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Fascism - spread in Europe

By the end of the 1930s, totalitarian forms of government existed in 15 European states. Between the world wars, fascist movements were founded across Europe: in Italy under Mussolini, in Spain under Franco. In Germany, Hitler came to power in 1933. Author: ZDF/Winfried Laasch, Friedrich Scherer/K

The formation of the Alps

The Alps are Central Europe's highest mountains, towering as high as 4800 meters. Today, mainly the harsh weather shapes the Alps. But the forces that formed these mountains came from within the Earth. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Bilderfest/Florian Breier, Christian Stiefenhofer/Michi Kern/Klaus Wache/Tob

The history of colonialism

The history of European colonialism began about 500 years ago. At that time, powerful people from Europe sent sailors all over the world to occupy large territories. They called these territories "colonies". Author: ZDF/Pur+/gomie production GmbH/Nadja Stein/Richard Bade/Manos Dosis/Maximilian Tr

How did the cat come to man?

In ancient Egypt, the ancestor of the domestic cat was revered and became the companion of people. From the realm of the pharaohs, the first tame specimens probably reached today's Europe with Roman soldiers. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Spiegel TV/ Nanje de Jong-Teuscher, Kirsten Hoehne/Anja Schütze, Uli W

How the early Germans lived

How did the Germans settle and live? In the 1st century BC only about two and a half million Germanic tribes settled in all of Europe. No village had more than 200 residents. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/ Sabine Bier, Sahar Eslah, Cristina Trebbi/Martin Christ, Marc Riemer, Joachim C. Seck/ Claudi

How are fossils formed?

How are fossils actually formed? And why are they formed in some places and not in others? Author: ZDF/Terra X/Spiegel TV/Jens Nicolai/Oliver Roetz/Hauke Ketelsen/Richard Sako Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/TerraX