Modern American History Lectures
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This course is meant to cover the history of modern America from 1945-Present.
This course is designed for all ages, but the homework and essays are divided into three tiers or categories: 7th grade, 10th grade, and 12th grade Advanced Placement. Please choose whichever is appropriate for you.
If you would like feedback & grading on homework or essays, please contact me on my talk page and I will be happy to provide that for you.
Modern American History Curriculum
Modern American History Lectures
- End of WW2, Death of FDR, the New World Order, 1945
- Harry Truman and the Republican Congress, 1945-1952
- Alger Hiss, Soviet Espionage, Senator McCarthy and the End of the New Deal, 1948-1954
- The Korean War and Douglas MacArthur, 1949-1952
- The Eisenhower Era, 1950-1960
- JFK, Camelot, and the Cold War, 1960-1964
- Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society, 1960-1968
- The Vietnam War, 1950-1975
- Abortion Rights and Wrongs, 1940-Present
- The Conservative Movement as Political Insurgency, 1940-Present
- Sexual Politics, Television, Mass Media, Movies, the Internet, 1940-Present
- The Warren Court, Judicial Activism, and the ever-evolving Supreme Court, 1955-Present
- The Age of Nixon, Public Ethics, and Watergate, 1948-1976
- The Civil Rights Movement, Segregation, Busing, Integration, Separatism, 1964-1980
- Jimmy Carter, Hostages, Inflation, Malaise, 1976-1980
- Reagan, Reaganism, Reaganomics, 1980-1988
- The Abrupt End of the Cold War, 1985-1991
- The Rise and Fall of the Bush Family, 1975-Present
- Clinton, NAFTA, New Democrats, 1992-2000
- Monica Lewinsky, Y2K, Millenialism, Hanging Chads, and the Dot-Com Bust, 1998-2002
- The 9/11 Terror Attacks, Invasion of Iraq, and the Global War on Terror, 2001-2010
- Barack Obama and Racial Politics, 2006-2016
- Tea Parties, Donald Trump and Making America Great Again, 2010-Present
- COVID, The Summer of Floyd, Voter Fraud, Escalating Institutional Distrust, 2020-2022
Modern American History Exams
- Modern American History: Exam: Multiple Choice
- Modern American History: Exam: Multiple Choice Answers
- Modern American History: Exam: Short Answer
- Modern American History: Exam: Short Answer Answers
- Modern American History: Exam: Essay Prompts
- Modern American History: Exam: Essay Answer Outlines
Modern American History Essays
Miscellaneous
- Essay:Greatest Mysteries of World History
- Essay:Greatest Myths of World History
- Essay:Liberal Denials about History
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