Welcome to UNITED STATES HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY

UNITED STATES HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

10th and 11th Grades (Year Course)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course, that follows the History-Social Science Framework, will focus on the study of United States History and Geography. This course will include a review of U.S. History in general, but the major emphasis of the course will be this century. This will allow in-depth study of such topics as: The Progressive Era, Jazz Age, The Great Depression, World War II and Its Effects, Civil Rights Movement, and Contemporary American Society. Required for graduation.

UNITS OF STUDY WITH APPROXIMATE TIMES

UNIT 1: CONNECTING WITH PAST LEARNINGS

- Length of Time - six weeks

UNIT 2: THE PROGRESSIVE ERA AND WWI

- Length of Time - four weeks

UNIT 3: THE JAZZ AGE

- Length of Time - three weeks

UNIT 4: THE GREAT DEPRESSION

- Length of Time - three weeks

UNIT 5: WORLD WAR II

- Length of Time - three weeks

UNIT 6: THE COLD WAR

- Length of Time - five weeks

UNIT 7: HEMISPHERIC RELATIONSHIPS IN THE POST-WAR ERA

- Length of Time - three weeks

UNIT 8: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE POST-WAR ERA

- Length of Time - three weeks

UNIT 9: AMERICAN SOCIETY IN THE POST-WAR ERA

- Length of Time - three weeks

UNIT 10: THE UNITED STATES IN RECENT TIMES

- Length of Time - three weeks