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High School United States History

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Suggested Prerequisites

English I

Description

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

-Nativism and civil rights reform movements

-Women's suffrage

-The Great Depression

-The New Deal

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