Modern American & World History

Prerequisite: Not required but recommend previous Early American History course

Textbook: –

Materials: 3-ring binder
Loose leaf notebook paper
Required reading books

Supply Fee: $25 per year

Length: 1 hour Class

Class Description: This class covers Modern American and World History from the Civil War to the early 2000’s.

We’ll examine key events during the modern era, including…
⦁ Civil War and Reconstruction
⦁ World War’s I and II
⦁ Korean and Vietnam War Era’s
⦁ Civil Rights Movement
⦁ 9/11 and the War on Terror
Of course we’ll take a few pit stops as we examine the roaring 20’s, Great Depression, and Dust Bowl, as well as the culture shift of the 50’s and 60’s.

This class will use as a template, Beautiful Feet’s Modern American and World History for Intermediate. Please find the complete list below.

Please note, there are difficult topics discussed in this class. We’ll be reading books which discuss slavery, segregation, the Holocaust, and terrorism. Please review the required items below and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or concerns.

Homework will consist of reading the historic novels and completing worksheets about the reading.

We’ll have quarterly exams which will cover our in-class lectures and the required reading. I will provide a study guide before each exam.

Historic Novels required: All students will need a copy of each book. These may be found through your local library, e-books such as Kindle, eBay, thriftbooks.com, or bfbooks.com.
⦁ August – Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
⦁ September – Theodore Roosevelt by Genevieve Foster
⦁ October – Sergeant York by John Perry
⦁ November – Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
(December break)
⦁ January – Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
⦁ February – Air Raid-Pearl Harbor by Theodore Taylor
⦁ March – Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by Lynda Lowery
⦁ April – Ground Zero by Alan Gratz