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World History - 1800-1899

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Collage. Mexican soldiers beneath Mexican flag labeled, "2,000," march towards French soldiers beneath French flag labeled, "6,000." Map as backdrop. Caption. An underdog force of about 2,000 loyal Mexicans defeated them.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: Cinco de Mayo (Spanish)

Old western building in background framed by plumes of smoke in foreground. Texas flag flies high in sky. Caption. The Texians rebelled and declared independence.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: Texas Independence Day (Spanish)

Animation of a man standing in front of a table holding a stone tablet. Caption. Manages to unlock the mystery of hieroglyphics.

Digital map titled "Battle of Waterloo." Belgium, France, northern Italy and western Germany are shaded in red. Text over countries reads, "Belgium. France. Italy. Germany." Paris is marked on the map and the French flag is on France.

Still image from: Crash Course World History I: Capitalism and Socialism

Still image from: Crash Course World History I: Imperialism

Still image from: Crash Course World History I: Samurai Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism

Still image from: Crash Course World History I: The Atlantic Slave Trade

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: Asian Responses to Imperialism

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: Climate Change Chaos and the Little Ice Age

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution

Still image from: Crash Course World History: Population, Sustainability, and Malthus

Still image from: History of Valentine's Day for Kids

Black and white closeup of Tolstoy hunched over a table, writing. Caption. Tolstoy spent the last few years of his life in Yasnaya Polyana.

Still image from: Living St. Louis: Eliza Rone--Enslaved & Emancipated at the Campbell House

Still image from: Los Guadalupes, a Secret Society of Independence (Spanish)

Men dressed as Napoleon-era French soldiers stand at attention in line. Text. Marshal Michel ney. Caption. Is sent with a brigade of French soldiers.

Still image from: Origin of Everything: Concentration Camps Are Older Than World War II

Still image from: Origin of Everything: Economic Lessons From Past Pandemics

Painting of Plaza Bolivar in Colombia, showing people on horseback riding towards a crowd of people. Spanisch caption. German Mejia as narrator. Inicialmente ellos van a pedir la prisión de González Llorente.

Illustration of 1 hand with a black suit coat sleeve engaging in a hand shake with a hand with a brown suit coat sleeve in front of a faint background that looks like the Mexican flag. Spanish caption. Para decidir el futuro de México.

Black and white still of a man standing next to a machine with 2 large rollers. Caption. During this time.

Black and white image of a man in a fedora standing next to a machine erupting with steam. Spanish caption. Uno de los inventos más importantes.

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2105)

Black and white frame of Merle Oberon dressed in a dark ruffled gown with a cameo necklace. Caption. Monsieur Chauvelin, the French ambassador.

Soldiers wearing 19th century British military dress uniforms. They are marching in twos with rifles down a grassy hill.

Young woman dressed in a costume that resembles Elizabeth the 1st knits by candlelight in a library room. Caption. Here we are, ready for the woman who terrified the world.

Young girl walking out of a door. Caption: I'm taking it to the experts-- the post office.

Man writing with a quill in a candle lit room. Caption: Matter of fact, he studied and studied and studied.

A bear laying across train tracks with two people standing above it. Caption: Train robberies were a big problem in the Wild West.

Rear view shot of 2 men dressed in medieval clothing tilting their heads to the left and looking at a partially built leaning tower of Pisa with scaffolding around it. Caption. You just gotta lean a little to the left.

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Consummation--Part 1 (Spanish)

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Consummation--Part 2 (Spanish)

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Consummation--Part 3 (Spanish)

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Consummation--Part 4 (Spanish)

Still image from: Who Was Queen Elizabeth II?