Topics Covered in Eleventh Grade History

The important Characteristics of American Democracy

How did America change as a result of the Civil War?

The development of America's influence in the world between 1870s-1910s.

Did America become an Imperial Power? Why or why not?

What changes occurred in America as a result in World War I?

What were the reasons for the 1920s being filled with political, social, and economic extremes?

How was the culture changed in the 1920s?

Can the 1920s be considered a "return to normalcy"

What was Containment and how was it implemented?

How did American Foreign Policy Change After World War II?

Why are the years 1946-1990 referred to as the Cold War?

In what ways did Anti-Communism drive Foreign Policy?

Why was their a Civil Rights Movement?

What does the term "equal rights" mean

What was the objective of the Civil Rights Movement?

How did the various movements influence one another?

Was the Civil Rights Movement successful?

In what ways were the government involved in the Civil Rights Movement?

In which ways was the Vietnam War similar and different to the other Cold Wars?

How was the Vietnam War influential in pushing the fight for equality at home?

Civil Rights Movement

In this Activity students will be given a list of movements that rose during the Civil Rights Era.

They will then choose three movements, and create a Venn Diagram identifying how the three chosen movements were similar or different.

If a student selects the Chicano Movement, the Anti-Vietnam Movement, and the African-American Civil Rights movement, they will have to list the similarities and differences between these movements, (what they are protesting for and the way they went about protesting).

By completing this activity students will learn and recognize that there was not just one movement between the years of 1960-1970, rather there were many different movements that were occurring during America at this time period.

In order to understand how America attempted to stop the spread of communism domestically, students will examine different American anti-communism posters or videos from the Cold War era.

Students will reflect on these works and identify key aspects of the propaganda poster or video. For example, how did they refer to the communists? How did they portray communism and what are key symbols that are connected (ex. color red) to communism.

In which ways did the American economy develop after the Civil War?

Immigration in America towards the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. What were their reasons for coming to America and how were their experiences?

The role of the Federal Government during the growth of America following the Civil War

Reasons for women wanting the right to vote and the way they achieved their goal.

What were the reasons for the Great Depression

How did the New Deal attempt to fix the problems from the Great Depression?

What were the responses of the ordinary citizens to the Great Depression?

Why did America decline to enter World War II prior to Pearl Harbor?

What changes occurred in the America Government due to World War II?

What were the differences between the way the war was fought in the Pacific and Atlantic theater?

How did USA win the war in the Pacific?

How did World War II affect the push for equality in America?

How did America fight the Cold War?

In what ways did America fight the threat of Communism domestically?

How was American politics influenced by the Cold War?

In which ways did the Cold War affect the life of ordinary American citizens?

The change of the Federal Government from 1970 until the present time

How did the Cold War finish and what were the results of the Foreign Policy that came after?

What does the term Globalization mean and how does it affect America?

Reasons as to why America is more diverse now opposed to the twentieth-century

In which ways have certain social issues in America have not changed over time?

Immigration: Reasons why Immigrants came to America

Students will read or listen the oral history of immigrants on the Ellis Island website

Students will then interview one immigrant they know. It can be a family, neighbor, or anyone they know. They will then find connections between reasons as to why immigrants came to America in the late 19th century to early 20th century as well as why immigrants came to America in the mid to late 20th century or 21st century.