1. Rise of the United States as a World Power
1.1. Encouragement of open markets to coincide with the promotion of American-style democracy
1.2. Examine the outlook and opinions of the American people towards other nations
1.2.1. Pertaining to immigration policy, limitations, and exclusion towards immigrants and people with disabilities
1.3. American intervention in the Panama Revolution, thus leading to the identification of the U.S. as a global economic and military power
1.4. Intervention of the United States both as a source of supply for soldiers and weapons during WWI
1.4.1. Mixed reactions of the United States entering the war effort
1.4.2. Prejudice towards German Americans
2. The 1920s
2.1. Increase in productivity through mass production techniques, i.e. the assembly line
2.2. Increase in utilization of different forms of entertainment for interests in fads and sports; emergence of major new writers
2.3. Passage of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act, leading to the establishment of speakeasies
2.3.1. Challenging middle-class ideas of what should be allowed
2.3.2. Normalization and toleration of LGBT-oriented subcultures
2.3.3. Effects of the first Great Migration
2.3.3.1. Activity 1: Analysis of lyrics written by Black musicians and Caucasian musicians, Examine the differentiation between lyrics and the in-depth ideas and struggles that the musician is attempting to portray to their listeners
2.4. Emergence of the Ku Klux Klan, launching anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, anti-Semitic, and campaigns of violence onto communities of color and LGBT
2.5. Increase in fears and anxiety towards perceived radicals such as those associated with the Russian Revolution and WWI
3. The Great Depression and the New Deal
3.1. Four underlying conditions for the Great Depression (oversaturated markets in automobiles and construction, lack of regulations in financial and banking industries, maldistribution of income, worldwide financial system resulting from WWI
3.2. Effects of the New Deal
3.3. Effects of the Great Depression being worsened by the Dust Bowl
3.4. Emergence of the Mexican Repatriation Program: effort by government officials and private groups to get rid of Mexicans
3.5. Increase of social protests due to economic distress
4. Postwar America
4.1. Promotion of the welfare state that was started during the New Deal
4.2. Support for anti-communism through the development of a national security state
4.3. Necessity of a strong, central government, especially the executive branch
4.4. High government spending during postwar era
5. Cold War Struggles at Home
5.1. Investigations of domestic communism at the federal and state levels
5.2. Passage of the Smith Act (Alien Registration Act)
6. Contemporary American Society
6.1. Changes to de-industrialization, globalization, changing patterns of immigration, political scandals and realignments, and the age of terror
6.2. Study of American presidents including Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama
6.3. Examination of the ongoing struggle in Afghanistan
6.4. The idea of globalization as it pertains to the North American Free Trade Agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico, leading to closer relationships between the countries
6.5. Shift in foreign policy and immigration affecting the national identity found within the United States
7. Nation's Beginnings
7.1. Review the Enlightenment and the rise of democratic ideas; and the industrial transformation of the United States
7.1.1. Emergence of a free, democratic system of government while maintaining a system of slavery; coexistence of freedom and slavery
7.1.1.1. introduction of civil rights and segregation as a product of Jim Crow laws
7.2. Connect to previous studies of global spread of industrialism during the 19th century
8. Industrialization, Urbanization, Immigration, and Progressive Reform
8.1. Growth of the United States as an industrial power, leading to societal changes
8.1.1. Industrialization: major changes in technology, transportation, communication, the economy, and political system that fostered growth
8.1.2. Increase in new technology in farming, manufacturing, engineering, and the production of consumer goods
8.1.3. Gathering capital to minimize risk and increase profits
8.1.4. Struggles of farmers as technology advances, thus leading to a forced investment in new technology to continue making profit
8.1.4.1. Economic grievances of farmers leading to organization and protest
8.1.5. Industrialization and its effects on the living conditions of ordinary people
8.1.5.1. Living in tenements - designed to house as many individuals as possible in poorly ventilated and sanitize areas
8.1.6. Young men and women taking employment in factories, offices, and shops
8.1.7. Progressive movement in addressing problems of immigrants and children
8.1.8. Attempts to create new political parties
8.1.9. Increase in labor and social justice movements
9. America's Participation in World War II
9.1. Passage of series of Neutrality Acts in the 1930s due to the American public outlook on war
9.2. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech
9.3. Key battles included Midway, Iwo Jima. and Okinawa in the Pacific, and Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge in Europe
9.4. President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan
9.4.1. Activity 2: Students will watch interview videos pertaining to surviving family members and persons during the atomic bomb explosion, understanding the effects and trauma from this event. After, have the students share in groups of common emotions and sentiments from these videos and how this could effect the relationship between the American and Japanese people.
9.5. Increase in immigration and economic opportunities by World War I
9.6. Wartime racial discrimination beyond military segregation
9.7. Effects of signage of Executive Order 9066 -relocation and internment of 110,000 Japanese Americans and "resident aliens"
10. Cold War Struggles Abroad
10.1. Difference in ideals of the U.S.'s vision of an open-door world, opposing communist ideals of the Soviet Union
10.2. American policy of Containment against the Soviet Union
10.3. Enactment of the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military alliance
10.4. Creation of the United Nations in 1945
10.5. American Cold War foreign policy during the administrations of Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson
11. Movements for Equality
11.1. Civil Rights Movement
11.2. "Equal Rights"
11.3. Increased awareness of inequality found in the treatment of American Indians
11.4. Significance of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision
11.4.1. Activity 3: Students will examine primary sources such as news reports and comments from students who were affected by the Brown decision. They will gain an in-depth understanding from the direct words and opinions of students their age. They will share in groups the struggles that African American students had to face despite their young age.