Ten Minute History - German Unification and Empire (Short Documentary)

[@petartoshkov2076]

The Versailles palace has a fetish of holding devastating peace treaties

[@mrsbaylocksvideoemporium9621]

Surprising that not many people have picked up on this! And the fact that it was the Germans who imposed devastating reparations on the French after 1871 war.

[@venigos]

And the French doing the exact dumb thing after WW1

[@frenchbread952]

@@venigos a honor war

[@FFF034]

Mrs Baylock's Video Emporium because it was the French who started the war...... also I wouldn’t call taking alsace lorraine unfair or harsh because it was a german speaking area, in the franco prussian war the french where 100% the aggressors, in ww1 everyone was an aggressor yet germany still took full blame, so yeah im still gonna call the ww1 treaty of versaille harsher

[@michaelfisher7170]

@Inigo Bantok I'm sure you've probably seen it but there is an amazing painting done, I don't recall the artist, of the German Emperor Wilhelm I, Bismarck, and the German command declaring the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.

[@petertimowreef9085]

"He wasn't gonna be out-emperor'd by anyone" hahaha It's a good joke made even better by the fact that's *exactly* how it was.

[@riggles8849]

how do you know? you weren't there

[@Pille1842]

Being out-emperor'd is also what led to Queen Victoria being made Empress of India. She didn't want her relatives in Germany and Russia to be more important than herself.

[@AlphaBetaDeltaGamma]

It's not really exactly how it was. Francis was afraid that the Holy Roman Empire was going to be desolved by Napoleon and he would lose his title of emperor. His fear turned out to be justified since it was exactly what happend. Had he not created the Austrian Empire he would just have been aan archduke after losing the title of Holy Roman Emperor.

[@yarpen26]

@@Pille1842 On a related note, that's exactly the reason why in 1922 the British forced Fuad I of Egypt to downgrade the Sultanate of Egypt into a Kingdom of Egypt, because in Arabic a sultan is basically the equivalent of an emperor and since the Brits were still going to be in charged of Egypt's foreign policy, they didn't want Egyptians to wonder why their ruler is a puppet of a monarch who's technically lower in rank than him.

[@yarpen26]

The 19th century truly killed all the remnants of significance the title of the emperor still had by this point. It became just an ego-boosting device to asspull even when your country was nowhere near to a power.

[@Ruminations09]

"But because they had generally outperformed the Italians, they gave it to France instead who then gave it to Italy" I find that absolutely hilarious.

[@diogovieira1784]

The game of honor. Italy was crush by Austrian armys. And Kaiser Franz Joseph I wouldn't gave them anything

[@ciobrombe825]

​@@diogovieira1784 Actually Lissa in 1866 was a venetian victory against italian troops. The cry of victory in the Kriegsmarine was "Viva San Marco!"

[@argexpert]

Especially after the defet of Napoleon. crazy times

[@ciobrombe825]

@@argexpert What is a defet of Napoleon? A dish like beef Wellington?

[@argexpert]

Defeat

[@Dankmaster532]

Bismark didn't push for Austrian friendship, Wilhelm II pushed for Austrian friendship. Bismark was for Russian friendship as he didn't want France and Russia as allies as it would create a two front war. Yes, Bismark wasn't against austrian friendship as he figured he might need them later as an ally if need be, which is why the prussians peace deal with the austrians wasn't as harsh as expected in the Austro-Prussian war.

[@kang1983]

Wilhelm II actually brainlet

[@djtechzz]

U don’t know the spelling of Bismarck

[@MacCoalieCoalson]

bruh moment Not really, he made some hotheaded decisions but he wasn't an idiot like another certain German leader who was involved in a world war...

[@karthikkv5742]

Chromosome Extract hitler was much smarter than Wilhelm, at least during the start

[@perparimarsenal]

Hunter something that isn’t mentioned here is that Bismarck and the germans knew the austrians had their back in every war against other states. It was all a matter of dominance within germany that created a rivalry within Prussia and Austria

[@yogatonga7529]

Italy: Winning territory without having conquered it since 1861.

[@kingdomofitaly6544]

Your comment is very confused

[@Nietabs]

@@kingdomofitaly6544 kinda

[@leviticus2001]

And when didn't win territory that one time, they turned fascist.

[@marioneevefontanilla7270]

Hahahaha. That sounds like a child throwing a fit or rebelling against his parents when his request/demands were not granted.

[@terza333]

That's not true tough

[@blonded0532]

“This made the French look weak and silly so they declared war” 18-19th century Europe in a nutshell

[@adamboh393]

Tbh that’s a major simplification by making out that the German Empire was ignoring the French it made out like the Emperor was going to put his cousin on the Spanish throne and surround France therefore the French must invade before that happens to prevent it.

[@arnold3768]

If nuclear weapons didn't exist, this would be happening to this day.

[@thezeitos469]

@@arnold3768 I am pretty sure WW1 and WW2 send a pretty clear signal on their own even without nukes.

[@Michael_I.]

@@adamboh393 no Wilhelm accepted the first french demand but the french wanted him to declare publicly no Hohenzoller will be on the spanish throne, he refussed and Bismarck send a short version of the ems dispatch to the press

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

Sir Bobo Which would’ve actually happened had that god dam cipher clerk not made a transcription error when decoding German telegrams. History changed because some idiot wasn’t using a cypher sheet

[@Gunshinzero]

Imagine trying to live a normal life during that time. *Yawn* "Good morning honey. Uh, what country are we this week?"

[@alwellus]

That was a generational problem in Alsace-Lorraine form 1870 to 1945.

[@Zraknul]

Poland: what you've gone through is pretty straight forward. Don't get me started, you don't have that kind of time.

[@DarkKnight52365]

why do you think so many left for America

[@NathanieI87]

08:58 Here's a fun fact regarding the German navy. To fund and maintain the Navy Wilhelm II introduced a new form of tax - The Champagne Tax. This special form of tax has never been dismissed ever since. So in a sense we Germans still pay for the emperor's Navy whenever we buy a bottle of champagne :D

[@AlphaHorst]

Another fun fac. The tax for it is not only still in effect, it remains unchanged. So technically every bottle of sparkling wine we buy pays a tax, which HAS to be used for the german navy. But a little law stating "no tax can be taken for a single purpose" overrides that. *church tax chuckles in the distance*

[@t3ss33]

@@AlphaHorst serious fact. Nowhere in the relevant tax law does it say that the sparkling wine tax must be used to finance the navy and it never has. Indeed, it would be strange as a tax never is bounded to a purpose. As for the "Kirchensteuer". The tax is not raised by the state but only collected in the name of the churches. So again, the tax isn't bounded as the churches can use them in any way the like. The state is a mere intermediary for the tax.

[@prismaticc_abyss]

@@t3ss33 true as an atheist or unaffiliated agnosticist you can opt out of it

[@unbekannteruser2418]

I am German myself, and I didn't even know that lol.

[@knetknecht2687]

Being German means being "definitely not French" For me as a German, this is quite a good definition ^^

[@eisenkoenig8324]

@C.F.P.N Hans bring ze luger Basically German McDonald’s if Germany won ww1. Instead of chicken nuggets you get jaegerschnitzel with Bratkartoffeln or a bratwurst in a bun, and toys Like a action figure of Bismarck, as well as Captain Germany from the upcoming Marvel Film. Instead of a paper crown you get a paper Pickelhaube. Instead of limo you can buy Brause and the concurrent is not Burger King but the Stullenkaiser... I’ll add this to the list of reasons why Germany’s defeat in ww1 was definitely not good. Also the toys would have a better quality than they currently have. Change my mind

[@rachelsombo9045]

The French do not care about they do not even know who you are before 1871 Germans need to chill !

[@shreyaskumar7658]

@@eisenkoenig8324 also no nazism

[@lastprussian71]

@@rachelsombo9045 sit tf down france feared a powerful Germany after their ass kicking in 1871

[@charakiga]

@@lastprussian71 let’s speak about the Napoleonic wars, the First World War, and the resistance in the Second World War that Germans were not even able to stop… *not even able to stop citizens with little guns*

[@rice4550]

It’s literally a tradition for deposed monarchs to flee to Britain

[@HugostarGames]

but Willhelm the 2nd fleed to the Netherlands

[@hezekiahgab4490]

And deforested it

[@sisophon1982]

@@HugostarGames I mean, you would not want to prosecuted for starting a war that HE may or may not have wished to start

[@MohdImran-tx7ly]

even today politians in third world countries do Fraud and fled to London

[@conveyor2]

Czar Nicholas & family was refused in 1918 and they were executed. Wilhelm II was offered it in 1940 but declined. Karl Marx there from the 1850s to now...

[@zeldanut1383]

"... Who found themselves dominated by Prussia. Except for Liechtenstein... Which was fine" *Liechtensteiner waving happily*

[@hugo57k91]

Finaly someone picked up on this. This is my favorite part of the video

[@aivinni9838]

Population ~15

[@samuelnoser4295]

i live in Liechtenstein

[@KR-mm4el]

@@samuelnoser4295 no you don’t.

[@samuelnoser4295]

@@KR-mm4el actually i do

[@kaiserwilhelmii674]

I enjoyed this.

[@franzjoseph6641]

Kaiser Wilhelm II Hello my friend

[@kaiserwilhelmii674]

Das ist umstritten

[@KaiserWilhelm1888_II]

You are not the real one.

[@paisleepunk]

WILHELM VS WILHELM! FIGHT!

[@sloog3588]

oOf

[@Exurb1a]

MORE PLEASE.

[@nikolay4101-s7r]

Go home, exurb1a, пиян си

[@stevetany6297]

Rude

[@qopiqq3629]

If you had a verified logo, you would have had 10.000 likes on this comment now

[@marcusq4807]

Sup

[@jackdryden7452]

holy shit its the turtle that breaks my sense of reality every couple of months

[@VoidLantadd]

Some say you can still hear Wilhelm Scream to this day.

[@Lemsch]

But did Wilhelm scream the Wilhelm Scream?

[@HistoryMatters]

The next episode is 'The Rise of the Ottomans (1300-1683)' What would you like to see next?

[@lukemcclure3567]

Ten Minute History it sounds really good I study the Ottoman Empire

[@eucalipto042]

no Twitter pools pls some ppl dont have Twitter you other sites insted

[@voramus]

The Roman Republic or the Greek City-States would be interesting, or something about Carthage or the ancient empires in the middle east. The history of Poland (especially the commonwealth) would be interesting, too. Also The history of Scandinavia or Japan, or the Chinese Empire - the possibilities are endless

[@bigbosskangross]

Ten Minute History was about to question that after the video lol

[@drivernephi1002]

Could you do a vid on The Dutch Empire?

[@ultimatestoryteller]

The Prussians became much powerful , united and stronger than everyone else in Europe because... *Bismarck had a plan.... Bismarck always had a plan*

[@wikiuser92]

Bismarck's plan: #1: Plan. #2: Plan a backup plan. #3: Plan for war. #4: War. #5: ??? #6: Germany!

[@casparvoncampenhausen5249]

You forgot the "give everyone MANLY, DOMINATING, GERMAN MUSTACHES" step

[@ethantaylor4094]

It was the most un-Bismark like plan, and there for the most Bismark like plan

[@manubishe]

Where did Bismarck's plan come from?

[@matsnordal4802]

Firing Bismarck must be up there with the most stupid political decisions in German history, and there are a couple to choose from. Which incidentally might not have come about if he wasn't fired. I doubt that Bismarck would have been stupid enough to bring about the first world war. Or at least not if he didn't know that he would win, hmm.

[@tiagobernardo6807]

I just love how death is depicted in this videos

[@taptiotrevizo9415]

*"THUMP"*

[@Wm7forthewin]

**falls to the ground**

[@boundedsleet6262]

It's like that in a lot of his videos. 'Unfortunately (Insert important name here) came up with a small case of death.'

[@thomastrout9997]

.."contracted a case of mortality" is one of my favorites

[@JeansWithPockets541]

Hoo-dee-doo dee-doo I do say, I am falling!

[@freakingabagool3510]

Bismarck walking through the field of flowers unenthusiastically with the word diplomacy overhead made me laugh hard

[@ifandafydd7432]

Low-key the funniest moment of the entire video

[@aleksandarvil5718]

4:58 *Bismarck Has A Plan.* *He Always Has A Plan.*

[@Cynderfan35]

Ah I see you're man of culture as well.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

@@Cynderfan35 @Extra History Channel Reference

[@FeatureHistory]

Ey, this is pretty good. I appreciate the explanations of nationalism and the such; I'm sure any student writing an essay on this is salivating at the mouth now

[@bp9696]

DO THE EMU WAR,LMAAOOOOOO!!!!!11 ı'm so hilarious

[@coolthefool1]

OMG 11!1112!!1!!111 what are you doing here ////?////??????// LOL

[@danidejaneiro8378]

_at the mouth?_ Where else do you salivate?

[@SmGargoyle]

have a final coming up and I'm supposed to write about industrial revolution, unifications of both Italy and Germany and yes I'm drooling...

[@mcfronny]

That last bit was uncomfortable BTW I see this people replying that they know you. I'll check you out since I like history videos

[@17Watman]

“One day the Great European War will come out of some damned foolish think in the Balkans. (1888).” - Otto Von Bismarck

[@JH-zs3bs]

"All of the Balkan isn't worth the bones of a single tired pommerian Grenadier to us " Also the old guy.

[@mcuddy799]

“A Bavarian is a cross between a man and an Austrian.” -also Bismarck

[@GreatPolishWingedHussars]

Yes, that describes the foolish thinking of the Austrians to conquer the Balkans. By the way, there is a crucial error in the video that the guilty for the war were not clearly named. In addition, the massacres of civilians by the German army in Belgium was not mentioned clearly enough and German army massacres of Polish civilians are not mentioned at all. Nor was it mentioned that Italy considered Austria and Germany to be responsible of the war. So the Italian allies of the Germans and Austrians were also of the opinion that Serbia France and Russia were not the aggressors. The Italian Foreign Minister Antonio di San Giuliano informed the German Ambassador Hans von Flotow that, in the view of the Italian government, the Alliance case was not given, becuase Austria and Germany were responsible of the war. So the Italian declaration of neutrality took place. Incidentally, the international press and most states condemned the Austrian ultimatum as unacceptable and as proof that Austria was only seeking a reason for war! Only the Germans and Austrians caused the First World War! The Germans and Austrians were responsible for the outbreak of this war. Because only only Germans and Austrians had the option, war or peace! Only the Germans and the Austrians could prevent the war. They wanted war because the Austrians and the Germans were of the opinion that they dominate too small areas compared to British, Russians and even French. More precisely! The envy on this huge British empirwas actually the reason for the 1st World War. Because that was the feeling that prevailed in Germany in relation to the British. Envy! They felt inferior to the British. That feeling of inferiority particularly clarifies this quote from the German State Secretary of the Foreign Office, and later Chancellor. "We also demand our place in the sun." That's what he means with regard to German demands for more colonies. Anyone who argues in this way believes that he is in the shadows. This feeling of inferiority was then precisely the reason why the Germans attacked France, Belgium and Russia and thus triggered the First World War. After a victory, the Germans wanted to take large areas from the French, Belgians and Russians to also be a colonial power roughly comparable to the British. So the terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk show why the Germans waged the war. Russia was forced to agree to the treaty, as the Germans later did Treaty of Versailles.Russia lost 26% of the then European territory, 27% of the arable land, 26% of the rail network, 33% of the textile and 73% of the iron industry and 73% of the coal mines. All the areas to be ceded included around 60 million people, more than 1/3 of the total population of the former Russian Empire. The Bolsheviks committed to pay six billion gold marks of reparation. This shows that the Germans made war for to get colonies from the French and Belgians! On July 29th, German Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg announced to the British Ambassador Edward Goschen that Germany would attack France in breach of Belgian neutrality and that Germany would restore the territorial integrity of France and Belgium - but not that of their colonies - after the war in order to achieve British neutrality. So they wanted the colonies of the defeated French and Belgians. Incidentally, the Austrians have the same reason for waging this war, namely to expand their domain. They wanted to conquer most of the Balkans. After gaining control of Croatia and Slovenia, the Austrians also wanted to conquer the rest of the Balkans. The first step was to conquer Bosnia and Herzegovina! This triggered World War I with the support of Germany. In 1878 Austria raided Bosnia-Herzegovina! It was not a kind of peaceful annexation as is always claimed! After this raid, there was massive resistance against the Austrians, which the Austrians put down with blood. That wasn't enough for the Austrians, they wanted to conquer the entire Balkans. So they wanted to expand their sphere of influence on cost of others states. The problem, however, was that the states attacked by the Austrians and Germans were allied with each other. This led to a chain reaction that ended with a big war. So World War 1 started because the Germans and Austrians wanted to conquer territories! So in summary, one can state the imperialism of the Austrians and Germans led to World War I. There is no doubt that France, Great Britain and Russia were imperialist, only that their imperialism did not cause World War I in 1914. That is a widespread lie that the Balkans was Europe's powder keg! The purpose of this lie is to blame the Serbs for the First World War. The fact is, however, that the Austrians and the Germans were Eurpas powder keg in 1914, because the Germans and the Austrians were responsible for the First World War. Austria and Germany were the aggressors in 1914! They were the attackers, not defenders. Incidentally, Serbs had been living in Bosnein Herzogowina for centuries and no Austrians lived there. So these Serbs had the right to resist the foreign rule of Austria. Like they also had the right to defend themselves against the Ottoman rule bevore. The Serbian resistance to the Austrian foreign rule was completely legitimate! The assassination attempt on the future monarchical dictator Franz Ferdinand who would oppress the Serbs like his predecessors did was completely legitimate in 1914! Because every oppressor has to be afraid that the oppressed will fight back and kill him. Because like the other nations were Serbs oppressed in the prison of nations named Austria! The Serbs had every right to defend themselves against Austrian foreign rule! Incidentally, the circumstances of the attack are very dubious. The heir to the throne was presented to potential assassins on a silver platter. The assassination of 1914 was carried out by Serbian freedom fighters supported by non-Serbs. By the way, the Austrians attacked Serbia in 1914 without a war reason! The involvement of the Serbian government in the assassination attempt was not proven in 1914. But an unfulfilled ultimatum should give the reason for war to the Austrians. So the Austrians have given Serbia an unacceptable ultimatum because they assumed that Serbia would not fulfill it. Incidentally, the international press and most states condemned the ultimatum as unacceptable and as proof that Austria was only seeking an excuse for war! The Austrians were therefore surprised when Serbia agreed to most points of the actually unfulfillable ultimatum. German Kaiser Wilhelm II has stated that there is actually no reason for war in 1914 because the Serbs have actually fulfilled the Austrian ultimatum. The Austrians found another pretext for the war! The assassination was not enough, because a Serbian governments participation was unproven 1914 and Serbia almost completely fulfilled the ultimatum! The message of an armed Austrian and Serbian banter near Temes Kubin on the Danube,was then the desired pretext for the war. Instead of checking whether the alleged sebian attack took place at all, war was actually declared on Serbs because of this. Interpreted as an actual opening of the fighting by Serbia, this banter was expressly in the Austrian declaration of war mentioned. At the latest on July 28, and in any case before the declaration of war was sent, the news of this battle turned out to be a hoax. The battle near Temes did not take place; the relevant report was incorrect. This is how one behaves if one wants to provoke a war. Austrians declared with an invented reason for war and the Germans backed the Austrians. Without this German backing, the Austrians would not have dared to attack Serbia in 1914. This behavior of the Germany is called "blank cheque"! Also the Germans had to find then something fictitious, to justify the war! In order to attack France, Germans has sought pretexts and found it. Such pretext was then the aircraft of Nuremberg which was actually a newspaper hoax in which one or several French aircraft allegedly dropped bombs near Nuremberg, Germany on August 2, 1914, only one day prior to Germany's declaration of war on France. That was a lie! The story seems to have suited the General Staff's agenda. On August 2 the Bavarian military plenipotentiary in Berlin reported to Munich: "Welcoming news of a bombing at Nuremberg by French aircraft has arrived from our III. Army Command. Without even waiting for a diplomatic act the Ministry of War and the General Staff now have declared France an enemy." The German army even simply raided Belgium in 1914 without pretext and without a declaration of war! In summary explained! This is how one behaves when one wants war! Incidentally, the Germans could have prevented the war anyway by refusing the Austrians German backing for the war against Serbia. The Austrians would not have dared to attack Serbia without German backing. But the Germans did exactly the opposite of what than German blank check to Austria is known. In July, 1914, Germany gave Austria a "blank cheque" for attacking Serbia. It meant that Germany would support whatever decision Austria made. Austria decided on war with Serbia which led to the outbreak of World War I. So Germany and Austria are equally responsible for this war.

[@balabanasireti]

​@@GreatPolishWingedHussars No one cares

[@GreatPolishWingedHussars]

@@balabanasireti Again megalomania where someone thinks he speaks for everyone worldwide.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

"So the French had another revolution because it was the 19th century and why not?" 🤣🤣🤣

[@JH-zs3bs]

the monarchy they had at that time was forced unto them under metternichs plans for European balance of power which did not allow for democracies. It was just the opportunity they waited for to depose the monarch that had failed so spectacular. Actually is weird they weren't thankful to Germany.

[@brianrose85]

@@JH-zs3bs No no no -- the guy in charge at the time was the Napoleon who had overthrown the Republic that had arisen after the people overthrew the monarchy that was imposed on them after the last Napoleon was overthrown. (Because 19th Century France.)

[@HistoryMatters]

Here's a strawpoll (after feedback) to choose the episode after next. (Poll is closed now)

[@Lovemaxman1234]

Ten Minute History When I read more about the 2nd Schleswig War, I heard that Prussia gained Schleswig while Austria gained Holstein, not the other way around? Am I wrong or is the video wrong?

[@HistoryMatters]

I got it wrong, Prussia gained Schleswig, Austria got Holstein. Sorry about that, not sure how I missed that.

[@ppaaccoojrf]

Great video as always, and thanks for letting us vote on the next one. I suggested this on the video about the Spanish and Portuguese Empires, but a follow up on the collapse of said Empires and the formation of the modern nation states in Latin America would be terrific.

[@antonio5478]

Great video and explanations, and funny drawings make undersating the topic easier

[@Iason29]

besides who got what, I think you confused the geographical locations of Holstein and Schleswig on the map as well, I thought Holstein was the southern part and Schleswig above Holstein, but you mixed them up. So Lovemanman is right, but what you just said now is the same as you said in the video....you got me confused

[@kaiserwilhelm3933]

Funny how Napoleon caused that! Napoleon basically caused every major event after him. Anyway, wasn't Germany a Great Power already? I mean, Kingdom of Prussia became a Great Power after the defeat of Napoleon.

[@kaiserwilhelm3933]

It's even confirmed on Wikipedia that Prussia became one of the Great Powers.

[@thesherbet]

(late reply I know but...) While prussia was recognised as a Great Power after the napoleonic saga, they didn't really hold any weight outside of europe, not when compared to France/Britain/Spain/Ottomans/Russia etc

[@xenotypos]

On the continent, Prussia was clearly more powerful than Spain, just a bit less than Austria/Russia/France/Britain. So Prussia was already great power in Europe, but Germany was "more" than that to be honest: immediately after the Franco-Prussian war, it took France's traditionnal place as the main continental power in Europe. And with the population boom, that lead will only get larger and larger. I think that in the 1890s, only Britain had a political power comparable with Germany's.

[@shadowmsh5723]

Prussia became really powerful as far back as after the Thirty Years War (1618-1648).

[@Raisonnance.]

Ahaha funny how you say shit because who caused the coalitions ? Who declared war on France ? Britain I see you, don't be shy come on.

[@viniciusvyller9458]

Wilhelm II was certainly not prone to command but the man had the most legendary mustache of all time.

[@TragicTester034]

he do be lookin like Wario

[@casparvoncampenhausen5249]

I love how Lichtenstein is always treated as the quite, happy, little country and every one just goes awwww

[@heightdifference8644]

You explain topics so in depth and well. As an AP Euro student this really helps.

[@HistoryMatters]

About time, amirite? (Seriously, I've not been very well)

[@ValStartaker]

magic

[@mankytoes]

Nice video. It's always so complicated in the middle of Europe. Glad we're just chilling off the side.

[@miguelsomething]

Sorry, but the Berlin Conference was called on by Portugal :/

[@duarteazevedomendes7299]

Really good. particulary liked the reference to Metternich. Hope your are better and keep up the excellent work

[@mkirklions]

I'm not sure what you are saying at around 1:45 where you say things like 'totally not'. Is that sarcasm? This was very confusing. Thank you for the video.

[@mindsprings1]

Victoria II anyone?

[@castrelspirit]

Me!

[@Beza-nn1je]

King of United Italy

[@GhostRider659]

every now and then I look at my old save and pretend WWI never happened and Großdeutschland is still going strong

[@brandonlyon730]

I’m able to create Super Germany in less then 10 years in my Prussian games.

[@tomlazz2199]

European Awakening I wish I knew

[@-MarcelDavis-]

"Because he wasn't about to be outemperored by anyone" - nice one :D

[@miloelite]

5:11 Reinhardt "When all you have is a hammer, everyone else is a nail."

[@benson0509]

I crack up every time someone dies...that noise is brilliant. Also, "I'm not important" was great.

[@kingbeef5076]

Another great video. Nice to see the big blocks of text are gone. It is easy to watch without any pausing now. 19th century Europe was absolutely mental.

[@Geobacter]

Uh... so was 20th century Europe. And the 18th... and the 17th one as well. I'm starting to see a trend here. And we haven't even seen much of the 21st... yet. O_O

[@HistoryMatters]

I'm not sure why I kept them for so long. I've made a few changes such as trying to (where appropriate) use the 'native' names for monarchs as well. It's all because of the feedback I'm getting so I always appreciate people's thoughts.

[@zlatko8051]

American civil war,the Crimean war,the war of 1812,the brothers war,the Franco Prussian war,And Italy,Germany and Japan uniting into countries.Damn right it was

[@chrisw443]

Everytime someone dies i laugh....

[@Ramidemi710]

chrisw443 *PLONK*

[@josephleonard6695]

the thud sound haha

[@CitrusyGuy]

@@DaniellikesBTD5 welcome to the internet, I'll be your guide

[@SuperJohnny551]

Wow amazing history lesson. Feel better man and i truly love your way of presenting history. No bias no opinions just history just how I like it. Keep it up!

[@historycenter4011]

When you talked about unifing Germany you really should include Luxembourg as they were planned to join as well, but in the end did not. The dream and original idea however included it.

[@yarpen26]

Fun fact: Luxembourg was the only indepedent state in Western Europe that was actually directly and fully annexed into Nazi Germany during the war.

[@samdosquid6045]

@@yarpen26 very fun

[@generaluncivilized27]

@@samdosquid6045 The comment section has become full of memes and copycats of Sheldon Cooper

[@WaltzerCerealMuncher]

​@@yarpen26 So that's why Luxembourg is always annexed while other countries are oy occupied in hoi3

[@rpcollins007]

love the videos. i spend most of my spare time watching. keep up the good work and thanks

[@ElectronicsKevin001]

We need more guys like Otto von Bismarck

[@ВладимирКаллин]

sure

[@xjgbgaming3480]

Yes lol

[@assassain0425]

The Germans need him

[@xjgbgaming3480]

@@assassain0425 oof

[@arkhaon]

Linas Spielwelt only for his dimplomatic genius... he was very good at striking alliances and manipulation... but on the other hand, he was a very poor chancellor concerning domestic policy...

[@NorthernXY]

Great work, have watched it a couple times. Really enjoy the comedy you incorporate, well done.

[@dudesayingthings]

Bismarck was genuinely amazing. One of the greatest statesmen the world has ever seen. Other people have brought about great change through military intervention, but in matters of bringing about the most change with pure statesmanship, Bismarck stands alone. Although, seriousness apart, I wanted him to jump through the daisy field like other people do. Not walk all seriously. Don't make exceptions for anyone. That meme is pure gold 😂😂

[@The_whales]

I heard of a random fact about he threaten to jump out of a window of the Kaiser didn’t accept his treaty of not taking Austrian lands

[@dudesayingthings]

@@The_whales I didn't know about that particular one, but yes, he several times manipulated the Kaiser into doing what he wanted him to do 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cyancat8633]

​@@dudesayingthingsoh so that's why wheilim II was so lenient about Bismarck he didn't get a much say of stuff and was pushed out of government so it all makes sense now no wonder why he acted like that. It was cowardly to just run when things you did went down if your a captain of the ship you go down with it not the crew.

[@mariushemeyer2223]

Great video, being German myself I definitely learned some new things. Can you permanently show the year the events you're currently talking about took place? Makes it easier to connect the dots if one already has some knowledge on the topic

[@AtomicCalvert]

This literally takes me back to 2015-6 doing my History A-Level, half of my final year was literally based upon this period of German history especially focused on the changes of Nationalism. All ended in a 2 hour, 2 question (80 marks each) exam. And yes. I passed.

[@fortusvictus8297]

Contrast that to the USA, we barely even teach the Napoleonic wars, and teach them as a single event really. And the HRE is mentioned, but not covered in any resolution. But, a high school student should be able to explain the Monroe Doctrine in detail, Reconstruction, and the Spanish-American war. It all boils down to where you are. Only Europeans study all the ways Europeans have found to murder each other over the years. But now the USA seems to be committed to joining the European murder sport that passes for foreign policy on that continent.

[@henrikschmidt3964]

You really cram a lot of knowledge into these short videos. Very fine work, sir(s).

[@yeyonge]

So germany was declared in france. FRANCE. lol.

[@Tobi-ln9xr]

Yeah, it was after Germany defeated France

[@S3Cs4uN8]

Not only was the German empire proclaimed in France, the proclamation itself took place in the French Royal Palace at Versailles. They absolutely doubled-down on the insult with that.

[@JH-zs3bs]

It's funny how that really insignificant detail infuriated french public opinion more than taking Alsace and Lorraine.

[@lastprussian71]

@@JH-zs3bs lothringen*

[@op-cf3gt]

@@Tobi-ln9xr hehhehe france is a looser

[@mueezadam8438]

I love history and your channel is one of my new favorites!

[@ski4life108]

Keep these coming man. I like the visual style and they are easy to understand. Thanks for the Help!

[@henry_illenberger]

The eastern part of Prussia where konigsberg is, combined with Silesia, looks like the mouth of beast, ready to eat anybody.

[@JH-zs3bs]

not anybody. it's just pointed at Poland.

[@niklasjockel1515]

@@JH-zs3bs And it is about half of modern day poland

[@TragicTester034]

@@niklasjockel1515 sadly

[@suchlimk]

@@TragicTester034 Lol cope loser next world war and were taking berlin aswell from germany

[@varunraju1569]

What a wonderful video! It accurately and descriptively summarizes the unification of Germany. It helped me a lot. Could you make a video on the American Civil War and the European Imperialism? Thanks

[@skeletonkeysproductionskp]

Such a great video on a great channel! It served as an inspiration for my own video on what would have happened if Germany had never unified. Keep up the great work!!!

[@jonathanwebster7091]

@1:58 : "And was totally not the Holy Roman Empire under a different name". I don't know why I find that line hilarious, but I do 😁😁😁 It's...also totally true.

[@thorsvenson3530]

Bismark must have been an extremely interesting person. His actions had profound simplifications on the world to this day.

[@erikblue7842]

Really great video! Just want to correct that on the map you switched the location of Slesvig and Holstein. Holstein is the southern part of S-H and Slesvig is the northern part.

[@alexnispel]

This is my new favorite history channel. Keep up the good work!

[@lkb_runner4893]

As a historian, i can confirm that its totally not the holy roman empire under a different name.

[@Stefan-xu5nd]

9:08 I cant see Bosnia inside of Austria-Hungary in 1914 in your map

[@Munax.]

Your videoes are amazing. I don't want to say make more often, because I can imagine how hard to make youtube vidoes specially when they are high quality. But I want to say I appreciate your amazing work.

[@135million]

If you enjoyed this, Mike Duncan's Revolutions goes in-depth on the revolutions of 1848. Great intro to the state of Europe during that period

[@aiiv7839]

Bismarck is smart. He knew that by insulting the French, he could get the support of the Southern German States, which eventually led to the German Empire. Mad respect, man!

[@scanida5070]

He even kinda predicted the first world war. He said that someday, the great European war will happen because of something foolish in the balkans...and he was right.

[@aiiv7839]

@@scanida5070 At this point, he must be psychic or something. XD

[@abdirahmanidris290]

The support was always there due to the treaty they signed in 1866

[@miker.9138]

"The [blank] fared much better again the Italians." Don't we hear this phrase about every modern war on which the Italians fought?

[@anjusanal]

Mike R. Poor little Romans....

[@Septimus_ii]

Except the Ottomans

[@scottydu81]

Septimus ii Ottomen?

[@Vuconghoa114]

Did I see Reinhardt in the back? 5:11

[@cowbobranchpantssireatsalo24]

Amerasian Freethinker yup that was him

[@damienmiller1302]

Hahahaha well spotted

[@davethepants]

*CATCH PHRASE*

[@historycenter4011]

You put Selzshwig and Holstein backwards.

[@Rabobi123]

5:08 Was that Reinhardt from Overwatch?

[@madamsticky2704]

Thank you for this 😊 I'm researching my family and it led me to this time period. Brilliant 🥰

[@tillmoritzvater4787]

One minor mistake: Schleswig is the more northern part of Schleswig-Holstein. You said it write but the map at 5:33 shows it the other way around.

[@myfairlady343]

And the problem wasn't that austria had to move through prussian terrritory but that in the agreemt they made austria had to let prussia go through austrian territory in order to get to schleswig

[@PointlessBehemoth]

Was that Reinhardt at 5:11?

[@nothingjustnothing2960]

Theodorederp yes yes it was

[@davethepants]

*CATCH PHRASE*

[@avalle4493]

Its insane the amount of this videos that start with Napoleon. The man really change history.

[@JerehmiaBoaz]

You pronounce Friedrich wrong, in German the "ie" diphthong (like in Friedrich) is pronounced very different from the "ei" (like in Einstein). You pronounce the German "ie" like the English "ee" in words like deep or free, so you'd pronounce "Friedrich" something like "Freedrig".

[@Je-suis-pauvre]

why theres always people complaining about pronunciations ?? he tried his best ...he never said he was a native of the language chill and enjoy the video

[@bobbytables464]

No one is asking him to have native pronunciation, just something approximately close to the original. Friedrich is "freed-rick", not "fried-rick". Just like you'd expect a Spanish guy to pronounce "James Bond" with a hard J instead of "Hah-mess".

[@JerehmiaBoaz]

+Sam M. Pronouncing the "ch" after an "i" like a "k" is considered a northern dialect. The isogloss that separates the "ik" and the "ich" pronunciation runs From Poland to Belgium straight through Germany (and the Netherlands) and is called the Uerdingen Line. Here are some Germans pronouncing "Friedrich" in standard German: forvo.com/word/friedrich/

[@bobbytables464]

I specifically used a phonetic example of how an English-speaker should approximate "Friedrich". I know how the name is pronounced in standard German. English-speakers generally can't do a uvular trill or the "ch" fricatives. Another example would be pronouncing Angela Merkel's name. It's sufficient to just use a hard G instead of a soft one and otherwise pronounce it as in English (ængəla məɾkəl) instead of affecting a German phonetic register (aŋgela meɹkl).

[@JerehmiaBoaz]

+Sam M The ch is pronounced a bit differently depending on what type of vowel (front or back) precedes it and whether it appears in the middle or at the end of a word. Approximating the rather soft German "ich" ending with the English "ig" (the same 'g as in goal) sounds more acceptable to a native speaker. This page has a rather good explanation with examples: www.joycep.myweb.port.ac.uk/pronounce/consonch.html

[@howard6656]

I’ve watched this video so many times but only just noticed Reinhardt

[@Oscar92839]

1:06 “artistic heritage” 💀💀

[@AtomicPeacenik]

Excellent video! Your work is fantastic. A great learning tool to say the least.

[@evancrum6811]

Glad you are back!!!

[@The_Invisible_Hand]

1:10 "Germans were also very divided by... economics" --> Can you elaborate on what economic systems the two colours on the map (orange vs. brown) represent?

[@lukaskelly45]

The Invisible Hand he means the 2 Aldi groups also north and Aldi Süd .it was a joke

[@DeltaEchoGolf]

@@lukaskelly45 Aldi North became Trader Joes (US). And Aldi South became Aldi (US).

[@adlerzwei]

Bismarck was like a real life Littlefinger. 😅

[@hueylongdong347]

Nah, he's more like Tywin

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

Yes, more like Tywin. Better than Tywin, and he died of old age, instead of being skewered while taking a dump.

[@josephleonard6695]

Littlefinger for negotiations and manipulation, Tywin for military genius and strength

[@danielbukari3834]

Lets not forget my boy Rob the pup was undefeated against Tywins armies. 💪

[@benjaminjohannessanchez3310]

We all know Bismarck is like a real-life Mace Tyrell.

[@faysal8597]

Fascinating work 👏🏾

[@redlophix5670]

I am German, because I am definitely not french.

[@Crystal7Colt]

5:28 you said prussia received Schleswig but showed them receiving holstein instead and same for austria

[@LovleyLemonade]

I love how throughout history, the thought of a unified Germany worried the whole continent almost every time it started to form. Only because of the fact Germany is an absolute powerhouse.

[@micheltanaka2420]

Yet more Overwatch cameos! Check Reinhardt at 5:10 and a reference to Zarya's line "Do you even lift?" at 7:02.

[@christaylor8271]

I remember being on a first date with a girl and explaining to her how WW2 was a direct result of the chain of events that followed the Napoleonic wars. And to think, I could have got laid that night instead.

[@benl2140]

Other statesmen: frolicking through the flowers. Bismark: walking indifferently through the flowers.

[@Combatwombat-sn7ng]

The Zollverein didn't come around until 1834. 1819 was when Baden proposed it, and lots of other small customs unions were established from 1818 until the early 1830s. These were then combined into the Zollverein.

[@bennoble4935]

Good work! Really enjoy the videos :)

[@davidmapping4041]

I recommend playing Victoria 2 (you can do this in that game)

[@dafuqmr13]

its so complex, teach me master

[@brandonlyon730]

Even better, you can make Super Germany (Basically of Germany and the Entire Austria Empire combined as one big blob) and this can be accomplished in less then 10 years if you know what your doing.

[@fatiazizi8825]

Hey David

[@davidmapping4041]

@@fatiazizi8825 ?

[@colindaniels945]

You can argue that Bismarck agreeing to support French claims to both Belgium and Luxembourg was definitely a catalyst for the Franco-Prussian War. Why? When France went to Bismarck after the end of the Seven Weeks War and attempted to collect on the promise that had been made to them, Bismarck's basic response was: "Yeah, about my promise to support your claims on Belgium and Luxembourg...* So you can argue that France had been itching to fight Prussia since 1866.

[@risodlarn7669]

9:15 The Austro-Hungarian empire held control over Bosnia, but you didn't fill it in making them seem smaller than they were

[@realistavelicanstveni9698]

Risodlarn It happened in June, 1878. Year with Berlin Congress

[@danielfurculita3614]

Yaay, i had this history lesson today, but, instead of reading 4 files I watched your video. Thank you, ur the best:))

[@Haydn8oR]

I sencerly thank you for making this video, see I want to move to Austria, and teach abroad, and after 10 years of residency, I will apply for citizenship, and one of the things I have to do, is have a knowledge of the history of Austria and Vienna, and videos like this will help me get an early start on teaching my self the history. Thank you.

[@gideonhodge3723]

As both writer and historian, this is one of the best things on the internet.

[@DeptalJexus]

2:19 sounds familiar hmmmmm, not just an economic union, standard currency, no tarrifs, allow Prussia to *export quality products to member states* easily, increase Prussian influence . Maybe this has something foreshadowing *-Germany-*- and -*-EU-* . *cough* *cough*

[@mauricioaguilar7227]

*EU 4th Reich when?!*

[@DwRockett]

7:06 love that joke so much

[@boundedsleet6262]

"One way to counter French influence was to emphasise just how *GERMAN* they were." Am I the only one to notice how much he emphasised 'German' in that sentence?

[@recoveryemail1046]

On account of it being the point of emphasis? No way, really?!

[@teddybeddy123]

Wow, these are great! Do you think you could cover the early Eastern Roman 'Byzantine' Empire?

[@EpicGeopolitics]

Great video man. Am currently studying Imperial German culture between 1871-1918, so i found this to be a brilliant way to introduce myself to the topic.

[@tydiakiw1553]

Quickly becoming one of my favorite history channel's

[@rnedlo9909]

My Great Grandfather was born in Halstein before German unification. His father hated the Prussian so when my Great Grandfather turned 18yrs old, his father took him to the port and bought him a ticket to the USA so he would not be drafted into the army, and that is how we got here.

[@suzannederringer1607]

My Austrian Greatgrandpa left for the US in 1890 because he 'didn't want to serve in the Kaiser's Army.' He was what we used to call a Draft Dodger in the US. And that's partly how I came to be born in the US.

[@KonradvonHotzendorf]

*Holstein

[@gavin169]

I was happy that you included Alsace-Lorrane in Germany but you forgot to add Bosnia to Austria in the later part of the video

[@breaderikthegreat3224]

7:50 Luxemburg:Am I a joke to you

[@ColdPalmer-200]

Luxembourg was Dutch and Protect by the Dutch.

[@nickcrandell4026]

At 1:11 when you are describing the divides among the Confederation of the Rhine, you visualize the 'economic' divide as a horizontal straight line, with yellow above and red below. I'm curious, what exactly are you referring?

[@varana]

It's black below, I think, which are the Habsburg colours. Why, I have no idea, though.

[@th3omachos]

7:59 Duuuuude why you didn't put "Toasty!" when Gustavus Adolphus appeared.

[@ultra_epic_guy5966]

Mr. Oranje he is responsible for Protestantism in Germany

[@bettysusan]

I'm so addicted to these videos. PUHLEASE make more!