"The First World War" Documentary Episode 1 of 10: To Arms pt1/6

"The First World War"

The First World War shaped the twenieth century. It sparked the Russian Revolution, It launched America as a world power and the fault-lines from its failed peace settlement led directly to a second terrible war barley twenty years later... which itself lead to the Cold War. But the ideas the men of 1914 fought for, still shape our world today: Nationalism and Democracy, the rule of international law and the rights of Soverien Nations. We still live with tits unresolved, bitter consequrences: in the Middle East, the Balkins and Ireland
It was in the Balkins that it all began, nearly 100 years ago. Episode one "To Arms" explores the tensions between the decaying Austro-Hungarian Empire and its aggressive neighbor Serbia. The film show Serbian army officers, known as the "Black Hand", gave Gavrillo Princip the weapons and trainning he needed to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It explains how a local strorm in the Balkins grew to engulfall of Europe and the World...And how Britian joined in, more to protect her great empire than for the defence of smaller nations. The erciless pattern of wr was set within the very first month, by Austro-Hungarina atrocities against Sidrbian civilians.

The Series contains 4 Episodes
This is episode 1 of 4
each episode had been broken into 5 or 6 ten minute blocks (cuz the YT time limit)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• World War I in color
• WWI
• World War I documentary
• WWI film footage
• WWI in color
• chefsanders70
• Gavrillo Princip
• Archduke Ferdiand
• Austro-Hungarin Empire
• Serbian civilian deathes
• Kisar Willhelm
• The Black Hand
• ww1
• trench war
• trench rot
• mustard gas
• British Empire
• Cold War
• Treaty of Versalllis
• The Somme
• battle of the Argone

[chefsanders70]

He is a a major link in the chain, thats very true

[saberswing]

gavrilo princip, causing problems for two centuries now. Princip= WW1= WW2= cold war= middle east problems.

[aldoreshgaramok]

@saberswing You can't pin it all on Princip. Europe was an unstable powder keg back then, due to the complex web of alliances and secret alliances between the countries. The main driving force of the war was not Serbian independence from A-H. It was the control of natural resources in the colonies that were critical to a modern 20th-century industrialized nation - and its concomitant modern army. Gunpowder, rubber, coal, oil, iron - all of these were what was being competed over.

[pigeonpsycho]

Just think, none of this would have been possible without the rich families like the Rothschild's financing both sides of the world wars.

[Elgrande555]

@aldoreshgaramok ...yepp...is also true. The US put some "fresh" air which then was decisive. Well...we cannot change history but at least we should know that a lot of nations have blood at their hand and are therefore part of the mess. But that is easily overseen because is so easy pointing with the finger on someone

[aldoreshgaramok]

@Elgrande555 I think that if the US had not entered the war, WWII would not have happened, and Bolshevism would have been crushed in Russia before it could cement itself in place with the terror purges.

Before the US entered the war, it was a bloody deadlock on the Western Front, and governments on both sides were running out of men and materiel, and flagging public support. Either they would have talked peace, or been faced with rearguard revolutions of their own.

[Elgrande555]

@aldoreshgaramok ...and therefore the reason given for Britain declaring the war to Germany as it had no binding treaty like France and Russia. Its only reason to join you just mentioned above....resources...and getting rid of Germany raising competition. The outcome? Treaty of Versaille plus what ollowed... Well...we all know what followed...dont we?

[Vyna80]

@MrARock001 People always say Hitler, but you and I know the real answer is Gavrillo Princip ;) but in all honesty, a world war was inevitable, Princip was just the spark that ignited the powder keg.

[MrARock001]

If I could go back in time and take out just one person...

[aldoreshgaramok]

@RealAlbo4life I'm an American :/

[FreeVlogger]

@saberswing Princip wasn't actually the reason for WWI, imperialism, and nationalism was (for the most part). Franz Ferdinand was exactly like by anyone in his own family. No one cared about him until his death, where he was used as a reason to start a war. In actuality, he had little to no influence on the war; if Ferdinand wasn't killed, Austria-Hungary would've found another reason to wage war on Serbia.