Welcome to US History II
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Course Description
Through extensive use of primary source material this course investigates the American experience during the past century. Featured events include the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, World War II, the Civil and Women’s Rights Movements, the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars, and the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan, as well as trends in popular culture.
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Topics Covered
World War I
Women's Suffrage
The 1920s
The Great Migration
Rise of the Ku Klux Klan
The Great Depression
The Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The New Deal
The Dust Bowl
Rise of Fascism
Adolf Hitler/Nazi Germany
The Holocaust
World War II
Presidency of Harry Truman
Presidency of Dwight Eisenhower
The Cold War
1950s America
The Civil Rights Movement
1960s Counterculture
The Presidency of John F. Kennedy
The Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
The Great Society Reforms
The Vietnam War
The Presidency of Richard Nixon
The Watergate Scandal
The 1970s: Environmental and Social Reforms
The Presidencies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter
The Iran Hostage Crisis
The Presidency of Ronald Reagan
The War on Drugs
The 1990s: Culture and Events
The Presidencies of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton
The Presidential Election of 2000
9/11
The Presidency of George Bush
The War on Terror
The Presidency of Barack Obama
The Election of and Presidency of Donald Trump
The 2020 Election