Recommended Prerequisites: CP American Studies 1. This course, the second of a two-year American Studies sequence, begins with the 20th century America and proceeds to the present day. Students study the nation`s transformation into an industrial power and the impact of this change on the social, cultural, economic and political development of the country. The course also traces the foreign policy of the United States from isolationism to internationalism. Also, LCTI students who select this CP course should know that it will primarily run in an online format as facilitated by a Parkland High School social studies teacher. However, individual, small group, and/or whole group instruction will be available to students throughout the course as well.