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This playlist provides clips that illustrate key concepts in American History in the 1800s and 1900s.

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03:59
West Side Story: America

Psychology → Group Dynamics → Polarization

History → American History → Immigration

03:01
Schoolhouse Rock!: The Great American Melting Pot

History → American History → Immigration

Science → Sociology → Cultural Diversity

03:44
Pearl Harbor: We Are at War

American History → Presidents → FDR

History → American History → Pearl Harbor Retaliation

History → World War II → US Entrance

History → World War II → Pearl Harbor Attack

04:34
All the President's Men: Freedom of the Press

History → American History → Watergate Scandal

Law → United States Constitution → First Amendment

04:01
It's a Wonderful Life: Bank Run

Finance → Debt → Loans

History → American History → Stock Market Crash of 1929

01:52
Seabiscuit: The Stock Market Crash of 1929

History → American History → Great Depression

History → American History → Stock Market Crash of 1929

04:01
The Help: Bathroom Segregation

History → American History → Segregation

03:21
Animaniacs: The Presidents Song

History → American History → U.S. Presidents

02:59
Far and Away: The Oklahoma Land Rush

History → American History → Westward Expansion

01:47
Pearl Harbor: Infamy Speech

History → American History → Infamy Speech

American History → Presidents → FDR

History → World War II → US Entrance

03:00
Frost/Nixon: Watergate Questioning

History → American History → Watergate Scandal

03:32
Iron Jawed Angels: Everyone's Tired

History → American History → Women's Suffrage

03:01
Schoolhouse Rock!: Sufferin Til Suffrage

History → American History → Women's Suffrage

03:47
Iron Jawed Angels: Force Feeding

History → American History → Women's Suffrage

American History → Women's Suffrage → Alice Paul

03:15
All in the Family: I Wanna Sit In My Chair

American History → Presidents → FDR

History → American History → Fireside Chats

02:26
Gangs of New York: Innocent Citizens Hanged

History → American History → New York Draft Riots of 1863

02:10
Gangs of New York: The Draft Riots

History → American History → New York Draft Riots of 1863

01:21
The Grapes of Wrath: I'll Be There Speech

History → American History → Great Depression

Literature → John Steinbeck → Grapes of Wrath

03:56
The Grapes of Wrath: They're Paying Good Wages

History → American History → Great Depression

03:03
The Simpsons: Prohibition in Springfield

History → American History → Prohibition

Social Studies → United States Constitution → 18th Amendment

American History → Prohibition → Speakeasy

01:47
DuckTales (1987): Work Smarter, Not Harder

American History → Immigration → American Dream

02:53
Apollo 13: Houston, We Have a Problem

American History → History of Space Travel → Apollo 13

02:43
42: They Aren't Letters from the Jackie Robinson Fan Club

American History → Black History → Jackie Robinson

01:12
42: Why Did You Do This?

American History → Black History → Jackie Robinson

02:01
Malcolm X: Before Everything, We Were Black

American History → Black History → Malcolm X

Science → Sociology → Solidarity

01:59
Apollo 13: Landing on the Moon

American History → History of Space Travel → Apollo 1

02:00
Amistad: The Natural State of Mankind

American History → Presidents → John Quincy Adams

American History → Slavery → Abolition

03:12
12 Years a Slave: It's All Wrong

American History → Slavery → Abolition

02:33
The Ernest Green Story: Little Rock Crisis

American History → Civil Rights Movement → Little Rock Crisis

American History → Civil Rights Movement → Little Rock Nine

02:53
Key & Peele: Auction Block

American History → Slavery → Slave Auctions

00:58
Pearl Harbor: War is Inevitable

American History → World War II → Pearl Harbor Attack

History → World War II → Japanese Imperialism

01:46
Bomb Girls: Women in the Factory

American History → World War II → Women's Role

03:48
Roots (1977): Mutiny on a Slave Ship

American History → Slavery → Slave Rebellion

History → European Exploration → Slavery

03:43
The Alamo (1960): The First Wave

American History → Texas Revolution → Battle of The Alamo

02:56
The Alamo (1960): Colonel Travis's Speech

American History → Texas Revolution → Battle of The Alamo

01:42
Seabiscuit: The Model T

American History → Industrial Revolution → Assembly Line

03:08
The Purple Heart: The Final Speech

American History → World War II → Doolittle Raid

03:56
Gods and Generals: Lee Refuses Command

American History → Civil War → Robert E. Lee

01:08
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: The Name Is Amelia

History → History of Aviation → Amelia Earhart

03:24
JFK: The Truth

Government → Democracy → Trust

American History → Assassination of John F. Kennedy → Trial of Clay Shaw

02:26
Gone with the Wind: All We Got Is Cotton, Slaves, and Arrogance

American History → Civil War → Weaknesses of the South

04:01
Selma: Turnaround Tuesday

American History → Civil Rights → Martin Luther King

American History → Civil Rights Movement → Turnaround Tuesday

01:14
Free State of Jones: Free State of Jones

American History → Civil War → Secession

American History → Civil War → Newton Knight

03:49
Gettysburg: Bayonet Charge

American History → Civil War → Battle of Little Round Top

03:27
Born on the Fourth of July: Vietnam War Protest

American History → Vietnam War → Opposition to US Involvement

02:42
Born on the Fourth of July: Syracuse University Protest

American History → Vietnam War → Opposition to US Involvement

01:48
Teen Titans Go!: The Oregon Trail

American History → Westward Expansion → Oregon Trail

04:57
Forrest Gump: Forrest in Vietnam

American History → Vietnam War → Jungle Warfare

Geography → Vietnam → Climate

Geography → Vietnam → Terrain

History → Cold War → Vietnam War

01:52
The Boondocks: Rosa Parks

American History → Civil Rights → Rosa Parks

01:12
Princess Kaiulani: The Princess Gives an Impassioned Speech

Hawaiian History → American Colonization → Hawaiian Independence

History → Imperialism → Resistance

02:12
The Quiet American: Saving a Country and a Woman

World History → Cold War → Vietnam War

01:33
The Founder: Selling the American Dream

Nationalism → National Ethos → American Dream

02:11
The Great Debaters: Revolution

Literature → Poetry → Langston Hughes

Literature → Poetry → Gwendolyn Bennett

History → Renaissance → Harlem Renaissance

02:58
The Great Debaters: The Time for Justice

Rights → Socio-economic Rights → Right to Education

American History → Racial Segregation → Unequal Access to Education

02:11
The Longest Day: The British Invasion

History → World War II → D-Day

04:07
The Thrifty Pig: Thrifty Pig

History → World War II → United States Propaganda

01:50
The Color Purple: Hell No

Relationships → Race Relations → American South

Communication → Discrimination → Racism

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