How do they hurt the economies doing the sanctioning? What is the difference between economic sanctions and regular old trade restrictions?

What Can Go Wrong? Ultimately, will the sanctions

work?

Helping you become...

The seeds that would grow into the Korean War were sown in 1945, when the Soviet Red Army invaded the peninsula following its declaration of war on Imperial Japan, which had held Korea since 1910. Soviet forces advanced down the...

In today's episode we will tell you the story of the most famous sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Bay of Pigs Invasion

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Time of Troubles

Nothing epitomizes the disastrous Cuba policy of the United States better than the abortive, three-day, failed Bay of Pigs invasion conducted by anti-Castro Cuban exiles in April 1962. In the annals of half-assed CIA operations, this...

It’s 1788 and the First Fleet has just arrived in Australia. Where did the First Fleet come from? Why did so many people come over to Australia? Who were the convicts, and what was life like for them? Watch now to find out!

Along...

Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable? Japan shocked the entire world when it attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. However, those who paid a little closer attention might have seen it coming beforehand.

75 years ago allied forces pulled off the largest seaborne invasion the world has ever seen. The D-Day landings helped liberate Europe from the Nazis—they were also instrumental in changing the world order

Discover what life was like for Aboriginal people before Europeans arrived in Australia. Be curious as you explore the rich culture of the Gadigal people and their relationship with the land. Along the way, engage with this Key Inquiry...

Travel back in time to discover what life was like for the first people who ever lived in Australia. Discover the richness of the world’s oldest continuing culture as you explore rock paintings, Dreamtime stories and Aboriginal...

An extended animated video combining World War 2 in 7 Minutes and 10 More Things About WW2.

This video gives an introduction to the invasion of Zululand by the British and the terrible massacre at the battle of Isandlwana

In which John explores historical and political context to understand what caused the Russian government's invasion of Ukraine| and how we arrived at this awful now.

Hear Encyclopaedia Britannica editor Michael Ray explain the invasion routes of the Allies and the German defenses in northern France during the Normandy Invasion of World War II using infographics.

Learn about the Battle of Midway between the United States and Japan during World War II.

The theory of Aryans and Dravidians is still prevalent in the Subcontinent. What is the truth about it? And could it have a deeper significance than we might think?



A much politicised issue, we examine what the facts...

Examines the establishment of Roanoke in 1585; the successful settlement of Jamestown, Virginia; the roles of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan; the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620; Plymouth Rock and the...

An introduction to Subculture, Counterculture, Dominant Ideology, and Culture War.

Find out why many still consider Alexander the Great to be the greatest military leader of all time. Animated maps chart the full story of his brilliant 10-year campaign across Greece, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and to the borders of...