SideQuest: Animated History
S01:E04 - Why Korea Has the Best Alphabet and How They Got It & Why Was India Partitioned After Independence?
S01:E01 - What Happened to British Loyalists After the Revolution? & What Happened to the Debts of Conquered Countries?
Post-war fates of British loyalists contrast with the financial resolution of historical national debts.
S01:E02 - Who Was the Worst Pope of All Time? & That Time the US Invaded Russia
Vatican controversies and a forgotten American military invasion of Russia are explored through animation.
S01:E03 - How Spain Planned to Conquer China & Why Didn't China Conquer Korea?
Strategic geopolitical ambitions outline Spain's designs on China and the defense of historical Korea.
S01:E04 - Why Korea Has the Best Alphabet and How They Got It & Why Was India Partitioned After Independence?
Linguistic innovations in Korea complement a detailed analysis of the historic partition of India.
S01:E05 - How Profitable Was It to Own Black Slaves? & Why Didn’t Africans Colonize the Americas
Economic realities of historical slavery pair with a deep inquiry into transatlantic colonization paths.
S01:E06 - How the Germans Took Over the British Monarchy & Was Jesus Guilty?
German lineages ascend the British throne while historical archives examine the trial of Jesus.
S01:E07 - Why Didn't China Conquer Taiwan? & How the USSR Almost Invented the Internet
Geopolitical flashpoints over Taiwan combine with the Soviet Union's early computing network attempts.
S01:E08 - When Did Salt Stop Being Expensive? & How Debt Nearly Destroyed America
Commodity valuation changes for salt contrast with the economic crises that nearly broke early America.
S01:E09 - That Time England Almost Converted to Islam, the Pope Was a Woman & the CIA Funded the Dalai Lama
Unusual religious proposals in England join medieval pope legends and covert financial operations.
S01:E10 - Who Were the Last German Holdouts in WW2? & How to Be a Kamikaze Pilot
Final military operations in World War II highlight desperate European holdouts and kamikaze training.