Crash Course American History
This crash course delivers a fast-paced, structured dive into American history, covering pivotal events and themes from pre-colonial times to the modern era, while equipping you with essential skills for historical analysis and teaching.

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