WELCOME!
IB 20th Century History of the Americas
Advanced Placement United States History 2
Mr. Stewart
mstewart@wmrhsd.org
My apologies…
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I am sorry that I am unable to meet you at
the 2014 “Back to School Night” because of
a very important family matter.
Please contact me at my email address if
you have any questions or concerns.
mstewart@wmrhsd.org
US History 2
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Thematic/Chronological study of 20th century American History
Foreign Affairs:
Imperialism, World War 1, World War 2, Cold War, Post-Cold War
foreign policy, US in the Post-Cold War World
Domestic Affairs:
Liberalism and Progressive Reform, Conservative Reaction of the 20s,
Depression/New Deal, Post War conformity of the 50s, Turbulent 60s,
Contemporary America
KEY POINT:
• To analyze and understand the consequences of HUMAN DECISIONS.
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This segment of the course will prepare students to take the AP US
History test administered in May 2015.
The AP test emphasizes writing skills, along with content knowledge.
Students can earn college credits by achieving qualifying scores.
Many students take the AP Exam in order to exempt the FINAL
EXAM.
I’ve asked all students to purchase the AMSCO AP US History Review
Book. There’s a link to the publisher on my MHS web site.
ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE ARE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM!!
IB 20th Century
History of the
Americas…
All students will be trained to achieve
success on IB assessments.
 They will learn US history of the 20th
century from different perspectives.
 IB DIPLOMA CANDIDATES who will take
IB History of Europe next year will be
trained on how to take the IB exam.
 All students will receive an in depth
understanding of:
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• Causes, practices and effects of 20th
Century Wars
• 20th Century single party states
• The COLD WAR
Classroom Practice
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The course in intense and challenging.
Since the students can receive college credit for
this course, they will be expected to perform as
college students.
Students will be challenged to recognize the
relevance of history and think like historians.
Students are expected to be prepared daily and
will be held accountable.
The students are asked to analyze primary and
secondary sources for guided classroom
discussions.
Assessments
HEAVY emphasis on writing
Homework assignments and daily preparation
In class writing activities
Notebook essays
Document analysis
Internal Assessment Project
IB Test preparation (Papers 1 and 2)
Student prepared presentations
AP Test Prep: Writing of DBQ’s and FRQ’s,
practice tests (multiple choice tests)
 Periodic quizzes
 Unit Tests
 Class participation
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Expected Outcomes
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Since the course is challenging, it’s expected
that students will become more responsible
and independent.
I expect to improve their verbal and writing
skills.
Critical thinking and analytical skills will
improve.
The students will be challenged to make
decisions and defend them using logic,
reasoning and evidence as support.
My MHS website.