Note: This website is no longer updated. The units and lessons within follow the New Brunswick provincial curriculum (Modern History 111) but utilize the IBMYP framework. Any questions or comments can be forwarded to Mr. Eric Mitchler at ericmitchler20@gmail.com.

This course examines key events and concepts in modern world history. It is the story of human error, ambition, fear, and hope. Many of the lessons that we take for granted today were learned in the relatively recent past, and these lessons have helped to shape the modern world we live in now. More importantly, many of the issues, concerns, aspirations, and dilemmas that faced our ancestors still face us today. Issues of national identity, justice, and power remain largely unresolved. My goal for us is, through studying and understanding the past, to study and understand ourselves.

We will investigate four units in this course. These are listed below;

1. The French Revolution
2. World War One
3. Genocide
4. The Cold War

In addition to specific content in each unit, we will study the following key concepts that are integral to the study of individuals and societies in the MYP.

• Change
• Time, place and space
• Systems
• Global interactions

Finally, summative assessment in the course will mostly involve research projects, essays, and examinations. These are designed to prepare you for entry to the Diploma Programme (DP) next year. Take these assessments seriously as they will help you develop very important skills that you will use for many years to come.