Course Overview

American History Since 1865 is the second and concluding course in a two-year survey of American history, with integrated topics in geography, civics, and economics. This course takes students from the post- Civil War era to recent times. Lessons integrate topics in geography, civics, and economics. Students should have completed K¹² American History Before 1865 or have demonstrated familiarity with American history through Civil War times.

Building on the award-winning series from Oxford University Press, A History of US, American History Since 1865 will guide students through critical episodes in the story of post-Civil War America. Students will:

• Assess the success and failure of Reconstruction
• Examine the impact of the settlement of the American West
• Investigate the social, political, and economic changes that resulted from industrialization
• Learn about the literary and artistic movements of the late 19th century
• Explore the changing role of the US in international affairs from the late 19th century through the end of the Cold War
• Study political and cultural changes from World War I through the 1920s and the Great Depression
• Explore the causes of US involvement in World War II and the key figures, events, and results of the war
• Trace major trends in the United States since 1945