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The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History 214
737 views / 2 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about railroads, and some of the ways they changed the world, and how they were a sort of microcosm for the Industrial Revolution as a whole. Prior to the invention of steam powered railroads, pretty much all locomotion had
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Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
895 views / 1 likes - addedMongols Shirts and Crash Course Posters! http://www.dftba.com/crashcourse In which John Green wraps up revolutions month with what is arguably the most revolutionary of modern revolutions, the Industrial Revolution. While very few leaders were beheaded in
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The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
574 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 World History #29
1,409 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 Industrial Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #21
400 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 Industrial Revolution (18-19th Century)
567 views / 1 likes - addedIntroduction to some of the elements of the Industrial Revolution, more on this subject to come! The economic developments of the 1800s saw the development of agrarian and handicraft economies in Europe and America transform into industrial urbanised ones
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Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28
1,347 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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The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1
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The Industrial Economy: Crash Course US History #23
920 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 Modern Revolution: Crash Course Big History #8
807 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 French Revolution: Crash Course European History #21
516 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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Taxes&Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution: Crash Course US History #6
817 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the roots of the American Revolution. The Revolution did not start on July 4, 1776. The Revolutionary War didn't start on July 4 either. (as you remember, I'm sure, the Revolution and the Revolutionary War are not the
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Scientific Revolution: Crash Course European History #12
1,051 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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Ford, Cars, and a New Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #28
443 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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Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
1,001 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 Reagan Revolution: Crash Course US History #43
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Russian Revolution and Civil War: Crash Course European History #35
689 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 Market Revolution: Crash Course US History #12
780 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the Market Revolution. In the first half of the 19th century, the way people lived and worked in the United States changed drastically. At play was the classic (if anything in a 30 year old nation can be called classi
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Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
485 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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Who Won the American Revolution?: Crash Course US History #7
1,035 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the American Revolution. And the Revolutionary War. I know we've labored the point here, but they weren't the same thing. In any case, John will teach you about the major battles of the war, and discuss the strategies
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The Transcontinental Railroad Explained: US History Review
787 views / 2 likes - addedJoin me as we lay down the tracks of learning by covering the basics on the Transcontinental Railroad built during the 1860's. Perfect for students and lifelong learners. Please help align what is right in the universe and subscribe to some HipHughes Hist
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Einstein's Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #32
328 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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Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
2,293 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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Disease! Crash Course World History 203
973 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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Iran's Revolutions: Crash Course World History 226
750 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about Iran's Revolutions. Yes, revolutions plural. What was the1979 Iranian Revolution about? It turns out, Iran has a pretty long history of unrest in order to put power in the hands of the people, and the most recent revo
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The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26
1,460 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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Congo and Africa's World War: Crash Course World History 221
868 views / 2 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which used to be Zaire, which used to be The Belgian Congo, which used to be the Congo Free State, which used to be the region surrounding the Congo River Basin in central Africa.
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Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History #37
840 views / 3 likes - addedDon't forget! Crash Course posters and t-shirts at http://www.dftba.com/crashcourse In which John Green teaches you about China's Revolutions. While the rest of the world was off having a couple of World Wars, China was busily uprooting the dynastic syste
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The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
1,161 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the European Renaissance. European learning changed the world in the 15th and 16th century, but was it a cultural revolution, or an evolution? We'd argue that any cultural shift that occurs over a couple of hundred ye
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World War II: Crash Course World History #38
1,547 views / 4 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 World War II, aka The Great Patriotic War, aka The Big One. So how did this war happen? And wha
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Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant: Crash Course World History #40
889 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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Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30
1,265 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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HOW World War I Started: Crash Course World History 209
1,492 views / 6 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about World War I and how it got started. Crash Course doesn't usually talk much about dates, but the way that things unfolded in July and August of 1914 are kind of important to understanding the Great War. You'll learn ab
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Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17
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World War I Battlefields: Crash Course European History #33
516 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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Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China: Crash Course World History 230
884 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the end of World History, and the end of the world as we know it, kind of. For the last hundred years or so, it seemed that one important ingredient for running an economically successful country was a western-style d
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Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History #218
987 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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Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History: Crash Course World History 227
1,303 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 Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation: Crash Course World History #217
990 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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World Cinema - Part 1: Crash Course Film History #14
715 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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Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31
1,170 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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Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36
1,173 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the war that was supposed to end all wars. Instead, it solved nothing and set the stage for the world to be back at war just a couple of decades later. As an added bonus, World War I changed the way people look at the
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Man Builds World's Longest Backyard Railroad Trestle - COOLEST THING I'VE EVER MADE - EP19
265 views / 0 likes - addedZach loves trains, so much so that he added a railroad track in his backyard with the world's longest railroad trestle (for a ride on train) which comes to just over 680ft. It took over 3 years, hundreds of piles, thousands of railway ties and many many n
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World War II Part 2 - The Homefront: Crash Course US History #36
1,437 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 Rise of the West and Historical Methodology: Crash Course World History #212
893 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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Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar: Crash Course World History #13
1,062 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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Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11
852 views / 2 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, right up to Paul and how Christianity stormed the Roman Empire in just a few hundred years. Along the way, John will cover Abram
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Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4
1,552 views / 9 likes - addedIn which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with John Green. Crash Course World History is now av
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World Cinema - Part 2: Crash Course Film History #15
566 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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Who Started World War I: Crash Course World History 210
1,067 views / 3 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you WHY World War I started. Or tries to anyway. With this kind of thing, it's kind of hard to assign blame to any one of the nations involved. Did the fault lie with Austria-Hungary? Germany? Russia? Julius Caesar? One thing w
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The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23
1,027 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the changes wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by exploring the totally awesome history book "The Columbian Exchange" by Alfred Cosby, Jr. After Columbus "discovered" the Americas, Eu
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Slavery, Ghosts, and Beloved: Crash Course Literature 214
722 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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Indus Valley Civilization: Crash Course World History #2
878 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the largest of the ancient civilizations. John teaches you the who, how, when, where and why of the Indus Valley Civilization, and dispenses advice on how to be more successful in
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Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34
796 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about Nationalism. Nationalism was everywhere in the 19th century, as people all over the world carved new nation-states out of old empires. Nationalist leaders changed the way people thought of themselves and the places th
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The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook: Crash Course World History #27
801 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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Rethinking Civilization - Crash Course World History 201
743 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green returns to teaching World History! This week, we'll be talking about the idea of civilization, some of the traditional hallmarks of so-called civilization, and why some people would choose to live outside the civilization model. It tur
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The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24
1,009 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about one of the least funny subjects in history: slavery. John investigates when and where slavery originated, how it changed over the centuries, and how Europeans and colonists in the Americas arrived at the idea that peo
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Venice and the Ottoman Empire: Crash Course World History #19
847 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green discusses the strange and mutually beneficial relationship between a republic, the citystate of Venice, and an Empire, the Ottomans--and how studying history can help you to be a better boyfriend and/or girlfriend. Together, the Ottoma
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Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6
883 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John relates a condensed history of India, post-Indus Valley Civilization. John explores Hinduism and the origins of Buddhism. He also gets into the reign of Ashoka, the Buddhist emperor who, in spite of Buddhism's structural disapproval of viole
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The Persians&Greeks: Crash Course World History #5
662 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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Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12
982 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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Post-World War I Recovery: Crash Course European History #36
453 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 Vikings! - Crash Course World History 224
1,299 views / 5 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about Vikings! That's right, one of our most requested subjects, the Vikings, right here on Crash Course. So what's the deal with Vikings? Well, the stuff you've heard about them may not be true. The Vikings weren't just pa
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Drought and Famine: Crash Course World History #208
1,209 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you a little bit about drought, which is a natural weather phenomenon, and famine, which is almost always the result of human activity. Throughout human history, when food shortages strike humanity, there was food around. There
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Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18
871 views / 3 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you the history of the Indian Ocean Trade. John weaves a tale of swashbuckling adventure, replete with trade in books, ivory, and timber. Along the way, John manages to cover advances in seafaring technology, just how the monso
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Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire: Crash Course World History #219
1,088 views / 2 likes - addedGet the new Crash Course World History Character poster here: http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-characters-poster In which John Green teaches you about the Holy Roman Empire by teaching you about Charles V. Charles Hapsburg was the holy Roman Em
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2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7
1,095 views / 3 likes - added2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: Crash Course World History #7 In which John introduces you to quite a lot of Chinese history by discussing the complicated relationship between the Confucian scholars who wrote Chinese h
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World War II: Crash Course European History #38
486 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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World War II Civilians and Soldiers: Crash Course European History #39
408 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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Islam and Politics: Crash Course World History 216
1,106 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about how Islam has interacted with politics during it's history, and how it continues to do so today. Islamist movements are in the news a lot lately, but how did that happen. John will point out that Islam has alway been
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Water and Classical Civilizations: Crash Course World History 222
676 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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Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41
781 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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Money&Debt: Crash Course World History 202
900 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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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9
1,138 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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Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16
866 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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The Spanish Empire, Silver,&Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25
796 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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Globalization II - Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History #42
740 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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The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10
1,053 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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Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3
813 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John presents Mesopotamia, and the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent. Topics covered include the birth of territorial kingdoms, empires, Neo-Assyrian torture tactics, sacred marriages, ancient labor practices, the world's
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The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War?: Crash Course World History #15
976 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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The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age): Crash Course World History 211
858 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the Bronze Age civilization in what we today call the middle east, and how the vast, interconnected civilization that encompassed Egypt, The Levant, and Mesopotamia came to an end. What's that you say? There was no su
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Alexander the Great and the Situation ... the Great? Crash Course World History #8
1,140 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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The American Revolution Explained: US History Review
900 views / 2 likes - addedIf loved Sons of Liberty you'll love this fun, free & focused look at the essentials of the American Revolution. Perfect for struggling and studious students, life long learners & the cray cray on the internets. Subscribe to HipHughes to keep the universe
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The Roads to World War I: Crash Course European History #32
370 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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Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols: Crash Course World History #20
737 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you how Russia evolved from a loose amalgamation of medieval principalities known as the Kievan Rus into the thriving democracy we know today. As you can imagine, there were a few bumps along the road. It turns out, our old fri
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World War II, A War for Resources: Crash Course World History #220
1,668 views / 11 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about World War II, and some of the causes behind the war. In a lot of ways, WWII was about resources, and especially about food. The expansionist aggression of both Germany and Japan were in a lot of ways about resources.
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USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War: Crash Course World History #39
1,174 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two big geopolitical powers left to d
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Asian Responses to Imperialism: Crash Course World History #213
799 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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Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21
1,158 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the beginning of the so-called Age of Discovery. You've probably heard of Christopher Columbus, who "discovered" America in 1492, but what about Vasco da Gama? How about Zheng He? Columbus gets a bad rap from many mod
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451 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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370 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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462 views / 0 likes - addedWhile the English were falling apart a little, with their civil war and their restoration and their succession problems, the Dutch were getting their act together. They were throwing off the yoke of the Spanish Empire, uniting their provinces, and buildin
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644 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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Witchcraft: Crash Course European History #10
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The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
400 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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440 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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The 17th Century Crisis: Crash Course European History #11
388 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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Expansion and Resistance: Crash Course European History #28
518 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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Modern Thought and Culture in 1900: Crash Course European History #31
351 views / 0 likes - addedEurope was in transition politically and culturally at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, we're looking at the dawn of modern science, and the rise of Modernism in the arts, especially in music, dance, and visual arts. We'll look at changes in musi
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The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies: Crash Course US History #4
652 views / 2 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about some of the colonies that were not in Virginia or Massachussetts. Old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can say; ENGLISH people just liked it better that way, and when the English took New Amster
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Bodies and Dollars: Crash Course History of Science #41
348 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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Civil Rights and the 1950s: Crash Course US History #39
1,174 views / 5 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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The New Anatomy: Crash Course History of Science #15
348 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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George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War: Crash Course US History #44
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Biology Before Darwin: Crash Course History of Science #19
383 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
472 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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Women in the 19th Century: Crash Course US History #16
1,148 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green finally gets around to talking about some women's history. In the 19th Century, the United States was changing rapidly, as we noted in the recent Market Revolution and Reform Movements episodes. Things were also in a state of flux for
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The Century of the Gene: Crash Course History of Science #42
327 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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Darwin and Natural Selection: Crash Course History of Science #22
762 views / 0 likes - added"Survival of the Fittest" sounds like a great WWE show but today we're talking about that phrase as it relates to Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace. Darwin and Wallace are at the heart of understanding evolution and natural selection. Today, Hank talks ab
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Thomas Jefferson&His Democracy: Crash Course US History #10
874 views / 3 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about founding father and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson is a somewhat controversial figure in American history, largely because he, like pretty much all humans, was a big bundle of contra
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Ecology: Crash Course History of Science #38
339 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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Experimental and Documentary Films: Crash Course Film History #16
542 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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The Holocaust,Genocides, and Mass Murder of WWII: Crash Course European History #40
534 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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The Language of Film: Crash Course Film History #5
748 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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Genetics - Lost and Found: Crash Course History of Science #25
786 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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The Roaring 20's: Crash Course US History #32
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Life and Longevity: Crash Course History of Science #44
307 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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Climate Science: Crash Course History of Science #45
309 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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The Atomic Bomb: Crash Course History of Science #33
540 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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Commerce, Agriculture, and Slavery: Crash Course European History #8
400 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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The History Of Life On Earth - Crash Course Ecology #1
1,238 views / 0 likes - addedWith a solid understanding of biology on the small scale under our belts, it's time for the long view - for the next twelve weeks, we'll be learning how the living things that we've studied interact with and influence each other and their environments. Li
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The Mind/Brain: Crash Course History of Science #30
283 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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The Scientific Methods: Crash Course History of Science #14
726 views / 0 likes - addedHistorically speaking, there is no one scientific method. Theres more than one way to make knowledge. In this episode we're going to look at a few of those ways and how they became more of the "norm."***Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us direc
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