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Voices of the Victims, Ruth Becker: Liberating the camps
What stayed with her after the war? Why does she want to keep telling her story? Voices of the Victims, Ruth Becker, Part 3
The March of Time
Duke Ellington composing playing
MOT 1943: NEW YORK CITY: CU Duke Ellington sheet music. Jazz composer pianist bandleader Duke Ellington (1899-1974) sitting at piano in home composing music. Duke playing piano SOT (theme later into 'Perfume Suite') Jazz royalty 'The Duke'
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aftereffects of War: World War II: China
Learn more about the impact of World War II on China's history.
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Nazi persecution of the German Jewish population
Crowds on the street, stormtroopers painting Star of David on shop window, inside pulling out sheet music written by Jewish composers.
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany
Truck at road checkpoint, train station, German ID card with J indicating Jewish checked, Jewish refugees flee to Holland, Belgium, France, and Swizterland.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica Presents: WWII Infographic Explainers: Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches
Hear Encyclopaedia Britannica editor Michael Ray talk about the landings on Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches during the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944, using infographics.
Red Rock Films
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
How the skills and bravery of men in combat helped to desegregate the military.
AllTime 10s
10 Butterfly Effects That Completely Changed The World
This video was a collaboration with our good friend Cody from Alternate History Hub. If you enjoyed this video and want to learn more about history that could have been, head on over to his channel!
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Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: India before colonization
What was India's existence like before the Raj? Was civil war inevitable? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 1
History Hit
10 Steps to World War Two: The great depression and Hitler seizes control
How did Britain feel after World War I? What was one of the reasons Hitler was elected in Germany? After being elected, what were his aims? 10 Steps to World War Two, Part 1
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica Presents: WWII Infographic Explainers: Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Hear Encyclopaedia Britannica editor Michael Ray talk about the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by the United States during World War II, including facts about casualties and damage.
The March of Time
MOT 1943: Tehran Conference
'1943' Superimposed over Tehran Conference building Communist Dictator Josef Stalin (1879-1953) US President Franklin D Roosevelt (1882-1945) Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965) sitting outside.
History Hit
10 Steps to World War Two: Hitler takes the Saarland and rearmament
Where is Saarland located and why was it important? As Germany started rearmament, why wasn't Hitler challenged for this? 10 Steps to World War Two, Part 2
History Hit
10 Steps to World War Two: Suchetenland Crisis and the occupation of Czechoslovakia
What was the most iconic moment during the appeasement? What was the watershed moment when it came to the occupation of Czechoslovakia? 10 Steps to World War Two, Part 4
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hiroshima: What Happened?
Learn more about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, by the United States during World War II.
Professor Dave Explains
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Four-Term Phenomenon (1933 – 1945)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a colossal figure in American History. He led the nation through the Great Depression, as well as World War II. He is the only president to be elected four times, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest...
Ancient Lights Media
The Geography and Culture of Ukraine
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Ukraine.
Weird History
What Happened After the Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack claimed more than 2,400 American lives and sank multiple navy ships. Firsthand accounts of the Pearl Harbor attack captured the devastation and trauma of...
The Art Assignment
The Case for Surrealism | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
"Surrealism" has become shorthand for the bizarre, the irrational, the hallucinatory. But what IS it? Or what WAS it? Today we delve into the history of Surrealism, as it formed in post-World War I Europe and as it has infiltrated our...
Professor Dave Explains
Dwight Eisenhower: I Like Ike (1953 – 1961)
Dwight Eisenhower was the first military hero to become president since Ulysses Grant nearly a century earlier. But the post WWII era was much different from the post Civil War era. The military-industrial complex was taking shape, and...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aftereffects of War: World War II: Germany
Learn more about the aftereffects of World War II on Germany.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica Presents: WWII Infographic Explainers: Normandy Invasion, overview
Hear Encyclopaedia Britannica editor Michael Ray explain the invasion routes of the Allies and the German defenses in northern France during the Normandy Invasion of World War II using infographics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica Presents: WWII Infographic Explainers: Battle of Midway, context
Learn about the Battle of Midway between the United States and Japan during World War II.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Insights: 75th Anniversary of V-J Day
Learn more about V-J Day, the Potsdam Conference, and the end of World War II in this interview with Jeff Wallenfeldt, Senior Editor of Geography & History at Encyclopaedia Britannica, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of V-J Day.