Brush Up

Brush Up

By Judy Riviere & Roberto LopezHistory
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Brush Up episodes

  • 🇻🇳 💣 🌳 Vietnam War

    In the 1950s, a conflict between the US-backed South of Vietnam and the Communist North broke out for 2 decades until the US withdrew and they reunited under a communist regime. Want to know what the Pentagon Papers revealed about the war? Brush up to find out!

    19 min
  • 🚫 🍺 🥃 Prohibition

    In 1919, the United States Congress passes the National Prohibition Act, leading to a decade of undercover decadence and rising crime. Want to know where dive bars get their name? Brush up to find out.

    18 min
  • ⛏️ 🪖 💣 World War I
    In 1914, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, starting a conflict between the Allies and Axis powers that ends 4 years later once they are worn down politically, economically, and socially. Want to know how a mysterious license plate predicted the end of the war? Brush up to find out!
    19 min
  • 🪖 🇰🇷 🇰🇵 Korean War

    At the beginning of the cold war, in 1950, communist-backed North Korea and US backed South Korea went to war, but failing to reunite signed an armistice instead. Want to know how the US fought the Korean war without ever actually being at war? Brush Up to find out.

    16 min
  • 🎃 💀 👻 Halloween

    The Celtic celebration of Samhain, that started centuries ago in Europe, was slowly absorbed into Christian culture and reemerged as the Halloween we know today. Want to know how the Irish and pumpkin carving relate to Halloween? Brush up to find out!

    19 min
  • 📉 🏦 🌽 Great Depression

    On October 29th 1929, the New York Stock Exchange crashes, plunging the United States and the rest of the world into a decade of hardship known as the Great Depression. Want to know how the Dust Bowl (not the Super Bowl) impacted America’s economy? Brush up to find out.

    17 min
  • 🪖 🌍 🎖️ World War II

    Two coalitions come head to head in the most catastrophic war in history, devastating the world from 1939 until 1945 when the Allies defeat the Axis on both eastern and western fronts. Want to know how important board games were during the war? Brush up to find out!

    19 min
  • 🔱 🏃‍♂️ 🏅 Olympics

    A 3,000-year-old Ancient Greek tradition, involving athletic competitions to honor gods, is revived at the turn of the 20th century on an international scale. Want to know who has more Olympic victories than Michael Phelps? Brush up to find out!

    18 min
  • 🇨🇺 🧨 🕰️ Cuban Missile Crisis
    In the midst of the Cold War, in 1962, the USSR places missiles on anti-American, Castro-led Cuba, leading to a tense thirteen day crisis, that ultimately resolves diplomatically. Want to know what role Che Guevara played in Cuban politics? Brush up to find out! #history #quickhistory
    19 min
  • ✊ 🇿🇦 ⛓️ Apartheid

    In the mid 20th century, after a long buildup, South Africa implemented a sociopolitical system built on segregation, which was slowly dismantled by internal resistance and international pressure. Want to know how a pencil could decide someone’s fate? Brush up to find out! #quickhistory #history

    19 min

About Brush Up

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History has taken up a lot of time already so Brush Up gives you the rundown on what stands out. The past doesn’t need to be daunting. History enthusiasts, Judy Riviere and Roberto Lopez, serve you…