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Why didn't Britain ever try to retake the United States? (Short Animated Documentary)
- Published_at:2024-07-05
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- description: After the US Revolution was over Britain just sort of accepted that America was free and never made any real effort to end it or recapture some of its old colonies. So why not? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary. A...
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Why did Austria / Austria-Hungary decline?
- Published_at:2024-02-21
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- description: Austria was one of the great powers of Europe in 1814 but in 1914 it wasn't doing so well and had been eclipsed by its rivals. So why did this happen? Why did Austria and later Austria-Hungary decline? A special thanks to my patrons below: Bort Ward...
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Why did Britain give Indonesia back to the Netherlands? (Short Animated Documentary)
- Published_at:2024-01-16
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- description: During the Napoleonic Wars, Britain seized the Dutch East Indies to prevent it from enriching France. After Napoleon was defeated, Britain chose to hand it back, so why? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary. A special...
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Why didn't Korea restore its monarchy after World War 2? (Short Animated Documentary)
- Published_at:2023-12-29
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- description: Before it was annexed by Japan, Korea had been a monarchy basically for ever. But after its independence there was essentially zero attempt to revive that monarchy and both Koreas became republics. So why not? To find out watch this short and simple...
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How did Denmark defeat Prussia in 1848? (Short Animated Documentary)
- Published_at:2023-12-15
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- description: Small nations don't often defeat much larger ones but in the First Schleswig War (1848-1850) Denmark did just that when it saw off Prussia and much of the German Confederation. So how did it do it? To find out watch this short and simple animated...
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Why doesn't France own the Channel Islands? (Short Animated Documentary)
- Published_at:2023-09-13
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- description: The Channel Islands lie just over a dozen miles off the coast of France and six times closer to it than England. In spite of its proximity and the centuries of warfare between the two, it remained in English and later British hands. So why? To find...
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How did the USSR get its nukes? (Short Animated Documentary)
- Published_at:2023-09-06
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- description: The USSR was famously the second nation ever to build nuclear weapons, when it successfully detonated one in 1949. However, given the destruction that it had suffered in World War 2, how exactly did it do this? To find out watch this short and simple...
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Why did it take so long for France to conquer Brittany? (Short Animated Documentary)
- Published_at:2023-05-23
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- description: The small Duchy of Brittany sat on the north-west frontier of France for over six centuries. Despite France being much larger and much more powerful, its king never managed to conquer the Bretons and instead had to wait to marry into its ruling...
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Why did England restore its Monarchy after its Civil War? (Short Animated Documentary)
- Published_at:2023-05-09
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- description: A lot of people in England (as well as Scotland and Ireland) went to a lot of trouble to remove King Charles I and turn the country into a republic. But a mere eleven years after Charles' appointment with a headsmen and military rule, Charles' son was...
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Why did it Take so Long for Newfoundland to Join Canada? (Short Animated Documentary)
- Published_at:2021-07-02
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- description: Canada and Newfoundland remained separate from 1867 to 1949. But given their close proximity, cultural connections and economies, why did it take so long? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary. ...
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