5 Biggest Mistakes Of All Time

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[@spzer2557]

+Dillon Lee Religion in general isn't bad. Monotheïstic religions are

[@adamniccum8680]

Unknown5 what happened to some of your videos

[@Strangelove657]

Tylorova Religions that refuse to follow secularism are bad. Like Islam.

[@liaml.e.5964]

Unknown5 Sykes-Picot agreement, it f'ed up the middle east and could be considered the eventual cause of the birth of ISIS.

[@spzer2557]

+Gary Daniel Yeah those couple of thousand sacrificed children really weigh up to the millions, probably even billions killed by monotheïstic religion

[@choc0late_milk]

1.) blockbuster not buying netflix

[@dougiequick1]

me not buying Amazon etc ....tragic

[@Hollywood2021]

That’s Karma for charging all those rewind fees

[@nrkgalt]

Western Union not buying the telephone from Alexander Graham Bell.

[@alyssastewart738]

Hollywood they chose rewind fees?

[@alyssastewart738]

*charged but nvm I thought you meant they had some system of charging for ever time you rewinded it to watch it again or something 😂 I do remember having to rewind it before returning or face a fee for not doing it. Duh

[@NateB]

Avoiding war is one thing, but avoiding it at all costs will often carry the price of war.

[@carlajenkins1990]

Thinking appeasement was a better idea than an alliance with Stalin. (It is going to be miserable either way, so pick your poison)

[@simonmaverick9201]

Very wise and learned words, Nate B...

[@DJ-ms7gb]

“Top 5 Bruh moments in history”

[@marvelouschester3018]

That would've been a way better title.

[@unseenmonster4506]

Top 5 big brain moments in history

[@knight1506]

please make this true

[@marvelouschester3018]

@@knight1506 Deus Vult!

[@knight1506]

@@marvelouschester3018 Deus Vult brother!

[@kander1018]

The sparrow was protected by god for a reason. The little grain they consume is just wage for there value.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

Makes sense for eating the mosquitoes the sparrows needed a prize so they ate grain too I was like Bah so what if they kill the sparrows! But I guess he should have listened to his advisers.

[@KRW628]

6th biggest mistake of all time... the woman I was married to for 15 years

[@Da1Gmoney]

Michael Powell that’s a long ass mistake 😂

[@justinb954]

Michael Powell-yeah she was a pain in my ass.

[@justinb954]

Justin Betland--you obviously have "no" sense of humor whatsoever. Sadly its not something technology, money, your friends or family can help you attain. You just don't have it.

[@ric112]

@@justinbetland9792 Wise words. I'm utterly convinced that more than a handful of mistakes have been made, which have had a more profound bearing on the course of history of mankind than a solitary divorce situation. While I do concede it is hard to gauge the full impact of a single broken marriage on the wider society at large, there have been mistakes that have led to war, famine, and perhaps even two divorces.

[@justinb954]

Justin Betland-Eloquently stated. I saw the smidgeon of humor that was perhaps missed.

[@clayandsand]

So Australia has its Emu war, Britain has the Cod war, now China has the 4 pests campaign. Nature: 3 Man: 0

[@wilsthelimit]

Wait, the cod war was between Britain and Greenland

[@frevazz3364]

@@wilsthelimit thought it was Iceland not Greenland. But good point. However, as the original post said, nature always wins in time.

[@jakemiller2507]

>Biggest mistakes of all time >Literally just a picture of Mao Yeah, pretty much.

[@calexander7495]

Third purge is the charm?

[@kylehopkins7841]

Jack Me-Hoff I’d argue with and against your opinion

[@magnum7978]

that had me laughing my ass off even if i'm neutral on communism and politics

[@alexb9969]

@@kylehopkins7841 i bet you would

[@BIastwave.]

These videos are so perfectly structured. You list the mistake, give like a 1-2 minute explanation, then you go back and go into more detail. Then go to the next one. Perfect

[@imperatorcaesardivifiliusa2158]

You could fill this entire list with stuff that led to ww1.

[@MrRenegadeshinobi]

Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus They could fill an entire series of bad decisions in WW1.

[@colinecollard533]

It's easy to say "bad decisions" when they didn't have the benefit of hindsight back then and dealt with a war quite unlikely any other before in history. They were literally in uncharted waters and had to learn as they went along. The worst decisions in WWI was allowing Germany to sign an armistice in November 1918 thereby starting a persistent myth they were never defeated and even were on the verge of winning when they were betrayed by their own. Had they invaded Germany proper in 1919 then the locals would have experienced what it means like to have a war at your doorstep and therefore would have been unlikely to listen to Hitler and his propaganda nonsense later.

[@SquireThomas]

Thing is, there was almost nobody left to invade with. France's armies had been almost totally destroyed, Britain was bankrupt and losing its grip on the colonies. Neither nation had any appetite at all for an invasion of Germany.

[@lunabeekhuizen8858]

Sometimes you just need a reminder that even if you screwed up, you didn't screw up as bad as these people

[@matismf]

Britain and France also looked the other way as Joe Stalin attacked Finland.

[@Crashed131963]

After World War II, Stalin took over the governments in Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, , Poland, Romania , Yugoslavia.Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Not sure whats the difference if Germany did it instead?

[@concept5631]

@@Crashed131963 The difference is is that Stalin was on the side of the victors.

[@wilsthelimit]

If anything they viewed it as a possibility to secure Swedish Iron mines, starving the Germans of the necessary material

[@samisha5834]

@@concept5631 The difference was that they didn't care lol

[@concept5631]

@@samisha5834 Churchill sure as hell did tho.

[@djphlange]

1) giving amy Schumer her own standup special

[@NateB]

Really? Was she that bad?

[@speedmetalftw]

@@NateB its basically "MUH VAGINA" for an hour and a half

[@DoReMi123acb]

Rewrite this as "Giving Lily "I am brown, lesbian, and hate men and white people" Singh her own late-night talk show.

[@i-thalhawkins9813]

She was not Funny she started to age bad Early & fast and her Virgina just embarrassing she's got granny lip's now! She used to be ok now down Hill and I tried to be a Fan but she got races out of nowhere! And sara Silverman but at least she springs back to ok ...! Almost hot but I digress...Schmumer is hard to watch! Even on booz!

[@edwardmcmanus]

@@DoReMi123acb I was just about to write exactly the same thing!!

[@tealbluewhite]

Obi-Wan Kenobi leaving Anakin Skywalker for dead at the end of Ep. III

[@jameshall4383]

tealbluewhite eh, yes. BUT, I am not a Star Wars buff, but Jedi Knights are not to kill on purpose. If I’m battle they end up killing one then so be it, BUT they are not to ever kill anyone on purpose. And hence, when Anikan was armless and legless and burnt to a crisp he was no longer a threat and so he did not kill him. Plus he loves Anikan like a brother and couldn’t bring himself to kill him.

[@TwofourA]

Jimmy Hall r/woooosh

[@samfong4658]

Anakin underestimating the power of the high ground.

[@juliusraben3526]

It was a wise decision, else we wouldnt have had Ep IV, V and VI, which are the undisputed best star wars movies!

[@JohnnyTromboner]

Star Wars is just everybody making a long string of terrible decisions. I love it.

[@mrtom2854]

Lemme guess: literally everyone who decided to invade Russia in winter

[@bordoenes6217]

*Mongolians laughing in the distance

[@kylehopkins7841]

Hitler and Napoleon both invaded in June, i have an instinct to correct people (i know you’re joking btw)

[@Will-tm5bj]

@@kylehopkins7841 I was about to say lol

[@hashbrown7845]

Tom Beattie no, Russia trying to invade Finland during winter

[@IsraelCountryCube]

@@hashbrown7845 shut up fin

[@brinyxd3684]

Not only did the allies mess up with appeasement, there was a moment where almost all of Germany’s tanks and motorized vehicles were in a massive gridlock. France and England knew they were there and all they had to do was order a bombing on them and Germany would of lost around 90% of their army

[@lexnuss791]

Your calm and confident voice is refreshing in today's crazy interactions. "One rule. Be cool." - Jon Mitchell

[@wixolotus8287]

biggest mistake = Twilight trilogy

[@fabzz2027]

Death Note by Netflix

[@counter-weightmedias2263]

adolphin flipper Twilight in general

[@CandyHatsuneWolff]

Four Pests Campaign: still a better love story?

[@androxity8615]

Every edgy person that reads the title: "Me"

[@androxity8615]

internet drone Lol

[@partygoindumb]

me

[@a1d026]

I

[@spicydoge3847]

Edge lords unite !

[@dankk2754]

Meme Watch mookmoosic

[@kaihiggins725]

Love this channel as a huge history fan. I enjoy wiritng stories based around many time periods that maybe time has not went into as much so this helps. Writing a book now

[@bradhuygens]

Imagine he just says "Number 1: Your parents giving birth to you"

[@danjohanson8500]

Nah, letting your Mom count to 0

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

He wouldn't be wrong, in my case.

[@gustavsfedosejevs3142]

I don't need propaganda to set me to destroy mosquitoes.

[@FatGouf]

Spookex it's our patriotic duty.

[@agoogleuser4443]

Get more bats. They eat hundreds of the little mofos every night!

[@Kwolfx]

Germany (Kaiser Wilhelm II) giving Austria-Hungary a blank check assurance to deal with Serbia as they saw fit after the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo. The Kaiser made the promise, but the crown council; the people who were supposed to give expert advise, backed the decision fully. Austria-Hungry's leadership had decided they wanted to destroy Serbia as power in the region rather than seeking to limit or check Serbian expansionist goals. The carte blanche assurance was the first domino which set in motion the chain of military alliances to click into place and the mobilization plans which once started forced everyone else's mobilization and war plans to be set into motion. Without full German backing, Austria-Hungary would have had to set more modest goals in dealing with Serbia and the First World War might never have happened. The Great War led to the destruction of three empires (German, Austria-Hungry and Imperial Russia), the critical weakening of two others (British and French), the rise of both Fascism and Communism, the Second World War and the Cold War after that. Let's not forget the death's of 17 million people in the First World War alone. So I think that put's the Kaiser and his adviser's decision to blindly back Austria-Hungry's move against Serbia near the very top of any list of monumentally bad decisions.

[@aabaaaabaaa2534]

You make an excellent point. But if you noticed, the guy who put out this video definitely has a hard-on for the chinee. However, I would suggest that Europe at the end of the 19th century going into the 20th century were like a bunch of adolescent teen-aged boys; aggressive, wanting to showoff their manhood. There was always going to be a war. It just happened to be the Arch-Duke assassination that started it.

[@psilvakimo]

More like the excuse that triggered it.

[@matthewzepeda3688]

This is a good one I was thinking of the same thing to go on here

[@matt94alexander32]

Drawing dodgy lines on African maps was sure smart if they wanted a divided continent to conquer!

[@nonfictionone]

doing the same ting in the middle east (sykes-picot agreement)

[@mysticdragonwolf89]

13:57 Microsoft logo before it was cool

[@megradorodvarez6788]

Yeah

[@LummyTum]

Australian political compass

[@liamimbriolo6066]

Looks like the Chinese made a lot of BAD mistakes.

[@counter-weightmedias2263]

liam imbriolo Yeah By far number one is becoming communist

[@ThomasFoolery8]

It’s the flaw of their Confucius style top down absolute hierarchy system. When the guy on top gets drunk with power and their judgement slips, nobody is there to call them out on it and it leads to absolute disaster. We are seeing that again with Xi Jinping eliminating term limits and consolidating power. Let’s hope his judgement doesn’t slip like it did with past Chinese rulers.

[@DutchGabbers]

That is what it looks like when empires exists for thousands of years.. Lets be honest, the history of China is long so loads of booms and crashes have seen the lands..

[@Whitelightnin76]

Yeah man, sum ting Wong with the Chinese

[@DutchGabbers]

@Ryan Memer That is redicilous.. Most nations have seen such things like ups and downs.. Not excusing the actions of Mao in any way since what he did was horrible.. But that is the problem of Communism, not neccesarily the Chinese.. Within Communism there is a single leader.. And what he says happens.. Even if the rest of the regime disagrees with it.. Which is why Democracy is extremely important.. No-one can mess up a nation to bad.. But that is also the same reason why nothing significant ever seems to get done in Democracies either.. You are unable to really make sigificant chances unless you have a large majority of votes.. And even then you still have to convince your party members or coalition members to help you

[@crazyteensJHH]

I really appreciate the effort you put into these videos. The amount you research, effort put into editing, and the simple fact that you pronounce everything correctly and seemingly rehearse is just wonderful. Keep up the good work! This is definitely one of my favorite channels.

[@Raz.C]

I had read that when the Chinese 'Treasure Fleet' had discovered no notable resistance, that there was nothing of interest outside of China and thus they became insular.

[@valcanoman1829]

China with the treasure fleet thinks that it doesn’t need foreign trade with any barbarians until they rise and fall in on themselves until the europeans knock on their door to answer which is why china isolated itself from the rest of the world is not a good idea.

[@breinergarcia6749]

I stumbled onto this channel by accident this morning, been here all day. Amazing videos! Subscribed for sure

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

#6 Not finding this channel sooner!

[@user-cq6dg6ql9j]

I think I have watched every Unknown5 video on KZbin. It is by far my favorite subscribed channel. Thank you.

[@BEAKER6868]

in regards to #2, i'm honestly surprised there was no mention of Leopold II. his destruction of Congo killed about 10 million people.

[@dirty1080]

Just stumbled upon your channel...very very impressed, love your topic selection!! Looking forward to any and all WW2 info!!

[@lukejreid]

The Children's Crusade of 1212, Operation Barbarossa of 1941, Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and the Gallipoli campaign of WW1 in 1915-1916 especially the landing at Cape Helles, also the entire Battle of Verdun in 1916, in fact you could probably add most of WW1. Good choices though - an excellent and interesting video.

[@MikJ132]

*5 Biggest Mistakes of All Time* *Picture of Communism* Sounds about right.

[@calexander7495]

No no comrade! We're going to get it right next time. Trust me, we're just a purge away from utopia.

[@kennethlucas7473]

BRING ON THE PURGE!

[@luftwaffle4327]

They were expendable anyway

[@isabeladantas9001]

If it was the picture of a capitalist it would have the same effect

[@hzuiel]

@@isabeladantas9001 Not true, you cynical illiterate bitch.

[@ellievisionog]

My parents are surprised I'm not on this list...

[@marsjaatelo5697]

Ok

[@concept5631]

Haha very funny so funny Totally laughed.

[@stevenburrus7809]

that was brilliant. Love Dad.

[@eyyy2271]

OW THE EDGE

[@Li.Siyuan]

Excellent video! Well made and very informative.

[@annescholey6546]

Disney live action remakes. Stick to quality animation guys!😡

[@djmythc113]

Sooo true

[@borrisg4972]

They haven't done quality animation since The Lion King. Just crappy CGI eyesores and faux cartoons.

[@sufcdavie3506]

You should have added jake Paul to this list!

[@zklpr4661]

Sufc Davie True dat

[@znighthawk8342]

f-you for making me look up Jake Paul!

[@frankiemagro3928]

Sufc Davie England is my city

[@TheUlquiorraCifer]

I know this is a joke but this is about history not retards on the internet.

[@IronMike-lt6et]

Ulquiorra Cifer Jake Paul will be on History as the dumbest man on the internet

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This vid was amazing, thank you 🙏🏽👍🏽

[@Adrien_broner]

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[@jensonbrown100]

Okay can we all agree that except for with modern technology today, it's a terrible idea to invade russia

[@2SSSR2]

When they assaulted Russia was mere shadow of what it became later. It's like saying "Gauls disagree that Rome was powerful" because they raided the city before Romans became regional power.

[@TheScamr]

With Patton and Nukes we would have had peace in Russia with McCarthy we would had peace with China.

[@adouhoiad]

Napoléon Bonaparte agrees tho

[@J4WBR34K4]

TheScamr "If we nukes our rivals that are also armed with nukes, we would have peace"

[@charlieoconnor7003]

Just don't invade in winter...

[@marksmith8079]

The great leap forward had no aspects of modernisation- it was a throwback to pre-industrial Western world

[@RandyBoBandy.]

Amazing compilation videos! Fascinating information!! Thank you

[@anikyt7570]

This is called wisdom from history ... Thank you very much Unknown5.

[@irobott3713]

In March 1922, researchers at the University of Toronto announced the discovery of insulin. They sold the patent for $1 ("so it would be available to all,” he wrote) 97 years later, Lilly is now charging ~$300 and Americans die because they can’t afford their medication. Outrageous.”

[@RamdomView]

That's the fault of America's patent system and lack of a national health system. Big Pharma can maintain their parents by publishing minor alterations in the production process. No national health system means there is no single authority that can negotiate down prices.

[@tennysontaggart]

“The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”

[@MrLeiduowen]

That's correct! But how did the beginning start, really?

[@tennysontaggart]

@@MrLeiduowen It didn't.

[@MrLeiduowen]

@@tennysontaggart Tell me more, please. I'm researching this issue and still can't quite wrap my mind around it: who created the Creator?

[@tennysontaggart]

@@MrLeiduowen Who are you? You can't get into any other questions until you answer that one, or your answers will be hopelessly distorted by the biases of false-identity.

[@tennysontaggart]

@@MrLeiduowen Who is the one asking the question? They are the same one creating the question, which is what creates the problem of there needing to be an answer. Who told you that there even is a creator and why do you believe them? How do you verify what is true? Is it even possible to do so? What can you verify with 100% certainty is true? Start there. Then move on to other questions and you will find that you do not have confusion.

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All contents, every feature of this channel are interesting and very informative..thanks Unknown5.

[@MrPaytonw34]

This is the first time I’m watching your videos ...excellent excellent video I think I’m getting ready to start a binge

[@squirtthesquid]

Ikr (edit): it's sad his uploads aren't alot

[@billanthony7896]

Five Big Mistakes Spoken Out Loud By People Who Wished They'd Said Nothing At All--- 5) Nellie Connally saying, "You can't think Dallas doesn't love you today, Mr. President," five seconds before somebody opened fire on JFK! 4) Captain Smith ordering, "Full Steam Ahead," before leaving the the bridge the night the Titanic plowed into an iceberg! 3) The Captain of the Hindenburg sneering, "Who needs helium," as he guided his ship to an 'almost' perfect landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey! 2) President Nixon assuring the media, "People need to know if their president is a crook... Well, I'm not a crook!" (Anybody forget how THAT turned out?) 1) Harlen Elliot Bosworth, former Chairman of RCA, declaring at a meeting in New York of stockholders: "I can assure you, gentlemen, this internet craze surely won't last. People don't have the attention spans to bother with such nonsense!"

[@js4187]

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[@kylehopkins7841]

it wasn’t Captain John Smiths fault he hit an iceberg the person in charge of the binocular closet was fired the day before the titanic sailed and accidentally took the key with him, no one on the ship knew and thus no one could see the iceberg

[@Candlewick14]

The world outside the USA exists ya know

[@concept5631]

*5 Biggest Mistakes Of All Time* *"Two of these are about China"* Me: Ah.

[@bobelschlager6906]

Incredibly valuable video to make us think. Think think think about what terrible things can happen. Though lots more issues than can be put in a single video or in any number of videos.

[@canman5060]

Very educational post.Thanks for sharing.

[@99999myk]

Number 6: I gave up a rent stabilized apt in San Francisco to move to FL which was a disaster. I lost it all.

[@myathewolfeh1156]

The Allies allowing Hitler to just slowly step over the line again and again sounds like what Russia has been doing with Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, etc.

[@aabaaaabaaa2534]

Hitler said he wanted to unite the German people. That's why he wanted Alsace Lorraine, the Sudetenland, and the Anschluss with Austria. Putin literally restated Hitler's position by saying he wanted to unite the russian people.

[@dictatorofthecheese]

Same thing is happening with china and the south china sea. Appeasement is happening with them too and we're doing nothing to stop them

[@t.k.1319]

@@dictatorofthecheese there's a difference between building islands on reefs, claiming uninhabited islands (actively disputed between China and Japan) and violently annexing sovereign countries in their entirety. Nuance and context are actually kinda important. There's very little political support for US military involvement as a means of guaranteeing Crimea and some uninhabited islands do not fall into the hands of Russia and China, respectively. There's also very little strategic payoff for the treasure and possible blood the US would invest in such ventures. Japan and South Korea are perfectly capable of sticking up for themselves, and Ukraine is not part of NATO. What the fuck do we gain from using our military to force the Russians out of Crimea other than "showing the Russians who's boss?" What the fuck do we gain by using our military to force the Chinese to stop building islands and give up their claim to the Senkaku islands other than "putting China in their place?" There's no oil, fresh water aquifer, diamonds or gold up for grabs. Lastly, our answer to the Chinese was the goddamn TPP, which included all of the major pacific powers *except for China.* It would have given us a huge economic advantage in the region....but a bunch of dumbasses with no understanding of foreign policy, international affairs or trade policy on both the left and the right called for it termination in the 2016 election. China has created their own version of the World Bank and their own version of the TPP in the meantime (without any US input).

[@marysimson616]

And now, Georgia.

[@DKKoshmar]

this was a good and interesting video. good job. many others would have focused solely on the west. you impressed me with your perspective.

[@Norbyusz]

your voice is so calming :)

[@imvulture6635]

Can you imagine the Tangut emperors face when he heard what happened to the Chorezmian empire?

[@Natef89]

Probably akin to the pikachu face meme.

[@gmat5046]

5 best oh s#@t moments in history

[@matthewtuckman4447]

What would happen if the Tanguts obeyed the Mongols or somehow survived

[@Halpin2006]

At 1:35, that was a REAL Chinese vessel? It's the size of a modern-day aircraft carrier! Can you please tell me its name and date as I would like to learn more about it?

[@mongomoonbladder8023]

Halpin2006 Hi, try looking up Admiral Zheng He; he commanded the expeditions. The date was about 1420AD, or thereabouts.

[@Halpin2006]

Yes! These giant vessels were called Chinese Treasure Ships that were commissioned by Admiral Zheng He. But sadly, he did not command most of them, nor were they really used for merchant trading, but instead just for VIP figures to float up the Yangtze River. Seems they may have turned out to be overkill. And worst of all, the new Emperor left these giants to rot in harbor, not needing them. DRAG!

[@dablop1]

Yes, it is a real Chinese vessel. No, it is nowhere near the size of modern Aircraft Carriers. They were, as Halpin2006 stated, part of a massive fleet commanded by Admiral Zheng He, and were eventually left in the harbor to rot and were then burned and destroyed so that the country could remain isolationist.

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

some dude -same size as the first carriers ..bigger in fact.

[@Halpin2006]

All can add is, what a sad waste of such a huge vessel, an amazing creation, and a solid display of power. And this was just one minor example of China's loss as it turned inward on itself. So sad.

[@lore9446]

Excelente video!!!!

[@alejandrokudo5463]

I've never heard of "The 4 Pests Champaign" in China till now.

[@whosurdaddy1975]

Bah the biggest mistake of Chinese were not using gunpowder in to weapons.

[@tonyparris2013]

Fan Wang they made rockets

[@jooot_6850]

and fire sticks, as well as some even firing rocks and strap

[@monsieurboks]

Cannons and missiles don't count as weapons? What planet do you live on?

[@overgroun]

yeah, but their cannons were fixed and didn't move, so were almost entirely useless. Read up on the opium wars man. They invented gunpowder, but their cannons were more to "look" powerful, instead of be accurate.

[@kevins6405]

They did, but stopped by Manchu occupier who banned using gun powder consider it is wizard trickery

[@awfullygenericname6783]

1: MY LIFE

[@viklondon3466]

Excellent video

[@lamatanteestcontente]

Excellent, very interesting 👍👍

[@alkohallick2901]

The biggest mistake of all time was my ex wife walking out on me for a drug addict.

[@tanachandelierfastlife7435]

Al Kohallick ouch

[@lajadda]

It's your luck.

[@whitehouse9999]

So lit mobile just sent me this power bank.....aaaah! That freakin advert is in every damn video!🤬🤬🤬

[@pedrodossantos617]

Great channel

[@Mathias3710]

Great video.

[@curtisjones3532]

Hey! I love your videos but just thought I should say I covered appeasement in my dissertation and there's a strong reformist argument suggesting it wasn't a mistake at all. Indeed, following the testing of Blitzkrieg in Spain and the French commitment to relying on the Maginot line as opposed to striking first Chamberlain and Britain had no choice but to wait and build up their own military. Even during the early stages of appeasement there was no way the western Allies could have defeated Germany, and whilst you say this gave Germany more chance to prepare it more crucially gave Britain the chance to rearm following the inter-war period of disarmament. This isn't an argument I particularly agree or disagree with, I just think based on what strong opposition there is to the 'guilty men' argument you advocate here appeasement shouldn't make a list of top 5 biggest mistakes, especially with there being worse mistakes later in the war from both sides.

[@oddballskull1941]

“So people can upload videos and share them with everyone online.” “We should have a comment section for people to have open minded thoughtful exchanges of ideas and conversations”

[@doriensutherland8893]

Good list thank you. Didn`t really know these mistakes. I was of the opinion (through my history lessons) that invading Russia was a serious mistake - on two occasions.

[@Ilfrinco]

Classic blunder

[@andyxyz01]

Great video

[@mathyspienaar9011]

Making Jacob Zuma in south Africa president

[@robertandrews6915]

Never heard of the 4 pests program. That’s interesting I always thought Mao just sold the grain which caused the famine. I think everyone wants mosquitoes to be extinct but it would probably have devastating effects on the ecosystem.

[@Zappappappappa]

Mao was the worst dictator in history, directly caused the deaths of an untold number of millions and he did not care one bit.

[@RomaInvicta202]

It was Churchill who sold the grain which led to Bengal famine (conveniently rarely mentioned by Brits)

[@matthewtuckman4447]

@@RomaInvicta202 wow Churchill was Britains Mao

[@TheScienceguy77]

The vast majority of mosquito species aren't parasitic and are benign; they aren't equipped to suck blood at all (many drink nectar instead). Mosquitoes serve as a very important food source for many other species.

[@84tonikk]

Chinese Trade Empire would of been awesome. High techs and more education via written languages and papers would of been a healthier way for peoples for the times to come. Even though I don't see "Made in China" that interesting as it is now, that other way to it I would.

[@matthewtuckman4447]

Yep better than today

[@Shambolicoholic]

#6 When you use exasperate when you mean exacerbate. :) Really enjoying the channel.

[@thisperson3240]

25:02 Intentional genocide is way older than the Mongols. Good video though.

[@thechosen6436]

“ONE OF”

[@thisperson3240]

@@thechosen6436 Thanks One of the first few hundred verified is more accurate. I like the video and am making a minor point. Intentional genocide is probably as old as primates and certainly as old as Homo Sapiens. Mongol invasions are way too late.

[@thechosen6436]

This Person what about genocides between animals? are those verified ?

[@thisperson3240]

The Chosen Replying to your comment doesn't work for some reason so after replying 4 times without it showing I am just going to write it here. If this shows up 3 more times it is sloppy not trolly. I'm not sure what you mean by genocides between animals. Behavior that would be characterised as genocidal has been observed in chimps. Show less

[@thechosen6436]

This Person only smart creatures commit genocide... 🤔

[@NormalChannel95]

you guys never noticed! But in the Thumbnail, the Chinese guy be Like "BOI"

[@beninwarrior4579]

Anonymous Ball you mean mao

[@hugohom2280]

Anonymous Ball that "guy" was worst than Hitler

[@NormalChannel95]

*Worse

[@NormalChannel95]

also he was a Dick to his people

[@jyashin]

IMPERIAL BALL no he wasn't. He just happened to understand wealth, culture, and all great things are useless if you don't have the power to protect it. Ever tried to stand up to a bully and get your ass whooped? Mao allowed China to fight back.

[@omgpix]

Re: treasure fleet. notice one thing all these ships lack? a keel (essentially a counterbalance). and only the greatest are highlighted, some were little more than barges. size isn't the determining factor when crossing oceans, stability is. there are yachts i wouldn't venture off the coast with and 24ft boats i'd sail from anchorage to honolulu. could one of these ships have possibly made the trek? sure people have done it with far less. could a fleet make it reliably and safely? doubt it, especially when you consider the trek across the pacific is much much longer and perilous.

[@yaboirhino4977]

I like you because your so calm

[@AftermathRV]

6:16 Actually, no, i disagree, theres a slight mass of accounts suggesting that, while germany did arm up A LOOOOOOOT in those years, theyve not actually outproduced or outeconomied the allies *at all* Which means that the alleis had a leg up the entire time, or to put it blunt: Germany may wasnt ready to fight the war from an equipment standpoint, however the population of the allies were NOT ready nor WILLING to fight that war for *another * nation (czechslovakia specifically). or in the case of france: at all! appeasment was at first, a hopeful peaceful solution, but later, continued as an "gamble" to buy time to make sure that the allies can actually fight germany And even when the war broke out for a fairly long time, they were not.

[@luftwaffle4327]

Yeah, germany had a military prepared while the allies did not but economy wise they were stronger, which led to Blitzkrieg tactics and German’s fast pace war, they also had better technology at the start of the war.

[@doctorballs8309]

Thats literally what he said

[@luftwaffle4327]

Dr Balls YT yeah and I agreed with him and added a little more

[@doctorballs8309]

@@luftwaffle4327 Wasnt talking to you my bad. Meant to reply to the original comment

[@luftwaffle4327]

Dr Balls YT ah ok

[@qck1234]

How about reading Pat Buchanan's Unnecessary War. The biggest mistake was really the extremely unfair Versailles Treaty. If a better treaty had been adopted, and Wilson's pledges supported, then no Hitler. Even going back further was not supporting the Kaiser in trying to stop WW1. It was the stupidity of the Austrian Hungarian empire to not agree with the Serbian response to terms that was the real mistake if you go back further. If Britain had not entered WW1 the war would have been just another Franco German War and no Hitler and no Stalin. if France was stupid enough not to work with Germany for peace. Also if the US had not entered WW1 then there would have never been the horrible Versailles Treaty. You are just so uninformed about WW2.

[@jaspercarrot7013]

Clifford Nelson you have to remember there was huge feeling of nationality around the middle to late 19 th century. The competing countries were Britain, France, Germany and the Austrian-Hungarian empire. Russia was trying to catch up an d modernising there military, USA was getting over the Civil War. Germany publicly yearned for the British Empire. He saw he needed a huge powerful navy to challenge the Royal Navy. All this worried France, whose lifelong enemy are the Germans since peace with Britain had been achieved the previous century. All caused a huge arms race and inflated militaries. The politicians played sabre rattling over the smallest matter. Yes mistakes where made especially in Africa (borders). In the lead up WW1, a series of dominoes where lined up to balance naturally thus making sure the 2 camps (on 1 side Britain, France, Russia & others - on the other German, Austro-Hungary, & others) kept the peace. The problem with their scheme is they did see once a small infraction triggered the 1st domino there was no way of stopping the knock on effect and reversing its progress. Nationalism so to that! So 1 mans stupid act (Mr Princip), caused over 5 million needless deaths.

[@somerandomname3124]

What Bzej said, the only winner in WW1 were the Jews.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

No blame for any of the Kaiser's or Imperial Germany's failures? How kind of you to put it all on the Entente and the USA.

[@HawkinsBrosGaming]

Your simplification of WW1 shows your lack of knowledge about it. So many "IF'S" in your paragraph, its great humour. You can quite clearly see you bias towards a certain nation in your rant. Start asking why's instead of if's, you then might start to learn something.

[@TheHistoryPrincess]

I honestly didn't realise how much the scramble for Africa created the contention and millions of deaths it did. Slavery was deffo not the end for people of African decent. Must look into this more and mao leap forward. Fantastic channel, been binge watching for weeks

[@ASHl33164]

Basically, our desire and need for control of EVERYTHING and a general superiority complex on the part of individual groups, man, and choice to exert that control by exploiting others for one’s own personal gain, and a lack of empathy and desire to understand our fellow man led to most of these mistakes

[@valcanoman1829]

It’s unlimited that everyone wants to rule the world because of many reasons being greed, lust, hubris but the biggest ones are being megalomaniacal/power hungry and absolute ambition that leads to great people to their own demise and the fall of their own civilizations for their entire self interest. Aboard with them having absolute power, wreath and authority is to much power that can only make them cruel; With great power comes great responsibility and a greater sense is that of the must important rule of thumb for all Rulers and Leaders is this: NO ONE RULES ALONE for that you needed somebody else underneath you who is in charge of the military, businesses, the law and other matters.

[@jackchen1058]

6: Jake Paul

[@annescholey6546]

Justin Bieber

[@neonflashsparkotron5435]

Both

[@joelgarcia1115]

6:31 looks like bruh

[@knine9698]

Just love dudes voice dawg

[@crazyape968]

What computer program are you using for the voice?

[@dario-zg1jy]

the biggest mistakee of all time is this commentsection seriously what went wrong with this

[@neddyladdy]

Someone calling themselves dario, that's what went wrong,

[@CandyHatsuneWolff]

dario Welcome to KZbin, I'm afraid. This is a bubbly afternoon tea session compared to what you'll find on other videos. Amazing what humans will say to one another when they feel "safe" in online anonymity. Er, sorry, I mean: U ALLL SUK MAH JORTZ

[@hughesbenjamin3158]

The biggest mistake of all time was *my contraception

[@amirbutcher2147]

- sees video about historical mistakes - sees Chinese communist propaganda Brilliant.

[@curiousworld7912]

The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a mess on the level of the Berlin Conference.

[@tom2314]

Great idea for a video.

[@hashbrownz1999]

*checks video length* "there's no way i'm watching this whole thing." *25 minutes later* Huh.

[@johnvanzyl2960]

Probably Not A Chicken weak attention span?

[@hashbrownz1999]

@@johnvanzyl2960of course. hard to have a decent one in a world of instant gratification and limitless ways to waste away.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

@@hashbrownz1999 I just watched an 1 hour long video of watching someone talk honestly it’s not that special unless it was God himself not even Hitler or Stalin speaking would intimidate me to watch them talk.

[@trycoldman2358]

Last time I was that early there were only 2 genders.

[@starwarsstudio100]

You here too?

[@trycoldman2358]

starwarsstudio100 haha yeah.

[@I_am_a_cat_]

berry no one cares

[@j.m.exline633]

You are the reason why we need Gulags.

[@zedleppelin2826]

trycoldman23 actually people identified as different things before KZbin even existed, it was rare but it happened.

[@alicez6400]

Can I ask what your source is for the global Chinese map in 4:22? If this map came from that fleet expeditions then likely it is the star fleet, who likely discovered America first (suggested by Chinese artifacts and technology dating to the same era found on America’s west coast). It’s commonly believed the Star fleet was dismantled and all history of it burned to erase the dynasty that founded it when they were over thrown. Sorry, I know this is a few years late, but I just finished my thesis on the Star fleet and if that map is real that would pretty much confirm my thesis.

[@FishSupper.]

I love these videos **realised it's a channel** yessss

[@SDChargersFreak]

McLean Stevenson leaving MASH so he could be the "star" of his own show.

[@alanshaw5876]

The RAAF salutes the same as the RAF, I was told it was because we wear Slouch Hats (Tropical Weather) , although, the RAAF also wears Garrison Cap, Peak Cap & the Air Defence Guards wear a Beret.

[@connorashwood7252]

Your voice puts me to sleep not because you're boring but because your voice is so soothing keep up the videos though.