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History in Brief

History in Brief

De: L Houghton
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History in Brief: The show where we take key moments from history and break them down into clear, concise overviews. Whether you studied this before and just want a refresher, or are hearing about it for the first time, join me as we review some of the most important events in humanity's history.

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  • What was the Vietnam War?

    What was the Vietnam War?
    Jun 16 2025

    The Vietnam War: a devastating and brutal conflict fought from the mid-1950s to 1975. On one side was North Vietnam, backed by powerful communist allies like China and the Soviet Union. On the other, South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist aligned nations. It was both a clash of ideologies between global superpowers and a struggle for independence, and a painful chapter for everyone involved.
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    16 m
  • What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

    What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
    Jun 10 2025

    It's October 1962. The Cold War is in full swing, and the two biggest superpowers on the planet are locked in a struggle that threatened to go ‘hot’ at any moment. Tensions are already high, but what happened next would push the world closer to nuclear annihilation than at any other point in history.
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    13 m
  • What was the British Empire?

    What was the British Empire?
    May 23 2025

    An empire so vast that the sun, quite literally, never set on its territories. An empire that, at its zenith, covered about a quarter of the Earth's land surface and governed nearly a quarter of its population. Today we're talking, briefly, about the British Empire; a global power that shaped the modern world in ways we still feel profoundly today, from the languages we speak to the lines on our maps
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    11 m
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