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History

African History

Ghana Independence

• The Crown: A Socialist Africa

Age of Enlightenment

Isaac Newton

• Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs: Sir Isaac and The Apple

Jeremy Bentham

• Seinfeld: George Eats Garbage

Age of Exploration

Virginia Colony

• The New World: Founding of Jamestown

Age of the Enlightenment

Influence on Democratic Thought

• Higher Learning: No Special Treatment

Jeremy Bentham

• Black Mirror: Human Rating System

Social Contract

• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Superman's Lack of Care
• Seinfeld: Airport Pickup

Thomas Hobbes

• The Walking Dead: Negan's Introduction

American History

Alien and Sedition Acts

• John Adams: Alien and Sedition Acts

Boston Massacre Trial

• John Adams: Boston Massacre Trials

Causes for The American Revolution

• Schoolhouse Rock!: No More Kings

Colonial Times

• Good Will Hunting: Will Hunting on American History
• Schoolhouse Rock!: No More Kings

Declaration of Colonial Rights

• John Adams: Declaration of Colonial Rights

Declaration of Independence

• Schoolhouse Rock!: Fireworks
• Liberty's Kids: Voting For Independence
• John Adams: Declaration of Independence

Dust Bowl

• The Dust Bowl: How The Dust Bowl Began
• The Dust Bowl: Environmental Conservatism

Fireside Chats

• All in the Family: I Wanna Sit In My Chair

First Continental Congress

• John Adams: Declaration of Colonial Rights

Great Depression

• The Grapes of Wrath: They're Paying Good Wages
• Seabiscuit: The Stock Market Crash of 1929
• The Grapes of Wrath: I'll Be There Speech

Great Recession

• The Big Short: Jenga
• Margin Call: Emergency Partners Meeting

Immigration

• West Side Story: America
• Schoolhouse Rock!: The Great American Melting Pot

Imperialism

• Rough Riders: Teddy Roosevelt Advocates for Imperialism

Infamy Speech

• Pearl Harbor: Infamy Speech

Intolerable Acts

• John Adams: Coercive Acts

Iran Hostage Crisis

• Argo (2012): Iran Hostage Crisis

Jay Treaty

• John Adams: The Jay Treaty

Mexican-American War

• One Man's Hero: Attending Mass

New York Draft Riots of 1863

• Gangs of New York: Innocent Citizens Hanged
• Gangs of New York: The Draft Riots

Olive Branch Petition

• John Adams: Drafting of the Olive Branch Petition

Pearl Harbor Retaliation

• Pearl Harbor: We Are at War

Proclamation of Rebellion

• John Adams: Olive Branch Petition

Prohibition

• Bet You Didn't Know: Prohibition Era
• The Simpsons: Prohibition in Springfield

Rally for Independence

• Give Me Liberty: Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!
• John Adams: Let Me Have a Country Speech

Salem Witch Trials

• The Simpsons: Witch Trials
• The Ben Stiller Show: The Witches of Salem

Scopes Trial

• Inherit the Wind: Colonel Drummond Speech

Second Continental Congress

• Liberty's Kids: The Second Continental Congress

Segregation

• The Help: Bathroom Segregation

Stock Market Crash of 1929

• It's a Wonderful Life: Bank Run
• Seabiscuit: The Stock Market Crash of 1929

The American Revolution

• April Morning: Midnight Ride
• Schoolhouse Rock!: No More Kings
• Schoolhouse Rock!: The Shot Heard 'Round the World
• Bet You Didn't Know: Revolutionary War Fun Facts

U.S. Presidents

• Animaniacs: The Presidents Song

Watergate Scandal

• Frost/Nixon: Watergate Questioning
• All the President's Men: Freedom of the Press

Westward Expansion

• Far and Away: The Oklahoma Land Rush

Women's Suffrage

• Iron Jawed Angels: Force Feeding
• Schoolhouse Rock!: Sufferin Til Suffrage
• Iron Jawed Angels: Everyone's Tired

XYZ Affair

• John Adams: XYZ Affair

Ancient Greece

Alexander the Great

• Alexander: Conquer Your Fear

Phalanx

• Alexander: Phalanx Formation

The Battle of Thermopylae

• Adam Ruins Everything: The 300 Spartans

Ancient Rome

Architecture

• Angels & Demons: The Pantheon

Battle of Cannae

• Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare: Hannibal's Military Strategy

Caesar's Civil War

• Rome (2005): Caesar Rallies Support

City of Rome

• David Macaulay: Roman City: The Grandeur of Rome

Culture

• Luther: Martin Luther Visits Rome

Fall of the Roman Empire

• Crash Course: World History: The Fall of Rome

First Triumvirate

• Rome (2005): Caesar Rallies Support

Gladiators

• Adam Ruins Everything: Gladiators and Their Rules

Grid Plan

• David Macaulay: Roman City: Roman City Design

Herald

• Rome (2005): Announcing Prince Herod's Visit
• Rome (2005): Roman Empire Updates

Roman Army

• Ben Hur (2016): The March

Roman Culture

• Rome (2005): Roman Empire Updates
• Rome (2005): Announcing Prince Herod's Visit

Roman Religion

• David Macaulay: Roman City: Omens in the Woods

Roman Triumph

• Rome: Caesar's Triumph

Second Punic War

• Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare: Hannibal's Military Strategy

Australian History

Penal Colony

• The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant: Australia, the Penal Colony

British History

Emmeline Pankhurst

• Suffragette: Suffrage Speech

King Charles I

• Cromwell: King Charles I Dissolves Parliament

King Charles II

• Charles II: The Power and The Passion: Parliament Is Dissolved

London

• Bet You Didn't Know: London On Top

"We shall fight on the beaches" Speech

• Darkest Hour: Winston Churchill's Speech
• Into the Storm (2009): We Shall Never Surrender

Women's Suffrage

• Suffragette: Suffrage Speech
• Sufragette: No Right to Vote

British Imperialism

Sudan

• Young Winston: Churchill and the Charge
• Khartoum: The Battle of Abu Klea

Carribbean History

The Haitian Revolution

• Toussaint Louverture: Cannot Spare Moyse
• Toussaint Louverture: French Decision to Fight Louverture
• Toussaint Louverture: Fighting for Freedom
• Toussaint Louverture: Surprise Attack

Chinese History

Qin Dynasty

• The Emperor and the Assassin: A Unified China

Qin Shi Huang

• The Emperor and the Assassin: Ying Zhen's Aspirations
• The Emperor and the Assassin: A Unified China

Cold War

Vietnam War

• Forrest Gump: Forrest in Vietnam
• Platoon: Hell is the Impossibility of Reason

Communism

The Communist Manifesto

• The Young Karl Marx: Writing of the Communist Manifesto

Cuban History

Che Guevara

• Che: Part One: Che's Criticisms
• Che: Part One: Five Demands

European Exploration

Influence of Catholic Church

• The Borgias: Coronation of Pope Alexander VI

Slavery

• Roots (1977): Mutiny on a Slave Ship

French History

Colonialism

• The Battle of Algiers: The FLN vs. France

French Revolution

• History of the World: Part I: Poverty in Paris
• The French Revolution: Part 2: Marie Antoinette's Execution
• The French Revolution: Part 2: Saint-Just's Speech

Marie Antoinette

• The French Revolution: Part 2: Marie Antoinette's Execution

German History

Berlin Wall

• Bridge of Spies: Crossing the Wall

Opposition to Nazism

• Alone in Berlin: The Liar

Germany History

Weimar Republic

• Babylon Berlin: Protests in Berlin

History of Aviation

Amelia Earhart

• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: The Name Is Amelia

Chuck Yeager

• The Right Stuff: Breaking the Sound Barrier

Monoplane

• The Spirit of St. Louis: Building the Spirit

Wing Warping

• Animated Hero Classics: Testing Wing Warping

Wright Brothers

• Animated Hero Classics: Successful Flight
• Animated Hero Classics: Testing Wing Warping

Wright Flyer

• Animated Hero Classics: Successful Flight

History of Computing

IBM and Microsoft Meeting

• Pirates of Silicon Valley: Meeting with IBM

History of Radiation

Marie Curie

• Animated Hero Classics: Marie Curie

Imperialism

Resistance

• Princess Kaiulani: The Princess Gives an Impassioned Speech

Indian History

Indian Self-Rule Movement

• Gandhi: The Father of a Nation

Mahatma Gandhi

• Gandhi: Non-Violence Speech

Industrial Revolution

Reactions to Industrialization

• The Young Karl Marx: Meeting with Marx and Engels

Latin American History

Mexican-American War

• One Man's Hero: Attending Mass

Mexican Revolution

• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Chicken Thieves

Mayan Civilization

Human Sacrifice

• Apocalypto: Sacrifice Ritual

Mayan Religion

• Apocalypto: Taking Captives Through the City

Medieval Japan

Bushido

• The Last Samurai: The Way of the Warrior

Feudalism

• 47 Ronin: Feudal Japan Overview

Isolation

• Silence: An Ugly Woman

Samurai

• The Last Samurai: From the Moment They Wake Up

Napoleonic Wars

Battle at Waterloo

• Napoleon: Retreat from Waterloo

Battle of Austerlitz

• Napoleon: Napoleon's Strategy at Austerlitz

Napoleon

• Napoleon: Napoleon Returns

Nationalism

Israel/Palestine

• Munich: Home Is Everything

Postcolonialism

Sierra Leone Civil War

• Blood Diamond: Blood Diamond Trade

Precedent

Learning from the Past

• Pinky and the Brain: A Meticulous Analysis of History

Renaissance

Cosimo de Medici

• Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants: Sink or Float

Harlem Renaissance

• The Great Debaters: Revolution

Michelangelo

• Animaniacs: Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel

Scientific Revolution

• Animated Hero Classics: Concern with Galileo's Teachings
• Animated Hero Classics: Galileo Cannot Teach
• Galileo: Galileo's Heliocentric Model

Russian History

Czar Nicholas II

• Fall of Eagles: Abdication Demand

Rwandan History

Rwandan Civil War

• Hotel Rwanda: Hutus and Tutsis

Scientific Revolution

Copernicus

• Adam Ruins Everything: Copernicus Not Controversial

Galileo

• Animated Hero Classics: Concern with Galileo's Teachings

Inoculation

• John Adams: Smallpox Inoculation

Spanish History

The Spanish Inquisition

• History of the World: Part I: Spanish Inquisition Overview
• Monty Python: Confess!

Stone Age

Paleolithic Period

• 2001: A Space Odyssey: The Dawn of Man

The Age of Exploration

Columbus

• 1492: Conquest of Paradise: The Bell

Population in the Americas

• Adam Ruins Everything: The Heavily Populated Americas

The Commercial Revolution

Tulip Mania

• Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps: The Tulip Bubble
• Adam Ruins Everything: Tulip Mania

The Gulf War

Operation Desert Shield

• Jarhead: New Deployments

The Iraq War

Invasion

• House of Saddam: Bush's Ultimatum

The Reformation

Indulgences

• Luther: Martin Luther Visits Rome
• Luther: Selling Indulgences

Martin Luther in Rome

• Luther: Selling Indulgences

Printing Press

• Luther: Selling Indulgences

Twentieth Century

Decolonization of Africa

• The Crown: A Socialist Africa

Fascism

• The Great Dictator: The Barber's Speech

Women's Liberation Movement

• Black-ish: Ain't Nobody Got Time for That

West Africa

Slavery

• Amistad: Kidnapped and Sold

World History

Witches

• Bet You Didn't Know: History of Witches

World War I

• Bet You Didn't Know: World War I Overview

World Religions

Islam

• The Message: The First Call to Prayer
• The Message: Muhammad Completes Islam

World War I

Arab Revolt

• Lawrence of Arabia: Cross the Desert

Cavalry

• War Horse: Supporting the War Effort

Lawrence of Arabia

• Lawrence of Arabia: Cross the Desert

Trench Warfare

• All Quiet on the Western Front: Fighting in the Trenches

World War II

Adolf Hitler

• Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi: The Making of the Nazi
• Downfall: Shocked by Treason

Anne Frank

• The Diary of Anne Frank: Our Blessed Radio

Atomic Bomb

• Truman: Deciding to Drop the Bomb
• Truman: The Manhattan Project

Auschwitz Concentration Camp

• Anne Frank: The Train Journey

Codebreaking

• The Imitation Game: Finding a Pattern

Code Talkers

• Windtalkers: Call in the Code

D-Day

• The Longest Day: The British Invasion

Enigma Machine

• Breaking the Code: The Enigma Has To Be Broken

German U-boats

• Family Guy: Stealing The U-boat

Himmler's Betrayal

• Downfall: Shocked by Treason

Holocaust

• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Gas Chamber
• The Pianist: Play For Me
• Schindler's List: Helen Hirsch
• Schindler's List: Save One Life, Save the World Entire
• Schindler's List: Bach or Mozart
• Freedom Writers: Miep Gies Deemed Heroic
• Anne Frank: The Train Journey

Japanese Imperialism

• Pearl Harbor: War is Inevitable

Kristallnacht

• The Book Thief: Hitler Youth Choir Scene

Nazi Propaganda

• The Pianist: Permitted to Stand
• Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi: The Making of the Nazi
• The Book Thief: Hitler Youth Choir Scene
• Inglourious Basterds: The Jew Hunter
• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Continue Reading

Pearl Harbor Attack

• Pearl Harbor: We Are at War

The Nuremberg Trials

• Nuremberg (2000): Only Following Orders
• Nuremberg (2000): Auschwitz Details
• Nuremberg (2000): Not Guilty

The Wannsee Conference

• Conspiracy: The Wannsee Conference
• The Final Solution: The Wannsee Conference: Next Steps

United States Propaganda

• The Thrifty Pig: Thrifty Pig

US Entrance

• Pearl Harbor: Infamy Speech
• Pearl Harbor: We Are at War