California History/Social Science Framework

10.5 Students analyze the causes and course of the First World War.

5. Discuss human rights violations and genocide, including the Ottoman government's actions against Armenian citizens.

10.7 Students analyze the rise of totalitarian governments after World War I.

1. Trace Stalin's rise to power in the Soviet Union and the connection between economic policies, political policies, the absence of a free press, and systematic violations of human rights (e.g., the Terror Famine in Ukraine).

10.8 Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II.

5. Analyze the Nazi policy of pursuing racial purity, especially against the European Jews; its transformation into the Final Solution; and the Holocaust that resulted in the murder of six million Jewish civilians.

Historical Interpretation

1. Students understand that different interpretations of the same events may be the result of different questions being asked, or different sources being used, or different perspectives of the authors.

3. Students describe the strengths and weaknesses of different historical interpretations, based on their authors' use of evidence and their inclusion of multiple perspectives.

Historical/Geographic Significance