9th Grade US History II / Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement (1950

Social Studies

Curriculum

Course Title: 9^th Grade US History II / Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement (1950’s)

Department: Social Studies

Primary Resource: History Alive! Pursuing American Ideas (Teacher’s Curriculum Institute)

Units of Study:

• Introduction and Geography

• Civil War (review) and Reconstruction

• Industrial Revolution and Immigration

• The Progressive Era

• Foriegn Policy

• World War I

• Postwar America (1920s)

• The Great Depression

• World War II

• Civil Rights (1950s)

Curriculum-Based Assessments: N/A

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course: This course continues the content from the eighth-grade social studies course. Students focus on the ideals of equality, liberty, rights, opportunity, and democracy as they evolved throughout this time period. Students analyze the expanded role of the American government to meet domestic and global challenges. Students analyze historical sources and interpretations of events to increase critical thinking skills. The other themes of social studies (economics, geography and civics) are woven in the study of the history of this time period.