How World War 2 Began

A detailed account of the origins of the Second World War.
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0:00 Intro
2:17 Wilson's New World
21:09 The Spread of Extremism
29:39 Fascism in Italy
36:53 Hitler Takes Germany
1:00:49 - Japan Takes Manchuria
1:10:20 - Italy Takes Ethiopia
1:19:47 - Germany Breaks the Treaty
1:26:07 - The Symbolism of the Spanish Civil War
1:29:17 - Japanese Militarism Spreads
1:31:43 - Last Steps Before War
1:48:57 - Conclusion
Sources:
Paris 1919 - Margaret MacMillan
A History of Political Theory - George Sabine
The Dark Valley - Piers Brendon
The Road to War - Richard Overy
Appeasement - Tim Bouverie
The Third Reich in Power - Richard Evans
Blood and Power - John Foot
The Rising Sun - John Toland
Adolf Hitler - John Toland
The Coming of the Third Reich - Richard Evans
The Spectre of War - Jonathan Haslam
The Moralist - Patricia O'Toole
The Age of Extremes - Eric Hobsbawm
The Deluge - Adam Tooze
Japan Prepares for Total War - Michael Banhart
Oxford's Fascism Reader - Ed. Roger Griffin
The Origins of the First and Second World Wars - Frank McDonough
The Origins of the Second World War Reconsidered - Ed. Gordon Martel
Europe - Norman Davies
Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler
Hitler's Second Book - Adolf Hitler
Documents on Nazism - ed. Jeremy Noakes & Geoffrey Pridham
A History of the Twentieth Century - Martin Gilbert

[@realryanchapman]

As you can probably tell, this was not a small effort. I spent eight months on this video: five across 2023 and also the first three months of 2024. I hope you enjoy it and that it was time well spent. I say this on all of my videos but cannot emphasize it enough here; the only reason I'm able to take on a production like this is because of people who choose to support me either on Patreon or through the membership program here. It's the only way I was able to make a living doing this work during the quiet production months. So as always, a huge thank you to all of you who have been doing that. If you're interested, the membership program is only $1 a month and comes with access to more casual/intimate videos that I upload between the main channel videos. I'm sure criticism will come in and I'll have notes that I want to add to the video, but for now that's all I have to say. Enjoy! Edit: I just wanted to say that I'm touched by the outpouring of support for this video so far. I have never gotten so many donations through comments before or have received such positive feedback for a single video. I feel it's best to not be on here constantly replying to comments, but I do see and appreciate it. Thank you. - Ryan

[@chosk80]

Waited so long for your new video. This is going to be awesome.

[@NixonThr336ix]

@RyanChapman doesn’t the USSR share responsibility with Germany since Their allied invasion of Poland is what started the war

[@realryanchapman]

​@@NixonThr336ix If there was a fourth country mentioned it would be the USSR, but their role was more convoluted. They started participating fairly late in the cycle of aggression, they invaded Poland after Britain and France declared war on Germany, and they were soon turned on by Germany. In the section you're talking about I was just naming the basic facts that everyone more or less agrees on (that Germany, Italy and Japan were the aggressors). Their alliance with Germany was widely seen as a last-minute shock before war broke out that did facilitate it, but the war was going to occur either way (as Hitler, quoted in this video, made clear many times). Edit: It's worth adding that the USSR did play a huge role in starting the war by spreading communism and the fear of communism around the world (by just the nature of their existence and also through Comintern), which led to right-wing dictatorships in the aggressor countries, which of course was covered at length in the piece itself.

[@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat]

@@NixonThr336ixI have a pet theory that Austria is responsible for both World Wars even though everyone blames Germany. Austria DEFINITELY caused WWI. And a certain painter with certain crazy ideas was also Austrian. They did BOTH and no one ever talks about it. That country has World Wars in it's DNA.

[@NixonThr336ix]

@@realryanchapman that’s mostly allied shame not wanting to admit most of Europe wasn’t liberated they only *changed Adolph for Stalin

[@Dan-qp1el]

Humans never change. The worst mistake the people of the United States can make, is feeling like it can't happen here.

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

I agree it can also happen here. But we shouldn't jump from that to conclude that say, a portion of the population are already fascists, like so many do when it comes to republicans. That descent, like the video showed, requires a enemy to justify violence against. The scary thing to me, is that so many common people are so eager to label other common people as the enemy. It's self-fulfilling

[@LibertyGoose]

Or that the U.S. isn’t the bad guy. That would also be a mistake to make

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

@@LibertyGoose Is anyone not a 'bad guy' in your view?

[@JinKee]

War. War never changes.

[@hamzamahmood9565]

​@LibertyGoose American people are more critical of themselves than any other country probably. Constantly feeding into doomerism for a 100 years now

[@Bemandyd]

Almost a million views which means your hard work paid off. someone like me would never be interested in this history, but as a 34 year old mother now seeing our world collapse and desiring to know more to protect my child from what’s right and wrong with this world. I appreciate this so much. It’s so easy to understand. Thank you!

[@sinatra222]

Our world is not collapsing. Most people are better off than they have ever been.

[@felissylvestris6557]

​@sinatra222 the people of the 1900s believed the same thing and yet ww1 happened. Don't fool yourself into thinking that we have evolved enough to not let ww3 happen. Just look around and you'll see the same patterns that were presented in this video

[@Romulo_V]

What you said 28:18 - 28:39 is exactly what I've learned from studying history extensively since the 4th grade. I'm 29 now. And I've gone so far back in history to understand every nations creation and fall. The patterns are yet again repeating again i fear. One of my favorite quotes is from Mark Twain. "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes".

[@glennbarrow8325]

I am Israel. I came to a land without a people for a people without a land. Those people who happened to be here, had no right to be here, and my people showed them they had to leave or die, razing 400 Palestinian villages to the ground, erasing their history. I am Israel. Some of my people committed massacres and later became Prime Ministers to represent me. In 1948, Menachem Begin was in charge of the unit that slaughtered the inhabitants of Deir Yassin, including 100 women and children. In 1953, Ariel Sharon led the slaughter of the inhabitants of Qibya, and in 1982 arranged for our allies to butcher around 2,000 in the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila. I am Israel. Carved in 1948 out of 78% of the land of Palestine, dispossessing its inhabitants and replacing them with Jews from Europe and other parts of the world. While the natives whose families lived on this land for thousands of years are not allowed to return, Jews from all over the world are welcome to instant citizenship. I am Israel. In 1967, I swallowed the remaining lands of Palestine - East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza - and placed their inhabitants under an oppressive military rule, controlling and humiliating every aspect of their daily lives. Eventually, they should get the message that they are not welcome to stay, and join the millions of Palestinian refugees in the shanty camps of Lebanon and Jordan. I am Israel. I have the power to control American policy. My American Israel Public Affairs Committee can make or break any politician of its choosing, and as you see, they all compete to please me. All the forces of the world are powerless against me, including the UN as I have the American veto to block any condemnation of my war crimes. As Sharon so eloquently phrased it, “We control America”. I am Israel. I influence American mainstream media too, and you will always find the news tailored to my favor. I have invested millions of dollars into PR representation, and CNN, New York Times, and others have been doing an excellent job of promoting my propaganda. Look at other international news sources and you will see the difference. I am Israel. You Palestinians want to negotiate “peace!?” But you are not as smart as me; I will negotiate, but will only let you have your municipalities while I control your borders, your water, your airspace and anything else of importance. While we “negotiate,” I will swallow your hilltops and fill them with settlements, populated by the most extremist of my extremists, armed to the teeth. These settlements will be connected with roads you cannot use, and you will be imprisoned in your little Bantustans between them, surrounded by checkpoints in every direction. I am Israel. I have the fourth strongest army in the world, possessing nuclear weapons. How dare your children confront my oppression with stones, don’t you know my soldiers won’t hesitate to blow their heads off? In 17 months, I have killed 900 of you and injured 17,000, mostly civilians, and have the mandate to continue since the international community remains silent. Ignore, as I do, the hundreds of Israeli reserve officers who are now refusing to carry out my control over your lands and people; their voices of conscience will not protect you. I am Israel. You want freedom? I have bullets, tanks, missiles, Apaches and F-16s to obliterate you. I have placed your towns under siege, confiscated your lands, uprooted your trees, demolished your homes, and you still demand freedom? Don’t you get the message? You will never have peace or freedom, because I am Israel.

[@Ladondorf]

"An era of a weakening middle. Even a hollowing middle. And the expansion of the further-left and the further-right." Sounds a lot like today.

[@thug588]

WAOW 🤯🤯

[@basedfemboi9401]

How things always are

[@dandare1001]

I agree. I think that the Far-Left and Far-Right are not the cause. I think they are a symptom. The real cause is the increasing inequality in the advanced economies. Most people are becoming worse off and then will naturally choose an extreme Left or Right-wing as the cure, instead of looking at why lives are becoming more difficult. Most people, whichever side they choose, want very similar things- decent and safe lives, and to be rewarded for hard work. That's what people aren't getting. The Left-Right division is only making things worse.

[@Thomas...191]

There are alot of parts of this peice that remind me of today. I think this is purposeful on Ryan's part. So many dynamics are similar. Democracies that are war phobic, totalitarian states that have militaristic expansionist ambitions, faith in democratic institutions is low, more financial catastrophes loom, global cooperation between great powers seem at a low point... The greatest change in dynamics is a MAD one: that being nukes. And there are many more differences but the parallels can't help chill one to the bone.

[@ChristoffelTensors]

@@Thomas...191except every “democracy” in the west are the ones pushing for war.

[@christiana.1204]

Personally, this is one of those high-quality videos where you need some good food and wine while watching.

[@Silks-]

Personally I wouldn’t be about to watch a horror movie and think about food/wine. This is potentially what’s coming again in the near future but on an even larger scale. This should terrify you.

[@christiana.1204]

@@Silks- I understand that. I am referring to Ryan Chapman's video and how the length of it, plus the quality of the video make it seem like a proper film. I argue though it is no different from people who watched Schindler's List or 1917 films in the cinemas who ordered popcorn and drinks beforehand. I do understand the sensitivity of the issue and believe me it terrified me and it was not entertaining. I research world politics as a full-time job as part of my PhD focused on warfare and still to this day, I am not amused about what has happened and what is going on, but unfortunately it is part of our nature to engage in conflict (big or small) so we must always be vigilant try to minimize it as much as possible.

[@Silks-]

@@christiana.1204 I had a feeling you meant it for a reason other than the surface appearance of the comment. I’m glad you’ve given it an explanation. All the best 👍

[@Help_im_sad]

More wine than food for sure

[@groupflix]

Alcohol is poison and will destroy your body and mind.

[@alexwilson7631]

It’s taken me two days to finish this video, it’s amazing to me the audacity of human beings in power, they think they’re unstoppable. Something that still remains unchanged to this day sadly.

[@Xairos84]

I had a college professor that told his class on the first day: "history doesn't repeat, but it moves in cycles". I never forgot that.

[@sloppyjoe6866]

2 hour long Ryan Chapman video. It going to be a Good Friday

[@justin8865]

Or I'll it will scare me out of my ass

[@sam6000]

A good Good Friday

[@haroldoftherock8973]

I see what you did there.😏

[@mral4381]

It was difficult to watch given some of the glaring omissions. Some so grave that the perspective offered in this video became almost propagandistic.

[@prodELOKX]

@@mral4381how so?

[@leburiktarsa2518]

As a Ethiopian and who knows its history, I was amazed by the recognition and accuracy of the historical account though the atrocities were understated. Ethiopia was member of league of nation and is Founding member of United Nations.

[@meet_abel]

hey man i am ethiopian too this is cool.

[@Kim_YoJong]

Hahaha

[@Austin-gj7zj]

@@Kim_YoJong what's funny?

[@vladimirrashkovsky6274]

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[@Kim_YoJong]

@@Austin-gj7zj Ethiopia thinking it matters

[@brandonarmienti6875]

I must say, I am a WW2 history nut. I have watched many KZbin videos and documentaries about how WW2 started and you Mr. Chapman gave the greatest explanation of how the war started that I ever seen. I have subscribed and look forward to seeing your other videos and your future content. Keep up the great work!!👍

[@dogfacedponysoldier87]

Have you seen TIK I am a socialist? That’s my favorite. He does not only say socialism caused ww2 - he proves it. This guy in this vid says hitler started it. Well, yes, but let’s peal this onion back some

[@Luke-id8ql]

@@dogfacedponysoldier87 Sean Mcmeekin author of Stalins War has a pretty good explanation of how Stalin was equally if not more responsible for WW2 as Hitler. but somehow the left likes to claim that Stalin was a saviour of ww2

[@OhsoScary]

Then you’ll love Europa: The Last Battle

[@nickrails]

​@@dogfacedponysoldier87 TIK is a conspiracy nutcase who is historically illiterate when it comes to politics. His assessments regarding 'was Hitler a socialist' has been widely debunked by the rest of the academic community/high profile published authors. If you listen to him as opposed to the 99.9% of historical studies then you're on the route to becoming a far right extremist /Nazi yourself

[@abcdefg-xm7dc]

​@@OhsoScary nazi propaganda conspiracy theory

[@charleshultquist9233]

Anyone who sets out to analyze such a controversial period of history does so according to their own unavoidable prejudices. Thank you for making this video and giving us your perspective.

[@RobertEgbers]

Excellent use of references. Highlighted and book thumbnailed in the corner. Stellar work. It’s too bad it’s so hard to do this level of production.

[@aboodbah1733]

I think it's greatly unfair to imply at the end that France and the UK were against land grabbing hence why they said "enough is enough", and went to war with Germany. Given the fact that at that point they owned 40% of the world land mass, the correct assumption would be that they wanted a stable Europe to better manage their own empires abroad with no competition from other European Powers of similar size

[@shauntempley9757]

No. They went to war, because the obligation to the League was more important enough to honour, since both had pledged to assist Poland. In the UK's case, it had the ANZACS that fully backed the League, and one half, NZ, that totally opposed what Germany was doing at every public meeting there that it could.

[@AppearDispairDisappear-xi1gt]

​@@shauntempley9757yeah the honor of starving indians... honor my ass. UK was a predator like Germany, but more successful.

[@mrlakkie1612]

​@@shauntempley9757 if they were so honorable why didnt they declare war on russia when they invaded poland aswell?

[@shauntempley9757]

@@mrlakkie1612 They were not aware of Russia's presence, until after the war. The pact was known to exist, it was the terms that were kept secret.

[@mrlakkie1612]

@@shauntempley9757 suuuuure, the british had the best intelligence service in the world and many polish soldiers fled to england but they didnt know...

[@Zibonnn]

I have been watching this on and off since yesterday. Never closed the tab! 37 more minutes to go! Ryan has my respect for the dedication!

[@frankknudsen842]

Mr Chapman, I've just found your channel and it's absolutely wonderful. While I've always been torn on the specifics of the beginnings of all wars , several elements have more often than not lended itself to modern conflicts Woodrow Wilson, Versailles, and England . Your insights are fantastic, and I hope you keep providing them. Thanks ever much

[@shiteetah]

I don’t understand how your subscriber base is so low. Your unbiased research and hypothesis are always top tier and this old man loves learning from you.

[@omg_wtf]

Because most people operate at the "poo bum willy" level and can't handle this.

[@johndeerman2105]

The reasons you state for the subscribers being so low are exactly why the subscribers are so low. Unfortunately the world doesn’t want this type of content. They are all too busy subscribing to their own hatred’s and jealousy’s to listen.

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

@@omg_wtf It's also a matter of interest

[@LibertyGoose]

Detailed would have included the fact that Poland threatened war with Germany before the opposite was true. Left that one ouy

[@varunrajesh6516]

He's a bit droning unfortunately with no visual aids. I liked the documentary but most people are not going to maintain attention. Some other history channels that are more successful with better delivery and use of visual aids are "Real Time History" + "The Great War" and "The Cold War".

[@bg-cc6hn]

Excellent breakdown of the political causes to WWII. The quality of your videos only grows over time!

[@Rusnationalsocialist]

Bro donated 25$ and didn't even get a reply 😂

[@DGinNC]

This is the first video of yours I've watched, I'll definitely check out some more. I think this was a really well done outline of the events leading up to WW2. I like that it wasn't unnecessarily colored with personal political opinion or national perspective (as best as can be expected, we're all from somewhere after all). I think something a lot of people seem to miss while watching historical documentaries like these, are that these events including the war itself took place over a rather long period of time. Tension and conflict didn't develop, peak and conclude over a single year or even single decade. It spans multiple decades and multiple causes and effects. Well done.

[@MrYoko101]

I’m only 18:35 minutes in and am already very impressed! I am particularly glad to see you incorporate primary sources, e.g., personal statements from the French prime minister and Woodrow Wilson, newspaper articles, and the infamous “war guilt clause” of the treaty of Versailles. People often cover this time period at a bird’s every view and merely repeat common narratives. I appreciate how deeply you dig into the source material and approach the complexity within. Well done!

[@SuperTommox]

I'm italian and i can say the italian part was well done. Leftists would add that rich capitalists were scared of a communist revolution and so supported Mussolini.

[@user-ek9vo2ub9b]

Lavader actually has a good video that debunks that claim. The Communists and Socialists mainly got booted out of the Farming Regions of Italy by not only The Fascists but also Farmers and peasants, of whom, ultimately were getting hurt by Socialist and Communist Policies.

[@jakel8627]

​@@johnnysilverhand1733 God, really? Quit lecturing the Internet 😒

[@A-Big-Beautiful-Wall]

@@user-ek9vo2ub9b Well , fascism rose to power in Italy as a militia movement ( Squadrismo ) that was funded by farmers and business associations during the socialist uprising and labor unrest in the Biennio Rosso. 💯 Fascism protected private property and businesses when the weak liberal Italian government could no longer do it. Philip Morgan's book "Italian Fascism 1914-1945" has a good chapter on this titled "The Fascist Reaction"...💯💯💯

[@junfour]

We're doing this again?

[@lubu2960]

@@johnnysilverhand1733 This is completely false, we can see what your disastrous free market economics has done to the global south, their industries destroyed, foreign companies engaged in child labour and more abuses, exploitation of resources sent to the developed world, corruption and interference in politics, coups, genocides.

[@JoeSchmoer]

Haven't finished it yet, but I gotta say, it's so refreshing to see a politics/history youtuber who tells it like it is and doesn't "have an agenda," if you will, and seems like they actually understand the topic more than just repeating a wikipedia article.

[@nicholasmaniccia1005]

I agree he had something to add, and wasn't just restating common information about a topic in a different tone, or over video game footage. You can tell he is interested and cares about this topic and has thought about it deeply and tested those thoughts.

[@roundthoughts4644]

As a European and a German I must say that his perspective seems to be decisively that of a liberal American (without wanting to make this an attack on liberalism, I just want to point out that even this is a specific Lense through which history is observed), from the idolization of Wilson (who was definetly one of the better man of his time, but nothing more, especially when you consider the limitation of his ideas of self determination on a Handvoll of powerful western nations), to the misunderstanding of the impact that legal fixation of war guilt had on Europe (it may have been some words on a legal documents, but the people of both great continental powers, France and Germany, saw it as way more, a historical clarification of moral responsibility. Also he oversimplified the situation before the overthrow of the Russian Zar (Medieval sociatal Organisation with an according exploitation of peasants by noblemen was basically still in power). Not to forget the evidence that points towards the de facto military dictatorship of German at the end of World War One intentionally sending the democratic politicians instead of going themselves, to be able to strategically shift the blame of defeat onto them, even though they themselves initiated the process of peace talks. I could continue portraying a alternative German counter narrative, but I just wanted to point some possible interpretations of history out to get to the following point . Seeing something and thinking that it is free of ideology is always a big warning sign, that should be met with a critical analytical approach towards one’s own underlining convictions, as it can be a sign that one self is falling into a bubble of ideology, making one unable to see that the perspective taken is not universal and objective but still a specific perspective with underlying elements shaping what you see.

[@JoeSchmoer]

@@roundthoughts4644 I get what your saying, I just meant relatively speaking compared to how you usually see people present the series of events that lead to wwII, this is about as "agenda-free" as you could hope for, without being completely dry and free from analysis.

[@Tguchi26]

@@roundthoughts4644Your English is good and your perspective is great! Don’t trust anyone who isn’t fully willing to admit their bias, because no one is without one. It’s great to see a critical thinker from across the pond.

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

@@roundthoughts4644 Where did he idolize Wilson? Watching this, I come away thinking kinda badly of Wilson

[@LLachs283]

i think this is the first video where i stopped at every article to read it in whole. great video

[@kikyoass]

This is the best video ive watched in a long time. I’ve been looking for a long time for somebody to describe the varying emotions leading up to world war. Wowowowow i would watch this again. Thank you so much

[@czinn327]

For a proper analysis on the post-great-war period, well written, well researched, and without bias. Thank you so much.

[@realryanchapman]

Thank you!

[@RockSmith-rl9qr]

Class act

[@humbertocobian4740]

Anyone studying ww2 always conveniently omits the heinous thing being done in the Weimar period. What kind of books were they burning and banning? "When victims rule" is a much better book looking into this time period. Shame on this "historian" for accepting money for yet another tried and tired and "safe" video. What a modernist farce.

[@bartolomeothesatyr]

You really brought scholarship to life with this outstanding summation.

[@staannoe]

The quality of both the delivery and content is simply stunning. Hats off to Mr. Chapman.

[@sketchyshubham]

I gotta say this is the best account of events between both world wars I’ve listened to. Amazing video man

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Dear Ryan, your tremendous efforts here continue to inspire and inform profoundly. Thank you so much for this and all your other video essays. Please continue to do this work - understanding history is so critical, lest we be doomed to repeat its worst excesses and tragedies.

[@oscarmichel684]

One of my favorite channels ever! Your videos have really inspired my newfound passion for history, poly sci, law and ethics. As a STEM person I previously overlooked the importance of these topics, but now I am hooked. Haven’t even watched this one yet but I know it’s going to be great. Thank you!!

[@olivergilpin]

Do you generally find STEM more important than these topics? If so, how Oscar? Genuinely curious!

[@donnied9432]

What is a STEM person?

[@lilquacker4907]

I’m also in stem but I’ve loved history and politics much more

[@ixophor]

@@olivergilpinI personally don’t believe STEM is more important, however I think people view as more important as it is so focused on what is in the current. It is what decides our future in many ways, and it is what is used to create new ideas. Many forget the importance of humanities like history as they are seen as less ‘academic’, however if everyone valued history the same, chances are we would not see major political and historical issues repeating themselves. But that’s also just how I see it, and it’s important to get others views on it too.

[@olivergilpin]

@@ixophor Totally agree

[@Ratchet4647]

Awesome video! Great work! As fantastic as always! Never have I been so excited for nor as engaged by a near 2 hour video as with this one!

[@InGameProductionz]

This video is incredible… I’ve gone through many of the videos in your channel since it appearing in my feed

[@terryp3034]

Simply outstanding. I learned so much, and, to be honest, it made me queasy for some parallels I see to today.

[@scarecrow559fresno]

hello wiemar republic

[@theskyizblue2day431]

History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes. Weimar Republic was Germany? Gaybar republic is USA.

[@danielmabe6290]

This is a lie and he's bias. The Nazi's were leftist. Nationalist socialist. That why in the beginning of the video he said anything on the left should be ignored and omitted it.

[@MJ2A]

@@theskyizblue2day431Weimarica

[@Jose-cq5ho]

​@@theskyizblue2day431YOU DON'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT WHAT IT TAKE'S TO START WAR'S

[@arthurbossard8309]

I have only watched 1h, but the work quality and clarity is astonishing. Props to you for this video (and the rest of your channel as well), which in my opinion should be shown in classes, for both the quality of the researches and the capacity of formulating such complex ideas so well. As I'm strengthening my english partly by watching videos, your work far outstrips my expectations !

[@thekratomchannel]

So glad I got in on this channel near the beginning because every video just keeps getting better

[@jameslong9921]

I've never seen so many spontaneous donations in a comments section before, and well deserved I must say.

[@TheosLogos]

pretty obvious where all the donos are coming from.

[@luisgarrido1367]

This video is a masterpiece, as it has become usual for your work. Thank you for the effort in making it. And additionally I could not think of a better moment to release it, when so much conflict and disagreement is reemerging between world powers...

[@harshalpatel4084]

Incredible feat to put this multilayered and complex subject as succinctly as you have. Well done Ryan, as always.

[@progressivechihuahua7028]

Every Ryan Chapman video I've watched is dope in my opinion. The enthusiasm for historical analysis is respectable and the topics are tackled with care.

[@giberthayworth6059]

Dude, you dropped another video! KZbin didnt notify me. So excited to watch it!

[@RobertEgbers]

One of the best content creators on the internet. Excited to be watching!

[@davestroeher1892]

This was fantastic. We've been missing you, but it was worth the wait.

[@KLEE-dy3dm]

I am blown away this does not have 10m views. An incredible amount of research and work has gone into this - you should be incredibly proud of the end result, as it is lengths in front of 95% of modern doccos.

[@ivyward1393]

i thiiiiiiink i need a full recollection of ww2 from you. i was hooked right from the very beginning, and you explained everything concisely and factually without conjecture with a bunch of awesome sources. when i reached the end of the video i was like "THATS ALL???"

[@babuzar]

This is the most incredible video I have seen on KZbin. Thank you Ryan.

[@robsquare2622]

this is a shockingly good description of events, including a lot angles and perspectives that peice the various mounting tensions together very meaningfully. A+

[@jordy5625]

We still don't know if things happened how its being told. Looking at the propaganda Media nowadays let me question the past. what they tell is just historically told by the winnners. Noone knows the actual situation back then. I can see a lot of parallels to 100 years ago. Giving lots of money to other countries, flooding countries with immigrants and demonising the right wing and trying to ban them. That what happened 100 years ago. And it will happen again. But I doubt it's a coincidence. Seems all planed. Israel was created to bring armagedon and to fulfill all the prophecies. So it's inevitable

[@hussar6413]

Incredible storytelling. It's immediately evident how much work went into making this video. Excellent work!

[@FinallyAlmino]

Wow. I consider myself a history buff, but I didn't realise how little I knew of the build up to ww2 until I watched this. Fantastic content, absolutely subscribed and looking forward to much more 😊

[@obscuredsatellitesinflight6034]

Ryan I've been subscribed to you for a while and this is not only one of your best videos, but one of the best videos I have watched on KZbin. Straight unbiased facts presented in your unique engaging way. Keep it up.

[@alperenbastiat]

Wow, I've watched first part and I am very impressed. Your videos are such informative that some of them change my perspective and assemble it with unprecented amount of good knowledge. Thank you.

[@diffe]

The last 10 minutes were harrowing, knowing what's about to come. Great video!

[@evelynramos445]

Thank you alot to take in, review for its researched.

[@antonimaciag1259]

We've all heard the story multiple times, including at school, and yet this still manages to be refreshing and informative.

[@mearnest91]

Yeah definitely going to support you. Incredible, thank you for doing this!

[@Gobearfoot_]

Well done! Really enjoyed this and am inspired about the future of freedom and media in seeing a private production like this. 👏

[@RoobieRhoo]

Ryan, your videos are well done and informative. Certainly, among the best.

[@notzachpowers]

This is the best Historical video I've ever seen. Great work Ryan

[@maxmatthis9459]

never clicked that fast in my live, hyped for this one :)

[@RobertEgbers]

Same. My only comments on history videos are…. “More”

[@eddyk2016]

Ryan, you are one of the best teachers on the internet. You speak so clearly. I am very impressed. Keep up the great work. You explain things slowly. I hope you continue educating us 👍👍👍

[@scoroop]

Wow. First time on this channel, I am a history enthusiast and i knew most of these plots but it was a pure pleasure to watch it. Absolutely outstanding!

[@JD..........]

Congratulations on such a quality product of writing and editing.

[@naseemMastoiBaloch]

What a Perfect time to get notification from one of my favourite channel ❤

[@theultimatesurviv0r571]

Listened to this from start to finish and I very much enjoyed the thoroughness of each major turning point. About to subscribe 💯

[@KKNgroup]

Thank You for the video! It was well made and great citations on 1st hand history sources!

[@Numischannel]

Nr 1 like, and now to watch the long awaited video which I know will be far from disappointing - this is by far the best yt channel about politics. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Ryan and keep doing this amazing work!

[@tanzhikai9913]

Yooo he's finally back!

[@jassibrar3913]

I respect the way you put together your videos. I am watching this one in small bits before i go to sleep each night and

[@MikeS29]

Such an excellent and well researched narrative. Thank you for sharing!

[@MonkehMike]

Thank you for uploading such interesting content and also the way you choose to present it! :) It must have been a tremendous amount of effort to research, write, correct, record and edit(and more I am sure). Really appreciate your content!

[@olivergilpin]

very generous!

[@PaddyDAngelo]

Fantastic research, exposition and presentation. Your best work by far.

[@darrowcarson3633]

Really excellent, clear and comprehendable. Thank you so much!

[@GeorgeTennesseeWiseman]

Excellent! I really enjoyed that. Very well done. Thank you, Ryan.

[@Ken-fh4jc]

This is one of the most comprehensive, unbiased reviews of this topic that I have ever seen on KZbin. I look forward to checking out the rest of your catalogue and seeing your future work. Again, excellent job.

[@jaredstanfield267]

Truly my favorite channel on KZbin. We live in an incredible era. Thank you for this masterpiece!

[@robertjones1730]

What an amazing video. What I'm taking away from this is that history may not literally repeat itself, but it rhymes, and there is A LOT of rhyming going on these days

[@AlbertoLopez-mn8ms]

This is one of the best documentaries on this topic/era I've ever seen

[@user-kz2mc6ze4e]

Everything Mr. Chapman produces is Gold. Well done!

[@Idiotman44]

I’ve lived through many Good Friday’s. This might now be the best friday

[@IL2TXGunslinger]

Masterfully constructed, brilliantly delivered. I loved this content.

[@florisb1014]

A great video. Never have I seen such a complete analysis. I've watched it twice already and will be coming back.

[@JohnSmith-us9fv]

Thank you for your hard work, I enjoyed every minute and learned an immense amount. 👍😎

[@mearnest91]

I’m at a loss for words. What you created here is so perfectly crafted and enriching. Thank you for giving this to everyone.

[@justincheng8783]

Detail in research, Quality in production is unbelievable. Context not often considered in our view of history.

[@pollystemen7219]

This was such a good job of covering all the many things that go into international conflict. Of course it was too long. It was covering the whole world. Most people can’t pay attention long enough to get past their own little life and whatever Hollywood has to tell them. Then we have opinions we want to share! I’m planning on listening again. Thank you

[@exofurian]

This channel is in my top 3 in terms of quality. Fantastic work sir.

[@tristanmoller9498]

What others come close may I ask? Just out of curiosity, I don’t want to miss out

[@larakolya7774]

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to creating these videos!! I am going to be watching this with my boyfriend per usual haha we're big fans!!

[@mr.waffles2555]

I’ve never heard it told from all angles this well before. I appreciate you showing everyone’s side on this.

[@blonde_mamba]

Your videos are so insightful and well-made… amazing

[@briangronberg6507]

Absolutely phenomenal. Thoroughly researched and superbly communicated.

[@GardenerGeorge]

Excellent video ! Thank you . I always think I know everything about WW2 , and then … There is another layer of understanding. And the “lead up to “ segments are Often the most interesting part of the story . ( I felt that way about Ken Burns ‘ Vietnam series .) Loved your format of crisp archival photos & video , highlighted lines from key texts , cut in with your personal presence . Nice balance visually . History is so helpful for understanding the present . You must know Mark Twain’s clever line : “ History does not always repeat itself , but it often rhymes “. Thanks for your contribution to my understanding ..! I still think about your video on the development of the concept of nation states frequently .

[@baldwintheanchorite]

36:00 How high the grass would grow in the streets of Rome gave me a surprisingly good chuckle.

[@chuanyh0n]

Thank you for doing this! This is very educational and a very good watch!

[@onionknight2239]

Thanks for this Ryan.

[@Henry_Jones]

This channel belongs in the +2 mil sub catagory like Mark Felton. Great work ❤

[@vladimirrashkovsky6274]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGrYnqp7nc5qqassi=oq8f6-bG8FpF6z72 then zoomer historian one belongs in the +10 mil sub category

[@a1b1c184]

This is extremely well made and informative.

[@michaelsmith9102]

This is very well done. It’s a lot to capture succinctly. Kudos to you.

[@1aikane]

The treaties of WWI were major contributing factors in creating WWII.

[@omg_wtf]

Of course they were

[@czinn327]

Thank you so much! I've been wishing for an analysis which amounted to more than "Hitler bad, fascism evil"

[@dandare1001]

It is pretty much the answer, though. 😆

[@bartolomeothesatyr]

@@dandare1001Specifics are important. People need to be shown precisely *_why_* Hitler was bad and fascism is evil.

[@FootballAndSuch]

​@@dandare1001 if you ignore alot of things.

[@timothypaulino8454]

I agree. If all you got from WW2 is holocaust bad, don't kill Jews, don't conquer other countries you are only looking at the symptoms of a disease that is potentially still a threat to the world today.

[@dandare1001]

@@FootballAndSuch What would paint the Fascists and Hitler in a good light?

[@suri_youtu2463]

Love this. Channels like this one, History of the universe, Cool worlds, and plenty others are things to treasure and be thankful for.

[@CamiloDiazBogotaDC]

Thank you Ryan. I learned a lot in this video. It supposed to be a regular Monday morning for me, but I ended up learning such an amazing piece human history. Greetings from Colombia !