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Hip Hughes History
The Yalta Conference Explained
A super short primer on the Yalta Conference also known as the Crimean Conference. Meet FDR, Stalin and Churchill and prepare to end one war and start another cold one.
History Hit
10 Steps to World War Two
After the Great War of 1914-18, European powers were desperate to avoid another conflict of that scale. But just 20 years later, they found themselves plunged into catastrophe on an even greater scale. The outbreak of World War Two has...
One Minute History
The Berlin Wall - One Minute History_1080
After World War Two, Germany was temporarily split into 4 “allied occupation zones”. The Soviet Union took East Germany and East Berlin, and the Allied Powers took West Germany and West Berlin. The strict policies of the East soon...
John D Ruddy
World War 2 in 10 Minutes
An extended animated video combining World War 2 in 7 Minutes and 10 More Things About WW2.
Hip Hughes History
Cold War Explained: World History Review
The very basics to understanding the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States. An emphasis on the foreign policy of containment with specific examples spanning the event.
PBS
Pbs: Secrets of the Dead: Churchill's Deadly Decision
In 1940, Winston Churchill made the decision to attack the French naval fleet, to prevent it falling into Nazi hands. This decision has been both praised as an act of courage and vilified as an act of betrayal. This documentary attempts...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Strobe Talbott on the Beginning of the Cold War
Former Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discusses how the Cold War developed after post WWII peace summits and the strategic patience that stopped the expansion of Soviet communism. [6:36]