led to colon- relationship between a colony and the
ialism and imperial- mother country.
ism. u The student will describe the
impact of natural resources upon
imperialism.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
B. Understand the 16.B.5a (US) De- u The student will describe the impact p. 677 Jean-Jacques
development of signifi- scribe how modern of ideology on events. Rousseau
cant political events. political positions are u The student will describe how p. 696 The Assassination
affected by differen- isolated events can have world-wide of an Austrian Archduke
ces in ideologies and impact. p. 1094 The Cold War
viewpoints that have u The student will describe the
developed over time conflicts caused or aided by differing
(e.g., political parties' ideologies.
positions on govern-
ment intervention in
the economy).
16.B.5b (US) Analyze
how United States
political history has
been influenced by
the nation's economic
social and environ-
mental history.
16.B.5a (W) Analyze
worldwide, conse-
quences of isolated
political events, in-
cluding the events
triggering the
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY
B. Understand the Napoleonic Wars and u The student will list the ideologies
development of signifi- World Wars I and II. that influenced events in European
cant political events. history.
u The student will describe the
16.B.5b (W) Describe intellectual components of political
how tensions in the ideologies.
modern world are u The student will explain the origins
affected by different of the major European conflicts.
politcal ideologies
including demoracy
and totalitarianism.
16.B.5c (W) Analyze
the relationship of an
issue in world politi-
cal history to the
related aspects of
world economic,
social and environ-
mental history.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
ACTIVITIES
p. 1092 Europe Divided
p. 810 Social Thought
p. 523 The Thirty Years' War
p. 595 The War of Spanish
Succession
p. 705 Origins of the
Revolution
p. 967 Test Alliances: Three
International Crises
p. 1049 The Democracies'
Weak Response
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY
C. Understand the 16.C.5a (W) Explain u The student will describe the
development of how industrial capi- components of classical liberalism.
economic systems. talism became the u The student will analyze the free-
dominant economic market ideology of Adam Smith.
model in the world. u The student will explain how
competition leads to economic
efficiency.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
s, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
ACTIVITIES
p. 812 Economic Liberalism
p. 639 Adam Smith
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
C. Understand the 16.C.5b (W) Describe u The student will describe the p. 827 The Changing
development of how historical trends demographic changes caused by Population
economic systems. in population, urban- historical trends. p. 830 Social Welfare
ization, economic u The student will analyze the p. 828 Urban Problems
development and impact of demographic changes on
technological advan- social history.
cements have caused
change in world
economic systems.
16.C.5c (W) Analyze u The student will describe the
the relationship be- lifestyle changes caused by the
tween an issue in shift from rural to urban living.
world economic his-
tory and the related
aspects of political,
social and environ-
mental history.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY
D. Understand Illinois, 16.D.4 (W) Identify u The student will explain the
United States and world significant events and expansionary potential of the
social history. developments since nationalist ideology.
1500 that altered u The student will describe the
world social history in motives of European imperialism.
ways that persist to-
day including colon-
ization, Protestant
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
s, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
ACTIVITIES
p. 858 Nationalism and
International Relations.
p. 867 A New Nation:
The Unification of Germany
p. 907 The Meanings of
Imperialism
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 16
Goal: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois,
the United States and other nations.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
D. Understand Illinois, reformation indus- u The student p. 795 Living Conditions
United States and world trialization, the rise p. 792 The Family
social history. of technology and p. 818 The Structure of
human rights move- Society
ment. p. 827 The Changing
Population
E. Understand Illinois, 16.E.4a (W) Describe u The student will describe the
United States and world how cultural encoun- impact of population growth upon
environmental history. ters among peoples historical trends.
of the world (e.g., u The student will explain how
Colombian exchange, demographic changes affect social
opening of China and history.
Japan to external
trade, building of
Suez canal) affected
the environment,
1500 - present.
16.E.4b (W) Describe u The student will explain the
how migration has concept of economic scarcity and its
altered the world's impact on events.
enviornment since
1450.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 17
Goal: Understand world geography and the effects on society, with an emphasis on the
United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
A. Locate, describe and 17.A.4b Use maps u The student will describe the p. 862 A New Nation:
explain places, regions and other geographic geographic factors shaping European The Unification of Italy
and features on the instruments and population distribution p. 873 Reshaping the
Earth. technologies to anal- Older Empires
yze spatial patterns
and distributions
on earth.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 17
Goal: Understand world geography and the effects on society, with an emphasis on the
United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
B. Analyze and explain 17.B.4b Analyze u The student will assess the impact p. 795 The Standard of
characteristics and in- trends in world of urbanization upon populations. Living
teractions of the Earth's demographic as they
physical systems. relate to physical
systems.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 17
Goal: Understand world geography and the effects on society, with an emphasis on the
United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
C. Understand relation- 17.C.5b Describe u The student will analyze the p. 860 The Crimean War
ships between geo- the impact of human geographical differences between p. 862 A New Nation:
graphic factors and migrations and in- nations. The Unification of Italy
society. creased urbanization p. 753 The Continental
on ecosystems. System
p. 756 The Spanish Ulcer
17.C.5c Describe u The student will assess the impact p. 762 The Destruction
geographic factors of geographical factors on historical of the Grand Army
that affect coopera- events.
tion and conflict
among societies.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 17
Goal: Understand world geography and the effects on society, with an emphasis on the
United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY
D. Understand the his- 17.D.4 Explain how u The student will describe the
torical significance of processes of spatial exploitation of natural resources in
geography. change have affected the creation of industry.
human history (e.g., u The student will analyze the geo-
resource develop- graphical factors that allowed Britian to
ment and use, become the first industrialized nation.
natural disasters).
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 17
hy and the effects on society, with an emphasis on the
ACTIVITIES
p. 782 Coal, Iron, and Steam
p. 783 The Economic Effects
of Revolution and War
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 17
Goal: Understand world geography and the effects on society, with an emphasis on the
United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
D. Understand the his- 17.D.5 Analyze u The student will describe the p. 890 Agriculture
torical significance of the historical devel- agricultural changes that allowed for
geography. opment of a current an increased population.
issue involving the
interation of people
and geographic
factors (e.g., mass
transportation,
changes in agricul-
tural subsidies,
flood control).
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 18
Goal: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
A. Compare character- 18.A.4 Analyze the u The student will analyze the p. 777 The Hapsburg
istics of culture as re- influence of cultural impact of pluralism on political events. Empire
flected in language, factors including u The student will describe the p. 834 The Reform Bill
literature, the arts, customs, traditions, concept of compromise as it is used in of 1832
traditons and language, media, democratic systems of government. p. 846 The Revolutions
institutions. art and architecture u The student will describe the of 1848
in developing plur- cultural conflicts produced by migration.
alistic societies.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 18
Goal: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
A. Compare character- 18.A.5 Compare u The student will give an example of p. 1043 Antisemitism
istics of culture as re- ways in which social ethnocentrism. p. 806 Romanticism
flected in language, systems are affected u The student will describe how a p. 793 The Impact of
literature, the arts, by political, environ- culture is reflected in its art, music Industrialization
traditons and mental, economic and literature.
institutions. and technological u The student will describe how
changes. technology impacts culture.
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 18
Goal: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
B. Understand the roles 18.B.4 Analyze u The student will analyze the p. 792 The Family
and interactions of various forms of reasons why social institutions change p. 596 Control and Reform
individuals and groups institutions (e.g., over time.
in society. educational, military, u The student will describe the concept
charitable, govern- and function of a bureacracy.
mental).
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EUROPEAN HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATE GOAL 18
Goal: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
LEARNING STANDARD BENCHMARK EUROPEAN HISTORY ACTIVITIES
B. Understand the roles 18.B.5 Use methods u The student will identify historically p. 816 Robert Owen
and interactions of of social science significant people who affected social p. 782 The Progress of
individuals and groups inquiry (pose ques- life or institutions. Industrialization
in society. tions, collect and u The student will differentitate among p. 790 The Factory
analyze data, make pre-industrial, industrial and p. 793 Women's Roles
and support conclu- post-industrial societies.
sions with evidence, u The student will explain how various
report findings) to modes of production affect societies.
study the develop-
ment and functions
of social systems and
report conclusions to
a larger audience.
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