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.
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.
John D Ruddy
Russian Revolution in 10 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Russian Revolution, what led to it, how it began, who was involved and how it slotted into the events of WW1.
Mr. Beat
Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism Compared
Mr. Beat explains the difference between capitalism, socialism, and communism. Karl Marx was the one who first articulated it, but boy is he misunderstood by many today.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Radical decentralised politics or centralised government?
Few take anarchism and the abandonment of organised government as a viable political goal.æYet in economics, capitalism is just such a leaderless anarchic system. Might a radically decentralised political system be more credible than we...
Hip Hughes History
The Red Scare for Dummies
Travel back in time with HipHughes as he dips and dives through America's first red scare.
Wonderscape
History Kids: Forms of Government Around the World
Learn all about the most common forms of government around the world, such as monarchy, constitutional government, democracy, dictatorship and communism. Detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as on-screen,...
Getty Images
Berlin Wall: East Berlin Checkpoint
/ view of Berlin Wall / East Berlin Checkpoint / flag waving in the wind against backdrop of buildings / Volkswagen Beetle drives up to checkpoint / soldiers mill about. Berlin Wall: East Berlin Checkpoint on August 31, 1962 in Berlin,...
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East Berliners escape over Berlin Wall
Crossing the Berlin Wall / cemetery with dogs and barbed wire fencing / men on the back of a truck pulling a ladder up the side of the Berlin Wall / Stanislaus Gefroerer, on opposite side of wall places his ladder against the other and...
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City streets around Berlin Wall
/ view looking from Berlin Wall onto busy city streets below / tram car traveling down the road / CU street signs along the wall / bricked up buildings along the border. City streets around Berlin Wall on August 31, 1962 in Berlin,...
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Berlin Wall: Brandenburg Gate
/ High angle view of soldiers guarding the Brandenburg Gate / French soldier looks through binoculars / aerial of Reichstag. Berlin Wall: Brandenburg Gate on August 31, 1962 in Berlin, Germany (Footage by Getty Images)
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Tiananmen Square and a Kite
Located in at the center of Tiananmen Square, this shot follows a red kite randomly (left to right) in front of the granite Monument to the People's Heroes.
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Richard Nixon and family visit the Berlin Wall
view of East Berlin Wall with fence around it / former Vice President Richard Nixon arriving in car at Checkpoint Charlie / signs for Checkpoint Charlie / Richard Nixon with his family, his wife Pat and daughters Tricia and Julie / Nixon...
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INTERVIEW Richard Gere on communism not working, on finding a political system that works at the Richard Gere Press Conference: Aruba International Film Festival at Aruba . (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
INTERVIEW Richard Gere on communism not working, on finding a political system that works at the Richard Gere Press Conference: Aruba International Film Festival at Aruba . (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Coalition government formed in Laos
Coalition government meets in Laos / aerial of Laos / graphic map of Laos and region / airplane landing / soldiers removing bags of supplies from plane / President Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev meet in Vienna / Prince Bunum na Champasak...
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Berlin Wall: Rhine River and Berlin Countryside
/ aerial of bridge across the Rhine River / river cutting through downtown Berlin / observation tower. Berlin Wall: Rhine River and Berlin Countryside on August 31, 1962 in Berlin, Germany (Footage by Getty Images)
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Berlin Wall: Rhine River and checkpoint
/ aerial views of the Rhine River / checkpoint along the river / looking down at buildings and trees along the riverbanks. Berlin Wall: Rhine River and checkpoint on August 31, 1962 in Berlin, Germany (Footage by Getty Images)
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Berlin Wall: views over downtown Berlin
/ aerial of Reichstag building / looking down at the roads around the Reichstag / along the river / aerial views of apartment housing complexes and rooftops. Berlin Wall: views over downtown Berlin on August 31, 1962 in Berlin, Germany...
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Berlin Wall: Checkpoint Charlie
/ soldier stands in doorway with sign above that reads 'US ARMY CHECKPOINT CHARLIE' / wider shot of Checkpoint Charlie showing American flag, a wall of sandbags and more soldiers / Volkswagen Beetle drives up to checkpoint and is...
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Berlin Wall: East vs West Berlin Contrasts
/ tall wide building with bricked up windows / CU of the Berlin Wall going through the city / people living life, traffic on West Berlin side and nothing on the other / CU of wall and the barrier in front of it. Berlin Wall: East vs West...
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Berlin Wall: Reichstag building
/ aerial view of the Reichstag building / panning around the perimeter of the Reichstag / road leading to Reichstag. Berlin Wall: Reichstag building on August 31, 1962 in Berlin, Germany (Footage by Getty Images)