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***John Green's CRASH COURSE on UNITED STATES HISTORY via YouTube!***
"Place the States Game" (Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government):United States Geography
40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense Of The World
Presidential Rankings: #1-44 (George Washington to Barack Obama)
U2's "Walk On" (9/11 Tribute) c/o MTV
GOAL 1: THE NEW NATION (1789-1820)
Goal 1-The New Nation (1789-1820):
Federalist Party vs. Democratic-Republicans:
Key Events & Causes---War of 1812:
Crash Course #8: The Constitution, the Articles & Federalism
Crash Course #9: Where U.S. Politics Came From
Crash Course #10: Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy
Crash Course #11: The War of 1812
The Colbert Report: "Gun Control & State Sovereignty"
Aaron Burr & Alexander Hamilton: GotMilk? Commercial
GOAL 2: EXPANSION & REFORM (1801-1850)
Goal 2-Expansion & Reform (1801-1850):
Southern Society at 1860:
Varieties of AntiSlavery Reform Movements:
Goal 2 Quilts (Fall 2010):
Goal 2 Quilts (Spring 2014):
Crash Course #12: The Market Revolution
Crash Course #14: Age of Jackson
Crash Course #15: 19th Century Reforms
Crash Course #16: Women in the 19th Century
Crash Course #17: War & Expansion
"Gadsden Purchase" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
GOAL 3: CRISIS, CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION (1848-1877)
Goal 3-Crisis, Civil War & Reconstruction (1848-1877):
From Crisis to Compromise-The Crisis Unfolds:
Crash Course #18: The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion
Crash Course #19: Battles of the Civil War
Crash Course #20: The Civil War, Part I
Crash Course #21: The Civil War, Part II
Crash Course #22: Reconstruction & 1876
Viewing Guide for "Glory" (1989):
GOAL 4: THE GREAT WEST & THE RISE OF THE DEBTOR (1860s-1896)
Goal 4-The Great War & the Rise of the Debtor (1860s-1896):
Federal Government Land Policy 1850-1900:
Crash Course #24: Westward Expansion
"Dances With Wolves" (1990): Trailer
Viewing Guide for "Dances With Wolves" (1990):
GOAL 5: BECOMING AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY (1877-1900)
Goal 5-Becoming an Industrial Society (1877-1900):
Immigration in American Life:
Crash Course #23: The Industrial Economy
Crash Course #25: Growth, Cities & Immigration
Crash Course #26: Gilded Age Politics
GOAL 7: THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENTIN THE UNITED STATES (1890-1914)
Goal 7-The Progressive Movement in the United States (1890-1914):
Crash Course #27: The Progressive Era
Crash Course #29: Progressive Presidents
Crash Course #31: Women's Suffrage
"Prohibition" Documentary (18th Amendment)
Ending Women's Suffrage??? (19th Amendment)
MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS (Spring 2014)
1st Block (Honors): THURSDAY, MARCH 27th
4th Block (Honors): FRIDAY, MARCH 28th
Midterm Review (Goals 1-5 + 7):
GOAL 6: THE EMERGENCE OF THE UNITED STATESIN WORLD AFFAIRS (1890-1914)
Goal 6-The Emergence of the United States in World Affairs (1890-1914):
Crash Course #28: American Imperialism
GOAL 8: THE GREAT WAR & ITS AFTERMATH (1914-1930)
Goal 8-The Great War & Its Aftermath (1914-1930):
Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points (1918):
Civil Liberties in World War I:
Crash Course #30: America in World War I
GOAL 9: PROSPERITY & DEPRESSION (1919-1939)
Goal 9-Prosperity & Depression (1919-1939):
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925---Fundamentalism vs. Modernism:
Cultural Tensions of the 1920s:
Crash Course #32: The Roaring 20's
Crash Course #33: The Great Depression
Crash Course #34: The New Deal
HONORS NOVEL: "THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK"READING SCHEDULE
MONDAY 05/05: 06/12/1942 to 09/29/1942TUESDAY 05/06: 10/01/1942 to 12/22/1942WEDNESDAY 05/07: 01/13/1943 to 07/29/1943THURSDAY 05/08: 08/03/1943 to 12/29/1943FRIDAY 05/09: 01/02/1944 to 04/28/1944MONDAY 05/12: 05/02/1944 to 08/04/1944
In the Secret Annexe, the Franks: 1) Otto: father 2) Mother 3) Margot: older sister 4) Anne: protagonist
...& the Van Daans: 1) Mr. 2) Mrs. 3) Peter: same age as Margot
"The Diary of A Young Girl" by Anne Frank: ISBN #0-553-29698-1 (Copyright 1952 by Otto H. Frank)
GOAL 10: WORLD WAR II & THE BEGINNING OF THE COLD WAR (1930s-1963)
Goal 10-World War II & the Beginning of the Cold War (1930s-1963):
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms:
The Second Red Scare, 1939-1945:
Crash Course #35: World War II, Part I
Crash Course #36: World War II, Part II
Crash Course #37: The Cold War
"The Sound of Music" (1965): Trailer
"Life Is Beautiful" (1997): Trailer
"Schindler's List" (1993): Trailer
"Saving Private Ryan" (1998): Trailer
GOAL 11: RECOVERY, PROSPERITY & TURMOIL (1945-1980)
Goal 11-Recovery, Prosperity & Turmoil (1945-1980):
Crash Course #38: The Cold War in Asia
Crash Course #39: Civil Rights & the 1950s
Crash Course #40: The 1960s in America
Crash Course #41: The Rise of Conservatism
Hillsong United's "The I Heart Revolution: We're All In This Together" (2008): Trailer
"Forrest Gump" (1994): Trailer
GOAL 12: THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE VIETNAM WAR (1973-Present)
Goal 12-The United States since the Vietnam War (1973-Present):
Significant American History Events, 1973-Present:
The Rise of Conservatism & the End of the Cold War:
Timeline---The Impeachment of President Bill Clinton:
America's Wars, 1755-Present:
American Political Parties, 1787-Present:
Crash Course #42: Ford, Carter & the Economic Malaise
Crash Course #43: The Reagan Revolution
Crash Course #44: George H.W. Bush & the End of the Cold War
Crash Course #45: The Clinton Years, or the 1990s
Crash Course #46: Terrorism, War & Bush 43