U.S. History Semester 2: Feb. - May 2024 (Fridays) Grades 6th-12t
This class focuses on the political, economic, and social events and issues related to urbanization and industrialization, major wars, domestic and foreign policies, and reform movements, including civil rights, in United States history.
Period 7 (1890-1945)
Week 1
Imperialism: Debates
The Spanish-American War
The Progressives
Week 2
World War I: Military & Diplomacy
World War I: Home Front
Week 3
1920s: Innovations in Communication & Technology
1920s: Cultural & Political Controversies
Week 4
The Great Depression
The New Deal
Week 5
Interwar Foreign Policy
World War II: Mobilization
Week 6
World War II: Military
Postwar Diplomacy
Period 8 (1945-1980)
Week 7
The Cold War from 1945 to 1980
The Red Scare
Week 8
Economy After 1945
Culture After 1945
Week 9
Early Steps in Civil Rights Movement, 1940s & 1950s
America as a World Power
Week 10
The Vietnam War
The Great Society
Week 11
The African American Civil Rights Movement, 1960s
The Civil Rights Movement Expands
Week 12
Youth Culture of the 1960s
Environment & Natural Resources from 1968 to 1980
Society in Transition
Period 9 (1980-Present)
Week 13
Reagan and Conservatism
The End of the Cold War
Week 14
A Changing Economy
Migration & Immigration in the 1990s and 2000s
Week 15
Challenges of the 21st Century
Week 16
Review & Final
Supplies
Computer with internet access required for this online class.
Prerequisites
- None
Class Details
Grade Levels: Middle school (6th-8th), High school (9th-12th)
Start Date: 2/2/2024
Meeting Dates:
- 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31
Meeting Day(s): Fridays
Frequency: Once a week
Cost: $480 for 16 weeks
Time: 2:30PM -3:25PM
Duration: 55 minutes
Minimum Number of Students: 3
Maximum Number of Students: 10
Meeting Link:
Your pod instructor will provide all meeting links and course content via email after registration. Please ensure that you have stable internet connection during each class session.
Virtual Pods Policies
- Standard Enrollment: Most classes are standard enrollment courses which require student to be enrolled prior to the start of each course.
- Open Enrollment: If a course states "Open Enrollment" in its description you may still register into the course by contacting pods@homeschoolcoaches.com for assistance.
- Course links will be provided via email to registered students at least 24 hours prior to the first class session.
- If you need to cancel a class registration, please contact us at info@homeschoolcoaches.com with the following information: class title, day and time; student's name; your name, email and phone number. To receive a full refund, please contact us regarding the cancellation at least 24 hours prior to the first class session.
- If your student will be absent from a class session, please communicate this to your instructor. Unfortunately, we do not offer make-ups or prorated refunds.
- If your student misses 3 consecutive lessons without communication with your instructor, your student may be dropped from the class and you will forfeit the class fee.
- If no students have joined the meeting 10 minutes after the start time, the lesson may be cancelled at the instructor's discretion. This is considered a missed lesson and is not eligible for a refund.
- If an instructor cancels a class session, payments may be prorated to compensate for the missed session if a make-up day cannot be scheduled.
- If any instructor cancels a class series, you will receive a prorated refund based on the percentage of lessons you have paid for that were cancelled.
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