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Unit 9

Acceleration

Just 500 years ago, we lived in four distinct world zones. Now, we’re linked by a planet-wide network of information and commerce. How did this happen so quickly? What challenges did this acceleration bring?

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Unit 9 Driving Question

To what extent has the Modern Revolution been a positive or a negative force?

9.0 Transitions, Thresholds and Turning Points in Human History

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9.1 Acceleration

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9.2 The Anthropocene

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9.3 Changing Economies

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9.4 World History – How Was the Modern World Created? Industrialism

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9.5 World History – How Was the Modern World Created? Modern States and Identities

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9.6 World History – Crisis and Conflict on the Global Stage

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9.7 World History – Acceleration - Demographic, Political, and Technological

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9.8 Science – To Infinity and Beyond!

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9.9 Science – Energizing the Future

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