TED-Ed
How one person saved over 2,000 children from the Nazis | Iseult Gillespie
In 1943, Irena Sendler and Janina Grabowska froze when they heard Gestapo pounding on the front door. Knowing she was minutes from arrest, Irena tossed Janina her most dangerous possession: a glass jar containing the names of over 2,000...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Ukranian Churchill
UKRAINIAN CHURCHILL IT IS LEGEND THAT AS BRITAIN STOOD ALONE IN THE DARKEST DAYS OF WORLD WAR 2, IT WAS CHURCHILL’S STEELY DEMEANOR AND DETERMINATION THAT WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE COUNTRY STANDING FIRM AGAINST OVERWHELMING ODDS. NOW HIS...
Curated Video
The German-Polish Rivalry: A History of Conflict and Football
This video explores the historical and football rivalry between Germany and Poland. It highlights the troubled political history between the two countries, including Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939. The video also discusses the...
Curated Video
Elizebeth Friedman
Elizebeth Friedman revolutionized American cryptology and played a crucial role in bringing down mobsters and spy rings in the 20th century.
Curated Video
Agent Garbo
Juan Pujol García, a pacifist who became a crucial double agent during WWII, deceived Nazi Germany and aided the D-Day invasion.
Curated Video
Anne Frank
Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who wrote a diary about her life in hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Her powerful story reflects resilience, hope, and the tragic impact of the Holocaust.
Great Big Story
The Dead Man Who Fooled Hitler, Operation Mincemeat
Discover the incredible WWII operation that used a dead soldier to deceive the Nazis and change the course of the war.
Wonderscape
Understanding Dictatorships: Power, History, and Impact
This video examines the nature of dictatorships, where a single leader holds unchecked power. It contrasts dictatorships with monarchies, traces their historical evolution, and discusses infamous dictators like Julius Caesar, Adolf...
Wonderscape
World War II's Early Years: The Atlantic Battle and Rise of Nazi Atrocities
This video covers the initial years of World War II, focusing on the Battle of the Atlantic and the rapid expansion of Nazi Germany. It describes the devastating impact of German U-Boats, the fall of several European nations, and the...
Wonderscape
The Outbreak of World War II: Causes and Early Events
This video explores the origins and early events of World War II, focusing on the political and economic factors that led to the conflict. It examines the rise of fascist leaders like Hitler and Mussolini, the impact of the Treaty of...
Curated Video
World War II
Those who take the U.S. Citizenship Test must understand the reasons behind the United States’ involvement in World War II, why the U.S. was initially neutral, and what happened as a result of Imperial Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in...
Curated Video
WWII POW Camps on U.S. Soil
Between 1942 and 1946, the U.S. government constructed around 700 POW camps on U.S. soil, housing around 400,000 captured enemy soldiers. But what were the conditions like there?
PBS
Concentration Camps Are Older Than World War II
We're all familiar with the haunting images of the concentration camps of World War II. But the history of those concentration camps extends back to the late 19th. century and the invention of barbed wire and repeating rifle [see...
PBS
The History of Reparations
In 2014, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates’ article for The Atlantic “The Case for Reparations” went viral. Tracing everything from the racial terror of slavery to the rampant housing discrimination of the 20th century, Coates made the case for...
Debunked
What Was The Soviet Union's Role In WWII - Ally or Enemy
What Was The Soviet Union's Role In WWII - Ally or Enemy
The Guardian
A Final Farewell at Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp
Colette and Lacie visit one last building in the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp, the crematorium. Colette is overcome with emotion as she stands in the last place her brother's body passed through. She recalls memories of her brother...
The Guardian
Retracing the Footsteps of a Concentration Camp Prisoner
Colette and Lucie receive an overwhelming welcome from the former mayor of Nordhausen, Germany. The next day, they make their way to the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp where 20,000 people, including Colette's brother were killed. They...
The Guardian
Reflecting on the French Resistance in World War II
Colette Marin-Catherine and her family were members of the French resistance during World War II. Colette and Lacie, a history student researching that era, travel together to Nordhausen, Germany, to visit the Mittelbau-Dora...
The Guardian
Preparing to Visit a German Concentration Camp
As a young girl, Colette Marin-Catherine fought Hitler's Nazis as a member of the French Resistance. Her older brother was arrested and sent to German concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora where he was killed. For 74 years, she has refused...
Curated Video
Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskagee Airmen, otherwise known as the Red Tails, were the first all-Black air squadron in US history. Their immense bravery and skill during the Second World War is still the stuff of legend.
Curated Video
Martha Gellhorn: The War Correspondent who Covered D-Day
One of the United States’ finest war correspondents, Martha Gellhorn battled sexism and misogyny to report on the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
Curated Video
Operation Paperclip
Operation Paperclip saw around 1,600 Nazi scientists recruited by US intelligence to aid American innovation. As a result, none were ever held accountable for their crimes.
Jabzy
What did Hitler want in Europe? | Nazi Empire, Greater German Reich, WW2 Alternative History
Part 1 - • What did the Nazi...
Jabzy
Hitler's views on Vegetarianism, Britain and More | Hitler's Table Talk
Hitler's views on Vegetarianism, Britain and More | Hitler's Table Talk