High School Comprehensive American History
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Number of Credits
1.0
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Estimated Completion Time
32-36 weeks
Suggested Prerequisites
English IDescription
The United States began as an experiment in freedom and democracy. Since its establishment, the country and its people have endured social, political and economic revolutions. In this course, students will investigate the people, events and ideas that have shaped the United States from the end of the Civil War through today.Students are asked to analyze and evaluate decisions made by political, business and military leaders. Emphasis is placed on connections between events of the past and present. This course also gives students the opportunity to conduct research and apply their learning to current, real-world problems.Module One: Reconstruction
-causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War
-the Reconstruction era
-settlement in the American West
Module Two: Industrial Revolution
-causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution
-the rise of Populism
-push and pull factors of immigration
-labor and social reform movements
Module Three: Enter the World Stage
-the Spanish-American War
-expansion of U.S. territory
-World War I
Module Four: Between the Wars
-effects of World War I
-the Roaring Twenties
-nativism and civil rights reform movements
-women's suffrage
-the Great Depression
-the New Deal
Module Five: World War II
-the European Theater
-the Pacific Theater
-the Holocaust
-life on the homefront
-the aftermath of World War II
Module Six: Post WWII, Cold War, Korea, and Vietnam
-the Cold War
-the Red Scare
-the Korean War
-the Vietnam War
Module Seven: Civil Rights Movement
-social and protest movements
-expansion of civil rights
-significant Supreme Court cases
Module Eight: The Modern Era
-key events of the 1970s and 80s
-modern foreign and human rights policy
-impact of globalization
-foreign and domestic terrorism