The Cold War - Summary on a Map (long version)

New version ! Let's retrace, on a map, the major events of the Cold War, from the end of WWII until the fall of the USSR.
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English translation & voiceover: Matthew Bates www.epicvoiceover.com/
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Music: Made for Geo History by Ledge End: www.beatstars.com/ledgeend
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Software: Adobe After Effects
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Chapters
00:00 WWII
01:24 End of World War II
03:36 The division of the world into two blocks
06:33 The Cold War
08:26 Alliances
09:50 The Korean War
11:30 Interventionism
13:26 Peaceful coexistence
15:42 Cuba
18:20 Détente
20:42 USSR rise in power
23:17 USA rise in power
25:01 The end of the Cold War
26:47 The fall of the USSR

[@loganknowsitall_atnight]

Geo politics with history narrative are so fun to watch

[@noodboy4633]

if they bring back the indian narrator it would be 10x better

[@sarahazvd]

​@@noodboy4633 this narrator is way better

[@usagaming7407]

Yes

[@noodboy4633]

@@sarahazvd Im very used to the previous person

[@michaelderose3551]

​@@noodboy4633isn't his coice used by many youtubers thanks to ai?

Fun fact: In the korean war, Syng-Man Rhee actually recorded a tape to be played on radio. He told the people to stand and fight, all while he ran and fled.

[@___alessandro.337]

Kim il-Sung does the same lol

[@nicholasmwangangi6257]

Was this before or after he butchered hundreds of thousands of left wing South Koreans?

[@Bruhok373]

Cowerd

[@Peter..Griffin]

Gay L

[@TotalWarGamer-hb4kd]

well to be fair unlike Kim il Sung he's an old man. what is he going to do besides giving speeches. Going to the Battlefield with a gun ?

[@solelak]

Might I say that this is your best video yet! I love the new animations, especially the pictures of the leaders of each country, and the much higher detail on each event! Splendid video!

[@GeoHistory]

Thanks you !

[@warrenkensington6091]

do you support russian war and genocide towards people of Ukraine?

[@Jesus_saves77786]

Yes I agree

[@matpk]

@@GeoHistory you forgot the BJ massacre that lead to the fall of Berlin Wall

[@adrianokury]

This is a splendid synthetic appraisal, conveying tons of relevant info in a super clean and economic manner. Without lame jokes, or being clogged by convoluted useless graphics or too loud soundtrack. It has visual impact, being simple. For me this is a lesson on how to make a video. I loved even the font you used. Congrats for the excellent job!

[@GeoHistory]

Thank you :)

[@matpk]

@@GeoHistoryyou forgot the BJ massacre that lead to the fall of Berlin Wall

[@existential_bengali]

​@@GeoHistorySino Soviet split not properly explained.

[@patrickbrown8557]

@@matpk The Cold War was really complicated, there is way to much info to include in one video. That said, they did a good job on an overall summary here.

[@patrickbrown8557]

@@existential_bengali That topic could have a whole video in the future.

[@Corgintime]

I love how the Cold War is so different from every other war as the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. both competed in every way possible except direct military conflict. It makes it such an interesting war to learn about. Great work on this video!

[@vincentfichtler7758]

Well they both knew one of them used the atomic bomb it would be devastating.

[@Aadh1n]

​@@vincentfichtler7758WW3

[@lowellfinn]

Honey, wake up! Geo History is posting the much awaited long-version of Cold War!

[@user-gq4hs7xx7w]

Oh boy YOOO

[@zohrakharkhour2916]

COLD WAR LONGER VERSION THIS BY FAR WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU MAKE

[@stardust8464]

He already made the longer versions of ww1 and ww2.

[@zohrakharkhour2916]

@@stardust8464 oh yeah I forgot about that

[@chaosinvolved]

WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?

[@zohrakharkhour2916]

@@chaosinvolved what it's just excitement

[@velcranoxofficials9970]

I'm sure there will be some American propaganda in the vid since he uses western sources but it's cool still like his videos

[@nverdice9333]

19:14 Indonesia was not ruled by a Communist government before Suharto, they were neutral and simply let the country’s communist party to exist as long as they didn’t try to overthrow the government

[@outerspace7391]

Yeah, it was leftwing nationalist

[@priyodatta6587]

The Bangladeshi liberation war had played a part in the Cold War. The USA supporting Pakistan and the Ussr supporting India and Bangladesh. This led to Russia having India as an ally

[@admiralburger]

No. Bangladesh liberation war and Indo-Pak & Indo-China war does not come under cold war.

[@priyodatta6587]

@@admiralburger eh, I would say it was a event in the Cold War, as the USSR and the US were opposing each other in a war during that time

[@mac11bussin39]

I love when geo-history posts great videos😊😊

[@konsimaurer7922]

Great job! This channel stands out for its objective reporting on historical matters, avoiding the bias of ideology that most others seem to embrace these days. Keep it up guys!

[@karkeyg]

Exactly

[@warrenkensington6091]

do you support russian war and genocide towards people of Ukraine?

[@noodboy4633]

bias towards democracy is just as bad as bias towards communism

[@tylerelissa6377]

@@noodboy4633democracy is objectively better than communism. There is no bias towards democracy in this video it’s only fact

[@noodboy4633]

@@tylerelissa6377 1. reread the comment. I did not say that there was bias towards democracy in this video 2. I live in the PRC, of course I know how bad a communist system can become. Khmer Rouge was way worse than even North Korea and Stalin era USSR in the future keep in mind to read carefully before sharing an opinion

[@Jeff-sy6ys]

Another gem from Geo History! Thanks for making this.

[@DougVarble]

That was incredible including most major events in the world, thanks 🎉

[@hamzasherasmat6593]

I love this channel, and I am going to do Cold War in class, I also have an interest in Cold War, your quality is growing speedily each month but your explanation and maps remain the same. Great Job!

[@nickburns2550]

Another job well done. Please post more often!

[@thomaslove6494]

This was an amazing summary... Its crazy nothing ever popped off between the two sides over the course of 50 years... Many people view the cold war as reckless and unnecessary but hey.... Many diplomatic solutions were put forth to keep the peace and i believe it should be looked at as a win for humanity....

[@Mike-gl2pf]

I like that you started showing the pictures of the historical figures. It makes things easier to follow.

[@b3n583]

3:36 Most people don’t know that Japan was originally supposed to be partitioned like Germany. The plan was only enacted for an invasion of Japan, which never happened. And the fact that the USA did a majority of the work.

[@ColdPalmer-200]

I remember watching you 4-5 years ago and now im seeing how much you've changed! Updating old videos now! Keep up the good work Geo History, your on the road to 1 million subscribers!

[@angellindbergvazquez9002]

Amazing in depth video by the way, thank you for taking the time to make such a useful resource!

[@lowellfinn]

When the video shows the US moon landing, I legit freaked out because I thought the video ends😂

[@___alessandro.337]

Me too😂😂😂

[@storm2000808]

I always look forward to these videos because History is so important. Learning from the past to create a better future 👌

[@Fummy007]

Woah. that's a lot of info, I hope this blows up and more people learn about this complicated time period

[@bokunogentoo4420]

this was a very nice overview of the Cold War, I'm glad to see someone finally make a video of the summary of the Cold War that includes stuff about South America and Africa for once

[@Max_Skogr]

Finally after some decades, you finally uploaded!

[@andrewrobison6335]

"... The CIA is tasked with organizing his downfall" has led to some of the worst disasters in the history of US foreign policy.

[@caryg7562]

This is a wonderful overview of the Cold War.

[@patriciogonzalez4694]

Great Video. Congrats to all Geo History Staff 👏👏

[@HandyMan657]

The cold war's not over, it's just a little cooler. Maybe. Excellent video, well done.

[@bokunogentoo4420]

sadly yes, but from what I've read some people initially considered the Cold War to be over during the détente period until détente ended, at which point the new phase of the Cold War was referred to as Cold War II. I wonder if historians 20 years from now will think of the 1992-2013 period as "détente II", and whether our current time period will just be seen as superpowers going back and forth between cold war and détente cycles

[@Infiltrator_]

The first Cold War ended

[@bone3594]

The Cold War may not be over yet but more Communist and Socialist countries are moving towards Democracy and Capitalism way of life.

[@vladpet9029]

This is one of the best videos I've watched on KZbin. Well done.

[@rcyadav9746]

Communism as civilizàtion

[@nobunagaoda9277]

​@@rcyadav9746 Haha Communist is a country like China, Russia, and North Korea, not civilization.

[@BrandonAriass]

Awesome video! Although it misses to mention anything regarding the wars in Central America during the 70s and 80s which were very much under the context of the Cold War.

[@ThisisMAIDENHEAVEN]

Can’t wait to watch this

[@Jesse_Dawg]

Absolutely wonderful video and summary! Please more videos and have a nice day

[@crook7493]

This is actually so good

[@Jason-fm4my]

There's a few misleading parts here. For one, the Soviet Union took control of all of the Korean peninsula before the US took over occupation of the southern half. The video makes it look like the US invaded and met the Soviets at the 38th parallel. A bizarre mistake to make.

[@brainstormingsharing1309]

🔴 Absolutely well done and definitely keep it up! 👍👏👍👏👍

[@isaiahdaddys9379]

Great video, learned a lot thank you

[@JackBlackNinja]

Excellent audio! Very well done

[@moneymaker2024]

Good video perfect timing as I wanted to see it

[@TornadoShaunUK]

Superb video. The entire geopilitical history post world war 2 to the breaking up of the Soviet Union handily crammed into less than 30 minutes.

[@Supaawesomeification]

And now I understand why so many (relatively young) newly independent countries are so unstable. They have no chance for stability when all these superpowers are constantly tearing them apart

[@hodisfut]

You know. Although what you say is true. Some countries manage themselves into bankruptcy and political unrest by themselves. For example my count of Venezuela.

[@GJauchen]

​@@hodisfutjust wait a few decades until the USA declassifies some more stuff and it will peobably turn out the CIA was also responsible for Venezuela, lol

[@tempejkl]

@@GJauchenEh. Lack of economic diversity was the main mistake

[@ckr9527]

Simple, no unnecessary details, perfect animation and an enchanting voice. Good work!

[@outerspace7391]

I'd appreciate if a few factors, such as Argentina, India and the Middle East were explored more, but okay I guess it was fair

[@bredsheeran2897]

Been waiting for this for a while

[@labnab6764]

Cold War really looks like a chess match between US and USSR

[@lynxfresh5214]

The problem is when a piece is lost (potentially millions of) lives are ruined and "checkmate" means the end of the world.

[@drewchristianjr]

Thank you for this.

[@daveski280]

This is such an Amazing Historic Video in the whole entire history! We do have a social conflict between The USA 🇺🇸 and the USSR 🇷🇺🚩 from 1947 to 1991

[@daveski280]

Here are some things in the Cold War I support Alliance: NATO Chinese Civil War: Republic of China 🇹🇼 (Too bad China became a communist nation) Side of Germany: West Germany, A.K.A. Federal Republic of Germany (Congratulations Federal Republic of Germany for being reunified in 1990) Korean War: South Korea 🇰🇷 Vietnam War: Republic of Vietnam (Too bad it was defeated into communist) Space Race: United States 🇺🇸 (Congratulations Armstrong and Aldrin for becoming the first men to walk on the moon) Yom Kippur War: Israel 🇮🇱

[@nobunagaoda9277]

​@@daveski280I agree 100% with you this video was really good! Although there were still some unknown events that it never got to the video. Great comment!

[@daveski280]

@@nobunagaoda9277 Thx

[@nobunagaoda9277]

​@@daveski280Yup No problem :)

[@monZun]

what an excellent video!

[@DannyintheSpirit]

This is a very brief but essential overview to the Cold War, one which all the young people around the world who seem to be clueless about geopolitics would greatly benefit from watching (several times). I actually think that the Cold War never really ended, that the Cold Part 2 began in 1991, and that we are now on the brink of its conclusion, which will end in World War 3.

[@Lucytuvy]

I disagree at being at the end. Assuming your hypothesis is correct (it certainly gives everyone something to think about) it looks like the authoritarian order countries are all creating proxy battles to avoid direct confrontation with the states and NATO forces. Russia views ukraine as a western proxy and Iran views Israel as a western proxy. That’s how I view it

[@varunrajesh6516]

1989/1991-2014/2017 was the interwar period except in between the two Cold Wars. The end of the first Cold War was either 1989 (fall of Berlin Wall & Soviet satellites gaining independence) or 1991 (end of the Soviet Union entirely). I believe the second Cold War either started in 2014 with Russia's actions in Ukraine and China's actions in the South China Sea or 2017 which was the beginning of the trade war between the US & China as well as de facto end of the Donbass War which resulted in the two unrecognized Russian separatist "republics" in Eastern Ukraine. Feb 2022 full-scale invasion in Ukraine was a major escalation of Cold War 2.0 similar to how the Korean War was a major escalation of the first Cold War.

[@DannyintheSpirit]

You make many good points, but I think it is more accurate to say that the Cold War never really ended, that it went into a new phase after 1989, and that we are now at the end of it. I wrote the above comment 4 months ago, and look at where we are right now with Israel, the USA, Iran and Russia in the Middle East, not to mention China. No one knows exactly what will happen, we just know it will not be Cold, but very Hot.

[@SeriousPlastiek]

Overall this video was very informative and educational and I would recommend it to other people. Although historically accurate, there is a very clear and obvious western bias that cannot be overlooked, although craftily subtle. For example, the Angola communist takeover is mentioned briefly, but the unofficial NATO membership of apartheid South Africa and its role in protecting US/NATO interests in Southern Africa against anti-colonial communist insurrection is completely omitted, even though it was a massively relevant aspect of the latter half of the cold war.

[@bennyjenkins5954]

Don’t act like he didn’t omit a ton of stuff the CCCP did…

[@chinggiskhan6678]

His bias was not pro-Western at all. Infact, he fails to mention a hell of a lot of atrocities committed by Eastern Bloc members, such as the Bosnian genocide, the years of oppression and disease under Mao Zedong, the draining of the Aral Sea by the Soviet Union, and many, many more. Yet he is very quick to point out atrocities committed by the West, which indicates a heavy Eastern bloc bias

[@shryggur]

A source gets extra trust points if it turns out to be magically biased towards both sides at the same time

[@outerspace7391]

Better make sure to deep diver on the proxy conflicts instead of the space race

[@velcranoxofficials9970]

Stalin should have lived longer since he would have sent Cuba more nukes

[@Ivan24524]

​@@velcranoxofficials9970🤡🤡🤡

[@lorisperfetto6021]

Yo do not Diss the spacerace

[@clearvortex]

@@lorisperfetto6021 agreed

[@jayo3074]

The space race is part of the cold war you 🤡

[@lukegoatley8501]

This video is so good!!

[@thenoobyblock1208]

08:26 To my knowledge, the Tito-Stalin Split was largely a RESULT of Yugoslavia's intervention in the Greek Civil War (which they did in defiance of Stalin's orders to the contrary).

[@coolbro8922]

Interesting fact: It has been 70 years since the beginning of the pause of the Korean War, when the fighting stopped. Yet the war remains to continue to this day.

[@allynsmith5026]

That's absolutely right! I'm glad to see someone brought this up. No treaty was signed by either side. They agreed to an armistice, but in war terms this is just like hitting the proverbial "pause" button like you said. So technically I guess the US and North Korea are still officially at war?

[@tammyandthetrex]

I'd love to see a video pick up where this ends and go to present day; the same stuff has pretty much continued happening.

[@8b22mohammedfirzan7]

I love hearing about the history of world Thanks for all your videos

[@zacheryhernandez7298]

this is such a great video 😢 im sad it wasnt longer but I don't know how it could be considering how comprehensive it is ❤

[@Peacefulearthw]

I Like how you started in WW2 to Show Context

[@Jesus_saves77786]

Man I’ve learned more from these videos then history class 😂 I’m serious these videos go into such detail and make it fun to learn history I actually learned some events I’ve never heard of like the Greek civil war

[@TLC_MINECARFT_HIGHCASTLE]

❤Great, great! There's a new episode coming out

[@thextremenorth]

Thank you!

[@GuiSausen]

you guys are perfect

[@FactsRiddles-ly6cf]

Great info! Subscribing!

[@janlindtner305]

Brilliant lecture👍👍👍

[@Xth3Z]

The was some indirect, direct combat between the USA and USSR, as the USSR had some pilots flying in the Korean war.

[@jpfine4898]

Sadly I have a class starting at nine tomorrow but this will be a gift for after the class is over

[@kuzev]

The cold war ended in 1991 and started again around 2007

[@EroUsagiSama]

It never actually ended as NATO was never dissolved.

[@varunrajesh6516]

No. It started again either in 2014 (Russia's actions in Ukraine & China's actions in South China Sea) or 2017 (start of trade war between the US & China as well as de facto end of the Donbass war with creation of two unrecognized Russian separatist "republics" in Eastern Ukraine). Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in Feb 2022 was a major escalation of this second Cold War just like how the Korean War was a major escalation of the first Cold War

[@ivanhicks887]

This Very Excellent Presentation Should Be Taught in All the Worlds Schools - Thankyou for This Amazing Production -

[@mariandumitru4390]

By far the best video yet. Good job guys!

[@GeoHistory]

Thanks !

[@matpk]

@@GeoHistory you forgot the BJ massacre that lead to the fall of Berlin Wall

[@TheUglyGnome]

18:34 "The hot line" was not a telephone line but a teletype line. Later it was converted into fax line and finally into an e-mail line. So no phones there.

[@addickland5656]

It is always weird and funny to me that the soviet union, for all its flaws and oppression (not saying the west is/was a utopia btw) died just as it was born: with shockingly little bloodshed. Yes I know the 1917-1921 civil war was brutal, but the lack of initial resistance to Lenin's seizure of power is just astounding to me. Similarly, for all the talk of being a nuclear armed unassailable superpower, the collapse and disintigration of the USSR happended with shockingly little bloodshed and violence (not saying there wasn't massive economic and political chaos, but there was basically no large-scale war). Both events have to be among the more unique ones in human history I'd bet.

[@agag5083]

after the collapse of the Soviet Union, more people died from hunger, poverty and banditry than during the Second World War. And in the Second World War, about 27 million people died in the USSR. It is not "little bloodshed and violense" i wish you feel the same in your country

[@maksim05makarov]

Вашей стране бы пережить такое «малое» кровопролитие.

[@Roonho7]

USA supporting the mujahadeen in the Cold War and giving birth to the rise of Bin Laden will be one of the funniest things from this

[@agag5083]

whole USA politic in that time. Always try to do as bad as possible. Incriase and incriase danger to start a nucluar war step by step

[@RokoSimicevic]

Great mapping more videos like this

[@izaactheberean6860]

I just realized that what the USSR did to eastern Europe is very similar to what the US did to Central & South America. Help put in loyal governments & leaders to themselves.

[@thegarfield2414]

That is one of the reasons we hate Russia.

[@lgsworld1514]

I love your videos very informative and it's easy to understand what's going on. however, one thing I really want back is the original speaker's voice :)

[@f1uf]

It's the same person

[@lgsworld1514]

Before there was a different voiceover

[@alinaanto]

Two things that should have been mentioned: 1. The USSR was only aligned to the allies due to necessity and was heavily armed and equipped by the US through a lend-lease agreement. 2. While heavily pointing out the CIA involvement in many events, the video fails to mention how the communist parties in most countries were actually agencies of the USSR

[@BuikemUgo]

Man I love your videos and they keep on getting better

[@JakeSapphi]

What’s cool is my dad went to the college Churchill gave his speech at, Westminster, and was there when Reagan and Gorbachev spoke, technically marking the end of the Iron Curtain.

[@HittriX1]

Well done

[@sriig]

The integrity of territorial holdings at each snapshot in time (e.g. Israel holding all of the Sinai in the Yom Kippur War entry) is the standout quality of this video...in a long list of other stalwart qualities. Absolutely stellar work.

[@griffinjones7430]

I picked up on that as well. Algeria being part of Metropolitan France when NATO was formed was another great detail.

[@maksimzhdanov1981]

Please make a video about the Crimean War with several events in the world after US independence so that these 2 videos are connected as the Seven Years War and US independence are connected

[@CrisisMoon7]

I really love 20th century history. Thank you for your videos they are great. 9:22pm July 27 2023, Thursday

[@joeshar.]

1:58 Actually USSR kept the territories they have occupied together with Nazi Germany before WW2 in 1939. (The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact)

[@half55-qo1tq]

They didn't keep lublin and bielastok. And from soviet perspective it was liberation of western Belarus and Ukraine. The border more resembles pre 1919 war with Poland or border of duchy of Poland

[@StayPrimal]

Great channel !

[@GeoHistory]

Thank you!

[@Godzillafan78]

I can’t wait

[@fajfos]

Soviet atomic bombs were also in czechoslovakia during cold War. Not sure if in the east Germany too.

[@dl1083]

When’s the Warm War?

[@benetgamingchanel4055]

Bruh

[@outerspace7391]

Coming soon (no spoilers!!) Foreshadowing... 🤫🤫

[@Godzillafan78]

In about a few years from now

[@jelen7217]

Because of still higher temperature like this year and world tension between ruSSia and west, I think it will be soon :D

[@velcranoxofficials9970]

Cold war against climate change

[@jettmckay2985]

YES FINALLY A GOOD VIDEO

[@Ketopraks]

Thanks for mentioning Indonesia as one of the victim of Cold War, was expecting that the world would forget Indonesia even if that has caused one of the craziest mass killing. But to be completely honest and also what you guys failed to mention, we were under heavy military dictatorship of General Suharto at the time, similar to Chile's fate. The economy of the country at that time were better due to US involvement, but not even a decade after Cold War ended, in 1998 Indonesia's economy plummeted due to no superpower's influence to back us up.

[@kingsmpstaff]

Lets go the sequel 5 years in the making

[@angellindbergvazquez9002]

Any chance for a video on the period following the Cold War, up to the present time?

[@Gorboduc]

One of those cases where I've heard of everything individually, but never knew how they tied together. I'm gonna watch this eight or ten more times lol.

[@ColdPalmer-200]

9:54 Both were lead by extremely good looking men, but don't let that deceive you, they were both ruthless dictators, who both wanted to reunite Korea, under their own accords.

[@majormohawk2613]

oversimplified moment

[@nobunagaoda9277]

Not really. Rhee Syngman is a good dictator, and Kim-il-Sung was the bad dictator, so half right and half wrong. That is unless you copied from another video that had the fake information.

[@K92584]

Epic

[@sarth2567]

At the best extent my topic is covered and ready for the exam

[@diegohera88]

We missed your narrative videos 📹

[@ForzenHorizonZero4down]

Before, I could not imagine how scared it was for people to live knowing that a nuclear war was about to begin. But because of the events with the USA and China, Ukraine and Russia, I now know what it is.

[@allynsmith5026]

Some of those who have been around long enough to see the highest levels of tension the cold war had to offer (mostly the Cuban missile crisis) as well as the current situation in The Ukraine say that the latter is much more serious than cold war tensions ever were. At it's peak of strength, the USSR had a fighting chance against the US in many categories. But since the break up of the Soviet Union, Russia is on its own economically, and has very few allies since Putin decided to invade Ukraine. He has singlehandedly isolated Russia from most of the world which can't be good for any country's economy. And as if being the aggressor in a war that has seen the number of deaths and casualties absolutely skyrocket wasn't enough, he and his "2nd most powerful military in the world" are losing the war that Russian high command claimed would be a victory in 3 days. He is running low on everything he needs to wage war except 1 thing.....NUKES. Russia's war doctrine states that they are authorized to use their nuclear arsenal to counter any threat that they see as existential. If the very idea of Russia is in danger, they can use nuclear weapons. I'd say Russia is in deep shit right now and nukes may seem like the only answer for Putin at this point. We could literally be vaporized by a Russian missile at any moment.

[@Caligulashorse1453]

Great video but it’s way more complicated then what this video makes it out to be

[@erayackgoz1833]

Nice video

[@neilolson3220]

This is genius Missing a lot But it’s genius

[@pjlynch3889]

How can I make a video like this?