US History 11

MODERN UNITED STATES HISTORY 11

COURSE INFORMATION:

PROFESSOR: Mr. Matthew Bakkum

TEXTBOOK: Mr. Matthew Bakkum's Brain

COURSE SCHEDULE: M-F, 8:03am - 8:47am & 8:51am - 9:35am

COURSE MOTTO: "Y.O.C.O."

COURSE BREAKDOWN:

US History 11 aims to break down American history into four distinct topics, all centered around the concept of foreign relations. The United States has built its history around the growth and re-invention of their relationships on a global level, and this course aims to describe how the policies and allies we have today were created. The course breaks down into four quarters as follows:

QUARTER 1: American Messianism and the creation of the American Identity

QUARTER 2: Manifest Destiny and the Native American Wars of the 19th Century

QUARTER 3: From Isolationist to Superpower

QUARTER 4: Counter-culture and the Modern American State

"You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows."

-B. Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues

Need a resource for current events? The New York Times is a great place to start:

http://www.nyt.com

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