Enduring Understanding

 

  • A. Contributions of Individuals and Groups
  • Inhabitants (cultures, subcultures, groups)
  • Political Leaders
  • Military Leaders
  • Cultural and Commercial Leaders (entrepreneurs, corporate executives, artists, entertainers, writers)
  • Innovators and Reformers (inventors, philosophers, religious leaders, social change agents, improvers of technology)
  • B. Documents, Artifacts and Historical Places
  • Documents, Writings and Oral Traditions (government documents, letters and diaries, fiction and non-fiction works, newspapers and other media, folklore)
  • C. Influences of Continuity and Change
  • Commerce and Industry (jobs, trade, environmental change, labor systems, entertainment)
  • Innovations (ideas, technology, methods and processes)
  • Politics (political party systems, administration of government, rules, regulations and laws, political and judicial interpretation)
  • Social Organization (social structure, identification of social groups, families, groups and communities, education, school population, suffrage, civil rights)
  • Women’s Movement (changing roles of women, social and political movements, breaking barriers, role models)
  • D. Conflict and Cooperation Among Groups
  • Domestic Instability (political unrest, disasters, tragedy)
  • Ethnic and Racial Relations
  • Military Conflicts

 

Content Topics

 

Unit 1

A Nation Transformed (1870 - 1910)

 

Unit 2

US as a World Power (1897 - 1920)

 

Unit 3

Prosperity and Crisis (1919 - 1939)

 

Unit 4

World at War (1939 - 1945)

 

Unit 5

Cold War Heats Up (1945 - 1960)