Mussolini and D'Annunzio On The Rise - Allies in Crisis Over Italy I THE GREAT WAR April 1919

Italy joined World War 1 in 1915 after it had been promised territorial gains in the Treaty of London. Now that the Central Powers had been defeated, the Italian government and the Italians themselves expected that their contribution would be honored at the Paris Peace Conference. But France, Great Britain and the US had other plans and so the Italian government was caught between the new realities at Paris and the nationalists at home.
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Macmillan, Margaret. The Peacemakers: Six Months that Changed the World (London: John Murray, 2001).
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[@anthonyhayes1267]

And people think the interwar period is boring

[@joelpickett812]

I think it’s incredibly interesting.

[@robertsmith4681]

It comparatively boring, which is why people didn't pay attention until the death spiral to war was well underway all over again.

[@x999uuu1]

@@robertsmith4681 no

[@JeytzonFierro]

I feel like it doesn't go as in depth as it it deserved, take a look at Indy's take on the interwar period. He's summarising it year by year in parts. Covering any major points and events. Frankly, that's the most in depth coverage of the interwar period I've ever seen.

[@sherk3286]

But mah Beer hall putsch

[@micahistory]

The British promising the same land to different people? Sure that won't happen again....

[@Malos_]

*cries in Arab*

[@micahistory]

@@Malos_ arabic*

[@cavscout888]

Was a mess. The US should have just dictated terms to all. Knowing how it all came unglued later, the path untraveled is likely better. Can't imagine why the US chose to make them win... other than to recoup the borrowed money that never got paid back...

[@alecblunden8615]

@@cavscout888 The US war loans to Britain have all been repaid. The US contribution at the front was negligible - the Kaiserschlat was stopped primarily by British Commonwealth forces with negligible US involvement, and the 100 days offensive was again won by Commonwealth forces. And no one would trust the self-centred attitude of the US to dictate any peace. Try reading history rather than properganda.

[@Masada1911]

What is this? A science fiction movie?

[@andrewdurand339]

It was an understatement to say Italy was just angry it didn't get territory it was promised. It was "Fiumeng."

[@sgrizzo48]

OMG that pun XD

[@nicolamartinucci7551]

Bruh...

[@robertopesenti1173]

@@sgrizzo48 Si tratta di un gioco di parole...L'Italia fumava di rabbia...in Inglese Fuming, pronuncia Fiuming...

[@sgrizzo48]

@@robertopesenti1173 ringrazio della spiegazione, ma avevo già capito ^^;

[@afafila]

@@robertopesenti1173 Credo tu non l'abbia capita, tanti usano Rijeka (Fiume) come un alternativa per dire Istria. Fiume + Fuming = Fiumeng

[@sharadowasdr]

"heavy fighting took place in the Donbass region" .. 100 years later and..

[@hlynnkeith9334]

Georges Clemenceau was the best stand-up comedian in Paris in 1919. Great ending.

[@walideg5304]

He was a great man. He was right on what will happen next. Clemenceau was the tiger.

[@philippinecircularflag2023]

So much for “The War to End all Wars”

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

Kinda works if you consider WW1 and WW2 as the Second Thirty-Years War

[@connorjackson7204]

Wild Jagd spotted.

[@philippinecircularflag2023]

The Con Man I must consult with the elder gods

[@Algebrodadio]

The "Peace to end all peace"

[@justcarcrazy]

Well, it did end all wars as the world understood war at the time.

[@bibliacristiana1647]

"Closet Croat!" Political insults just aren't what they used to be. Sigh

[@djavanalderromero]

Buenisimo

[@commissarmethyst7564]

Moron party mask face.

[@Mr1960grguric]

Der kleine dicke Syphillis verseuchte D Annuzio der erste italienische Faschist fand ein schnelles Ende genauso wie der Massenmörder Mussolini, die selbsternannten sogenannten Herrenmenschen und IhremmTraum eines Imperium Romanum im östlichen Mittelmeer, fanden schnell ihr Ende von 1918 bis 1943 dauerte die Okkupation, dank der Allierten(USA Großbritannien, Frankreich Sowjetunion) und Marshall Josip Broz Tito wurden die vielen kleinen Mussolinis dahin geschickt wo Sie hingehören zur Cosa Nostra und N dragheta nach Italien. Istrien und Dalmatien, mehrheitlich von Slowenen, Kroaten und Serben seit Jahrhunderten bevölkert, das 700 Jahre mit Österreich -Ungarn eine friedliche Koexistenz bildeten, ist nun befreit von den einstigen Sklavenhaltern und Galdiatorenliebhabern. No paseran ihr spaghettis

[@addiction4062]

@@Mr1960grguric nimm deine pillen.

[@Mr1960grguric]

@@addiction4062 so ein Langweiler sind Sie, abgedroschen Phrasen nutzen, Orginalität 0,00 % aber was will man von einem Mussolinifan und Annunziofaschistenfanatiker schon anderes erwarten!

[@duckly5362]

(Meanwhile in Switzerland) Switzerland: Wait what happened

[@PotNanny]

Switzerland was having cheese and wine while watching the rabble having a go at each other down there at those dirty trenches.

[@loganroy3381]

I'm still waiting for that special episode for what happened in Switzerland.

[@WolfgangVonKempelen838]

@@loganroy3381 Busy making wonderful movements for the watches, a craft we still enjoy today. Oh, and probably having fun in the mountains with the ladies. Nice.

[@lesliefranklin1870]

During both world wars, Switzerland mobilized it's army to make sure it wouldn't be invaded. Note that other neutral countries were invaded in both wars.

[@nygothuey6607]

I will say that Jesse really seems to have found his voice. You can tell that he has become more and more comfortable with each episode. His style is unique and it meshes seamlessly with the new format that TGW has implemented. I am so happy that they didn't go with an Indy clone or that Jesse didn't feel compelled to try to copy Indy. I was pretty skeptical when they announced that Indy was leaving and that the show would be undergoing all of the changes that it has, but you guys have done a fantastic job. You are still one of my favorite shows on KZbin. Keep up the great work!

[@TheGreatWar]

Thanks for the feedback. Happy you like the changes and Jesse is always keen on getting responses on his work.

[@getlost6998]

I actually prefer Jesse to Indy now (though I like Indy too ofc!). He has a softer voice, easier to listen to.

[@Alopex1]

As a South-Tyrolean (ethnic German Italian citizen), I can tell you that the results of the Peace Conference continue to cast huge shadows in South Tyrol. While tensions have eased in recent decades, there is still a strong divide between Italian-speakers and German-speakers. Identity is a huge issue, as is bilingualism and the question of political autonomy from Rome (which was granted in the 50s-60s). We have Italian fascists who still advocate a policy of Italianisation, and on the other hand extreme local German nationalists who advocate secession. The conflict remains unresolved. Moderate South Tyroleans sometimes struggle or disagree about their identity. Some have started to identify as Italians as tensions with the Italian minority have eased. Others identify as German, but tolerate being part of Italy. Others again simply identify as Tyroleans - whatever that may mean to them. The majority identify as a bit of each: not fitting entirely into one category, yet somehow being in multiple categories at once. Opinion of the government in Rome is extremely low. All of this means that potential tensions are ever below the surface - waiting for someone to ignite them. Recently, talks began in Austria's far-right government to extend Austrian citizenship to all non-Italian South Tyroleans. This throws a massive spanner in the very slow process of reconciling the two groups and reinforces ethnic conflict which has waxed and waned for 100 years.

[@lacasadipavlov]

Interessante commento! Com'è stata vista in generale l'idea di estendere la cittadinanza austriaca agli alto-atesini non italiani? Se l'opinione generale sul governo italiano è molto bassa com'è quella riguardo il governo Kurz? Ho visitato la provincia di Bolzano soltanto una volta, un paio di anni fa. L'impressione che ho avuto (sicuramente incompleta) è che entrambi gli estremismi erano ad un livello molto basso, davvero pensi che ci sia il rischio di nuovi problemi?

[@ProSimex84]

thanks for your insight!

[@attenzioneallontanarsidall7940]

the Italian South-Tyrolean friend forgot to mention that the Italian government uses its velvet gloves to treat its region, allowing it to retain and manage 90% of local and regional taxes (while the totality of the other Italian regions must pay all taxes in Rome). Precisely for this reason the Italians South Tyrolean are seen as privileged people from the italian people, with a special treatment that does not exist in Europe and would not have if they were under the Austrian government! Moral? with the money they have, they will bark but they won't bite! The South Tyrolean are not the only people in the world that have been annexed by another state, hundreds and hundreds of modern countries have been founded in this way (after hundreds of wars in so many centuries) so they have to do a reason ! bye from Italy

[@Alopex1]

​@@lacasadipavlov Ciao amico :-) I'll answer in English, so other people can understand as well: In regard to extending Austrian citizenship: This has not been finalised yet; the Austrian government has been discussing it. Many people in South Tyrol - especially in the more conservative, rural areas - do support the move. Many others however dislike it, because they see it as Austrian meddling in affairs which are not their own, and because it further divides society. Amongst the more moderate South Tyroleans, Kurz' government has a very bad image, especially due to its far-right stances. In regard to political extremism in general: During the last two decades, tensions have eased significantly, though the core disagreements still remain. During the last couple of years, political extremism has been on the rise again as society polarises (much like in the rest of Europe). Far-right ideology is gathering support; in the more conservative rural areas, support for local nationalism and opposition to Rome is rising. The SVP - the centre-left moderate people's party, which for 50 years dominated local politics with its no-nonsense approach, political competence and smart diplomacy in regard to the government in Rome, is losing voters to more populist, right-wing fringe groups. At the same time, the Italian component of the population, which amounts to about 30%, showed its favourable attitude toward Italian fascism during the last national election, when 1 in 3 of Italian-speaking voters voted for Salvini's Lega. As a moderate who has always tried to reconcile the two sides, I was truly disgusted by that. I have Italian-speaking friends who were horrified to see just how many of their Italian-speaking compatriots were fascist sympathisers. I hope that answered your question :-) Cari saluti!

[@lacasadipavlov]

@@Alopex1 Grazie mille!! ;)

[@douglasballantine2712]

Clemenceau being a savage as usual

[@ericcarlson3746]

all this after having been shot.....

[@shawngilliland243]

I really like Clemenceau - his nickname sure fit, "the Tiger" . . .

[@WolfgangVonKempelen838]

Do you mean; cavemanish and troglodyte ?

[@WolfgangVonKempelen838]

v

[@ottovonbearsmark8876]

“We can’t make Italy the enemy of their nearest neighbor” -Wilson “Sure, let France occupy the Rhineland, that won’t cause any grudges” -Also Wilson

[@criscabrera9098]

Actually that wasn’t Wilson France demanded that Germany be crushed so taking the Rhineland was most peaceful solution because France at this point hated Germany so bad

[@jtgd]

Not surprising, since he’s all for “freedom for European peoples”, but not non whites in America

[@KaiserFranzJosefI]

France was not beholden to Wilson

[@smal750]

sounds like coping from a crushed germany 🤭

[@ottovonbearsmark8876]

@@KaiserFranzJosefI neither was Italy, and he still stuck his nose into that.

[@DesertAres]

I wonder if Jessie could give a speech to the rest of KZbin on how to elucidate, keep voice timbre natural and never say ‘ah’. The man has an excellent speaking style and commands attention. Wish he were on more sites!!! Thank You Mr. Alexander!

[@ralphshmalph1460]

hear, hear

[@thomassaehler9038]

He is reading from a TelePrompTer

[@AkiNoTsuki]

@@thomassaehler9038 Then he's an damn outstanding teleprompt reader, man.

[@salvino6699]

I like this guy.

[@TheGreatWar]

we do too

[@ivefabris7690]

I live in Istria, in my hometown the dominant language was Italian (nealry 90 %), and they even sent a delegation in november 1918 to Venice to request an occupation by the Italian Army (or Navy), on the other side 5 km from the coast the population was mailny of slavic language and they wanted to join the new Yugoslavia. In many towns there were comities, the italian voted/decided to join Italy and the slavic to join Yugoslavia. How to apply self determination in this case ?

[@IlGab02]

Well, now we only have the Trieste part of Istria so...

[@user-yn9uo1cf6n]

Meglio Trieste e Fiume stati liberi, 2 lingue ufficiali

[@shawngilliland243]

Woodenhead Wilson - mangling the peace - well, such as it was - with his naïveté and his insistence on his Fourteen Points. I like what Clemenceau said of them - "even God had only ten!" Wilson's Fourteen Points in the Balkans? You're dead.

[@executivedirector7467]

Not so much naive as racist AF.

[@TexHaw]

“Let’s promise Italy lotsa the Adriatic” -Britain “Kay” -France 3 years later... “Hey so can we get what you promised us?” -Italy “Nah, lets give it to this new Austria-Hungary” -Allies 20 years later.. “We shall regain what Italy lost!” (Italy declares war on Allies) “How could this happen?”

[@dendradwar9464]

It is simply staggering how so many decisions were made with so little foresight or simple common sense. Cause and effect is something that a lot of people simply have no clue about

[@LuisAldamiz]

Actually Italy aimed to gain Nice and Corsica from France, the war with Yugoslavia was a weird carambola derived from Mussolini's frustration at his actual defeat at the Alps vs France (which surrendered to Germany without Italy making any inroads) and deciding to take revenge on Greece, with whom it had lesser border issues re. Albania. I also suspect he was incited by British secret agents hoping to delay Operation Barbarossa, which was anyhow the actual oucome, arguably saving the USSR from utter defeat in a blitz. In any case two of my grandfather's brothers died in that stupid Albanian war. Did I mention that Yugoslavia was only caught in between by accident?

[@addiction4062]

@@LuisAldamiz >Did I mention that Yugoslavia was only caught in between by accident? more or less. the allies couped the legitimate government that wanted to allow the germans to pass through to greece peacefully. even without the greece war the axis would have to invade it anyways since that coup was going to happen either way.

[@criscabrera9098]

You understand why the Italians wanted revenge

[@NoName-hg6cc]

​@@LuisAldamizItaly passed in the Alps

[@MorrowMatty]

18:47 -19:02 Georges "Thug Life" Clemenceau

I didn't think that guy could get any higher on my list of incompetent and utterly evil warmongers, but he managed it.

[@Cancoillotteman]

@ The character is much more complex. He actually stood up to defend wrongly accused people - especially jew captain Dreyfuss - fought back the first motorised gang in history (la bande à Bonot), and maintained his own newspapers which were arguably pretty strong on fairness of treatment and free speach. And especially the guy knew how to be insulting to others with style ^^

[@Cancoillotteman]

@ building highways or putting up the economy are simply "efficient" deeds, defending the defenceless is a good moral deed. Also congratulations on a quick Godwin point :p

[@micahistory]

The Allies and especially the british were always making contradicting promises, promising the same land to different countries

[@alessandrocoletta7039]

So we could not take some cities with italian majority for "self determination" but milions and milions of germans could not live in germany but inside Poland,France or Czechoslavakia

[@ryanjuguilon213]

French and British hypicrisy at best. The two most warlike country in Europe championing democrazy and half the world believing it

[@countschnitzel8903]

Empires enacting "anti-imperial" policy on their competitors. Nothing to see here, folks. No parallels can be drawn, even today. No, sir! Comfort. Convenience. Hypocrisy. That is the name of the game.

[@t.a.n.o.b.5332]

@@ryanjuguilon213 in fact, more than a third of the world in colonial enslavement by British or French, but in Europe “self-determination”

[@WorldofWarshipsOfficialChannel]

We think this is one of a few great history channels on KZbin. We always support avid history lovers in any way we can!:)

[@TheGreatWar]

thanks guys, keep up the great naval work too. Maybe we should work on something in the future ;)

[@williamnilsson5888]

Do that

[@titanicbigship]

Gg

[@CyberRabid.]

@@TheGreatWar Please tell our friends at World of warships that Germany never had aircraft carriers during the two great wars and that higher tier destroyer AA needs to be nerfed. Thanks.

[@varovaro1967]

This is what a History channel should be... Indy's part was excellent but this is more relaxed, more time, more details, congratulations!

[@TheGreatWar]

Thanks, glad you like the new concept.

[@micahistory]

Even among the Allies, Italy, Belgium and Japan were already angry

[@tommykarrick9130]

“He feared an alliance between Germany, the Soviet Union, and Japan” Oohf, that foreshadowing

[@t.a.n.o.b.5332]

tommy karrick, it was a stupid fear

[@Thelaceless]

Jesse Alexander you did fantastic work. From Hong Kong

[@______608]

In Support of the HK protests here. Hope Hong Kong gets what it wants, and also that Beijing allows it to be FREE

[@jjp_nl]

Unbelievable and rather disturbing to see how - no more then six months after the fighting in one of worlds greatest tragedies has stopped - a new cluster-f*ck of epic proportions is already in the making , for everyone to see....and no one seems to take notice.

[@lacasadipavlov]

that's the human life... when you solve a problem there're lots of new ones...

[@jjp_nl]

I guess so, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

[@orestpaja2531]

A cover in turkish war for independence would be interesting

[@philippinecircularflag2023]

*_Attatürk Appears_*

[@zoperxplex]

How can you ignore Atatürk and his revolution.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Remember the Armenian genocide of 1915!

[@decem_sagittae]

The only noteworthy thing Ataturk has ever done was to order his men to die at Gallipoli

[@attilakatona-bugner1140]

Oh the ottomans are beaten let s divide their whole empire *atatürk joins the chat*

[@foreigner8710]

Tunnel Channel? In 1919? Is that where the idea to build Eurotunnel across Pas de Calais appeared?

[@TheGreatWar]

The idea dates back to the 19th century even but this was interesting because it was proposed by Lloyd-George himself.

[@foreigner8710]

@@TheGreatWar Wow. Didn't konw about that. Oh well, it's never late to learn :)

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

it has been an idea since much, much longer. In the Astérix album in Britain, they are already talking about building the tunnel. On a more serious note I think Napoleon considered the idea to invade England

[@Bannerman1903]

I didn't know about this either, although I am not surprised the idea was around, was there ever any serious plans to build this and was the technology available back then?

[@wtfbros5110]

@@enema6222 Napoleon actually have plans to invade Britain thru a tunnel AND a fleet of balloons

[@deadwolf2978]

Wilson got to decide the fate of Europe, but he never even visited the region before becoming the President. so how could he decide fairly from his ivory tower?

[@williamforbess9491]

Awesome video keep up the great work!

[@901Sherman]

Keep up the great work, guys! It's awesome to see this channel still going strong.with more and more intriguing topics.

[@Gonboo]

13:15 A wild FDR appears!

[@ericcarlson3746]

sharp eyes!

[@thebog11]

Fortuna uses GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME. It's super effective!

[@WildBillCox13]

HAHAHAHAHA!

[@amcalabrese1]

Good point on the Italians viewing the war as part of the Risorgimento. In Italy I’ve seen WW I war memorials refer to the Fourth War of Independence.

[@jacopofolin6400]

'nduja

[@GerSanRiv]

I liked the almost random mexican fact at the end.

[@CallMeSpooky]

Best episode yet!! Great work.

[@yoelv.o.krisstiawan5838]

Finally! A new video! Love it!

[@theoutlook55]

Love the channel. Keep it up guys!

[@axriim7251]

Tu put it simply it's a clusterfuck

[@JeytzonFierro]

That it is, comrade Patrick. 😂

[@kingusernamelxixthemagnifi3488]

Yugoslavia in a nutshell.

[@fristnamelastname5549]

Just like Russia in 1920.

[@WildBillCox13]

Been subscribed since the beginning. Still following avidly. Have been both informed and enriched by the series. Great work. And-Hi Flo!

[@TheGreatWar]

Hi Bill!

[@WildBillCox13]

@Jim lastname In reality, I am a performer, one half of a duo called "The Unpaid Bills".

[@WildBillCox13]

@Jim lastname Bill and I don't have any recorded work at this time (we work together to host an open mic in Pgh, Pa), but here's one of my originals for your listening pleasure: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZXSlmiia6edmac Hope you like it!

[@spudskie3907]

Great to see this channel continuing! Great work guys, especially Jessie.

[@jessealexander2695]

Thanks!

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

The Interwar period is actually my favourite era in history

[@georget8008]

Very good video! Congrats to everyone!

[@djordil7071]

great show man!

[@lafeil]

Jessie you getting much better, viewers want see that level of energy.

[@TheGreatWar]

thanks for the feedback. He will appreciate that.

[@dms6117]

Finally finally finally I am all caught up with the series! I've been plugging away at this channel since mid 2017. I took my time and enjoyed it like a fine wine. I'd watch each video 2-3 times to really absorb the content. I also lurked the comments because there are so many smart mofos here that add so much more color to these subjects. I have to say, learning about this conflict and the aftermath at this level of detail has really boosted Jeopardy skills. My wife was baffled when I helped her solve "Riga" on crossword puzzle where the clue was a four letter word for a "Baltic coastal capital" This channel has truly rekindled my love for WWI history that began back in middle school when I wrote an essay on how modern technology vastly outpaced military tactics at the onset of the Great War. It is now such a fixture in my life and I can't wait to pass this knowledge on to my children, because Lord knows the US school system sure ain't going to. Hats off to the Great War team, you guys are keeping obscure (albeit vitally important) history alive! P.S. I am the proud owner of a 1:350 scale model of the SMS Emden thanks to you!

[@TheGreatWar]

This is one of the most encouraging comments I read in a while, thank you. We hope to enlighten you further of course and if you watch the show with your children one day, let us know. Cheers Flo

[@frankwhite3406]

Excellent Episode Indeed!

[@AuthenticDarren]

Top episode, thanks.

[@QALibrary]

I was thinking WW1 was interesting but after the war, it gets, even more, interesting, helped by this channel and presentation - it just getting better and better and I am learning more and more

[@lethaloutdoors001]

The war truly never ended, not until 1949. great series

[@tylerjerabek5204]

Has it fully ended now? The Middle East….

[@shadowlord1418]

The war never ends

[@kevinbyrne4538]

The interwar period paved the way for WW2. In this episode, one sees some of the resentments that fueled the next great war.

[@mikhailv67tv]

So much history was happening 100 years ago, i seriously pleased you are still covering what happened. I remember seeing a Russell Crowe movie where he is looking for his sons and they are tied up in the Turkish Greek war 1920's..fascinating and i doubt any other movie covers the period

[@ericcarlson3746]

continuing great job by Daniel your map maven

[@micahistory]

World War I started a lot more wars than it ended

[@fristnamelastname5549]

You could thank the Serb that shot the Austrian Arch Duke of that.

[@revolucionarionacional623]

Great video. ☺☺

[@pablononescobar]

Mussolini? We’ll never hear from him again

[@sgrizzo48]

if only bro, if only....

[@jacopofolin6400]

Unfortunatly...

[@paulmccartney1982]

Yay a new vid!!

[@HistoryonYouTube]

As someone who studied linguistics and translation theory at university, I very much appreciated the translation of putting the toothpaste back into the tube!

[@shawngilliland243]

@The Great War - You continue to get better - which is no small feat! - with each episode. Jesse's narration is wonderfully clear. Very much appreciate the information about D'Annunzio, of whom I'd not heard much before your excellent presentation. He wrote some very poetic lines indeed! I was shocked to learn of the Italian government supporting all those different groups with arms and aid. Again after watching an episode of The Great War, as the French say, I "go to bed less stupid".

[@lacasadipavlov]

D'Annunzio was an extremist but (some of) his poems are excellent! He was considered several times for the Nobel Prize

[@shawngilliland243]

@lacasadipavlov - Thank you for your comment; I will seek out some of his poems (in translation, alas, I don't speak or read Italian).

[@lacasadipavlov]

@@shawngilliland243 You could find some of his best works in an anthology called Notturno. Incidentally, he wrote most of these poems during a recovering period in hospital, he was injured during his military missions in World War I!

[@TheGreatWar]

Thanks Shawn, glad we made you "less stupid", haha.

[@shawngilliland243]

@lacasadipavlov - Thank you very much for suggesting Notturno. :-)

[@micahistory]

It really seems like the Versailles Peace didn't satisfy anyone

[@fristnamelastname5549]

You understand that, which took the world 20 years to figure out. What a joke the Treaty Versailles was.

[@walideg5304]

It means that Versailles was balanced.

[@pathutchison9866]

This channel is still really well done

[@boltybro7058]

Clemenceau was the biggest savage change my mind.

[@Cancoillotteman]

well I'm not about to change an already set mind, this would make no sense. But you should start by considering what is a savage, start by a definition, then there can be a discussion

[@walideg5304]

This savage won the war. Churchill was largely influenced by him in Second World War. Copying his style and his speech.

[@otaviodiniz5934]

1919: "Go to the Balkans and try a experiment with the 14 points." 80s-90s: "Brioni, Carrington disaster, Vance-Owen, "safe area" and i tako dalje..."

[@GenghisVern]

I'm really enjoying this series.

[@robertw5052]

Seems like Italy paid 600.000 soldiers' lifes for a lesser empire than envisaged. Throwing away lower class peoples' lifes for territorial gains that did not help their families. What about italy's veterans, widdows und orphans?

[@adrianeng20]

I hope you will cover almost all important countrys in that period

[@spookerredmenace3950]

Indi looks very different :P

[@lobaandrade7172]

Spooker Red Menace more Canadian than usual

[@spookerredmenace3950]

@@lobaandrade7172 hahaha true :P

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

When exactly did he turn into a twee Canadian skinhead with giant hands??! :-(

[@edugarcia001]

Why is this channel so good please stop I have finals let me study

[@micahistory]

I wish you uploaded more

[@Stamenbelchev]

I would lake to hear more about the Hungarian Socialist Republic and their problems with the French, Serbs and Romanians. I couldn't find information in the last episode (5).

[@colineyeball]

Stamen Belchev Great Point I too would like this information. I'm sure they will, but it is always good to ask.

[@doughnutsandcoffee8622]

18:58 SAVAGE ROAST

[@axe9748]

Love the intro

[@simoncervini2139]

Ehh I can’t agree

[@Marinealver]

"We believe in self determination, now give us more land from the conquered!" Luigi Cardona is starting to sound rational when compared to this statement.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

Entente: "self determination!" France: "uhhh not for Corsica, Alsace, or any colony!" England " Not for Ireland, or Scotland or any colonies" USA "No, guys, we uhhh, I mean, not for Philippines or Hawaii!"

[@jimjim292]

Fascinating stuff.

[@michaelrider]

Top channel.

[@micahistory]

This period in European history has to be one of the most chaotic and wartorn periods.

[@markgarin6355]

Amazing that the previous video I watched, the peace talks ending WWI, talked about Germany, never mentioned Austria/Hungry destruction.

[@jovanweismiller7114]

It's hilarious that a madman like Wilson would accuse Orlando of having an unstable mind!

[@TheLocalLt]

Interesting how The Great War and Indy Neidell are now competing in the “between two wars” industry.

[@williamneumyer7147]

Notice Roosevelt seated behind Wilson at 13:15.

[@halocemagnum8351]

“An extreme nationalism based on Victimhood.” No sentence has ever described fascism better in so few words.

[@JDahl-sj5lk]

The Italians were neglected yes, they were much less powerful than the English or French. And it seems only the US is driven by idealism, which you could say they can afford; being more interested in securing international trade and a stable world order. The problems with nationalism however, is that even when the issue is undertanable; nationalism always seem to lead to an over reaction. It did so in my own country when wanting independence; were f.ex a bishop gave a speech saying it would be cowardly and against God if we didn't accept 60-70.000 dead (not including wounded) before agreeing to diplomacy! Patriotism is one thing, but it's a very fine line between patriotism and nationalism (they are a bit linked after all), but I'd say nationalism is what fosters the US/THEM think, just to separate them.

[@johnhall8364]

And 100 years later we have extreme anti-nationalism based on victimhood.

[@adrianordonez8800]

@@mrhills8868 if by "live under their own rule", you mean live under the boot of bigoted violence and intimidation unless you're in the ruling class, then yes that's what Italy got after Mussolini. Have you seen Jim Carrey's portrait of him and his wife? Beautiful.

[@Solaxe]

@@johnhall8364 No, we have crying beta snowflakes and virgins like you, who think they're victims of, wait for it, people like transsexuals and loud women. All the nationalism has ever given us was 2 world wars

[@davidegaribaldi1503]

Also Nazism

[@brokenbridge6316]

Sounds like the Paris Peace Conference was a very hotly contested affair. With many batter n bruised feelings on both sides. Great job.

[@boostergold1399]

This channel is still relevant

[@brushbros]

What a coincidence that my desk is exactly at yours. Ikea is great ain't it?

[@davidtong2776]

How could anyone ever believe that war would so how bring peace to peoples so divided, and so full of anger and hate.

[@davidtong2776]

@Troy Staunton Suppose that one nation made of one race, of the same religion, wiped everybody else, and took over the world. Over time new differences would arise and war would return, it is the nature of man.

[@2headedtasman200]

My God. I didn't even know you guys were back. You werent in my recommended.

[@robertopesenti1173]

This gentleman Is perfect in English, but also Italian and French pronunciation Is outstanding!

[@reecezpuffs8978]

how did i just now find this channel

[@j.r.3664]

Rijeka (Croatian) = Fiume (Italian) = River (English)

[@sand0decker]

Oh boy, more from this channel

[@KittredgeRitter]

Could you do a video on the march on Rome and all the footage you can find on Mussolini?

[@Holsp]

Hey, I was wondering if you will make a video on how barbed wire was cleared from the trenches so they could attack without being stopped by barbed wire at the end

[@Realkeepa-et9vo]

South Tyrol belongs to Serbia!

[@TheGreatWar]

underrated comment

[@ejajafrozarb]

No

[@josephstalin2776]

@@enema6222 Norther Ireland belongs to Bulgaria

[@josephstalin2776]

@@enema6222 Estonia belongs to Spain

[@thebenis3157]

Kosovo belongs to Italy

[@alessiobellotti3912]

21:34 that statement is eerily similar to the current statements about italian political status

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Clemenceau throws some shade on Belgium!

[@cptreft]

Great comment on Clemenceau :-D

[@miguelprezavaldez2909]

It would great a video about french Navy during the war

[@christopheromeara1442]

Why was the Channel Tunnel Part of the Peace Talks?

[@TheGreatWar]

Lloyd-George thought it could be a useful way to get troops over to the continent and prevent another war.

[@whodoobucrew2960]

Had Italy stuck with the central powers, would that have turned the tide of WWI? Would Italy have been better off with the central powers? They got so shafted in the aftermath

[@dragosstanciu9866]

We will never know. Perhaps Austria-Hungary and Italy would have fought together against France or against Russia. Even so, surely France, Russia and the UK would have made changes in their strategies in order to compensate for fighting against Italy.

[@ryanjuguilon213]

They would get Nice, Corsica, Tunisia and perhaps Savoy

[@jacopofolin6400]

@@ryanjuguilon213 but not Trieste

[@t.a.n.o.b.5332]

@@ryanjuguilon213 I Don’t know about Savoy, it’s fully French, even the Italian patriots in independence wars didn’t consider it Italian

[@Boretheory]

@@t.a.n.o.b.5332 true but the Central powers still offered the territories

[@dawgies11]

Indy forgot his desk. I'll take it.

[@Clancy.Mclean]

can you do a video on Anibal Milhais - Soldier Millions!