WAR AND SPORTS: US IN CONFLICT AND COMPETITION (Grades 9-12)

WAR AND SPORTS: US IN CONFLICT AND COMPETITION   (Grades 9-12) 
(SOC4035)

This will be an in-depth study of continuity and change in 20th and 21st Century America through the lenses of conflict and sports. The course will follow a chronological sequence of the last century. Students will learn and then evaluate US actions during major wars going into depth of events and personalities beyond their studies in US History. In addition to studying war, students will also evaluate social trends of different eras through the investigation of American sports and how those sports represent our culture then and today.