Social Studies Videos

How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.

WARNING: THIS CLIP EXPLAINS HOW HITLER AND HIS REGIME FIRST DEVELOPED, THEN IMPLEMENTED, THE DEPORTATION AND GASSING OF JEWISH PEOPLE.

As fiercely opposing sides gathered in Oxford, Mississippi - at the campus of Ole Miss - a battle over desegregation intensified.

On the 6th of December, 1992, a rushing crowd of activists completely destroyed the Babri Mosque in northern India.

Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and its "slum" area (known as Dharavi) coexist.

Dharavi was once a mangrove swamp on the edge of Mumbai.

Slaves helped to build the White House which upset First Lady Abigail Adams. She and John Adams were the first family to move into the Executive Mansi...

John Dillinger was in jail when his pals broke out of prison in Indiana (using weapons Dillinger had supplied).

In March of 1933, John Dillinger was in the Lake County jail, in Crown Point (Indiana), after being captured in Tucson, Arizona.

This short biography of John Dillinger includes historical footage and photos of key places in his life (such as his family home in Indiana).

Fossilized dinosaurs are found throughout the world.  How might they have appeared when they were alive?  How did the surrounding land app...

Scientists believe that this plant-eating creature was the largest dinosaur of the Jurassic Age.

Mike Williams tells his harrowing tale of escape from the burning oil rig in this 60-Minutes interview.

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