By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain Herbert Hoover’s responses to the Great Depression and how they reflected his political philosophyIdentify the local, city, and state efforts to combat the Great DepressionAnalyze the frustration and anger that a majority of Americans directed at Herbert Hoover
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the challenges that everyday Americans faced as a result of the Great Depression and analyze the government’s initial unwillingness to provide assistanceExplain the particular challenges that African Americans faced during the crisisIdentify the unique challenges that farmers in the Great Plains faced during this period
A short history on the environmental impact of the Dust Bowl on farmers in the 1930s. Also included is a local history of Modesto's Airport District, written by Dr. Talitha Agan.
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the causes of the stock market crash of 1929Assess the underlying weaknesses in the economy that resulted in America’s spiraling from prosperity to depression so quicklyExplain how a stock market crash might contribute to a nationwide economic disaster
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the goals and activities of SDS, the Free Speech Movement, and the antiwar movementExplain the rise, goals, and activities of the women’s movement
The Kennedy PromiseLyndon Johnson and the Great SocietyThe Civil Rights Movement Marches OnChallenging the Status Quo
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the major accomplishments of Lyndon Johnson’s Great SocietyIdentify the legal advances made in the area of civil rightsExplain how Lyndon Johnson deepened the American commitment in Vietnam
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the strategies of the African American civil rights movement in the 1960sDiscuss the rise and philosophy of Black PowerIdentify achievements of the Mexican American civil rights movement in the 1960s
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Assess Kennedy’s Cold War strategyDescribe Kennedy’s contribution to the civil rights movement
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss the similarities and differences in the lives of slaves and free blacksDescribe the independent culture and customs that slaves developed
Political Corruption in Postbellum AmericaKey Political Issues: Patronage, Tariffs, and GoldFarmers Revolt in the Populist EraSocial and Labor Unrest in the 1890s
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the labor-intensive processes of cotton productionDescribe the importance of cotton to the Atlantic and American antebellum economy
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the expansionist goals of advocates of slaveryDescribe the filibuster expeditions undertaken during the antebellum era
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Assess the distribution of wealth in the antebellum SouthDescribe the southern culture of honorIdentify the main proslavery arguments in the years prior to the Civil War
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Compare and contrast the development and character of the French and Dutch colonies in North AmericaDiscuss the economies of the French and Dutch colonies in North America
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the first English settlements in AmericaDescribe the differences between the Chesapeake Bay colonies and the New England coloniesCompare and contrast the wars between native inhabitants and English colonists in both the Chesapeake Bay and New England coloniesExplain the role of Bacon’s Rebellion in the rise of chattel slavery in Virginia
Spanish Exploration and Colonial SocietyColonial Rivalries: Dutch and French Colonial AmbitionsEnglish Settlements in AmericaThe Impact of Colonization