Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

The clip below focuses on the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan in December of 1979. The clip below is from a series titled "History Counts."

Iran and the Islamic Revolution

Make sure to have your study terms (and the textbook) handy while viewing this BBC documentary. Pay particular attention to the role of the Cold War in the story of Iran. In total the documentary is longish, but the events are important for world history. The following clips focus on the crisis of leadership in the 1970s.

Mikhail Gorbachev and Perestroika

Leonid Brezhnez had run the Communist Party in Russia for years. He and the "old guard" are significant here:

Soldarity and Crisis behind the Iron Curtain

Note here the relationship between Poland, the USSR, and the USA.

The French Revolution

Louis and Marie Antoinette at Tuileries Palace

David's "Tennis Court Oath"

The Bastille

The March ofthe Fishwives

A Revolutionary "Sans-Culotte"

David's "Death of Marat"

A Detail Reveals the Name of Marat's Murderer

Georges Danton

Maximilien Robespierre

The Execution of Robespierre
We will discuss the French Revolution in more detail in lecture.