American History II will guide students from the late nineteenth century through the early 21st century. Students will examine the political, economic, social and cultural development of the United States from the end of the Reconstruction era to present times. Students will evaluate America’s economic and political rise in global affairs beginning in the late 19th century through the 20th century and into the early 21st century. Students will also study the progress of American society through the lens of immigration, urbanization, reform movements and race relations during the past 150 years of America’s history.
Goal 1
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1.1 Notes
1.2 Notes
1.3 Notes
Homestead Act
Battle of Little Big Horn
Goal 1 Square Review
Goal 1 Study Guide
Goal 2
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2.1 Notes
2.2 Notes
2.3 Notes
2.4 Notes
The Jungle
The Gospel of Wealth
Unit 2 Study Guide
Goal 3
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Goal 4
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Midterm
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Goal 6
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Goal 7
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- Motives for Westward Expansion and Impact
- Conflict with Native Americans
- Rise of the Populist Party
Goal 1 Classwork:
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Unit 1 IDs
1.1 Notes
1.2 Notes
1.3 Notes
Homestead Act
Battle of Little Big Horn
Goal 1 Square Review
Goal 1 Study Guide
Goal 2
- How monopolies and politics are intertwined
- Labor force and immigration movement
- Reforms in society and the progressive movement
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2.1 Notes
2.2 Notes
2.3 Notes
2.4 Notes
The Jungle
The Gospel of Wealth
Unit 2 Study Guide
Goal 3
- WW1 and the American Homefront
- WW1 and Pre WW1 American Foreign and Domestic Policy
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Goal 4
- "Boom" The American Gilded Age
- "Bust" The Great Depression and the American Response
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Midterm
Goal 5
- Causes of World War 2
- World War 2 and the American Homefront
- Cold War to 1963
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Goal 6
- Civil Rights in America post World War 2
- Cold War after 1963 focusing on Vietnam
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Goal 7
- Present Day Foreign Policy
- Present Day Domestic Policy
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