MODERN UNITED STATES HISTORY
**Required Course**
SCED Code:04103A000 Recommended Grade Level: 11
Length of Course: 1 Year Credit: 1 credit
Prerequisite: None
This course reviews American history from the industrial revolution of the late nineteenth century to recent events. The course covers; settlement of the Great American West; issues of immigration and urban life; and the hopes, demands, and challenges African Americans and women faced as they sought equality. Other topics include: the World Wars; the American Dream; the CIvil Rights movement; Vietnam; Watergate; Reaganomics; immigration trends; the Clinton years; and the new millennium. The objective of this course is to increase student awareness of changing cultural and physical environments; know the past through the incorporation of literacy skills and higher order and critical thinking activities; and act in ways that promote the common good.
**Required Course**
SCED Code:04103A000 Recommended Grade Level: 11
Length of Course: 1 Year Credit: 1 credit
Prerequisite: None
This course reviews American history from the industrial revolution of the late nineteenth century to recent events. The course covers; settlement of the Great American West; issues of immigration and urban life; and the hopes, demands, and challenges African Americans and women faced as they sought equality. Other topics include: the World Wars; the American Dream; the CIvil Rights movement; Vietnam; Watergate; Reaganomics; immigration trends; the Clinton years; and the new millennium. The objective of this course is to increase student awareness of changing cultural and physical environments; know the past through the incorporation of literacy skills and higher order and critical thinking activities; and act in ways that promote the common good.