US HISTORY, PART 1
Price: $125 | Credits: One Semester | Dept: Social Studies | Course ID# 240-1
This course is the first in a two-part sequence and is equivalent to the first semester of U.S. History. Students examine major political, social, economic, and cultural developments in the United States from the end of the Civil War through the conclusion of World War II. Major topics include Reconstruction and the struggle for equal rights, industrialization and immigration, the Progressive Era, American expansion overseas, World War I, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, World War II, and the Holocaust.
The course emphasizes historical inquiry, critical thinking, and the evaluation of evidence as students examine how past events continue to shape American society. It addresses California and Nevada standards for high school U.S. History. U.S. History is approved by the University of California A-G as a history/social science (category A). Upon completion of this course, the student is awarded 5 credits. Each credit corresponds to 15 hours of study. Of course, some students work more quickly than others, and some can devote more hours to study, so some students are able to complete the course at an accelerated rate.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
In this module, students gain a comprehension of the following:
- The goals, achievements, and limitations of Reconstruction, including the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, the end of federal Reconstruction, and the emergence of Jim Crow laws and racial segregation.
- How industrialization transformed the American economy and society, including the growth of big business, labor unions, immigration, urbanization, and economic inequality.
- The goals and achievements of the Progressive movement, including social reform, women’s suffrage, government regulation, and efforts to address political corruption and economic inequality.
- The causes and consequences of American imperialism, including the Spanish-American War and the emergence of the United States as a major world power.
- The causes and consequences of World War I, including U.S. involvement, wartime propaganda, restrictions on civil liberties, and the Treaty of Versailles.
- The political, social, and cultural changes of the 1920s, including new forms of popular culture, nativism, and conflicts between traditional and modern values.
- The causes and consequences of the Great Depression, including its effects on American society and its contribution to political instability and the rise of authoritarian governments abroad.
- The causes, major events, and consequences of World War II and the Holocaust, including the rise of fascism, the failure of appeasement, resistance to Nazi persecution, major turning points of the war, and the lasting impact of wartime atrocities on human rights and international relations.
TOPICS COVERED
This course covers the following topics:
- Reconstruction and the Foundations of Modern America
- Industrialization, Immigration, and Urbanization
- Reform, Progressivism, and American Expansion
- World War I, Democratic Strain, and the Interwar Years
- World War II and the Holocaust
