Ten Minute History - World War One and International Relations (Short Documentary)

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  • @HistoryMatters
    @HistoryMatters  6 років тому +4899

    Just a heads up: I obviously can't cover everything in this video and so to preempt certain criticisms, I just want to say that I'm sorry that the following weren't included:
    Many countries: Albania, Portugal, Canada, Australia etc.
    Technologies: Aerial combat, flamethrowers, etc.
    Certain people: Generals, admirals, kings, etc.
    Certain events: Battles, the Armenian and Greek Genocides and more detail on the Russian Revolution.
    The reason for this was that the episode is supposed to offer a very brief overview and focuses mainly on the international diplomacy that preceded and followed the war. Again, sorry I didn't include the things you wanted. Ten Minutes and all that.

    • @williamchasteen3403
      @williamchasteen3403 6 років тому +49

      Ten Minute History thanks

    • @ARHONTIS1
      @ARHONTIS1 6 років тому +53

      That Great War cameo though....

    • @jorgemesquita5121
      @jorgemesquita5121 6 років тому +48

      You could do a video of the Late Portuguese Empire (1640-1999)

    • @kayzeaza
      @kayzeaza 6 років тому +52

      Ten Minute History If they want the whole war tell them to watch The Great War on UA-cam. I think this video is great

    • @Languslangus
      @Languslangus 6 років тому +5

      The Kobarid miracle was a notible battle you could have mentioned.

  • @Rhizzome
    @Rhizzome 2 роки тому +1552

    That last line is cold, man - cold, sad and true… “Ultimately, WW1’s greatest legacy was that it created the conditions necessary for WW2’

    • @rewdwarf123
      @rewdwarf123 2 роки тому +76

      And problems in the Middle East.

    • @masterdeetectiv9520
      @masterdeetectiv9520 2 роки тому +70

      @@rewdwarf123 “america ruined the middle east!!!!”
      Meanwhile the Sykes-Picot agreement

    • @halbertconk3756
      @halbertconk3756 2 роки тому +7

      I love this guy and he's in like the 99.9 percentile of his genre so im loathe to say anything negative, but that's not correct. WW1 was instrumental in Ireland's recent history, and they played a (relatively) minor roll as a neutral nation in ww2, and that's just one country. It's not an 'either or thing" it's a "both and" thing. It layed the ground work for ww2 and changed the world in a radical way that would have remained changed regardless of ww2.

    • @sh1pme2themune9
      @sh1pme2themune9 Рік тому +2

      Almost like the war never really ended.

    • @halbertconk3756
      @halbertconk3756 Рік тому

      @@sh1pme2themune9 c u next tuesday.

  • @gideonmele1556
    @gideonmele1556 5 років тому +6901

    “In 1916 Franz Joseph proved that he could actually die”
    Gotta love the different death descriptions

    • @eugenio5774
      @eugenio5774 4 роки тому +341

      "he managed to get a little bit assassinated"

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri 4 роки тому +112

      *Coming soon to a queen in London*

    • @lifefight0484
      @lifefight0484 4 роки тому +17

      @Max Smith Let's see if she can Prove that.

    • @galatheumbreon6862
      @galatheumbreon6862 4 роки тому +22

      The queen will never die

    • @skuller5553
      @skuller5553 4 роки тому +21

      But Leopold didn't have to worry that long because one year later he came down with a case of the deads.

  • @Uberdude6666
    @Uberdude6666 3 роки тому +179

    7:45 "Hmm, we appear to be on fire."
    "Hmm, yes, quite."

  • @merrittanimation7721
    @merrittanimation7721 6 років тому +2002

    The sarcasm is even stronger than usual in this one.
    Which is amazing!

    • @robertrichard6107
      @robertrichard6107 4 роки тому +1

      Well all the planning to kill the Prince hadn't gone well. After he took a break he noticed them driving down the street again, and he got his revplver to work.

    • @417Owsy
      @417Owsy 4 роки тому +4

      "Also, Franz Joseph proves that he could actually die and was succeeded by Charles I"

    • @dadadaddyoo
      @dadadaddyoo 2 роки тому

      And totally appropriate.

  • @Wibblefish94
    @Wibblefish94 6 років тому +1374

    Surprise Indy Neidell at 5:23

    • @ByzantineCapitalManagement
      @ByzantineCapitalManagement 6 років тому +43

      Yes

    • @sentteri
      @sentteri 6 років тому +50

      He has visited the Italian front so that was a fitting place for a cameo. :)

    • @UpcycleElectronics
      @UpcycleElectronics 6 років тому +84

      The fact that Indy is so recognizable within the artistic depth of a 2 dimensional lego is amazing. Kudos!
      -Jake

    • @excession100
      @excession100 5 років тому +12

      All it needed was him burning a picture of conrad von hötzendorf and it would have been perfect

    • @anttibjorklund1869
      @anttibjorklund1869 4 роки тому +7

      Watching the nth battle of Isonzo.

  • @BMW2002M10
    @BMW2002M10 2 роки тому +55

    The subtle portrait of Napoleon is a great touch. Crazy how much of an influence he has had on the modern day world!

  • @harrisonlee9585
    @harrisonlee9585 4 роки тому +5764

    Queen Victoria's grandkids having one last backyard fight.

    • @MrHistory269
      @MrHistory269 3 роки тому +574

      Family feud European edition

    • @janetlazar1188
      @janetlazar1188 3 роки тому +66

      @@MrHistory269 Absolutley right!

    • @jonaboktr5269
      @jonaboktr5269 3 роки тому +171

      Imagine if she lived until 1919

    • @scanida5070
      @scanida5070 3 роки тому +253

      @@jonaboktr5269 Jesus, the statement „I‘m disappointed in you.“ would then have a WHOLE NEW meaning...

    • @IronpenWorldbuilding
      @IronpenWorldbuilding 3 роки тому +11

      @Kolbe Arreola toats

  • @Shirokroete
    @Shirokroete 6 років тому +3107

    Love the dry humor. Always delightful.

  • @Gorboduc
    @Gorboduc 2 роки тому +1456

    "Russia, on paper, had a terrifyingly large army, but it was spread out, poorly trained, and under-equipped."
    Just felt like quoting that in March 2022 for absolutely no reason at all.

    • @Vessick
      @Vessick 2 роки тому +43

      That sounds about right

    • @evilmex1962
      @evilmex1962 2 роки тому +65

      Ukraine officiail Arestovic: "Our military industry is destroyed"
      The internet: "russian army is poorly trained, under-equipped"

    • @AgentLando
      @AgentLando 2 роки тому +26

      That's really not the case right now considering they only sent around 200.000 troops give or take a few thousand and is very powerful atleast compared to Ukraine

    • @someguy7723
      @someguy7723 2 роки тому +23

      @@AgentLando they sent what they could, alot of their military is useless for this war

    • @Au60schild
      @Au60schild 2 роки тому +10

      @@AgentLando Uhhh, sure.

  • @hueylongdong347
    @hueylongdong347 6 років тому +2148

    5:23 Hey look, it's Indy from Great War

  • @Wanderer628
    @Wanderer628 6 років тому +1456

    7:17 Fun fact, it was the British who intercepted the telegram and were in a quandary on how to release it. You see the British had severed Germanys international cables at the start if the war so Germany was using the American telegraph cables to send the message. They were allowed to use these by the Americans because Wilson thought they would help him to end the war by communicating with the Kaiser.
    Unbeknownst to both parties the UK had tapped the cables and when the telegram was sent and intercepted, didn't know quite how to show it to the world. If they did it would be not only admitting that they had broken the code which would cause the Germans to change it but would also be admitting that they had been tapping America's cables and listening in on them the entire time.
    In the end they created a ruse where they claimed to have intercepted the telegram in Mexico which caused the Germans alarm. They didn't even consider the possibility that their codes could have been broken and instead started a witch hunt in the German embasy in Mexico for a spy.

    • @Nugcon
      @Nugcon 6 років тому +22

      lmao nice

    • @bleachedout
      @bleachedout 6 років тому +21

      Wanderer628 that's so interesting!

    • @FlymanMS
      @FlymanMS 5 років тому +95

      Well I think the world would appreciate more isolationist foreign policy from US nowadays, since they don't seem to be able to stop interveing in every matter on every corner of the globe after WW2 ended.

    • @mikeywilliams4136
      @mikeywilliams4136 5 років тому +20

      Andrew Mitchell I feel like things would’ve went better for all if America supported the Central Powers

    • @narcick1018
      @narcick1018 5 років тому +22

      @Stephen Jenkins dude ı am from a muslim country and usa fighting for few is not really true ı give you that but dude like usa bein vital for "stability" really ?! you know what america did to arab nations like egypt they helps cici a dictator than they helpd saddam and then attacked them and made ıraq suffer then they destabilized syria and libya yes libya was a dictatorship but their economy was good and if they stayed on the line everything was fine and afghanistan like wtf usa fucking decimated the country do you think that is stability tell me pls and they tried to destabilize my country aswell but they ultimately got defeated is this rights of men and liberty ?

  • @Anonerak
    @Anonerak 4 роки тому +40

    6:28 "The front fell off." That is some good engeneering.

    • @pseydtonne
      @pseydtonne 8 місяців тому +3

      It's okay. They towed it out of the environment.

    • @hansla8608
      @hansla8608 2 місяці тому

      Hazards of emerging technology

  • @canerg1151
    @canerg1151 5 років тому +3057

    Everyone: *tired from all that fighting*
    Turkey from 1919 to 1922: "But wait, there's more"

    • @GeneralissimusStalin17
      @GeneralissimusStalin17 5 років тому +217

      Russia from 1917-1922: There is more you fucks!

    • @mirzahamzabaig5667
      @mirzahamzabaig5667 5 років тому +157

      @@GeneralissimusStalin17
      Germany: 1935- 1945: Oh hello there

    • @labroskouris9071
      @labroskouris9071 4 роки тому +170

      Turkey from 1919 to 1922: I ain't hear no bell

    • @RDA000
      @RDA000 4 роки тому +28

      To be fair they were getting carved up. Not that it wouldve been bad

    • @canerg1151
      @canerg1151 4 роки тому +71

      @@RDA000 sounds very butthurt to me

  • @lucashampton6269
    @lucashampton6269 6 років тому +688

    "Austria-Hungary was.. also there." pretty accurate. Gotta give them some credit, they fought their own artillery pretty well. The Hellriegel was actually a cool looking gun. I wouldn't mind having a working model custom made.

    • @AmericanFreedomEnjoyer
      @AmericanFreedomEnjoyer 2 роки тому +3

      My go to gun in BF1!

    • @eges72
      @eges72 Рік тому +1

      It was a prototype made in 1918 but it didn't change the fact that it is the most annoying yet badass gun in BF1

    • @danielwordsworth1843
      @danielwordsworth1843 Рік тому

      @@eges72 nah its aight
      lots of bullets but slower TTK, it is reliable but pros can make better use of other SMGs
      but SMG08...

  • @Hotshot2k4
    @Hotshot2k4 3 роки тому +88

    This is a great channel for actually learning the basics of world events, and I appreciate the territory map to go along with everything to provide a visual indication of the consequences of the events you describe. You don't purposely stall for time like a lot of other youtube history channels, which is just the icing on the cake.

  • @mylesmorell7625
    @mylesmorell7625 5 років тому +7579

    “Germany was heavily industrialized and had a large population, Austria-Hungary was... also there” XD

    • @arnold3768
      @arnold3768 5 років тому +781

      Poor Germany. In both world wars they were pros of warfare but had noob friends in Europe and were simply overwhelmed by the Allies and their limitless resources...

    • @anthonyc4138
      @anthonyc4138 5 років тому +346

      @Fabian Kirchgessner nope it was due to supply they were running out of oil and metal so they started to rush things up

    • @arnold3768
      @arnold3768 5 років тому +91

      @Fabian Kirchgessner Germany had to invade USSR because otherwise Stalin would have invaded first and conquered all of Europe...

    • @chingizzhylkybayev8575
      @chingizzhylkybayev8575 5 років тому +135

      @@arnold3768 Hitler was very autocratic and frequently got in the way of skilled generals making sensible military solutions. Hitler himself knew nothing of military strategy but always wanted everything done his way. One good example was when his armies tore through Belarus and were ready to march for Moscow and end it quickly, then and there, but Hitler diverted a bulk of them southwards to Ukraine, because he felt it would be wrong to capture Moscow without capturing Kiev first.

    • @DreamWalkerVl
      @DreamWalkerVl 5 років тому +92

      @@arnold3768 To conquer "the whole of Europe," or rather the world, was planned by Trotsky, not Stalin. And Trotsky was dead by that time.
      Stalin was a supporter of the concept of communism in a single country. Learn the material part.

  • @davidebcc92
    @davidebcc92 6 років тому +3842

    Germany, 1914:
    "So, how do we win the war?"
    "Invade France through Belgium, gas some people and use the U-boats to sink their merchant ships"
    Germany, 1939:
    "Last time it didn't go well. How do we plan to win the war this time?"
    "Invade France through Belgium, gas some people and use the U-boats to sink their merchant ships"

    • @cvetomirgeorgiev9106
      @cvetomirgeorgiev9106 6 років тому +928

      And it almost worked the second time
      ps "gas some people" meant a different thing in the second one

    • @NikkiMKarLen
      @NikkiMKarLen 6 років тому +44

      HAH!

    • @jameslegrand848
      @jameslegrand848 6 років тому +121

      GOD DAMN IT HANS !!!
      THIS IS HOW THEY GOT US LAST TIME!!!!!!

    • @markdenhaan9973
      @markdenhaan9973 6 років тому +78

      Actually they went through the Netherlands and then through Belgium wich helped a lot

    • @robertjarman3703
      @robertjarman3703 6 років тому +126

      Germany's plan actually was very tenuous and also very foolish, but not for the reason you are probably thinking.
      France's plan was actually very smart, and their plan was supposed to use the part of Belgium west of the Meuse River (or possibly the Rhine, I forget which) as an extension of the Maginot Line as one complete fortification all the way to the sea. It was the Belgian king who eventually distrusted the French and abandoned their part of the plan and so France had to invade Belgium when Germany was imminently going to do the same to Belgium to begin working on the fortified line. The Germans pushed through the lightly guarded Ardennes (but still, that was a very difficult thing to do and if the Allies had fortified it more, the Germans likely would have lost) and cut off the access for everyone.
      Germany did one thing right in the second war though when invading France. They avoided a second front. They had secured a treaty with the Soviets, with whom they carved up Poland, and so they didn't have to worry about much in the East for another year.

  • @TheCoal27
    @TheCoal27 4 роки тому +133

    "Serbia refused."
    I guess technically. But also technically they accepted, they had accepted every part of the demands, except for the final one that said basically, "give up your autonomy to us, or else."

    • @alanpennie8013
      @alanpennie8013 3 роки тому +7

      They received certain assurances from the Russians, which made them think it was worth asserting their independence.

    • @tegwaturan2994
      @tegwaturan2994 3 роки тому +1

      @Dénes o

    • @robertevbayekha6639
      @robertevbayekha6639 3 роки тому +3

      @Dénes I’m pretty sure russia barely help Serbia but if I wrong then oh

  • @haris6772
    @haris6772 5 років тому +3736

    WWI: What is my purpose?
    WW2: You create ww2
    WWI: Oh my god

    • @CannedBread-mz2tx
      @CannedBread-mz2tx 5 років тому +40

      AlarminglyDog Very underrated joke.

    • @fristnamelastname5549
      @fristnamelastname5549 4 роки тому +98

      WW2: What was my purpose?
      WW3: You created me.
      WW2: Well I won't be the last.

    • @hamdaanchalky7724
      @hamdaanchalky7724 4 роки тому +79

      Frist Name Last Name WW2: what was my purpose?
      Cold War: you created me.
      Cold War: what was my purpose?
      WW3: you created me.

    • @jackdoherty5841
      @jackdoherty5841 4 роки тому +24

      WW1- the father
      WW2- the son

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri 4 роки тому +5

      WWI: Heil an unknown corporal :P

  • @aaronmarks9366
    @aaronmarks9366 4 роки тому +170

    I'm always impressed with the level of detail in your maps. You even included Cyprus when mentioning Britain, and the Dodecanese when mentioning Italy.

  • @andreweaston1779
    @andreweaston1779 3 роки тому +21

    As someone who has taken classes on this, I have to say you do an amazing job at explaining all of this, and it’s better than a lot of the profs I’ve had. Great job!

  • @underconstruction6436
    @underconstruction6436 6 років тому +2559

    “Lots of people died for a whole load of nothing” ain’t that a good way to describe World War I.

    • @cvetomirgeorgiev9106
      @cvetomirgeorgiev9106 6 років тому +116

      -World War 1- War*

    • @arthurlourenco939
      @arthurlourenco939 6 років тому +234

      "Some serbian dude shot the Austrian prince, so Austria declared war on Serbia, and Russia which had Serbia's back declared war on Austria, so Germany which had Austria's back declared war on Russia, so France which had Russia's back declared war on Germany, and now I, some french peasant, have to die for my country because the politicians said so"

    • @AndrewVasirov
      @AndrewVasirov 6 років тому +18

      It could have been so much better if Germany didn't join...

    • @mitchverr9330
      @mitchverr9330 6 років тому +42

      "a whole lot of nothing" unless you look at the map pre and post war in eastern europe and the middle east, a whole lot of stuff happened there ^^

    • @underconstruction6436
      @underconstruction6436 6 років тому +46

      mitch verr true the borders changed dramatically and society was changed forever, but what changed after the war paved the way for World War II and more destruction and even more unnecessary lose of life.

  • @coffee5981
    @coffee5981 6 років тому +454

    "Tiny bit assassinated" :D

  • @MrRosenleaf406
    @MrRosenleaf406 2 роки тому +23

    I love the little quick jokes in these videos. “Austria-Hungary was also there.” I almost spit out my drink! 🤣😂

  • @zeroinsight8566
    @zeroinsight8566 6 років тому +9304

    "The British had lied" that's 300 years of history summed up in a sentence.

    • @johnarnold7984
      @johnarnold7984 6 років тому +470

      Irish salt.

    • @Calsopify
      @Calsopify 6 років тому +307

      Not only to the Arabs but also to their own commanders on many fronts. I wonder if the world would be different today if the Government would have kept their word. However its worth remembering the point that if Britain had of seeded the land, France would most likely of claimed it instead, taking the land was not so much to deny it to the Arabs but more to deny France, and to try and have something to show for a War that was fought to defend other countries territory and had cost thousands of British lives in the process.

    • @Wanderer628
      @Wanderer628 6 років тому +439

      That's literally every state in history. America lied to the natives, Geramny lied to everyone, Russia lied to every ethnic minority it tried to cleanse, Japan lied to it's own citizens, what's your point?

    • @JB-yb4wn
      @JB-yb4wn 6 років тому +111

      @@Calsopify
      What do you think the British would have seeded the land with? Grass?

    • @Calsopify
      @Calsopify 6 років тому +75

      @@JB-yb4wn haha indeed, I meant ceded.

  • @kerriehowe8844
    @kerriehowe8844 4 роки тому +389

    I know it's morbid and distasteful but I can't help but burst out laughing when a person dies and they just hit the floor with that thud noise it's just perfect

    • @scarymoose4141
      @scarymoose4141 3 роки тому +22

      I think it's the point, putting a bit of dry humor into the video

    • @anonymouscausewhynot
      @anonymouscausewhynot 3 роки тому +8

      @@robertcrawshaw9978 History Matters is an amazing teacher.

  • @jimslancio
    @jimslancio 3 роки тому +16

    9:24 Humorist Dave Barry wrote that the war turned a group of nations that hated each other into a group of nations that REALLY hated each other.

  • @anttibjorklund1869
    @anttibjorklund1869 6 років тому +166

    "He managed to get a tiny bit assassinated"
    That kind of humour is why I subscribed XD

  • @danielgreen1475
    @danielgreen1475 4 роки тому +801

    "And Romania entered the war... and was swiftly conquered" this really shouldn't be funny 😂

    • @spdutahraptor777
      @spdutahraptor777 3 роки тому +30

      None of the channel content should...and that why i love it

    • @jake42731
      @jake42731 3 роки тому +21

      At least they tried

    • @alanpennie8013
      @alanpennie8013 3 роки тому +8

      I was afraid Romania wouldn't even get a mention.

    • @alexandrumaftei9740
      @alexandrumaftei9740 3 роки тому +8

      The ww 1 was the base of the Great Romania. But the mustache guys destroyed everything.

    • @redlophix5670
      @redlophix5670 3 роки тому +4

      I still had to laugh. 😂

  • @Chris-ut6eq
    @Chris-ut6eq Рік тому +2

    This was 10minutes but honestly felt like 2minutes. Occasionally rewatch this and it's good every time.

  • @herbivorethecarnivore8447
    @herbivorethecarnivore8447 6 років тому +418

    6:17
    'Franz Joseph proved that he could actually die'
    this is unreasonably funny

  • @Morisu-Chan
    @Morisu-Chan 3 роки тому +361

    I like how Germany literally carried the team in both wars

    • @PugnaciousProductions
      @PugnaciousProductions 3 роки тому +79

      If Germany had some half decent allies, they would’ve been unstoppable.

    • @Micro-Lander
      @Micro-Lander 3 роки тому +28

      @@PugnaciousProductions well they already pissed off the big people ideologically so unless you're playing hoi4 or something you ain't getting much

    • @rocknrollnobody
      @rocknrollnobody 3 роки тому +53

      Wilhelm referred to being allied with Austro-Hungary as like being "shackled to a corpse". Germany had to bail them out multiple times and diverted much needed forces to support them when they were probably not really able to afford to do so.
      The Italians and Austro-Hungarian battles over the Isonzo River were absolutely horrific though.

    • @abbcc5996
      @abbcc5996 2 роки тому +3

      @@Micro-Lander they only needed their own lend lease. they didn't even piss off the american public so it was entirely possible

    • @t3ss33
      @t3ss33 2 роки тому +2

      As a German, I don't like Germany's military being glorified. It plays too close to the whole "Dolchstoßlegende" of the right wing in which the German forces never lost in the field but we're stabbed in the back by unpatriotic and destabilising powers at home.

  • @ericlanglois9194
    @ericlanglois9194 5 років тому +104

    Ferdinand Foch, commander in chief of the Allied Armies at the time of the treaty of Versaille (June 1919) famously said "This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years" and he was right since Germany began their invasion of Poland in September of 1939.

    • @jeffreygao3956
      @jeffreygao3956 11 місяців тому

      Wow, he sure wished he was a liar!

  • @svenajbolje9324
    @svenajbolje9324 5 років тому +525

    You know shit got real when Montenegro joins the war

    • @iamwarranted4502
      @iamwarranted4502 3 роки тому +5

      yes

    • @delayedstwr
      @delayedstwr 2 роки тому +10

      Surprised they didnt sleep through all of it.

    • @gamerstrice4731
      @gamerstrice4731 2 роки тому +6

      Fuckers killed a samurai in a duel.. Austrio-Hungary was trembling in fear

  • @davidmorris8319
    @davidmorris8319 2 роки тому +26

    "Also, Franz Joseph proved that he could actually die"
    The humor on this channel is immaculate

  • @koisov4401
    @koisov4401 5 років тому +522

    “As the protector of all slavs” -what about Poland-

    • @joshuagale3041
      @joshuagale3041 4 роки тому +70

      Poland is a conspiracy, like rutland

    • @tasostheteaman5484
      @tasostheteaman5484 4 роки тому +35

      Poor poland

    • @Darthwgamer
      @Darthwgamer 4 роки тому +18

      Free Real Estate

    • @AUSSIETAIPAN
      @AUSSIETAIPAN 4 роки тому +13

      What is a Poland?

    • @koisov4401
      @koisov4401 4 роки тому +12

      AUSSIETAIPAN
      Poland is a country in central/eastern europe. It saved europe 4 times. Poland is a slavic nation founded by Mieszko I in 966.

  • @BornotB-xi6kg
    @BornotB-xi6kg 5 років тому +1597

    "They didn't actually expect Britain to do anything about it"
    " *They were wrong.* "

    • @daniel6009
      @daniel6009 4 роки тому +51

      They would've joined eventually due to geopolitical reasons even if Germany didn't invade Belgium.

    • @tyed6482
      @tyed6482 3 роки тому +41

      @@daniel6009 probably due to the fact that either france or Germany was going to succeed in Western Europe and neither were ideal for Britain but Germany winning was especially bad as Germany had the 2nd largest navy

    • @ciaran..G
      @ciaran..G 3 роки тому +10

      @@tyed6482 Many british and german troops didnt even want to kill eachother

    • @ariqasadam199
      @ariqasadam199 3 роки тому +2

      @@ciaran..G yah instead of that they use chlorine gas against russia

    • @ciaran..G
      @ciaran..G 3 роки тому +9

      @@ariqasadam199 I mean both sides gassed eachother

  • @patrickelias6428
    @patrickelias6428 4 роки тому +279

    Germany every 20 years: “MOM SAID ITS MY TURN ON BELGIUM”

    • @PugnaciousProductions
      @PugnaciousProductions 3 роки тому +9

      If that was true, there would’ve been a attack in the 60s, 80s, 00s, and 20s, I get the joke, but it’s inaccurate as heck.

    • @antimatterg
      @antimatterg 2 роки тому +2

      @@PugnaciousProductions well there might be an attack int eh 20s

    • @professionaltaxevader2699
      @professionaltaxevader2699 2 роки тому +4

      @@PugnaciousProductions you must be fun at parties

    • @PugnaciousProductions
      @PugnaciousProductions 2 роки тому +3

      @@professionaltaxevader2699 well first off, good job necroing a post, second off, it’s a bad joke

    • @professionaltaxevader2699
      @professionaltaxevader2699 2 роки тому

      @@PugnaciousProductions ok and 😎

  • @tomasziskierka9557
    @tomasziskierka9557 4 роки тому +564

    Entente: I want a dragon !
    Santa Claus: be realistic.
    Entente: Can you break the deadlock on the western front?
    Santa Claus: What color do you want your Dragon ?

  • @Algo1
    @Algo1 4 роки тому +326

    "Lots of people died for a whole lot of nothing"
    WW 1 as a whole in a nutshell.

    • @Madelyn224
      @Madelyn224 4 роки тому +19

      World history in a nutshell

    • @huldanoren951
      @huldanoren951 3 роки тому +4

      @@Madelyn224 Gotta love human inability to learn

    • @Madelyn224
      @Madelyn224 3 роки тому +1

      @@huldanoren951 they call it dumbism

    • @PugnaciousProductions
      @PugnaciousProductions 3 роки тому

      @@Madelyn224 they call it insanity

    • @rewdwarf123
      @rewdwarf123 2 роки тому

      Poland got its independence back, at least.

  • @nightx4082
    @nightx4082 3 роки тому +56

    I wonder what queen victoria's reaction will be if she lived to see ww1, just seeing her granchildren/relatives fighting each other

    • @alanpennie8013
      @alanpennie8013 3 роки тому +2

      She was not amused.

    • @TheSkyGuy77
      @TheSkyGuy77 3 роки тому +7

      (Rule Britannia plays mournfully)

    • @RDA000
      @RDA000 3 роки тому +4

      I'm pretty sure it was George V that stated the war never would've been allowed if Victoria was alive

    • @conors4430
      @conors4430 2 роки тому +5

      Yes, I’m sure she gave them a good stern talking to about how empire building is only for grandmama

  • @wm2429
    @wm2429 6 років тому +78

    Man, I can’t wait for the sequel. World War One Part Two seems like it’d be even crazier!

    • @HistoryMatters
      @HistoryMatters  6 років тому +50

      It's the Mongol Empire next then after that it'll be World War 2.

    • @wm2429
      @wm2429 6 років тому +4

      Ten Minute History thanks for letting me know! I’m looking forward to it

    • @thatkidkawaii1965
      @thatkidkawaii1965 3 роки тому +3

      @@HistoryMatters we need ww2!

  • @foxboy92mp77
    @foxboy92mp77 6 років тому +358

    *_I T ' S T I M E F O R W O R L D W A R O N E ! !_*

    • @joffreybaratheon9044
      @joffreybaratheon9044 6 років тому +17

      Bill wurtz reference
      The world is about to have a war cause its the 1911 and weapons are getting crazy

    • @tallerstond8105
      @tallerstond8105 6 років тому +10

      japan was wondering if they should take the islands because Britain is at war with Germany because Germany was going to trespass Belgium to kick France’s ass because France was allied with Russia who was going to kick Austria’s ass because Austria wants to kick Serbia’s ass because someone from Serbia shot the leader of Austria’s ass. er, head.

    • @tylerbozinovski4624
      @tylerbozinovski4624 6 років тому +1

      LOL I do that in my history classes at school and nobody even knows where that comes from. (They probably care so little that they don't even know what I'm saying.)

    • @zeplyn-r6
      @zeplyn-r6 6 років тому +4

      *IT WOULD BE A GREAT WAR, A WAR SO GREAT IT WOULD BE THE WAR TO END ALL WARS*

    • @AnchoviePossum
      @AnchoviePossum 4 роки тому +1

      @@tallerstond8105 JAPAN SHOULD TAKE THE ISLANDS

  • @Joker129
    @Joker129 3 роки тому +5

    3:25 I like how you summed up Austria Hungary and the sight of a soldier looking different ways simultaniusly while saliva is dropping from his mouth.

  • @smilingearth5181
    @smilingearth5181 4 роки тому +2510

    European history in a nutshell:
    "A lot of people died for a whole load of nothing."

    • @mwewering
      @mwewering 4 роки тому +7

      The war didn't end 1918 or 1945, it is still ongoing. UN Charter, Articles 53, 77 and107. It is not about land, it is about race. Germany must perish.

    • @SonOfExcess
      @SonOfExcess 4 роки тому +143

      @@mwewering ............

    • @sir.shark1504
      @sir.shark1504 4 роки тому +107

      @@mwewering what's wrong with you?

    • @mwewering
      @mwewering 4 роки тому +6

      @@sir.shark1504 read the UN-Charter.

    • @davidaguilar5213
      @davidaguilar5213 4 роки тому +12

      @@mwewering Its true they need to rewrite that though.

  • @MrHurch
    @MrHurch 6 років тому +102

    I love that the animator took the time to make the rifles look correct for the respective armies instead of just drawing a generic rifle. Nice little touch.

  • @anusers76thaccount.83
    @anusers76thaccount.83 4 роки тому +44

    0:23 Ah, yes, the 8th liberation of Alsace-Lorraine.
    Only Victoria 2 Players understand.

  • @plolsteg7705
    @plolsteg7705 5 років тому +57

    Tsar nicholas (Tiny bit annoyed) “I Will end you”
    Franz Joseph (furious) “quite rude of you”

  • @Vienna3080
    @Vienna3080 5 років тому +802

    >Britain lying
    Who would have guessed that

    • @declanhugors
      @declanhugors 4 роки тому +2

      Just Vienna - Some dude more recently in da comments section

    • @nicolasaudra8709
      @nicolasaudra8709 4 роки тому +31

      British history summarized in 1 sentence.

    • @tcw_6609
      @tcw_6609 4 роки тому +29

      every country lies. what is your point?

    • @SoWhat1221
      @SoWhat1221 4 роки тому +13

      Perfidious Albion.

    • @tcw_6609
      @tcw_6609 4 роки тому +1

      Cry

  • @gwd7002
    @gwd7002 3 роки тому +5

    Lol. Napoleon's potrait at the back in the scenes in the palace looks cool.😂😂

  • @lukalisjak2106
    @lukalisjak2106 4 роки тому +48

    3:27 "Austria-Hungary was ... also there." Ouch.

  • @none_shall_pass
    @none_shall_pass 6 років тому +114

    "The front fell off"
    What you did there.
    I see it.

    • @andrewjgrimm
      @andrewjgrimm 4 роки тому +2

      Unexpected Australian reference.

  • @ralikdiver
    @ralikdiver 4 роки тому +2

    A very good thumbnail of how the war came about and concluded. I am enjoying catching up on your videos.

  • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
    @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 6 років тому +182

    5:23 LMFAO it's Indy Neidell

  • @malcolmbrown3532
    @malcolmbrown3532 5 років тому +6

    This the latest of the "ten minute" history series I've watched. I've loved them all so far, as they give a quick fire pot history of the subject being covered. Injecting some light hearted humour here and there, both visual and spoken.

  • @jaccarson5967
    @jaccarson5967 2 роки тому +3

    You should do more 10 minute videos again, it was a great format

  • @bogustoast22none25
    @bogustoast22none25 6 років тому +15

    This was glorious, it was short and nice with bare minimum info. I recommend everyone watch or read more in depth history but as a bare minimum, this is great.

  • @hazelnutsheep7863
    @hazelnutsheep7863 6 років тому +8

    So lucky, uploaded 7h ago, I literally have a history exam tomorrow and completely forgot about it and I needed a quick reminder of what happened, this video is perfect, thank you so much!

  • @dudesayingthings
    @dudesayingthings 2 роки тому +1

    I have been binge watching your videos since yesterday and I gotta say I love your use of maps. Somehow I've always been drawn to maps. I love looking at them. And they offer easy visual representation in matters of war, empires, and stuff.

  • @ryancresswell4398
    @ryancresswell4398 6 років тому +90

    Is that Indy telling the Italians, "Good job" ??

    • @themightyranger6321
      @themightyranger6321 6 років тому +11

      Yep

    • @fralencemelograno
      @fralencemelograno 5 років тому +2

      @@themightyranger6321 I wonder what for

    • @themightyranger6321
      @themightyranger6321 5 років тому +8

      @@fralencemelograno kicking out that luigi cadorna idiot from the army and breaking the austrian lines.

    • @Edmonton-of2ec
      @Edmonton-of2ec 5 років тому +2

      Luigi Cardona, just Luigi Cardona.....

    • @paradoxofperfection8965
      @paradoxofperfection8965 4 роки тому +2

      @@Edmonton-of2ec Oh God help, the ghost of Luigi Cadorna is my sleep paralysis demon.

  • @andrewbachman698
    @andrewbachman698 6 років тому +73

    0:38 Napoleon with the photo bomb

  • @billybowens5834
    @billybowens5834 3 роки тому +5

    He managed to get a tiny bit assassinated with the accompanying visual I'm 💀😂😂😭😭😭

  • @abdo5615
    @abdo5615 6 років тому +15

    The British-ness in the sarcasm is just glorious! xD love your vids keep going❤️

  • @mitchverr9330
    @mitchverr9330 6 років тому +33

    It also advanced medical, industrial and other technological aspects touched by the war by years to decades ahead of their time, people often forget this major instance, before and during much of the war, when somebody suffered a wound from gunshot for example or an explosion, they just stitched them back together, leaving stuff inside, WW1 was the point where doctors started to actively search for better solutions as enough case studies could be used to prove that was a bad idea (aka infection killed people) as just a single example of revolutionary science out the war that would go on to save millions.

    • @aiiv7839
      @aiiv7839 4 роки тому +3

      Wasn't the medical advancements also thanks to the Spanish Flu, which was going on in the latter half of the war?

  • @endoflaven
    @endoflaven Рік тому +1

    Kaiser holding the sign "Be Hungry" has me rolling

  • @darthhoovy8332
    @darthhoovy8332 6 років тому +273

    I like how Austria-Hungary is brain dead at 3:28 :D

    • @charlesprichard5235
      @charlesprichard5235 6 років тому +19

      I know, I couldn't believe the realism.

    • @iankaris8143
      @iankaris8143 6 років тому +31

      More like 3:27

    • @sentteri
      @sentteri 6 років тому +3

      I wonder if that soldier was meant to be someona from 'The good soldier Svejk'.

    • @darthhoovy8332
      @darthhoovy8332 6 років тому

      Santeri Riikonen Maybe it could be him?

    • @sentteri
      @sentteri 6 років тому +1

      @@darthhoovy8332 I don't believe he had a moustache but it's been ages since I read it. :)

  • @parkermitchell2089
    @parkermitchell2089 4 роки тому +15

    I love how Switzerland is just in the middle of the war literally

  • @schwoondoggle
    @schwoondoggle 2 роки тому +10

    I love how the Ottomans lost ww1 but won the one for their mainland like five seconds after

  • @decades1912
    @decades1912 6 років тому +57

    It's definitely better than John Green, & it was amazing considering the time limit.

  • @Neocleese
    @Neocleese 6 років тому +8

    Brilliant. WW I has always been a complex war for me to wrap my head due to all the combatants so I thank you for this video.

  • @katerinapalanova3252
    @katerinapalanova3252 2 роки тому +4

    It really is sad to see how many people died for nothing, let's hope the history never repeats again. Thanks for making this video, it is a helpful reminder of the history events.

    • @tuluppampam
      @tuluppampam 2 роки тому

      In case you wanted to know, the entire world is a massive cluster of many conflicts for not very much
      Hoping that history won't repeat itself is hopeless: people never change, their modus operandi do

  • @1dragoncat
    @1dragoncat 6 років тому +5

    Great vid, as always. One small point I would raise however is that Wilhelm II didn't just abdicate because he thought the war was lost. He did so because there was a revolution (the November Revolution, to be precise) in Germany that overthrew the Monarchy, took Germany out of the war and established the Weimar republic

  • @jerdna021
    @jerdna021 6 років тому +7

    For those interested in knowing more, I heartily recommend Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcadt with its episodes "Blueprint for Armaggedon", probably the best overview of the western front in WW1 ever.

  • @lostonearth7856
    @lostonearth7856 3 роки тому +12

    3:45
    Dutch Civilians: Please leave.
    German Soldier: So anyways, I started blasting.

    • @AFT_05G
      @AFT_05G 3 роки тому +1

      Lol how old are you anyway Dutch were neutral during WW1?

    • @KatDoesWeather
      @KatDoesWeather 2 роки тому

      Belgium. a citizen of Belgium

  • @f.s.1429
    @f.s.1429 4 роки тому +16

    6:01 Romania: "I'm joining the war t...." 2 secs later got conquered.

  • @Ry-valry
    @Ry-valry 6 років тому +11

    "The front fell off," I'm dying of laughter. Love that video, great reference. :D

  • @gandolph999
    @gandolph999 2 роки тому +1

    A brilliantly presented summary of WWI.

  • @Blitzkrieg8777
    @Blitzkrieg8777 5 років тому +27

    "Also Franz Josef proved that he could actually die" love the humor in this

  • @Nugcon
    @Nugcon 6 років тому +403

    *OMG I can't believe they made World War 1 from Battlefield 1 into a real thing! 😂😂😂😂😂*

    • @zeplyn-r6
      @zeplyn-r6 6 років тому +19

      IKR *WW2 from BFV coming soon*

    • @zeplyn-r6
      @zeplyn-r6 5 років тому +3

      @Fiasco bruh. This was 8 months ago

    • @fulcrum2951
      @fulcrum2951 5 років тому +11

      @Fiasco still obsessed with "feminists" eh?

    • @AFT_05G
      @AFT_05G 4 роки тому +2

      BF V sucks IMO,literally one of the worst BF games.

    • @jacktheflash8478
      @jacktheflash8478 4 роки тому

      Zqplyn-R6 so?

  • @brightworldmusic2114
    @brightworldmusic2114 20 днів тому

    Just great overview of the war. Yes we understand this is a large and complex story. It could be 100 minutes and there’s still more details.
    I love your humor and sarcasm in all your videos. Well done. Keep them coming.

  • @dbinacorner5634
    @dbinacorner5634 6 років тому +4

    Think this is probably your best one yet.
    Love it

  • @OlafoWaffle
    @OlafoWaffle 5 років тому +15

    It also helped to shape the current situation in the middle east

  • @BlenderWeasel
    @BlenderWeasel Місяць тому +1

    I’m glad you mentioned the Easter Rising. I haven’t seen a lot of stuff on WWI mention Ireland’s attempt at independence.

  • @johnnyhandsome3424
    @johnnyhandsome3424 6 років тому +307

    High School Teacher: What was the cause of WW1?
    Student: The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand?
    Teacher: Correct!
    Me: That's it??
    Teacher: Yes Johnny... That's it.

    • @k_god7207
      @k_god7207 5 років тому +12

      I see you haven't heard about the war of the bucket... or the war for the bactrian horses!

    • @azh698
      @azh698 5 років тому +33

      You mean that a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich cause he was hungry!

    • @arnold3768
      @arnold3768 5 років тому +35

      'One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.' - Otto von Bismarck.

    • @scudb5509
      @scudb5509 5 років тому +16

      The assassin had his reasons. Bosnia had Serbs in it, a lot. And Austro Hungarians especially that Duke were oppressing them.

    • @user-ze7ml6ec9m
      @user-ze7ml6ec9m 4 роки тому +8

      @@scudb5509 I think that duke wasn't that bad actually. Or did I read wrong somewhere?

  • @cowardtoe6532
    @cowardtoe6532 5 років тому +27

    Germany:*surrenders*
    All of Germany Territorys:I dont feel so good mr stark.

  • @wiktorjachyra1869
    @wiktorjachyra1869 2 роки тому +1

    "Protector of all slavs" is a bit of an understatement when its more like "trying to conquer all slavs for my own interests"

  • @haroldellis9721
    @haroldellis9721 5 років тому +7

    6:12 Truer words were never spoken.

  • @Spido68_the_spectator
    @Spido68_the_spectator 6 років тому +9

    8:47 It's Saint-Germain-En-Laye.
    An "e" was accidently added.
    Very good video as always, keep it up ! 😁

  • @steppahouse
    @steppahouse 2 роки тому +1

    Look, all off these videos are gold, but "he managed to get a tiny bit assassinated" has got to be your crown jewel.

  • @wattsnottaken1
    @wattsnottaken1 4 роки тому +44

    “Peace will last no longer than 20 years” - Some WW1 General in November 1918

    • @fcalvaresi
      @fcalvaresi 4 роки тому +20

      Spark That J ‘this is not an armistice but a truce for the next twenty years’ by Marshall Ferdinand Foch.

    • @eisenkoenig8324
      @eisenkoenig8324 4 роки тому +7

      Wasn’t it Mackensen who once said something like: „A unfair peace will only end up in another war.“
      From some points: what happened after ww1 was kinda predictable... thanks Versailles

    • @marcinkrz3140
      @marcinkrz3140 4 роки тому +2

      In Russia (and Poland) it only lasted for 2

    • @bondrewdthelordofdawn3744
      @bondrewdthelordofdawn3744 3 роки тому +3

      It's not ordinary general it's French one

    • @selinane2Seli-zw3pz
      @selinane2Seli-zw3pz 3 роки тому +1

      @@eisenkoenig8324 Thanks Frankfurt Treaty of 1871

  • @Kernverstand
    @Kernverstand 4 роки тому +7

    8:58 Treaty of Sevres: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

  • @zjzr08
    @zjzr08 3 роки тому +11

    For most of WW1, it just feels like a Great European War more than anything, with Japan doing its own thing (being an empire and all) and conquering vulnerable territories - it feels WW2 seems more worldwide, with the Pacific Theatre and USA being a lot more involved.

    • @odysseus231
      @odysseus231 7 місяців тому

      This is partially true. The main reason WW1 is considered to be a world war is because of European colonial empires which also participated in the fighting. Places like Canada, Australia, Indochina and many colonies in Africa either sent men to fight, or even had fighting on their own ground. But ultimately it was all because of the European powers (I guess that's also kind of the case for WW2).

  • @OneOnOne1162
    @OneOnOne1162 6 років тому +19

    1:41. Gavrilo Princip seems like such a happy chap there. Go get 'em, tiger!

  • @portantesbeneficia6166
    @portantesbeneficia6166 5 років тому +20

    6:37 I like in both scenarios, the Ottomans lose land.

    • @darkprofile
      @darkprofile 5 років тому +2

      Yeah Ottomans lost Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. We see what is happening out there.

    • @kasadam85
      @kasadam85 2 роки тому

      That's fake tho

    • @hmmm3210
      @hmmm3210 2 роки тому +2

      @@darkprofile Saudi Arabia isn't something they lost . They lost Arabia. Saudi is the name of the ruling family, just like the Hapsburg Netherlands was the name of Habsburg territories in the Netherlands but the region name isn't the Hapsburg Netherlands otherwise.

  • @newwirgesball
    @newwirgesball 21 день тому +3

    2:27 That's my birthday!

  • @aleksandarvil5718
    @aleksandarvil5718 5 років тому +21

    6:55 'This is fine' meme was so true about Austria-Hungary during WW1 😂😂😂😂

  • @nikolay4101-s7r
    @nikolay4101-s7r 6 років тому +301

    I'm early, let me think of a joke
    The Great Wall of China stopping invaders from the north

    • @MrWiscow
      @MrWiscow 6 років тому +46

      Nikolay Tsankov nice one, i raise you :
      The Maginot Line protecting France from german invasion

    • @triglos5413
      @triglos5413 6 років тому +29

      @@MrWiscow challenge accepted
      The Atlantic Wall deterring the Allies from doing a naval invasion

    • @TheFiresloth
      @TheFiresloth 6 років тому +2

      Jeez, that graffiti was right, Tsars do sucks !

    • @tallerstond8105
      @tallerstond8105 6 років тому +5

      triglos I got something better
      The allies at the Battle of Arnhem

    • @aneesh2115
      @aneesh2115 5 років тому +15

      @@tallerstond8105 I'll raise you
      USA saved all of Europe in the second world war
      And Germany would have won if usa didn't help

  • @caniaccharlie
    @caniaccharlie Рік тому +1

    Love the Indy Nidel cameo!

  • @longlethanh7780
    @longlethanh7780 6 років тому +7

    0:41 im too used to light green Ottoman this image actually pissed me off :))))
    still great vid tho, love your content