Instructional Video6:17
Ancient Lights Media

Atlas of the United States: Texas

6th - 8th
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Southwestern Region of the United States. The individual states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada are presented in detail.
Instructional Video14:46
Khan Academy

US History Overview 3 - WWII to Vietnam

8th - 11th
This video brings viewers up to modern history (1975) after taking them through WWII, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War. Although the timeline's format may seem straightforward, viewers will be engaged by the...
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Japan Surrenders!

9th - 10th
After President Truman orders atomic bombs to be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Emporer Hirohito surrendered to Allied Forces. Still debated today, the dropping of the bombs brought a swift end to the war.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: 1945 End of World War Ii

9th - 10th
1945 marks the end of World War II. V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) is May 8th 1945. War doesn't end in the Pacific until August of 1945 with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. [8:03]
Instructional Video
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Atomic Bomb

9th - 10th
Video describing the events around the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan. [2:30]