Crash Course
World War I Battlefields: Crash Course European History
Europe's system of alliances and centuries-old tensions erupted into war in August of 1914. This week on Crash Course Euro, we're talking about the military history of World War I, and taking a look at the broad strokes of how the war...
Jack Rackam
The Man who Invented Germany | The Life & Times of Otto von Bismarck
Germany’s kind of a big deal, right? Sort of the unofficial point person of the EU, biggest economy in Europe by a substantial margin, I didn’t even realize how much of a heavyweight they were until I started fact checking for this...
Curated Video
Who Killed Austria-Hungary? | The Life & Times of Franz Joseph
It was a dark and stormy night, like any other in the big city. I was on my lunch break when the mutton-chopped Methusalah came through my door in a hurry. He said “I like my historians like I like my eggs. Hard-boiled.” “Then you’ve...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Map of Europe before and after World War I
Map with animation shows the boundaries of European nations in 1914 and 'today' (probably 1919) / Note: exact month/day not known; documentation incomplete
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Empires Before World War I
Sal Khan gives a video tutorial on the causes of WWI focusing on the empires and imperialism in the early 1900's. [7:36]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World War I: Italy Backs Out of Triple Alliance
Learn about the events leading up to when Italy backed out of the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Beginning of World War I: Empires Before World War I
The Khan Academy gives an overview of the first World War's Austria-Hungary. including the Ottoman, British, German, French, and Russian empires.