Course Description:

This course is a continuation of the study of our country's development. Students will gain insight into our country's political, social, cultural, and economic growth. The course begins at the turn of the 20th century and culminates with an examination of recent American History. The class invovles more depth and/or projects. It is for highly motivated students. This is a weighted course for GPA calculation purposes.

 

Textbooks: American History: Reconstruction to the Present

 

Grading:

     Marking Period Grades

          - Homework: 5-15 Points

          - Class Participation: 10 Points Per Week

          - Quizzes: 20 Points

          - Tests: 100 Points

          - Projects: 50-100 Points

     Semester Grades

          - Marking Period 1: 28.6%

          - Marking Period 2: 28.6%

          - Marking Period 3: 28.6%

          - Final Exam: 14.2%

MAJOR UNITS AND TOPICS

 

• Module 3: Industrialization: 1868 - 1901
  • Lesson 1 - The Expansion of Industry
    • GEOGRAPHY SPOTLIGHT - Industry Changes the Environment
  • Lesson 2 - The Age of the Railroads
  • Lesson 3 - Big Business
  • Lesson 4 - The Rise of the Labor Movement
• Module 4 - Immigration and Urbanization: 1876 - 1917
  • Lesson 1 The New Immigrants
  • Lesson 2 - The Challenges of Urbanization
  • Lesson 3 - Politics in the Gilded Age
  • Lesson 4 - New Technologies
  • Lesson 5 - The Dawn of Mass Culture
• Module 5 - Progressivism: 1888 - 1921
  • Lesson 1 - The Origins of Progressivism
  • Lesson 2 - Education Reform
  • Lesson 3 - Segregation and Discrimination
    • HISTORIC DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT - Plessy v. Ferguson
  • Lesson 4 - Women in Public Life
  • Lesson 5 - Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal
  • Lesson 6 - Progressivism UnderTaft
  • Lesson 7 - Wilson's New Freedom
• Module 6 - U.S. Imperialism: 1892 - 1918
  • Lesson 1 - Imperialism and America
  • Lesson 2 - The Spanish-American War
  • Lesson 3 - Acquiring New Lands
  • Lesson 4 - America as a World Power
    • GEOGRAPHY SPOTLIGHT - The Panama Canal: Linking East an West
• Module 7 - World War I: 1913 - 1920
• Lesson 1 - World War I Begins
• Lesson 2 - The United States Joins the War
• Lesson 3 - The War at Home
  • HISTORIC DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT - Schenck v. United States
• Lesson 4 - Wilson Fights for Peace
• Module 8 - The Roaring Twenties: 1919 - 1929
  • Lesson 1 - The Business of War
  • Lesson 2 - Postwar Issues
  • Lesson 3 - Changing Ways of Life
  • Lesson 4 - The Twenties Woman
  • Lesson 5 - Education and Popular Culture
  • Lesson 6 - The Harlem Renaisace
• Module 9 - The Great Depression: 1928 - 1934
• Lesson 1 - The Nation's Sick Economy
• Lesson 2 - Hardship and Suffering
• Lesson 3 - Hoover's Failed Policies
• Module 10 - The New Deal: 1932 1941
  • Lesson 1 - A New Deal Fights the Depression
  • Lesson 2 - The Second New Deal
    • HISTORIC DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT - NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
  • Lesson 3 - New Deal, New Opportunities
  • Lesson 4 - Culture in the 1930's
  • Lesson 5 - The Impact of the New Deal
• Module 11 - World War II: 1930 - 1946
  • Lesson 1 - War Breaks Out
  • Lesson 2 - The Holocaust
• Lesson 3 - America Moves Towards War
• Lesson 4 - The War Effort on the Home Front
  • HISTORIC DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT - Korematsu v. United States
• Lesson 5 - The War for Europe and North Africa
• Lesson 6 - The War in the Pacific
• Lesson 7 - The End of WWII
• Module 12 - The Cold War: 1944 - 1992
  • Lesson 1 - The Origins of the Cold War
  • Lesson 2 - The Cold War Heats Up
  • Lesson 3 - The Cold War at Home
  • Lesson 4 - Two Nations Live on the Edge
  • Lesson 5 - Mounting Tensions in the Sixties
  • Lesson 6 - The End of the Cold War
• Module 13 - The Postwar Boom: 1945 - 1961
• Lesson 1 - Postwar America
• Lesson 2 - The American Dream in the Fifties
  • GEOGRAPHY SPOTLIGHT - The Road to Suburbia
• Lesson 3 - Popular Cultuer
• Lesson 4 - The Other America
• Module 14 - An Era of Social Change: 1959 - 1980
  • Lesson 1 - Kennedy and the New Frontier
    • GEOGRAPHY SPOTLIGHT - The Movement of Migrant Workers
  • Lesson 2 - Johnson and the Great Society
    • HISTORIC DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT - Miranda v. Arizona
  • Lesson 3 - Culture and Counterculture
  • Lesson 4 - Environmental Activism
• Module 15 - Civil Rights: 1953 - 2010
  • Lesson 1 - Taking on Segregation
    • HISTORIC DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT - Brown v. Board
  • Lesson 2 - The Triumphs of a Crusade
  • Lesson 3 - Challenges and Changes in the Movement
  • Lesson 4 - Hispanic and Native Americans Seek Equality
    • HISTORIC DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT - Reynolds v. Sims
  • Lesson 5 - Women Fight for Equality
  • Lesson 6 - The Struggle Continues
• Module 16 - The Vietnam War: 1959 - 1976
  • Lesson 1 - Moving Toward Conflict
  • Lesson 2 - U.S. Involvement and Escalation
  • Lesson 3 - A Nation Divided
  • Lesson 4 - 1968: A Tumultuous Year
  • Lesson 5 - The End of the War and Its Legacy
• Module 17 - Transitions and Conservativism: 1967 - 1992
  • Lesson 1 - The Nixon Administration
  • Lesson 2 - Watergate: Nixon's Downfall
  • Lesson 3 - The Ford and Carter Years
    • HISTORIC DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT - Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
  • Lesson 4 - A Conservative Movement Emerges
  • Lesson 5 - Reagan and Bush Confront Domestic Concerns
    • GEOGRAPHY SPOTLIGHT - From Rust Belt to Sun Belt
  • Lesson 6 - Foreign Policy Under Reagan and Bush
• Module 18 - Into a New Millenium: 1991 - 2015
  • Lesson 1 - The Clinton Years
  • Lesson 2 - The Bush Administration
    • HISTORIC DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT - Kelo v. City of New London
  • Lesson 3 - Obama's Presidency
  • Lesson 4 - Technology Shapes Life
  • Lesson 5 - The Changing Face of America
• Module 19 - The United States in the 21^st Century: 1999 - Present
  • Lesson 1 - National Security and Public Safety
  • Lesson 2 - Foreign Policy
  • Lesson 3 - Poverty and Social Concerns
  • Lesson 4 - Conservation and the Environment
  • Lesson 5 - Education
  • Lesson 6 - Globalization and Cultural Diffusion