Unsimplifying Oversimplified's WW1, Part One

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  @Thuis001 · 4 years ago · pinned

  When talking about Franz Joseph. That guy has pretty much everyone by that point. His wife, Empress Elizabeth (Sisi), had been murdered by someone in Switzerland about two decades prior.

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• AL

  @alexfilma16 · 4 years ago

  I’m sure the unsimplification process will be over by Christmas.

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  @brianverduin · 4 years ago

  In 2022... he covered a random small dispute in the US Pacific Northwest in 38 minutes.<br>In 2017... he covered the ENTIRETY of World War 1 in 14 minutes.<br><br>Oh the irony... The longer the Oversimplified channel runs... the less simplified they get, haha.

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  @LeMaréchaldeLahoure · 1 year ago

  - &quot;Why should we have a war&quot;<br>- &quot;Because it&apos;s the 1900&apos;s and weapons are getting crazy; all these empires are excited to try them out on each other.&quot;

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• LA

  @landsea7332 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEXpR28YA54&amp;t=630">10:30</a> A key issue needs to be pointed out here <br>1 ) The Kaiser gave Austria - Hungary the &quot;The Blank Cheque &quot;<br>2 ) Russia backed Serbia and mobilized its army <br><br>These two actions transformed what would have remained a local war , into World War I.<br><br>Railway lines allowed the fast mobilization of Armies . When Russia mobilized its Army , Germany considered this a declaration of war . So Germany mobilized its Army and implemented the Schiffen Plan and attacked Neutral Belgium in an attempt to surround Paris . <br><br>Also , ethnic tensions between the Slavic Peoples and the Germanic ( Teutonic ) Peoples contributed to the beginning of WW I .<br>.

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• TI

  @TikkiYT · 2 years ago

  Someone should re-simplify this unsimplified oversimplified video.

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• AD

  @adventurer_Gustavus · 4 years ago

  Just to really nail home how much artillery was used in WW1, the British had an artillery barrage last one week in the first stage of the Somme. They launched an estimated 1.5 million shell that week. When they went overthe top to attack the Germans,they were cut down anyway by German machine guns.

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  @JohnnyOlsson · 4 years ago

  Casually throwing &quot;Montenegro joins in too&quot; into the story made me think about watching The Great War-series with Indy going through the development of WWI week by week. When after all the tragedy and casualties he announced that San Marino had declared war on Austria-Hungary, I remember thinking &quot;Wow, that&apos;s likely the least scary thing I&apos;ve ever heard!&quot;.

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• JL

  @jlhilgert92 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Reaction videos/channels are very hit or miss. Most of them are just people sitting there watching and laughing a couple of times here or there. Chris is one of those rarities who takes the video he&apos;s watching, not only comments along but also expands on the topic of the videos. It&apos;s just fantastic work. One of my favorite channels by far.

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  @T_mbalaya · 2 years ago

  Common misconception:the Automobile was actually invented in 1874,still the same timeframe your pointing to,but not just a decade before WW1

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• DA

  @David-fm6go · 4 years ago

  And the poor ostrich died for nothing.

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  @prithvirajsrinivasan1077 · 9 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEXpR28YA54&amp;t=1058">17:38</a> That face when Woodrow Wilson was mentioned😂😂<br><br>I wonder why

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