Hey its me. Your favorite subscriber. You still make great content, but as a small bit of advice make videos at your own pace. Dont rush videos out to fill a demand. Keep up your good content. I enjoyed this one.
It is not necessarily great that WW1and WW2 did not happen. Because humanity will never see the consequences of world wars first hand and because of that the first world war would be a nuclear war. Plus all most all countries will have nukes because nobody is a Sole Superpower, there won't be League of Nations or even United Nations to regulate those nuclear weapons.
@@chingizzhylkybayev8575 it's 3, King George V of Great Britain, German Emperor Wilhem II, and Imperator Nicholas II. edit : Nicholas II was her grand son-in-law
There was the famous Frederick II in Palermo, and the lesser known Frederick III, who didn't like war and consolidated Habsburg power through inheriting.
That wouldn't change much. You've got to understand Britain's role in the situation as a whole. Britain had been pitting the entire continent against each other just so no one can unite Europe, which is Britain's worst nightmare until the US started to become a hemisphere power during the mid-19th century onward (which then became essentially 'don't get the Americans mad at us' and 'hope Congress keeps the USN starved for cash' alongside pitting Europe against each other). Fredrick... Fredrick would be in the same position as Wilhelm no matter what he did because Britain will do it's damnest to ensure that Germany is subservient to Britain in all respects.
Aaron Neumann What on earth are you talking about...? In the 1800s the US had a policy of self isolationism and lassiez faire politics. Britain did not pit the Europeans against each other. In fact they were largely caught up in a European conflict. British interests lied in its overseas empire, not European dominance. In fact, post renaissance the British never tried to garrison or occupy European Nations, despite having multiple opportunities to. In fact, the British largely stayed out of European politics until either German or France attempted dominance - due to this, the British have largely been the main guarantor of European peoples and nations (certainly central and Western) independence and Freedom since Napoleon. In fat, the only reason any European (minus the irish) can call themselves free today, is because of British actions in WW2
@@TheTrueAdept Britain did that for CENTURIES though. First against the Spanish, then the Dutch, then the French (in the Seven Years War and later against Napoleon) and finally the German Empire. Plus, When nearly all mainland Europe beat itself up, the British got all the more stronger, since their homeland 80% of the time would remain unscathed. They wanted more than no possibility of Europe uniting against them, they wanted no potential rivals AT ALL. The more turmoil, the better for them. Even the Austrians, who fought Napoleon alongside the British, angrily pointed out who the true victor ultimately was. Britain's had some great moments in history (see World War II, etc), but also some VERY controversial or scandalous ones.
@@elemperadordemexico yeah, the reality was that Britain had a very 'we are the only real Empire in Town' mentality geopolitically, and it ensured that it will get into a war against Germany.
The most tragic thing for me is that some doctors diagnosed Frederick with cancer when it was at an early stage. So there was a good chance that he could be healed. But later he was examined by a leading British cancer specialist who told him that everything is fine and that the cancer would heal naturally in a few months. So Frederick decided to trust said doctor, refused any treatment against his throat cancer and later died because of his throat cancer.
So the anglo-subhumans ruined the lives of two of our Kaisers. But on a serious note, was it even possible at that time to treat, let alone cure, throat cancer effectively?
@@epajarjestys9981 eh? Depends on how good and component the doctor/ doctors of the time were and also to pray to good you did get an infection because of the surgery or the doctor/doctors killing you by accident out right.
@@MrShaneVicious just look up the prussian history about Great-elector Friedrich Wilhelm I of bradenburg and king Friedrich wilhelm I of Prussia, even they inherit same land, they didnt share Same number.. so that same goes about being Emperor and King
No, he was crowned as Friedrich III Emperor of Germany continuing the Prussian counting. He actually wanted to name himself Friedrich IV in tradition of the Holy Roman Empire, but this wasn‘t possible due to constitutional concerns at the time.
You are wrong, UtopiaBasti, as Jayperion pointed out above. He used the Prussian regnal name "Friedrich III." as his imperial name as well. He personally wanted to use the name Friedrich IV., but Bismarck was against it. The name "Friedrich I." was not even considered.
Its especially sad that in the end even Bismarck warned Wilhelm II that if he took the conservative militarism to its extreme he could lose the throne and cause great damage to Germany and the rest of Europe. Well we all know what followed...
If Bismarck was ressurrected today and taught about the various things that happened after his death, he's probably going to be EXTREMELY mad at William II for ruining LITERALLY everything. Like, "WILHELM!!!!! HOW THE FUCK COULD YOU HAVE DONE THIS? YOU FUCKED UP EVERYTHING! LITERALLY! YOU FUCKED UP THE NATION, ALL OF EUROPE, AND THE ENTIRETY OF CIVILIZATION ITSELF!!" Or maybe he could just sigh in total disappointment as well because he knew that this would happen under Wilhelm's egoistic politics and diplomacy.
I absolutely loved this video. One of the best you guys have produced so far, the information and the way it is narrated, it is really deep. You can feel the sadness and the what-if idea that I would think you guys wanted to portray. Thank you so much for this, you continually raise the quality of your videos, and I'm lucky and grateful to being your subscriber.
^ditto^ Very powerful stuff. I especially liked the art and music. This had a strong emotional ending that left me in an introspective state. Very well done. -Jake
Actually no. It`s the usual Anglo-American BS. regarding the pre-war period of the IWW. czcams.com/video/yOrJiYcqwsQ/video.html ... czcams.com/video/tclAbWvBt70/video.html
This is so profoundly depressing, what an amazing man and what the world might look like, i say that as a lover oh history and a great understanding of both the positive and negative effects of war
George, the British Empire at present covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganyika. I hardly think that we can be entirely absolved of blame on the imperialistic front.
Britain needed a war to destroy the German navy and prevent them from becoming a full fledged imperial power. France needed the war against Germany due to how disastrous the Franco-Prussian war had been and the death and humiliation even the capital had to endure during the war. Russia needed a war somewhere with slavs to show the Empire would protect them and distract public opinion from internal issues. The turk needed european allies and a war with Russia to show power and prevent getting kicked across the Aegean. Germany needed a war with Russia to prevent it from modernizing and increasing development accross the empire as that would cement their hold on Eastern Europe and allow it to build industries across the empire. Austria needed to show it’s patchwork nation that an attack against the royal house had repercussions but took too long to attack due to fearing a war with Russia
I must say, as much as I love history, the focus all to often (though usually justifiable) is on wars and those responsible for starting and waging them. Leaders like Billy III here who are more focused on actually helping the citizens of their country and of others, are too often forgotten and not memorialized doe "great deeds". Glad to see leaders that are decent human getting their due.
Proud of that, are you? Blind approval? And you wonder how someone like Trump ends up in power, don't you? Or perhaps you approve of a fraudulent rapist holding the nuclear codes, hmm?
Thank You. Please make more of these historically important yet Forgotten Stories. Hopefully, Future Leaders will learn from these and many other Great Tragedies that have handicapped Civilizational progress.
I believe that world war 1 was inevitable regardless of Frederick or not since there were too many powerful empires in Europe who competed for their own interest
Doesn't explain the world war (which really was more of a great European war than a world war all things considered which is why I like the great war as a name far more) part of it. A war between France and Germany alone would have resolved the situation. Russia could have battled the Ottomans and Italy could have fought with Austria. More local wars - as it had been for centuries. In the end, it turned out as it did but a more peaceful monarch in Germany could have changed a lot in the German tolerance for Austrian incompetence.
@@Arcaryon : _"but a more peaceful monarch in Germany could have changed a lot in the German tolerance for Austrian incompetence."_ --- No. The enemies of that strong and unbelievably successful and prosperous German Reich (of William II.) sought to destroy her. The reasons of the British elite can be summed up in the following conversation from the year *1907* between *Lord Balfour* and the US diplomat Henry White. [Arthur Balfour was a British top politician and chief diplomat (1902-1905 Prime Minister, 1915-1916 First Lord of the Admiralty, 1916-1919 British Foreign Minister)] *BALFOUR* : _“We are probably fools not to find a reason for declaring war on Germany before she builds too many ships and takes away our trade.”_ *WHITE* : _“You are a very high-minded man in private life. How can you possibly contemplate anything so politically immoral as provoking a war against a harmless nation which has as good a right to a navy as you have? If you wish to compete with German trade, work harder.”_ *BALFOUR* : _“That would mean lowering our standard of living. Perhaps it would be simpler for us to have a war.”_ *WHITE* : _“I’m shocked that you of all men should enunciate such principles.”_ *BALFOUR* : _“Is it a question of right or wrong? Maybe it is just a question of keeping our supremacy.”_ (Source: Allan Nevins, “Henry White - Thirty Years of American Diplomacy”, New York: Harper Bros., 1930, pp. 257-258) Link to the pdf-file of the scanned pages: valjean72.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/nevins-allan-henry-white-thirty-years-of-american-diplomacy-pp_256-259.pdf or this one: _"In the 1890s, the magazine published several articles that expressed an anti-German sentiment, summed up in the quote Germania est delenda (Germany needs to be destroyed) which was modeled after Cato's "Carthago delenda est" (Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam)."_ (Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Review_(London_newspaper)
Dont forget the Powerfull Factory owners who wanted to put a end to the civil reforms that would lower the work hours and Raise their wages Trough a war
Dear Sir, Thank you for a truly remarkable and insightful video on the life of the second kaiser , a true role model, much forgotten in the annals of modern history. Hope you continue providing the viewers with such insightful , yet overlooked characters in history. Regards
love it completely.. as a spectator, you only can feel a great admiration and a deep sadness, that this kind of people, never get the real power.. the world, would be a very different place
If not for a miss-diagnosis of Frederick's throat cancer in England, at a time when it could have been treated, William II would have never been Kaiser, and that means that there would have been no challenge to the naval dominance of England and no reason for England to desire war with Germany! Also, Frederick would have had the sense and intelligence to pay attention to Bismarck, and not dump him as his younger brother did! Furthermore, Frederick would have continued the policy of keeping Russia and Germany on friendly terms thus eliminating the possibility of a 'two front war' that would eventually come to pass. Amazing how the elimination of one man can have such a huge influence on history!
Several nonsense here. (1) England did no go to war with Germany because Germany was a treat to their naval dominance, but because Germany was threatening the British commercial supremacy, futhermore the German naval buildup was done in anticipation to the War of Gencide that he British were planning. (2) Only braindead idiots would have maintained Bismark the Fraticide in power, specially Friedrich, that no just was a fraticide but also a retard of strategist in geopolitics in trying to mantain 2 times a impossible alliance of the three emperators.
I used to think Wilhelm II lacking Bismarck's genius, didn't follow the policy of friendship with Russia....However, it's not true; His grandfather,Wilhelm I said to him on his death bed to make friendship with Russia a matter of importance; When Wilhelm II assended the throne he honoured the promise by going to Russia on a friendship mission as his first royal visit. He also was in constant comunication with the Russian Tsar in the lead up to ww1 Both trying to stop the war.
The Great Wars had millions of deaths and left great empires in the dust. However, without the wars many things which we have today simply would have never been invented. "The War put us back 100 years but also put us 200 years forward." - George Kesarson 1948
WW1 and WW2 pushed technology and created inventions, but brought upon humanity the atomic bomb. Instead of Islamic groups in the world, we'd have communist insurgency's because the soviet union would have never happened.
Great stuff as always. The 1974 TV series "Fall of Eagles" does a great job in portraying the lives of the major dynasties in Europe during the 19th Century, especially the familial tensions within the House of Hohenzollern.
When he noted throat soreness and change in voice, his physicians strongly suspected CA and recommended laryngectomy though a tumor couldn't be seen. His wife wrote to her mother and asked for advice. Victoria sent her own incompetent "specialist" to see him. That man said it was just innocent inflammation. The German physicians disagreed and a 2 biopsies were done. Both were inconclusive and the sample sizes were small. Laryngectomy was again advised and declined. The physicians resigned and were replaced. The new physicians gave the same recommendation but it was far too late. I think they did a tracheostomy near the end just for comfort. His son, William, had a brutal childhood with painful operations, braces, balance issues, etc.
I just finish all episodes of Kings and Generals. I am really impressed and i learn many things about global history, keep doing this. I am looking forward for next episode :)
How I wish to go back in time, manage to meet Frederick as a kid, and just tell him like: "kid, don't smoke... you're gonna save the world one day", and I go off, humming the Deutschlandlied as he looks at me bewildered
I didn’t know about Fredrick the III’s intellect. This video shocked me. Thanks for making video’s like these, Kings and Generals. This is better than being in history class, you learn more here than there.
I love to hear the german anthem in the background. Blüh' im Glanze dieses Glückes Blühe, deutsches Vaterland! Tears in my eyes. Thanks for this episode about my homelands history. Love it!
Frederick William IV is another very underrated monarch. He was rather close to his nephew and is said to have been a major influence on Frederick III when he was young.
@@curt8652 He was for the most part, from everything I've read. As a matter of fact, without Frederick William IV reforming the Prussian government in 1848, there probably wouldn't BE a Hohenzollern empire. By beginning the transition to constitutional monarchy, he saved the dynasty for another 70 years. He even reportedly said to Wilhelm his brother, "The era of absolute monarchy is over. If our family's rule is to continue, we must accept that and change". The public went from nearly dethroning him to offering him the crown of a unified Germany (which he declined but Wilhelm would eventually accept in 1871).
@@otgunz no problem. As someone who draws I really like seeing other's art plus it gives the show a very cool and unique look. Looking forward to seeing more of your work in future episodes.
You are assuming waaay too much from doings of a single man. Also we know any elements in Britannia simply wanted a war with Germany for decades (due to policy of not allowing a single unified European power that could challenge the home island and London.).
The British empire always wanted Europe to stay the same while they established their empire. Hitlers greatest "accomplishment" is probably him being able to weaken this empire. But the world war was anything but inevitable. Imagine France without Napoléon. Germany without Hitler. Greece without Alexander and Rome without Augustus. Great man at the right time can change a lot. And even the smallest changes could be extremely influential. Bismarck dies during a hunt at a young age. Ludwig XIV is able to escape and leads an army against Paris. The Habsburg dynasty gets eliminated... Charles D'Allemagne dies of a cold. One man is able to change everything. History is not a game of mere variables. Every decision can have a gigantic impact. Imagine if Merkel would have established a different immigration policy. If Kennedy was never assassinated. If Bin Laden got executed by a rival. It could have turned out to be the world we know. But it is very unlikely.
@@williamfitzgerald9793 It's always a combination of both. If someone else would have been in Napoleon's place, he could have lost an early decisive battle, turning the tide of the entire war. It's never just one or the other, it's both.
A man who could've done great things and probably have ushered in a golden age for Germany. Instead Germany had to suffer through the rule of a Kaiser with delusions of grandeur, and then the rule of a monster who led Germany to ruin
@@papageitaucher618 The so called Liberals in Europe and America usually favor censorship and a restricted market It is still nice to be a true liberal, but it seems like anyone who has even the mildest political influence will be alienated from the Right and harassed from the Left
@@rikpien2925 liberalism in Europe is about small gouvernment, believing in the invisible correcting hand of the market, low regulation, low taxes on the wealthy and corporations. It's in a nutshell the American republicans under Reagan without the religion zealotry
@@alldamnnamesaretaken well, 20th century european liberalism was about those things, especially after world war II. Before that however, european liberalism was about constitutionalism and personal freedoms like free press, freedom from racial or religious persecution, and the abolishment of privileges for nobility and religious leaders and churches (up to being outright anti-religious) , rule of law and so on. it was way less driven my economic policies than later (because the workers movement was not yet a big threat or adversary in politics). Basically, all those philosophies held by the american founding fathers were on the radical end of the european political liberal spectrum.
@@ithemba Every liberal party in Europe, is about what I describe. They are pretty much the opposite of the traditional socialist parties, heck now that the true socialist parties are rising in the polls and elections because the traditional socialists have moved too much to the centre, the liberals where the first in my country to scream: Evil Communists! and to refuse to even talk to them
"who could have Stopped the World Wars"? No, not really. Even with Friedrich in Power french revisionism, russian pan-slavism and british worries about germany's economic growth would have caused problems. Plus, you do Wilhelm a disservice. He was himself quite liberal, regarding social and domestic policies. And unlike his russian and english cousins, he actually tried to stop the outbreak of war in 1914 (sadly he did not succed).
@@stepanpytlik4021 ehh. I doubt the Poles liked being free under the Russians more than the Austrians or Germans, who both gave them actual human rights.
@genç tv Germans and Turks were tyrants. They tryied to germanize Slavic population of their states. While Turkey just simply killed them. Of course Russia did it also because its own interests but it also wanted to free its Slavic brothers
Frederick III after the Franco-Prussian War and annexation of Alsace-Lorraine: "We are no longer looked upon as the innocent victims of wrong, but rather as arrogant victors, no longer content with the conquest of the foe, but determined to bring about his utter ruin.” [People no longer see Germany as] “this nation of thinkers and philosophers, poets and artists, idealists and enthusiasts; and see her only as a nation of conquerors and destroyers, to which no pledged word, no treaty, is sacred, and which speaks with rude insolence of those who have done it no injury…at the moment it seems as though we are neither loved nor respected, only feared.” Can you imagine if THIS guy was leading Germany in the early 1900s? Man, what could have been. Really glad you took the time to do this topic justice.
@@yourmajesty1361 Nader Shah was great. They call him the Napoleon of the East for a reason. However, comparing him to arguably the greatest general to live is Nationalistic/Ethnic bias since his career was spent fighting the dying nations in the Middle East and the Mughal Empire whereas Napoleon fought the greatest empires of his era (named aptly after him) at their primes. Together.
@@RexGalilae So the Ottomans, Russians, British, Mughals, Afghans were all dying nations in the 18th century? Nâder's Army fought a 3x larger Army when he faced the Mughals. the only reason Nader Shah isn't seen as great as Napoleon or even greater is because he dosn't get any attention from western media. Nâder wasn't simply a conqueror but an enlightener & nation builder who had to face sectarian division conflicts in his country, many rebellions, and a lot of devastation, hunger and illiteracy that existed in his country. And then came the threat of being invaded by the neighbors. It wasn't like all Situations were in Nâder's favor. Nâder's own country was literary a dying nation when he grow up. Centuries of Safavid mis management and stupid policies had made the country a ruin and it's people superstitious sheeps. The safavid dynasty was like the qing dynasty in china.
Really liked the music/editing in this one. Love how you guys go off the beaten path though your battle videos are still top notch. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for the great video.We Japanese love Germany and Germans very much. We Japanese sent 9,000 cherry blossom trees to Germany in 1990. It is said that the money of this cherry blossom trees is gathered by the donation of the Japanese and bought a cherry blossom trees . Almost all Japanese people participated in donations. The Japanese always cooperate with Germany.This cherry blossom tree is still in Berlin.We Japanese love Germany and Germans very much. Germany and Germans are great. The Japanese always cooperate with Germany.We pleased to welcome Germans . Japanese and Germans are smart, diligent and serious. When making the Japanese constitution in the Meiji era, japanese made it with reference to the German constitution.The army is also German style. We invited Klemens Wilhelm Jacob Meckel, a soldier of the Kingdom of Germany, from Germany. The Japanese army became very strong thanks to him. The Japanese was very happy when he came to Japan. Because he is a great German. All thanks to Germany. Germany is a Japanese teacher. japanese also made medical science with reference to Germany. Because I admitted that Germany was the best in the world from that time. Even now the doctor has a person who writes the Karte in German. For example, a car is.The most imported cars in Japan are German cars. Japanese Prime Minister told the Japanese Emperor that Germany and Germans absolutely can trust when we form an alliance with Germany in World War II. Japan is always a German friend. Japan's national anthem Kimigayo was made by Hayashi Hiromori and German Franz Eckert. This is a story that Japanese people helped Germans in japanese Okinawa Miyakojima, Japan. In 1873, the German Merchant shipRobertoson was hit by a typhoon,ran aground off Miyakojima Miyakuni. At that time, the islander rescues the crew,They gave some food to the Germans.They gave Germans a place to sleep. The days were 34 days.And sent Germans back to Germany safely.There are still monuments sent from Germany in Okinawa.Japan will always help Germans from now on.There are two Germans statues at the University of Tokyo. Germans are still respected in Japan. The Japanese were able to become strong Japan thanks to Bismarck. Many Japanese respect Bismarck. The first Prime Minister was called Japan's Bismarck. In my town there is a tower that prays that the Germans soul will be saved.
Great Video. Just a nitpick. Towards the end of the video you play the melody of the "Deutschlandlied" which is the german national anthem today. However it wasn't the anthem at this time in history. Funnily enough this melody (with different text) used to be the Anthem of the Austrian Empire (Kaiserhymne) in this time period, and Germanys Anthem was "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" played to the melody of the english national Anthem. So as weird as this is "God save the queen" would have been technically more appropriate ;)
It's not like he claimed it was the anthem. Heil dir in Siegerskranz was the repurposed Prussian anthem seen as alien in many parts of the empire while the Deutschlandlied was a far more popular German nationalist song.
he was liberal = progressive , he wanted to make changes in government strengthen democry and parlament instead of being conservative and sticking with more absolutist monarchy.
Amazing video and I think he was a great man who could of done greater things for Germany had he lived longer. It is hard to say if one man could of prevented war but it isn't impossible so it is possible that he could of. It would of been very difficult but I think it was possible for him to work out the factors that led to the First World War including the economic worry of the British Empire had toward the growing German Empire. I love the what ifs of history ^_^!
Really a great video. I am german and it was quite touching to watch. There were other instances involving Bismarck where he foresaw the consequences of humiliating opponents in war when he stood up for france after they lost the war against prussia in 1870/71 stating that germany would need france as a partner and not as a subordinate. For some time it was debated to annex greater parts of france which was prevented in part by Bismarcks foresight. Fast forward to the end of ww1 and see what the allies did to the german empire. humiliating conditions resulting in never ceasing unrest in the population and politics, culminating in the rise of fascism. In ww2 these lessons were learned as the japanese culture and their monarchy was respected, the goal to work together as partners in the future and not remain enemies. Of course this was also motivated by the perception of the sowjet union as a future rival, but the past also played into this. The Nazis destroyed the whole prussian history we germans have. Today most younger germans dont differentiate between fascism and monarchy. This is further amplified by neonazis instrumentalizing the german empire as an incentive for national pride and supremacy. Our past is severely transfigured by this. Really a shame.
in my opinion, germany was the country that stopped/destroyed european domination over the world, sure they didn't do it on purpose per say but their effect on the world was rather positive than negative in the long term. im not saying be proud of a few years under nazi rule or the jingoism in ww1 but don't be ashamed of it, these periods shaped the world for the better. you don't see british or french being ashamed of their imperalism, they believe it was the natural course at the time and so is the case with germany. the periods germany had to go through was natural. ofc its not my place to tell you what to think but thats my opinion, i dont see germany as a villian or a hero [or any other country in fact]. i see germany as a great nation that changed the whole world directly or indirectly.
The enemies of that strong and unbelievably successful and prosperous German Reich (of William I. and´William II.) sought to destroy her. The reasons of the British elite can be summed up in the following conversation from the year *1907* between *Lord Balfour* and the US diplomat Henry White [Arthur Balfour was a British top politician and chief diplomat (1902-1905 Prime Minister, 1915-1916 First Lord of the Admiralty, 1916-1919 British Foreign Minister)] *BALFOUR* : _“We are probably fools not to find a reason for declaring war on Germany before she builds too many ships and takes away our trade.”_ *WHITE* : _“You are a very high-minded man in private life. How can you possibly contemplate anything so politically immoral as provoking a war against a harmless nation which has as good a right to a navy as you have? If you wish to compete with German trade, work harder.”_ *BALFOUR* : _“That would mean lowering our standard of living. Perhaps it would be simpler for us to have a war.”_ *WHITE* : _“I’m shocked that you of all men should enunciate such principles.”_ *BALFOUR* : _“Is it a question of right or wrong? Maybe it is just a question of keeping our supremacy.”_ (Source: Allan Nevins, “Henry White - Thirty Years of American Diplomacy”, New York: Harper Bros., 1930, pp. 257-258) Link to the pdf-file of the scanned pages: valjean72.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/nevins-allan-henry-white-thirty-years-of-american-diplomacy-pp_256-259.pdf or this one: _"In the 1890s, the magazine published several articles that expressed an anti-German sentiment, summed up in the quote Germania est delenda (Germany needs to be destroyed) which was modeled after Cato's "Carthago delenda est" (Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam)."_ (Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Review_(London_newspaper) mehr zu diesem Thema auf deutsch: valjean72.wordpress.com/2017/04/29/der-1-weltkrieg-und-die-abkehr-von-der-these-der-deutschen-alleinschuld/
Maybe if wood row Wilson hadn’t gone into a comma? I don’t like wood row Wilson much but his wants for treaty where Byond just fair for the time. Course America was an ocean away and only in the war 2 years.
To that treaty to be fair the Entete should have admited that it was a war of agression, therefore they must compensate Germany for the demages by billons. Anyway was the socialdemocracy that caused the hyperinflation. And anyway if the URSS exists then a second world war is unavoidable.
mongol yup triggered. Our flag has more History behind it than the USA.... btw the USA and the europe did the biggest genocides... just a reminder and those were 20x larger than our deportation of ethnicities..
Kaiser Wilhelm's small, limp arm may have been more to blame. Being raised in a culture of masculinity and militarism it caused him to develop a large inferiority complex ecspecially amongst his royal cousins King George of England and Czar Nicholas of Russia...
I think you are vastly overestimating Wilhelm II's actual influence. At least from 1905 on, he was barely more than a reclusive and ineffective figurehead, constantly changing his mind or not having an opinion at all. He just wasn't very smart or charismatic and his government often manipulated him.
Patrick Fontaine , I think that most definitely had a part to play but his up bringing by his parents seems to be more of a cause. Wilhelm and Germany get a lot of the blame for WW1 but it wasn’t just their fault. Everyone of the major combatants was at fault. The French wanted a war to erase the stain it the Franco-Prussian War, Austria-Hungary needed to show that it wasn’t a failing empire, Serbia was trying to walk a tightrope between placating Austria and not upsetting its very nationalist population, and Czar Nicolas was too weak willed to be of much good. To be sure Germany also wanted a war but they where hardly the only ones.
Patrick Fontaine lol imagine how Nicholas II felt, he was 5’7” while his father was 6’3”. Alexander iii always told his son Nicholas ii, “stop acting like a little girl”.
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those maps are awful (as in incorrect)
Hey its me. Your favorite subscriber. You still make great content, but as a small bit of advice make videos at your own pace. Dont rush videos out to fill a demand. Keep up your good content. I enjoyed this one.
Also i still hope you are still considering doing the battles of the spanish civil war.
It is not necessarily great that WW1and WW2 did not happen. Because humanity will never see the consequences of world wars first hand and because of that the first world war would be a nuclear war. Plus all most all countries will have nukes because nobody is a Sole Superpower, there won't be League of Nations or even United Nations to regulate those nuclear weapons.
Can you make a video on the Battle of The Red Cliffs
Becoming Emperor of a new and young Empire and dying 99 days later is a grand case of awful luck. Rest in peace Kaiser Frederick III.
WW1= the battle of queen Victoria's grand children.
the good old days when some cousins came together for a huge RTS party. sadly, with no capable PC invented
if my grand mother had been alive she whould have never allowed it.
Only 2 monarchs were her grandkids tho
@@chingizzhylkybayev8575 it's 3, King George V of Great Britain, German Emperor Wilhem II, and Imperator Nicholas II.
edit : Nicholas II was her grand son-in-law
@@ariefachmadi5027 but George V and Nicholas II looked like twins. Clearly related.
Did you ever hear the tragedy of Frederick III Hohenzollern the liberal?
Its not a story the Prussians would tell you.
You guys are amazing
@genç tv Whoosh
Ironic...
@Accretion Disk
Ironic statement as most things nowadays are ruined by progressiveism.
The name Frederick means "peaceful ruler", it has never been more appropriate
Only because of..
Frederick the Great
There was the famous Frederick II in Palermo, and the lesser known Frederick III, who didn't like war and consolidated Habsburg power through inheriting.
Wilhelm II was also peaceful.
Rest in Peace, 99-day-emperor.
athe lightz is that a mob psycho 100 reference?
Don't know what you are talking about.@@duckyuu5900
Ik this has no correlation but I just realized how America had a president who died because he wouldnt put his coat on
@Nik Nik Humanität ist eine preußische Tugend.
@@nicholascosta7786 who?
Frederick is one of the great 'What Ifs' of history
Yep. Contact Monsieur Z, Whatifist and Althisthub
That wouldn't change much. You've got to understand Britain's role in the situation as a whole. Britain had been pitting the entire continent against each other just so no one can unite Europe, which is Britain's worst nightmare until the US started to become a hemisphere power during the mid-19th century onward (which then became essentially 'don't get the Americans mad at us' and 'hope Congress keeps the USN starved for cash' alongside pitting Europe against each other).
Fredrick... Fredrick would be in the same position as Wilhelm no matter what he did because Britain will do it's damnest to ensure that Germany is subservient to Britain in all respects.
Aaron Neumann What on earth are you talking about...?
In the 1800s the US had a policy of self isolationism and lassiez faire politics.
Britain did not pit the Europeans against each other. In fact they were largely caught up in a European conflict. British interests lied in its overseas empire, not European dominance. In fact, post renaissance the British never tried to garrison or occupy European Nations, despite having multiple opportunities to. In fact, the British largely stayed out of European politics until either German or France attempted dominance - due to this, the British have largely been the main guarantor of European peoples and nations (certainly central and Western) independence and Freedom since Napoleon.
In fat, the only reason any European (minus the irish) can call themselves free today, is because of British actions in WW2
@@TheTrueAdept Britain did that for CENTURIES though. First against the Spanish, then the Dutch, then the French (in the Seven Years War and later against Napoleon) and finally the German Empire. Plus, When nearly all mainland Europe beat itself up, the British got all the more stronger, since their homeland 80% of the time would remain unscathed. They wanted more than no possibility of Europe uniting against them, they wanted no potential rivals AT ALL. The more turmoil, the better for them. Even the Austrians, who fought Napoleon alongside the British, angrily pointed out who the true victor ultimately was. Britain's had some great moments in history (see World War II, etc), but also some VERY controversial or scandalous ones.
@@elemperadordemexico yeah, the reality was that Britain had a very 'we are the only real Empire in Town' mentality geopolitically, and it ensured that it will get into a war against Germany.
Technically, everyone who died in the World Wars died of second-hand smoke.
Clever
Underrated comment
@@tsardzhek9166 I will need to get it made into a Kings and Generals background for my PC.
anti-smoking ad for the ages right their.
The most tragic thing for me is that some doctors diagnosed Frederick with cancer when it was at an early stage. So there was a good chance that he could be healed. But later he was examined by a leading British cancer specialist who told him that everything is fine and that the cancer would heal naturally in a few months. So Frederick decided to trust said doctor, refused any treatment against his throat cancer and later died because of his throat cancer.
So the anglo-subhumans ruined the lives of two of our Kaisers.
But on a serious note, was it even possible at that time to treat, let alone cure, throat cancer effectively?
He's blind Anglophilia killed him.
@@epajarjestys9981 probably not
Incompetence or perfidious Albion striking again?
@@epajarjestys9981 eh? Depends on how good and component the doctor/ doctors of the time were and also to pray to good you did get an infection because of the surgery or the doctor/doctors killing you by accident out right.
Friedrich was only Friedrich III of Prussia, not of the whole Empire.
In the empire he was Friedrich I.
Greetings from Germany
Political keyboard warriors on the internet are cancer
He was Friedrich III of Germany, being that Prussia was the core of the German Empire.
@@MrShaneVicious just look up the prussian history about Great-elector Friedrich Wilhelm I of bradenburg and king Friedrich wilhelm I of Prussia, even they inherit same land, they didnt share Same number.. so that same goes about being Emperor and King
No, he was crowned as Friedrich III Emperor of Germany continuing the Prussian counting. He actually wanted to name himself Friedrich IV in tradition of the Holy Roman Empire, but this wasn‘t possible due to constitutional concerns at the time.
You are wrong, UtopiaBasti, as Jayperion pointed out above. He used the Prussian regnal name "Friedrich III." as his imperial name as well. He personally wanted to use the name Friedrich IV., but Bismarck was against it. The name "Friedrich I." was not even considered.
Its especially sad that in the end even Bismarck warned Wilhelm II that if he took the conservative militarism to its extreme he could lose the throne and cause great damage to Germany and the rest of Europe. Well we all know what followed...
If Bismarck was ressurrected today and taught about the various things that happened after his death, he's probably going to be EXTREMELY mad at William II for ruining LITERALLY everything. Like, "WILHELM!!!!! HOW THE FUCK COULD YOU HAVE DONE THIS? YOU FUCKED UP EVERYTHING! LITERALLY! YOU FUCKED UP THE NATION, ALL OF EUROPE, AND THE ENTIRETY OF CIVILIZATION ITSELF!!"
Or maybe he could just sigh in total disappointment as well because he knew that this would happen under Wilhelm's egoistic politics and diplomacy.
Frederick died because cigarette.
literally, Cigarette is the cause of 2 world wars !
no
Ernest Jay you are very wrong but not completely wrong
@@will1203 He is wrong but not really wrong but he's still wrong but not technically wrong
That's why Hitler banned Smoking I guess
Kaiser Trump is ypur profile picture, lol
I absolutely loved this video. One of the best you guys have produced so far, the information and the way it is narrated, it is really deep. You can feel the sadness and the what-if idea that I would think you guys wanted to portray. Thank you so much for this, you continually raise the quality of your videos, and I'm lucky and grateful to being your subscriber.
It is definitely one of the best if not the best piece in the K&G catalog of content to date. Many thanks to the team!
😍😍
Same exact thoughts, almost shed a tear while watching
Loved this video. It is very different from your usual content. Keep up the awesome work. Cheers! 👍🏼
The Kings part of the Kings of Generals
^ditto^
Very powerful stuff. I especially liked the art and music. This had a strong emotional ending that left me in an introspective state. Very well done.
-Jake
Actually no. It`s the usual Anglo-American BS. regarding the pre-war period of the IWW.
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It is some great work, I forget to say that. Thanks for doing it for us forgetfuls.
This is so profoundly depressing, what an amazing man and what the world might look like, i say that as a lover oh history and a great understanding of both the positive and negative effects of war
What an inspiring and thoughtful man, may he rest in peace!
George, the British Empire at present covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganyika. I hardly think that we can be entirely absolved of blame on the imperialistic front.
A bit too much Blackadder?
@@danielmccain3428 What a bizarre notion!
Blackadder!
Britain needed a war to destroy the German navy and prevent them from becoming a full fledged imperial power. France needed the war against Germany due to how disastrous the Franco-Prussian war had been and the death and humiliation even the capital had to endure during the war.
Russia needed a war somewhere with slavs to show the Empire would protect them and distract public opinion from internal issues.
The turk needed european allies and a war with Russia to show power and prevent getting kicked across the Aegean.
Germany needed a war with Russia to prevent it from modernizing and increasing development accross the empire as that would cement their hold on Eastern Europe and allow it to build industries across the empire.
Austria needed to show it’s patchwork nation that an attack against the royal house had repercussions but took too long to attack due to fearing a war with Russia
Non-Agglutinative Krenak In essence, it was simply too much trouble not to have a war.
The last time I was so early, Afghanistan was still Greek.
Not all of Afghanistan, some parts of it.
@@redrose-gd8fu Well... the cool parts at least ;)
Konstantinos Kotsomytis Macedonia is Not Greek
@@Alex-qd5hy true the correct term is Macedonia is Hellenic thanks for pointing it out
@@Alex-qd5hy ... and the Aegean belongs to its fish.
Everyone: A sandwich caused WW1
Fredrick III: Hold mein smoke
"smoke" ?
I must say, as much as I love history, the focus all to often (though usually justifiable) is on wars and those responsible for starting and waging them. Leaders like Billy III here who are more focused on actually helping the citizens of their country and of others, are too often forgotten and not memorialized doe "great deeds". Glad to see leaders that are decent human getting their due.
I am a simple man, I see a video from Kings and Generals, I click like :)
Same.
We appreciate it. :-)
Jamil Aziz we are all simple men. As long as we are smart, who cares.
Proud of that, are you? Blind approval?
And you wonder how someone like Trump ends up in power, don't you?
Or perhaps you approve of a fraudulent rapist holding the nuclear codes, hmm?
Thank you so much for providing such informative educational content. This is one of my favorite videos to date.
Thanks :-)
Best anti smoking psa ever.
Thank You. Please make more of these historically important yet Forgotten Stories. Hopefully, Future Leaders will learn from these and many other Great Tragedies that have handicapped Civilizational progress.
I believe that world war 1 was inevitable regardless of Frederick or not since there were too many powerful empires in Europe who competed for their own interest
Doesn't explain the world war (which really was more of a great European war than a world war all things considered which is why I like the great war as a name far more) part of it. A war between France and Germany alone would have resolved the situation. Russia could have battled the Ottomans and Italy could have fought with Austria. More local wars - as it had been for centuries. In the end, it turned out as it did but a more peaceful monarch in Germany could have changed a lot in the German tolerance for Austrian incompetence.
@@Arcaryon : _"but a more peaceful monarch in Germany could have changed a lot in the German tolerance for Austrian incompetence."_
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No. The enemies of that strong and unbelievably successful and prosperous German Reich (of William II.) sought to destroy her. The reasons of the British elite can be summed up in the following conversation from the year *1907* between *Lord Balfour* and the US diplomat Henry White.
[Arthur Balfour was a British top politician and chief diplomat (1902-1905 Prime Minister, 1915-1916 First Lord of the Admiralty, 1916-1919 British Foreign Minister)]
*BALFOUR* : _“We are probably fools not to find a reason for declaring war on Germany before she builds too many ships and takes away our trade.”_
*WHITE* : _“You are a very high-minded man in private life. How can you possibly contemplate anything so politically immoral as provoking a war against a harmless nation which has as good a right to a navy as you have? If you wish to compete with German trade, work harder.”_
*BALFOUR* : _“That would mean lowering our standard of living. Perhaps it would be simpler for us to have a war.”_
*WHITE* : _“I’m shocked that you of all men should enunciate such principles.”_
*BALFOUR* : _“Is it a question of right or wrong? Maybe it is just a question of keeping our supremacy.”_
(Source: Allan Nevins, “Henry White - Thirty Years of American Diplomacy”, New York: Harper Bros., 1930, pp. 257-258)
Link to the pdf-file of the scanned pages: valjean72.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/nevins-allan-henry-white-thirty-years-of-american-diplomacy-pp_256-259.pdf
or this one:
_"In the 1890s, the magazine published several articles that expressed an anti-German sentiment, summed up in the quote Germania est delenda (Germany needs to be destroyed) which was modeled after Cato's "Carthago delenda est" (Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam)."_
(Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Review_(London_newspaper)
@@jeanvaljean7266 this is the most intellectual comment I've ever seen on this platform, props to you mate
Dont forget the Powerfull Factory owners who wanted to put a end to the civil reforms that would lower the work hours and Raise their wages Trough a war
It was within the "logic" of imperialism that the imperialist powers would sooner or later have waged war against each other..
Dear Sir,
Thank you for a truly remarkable and insightful video on the life of the second kaiser , a true role model, much forgotten in the annals of modern history.
Hope you continue providing the viewers with such insightful , yet overlooked characters in history.
Regards
love it completely.. as a spectator, you only can feel a great admiration and a deep sadness, that this kind of people, never get the real power.. the world, would be a very different place
If not for a miss-diagnosis of Frederick's throat cancer in England, at a time when it could have been treated, William II would have never been Kaiser, and that means that there would have been no challenge to the naval dominance of England and no reason for England to desire war with Germany! Also, Frederick would have had the sense and intelligence to pay attention to Bismarck, and not dump him as his younger brother did! Furthermore, Frederick would have continued the policy of keeping Russia and Germany on friendly terms thus eliminating the possibility of a 'two front war' that would eventually come to pass. Amazing how the elimination of one man can have such a huge influence on history!
William II was Friedrich III son, not his brother. William would have become Kaiser eventually.
Several nonsense here. (1) England did no go to war with Germany because Germany was a treat to their naval dominance, but because Germany was threatening the British commercial supremacy, futhermore the German naval buildup was done in anticipation to the War of Gencide that he British were planning. (2) Only braindead idiots would have maintained Bismark the Fraticide in power, specially Friedrich, that no just was a fraticide but also a retard of strategist in geopolitics in trying to mantain 2 times a impossible alliance of the three emperators.
I used to think Wilhelm II lacking Bismarck's genius, didn't follow the policy of friendship with Russia....However, it's not true; His grandfather,Wilhelm I said to him on his death bed to make friendship with Russia a matter of importance; When Wilhelm II assended the throne he honoured the promise by going to Russia on a friendship mission as his first royal visit. He also was in constant comunication with the Russian Tsar in the lead up to ww1 Both trying to stop the war.
I have seen this three times now. It brings tears to my eyes every time.
Thanks for watching!
The Great Wars had millions of deaths and left great empires in the dust. However, without the wars many things which we have today simply would have never been invented.
"The War put us back 100 years but also put us 200 years forward."
- George Kesarson 1948
WW1 and WW2 pushed technology and created inventions, but brought upon humanity the atomic bomb. Instead of Islamic groups in the world, we'd have communist insurgency's because the soviet union would have never happened.
Really?
@@htoodoh5770 WW1 created the soviet union, and WW1 encouraged the development of the nuclear bomb and WW2 created it.
@conan263 for a 1st worlder, but for a 3rd worlder its dog shit
Jacob Macaree
I agree
Great stuff as always.
The 1974 TV series "Fall of Eagles" does a great job in portraying the lives of the major dynasties in Europe during the 19th Century, especially the familial tensions within the House of Hohenzollern.
Thank you very much!
@@KingsandGenerals I should be the one to thank you. Its fun starting a week with your videos :)
99 days of reign and a beautiful destiny ... ended in smoke! Great vid, lovely illustrations!
This makes me cry. Really
Not only you freund.
When he noted throat soreness and change in voice, his physicians strongly suspected CA and recommended laryngectomy though a tumor couldn't be seen. His wife wrote to her mother and asked for advice. Victoria sent her own incompetent "specialist" to see him. That man said it was just innocent inflammation. The German physicians disagreed and a 2 biopsies were done. Both were inconclusive and the sample sizes were small.
Laryngectomy was again advised and declined. The physicians resigned and were replaced. The new physicians gave the same recommendation but it was far too late. I think they did a tracheostomy near the end just for comfort. His son, William, had a brutal childhood with painful operations, braces, balance issues, etc.
This was actually kind of depressing to watch when you think of what great tragedies could have been avoided if he had lived longer.
Another video of the finest quality. Delighted I found this channel.
Welcome aboard!
Beautiful art and story telling Devin! I always liked your narrative let’s plays! You are very talented! Keep it up, man!
Also Matt Hollis wrote the script for this video and I am responsible for the art part, thanks for your comment my friend
oğuz tunç The art is wonderful!
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Keep making these king of videos, mixing it up. Great content all around.
Hence proved. Smoking is injurious to health.
Health of 4 Empires
and dangerous to future generations lmao
I just finish all episodes of Kings and Generals. I am really impressed and i learn many things about global history, keep doing this. I am looking forward for next episode :)
"Reelpolitik" is awesome. I mean yeah, kinda. France was certainly reeling from his politics. :)
Profoundly moving and illuminating.
He really could have prevented the world wars ... by giving a proper upbringing to his son!
Or if he stopped smoking!
@@GeraltofRivia22 Evilness is not in our DNA. Of course Parents are not the only educational source for a child, but they are still very important.
@@GeraltofRivia22 Ok, sorry for the misunderstood.
His bbf was assassinated.
@@GeraltofRivia22 thats true, but i suggest you read up on how kaiser wilhelm the second was treated by his parents, his mother in particular.
Great video, thank you. I, like most people here, find history amazing and exciting to learn about. This time period is one of my favorites.
Thank you for watching!
How I wish to go back in time, manage to meet Frederick as a kid, and just tell him like: "kid, don't smoke... you're gonna save the world one day", and I go off, humming the Deutschlandlied as he looks at me bewildered
Then you and I and about everyone alive in the West would not be here. Just saying.
I didn’t know about Fredrick the III’s intellect. This video shocked me. Thanks for making video’s like these, Kings and Generals. This is better than being in history class, you learn more here than there.
I love to hear the german anthem in the background.
Blüh' im Glanze dieses Glückes
Blühe, deutsches Vaterland!
Tears in my eyes. Thanks for this episode about my homelands history. Love it!
Like many others have already said, one of the best videos!
Thank you :-)
Moral of the story: it doesn't matter how good man you are, if you don't support your children to be at least as good
Thanks for this Ep. I absolutely loved it. Cant wait to see more like this. Great Job Folks.
The paintings of Wilhelm I are actually Friedrich Wilhelm IV...
Frederick William IV is another very underrated monarch. He was rather close to his nephew and is said to have been a major influence on Frederick III when he was young.
@@thunderbird1921 Agreed, he's been left behind in memory by the 3 Imperial Hohenzollerns. Shame too, he seems like a great man of his era.
@@curt8652 He was for the most part, from everything I've read. As a matter of fact, without Frederick William IV reforming the Prussian government in 1848, there probably wouldn't BE a Hohenzollern empire. By beginning the transition to constitutional monarchy, he saved the dynasty for another 70 years. He even reportedly said to Wilhelm his brother, "The era of absolute monarchy is over. If our family's rule is to continue, we must accept that and change". The public went from nearly dethroning him to offering him the crown of a unified Germany (which he declined but Wilhelm would eventually accept in 1871).
by looking this new sort of content, there will be tons of kings and generals to cover! nice works as always kings & general
Holy shit this new style of uploading just revolutionised your videos! AMAZING MAN
Really liking the hand drawn art for this episode.
thanks a lot!
@@otgunz no problem. As someone who draws I really like seeing other's art plus it gives the show a very cool and unique look.
Looking forward to seeing more of your work in future episodes.
My pfp!
Great figure!
Thank you for covering him!
Thanks for watching!
This one is awesome, even better than the others you usually make! Good Job!
Thanks for watching!
You are assuming waaay too much from doings of a single man. Also we know any elements in Britannia simply wanted a war with Germany for decades (due to policy of not allowing a single unified European power that could challenge the home island and London.).
The British empire always wanted Europe to stay the same while they established their empire. Hitlers greatest "accomplishment" is probably him being able to weaken this empire.
But the world war was anything but inevitable. Imagine France without Napoléon. Germany without Hitler. Greece without Alexander and Rome without Augustus. Great man at the right time can change a lot. And even the smallest changes could be extremely influential. Bismarck dies during a hunt at a young age. Ludwig XIV is able to escape and leads an army against Paris. The Habsburg dynasty gets eliminated... Charles D'Allemagne dies of a cold. One man is able to change everything. History is not a game of mere variables. Every decision can have a gigantic impact. Imagine if Merkel would have established a different immigration policy. If Kennedy was never assassinated. If Bin Laden got executed by a rival.
It could have turned out to be the world we know. But it is very unlikely.
This
@@williamfitzgerald9793 It's always a combination of both. If someone else would have been in Napoleon's place, he could have lost an early decisive battle, turning the tide of the entire war. It's never just one or the other, it's both.
Brilliant video! One of your best yet
A man who could've done great things and probably have ushered in a golden age for Germany. Instead Germany had to suffer through the rule of a Kaiser with delusions of grandeur, and then the rule of a monster who led Germany to ruin
I think those who study warfare are the least blind to its destructive and tragic qualities. Thanks for the insightful video.
maybe some serious clarification that liberalism 150years ago IS NOT THE SAME AS TODAY!
Liberalism =/ Neoliberalism
Being liberal is still nice today
@@papageitaucher618 The so called Liberals in Europe and America usually favor censorship and a restricted market
It is still nice to be a true liberal, but it seems like anyone who has even the mildest political influence will be alienated from the Right and harassed from the Left
@@rikpien2925 liberalism in Europe is about small gouvernment, believing in the invisible correcting hand of the market, low regulation, low taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
It's in a nutshell the American republicans under Reagan without the religion zealotry
@@alldamnnamesaretaken well, 20th century european liberalism was about those things, especially after world war II. Before that however, european liberalism was about constitutionalism and personal freedoms like free press, freedom from racial or religious persecution, and the abolishment of privileges for nobility and religious leaders and churches (up to being outright anti-religious) , rule of law and so on. it was way less driven my economic policies than later (because the workers movement was not yet a big threat or adversary in politics).
Basically, all those philosophies held by the american founding fathers were on the radical end of the european political liberal spectrum.
@@ithemba Every liberal party in Europe, is about what I describe. They are pretty much the opposite of the traditional socialist parties, heck now that the true socialist parties are rising in the polls and elections because the traditional socialists have moved too much to the centre, the liberals where the first in my country to scream: Evil Communists! and to refuse to even talk to them
An excellent simple video as always, great work. Hope that we see more about WW1
4:39 the picture is Helmuth von Moltke the Younger!
I was about to say. And the pictures of William I were actually his older brother and predecessor Frederick William IV.
Loved the details and well-written description of this video. Good job
Thank you!
"Could have" is the biggest reason why history is, the way we know it today
Ashamed to say I'd never heard of him until now. Seems like a great guy. Very well made vid
Thanks!
"who could have Stopped the World Wars"?
No, not really. Even with Friedrich in Power french revisionism, russian pan-slavism and british worries about germany's economic growth would have caused problems.
Plus, you do Wilhelm a disservice. He was himself quite liberal, regarding social and domestic policies. And unlike his russian and english cousins, he actually tried to stop the outbreak of war in 1914 (sadly he did not succed).
Pan-Slavism was a good thing. Russia wanted to free all Slavic nations from German and Turkish tyranny
@@stepanpytlik4021 ehh. I doubt the Poles liked being free under the Russians more than the Austrians or Germans, who both gave them actual human rights.
@@yochaiwyss3843 Which human rights do you speak about?
@genç tv Germans and Turks were tyrants. They tryied to germanize Slavic population of their states. While Turkey just simply killed them. Of course Russia did it also because its own interests but it also wanted to free its Slavic brothers
@genç tv Ottoman Empire and Turkey is the same state
I love all your videos, but this one has a special touch..... I don't know what it is, but i really loved this one
8:20 having his left arm deformed, Wilhelm would never present it like that
I really enjoy these intimate portraits of important figures, K&G, nice work!
I love the new art style 👏👏👏👏
Hope you continue with this and have a break from the intense battles and wars
Thanks a lot! I really enjoy making art for educational purposes 👏👍
@@otgunz you sir are a genius
@@otgunz great art!
love it as usual mate
Deserves a Movie.
@@GODOBER chill. You need jesus
@@ByzantineCapitalManagement I think he was joking
Great video
Frederick III after the Franco-Prussian War and annexation of Alsace-Lorraine:
"We are no longer looked upon as the innocent victims of wrong, but rather as arrogant victors, no longer content with the conquest of the foe, but determined to bring about his utter ruin.” [People no longer see Germany as] “this nation of thinkers and philosophers, poets and artists, idealists and enthusiasts; and see her only as a nation of conquerors and destroyers, to which no pledged word, no treaty, is sacred, and which speaks with rude insolence of those who have done it no injury…at the moment it seems as though we are neither loved nor respected, only feared.”
Can you imagine if THIS guy was leading Germany in the early 1900s? Man, what could have been. Really glad you took the time to do this topic justice.
That land was rightfully German.
Man, when will see your videos on Nader?
Also, the Napoleonic wars?
I know bruh im dying to watch another ep on the napoleonic wars
the napoleonic wars have been covered
NÂDER ŠÂH was greater than Napoleon, he never lost a battle.
@@yourmajesty1361
Nader Shah was great. They call him the Napoleon of the East for a reason.
However, comparing him to arguably the greatest general to live is Nationalistic/Ethnic bias since his career was spent fighting the dying nations in the Middle East and the Mughal Empire whereas Napoleon fought the greatest empires of his era (named aptly after him) at their primes. Together.
@@RexGalilae So the Ottomans, Russians, British, Mughals, Afghans were all dying nations in the 18th century? Nâder's Army fought a 3x larger Army when he faced the Mughals. the only reason Nader Shah isn't seen as great as Napoleon or even greater is because he dosn't get any attention from western media. Nâder wasn't simply a conqueror but an enlightener & nation builder who had to face sectarian division conflicts in his country, many rebellions, and a lot of devastation, hunger and illiteracy that existed in his country. And then came the threat of being invaded by the neighbors. It wasn't like all Situations were in Nâder's favor. Nâder's own country was literary a dying nation when he grow up. Centuries of Safavid mis management and stupid policies had made the country a ruin and it's people superstitious sheeps. The safavid dynasty was like the qing dynasty in china.
Greatly informative work guys💙
What's "Reelpolitik"? I think you ment "Realpolitik"...
Really liked the music/editing in this one. Love how you guys go off the beaten path though your battle videos are still top notch. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for watching :)
Thank you for the great video.We Japanese love Germany and Germans very much.
We Japanese sent 9,000 cherry blossom trees to Germany in 1990. It is said that the money of this cherry blossom trees is gathered by the donation of the Japanese and bought a cherry blossom trees . Almost all Japanese people participated in donations. The Japanese always cooperate with Germany.This cherry blossom tree is still in Berlin.We Japanese love Germany and Germans very much. Germany and Germans are great.
The Japanese always cooperate with Germany.We pleased to welcome Germans . Japanese and Germans are smart, diligent and serious. When making the Japanese constitution in the Meiji era, japanese made it with reference to the German constitution.The army is also German style. We invited Klemens Wilhelm Jacob Meckel, a soldier of the Kingdom of Germany, from Germany. The Japanese army became very strong thanks to him. The Japanese was very happy when he came to Japan. Because he is a great German. All thanks to Germany. Germany is a Japanese teacher. japanese also made medical science with reference to Germany. Because I admitted that Germany was the best in the world from that time. Even now the doctor has a person who writes the Karte in German. For example, a car is.The most imported cars in Japan are German cars. Japanese Prime Minister told the Japanese Emperor that Germany and Germans absolutely can trust when we form an alliance with Germany in World War II.
Japan is always a German friend. Japan's national anthem Kimigayo was made by Hayashi Hiromori and German Franz Eckert.
This is a story that Japanese people helped Germans in japanese Okinawa Miyakojima, Japan. In 1873, the German Merchant shipRobertoson was hit by a typhoon,ran aground off Miyakojima Miyakuni. At that time, the islander rescues the crew,They gave some food to the Germans.They gave Germans a place to sleep. The days were 34 days.And sent Germans back to Germany safely.There are still monuments sent from Germany in Okinawa.Japan will always help Germans from now on.There are two Germans statues at the University of Tokyo. Germans are still respected in Japan.
The Japanese were able to become strong Japan thanks to Bismarck.
Many Japanese respect Bismarck. The first Prime Minister was called Japan's Bismarck. In my town there is a tower that prays that the Germans soul will be saved.
I agree
I agree
What the fuck
So the japanse hate germans?
Thank you very much for the kind words, we germans also love the japanese, and respect the japanese a great deal! God bless your souls!
Great job. The end gave me goosebumps. 😢
Thank you!
Aaahhh history of Victorian Era...
Gonna play Victoria 2 Again
We need Victoria 3
This was actually very moving
When you think it was the killing of the Arch Duke that started WWI.
Top 10 plot twists in history.
Very well done, I like this format also.
Great Video. Just a nitpick. Towards the end of the video you play the melody of the "Deutschlandlied" which is the german national anthem today. However it wasn't the anthem at this time in history. Funnily enough this melody (with different text) used to be the Anthem of the Austrian Empire (Kaiserhymne) in this time period, and Germanys Anthem was "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" played to the melody of the english national Anthem. So as weird as this is "God save the queen" would have been technically more appropriate ;)
It's not like he claimed it was the anthem. Heil dir in Siegerskranz was the repurposed Prussian anthem seen as alien in many parts of the empire while the Deutschlandlied was a far more popular German nationalist song.
loved this video
Thank you!
All I heard during this video was, “Liberal this, Liberal that, he’s Liberal, she’s Liberal, BE LIBERAL”. like wtf?
he was liberal = progressive , he wanted to make changes in government
strengthen democry and parlament instead of being conservative and sticking with more absolutist monarchy.
Wow! Love the new video type 😄 hope to see more important (but lesser known) people in the future!
Amazing video and I think he was a great man who could of done greater things for Germany had he lived longer. It is hard to say if one man could of prevented war but it isn't impossible so it is possible that he could of. It would of been very difficult but I think it was possible for him to work out the factors that led to the First World War including the economic worry of the British Empire had toward the growing German Empire. I love the what ifs of history ^_^!
Tragic. Thank you. This was all new to me.
Could you please make videos on the Battle of Mohács (1526), the Battle of Lepanto (1571) and the Battle of Lützen (1632)? Thank you! ☺
I'm not white and I like your name. Hold your head high, you guys deserve it.
@genç tv Thanks :)
Love your videos man. Top tier work.
Thanks!
Really a great video. I am german and it was quite touching to watch. There were other instances involving Bismarck where he foresaw the consequences of humiliating opponents in war when he stood up for france after they lost the war against prussia in 1870/71 stating that germany would need france as a partner and not as a subordinate. For some time it was debated to annex greater parts of france which was prevented in part by Bismarcks foresight.
Fast forward to the end of ww1 and see what the allies did to the german empire. humiliating conditions resulting in never ceasing unrest in the population and politics, culminating in the rise of fascism. In ww2 these lessons were learned as the japanese culture and their monarchy was respected, the goal to work together as partners in the future and not remain enemies.
Of course this was also motivated by the perception of the sowjet union as a future rival, but the past also played into this.
The Nazis destroyed the whole prussian history we germans have. Today most younger germans dont differentiate between fascism and monarchy. This is further amplified by neonazis instrumentalizing the german empire as an incentive for national pride and supremacy. Our past is severely transfigured by this. Really a shame.
in my opinion, germany was the country that stopped/destroyed european domination over the world, sure they didn't do it on purpose per say but their effect on the world was rather positive than negative in the long term.
im not saying be proud of a few years under nazi rule or the jingoism in ww1 but don't be ashamed of it, these periods shaped the world for the better. you don't see british or french being ashamed of their imperalism, they believe it was the natural course at the time and so is the case with germany. the periods germany had to go through was natural.
ofc its not my place to tell you what to think but thats my opinion, i dont see germany as a villian or a hero [or any other country in fact]. i see germany as a great nation that changed the whole world directly or indirectly.
The enemies of that strong and unbelievably successful and prosperous German Reich (of William I. and´William II.) sought to destroy her. The
reasons of the British elite can be summed up in the following conversation from the year *1907* between *Lord Balfour* and the US diplomat Henry White
[Arthur Balfour was a British top politician and chief diplomat (1902-1905 Prime Minister, 1915-1916 First Lord of the Admiralty, 1916-1919 British Foreign Minister)]
*BALFOUR* : _“We are probably fools not to find a reason for declaring war on Germany before she builds too many ships and takes away our trade.”_
*WHITE* : _“You are a very high-minded man in private life. How can you possibly contemplate anything so politically immoral as provoking a war against a harmless nation which has as good a right to a navy as you have? If you wish to compete with German trade, work harder.”_
*BALFOUR* : _“That would mean lowering our standard of living. Perhaps it would be simpler for us to have a war.”_
*WHITE* : _“I’m shocked that you of all men should enunciate such principles.”_
*BALFOUR* : _“Is it a question of right or wrong? Maybe it is just a question of keeping our supremacy.”_
(Source: Allan Nevins, “Henry White - Thirty Years of American Diplomacy”, New York: Harper Bros., 1930, pp. 257-258)
Link to the pdf-file of the scanned pages: valjean72.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/nevins-allan-henry-white-thirty-years-of-american-diplomacy-pp_256-259.pdf
or this one:
_"In the 1890s, the magazine published several articles that expressed an anti-German sentiment, summed up in the quote Germania est delenda (Germany needs to be destroyed) which was modeled after Cato's "Carthago delenda est" (Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam)."_
(Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Review_(London_newspaper)
mehr zu diesem Thema auf deutsch: valjean72.wordpress.com/2017/04/29/der-1-weltkrieg-und-die-abkehr-von-der-these-der-deutschen-alleinschuld/
This was a great choice of topic. Thank you for the amazing work you do!
Just remember that the 2nd world war could have been avoided if the treaty of Versailles had actually been fair
Maybe if wood row Wilson hadn’t gone into a comma? I don’t like wood row Wilson much but his wants for treaty where Byond just fair for the time. Course America was an ocean away and only in the war 2 years.
@@swampdonkey1567 The alternatives no were better, specially in this topic.
To that treaty to be fair the Entete should have admited that it was a war of agression, therefore they must compensate Germany for the demages by billons. Anyway was the socialdemocracy that caused the hyperinflation. And anyway if the URSS exists then a second world war is unavoidable.
Very interesting and well presented video. Keep up the good work kings and generals.
Thank you very much!
Its sad not many People Know him :(
Talk about being triggered guy just because one Turk commented on this video
mongol You sure you are not triggered?
mongol yup triggered.
Our flag has more History behind it than the USA....
btw the USA and the europe did the biggest genocides... just a reminder and those were 20x larger than our deportation of ethnicities..
mongol and may I ask you from where you are?
@@guzelataroach4450 why tf your nick is mongol?
This looks like a legit documentary. Good job guys. Keep it up with the history lessons!
Kaiser Wilhelm's small, limp arm may have been more to blame. Being raised in a culture of masculinity and militarism it caused him to develop a large inferiority complex ecspecially amongst his royal cousins King George of England and Czar Nicholas of Russia...
I think you are vastly overestimating Wilhelm II's actual influence. At least from 1905 on, he was barely more than a reclusive and ineffective figurehead, constantly changing his mind or not having an opinion at all. He just wasn't very smart or charismatic and his government often manipulated him.
Patrick Fontaine , I think that most definitely had a part to play but his up bringing by his parents seems to be more of a cause. Wilhelm and Germany get a lot of the blame for WW1 but it wasn’t just their fault. Everyone of the major combatants was at fault. The French wanted a war to erase the stain it the Franco-Prussian War, Austria-Hungary needed to show that it wasn’t a failing empire, Serbia was trying to walk a tightrope between placating Austria and not upsetting its very nationalist population, and Czar Nicolas was too weak willed to be of much good. To be sure Germany also wanted a war but they where hardly the only ones.
Patrick Fontaine lol imagine how Nicholas II felt, he was 5’7” while his father was 6’3”. Alexander iii always told his son Nicholas ii, “stop acting like a little girl”.
@Patrick Fontaine lucky no current leaders in the world have small arms or tiny hands...
@@Alex-qd5hy lol