Crash Course American History
This course offers a fast-paced overview of American history, covering key events from pre-colonial times to the modern era, while developing critical historical analysis skills.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Crash Course American History provides a quick, organised rundown of major periods, from Indigenous communities and colonial times to the Revolution, Civil War, Reconstruction, industrial growth, and reforms. You then follow U.S. influence, democracy, race, rights, and economic shifts through world wars, the Cold War, social movements, and globalisation, while also building historical thinking skills you can use right away.
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Develop skills
- Master key U.S. history eras: from colonisation to the early 2000s, quickly.
- Analyse causes and effects: wars, reforms, and rights in clear timelines.
- Connect race, democracy, and economy themes across major turning points.
- Use historical thinking tools to read, question, and teach primary sources.
- Design a 4-session crash course plan for engaging, evidence-based lessons.
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