Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: The American Revolution: Experiences of Rebellion
Through a series of scholar videos and links to supplemental reading, students explore the complex factors that led to rebellion, war, and, ultimately, the independence of the United States considering the perspectives of European...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Climate Change and Questions of Justice
Series of scholarly videos explores the causes and effects of global warming helps students delve into questions of who is most responsible for and vulnerable to the changing climate and how they can participate in the solution....
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Between Two Worlds: Mexico at the Crossroads
Lesson uses videos from notable scholars to help high school students consider the economic and political challenges Mexicans face as they learn from the from the perspective of Mexican citizens. Videos coincide with other learning...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Empire, Republic, Democracy: A History of Turkey
Video lessons from notable scholars traces the final years of the Ottoman Empire, the birth of the Turkish Republic, and contemporary issues in Turkey.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Brazil: From Colony to Democracy
Lesson uses a series of short scholarly videos with corresponding readings to explore the choices Brazilians faced as the country transitioned to democracy in the mid-1980s and introduces historical forces that informed debates at that...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: China on the World Stage: Weighing the u.s. Response
A series of scholarly video from which students explore the history of Western relations with China and consider the global impact of China's economic growth, societal transformation, and increasing international involvement.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Freedom Now: The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi
Series of scholarly video clips traces the history of the black freedom struggle from Reconstruction through the 1960s. Videos accompany readings and activities.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: The Cuban Missile Crisis: Considering Its Place in Cold War History
A series of scholoraly videos from which students explore the complex relationship between the United States, Russia, and Cuba, and examine the crisis that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: The Haitian Revolution
Lesson on the succesful Hatian Revolution explores the development of the American colonial world and one of the greatest wealth-producing colonies in world history through scholarly video and supplemental materials.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Competing Visions of Human Rights: Questions for u.s. Policy
A series of scholarly videos and corresponding lesson materials draws students into the debate on the role of human rights in U.S. policy, exploring the history of international human rights and the various options for defining and...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Iran Through the Looking Glass: History, Reform, and Revolution
Series of scholarly videos that correspond with student handouts traces the history of Iran and helps students understand the political and cultural conditions that led to the 1979 Revolution and its aftermath.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: A Global Controversy: The u.s. Invasion of Iraq
A series of scholararlt videos provides an overview of Iraqi history and draws students into the public debate on the U.S. decision to invade Iraq in 2003.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Russia's Transformation: Challenges for u.s. Policy
Scholarly video series surveys the history of U.S.-Russia relations and considers the economic problems and political crises that have shaped the outlook of Russia in recent decades.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Freedom in Our Lifetime: South Africa's Struggle
Scholars Online video curriculum through which students explore the history of South Africa, the development of a race-based society, and the decision by some members of the anti-apartheid movement to use violence to oppose the...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy
Video series in which scholars help us understand the issues surrounding the 9.11.01 attacks and the U.S. response to terrorism in a constructive context that promotes dialogue about future policy directions.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choice: The u.s. Role in a Changing World
Curriculum through video on the role of the U.S. in a changing world from which students reflect on global changes beginning with the Cuban Revolution to learn about national priorities. [1:42]
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: The Limits of Power: The United States in Vietnam
Scholarly series of videos on the history of the United States in Vietnam gives students a glimpse into the basis of U.S. decision making and the shaping of foreign policy during the Vietnam War. [1:54]
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: History, Revolution, and Reform: New Directions for Cuba
Lesson with scholarly videos and corresponding readings traces Cuba's history from the country's precolonial past to its most recent economic, social, and political changes and consider the discussions Cubans are having today.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Confronting Genocide: Never Again?
Lesson looks at genocide history in the world, tracing the evolution of the international community's response to genocide and examining how the United States has responded to five cases of genocide. Scholarly videos and corresponding...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: u.s. Immigration Policy in an Unsettled World
Leeson which engages students in the leading issues driving the current immigration debate. Through scholarly videos and corresponding worksheets students explore the history of immigration to the United States as well as the main topics...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: The Russian Revolution
Scholarly video with student reading material from which we learn about the political and economic conditions that led to the fall of the Russian tsar and explores the competing political ideologies that Russian people debated in 1917.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Westward Expansion: A New History
Scholars discuss the transformation of the North American continent in the nineteenth century, examining a complicated and violent history from two historical perspectives, that of the major events and policies that accompanied U.S....
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: The Middle East in Transition: Questions for u.s. Policy
A series of scholarly videos examines the history of U.S. involvement in the Middle East from the early twentieth century to the present from which students will explore the Arab-Israeli conflict, the significance of oil, the Arab...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: International Trade: Competition and Cooperation in a Globalized World
Series of videos by notable scholars helps students consider the policy choices facing the United States and introduces them to the terms and concepts essential for a basic understanding of international trade.