High School US History II Study Guide

High School

US History II

Study Guide

The following is a comprehensive study and note-taking guide that will lead your child through the material they need to master in this course. This guide includes topics, pictures, diagrams, maps, concepts, and more that are included within the Compass Learning curriculum. Although not a required part of your course, having your child complete the guide as he or she is watching the lesson will help with memory and understanding. This guide will also help students distinguish between concepts that are vital to master and those that are not, which will aid in test preparation and overall proficiency. This guide is not graded but is highly recommended. As a parent, you have the freedom to make adjustments as necessary for your child. Your student's Academic Advisor may ask to see the completed guide if there are concerns about a student's test scores or if your child is struggling in the course.

US History II Content Instructions ......................................................................................................... 7 Unit 1: Introduction to US History II ...................................................................8

Vocabulary ................................................................................................................................................ 8 I. History and Social Science................................................................................................................. 9

Lesson HS111 ? History ......................................................................................................................... 9 Lesson HS112 ? The Social Sciences.................................................................................................... 10 Lesson HS113 ? Geography and People.............................................................................................. 11 II. Review of US History I..................................................................................................................... 12 Lesson HS121 ? Exploration and Colonization.................................................................................... 12 Lesson HS122 ? Independence and Constitution ............................................................................... 13 Lesson HS123 ? Westward Expansion ................................................................................................ 14 Lesson HS124 ? The American People ................................................................................................ 15

Unit 2: The Civil War Era, 1857-1865 ................................................................16

Vocabulary .............................................................................................................................................. 16 I. Growing Conflict ............................................................................................................................. 17

Lesson HS211 ? Dred Scott Decision................................................................................................... 17 Lesson HS212 ? The Growth of the Republican Party ........................................................................ 18 Lesson HS213 ? The Election of Abraham Lincoln .............................................................................. 19 II. Secession......................................................................................................................................... 20 Lesson HS221 ? The Secession of South Carolina and Fort Sumter.................................................... 20 III. The Early War ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Lesson HS231 ? Bull Run to Fredericksburg........................................................................................ 21 Lesson HS232 ? Events Away From the Front..................................................................................... 22 IV. The Ascendancy of the Union ..................................................................................................... 23 Lesson HS241 ? Gettysburg and its Aftermath ................................................................................... 23 V. African-Americans and the Civil War .............................................................................................. 24 Lesson HS251 ? African Americans in the War ................................................................................... 24 VI. The End of the War ..................................................................................................................... 25 Lesson HS261 ? Grant and Lee in Northern Virginia........................................................................... 25

Unit 3: Reconstruction, 1865-1877 ...................................................................26

Vocabulary .............................................................................................................................................. 26 I. Presidential Reconstruction ............................................................................................................ 27

Lesson HS311 ? The Assassination of Lincoln ..................................................................................... 27 II. Radical Reconstruction ................................................................................................................... 28

Lesson HS321 ? Congressional Reconstruction .................................................................................. 28 Lesson HS322 ? The Army and the South ........................................................................................... 29 III. End of Reconstruction................................................................................................................. 30 Lesson HS331 ? The Election of 1876 ................................................................................................. 30

Unit 4: The Gilded Age, 1865-1900 ...................................................................31

Vocabulary .............................................................................................................................................. 31 I. Industrial United States .................................................................................................................. 32

Lesson HS411 ? The Industrial Revolution in the United States ......................................................... 32 II. The North American West .............................................................................................................. 33

Lesson HS421 ? The Transcontinental Railroads ................................................................................ 33 Lesson HS422 ? The Closing of the Frontier ....................................................................................... 34 III. Issues in the Gilded Age .............................................................................................................. 35 Lesson HS431 ? African Americans and Segregation.......................................................................... 35 Lesson HS432 ? The Uprooted: Immigration and the United States .................................................. 36 Lesson HS433 ? Economic Policy: Gold, Silver and the Economy ....................................................... 37 Lesson HS434 ? Grangers and Populists ............................................................................................. 38

Unit 5: Modern US, 1890-1920 ..........................................................................39

Vocabulary .............................................................................................................................................. 39 I. The United States Emerges ............................................................................................................. 40

Lesson HS511 ? United States Imperialism and the New Manifest Destiny....................................... 40 Lesson HS512 ? The United States and Latin America........................................................................ 41 Lesson HS513 ? Open Door and United States Policy in East Asia ..................................................... 42 Lesson HS514 ? War with Spain.......................................................................................................... 43 II. Reform in the United States ........................................................................................................... 44 Lesson HS521 ? Progressives .............................................................................................................. 44 Lesson HS522 ? Theodore Roosevelt and the Square Deal ................................................................ 45 Lesson HS523 ? Progressive Triumphs................................................................................................ 46

Lesson HS524 ? Women's Suffrage..................................................................................................... 47 Lesson HS525 ? Discrimination in the United States .......................................................................... 48 III. The Great War............................................................................................................................. 49 Lesson HS531 ? War in Europe, 1914-1916 ........................................................................................ 49 Lesson HS532 ? Neutrality to War, 1917 ............................................................................................ 50 Lesson HS533 ? Allied Victory, 1918 ................................................................................................... 51 Lesson HS5314 ? Treaty of Versailles, 1919........................................................................................ 52

Unit 6: Post War US, 1918-1940 ........................................................................53

Vocabulary .............................................................................................................................................. 53 I. The Roaring `20s.............................................................................................................................. 54

Lesson HS611 ? The Booming Economy ............................................................................................. 54 Lesson HS612 ? Life in the Postwar United States.............................................................................. 55 II. Collapse ........................................................................................................................................... 56 Lesson HS621 ? The Roots of the Great Depression........................................................................... 56 Lesson HS622 ? Economic Disaster..................................................................................................... 57 Lesson HS623 ? Government's Response ........................................................................................... 58 III. The Presidency of Franklin Roosevelt ......................................................................................... 59 Lesson HS631 ? FDR and Hope ........................................................................................................... 59 Lesson HS632 ? The New Deal ............................................................................................................ 60 Lesson HS633 ? The New Deal Revised............................................................................................... 61 Lesson HS634 ? Culture and Society in the 1930s .............................................................................. 62

Unit 7: World War II, 1940-1945........................................................................63

Vocabulary .............................................................................................................................................. 63 I. The Seeds of War ............................................................................................................................ 64

Lesson HS711 ? The Rise of Fascism ................................................................................................... 64 Lesson HS712 ? Isolationism in the United States .............................................................................. 65 II. The United States at War................................................................................................................ 66 Lesson HS721 ? The Ascendancy of Japan and Germany ................................................................... 66 Lesson HS722 ? 1942: Turning the Tide: Midway, the Solomons and N. Africa ................................. 67 Lesson HS723 ? Victory in Europe....................................................................................................... 68 Lesson HS724 ? Victory in the Pacific ................................................................................................. 69

Lesson HS725 ? The Post-War World ................................................................................................. 70 III. The Impact of War ...................................................................................................................... 71

Lesson HS731 ? The Holocaust Revealed............................................................................................ 71 Lesson HS732 ? United States Economic Growth in the War............................................................. 72 Lesson HS733 ? The Home Front ........................................................................................................ 73

Unit 8: Post War US, 1945-1960 ........................................................................74

Vocabulary .............................................................................................................................................. 74 I. The United States in the Post-War Era ........................................................................................... 75

Lesson HS811 ? Economic Dominance ............................................................................................... 75 Lesson HS812 ? Society Reinvented ................................................................................................... 76 Lesson HS813 ? Alienation and Mass Culture..................................................................................... 77 Lesson HS814 ? The 1950s .................................................................................................................. 78 II. Cold War ......................................................................................................................................... 79 Lesson HS821 ? The Soviet Union ....................................................................................................... 79 Lesson HS822 ? Post-War Europe and the Cold War.......................................................................... 80 Lesson HS823 ? Global Cold War and Conflicts .................................................................................. 81

Unit 9: American Evolution, 1945-1980 .............................................................82

Vocabulary .............................................................................................................................................. 82 I. New Frontiers.................................................................................................................................. 83

Lesson HS911 ? The Civil Rights Movement ....................................................................................... 83 Lesson HS912 ? The Presidency of John Kennedy .............................................................................. 84 II. The United States in the 1960s ....................................................................................................... 85 Lesson HS921 ? The United States and the World ............................................................................. 85 Lesson HS922 ? The United States at Home ....................................................................................... 86 III. United States Politics 1974-1979 ................................................................................................ 87 Lesson HS931 ? Crisis in Democracy ................................................................................................... 87

Unit 10: US: World Power, 1980-2007 ...............................................................88

Vocabulary .............................................................................................................................................. 88 I. The Reagan Administration............................................................................................................. 89

Lesson HS1011 ? The Election of Ronald Reagan ............................................................................... 89 Lesson HS1012 ? The Collapse of the Soviet Union............................................................................ 90

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