United States History-Grade 10
Duration
10 Months
Prerequisites
Student Must Have Completed Grade 9
Requirements
None
Course Summary
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
MAJOR TOPICS AND CONCEPTS
Semester 1
- Reconstruction
- Enter the world stage
- Industrial Revolution
- Between the wars
Semester 2
- World War II
- Post WWII, Cold War, Korea and Vietnam
- Civil Rights Movement
- The Modern Era