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New Hampshire Frameworks Correlations
Death
of the Father: An Anthropology of Ends in Political Authority
What impact not only the death but the symbolic treatment of a dictator have
on a country? This site from Cornell's Institute for Digital Collections uses the deaths of Tito,
Stalin, Hitler, Hirohito, Mussolini, and Ceausescu to explore the question.
Intended
Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Social Studies: History
Curriculum Standard 18
Students will demonstrate a knowledge of the chronology and significant developments
of world history including the study of ancient, medieval, and modern Europe
(Western civilization) with particular emphasis on those developments that have
shaped the experience of the entire globe over the last 500 years and those
ideas, institutions, and cultural legacies that have directly influenced American
thought, culture, and politics.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade twelve students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding
of the causes and worldwide consequences of World War I, the Russian Revolutions,
World War II, the Chinese Revolution, the Cold War, and post-World War II conflicts.
- Discuss the significance
of major cultural, economic, and political developments in the 20th century
including the development and internationalization of art, music, and literature;
the worldwide quest for democracy, political freedom, and human rights; the
making of the European community of nations; the growth of international trade;
and new approaches to worldwide cooperation and interdependence.
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