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History Bombs Cold War history lessons and teaching materials now available at historybombs.com/ 💣
The Cold War witnessed a deadly build up of nuclear weapons by both the USA and USSR. This video explores some of the key points that defined a period of unprecedented global jeopardy.
This video is part of History Bombs Classroom, our BAFTA award-winning subscription website for teachers and homeschoolers featuring original videos, activities and quizzes for 10-16 year olds. Sign up at historybombs.com/.
Producer: Chris Hobbs
Director: Ellie Rogers
Writers: Chris Hobbs & Dylan Townley
Camera: Sam Jackson
Gaffer: Marc Spicer
Actors (in order): Tom Crowley, Stuart Walker, Suzie Preece, Guy Kelly, Vlad Troncea, John Henry Falle, Dylan Townley

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History Bombs Cold War history lessons and teaching materials now available at historybombs.com/ 💣

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No one: Russia: Send a dog into space

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Laika was a random stray dog found in the streets of moscow

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USA: alright we gotta keep a hold of these plans wouldn't want them getting into Soviet hands Klaus: I'm about to end this man's whole career

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(Someone who just watched Umbrella Academy.) God dammit Klaus.

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Do you mean Klaus Fuchs?

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**Fun fact about Tsar Bomba.** Whilst the largest Nuclear arsenal ever created, the Tsar Bomba was not designed as a weapon, but as a proof-of-concept that larger warheads were possible and to exert psychological pressure on the United States. As for it's strategic use, the bomb wasn't meant to directly hit on a target. Rather, it would land somewhere in the vicinity of the target. The detonation blast would be so large, that it would essentially still hits its target, even if it missed by a few miles.

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Schools during 500 covid cases: 2:21-2:25 Schools during 1 million covid cases: 1:28

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America : we have color TV! Soviets : we have sent a dog to space

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Valeriano Cocco unsuccessfully of course

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Soviets: we sent first satellite,animal, men and woman in space... then created first space station and first nuclear power plant. USA: we have color TV! Soviets: k u won -_-

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Could you maybe do a history bombs about the Balkan wars at some point?

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Here is a summary: Yugoslavia:"falls apart" Serbia:NO! Get back! Lots of wierd shit:"happens" All of Balkan:Its everyone's fault but ours!

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Where is the original narrator

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Yeah...

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He's the producer

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this is not In one take, I think he's only in In one take

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Атлишна

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2:33 “read my lips” My eyes: ????????

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I know

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USA: CoPYCatS Your CutTiNG Do ThE LiNE of ReSeaRcH LikE uS. USSR: We ArE alL GoiNG tO ThE sAMe PlaCE

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"what were they thinking?" Me at every story of a war

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The best part is at the end when they say "comrade"

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i like when he said "Hey take cover, it's kuzma's mother Tsar bomba relased 50 Megatons HOLY lol

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2:39 this man has the most non Russian Russian accent

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US missiles in turkey. russia: meh Missiles in cuba. america: AHHHHHH

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It wasn't really like that, but okay

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I enjoy the other format more, but I can understand that the one-take scenes must take a lot of planning and sometimes a simpler, but stranger format, must be used.

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2:43 the class when the teacher is out 3:14 when the teacher comes back in

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3:14 is the best part of the video

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USSR: sends a man, satellite, space station into space and makes the largest bomb (Tsar Bomba) America: sends a man to the moon and wins the space race USSR: [one confused boi]

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True

[@jcurden17]

How did the USA win

[@raidy5215]

not really, america had many firsts too. plus, nobody really won the space race.

[@liljay2326]

I know this is a joke but the states did more than just putting humans on the moon like the first photograph of the moon,first to discover galaxies,first to discover Pluto, and more.

[@thefactgoose]

@@jcurden17 it was a many things like the USA Learning how to docs and things into space and More money to spend on therr side developing a lunar lander to go to space many things will A bunch of small things and a couple big things “we” won

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I guess that guy can be both truman (in the cold war history bomb) and JFK (in this vid) and also a scientist

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from 2:30 the part where they sing is honestly the best part i love it🤩

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Everytime I see a Nuclear Explosion in any type of media, I must do this now 0:56

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It is really important, when talking about cuban missile crisis, to mention that the America had missiles pointing at moscow in turkey first. America was the agressor first, soviets just showed what does it feels like.

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Rich, powerful men of opposing sides: GET ME MY MEASURING STICK!

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Thank you for making learning history easier and more fun

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0:38 when your planning a heist on GTA.

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Oh so true

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US : Castle bravo is the biggest hydrogen bomb ever detonate USSR : Hold my 50 megaton

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No one: US and Soviet Union:WE NEED TO GET TO SPACE!!!! Like why did they want to go to space so badly?

[@julianus3433]

Because the Americans (after testing nuclear weapons) realized that making it into space could be an accomplishment the Soviets couldn't top. The Soviets got wind of this, and because it was a way to humiliate the U.S. and didn't involve them getting blown up, they put top priority on it. In fact the U.S. really only went to the moon after Yuri Gagarin made it to space first, so that they might be able to still top the Soviets. If the U.S. made it to space first, the Soviets might have got to the moon first in a reverse situation. -From the desk of someone who knows too much about the 20th century.

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@Soviet Guy they tried, but they failed to make reliable large rocket boosters. They would have needed a lot more time and money to have even matched the USA.

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sheep lord Not really, they were winning at first, so they just had to keep up what they were doing.

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@@user-kr8mh4no4k they were winning at first, then they lost. Simple as that. If a sprinter gets a good start, but is last to the finishing line, they lose.

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cause they want to get near the deadly laser

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History bombs uploaded! Time for another quality video

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Can History Bombs do one about the Napoleonic Wars or the Hundred Years' War? They were popular wars

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i love how some of the things are drawn from west side story in this

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Do one on the arms race in asia

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A great tribute to West Side Story. Well done

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Very cool. This will be appearing in my classes very soon...

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Literally just started studying this in school

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i love when the usa guy who is very tall says DON'T YOU WANNA TEACH EM A LESSON?

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0:47 when you don’t know what to do with your hands

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1:59 is so smooth

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A new style of music! I like it

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Industrial revolution now please (in one take)

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can only reverse engineer enemy weapons that have been disabled in combat and had their wreckage captured relatively intact at first. eventually can work our way up to only needing to see a demonstration of how the weapon works when the enemy uses it against our own troops to reverse engineer it.

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Gulf war 1991 history bomb would be cool Good video as ever

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Haha i loved the cuba crisis part!

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Can you please do the US Civil War in one take, or the history of computers in one take?

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I loved this

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Finally an upload

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I like this better jazz and a different narrator I love it

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It would be cool if you make a video on the breakup of Yugoslavia and the Balkan wars.

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They’re back!

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Nice one

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They made it into more like a musical

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Which West Side Story Song Was This Based Off Of? I’m Curious To Know

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This was great

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“Quick take cover it’s kuzmas mother” BEUH

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castle bravo: i am destroyer!!!! tsar bomba: you think you are strong boi, but I AM STRONGER

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Personally I love MAD, no one is insane enough to use it on another country who would destroy them, and so it helps to avoid large scale wars

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What a creative and entertaining video. Its a shame I can't use it because of the choice to use the expletive, "gd".

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A history bomb on the space race would be awesome!