How The World Map Has Changed In 100 Years (Since WWI)

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November 11, 2018 marks the 100 year anniversary since the end of the first world war. In this video I attempt to show how the map has changed in those hundred year!
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Another Path - Johan Hynynen
Yet again a huge thank you to the Associated Press (and especially to the super helpful Jenny) for their continued use of their archive footage.

[@WonderWhy]

On the 100 year anniversary of the end of WWI, I look at how the world map has changed in those hundred years. I've tried to be as thorough as possible but obviously this is not an exhaustive list. This was an absolute monumental task, and getting it finished in time for today was no easy feat. To say I've been working overtime would an understatement. The video isn't as polished as I would have liked, and I'll admit I cut a few corners at times, relied a little too much on Wikipedia maps and stuff like that... but I hope you'll forgive me just this one time if this video is a little rough around the edges. If you've already seen all of my previous videos, you'll see a lot of the same themes come up in this video. I've even used a lot of the same graphics. I hope the video doesn't get too boring if you're already familiar with most of the history. Despite cutting the script time and time again, this is still my longest video to date. I'm not sure whether or not this was a good idea for a video, but I think it's always worth taking risks and trying new things. If this video wasn't your thing, hopefully the next one will be your cup of tea. Anyway, thanks for all the support, I really appreciate it. Please give some love to the awesome Squarespace for yet another video of mine sponsored. Go to squarespace.com/wonderwhy for a free trial and get 10% of your first purchase with offer code WONDERWHY. It really helps out the channel. Also want to give a shout out to AP for once again allowing me access to their archive content. It is very much appreciated. See you next time! Chris.

[@hoodclassicsofcalifornia]

Thank You for the creation of this video P.S. I didnt know Austria was also occupied by the allies, nice fact.

[@Jamie-kv9eg]

MON THE RANGERS

[@Samm815]

I write this at the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month, today all the guns are at peace.

[@safetyinstructor]

You're making great videos ...keep it up...!

[@tendion8634]

Show us your face #WonderWhy :P

[@rea8585]

Dude, that was way neater than any history class.

[@Evzone1821]

Quick Fix - Thought Provoking Videos Hey! I saw you on simple history! Small world!

[@Miquelalalaa]

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[@flybeep1661]

And also way more superficial.

[@AngelOfMusic20]

My history teacher did this before KZbin was even a thing.

[@weatherphobia]

Quicker too! And you didn't have to witness ho's offering/giving BJ's/HJ's in the JR/HS classroom either!Public[GOVERNMENT] school system, aint it wonderful?

[@majorgeneraljohnson8212]

If I don’t see Prussia return by 3018, I will be furious in my grave.

[@WWSzar]

We've had a Prussian Prussia, German Prussia and now a Russian Prussia. Perhaps the Russians will call themselves Prussian too.

[@TermlessHGW]

You're really daft

[@leonardodavid2842]

W.A. Szarkow. We have had old Prussians and Prussians. Two.

[@WWSzar]

@@leonardodavid2842 The German Prussians would be called the young Prussians in such a case, tbh if a Russian from Kaliningrad called oneself Prussian, I wouldn't see how that would be different than what the German Prussians did.

[@leonardodavid2842]

@@WWSzar Old Prussian is an historical term used for the once native baltic population. Today this population has dialuted into the German one, trough the migration. Thus, this people took the local name of the region (called after the natives) Prussians and became called as such (when the Teutonic order converted to protestantism in the 16th). Historically were always called as such after the region (despite the fact that the people who the region is called after, are gone). For the same reason we don't call modern day Americans, "Foreign Americans" (since the natives are called, Native Americans) we just call them Americans.

[@vioooarora]

Just imagine, if the driver hadnt taken a wrong turn the map would have been so much different

[@williamsantos9471]

@@themanbehindtheslaughter7633 Austria wouldn't stay neutral, they would very likely join Germany in any war anyway, the Ottomans maybe could still survived since they were very divided in joining the war or not

[@UnholyWrath3277]

@@roborbiettinoisgone392 while it would happen it becomes so unpredictable its just nuts. No garuntee of how extreme the war gets or how long it gets delayed. A few years would mean an extremely different style of war and technologies available plus different leaders for a few countries involved. While the war happens it could be any other possible endinh

[@themanbehindtheslaughter7633]

@@williamsantos9471 I meant that if the war happened Conrad von Hotzendrokmuffin would be kept aside by Ferdinand, if Josef is still in power and most likely fired if Ferdinand is, thus neutrality.

[@themanbehindtheslaughter7633]

@Billy O'sullivan I meant that if the war happened Conrad von Hotzendrokmuffin would be kept aside by Ferdinand, if Josef is still in power and most likely fired if Ferdinand is, thus neutrality.

[@williamsantos9471]

@@themanbehindtheslaughter7633 The assassination was what needed to start a conflict, it would happen eventually

[@otterfan65]

The map of Europe has changed all because a Serbian guy was mad over Bosnia

[@mikebather6688]

What about world war two

[@lyndonbjohnson2865]

@@mikebather6688 because of ww1 soooo

[@TheWeljash]

@1788896522991886621 no u

[@tomasroma2333]

No. War was inevitable. That was meerly the catalyst for war not the causation.

[@ryanmurray7941]

Tomás Roma exactly. It was the catalyst. It ignited the war, therefore, was the reason why so many border changes have occurred from ww1 which later set up the stage for nazi Germany and ww2

[@BlueLiberty20]

How about a video explaining what was each super power country throughout history. Like from Egypt to modern day USA.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Do you mean "empires" throughout history? The term "super power" requires refining. After all, China became unified, but didn't incorporate outside of the mainland. So, did it become a superpower when it unified China? That's and example of what has to clarified. How far does an empire have to extend to be considered a "super power?"

[@Samuel-dg4jv]

GaslitWorld f. Melissa B the us isn’t really a empire

[@alphaplenn]

@@gaslitworldf.melissab2897; just call them the BIG BOY ON THE BLOCK _OK?

[@randommonkey4900]

thatd be cool dance

[@omnipotence8826]

Egypt was never a superpower.

[@randomnessrules4971]

Other KZbinrs: I don't wanna mention this international dispute, it's too controversial WonderWhy: I'll mention all of them.

[@yogurtclosetok]

The Legend

[@bronball7881]

@@yogurtclosetok i just got rick rolled becaused of your name ;-;

[@yogurtclosetok]

@@bronball7881 bruh

[@asheep7797]

@@bronball7881 ?

[@user-zz4kj1ge9j]

@@bronball7881 you are ukraine?

[@lorddakr]

This is a brilliant video, really well put together ;-)

[@flores332]

omg im a big fan

[@TheJsaroukos]

Omg hi I love your vids 🤩

[@jameszbc]

yes

[@auritro3903]

ikr

[@Facts5TV]

That was a ridiculously simplified explanation of the situation in Southern Rhodesia but I’m glad we got a mention at all - most people don’t know about it’s history unfortunately. Also, apart from it being armistice day, today happens to be the 53rd anniversary of UDI!

[@concept5631]

May Ian Smith rot in hell till the last black holes burn out.

[@dean1039]

From 1919 to 2019, has seen the most change of any century in history. If someone were to travel forward from 1919 to now, they'd think they had travelled five centuries into the future, not one.

[@jpok626]

I don't know about that one. The 19th century can really give it a run for it's money. The unification of both Germany and Italy, the independence of Balkan nations from the Ottoman Empire, the independence and divisions of much of the Americas, the carving up of Africa and sections of Asia by European nations, etc.. The world in 1800 looks nothing like the world of 1900. I don't think any subsequent changes would seem all that surprising, given how rapidly they occurred during the 19th century.

[@ssreekumar3707]

Poor Steve Rogers

[@dorthusiast]

I would have to disagree. Especially Europe. It has mostly preserved its disposition from early 20th century. Spain, Portugal, France and UK have literally not changed at all, Germany is the same industrial, nationalist powerhouse it was back then, Poland experienced some change but it is still controlled by Warsaw, Italy hasn't changed except for minor territory loss to Yugoslavia and the Dodecanese to Greece, Yugoslavia might have split up but the independent countries are still very similar, Bulgaria and Romania have also had minuscule border changes, Turkey has been exactly the same, etc. I could go on.

[@dorthusiast]

@@jpok626 I agree with you except the Balkan Wars happened in the 20th, not 19th.

[@serugolino7867]

@@jpok626 nations went wild after the industrial revolution

[@TheSpaceinvasion]

You forget that Italy give Greece the Island of Rhodos

[@jjgreek1]

actually, all the Dodecanese

[@g3org3yo7]

yep we traded northern Epirus for the Dodecanese to Italy and italy gave it to Albania

[@cobbercube]

Guys they gave you a reminder at the start of this video

[@williamhu2630]

jjgreek1 what if those lands became the land of Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme di Rodi e di Malta？

[@dorthusiast]

@@cobbercube To be honest the reminder doesn't apply. WonderWhy explicitly mentioned the minor territoıry loss to Yugoslavia as the only land change for Italy post-WWII. The cession of the Dodecanese Islands to Greece should've also been noted.

[@the8thgemmer467]

2:13 The treaty changed you as a whole and Germany the fat Thanks auto captions

[@scottmaloney7198]

HaHaHa!

[@g-forcefgt323]

Now i want fat Germany pics

[@dorthusiast]

there was also the penis declaration of independence in 1965 (14:11)

[@hreniucandrei3702]

*mentions every major disputed territory* Time to grab the popcorn.

[@morbidsearch]

Kosovo is Macedonia

[@thescrewfly]

And Macedonia is Greece (jk)

[@tripleastacz372]

The Greeks are the most triggered they want to associate themselves with Alexander so much they claim his homeland to be Greek.

[@Malos_]

*INDIA IS BRITISH*

[@Calebroc9]

@@tripleastacz372 The modern state of Macedonian only exists because of the Soviets, it hasn't existed properly since the days of Ancient Greece and only exists as of now because the Soviets needed to make a country in the region.

[@MonarchyControl285]

*sees thumbnail* "FRANCE TURNED INTO POLAND?! Man World War One was crazy"

[@grunpelz6773]

I dont get it

[@vexxcon8125]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jacoby3070]

@@grunpelz6773 well what do u not get about it

[@grunpelz6773]

@@jacoby3070 WHow did France turn into Poland?

[@jacoby3070]

@@grunpelz6773 on the thumbnail and the left side you see France and the other side Poland

[@heistman13]

i have been watching youtube for 11 years and i have to say this was the most educational and well done video i have every seen. great content, well done!

[@jacobb7310]

Well done. I'd like to add that Japan lost the Sakhalin island and the Kuriles to Russia in 1945. A joint declaration was signed in 1956 but no peace treaty between Russia and Japan has been signed due to the Kurile islands dispute.

[@greyjay9492]

Today is also the 65th anniversary of the armistice that ended Soviet and American occupation of the Korean peninsula

[@abyssstrider2547]

Korean war never ended, there was just armistice.

[@crunch9876]

Edin743 is that not exactly what he said

[@speedy01247]

WW1 also didn't truly end in 11/11/1918 either, it was an armistice as well, hence the term armistice day (US Veterans day)

[@user-qs1wm9tx6n]

My Grandfather was Sargent in the Korean War he was in the frozen chosen 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 U.S. Army

[@e1123581321345589144]

I would argue that soviet occupation of the Korean peninsula is still ongoing, but I guess that's a matter of perspective

[@ThePrinceofParthia]

Europe border changes omitted: Finnish border changes after the Winter War Trieste Shenanigans Free/Yugoslavia/Italy (cred. Ottoman Empire) Minor: Vatican City Lateran Pacts (cred. Ottoman Empire) Minor: Dodecanese islands transferred from Italy to Greece (cred. Manpet Epetrop) Middle Eastern omissions: Yemeni-Saudi border dispute (Jeddah treaty 2000, cred. denzal689, Ottoman Empire) East Asian omissions: Minor: Japan also lost half of Sakhalin after WWII Chinese annexation of Tibet Indian annexation of Portuguese Goa Indian annexation of the Kingdom of Sikkim (cred. Uncle Podger) America and ROTW omissions: Minor: Costa Rica / Nicaragua border dispute resolved Not exhaustive, but for the number of facts in the video, so few mistakes is a testament to good research :)

[@Gallo4]

He also forgot the Independence of Somaliland.

[@ThePrinceofParthia]

@@kablammymog You're right, I'll edit my comment

[@unclepodger]

Gallo 4 Also the inclusion of the Kingdom of Sikkim into the Indian Union, but hey even many Indians don't realise that Sikkim was an independent kingdom once

[@unclepodger]

Someone else in the comments asked about Goa too, WonderWhy replied to them saying that while Goa was included in the list, it was omitted due to time constraints.

[@denzal689]

There's also a border change between Yemen and Saudi Arabic in 2000.

[@jackzimmer6553]

Great job covering a lot of history on our earth in a short time. Kudos!

[@mrniba7280]

It kinda bothers me that Finland was completely ignored in this video.

[@ariee7089]

Yeah same

[@muanofuny7457]

I don't know a lot about Finland but i know that it had his independente After ww1

[@mrniba7280]

@@muanofuny7457 actually during ww1 in 1917

[@muanofuny7457]

@@mrniba7280 oh thanks

[@timflatus]

I doubt it was deliberate, omissions are inevitable when you try to cover the entire world.

[@murojaXD]

How can you not mention Finland and it's border changes?

[@Minetime345]

Because it doesn't exist/s

[@merrittanimation7721]

@@f.c.8978 It's a joke conspiracy theory that Russia and Japan made up Finland so they could fish there without impunity. It's really dumb.

[@videogamebomer]

@@f.c.8978 That doesn't exist either

[@enochliu8316]

@@f.c.8978 9:10

[@NotFlappy12]

pretty sure finland became independant when ww1 was still going on

[@NWOWCW4Life1]

It’s pretty amazing to look back and see how these events really changed the world. Amazing work. I’ve only been subbed here to a while and so far, I’m not regretting it.

[@luisalmeida1391]

As usual, beautifully done. Great work!

[@naveenraj2008eee]

Nice way to sum up details and eye opener . Kudos to wonder why 👏

[@stickykeys2795]

This video really sums up everything on your channel. It was wonderful; great job!

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

Europe in start of 20th centrury: 10 countries, Europe now: 58 countries

[@danielmorris9627]

Congratulations on 500K subscribers! Well deserved.

[@shunyat9023]

WonderWhy and Bill Wurtz lie at the opposite end of the spectrum yet they both produce the most awesome content the internet had seen.

[@andreasmc1]

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[@dougdog1224]

and brains4breakfast

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Brains4breakfast is a gem in youtube.

[@datfisheboi6519]

I like how nobody questions which spectrum

[@TheJJ65]

which spectrum are you talking about?

[@JordanBeagle]

13:45 "The Sultan of Oman lives in Zanzibar now... that's just where he lives."

[@ChrisLev]

Hey that was a truly amazing video , good job ! 👍👍👍

[@cii1072]

Excellent review. I need to watch a couple more times for some of this to sink in.

[@sorayacatfriend]

I know its very minor, but the French and Portuguese territories in India, Pondichèry, Mahé, Yanam, and Karaikal; and Goa, Daman, and Diu respectively, were returned ceded to India in 1958 and 1961 respectively.

[@WonderWhy]

They were in the original script, but unfortunately time constraints meant they had to be cut.

[@zochbuppet448]

Only the French ceded I think. The rest were Portuguese and were just rightfully occupied and forcefully taken back/ over without much blood shed or a bat of an eye from UK, France and others ...because they world had changed...And everyone knew that it was right.

[@canbot1]

@@WonderWhy holy 🐄 cow you've actually replied! Did you have Sikkim in your script? It had joined The Union of India in '75 and this lasted longer than East Timor's 11 day independence.

[@canbot1]

@@zochbuppet448 there was some blood shed and negotiations prior to that. Mexico really wanted to stick it to the Portuguese which is why they'd aligned themselves with India. There was also an Indian passenger boat which had been attacked prior to the annexation because it had been perceived as a threat by the Portuguese. There's probably something about it in this book: isbn:9789728799533 which is entirely in Portuguese and it has been written by someone I don't know anything about but there's something about fishermen being killed "allegedly" in this book: books.google.co.in/books?id=uPx4vb99RUoC&pg=PA185&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false there are also two super long articles on Wikipedia. If the world had really changed so drastically then the Vietnam war wouldn't have happened years later.

[@canbot1]

Thanks for reminding us of that Prakhar but you've left out Sikkim it used to be 1 of the *3* land-locked countries sandwiched between the PRC and the subcontinent. Prior to that there was an uninterrupted string of countries between in Indo-Tibetan border and I think all three of them must have had open borders with India much like Bhutan and Nepal do today. Oh and you can still find some French stuff in Pondicherry like a baguette.

[@ciarankelly3726]

2 videos less than 2 weeks apart dammmn

[@cagedtigersteve]

Yeah but it took 100 years to make this one.

[@thumbsup5524]

Caged haha

[@auritro3903]

Most youtubers: Make a 3 minute video 10 minutes long. WonderWhy: This video is going to be very long, so lets start immediately!

[@coopersluka3114]

Great video as always! I was just thinking: what if you did “Winners & Losers - Episode 4: Languages”? Maybe you can do total number of speakers, total area of land in which it is mostly spoken, oldest & youngest languages, supposedly most difficult/easy to write/speak, etc. This is just an idea I thought of while brainstorming. I would appreciate a response if possible, thank you!

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

You'd need to narrow down a time period, since winners and losers change. Now we have new imperialism - economic imperialism.

[@gmgunnhildr2711]

China.

[@psmsedwinfran501]

You all cry in the corner

[@billofwrights7695]

SIX

[@captainie1]

Excellent presentation and genuinely educational video. Many thanks for your superb research and very informative maps. Kind regards from Ireland

[@ChiaraWatson]

I wonder what the next 100 years will be like between now and November 11, 2118?

[@malalopreda2483]

WW3, here we come

[@mikmirt6405]

Half of world under water due to climate change

[@Hollywood2021]

Lol all of these replies are on point!

[@somecallmeelvis]

@Supreme Snek downgrade to a theocracy monarchy system

[@rydemk4168]

*The Apocalypse*

[@Juniper6]

This was such an amazing video! The content was unbiased and interesting and well put together! Kudos!

[@jeffreydeeds9225]

Thanks for another great video. It is really interesting to see how much actually changed over those 100 years.

[@SuperHappyBros]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead; short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe! To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high! If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

[@thescrewfly]

You quote the whole poem with no attribution at all? It's not by Tom Leben, of course, it was written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian army doctor.

[@SuperHappyBros]

@@thescrewfly yes it is by him not me.

[@moodini99]

Meh. That's a shit poem. Overrated war rubbish

[@brucebartup6161]

moodini99 You are saying that all war Poems are overrated rubbish?

[@moodini99]

No, just most of them

[@kaickf.r.goncalves2846]

This was great! You managed to put 100 years of history, without omitting anything too major, in less than half an hour!

[@epicgayumsproductions7164]

15:00 the maps at my school still have the ussr on it

[@soofjandepr0]

Your history teacher, mr stalin, is he nice?

[@colton.421]

Ell My elementary school still used history textbooks from 1976 in 2015. Not sure if they still use them to this day.

[@josgretf2800]

@@colton.421 Mine did back in 2007 and 2008. Still had books and maps with the USSR.

[@colton.421]

Joshua Green Same here. The USSR, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia were still countries. Hong Kong still belonged to Britain. Germany was still split. etc.

[@josgretf2800]

@@colton.421 What a great education we had.

[@rickymartin5747]

I slowed this down to 3/4 speed and it was perfect! Thanks man. Great job!

[@sllk2914]

19:13 Chandler are you still there? 😂

[@NiffYT]

I feel like Finland got ignored fully in this video.

[@matthewcoyle9182]

No they got there borders back after the fall of the Soviet Union so there was no point of saying it'

[@NiffYT]

@@matthewcoyle9182 Have you ever herd of winterwar? Were finland lost alot of land when we had to surrender to russia?

[@COYM_1908]

@@matthewcoyle9182 What?

[@matthewcoyle9182]

@@NiffYT yea I know but when Germany attacked Russia Finland helped Germany for a little while and got it's territory back

[@NiffYT]

@@matthewcoyle9182 Mate know your history, I fucking live in finland so I know, We didint get our land back, we are still missing alot, just google finlands map before winterwar and you see how mutch we lost if you compare it to finlands map now.

[@pauleff3312]

I enjoyed watching that - thank you for making and sharing it

[@williamhild1793]

This was a wonderful video. Thank you for all your research.

[@gaoyexin1230]

Very detailed, very comprehensive!!! Thank you!!!

[@Trisaaru]

If I had to choose one video to send to aliens so they could understand the Earth, I would send them this

[@alessandro-hm9wk]

Handz 0n Trigger or to peapol Who deide in ww 1 Sorie for bad englese

[@TheBatonkal]

history of the world by bill wurtz

[@Trisaaru]

Batonkal Good choice

[@mzal2326]

Either a video explaining memes or the history of memes

[@tobakroger7504]

Thats very stupid

[@tychobotter]

you forgot Indonesia's indepentents from the Netherlands after WW2

[@NotFlappy12]

yeah, weird that he forgot that, indonesia isn't exactly small

[@filipusandikawicaksana6822]

We're always the forgotten Asian country... It's only in these last two or three years that we're getting noticed at all, although we're quickly on the rise with all those silat movies and the last two disasters on the news lol ------- To be fair, though, the writer also forgot Saudi Arabia, which if I'm not mistaken, is formed after The Great War.

[@Sparx632]

Maybe it’s because it didn’t involve a border change.

[@risannd]

Indonesia's border at independence inherits former Dutch East Indies borders, except New Guinea and East Timor which has been mentioned.

[@iqbalbhayangkara3816]

EXACTLY! how can you forget Indonesia?

[@PlagueDoc47]

You’ve passed 500k subscribers!!! Great job Wonderwhy!

[@doberman2yk]

fantastic video mate, i applaud you!

[@ARKOVZ]

WonderWhy has officially replaced CGP Grey.

[@barlupo6500]

@SheepBlippy neh grey's channel is more about not uploading

[@Esmoxe]

@SheepBlippy What is analytical stuff in this context?

[@GY-bd9bo]

So CGP's gone for good, then? That's a damn shame... What a good channel it was

[@Nugcon]

GY1415 He's not gone

[@mtksbctk]

Same terrible accent

[@LoafingtonBloke]

27 minutes of WonderWhy? Sign me right up

[@hfreddy127]

TheBearWhisperer yeah

[@TheGreatBritishFarm]

I respec ya pfp m8

[@Igxana]

*M E E S E*

[@hfreddy127]

Jeese

[@atlanticatracking7286]

You haven't done vids in a long time? Are you working on a mega-project?

[@Snowboarding182]

Awesome video, man, so much research

[@brobes84]

Amazing video. Great work!!!

[@jangelbrich7056]

Thanks for this amazing compilation of werld hestoree =)

[@freddiet.rowlet525]

I don't know why but changing borders are really interesting to me, like, I follow the progress of independance/unification movements, not necessarily because I believe that such actions are the right thing, but because I'm interested in seeing how people discuss and react to the prospect of (official) independance

[@splashyseas]

Thanks for my History Lesson :D This is just AWESOME! :3

[@dawneabdulal-bari9313]

Amazing! Thanks! I learned a lot!

[@jackjohnson5508]

God i remember waiting months per video not less than 2 weeks

[@WonderWhy]

Please do not get used to it. I pushed myself way harder than is healthy to get this video finished in time.

[@DevilDaz17]

Small correction: Singapore didn't withdraw. They were kicked out of the country by literally everyone else in Malaysia.

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

Because they had too many Chinese immigrants.

[@amanicricket9367]

Congrats on 500k

[@graadlon]

Très bonne vidéo !! Compréhensible et intéressante !!! Bravo 👏

[@damhnaitcockburn2970]

There was no mention of China annexing Tibet (1950) or the Finnish battles for their borders with Russia.

[@FlyinBlaney]

Nothing is as permanent as a temporary solution- Some Guy.

[@charleslatora5750]

Well done. You had my total attention. Was curious to see if If in your timeline there would be any mention of Bohemia-Moravia. Still...well done.

[@leonardhaddrill8842]

Based on this excellent video I've become a first time subscriber.. You picked a complicated subject and succeeded.. Well done WW!!

[@karolverniani6324]

😂 turn on the subtitles and go to 14:11

[@user-hh2is9kg9j]

nothing was wrong

[@karolverniani6324]

The automatic captions

[@user-hh2is9kg9j]

@@karolverniani6324 Gotcha 😁

[@mlhiii8175]

Penis 🤣

[@suzanabodini7525]

Lolz🤣🤣🤣

[@cameronw.2775]

Just think if Czech and Slovakia were still together. The hockey team would be unreal. Too bad they can’t merge

[@nOOb1hunter]

still wouldn't beat canada us russia finland sweden on a regular basis

[@armaansidhu8743]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@michisme1509]

It's not that we can't. We don't want to, and we don't need to. We're two separate countries.

[@donmackay9315]

Great documentary. Thanks

[@sebastianlambert8771]

Amazing video, thanks so much

[@lapislazuli3909]

100th anniversary of Poland's Independence

[@julz3tt3]

Lol not quite. Yes it's an anniversary but it didn't last as the Germans invaded in 1939 then the cold War which saw Russia take it until the wall came down.

[@arfn1973]

Where the anniversary for returning Silesia, Pommerland and Ostpreußen? Prussia territory belong to German and that fact.

[@PLKartofel]

[@PrawdziwyWarszawiak]

@@arfn1973 What German territory? I think that you don't know that your Pommerland, Silesia and Ostesomething, don't belong to Germans. Those territories have been settled by slavic people. All eastern Germany have been settled by slavic people. You can read names of cities in regions that I mentioned before. If you don't know Berlin has been created by slaves.

[@arfn1973]

@@PrawdziwyWarszawiak What the heck? "You can read names of cities in regions that I mentioned before" they are named after German leave the region. Stop shaming Prussian you Austrian, accept already your defeat.

[@damiantudor7194]

Me:sees the thumbnail Also me:Man Western Europe changed a lot , it even moved more to the east

[@andrewseligman-segev1637]

Extremely well explained 🙂

[@dittbub]

what a project! good video

[@JordiBabot]

The last paragraph is so true. Voting is what we catalans wanted to do in october 1st last year, but the goverment of Spain obstaculized this Referendum with the use of brutal force against peaceful people. Peace and democracy for everyone and every nation in the world!

[@niccolomachiavelli8763]

Jordi Babot why the fuck would you want independence? You arent even any different from spain.

[@ishaand92]

Obsidian Fury *Spaniard nationalist spotted*

[@niccolomachiavelli8763]

It’s pronounced e-shahn D. No it’s not nope I even hate Spain myself,but facts are facts

[@anemu3819]

@@niccolomachiavelli8763 the ethnic groups in iberia are more than just spanish and Portuguese

[@NikhileshSurve]

22:38 Withdrew? Wasn't Singapore removed by Malaysia itself?

[@jojololo3694]

I am Singaporean and no is not removed is we choose to leave as by the following short explanation on 9 August 1965, Singapore separated from Malaysia to become an independent and sovereign state. The separation was the result of deep political and economic differences between the ruling parties of Singapore and Malaysia, which created communal tensions that resulted in racial riots in July and September 1964.

[@NikhileshSurve]

@@jojololo3694 I read somewhere that due to Singapore not being Malay majority the Malaysian politicians didn't wanted Singapore a njn Malay majority region to be part of the federation. Someone in a comment section also wrote that Singapore leaders were initially unhappy with the separation as Singapore was very poor then, later they accepted it & decided to build a strong economy. May be I should read about it in detail or watch some documentaries on it to know better, it sounds like an interesting story for sure.

[@jojololo3694]

@@NikhileshSurve Yes they were unhappy to leave but it was not removed it was by vote of referendum in parliament by the vote of 126/0 on Aug 9, 1965 that’s when we officially leave Malaysia and gained independence to a uncertain future and by December of the same year we become Republic of Singapore.

[@NikhileshSurve]

@@jojololo3694 So Singapore's parliament voted by 126/0 to leave Malaysia?

[@jojololo3694]

@@NikhileshSurve Yup by our Singapore Parliament but our former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was really reluctant to leave as he always imagined Singapore merging with Malaysia will greatly improve and benefited Singapore but look now I am glad we gained Independence because you see Singapore is doing better than Malaysia especially during times like this with pandemic, you see Malaysia political scenes is so messy nowadays and we are far richer than Malaysia even though we have a smaller population but still richer I will said right choices to go away from Malaysia.

[@kingofthejungle3833]

I'm glad you showed us the simplified version

[@ToastGhost]

Great video, really interesting.

[@totallyaploy1824]

100 years and 23 minutes ago, WW1 ended.

[@sidhantseth007]

Yeah, but who's counting...😂

[@LookHereMars]

Quite fascinating especially watching Videos and literally looking at 100 years in the past and to see how much has changed in a Century.

[@alphaplenn]

@/dev/RerunCipher : Lucky you!

[@victorliue]

in my class, there is a very old world map on the wall. Its so old that we can see the ussr and the worst part is that its right behind me-

[@fullmetaltheorist]

Don't move. Stalin won't attack if you act dead.

[@douglasholloran6513]

i have a 50+ year old globe lots of changes and you explain a lot thank you .

[@ishanbhanu]

Good job mate!

[@fidenemini4413]

Yugoslavia "how many pieces of me do you want?" NATO "Yes"

[@cirquan]

Sadly, truthful...

[@bisalwayswright88]

"Sometimes it's easy to forget that the world map being stable is a relatively recent phenomenon" Not when you play Paradox games for 25 hours a day

[@orans_]

bUt tHeRes tWeNtY fOuR hOurs In a dAy nOt tWeNtY fIvE

[@bhg123ful]

Awesome job!

[@XX-gy7ue]

alright , almost every sentence in this video deserves its own video ! PLEASE MAKE LONGER VIDEOS

[@polandballhistorian8537]

I never thought explaining border changes and talking about peace treaties would be interesting.

[@danielgriffith8911]

Its interesting to imagine what would have happened had Japan not lost its hold on Korea and Taiwan following WW2

[@metadragon7500]

Thank you for the history class answers.

[@deborahsyme6064]

excellent video thank you - using for teaching A level Geography OCR - power Aand borders - as intro

[@CarthagoMike]

Is it me or did I miss the Indonesian independence? Good and interesting video btw, thanks for making this!

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

He said it would probably not be exhaustive, due to trying to keep the time limited.

[@zimmah]

@7:57: You list Macedonia as one of the areas of Yugoslavia. It was called Vardarska Badovina, named after the river Vardar which flows through it.

[@michaeldelisieux]

Forward to 2022 : there you have it ( again and again and again)!

[@jsdpe]

Well done!

[@jannetapiohiukka493]

GREAT video...greetings from FINLAND

[@wladjarosz345]

and no words about russian occupation of Finland...

[@KennedyOtieno1944]

Everyone else: *getting and losing land Kiribati : Hi guys, what time is it?

[@williamusrex6417]

Very thorough.

[@mn4472]

Well done video.