Embark on a comprehensive journey through world history with this video series featuring short documentaries covering major historical events and figures. Explore the fall of Rome, the Viking Age, Charlemagne's empire, Genghis Khan's conquests, and the Dutch Revolt. Delve into the Thirty Years' War, Frederick the Great's Prussia, Peter the Great's Russia, and Italy's unification. Examine westward expansion and the American Civil War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire's fall. Investigate World War I, Mussolini's Fascist Italy, the Spanish Civil War, World War II's impact on France, and the Soviet Union's decline and dissolution. Gain a broad understanding of pivotal moments that shaped our world in just two and a half hours.
Overview
Syllabus
Ten Minute History - The Fall of Rome (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - The Viking Age (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - The Dutch Revolt (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - The Thirty Years' War (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - Frederick the Great and the Rise of Prussia (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - Peter the Great and the Russian Empire (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - The Unification of Italy (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - Westward Expansion and the American Civil War (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - The Austro-Hungarian Empire (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Birth of the Balkans (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - World War One and International Relations (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - Mussolini and Fascist Italy (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - The Spanish Civil War and Francisco Franco (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - World War 2: Free and Vichy France (Short Documentary).
Ten Minute History - The Decline and Dissolution of the Soviet Union (Short Documentary).
Taught by
History Matters
