Instructional Video16:59
Jack Rackam

How the Dance Floor Changed Feudalism Forever | The Life & Times of Louis XIV

12th - Higher Ed
Feudalism was dying. In the age of globe-spanning colonial empires, commercial printing, and the scientific revolution, the idea of a state held together by a myriad of personal arrangements between ruler and nobility was beginning to...
Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

040 The Black Death - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
1346 - Oriental rat fleas infected with the Yersinia pestis bacterium arrive by boat in several European cities. Within three years, the ‘Pestilence’ or ‘Great Mortality’ grips the entire continent. Bubonic plague earns its name from the...
Instructional Video11:19
Weird History

Weird FashionTrends Through History

12th - Higher Ed
The fashion choices of the 16th and 17th centuries differed drastically from those of centuries past. During the medieval period, outfits were chosen to keep the wearer slim; however, the fashion of the 16 and 17th centuries was all...
Instructional Video3:08
Curated Video

Space-Time Compression

3rd - 8th
Space-Time Compression examines how the speed of transportation and communication brings places closer together.
Instructional Video9:20
Jabzy

Hitler's views on Vegetarianism, Britain and More | Hitler's Table Talk

12th - Higher Ed
Hitler's views on Vegetarianism, Britain and More | Hitler's Table Talk
Instructional Video11:28
Jabzy

Why are there so many Eritrean Refugees? | Modern Day Slavery, Isaias Afwerki, Eritrean Military

12th - Higher Ed
Why are there so many Eritrean Refugees? | Modern Day Slavery, Isaias Afwerki, Eritrean Military
Instructional Video9:42
Jabzy

When Venezuela was Colonized by German Bankers | German Conquistadors, History of Venezuela

12th - Higher Ed
When Venezuela was Colonized by German Bankers | German Conquistadors, History of Venezuela
Instructional Video10:31
Jabzy

The Kaiser's Plan to Ally with the United States and China

12th - Higher Ed
The Kaiser's Plan to Ally with the United States and China
Instructional Video11:40
Jabzy

The Forgotten Election that Changed the World.

12th - Higher Ed
The Forgotten Election that Changed the World.
Instructional Video9:48
Jabzy

Polish Plans to Destroy Russia | Japanese Alliance, Prometheism, Jozef Pilsudski

12th - Higher Ed
Polish Plans to Destroy Russia | Japanese Alliance, Prometheism, Jozef Pilsudski
Instructional Video13:58
Jabzy

Plans to Partition China between the European Powers

12th - Higher Ed
Plans to Partition China between the European Powers
Instructional Video4:01
Jabzy

Italian Unification | 3 Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
Italian Unification | 3 Minute History
Instructional Video15:08
Schooling Online

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Vol. 3, Chapters 5-7 Summary

3rd - Higher Ed
Victor returns to Switzerland in a fragile state after losing another loved one. The Frankenstein family plans for a happy occasion, but it’s overshadowed by the monster’s deadly threats. Victor is finally pushed over the edge and...
Instructional Video5:40
Hip Hughes History

Common Sense Explained: US History Review

6th - 12th
Find out why I call Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", the "Book of Duh" and I relate to a colonial Oprah. Seven arguments from Paine detailing why we need to leave Great Britain HipHughes walks you through the basics of the first declared...
Instructional Video5:37
Hip Hughes History

Detente Explained: US History Review

6th - 12th
A short yet fun and informative video review of the period of Detente that existed between the US and China and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.
Instructional Video8:49
Hip Hughes History

World Global Review: WWI in Ten Minutes

6th - 12th
Mr. Hughes slices and dices up a hot plate of World War One Review. Just enough to make you think you just might be ready to pass your test and realizing you should of studies more during the year before resorting to googling it and...
Instructional Video3:56
Hip Hughes History

The Farewell Address for Dummies

6th - 12th
HipHughes breezes through the essentials of George Washington's Farewell address. Just enough of the big ideas so you won't look like a dummy at a dinner party or in a US History class or in life in general.
Instructional Video3:14
Curated Video

Curved Sword Vs. Straight Sword: Which Is Better?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
One of the longest running arguments among sword enthusiasts revolves around the two dominant shapes of swords: curved and straight. Traditionally, straight swords have been used by Western European cultures, while curved swords are...
Instructional Video3:33
Curated Video

What Separates Humans From Animals?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Research consensus at this time is that animals and humans differ most fundamentally in their ability to recognize themselves. Human beings are capable of self-analysis, mental time travel, imagination, abstract reasoning, cultural...
Instructional Video6:21
Vlogbrothers

Understanding Ukraine: The Problems Today and Some Historical Context

6th - 11th
In which John discusses the crisis in Ukraine, and how the influence of Russia and Europe have shaped Ukrainian politics for centuries. REMINDER: Educational videos are allowed to be more than four minutes long.
Instructional Video3:26
Vlogbrothers

The Largest Theft of All Time

6th - 11th
I thought this video was going to be a fun top ten list, then I realized that most of the theft in America is the rich robbing the poor. Literally! Not even in a roudabout way...literally not paying them for more than twenty billion...
Instructional Video5:13
Vlogbrothers

REIGN OF TERROR: The French Revolution, Part III

6th - 11th
In which John Green completes his introduction to the history of the French Revolution, discussing the rise of the Committee of Public Safety, Maxmillien Robespierre, the reign of terror, the guillotine, the death of Marie Antoinette,...
Instructional Video6:04
Vlogbrothers

Headless Monarchy: The French Revolution, Part II

6th - 11th
In which John Green continues his introduction to the history of the French Revolution, discussing Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette's flight to Varennes, the constituent assembly's attempts to write a constitution of France, France's brief...
Instructional Video8:21
TLDR News

TLDR News Interviews Mitch McConnell

12th - Higher Ed
This weekend we attended the Munich Security Conference, where we met with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. During the conversation we talk about future US arms shipments to Ukraine and the threat posed by China. The Munich...