Curated Video
Uncovering Hidden Networks: Military Technology in the Zawa Mountains
This video explores how advanced technology originally developed for the oil industry is now being utilized by the military to uncover hidden caves and tunnels in the Zawa Mountains on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. By using sound wave...
Curated Video
New Body Armor Technology Provides Enhanced Protection for U.S. Troops in Iraq
The latest body armor technology provides enhanced protection for soldiers in combat zones, addressing the issue of exposed limbs and reducing the risk of amputations. Made of polyethylene fiber, the armor is lightweight yet durable,...
Curated Video
The Fall of the Roman Empire: The Rise of Attila the Hun
This video discusses the decline of the Roman Empire in the 4th century AD and the rise of the Huns under the leadership of Attila. It explores the political and military strategies of both the Romans and the Huns, highlighting the...
Wonderscape
The Outbreak of World War II: Causes and Early Events
This video explores the origins and early events of World War II, focusing on the political and economic factors that led to the conflict. It examines the rise of fascist leaders like Hitler and Mussolini, the impact of the Treaty of...
Wonderscape
Understanding the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
Delve into the Second Amendment, which grants citizens the right to bear arms. Understand the historical context that influenced the Founding Fathers to include this right, reflecting on the colonial era's militia system and the measures...
Wonderscape
The Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy's Decisive Address
Explore the pivotal moment of the Cuban Missile Crisis through President John F. Kennedy's address on October 22, 1962. Discover how Kennedy informed Americans about Soviet missiles in Cuba and the U.S.'s firm response. Learn about the...
Curated Video
Revolutionizing Military Defense: Handheld Sensor Detects Biological Warfare Agents
In the Sydney laboratories of Ambri Limited, a groundbreaking handheld sensor has been developed to detect biological warfare agents in the air. This nanotechnology device, the size of a thumbnail, revolutionizes the military's approach...
Curated Video
Highlights from the 2003 Moscow International Air Show
The 2003 Moscow International Air Show showcased the aviation prowess of Russia and allowed local companies to close the marketing gap with their Western counterparts. The event attracted global aviation industry leaders and military...
Curated Video
Author Shermaine Perry-Knights
Read-aloud with author Shermaine Perry-Knights as she reads her book "I Move A Lot and That's Okay" This picture book follows a bright-eyed girl in a military family that moves across the world. She shows the reader that she can embrace...
Curated Video
I Move A Lot And That's Okay! by Shermaine Perry-Knights
This picture book follows a bright-eyed girl in a military family that moves across the world. She shows the reader that she can embrace a new environment, language, and a different culture. Leaving their home and settling in another is...
Curated Video
Northeast Native Americans
Dr. Forrester discusses Native Americans living in the Northeastern part of the United States of America.
Mr. Beat
The Real Reason Why the United States Is Constantly at War
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40% of all military spending around the entire world is done by the United States. It spends more money on its military than the next ten countries COMBINED.
Since World War Two, the...
Curated Video
Propaganda
Propaganda is information designed to influence people’s opinions and actions, but how do governments use it as a covert action to elicit a response?
Curated Video
Native American Boarding Schools: Forced Separation of Families
For over a hundred years, the U.S. government used education as a tool to assimilate Native American children into American society - by systematically erasing their history, culture, and language.
Curated Video
The Treaty of Ghent
After almost three years of bitter conflict, the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain came to an end with the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent, but was the war a waste of time and resources?
Curated Video
The Culper Spy Ring
With the Patriots at risk of defeat by the British during the American Revolution, Continental Army Commander George Washington relied on the Culper Spy Ring for timely and accurate information about the enemy's intentions.
Curated Video
Oath of Allegiance
Taking the Oath of Allegiance is an important part of the U.S. Citizenship Test. But what new duties and responsibilities do people swear to uphold?
Curated Video
James Lafayette: Revolutionary Spy
Born enslaved, James Lafayette became one of the most important Patriot spies of the American Revolution, helping to gather vital information on the British Army. His work helped the United States secure independence.
Curated Video
Gray Propaganda
A weapon of covert action wielded by governments around the world, gray propaganda straddles the fine line between fact and fiction, letting its secret sources instigate chaos without liability.
The Guardian
US veterans on life after the Iraq war: 'I don’t want my son to be afraid of me
In 2007 Sean Smith made an award-winning film about the Apache Company Stryker Brigade Combat Team during war in Iraq. Nine years on, the soldiers are back in the United States. They discuss post-traumatic stress and how their...
The Guardian
Sudan's deadly military coup: will the fight for democracy ever be won?
Sudan has had more military coups than any other country in Africa, having undergone three popular uprisings since its independence from British colonial rule. The most recent revolution in 2019 is still under way, with protesters...
The Guardian
Frozen out: the US interpreters abandoned on Europe’s border
Ahmad and Mati served the US military as interpreters during the war in Afghanistan, but like many others who did so they haven’t been granted visas to emigrate to the US. With their lives threatened by the Taliban, they joined migrants...
The Guardian
The golden poison dart frog: 'Like holding a loaded gun'
Lucy Cooke, the 'amphibian avenger', really loves frogs. She travels to a remote region of Colombia's wild west to look for one of the world's most toxic animals: Phyllobates terribilis, the golden poison frog. Protecting it from...
Mr. Beat
When Can Speech Be Banned? | Schenck v. United States
In episode 68 of Supreme Court Briefs, a Socialist Party leader distributes thousands of pamphlets encouraging young men to resist getting drafted to fight in World War One, but apparently that's illegal for real.