Mrs. Ruland's Advanced Placement United States History Class
Unit 13 Syllabus
Postwar America: At Home and Abroad,
1945—
Part 1 (Pre-AP Exam)
ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS UNIT: UNIT 13 IDENTIFICATION- 135 points. REVISED
READING FOR THIS UNIT: A PEOPLE AND A NATION Chapters 28, 29 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34
EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS UNIT — You should already be preparing for the exam, but if you haven't already been using my review site, now is the time. Of particular imporatnce would be the USQuizMainPage; this is an excellent way to review and become more comfortable with the multiple choice section. U.S. History Curriculum is a wonderful collection of essays from Columbus to the present.
ASSIGNMENT FOR UNIT 2: UNIT IDENTIFICATION- 30 points Due 9/17
READING FOR THIS UNIT: The American Pageant Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
apusreader's Podcast - Elyse Friedman - Reading of The American Pageant
The 4 readings in Bold print are longer, but will be a great assist.
| 4/15 | HW—Lesson 31
Assign groups HW — The Fair Deal |
| 4/18 4/19 | AP
Exam review/preparation — Lesson 31 HW — The Coils of the Cold War and McCarthy HW — The Cold War HW — Lesson 17 |
| 4/20 | Seminar
— Lesson 17 HW — Lesson 20 (30 points) HW — The Cold War and the 1950s: The Affluent Society |
| 4/21 |
AP Exam review/preparation
— Lesson 32 |
| 4/22 | Seminar
— Lesson 21 Discussion — Lesson 19 |
| 4/25 | AP
Exam review/preparation — Lesson 33 HW — Civil Rights in an Uncivil Society |
| 4/26 | Discussion — Lesson 25 and the Civil Rights Movement |
| 4/27 | AP
Exam review/preparation — Lesson 34 HW — The Almost Great Society: The 1960s HW — Lesson 23 |
| 4/28 | Seminar — Lesson 23 |
| 4/29 | AP
Exam review/preparation — Lesson 35 HW — The Asian Connection: Road to Vietnam HW — The Vietnam War HW — Lesson 24 |
| 5/2 | Seminar — Lesson 24 HW — The Twilight of Liberalism: The Nixon Years HW — The United States Since 1968 |
| 5/32 | AP Exam review/preparation —
Lesson 36 HW — America Sinking through a Watergate HW — Lesson 28 |
| 5/4 | Seminar — Lesson 28 |
| 5/5 | Due
— Unit Identifications AP Exam review/preparation — Lesson 37 |
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