American Military History Syllabus

Class objective - to study and understand the history of the United States through a knowledge of its founding ideals, its devotion to freedom and its defending heroes. Our desire is to truly appreciate the blessings God has given our nation and be inspired by those who have gone before us so that we might serve God and country with devotion and honor.

Requirements - Students will be graded in the areas of class participation/attendance, Homework, (weekly) Projects (two written, one discussion) Tests (2) and Quizzes (6).

Sept. 8 - Introduction - The Tree of Liberty
The Fruit of the Tree - Freedom and her Ideals
Sept 15 - The Branches of the Tree - The Defenders
US Army
US Marine Corps
Sept 22 - The Branches (pt. 2)
US Navy
US Air Force
US Coast Guard
Sept 29 - The Trunk of the Tree - The History - Quiz 1
The Principles of War
The Justification for War
America at War - an overview
Oct 6 - America's Beginning Mission and Ideals
French and Indian War
American Revolution
Oct 13 - No Class
Oct 20 - American revolution
Islamic Wars
War of 1812
Oct 27 - Monroe Doctrine - Quiz 2
Eastern Indian Wars
The Alamo
Mexican War
Prelude to Civil War - The Sleeping Serpent, the Wolf and the Firebell
Nov 3 - American Civil War
Nov 10 - American Civil War
Nov 17 - American Civil War - Quiz 3
Nov 24 - Thanksgiving Break (Trip to Antietam - the anatomy of battle)
Dec1 - American Civil War - (paper 1 due)
The Greatest American
Lincoln 200th Bicentennial Dinner (Lincoln roundtable)
Dec 8 - Midterm Exam
Christmas Party
Jan 5 - Western Indian wars
Spanish American War
Boxer Rebellion
Jan 12 - World War I
Jan 19 - World War I
Jan 26 - Latin American campaigns - Quiz 4
Isolationism
Rise of Hitler and Imperial Japan
Homefront
Feb 2 - World War II
Feb 9 - World War II
Feb 16 - President's Day - trip to Ford's Theatre
Feb 23 - World War II
March 2 - World War II
March 9 - World War II
The Cold War
March 16 - Korean War - Quiz 5
Cuban Missile Crisis
March 23 - Vietnam
March 30 - Vietnam
April 6 - Vietnam
April 13 - Easter Break - trip to US Marine Corp Museum
April 20 - Islamic War - rise of terrorism (1972-present) - Quiz 6
Gulf War
Somalia
Bosnia
April 27 - September 11, 2001
Afghanistan
May 4 - Iraq War
The Roots of the Tree - Veteran's History Projects
May 11 - Iraq War
Veteran's History Projects - paper 2 due
Veteran's Appreciation Dinner
May 18 - Final Exam
End of Year Party
May 27 - The Seeds of the Tree - trip to War Memorials