Is democracy on the rise, or is it declining worldwide? Take a look at Crash Course World History's take on the state of global democracy when compared to the governments of Singapore, China

Concepts

democracy, american democracy, china, capitalism, western civilizations, corruption, singapore

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Encourage learners to write an argument essay about their own predictions about Western civilizations based on independent research
• Assign the video for homework in a flipped classroom context, and have class members return to your lesson ready to discuss what they learned

Classroom Considerations

• Knowledge of economic concepts, including capitalism, GDP, and -- is helpful before viewing the video
• The final part of a larger video series on world history

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Takes a thoughtful look at the state of government models around the world
• At 15 minutes long, the video is the ideal length; it's short enough to maintain engagement but long enough to be thorough

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.9