The following are movies that you can watch and complete the Extra Credit Template for extra credit.

The Patriot (American Revolution)

Lincoln (passage of 13th Amendment & his administration, Civil War)

American Graffiti (1960s)

There Will Be Blood (Oil business early 1900s)

The Aviator (life of Howard Hughes early 1900s)

The Great Gatsby (1920s)

Seabiscuit (Depression, 1930s)

Kit Kittredge:  An American Girl (Depression, 1930s)

Cinderella Man (Depression, 1930s)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Depression, 1930s)

Of Mice and Men (Depression, 1930s)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1930s)

Grapes of Wrath (Depression, 1930s)

Radio Days (1940s, WW2)

Good Night, and Good Luck (Red Scare, 1950s)

Dick (Presidency of Nixon)

J. Edgar (FBI Director)

All the President's Men (Watergate scandal)

Quiz Show (tv game show, 1950s)

42 (Jackie Robinson, 1950s)

Pleasantville (commentary on 1950s sitcoms & way of life)

JFK (Assassination)

Ghosts of Mississippi (assassination of Medgar Evers, 1960s)

Mississippi Burning (killing of Civil Rights workers, 1960s)

Apollo 13 (NASA, 1970)

We Were Soldiers (Vietnam)

Born on the Fourth of July (R-rated) (Vietnam)

Nixon (Presidency of Nixon)

Milk (Political Life of Harvey Milk, gay activist)

Frost/Nixon (Reflection on Nixon's presidency)

Argo (Iran hostage crisis, 1970s)

Miracle (1980 USA vs. USSR Hockey at Olympics)

Charlie Wilson's War (R-rated) (US involvement in war in Afghanistan, 1980s)

Back to the Future (1980s compared to 1950s)

Black Hawk Down (fighting in Somalia, 1990s)

Flight 93 (911 attack)

United 93 (911 attack)

The Hurt Locker (War in Iraq)

Zero Dark Thirty (Capturing Osama bin Laden)

Captain Phillips (Somali pirates capture ship, 2009)

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