Curated Video
Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about the war that was supposed to end all wars. Instead, it solved nothing and set the stage for the world to be back at war just a couple of decades later. As an added bonus, World War I changed the way...
Crash Course
Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about the war that was supposed to end all wars. Instead, it solved nothing and set the stage for the world to be back at war just a couple of decades later. As an added bonus, World War I changed the way...
Curated Video
World War One: propaganda and trench warfare
Pupil outcome: I can explain why propaganda about World War One was so effective, and understand the differences between this wartime propaganda and the realities of trench warfare. Key learning points: - Wartime propaganda was used to...
John D Ruddy
Why Do Some Forget WW1
An animated video commissioned by the United States World War One Centennial Commission to explore why World War 1 is often forgotten in USA by comparison to its other big wars.
Weird History
Divine Intervention In The Battle of Mons
The British army, with support from France, attacked the German army, which had just officially declared war a few weeks prior. It quickly became clear that the German army was much larger and after French forces retreated, the situation...
Mr. Beat
History Geeks Take Over Vidcon
Last week, Mr. Beat attended his very first Vidcon. Tristan from Step Back History also attended his very first Vidcon. While there, the two asked random Vidcon attendees random history questions, Jay Leno style. You might be surprised...
John D Ruddy
World War 1 in 6 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the First World War, how it started, trench warfare and how it concluded.
Getty Images
WWI Battle of the Somme
Bombs exploding over farm landscape / German soldiers in trenches running out into the fields / soldiers run from trench to trench as bombs get closer / dirt exploding everywhere. WWI Battle of the Somme on July 01, 1916 in Somme, France...
Getty Images
MONTAGE of World War I events
Newspaper headline of Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination / WWI howitzer guns firing / newspaper headline of the sinking of the Lusitania ship / Woodrow Wilson at desk superimposed with headline of the US declaring war on Germany /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Adjusted Compensation Payment Act for US veterans
EXT US Capitol bldg, traffic in foreground / INT US House of Representatives with Congress in session / VS sailors wave enthusiastically from departing ship with American flag / CU late Rep. James Gallivan (D-MA) talks while holding two...
Getty Images
Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi soldiers walking over train tracks, dead horse on tracks / soldiers in trenches / tank driving through street / Russian soldiers counter attack, runnning through city / soldiers firing guns. Battle of Stalingrad on September 01,...
Getty Images
Portsmouth, Royal Marines museum; inside Grand entrance lobby with elegant staircase lined with paintings and trophies. Gallery view with various mock-ups on board ship. 2004; short sequence. Model, Property, Narration and other third party rights are not
Portsmouth, Royal Marines museum; inside Grand entrance lobby with elegant staircase lined with paintings and trophies. Gallery view with various mock-ups on board ship. 2004; short sequence. Model, Property, Narration and other third...
Bloomberg
Can Midterm Election Deliver Gridlock on Steroids?
Oct. 30 -- Midterm elections raise concerns about heightened gridlock in Washington D.C. as Republicans look to take control of the Congress. Bloomberg's Peter Cook examines the issues that may bring about both compromise and gridlock in...
Bloomberg
China to Use Yuan 'Strategically,' Macquarie's Shvets Says
Oct.04 -- Viktor Shvets, head of Asia strategy at Macquarie Commodities and Global Markets, talks about China's stocks, the trade war with the U.S., and the yuan. He speaks with Manus Cranny and Yousef Gamal El-Din on "Bloomberg...
Curated Video
Ukraine’s 63rd Brigade Moves East – With Trench Family Of Wartime Pets
Newsy’s Jason Bellini reports the front in Ukraine has moved East. Ukraine’s 63rd Brigade has moved with it, bringing the pets they've adopted along.
Bridgeman Arts
First Battle of Ypres, Ottoman Empire, WW1, 1914
First Battle of Ypres, Ottoman Empire, WW1, 1914
Bridgeman Arts
Germans use toxic gas in combat. Death in trenches. Italy enters war. Fighting in the Dolomites. 1915.
Germans use toxic gas in combat. Death in trenches. Italy enters war. Fighting in the Dolomites. 1915.
Bridgeman Arts
Refugees on the German Western Front, Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme, artillery and tanks.
Refugees on the German Western Front, Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme, artillery and tanks. German test a British Mark-1 tank by running over a lamppost.
Bridgeman Arts
WWI, allied troops fighting from trenches, German troops surrender in trench, Ludendorff and Hindenburg discuss movements over map. 1917
WWI, allied troops fighting from trenches, German troops surrender in trench, Ludendorff and Hindenburg discuss movements over map. 1917
Bridgeman Arts
German troops digging trenches in 1914, Allied troops living in and fighting from trenches, WWI
Germans digging trenches and laying barbed wire. Allied troops eating and living in trenches. Trench warfare, periscope and machine guns used. Going over the top. Running / advancing over battlefield. Trench in forest. Soldier carries...
Curated OER
Trench Warfare in WW1
Did you know that trenches were built in a zigzag pattern? This was done to ensure that an enemy couldn't come into the trench and have a clear shot at firing the entire way down the line. Learn more about trench construction, life in...
The Great War
The German Painter Who Fought In The Trenches - Otto Dix
Otto Dix wanted to show the ghastliness of war, and his paintings were so controversial that Adolf Hitler later banned them. Dix's artwork was so important to him that he refused to leave Germany, even when he was labeled as degenerate...
The Great War
The Architect Of The Battle of the Somme - Douglas Haig
Douglas Haig, the British Field marshal during World War I, was known as both a national hero and butcher. His decisions directly led to the large numbers of deaths in the trenches, but Haig was driven by the quest for a great victory...
The Great War
J.R.R. Tolkien - The Father of Lord of The Rings
Best known as the author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien may have used some of his trench warfare experiences to create Middle Earth. While the trilogy is not entirely autobiographical, many scholars agree that...