Learning about Early Modern World History with Documentaries

I put together this study for my 5th grader and 7th grader.  It is a continuation of the documentary-focused Middle Ages study we did last school year.   When my boys were younger we tended to do history studies with lots of hands-on activities.  Now that they are getting older, documentaries and movies are replacing many of those hands-on activities.  Although, my 5th grader will be spending some extra time on activities of his choosing.  He may do some crafts or period building on Minecraft.

This study is designed around a portion of the McDougal Littell Modern World History Patterns of Interaction textbook.  I snagged a used version for only a few dollars.  I see right now that one can be purchased for 50 cents!  This is a 700 page hardcover book.  If you click this link to Amazon, you will see the exact edition I am using.  All of the page numbers are from that edition.

I’m also incorporating two other books to give a little more US History into our study:  A People’s History of the United States and A People’s History of American Empire.  A People’s History of the United States is a thick, dense book with tons of information, but it doesn’t cover everything.  It is more topical.  If you click on the link it will take you to Amazon where you can see inside the book.  My 7th grader is a strong reader and learns well through reading so I’ve added readings into the study for him.  A People’s History of American Empire is a cartoon-style book which is perfect for my graphic-loving 5th grader.  My 7th grader will read it too.

I will be pre-viewing and adapting  this list of documentaries and movies, if necessary.  If something is deemed inappropriate or too boring I will delete it or replace it with something else.

Also, I’ve added a little family history exploration into this study.  My boys enjoyed some genealogical explorations that they did last school year.  I have a wealth of information for them to sift through so it should be interesting.

I suspect this study will take longer than a school year.  We don’t spend tons of time on history – maybe 2 hours a week.  But the videos do tend to be a go-to activity when I am not feeling well or if the kids are not feeling well.  So there are some days or weeks where we might spend bigger chunks of time on this study.

European Renaissance and Reformation 1300-1600

Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance pg 37-42

• Prince of Foxes (movie)
• Leonardo da Vinci Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGkgV2TaxaA
• Biography: Michaelangelo artist and man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N4INxLPO5c
• Timeline additions: 1300 Italy, Renaissance begins; 1497 Italy, Leonardo da Vinci paints The Last Supper; 1508 Italy, Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel

The Northern Renaissance pg 43-47

• Northern Renaissance: The Supreme Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJnIZvjYNko
• Timeline additions: 1455 Germany, Gutenberg Bible produced on printing press; 1534 England, Henry VIII breaks from church, 1601 England, William Shakespeare writes Hamlet; 1603 England,  Queen Elisabeth I dies, ending Tudor rule

Luther Starts the Reformation pg 48-52

• Martin Luther (movie)
• The Reluctant Revolutionary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni1gupkGAW0
• Timeline additions: 1517 Germany, Martin Luther begisn Reformation

The Reformation Continues pg 53-57

• Go over TULIP
• Faith Matters The Church Program John Calvin part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfDxWuGA8EI
• Faith Matters The Church Program John Calvin part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfmwlO3E3qc
• Explore family history to find out where they stood on beliefs around the time of the Reformation.

The Muslim World Expands, 1300-1700

The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire pg 63-67

• History of the Ottoman Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpPGxJT9qQI
• Timeline additions:  1300 Anatolia, Osman establishes Ottoman states; 1453 Europe, Ottomans conquer Constantinople; 1529 Anatolia, Suleiman the Magnificent rules Ottoman empire

Cultural Blending pg 68-70

• Iran Seven Faces of Civilization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RsIRdPPb0s
• Timeline addition: 1501 Persia, Safavid Isma’il conquers Persia

The Mughals Establish an Empire in India pg 71-77

• Warrior Empire:  Mughals of India https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX1ZWVuY84Q
• Timeline additions: 1400 India, Timur the Lane devastates India; 1526 India, Babur founds Mughal empire; 1631 India, Shah Jahan builds Taj Mahal

An Age of Exploration and Isolation, 1400-1800

Europeans Explore the East pg 83-88

• European Age of Discovery App – sail Dias’ route and Vasco da Gama’s route
• The Great Age of Exploration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVGFX7DJiWc
• Timeline additions:  1420 Portugal, Prince Henry starts navigation school; 1498 Portugal, Vasco da Gama sails to India; 1522  Spain, Magellan’s crew sails around world

China Rejects European Outreach pg 89-93

• The Fall of Ming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O68dRTCDA40  (Chinese only)
• Timeline additions: 1514 China, First Portuguese ships arrive; 1644 China, Manchus found Qing Dynasty

Japan Limits Western Contacts pg 94-97

• Secrets of the Samurai Sword https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoqVhlFe_EU
• The Seven Samurai movie
• Timeline additions: 1603 Japan, Tokugawa Regime begins; 1721 Japan, Edo (Tokyo) becomes world’s largest city

The Atlantic World, 1492-1800

Spanish Conquests in the Americas pg 103-109

• 7^th grader read Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress – Chapter 1 in A People History of the United States
• History Channel Documentary about Columbus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho6dWcXITCU
• The Conquerors- Cortez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8niQ1ZAbwU
• Timeline addition: 1492 Americas, Columbus sails to  Hispaniola; 1521 Mexico, Cortes conquers Aztec; 1532 Peru, Pizarro conquers Inca

Competing Claims in North American pg 110-114

• Mystery Surrounding the Death at Jamestown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA1wYOlJN4o
• Mayflower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv-_JxApHzo
• We Shall Remain – After the Mayflower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYAdf-oGc8c 
• Savagery and the American Indian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcf8RBAjvlQ
• Blackbeard Terror at Sea http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1xn44z_blackbeard-terror-at-sea_shortfilms
• French and Indian War – The War that Started America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVY4H9P6nKU
• Explore family history to find out when and how ancestors came to North America.
• Timeline additions: 1607 North America, English settle Jamestown; 1608 Canada, Champlain founds Quebec; 1675 North America, Colonists and Indians clash in King Philip’s War; 1754 North America, French and Indian War begin

The Atlantic Slave Trade pg 115-119

• 7^th grader read Drawing the Color Line – Chapter 2 – People’s History of the United States
• Slavery:  The Making of America The Downward Spiral
• Slavery:  The Making of America Liberty in the Air
• Slave Trade:  Brazil and Its African Roots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQYTNUPI2A4
• Read Persons of Mean and Vile Condition – Chapter 3 – People’s History of the United States
• Timeline additions: 1502 Africa, First slaves exported for work in the Americas; 1739 North America, South Carolina slaves lead Stono Rebellion

The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade pg 120-123

• Columbian Exchange https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrgDVTYG0z4

Absolute Monarchs in Europe, 1500-1800

Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism pg 133-137

• Battlefield Britain – Spanish Armada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl3stf20X10
• Velasquez The Painter’s Painter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgRWMsYBgbE
• The Great Artist Rembrandt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHkBTugo7Js
• Master of Light Johanes Vermeer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQ2W-cb-C8
• Timeline addition: 1588 England, English navy defeats Spanish Armada

France’s Ultimate Monarch pg 138-145

• Bartholomew’s Day Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o3tL0x83Og
• French Wars of Religion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMmNKYrp-4U (short)
• Louis XIV The Sun King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWQfb2vtxnA (short)
• Versailles tour  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X235vpOToVU (short)
• Versailles travel video guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr64X4GkW6E (short)
• Timeline additions: 1643 France, Louis XIV begins 72 year reign; 1661 France, Louis XIV begins 40 year building of palace at Versailles

Central European Monarchs Clash pg 146-150

• The Last Valley (movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR38IsO032Q
• Frederick the Great and the Prussia Enigma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07rjr1Ei11I
• Timeline addition: 1756 Prussia, Frederick the Great starts Seven Years’ War

Russian Czars Increase Power pg 151-155

• Ivan the Terrible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-JCt0k24oA
• Discovery Conquerors: Peter the Great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlROOBFKz4I 
• Timeline additions: 1533 Russia, Ivan the Terrible assumes throne at age three; 1581 Russia, Ivan the Terrible kills his son and heir; 1703 Russia, Peter the Great orders St. Petersburg to be built

Parliament Limits the English Monarchy pg 156-159

• The English Civil War Blood on Our Hands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7jfpgFdX2E
• The English Civil War Cromwell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6SM3PjexkU
• The Middle Stewarts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ROAyFe1_GA
• Timeline addition: 1649 England, Oliver Cromwell and Puritans execute English king

Enlightenment and Revolution, 1550-1789

The Scientific Revolution pg 165-170

• Copernicus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ULb2QhtiXs
• Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr_bQs4oXgU
• Isaac Newton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-w_2C8WfAw
• Timeline additions: 1543 Poland, Copernicus presents heliocentric theory; 1609 Italy, Galileo uses telescope to study moon; 1633 Italy, Inquisition condemns Galileo; 1687 Britain, Newton presents the law of gravity

The Enlightenment in Europe pg 171-177

• Who Was Voltaire? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJRtRe19GFI
• Mary Wollstonecraft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7BEOQ07iFQ (short)
• Timeline addition: 1759 France, Voltaire writes Candide

The Spread of Enlightenment Ideas pg 178-182

• Franz Joseph Haydn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7C1xYgj1zQ
• Mozart A Miracle of Nature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc4XdUu-G5Q
• Mozart A Passion for the Stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3G6b1FV_t0
• Mozart The First Romantic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8FQH_Sr4J4
• Beethoven series  – here is the last one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUJW0AdFqlY
• Catherine the Great 1934 movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYnMpByL0Ys
• Timeline addition: 1762 Russia, Catherine the Great becomes empress

American Revolution:  The Birth of a Republic pg 183-187

• 7^th grader read Tyranny is Tyranny – Chapter 4 – The People’s History of the United States
• The American Revolution – Boston Bloody Boston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwvvv0EcWIE
• The American Revolution – Rebelling to Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsgGDQ20z20
• 7^th grader read A Kind of Revolution – Chapter 5 – The People’s History of the United States
• The American Revolution – Declaring Independence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF5t_2ilsLE
• The American Revolution – American Crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVGXlKCStbk
• The American Revolution – Path to World War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlYi8e42C_s
• The American Revolution – Forging an Army https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv7npaLYzfA
• The American Revolution – Treason and Betrayal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2jd-MXbi2M
• The American Revolution – The War Heads South https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJyEIjT7tXg
• The American Revolution – The Hornet’s Nest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ck_0eOfQs
• The American Revolution – The End Game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZy57A9KgRI
• The American Revolution – Becoming a Nation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJELNpATtPU
• The American Revolution – Road to the Presidency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzf9pG1i2dE
• The American Revolution – A President and His Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keEDIUXyQYI
• A People’s History – A Question of Loyalties episode 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0JIqNS82FA
• Explore family history to see if there was any involvement in the civil war
• Timeline additions: 1776 America, Colonies declare independence from Britain; 1788 United States, Constitution ratified

 The French Revolution and Napolean, 1789-1815

Revolution Threatens the French King pg 193-196

• French Revolution Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SP4iii_THQ
• Timeline addition: 1789 France, French revolution begins

Revolution Brings Reform and Terror pg 197-203

• French Revolution Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-6ruyZFfZs
• Timeline addition: 1793 France, King Louis XVI executed by guillotine; 1793-1794 France, Robespierre conducts Reign of Terror

Napoleon Forges an Empire pg 204-208

• Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ScnZd_tqUo
• Engineering an Empire Napoleon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cikOPx3TQI
• Trafalgar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CXwOCtYbUQ
• Timeline additions: 1804 France, Napoleon becomes emperor; 1805-1812 France, Napoleon conquers most countries in Europe

Napoleon’s Empire Collapses pg 209-212

• Battle of Borodino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hZUxHBsnhw
• Battlefield Detectives – Waterloo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwVqlSKjJGc
• Murder Mystery of Napoleon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2iu-2YvIuY
• Timeline addition:  1815 France, Napoleon defeated at Waterloo

The Congress of Vienna Convenes pg 213-217

• History Short Congress of Vienna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBRR31ocLlg (short)
• Timeline addition: 1815 Austria, Congress of Vienna restores old European boundries

Nationalistic Revolutions Sweep the West, 1789-1900

Latin American Peoples Win Independence pg 223-228

• Egalite for All:  Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOGVgQYX6SU
• Revolutions and Independence in Latin America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2E8yMeolGE
• Timeline additions: 1804 Haiti, Haiti gains independence from France; 1821 Mexico, declares independence

Revolutions Disrupt Europe pg 229-232

• Crimean War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni8jAvJIQug
• Tsar Alexander II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REEEzdYyuPo
• Timeline addition: 1853 Ottoman empire, Crimean War with Russia breaks out; 1861 Russia, Alexander II frees the surfs

Nationalism pg 233-238

• Last of the Czars – Nicky and Alix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYo8SEvnsrM
• Last of the Czars – The Shadow of Rasputin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx2zMUCsdM0
• Last of the Czars – The Death of a Dynasty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1em_lDQzmA
• The Franco Prussian War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DhbgJJ_M1s
• Timeline addition: 1871 Germany, Franco-Prussian War ends; Germany is united

Revolutions in the Arts pg 243

• Vincent Van Gogh:  The Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvWHOj79vrw
• The Impressionists Monet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7NB6ePQbd4
• Mary Cassatt American Impressionist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqIFbkt_8vo
• BBC Fake or Fortune Monet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98Nr49sSymk
• The Daguerreotype https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmm90yhhuJM (short)

Industrialism and the Race for Empire, 1700-1914

The Industrial Revoluton, 1700-1900

• The Beginnings of Industrialization pg 253-257
• Industrialization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhF_zVrZ3RQ
• The Children Who Built Victorian England https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87eVOpbcoVo
• James Watt Steam Engine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lbWRYycnNk
• Hidden Killers The Victorian Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZjCiYhCR7g
• Timeline additions: 1830 Britain, Rail line between Liverpool and Manchester opened; 1896 United States, Henry Ford builds his first automobile

Industrialization pg 258-262

• The Horrific World of England’s Workhouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VH5zathu8k
• Street Life in London https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlNzeoyAokE
• Hard Times (movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrO3GC_Rkb4
• Explore family history to find out where ancestors were living during Industrial Revolution and, if possible, find out where they worked.

Industrialization Spreads pg 263-266

• 7^th grader read The Other Civil War Chapter 10 – The People’s History of the United States
• 5^th grader read Certain White Men pg 18-19 – A People’s History of American Empire
• Mills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toV9uIDIJMs
• Transcontinental Railroad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kq1r27S5DU

An Age of Reforms pg 267-273

• William Wilberforce Amazing Grace (movie)
• Changing Attitudes Toward Children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLN3qNextw0
• Capitalism and Socialism Crash Course History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3u4EFTwprM
• 7^th grader read The Socialist Challenge Chapter 13 – The People’s History of the United States
• 5^th grader read The Pullman Strike pg 20-27 – A People’s History of American Empire
• 5th grader read The Ludlow Massacre pg 78-81 A People’s History of American Empire
• Ludlow Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qIHN68YNXw
• Timeline addition: 1848 Germany, Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto, 1875 Britain, Labor unions win right to strike

An Age of Democracy and Progress, 1815-1914

Democratic Reform and Activism pg 279-283

• 7^th grader read The Intimately Oppressed Chapter 6 – The People’s History of the United States
• One Woman One Vote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwEWTsJcJgQ
• Alfred Dreyfus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcKnFK3HBvs
• Timeline addition: 1848 United States, Woman suffragists hold Seneca Falls Convention; 1859 Britain, Charles Darwin presents theory of evolution

Self-Rule for British Colonies pg 284-288

• People’s History of Canada Rebellion and Reform (episode 7) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON6PD8Te3Wc
• People’s History of Canada (episode 8) The Great Enterprise
• People’s History of Canada (episode 9) From Sea to Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQIGo6ztXZA
• People’s History of Canada (episode 10) Taking the West https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCVDuyvNpHk
• History of Convict Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFRUU2jTmEw
• Famine to Freedom:  The Great Irish Journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jIVOgvZ6Ig
• History of Ireland Episode 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY_-xhtS_bU
• Timeline additions: 1837 Britain, Victoria becomes queen; 1845 Ireland, Great potato famine begins; 1867 Canada, Dominion of Canada is formed; 1901 Britain, Queen Victoria dies

Expansion and Crisis in the United States pg 289-292

• Lewis and Clark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6-If_emevY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHuBtzacOpM
• 7^th grader read – As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs Chapter 7 – The People’s History of the United States
• We Shall Remain:  Trail of Tears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2FeqFbr66s
• 7^th grader read We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God Chapter 8 – The People’s History of the United States
• The Mexican and American War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKNZfBOVgJA
• The Complete Story of the Alamo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNj4-h78EGw
• Into the West Wheel to the Stars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAAPvEfYZFY
• Into the West Manifest Destiny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCnayRFj-2M
• Civil War Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra92M3favxs
• View list of all battles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Civil_War_battles
• Fort Sumter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9p7V7GrHjE Short
• North and South First Battle of Manassas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXd9fPxbObM Short
• Shiloh Fiery Trail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orwrebSllvg
• Antietam Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tse4pbQp9cs
• Battle of Fredericksburg Story Map https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK-nYaNBKRU short
• Vicious Siege at Vicksburg http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/3play_1/a-vicious-siege-on-vicksburg/?no-ist short
• Battle of Gettysburg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJjwb4eyAyo
• Civil War Combat – Battle of Cold Harbor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly-P5w0rGnE
• Battle of Petersburg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgJVRDWxhlM short
• Appomattox Courthouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7kfqp3aen8
• 7^th grader read – Slavery Without Submission, Emancipation Without Freedom  Chapter 9 – The People’s History of the United States
• Reconstruction the Second Civil War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOJch5C8aEg
• Explore family history to find out any participation in the Civil War.
• 7^th grader read – Robber Barons and Rebels Chapter 11 – The People’s History of the United States
• Timeline additions: 1804-1806 North America, Louis and Clark’s exploration; 1831 United States, Trail of Tears;  1848 Mexico, Mexican American War; 1862 United States, Emancipation Proclamation; 1865 United States, Civil war ends

Nineteenth-Century Progress pg 293-299

• History of the Model T Ford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqd1Q0FFeoc
• Wright Brothers Flying Machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo0kpCU03-U
• Women Who Changed the World – In the Footsteps of Marie Curie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HH_4D1V2rE
• Explore family history and discover what life was like around the turn of the century.
• Timeline additions: 1860s France, Louis Pasteur develops process of pasteurization; 1908 United States, Henry Ford introduces the Model T

The Age of Imperialism, 1850-1914

Imperialists Divide Africa pg 305-309

• David Livingstone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wAtVOZUzbY
• Confronting Evolution’s Racist Roots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czImoE3UoFY
• Social Darwinism http://vimeo.com/61641355
• Mystery of the Zulu Dawn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h85fQdIAWwk
• The Boer War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i-hy_0VWZ8
• Timeline additions: 1871 Congo, Stanley finds Dr. Livingstone in central Africa; 1902 South Africa, Boer War ends

Imperialism pg 310-316

• Africa The Voyage of Discovery The Magnificent African Cake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irDWdqOvjVA
• Muslim Lands Fall to Imperialist Demands pg 317-320
• Victorian Era Foreign Policy animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMdCIzat62s short
• Florence Nightingale (movie)
• Suez Canal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpYW7ISr5HU
• Timeline addition: 1869 Egypt, Suez Canal completed

British Imperialism in India pg 321-325

• Story of India Freedom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Te58O2lRFY
• Timeline addition: 1857 India, Sepoy Mutiny

Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia pg 326-329

• 7^th and 5^th grader read Benevolent Assimilation pg 54-66 – A People’s History of American Empire
• History of Singapore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2izB3phw2mo
• Hawaii’s Last Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuKLYVLJya4
• Timeline additions: 1898 Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani forced to give up her throne; 1898 Philippines, US acquires Philippine Islands
  

Transformations Around the Globe, 1800-1914

China Responds to Pressure from the West pg 335-339

• The Opium War (movie)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBayNugXlU0
• Boxer Rebellion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXI2mboAdeA
• Timeline additions: 1839 China, China and Britain fight first Opium War; 1850-1864 China, Taiping Rebellion; 1900 China, Boxer Rebellion; 1912 China, Qing Dynasty falls, Sun Yixian elected president

Japan Modernizes pg 340-343

• 5^th grader read The Open Door Policy pg 28-30 – A People’s History of American Empire
• Matthew Perry to Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN-XEH6Gbkc short
• Meiji Period https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crbjNDKbguo
• Kochi (movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n5kv8GLHKA
• Korea- Japanese occupation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7WJEN6vUlk
• Timeline additions: 1854 Japan, Treaty of Kanagawa gives US access to two ports; 1867 Japan, Meiji era begins a period of modernization; 1894 Korea, Sino-Japanese War begins; 1910 Korea, Japan annexes Korea

Massacre at Wounded Knee (not in textbook, extra topic)

• 7^th grader read – The Empire and Its People Chapter 12– The People’s History of the United States
• 5^th grader read – The Massacre at Wounded Knee pg 10-17 – A People’s History of American Empire
• Bury My Heart a Wounded Knee (movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWjj-96Ci8Y
• Timeline addition: 1890 United States, Massacre at Wounded Knee

US Economic Imperialism in Latin America pg 344-348

• 7^th and 5^th grader read Antonia Maceo and the Cuban Revolution pg 32-38 – A People’s History of American Empire
• 7^th and 5^th grader read The Drumbeat for War pg 39-44 – A People’s History of American Empire
• 7^th and 5^th grader read Smoked Yankees:  The Black 25^th Infantry pg 45-49 – A People’s History of American Empire
• 7^th and 5^th grader read Spoils of War pg 50-53 – A People’s History of American Empire
• 7^th and 5^th grader read Benevolent Assimilation pg 54-66 – A People’s History of American Empire
• 7^th and 5^th grader read Republic or Empire? Pg 67-71 – A People’s History of American Empire
• 7^th and 5^th grader The Battle of Bud Dajo pg 72-74 – A People’s History of American Empire
• The Story of the USS Maine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JYFJU3ZJLM short
• The Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g8NpQsmxj4
• Experience Panama – 7 Wonders of the Industrial World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uPCQy32tGg
• Examine family history to see if there was any participation in the Spanish-American War.
• Timeline additions: 1898 Cuba, Spanish-American War begins; 1914 Panama, Panama canal opens

The Mexican Revolution pg 349-353

• The Storm the Swept Mexico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVWcgOcvgV0
• Timeline addition:  1910 Mexico, Mexican revolution begins