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Course Title: US History: Twentieth Century to the Present Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 104211 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): None Open to Grades: 11
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Education and Training Manufacturing
Government and Public Administration Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: This course is intended to provide the student with the information and skills that are essential for better
understanding of 20 Century American History. US History: Twentieth Century to the Present is a comprehensive history
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course that provides students with an appreciation of American cultural, economic, political, and social history. This
course equips students with the skills needed to succeed in college and the habits of mind necessary to foster a higher level
of learning. Strategies include reading comprehension, analysis of historical artwork, improving student writing, and
using primary and secondary supplemental source materials for critical analysis. Some of the major themes and units of
study include: World War I, The Arrival of Reform, The Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression and New Deal, Isolation
to World War, Reshaping the Post War World, The Vietnam and Watergate Era, and The Reagan & Clinton Revolutions
up through the present day. This course integrates the study of history, government, geography and economics.

Course Title: Honors US History: Twentieth Century to the Credit Value: 1.0
Present
Course Number: 104221 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Themes in World History with Open to Grades: 11
a 90% or higher, completion of Honors
Themes in World History with an 80% or
higher or teacher recommendation
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Education and Training Manufacturing
Government and Public Administration Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: Honors U.S. History: Twentieth Century to the Present studies American history from World War I to the
present, with focus on 20th century issues. The 11th-grade U.S. history curriculum is designed to provide the student
with the information and skills that are essential for a better understanding of 20 Century American History. The course
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considers an emphasis on social and cultural history as well as the growth of government during the 20th Century. The
course highlights the chronological development of political, economic, and diplomatic history. Students are expected to
not only read the textbook but also interpret primary source readings. Course work includes lecture, class discussion,
group work, debate, research and position papers, and unit tests. This course integrates the study of history, government,
geography and economics.

Course Title: Advanced Placement U.S. History Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 104310 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Honors Themes in World Open to Grades: 11
History with an 80% or higher or completion
of AP European History or teacher
recommendation
Requirement(s): Students are required to complete the designated Advanced Placement exam at their own
expense (2020-2021 cost $95).
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Education and Training Manufacturing
Government and Public Administration Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: AP US History is a year-long high school course which is designed to be a rough equivalent to a freshman
college survey course in American History. Topics of study range from pre-Columbian American societies to the role of the

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