Hoya Euro digital learning during the Covid 19 Pandemic
EUROS Monday August 17
Our plan for today is to
1. Talk about the basics of the class.
2. Go over 14th c
3. Do document analysis
4. Answer any qs you have
5. Troubleshooharrison-virtual-learning-plan_8.14.2020.pdfting
Our plan for today is to
1. Talk about the basics of the class.
2. Go over 14th c
3. Do document analysis
4. Answer any qs you have
5. Troubleshooharrison-virtual-learning-plan_8.14.2020.pdfting
EUROS...
Hope you enjoyed Spring Break!! Wish we had great stories to tell about trips to the beach or mountains or Europe...But we will save those for another day.
So here are some things you need to know.
1. Grades are fully updated.
2. Our class will continue until the end of school.
3. Your AP Exam is now Wed, May 13 at 4:00 pm.
4. It is a modified DBQ. Here is RUBRIC
5. We will continue working on our class for 1 more unit...then work on reviewing for the AP Exam.
6. I do still intend for you to finish your Biography assignment. So hopefully you are still reading it.
Hope you enjoyed Spring Break!! Wish we had great stories to tell about trips to the beach or mountains or Europe...But we will save those for another day.
So here are some things you need to know.
1. Grades are fully updated.
2. Our class will continue until the end of school.
3. Your AP Exam is now Wed, May 13 at 4:00 pm.
4. It is a modified DBQ. Here is RUBRIC
5. We will continue working on our class for 1 more unit...then work on reviewing for the AP Exam.
6. I do still intend for you to finish your Biography assignment. So hopefully you are still reading it.
EXAM INFO
PLEASE LOOK THESE THINGS OVER AS YOU PREPARE FOR YOUR AP EXAMS
Exam Guide is here FULLEXAMGUIDE
Exam Day Checklist is here EXAMGUIDE
PLEASE LOOK THESE THINGS OVER AS YOU PREPARE FOR YOUR AP EXAMS
Exam Guide is here FULLEXAMGUIDE
Exam Day Checklist is here EXAMGUIDE
THE FINAL EXAM!!!!
First...congratulations on getting the AP Exam DONE!!! Yay....you made it through and I think that the questions looked fair and manageable. Hopefully, you did well and felt prepared for it.
So...to conclude our class. Your final exam this semester will be a 3 minute class presentation via Zoom.
ZOOM Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 19 at 11:00 am. I will send out an invitation via Remind right before the meeting. Please let me know if that does not work. I am flexible and can move it if that conflicts with something else.
Your presentation....
You have 3 minutes to tell us how you and your biography person compare. What do you have in common? What is different? We will go in random order based on who actually is present. Props, graphics, images, dressing up all helps. I will even be dressed up in period costume for the event. (Who I will be is a surprise!!) 3 minutes...of you and your person. If all 14 of you do it...then that will be about 45 minutes.
You guys have been awesome this semester. I really am sorry we did not have the chance to finish together. We had a great vibe going before the interruption. I am honored to have been your teacher. We will certainly have quite the memory!!
Hopefully, I will see you all on Tuesday at 11:00 am.
First...congratulations on getting the AP Exam DONE!!! Yay....you made it through and I think that the questions looked fair and manageable. Hopefully, you did well and felt prepared for it.
So...to conclude our class. Your final exam this semester will be a 3 minute class presentation via Zoom.
ZOOM Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 19 at 11:00 am. I will send out an invitation via Remind right before the meeting. Please let me know if that does not work. I am flexible and can move it if that conflicts with something else.
Your presentation....
You have 3 minutes to tell us how you and your biography person compare. What do you have in common? What is different? We will go in random order based on who actually is present. Props, graphics, images, dressing up all helps. I will even be dressed up in period costume for the event. (Who I will be is a surprise!!) 3 minutes...of you and your person. If all 14 of you do it...then that will be about 45 minutes.
You guys have been awesome this semester. I really am sorry we did not have the chance to finish together. We had a great vibe going before the interruption. I am honored to have been your teacher. We will certainly have quite the memory!!
Hopefully, I will see you all on Tuesday at 11:00 am.
Euro Week of May 11-14
EXAM WEEK!!!
Please make sure you are ready for the exam. Tomorrow, you should receive your exam ticket via the email you have registered with the College Board. Please check and make sure you receive it. If you don't then please let me know so we can follow up.
The exam is scheduled for Wednesday May 13 at 4:00. You should be logged in and ready to take it by 3:30. Again...solve all the tech problems before Wednesday.
Your assignment this week is to prepare for the EXAM. Please make sure you have everything in place. If you want to do one more DBQ....here ya go. CoronaDBQ4
On Wednesday, I will be at school from 9-1 helping with Yearbook distribution. I think all of you from this semester got a The World That Trade Created book from me on March 13. So please plan to bring that book to school on Wednesday when you come get your yearbook. Please see me and give it to me...no one else. Also if you have any other books I may have let you borrow then please return them at that time.
Chloe and I have been in touch about the ceiling tile. I think she was going to get with you guys about it. So hopefully, you have heard from her.
Final Exam--info will be given out after your exam on Wednesday.
Guys....just do your best on the exam. You should be well prepared but no worries. I am just glad I got to teach you guys!!!
Coach Simmons
EXAM WEEK!!!
Please make sure you are ready for the exam. Tomorrow, you should receive your exam ticket via the email you have registered with the College Board. Please check and make sure you receive it. If you don't then please let me know so we can follow up.
The exam is scheduled for Wednesday May 13 at 4:00. You should be logged in and ready to take it by 3:30. Again...solve all the tech problems before Wednesday.
Your assignment this week is to prepare for the EXAM. Please make sure you have everything in place. If you want to do one more DBQ....here ya go. CoronaDBQ4
On Wednesday, I will be at school from 9-1 helping with Yearbook distribution. I think all of you from this semester got a The World That Trade Created book from me on March 13. So please plan to bring that book to school on Wednesday when you come get your yearbook. Please see me and give it to me...no one else. Also if you have any other books I may have let you borrow then please return them at that time.
Chloe and I have been in touch about the ceiling tile. I think she was going to get with you guys about it. So hopefully, you have heard from her.
Final Exam--info will be given out after your exam on Wednesday.
Guys....just do your best on the exam. You should be well prepared but no worries. I am just glad I got to teach you guys!!!
Coach Simmons
Euro Week of May 3-6
Please make sure you are ready for your AP Exam. Look over the checklist above and see that you have everything you need to be successful on the exam. Let me know if you have any questions. Remember, each week day at 11:00, the College Board has a review session for AP Euro. These sessions are excellent. Also for review, the crash course videos are great. Lastly, Tom Richey has excellent review videos. Here is the link TomRicheyReview
Monday--Review these responses to European Imperialism. Understand these are the ways people in those areas reacted to the Europeans. Identify (who, what, where, when, why important) Indian Congress Party, Zulu Resistance, India's Sepoy Mutiny, China's Boxer Rebellion, Japan's Meiji Restoration.
Tuesday-- Finish your Biography Assignment Book Review. BIOBOOKREVIEW
Wednesday--Diplomatic tensions related to Imperialism...Identify...Russo-Japanese War of 1905, Berlin Conference (1884-1885), Fashoda crisis (1898), Spanish American War (1899-1900), Boer War (1899-1901), Moroccan Crises (1905, 1911)
Thursday--Your DBQ for this week is here. Practice your time element. Do it in 45 minutes. CORONADBQ3
Please make sure you are ready for your AP Exam. Look over the checklist above and see that you have everything you need to be successful on the exam. Let me know if you have any questions. Remember, each week day at 11:00, the College Board has a review session for AP Euro. These sessions are excellent. Also for review, the crash course videos are great. Lastly, Tom Richey has excellent review videos. Here is the link TomRicheyReview
Monday--Review these responses to European Imperialism. Understand these are the ways people in those areas reacted to the Europeans. Identify (who, what, where, when, why important) Indian Congress Party, Zulu Resistance, India's Sepoy Mutiny, China's Boxer Rebellion, Japan's Meiji Restoration.
Tuesday-- Finish your Biography Assignment Book Review. BIOBOOKREVIEW
Wednesday--Diplomatic tensions related to Imperialism...Identify...Russo-Japanese War of 1905, Berlin Conference (1884-1885), Fashoda crisis (1898), Spanish American War (1899-1900), Boer War (1899-1901), Moroccan Crises (1905, 1911)
Thursday--Your DBQ for this week is here. Practice your time element. Do it in 45 minutes. CORONADBQ3
Euro Week of April 27-30
Continue working on your Biography assignment. See below for link to it.
Monday--19th C Culture and Arts pp. 874-881 Watch Crashcoursemigration
Tuesday--Lead up to WWI pp. 828-840 Watch CrashcourseWWI
Wednesday-Thursday-Review cities and urban growth...read Chapter 22 again
DBQ this week-- Industrialization CORONADBQ2
Please make sure you are getting updates from the College Board about the testing. Make sure you have read that and have everything you need. Please let me know if you need help with anything.
DBQ--practice, practice, practice. Do them!!!
Continue working on your Biography assignment. See below for link to it.
Monday--19th C Culture and Arts pp. 874-881 Watch Crashcoursemigration
Tuesday--Lead up to WWI pp. 828-840 Watch CrashcourseWWI
Wednesday-Thursday-Review cities and urban growth...read Chapter 22 again
DBQ this week-- Industrialization CORONADBQ2
Please make sure you are getting updates from the College Board about the testing. Make sure you have read that and have everything you need. Please let me know if you need help with anything.
DBQ--practice, practice, practice. Do them!!!
Euro Week of April 20-23
Here is the assignment for the final book review on your Biography. Due May 5. Biographyreview
Monday--Darwinism and Social Darwinism pp. 743-51 Watch CrashcoursePhilo
Tuesday--Age of Progress and Modernity pp. 766-773, 868-874 Watch CrashcourseModernity
Wednesday--New Imperialism pp. 794-804 Watch CrashcourseImperialism
Thursday--Imperialism's Global Effects pp. 804-824
During this week, I want you to do a DBQ. I really want you to focus on the new RUBRIC
Please get it to my by Friday. CORONADBQ1
Here is the assignment for the final book review on your Biography. Due May 5. Biographyreview
Monday--Darwinism and Social Darwinism pp. 743-51 Watch CrashcoursePhilo
Tuesday--Age of Progress and Modernity pp. 766-773, 868-874 Watch CrashcourseModernity
Wednesday--New Imperialism pp. 794-804 Watch CrashcourseImperialism
Thursday--Imperialism's Global Effects pp. 804-824
During this week, I want you to do a DBQ. I really want you to focus on the new RUBRIC
Please get it to my by Friday. CORONADBQ1
Euro Week of April 13-16
Monday--Nationalism Read pp. 756-766 and pp. 778-783
Tuesday--I want to Zoom with you guys. So I am going to set it up for 11:00 am. I would really like all of you to be available if possible...even kids from last semester. We can talk about the new plans for the exam and then we can do a lesson. I expect it to last 1 hour max.
Wednesday--Unification and Diplomatic Tensions. Read pp. 773-778 Watch Crash Course Video
Thursday--TBA...either practice DBQ skills or work on ISMS.
Monday--Nationalism Read pp. 756-766 and pp. 778-783
Tuesday--I want to Zoom with you guys. So I am going to set it up for 11:00 am. I would really like all of you to be available if possible...even kids from last semester. We can talk about the new plans for the exam and then we can do a lesson. I expect it to last 1 hour max.
Wednesday--Unification and Diplomatic Tensions. Read pp. 773-778 Watch Crash Course Video
Thursday--TBA...either practice DBQ skills or work on ISMS.
Euros...hope you are all doing well.
News about the AP Exam. You should have seen the link I sent you earlier. There is a UTube channel that is from the College Board that will do reviews for the AP Exam. Here is the link. CBReview
Specific details about the exam will be released in about 2 weeks. Here is what I know right now.
1. There will not be any multiple choice on the exam.
2. It will be a 45 minute exam you will take from home.
3. It will only cover the time period....1450-1914.
4. I thought I included the link to the YouTube Channel. Here it is. YouTubeCBReview
5. The first review videos are for the modern time periods...BUT....you should pay attention to the skills emphasized. Specifically, think about document analysis, context, using evidence to support your points, thesis statements, etc. Your other skills include....
AP Historical Thinking Skills
So prepare yourself for those items. That is literally all I know right now. As I get more information, I will share it with you. I miss you guys and hope you are all healthy and not going too stir crazy at this point!!
News about the AP Exam. You should have seen the link I sent you earlier. There is a UTube channel that is from the College Board that will do reviews for the AP Exam. Here is the link. CBReview
Specific details about the exam will be released in about 2 weeks. Here is what I know right now.
1. There will not be any multiple choice on the exam.
2. It will be a 45 minute exam you will take from home.
3. It will only cover the time period....1450-1914.
4. I thought I included the link to the YouTube Channel. Here it is. YouTubeCBReview
5. The first review videos are for the modern time periods...BUT....you should pay attention to the skills emphasized. Specifically, think about document analysis, context, using evidence to support your points, thesis statements, etc. Your other skills include....
AP Historical Thinking Skills
- Developments and Processes
- Sourcing and Situation
- Claims and Evidence in Sources
- Contextualization
- Making Connections
- Argumentation
So prepare yourself for those items. That is literally all I know right now. As I get more information, I will share it with you. I miss you guys and hope you are all healthy and not going too stir crazy at this point!!
Chloe wins!!!
Week 3 of the Covid 19 Quarantine!!
I miss you guys. Hope all is well. The review videos on YouTube are really good. I would highly encourage you to do watch them. 11:00 am each weekday.
I have two more movies you guys can add to your lists.
Mary Queen of Scots (Rated R so make sure you have parental permission)
They Shall Never Grow Old Colorized images of WWI. It is amazing seeing these images.
Monday, March 30
1. Read pp. 736-743 in your text.
2. Look at this PowerPoint on the ISMS...Liberalism, Conservatism, Nationalism ISMPPT
3. I miss you guys and want to see you. Please send me a picture of you doing European History. I want to see you smiling faces. Creativity is a plus (like dress the part if you want).
Tuesday, March 31
1. Let's practice some SAQs. You have 2 to complete.
2. Answer (a), (b), and (c). 4. a) Describe one cause of Great Britain’s early industrialization in the period 1700–1800. b) Describe one effect of Great Britain’s industrialization on the European balance of power in the period 1800–1900. c) Explain one political reaction to industrialization within Great Britain in the period 1800–1900.
3. Answer (a), (b), and (c). 1. a) Identify and explain ONE continuity in European family life from 1700 through 1900. b) Identify and explain ONE change in European family life from 1700 through 1900. c). Identify and explain a SECOND distinct change in European family life from 1700 through 1900.
4. As you are answering these questions...practice using the stem of the question to start your answer. For example.....
"One cause of Great Britain's early industrialization was....."
5. Submit these to KSimms
Wednesday, April 1
1. Read the documents on Bismarck, Mazzini and Garibaldi, and the Death of Cavour.
2. Complete the on-line quiz on them.
3. Write a paragraph linking them together.
Thursday, April 2
1. Read pp. 758-765,
2. Watch the video on German and Italian Unification CCUNIF
Friday, April 3
1. Read about France and Austria in this time period. pp. 756-758, 773-783.
2. Do the Thinking like a Historian DBQ activity on pp. 780-781
I miss you guys. Hope all is well. The review videos on YouTube are really good. I would highly encourage you to do watch them. 11:00 am each weekday.
I have two more movies you guys can add to your lists.
Mary Queen of Scots (Rated R so make sure you have parental permission)
They Shall Never Grow Old Colorized images of WWI. It is amazing seeing these images.
Monday, March 30
1. Read pp. 736-743 in your text.
2. Look at this PowerPoint on the ISMS...Liberalism, Conservatism, Nationalism ISMPPT
3. I miss you guys and want to see you. Please send me a picture of you doing European History. I want to see you smiling faces. Creativity is a plus (like dress the part if you want).
Tuesday, March 31
1. Let's practice some SAQs. You have 2 to complete.
2. Answer (a), (b), and (c). 4. a) Describe one cause of Great Britain’s early industrialization in the period 1700–1800. b) Describe one effect of Great Britain’s industrialization on the European balance of power in the period 1800–1900. c) Explain one political reaction to industrialization within Great Britain in the period 1800–1900.
3. Answer (a), (b), and (c). 1. a) Identify and explain ONE continuity in European family life from 1700 through 1900. b) Identify and explain ONE change in European family life from 1700 through 1900. c). Identify and explain a SECOND distinct change in European family life from 1700 through 1900.
4. As you are answering these questions...practice using the stem of the question to start your answer. For example.....
"One cause of Great Britain's early industrialization was....."
5. Submit these to KSimms
Wednesday, April 1
1. Read the documents on Bismarck, Mazzini and Garibaldi, and the Death of Cavour.
2. Complete the on-line quiz on them.
3. Write a paragraph linking them together.
Thursday, April 2
1. Read pp. 758-765,
2. Watch the video on German and Italian Unification CCUNIF
Friday, April 3
1. Read about France and Austria in this time period. pp. 756-758, 773-783.
2. Do the Thinking like a Historian DBQ activity on pp. 780-781
Monday, March 23
1. Complete your section of the Conservatism Worksheet.
2. England--Ethan, Ellie, Elijah, Miller
3. Russia--Ava, Itza, Marley,
4. German States--Colin, Chloe, Parker, Andrew
5. Italy and others--Marissa, Matthew, Grace
6. Email me your document or take a picture of your work.
Tuesday, March 24
1. Watch the John Green Video on Conservatism. JGVideo
2. Read pp. 665-672, 720-727 in text
3. Read the 3 documents....Ricardo, Ludd, Child of Factory...do the 3 Doc quizzes
4. Write a review of the 3 documents.
Wednesday, March 25
1. I am going to try and do a Zoom conference on this date. Will get you details later. Update...No Zoom.
2. Read about the ideologies of Change and Reform. Text...672-680, 691-697
3. Read the Documents....Marx, Engels, Owen, People's Charter...do the 4 doc quizzes
4. In general....write your response to this...What are the issues of reform? What do they seek?
Thursday, March 26
1. Read about social reform movements. TEXT pp. 727-736, 783-789
2. Pick one of the 19th c. social reform movements....Luddites, Marxism, Feminism, Social Darwinism, Zionism, Revisionism....or if you have another idea run it by me....Create a recruiting poster for your ideas. Send me a photo of your poster.
Friday, March 27
1. Watch the video on the Revolutions of 1848 JG1848Rev
2. Read about the revolutions on pp. 703-716 in your text.
3. Answer this question...The revolutions of 1848 are considered a turning point in European History where Europe failed to turn. What do you think and why? Treat it like an SAQ...1 full page with at least 3 specific points of evidence along the way.
1. Complete your section of the Conservatism Worksheet.
2. England--Ethan, Ellie, Elijah, Miller
3. Russia--Ava, Itza, Marley,
4. German States--Colin, Chloe, Parker, Andrew
5. Italy and others--Marissa, Matthew, Grace
6. Email me your document or take a picture of your work.
Tuesday, March 24
1. Watch the John Green Video on Conservatism. JGVideo
2. Read pp. 665-672, 720-727 in text
3. Read the 3 documents....Ricardo, Ludd, Child of Factory...do the 3 Doc quizzes
4. Write a review of the 3 documents.
Wednesday, March 25
1. I am going to try and do a Zoom conference on this date. Will get you details later. Update...No Zoom.
2. Read about the ideologies of Change and Reform. Text...672-680, 691-697
3. Read the Documents....Marx, Engels, Owen, People's Charter...do the 4 doc quizzes
4. In general....write your response to this...What are the issues of reform? What do they seek?
Thursday, March 26
1. Read about social reform movements. TEXT pp. 727-736, 783-789
2. Pick one of the 19th c. social reform movements....Luddites, Marxism, Feminism, Social Darwinism, Zionism, Revisionism....or if you have another idea run it by me....Create a recruiting poster for your ideas. Send me a photo of your poster.
Friday, March 27
1. Watch the video on the Revolutions of 1848 JG1848Rev
2. Read about the revolutions on pp. 703-716 in your text.
3. Answer this question...The revolutions of 1848 are considered a turning point in European History where Europe failed to turn. What do you think and why? Treat it like an SAQ...1 full page with at least 3 specific points of evidence along the way.
Monday March 16
1. Read pp. 697-703 in your textbook.
2. Find a piece of art from one of the following artists. Explain how it represents characteristics of Romanticism
Eugene Delocroix, Ludwig von Beethoven, John Constable, Francisco Goya, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, Percy Bryce Shelley, Casper David Friedrich,
3. Email your paragraph to Coach Simmons
Tuesday March 17
1. Go on to My AP Classroom and take the Unit 5 test. It is only Multiple Choice. You have until midnight Wednesday to complete it.
2. Let me know how it goes. It is an experiment. I set it to let you see your results.
Wednesday March 18
1. Read pp. 544-545 in your textbook. This is about Contextualizing the Industrial Revolution and Its Origins and Effects
2. Read the Document by Thomas Malthus that I set up for you. Do the quiz.
3. Email me a paragraph about what you read.
Thursday March 19
1. Complete the chart on the Industrial Revolution Here
2. Take a picture or email it to me.
Friday March 20
1. Watch the video on the Industrial Revolution
2. Read pages 650-665 in your text
Monday, March 23
1. Complete your section of the Conservatism Worksheet.
2. England--Ethan, Ellie, Elijah, Miller
3. Russia--Ava, Itza, Marley,
4. German States--Colin, Chloe, Parker, Andrew
5. Italy and others--Marissa, Matthew, Grace
6. Email me your document or take a picture of your work.
1. Read pp. 697-703 in your textbook.
2. Find a piece of art from one of the following artists. Explain how it represents characteristics of Romanticism
Eugene Delocroix, Ludwig von Beethoven, John Constable, Francisco Goya, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, Percy Bryce Shelley, Casper David Friedrich,
3. Email your paragraph to Coach Simmons
Tuesday March 17
1. Go on to My AP Classroom and take the Unit 5 test. It is only Multiple Choice. You have until midnight Wednesday to complete it.
2. Let me know how it goes. It is an experiment. I set it to let you see your results.
Wednesday March 18
1. Read pp. 544-545 in your textbook. This is about Contextualizing the Industrial Revolution and Its Origins and Effects
2. Read the Document by Thomas Malthus that I set up for you. Do the quiz.
3. Email me a paragraph about what you read.
Thursday March 19
1. Complete the chart on the Industrial Revolution Here
2. Take a picture or email it to me.
Friday March 20
1. Watch the video on the Industrial Revolution
2. Read pages 650-665 in your text
Monday, March 23
1. Complete your section of the Conservatism Worksheet.
2. England--Ethan, Ellie, Elijah, Miller
3. Russia--Ava, Itza, Marley,
4. German States--Colin, Chloe, Parker, Andrew
5. Italy and others--Marissa, Matthew, Grace
6. Email me your document or take a picture of your work.
Hey Euros...So to get started. Here are some things that are "long-term" assignments that you need to complete.
1. Finish your biographies. I will post the assignment sometime this week. I will also post an example of the book review that I would like for you to use as a model.
2. Work on your Enrichment activities.
Movies I recommend.....in case you want something interesting and educational to occupy your time here are the top movies I recommend.
The Agony and the Ecstasy--Michelangelo and Pope Julius II and the Sistine Chapel
Elizabeth I*--Her rise to power and her early years.
Girl with the Pearl Earring--The life of Vermeer as told by the girl in the painting
Luther--Great biography of his religious ideas and his challenge of the Catholic Church
Master and Commander--French vs. British warships during the Napoleonic Wars
Dr. Zhivago--A love story told in the context of the Russian Revolution
Enemy at the Gates*--The Battle of Stalingrad
Downfall--Hitler's last days in power and the drama in his bunker
Hope and Glory--The London Blitz as seen through the eyes of children
Amazing Grace--William Wilberforce's quest to end the British Slave Trade
Les Miserables--Musical set around the French Revolution of 1832
Dunkirk--famous WWII battle
For more fun movies with a historical connection...here are some of those.
V for Vendetta--futuristic story of Guy Fawkes
Mary Poppins--Late 19th c London family...Imperialism, Women's rights, Working classes, Upper classes.
Dr. Strangelove--Cold war apocalypse
Sound of Music--Austria during the Nazi occupation
Monty Python and the Holy Grail--A funny look at the Middle Ages.
I will post more but I thought this would get you started.
1. Finish your biographies. I will post the assignment sometime this week. I will also post an example of the book review that I would like for you to use as a model.
2. Work on your Enrichment activities.
Movies I recommend.....in case you want something interesting and educational to occupy your time here are the top movies I recommend.
The Agony and the Ecstasy--Michelangelo and Pope Julius II and the Sistine Chapel
Elizabeth I*--Her rise to power and her early years.
Girl with the Pearl Earring--The life of Vermeer as told by the girl in the painting
Luther--Great biography of his religious ideas and his challenge of the Catholic Church
Master and Commander--French vs. British warships during the Napoleonic Wars
Dr. Zhivago--A love story told in the context of the Russian Revolution
Enemy at the Gates*--The Battle of Stalingrad
Downfall--Hitler's last days in power and the drama in his bunker
Hope and Glory--The London Blitz as seen through the eyes of children
Amazing Grace--William Wilberforce's quest to end the British Slave Trade
Les Miserables--Musical set around the French Revolution of 1832
Dunkirk--famous WWII battle
For more fun movies with a historical connection...here are some of those.
V for Vendetta--futuristic story of Guy Fawkes
Mary Poppins--Late 19th c London family...Imperialism, Women's rights, Working classes, Upper classes.
Dr. Strangelove--Cold war apocalypse
Sound of Music--Austria during the Nazi occupation
Monty Python and the Holy Grail--A funny look at the Middle Ages.
I will post more but I thought this would get you started.