Module 1: Reconstruction & the New South (1865-1877)
- The American Yawp Chapter 15
- Central Question: How did the United States struggle to rebuild and redefine itself in the aftermath of the Civil War?
Module 2: The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (1870-1920)
- The American Yawp Chapters 16, 18, & 20
- Central Question: How did industrialization and immigration shape America in the late 19th/early 20th centuries? What reforms arose to fix problems in government and society?
Module 3: Expansion & Imperialism (1890-1920)
- The American Yawp Chapter 17 & 19
- Central Question: How and why did the United States expand its territories and influence overseas? What were the consequences of American imperialism?
Module 4: World War I & the 1920s (1914-1929)
- The American Yawp Chapters 21-22
- Central Question: How did World War I transform American society and global standing? What cultural and social changes characterized the 1920s?
Module 5: The Great Depression & the New Deal (1929-1941)
- The American Yawp Chapters 23
- Central Question: What were the causes and consequences of the Great Depression? How did FDR's New Deal aim to alleviate the economic crisis?
Module 6: World War II & the Cold War (1941-1960)
- The American Yawp Chapters 24-25
- Central Question: How did WWII lead to America's rise as a global superpower? What shaped the clash between the US and the USSR during the Cold War?
Module 7: Civil Rights, Protest, and Change (1954 - 1980)
- The American Yawp Chapters 26-28
- Central Question: How did grassroots movements fight for civil rights and social change in postwar America? What successes and setbacks did they meet?
Module 8: Contemporary America (1968-Present)
- The American Yawp Chapters 29-30
- Central Question: What major political, economic, social, and cultural developments have shaped the US since the late 20th century? How has America's role in the world evolved?