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  Faces of Motherhood: A Global View
BRIDGES is preparing an exhibit to recognize the struggles and dignity of mothers worldwide.

 

 

US HISTORY II HONORS: AMERICA AND THE WORLD

 

                               

Course Outline    (last updated 4/26/10)

Class Procedures

 

Quarter 1: Cycles 1&2  Cycles 3&4  Cycles 5&6

 

The U.S. and turn of the century imperialism

Foreign Policy debates within the U.S.

World War I

Twenties transitions

 

Quarter 2: Cycles 1through 6

 

The Depression and FDR's New Deal

American foreign policy in the inter-war years: 1920 - 1941

Thematic focus:  Genocide (a project-based unit)

World War II; Social and economic transformation at home; Victory abroad

 

 

The Seventies:  The Nixon Doctrine..... Detente.....Arms control..... the PLO..... OPEC embargo... Yom Kippur War..... "Anti-radicalism"....Devolution  southern strategy...Watergate...Clemency... Helsinki Accords... Jimmy Carter... malaise....stagflation..... deindustrialization...Camp David.....Russia's Afghanistan War..... Olympic Boycott.....Iran hostage crisis..... Saddam Hussein........

 

Quarter 3:  Cycles 1 - 7:

 

The U.S. and the World post WWII: Operating in a Cold War

The 50s and 60s: Redefining U.S. society

The 70s: The Aftermath of 60s turmoil at home and abroad

 

Quarter 4: Cycles 1 - 6:

America regains its footing: From Carter's malaise to Reagan's pep talk

Defining and assessing 80s Conservatism

The Post Cold War World Order/Disorder

The "Globalized" World: New Opportunities, New threats

Themes of the New Millennium : Final Project, Final Project Progress Form, Grading Rubric

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Final Exam Review