Hip Hughes History
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The decision to drop the Atomic bomb in Japan to end WWII are controversial to this day. Explore the decision that Harry Truman had to make and then make up your own mind.
Wonderscape
History Kids: The Anthropocene Epic
This video explores the concept of the Anthropocene epoch, also known as the age of humans. The video discusses the negative impacts of human activity on the planet, including climate change, mass extinction, and environmental injustice....
Curated Video
What Happens If You Try To Shoot Down A Nuclear Missile Mid-Air?
It’s highly unlikely to shoot down a missile mid-air. But there's more to it than that! Causing a nuclear bomb to detonate requires a precise orchestration of events, without which the chain reaction does not initiate and the bomb...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-Fiction - Finer Details of Analysing Non-fiction Texts (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Our second lesson tackles the finer details in written, verbal and visual non-fiction texts. Discover how non-fiction texts like news articles, speeches and documentaries use a variety of techniques to inform and persuade their...
The Telegraph
Bomber Harris was a war hero not a war criminal
Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris has been compared to Stalin, Pol Pot and even Hitler. However author Jeremy Black defends Harris against accusations of committing war crimes via his carpet-bombing strategy in the latest episode of History Defended.
The March of Time
1945: HIROSHIMA: VS City of Hiroshima, Japanese guard standing watch on hill, in wooden bunker. World War II, WWII, atomic bombing, Pacific Front
MOT 1945: HIROSHIMA: VS City of Hiroshima, Japanese guard standing watch on hill, in wooden bunker. World War II, WWII, atomic bombing, Pacific Front
Weird History
How The Worst Periods In History Got Better
Humanity has lived through some horrific periods in history, including natural disasters, plagues, and man-made crises. Plagues have threatened to wipe out civilization more than once, while famine, floods, and fires have brought...
Ancient Lights Media
Kazakhstan
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Kazakhstan.
Weird History
The Worst Shark Attach In History
If you've seen Jaws, then you know the basics about the tragic descent of the USS Indianapolis. Considered one of the most grievous disasters in the history of the American Navy, it saw the sinking of a US heavy cruiser towards the end...
Curated Video
Manhattan Project Human Experiments
When scientists at the top secret 'Manhattan project' wanted to discover how radioactive bomb materials could affect the human body – they secretly injected terminally ill patients with uranium to find out.
Hip Hughes History
The Iranian Nuke Deal Explained: Yea or Nay?
In this video we look at the Iranian Nuke deal as well as a short history of what brought us to this point.
Curated Video
Freedom for Eastern Europe!
Hungary, the first to push back domination and people could meet their loved ones. A wind of change in Poland as people resisted soviet dictatorship for democratic elections.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica Presents: WWII Infographic Explainers: Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
Hear Encyclopaedia Britannica editor Michael Ray talk about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the United States on August 6, 1945.
The March of Time
1952: NUCLEAR CARRIERS
MOT 1952: NUCLEAR CARRIERS: Intercontinental Convair B-36 'Peacemaker' taxiing on runway. MS INSIDE Nosecone ZO MS Front of Republic F-84 'Thunderjet' parked on tarmac. VS F-84 Turbo-jet fighter-bomber taxiing past others, taking off,...
Weird History
What Life Was Like While Working on the Manhattan Project
What was it like to live at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project? As thousands worked to build a top-secret atomic device, the US military tried to keep the entire city secret. All mail was screened and sent through a fake address at...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? The Manhattan Project
Learn more about the Manhattan Project.
Higgsino Physics
Why you can live in Hiroshima but not in Chernobyl
Radiation and fallout in Hiroshima vs in the Chernobyl accident. Hiroshima and Chernobyl both suffered a major atomic disaster, where radioactive atoms was released. Hiroshima was nuked by the uranium fissile atomic bomb, little boy with...
Curated Video
How Robert J. Oppenheimer became the ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb’
Robert J. Oppenheimer, born on April 22, 1904, is known as the father of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was awarded a PhD in theoretical physics and was interested in the emerging field of quantum physics. As a scientist at the University...
John D Ruddy
World War 2 in 7 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Second World War, the rise of fascism, how it started, the Manhattan Project, the Soviet front, London during the Blitz, Hiroshima etc.
Wonderscape
History Kids: The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Theater of World War II
This video provides a historical overview of the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the consequences of the attack, and the subsequent involvement of the United States in World War II. It also raises thought-provoking...
Step Back History
Was the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Justified?
In August of 1945, we as a species entered into a new age. In many ways we achieved technological miracles orders of magnitude greater than our ancestors could ever imagine. We are also now living in the only period in our species’...
Curated Video
Chien-Shiung Wu: The First Lady of Physics
We hear a lot about famous scientists like Marie Curie and Albert Einstein, but have you ever heard of Chien-Shiung Wu and her work on the Manhattan Project?
The March of Time
Churchill
MOT 1948: CHURCHILL: VS United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965) speaking '...if the U.S. were to destroy the stock of atomic bombs.... guilty of murdering human freedom and of committing suicide themselves...' VS...