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Ukrainian Victims of Nazism: POWs, Ostarbeiters, and Burned Villages What did Nazi Germany's occupation mean for Ukrainians who were not Jewish? This lecture explores the colonial policies and mass crimes the Nazis committed against millions...

This Outlook program focuses on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (previously Virginia). The first section explores the birth and history of this pre-civil war, industrial town. The second section focuses on the abolitionist, John Brown, and his...

The Holocaust in Ukraine: Mass Murder, Memory, and Moral Choices Why did Ukraine become one of the central killing fields of the Holocaust? This lecture explores the ideologically driven and systematic genocide of the Jews by Nazi Germany...

The Ukrainian Question in the International Arena (1918–1939) After the defeat of the Ukrainian People's Republic, the lands inhabited by Ukrainians were once again divided—this time between the Soviet Union, Poland, Romania, and Czechoslovakia...

Ukrainians on the fronts of the Second World War: A Stateless Nation in a Global Conflict This lecture examines the complex involvement of Ukrainians on all sides of WWII — often fighting under foreign flags due to the lack of an independent...

The Struggle for Ukraine's Independence (1914–1921) Why did Ukraine’s struggle for independence begin during the First World War? And how did it shape the future of Eastern Europe? In this introductory lecture, we explore the dramatic...

What comes to your mind when you think about Ukraine's role in the Second World War? The Red Army? Soviet propaganda films? Perhaps some fragmented stories about battles and resistance? Yet, these glimpses reveal only a fraction of Ukraine's...

Trace the fall of the Ottoman Empire, which lasted nearly 600 years until their defeat in World War I as part of the Central Powers. – Under cover of darkness in 1909, Sultan Abdulhamid II left Istanbul – bringing an end to his reign...

TED-Ed has launched its first ever physical game: Pandora's Legacy! Learn more and get your copy here: https://ed.ted.com/pandora – Medusa, transformed into a monstrous Gorgon by a wrathful Athena, sought refuge in a hidden cave. Time...

Dig into the history of the Armenian Genocide, during which the Ottoman Empire killed over 1 million Armenians during WWI. – When an Armenian resistance movement began to form in the 19th century, Sultan Abdul Hamid II took decisive...