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Why do Ex-British Colonies use Dollars Instead of Pounds? (Short Animated Documentary)
Video by History Matters

Why do Ex-British Colonies use Dollars Instead of Pounds? (Short Animated Documentary)

You'll notice that many ex-British Colonies, like Australia, Canada and New Zealand don't use pounds like their former British overlords but instead use dollars. Why? What caused these nations to switch currencies and why did they prefer...
Understanding Money in Colonial America
Video by Huntington Militia Living History

Understanding Money in Colonial America

Michael Goudket, the Adjutant General of the Order of the Ancient & Honorable Huntington Militia, explains currency used in 18th Century Colonial America. To better understand daily life and material culture in Colonial America, one must...
America's First Paper Currency: The History of Money, America
Video by The Market is Open

America's First Paper Currency: The History of Money, America

Where did paper money come from? Despite it seeming like a modern invention, its origins go back to Ancient China. And, despite it now being hard to think of a world without paper money, in 1968, Americans could still redeem their U.S. bills...
World War II: Crash Course
Video by CrashCourse

World War II: Crash Course

Only 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...
World War II Civilians & Soldiers: Crash Course
Video by CrashCourse

World War II Civilians & Soldiers: Crash Course

Our 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...
The Holocaust, Genocides, & Mass Murder of WWII: Crash Course
Video by CrashCourse

The Holocaust, Genocides, & Mass Murder of WWII: Crash Course

During 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...
Economic Depression & Dictators: Crash Course
Video by CrashCourse

Economic Depression & Dictators: Crash Course

We'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...
Post-World War I Recovery: Crash Course European History #36
Video by CrashCourse

Post-World War I Recovery: Crash Course European History #36

In 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...
Russian Revolution & Civil War: Crash Course
Video by CrashCourse

Russian Revolution & Civil War: Crash Course

World 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...
WWI's Civilians, the Homefront, & an Uneasy Peace: Crash Course
Video by CrashCourse

WWI's Civilians, the Homefront, & an Uneasy Peace: Crash Course

World 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...
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