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World History - 1900-1945

Within History

Row upon row of grayish white stone crosses in a military cemetery. Caption. 1914-1918, World War I.

4 people, 3 men and 1 woman, stand next to each other on a city street looking off in one direction.

On a yellow background with colorful wavy lines, we see text that reads, “The 20th Century For Kids.”

Man in a black Nazi uniform stands in front and addresses another man seated at a desk. Caption. But not all are as quick as you, even in the Party.

Still image from: Books That Changed the World: Diary of Anne Frank--Part 1 (Spanish)

Still image from: Books That Changed the World: Diary of Anne Frank--Part 2 (Spanish)

Still image from: Books That Changed the World: Diary of Anne Frank--Part 3 (Spanish)

Still image from: Books That Changed the World: Diary of Anne Frank--Part 4 (Spanish)

Animation of a battleship at Dunkirk with soldiers onboard. Caption. And will determine the course of the Second World War.

Animation of World War 2 Soviet commanders speaking in front of a battlefield map to a crowded room of officers. Caption. To fortify the Kursk region and to wait.

Digital map titled "Battle of Britain." Germany and its occupied countries and territories are shaded red with a Nazi flag and text that reads, "Germany." The United Kingdom is shaded beige with a U, K flag below text that reads, "Britain."

Digital map titled "Battle of Iwo Jima" with 3 red arrows pointing from the Pacific Northwest towards Japan and its occupied territories.

Digital map titled "Battle of Stalingrad." Germany and its occupied territories are green with red swastikas. The U, S, S, R is yellow with 2 red stars with yellow arrows pointing towards Germany's eastern fronts.

Digital map titled "Battle of the Bulge." France, Belgium, and Paris are yellow. Blue rectangles appear on German border with 2 blue stars in France and another in Belgium. Germany and occupied northern Italy are red and labeled, "Germany." Swastikas are visible north of Italy and in Germany near eastern Belgium.

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: Disease

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: Drought and Famine

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: How World War I Started

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: Who Started World War I

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: World War II--A War for Resources

Still image from: Crash Course World History: Archdukes Cynicism and World War I

Still image from: Crash Course World History: Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions

Still image from: Crash Course World History: World War II

Black and white family photo of Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and 4 daughters. Caption. Thus ends 300 years of czarist rule.

Man stands in command hatch of a green army tank among row of tanks. Caption. A war which illustrates how appeasing a bully can fail.

Black and white frame shows a middle-aged man in a white shirt and dark vest leaning to one side and looking down. Caption. You were born in Wurttemberg and I in Paris. But that doesn't stop us from being pals.

Rustic wooden house next to a haystack. Caption. Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928.

Digital illustration shows a snowy labor camp guarded by armed soldiers, uniformed prisoners congregate in the yard, looking at a prisoner lying in the snow. Text reads, “Gulags. USSR.”

Black and white closeup photo of Marie Curie with hair pulled back in a bun. She looks directly into camera.

Color photo of Adolf Hitler standing in a black convertible raising one hand in a seig heil a large crowd of people in the background.

Black and white photograph of an early plane with a person standing next to it. Caption: That first motorized flight lasts only 12 seconds,

Graphic of a large ocean liner moving towards an iceberg. Caption: will reveal how far away the object is.

A man watching fire come out of a cylinder. Caption: Goddard thinks he finally has his fuel.

A clear glass tube with a flat object inside. On the bottom it is encased in metal with prongs so that it can plug into something. Caption: Through trial and error, he creates one small vacuum tube

Forklift with a pallet carrying bags of Tidy Cat in a warehouse full of similar pallets. Caption: Soon he's exporting Kitty Litter all around the world.

Black and white photo of men wearing dress military clothing with plumed hats riding horses. Caption. Militarism, wars of conquest.

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.

Adolf Hitler looks towards us with an angry expression as men in military uniforms stand around him. Text reads, "Operation Valkyrie. The Plot to Kill Hitler."

Computer graphic of a map of Europe, with the country of Russia in deep red, surrounding countries in light gray, and the ocean in black. The words "Imperio Ruso" are on screen. Spanish caption. Y el Imperio ruso está comprometido.

Black and white still of men in turbans crowded together. Caption. Promises of Arab independence are never mentioned.

Black and white image of rows of men in suits looking down, some at papers. Long desk in front is labeled with the names of various countries. Caption. The U, N brokered frequent truces.

Black and white closeup of newspapers scattered on top of 1 another. Caption. For the first time, the power of the Arab countries.

Black and white still of a procession of men in military uniform, some playing drums and other instruments. Caption. And so did tension with the Arab population.

Poster of Ayatollah Khomeini with a long beard and wearing a turban. His image is being held up in a crowded outdoor setting. Caption. The Iranians seized U, S diplomats as hostages.

Black and white photo of a smiling senior woman gazing into the distance. Title card reads, "Surviving Birkenau, The Dr. Susan Spatz story."

Map compares 1914 Europe with present day. A white line crosses France from the French, Belgian border on the North Sea to the French, Swiss border at Geneva. An overlay sepia toned photo of a crowd has text that reads, "1917. America declares war."

World War 2 map of the Philippines showing the islands of Corregidor, Luzon, Mindoro and Leyte. A red dot for the capital, Manilla, appears on Luzon. A U, S, flag image appears over southern islands. Text on screen reads, "Philippines."

Teenage girl sits and looks directly at the camera while speaking. She appears to be in a teenage bedroom setting with bookcases filled with books, sports gear, and decorative items behind her.

Black and white film still. Throngs of men in uniform hold up signs in Russian. Caption. In March 1917, the czar was forced to resign."

Black and white film still. Closeup of 3 barrels extending from a large tank. Caption. The Balkan area was the fuse on Europe's gunpowder barrel.

Black and white image of a small airplane flying above a blurry landscape. Caption. Narrator. The flight along the coast went smoothly.

Black and white image with bird's eye view of figures in white milling about a field. Caption. In India, the Crown could not maintain its respect.

Colorized image of men in army green fatigues and helmets milling about on the beach. Equipment and supply bags are piled around and jeeps in background. Caption. D-day, the beginning of the end.

Soldier in uniform turns toward a man who wears an army jacket and a worried expression. Other soldiers stand around a tank in the background. Text reads, "The Americans that Fought for Germany in World War Two."

Black and white photo of a group of Armenian people, 4 adults and 8 children, dressed in warm clothing and standing outside with snow in the background.

Woman in glasses smiles at camera. She stands in the doorway of a room lined with old bookcases that are full of books and animal statues. Caption. As long as we've had curiosity.

Man wears an eyepatch and uniform as he grits his teeth and holds up a weapon in each hand. Soldiers lay on city street behind him. Text reads, "The One-Eyed Scout Who Liberated a Whole Town By Himself."

People in military uniforms hold up weapons angrily in the foreground while others march and carry flags through a city plaza in the background. Text reads, "The Russian Revolution, 1917."

Close up of tugboat guiding Titanic from port. Caption. The Titanic leaves for New York on its maiden voyage.

Girl leans to the side with her hands clasped on her stomach and lips parted mid-speech. Stacks of brightly colored blocks fill the background. Caption. Billy did a great job greeting his friends.

Exterior daytime shot of the United Nations headquarters with a row of flag poles, all flying flags from different countries.

Painting of a man wearing a long white tunic and white pants walking down a narrow, empty 17th century London street. Caption. Over 3,500 of its citizens lost their lives.

Black and white photo of a panel of men below a photograph of Theodor Herzl. 2 Stars of David on banners to the sides of the photo. Caption. Of a Jewish state in the Land of Israel, a State of Israel.

Soldier wears a helmet and holds a weapon in front of a wall lined with military uniforms. Text reads, "Uniform of the American G.I. on D-Day."

Black and white image of a mushroom cloud after impact in the distant background. Caption. In the New Mexico desert in 1945.

The Hindenburg zeppelin airship crashed on the ground, engulfed in flames. Caption. It's bursting into flames and falling on the mooring pad!

Still image from: World War I

Still image from: World War II

Black and white frame of a deserted landscape with a banner that reads, "Domingo 4 de Diciembre." Bird hovers by text that reads, "Xochimilco, 1914."