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The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33
1,865 views / 7 likes - addedYou can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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US History Overview 2 - Reconstruction to the Great Depression
736 views / 0 likes - addedReconstruction to the Great Depression More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=zmBV87XA52Q
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Stock Market Crash of 1929: The Great Depression
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Alexander the Great and the Situation ... the Great? Crash Course World History #8
1,141 views / 4 likes - addedIn which you are introduced to the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great, his empire, his horse Bucephalus, the empires that came after him, and the idea of Greatness. Is greatness a question of accomplishment, of impact, or are people great bec
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Economic Depression and Dictators: Crash Course European History #37
536 views / 0 likes - addedWe're still leading up to World War II, but first we gotta talk about the rise of the dictators. Today we talk about the rise of militaristic dictatorships in Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan, and Spain, and the economic depression that set the stage for
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World War I Battlefields: Crash Course European History #33
518 views / 0 likes - addedEurope's system of alliances and centuries-old tensions erupted into war in August of 1914. This week on Crash Course Euro, we're talking about the military history of World War I, and taking a look at the broad strokes of how the war unfolded. We'll take
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The Atomic Bomb: Crash Course History of Science #33
541 views / 0 likes - addedThe story picks up where we left off last time, with Einstein writing the president of his new homeland, the United States, urging him to build a nuclear weapon before Hitler. This is the tale of the most destructive force humans have ever unleashed. The
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Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
1,002 views / 0 likes - addedCrash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the deba
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The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening: Crash Course US History #5
35.8k views / 308 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the beginnings of the American Revolution in a video titled The Seven Years War. Confusing? Maybe. John argues that the Seven Years War, which is often called the French and Indian War in the US, laid a lot of the gro
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The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34
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Eating and Body Dysmorphic Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #33
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Divine Command Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #33
692 views / 0 likes - addedAs we venture into the world of ethics, there are a lot of different answers to the grounding problem for us to explore. One of the oldest and most popular is the divine command theory. But with age comes a long history of questions, too, such as the dile
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Doing Solids: Crash Course Chemistry #33
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The Economics Of Immigration: Crash Course Econ #33
881 views / 2 likes - addedIs Immigration good or bad? Immigration is a touchy subject in the United States. The 2016 election has been filled with debate about the subject, and both proponents and opponents have lots of reasons for their stance. But, this is a show about economics
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Great Glands - Your Endocrine System: CrashCourse Biology #33
1,181 views / 1 likes - addedHank fills us in on the endocrine system - the system of glands which produce and secrete different types of hormones directly into the bloodstream to regulate the body's growth, metabolism, and sexual development&function. Like CrashCourse on Facebook: h
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Ampère's Law: Crash Course Physics #33
1,133 views / 0 likes - addedHans Christian Oersted had just discovered the connection between electricity and magnetism. Meanwhile, a French physicist named André-Marie Ampère was experimenting with some wires, trying to learn more about the connection between currents and the magne
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What Is Depression? - Helen M. Farrell
706 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-depression-helen-m-farrell Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it’s a mental illness, i
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World War II Part 2 - The Homefront: Crash Course US History #36
1,441 views / 3 likes - addedCrash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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Mythical Mountains: Crash Course World Mythology #33
926 views / 0 likes - addedOur mythical places series continues, and this week Mike Rugnetta is talking about some stories that revolve around mountains. Mountains loom large in human stories, not least because mountains are, well, large. So ascend with us to the lofty peaks of The
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Cryptography: Crash Course Computer Science #33
641 views / 0 likes - addedToday we’re going to talk about how to keep information secret, and this isn’t a new goal. From as early as Julius Caesar’s Caesar cipher to Mary, Queen of Scots, encrypted messages to kill Queen Elizabeth in 1587, theres has long been a need to encrypt a
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Public Opinion: Crash Course Government And Politics #33
1,194 views / 0 likes - addedSo today, Craig is finally going to start talking about politics. Now up until this point we've specifically been looking at government - that is answering the questions of who, what, and how in relation to policies. But politics is different in that it l
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Black Holes: Crash Course Astronomy #33
928 views / 3 likes - addedWe’ve covered a lot of incredible stuff, but this week we’re talking about the weirdest objects in space: BLACK HOLES. Stellar mass black holes form when a very massive star dies, and its core collapses. The core has to be more than about 2.8 times the Su
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H2O-NO! - Fresh Water Problems: Crash Course Kids #33.1
1,095 views / 2 likes - addedWhat happens to a single ecosystem when the amount of freshwater available in it changes? Not really much good. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about ecosystems and how one small change can lead to a cascade effect in the entire ecosys
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Digestive System, Part 1: Crash Course A&P #33
1,784 views / 5 likes - addedNachos are delicious. And versatile because today they're also going to help us learn a thing or two about your digestive system. Nachos can provide us with energy and raw materials, by first ingesting something nutritious, propelling it through the alime
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A Fresh Future: Crash Course Kids #33.2
739 views / 5 likes - addedSo, how are people fixing their water problems? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about a few different examples how some freshwater sources were good, then bad, then made good again. Also, Sabrina talks about parasites, fish, and dams!
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Was Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby Part 2: Crash Course English Literature #5
852 views / 3 likes - addedSPOILER ALERT: This video assumes you've read the book. In which John Green continues to explore F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. In this installment, John looks into the titular Gatsby's purported Greatness. Gatsby's single-minded pursuit o
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Depression and What I Would Tell#MyYoungerSelf| Rick Springfield
379 views / 0 likes - addedRick Springfield is an Australian-American musician and actor. He had a No. 1 hit with "Jessie's Girl" in 1981 in both Australia and the U.S., for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. #MyYoungerSelf by Child Mind Instit
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History of the 4th of July: Crash Course US History Special
818 views / 3 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you a bit about the 4th of July. In this special short Crash Course, John celebrates American Independence Day by teaching you how the holiday came to be on the 4th of July, and the many ways that Americans celebrate the day. T
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The Golden Age of Hollywood: Crash Course Film History #11
781 views / 0 likes - addedIt's time for the glitz and the glamour of big motion pictures that helped keep American spirits up during and after the Great Depression. Sound was a huge change to motion pictures, but there were still a few technological innovations to come, like color
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The Modern Revolution: Crash Course Big History #8
808 views / 0 likes - addedIn which Hank and John Green teach you a Crash Course on the modern revolution, and the upside of the progress that humanity has made in the last 500 years or so. And while there are two sides to every history, and many of these changes haven't been great
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The Science Of Depression
505 views / 0 likes - addedWhat's going on inside of a depressed person? Watch 'Do Dogs Get Depressed?': http://bit.ly/1pb2GZi Get Your FREE Audiobook: http://bit.ly/XIcZpz SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/10kWnZ7 ---Links to follow us below--- Instagram and Twitter: @whalewatchmeplz and @
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Battles of the Civil War: Crash Course US History #19
924 views / 4 likes - addedDisclaimer: This is very different than the usual Crash Course US History episode. In which John Green lists a whole lot of the battles of the US Civil War in seven and a half minutes. We get a lot of requests for military history, so we offer a list of b
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Post-World War I Recovery: Crash Course European History #36
456 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green looks at Europe's attempts to recover from the devastation of World War I and forge a lasting peace. The peace did not last. Today we're talking about the economic cultural recovery of the 1920s, and the economic depression of the 1930
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The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation: Crash Course World History #217
991 views / 0 likes - addedThere's a new Crash Course poster with all your favorite World History characters! Czech it: http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-characters-poster In which John Green teaches you about the Mughal Empire, which ruled large swaths of the Indian Sub-
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Why Human Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History 204
699 views / 0 likes - addedThis week on Crash Course Big History, Emily is talking about process of human evolution, and the knack for innovation that has allowed humans to become so dominant on the Earth. Human innovation, and the ability to build on those innovations generation a
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How Do You Know If You Have Depression?
629 views / 1 likes - addedDepression is a serious illness that affects over 300 million people worldwide. What exactly causes depression? Check out Kati Morton's channel ►►►► https://youtu.be/YLgxdIhqCB0?list=PL_loxoCVsWqzZv5mmk-Xw4IvoHRzc7ki4 Resources for Depression: US 741-741
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Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History #218
989 views / 3 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the Protestant Reformation. Prior to the Protestant Reformation, pretty much everyone in Europe was a Roman Catholic. Not to get all great man, but Martin Luther changed all that. Martin Luther didn't like the corrupt
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Disease! Crash Course World History 203
974 views / 2 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about disease, and the effects that disease has had in human history. Disease has been with man since the beginning, and it has shaped the way humans operate in a lot of ways. John will teach you about the Black Death, the
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The Computer and Turing: Crash Course History of Science #36
475 views / 0 likes - addedComputers and computing have changed a lot over the History of Science but ESPECIALLY over the last 100 years. In this episode of Crash Course History of Science, we have a look at that history around World War Two and how that conflict forced changes in
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Biotechnology: Crash Course History of Science #40
387 views / 0 likes - addedThe history of discovering what DNA is, what it looks like, and how it works is... complicated. But, in this episode of History of Science, Hank Green does his best to lay out the basics so we can understand the beginnings of Biotechnology.***Crash Course
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Movies are Magic: Crash Course Film History #1
734 views / 0 likes - addedWell, they're not really "magic." Maybe "illusion" is a better way to say it. As we begin this journey of the history of cinema, we need to understand how movies trick our brains into even understanding that a movie is a movie. In this episode of Crash Co
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Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History: Crash Course World History 227
1,305 views / 7 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about what westerners call the middle ages and the lives of the aristocracy...in Japan. The Heian period in Japan lasted from 794CE to 1185CE, and it was an interesting time in Japan. Rather than being known for a thriving
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The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
519 views / 0 likes - addedThe thing about European History is that it tends to leak out of Europe. Europeans haven't been great at staying put in Europe. As human beings do, the people of Europe were very busy traveling around to trade, to spread religion, and in a lot of cases to
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The Great Picnic Mix Up: Crash Course Kids #19.1
1,803 views / 1 likes - addedSo you know that iced tea you like so much? Or that sweet soda drink? They're actually a few different things combined to make a new thing. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about all the different mixtures, solutions, and ants that can
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A History of Eastern Europe | The Great Courses
764 views / 0 likes - addedhttps://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/show/a_history_of_eastern_europe?utm_source=US_SocialMedia&utm_medium=SocialMediaEditorialYoutube&utm_campaign=138569 Taught by Professor Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, an award-winning professor at the University of Tennes
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An Economic History of the World Since 1400 | The Great Courses
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Migration: Crash Course European History #29
391 views / 0 likes - addedBetween 1840 and 1914, an estimated 40 million people left Europe. This is one of the most significant migrations in human history. So, who was leaving Europe? And why? Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.pa
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The Great Escape: Crash Course Kids #13.1
1,236 views / 2 likes - addedDo you know how many people have been to the moon? Only 12! Part of the reason it's so few is because of how difficult it is to escape Earth and get into space in the first place. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about gravity, escape v
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The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook: Crash Course World History #27
802 views / 2 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the life and death of one of history's great explorers, Captain James Cook of the British Navy. He charted large swaths of the Pacific ocean, laid claim to Australia and New Zealand, and died a bizarre death in the Sa
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The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26
1,461 views / 6 likes - addedIn which John teaches you about the Seven Years War, which may have lasted nine years. Or as many as 23. It was a very confusing was. The Seven Years War was a global war, fought on five continents, which is kind of a lot. John focuses on the war as it ha
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How Engineering Robots Works: Crash Course Engineering #33
482 views / 0 likes - addedIn this episode we looked at robots and the engineering principles of robots. We learned how robots use sensors to interpret their environment, how actuators and effectors allow a robot to manipulate the objects around it to accomplish a task, and how com
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American Imperialism: Crash Course US History #28
1,375 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about Imperialism. In the late 19th century, the great powers of Europe were running around the world obtaining colonial possessions, especially in Africa and Asia. The United States, which as a young country was especially
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The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards: Crash Course US History #1
911 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green kicks off Crash Course US History! Why, you may ask, are we covering US History, and not more World History, or the history of some other country, or the very specific history of your home region? Well, the reasons are many. But, like
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Home Video: Crash Course Film History #13
624 views / 0 likes - addedAs the New Hollywood gained steam in the late 70s and early 80s, another revenue stream opened its doors: home video. From Betamax to Laserdisc to Bluray to streaming services, home video revolutionized how we ingest movies. In this episode of Crash Cours
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Anxiety, Depression and What I Would Tell#MyYoungerSelf| Ray Romano
529 views / 0 likes - addedRay Romano is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the voice of Manny in the Ice Age film series. #MyYoungerSelf by Child Mi
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Why Early Globalization Matters: Crash Course Big History #206
612 views / 0 likes - addedGlobalization has been in process for centuries, and has had a huge effect on Big History, and on Collective Learning. This week, Emily is investigating early globalization through three things that moved around the world and shaped collective learning in
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The History of Game Shows: Crash Course Games #25
486 views / 0 likes - addedToday we're going to talk about game shows! Game shows have a long history going all the way back to the 1920s on the radio and then proliferating across media to the massive pop culture icons they are today. And they're different from most game genres we
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Independent Cinema: Crash Course Film History #12
636 views / 0 likes - addedHollywood was riding high until their formula got to be stale. In places like Italy and France (as well as other places in the world we'll talk about soon) filmmakers were starting to break out of the mold and make daring films that challenged the idea of
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The Big History of Civilizations | The Great Courses
629 views / 0 likes - addedhttps://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/ What makes the Big History approach so unique? Whereas a traditional survey might take you through the major events of a period and introduce you to key dates and people (the “kings and battles” approach), Big History
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Medieval Europe: Crash Course European History #1
739 views / 1 likes - addedOur European history is going to start around 1500 with the Renaissance, but believe it or not, that is not the actual beginning of history in the continent. So, today, we're going to teach you the broad outlines of the so-called Middle Ages, and look at
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Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant: Crash Course World History #40
893 views / 2 likes - addedREAD THIS: THERE ARE TWO MORE VIDEOS IN THE WORLD HISTORY SERIES. You should also turn on the captions. You'll like them. In which John Green teaches you about the post-World War II breakup of most of the European empires. As you'll remember from previous
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The Great Migration Explained: US History Review
745 views / 0 likes - addedA summary video lecture of the Great Migration, the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the Southern United States. Be sure to check out the video arsenal of over 350 videos at www.youtube.com/hiphughes
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Enlightened Monarchs: Crash Course European History #19
648 views / 0 likes - addedLast time we learned about the Enlightenment, and the philosophers and thinkers whose ideas would shape governance for hundred of years. This week, we're learning how monarchs across Europe were influenced by those ideas. Adoption of Enlightenment ideas a
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Why Human Ancestry Matters: Crash Course Big History 205
495 views / 0 likes - addedThis week, Emily Graslie is teaching you about human ancestry and geneaology, how we got to be the species we are, and why that matters in our zoomed out look at Big History. For more information, visit the Big History Project: http://www.bighistoryprojec
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The Great Aqua Adventure: Crash Course Kids #24.1
881 views / 3 likes - addedWater travels... a lot. In fact, the water cycle is amazing and takes water all over the planet by using evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how the water cycle works and how you can create
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Obamanation: Crash Course US History #47
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The First Movie Camera: Crash Course Film History #2
706 views / 0 likes - addedAfter serial photography became a thing, it wasn't long before motion pictures started to develop. And, at the front of that development was Thomas Edison, who you may know as an inventor and business person. In this episode of Crash Course Film History,
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The Deep Future: Crash Course Big History #10
827 views / 2 likes - addedFinally, after what seems like eons and eons, the end is nigh. We're talking not only about the end of Crash Course Big History, but also the end of everything. The end of humanity and the end of the universe.John and Hank Green will teach you about what
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World Cinema - Part 2: Crash Course Film History #15
567 views / 0 likes - addedAfrica, the Middle East, and South America have their own vibrant film communities and filmmakers. From social and political commentary to experimental films, these regions have made some very important pieces of cinema over the last century. In this epis
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Thermodynamics: Crash Course History of Science #26
489 views / 0 likes - addedIt's time to heat things up! LITERALLY! It's time for Hank to talk about the history of Thermodynamics!!! It's messy and there are a lot of people who came up with some ideas that worked and other that didn't and then some ideas that should have come firs
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Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17
972 views / 2 likes - addedCrash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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The Silent Era: Crash Course Film History #9
616 views / 0 likes - addedThe Silent Era of Hollywood set a lot of things into motion in terms of how movies were made and sold. Big stars were one of the main ways studios tried to make their movies stand apart from one another and get the public to make choices at the cinema. Bu
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The Congress of Vienna: Crash Course European History #23
457 views / 0 likes - addedThe end of the Napoleonic Wars left the great powers of Europe shaken. Judging from the destruction that had been wrought across the continent, it seemed to the powers that be that the Enlightenment had liberated the people, and led to disaster. So, every
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The Lumiere Brothers: Crash Course Film History #3
659 views / 1 likes - addedAs cinema started to take off, things like "single viewer" devices weren't going to cut it as the medium advanced. In this episode of Crash Course Film History, Craig talks to us about the Lumiere brothers, their invention of the Cinematographe, and the i
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The Internet and Computing: Crash Course History of Science #43
307 views / 0 likes - addedWeve talked a lot about advances in biotech. But none of those could have happened without advances in computing. Its time to get back to data and explore the unlikely birth, strange life, and potential futures of the Internet. In this episode of Crash Co
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The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
1,411 views / 3 likes - addedIn which John Green examines the French Revolution, and gets into how and why it differed from the American Revolution. Was it the serial authoritarian regimes? The guillotine? The Reign of Terror? All of this and more contributed to the French Revolution
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The Cold War: Crash Course US History #37
916 views / 3 likes - addedCrash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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The Language of Film: Crash Course Film History #5
749 views / 0 likes - addedIn this episode of Crash Course Film History, we talk about the development of the language of films by filmmakers like Edwin S. Porter and his films; Life of an American Fireman and The Great Train Robbery. Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Stud
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World Cinema - Part 1: Crash Course Film History #14
718 views / 0 likes - addedThe world is a big place and cinema isn't limited to just the U.S. and Europe. There are a lot of vibrant and influential film movements and cultures from all over the world. In this episode of Crash Course Film History, Craig talks to us a little about s
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18th Century Warfare: Crash Course European History #20
412 views / 0 likes - addedEuropean powers had a lot of wars in the 18th century, and they weren't confined to Europe. Conflict raged across the globe, in what might be called a World War...but we don't call it that, because we already have a couple of those coming up in the 20th c
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Money&Debt: Crash Course World History 202
901 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches about filthy, filthy lucre. Money. And Debt. So, what is money? And what is it for? And why do we use money? And why does it all disappear so quickly after payday? John will look into 75% of these questions, and if he doesn't c
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Napoleon Bonaparte: Crash Course European History #22
1,113 views / 5 likes - addedWe try not to get into too much great man history here at Crash Course, but we have to admit: Napoleon Bonaparte is a pretty big deal. Join us as we track the rise, further rise, fall, rise, fall, mortal fall, and posthumous rise of Napoleon. This guy cha
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Why Cosmic Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History #201
483 views / 0 likes - addedCrash Course Big History is back! It turns out, we couldn't tell all of the 13.8 billion years of the history of the universe in 10 Crash Course Episodes. So, Big History host Emily Graslie has returned to add 6 more episodes that look at why the stuff we
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The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #21
402 views / 0 likes - addedYou probably know some of the signs of industrialization in the nineteenth century: Trains connected cities, symbolizing progress. But they also brought about the destruction of rural lands, divisions between social classes, and rapid urbanization. But th
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The Rise of the West and Historical Methodology: Crash Course World History #212
894 views / 2 likes - addedIn which John Green talks about the methods of writing history by looking at some of the ways that history has been written about the rise of the West. But first he has to tell you what the West is. And then he has to explain the Rise of the West. And the
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Ancient & Medieval Medicine: Crash Course History of Science #9
532 views / 0 likes - addedThe history of medicine is about two of our big questions: one, what is life? What makes it so special, so fragile, so goopy!? Two, how do we know what we know? Why should I take my doctors advice? Why are deep-fried Oreos bad for me?It may be tempting to
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The New Astronomy: Crash Course History of Science #13
326 views / 0 likes - addedThis week on Crash Course: History of the Scientific Revolutionastronomical anomalies accrued. Meanwhile, in Denmarkan eccentric rich dude constructed not one but two science castles! And his humble German assistant synthesized a lot of new, old, and bold
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Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar: Crash Course World History #13
1,064 views / 2 likes - addedCrash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise: Crash Course US History #42
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The Reagan Revolution: Crash Course US History #43
1,168 views / 1 likes - addedYou can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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Genetics and The Modern Synthesis: Crash Course History of Science #35
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663 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the grea
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The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
575 views / 0 likes - addedWe've talked about a lot of revolutions in 19th Century Europe, and today we're moving on to a less warlike revolution, the Industrial Revolution. You'll learn about the development of steam power and mechanization, and the labor and social movements that
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The French Revolution: Crash Course European History #21
517 views / 0 likes - addedIn 1789, the French Monarchy's habit of supporting democratic popular revolutions in North America backfired. Today, we're talking about the French Revolution. Across the world, people were rising up to throw off monarchies, and Louis didn't see the writi
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Dutch Golden Age: Crash Course European History #15
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Modern Life: Crash Course European History #30
344 views / 0 likes - addedSo, "modern" is kind of a loaded term, but today we're going to talk about modern life in Europe, as it looked around the time the 19th century turned into the 20th. We'll look at what life was like in the rapidly growing urban centers of Europe, how deve
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The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
403 views / 0 likes - addedThe European Renaissance may have started in Florence, but it pretty quickly moved out of Italy and spread the art, architecture, literature, and humanism across Europe to places like France, Spain, England, and the Low Countries.SOURCES:Hunt, Lynn et al.
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441 views / 0 likes - addedToday we're talking about evolution–basically the history of all life on Earth. The thing is, why are we talking about this. Well, the story of life, all the way back to single celled microbes billions of years ago, is all part of our human story. An impo
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Expansion and Consequences: Crash Course European History #5
401 views / 0 likes - addedEuropean exploration had a lot of side effects. When the Old World and the New World began to interact, people, wealth, food, animals, and disease began to flow in both directions. In the New World, countless millions were killed by smallpox, measles, and
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Russian Revolution and Civil War: Crash Course European History #35
690 views / 0 likes - addedWorld War I was very hard on the Russian Empire. So hard, in fact, that it led to the end of the Russian Empire. As the global conflict ground on, Tsar Nicholas II faced increasing unrest at home. Today we'll learn about the Revolutions of 1917, the rise
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The Protestant Reformation: Crash Course European History #6
372 views / 0 likes - addedYou may have noticed that the internet is terrible at religious discourse. Well, this is not a new phenomenon. In the early 16th century, the Roman Catholic church dominated Christianity in Europe, and the institution was starting to show some cracks. Ten
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The 17th Century Crisis: Crash Course European History #11
389 views / 0 likes - addedThe 17th Century in Europe was pretty rough in a lot of ways. The Thirty Years War involved a lot of countries, and a lot of battles, and it was terrible for everyone involved, as wars have aa historical tendency to be. At the same time, disease and hunge
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487 views / 0 likes - addedIn the aftermath of the revolutions and upheaval in 18th and early 19th century Europe, there was a hunger for reform across the continent. Reformers like Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and Auguste Comte proposed radical new ideas, and at the same time, re
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Soviet Montage: Crash Course Film History #8
658 views / 0 likes - addedRussia went and had a revolution in 1917 and cinema was a big part of its aftermath. Even though film stock was hard to come by, we saw the first film school started, and the study of film became hugely important. Russian filmmakers started trying to unde
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The New Chemistry: Crash Course History of Science #18
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Electricity: Crash Course History of Science #27
452 views / 0 likes - addedThe study of electricity goes all the way back to antiquity. But, by the time electricity started to become more well known, a few familiar names started to appear. Edison, Galvani, and a few others really changed the way the world worked. ***Crash Course
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1,268 views / 1 likes - addedIdeas like liberty, freedom, and self-determination were hot stuff in the late 18th century, as evidenced by our recent revolutionary videos. Although freedom was breaking out all over, many of the societies that were touting these ideas relied on slave l
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The New Anatomy: Crash Course History of Science #15
352 views / 0 likes - addedTheres a question to consider thats pretty daunting: what is life? And to try to answer that question, three tools stand out as being especially useful: A book, some experiments, and the microscope! In this episode, Hank talks to us about all kinds of gro
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Biology Before Darwin: Crash Course History of Science #19
384 views / 0 likes - addedYouve probably heard of Charles Darwin, but before we get to him, you really need to understand how different people, throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, tried to answer the same question: what is life? ***Crash Course is on Patreon! You
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Reformation and Consequences: Crash Course European History #7
474 views / 0 likes - addedThe Protestant Reformation didn't exactly begin with Martin Luther, and it didn't end with him either. Reformers and monarchs changed the ways that religious and state power were organized throughout the 16th and early 17th centuries. Jean Calvin in Franc
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The Century of the Gene: Crash Course History of Science #42
329 views / 0 likes - addedWith the question What is life? addressed at the molecular level, humanity could finally cure all disease and live forever Except, not really. It turns out we're complicated.***Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http:
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Ecology: Crash Course History of Science #38
340 views / 0 likes - addedWeve explored the origins of modern biology, the earth sciences, and even the sciences of outer space. Now its time to put these disciplines together. It's Ecology time!!!***Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://w
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Expansion and Resistance: Crash Course European History #28
519 views / 0 likes - addedIn 19th century Europe, with nation building well under way, thoughts turned outward, toward empire. This week, we're looking at how Europeans expanded into Africa, Asia, and Oceania during the 1800s. You'll learn about China and the Opium War, British In
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Experimental and Documentary Films: Crash Course Film History #16
544 views / 1 likes - addedIt's Craig's last episode of Film and in it he's going to talk about weird stuff... and real stuff. Experimental and Documentary films could each take up their own Crash Course series. The different styles and intents of different filmmakers make each fil
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Modern Thought and Culture in 1900: Crash Course European History #31
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Witchcraft: Crash Course European History #10
417 views / 2 likes - addedDuring our last several episodes, Europe and the European-controlled world have been in crisis. Wars, disease, climate changes, and shifts in religious and political power threw the European world into turmoil. People were looking for a scapegoat, and for
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Newton and Leibniz: Crash Course History of Science #17
378 views / 1 likes - addedThe standard story of the Scientific Revolution culminates with the long life of one man: Sir Isaac Newtona humble servant of the Royal Mint, two-time parliamentarian, and a scientific titan whose name, along with Einsteins, is synonymous with physics tod
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787 views / 0 likes - addedSometimes trail blazers of science aren't famous like Darwin or Pasteur. Sometimes they're humble Abbots, just growing peas in the back of their Abbey. This is the story of Gregor Mendel and how his work was done, lost, then found again. ***Crash Course i
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Life and Longevity: Crash Course History of Science #44
308 views / 0 likes - addedIt's time to have a look at the future of human life and how technology could possibly extend longevity. But, within that tech, are questions of ethics that are not always at the top of mind when the tech is being developed. In this episode, Hank sits dow
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Bodies and Dollars: Crash Course History of Science #41
350 views / 0 likes - addedAfter World War Two, the applications of basic discoveries in biology took offand became big business. Today, well look at the rise of Big Pharma and GMO foods. Well also discuss how life-science technologies fundamentally changed reproduction: its time t
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Commerce, Agriculture, and Slavery: Crash Course European History #8
402 views / 0 likes - addedWe've been talking a lot about kings, and queens, and wars, and religious upheaval for most of this series, but let's take a moment to zoom out, and look at the ways that individuals' lives were changing in the time span we've covered so far. Some people'
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Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China: Crash Course World History 230
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The Mind/Brain: Crash Course History of Science #30
284 views / 0 likes - addedScientists in the nineteenth century discovered a lot about life and matter. But exactly what kind of stuff is the human brain? That one wasand istricky.The brain scienceswith experiments and therapies tied to biological theories of the bodyemerged in the
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Ford, Cars, and a New Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #28
444 views / 0 likes - addedHistorians love to debate each other. So some of them pointed out that the first half of this revolution looks a lot different from the second. Let's chat about industry, cars, and Henry Ford.***Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by s
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English Civil War: Crash Course European History #14
439 views / 0 likes - addedThe English Civil War. We'll talk about England after Elizabeth, in which things didn't go that smoothly. We'll talk about James I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, and James II, all of whom ruled England, (and tried to rule all of Britain and Irel
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877 views / 1 likes - addedIn which Hank and John Green teach you about life on Earth. They won't be giving advice on how life should be lived, because this is a history series. Instead, they'll teach you about the earliest forms of life on Earth, and some of the ways that they dev
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World War II Civilians and Soldiers: Crash Course European History #39
409 views / 0 likes - addedOur look at World War II continues with a closer examination of just how the war impacted soldiers in the field, and the people at home. For many of the combatants, the homefront and the warfront were one and the same. The war disrupted life for millions
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Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9
448 views / 0 likes - addedWhen the Protestant Reformation broke out in Western Europe, the Catholic Church got the message, at least a little bit. Pope Paul III called a council to look into reforming some aspects of the Catholic Church and try to stem the tide of competing Christ
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Einstein's Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #32
329 views / 0 likes - addedThere was physics before Einstein in the same way that there was biology before Darwin. Einstein didnt just add some new ideas to physics. And he didnt just add a unifying framework for doing physics, like Newton. Einstein took what people thought was phy
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World War II: Crash Course European History #38
487 views / 2 likes - addedOnly a couple of decades after the end of the First World War--which was supposed to be the War that Ended All Wars--another, bigger, farther-flung, more destructive, and deadlier war began. Today, you'll learn about how the war in Europe progressed, from
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WWI's Civilians, the Homefront, and an Uneasy Peace: Crash Course European History #34
403 views / 0 likes - addedWorld War I was a total war for millions of people in Europe. Many men were enlisted in the fighting, but the war work had implications for the daily lives of a huge number of Europeans. Women entered the workforce in huge numbers, and for a lot of people
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Breaking the Silence: Crash Course Film History #10
549 views / 1 likes - addedNothing changed movies like the arrival of synchronous sound. NOTHING! Acting, directing, cinematography, and presentation all had to be rethought. Some studios were more quick to take on the challenge while others waited until the last moment. Some actor
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NPR: Great Moments In Science History!
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Climate Science: Crash Course History of Science #45
310 views / 0 likes - addedScientists tend to be careful and resistant to big claims. So evidence for the possible end of the living world took a while to be seen as such. In this episode of Crash Course History of Science, Hank talks to us about where Climate Science started and h
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Marie Curie and Spooky Rays: Crash Course History of Science #31
625 views / 3 likes - addedIt's time to talk about one of the most awesome scientists that has ever been awesome: Marie Curie. She figured out ways to get an amazing education despite the limitations of her homeland, discovered some really important answers to the question "what is
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410 views / 0 likes - addedWhile the focus has been on Western Europe so far, there has also been a lot going on in Eastern Europe, which we'll be looking at today. The Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania, The Ottoman Empire, and Russia were all competing at the eastern end of the con
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944 views / 0 likes - addedThanks to the wonders of physics, astronomers can map a timeline of the universe’s history. Today, Phil’s going to give you an overview of those first few minutes (yes, MINUTES) of the universe’s life. It started with a Big Bang, when the Universe was inc
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Water and Classical Civilizations: Crash Course World History 222
677 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about water! So, we talk about resources a lot on Crash Course, and today is no exception. It turns out people can't live without water, which means it's absolutely necessary for civilization. Today John talks about water i
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The Holocaust,Genocides, and Mass Murder of WWII: Crash Course European History #40
536 views / 2 likes - addedDuring World War II, Nazi Germany undertook the imprisonment and summary execution of many of its own citizens, and citizens of the nations they occupied. One of the groups that came under assault was the European Jewish population. More than six million
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Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
2,294 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about European Imperialism in the 19th century. European powers started to create colonial empires way back in the 16th century, but businesses really took off in the 19th century, especially in Asia and Africa. During the
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Nonviolence and Peace Movements: Crash Course World History 228
855 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about nonviolence and peace movements in the 20th century. What is nonviolence? What is a peace movement? Well. traditionally, humans often resort to violence when they come into conflict. In the 20th century, it became muc
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Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16
867 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about Sub-Saharan Africa! So, what exactly was going on there? It turns out, it was a lot of trade, converting to Islam, visits from Ibn Battuta, trade, beautiful women, trade, some impressive architecture, and several empi
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Globalization II - Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History #42
741 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John asks whether globalization is a net positive for humanity. While the new global economy has created a lot of wealth, and lifted a lot of people out of poverty, it also has some effects that aren't so hot. Wealth disparity, rising divorce rat
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Scientific Revolution: Crash Course European History #12
1,053 views / 0 likes - addedThere was a lot of bad stuff going on in Europe in the 17th century. We've seen wars, plagues, and unrest of all types. But, there is some good news. Huge advances were underway in the scientific community in Europe at this time. In this video we'll look
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Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
560 views / 0 likes - addedThe Renaissance was a cultural revitalization that spread across Europe, and had repercussions across the globe, but one smallish city-state in Italy was in many ways the epicenter of the thing. Florence, or as Italians might say, Firenze, was the home to
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The Industrial Economy: Crash Course US History #23
921 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the Industrial Economy that arose in the United States after the Civil War. You know how when you're studying history, and you're reading along and everything seems safely in the past, and then BOOM you think, "Man, t
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The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10
1,054 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green explores exactly when Rome went from being the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Here's a hint: it had something to do with Julius Caesar, but maybe less than you think. Find out how Caesar came to rule the empire, what led to him ge
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The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War?: Crash Course World History #15
978 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the Crusades embarked upon by European Christians in the 12th and 13th centuries. Our traditional perception of the Crusades as European Colonization thinly veiled in religion isn't quite right. John covers the First
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Asian Responses to Imperialism: Crash Course World History #213
800 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about Imperialism, but not from the perspective of the colonizers. This week John looks at some Asian perspectives on Imperialism, specifically writers from countries that were colonized by European powers. We'll look at th
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Georges Melies - Master of Illusion: Crash Course Film History #4
636 views / 0 likes - addedAfter the Lumiere brothers and Thomas Edison got the ball rolling with Vaudeville acts and Actualites, the time was coming for movie magic and fiction to make an appearance. The time was coming of filmmakers like Georges Melies and Alice Guy-Blache. Produ
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Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41
782 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about globalization, a subject so epic, so, um, global, it requires two videos. In this video, John follows the surprisingly complex path of t-shirt as it criss-crosses the world before coming to rest on your doorstep, and
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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9
1,140 views / 1 likes - addedThe Silk Road and Ancient Trade: In which John Green teaches you about the so-called Silk Road, a network of trade routes where goods such as ivory, silver, iron, wine, and yes, silk were exchanged across the ancient world, from China to the West. Along w
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The Spanish Empire, Silver,&Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25
798 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green explores how Spain went from being a middling European power to one of the most powerful empires on Earth, thanks to their plunder of the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries. Learn how Spain managed to destroy the two biggest pre-
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What’s so great about the Great Lakes? - Cheri Dobbs and Jennifer Gabrys
857 views / 3 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-so-great-about-the-great-lakes-cheri-dobbs-and-jennifer-gabrys The North American Great Lakes — Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior — are so big that they border 8 states and contain 23 quadrilli
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19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15
940 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about various reform movements in the 19th century United States. From Utopian societies to the Second Great Awakening to the Abolition movement, American society was undergoing great changes in the first half of the 19th c
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Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31
1,171 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created the United States
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The Roads to World War I: Crash Course European History #32
373 views / 0 likes - addedMuch has been written about what exactly caused World War I. As befits a true global war, the reality is that there isn't a single cause. There aren't even three causes. There are a vast array of causes. Today we'll get into just a few of those causes, in
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America in World War I: Crash Course US History #30
894 views / 2 likes - addedYou can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28
1,350 views / 7 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War, which it turns out were two different things. John goes over the issues and events that precipitated rebellion in Britain's American colonies, and he also ex
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War and Civilization: Crash Course World History 205
722 views / 3 likes - addedIn which John Green investigates war, and what exactly it may or may not be good for. Was war a result of human beings organizing into larger and more complex agricultural social orders, or did war maybe create agriculture and "civilization?" It's hard to
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