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Modern U.S. History I

Course Outline

This course is designed to give a comprehensive overview of United States History from 1850 to our involvement in World War II. Listed below is the specific course of emphasis for this class. The textbook is America: Pathways to the Present.

The Development of the United States in the last half of the 20th Century.

  1. The Expansion of American Industry (Chapter 6 & 7)
  2. Describe differences between “robber barons & “captains of industry.
  3. Summarize workers’ responses to factory employment, e.g., Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, socialism, etc.
  4. Explain conflicts among farmers, ranchers, and miners that arose during the settlement of the “last frontier”.
  5. Identify the political activities of the Greenbacks, Grangers, and Populists.
  6. Analyze issues and results of the 1896 election as a turning point in American politics.
  1. Social issues facing the United States (Chapter 7, 8 & 9)
  2. Analyze patterns of immigration: volume, ethnicity, religion, language, national origin, settlement locations, and motives for emigrating from their homelands.
  3. Describe how immigrants adapted to life in a new country.
  4. Describe geographic and economic factors behind the internal migration from farm to city.
  5. Analyzing laws and policies that led to racial inequality and violation of voting rights, e.g., Chinese Exclusion Act, Yick Wo v. Hopkins, Plessy v. Ferguson, Jim Crow Laws, etc.
  6. Explaining factors influencing the lives of Native American peoples, e.g., industrialization, broken treaties, military activity, Dawes Act of 1887, boarding schools, etc.

The United States at the Dawn of the 20th Century

  1. The Progressive Era (Chapter 11)
  2. Describe how progressives and others addressed the problems of industrial capitalism, urbanization, and political corruptions
  3. Goals of the Progressivism
  4. Describe how state and federal governments attempted to regulated big business, curb labor, protect the rights of workers and consumers, protect the environment, and restructure the financial system of the U.S.
  5. Analyzing progressive responses to issues raised by African Americans, women, and Native Americans
  6. Describing impact of progressive reforms; the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Jacob Riis, Jane Addams
  7. Summarizing the 1912 Presidential election platforms.
  8. American Imperialism and the changing role of the U.S. in world affairs (Chapter 10)
  9. Describe the reasons for American Imperialism, e.g., describing the commercial basis of U.S. foreign policy.
  10. Analyzing U.S. foreign policy objectives in Central America, the Philippines, and Asia.
  11. Evaluating the causes and consequences of the Spanish-American War.

The Changing Role of the U.S. in World Affairs

  1. Review of WWI (Chapter 12)
  2. Identify the main causes of World War I.
  3. Understand how submarine warfare drew the U.S. closer to war.
  4. Study how American troops helped turn the tide of the war.
  5. Find out how the war changed the lives of Americans on the home front.
  6. Learn about President Wilson’s 14 points, the Versailles Treaty, the League of Nations, and the role of the U.S. in post war Europe.

The U.S. During a Period of Boom to Bust

  1. Post War Social Change & Politics and Prosperity (Chapter 13 & 14)
  2. Explain the effects of social tensions caused by the Red Scare & KKK.
  3. Analyze the impact of media on creating a popular culture.
  4. Evaluate the distinctive American art & literature in periods known as the Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance.
  5. Explain the conflicts between traditional values and new ideas.
  1. The Great Depression (Chapters 14, 15, 16)
  2. Analyze the causes & consequences of the 1929 stock market crash.
  3. Compare the economic policies of Hoover and Roosevelt.
  4. Describe life during the Great Depression years.
  5. Understand the effect of the great depression on different minority groups in the U.S.
  6. Evaluate the impact of the New Deal
  1. U.S. Foreign Policies of the 1920’s and 1930’s (Chapter 17)
  2. Summarize attempts to create a lasting peace after WWI
  3. Identify reasons for the rise of Fascism, Nazism, and Communism.
  4. Analyze the racial, ethnic, economic, and political factors that contributed to U.S. foreign policy to 1941.
  5. Explain reasons for growing tensions between Japan and the U.S.

CLASS EXPECTATIONS & RULES

ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES (i.e. Cell Phones & iPods)

1. Must be turned off and put away

2. Violation of this rule will result in the following action:

a. 1st offense – warning and I will keep the device until the end of the period.

b. 2nd offense – I will confiscate the device and turn it into the main office and contact

parents.

c. 3rd offense – Confiscate device, referrel, parent(s) will be contacted and must pick up the

device at the end of school day.

General Class Rules:

1. Respect others, their property, and the environment.

2. Come to class on time and prepared.

3. Participate in class activities.

4. Please, No food or drinks in class. EXCEPTION – H2O Bottle with cap

5. Allow Mr. Hubbell to teach and other students to learn.

Attendance and Tardy Policy - Please Read Carefully!

Absences:

You should attend all classes if possible. If you are absent it is your responsibility to obtain the missing assignments. If your absence is unexcused you may receive no credit for the assignments missed. Missing a total of 12 days of class may cause you to fail or be dropped from this course.

Tardies:

You are tardy if you are not in the room when the bell rings. You are tardy if you

are not in your seat when I take attendance.

Consequences:

First offense: warning

Second offense: parent contact

Third offense: parent contact, behavior contract or referral

Student Planners:

The Planner is your pass, but not an entitlement to leave class. Mr. Hubbell will

use his discretion in letting student’s leave class.

*Your attendance and promptness to class will have a direct result to the success you have in class!

Late Work

Late work may be turned in two weeks after the due date for reduced credit. After two weeks the late work will be given a minimum passing grade. Depending on the circumstances this late work may receive full credit.

Grading

*The District’s Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) will be given at the end of the semester. The CSA (Common Summative Assessments) will be replacing the CRT’s. These assessments will be administered as the semester progresses.

*Your grade will be determined by a cumulative point system. All quizzes,

test, papers, projects, etc. will be worth a certain point value, some summative, some formative.

*I strongly suggest you look at your grade on Pinnacle regularly and ask questions if you believe there is a discrepancy.

*You should keep all assignments, quizzes, tests, papers, etc. that I hand back to you in a class in a notebook. This notebook is primarily for you to keep your history materials organized. It will be collected and graded at least twice during the semester.

*All class materials should be kept for the purposes of Mid-Term or Final Exams.

What You Need

You will need to get a spiral notebook for this class. This can also be in your U.S. Notebook. This notebook will be used as an organizational tool and a place to write down notes and quotes of the day. You will hand this notebook in several times in the semester for a grade!

Grading Scale 90 – 100 = A

80 – 89 = B

70 – 79 = C

60 – 69 = D

0 - 59 = F

I have read the above rules and expectations and fully understand their meaning and possible consequences

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