Simple HistoryStagione 2016
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Simple History visualizes the past, bringing history to life through animation.
Witness how people lived throughout history: their culture, developments in technology, epic battles and events.
Explore what it was like to be in the trenches of the First World War, a plundering pirate in the Caribbean or a factory worker in the Industrial Revolution!
Witness how people lived throughout history: their culture, developments in technology, epic battles and events.
Explore what it was like to be in the trenches of the First World War, a plundering pirate in the Caribbean or a factory worker in the Industrial Revolution!
Dove guardare Simple History • Stagione 2016
36 Episodi
- The Great wall of China (World Wonder)E5
The Great wall of China (World Wonder)Let's visit a world wonder, the Great Wall of China! The great wall as you know it however, came from the much later Ming dynasty. It was built from the 14th to the 17th centuries A.D to defend China from Mongolians and Manchurianss. Today the Great wall is a popular tourist destination and visitors like to pose for pictures, admire the views and walk along the wall. - Battles of Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775, (The American Revolution)E6
Battles of Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775, (The American Revolution)Battles of Lexington and Concord - April 19, 1775 The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American revolutionary war. - The Salem Witch Trials (1692)E15
The Salem Witch Trials (1692)Its time for a Halloween special! In Salem Village, Massachusetts, February 1692, Betty Parris, age 9 and Abigail Williams, age 11, the daughters and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris became ill. Their health failed to improve and they went into constant fits, so a doctor called William Griggs was called in. His diagnosis? bewitchment. - The Treaty of Versailles, What Did the Big Three Want? 1/2E16
The Treaty of Versailles, What Did the Big Three Want? 1/2World War I officially came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. 32 countries had come together in Paris in January 1919 to hold a conference which would make peace after the First World War. It would be dominated by the ‘big three’: - David Lloyd George, representing Britain, Georges Clemençeau representing France and Woodrow Wilson representing the USA. - The First day of the Somme (1916)E31
The First day of the Somme (1916)The First day of the Somme 1 July 1916 British soldiers moved across no man's land, on the 1st of July at 7:30 in the morning. They were soon hit by machine guns and explosive shells as they progressed towards the German line. The advance was soon halted because of barbed wire and heavily defended trenches. - First World War tech: ZeppelinsE33
First World War tech: ZeppelinsFirst World War tech: Zeppelins When a German aristocrat Brigadier General Ferdinand Zeppelin retired from the army in 1891, he devoted himself to the study of aeronautics. His proposals to the government for a lighter-than-air flying machine were rejected in 1894, but nevertheless he would invest all his money into a company producing airships. By 1898 Zeppelin had constructed his first airship. - Hitler's Rise to Power (1930-1934)E36
Hitler's Rise to Power (1930-1934)Aired December 30, 2016 Hitler’s rise to power can be attributed to several factors which he used to his advantage to gain power legitimately. Germany's humiliating defeat during World War I was fresh in the minds of the German people and economic problems were hitting the country hard. As a powerful, rhetorical speaker he would attract a wide following of Germans desperate for change... This video will look at the later parts of Hitler's rise to power from Chancellor of Germany to Führer.