Crash Course
Climate Science: Crash Course History of Science #45
Climate change fears are nothing new—scientists have been concerned about the issue since the early 1900s. Viewers learn the history of the study of climate in a quick but thorough video lesson. The instructor describes where climate...
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Space Race
This video gives a brief history of the Space Race during the Cold War era. [4:29]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Sputnik at 50: Looking Back at the Space Race
The Soviets were surprised at the world's reaction to their accomplishment. Little did they know that they had thrust the world into the Space Age. NPR supplies historic facts, thoughts of people involved, and information on the impact...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: United States History: Us History Overview 3: Wwii to Vietnam
Gain an understanding of the era that covers World War II, Hitler, Cold War, Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Space Race.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
This archival color footage of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is joined with the voice of President John F. Kennedy expressing his concern over the buildup of the Russian space program during the cold war.
Crash Course
Crash Course Computer Science #24: The Cold War and Consumerism
This video [11:18] focuses on the Cold War and consumerism and it impacts on computers. We're going to step back from hardware and software, and take a closer look at how the backdrop of the cold war and space race and the rise of...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: What Is Sputnik?
Newsreel presents Sputnik, the world's first satellite launched by the Russians. This event drew the U.S. full throttle into the space race.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sonenshine on Public Diplomacy From Wwi Cold War
Former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the US Tara Sonenshine discusses how public diplomacy transformed from WWI to the end of the Cold War. [6:55]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Computer Science: The Cold War and Consumerism
Today we're going to step back from hardware and software, and take a closer look at how the backdrop of the cold war and space race and the rise of consumerism and globalization brought us from huge, expensive codebreaking machines in...
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