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Reavis High School Curriculum Snapshot/Cover Page for APUSH –SPRING TERM
Unit 8 The Gilded Age, Industrial Revolution, Urbanization, Westward
Expansion & Agricultural Revolution 1865-1899
20 Days
In unit 8, students will study the impact of industry on American politics, the transition from rural to urban America, Native Americans and Westward encroachment, and the impact of trains and technology on agriculture.
Unit 9 Age of Empire, American Imperialism
1865- 1900
8 Days
In unit 9, students will study the impact of American expansion overseas, the Spanish-American War, American Conquest and Imperial practices of the late 1800s, and Manifest Destiny on the World Stage.
Unit 10
The Progressive Era & World War I 1900-1920
10 Days
In unit 10, students will study the impact of the expanding role of government in improving the daily life of Americans; African-American culture and the struggle for rights; labor; women, environment, and cities; and the causes and consequences of World War.
Unit 11 Roaring 20s and the Politics of Boom and Bust
1920-1930
8 Days
In unit 11, students will study the "Return to Normalcy" politics of Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover; The Age of Affluence; Laissez-faire economic policy; and the moral/social/cultural shifts of the 1920s.
Unit 12 The Great Depression, New Deal and World War II
1929-1945
15 Days
In unit 12, students will study the expanding role of government; FDR's New Deal and alphabet reforms; relief and recovery efforts; the transition from isolation to full war effort; and the battles , timeline, causes, and consequences of World War II.
Unit 13 Cold War America, Eisenhower Era and Civil Rights
1945-1960
12 Days
In unit 13, students will study Cold War Policy, the Iron Curtain, the Truman Doctrine, the Eisenhower presidency, the Korean War, McCarthyism, Consumerism, Pop culture, and Civil Rights.
Unit 14 The 60s & 70s
1969-1979
15 Days
In unit 14, students will study American disillusionment, political struggles, Vietnam, Black Civil Rights (Martin Luther, King, Jr. and Malcolm X), JFK's arms race, LBJ's Great Society and Civil Rights, the Nixon Scandal, Carter's Energy Crisis, and Stagflation.
Unit 15 The 1980s, 90s and Today
1980-present
5 Days
In unit 15, students will study Reaganomics, Conservatism, the end of the Cold War, the Bush Wars, Clinton Democrats, NAFTA, Obama, Technology, and Terrorism.
Unit 16 APUSH Exam Review
5 Days
In unit 16, students will review for the AP College Board Exam. In addition to five days of Exam prepartions, students will participate in weekend/evening review sessions . The test prep will cover studyguides, review packets, online guided reviews, and quizzes .