Why Did the Ottoman Empire Join the Central Powers? (Short Animated Documentary)

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  • During World War One the Ottoman Empire opted to join the Central Powers. This ended badly. So what led to that decision being made? Why did the Ottoman Empire join the central powers? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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  • @azutard9839
    @azutard9839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7301

    When you realise that the Austrian and Ottoman empires fought against eachother during their entire existence only to die together in WWI

    • @DaveMiller6042
      @DaveMiller6042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1334

      Weirdly poetic in a way.

    • @maverick7291
      @maverick7291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1038

      It's not the losses you get that counts but the friends you made along the way.
      - not the Austrians or Ottomans

    • @floricel_112
      @floricel_112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      hey, so did the russian empire with the tsar regime

    • @enesfarukballi9790
      @enesfarukballi9790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      I mean it was either them or Russia. The second one was a much bigger headache. So...

    • @Leoblack70
      @Leoblack70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +583

      -Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an Turk
      -What about side by side with a friend

  • @Yora21
    @Yora21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4245

    Like everything else in history, "it seemed like a good idea at the time".

    • @WhisperingAila
      @WhisperingAila 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      a famous quote, right up there with “watch this”

    • @juanaragon9226
      @juanaragon9226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      "the risk I took was calculated... But damn I'm bad at math"

    • @kungfuskull
      @kungfuskull 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      "Why does anyone do what they do? Because it seemed like a good idea at the time." G'kar, B5.

    • @fulcrum2951
      @fulcrum2951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      In a nutshell

    • @xMetalhead2000
      @xMetalhead2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Why did you conquer Europe declare war on the us and Russia and start a genocide, seemed like a good idea at the time lol

  • @andrewklang809
    @andrewklang809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2636

    Italy's decision was still my favorite. "Mobilize the army, march them to the frontiers, we're all ready to conquer and expand!"
    "Which side are we going to attack?"
    "We haven't decided yet, but we're absolutely going to do it!"

    • @oguztokur3673
      @oguztokur3673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Made me chuckle

    • @Schlorb-Lord-of-Schlirb
      @Schlorb-Lord-of-Schlirb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @Tt Well that came out of nowhere

    • @gentelmen...5450
      @gentelmen...5450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      I dont know who i am... I dont know why i am here...
      Only thing i know is i have to *invade*

    • @Khajiidaro
      @Khajiidaro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Italy could have been that rando that joins and just loses cause he plays solo. Luckily they understood that the match required a team and choose the side that was barely winning but also losing instead of the otherside that was mostly losing.

    • @sargentocapitao9668
      @sargentocapitao9668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Khajiidaro I'd say they went with the side that had most friendly ex-colonies feeding their war effort. at least it sounds smart to me

  • @Tmanowns
    @Tmanowns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5469

    "The risk I took was calculated...
    But _man,_ I'm bad at math." - Enver Pasha

    • @charlesross9260
      @charlesross9260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      The Germans built them a railroad.

    • @Tmanowns
      @Tmanowns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +490

      @@charlesross9260 *Incoming Trade Offer:*
      I receive: another front for the British to fight in
      You receive: a railroad and the total collapse of your empire

    • @GenshinWalnut
      @GenshinWalnut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Enver kinda too rushed to the war tho.

    • @eget4144
      @eget4144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@Tmanowns empire was on life support of britain and french. After defeating germany they could dismantle ottoman empire as well.

    • @Baysal_Alisan
      @Baysal_Alisan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      @@Tmanowns railroads.guarantees,military modernization,some generals,industrial support,economic and trade gifs and cooperations.
      MEANWHILE BRITISH
      I AM TAKING YOUR OILD BECAUSE YOU DEBTS TO ME
      RUSSIA
      IMMA TAKE ISTANBUL BECAUSE I AM ANGRY AT YOU
      FRENCH
      SYRIA LEBANON AND SOUTH ANATOLIA IS MINE BECAUSE I MADE INVESTMENTS THERE

  • @gododoof
    @gododoof 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3917

    "Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an Austro-Hungarian."

    • @skyress2103
      @skyress2103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +731

      "What about side by side with a friend?"

    • @Ba-gb4br
      @Ba-gb4br 3 ปีที่แล้ว +228

      @@skyress2103 Noooo

    • @pedrolmlkzk
      @pedrolmlkzk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +552

      "What about side by side of a friend of Germany?"

    • @andrewklang809
      @andrewklang809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      What about side by side with a fellow shackled corpse?

    • @mint8648
      @mint8648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@skyress2103 yes

  • @bakedbeans2163
    @bakedbeans2163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2194

    1:02 lol he's got a Star Wars blaster. The German military was so advanced

    • @johnmorales6281
      @johnmorales6281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +243

      FOR THE REPUBLIC...WATCH THOSE WRIST ROCKETS!!!

    • @obi-wan-jacobi840
      @obi-wan-jacobi840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      I noticed that too. That kind of stuff is why I love these videos.

    • @crosshair4483
      @crosshair4483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Inb4 the ottomans execute order 66

    • @obi1kaboomi424
      @obi1kaboomi424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@johnmorales6281For democracy

    • @benabshire5200
      @benabshire5200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Ottomans before ww1: failing
      Ottomans after ww1: failed
      Ottomans: JUST LIKE THE SIMULATIONS

  • @neonyzr
    @neonyzr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4878

    The 1 dislike is from Mehmet V, however, his position was largely ceremonial by this point so everyone ignored him

    • @sviatoslavs.1305
      @sviatoslavs.1305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +228

      It has a meme potential.

    • @cnglight
      @cnglight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Your mother.

    • @quuaaarrrk8056
      @quuaaarrrk8056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      This joke is so good it might be sponsored by James Bisonette.

    • @allthe1
      @allthe1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Gg

    • @mrraven9790
      @mrraven9790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @JOSEPH STALIN you are like too.

  • @imperialisticvonhabsburg3149
    @imperialisticvonhabsburg3149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +889

    Imagine being Turkish or Austrian at that point. Your ancestors have been fighting each other for hundreds of years only for your empires to die together in WWI
    Ironic.

    • @quuaaarrrk8056
      @quuaaarrrk8056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Yeah, and now our governments hate each other, like they pretty much always did. History truly repeats itself.

    • @xsXRevanXsx
      @xsXRevanXsx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      It’s so funny how we always think of germany as the one who suffered most after WW1. But if you look at Hungary, The ottomans and Austria, so so so much more was taken from them. It truly is ironic that two Powers who have hated each other, died together on the same side.
      Ironic indeed.

    • @kingt0295
      @kingt0295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@xsXRevanXsx Germany got off lightly with the treaty of versailles it was only the great depression on top of it that did them in enough to inspire a lunatic like hitler

    • @pecadodeorgullo5963
      @pecadodeorgullo5963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@kingt0295 it was also due to lands being taken from their mainland after ww1 as well. Though your right about the great depression being the main reason.

    • @seneca983
      @seneca983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Alliances shifting is not a new thing. In the past, Prussia and Austria had been enemies but still, Germany and Austria fought on the same side. Similar pairs of past enemies include the US and the UK, France and the UK, the UK and Russia, France and Russia, as well as France and Portugal yet all of these fought on the Entente side.

  • @michaelrizka
    @michaelrizka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4552

    I request the next topic to be: "how roaring was the roaring 20s?"

    • @joehonson4981
      @joehonson4981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      Dinosaurs existed in the 20's?

    • @MrSpinaldan
      @MrSpinaldan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      Measured in MGM lions.

    • @gabrielarquillo3355
      @gabrielarquillo3355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      It was roaring until it crashed

    • @teamg3079
      @teamg3079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes

    • @bernietea
      @bernietea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Polio and Segregation

  • @cringlator
    @cringlator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3149

    Seemed to be what all the other cool kids with empires teetering on collapse were doing

    • @np7736
      @np7736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Not Russia though

    • @animatorofanimation128
      @animatorofanimation128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      @@MusaGaming to be fair the Empire was already destroyed by that point. Attaturk probably saved Turkeys relevance by fighting back against the allied terms and winning back some land

    • @andrewpatane3971
      @andrewpatane3971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Except for Russia

    • @miguelrodriguezcimino1674
      @miguelrodriguezcimino1674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Not sure about that, the German Empire was doing just great, and the Russian empire which was on the other side was much more close to collapsing.

    • @cyclonegames9215
      @cyclonegames9215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Germany would’ve lasted a lot longer than Austria-Hungary if WW1 didn’t happen.

  • @DaveMiller6042
    @DaveMiller6042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1326

    "Your citizens can't get mad at you for declaring a war on someone if you provoke said someone to declare war on you."
    -The ottoman empire.

    • @fakeplaystore7991
      @fakeplaystore7991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      It worked for Prussia under Bismarck in 1871.

    • @willbarnstead3194
      @willbarnstead3194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      @@fakeplaystore7991 and it worked for the US in the Spanish and Vietnam wars.

    • @jacob4920
      @jacob4920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@willbarnstead3194 Let's not forget the resounding success Pearl Harbor was for Japan.

    • @Warsie
      @Warsie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@willbarnstead3194 I mean it didn't work well for the Vietnam War. Citizens were still mad at you.

    • @utkarshg.bharti9714
      @utkarshg.bharti9714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's what NATO does these days; stage attacks on their fellow citizens to make it look like terrorists/separatists and then go to war thousands of miles away. Never knew the tactic was created in the Ottoman Empire.

  • @ottovonbismarck1352
    @ottovonbismarck1352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    When you don’t like the friends in your friends friend group but still have to pick a friend group.

    • @quuaaarrrk8056
      @quuaaarrrk8056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don’t think you like us Austrians either.

    • @charlesdegaulle6663
      @charlesdegaulle6663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@quuaaarrrk8056 no onion for you

  • @ordinary_magician
    @ordinary_magician 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4138

    Don’t you hate it when you join a global conflict and your centuries old empire dies? Me too...

    • @hans3604
      @hans3604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +226

      They should have done an Iran and played Britain and Russia against each other. There would probably be much less conflicts in the Middle East today if the Ottoman empire extended all the way down to the Sinai Peninsula.

    • @sviatoslavs.1305
      @sviatoslavs.1305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I know, what a shameful display.

    • @anonvideo738
      @anonvideo738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      @@hans3604 Except everyone in the middle east hated the ottomans for being a foreign occupier of arab lands (which lawrence of arabia made use of) and the ottomans were very weak so who knows if they could even stop any conflict.

    • @brandonlyon730
      @brandonlyon730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@anonvideo738 There was also the Kurds and the Armenians.

    • @miko5742
      @miko5742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@anonvideo738 but they boutta discover oil

  • @LudicrousTorpedo
    @LudicrousTorpedo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1843

    "Let's join the Central Powers so our empire can survive much longer."
    *Proceeds to get invaded and partitioned.*

    • @pi7855
      @pi7855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Fun fact: Bulgaria was the only part of the central powers that didn't die/change ideology.

    • @sebastiangruenfeld141
      @sebastiangruenfeld141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      To be fair though, the Central Powers could have easily won the war if only they weren't so stupid.

    • @itsperimo
      @itsperimo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      @@sebastiangruenfeld141 that can be said for both sides though to be honest? plus the fact it turned into a war of attrition tipped the scales out of the central powers favour

    • @itsperimo
      @itsperimo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @Raidenn Buliyat the Italians struggled against austro-Hungary you really think they would of faired well against France? Italy wasnt that powerful in ww1 and their navy wasnt great sure it would of caused issues for the british but wouldnt do anything heavily impactful also considering the Indian, Australian and new Zeeland soldiers were the ones invading the turks and were using the suez and a hub...

    • @MP-vc4nu
      @MP-vc4nu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@sebastiangruenfeld141
      To be fair though, Germany could have easily won the war if they funded Atomic Bomb focused instead.
      To be fair though, British Empire could have easily remained as a different modern form of UN with more direct access and trade between itself.
      To be fair though, anything could have easily changed if people knew what will go wrong. But they don’t, because no one can predict the future 100%.

  • @conman128
    @conman128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +551

    “Turns out war sucks”
    -The Ottoman press

    • @bahmet6928
      @bahmet6928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      "Darn"
      -The Ottoman People

    • @oliverschlesinger6744
      @oliverschlesinger6744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      "Turn out war sucks, but then again no for reasons."
      - History repeating itself

    • @thegamerkhan
      @thegamerkhan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      "Fake news"
      Arab nationalists

    • @febrian0079
      @febrian0079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "Ottoman people opposed to being shot at"
      -Ottoman press

    • @CountryRaceN
      @CountryRaceN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I understand, the Ottomans hurt all of you very much. Nice joke ✨

  • @lancegideondiokno1774
    @lancegideondiokno1774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +853

    Ottoman empire: **thinking about who to join**
    Enver Pasha: *think no longer*
    **Shells Russia**
    Everyone:

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ^ Err nope; complete nonsense. Pasha is the one at fault.

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ^ No; your's isn't XD.

    • @bastardman6581
      @bastardman6581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jimtaylor294
      Not a proper rebuttal

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ^ Refer to prior statement :P .

    • @NoNameAtAll2
      @NoNameAtAll2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jimtaylor294 not a proper rebuttal

  • @harveya1a952
    @harveya1a952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +711

    Ottoman after joining the war: “I don’t feel so good”

    • @F.R.E.D.D2986
      @F.R.E.D.D2986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@JWP51015 *ů*

    • @kordellswoffer1520
      @kordellswoffer1520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Haha even before the war.

    • @Huseyinmustafaoglu1
      @Huseyinmustafaoglu1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Mr Wilhelm I don't feel so good

    • @randomcoyote8807
      @randomcoyote8807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      (Ominous music)
      "Ottomans need food badly"
      (Ominous music)
      "Ottomans are about to die"

    • @sharkronical
      @sharkronical 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Can someone pick Ottoman's medicine please? He's clearly a sick man

  • @seatray_real
    @seatray_real 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1007

    They hoped to get financial backing of James Bissonette for the rest of the war,but fun fact: No.

    • @mostafamahmoud8804
      @mostafamahmoud8804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      who is James Bissonette

    • @makutas-v261
      @makutas-v261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, kind of

    • @ademdogukankon4726
      @ademdogukankon4726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@mostafamahmoud8804 We got a spy here.

    • @idek6585
      @idek6585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@mostafamahmoud8804 A person-turned-meme on this channel

    • @TheEnabledDisabled
      @TheEnabledDisabled 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And their other backers had a mild case of the shadow realm

  • @awc6007
    @awc6007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    “What was Vietnam like after the Vietnam War?” Would be a great video

    • @FelipeJaquez
      @FelipeJaquez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Lots of dead people

    • @kambingsaja5668
      @kambingsaja5668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A mess that needs cleaning up

    • @Nietabs
      @Nietabs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@daddy_1453 what

    • @Nietabs
      @Nietabs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@daddy_1453 what

    • @Nietabs
      @Nietabs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@daddy_1453 what

  • @Robbstark2024
    @Robbstark2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    1:04 the fact that he’s holding a Star Wars republic blaster (and the fact that I recognized it) is one of the many reasons I love this channel

    • @MijelRiak
      @MijelRiak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      DC-15A Blaster Rifle

    • @Queen_Miku
      @Queen_Miku ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nah bro that shit is ancient, it ain't advanced at all

  • @amireinav1
    @amireinav1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    1:03 to any Star Wars nerds, when he said military modernization the gun the soldier was holding was the DC-15A

    • @maroldajuancruz9887
      @maroldajuancruz9887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was just about to point the same thing out

    • @MrX-tm8fy
      @MrX-tm8fy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nice catch! I love this channel for those little funny things!

    • @augustblock3981
      @augustblock3981 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's an MG 34, step up your nerd game!

    • @ricojes
      @ricojes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Even if it was just a tricked out MG34, it would be a modern marvel in 1914.

  • @atesh507
    @atesh507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Ottomans: Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with a Habsburg.
    Austria-Hungary: How About side by side with a friend?
    Ottomans: Aye, i can do that.
    Russia: You guys are soo dramatic, i could die.

  • @qwefhj3011
    @qwefhj3011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +443

    It was literally a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" decision. It was obvious that imperialist powers would invade the ottomans and make it either an colony or a mandate. Ottomans didn't want any of this so they picked the side of central powers. There are more reasons why ottomans joined the central powers but this is one of the important reasons.

    • @CatnamedMittens
      @CatnamedMittens 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Seemed like the best of a bad decision considering the success of Ataturk afterwards.

    • @Baysal_Alisan
      @Baysal_Alisan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@CatnamedMittens To be honest ataturk only fought greeks.The empire couldn’t fight a 3 front war alone.

    • @CatnamedMittens
      @CatnamedMittens 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@Baysal_Alisan Yes but the Greeks had french and British support.

    • @SamAronow
      @SamAronow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@CatnamedMittens I think that just demonstrates that no state is a monolith, even a dictatorship. Germany and Russia similarly ended up with catastrophic regime changes after the war, and they didn't even have to get enemy troops in their capitals to make it happen.

    • @qwefhj3011
      @qwefhj3011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@Baysal_Alisan *french and armenian occupational forces would like to know your location*
      yabma abicim doğudaki ve güneydeki şehitlerimizin kemikleri sızlar

  • @rhobin832
    @rhobin832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    Britain for 200 years: Does everything it can to stop Russia from controlling the Turkish Straits
    Britain in 1914: just take em lol

    • @DeusEversor
      @DeusEversor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      You dint give a treat to a dog when dog wants it, but when dog does what you wabted it to do

    • @shibainu559
      @shibainu559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And they fail lo

    • @napoleonbonaparte6991
      @napoleonbonaparte6991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      They want straits for themselves, but they also want Russia to fight for them. So, they used a tactic called "lying" lol

    • @MrGW2fanboy
      @MrGW2fanboy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      in 2023 the Lozanne agreement ends and the bosphorus strait should be back in Turkish control once again. I wonder how the Brits and Russos are going to respond, now all their trade ships will be taxed accordingly.

    • @napoleonbonaparte6991
      @napoleonbonaparte6991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@MrGW2fanboy What are you talking about? Treaty of Lausanne hasn't a deadline. It's indefinite treaty unless one of the sides break the deal. Don't believe Erdogan's propaganda about the treaty. (Actually never believe him in any subject)

  • @Sarsol1989
    @Sarsol1989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Interestingly enough, I think the Ottoman Empire technically outlasted the Russian one.

    • @wokeuplikethis7729
      @wokeuplikethis7729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      tfw the russians call you the "sick man of europe" but you outlived their empire by 5 years

    • @Young_Nationalist
      @Young_Nationalist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@wokeuplikethis7729 sad russian noises

    • @Polo-rn8ly
      @Polo-rn8ly 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Young_Nationalist noises

    • @sebster5926
      @sebster5926 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Technically yes, as Ottoman Empire has fallen down in 1922-23 while Russian Empire in 1921-22, talking about official downfall not the practical ones

    • @abbcc5996
      @abbcc5996 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      and it was due to the ottoman war effort. if the british were not blocked form providing aid to russia through the turkish straits and the persian corridor then russia would have never fell

  • @Guns_Blazin
    @Guns_Blazin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    “How do we get the Entente to provoke a war with us?”
    “How about we directly attack one of the Entente powers and then get mad when they demand recompense?”
    “Brilliant, promote this man.”

    • @ComradeDoubleM
      @ComradeDoubleM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      We do a little trolling

    • @officialromanhours
      @officialromanhours 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@ComradeDoubleM -Talat Pasha, organizing the Armenian Genocide

    • @ComradeDoubleM
      @ComradeDoubleM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@officialromanhours Let's hope nobody turns this comment section into a warzone now

    • @officialromanhours
      @officialromanhours 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ComradeDoubleM Civility? TH-cam comments? You crazy?

    • @ComradeDoubleM
      @ComradeDoubleM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@officialromanhours A man of culture

  • @KB-pl2gj
    @KB-pl2gj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    The long awaited prequel to “Why didn’t Turkey join WWII?”

    • @widodoakrom3938
      @widodoakrom3938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Trauma

    • @user-tg1ij6xp8w
      @user-tg1ij6xp8w 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Turkey declared war on Germany in the last day of ww2 lol

    • @palaherk
      @palaherk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@user-tg1ij6xp8w pro gamer move indeed

    • @ErtugrulMOzbey
      @ErtugrulMOzbey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@widodoakrom3938 hahahah I am turk but thats funny because its kinda true. Comintern danger was serous at turkish east border and turkey had good relations with france and great britain.

    • @ErtugrulMOzbey
      @ErtugrulMOzbey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@widodoakrom3938 turkey raised army which sized aproximately million soldiers but didn't join. Because it was't to its favour

  • @charlesdegaulle6663
    @charlesdegaulle6663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    The Ottoman Empire was going to collapse no matter what. Joining the Great War just sped up the process.

    • @cnglight
      @cnglight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      EXCEPT TURKEY TURKEY MAKES A BRAND NEW TURKEY 🇹🇷

    • @stafer3
      @stafer3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @Aydan Oliveira Technically, if they managed to prolong it for 2 more decades, oil would be discovered in current day Saudi Arabia, and they could then continue with all that oil money. I mean if such dysfunctional state as Saudi Arabia can survive just because of oil, then Ottoman empire would breeze through it.

    • @Baysal_Alisan
      @Baysal_Alisan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@stafer3 But considering the entire ethnicity of empire everyone would rebel at some point

    • @ismailfarooq.
      @ismailfarooq. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Baysal_Alisan ethnic diversity wasnt a problem until nationalism arrived, before that they were all seen as brothers in faith

    • @Baysal_Alisan
      @Baysal_Alisan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ismailfarooq. not really around 1860s people didn’t really care about religion and ottoman occupied arabia revolted politically and after 1860s revolts of nationalism started

  • @Younima4
    @Younima4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    I'm a simple viewer. I see a History Matters video in my notifications, and I immediately click on it.

    • @eddiehancockii
      @eddiehancockii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sometimes simple is the most logical way to live.

    • @williamjeffery6326
      @williamjeffery6326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Always brother

    • @serdartokgoz5000
      @serdartokgoz5000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm a simple viewer. I see James Bizonette in my notifications, and I immediately click on it.

    • @RebornFitz
      @RebornFitz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤌

    • @cxarhomell5867
      @cxarhomell5867 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Every time, man.

  • @CatsEyethePsycho
    @CatsEyethePsycho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    The little cartoon characters are so cute! And funny!

    • @sviatoslavs.1305
      @sviatoslavs.1305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      First time here?

    • @CatsEyethePsycho
      @CatsEyethePsycho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@sviatoslavs.1305 no. I just wanted to express my love of them.

    • @aytu5645
      @aytu5645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      enver pasha looks sexy

    • @sviatoslavs.1305
      @sviatoslavs.1305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@CatsEyethePsycho original comment so receive my upvote.

    • @CatsEyethePsycho
      @CatsEyethePsycho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sviatoslavs.1305 thank you!

  • @ismailshahzad6368
    @ismailshahzad6368 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    1:44, It's underrated! It literally shows the old Turkish alphabet "pay"! xD

    • @klake5375
      @klake5375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And the arabic sign is Jerusalem

    • @ismailfarooq.
      @ismailfarooq. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@klake5375 quds means jerusalem in turkish as well

    • @ismailfarooq.
      @ismailfarooq. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      its still used in urdu and farsi, not in turkish anymore. But i think it was easier to read turkish in arabic than nows latin script

    • @seneca983
      @seneca983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Btw, how did the Turkish written with the Arabic script work? I'm wondering because, to my knowledge, Arabic (or at least most dialects) only has 3 distinct vowels (not counting short and long vowels separately) but Turkish has 8. How did they manage with such a script?

    • @ismailfarooq.
      @ismailfarooq. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@seneca983 ​ urdu has 10 vowels persian has 8 vowels (im pretty sure), they use the arabic script perfectly. So that means that turkish can easily be used with the arabic script.
      in the arabic script, these vowels represented by special symbols above or below the word
      And btw when i say arabic script, i dont mean the arabic script in arabic, i mean the modified arabic script that has more letters than normal arabic script.
      And keep in mind, dont forget that Arabic turkish was used for more than 6 centuries, its not like arabic Turkish was not read at.all

  • @chaos7547
    @chaos7547 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    The best thing about history youtubers is that they have more than 2000 years of content to make videos about

    • @pedrolmlkzk
      @pedrolmlkzk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      6000 actually

    • @maverick7291
      @maverick7291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're right, this might not be enough! 😬

    • @chaos7547
      @chaos7547 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@pedrolmlkzk yeah
      Though that is still "more than 2000 years" lol

    • @raptorfromthe6ix833
      @raptorfromthe6ix833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      600,000 hell they could make dinosaurs videos

    • @alexev651
      @alexev651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      About 13 billion years of history

  • @sportsstar2019
    @sportsstar2019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    53 seconds with 90 likes and 1 dislike. Everyone already knows it’s quality

    • @MikeMaragni
      @MikeMaragni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      at 11 minutes its 994 to 1. I'm proud of this community

    • @timmmahhhh
      @timmmahhhh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The one dislike must be a descendant of Enver Pasha.

    • @prestonyanchunpo2639
      @prestonyanchunpo2639 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      27 mins in 2900 to 6

    • @lulodukada5594
      @lulodukada5594 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      57 minutes 5.2k likes 18 dislikes

    • @wks4d028
      @wks4d028 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you know all of the dislikes are from the losing Ottoman side that made a fatal mistake, they didn't have James Bissonette as their patron

  • @jd7634
    @jd7634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    2:48 I lost it at reading that sign 😂😂😂

  • @emodante1084
    @emodante1084 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Funny. The Austrians and Ottomans were practically sworn enemies and yet the war that brings them both down was the one they were allies in.

  • @enderbro8192
    @enderbro8192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    1:02 Ahh yes, the KRUPP manufactured DC-15A blaster rifle, the pinacle of German engeneering in the year 1915. A shame that Ottomans didnt recieve their shipments in time.

  • @carstengrooten3686
    @carstengrooten3686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Just imagine Bulgaria's relief when the Ottomans sided with the central powers

    • @kosjomir
      @kosjomir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Bulgaria entered the war in 1915 i.e. after the Ottoman Empire

    • @napoleonbonaparte6991
      @napoleonbonaparte6991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@kosjomir Yes. And also they joined central powers because of Ottomans did great job at Gallipoli.(Of course that's not the only reason) Bulgarians thought if they fight for central powers, they can revoke some lands which are they lost during Second Balkan War.

    • @kosjomir
      @kosjomir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@napoleonbonaparte6991 Yes, plus the Entante did not give any serious commitments in relation to these lands (mainly because of Serbia) which pushed Bulgaria closer to Germany. This was costly move as it prolonged the war for at least a year.

  • @mrbisshie
    @mrbisshie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    1:03
    How did the Ottomans lose? They had freaking laser guns!

    • @peterg76yt
      @peterg76yt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Because the laser wasn't invented until 1958. The one flaw in their strategy.

    • @thedeaforc
      @thedeaforc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Someone pull the plug

    • @thedeaforc
      @thedeaforc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@peterg76yt AD or BCE?

    • @sapphyrus
      @sapphyrus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Those blasters have inherent -100 accuracy as anyone watching any SW can attest to.

    • @LordMxr
      @LordMxr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They ran out of tibanna gas

  • @Normalguy1690
    @Normalguy1690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Ottomans: if we’re gonna collapse may as well do it in one final blow out.

    • @wayneparker9331
      @wayneparker9331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Nothing but net" on that comment!! LOL.

    • @TurquazCannabiz
      @TurquazCannabiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Baller move to be honest

  • @youngmanlogan5812
    @youngmanlogan5812 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    even before the war, european powers had agreements on how to partition ottoman empire. if they stayed neutral during the ww1 britain, france, russia would eventually gang up on the ottoman empire later anyways, so they decided that at least germany and austria-hungary would be their ally if they joined ww1.

  • @jasdeepsingh7874
    @jasdeepsingh7874 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    It’s a good day when History Matters uploads a video.

    • @LeoStep93
      @LeoStep93 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Oversimplified uploaded too, great day indeed!😁

    • @abhijyotsingh75
      @abhijyotsingh75 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And yeah oversimplied too uploaded . *BEST TIME TO BE ALIVE!!*

  • @atakanpayman
    @atakanpayman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    It is also worth meantioning that the Ottoman empire tried to join the Entante at first but was not accepted. The Entante thought the Ottomans would be nothing but a weak ally to protect because of their major loss in the Balkan wars. Instead of letting them in they asked them to stay neutral.

    • @mertarican5456
      @mertarican5456 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Söylemesi ayıp deli mantıklı ve haklı.. Almanyanın askeri kaynaklarını sömürmelten başka bi boka yaramadık

    • @jacobinfier9407
      @jacobinfier9407 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes and then we took Middle east lol

    • @evanmoore3114
      @evanmoore3114 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Source? Not calling you a liar, but I’ve never heard of this. It makes no sense to turn down the Ottomans as an ally when there were no bordering central powers except Bulgaria to threaten them

  • @qernanded8161
    @qernanded8161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    This was a great video, but "Pasha" is not Enver's last name its a rank/title just call him Enver xD
    It’s like saying Douglas MacArthur’s first name was General

    • @sviatoslavs.1305
      @sviatoslavs.1305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fair enough.

    • @CatnamedMittens
      @CatnamedMittens 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's what they're called in the west my dude.

    • @fnaz96
      @fnaz96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CatnamedMittens what he means is that if you are not calling him "Enver Pasha" just use Enver or the Pasha.

    • @dominant2576
      @dominant2576 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CatnamedMittens what are you saying good sir?

    • @allahsonswift907
      @allahsonswift907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes! Turks didn’t have surnames until 1934 when "Surname Law" was passed under Ataturk.

  • @fikretoktay9753
    @fikretoktay9753 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Hey, great video as always but just a little detail.
    The rivalry in the Empire about which side to join was quite nuanced but the main rivalry was between Enver Pasa (Pasa is a title roughly meaning general/admiral or a civilian administrator of certain rank) the Minister of War and Cemal Pasa the Minister of the Navy. Enver had, as you mentioned been the attaché in Berlin and Cemal was pro French. On top of this, while it is well known the Ottoman army was mainly modernized by German methods and advisors, it is less widely known that the Ottoman Navy had a similar relationship with Great Britain. This of course influenced their views on which side to take. Even the military branches weren't monolithic, some army officers were also French trained. This is all before getting into the civilian administration and the Grand Vizier, and other Ministers.
    Keep up the good work

  • @DanFraser1984
    @DanFraser1984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’ve always wondered about this - thanks for taking the time to both develop and share the subject!

  • @rumned
    @rumned 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Ottoman empire breaking" sound effect is my new 2nd favorite sound effect in this channel.
    The first one is of course the sound of "the minor case of death"

  • @thebitlot
    @thebitlot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's amazing how so many events in history come down to just one tiny little thing, one toe over the line, one request too much.

  • @zandona21
    @zandona21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ottoman: I never thought I would die fighting side by side with a hapsburg.
    Austria: What about side by side with a friend?
    Ottoman: Aye germany is here.

    • @nostro1940
      @nostro1940 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A friend that blackmails using migrants ? Lmao

  • @snuggery6486
    @snuggery6486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    "Pasha" was a title. My Egyptian friend's great grandfather was given the rank of Pasha.

    • @CatnamedMittens
      @CatnamedMittens 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's also his name in the west. Much like Isma'il Pasha, Gordon Pasha etc.

    • @BountyFlamor
      @BountyFlamor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, Surnames were not required in the Ottoman Empire back then, so he was just Enver with the title pasha.

    • @capncake8837
      @capncake8837 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠@@BountyFlamor He had two given names. His full name was Ismail Enver. The other famous pashas of the time also had two given names (Mustafa Kemal, Mehmed Talât, Ahmed Cemâl and various others).

  • @braedenh6858
    @braedenh6858 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    @3:15 the Ottoman soldier holding a Clone Trooper blaster 😄
    Nice touch

  • @jackdutton3534
    @jackdutton3534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I have been subscribed to this channel for a couple of years but only recently begun to adore it.
    I love how the narrator will succinctly explain the subject while you enjoy the nearly relentless comedy in the animations. Bloody ace.

    • @drgeorgek
      @drgeorgek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Welcome to the family! 🥰

  • @joshuajwars4271
    @joshuajwars4271 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    River of January & Resadiye was given to Britain 1 went to Turkey as Sultan Osman 1 but after seizures they were named HMS Agincourt and HMS Erin meanwhile the 2 German cruisers which fled to Turkey are named as Middle & Sultan Selim.

  • @nurunurdil1095
    @nurunurdil1095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    1:00 "Pasha" isn't a last name. It's a respectable title (actually more like a suffix) and it shouldn't be used without a name. You can easily note that a lot of important people were called by their first names + "Pasha" (which means something like "Lord"). Last names weren't common in the turkic world back then.

  • @osirisgem
    @osirisgem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love your channel so much. I always get a little happier when I see you post things.

  • @Connor19527
    @Connor19527 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Ngl this is one of the few channels that I know will only send out good and insightful videos. I do miss the more in-depth 10 minute videos though

  • @theoneandonlybutreallyreal
    @theoneandonlybutreallyreal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i love how this channel talks about asked questions and not well known events

  • @ademdogukankon4726
    @ademdogukankon4726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wasnt waiting for the 3:32, you got me by surprise LOL.

  • @pabloreyeshernandez1844
    @pabloreyeshernandez1844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    At 1914 Ottoman Empire looked kinda SUS, for the allies.

  • @SuperCrappyNinja
    @SuperCrappyNinja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Whenever they post a video, I immediately drop everything and watch it.

    • @thedeaforc
      @thedeaforc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think the kids would enjoy these and learn of a lot of great stuff.

    • @alperakyuz9702
      @alperakyuz9702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You know your channel is good when worlds greatest secret agents stops mid mission to watch it.

  • @furkanonuraydnoglu540
    @furkanonuraydnoglu540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loves and greetings from Ankara. This channel is the best!

  • @lhistorienchipoteur9968
    @lhistorienchipoteur9968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    0:08 You forgot the lands given to Greece in Anatolia.
    This is a pre-Mustafa Kemal war map, so it counts.

    • @oguztokur3673
      @oguztokur3673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Also the lands that given to italians.and there is also istanbul area which was under a multinational invasion force.

    • @lhistorienchipoteur9968
      @lhistorienchipoteur9968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@oguztokur3673 It doesn't count. I'm talking about annexation, not occupation.

    • @oguztokur3673
      @oguztokur3673 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lhistorienchipoteur9968 just check out the threaty of sevres.

    • @oguztokur3673
      @oguztokur3673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Ghost Ghost french invaded cilicia after the threaty of sevres.

    • @valery2711
      @valery2711 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lhistorienchipoteur9968 can you tell us exactly what the diference between "annexayion" and "occuption" ?? As far as I know french soldiers was in Gaziantep, şanlıurfa and Kahramanmaraş of modern turkey

  • @BoukPhantom
    @BoukPhantom 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    You forgot to mention that even before the war the ottoman empire had a deal with the austrian empire to construct a railroad to sell oil to them, so they already had some sort of complicity on the economic side

  • @RaidenTheRipper950
    @RaidenTheRipper950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the video man, Your quality is really good

  • @akiamini4006
    @akiamini4006 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magestic quality of content delivery as always !

  • @bernietea
    @bernietea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Why didn't James Bissonette join the Central Powers?

    • @MatijaCG
      @MatijaCG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Because then Central Powers would win because of unlimited military budget.

    • @peterg76yt
      @peterg76yt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      James Bissonette doesn't join world powers; world powers join James Bissonette.

  • @HighPeakMapping
    @HighPeakMapping 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Was just binging some History Matters when this majesty appeared in up next

  • @VoldemortNightcore
    @VoldemortNightcore 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:48
    I love your videos! They are both fun and informative. Great content.

  • @eacalvert
    @eacalvert 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video as always

  • @peemanjones2796
    @peemanjones2796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Very interesting video thank you

  • @wetplant1748
    @wetplant1748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Can you do "Why the Russian empire is associated with two flags?"
    The first one being the modern Russian flag and the second being the black, yellow, white one

    • @iDeathMaximuMII
      @iDeathMaximuMII 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Funny cause when they had the black, yellow & white flag, wasn’t the Austrian flag colors the same? (Minus the white) I dunno if the Austrians stopped using that flag after the Austro-Hungarian comprise? Or if they kept as a personal flag for their part of the Empire

    • @cynicat74
      @cynicat74 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was a flag made using the colours of the Standard of the Tsar of Russia

    • @shanepower9201
      @shanepower9201 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The black yellow and white one was the imperial flag they adopted but everyone liked the old blue, white and red one so the new flag never became popular

    • @chronikhiles
      @chronikhiles 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What about the one that looks like the reverse flag of Scotland?

    • @vicmtor
      @vicmtor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@chronikhiles as far as I know it's the flag of the russian fleet.
      And is still used this Day.

  • @richardpaterson1033
    @richardpaterson1033 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, I always look forward to seeing them!

  • @waltuh8541
    @waltuh8541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1.03 Love how hes holding a DC 15 from Star Wars

  • @-socialcredit
    @-socialcredit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Germany: Hey old man! Wanna join a sinking ship that's our alliance?
    Ottoman: Sure why not?

    • @iDeathMaximuMII
      @iDeathMaximuMII 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@elmascapo6588 You could say that Germany had a good 5-6 good opportunities to win the war within 1914-1916. 1917 they were drained by the year of battles & went on the defensive

    • @bambus3095
      @bambus3095 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Абдульзефир at least we died together brother 🇩🇪❤️🇹🇷❤️🇦🇹

  • @hitmontree3736
    @hitmontree3736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Two suggestions for you History Matters: 1) I, and many others I'm sure, would love it if you could make a World War I short documentary playlist for easier access to your amazing WWI videos, and 2) You should make a Peak Ottoman Empire mug for your merchandise store!

    • @coloneldoggo
      @coloneldoggo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I like the peak Ottoman Mug, I had the same idea in mind

    • @mcsweatshop
      @mcsweatshop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We’re gonna need a bigger, weirdly shaped mug.

  • @joz6683
    @joz6683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for dropping a new video the day before my birthday I will take at as an early present...

  • @laiva2175
    @laiva2175 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video as always

  • @Yormsane
    @Yormsane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I just love the way the characters are trolling each other throughout these history lessons!

  • @potemkin8606
    @potemkin8606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Actually the Ottoman government tried everything in their power to join Britain and France but their requests were repeatedly denied because the British and the French wanted to keep the bosphorus open for supplying the Russians and they thought best way to ensure that the straits were open was to keep the Ottomans out of the war. When the Ottomans entered the war and won at Gallipoli, western allies couldn't supply Russia which was a huge blow to the ill equipped Russian army. Some Turkish historians even suggested that the Ottoman victory in Gallipoli contributed to the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Russia.

  • @emolohtrab3468
    @emolohtrab3468 ปีที่แล้ว

    You make great videos who are efficient and short, thank you and keep going this please.

  • @theparadigm8149
    @theparadigm8149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have searched this on TH-cam on at least 2 occasions, but I didn’t find much.
    Needless to say, I’m glad this was in my recommended! 🙂👍

  • @hackedbyusa8819
    @hackedbyusa8819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love Central powers so much from Yemen 🇾🇪♥️🇩🇪🇧🇬🇹🇷🇦🇹🇭🇺♥️

  • @sabre1667
    @sabre1667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1:14 "(...) the risks for the empire were much schlimmer."
    German tongue intensifies 😂

  • @aferguson850
    @aferguson850 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great as always!

  • @alexandermcveigh178
    @alexandermcveigh178 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for posting! I love your videos 😄😊

  • @antfarm183
    @antfarm183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice choice with the DC-15A, pinnacle of modern firearms 👌 1:03

  • @theplushybros6140
    @theplushybros6140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    In short, the Ottomans where stuck between a rock and hard place.

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!

  • @user-Jay178
    @user-Jay178 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your history videos

  • @luis437
    @luis437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The Ottomans in 1918:
    "Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an Austrian."
    "How about side by side with another collapsing multi-ethnic Empire?"
    "Aye, i could do that."

  • @cliodeo
    @cliodeo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Why do Monaco exist" will be a very interesting video idea

    • @somethung8188
      @somethung8188 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      to be a richer yet much smaller version of france

  • @Sleepy-Lunatic
    @Sleepy-Lunatic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Questions we don’t ask but get the answer, nice :) love the videos

  • @Stormy_Boi
    @Stormy_Boi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The sound effects are what always get me, from.the glass breaks to the simple thuds

  • @DACalvinify
    @DACalvinify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    could you please do one on why the Japanese and Russians decided to split Sakhalin in half after Japan whooped them in the Russo-Japanese war?
    Treaty of Portsmouth - US President Theodore Roosevelt played a big part too.
    Lots of great content there!!

  • @hungariankaiser1901
    @hungariankaiser1901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes a new vid

  • @nik65stgt60
    @nik65stgt60 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating content!

  • @alparslankorkmaz2964
    @alparslankorkmaz2964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video.

  • @Roland_Deschain
    @Roland_Deschain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ottomans petitioned to side with allies but rejected due to partition interests. It is not like they joined willingly, but pushed to be in the central powers.

  • @EkinYalvac
    @EkinYalvac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fun fact: Ottomans gave a tiny piece of land to Bulgaria as a “gift” to improve the alliance with them during the war.

    • @wired7820
      @wired7820 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Napoleon style

  • @lautaroaguilar9584
    @lautaroaguilar9584 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! 👍🏾👍🏾

  • @MrMustangMan67
    @MrMustangMan67 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just love your videos.