American Studies

Information will be obtained through many different activities including notes and hands-on activities. Students are required to copy notes on a regular basis, please ask your student to see their notebook to make sure they are getting all the information that will be tested. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

1st Semester

I. American Revolution

A. Causes of the Revolution

B. Key individuals

C. Key events and Battles

II. Evolution of the United States Government

A. Declaration of Independence

B. Articles of Confederation

C. Constitution

D. Bill of Rights

III. Foundations of Economics

A. Adam Smith's Market Economy

B. Creation of Personal Budgets

C. Laws of Supply and Demand

IV. The Great Depression and Pre-World War II

A. Comparison of different world government and ideologies

B. Effects of Natural Resources on economy

C. The U.S. Government's role in economic recovery

2nd Semester

I. World War II

A. Causes of WWII

B. Impact of WWII on the Great Depression

C. Analysis of Significant Invasions and Conquests

D. Identification of Key Figures and their Roles

E. Analysis and Impact of Key Battles

F. Social Impacts of WWII on the home front

G. Atomic Bomb

H. Overall Outcomes of WWII in the U.S.

II. The Cold War

A. Fear of Communism

B. Development of Nuclear Weapons

C. Truman Doctrine

D. U.S. Foreign Policy and Economic Sanctions

E. The Korean War

F. The Vietnam War

III. The Civil Rights Movement

A. Martin Luther King Jr

B. Supreme Court Decisions

C. Key Individuals and Groups

IV. Contemporary World

A. Current Presidents

B. Current Foreign Affairs Policies

C. Current Economic Policies

D. Terrorism

E. Epidemics