American History
Syllabus – This syllabus is in compliance with the Nebraska State Standards and the Johnson-Brock Curriculum Guide.
States Test The Learner Will take the state test each Friday until all students have passed. Each week that the student is unable to pass the test, the grade will drop 2 points. (50 point test)
Civics Portfolio
- 100 points
Freshmen 5 hours – community service
Sophomores – 10 hours community service
Juniors – 15 hours community service
Seniors – 20 hours community service
Pre-Civil War
• TLW explain how the U.S. was destined to have a conflict over slavery. -
• TLW understand the issue over States’ Rights Doctrine, and explain how it was an essential part of pre-Civil War problems. -
• TLW describe how tariffs and trade played a part in the tensions during the pre-Civil War period. –
• TLW describe the role that the Missouri Compromise played in the Settlement of the West and the conflict leading to the Civil War
QUIZ
Civil War
• TLW label the Confederate States / Border States – lecture/map
• TLW evaluate the military advantages of the Union and Confederacy – graphic organizer
• TLW describe the roles played by individual leaders – Individual reports / Powerpoint presentation
TLW list the technology developments and describe their impact upon the Civil War.– lecture
TLW evaluate the battles – Gettysburg video
TLW understand the extreme conditions that took place in Andersonville – Trial or Video
• TLW describe the threat of foreign intervention and tell the impact that this had upon the war.
• TLW understand the economic and political impact of the war – Confederate Failure lecture
TEST
Reconstruction
• TLW understand the impact of Reconstruction Policies on the South.
• TLW compare the Lincoln, Johnson, Congressional Plans for Reconstruction
TLW understand the impeachment of Andrew Johnson and compare it to modern impeachments.
TLW describe discrimination (KKK, Jim Crow Laws, Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests)
TLW define the Constitutional Amendments 13, 14,15
• TLW understand the meaning of “The New South”
TLW identify Booker T. Washington / WEB DuBois and evaluate their role in reconstruction.
TLW describe the corruption in government
TLW illustrate how and why Reconstruction ended.
TEST
Settlement of the West
TLW explain the Native American Policies of the U.S. government and tell the impact that they had upon the indigenous people of the western frontier.
- Clash of Cultures on the Great Plains – video/ study guide
- Dawes Act (
TLW describe who the “Buffalo Soldiers” were and illustrate the role they played in the Settlement of the West.
TLW understand the changes being made in the Western Frontier.
TLW evaluate the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad upon American History
TLW investigate the importance of the Homestead Act.
TEST
Immigration
TLW understand European Immigration and the effect it had upon America.
TLW discover how Asian Immigration was first encouraged and then discouraged.
• TLW describe the contributions of Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, European Americans, Asian Americans, immigrant groups and individuals. (Small Group Reports)
• TLW evaluate how ethnic conflict and discrimination led to tensions in the United States.
• TLW understand the U.S. domestic policies
QUIZ
Industrial Revolution
TLW identify the leaders of the Industrial Revolution.
• TLW illustrate the improvements in standards of living, life expectancy and living conditions
• TLW describe the new inventions and industrial production methods
electric trolleys elevated trains & subways telephones farm equip.
typewriter camera skyscrapers other…
• TLW describe the new technologies in transportation and communication (reports above)
• TLW evaluate the incentives for capitalism and free enterprise
• TLW analyze the impact of immigration on labor supply and the movement to organize workers
• TLW understand how the use of child labor, poor working conditions, led to the rise of organized labor
• TLW describe government policies affecting trade, monopolies, taxation, and money supply
• TLW define Muckraking and explain how its literature and the rise of the Progressive Movement led to many changes in the U.S.
• TLW characterize Women’s suffrage and temperance movements, describing their impact on society
• TLW list and describe the political changes at the local, state, and national levels
TEST
Imperialism
TLW summarize the reasons for Imperialism in the U.S. in the late 1800’s - lecture
TLW describe the reasons for the Spanish American War and understand its results.
TLW tell how the creation of the Panama Canal helped the U.S. develop into a world power.
TLW explain how the Monroe Doctrine was used to make America more powerful
TLW illustrate Mexican-American Relations
QUIZ
World War I
• TLW explain how the end of the Ottoman Empire and the creation of new states in the Middle East led to a crisis in Eurasia.
• TLW explain how Great Britain’s role began to decline and the role of the U.S. expanded in world affairs.
• TLW describe the political, social and economic changes in Europe and the U.S.
• TLW illustrate the causes of World War I
TLW explain how the United States came to be involved in this war.
TLW describe the types of warfare used during WWI
TLW evaluate Wilson’s 14 point peace plan
TLW describe the Treaty of Versailles and explain its weaknesses.
Roaring 20’s
Monkey Trial
Prohibition
Red Scare
KKK
Great Depression
• Causes and effects of changes in business cycles.
• Weaknesses in key sectors of the economy in the late 1920’s
• U.S. government economic policies in the late 1920’s
• Causes and effects of the Stock Market Crash
• Impact of the Depression on the American people
• The impact of the New Deal economic policies
• Hoover policies v. FDR policies
• The impact of the expanded role of government in the economy since the 1930’s
End 1st Semester
World War II
• The rise of and aggression of totalitarian regimes in Germany, Italy, and Japan
• The rise of Fascism, Nazism, and Communism in the 1930’s and 1940’s and the response of Europe and the United States
• The role of the Soviet Union
• Appeasement, isolationism, and the war debates in Europe and the United States prior to the outbreak of war
• The impact of mobilization for war, at home and abroad
• Major battles, military turning points, and key strategic decisions
• The Holocaust and its impact
• The reshaping of the United States’ role in world affairs after the war
• Major changes in Eastern Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and Africa following the war
Cold War
• The origins of the Cold War and the foreign and domestic consequences
• Communist containment policies in Europe, Latin America and Asia
• McCarthyism and the fear of communist influence within the United States
• Strategic economic factors in the Middle East policy
• Relations with South African and other African nations
• The collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War
• New challenges to America’s leadership role in the world
• Confrontations with the Soviet Union in Berlin and Cuba
• NATO and other alliances, and the United States role in the United Nations
• Nuclear weapons and the arms race
• Military conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East
Civil Rights
• The Brown v. Board of Education decision and its impact on education
• Civil rights demonstrations and related activity leading to desegregation of public accommodations, transportation, housing, and employment
• The impact of reapportionment cases and voting rights legislation on political participation and representation
• Affirmative Action
End of Second Semester
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