Crash Course
Expansion and Resistance: Crash Course European History
In 19th century Europe, with nation building well under way, thoughts turned outward, toward empire. This week, we're looking at how Europeans expanded into Africa, Asia, and Oceania during the 1800s. You'll learn about China and the...
Crash Course
Modern Life: Crash Course European History
So, "modern" is kind of a loaded term, but today we're going to talk about modern life in Europe, as it looked around the time the 19th century turned into the 20th. We'll look at what life was like in the rapidly growing urban centers...
Crash Course
Decolonization: Crash Course European History
After World War II, Europe was changing radically, and its place in the world was changing as well. European powers had colonized around the world in the 18th and 19th centuries, and in the 20th century, it all came crashing down. Of...
Be Smart
Einstein Was Right: Gravitational Waves Edition
A theory of physics 100 years in the making.
Crash Course
What History Was, Is, and Will Be: Crash Course European History
At the end of our journey through modern European history, we're taking an episode to look back at how the practice of history developed and what the aim and goals and purpose of history have been. We'll also take time to consider how we...
Learn French With Alexa
Comparing Group 1 French Verbs in 5 Main French Tenses
presents GROUP 1 French Verbs in 5 MAIN FRENCH TENSES - Lesson 53 of Alexa’s popular Beginner’s French Essentials course
Crash Course
Imperialism Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about European Imperialism in the 19th century. European powers started to create colonial empires way back in the 16th century, but businesses really took off in the 19th century, especially in Asia and...
Curated Video
Imperialism: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about European Imperialism in the 19th century. European powers started to create colonial empires way back in the 16th century, but businesses really took off in the 19th century, especially in Asia and...
Crash Course
Italian and German Unification: Crash Course European History
So, we haven't talked much about Italy and Germany so far in Crash Course Euro, and that's because prior to the mid-19th century, those two nation-states weren't really a thing. Today we'll look at how Italy and Germany pulled it...
Crash Course
Latin American Revolutions Crash Course World History
In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created...
Curated Video
The royal weddings that shaped European history
To Queen Victoria, marriages were about strategic alliances. Correction: At 5:38, the map of post-war Germany is missing eastern Prussia. The borders of Austria-Hungary should also include portions of northern Serbia and southern Poland....
Crash Course
Growth, Cities, and Immigration Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the massive immigration to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century. Immigrants flocked to the US from all over the world in this time period. Millions of Europeans moved to the...
PBS
Concentration Camps Are Older Than World War II
We're all familiar with the haunting images of the concentration camps of World War II. But the history of those concentration camps extends back to the late 19th. century and the invention of barbed wire and repeating rifle [see...
Weird History
How 19th Century Diseases Created Vampires
Today, pop culture includes vampires of all shapes and sizes, from the lovelorn teenagers of the Twilight and True Blood franchises to the bloodthirsty antagonists of the Blade series to the militant version of Dracula found in...
Curated Video
Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History
In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Lika Guhathakurta and Ryan McGranaghan Talk About Space Weather
A conversation with Lika Guhathakurta, lead program scientist for new initiatives in the Exploration Technology Directorate at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Ryan McGranaghan, postdoctoral researcher from NASA’s Jet...
Religion for Breakfast
What is Kabbalah?
References: Boaz Huss, "All You Need Is LAV: Madonna and Postmodern Kabbalah," The Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol. 95, No. 4 (Fall 2005). Burack, C. D. H. Lawrence's Language of Sacred Experience: the Transfiguration of the Reader, 2005....
Curated Video
The Bloodiest Race Riot in US History
It began as a protest against the Conscription Act of 1863 – but quickly descended into the bloodiest race riot in US history. So why did New York’s White working class kill at least 120 people during the New York Draft Riots?
Makematic
Pieces of Eight
In this video, viewers will learn the story behind pieces of eight, the Spanish coins that we most associate with pirates!
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The Cynical Historian
Trains and Oil | California History [ep.8]
After a long hiatus, here is the return of the History of California series. For those who haven't seen the previous episodes, here's the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnwpaclU4wUD7y8912ViyAtGfraKi9ru Today we're...
Visual Musical Minds
Recorder Song #16: Happy Birthday
In this video, students will learn how to play "Happy Birthday" on the recorder. This song will focus on the notes low D through high D on the recorder. Once students feel comfortable with both the lower and upper registers of the...
Jabzy
Herero and Namaqua Genocide - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Herero and Namaqua Genocide
Curated Video
The Origins of Halloween part 2: From Pagan Festivals to Modern Celebrations
This video explores the origins of Halloween and how it evolved over time. From early Christian feast days merged with northern European festivals for the dead, to the All Saints Day and All Souls Day, the video delves into how the...