In this 12 week course, students will learn about the top 10 events/ eras in the 20th century. 
In week 1, we will look at World War I. Students will learn about the causes and how America got involved. We will also discuss the Spanish Flu of 1919.
In week 2, students will learn about the Harlem Renaissassance. We will look at poetry by Langston Hughes and others, culture, and what New York's Harlem was like in the 20th century.
In week 3, we will look at Prohibition and the Roaring Twenties. Students will look at both sides of the Roaring Twenties- the oppulence of the era as well as the poverty of the era. We will look at Prohibition and the rise of gangsters like Al Capone and organized crime.
In week 4, we will look at social changes and reform movements such as suffrage for women, rise of the tenement houses and Jane Addams and Hull House, and the labor movement,
In week 5, We will look at the Stock Market crash and the subsequent Great Depression, the election of FDR to his first term and the New Deal.
In week 6, we will look at World War 2 causes, America's involvement, and the decision to drop the nuclear bomb.
In week 7, we will discover post War American culture, the rise of the suburbs and the space age.
In week 8, we will discuss the Civil Rights Movement and its leaders and outcomes
In week 9, we will discuss the Korean and Vietnam Wars' causes and outcomes. Rise of the protest movement in America
In week 10, we will discuss the 1980s with the fall of Communism and the Berlin Wall
In week 11, we will discuss the 1990s and how it lead to the new millenium with the election of George W Bush in 2000
In week 12, we will wrap up how the world change with September 11th and the beginning of the War on Terror that ushered us into the current age.
The class will consist of lecture, media and discussion. Students' opinions and thoughts are always welcome and ca often lead to great discussions. In the class, we will also use the Quizizz platform to assess student learning.