Government of British Columbia - Ministry of Education 
PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES - HISTORY 12 

It is expected that students will:
  • Analyze primary and secondary sources (historical evidence) with reference to :
  1. reliability
  2. bias and point of view
  3. corroborating and conflicting evidence
  • Assess significant historical events in relation to social, political, economic, technological, cultural and geographic factors
  • Demonstrate historical empathy
CONFLICT AND CHALLENGE:  THE WORLD OF 1919
  • Explain the significance of nationalism and imperialism in the world of 1919 with reference to :
  1. the changed map of Europe and the Middle East
  2. the Mandate system
  • Evaluate the Paris Peace Conference in terms of :
  1. contributions and positions of participants
  2. outcomes
PROMISE AND COLLAPSE:  1919 – 1933
  • Compare the basic features of :
  1. fascism
  2. communism
  3. democracy
  • Describe circumstances that led to the rise of the fascists in Italy, including :
  1. social and economic turmoil
  2. Mussolini’s actions and policies
  • Explain the rise to power of Hitler and National Socialism in Germany, with reference to :
  1. conditions that generated support for Nazism
  2. Hitler’s actions and policies
  • Evaluate ways in which Lenin and Stalin transformed the USSR, with reference to :
  1. the Russian revolutions
  2. the Russian Civil War
  3. the New Economic Policy
  4. “socialism in one country”
  • Describe the relationship between colonial rule and emerging nationalism in Palestine and the Indian subcontinent
  • Describe social, economic and political developments in the United States in the 1920’s, including :
  1. prohibition; the changing role of women
  2. urbanization, mass production, and consumerism
  3. isolationism and laissez-faire policies
TURMOIL AND TRAGEDY:  1933-1945
  • Assess the causes of and responses to the Great Depression
  • Evaluate the circumstances and events that led to World War II in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, including :
  1. failures of collective security
  2. appeasement
  3. Japanese imperialism
  • Explain the significance of key developments in World War II including :
  1. military battles and campaigns
  2. total war
  3. technological advances
  • Analyse the significance of the Holocaust
  • Explain how World War II resulted in a realignment of world power
TRANSFORMATION AND TENSION:  1945-1963
  • Assess critical developments of the Cold War, including :
  1. division of Germany
  2. American policy of containment
  3. Soviet sphere of influence
  4. Korean War
  5. Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Describe the emergence of China into world affairs
  • Describe relations between Israel and the Arab world, with reference to
  1. territorial changes
  2. Arab nationalism
  3. Suez Crisis
  • Explain the role of nationalism in the post-1945 decolonization of India and Indo-China
  • Explain key developments in the struggle for human rights in South Africa and the United States
PROGRESS AND UNCERTAINTY:  1963-1991
  • Explain the significance of conflicts in Vietnam and the Middle East
  • Analyze changes in Chinese communism with reference to : 
  1. the Cultural Revolution
  2. the changing relationship with the west
  3. Deng Xiaoping’s policies
  • Analyse the late stages of the Cold War with reference to :
  1. the US/USSR relationship
  2. the decline of communism in Eastern Europe
  3. the dissolution of the Soviet Union