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...
TED Talks
TED: How the US fails working parents -- and what they need to thrive | Reshma Saujani
The pandemic brought into sharp focus the crisis in caregiving in the United States, which woefully under provides support for parents. Activist and Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani has a proposal to address that -- something she...
TED Talks
Andrew Mwenda: Aid for Africa? No thanks.
In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the "African question" -- to look beyond the media's stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating wealth and happiness...
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...
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...
Crash Course
Foreign Aid and Remittance: Crash Course Econ
What is foreign aid? How much foreign aid does the United States distribute each year. Comparatively, not much. In fact, foreign aid only accounts for a small fraction of most nations' overall spending. But it's hugely important. Foreign...
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...
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...
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: The...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
David Vines: The Failure of the Euro
Welcome to our video series titled "New Economic Thinking." The series will feature dozens of conversations with leading economists on the most important issues facing economics and the global economy today. This episode features David...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Norbert Walter: Is Mercantilism Doomed to Fail? 3/5
Norbert Walter, Former Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank at the panel entitled "Is Mercantilism Doomed to Fail? China, Germany, and Japan and the Exhaustion of Debtor Countries" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm...
The March of Time
1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY
MOT 1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY - montage, United States Capitol Building, United States Congress approving Marshall Plan, people listening to the radio, ships loading and unloading at port, priest blessing lump of coal.
The March of Time
1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY
MOT 1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY - animated map showing Marshall Plan money and goods transferred from the US to Europe / montage - farming with tractor, construction, shoe factory interior.
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.
Professor Dave Explains
Harry Truman: Dropping Bombs (1945 – 1953)
Harry Truman ascended to the presidency upon the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He had to wrap up World War II, which involved his controversial decision to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Truman...
The March of Time
MOT 1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY
MOT 1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY - montage, man looking in shop window, groceries taken out of sack, coal being shoveled, stack of steel girders, train rolling through bombed out town, men playing bacci, mintage of families from...
The March of Time
1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY
MOT 1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY - montage - Marshall Plan goes into effect, textile factory in the Netherlands goes back to work, people riding bicycles, working in factory, in UK a new coal hoist about to be installed / men digging...
The March of Time
1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY
MOT 1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY - Norwegian fishing boat, women packing sardines in Norwegian sardine canning factory / woman shopping at UK grocery store, man buying pasta at Italian grocery store, farmers selling cows at market,...
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.
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.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Dam under construction on Rhone River in France with aid from US Marshall Plan
Various wide shots from nearby height of dam under construction / closer view of dam / shot of Rhone River / shot of part of dam scaffolding over river / two shots of one side of dam structure next to river / Note: exact month/day not known
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Dam being built on Rhone River in France with aid from US Marshall Plan
Three shots of powerhouse for dam under construction / overhead shot of bulldozer and earth hauler near large pile of dirt / shot of power lines and power line support, tilt down to powerhouse short distance away / VS powerhouse under...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Dam being constructed on Rhone River in France with aid from US Marshall Plan
Three shots from below of aerial hauling system on cable being used above dam to haul construction material / steam shovel digging up earth, dump truck parked next to it / closer view of steam shovel digging up earth and dumping it into...