United States History
This course examines the major turning points in American history beginning with the
events leading up to the American Revolution, the origins of our constitution, reform
movements, Manifest Destiny, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the impact of the
frontier, the changing nature of business and government, World War I, and the Great
Depression. Contemporary world issues such as globalization, economic
interdependence, terrorism and world cultures will also factor into our analysis of
international conflict and cooperation.
World History
The major emphasis of world history is on the study of significant people, events, and
issues from the earliest times to the present. Students will examine historical points of
reference, evaluate the causes and effects of economic imperialism, the historic origins
of contemporary economic systems, trace the historical development of law, and analyze
the impact of major religious and philosophical traditions. Students will analyze the
connections between major developments in science and technology and the growth of
industrial economies. As well as a semester on world geography that will analyze the
relationships between people, places, and environments. Students use problem-solving
and decision-making skills to ask and answer geographic questions as well as to
determine the geographic factors which have influenced past and present events. A
significant portion of the course will center around physical processes, places, and
regions, the environment, the political, economic and social processes that shape
cultural patterns, human systems such as population distribution and urbanization
patterns, and the economic conditions which have led to and reinforced the developed
and developing world.
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