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The First World War was Europe’s most destructive single event since the Black Death, so uh… why on earth did they do it on purpose? Let’s unpack the state of affairs at the turn of the 1900s to understand the World Before the War and see how it could only lead to conflict.
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SOURCES & Further Reading:
“Smithsonian World War 1: The Definitive Visual History” published by DK & Penguin Random House, edited by Hugo Wilkinson
“Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes To War” by Max Hastings
“Hubris: The Tragedy of War in the Twentieth Century” by Alistair Horne
Great Courses lecture series “World War I: The ‘Great War’”, lectures 1 through 4, “The Century’s Initial Catastrophe”, “Europe in 1914”, “Towards Crisis in Politics and Culture” and “Causes of the War and the July Crisis, 1914”, by Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Great Courses lecture series “The African Experience from Lucy to Nelson Mandela” lecture 20 “European Conquest and African Resistance” by Kenneth P. Vickery
MUSIC:
“There Is Only War” from Space Marine II OST by Nima Fakhrara and Steve Molitz
“The Reliquary” from Stray Gods OST by Austin Wintory
“On Father’s Watch” from Assassin’s Creed Unity OST by Chris Tilton
“Follow My Lead” from Assassin’s Creed Unity OST by Chris Tilton
“48 Hours” from M. Son of the Century OST by Tom Rowlands
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Honestly, far more than Hubris, I'd say Fear was the main motivator in triggering WW1. British fear of the German naval program, and what it could mean for the home islands. German fear of Russia's industrialization, and the belief that each year made them stronger, potentially irreversibly so. French fear of letting Germany become too powerful while losing any possible ally in Europe forever. Austro-Hungary fear of the nationalist push from the Balkans. Russian fears of German plans for expansion in the east. Each of these powers, who are arguably at the height of their power, believe that if nothing is done, the balance of powers is about to turn to their disadvantage, and that while a war is far from ideal, better a war now than in a few years.
I like how you're in no way opposed to the same western narrative you make fun of when It comes to the balkans, as if theyre not entitled to states of their own, or they should leave their still Ottoman occupied populations and cities under them, because you know how that turned out, but yeah sure, those damn brutish nationalistic upstart balkans.
Thank for sharing story ❤
Never have I understood World War 1 so well. Thanks!
Definitely here for Blue falling down the July Crisis rabbit hole
Would have liked to see you talk about the Ottoman Empire a bit more but otherwise good video!
Yeah that last ending bit doesn’t really jive with the Actual reasons for Austria getting involved in the war at all but over all, fun video
The fact that Spain and Portugal weren't even mentioned just proves how irrelevant they are
That explained the assassination much better than my History teachers ever did!
Meanwhile Spain: Am I a joke to you?
Everyone: RIP Spanish Empire, hello spanish flu and civil war! but thats another story……for later, perhaps?