The California State Content Standards

International Relations

Standards: History-Social Science

  • Analyze the relationship of major events and significant ideas that have shaped
        the history of the United States and other major countries in the world.

  • Evaluate the impact of major belief systems (that is, religion, philosophy) on
        the historical development of the United States and other major countries in the world.

  • Analyze how geographic factors influenced the historical development of the
        United States and other major countries in the world. Factors could include
        migration, settlement patterns and the distribution of natural resources across
        regions, physical systems, and human systems.

  • Apply economic concepts, relationships, data and analysis, and cost-benefit
        to contemporary and historical issues. These could include scarcity, trade-off,
        markets, international cooperation, decision-making, and cost-benefit analysis.

  • Ask historical questions, evaluate historical data, compare and contrast differing
        sets of ideas, and consider multiple perspectives.

  • Analyze how the experiences and contributions of people of diverse cultures have
        influenced the development of societies past and present.

  • Analyze the ways in which the values of specific societies shaped and influenced
        their past and present social issues, economic issues, and political decisions.

  • Apply the principles of democracy, American civic values, and citizen rights and
        responsibilities as embodied in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights
        to contemporary and historical issues.