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.

In 1900, Galveston was one of the fastest-growing cities in America.

The zeks on Ivan Denisovich's team devour their lunch soup (and sop it up with stale bread saved from an earlier meal).

As the zeks construct their building, disagreements erupt over proper procedures.

It is dark before Ivan Denisovich's team can return from their work at the power station.

Receiving a package from home is a great event for a prisoner, but every single item in the parcel is inspected by a guard before the prisoner can cla...

Even in the GULAG, men stash their precious belongings.

This clip, from the documentary Ivan the Terrible, is part of the series The Most Evil Men in History.

This clip, from the documentary Ivan the Terrible, is part of the series The Most Evil Men in History.

In this clip, from Sergei Eisenstein's film about Ivan the Terrible, we see the young Tsar leading his new army to Kazan.

This clip, from Sergei Eisenstein's film Ivan Grozny (Ivan the Terrible), is the closing scene of Part 1.

Although Ivan the Terrible had a very difficult childhood, he settled into his life much better after he selected Anastasia Romanovna as his bride.

NOTICE: THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT CRUELTIES DURING THE REIGN OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE.

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