U.S. History Course Description:
This course will use a continuation of the US history that began in 8th grade. We will study the history of the United States following Reconstruction (1877) to the present.
U. S. History Course Objectives:
Students will gain an understanding of historical content that focuses on the political, economic, and social events and issues related to:
Developing America’s identity
Industrialization and Urbanization
Major wars/conflicts
Reform movements
Causes and effects of the Great Depression
Domestic and foreign policies of the Cold War and post-Cold War eras
Impact of Constitutional issues on American society
Evaluate the dynamic relationships of the three branches of the federal government
Analyze efforts to expand the democratic process
Relationship between the arts and times during which they were created
Impact of technological innovations
U.S. History Units of Study:
The West and Gilded Age (1877-1889)
aka 2nd Industrial Revolution
Progressive Era (1890-1920)
WWI (1914-1918, US involvement 1917-1918)
Roaring 20’s (Jazz Age)
The Great Migration (1910-1930)
Great Depression (1929-1941)
FDR’s New Deal (1932)
WWII (1939-1945)
Cold War (1945-1987)
Civil Right Movement (1956-1971)
Women’s Rights (1848-1920)
African American (1955-1968)
Chicano/Latino (1960s)
Vietnam War (1959-1975)
Fabulous 50s
Turbulent 60s
Conservative Revolution (1970-1990)
Decade of Doubt (1970s)
Reagan/Bush Era (1980-1992)
Contemporary US (1968-present)
