Maura in NY Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 My rising 10th grader would like to study 20th Century World History next year. History is his favorite subject. So far, other than buying the Visual History of the 20th Century, and playing with the idea of using TRISMS Age of Revolutions II (I like the concept, but $195 when I really only want the history portion, not the science or literature parts just seems steep), I haven't come up with much. Any ideas? TIA, Maura Quote
kathleen Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Wow! So many people teaching or studying 20th C next year! There is another post begun today by Cafelattee that has some responses. Quote
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 We are using a Teaching Company course next year for 20th Century: Interpreting the 20th Century: the Struggle Over Democracy. http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/coursedesclong2.aspx?cid=8090&pc=History%20-%20Modern We have 3 families who will be doing this together as a co op. I think it is on sale right now! Quote
mittmaman Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Maybe you might want to look at Sonlight. Their Core200 covers 20th Century and even if you decide to not get the entire Core you might still profit from checking which books they use... Quote
mcconnellboys Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 These are some of the resources I used for 20th century with my older son. He chose one topic per week to write on; did one book report per week; added important figures to a timeline; and we discussed many of the works. An Age of Extremes (4 weeks): History of US, book 8 (~46 pages, weekly) Usborne Atlas of the 20th Century, pgs. 4-9 America’s Century, pgs. 8-91 Kingfisher, pgs. 355; 343; 350-51; 358-63; 370-73; 376-77; 388-91 Time-Life 20th Century America, pgs. 8-23 Historical Atlas of the 20th Century 6.01 and 6.06 Books: Bold Leaders of WWI, Red Reed, Jr. WWI Biographies, Tom Pendergast The Many Faces of WWI, Irving Werstein The Red Baron, Nicolas Wright Causes and Consequences of WWI, Stewart Ross Hellfighters: African American Soldiers in WWI, Michael Cooper In Flanders Fields, John McCrae The Yanks are Coming, Albert Marrin Exploring the Titanic, Robert Ballard All Quiet on the Western Front (audio and video, too) Little Lord Fauntleroy A Little Princess (audio and video, too) Years Between WWI and II (2 weeks): Usborne Atlas: Russian Revolution, pgs. 10-11; 12 Historical Atlas, 6.15, making of the Soviet Union Usborne, pg. 12: Peace After WWI Historical Atlas, 6.07, Europe Between Wars History of US, book 9, ch. 1-6 (~15 pgs. per week) Usborne: Middle East, pg. 13 Historical Atlas, 6.24, Middle East and Africa Kingfisher, pgs 394-95; 396-97; 400-01 Books: Leaders of the Russian Revolution, Fred Newman Lenin: founder of the Soviet Union, Abraham Resnick Russia in Revolution, Horizon Magazine Russian Revolution, John Dunn Russian Revolution, Adrian Gilbert The Disaster of the Hindenburg, Shelley Tanaka The Great Depression (2 weeks): Usborne, pgs. 14-15: The Depression Time-Life, pgs. 24-31 America’s Century, pgs. 92-125 History of US, vol. 9, chs. 7-24 (~70 pgs.) Kingfisher, pgs. 404-05 Books: Children of the Dustbowl, Jerry Stanley The Dust Bowl, Cobblestone After the Crash: American in the Great Depression Black Tuesday: The Stock Market Crash of 1929, Barbara Feinberg Brother, Can you Spare a Dime? Milton Meltzer We had Everything but Money, Wis Greendale Communism/Fascism (2 weeks): Usborne: China and Japan, pgs. 16-17 Historical Atlas, 6.17, China: Chaos to Communism 6.18, Japan and the Asian Empires Usborne: Rise of Fascism, pgs. 18-19 History of US, vol. 9, ch. 25 (Hitler and Nazis) Usborne: Stalin’s Soviet Union, pgs. 20-21 Historical Atlas, 6.15 (review) Time-Life, pgs. 32-39 America’s Century, pgs. 126-69 Kingfisher, pgs. 402-03; 398-99; 408-11 Books: Eurocommunism, Stephen Goode Leon Trotsky, Hedda Garza Fascism: The Meaning of Reactionary Revolution, James Forman The Nazis, William Cace The Rise of Nazi Germany, Don Nardo The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler, William Shirer The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, James Giblin Joseph Stalin, Dorothy Hoobler Stalin, Albert Marrin Hitler, Marrin The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom World War II (3 weeks): Usborne, pgs. 20-27 Historical Atlas, 6.02, World 6.08, WWII Europe ‘39-’42 6.09, WWII Europe ‘42-’45 6.19, WWII Asia ‘41-’45 History of US, vol. 9, chs. 26-end Time-Life, pgs. 440-51 America’s Century, pgs. 170-227 Kingfisher, pgs. 406-07; 412-18 Books: Bismarck! Frank Sloan The Last Nine Days of Bismarck, C. S. Forester Battle of the Atlantic, G. C. Skipper Hiroshima, R. Conrad Stein Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Jane Claypool Hiroshima No Pika, Toshi Maruki Victory in the Pacific, Albert Marrin In Kindling Flame: The Story of Hannah Senesh, Linda Atkinson The Luftwaffe in WWII, Richard Blanco The Airman’s War: WWII in the Sky, Albert Marrin The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition, Anne Frank The Triple Nickles: America’s First all Black Paratroop Unit, Bradley Biggs The Day Pearl Harbor was Bombed: A Photo History of WWII, George Sullivan Exploring the Bismarck, Robert D. Ballard Number the Stars (audio, too) Europe Divides/Birth of Israel (2 weeks): Historical Atlas, 6.12, The Americas Usborne: Europe Divides, pgs. 28-29 Historical Atlas, 6.10 Usborne: Birth of Israel, pgs. 30-31 Historical Atlas, 6.25, Arab-Israeli Conflict Kingfisher, pgs. 419-20; 422-24 Books: Causes and Consequences of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Stewart Ross Israel, Denise Allard The New Eastern Europe, Michael Kronen Wetter The Americas (1 week): Usborne, pgs. 36-37, Latin America Historical Atlas, 6.13, The Americas 6.14, Central Americal and the Caribbean History of US, vol. 10, ch. 31 Kingfisher, pgs. 446-47 Books: Latin American Tales, Genevieve Barlow Neighbors at Odds: US Policy in Latin America, Elaine Pascoe To Kill a Mockingbird (audio, video and discussion kit available) Vietnam Era (3 weeks): Time-Life, pgs. 62-73 America’s Century, pgs. 266-309 History of US, vol. 10, chs. 8-30 and 32-35 (~100 pgs.) Historical Atlas, 6.21, Indo-China Wars Kingfisher, pgs. 444-45 Books: Escape from Saigon…, Andrea Warren An Album of the Vietnam War, Don Lawson America in Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger, Albert Marrin In Vietnam, Dennis Hauptly Asia (2 weeks): History of US, vol. 10, ch. 1-7 (~36 pgs.) Time-Life, pgs. 52-61 America’s Century, pgs. 228-265 Usborne: Independence for Asia, 32-33 Historical Atlas, 6.03, World 6.20, East Asia 6.22, Central and S. Asia Kingfisher, pgs. 421; 425; 440-41 Books: The Korean War, Richard Edwards The Korean War, Carter Smith The Korean War, Maurice Isserman The Korean War, Kathlyn Gay Soldier at Heartbreak Ridge, Carl Green The Forgotten War, R. Conrad Stein The War in Korea, E. B. Fincher Africa (1 week): Usborne: A New Africa, pgs. 34-35 Historical Atlas, 6.27, De-colonization and nationalization 6.28, S. Africa Kingfisher, pgs. 449-51; 462-63 Books: This our Dark Country: The American Settlers of Liberia, John Russwurm, Janice Borzendowski, Catherine Reef, Paul Cuffe, Arthur Diamond 1970’s (2 weeks): Usborne: Cold War, pgs. 38-39 History of US, vol. 10, chs. 36-37 Usborne, pgs. 40-45 Time-Life, pgs. 74-87 America’s Century, pgs. 310-45 Historical Atlas, 6.04, World 6.16, Decline of Soviet Union 6.23, Rise of Pacific Rim 6.26, Middle East Kingfisher, pgs. 436-37; 452-53 Books: Peoples and Nations of the Far East and Pacific…, Sheila Fairfield The Cold War, Cobblestone The Cold War, Derek Heater The Cold War, David Taylor The Cold War, Sean Sheehan The Cold War…, James Warren The United States in the Cold War, Christopher Collier 1980’s (1 week): Time-Life, pgs. 88-97 America’s Century, pgs. 346-85 Usborne: Communism Falls, pgs. 46-47 Historical Atlas, 6.11, Europe After Cold War History of US, vol. 10, chs. 38-40 Books: The Berlin Wall, R. G. Grant The Berlin Wall: How it Rose and Why it Fell, Doris Ealer 1990’s (1 week): Time-Life, pgs. 98-109 America’s Century, pgs. 386-429 History of US, vol. 10, chs. 41 to end Historical Atlas, 6.05, World Usborne, pgs. 48-53 Kingfisher, pgs. 438-39; 442-43; 448; 450-51; 454-57; 458-61 Books: Irrepressible Spirit: Conversations with Human Rights Activists, Susan Kuklin Human Rights, William Jacobs New Millenium (2 weeks): America’s Century, pgs. 430-39 Time-Life, pgs. 110-19 Usborne: Century Ends, pgs. 54-55 Kingfisher, pg. 464 Books: Books on Presidents Complete year with readings on current events from newspapers and magazines. Quote
Maura in NY Posted May 8, 2008 Author Posted May 8, 2008 How funny that Cafelattee posted the same question! Thanks, everyone, for the ideas. Regina, what a great list! Dirty Ethel - I'm a big fan of the Teaching Company, so I can't believe I missed that one. Well, you've got me off to a good start. Thanks! Maura Quote
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