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This playlist provides clips that convey many notable moments and concepts in World History.

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04:56
Peabody's Improbable History: The Great Wall of China

History

world history

chinese history

great wall of china

04:49
Mel-O-Toons: The Story of Christopher Columbus

History

world history

north american history

discovery of the new world

explorers

christopher columbus

04:50
Histeria!: The Yalta Conference

History

world history

world war ii

the yalta conference

02:27
Histeria!: The Invasion Song

History

world history

world power

invasions

04:12
Hare We Go: Columbus' Voyage

History

world history

north american history

discovery of the new world

explorers

christopher columbus

02:27
Marco Polo: Kublai Khan's War Speech

History

world history

chinese history

mongol invasions

mongolian history

kublai khan

03:08
A Tale of Two Cities (1935): The Three Estates

History

Literature

world history

charles dickens

tale of two cities

french history

ancient regime

05:30
The Last Emperor: Cultural Revolution

History

world history

chinese history

great proletarian cultural revolution

01:46
The Blue Kite: Marriage During Mao's Time

History

world history

chinese history

great proletarian cultural revolution

02:17
Rabbit-Proof Fence: Aboriginal Children as Domestic Workers

History

world history

western australian history

indentured servants

1905 aboriginal act

01:23
The Killing Fields: Khmer Rouge

History

Sociology

discrimination

world history

ap human geography

ethnic cleansing

cambodian history

khmer rouge

democratic kampuchea

unit 3

00:21
Community: The Yalta Conference

History

world history

world war ii

the yalta conference

02:05
United Newsreel: 1944 to 1945: Conference in Crimea

History

world history

world war ii

yalta conference

01:19
Good Will Hunting: Will Hunting on American History

History

american history

colonial times

02:12
The Quiet American: Saving a Country and a Woman

History

world history

cold war

vietnam war

03:59
West Side Story: America

History

Psychology

immigration

american history

group dynamics

polarization

03:03
Schoolhouse Rock!: The Shot Heard 'Round the World

History

american history

the american revolution

02:44
Schindler's List: Save One Life, Save the World Entire

History

world war ii

holocaust

04:48
Thirteen Days: Cuban Missile Crisis

History

world history

cold war

cuban missile crisis

01:36
American Dad!: Iran-Contra Scandal

History

american history

world history

cold war

iran-contra affair

reagan administration

oliver north

01:32
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales: Khyber Pass

History

world history

trade routes

khyber pass

01:10
War Horse: Supporting the War Effort

History

world war i

cavalry

01:19
Monty Python's Life of Brian: What Have the Romans Done For Us?

History

world history

contributions

ancient rome

01:37
Hotel Rwanda: Hutus and Tutsis

History

rwandan history

rwandan civil war

02:58
Schindler's List: Helen Hirsch

History

world war ii

holocaust

01:42
Rugrats: What a Maccababy’s Gotta Do

History

Judaism

world history

ancient greece

king antiochus iv

maccabean revolt

03:44
Pearl Harbor: We Are at War

History

american history

world war ii

presidents

us entrance

fdr

pearl harbor retaliation

pearl harbor attack

04:01
It's a Wonderful Life: Bank Run

Finance

History

american history

debt

stock market crash of 1929

loans

02:46
Animaniacs: Ballad of Magellan

History

world history

explorers

ferdinand magellan

02:45
Mr. Peabody & Sherman: Rescuing Penny

History

world history

ancient egypt

king tutankhamun

01:38
Rome (2005): Caesar's Letter to Mark Antony

History

Literary Devices

world history

ancient rome

epistolary

pompey the great

03:01
Schoolhouse Rock!: Sufferin Til Suffrage

History

american history

women's suffrage

03:47
Iron Jawed Angels: Force Feeding

History

american history

women's suffrage

alice paul

03:32
Iron Jawed Angels: Everyone's Tired

History

american history

women's suffrage

02:04
Freedom Writers: Miep Gies Deemed Heroic

History

world war ii

holocaust

miep gies

01:37
The Book Thief: Hitler Youth Choir Scene

History

world war ii

nazi propaganda

kristallnacht

01:47
Pearl Harbor: Infamy Speech

History

american history

world war ii

presidents

infamy speech

us entrance

fdr

01:31
The Pianist: Play For Me

History

world war ii

holocaust

03:55
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi: The Making of the Nazi

History

world war ii

nazi propaganda

adolf hitler

02:40
Schindler's List: Bach or Mozart

History

world war ii

holocaust

04:28
Inglourious Basterds: The Hunter

History

world war ii

nazi propaganda

03:26
The Diary of Anne Frank: Our Blessed Radio

History

world war ii

anne frank

02:35
Breaking the Code: The Enigma Has To Be Broken

History

cryptography

encryption

world war ii

substitution cipher

enigma machine

01:46
Bomb Girls: Women in the Factory

History

american history

world war ii

women's role

04:07
The Thrifty Pig: Thrifty Pig

History

world war ii

united states propaganda

02:16
Family Guy: Stealing The U-boat

History

world war ii

german u-boats

02:11
The Longest Day: The British Invasion

History

world war ii

d-day

01:07
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Continue Reading

History

world war ii

nazi propaganda

01:04
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front: Mom Goes to Work

History

Sociology

american history

world war ii

women's role

stereotypes

gender stereotypes

01:48
Animaniacs: Nations Of The World Song

Geography

world

nations

02:15
Bet You Didn't Know: World War I Overview

History

world history

world war i

01:47
Truman: The Manhattan Project

History

world history

world war ii

manhattan project

atomic bomb

02:59
Darkest Hour: Churchill's Plea for Aid

History

american history

world history

world war ii

neutrality acts

dunkirk evacuation

04:28
Fall of Eagles: Sealed Train Decision

History

world history

world war i

russian history

lenin and the bolsheviks

russian revolution

bolsheviks

vladimir lenin

05:18
CrashCourse: The Vedas

History

world history

world religions

hinduism

the vedas

04:00
The Travel Show: Taiwan Overview

Culture

Geography

world cultures

world history

religion

asia

taiwan

taiwanese culture

taiwanese history

chinese civil war

tainan

02:10
Lawrence of Arabia: The Secret Deal

History

world history

world war i

the sykes-picot agreement

01:02
The New World: John Smith is Sent Exploring

History

american history

world history

native americans

colonialism

colonial america

01:10
The New World: Settlers and Their Hopes

History

american history

world history

colonialism

colonial america

02:12
Fat Man and Little Boy: Testing of the Atomic Bomb

History

world history

world war ii

manhattan project

03:59
Crash Course: World History: Dynasties, Kingdoms, and Empires in Ancient Mesopotamia

History

world history

ancient mesopotamia

kingdoms

03:51
Crash Course: World History: The Fall of Rome

History

ancient rome

fall of the roman empire

01:05
Crash Course: Battle of Stalingrad

History

american history

world war ii

battle of stalingrad

04:14
Smithsonian: The Egyptians and the Hyksos

History

world history

ancient egypt

war

03:55
Smithsonian: Ancient Egyptian Propaganda

History

Politics

world history

ancient egypt

03:10
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Heroes and Myths

History

world history

ancient greece

myths

05:00
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Pericles and the Acropolis

History

world history

ancient greece

acropolis

04:07
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: King Herod and the Romans

History

Judaism

world history

king herod

04:27
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls

History

Judaism

world history

dead sea scrolls

02:53
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Theatre and Tragedy in Ancient Greece

History

world history

ancient greece

theatre

04:53
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Rise of Synagogue Judaism

History

Judaism

world history

synagogue

02:38
Rough Riders: Taking the Heights

History

world history

spanish-american war

battle of san juan hill

05:34
Fall of Eagles: Lenin Meets Trotsky

History

Politics

world history

political science

vladimir lenin

marxism

leon trotsky

00:38
The Day That Shook The World (1975): WWI Chain Reaction

History

world history

world war i

assassination of archduke franz ferdinand

outbreak of the war

04:48
CrashCourse: The Spread of Christianity

Christianity

History

world history

world religions

04:50
CrashCourse: European Renaissance

History

world history

renaissance

european history

05:01
The Message: Muhammad Completes Islam

History

Islam

world religions

02:41
Windtalkers: Call in the Code

History

world war ii

code talkers

01:34
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Gas Chamber

History

world war ii

holocaust

05:38
National Geographic: Ancient Rome

History

world history

ancient rome

ancient civilizations

02:22
National Geographic: History of The Olympics

History

world history

human culture

olympics

04:12
National Geographic: Ancient Greece

History

world history

ancient greece

ancient civilizations

02:34
Bet You Didn't Know: History of Witches

History

world history

witches

02:50
Crash Course: World History: Foundations of the Roman Empire

History

world history

ancient rome

foundations of rome

02:24
Bet You Didn't Know: History of New Year's Eve

History

world history

holidays

new year's eve

02:58
Bet You Didn't Know: History of Easter

History

world history

holidays

easter

02:32
Bet You Didn't Know: History of the Vikings

History

world history

european history

vikings

02:33
Bet You Didn't Know: History of Valentine's Day

History

world history

holidays

valentine's day

05:00
Crash Course: World History: City-States in Ancient Mesopotamia

ancient rome

ancient mesopotamia

city-states

03:25
History of the World: Part I: Poverty in Paris

History

french history

french revolution

01:51
History of the World: Part I: Spanish Inquisition Overview

History

spanish history

the spanish inquisition

01:53
The Spanish Earth: Hemingway and the Spanish Civil War

History

civil war

european history

spain

03:46
Biography: Albert Einstein Mini Bio

History

world history

scientists

physicist

03:34
The School of Life: James Joyce

History

world history

writers

modernism

02:28
The School of Life: Virginia Woolf

History

world history

writers

modernism

04:28
The School of Life: George Orwell

History

world history

writers

dystopian

03:35
Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: The Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb

History

world history

ancient egypt

tutankhamun

02:56
Smithsonian: Alexander the Great and Christianity

History

world history

ancient greece

ancient egypt

ancient rome

religion

05:00
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Mediterranean Trade and Athens

History

world history

ancient greece

trade

05:00
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Birth of Democracy

History

democracy

world history

ancient greece

05:00
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Moses and Passover

History

Judaism

world history

moses

04:52
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Ezra and the Torah

History

Judaism

world history

ezra

04:38
Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: Hatshepsut Declares Herself Pharaoh

History

world history

ancient egypt

hatshepsut

04:22
The Iron Lady: The Iron Lady Lashes Out

History

world history

united kingdom

margaret thatcher

02:36
Paths of Glory: Rushing the Hill

History

world history

world war i

trench warfare

no man's land

02:11
Paths of Glory: Through the Trenches

History

world history

world war i

trench warfare

04:07
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Pericles Strategy for Sparta

History

world history

ancient greece

peloponnesian war

04:51
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Romans in Judea

History

world history

ancient rome

judea

05:00
Luther: Martin Luther Visits Rome

Culture

History

world history

ancient rome

protestant reformation

indulgences

02:37
Luther: Selling Indulgences

History

world history

protestant reformation

indulgences

martin luther in rome

printing press

03:20
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Constantine and Christianity

Christianity

History

world history

constantine

01:37
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Diaspora and Tradition

History

Judaism

world history

diaspora

02:37
Truman: Deciding to Drop the Bomb

History

world war ii

atomic bomb

02:11
Borgia: Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia becomes Pope

History

world history

middle ages

papal coronation

01:19
Lawrence of Arabia: Cross the Desert

History

world war i

lawrence of arabia

arab revolt

01:46
Adam Ruins Everything: The Cause of the Crisis

History

world history

cold war

cuban missle crisis

02:17
Nuremberg (2000): Not Guilty

History

world war ii

the nuremberg trials

03:18
Nuremberg (2000): Auschwitz Details

History

world war ii

the nuremberg trials

02:34
The Final Solution: The Wannsee Conference: Next Steps

History

world war ii

the wannsee conference

01:50
Fail Safe (1964): First Strike

History

world history

cold war

first-strike attack

03:42
Chernobyl: Graphite Clearing

History

world history

russia

chernobyl

01:38
Chernobyl: Hospital Scene

History

world history

russia

chernobyl

03:16
The New World: The Settlers Meet the Natives

History

american history

world history

native americans

colonialism

02:54
Fall of Eagles: Allowing Submarine Warfare

History

world history

world war i

kaiser wilhelm ii

05:00
Anne Frank: The Whole Story: The Train Journey

History

world war ii

holocaust

auschwitz concentration camp

02:45
Fall of Eagles: Austria-Hungary Declares War

History

world history

world war i

assassination of archduke franz ferdinand

prelude to the war

05:25
Atonement: Elegy for Dunkirk

History

world history

world war ii

dunkirk evacuation

01:56
The Crown: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

History

world history

united kingdom

queen elizabeth ii

04:09
Crash Course: Statistics: Alan Turing and the Enigma Machine

Computer Science

History

probability

cryptography

world war ii

statistics

military history

bayesian statistics

history of computer science

historical people

alan turing

03:07
Biography: Nelson Mandela Mini Bio

History

world history

south africa

apartheid

03:34
Biography: Gandhi Mini Bio

History

world history

colonialism

india

04:37
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero: The Gas Attack

History

american history

world war i

chemical warfare

01:31
The Pianist: Permitted to Stand

History

world war ii

nazi propaganda

03:42
National Geographic: Christianity Overview

Christianity

History

world history

world religions

03:19
National Geographic: Cave Art

Art History

painting

cave art

02:14
Kingdom of Heaven: Knight's Oath

History

world history

european history

middle ages

knights

02:28
Kingdom of Heaven: Jerusalem is Worth Everything

History

world history

middle ages

battle of hattin

crusades

04:33
Luther: Here I Stand

History

world history

protestant reformation

martin luther trial

02:18
Luther: Martin Luther Posts His Theses

History

world history

protestant reformation

martin luther's 95 theses

01:59
The Borgias: France and The Church

History

world history

middle ages

influence of catholic church

02:14
Napoleon: Overthrowing The Directory

History

world history

french history

coup of 18 brumaire

04:27
CrashCourse: Judaism in Rome

History

Judaism

world history

world religions

04:49
CrashCourse: Early Islamic History

History

Islam

world history

world religions

five pillars

02:54
CrashCourse: The Founding of Buddhism

Buddhism

History

world history

world religions

siddhartha guatama

four noble truths

03:04
Tora Tora Tora: The Real Story of Pearl Harbor: Pearl Harbor Attacks

History

american history

world war ii

pearl harbor attack

02:43
Bet You Didn't Know: History of Christmas

Christianity

History

world history

world religions

holidays

christmas

02:13
Bet You Didn't Know: History of Halloween

History

world history

holidays

halloween

02:22
Bet You Didn't Know: London On Top

Geography

History

british history

london

cities

02:24
Bet You Didn't Know: London Landmarks

History

world history

british history

landmarks

03:30
The Fall of the Roman Empire: Accepting Barbarians

History

world history

ancient rome

fall of the roman empire

02:03
Das Boot (1981): Emergency Dive Drill

History

world history

world war ii

german u-boats

03:20
History: Who Was Anne Frank?

Communication

History

discrimination

racism

world war ii

holocaust

03:38
Anne Frank: The Whole Story: Anne Frank in Hiding

History

world war ii

holocaust

anne frank

04:58
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero: The End of the War

History

american history

world war i

effects of war

armistice day

01:34
The Croods: Short History of Cavemen

Anthropology

History

world history

civilization

paleolithic age

hunting and gathering

nomads

tribes

cave paintings

02:11
The Borgias: Coronation of Pope Alexander VI

History

world history

middle ages

european exploration

papal coronation

influence of catholic church

02:42
Bet You Didn't Know: History of Chinese New Year

History

world history

holidays

chinese new year

01:59
Crash Course: World History: The Roman Empire

History

world history

ancient rome

the roman empire

02:08
Australia: The Bombing of Darwin

History

world history

world war ii

bombing of darwin

01:31
Beakman's World: First Musical Instrument

History

history of music

first musical instrument

01:58
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman: Growing Up Around Genocide

History

world history

bosnian war

bosnian genocide

04:10
National Geographic: The Land Between Two Rivers

History

world history

ancient civilizations

mesopotamia

03:53
National Geographic: Ancient Maya Overview

History

world history

ancient civilizations

ancient maya

04:13
Chernobyl: The Evacuation of Pripyat

History

world history

russia

chernobyl

02:59
National Geographic: HIV and AIDS

Sex Education

health education

stds

hiv

04:28
National Geographic: The Protestant Reformation

History

world history

european history

protestant reformation

martin luther

03:43
Chernobyl: The Core Explodes

History

world history

russia

chernobyl

01:17
Black-ish: Martin Luther King Day

Culture

History

world cultures

african american culture

01:58
National Geographic: Pablo Picasso's Genius

History

world history

artists

cubism

01:53
Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution: Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin

History

world history

russian revolution

russia

00:23
Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution: The Rule of the Czars

History

world history

russian revolution

russia

03:44
Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution: The Dustbin of History

History

world history

russian revolution

russia

01:23
The Sixties: The First Man in Space

History

world history

cold war

space race

05:03
The Sixties: The Bay of Pigs Fails

History

world history

cold war

bay of pigs

03:15
The Sixties: The Berlin Wall Goes Up

History

world history

cold war

berlin wall

03:20
The Sixties: Khrushchev Removes the Missiles

History

world history

cold war

cuban missile crisis

02:35
The Sixties: Kennedy and Khrushchev Come Together

History

world history

cold war

test ban treaty

02:58
The Sixties: Communism and Vietnam

History

world history

cold war

the domino effect

03:01
Smithsonian: Women in Egyptian Religion

History

world history

ancient egypt

religion

03:21
Smithsonian: Female Gladiators in Rome

History

world history

ancient rome

gladiators

01:32
Smithsonian: Amun and Egypt

History

world history

ancient egypt

religion

03:06
Smithsonian: Akhenaton's Revolution

History

world history

ancient egypt

religion

01:55
Smithsonian: Children's Graffiti in Pompeii

History

world history

ancient rome

children

02:48
Smithsonian: Shining Pyramids in Giza

History

world history

ancient egypt

architecture

02:18
Smithsonian: Technology and Archaeology

History

world history

ancient rome

gladiators

01:18
Smithsonian: Greece and Cultural Diffusion

History

world history

ancient greece

religion

03:25
Smithsonian: Early Agriculture and Health

History

world history

agriculture

ancient mesopotamia

03:00
Smithsonian: Public Executions in Rome

History

world history

ancient rome

law and order

02:37
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Abraham and Monotheism

History

Judaism

world history

monotheism

03:30
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Inequality in Early Athens

History

world history

ancient greece

athens

03:24
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: City-States in Ancient Greece

History

world history

ancient greece

city-states

05:10
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Battle of Marathon

History

world history

ancient greece

persian wars

03:59
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Themistocles and Athen's Navy

History

world history

ancient greece

warfare

02:22
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Xerxes and Greece

History

world history

ancient greece

persian wars

01:22
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Oracle of Delphi

History

world history

ancient greece

religion

03:30
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Athenian Empire

History

world history

ancient greece

athenian empire

03:02
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Birth of Science

History

world history

ancient greece

02:34
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Socrates and the Examined Life

History

world history

ancient greece

socrates

02:24
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Writing the Bible

History

Judaism

world history

the bible

03:53
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Sacrifice of Isaac

History

Judaism

world history

abraham

02:25
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Ten Commandments

History

Judaism

world history

commandments

01:54
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: David and Goliath

History

Judaism

world history

david

02:44
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Cyrus and the Second Temple

History

Judaism

world history

return to zion

04:26
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Hellenistic Judea

History

Judaism

world history

hellenic influences

02:43
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Hellenization and its Critics

History

Judaism

world history

seleucid dynasty

03:13
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Revolt of the Maccabees

History

Judaism

world history

maccabees

01:39
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Legacy of the Maccabees

History

Judaism

world history

maccabees

03:12
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The High Priests in the time of the Romans

History

Judaism

world history

high priests

03:39
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Jesus of Nazareth

History

Judaism

world history

jesus

01:04
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Prophets, Rebels, and Crucifixion

History

Judaism

world history

crucifixion

03:38
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Sicarii and the Romans

History

Judaism

world history

sicarii

03:32
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Siege of Jerusalem

History

Judaism

world history

revolt

02:48
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Destruction of the Temple

History

Judaism

world history

temple

02:53
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Passover Seder

History

Judaism

world history

passover

04:50
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Fall of Masada

History

Judaism

world history

masada

05:05
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Judea After the Temple

History

Judaism

world history

bar kokhba revolt

02:17
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Bar Kokhba Revolt Begins

History

Judaism

world history

bar kokhba revolt

04:36
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Defeat of Bar Kokhba

History

Judaism

world history

bar kokhba revolt

03:03
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Christianity Grows Out of Judaism

Christianity

History

world history

03:24
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Legacy of Judaism

History

Judaism

world history

impact

04:50
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Scholars Compile the Talmud

History

Judaism

world history

talmud

04:57
Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: The Hyksos in Egypt

History

world history

ancient egypt

hyksos

02:18
Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: Egypt Reborn

History

world history

ancient egypt

ahmose

04:48
Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: Balancing as Female Pharaoh

History

world history

ancient egypt

hatshepsut

04:50
Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: Egypt Becomes and Empire

History

world history

ancient egypt

empire

01:52
Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: EgyptAir First Class

History

world history

ancient egypt

akhenaton