Mr. Beat
The Harry Truman Song
By day, Matt Beat is a middle school social studies teacher. By night, the multi-instrumentalist writes and records songs about dead Presidents. Actual dead Presidents. Not the rap duo. He recorded them chronologically, and this is the...
The Wall Street Journal
A World Of Risk
Shifting geopolitics, populism, trade, cyber, technology all pose threats to the stability that businesses have enjoyed for many years. What are the biggest geopolitical risks today?
History Hit
The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore: The Falkland war
Was Charles Moore struck by how little historians accept that people can change? Would we have had the Margaret Thatcher we know today without the Falkland war? The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore, Part 2
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Benjamin Abelow - How the West Brought War to Ukraine - Part 1
Benjamin Abelow holds a B.A. in modern European history from the University of Pennsylvania, where he participated in an honors seminar on U.S. Cold War foreign policy taught by the scholar Marc Tractenberg. He then worked in Washington,...
Curated Video
The war in Afghanistan, 1981
3 years into the conflict between Russian backed ruler and USA funded Mujahideen which was world’s largest refugee camp in pakistan along with huge civilian hardship living in Afganistan. The battle continued till 1989 and this war...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1948
The 41st Presidential election in American history took place on November 2, 1948. After Franklin Roosevelt died, Harry Truman took over, and soon after Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allied forces. Now, all eyes were on the Pacific...
History Hit
The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore: A presidential role
What did Charles Moore's research consist of? Was Margaret Thatcher a part of a transition from British Prime Minister to a more presidential world stage? The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore, Part 4
Curated Video
Evolution of American Tanks | Animated History
In this episode, we will be covering the rise of armored fighting vehicles over the twentieth-century in the United States. Beginning with American intervention in the First World War, and leading through to the closing days of the Cold...
Kult America
Abandoned WARSAW Nuclear Bunker
On today's episode of Kult America I will take you to an abandoned nuclear bunker. Built as a shelter during the Cold War, this place was destroyed by time and people, but it still has this unbelievable, dark atmosphere that gives you...
History Hit
The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore: Criticism or praise
How much criticism or praise does she deserve in terms of de-industrialization? What are Charles Moore's thoughts on the idea about the era of the individual at that time? The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore, Part 3
The March of Time
MOT 1951: IRAN
WS Iranian soldiers troops standing at attention behind artillery lined up for for inspection American US officer inspecting weapon talking w/ Iranian soldier (no SOT) / MOT 1951: IRAN AIR FIELD: Military truck passing FG airfield...
History Hit
How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry: The early 1970's
What was the purpose of writing his book? What were the important events of the early 1970's? How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry, Part 1
The March of Time
MOT 1951: MAP: Map of Iran - Opening a 'Red' road
Arrow showing USSR Russia place for possible infiltration invasion / More arrows through Turkey the Mediterranean Iraq Arabia ports of Persian gulf Pakistan / Threat of Communism spreading ''a Red Road''
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Ziblatt - How Democracies Die
Daniel Ziblatt is Professor of Government at Harvard University and a faculty associate at Harvard's Minda De Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Ziblatt's teaching and resarch is in comparative politics, with a focus on...
Curated Video
Empress Matilda part 11: England's Civil War
England became divided between those who supported King Stephen, those who supported Empress Matilda, and those who wouldn't pick a side.
The March of Time
MOT 1946: Azerbaijan Crisis end
'1946' Superimposed over Russian officer and truck drivers / Russian USSR Soldier talking w/ Soviet officer truck convoy BG / Drivers getting into trucks convoy moving across Iranian border out of Iran.
Hip Hughes History
The Truman Doctrine Explained
A super quick overview of the Truman Doctrine and the beginning of the Cold War taking place in Turkey and Greece.
History Hit
How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry: Writing about history
Are there individuals or big currents pushing us along when he is writing about history? How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry, Part 3
The Economist
America v China: a new kind of cold war
The United States and China are fighting over far more than trade. Edward Carr, our deputy editor, explains why, if this growing rivalry is managed badly, everybody will lose out
Mazz Media
Cold War
This live-action video program is about the word Cold War. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Cold War through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
History Hit
The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean: Putin's Russia
Does Putin feel like he is in a position of strength or is his troublemaking a profound weakness? Does Rory MacLean think we might be looking back at our failure of underestimating the Putin regime? The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory...
John D Ruddy
Cuban Missile Crisis in 5 Minutes
A quick and concise animated video outlining the tense 13 days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, who the main players were and what the political climate was like to create the crisis.
The Wall Street Journal
Business and Security
What are the key regional security issues facing Southeast Asia, and how best can they be addressed?
Curated Video
The war in Afghanistan, 1979
The Afghan president calls for the Russian help to control rebels called Mujahideen which turned into a relegion war and the cost of huge civilian casualties.