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.

The Parthenon is a surviving wonder of Ancient Greece.

Joan of Arc is condemned to death on May 30, 1431. Critics raved about this 1928 silent-film interpreting Joan of Arc, starring Maria Falconetti.

Because the clouds have cleared on Sunday morning - December 7, 1941 - every pilot has an unobstructed view as hundreds of Japanese airplanes approach...

In this clip of historic footage, compiled by Argenta Images, we see Jackie and Rachel Robinson, Pee Wee Reese and Eddie Stankey.

During the years of the Great Depression, the U.

This clip, from the BBC's "Human Planet" series, features stories about people who live in the rainforest - including a family who built a treehouse a...

Peter Minuit (also known as Pierre Minuyt) was 46 years old when he arrived in "New Netherland" on the 4th of May, 1626.

Peter the Great ruled Russia with absolute power.

Peter the Great achieved one of his most significant dreams - the building of a great capital with access to the sea - when he created a city out of s...

Peter I (later known as Peter the Great) strongly desired to move Russia forward.

Following disastrous intrigues, perpetrated by his sister Sophia - who wanted to rule Russia - Peter and his brother witnessed the murder of their clo...

Russia rose as a mighty power following the Middle Ages, but after Ivan IV (also known as Ivan Grozny - "Ivan the Terrible") died, the country was thr...

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