Propaganda in Black and White

• Introduction
• Learners
• Standards
• Process
• Resources


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Standards

This project is written for Grade 10, Global History and Geography II. It will be a a culminating performance task for the 'Half Century of Crisis' unit of the curriculum.

New York   State Standards:

Social Studies, Commencement, World History
World History
1. The study of world history requires an understanding of world cultures and civilizations, including an analysis of important ideas, social and cultural values, beliefs, and traditions. This study also examines the human condition and the connections and interactions of people across time and space and the ways different people view the same event or issue from a variety of perspectives.  

• Analyze historic events from around the world by examining accounts written from different perspectives 
   
• Understand the broad patterns, relationships, and interactions of cultures and civilizations during particular eras and across eras  

Social Studies, Commencement, World History
World History
4. The skills of historical analysis include the ability to investigate differing and competing interpretations of the theories of history, hypothesize about why interpretations change over time, explain the importance of historical evidence, and understand the concepts of change and continuity over time.  

• Analyze different interpretations of important events, issues, or developments in world history by studying the social, political, and economic context in which they were developed; by testing the data source for reliability and validity, credibility, authority, authenticity, and completeness; and by detecting bias, distortion of the facts, and propaganda by omission, suppression, or invention of facts. (Taken from National Standards for World History)  

Essential Questions:  

When is war the right answer?

What makes this a global conflict?

What obligations do nations have to each other?  

Big Ideas:
  

Time, Continuity, and Change

The past is connected to the present and shapes the future. People handle change in different ways.

The past influences who we are.  

Power, Authority, and Governance

Governmental power impacts society.
Leaders emerge and exercise power in different ways. 

What students should know:  

The instability of the Weimar Republic and the Great Depression contributed to the appeal of Adolf Hitler  
 

What students should be able to do:  

Identify nations of Europe before and after WWI and WWII

Interpret both Nazi/Fascist and Allied propaganda for symbolism and meaning