Why was the Berlin Wall erected? What was the Berlin Wall? How and why did the Berlin Wall fall? All of these questions and more are answered by this student friendly lecture by HipHughes. Perfect for students in US History and World...

Learn all about JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Understand the events of October 1962 that took the United States to the brink of nuclear war and how President John F. Kennedy averted unchecked nuclear proliferation.

A short, broad based lecture on McCarthyism and the Red Scare that developed in Post World War Two American political and social life. Topics include Joseph McCarthy, the Rosenburgs, Loyalty Oaths and HUAC.

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Laos.

Over 100,000 children were abandoned in Romania's orphanages during the communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu. Nearly 30 years on Romania, like most other countries, is closing down the last of them.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about what Juche is

(1934 - St. Petersburg) The assassination of party official Sergei Kirov sets off an internal investigation that reveals a conspiracy to murder Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Stalin authorizes the NKVD to identify ‘counter-revolutionaries’...

This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of the Czech Republic.

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Azerbaijan.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Prohibition in Norway

(January 1, 1912) Soon Yat-sen establishes the Republic of China, forcing the last emperor of the Xing Dynasty to abdicate; ending 2000 years of imperial rule. (1927) When Yat-sen dies, civil war ravages the nation, pitting Chang...

(1934 - St. Petersburg) The assassination of party official Sergei Kirov sets off an internal investigation that reveals a conspiracy to murder Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Stalin authorizes the NKVD to identify ‘counter-revolutionaries’...

The Cold War (Part 2)

The Cold War (Part 1)

What were the origins of 1984? How much is 1984 about surveillance technology? What was the reception of 1984 at the time?<br/>
George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey Part 2

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Austrian Civil War

Marjane Satrapi’s childhood in Iran was epic to say the least! This is the late 70’s and 80’s – a time when Iran experiences major transitions of power, civil unrest, and a deadly war with Iraq. In the meantime, Marjane must come to...

This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Poland.

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In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Japanese Radicals

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the US Invasion of Grenada

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Red Vienna

MOT 1945: NORTH KOREA: WS Factory along harbor, smoke stack. INT VS Russian (unconfirmed) male sitting at desk speaking w/ North Koreans. VS North Korean council in session, including Communist politician Kim Il-sung (1912-1994). Communism

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about The Free City of Bratislava