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AMERICAN HISTORY

Grades 9-12  of history of the United States explains the following contents of subject:

  • History of the United States
  • Geography
  • Humanities

The main content of this subject highlights the American history from its reconstruction, after the Civil War, until today. Students will be in contact with historic, geographic, political, economic and sociologic situations which have made a real impact in the development of the United States as we know them today, along with their consequential impact over global history. Furthermore, students will clearly see the cause-effect relationship on historic events.
This subject consist of:

Unit 1: The birth of a nation. From its beginnings, until 1850

  1. Lesson 1: Europeans explore the Americas
  2. Lesson 2: Expansion and Reform Era
  3. Lesson 3: Compromise of 1850

Unit 2: Civil war and reconstruction

  1. Lesson 1: Road to the American Civil War
  2. Lesson 2: Advertising the Civil War
  3. Lesson 3: African American Experience
  4. Lesson 4: Reconstruction Era

Unit 3: The development of the American industry

  1. Lesson 1: First industrial Era
  2. Lesson 2: Second Industrial Revolution
  3. Lesson 3: Policies in industry
  4. Lesson 4: Inventors of Industrial Revolution

Unit 4: The rise of modern America

  1. Lesson 1: The Imperialist vision
  2. Lesson 2: World War I and its aftermaths
  3. Lesson 3: The Boom Era of the 1920s

Unit 5: The Great Depression and the Second Wold War

  1. Lesson 1: The Great Depression begins
  2. Lesson 2: The world in flames
  3. Lesson 3: Ending the war

Unit 6: Post-war years in the United States

  1. Lesson 1: Cold War and foreign policy
  2. Lesson 2: Postwar years
  3. Lesson 3: The new society
  4. Lesson 4: The Civil Rights movement

Unit 7: Contemporary era in the United States

  1. Lesson 1: Politics and economics
  2. Lesson 2: End of the Century foreign affairs
  3. Lesson 3: The new Century begins
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