Epic History TV
World War One: 1917
Epic History TV's year-by-year account of World War One continues into 1917. It is the year Germany makes a desperate gamble by reintroducing unrestricted submarine warfare. They hope to knock Britain out of the war in 6 months by...
Cerebellum
America, An Emerging World Power: 1896-1916 - Roosevelt Corollary (1904) And 16th Amendment
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video focuses on documents...
Epic History TV
World War One: 1915
World War One - 1915' is the second of our five-part series covering the Great War. This episode covers one of the first strategic bombing raids in history, when two German Zeppelin airships bombed the British ports of King's Lynn and...
Cerebellum
The World War One Years 1917-1920 - Introduction
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, the documents...
60 Second Histories
Life as a WW1 Nurse in France
A WW1 nurse who describes her uniform and shows how she still likes to be fashionable even among the horrors of war.
National Film Board of Canada
An Overwhelming Passion
In this concise portrait, director and art director Brigitte Haentjens talks about what inspires her work in theatrical creation. Her artistic choices are a response to a deep, dark need to rummage through a text until light bursts...
AllTime 10s
10 Shocking Facts About The British Empire
The British Empire began with the creation of overseas colonies in the 16th century and stretched right up to the latter half of the 20th century. At its peak in the early 1920s, it controlled 23% of the world's surface and 458 million...
Ancient Lights Media
Russia: Civil War and Revolution 1917-1922
This clip looks at Russian history during the revolutionary period of 1917-1922.
Epic History TV
World War One: 1914
World War One - 1914' is the first in a five-part series covering the Great War. This episode covers the rival alliances that dominated Europe in the build-up to war, the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente, and the fatal gunshots by...
Epic History TV
World War One: 1916
World War One: 1916' covers the great battles of Verdun and the Somme on the Western Front, as well as Russia's Brusilov Offensive on the Eastern Front. In the Middle East, British forces surrender at Kut, while the Arab Revolt begins in...
60 Second Histories
WW1 British soldier's uniform
A description of a British infantryman's uniform and personal effects from 1914-15
Cerebellum
America, An Emerging World Power: 1896-1916 - Hay-bunau-varilla Treaty (1903)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video focuses on documents...
Ancient Lights Media
Belgium
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Belgium.
Epic History TV
World War One: 1918
1918 is the year that Woodrow Wilson unveils his 'Fourteen Points' as the basis for future world peace. Meanwhile Bolshevik Russia quits the war by signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, freeing up half a million German troops for General...
Epic History TV
WW1: Battle of the Somme 1916
This is the story of the first day of the Somme Offensive, 1 July 1916 - the single bloodiest day in British military history. 57,000 British soldiers became casualties, most within a few hours of the initial attack. The offensive was...
Cerebellum
The World War One Years 1917-1920 - Treaty Of Versailles (1919)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, the documents...
Curated Video
World leaders mark 100 years since end of WW I
PM Trudeau joins other world leaders in Paris to mark the 100th anniversary of armistice and honour the lives lost in battle.
Curated Video
Thousands gather for Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa
Remembrance Day ceremony on Parliament Hill commemorates the end of the First World War a century ago.
Curated Video
Remembering Hill 70, Canada's overlooked WW I battle
The Canadian-led victory at Hill 70 during the First World War is only now being commemorated with a memorial after decades of being overlooked
Curated Video
Manitoba man builds WW I trench in yard
A Manitoba man built a First World War-style trench in his yard in order to preserve the history of Canadian soldiers' contributions and sacrifices during the war
Curated Video
Forgotten Chinese-Canadian fought in WW I's Battle of Hill 70
Chinese-Canadian soldier Frederick Lee fought in the Battle of Hill 70 during the First World War. But few knew about his contributions until recently
Curated Video
The Nation Falls Silent To Mark Armistice Day
The nation falls silent to remember the war dead.
Curated Video
US President Biden says 1916 Armenian massacre was a ‘genocide’
Biden is first US president to formally recognise mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Empire during WWI as ‘genocide’.
Curated Video
Canada will apologize to all-Black WWI battalion
The federal government says it's planning an apology to the No. 2 Construction Battalion, an all-Black battalion that served in the First World War. A woman whose father served in the battalion says while the announcement is emotional,...