How did a community of Africans in the highlands of Ethiopia come to be practicing Jews? Well, there’s a story and some history to it. This video is part of a collaboration of 26 history channels on YouTube, all covering a different part of African History. #ProjectAfrica
With the U.S. National debt ever rising, I’m reminded of the arguments for returning to the gold standard, with its natural restrictionary function on government spending. But how exactly did the gold standard work, not just on a national level, but on an international level?
The biggest short term cause for the collapse of the Ottoman Empire was its involvement in the First World War. So in this video I ask whether or not staying out of the war would have significantly prolonged the life of the Ottoman Empire. Do things turn out better for the Middle East, or just different? Watch to find out!