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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 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...
History Hit
The powerful story of Indian Partition
2017 was the 70th anniversary of the Partition of the Indian Raj which caused such an epidemic of bloodshed. Yasmin Khan, Associate Professor of History at Oxford University, and author of 'The Great Partition' draws on her research and...
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Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: Indian congress
How does congress become divided? How did nationalism affect India at that time?<br/>
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 3
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 3
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Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: World War Two after effects
Did the British have any chance of maintaining the Raj in 1945 after the second world war? What was on the minds of the British decision makers when faced with counter insurgency in India compared to talking of liberating Europeans...
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Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: Gandhi's role
What was Gandhi's role during this time? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 5
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Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: Drawing the line
Who decided on the line between Pakistan and India? What if the line was different to the ethnic cleansing that occurred in certain areas? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 7
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Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: Remembering the tragedy
Learn about the tragedy by its sense of scale and who was to blame for it. What happened in 1946 that was considered a missed moment? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 8
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Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: Those responsible for the partition
Who was responsible for the partition and why did they agree to itYasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 6
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Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: The awakening of Indian opposition
What are the first glimpses of organized Indian opposition to British rule? What did the early Indian congress look like?<br/>
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 2
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 2
Step Back History
The Rohingya Genocide - When Islamophobia Kills
CW: Mass Violence, Sexual Assault Last month, Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi denied that her country committed a genocide against the Muslim Rohingya people. Let's look into what's going on, and why the Rohingya Genocide is a very...
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Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: India before colonization
What was India's existence like before the Raj? Was civil war inevitable?<br/>
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 1
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 1
The Economist
How did Kosovo become a country?
Ten years ago this week Kosovo became Europe's newest country. The seeds of its independence lie in the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s—a brutal series of wars that stirred up age-old nationalism and pitted neighbour against...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Albright on Strategic & Humanitarian Interests, the Balkans Ii
How the United States and the UN Security Council came to a resolution: Milosevic and Kosovo, NATO and Russian Opposition. Fmr. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Albright on the Diplomatic Toolbox and the Balkans I
Fmr. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discusses the conflict between the Balkans and the changing policy in the United States as it related to the post-Cold War ethnic cleansing in Bosnia under Milosevic. Part one of two videos. [6:41]
PBS
Pbs: Valentina's Nightmare
This PBS special report aims to teach readers about the meaning genocide, and the details the background of historical instances in the 20th century. Discussion includes the Holocaust in Nazi Germany, the genocide in Rwanda, and the mass...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Religious Wars & Violence: Lesson 3
This lesson presents an abbreviated history of religious wars, as well as the theological, textual, and historical bases, motivations, and justifications for violence both within and among different religions. It is 3 of 3 in the series...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Religious Wars & Violence: Lesson 2
This lesson presents an abbreviated history of religious wars, as well as the theological, textual, and historical bases, motivations, and justifications for violence both within and among different religions. It is 2 of 3 in the series...