Instructional Video10:05
Wonderscape

World War II: Turning Points and the Path to Victory

K - 5th
This video examines key turning points in World War II, including the entry of the United States and the Soviet Union into the war, the fall of Mussolini, and the Tehran Conference. It focuses on Operation Overlord, the liberation of...
Instructional Video6:07
TED-Ed

History vs. Genghis Khan

7th - 12th Standards
What place should Genghis Khan hold in history: vicious thirteenth century warlord, or cultural unifier who set the stage for the modern world? TED-Ed illuminates viewers with arguments behind both historical perspectives and...
Instructional Video12:48
Crash Course

War and Civilization: Crash Course World History 205

9th - 12th Standards
Can war be an indication of a growing civilization? Crash Course World History explores the ways that wealth and power work together to form and defend empires throughout the history of mankind.
Instructional Video10:37
Crash Course

War and Human Nature: Crash Course World History 204

9th - 12th Standards
Is aggression part of human nature? What about warfare? Crash Course World History takes high schoolers through the anthropological perspective of war, as well as the philosophical and biological points of view, and explores whether or...
Instructional Video11:37
Crash Course

Disease! Crash Course World History 203

9th - 12th Standards
International exploration and trade have largely carved out the world we know now. However, these historical movements often contributed to widespread pandemics of diseases, including the Bubonic Plague and other regional illnesses that...
Instructional Video13:42
Crash Course

Rethinking Civilization - Crash Course World History 201

9th - 12th Standards
Does a civilization need a state to be considered a civilization? High schoolers learn about the nomads, barbarians, and hill people of ancient history and the qualities of their existence that may have been considered a civilization...
Instructional Video6:54
The School of Life

Philosophy - Hegel

9th - Higher Ed Standards
The progress of history can be slow, but according to Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, moving from era to era is necessary to refine civilization. Explore the philosophy of Hegel with an overview of his main beliefs, including the value of...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lincoln Oath | History Detectives

9th - 10th
A museum curator is investigating the authenticity of a note signed by Abraham Lincoln honorably discharging a soldier of the Civil War in 1864. What detective work is necessary to determine whether the document is real or a forgery?
Instructional Video
Other

David Hunter: Historical Analysis and Interpretation

9th - 10th Standards
A video featuring methods to gather valuable facts and interpretations and how to differentiate between the two. [5:21]