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...
Crash Course
The Fall of Communism: Crash Course European History
The aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact had a huge impact on the countries of Eastern Europe. As the former satellite states turned away from communism and Soviet influence, some of them shifted toward...
Crash Course
The Soviet Bloc Unwinds: Crash Course European History
In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, protests and unrest continued continued across Europe, and the Soviet Union was having increasing trouble holding its sphere of influence together. Today you'll learn about the labor strikes 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...
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
The Rise and Fall of the Warsaw Pact: A Cold War Alliance
This video provides a detailed historical overview of the establishment, impact, and dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, a military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and several Eastern European nations in response to the formation of NATO...
Hip Hughes History
The Cold War Explained: US History Review (1/4)
A ten minute regents based concept lecture aimed at the heart of the United States History Regents Exam as it related to Cold War. Part 1 of 4.
Mr. Beat
NATO Explained
On April 4, 1949, the leaders of 12 countries in both North America and Western Europe got together in Washington, D.C. in response to the growing threat of the Soviet Union, a Communist country that had been fairly aggressive trying to...
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.
British Movietone
SUMMIT CONFERENCE - MUTE
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British Movietone
CZECH TALKS - MUTE
Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of...
Bridgeman Arts
Czechoslovakia 1968 - Czech civilians protest the Soviet occupation and distribute newspapers
Clip 7 from the 1968 film "Seven Days to Remember", a chronology of the events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 20, 1968 by troops from the Warsaw Pact. In this clip, Czech civilians protest the Soviet occupation...
Bridgeman Arts
Czechoslovakia 1968 - Tanks and civilians on the streets of Prague. National Assembly calls for freedom and respect
Clip 6 from the 1968 film "Seven Days to Remember", a chronology of the events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 20, 1968 by troops from the Warsaw Pact. In this clip, tanks hide themselves with the use of smoke...
Bridgeman Arts
Czechoslovakia 1968 - Soviet planes landing, poisonous mushroom posters, Czechs leaving, and Lidice
Clip 8 from the 1968 film "Seven Days to Remember", a chronology of the events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 20, 1968 by troops from the Warsaw Pact. In this clip, Soviet planes land in the country. Footage of...
Bridgeman Arts
Czechoslovakia 1968 - Prague Spring and representatives signing the Bratislava Declaration
Clip 1 from the 1968 film "Seven Days to Remember", a chronology of the events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 20, 1968 by troops from the Warsaw Pact. In this clip, a train comes into the station. Prague Spring...
Bridgeman Arts
Czechoslovakia 1968 - Peaceful protests in Prague, and radio announcement regarding liberation
Clip 9 from the 1968 film "Seven Days to Remember", a chronology of the events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 20, 1968 by troops from the Warsaw Pact. In this clip, peaceful protesters congregate around the...
Curated Video
RR8140B THE HUNGARIAN UPRISING, 25 YEARS ON
No re-sale/re-use of any 3rd party material without clearance. RR8140B THE HUNGARIAN UPRISING, 25 YEARS ONBackground to Story: 25 years ago, in October 1956, a large proportion of theHungarian people joined in an anti-Soviet uprising. ...
Bridgeman Arts
Czechoslovakia 1968 - Czech civilians sing and hold flags. Protests in the streets
Clip 5 from the 1968 film "Seven Days to Remember", a chronology of the events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 20, 1968 by troops from the Warsaw Pact. In this clip, Czech people, some of them wounded,...
Bridgeman Arts
Czechoslovakia 1968 - Warsaw Pact armies invade Czechoslovakia, and crowds protest peacefully
Clip 2 from the 1968 film "Seven Days to Remember", a chronology of the events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 20, 1968 by troops from the Warsaw Pact. In this clip, Wednesday August 21, 1968, the armies of five...
Curated Video
RR7948A NATO'S NEW MISSLES
On December 12th 1979, NATO ministers meet in
Brussels. Faced with what is claimed to be superior
Warsaw Pact strength in conventional forces, NATO
has to decide whether to deploy the new generation of
US-made nuclear missiles, notably...
Bridgeman Arts
Tuesday, August 27, and Wednesday, August 28, 1968 People against the Moscow Protocol. Public meeting at night. Remembrance service for those killed.
Part six of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
Curated Video
SYND 9 6 78 JORDANIAN DELEGATE NUSEIBEH DENIES ISRAELI ALLEGATIONS AT UN DEBATE IN NEW YORK
Jordanian delegate in the UN Hazem Nuseibeh speaking in the United Nations general assembly debate on disarmament, rejecting israeli charges that the Arab countries are engaged in an arms race and accusing Israel of creating a huge arms...
Bridgeman Arts
Czechoslovakia 1968 - Helicopters landing and tanks in Prague. Heated debates between Czech civilians and soldiers
Clip 3 from the 1968 film "Seven Days to Remember", a chronology of the events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 20, 1968 by troops from the Warsaw Pact. In this clip, Ruzyne Airport under control of the Soviets so...
Bridgeman Arts
Tuesday, August 27, 1968 Soviet tanks have left Prague. Moscow Protocol is announced and people protest. Emil Zatopek and Alexander Dub_ek speak.
Part five of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...