Splash Biography

Ever wanted to change the world around you? We'll talk about what revolutions are, how they've happened in the past, and why they don't always go as planned. Then we'll have our own revolution in the classroom, and see how much we've learned!

During the Cold War, the world stood on the brink of destruction every day--so why didn't it ever blow? We'll talk about the logic of the nuclear age, and explore the intrigue, secrets, spies, and weapons of the longest game of chicken ever played.

Sometimes life just doesn't seem fair--but why should it be? We'll take a closer look at the state of civil rights in America, and get downright opinionated on anything from abortion to immigration to gay rights, because we still have our freedom of speech...don't we?

We all want to change the world—but how? Every generation brings with it its own revolutions, and whether they are social, political, cultural, or technological, some are more lasting than others. If we are going to create meaningful change in our world, we must begin by looking back on the revolutions that created the very foundations we want to change today. In the modern age of the Occupy Movement and the Arab Spring, young revolutionaries must study the great revolutions of the past, from the French Revolution of the 18th century to the Russian and Iranian Revolutions of the 20th, to understand the causes, conduct, and consequences of revolutionary movements and apply those conclusions to understand and impact the revolutionary movements of our modern world.