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This class will cover the first part of the United States history. The focus of this class will be from the beginnings of the American continents and European colonization to the Reconstruction Era. Students will focus on a variety of topics and eras including looking at Native American cultures, exploration, the slave trade, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the early Industrial Revolution, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. 

The class will cover the social, cultural, and technological changes that occurred in Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and North America in the years A.D. 500-1789. After reviewing the ancient world and the ways in which archaeologists and historians uncover the past, students study the history of great civilizations that were developing concurrently throughout the world during medieval and early modern times. They examine the growing economic interaction among civilizations as well as the exchange of ideas, beliefs, technologies, and commodities. 

Credits:       0.50

Available to: Junior/Senior

Description: This course examines the Allied victory in Europe in World War II.  Students assess how the American army, trained for speed and mobility, performed during campaigns in France and Germany.  The focus is on Eisenhower’s Generals and their decisions concerning amphibious invasions (e.g., Sicily, Salerno, Anzio and D-Day), airdrops (e.g., Italy, France and Holland), the race across France and slogging through Holland (e.g., the Gothic siege line and the Huertgen Forest), as well as counter strokes such as "Operation Market Garden" and the Ardennes "Battle of the Bulge."

Credit:         0.50

Prerequisite: Junior/Senior

Description: This course is a comprehensive analysis of the fighting during World War II in the China-Burma-India Theater, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Aleutians, and the Philippines.  Students assess the amphibious campaigns in the central Pacific theatre and evaluate the impact of one of the most massive movements of men and arms in history. Primary focus is on land warfare, strategies, tactics, leaders, what the soldiers endured, and lessons learned.

Credits: 0.50

Prerequisite: Junior/Senior

Description: “The Sixties” class explains the landmark era of cultural, political, and technological change during the 1960s, infusing new relevance to the cultural touch tones that changed the world. This class will concentrate on American social, cultural, and political history of the 1960s. The course will offer a thematic approach and will address such issues as Television, popular culture, politics, JFK assassination, Cold War the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, space travel, Feminism, student revolt, music, and the Counterculture. 

Description: “The Seventies” class examines 1970s America, focusing on the major political and historical landmarks of the decade and the cultural response to those events. The course will offer a thematic approach and will address such issues as Television, popular culture, politics, Kent State, Watergate, the Vietnam War, Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, space travel, environmentalism, crimes and cults, Terrorism, music/Disco, gas shortages and the economic decline.

"The Eighties" intersperses rare archival newsreel footage, interviews, and comments by historians, journalists, politicians, celebrities and others, painting a perspective-rich picture of a vibrant decade. Episodes examine the age of Reagan, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the evolving TV and music scene, and everything in between.

Credit:         0.50

Prerequisite: Junior/Senior

Description: This course examines the development of sports and their significance in American life during the 20th Century, through film and documentaries.  The course places an emphasis on social, cultural, economic, and political impact of both spectator and participating sports.