Instructional Video2:36
Khan Academy

Review of China US Currency Situation

11th - Higher Ed
This short clip is essentially just a review of what Sal has discussed in previous videos about the China-US trade situation. He goes over all the details, discussing the trade imbalance and how the Chinese government maintains the...
Instructional Video4:47
TED-Ed

How Containerization Shaped the Modern World

9th - 12th Standards
"It's the reason we have a thriving global market place, offering us the infinite variety of things, and it's the reason we can move cargoes from remote parts of the world at minimal cost." Learn about how small-town truck driver Malcom...
Instructional Video9:54
Curated OER

Basic Economics Lesson 2 - Exchange and Prices

9th - 12th
Trade, exchange, and price are the focus of this basic economic video. Economic theory is used to describe whether exchange occurs, which relates to human wants and mutually beneficial exchange. The scenarios provided are used to explain...
Instructional Video8:26
Curated OER

The Byzantine Empire - Part 6

6th - 12th
This final clip in a series on the Byzantine Empire recounts the greatness of the empire at its height, and what ultimately led to its downfall. Venetians conquered Constantinople in 1204 AD, afterward dominating the eastern...
Instructional Video
The Economist

The Economist: Multimedia Library: Kal Draws: Trade

9th - 10th
KAL, The Economist's resident cartoonist and animator, explains trade in this short animated video.
Instructional Video
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: American History and the World

9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Thomas Bender presents a documentary tying together American history with the world. He discusses the development of United States nationalism, globalization, and economics during the discovery of the...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Madeleine Albright on the Diplomatic Toolbox and Foreign Policy

9th - 10th
Fmr. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discusses the tools used in foreign policy. [9:12]
Instructional Video
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve and You: Money Versus Barter

9th - 10th
A video discussing how money has made trade easier than the practice of bartering. [1:52]
Instructional Video
Vulcan Productions and Cinelan

We the Economy: Cave O Nomics

9th - 10th
How did the economy get started? Meet Ugg, Glugg and Tugg, three enterprising cave men who accidentally invented trade, marketing and the base elements of the modern market economy.
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course World History #18: Int'l Commerce and the Indian Ocean Trade

9th - 10th
In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you the history of the Indian Ocean Trade. John weaves a tale of swashbuckling adventure, replete with trade in books, ivory, and timber. Along the way, John manages to cover advances in...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Comparative Advantage and Absolute Advantage

9th - 10th
Trade benefits both agents when each specializes in what they have a comparative advantage in producing and trading with another agent who has a comparative advantage in something else. The gains from trade occur based on comparative...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Debt Loops Rationale and Effects

9th - 10th
Sal Khan discusses the positive and negative effects of China's devaluing of their currency. [12:23]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Economics #2: Specialization and Trade

9th - 10th
Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford introduce specialization and trade, and how countries decide whether they're going to make stuff or trade for stuff. Discover comparative advantage, the production possibilities frontier and how to make...