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title: "SS7H2: SW Asia Continuity and Change (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SS7H2
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SS7H2
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - grade-7
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# SS7H2: SW Asia Continuity and Change

Analyze continuity and change in Southwest Asia (Middle East).

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: Grade 7, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/grade-7.md

## Expectations

- **SS7H2.a**: Explain how European partitioning in the Middle East following WWI led to regional conflict.
- **SS7H2.b**: Explain the historical factors contributing to the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948; include the Jewish religious connection to the land, antisemitism, the development of Zionism in Europe, and the aftermath of the Holocaust.
- **SS7H2.c**: Describe how land and religion plays a role in continuing conflicts in the Middle East (i.e. the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the division between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and Kurdish nationalism).
- **SS7H2.d**: Explain U.S. presence and interest in Southwest Asia, including the Persian Gulf conflict and invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.