Instructional Video17:05
Khan Academy

French Revolution (Part 1), World History

7th - 12th
History comes alive in this engaging video, which artfully sets up the first steps of the French Revolution. Students will relate to the idea of nobility living in luxury while 98% of the French citizens went without wealth or rights....
Instructional Video23:29
Khan Academy

French Revolution (Part 3) - Reign of Terror, World history

7th - 12th
This presentation features a collage of pictures and maps to be annotated by the engaging and passionate narrator. The beginning of the video features a review of the last one (featuring the first steps of the French Revolution), and...
Instructional Video14:51
Khan Academy

French Revolution (Part 2), World History

7th - 12th
Interesting facts and historical anecdotes are peppered throughout this video, which covers the beginnings of the French Revolution of 1789. The narrator guides viewers through the timeline and events of the French Revolution with...
Instructional Video5:34
Curated OER

The storming of The Bastille July 14. 1789 (Part 3/3)

6th - 12th
Governor de Laurnay surrenders, and the Bastille falls to the commoners. The crowd in the streets responds by killing him. King Louis was out hunting when he received the news and merely wrote in his hunting journal one word: "Nothing."...
Instructional Video9:50
Curated OER

The Storming of The Bastille July 14. 1789 (Part 1/3)

6th - 12th
Watch actors reenact the Storming of the Bastille! Chaos was rampant as anarchy swept through the streets. A revolution was underway as King Louis XVI could not control the populace. Pictures and narration enhance this clip. Watch part...