In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the United Eastern Europe

In 1942, shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt ordered the relocation of thousands of Japanese Americans to detention centers. The order grew out of fear that they could become spies. Around 117,000 citizens...

Learn more about the impact of World War II on China's history.

In the years after WWII, Americans became more affluent than they had been in previous generations. Veterans were going to college and buying homes in droves, the population boomed, and cities around the country grew rapidly. ...

From the empowering story of Rosie the Riveter to their pivotal role in manufacturing during World War 2, American women were a vital part of the war effort at home and abroad.

Six million women joined the workforce during World...

The Russian Revolution resulted in the establishment of the first Communist state in history and was the work of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin - that's the general story told to history students in textbooks, an incredibly simplified...

We ventured into the Utah countryside to visit some of the best loved Land Art works of the 1970s, Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty and Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels, and check out the art that is happening there now. Also featured: William...

The British Empire began with the creation of overseas colonies in the 16th century and stretched right up to the latter half of the 20th century. At its peak in the early 1920s, it controlled 23% of the world's surface and 458 million...

You’ve heard of Jackson Pollock and know of his infamous “drip paintings,” but what is it that you’re supposed to do when you look at his work today? Why did it cause shockwaves in 1947, and what does it mean now? We explore the life,...

For much of human history, people made art by trying to represent the world as it appeared around them. Until about 100 years ago, when a bunch of artists stopped trying to do that. It was shocking then and it still upsets and confounds...

This video provides a brief overview of the history of Judaism, the world's oldest monotheistic religion. It discusses the covenant between God and Abraham, the Jewish Bible, the influence of Canaanite polytheism, the Babylonian exile...

Here's the standard high school history class summary of the Soviet Union: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a communist state from 1922 to 1991 and was a big rival of the US from WWII to the end of the '80s. But what...

In 1954, the US Government conducted a series of secret nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands. The idyllic coral island Bikini Atoll became the epicentre of the largest nuclear test disaster in US history. The affects of radiation...

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?<br/>
10 Steps to World War Two, Part 1

This video is a lesson about the life and achievements of Marie Curie, a pioneering female scientist. It covers her early life in Poland, her struggles to pursue education in France, her marriage to Pierre Curie, and their joint research...

Everybody hates paying taxes, but what if no one had to pay them? As strange as this may seem to modern Americans, until the 16th amendment, the USA didn't have a permanent federal income tax. So how would America be different if federal...

What would warfare be without weapons? Well, not much and certainly more peaceful. But which weapon was the most influential?

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Yugoslav Wars

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Luxembourg's Changing Borders

Learn more about the origins and history of Israel and Palestine.

Jam is a form of preserved, spreadable fruit that is usually sweetened. Jam may have originated in the Middle East and spread from there to Spain. Learn about the evolution of jam and try making stawberry jam!

Doughnuts are a form of fried dough pastry that usually has a hole in the middle. Learn about theories on who invented the doughnut and try a simple doughnut recipe.

WW2 (Part 2)

It is our pleasure to introduce one of the most important poets of the English-speaking canon: T.S. Eliot. Learn about his background, context and how he became the ‘voice of the Lost Generation’. We’ll also discuss Modernism and some...