US History and Geography (4th-6th Grade) (Part 2)

A continuation from Fall semester.  Not required to have taken Fall semester, new students can easily jump in for Spring semester.

We will cover The Progressive Era to modern America. Each week we read and discuss the text while completing activities that help the events come alive for the students.

Curriculum: Alpha Omega – LIFEPAC 6-10 5th Grade US History

Materials Needed for this Course:

• Alpha Omega LIFEPAC® 5th Grade Workbooks 1-10  (Students will need Workbooks 6-10 for Spring semester). See Christianbook.com or aop.com 
• Pen/Pencil

Syllabus:

SEMESTER 2 (Spring)

A CHANGING NATION
• Progressive reforms
• Spanish-American War
• World War I
• Roaring Twenties

DEPRESSION AND WAR
• The Great Depression
• War begins in Europe
• War in Europe
• War in the Pacific

COLD WAR
• Korean War and other crises
• Vietnam War
• Civil Rights movement
• Upheaval in America

INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM
• Watergate and détente
• The fall of communism
• The Persian Gulf
• Issues of the new millennium

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• Beginning America until 1830
• Stronger America 1830-1930
• Modern America 1930-2020

$20 cost covers the one full semester.
(1 semester = $20)