Students will continue to use skills of historical and geographical analysis as they examine American history since 1877. The standards for this course relate to the history of the United States from the end of the Reconstruction era to the present. Students should continue to learn fundamental concepts in civics, economics, and geography within the context of United States history. Political, e conomic, and social challenges facing the nation reunited after civil war will be examined chronologically as students develop an understanding of how the American experience shaped the world political and economic landscape.
The study of history must emphasize the intellectual skills required for responsible citizenship. Students practice these skills as they extend their understanding of the essential knowledge defined by all of the standards for history and social science.
Late Nineteenth Century through World War I
Session 1: The Explosion on the USS Maine and the Spanish American War
Session 2: Yellow Journalism and the Spanish American War
Session 3: The Causes of World War I; Reasons for U.S. Entry into War
Session 4: The Changed Political Boundaries after World War I
Session 5: The League of Nations
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World War II
Session 1: Fascism; The Political and Economic Situation before the War
Session 2: War Timeline
Session 3: War Map
Session 4: Pearl Harbor
Session 5: Declaration of War on Japan
Session 6: Wartime Propaganda Posters
Session 7: The Atomic Bomb Decision
Session 8: Dehumanization
Session 9: Anti-Semitism
Session 10: Japanese-American Internment
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Post World War II Recovery
Session 1: Post-World War II Map of Europe
Session 2: The Post-World War II American Economy
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Cold War Conflicts
Session 1: Goals and Ideologies — United States vs. the Soviet Union
Session 2: The Arms Race
Session 3: Map of West vs. East
Session 4: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Session 5: Fear of Nuclear War; McCarthyism
Session 6: Letters Home from Vietnam
Session 7: The Vietnam War Era in Music
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