*WW1 but as a group project:* Germany: Does 99% of the work. Austria-Hungary: Has no idea what's going on the whole time. Bulgaria: Says he's going to help but he's not. Italy: Disappears at the very beginning and doesn't show up again til the very end.
@neddevine7692
4 жыл бұрын
probably not 99% but Germany does deserve a lot of the blame
@SovereignStatesman
4 жыл бұрын
bayspotter: Just take the US out of the equation, and WWI becomes a border-skirmish as BOTH sides realize they can't make a dime off of it.
@SovereignStatesman
4 жыл бұрын
Russia: will get involved, but only by foreign pressure, and at the cost of maintaining national order against Bolshevism.
@drunkenhighlord3198
3 жыл бұрын
You forgot the ottoman empire
@zigoloantic3733
Жыл бұрын
Bulgaria did help a lot, Bulgarians killed 250.000 Serbian civilians. That could be a heroic success from your point of Ferdinand view.
@LigadOss
9 жыл бұрын
If history taught us one thing is that Italy is the worst ally you could possibly pick.
@tomrichey
9 жыл бұрын
LOL TRUE!
@dougdobbs
9 жыл бұрын
Hmm, I wonder what that says in light of Italy's recent moves against ISIS in Libya? :)
@Fearofthemonster
8 жыл бұрын
+MLW WLM who said it?
@carlos1c3b
8 жыл бұрын
Romania would challange them.
@snewbie2837
7 жыл бұрын
**Hetalia
@dkupke
8 жыл бұрын
Just a note if you do any other videos on the topic in the future: Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was an advocate for dealing with the Slavic Nationalists by promoting equality between Slavs, Austrians, and Magyars. He was in Bosnia to observe army drills, but he decided to pay a visit to Sarajevo, the provincial capital, as a good will gesture in the hopes he could win over the city's Slavic populace.
@BellatorVindicta
6 жыл бұрын
I'm from Croatia and I can guarante 99.9% that you can visit Croatia! Nothing bad will happen you there. We are now tourist nation for the last 20 years and everyone is welcome. I know that you were joking but i want to adress this for people who take it seroiusly :)
@deleme220
4 жыл бұрын
7:59 So beautiful... Listen with headphones... I loved it...😉
@Runamoinen
8 жыл бұрын
Wow, Tom. Even most Americans relinquished such prejudices about the Balkans by now. I was a 1-year-old kid when the Yugoslav war broke out and I'm 25 now. Like most of my generation I was brought up to treat everyone with respect and without prejudice, in spite of the war and media nationalism. I wouldn't dream of hurting anyone for the sake of politics and I'm sure an overwhelming majority of people here feel the same. Also, I'm afraid the mentioning of the Civil War in Yugoslavia in the 90's as a valid reason of the conflict that sparked WWI 80 years earlier is rather misguided (unless you take into consideration a jingoistic notion that the South East European nations are always at each other's throats, which would make the whole idea false in a historical perspective, since with the exception of the misguided Serbian-Bulgarian war of 1884 and the Romanian-Bulgarian conflict at the end of the Second Balkans War, these nations had not been in any sort of conflict with each other since the early XIV century). In fact the ones who had attained independence were in a coalition against the Ottoman Empire, and had friendly relations among each other. The integration of the cultural and national movements of the various Slavic nations, and stronger ties of the nations who had gained independence from Turkey with Western European nations like France (who were rivals of Austria), made Austria-Hungary insecure about losing its influence in the region (especially evident in the 1906-1908 Pig War (or Customs war) between Serbia and the Habsburg Monarchy) as well as its internal stability. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo was not completely unexpected, as there was a fear among European aristocracy of possible coups, especially after the much glossed over the assassination of the Serbian pro-Austrian King Alexander in 1903 and his replacement with the pro-Entente King Peter by the very same organization that killed the Austrian Archduke (the members of the organization were tried and executed by the Serbian authorities towards the end of WWI). After reading this, I expect all of you to take into consideration the complexity of the situation in WWI and stop with "the Balkans are a shithole and its people animals" jingoistic nonsense. It is both offensive and untrue. Even here in Serbia, where YOUR government did a significant amount of collateral damage to civilian buildings in 1999 (bridges with cars still on them, news agencies, the ministry of defense in Belgrade), similar to what you gasped at in the picture, all Americans are treated as welcome guests. I don't expect you to apologize for yourself or your nation, but please refrain from filling the heads of young Americans with fear and hatred, instead of actual knowledge. You're a teacher for goodness' sake!
@tomrichey
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I've been meaning to make a video with Charles Cather (we have been in touch) and clear up these comments, which were made in ignorance. I'll work on trying to put this project together over the holidays.
@Runamoinen
8 жыл бұрын
+Tom Richey Thank you for your understanding. I hope that through this kind of dialogue and mutual positive effort we can make this world better for everyone.
@andysm1964
8 жыл бұрын
I agree with you about the Balkans , been there ,and going in July.i found the people, all backgrounds, both pleasant and friendly, certainly helped this Brit out. I think in Tom`s defence , he was highlighting the tinderbox of different ethnic and imperial rivalries that have shaped events over the decades that led to events of the 1990s. .. at no time did he refer to them as animals, so that's very disingenuous, one cannot escape this has happened, to forget, risk that I may happen again. The are a lot of people from all nationalities and ethnic/religious backgrounds that are working to prevent this from happening. So, Tom, I know American`s can be cautious of their own shadows when travelling overseas,if you are reading this, please venture to this area it will give both you, and the locals confidence in building for change, for a brighter future. You see the difference but similarities of all the Balkan people.
@btsstan1202
8 жыл бұрын
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@fuzzydunlop7928
7 жыл бұрын
My Dude.
@kaleighsavage3017
9 жыл бұрын
I'm a college student and I use your videos just to keep me refreshed before quizzes and tests, entertaining to just chill and listen to. My text book is pretty annoying because it simplifies things as well as leaves out a bunch of the effects on the non-western world (thank you community college). I took AP World History back in high school and my teacher was in the same spirits as you, must be an AP thing. Wonderful! not monotonous at all. shout out from Olympia, Washington!
@madamehussein
8 жыл бұрын
Also, Arch duke Franz Ferdinand was actuallty quite popular in Bosnia. He wanted to rebrand the Austro-Hungarian empire as the Austro-Hungarian-Slavic empire, in order to further stability. Serbs were actually lynched in Sarajeco after the arch duke was killed. In addition, Franz was vehemently opposed to war with Russia. Austria-Hungarys chief of staff (Conrad von Hotzendorf) had urged the emperor to start war over 20 times in 1913 alone. Arch duke Franz Ferdinand was the only person to hold him back. Conclusion: In killing Franz Ferdinand, the black hand killed the only man in A-H who could give the slavs what they wanted, and the only man who could have prevented the war.
@cameronaragon8853
8 жыл бұрын
Can you please make a video on the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917, as well as the aftermath
@lizandrasoave1289
9 жыл бұрын
Very goog work! Among the several movies about this war, there is one that I like too much, called "De Mayerling à Sarajevo" or just "Sarajevo". Is a 1940 French movie, of the German director Max Ophüls. It tells the story of love between the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Duchess Sophie Chotek, and about their morganatic marriage, since they know each other until their murder by Gravilo Princip. All inside the context of pre war...
@tomrichey
9 жыл бұрын
Wow... You've seen movies from around the world! Regrettably, I haven't watched very many movies that aren't made here in America... but I should! I'm thankful that you've found my channel - great to have another informed viewer and commenter!
@badatdota2811
8 жыл бұрын
If Franz Ferdinand had survived it would be so much better......
@JJ-pm4ob
8 жыл бұрын
did you even watch the video? The war would have happened even if he survived.
@stopreadingthisusername9528
5 жыл бұрын
Ferdinand's assasination was only the spark everyone needed, even if his assassination never happened WWI was pretty inevitable either way.
@neddevine7692
4 жыл бұрын
@@JJ-pm4ob some other foolish thing in the Balkans
@Tboy439
4 жыл бұрын
@@stopreadingthisusername9528 ..You are correct.The war had been in the planning since 1815. The reason why it HAD to be Franz Ferdinand at this point is because he was diametrically opposed to ever going to war against Russia for any reason. And Russia was the main target.
@existentialexplorations4900
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tom. A useful, informed and succinct account of the causes of WW1. I have subscribed and look forward to watching more of your videos.
@aleksaobradovic3337
9 жыл бұрын
Hey Richey, you are wrong about the Former Yugoslavian nations.. We don't want to kill each other. It is peaceful here now. You should come and see the situation before you say something, really
@omarsaletovicprins9632
5 жыл бұрын
Aleksa Obradovic Hvala.
@孙明亮-w8z
8 жыл бұрын
Not sure if you're being serious or not, but Archduke Franz Ferdinand was in Sarajevo because it was suppose to be a holiday since June 28th was his wedding anniversary with Princess Sophie.
@Guisytoez._.
6 ай бұрын
you have a great way of making your videos interesting! I lowkey wish some of my teachers were like you😭
@stefanradovanovic1893
8 жыл бұрын
amm... dude :D am from Serbia... not cool by your side about the prejudice :)! The war in *91-95 here was the factor of all kind of element's but mostly by stupidity of leaders in those countries... :/ and... we do not like to kill each other " WTF. " ?! are you talking about ?! There are tension's still but come on...
@hadis9109
8 жыл бұрын
+Stefan Radovanovic and Prejudice wins again..!
@rogervallecillo292
5 жыл бұрын
Yes my friend this guy is poster boy for the old saying The pot calling the kettle black.
@TiroeRicaricaWestern
6 жыл бұрын
2:00 The Dreadnought! Great informative video, so funny that part abut the ship
@d.s.ebersole9647
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent!! Where were you when I was going to college? You would have been a remedy for my attention deficit.
@ethanleblanc1161
5 жыл бұрын
The main reason why Franz Ferdinand went to Sarajevo in the first place was mainly to get away from the military politics he was so heavily in charge of and he wanted to essentially take a vacation with his wife, which was usually not condoned at all during their marriage. Franz Ferdinand rarely could ever do much with Sophie unless it involved military matters. He sternly believed that he was respected enough in the Balkan peninsula to go to Bosnia in 1914. That's the reason why he went to Sarajevo.
@JErMos9
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lectures and the live hangouts!
@tomrichey
9 жыл бұрын
My pleasure, man! Thanks for supporting my work!
@eliarroyo4508
9 жыл бұрын
Big fan of your youtube channel. I am currently working on getting a bachelors in history.
@tomrichey
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Always glad to hear when my lectures are helpful at the college level - especially from people majoring in history.
@fuzzydunlop7928
7 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Arch Duke had a rudimentary bullet-proof vest that he'd wear for those sorts of occasions. He decided not to wear it that day. Also, sort of an over-simplification of the Italian switcherooni. Italy wanted what was best for Italy. It didn't like either side, and though it had a common lineage with Prussia, in terms of Nationalism (which would kinda come into more depth later...>.>) it was reallly salty over Austria holding lands that they considered part of Italy proper. That's contentious, but you can look at a map and see the chunk that was held by Austria at the time. Anyway, basically, the Allies offered them more and, ever the pragmatists, they took the better offer.
@barbarawinkle1042
2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Informative plus a great southern accented sense of humor. Thanks!
@Jojo-sz7hb
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Sir! Great stuff, all your videos are helping me through my A-levels. May I ask where the other further videos are for WW1? Anyways have a great day and keep doing these videos :)
@shaikfuad9396
9 жыл бұрын
shoutout from Singapore! Good job tom!
@tomrichey
9 жыл бұрын
SINGAPORE! A place I'd very much like to visit!
@jamesobrien2845
8 жыл бұрын
Tom Richey makes more intelligent videos than Matt Damon. Matt Damon can't compete. Case closed.
@kinkgirl88
7 жыл бұрын
James OBrien omg! He does look like Matt Damon! Ha
@LaxGoalieWestPoint
7 жыл бұрын
I laughed way too hard at 7:58
@MeghansOutdoorAdventures
9 жыл бұрын
Hey Tom! Shoutout from the UK! Your videos are great! Its a really nice review right before the exam! I have a video request... I was wondering if you could do a video focusing on the major events of both world wars and/or a video of what happens after WWII in Europe?
@libbycirillo1875
7 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful and your analogies are excellent.
@syedssafiaquadri8861
6 жыл бұрын
I am an Indian.You are superfragilisticexperodicious explanation.Can you please let me know some more additional causes in further videos.Kindly thanking you for explaining in such an awesome way.You are a 100 times better and better from my boring social teacher
@33GarrisonProductions
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Information was helpful
@maxpushkin7
8 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie, but I watched a few baseball brawls after this.
@mikehydropneumatic2583
5 жыл бұрын
The absolute most significant thing you have left out. Franz F. was the war inhibiter of his country while the Aus-Hun govt. wanted war and have suggested it several times before his death. With the killing of FF the Aus-Hun govt. can now go to war with his killing as the "perfect" excuse. FF wanted to give all the peoples within Aus-Hun more control on a local level. The really weird thing is that the guy whom opposed war was seen as the enemy. During the Yugoslav war it again were the Serbs who fucked everything up.
@arsumbris6392
4 жыл бұрын
State the cause of WWI as briefly and accurately as possible: England's European policy since Napoleon was to prevent the rise of a competitor European industrial hegemony that centralized Europe. Germany became England's primary industrial competitor. This motive to eliminate Germany persisted until the end of WWII. From this perspective, the two wars can be considered one 30-years-war punctuated with a brief cease-fire and re-armament phase in the middle.
@marilenatoader3190
Жыл бұрын
Franz Ferdinand was advised not to go but he went anyway because he was defiant towards the emperor and the throne he was going to inherit, he had a different vision of the future of the empire and he wanted to prove himself👑
@SoKoLDS
8 жыл бұрын
Your videos are awesome. They have uni level detail.
@jpLatterDaySaint
8 жыл бұрын
Are there any videos on the course of WWI? WWII?
@Afrikaans36
8 жыл бұрын
Here's a question; what drew the bulgarians, also orthodox slavs, into the war on the side of austrians/hungarians and their former rulers, the ottomans?
@mastodonjack7908
8 жыл бұрын
i wish i had a teacher like you
@forgoodtalk2648
6 жыл бұрын
to what extent was alliance system responsible for the out break of world war 1?
@Sp4wn82
6 жыл бұрын
Oh my.. that's a question no to be answered with some short or quick words. That alliances, to be more precise those of Russia and France (and Britain because of the invasion of Belgium) was not in itself responsible for WWI. But, the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke triggered the furious response of Hapsburg. Though the Archduke was in fact rather unpopular, his murder was a good pretext..like the last straw that broke the camel's back. The Serbs were fermenting anti-Austrian propaganda, subversion and inciting unrest in that multinational empire for some time. Bosnia Herzegovina was annexed just 1-2 years before the assassination and surprise, Serbs lived in Bosnia and spread this nationalism among the population. So in Vienna the Hapsburgs were positively annoyed by Serbian ambitions in the Balcans. The Archduke lobbied for more lenient treatment of the new Slav subjects, so to say more concessions (if you have so many different nationalities in your empire you better see to keep them content. The more so if your new borders are on periphery with souvereign Slavic states like Serbia. Slavs on your side of the border and Slavs over there. Now the Serbs then were largely orthodox Serbs. Who is orthodox as well? The Russians! A kindred nation and a large one bound by religious ties. Peter I of Serbia has no hard time to appeal to Nicholas II of Russia for support. Yep, both are Slavs and Russia considers Serbs like southern brothers. After the assassination now Serbia receives an ultimatum by Vienna. That ultimatum is designed to be rejected and Vienna counts on just that. Declaration of War is written up simultaneously when the ultimatum is handed to Belgrade. If you don't do this and investigate the assassination blaa.. it's on. (btw: did Austria Hungary ever proof the nationality of the assassins, e.g. were the murderers of the Archduke really and doubtless Serbs? Princip was allegedly Serb but he could also have been a Bosnian and thus subject of Austria-Hungary) Kaiser Wilhelm approves this move and assures full support in case of war. But there's a problem.. the Serbs receive support of the Russian Empire.. sth. like.. you can count on us like on a stone wall. If Austria-Hungary goes to war with you we will help you. But in Vienna the war supporters still fantasize about restricting this conflict to a punishment raid. Go in, crush Serbian snakepit as source of unrest in the Balcans and that's it. Russian response is quick: if you step on Serbian soil, we will fully support our southern brethren a.k.a. we declare war on you. Russia is connected to France.. Germany promises to support Austria Hungary against Russia and will take on the Russians. But the French are allied with Russia as well. Britain is not at that time. No one on the Central Power side is really sure about, will Britain enter the war or not? If Germany keeps true to its commitment to take on Russia they will have war with France as well. That's hard. The worst thing ever to happen to a state located so central in Europe is at hand: a war on two fronts. To the West France and Russia in the East. Much text I know.. but here it comes.. France and Russia are allied. Russia was no more close to Germany. Bismarck always saw to it to keep Russia on the good side and Wilhelm II didn't care about that and alienated the Russian czar. So he lined up on the other side later. On the same side of the line where Germany's historic enemy stands: France. Ok in short.. Vienna wants war against Serbia. Serbia is allied to Russia, Russia with France. To support Austria-Hungary Germany will take on Russia. Russia is allied with France. So, Germany has to fight on two fronts. So there was no thing like local punishment march anymore as it had been in the last 100 years since defeating Napoleon. You attack this tiny little Serbia and their big brother Russia steps in. France is there too, waiting to take revenge for the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Germany had a master plan, the Schlieffen Plan which envisioned how to deal with another war against France but maybe this plan was designed for how to handle a war on two fronts. Russia meanwhile mobilizes. That's no clear declaration of war against Germany yet. It's directed against Austria-Hungary to protect Serbia. Germany demands Russia to stop mobilization and Russia says no. There's no choice, that will mean war anyway. So according to the Schlieffen Plan it requires a quick blow against France and the quickest least defended border is the Belgian-Franco border. Belgium was neutral though and this neutrality was agreed by Britain and Prussia then. If Germany marches through Belgium, Britain will not keep neutral as it contemplated before (no real gains to be expected but losses in economy, staying out of this conflict seems a better solution). Its thus not too far of the stretch to say: Germany triggered the Triple Entente (Allies) to form the way we know about in history books. Without the violation of Belgian neutrality and just being a fight against France and Russia Germany would have won WWI. Problem was: Germany overestimated Russian strength and underestimated British treaty compliance. Correction: they knew very well that Britain will be at war with Germany by violating Belgian neutrality. But they had no choice to fulfill the plan of quick dash against France from the north. Because on the Franco-German border there were massive fortifications. Its not that Germany couldn't handle that but there was a deadline of 960 hours or so... defeat France before Russia can fully mobilize.
@Cotswolds1913
6 жыл бұрын
One thing about the manufacturing numbers, the British Empire in total would be well over 21% of world manufacturing, and the largest economy in the world in terms of GDP.
@anertia
8 жыл бұрын
That famous painting of the Sarajevo incident is inaccurate, the actual story is much more interesting: They tried to kill Franz with a bomb, but it hit someone else instead. The Archdude later visited that person in the hospital and there he was shot.
@naveenbabu6918
4 жыл бұрын
that is a good explaination you told
@correiavr
9 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed a bunch of your previous videos, but that "Yugoslavia" explanation was pretty "american-biased" and uninformed sadly... For a region that has been so exploited over the past few centuries by so many different entities, i would say the Balkans are doing just fine these days, and if you truly are afraid of going there, then you probably had little bit too much of that sweet US propaganda that Clinton fed you guys over there in the 90's. Keep in mind that I'm not from the Balkans, and my opinion is in no way biased by "nationalist" feelings of any kind. I simply have spent enough time in the Balkans recently, to know its an amazing place to go to, it has amazing food, amazing landscapes, and the people are warm and very welcoming. And yes, the former "Yugoslav" countries are in peace with each other, and there is a pretty good feeling of safety in all of them.
@tomrichey
9 жыл бұрын
Yes, this has been brought to my attention a number of times. Trying to set up a time to get Charles Cather on my channel.
@correiavr
9 жыл бұрын
+Tom Richey Dont take my comment as an offense Mr. Richey, because that was not my intention in any way. Its just tiresome to constantly see people that think former-Yoguslav countries are fond to killing each other and to violence, which is not true at all. And if there are still today, some bad feelings between them, its due mostly to foreign interventions, some of them from the USA. After all, the reason Yugoslavia ended as it did in the 90's, and the reason all these nationalist feelings exist there today, is partially due to US intervention. There are many sources out there that explain the fall of Yugoslavia and the role the US had in it...
@audreymchugh3589
6 жыл бұрын
Ricardo Correia a
@oussematrabelsi9429
6 жыл бұрын
then you probably had little bit too much of that sweet US propaganda that Clinton fed you guys over there in the 90' lol trust me most Americans forgot about that.
@markanaahmed8145
2 жыл бұрын
i thank you alot because the way you use is helpfull
@betultrabzon4907
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Matt Damon for this video
@StenKilla
7 жыл бұрын
Hey Tom! Could u do a lecture about Estonia or the Baltic states in general? :)
@jerneje
9 жыл бұрын
ex-yugoslavian streets are much safer then US streets these days :p
@tomrichey
9 жыл бұрын
priiix Given the crime rate in some US cities, that very well could be the case!
@si4632
4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@sasaskric
9 жыл бұрын
the cause of the war is a little deeper than what you said in this 16:43 minute
@tomrichey
9 жыл бұрын
I had no intention of implying that the Serbs started the war. Through the course of this lecture, I emphasized the situation in Europe and the manifold rivalries that put Europe on the brink of war just waiting for the right provocation. While the assassination may have spurred things, we don't think that the Serbs "started the war," so to speak.
@ashleylaflor22
9 жыл бұрын
Tom can you answer a question for me please? I am a little confused about the total casualties of WW1. I am currently taking a college course, twentieth century Europe, and the information my professor provided said the total of casualties was at about 50 million. Is this a matter of opinion by historians or is there misinformation floating around in the field of WW1 history?
@dougdobbs
9 жыл бұрын
If I may... military casualties and total casualties are two different things, as I'm sure you know. Military casualties are easier to total up at the end of the war. You've got lists of who was involved and who isn't there anymore, plus graves registration, etc. With civilians you are on much slipperier ground. When a village is shelled, who was blown to bits, who fled to their cousins in America and who was left dead and identifiable are very difficult to sort out. So thus you end up with widely differing casualty figures, which are really estimates. Does that make sense?
@tomrichey
9 жыл бұрын
Doug Dobbs Thanks for shedding some light on this for my friend, Ashley Loren. Also, casualties includes wounded, missing, basically anyone who can't pick up a rifle once the battle is over. I think in the video the figure I used was only military deaths, so a total casualty figure of 50M would not surprise me.
@ashleylaflor22
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you for helping me with these questions Dong and Tom. Tom I LOVE your videos, am a history buff and I always refer to your videos for help or any insight on any era, and of course I enjoy your videos because they are also entertaining, once again thank you!
@renebarendse2864
9 жыл бұрын
The figures are as follows: Russia 2,5 million, Serbia: 600,000: Italy 400,000: USA: 75,000 (by comparison: Portugal: 35,000): Austria: 1,2 million: Britain: 800,000, Ottoman Empire: 1,2 million (Armenians not added in) France: 1.3 million,: Germany: 2 million
@spantzzmcwang9964
9 жыл бұрын
when do the Germans take away Alsace-Lorraine from the French? If you could give me an exact date please
@Anonymousse49
8 жыл бұрын
January 1871, the proclamation of the Second Reich in Versailles. It followed the 1870 Franco-Prussian war that France lost. The terms of peace were big reparations and also the Alsace-Lorraine. Peace :)
@nightmarecho
9 жыл бұрын
Nice one! Greetings from Bulgaria
@alecwindham530
6 жыл бұрын
1:30 DREADNOUGHT!!!
@dIRECTOR259
9 жыл бұрын
Damn that monologue on Former Yugoslavia really is offensive... Newsflash, Mr Apparent History Teacher: the Yugoslavs fought a grand total of two, count 'em TWO (2) wars among each-other, and I challenge you to find a third. In addition the first was caused by German occupation, and the whole "Ancient Hatreds" idea is basically an invention by CNN: the antagonism originated in the years following WWI, after the formation of Yugoslavia - and isn't a century old... Finally I'll point out that the TOTAL military and civilian casualties for the entire multi-war clusterfuck in the early '90s are 140,000 - or 0.05% of the population.
@527Kenny
6 жыл бұрын
In memory of all those that sacrificed so much without ever knowing the truth. The German Austrian Hungarians needed to build their railway through Serbia to access the Ottoman Oil fields. Britain, France and Russia needed to stop them. The failure of the Germans to break through at Gallipoli and the fall of Mosel in Nov 1918, meant it was all over.
@twisted_fo0l
3 жыл бұрын
one thing bismark did wrong, he created two powers that are roughly the same size. he should have aimed for three. if one attacks two, three helps two. if two attacks one, three helps one. ala 1984
@standupcomedy2713
4 жыл бұрын
Sir explain about impact of congressof vuenna
@loveaction12
9 жыл бұрын
Mr Richey. I think what you forget to mention is that the central powers were encircled. With the Russian rearmament programme which started during 1913 and the de facto French animosity which German particularly received for Alasace Lorraine made especially Germany to threat for her influence, as in the extent of influence she can exercise diplomatically. Austro-Hungary was a very poor ally to have. Divided internally it possessed a ruling class which wanted to go to war to unite her disparate peoples. I always thought that the Austro-Hungarian diplomats which delivered the ultimatum to Serbia during late July 1914 were quite set to go to war. Or they thought that Russia wouldn't defend her Slavic children in the Balkans. It was all a big gamble on the side of the poor Austrians.
@tomrichey
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for adding some perspective. This is part of the reason I enjoy doing what I do so much!
@loveaction12
9 жыл бұрын
I try. ^^ I get really tired when people just go "those evil Germans". This is my favorite historical period.
@hawkfan50501
9 жыл бұрын
Tom Richey I have taught it in a similar way using the acronym NIMS: Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism and Secret Alliances. I call it NIMS as only a nimrod would not see this war as inevitable
@loveaction12
9 жыл бұрын
***** Its an interesting point that you make about inevitability. I think its impossible to measure the 'inevitability' of a conflict which was only exacerbated by past grievances and the insouciance of the British, thinking they can abandon the Triple Alliance like they did during the 1890s. I always thought this war was taught far too simplistically and imposed strict polarisation on its pupils. What can I say though, it might be different in the states.
@samveal3768
9 жыл бұрын
Love this reply. Completely agree
@dIRECTOR259
9 жыл бұрын
No horror of the Great War compares to the _endless poetry.._
@MISB15
5 жыл бұрын
You’re funny!! I am from Croatia and the war ended almost 30 years ago!! Unlike here, nobody there even has a weapon, or has killed someone just for the sake of killing, like here. Two mass shootings in Texas comes to mind at the moment. Next time you’re in Europe, somewhere close to Croatia, go and visit for a day or two, you will be surprised:) And also we all speak one language, we only have different dialects.
@tomrichey
5 жыл бұрын
I realize that I had some misconceptions about the Balkans when I recorded this video. I do hope to visit Croatia at some point.
@MISB15
5 жыл бұрын
Tom Richey After I wrote that comment I read few others that said similar things, and that you replied to them. I have just recently discovered your channel and I really like it, I learned a lot about American history, which is so fascinating, but I rarely have time to read as much as I would like. Looking forward to see all of your videos :)
@buckyryan2804
8 жыл бұрын
thanks for the video
@Oct131917
7 жыл бұрын
You miss the Assassination
@chansonida
7 жыл бұрын
I am honestly so grateful for you. You the true MVP. You're the Russia to my Serbia :')
@deadmeme3338
7 жыл бұрын
My lazy euro teacher has the same slides as you. I got participation points for mentioning "canons" THANKS
@addymarble5672
9 жыл бұрын
Mrs. Snyder representing
@zoetesso5398
4 жыл бұрын
3:47 rip headphone users
@daniellloyd1923
2 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget the British Monarchy were German Hanavers and Saxe Colburg's...
@dIRECTOR259
9 жыл бұрын
Makes you sound kinda nits when you say you don't wanna go to Croatia because it isn't "peaceful enough".. Its kind of like saying you don't want to go to Italy in 1965, because of WWII (and yeah, Italians killed each-other too during that war). War's been over for 20 years. And anyway, ain't nobody in Croatia now but Croats, and Croats get along fine with Croats.. they're even in the EU now. So I feel weird hearing a lecture from someone so ignorant of world affairs, and yelling "MURICA" like a.. March hare.
@oliviag925
5 жыл бұрын
3:48 Gets me every time...
@deelana8357
7 жыл бұрын
great!
@markcarrillo2416
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome.....
@SurendraSingh-rs8ld
7 жыл бұрын
it is mind blowing
@hackblade6705
6 жыл бұрын
I thought This was about Causes of World War I bot no
@awesomegirlpurplepurple1520
7 жыл бұрын
very helpfull
@NatalLearner345
4 жыл бұрын
3:45 hell yeah that’s exactly how I feel about being American
@c0nstantine320
8 жыл бұрын
Hah i love your energy, i have my ap test friday may 6th
@tobydre6068
3 жыл бұрын
how'd it go?
@anzebertoncelj4493
8 жыл бұрын
Your opinion on Yugoslavia and its people is totally wrong. Damn.
@patrickneary8446
7 жыл бұрын
the part about it being dangerous? I expect he is terrified of many places in America and is afraid to stand on a skateboard, too.
@tanima99
2 жыл бұрын
You really shouldn’t be making such lofty assumptions about the Balkans. It’s extremely disrespectful and devalues your video.
@FinnMcCoolOfficial
3 жыл бұрын
you look like a mixture of Rerez and Matt Damon
@fraudulent2315
8 жыл бұрын
cool!
@tristessa771
Жыл бұрын
This is like if Theo Von got a PhD in history.
@polyglot_booklover
7 жыл бұрын
You should definitely visit ex-Yu states!
@tomrichey
7 жыл бұрын
+Mary Chan I would definitely like to. The comments on this video from people from ex-Yu have been very enlightening.
@user-do1kg1py1d
8 жыл бұрын
mmm to basic.. this quiet basic stuff, did you know there where high german/anglo talks for an alliance? or the treaty of london (afther the Belgian Revolution that is interessting treaty for post ww1 politics)
@sanban5524
6 жыл бұрын
lol ms.snyder was in the video i didnt know that
@zandredique2295
3 жыл бұрын
woof
@sickgurrl
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! You're hilarious x
@charlieclayton2505
7 жыл бұрын
Hi
@VersusARCH
7 жыл бұрын
The way you explained nationalism in the Balkans show not only that you are NOT a historian but outright naive and would spoonfeed anyone who takes you seriously the first thing you hear about some topic or even worse just the first gut emotion you got reading a tabloid title of a propaganda packed article you did not even bother to read, much less critically evaluate to separate facts from any insinuations that found its way in or a thought of finding a few more sources to see what was not mentioned in the former..
@damdam8649
6 жыл бұрын
2.00 . RIP HEADPHONE USERS
@alberpajares4792
3 жыл бұрын
Why the world got no right to life: cause got right to health, what not exist..,
@PartizanIsLifee
9 жыл бұрын
mate relex :D we dont kill, just look Charles Cater youtube :))))) you will learn a lot
@saegoto
8 жыл бұрын
who goes to watch brawls?
@robbiemify
8 жыл бұрын
90 years of peace in Europe ???? what about the Crimean War ????
@bothejack5929
8 жыл бұрын
relativly. Thier were a bunch of wars in Europe but in compereson to the 18-century Europe was pretty quiet.
@abhaymishra30
7 жыл бұрын
Robbie McGill Franco Prussian war too
@dc-si1mv
6 жыл бұрын
Are you doing an impression of the boss olin Office Space? He also holds a mug and says "I'm going to go ahead and xyz"
@tromblon1
9 жыл бұрын
well Mr. Tom Richey jsut stumbled upon to Your video to have a look at another perspective of WWI topic and it was some interesting until point when u started to talk about Your history knowledge of ex Yugoslavia and present time where people just kill randomly other people on streets and similar and You said "not mean to offend anyone by this statement". Yes, I am living in that area You described as such and Yes I'm not offended, but very amused that You just showed another true American stereotype of ignorant and prejudice people about the world surrounding them by that topic. This comment will be way too long trying to explain You on how many facts you were wrong but check Your fellow American channel Charles Cather who have guts to step up from paranoia, prejudice and ignorance and meet "The Devils" You described. Or maybe WWII veteran testimony about those evil people from Balkan /watch?v=HvEpKxMrrQw since I seen in comments You have a "quite few viewers from Brazil" You can check how young Brazilian educated student get caught in country on Balkans and survived sorounded by cannibals and psychopaths carrying chainsaws /watch?v=_LxVcVRNazE or maybe young afro-american who went into the nest of white racists in middle of Balkans /watch?v=O-av8_0fj1Y My apologies maybe I stray away off topic of this video but back to WWI -can You imagine that time president Woodrow Wilson given honor to most evil child murderers,rapists and cowards!? /watch?v=3vDP_bMI2CA Anyway thank You for this video was amused very much, must admit not much educated but sure amused :) Best wishes & have GL P.S. Sorry for grammar mistakes after all im illiterate random guy from "god knows where" country
@patrickjenkins2482
7 жыл бұрын
Austria was to blame.
@damdam8649
6 жыл бұрын
AMERICA !!! YEAH!!
@munnadasdas687
4 жыл бұрын
You look like Chris Pratt. ....😍
@2horses4U
6 жыл бұрын
I'm very sorry, but this feels as junk food, too fast, too American, too simple and without real substance.
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