Industrialization, Urbanization, Immigration, and Progressive Reform
- Progressivism, Lesson: “How are The Jungle & Fast Food Nation similar? What were the impacts of these texts?”
The Rise of the United States as a World Power
- Imperialism, Lesson: “What shaped Americans’ views on imperialism?”
The 1920s
- Immigration: “What was the response to mass immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?”
- Cultural Changes Lesson, “How were the 1920’s a time of cultural change?
The Great Depression and the New Deal
- Dust Bowl, Lesson: “Why did the Dust Bowl happen? How did this environmental catastrophe affect ordinary Americans?”
- Mexican Repatriation, Primary Source Set: “Why were 1 million Mexican Americans and immigrants forced to move to Mexico during the 1930s?”
America’s Participation in World War II
- Japanese American Incarceration, Lesson: “Why is it important to remember Japanese American incarceration during World War II?”
- Japanese American Internment, Sources: Archives in Context: Teachable Topics from the CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Post-War America
Cold War Struggles Abroad
- Korean War, Lesson: “Who is to blame for the Korean War?”
- US Intervention in Latin America, Lesson: “What can Central America teach us about the exercise of US power?”
Cold War Struggles at Home
- Space Race, Lesson: “What was the Space Race? How has space exploration affected everyday life?”
- Vietnam lesson: “How did soldiers come to serve in Vietnam? Who fought in the Vietnam War? Why did they fight? How did the Vietnam War affect American servicemembers of color?”
Movement for Equality
- Civil Rights, Lesson: “What were the goals and outcomes of the Chicano Civil Rights movement in California?”
- Civil Liberties in California in the mid-20th Century: How did the encroachment on civil liberties impact Californians in the mid-20th century?
- Second Wave Feminism: How did various movements for equality build upon one another?
- Chicano Movement: What were the goals, outcomes, and impact of the Chicano Movement?
Contemporary American Society
- Disability Rights: How did disabled Americans expand their civil rights to more fully participate in our society?
- Third Wave Feminism: What types of liberation are Third Wave feminists interested in achieving?
- Fourth Wave Feminism: How are Third and Fourth Wave feminists pursing similar and different goals?
- Immigration Act of 1965, Lesson: “How has the Immigration Act of 1965 made the United States a multicultural society?”