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Curated Video
Post-World War II Recovery: Crash Course European History
At the end of World War II, the nations of Europe were a shambles. Today we'll learn about how the various countries and blocs approached the problem of rebuilding their infrastructure and helping their residents recover. You'll learn...
Crash Course
Post-World War II Recovery: Crash Course European History
At the end of World War II, the nations of Europe were a shambles. Today we'll learn about how the various countries and blocs approached the problem of rebuilding their infrastructure and helping their residents recover. You'll learn...
Curated Video
Rebuilding Europe: The Marshall Plan and Its Impact
This video provides a detailed historical account of the Marshall Plan, a landmark initiative aimed at rebuilding Europe after the devastation of World War II. The narration outlines the background, implementation, and impacts of the...
Crash Course
Post-War Rebuilding and the Cold War: Crash Course European History
Sometimes, friendship isn't forever. At the conclusion of World War II, the old structures of power were a shambles. The traditional European powers were greatly weakened by years of total war and widespread destruction. The USSR was...
Hip Hughes History
The Marshall Plan Explained: US History Review
Nail down the basics of this 13 Billion dollar investment in Western Europe post WWII. A must know for students of US History, life long learners and the cray cray on the internets.
One Minute Economics
The Marshall Plan & OECD Explained in One Minute: Dates/History, Countries, Figures and Objectives
By understanding what the Marshall Plan as well as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development or OECD are, you ultimately understand what happened to Europe and ultimately the world after World War II. Without the...
Hip Hughes History
The Berlin Wall Explained (Ft. David Hasselhoff, David Bowie & Bruce Springsteen)
Why was the Berlin Wall erected? What was the Berlin Wall? How and why did the Berlin Wall fall? All of these questions and more are answered by this student friendly lecture by HipHughes. Perfect for students in US History and World...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Paul Davidson - What Goes Around Comes Around 3/4
In the third part of this four-part INET "From the Director's Chair" interview, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Journal of Post Keynesian Economics co-founder Paul Davidson about Davidson's book The Keynes Solution:...
Reading Through History
History Brief: The Truman Doctrine
Crash Course
The Cold War Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was the decades long conflict between the USA and the USSR. The Cold War was called cold because of the lack of actual fighting, but this is inaccurate. There was plenty of...
The Cynical Historian
George F. Kennan | Historians who Changed History
George F. Kennan is an interesting case for "Historians who Changed History," because he changed history in a very different way. Not from within the profession, but from without. He was an instrumental figure in the beginning of the...
Hip Hughes History
The Cold War Explained: US History Review (4/4)
A ten minute regents based concept lecture aimed at the heart of the United States History Regents Exam as it related to Cold War. Part 4 of 4.
Hip Hughes History
The Cold War Explained: US History Review (1/4)
A ten minute regents based concept lecture aimed at the heart of the United States History Regents Exam as it related to Cold War. Part 1 of 4.
Curated Video
Deadliest Battle in History: Stalingrad | Animated History
As the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union dragged on, Hitler and his High Command found themselves falling short of critical objectives. The summer of 1942 would see the Nazis focus their efforts on the southern Soviet Union, with the...
Hip Hughes History
The Berlin Airlift Explained in 5 Minutes: US History Review
Come get a super fast heaping helping of Containment in this broad based lecture on the 1948-1949 Berlin Airlift.
Epic History TV
Napoleon's Revenge: Wagram 1809
Six weeks after his bloody repulse at the Battle of Aspern-Essling, Napoleon led his reinforced army back across the Danube. The resulting clash with Archduke Charles's Austrian army was the biggest and bloodiest battle yet seen in...
IT'S HISTORY
The Iron Curtain has Descended And Germany Gets Divided I THE COLD WAR
The agreements made late during World War 2 were soon to become obsolete when the USSR and the Allies couldn't agree on the economic future of Germany. After the US further alienated Joseph Stalin with the Truman Doctrine and the...
Reading Through History
Harry Truman addresses the nation
This audio clip is Harry S. Truman addressing the nation about the beginning stages of The Marshall Plan.
Curated Video
Ronald Reagan: Tear Down This Wall
On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to the people of West Berlin, calling upon the Soviet Union to tear down the wall that divides the city.
Makematic
The Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 overcame the Soviet blockade of Allied-controlled West Berlin and demonstrated that democratic nations could combat the spread of Communism by working together.
Then & Now
Postwar Europe: How to Create the Long Peace
The result of World War One was, ultimately, fascism and World War Two; the result of World War Two was peace. In this video, I look at the conditions that started what some have termed 'the Long Peace', that led to stability and...
Epic History TV
The Battle of Eylau: Napoleon's Desperate Struggle for Survival
In January 1807, Napoleon sought to defeat the Russians and Prussians in Poland, aiming to solidify his dominance over Europe. Despite a bitter winter and an exhausted Grande Armée, he planned to trap the Russian forces. However, the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Paul Martin: Taking A Stand On Financial Regulation
Canada has long received credit for its economic turnaround under the stewardship of Paul Martin, the country’s former prime minister and finance minister.
In general, Martin has received justifiable plaudits...
In general, Martin has received justifiable plaudits...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
James Heckman: Early Interventions Lead To Higher IQs
The Jesuits used to argue that if they could get someone in their church by age five, they’d have them hooked for life.
Nobel Laureate James Heckman doesn’t go quite so far in his ideas for early childhood...
Nobel Laureate James Heckman doesn’t go quite so far in his ideas for early childhood...