Welcome to Our In-Depth Modern History for High School Homeschool Course

More About Our In-Depth Modern History for High School Homeschool Course

This course discusses many of the major conflicts that have shaped our world. Some, your students will already be familiar with, such as World War II. Others, such as apartheid and the rights of the aborigines in Australia, may be new to them. They are all crucial parts of understanding modern history and the world today. Not only does this course have readings about each topic, but there are videos, vocabulary, mapping activities, quizzes, and further resources if students would like to do more research.

Course Outline of In-Depth Modern History for High School

• Weeks One and Two: American Civil War
• Week Three: Canadian Independence
• Weeks Four and Five: The Great Depression
• Weeks Six and Seven: Chinese Revolution
• Week Eight: Colonialism
• Week Nine: Federation of Australia
• Week Ten: Aboriginal Rights Movement
• Week Eleven: Independence of India and Pakistan
• Week Twelve: Women’s Right to Vote
• Weeks Thirteen and Fourteen: African American Civil Rights Movement
• Week Fifteen: South African Anti-Apartheid Movement
• Weeks Sixteen and Seventeen: World War I
• Week Eighteen: Midterm Exam
• Weeks Nineteen and Twenty: The Russian Revolution
• Week Twenty-One: World War II in Europe
• Weeks Twenty-Two and Twenty-Three: World War II European and North African Fronts
• Week Twenty-Four: World War II in the Pacific
• Weeks Twenty-Five and Twenty-Six: World War II Asian and Pacific Fronts
• Weeks Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight: Korean War
• Weeks Twenty-Nine and Thirty: Vietnam War
• Week Thirty-One: Cold War
• Weeks Thirty-Two and Thirty-Three: Arab-Israeli Conflict
• Weeks Thirty-Four and Thirty-Five: Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Wars
• Week Thirty-Six: Final Project and Final Exam