Course Syllabus: Military History



Course Syllabus

Title: Military History

Course #: 3499MH

Course Info: Length: 18 Weeks

Block - 1 Semester

Credit – 1 Credit

Contact/Instructor: Mr. Nivens

425 Dragon Drive Rm. 334

Clinton, TN 37716

(865) 457-2611 ext. 334

jnivens@acs.ac or jnivens@apps.acs.ac

Grade Level: 9th-12th Grade

Pre-Requisites: N/A

“Culture, Conflict, & Civilization: How Warfare Has Shaped Human History”

Course Description/Objective: Examine the role of the military and conflict on both the ancient and modern world. Students will be able to understand the concepts of policy, strategy, and tactics as applied to military history. Students will research and analyze the strategic, technological, cultural, and political influence of warfare on American history and the development of American civilizations from Colonial America to the war in Afghanistan. Additionally, this course will debate the many reasons why Military History is the most common theme of modern popular history.

Course Goals:

Demonstrate an understanding of basic military historiography.

Demonstrate the ability to analyze primary and secondary source information.

Understand the difference between strategic and tactical military planning.

Demonstrate skills and researching and writing about a topic.

Demonstrate the ability to critique various forms of popular history.

Understand the role of technology in military history.

Understand the influence of societal and cultural views on warfare.

Class work Expectations

In addition to daily course attendance students are expected to:

• Complete the required units of study in a satisfactory manner with a passing grade based on the state’s uniform grading policy.

• Complete any and every quiz assigned for readings, themes, and videos related to Military History.

• Complete a unit objective test for each unit.

• Read all supplementary materials assigned in and outside of class.

• Prepare historical outlines and reports on major periods of history.

• Complete every assignment in an appropriate time frame assigned by the instructor.

• Complete a comprehensive midterm and final exam at the end of the first nine weeks and semester covering historical themes from Military History.

• Complete all projects on time and according to the guidelines given in an appropriate time frame assigned by the instructor.

BE RESPECTFUL

BE RESPONSIBLE

BE REASONABLE

• Extra Credit and “turning it in late” does not exist in the real world or this class.

• An exercise in problem definition: Who owns this problem? Who is responsible for the solution?

Course Topics and Outline:

Week 1: Why do we fight? Examining war as an agent of change and “instrument” of politics: the ideas of Sun Tzu, Clausewitz, Mao, and Patton.

Week 2: Colonial Wars

Week 3: David vs. Goliath: The American Revolution

Week 4: War of 1812

Week 5: Indian Wars, Barbary Wars, Overseas Interventions, 1800-1860

Week 6-7: The American Civil War = Total War.

Week: Post Civil War Conflicts, 1865-1900

Week 8-9: The Great War and the influence of the “American Way of War” on the 20th century world.

Week 10-11: Interwar Years and Interventions

Week 12-13: The American Experience in WWII: The fall of Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany and the rise of nuclear power.

Week 14: Post World War II, 1945-1990- Cold War Conflicts

Week 15-16: Post Cold War, 1990-Present- First Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan

Week 17-18: Present Projects and Review for Final Exam

Texts: (All primary and secondary source material will be provided in class)

Assignments/Grading:

Student grades in this course will be determined as follows:

Quizzes: 15%

Tests: 25%

Exams: 20%

Projects: 40%

Grading Scale:

93-100 = A

85-92 = B

75-84 = C

70-74 = D

Below 70 = F

Classroom behavior/discipline:

All students are expected to comply with the discipline standards and behavior policy of Clinton High School and Anderson County Schools.

Tennessee Standards

Contemporary Issues: 9-12

5.1 Recognize the impact of traumatic effects of destructive events on human

society.

Modern History: 9-12

2.2 understand the rapid change of the global economy during World War II.

3.2 identify the various theaters of war during World War II.

4.2 understand the growing importance of the United Nations for the

endorsement of world political and military action.

4.3 understand the impact of terrorist actions on increased government control of

its civilian populations, especially in the wake of the events of September 11, 2001.

5.1 investigate the causes, effects, and attempts to deal with worldwide depression

after World War I.

5.2 understand the world events leading to World War II.

5.3 understand how to use historic information acquired from a variety of

sources.

5.1 identify the causes, effects, and attempts to deal with worldwide depression after

World War I.

6.1 understand the impact of individual and government decisions on citizens and

communities.

6.2 understand how individual leaders can dominate groups and influence the

circumstances of history.

United States Government: 9-12

2.3 understand how all nations use "tools of foreign policy" such as alliances, economic aid, economic sanctions, trade agreements, propaganda, military aid, treaties, troop movements, and wars to promote national interests.

3.1 Understand and analyze how the forces of cooperation and conflict among people

influence the division and control of the earth's surface

United States History

Era 1 - Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)

8.5.01 Identify ancient civilizations of the Americas.

c. Evaluate the expanding intercontinental exchange and the conflicts brought on by exploration and colonization.

Era 3 - Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)

8.5.10 Understand the causes and results of the American Revolution.

c. Describe the armed conflict of the Revolutionary War.

d. Explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution.

Era 4 - Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

8.5.14 Identify American territorial expansion efforts and its effects on relations with European powers and Native Americans.

a. Give examples of maps, time lines, and charts that show western expansion.

b. Identify the factors that led to territorial expansion and its effects.

c. Explain the short and long term political and cultural impacts of the Louisiana

Purchase.

d. Recognize the significance of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

e. Describe the Monroe Doctrine and its foreign policy goals.

f. Describe the causes, sectional divisions, Native American support for the British and results of the War of 1812.

8.5.15 Discuss sectional differences brought on by the Western movement, expansion of slavery, and emerging industrialization.

a. Illustrate the demographics brought on by the Western movement, expansion of slavery, emerging industrialization and consequences for Native American groups.

b. consider the social and political impact of the theory of Manifest Destiny.

c. Analyze governmental policy in response to sectional differences.

d. Explain the events that led to the Mexican-American War and the consequences of the Treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo.

e. Describe the political impact of adding new states to the Union.

Era 5 - Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

• 5.18 Recognize the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.

Era 6 (1870-1900)

Standard Number 3.0: Geography

Recognize the areas affected by westward expansion of the United States.

Standard Number 4.0: Governance and Civics

Understand the effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the United States politics.

Understand the political issues and problems that affected the United States during the last half of the nineteenth century.

Standard Number 5.0: History

Investigate the dynamics of the post-Reconstruction era and the people and events that influenced the country.

Identify the events and impact of the westward movement and the Indian Wars.

Era 7 (1890-1930)

Standard Number 2.0: Economics

Recognize how industrialization of World War I changed the United States economy.

Standard Number 3.0: Geography

Identify the countries involved in World War I.

Understand the geographic scope of American imperialism.

Standard Number 4.0: Governance and Civics

Understand the governmental policies that affected America and the world during the 1890s- 1930s.

Standard Number 5.0: History

Understand the role of the United States in world affairs.

Understand the causes for WWI and the reasons for America’s entry into the war.

Standard Number 6.0: Individuals Groups and Interactions

Understand the effect of World War I on the American people.

Era 8 (1929-1945)

Standard Number 1.0: Culture

Understand the effect of the Great Depression upon American society.

Understand the effects of World War II upon American society.

Standard Number 2.0: Economics

Understand how World War II affected the American economy.

Standard Number 3.0: Geography

Identify the countries affected by the totalitarian states and their acts of aggression and expansion considering geographic location.

Identify the various theaters of war during World War II.

Era 9 (1945-1970s)

Standard Number 3.0: Geography

Identify countries dominated and threatened by communism after World War II.

Identify the major areas of the world in which the United States was involved after 1945.

Standard Number 5.0: History

Understand the causes, course, and effects of the Cold War.

Investigate and understand the active theaters of conflict during the Cold War.

Era 10 (1968-present)

Standard Number 1.0: Culture

Recognize how the scientific and technological advances of the computer age influenced American culture.

Standard Number 2.0: Economics

Assess the impact of trade and overseas competition on the economy.

Standard Number 3.0: Geography

Identify areas of the world in which commercial and security interests involved the United States from 1968 to the present.

Standard Number 5.0: History

Understand the causes, the course, and the effects of the Vietnam War at home and abroad.

Investigate domestic and foreign policy trends since 1968.

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