Welcome to United States History Pre-Civil War to Present-2

During the next school year, we will be exploring, learning, and mastering the following aspects and organizing principles of the United States History. 

The course is both rigorous and structured, aimed at increasing Social Studies content knowledge as well as a multitude of academic and life skills. The primary content emphasis for this course pertains to the study of United States History from the Civil War to the Present.  Students will be exposed to the historical, geographical, political, economic, and sociological events which influenced the development of foreign nations and its resulting and continuous impact on the world. The following are the topics that we will be following during the school year.

Organizing Principle 1: Civil War and Reconstruction

Organizing Principle 2: Agrarian to Industrial Transition and Gilded Age

Organizing Principle 3: Age of Imperialism and Progressivism

Organizing Principle 4: World War I and the Roaring 20s

Organizing Principle 5: The Great Depression and World War II

Organizing Principle 6: The Cold War (the 1950s-1970s)

Organizing Principle 7: The Civil Right Movement

Organizing Principle 8: Moving into the 21st Century