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Crash Course
Terrorism, War, and Bush 43 Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the tumultuous 2000's in the United States of America, mainly the 2000's that coincide with the presidency of George W Bush. From the controversial election in 2000, to the events of 9/11 and Bush's...
Curated Video
How to Deal with Trolls on YouTube
Trolls and negative feedback is quite common on YouTube. I think it is important to note there is a difference between criticism and harassment. Here we talk about how to deal with trolls and overly negative criticism online....
Curated Video
Madeleine Albright's Brooches
The U.S.’s first female Secretary of State used her collection of brooches to get her point across when meeting with foreign leaders, a practice that became known as “Pin Diplomacy.”
Hip Hughes History
The 9/11 Attacks Explained: US History Review (2/2)
Part two of a twenty minute lecture highlighting the major issues related to 9/11. Geared for students of US History at a secondary education level.
Hip Hughes History
The 9/11 Attacks Explained: US History Review (1/2)
Part 1 of a 20 minute lecture which explains the root causes of 9/11.
John D Ruddy
Presidents of the USA Part 3
An animated video outlining the Presidents of the United States from John F. Kennedy to Donald Trump.
SWPictures
BATTLE FOR THE GULF - A Different Kind of War
The air war by the Allies begins. The Allies started jamming Baghdad's radar defences. The jamming gave the game away. Iraqi radars were blinded, but 3,000 anti-aircraft guns and 60 missile batteries began firing wildly into the sky....
Ancient Lights Media
Iraq
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Iran.
SWPictures
BATTLE FOR THE GULF - The 19th Province
The U.N. imposed sanctions and called on Saddam to withdraw from Kuwait. Instead he sent in over 300,000 soldiers. Kuwait's wealth was systematically plundered by the looting of houses to the ransacking of the Kuwait Central Bank. Some...
Hip Hughes History
ISIS in Iraq: The Incredibly Terrible Situation in Iraq Simply Explained
ISIS or ISIL has been pushing towards Baghdad and lighting Iraq and the world on fire in the process. In this short video we take a basic look at the Iraq situation and ask the question, what, if anything, should or can the US do about it?
SWPictures
BATTLE FOR THE GULF - A Summer Cloud
At the end of the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq was close to bankruptcy because of President Saddam Hussein’s military spending and his attempts to build nuclear weapons. The U.S. had sided with Saddam Hussein during Iraq's eight-year war with...
Kult America
Arab Refugee in Poland
When America started bombing Iraq in the early 2000's I felt terrified, disgusted and ashamed of what my country was doing. So when I had the opportunity to sit down with someone who lived through the war from the other side, I...
SWPictures
BATTLE FOR THE GULF - Wounds in the Soul
On February 24th, 1991 the ground war by the Allied forces began. Before dawn the attack began. But by dawn, the generals realized something remarkable was happening. The Marine columns were driving right through the enemy positions....
Hip Hughes History
The Persian Gulf War Explained: US History Review
HipHughes explains the major events that encompass the Persian Gulf War.
SWPictures
BATTLE FOR THE GULF - Wrong on All Points
Republican Guard tanks sealed off Kuwait city while Iraqi special forces seized government buildings. The advancing Iraqis met little resistance. The Emir had stood down his army to avoid provoking Saddam. Many of his soldiers were...
TLDR News
September 11th 2001: The 20th Anniversary of 9/11 - TLDR News
A list of charities committed to raising money and distributing support to the families of those killed or injured on September 11, 2001 and the first responders who were affected
Professor Dave Explains
George H. W. Bush: CIA to Oval Office (1989 – 1993)
George H. W. Bush had a pretty extensive resume, and after eight years as Reagan's Vice President, he got his turn in the hot seat. He served just one term, which focused largely on the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Persian...
Professor Dave Explains
George W. Bush: A War on Terror (2001 – 2009)
George W. Bush is the second son of a former president to become president, after John Quincy Adams all the way back in 1825. Always the black sheep of the Bush dynasty, he eventually became governor of Texas, and then ran for president...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Capture of Saddam Hussein
The capture of Saddam Hussein brought to an end a war in the country—but ended only the first chapter in American involvement in the nation. Using clips from his capture, as well as eye witness recollections, pupils explore what happened...
Crash Course
George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War
John Green provides a fantastic summary of the presidency of George HW Bush, reviewing the president's background experience in the United Nations and the CIA, the presidential election of 1988, foreign policy implications after the end...
PBS
Pbs: Gunning for Saddam
This 2001 site provides background information about Saddam Hussein. Allows the user to join a discussion group and ask experts questions about Saddam Hussien and the Iraq conflict.
PBS
Pbs: Survival of Saddam Tariq Aziz
This web-article is an interview given to PBS from Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's main foreign policy advisor. He explains how he got involved in politics, his relation to Saddam Hussein, Iraq, and relations between Iraq & U.S. and the...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Iraq Central to War on Terror, Pm Tells Congress
The Prime Minister of Iraq gives a speech before Congress in July, 2006.