Khan Academy: Battles of Verdun, Somme and the Hindenburg Line

The Battle of the Somme was a conflict that raged on for months. Academics view a presentation and read text excerpts from newspaper articles to understand the events that turned the battle into a long conflict. The presentation also...

Douglas Haig, the British Field marshal during World War I, was known as both a national hero and butcher. His decisions directly led to the large numbers of deaths in the trenches, but Haig was driven by the quest for a great victory...

This history-class tutorial delves into the major battles of World War I including Verdun, Somme & the Hindenburg Line.

Wikipedia provides very extensive information on the Battle of Verdun, a major action in World War I that resulted in more than 250,000 deaths.

This tutorial uses maps to help visualize how Germany planned to fight a two-front war against Russia and France. Track the movements of the armies that culminated in the First Battle of the Marne - one of the bloodiest battles of the...

This video created by Sal Khan uses maps to follow the course of the war in Italy. Major battles fought by Italy are highlighted and discussed. Also included is a question/answer section from the community. [8:17]

This Khan Academy resource provides information about the War of 1812, including the surround issues before and after the fighting of it.

This Khan Academy resource provides information surrounding the Presidency of Andrew Jackson, including his successes and failures.

As the United States became a major industrial power, conflict between workers and factory owners intensified. Read about the Homestead Strike and the Pullman Strike, two of the most famous labor battles in American history.

This video introduces you to the idea of a budget line. [12:10]