Professor Dave Explains
Dwight Eisenhower: I Like Ike (1953 – 1961)
Dwight Eisenhower was the first military hero to become president since Ulysses Grant nearly a century earlier. But the post WWII era was much different from the post Civil War era. The military-industrial complex was taking shape, and...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
What if the Cold War Wasn't So Cold?
Learn what a war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union-both in possession of nuclear weapons-could have looked like.
Professor Dave Explains
Ronald Reagan: The End of the Cold War (1981 – 1989)
Ronald Reagan was the first celebrity to become president, and as we now know, he wasn't the last. His presidency saw huge changes in both economic and foreign policy. What were these changes? What were the ramifications? Let's get a...
Hip Hughes History
Cold War Explained: World History Review
The very basics to understanding the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States. An emphasis on the foreign policy of containment with specific examples spanning the event.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Inventions from War: The Cold War
Learn about inventions that were created during the Cold War, such as the Internet and different kinds of military equipment.
Hip Hughes History
The Cold War Explained in One Minute
The most basic definition this side of the Siberia on the Cold War.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Medication Innovations from War: The Cold War
Learn more about medical innovations that date to the Cold War.
Step Back History
Operation Condor: Terror in South America
To this day, the legacy of Operation Condor haunts South America. The programme of imprisonment, murder, and terror that several dictatorial regimes collaborated on in the 1970s and 80s.
John D Ruddy
Cold War in 9 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Cold War, Capitalism vs Communism, Red Scare, the Berlin Wall, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan etc.
Mazz Media
What is the Cold War?
This live-action video program is about the word Cold War. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Cold War through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Brave Wilderness
Area 51 Plane Crash - WE FOUND IT!
On this episode of Adventures With Me, Mark and the crew are at Mt. Charleston in Nevada for one of the most ambitious adventures we have ever featured on the channel! Mark is taking you to the very top of Mt. Charleston to find what is...
Mr. Beat
Did We Really Land on the Moon?
Yes, we landed on the moon, but it's been almost 45 years since we've been back there. Heck, it's been almost 45 years since we went beyond low Earth orbit. And when I say "we," I mean the United States. Only 12 humans have ever walked...
John D Ruddy
Vietnam War in 13 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Vietnam War, going from colonial French Indochina, through its war against the United States and beyond, and how this conflict slotted into the events of the Cold War.
Curated Video
Berlin: Former Cold War Spies Return to Derelict Berlin Spy Station at Teufelsberg
New ReviewBerlin: Teufelsberg, a man-made hill in western Berlin, was the site of a major U.S. listening station during the Cold War known as Field Station Berlin. Today, the derelict site stands abandoned yet iconic, covered in graffiti and...
Curated Video
Putin: Bring your nuclear subs, I will deploy Oreshnik
In a conversation with WION's Eric Njoka, Mr. Ben Aris, founder and editor-in-chief of bne IntelliNews says a nuclear war is now more imminent than ever after US President Donald Trump ordered nuclear submarines to reposition amid war of...
Curated Video
Trump Moves U.S. Nuclear Submarines Close to Russia, Medvedev Cites Dead Hand System
Trump Moves U.S. Nuclear Submarines Close to Russia, Medvedev Cites Dead Hand System
Curated Video
Who wins and who loses? Jamaica on China's Belt and Road Initiative
This year Jamaica became the 10th Caribbean country to formally sign on to China's Belt and Road Initiative. China's investments have brought much-needed infrastructure to the region, but with that has also come some friction. CBC News...
Curated Video
Race for Space | Start Here Ep3
There’s a new space race. And this one is a little different than the Cold War version.
Curated Video
What's the legacy of the fall of Berlin Wall?
This week marks 30 years since the Berlin Wall came down, signalling the end off the decades-long Cold War.
Curated Video
Why is the US pulling out troops from Germany? I Inside Story
Donald Trump is about to cut the number of American troops stationed in Germany since the end of World War Two.
Curated Video
Does real democracy stand a chance in Thailand? | Inside Story
Pro-democracy protests in Thailand on the anniversary of the revolution which ended absolute monarchy.
Curated Video
Can the Open Skies treaty survive?
Russia follows U.S. by pulling out of Cold War surveillance pact
Curated Video
Does 'America First' mean 'America Alone'? | The Bottom Line
We discuss US foreign policy and whether the value of being an ally of the United States has plummeted.
Curated Video
Will NATO's concept be revised?
The French President has reiterated his remarks on NATO and argues terrorism is now the enemy, not Russia.