Historical Videos
Below you will find some historical documentaries that can be used for enrichment. Documentary films are an in-depth and informative resource which are a perfect platform to create dialogue. They serve as powerful tools that bring important topics to the table in a captivating way that also sparks conversation, and sometimes even social movements...MORE TO COME!
Reconstruction Part 1
Reconstruction Part 2
Coming to America
Ellis Island: “Island of Hope, Island of Tears”
Jacob Riis
The Life of Jane Addams
Beyond Their Years
Child Labor 1
Child Labor 2
Child Labor 3
Progressive Presidents
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
The Unfinished Nation: Progressive Era
Panama Canal
World War I
1920s Henry Ford
The Roaring Twenties
Great Depression: Hoover by a Landslide
Great Depression: Hoovervilles
Modern Marvels: Empire State Building
Great Depression: Roosevelt's New Deal Part 1
Great Depression: Roosevelt's New Deal Part 2
Surviving the Dust Bowl