Simple History

When the Continental Army made camp at Valley Forge during the American Revolution, times were tough. The winter was bitter cold, there was disease and hunger.

The American Colonials were becoming angry at British taxation . Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty decided to show them how angry, by throwing British tea into the water!

On December 7, 1941 hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii.

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 Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American revolutionary war.

What was life like in the trenches of World War I? Soldiers lived in narrow trenches dug into the ground. The conditions were horrible. Lets have a look.

Who was the Red Baron? Manfred von Richthofen is the most famous fighter pilot ace of world war I.

The battle of Verdun was the longest and costliest battle in world history, lasting from February 21 to December 18, 1916. Almost a year!

Aired June 25, 2016 First World war technology. The tank. The first tanks arrived in Europe on August 30th 1916 and on September 15th, 36 tanks made an attack at the Somme.

Not many Americans lived in California, but that soon changed. By 1849 thousands upon thousands of people arrived in search of gold.

Aired October 6, 2016 The History of Lego! How did lego, one of the most beloved toys for children and adults around the world, begin?

The war in Europe began in September 1939 when Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland.

Aired October 21, 2016 The Blitz - 7 September 1940 – 21 May 1941 German bombers attacked British cities, ports and industrial areas. This was known as the ‘the Blitz’ a short form of the German word 'Blitzkrieg' (meaning lightning war).

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.

World 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.

Part 2 on the The Treaty of Versailles

The Poppy is a symbol of remembrance worn every November to commemorate members of the armed forces who gave their lives in war.

The first world war saw many varied weapons being used by soldiers. Let's look at what was manufactured and being used on the battlefield.

The Cold War saw a competition between the world’s two great powers–the democratic, capitalist United States and the communist Soviet Union. Both sides would fight to have the best technology in space and who could achieve the ‘firsts’.

Thanksgiving is an important holiday in America and Canada.

Faction: The Ottoman Army The First World War

Faction: The German Army The First World War

Faction: The Austro-Hungarian Army The First World War

Faction: The British Army The First World War

The second world war saw many varied weapons being used by soldiers. Let's look at what was manufactured and being used on the battlefield.

Faction: The U.S. Army The First World War

Faction: The French Army The First World War

Faction: The Italian Army The First World War

Faction: The Russian Army The First World War

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.

Faction: The Canadian Army The First World War

First 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.

On Christmas Eve 1914, on the western front, British soldiers heard German troops in the opposite trenches singing carols.

Faction: The Serbian Army The First World War

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.