Tentative Course Timeline

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Tentative Course Timeline   Below is a tentative timeline of the topics to be covered. The dates are based on the 2019-2020 Red Hook Central School District Calendar.   September 4-6

Introduction/course overview/writing on current issues

September 9-October 4

Prelude to World War I
Long-term causes
Immediate outbreak of War
Major battles

October 7-November 22

End of World War I
Paris Peace Conference
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
Geopolitical and economic impact of the Treaty
League of Nations
Enforcement issues
US isolationism
Depression and threats to international peace

November 25-December 20

Internal Assessments
Rise and rule of Joseph Stalin and Adolph Hitler
Prelude to World War II
Causes of World War II

WINTER RECESS

January 2-17

Major battles of World War II
Results/Effects/Aftermath of World War II
Big 3 Conferences/Transition to Cold War

MIDTERM EXAMS

January 27-February 28

Origins of the Cold War
Cold War 1945-50
Korean War
Cold War Events of the 1950s
The Cold War at Home (McCarthyism, Red Scare)
U.S. under Eisenhower Administration

March 2-12

U.S. under Kennedy Administration
Crisis in Berlin
Cuban Revolution, Rise of Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis

March 16- April 3

The Vietnam War (Causes, Effects, Lasting Impact)
U.S. under Johnson Administration
The Nixon Presidency
The U.S., U.S.S.R., and China; Superpower Relations
Containment, Peaceful Coexistence, Détente
Cold War Events of the 1970s

SPRING RECESS

April 14-May 1

Review for Assessments

May 4-15

IB Exams Given

May 20-June 11

Independent/Group Research Projects and Presentations

June 12,15,16

Final Exams