World War 1 - Oversimplified | Irish girl Reacts
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- What do you know about World War 1? Let's have a refresher together and learn what the veterans went through.
It was particularly interesting to me to reflect on the role Irish People played in World War 1 with the British Army at a time when the Easter Rising occurred as a result of the Brits being otherwise occupied.
I also enjoyed looking back on the past and reflecting on what happened that contributed to bringing us to where we are today with Russia and Ukraine.
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Wow, bell works! Watching this real early
That’s the FIRST time anyone has ever said this to me! THANK YOU!!
Yes part two please , thanks my granddad was in the flying corps for WWI. 1917-19
Have a great weekend!
@@DianeJenningshow about extra history irland great famine
You have to do part 2. Also, it was really simplified to say that France wanted land back from Germany. France was also very much looking at expanding their overseas territories, and behind the scenes were arguably the country doing the most to push for war before it actually started.
Yes, France did want Alsace-Lorraine back, but they didn't want to go to war to get it. In July, French newspapers were not filled with calls for war. Instead they were filled with a sensational murder trial (A politician's wife shot and killed an editor who had said nasty things about her husband. The husband had refused to fight a duel with the editor, so she took things into her own hands. Her lawyer argued successfully that since she was a woman who had been forced to take the role of a man, she was not guilty by reason of insanity (the first time that argument had been made in France.))
The French educational system cultivated A LOT the idea of taking back Alsace-Lorraine into young kids. So, it isn't true. People did want this land back and what do you mean by "and behind the scenes were arguably the country doing the most to push for war before it actually started." ? Because France isn't factually the country that started WW1 and had nothing to do with it so I don't see what you are referring to.
@@shakya00 I'm referring to the work of French diplomats in the month between the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the declaration of war encouraging Russia to declare war on the Austro-Hungarian empire if it declared war on Serbia so that they could expand their empire in eastern Europe while France expanded it's empire in western Europe and German controlled areas of Africa. While Serbia and Russia were often close they were not allies, and in fact a month before the assassination there had been some tensions between them when Russia intervened to restore the government of Prime Minister Nikola Pašić that had been dissolved by King Peter I of Serbia in favor of a new government as Pašić's political views more closely aligned with those of Russia.
French Colonial expansion was essentially complete by 1898, when confronted by the British at Fashoda in Africa. They then agreed boundaries and would go on to form the Entente Cordiale to counter Germany, which was the most powerful military force in Europe. France was keen to retake territories lost to Germany in 1870, but only in alliance with Russia and not willing to make the first move.
Russia mobilized while Wilhelm was reaching out for a peaceful solution. Once Russia did that every country had to. Russia is the most responsible for WWI excluding Serbia. Serbians straight murdered the heir to the Austrian throne.
Ah, the old German move of going through Belgium to get to France. Worked so well it was repeated in WWII.
Yes, definitely do a reaction to part 2!
It worked twice 😂
@@DianeJennings That is not funny. We could all be speaking japanese & german ! All because Baldwin should have been prime minister instead of Neville Chamberlain ! [ High Impact Flix ] guy as more views then u.
Both times the top 'brains' thought the dense Ardenne's forests were impenetrable to Cavalry during the Great War and then again to tanks in the second. How did they get to have command? Didn't help that Belgium's fairly flat.
It worked so well in WW1 that they were pushed back and shouldn't have even worked in WW2 if the Belgian king didn't blunder.
@@tonys1636 The elite rulers ( like the banksters ) wanted the japanese & nazi , germans to start a war so they profit off the war & get the science & tech. 🚢 🚀 🛸 from the axis. They ( F.D.R. ) also wanted the nazi & the japanese to steal everyone's treasure 🖼 & gold.
I LOVE Oversimplified's videos! They manage to keep them fun, and, entertaining, while still staying accurate to history.
Loved it! Do part two if possible. Kudos to ED for her knowledge and participation. Have a safe weekend! ❤️U☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸
Thanks! I’ll let her know 😂
@@DianeJennings Also, we're still waiting on part 2 of the American civil war if you'd be so kind. That part was a little bit more informative in my opinion. Part 1 just set everything up of the WHY it happened. Part 2 is the HOW and WHEN things happened. P.S. this is the 2nd part of the American Civil war if you feel like reacting to it. th-cam.com/video/sV6uuMAnJUE/w-d-xo.html
You'll absolutely love part two. Oversimplified is of my favorite channels not named Diane Jennings.
I would like to see part 2 reaction video. I like how Editor Diane gave some Irish history. Chewie looks good with his new hair cut. Chewie is a smart dog knowing all the best snacks. Sending joyful vibes, snacks and happy thoughts for the weekend. 🍫🍕🍟🥤🍀
Coming soon!
@@DianeJennings Thanks Diane looking forward to it. 🥰
I loved that !
By all means, please react to part 2.
I did appreciate your info about the Irish troops. While I knew Ireland had not gained independence at the start of this War, I didn't know
the Irish boys were looked down upon when they returned home.
Highly recommend the french film Joyeux Noel about the Christmas truce that spontaneously arose between the trenches. It's a true story - soldiers shared food and drink and celebrated christmas then realized they had to go back to killing each other.
Saw it! Great film
Commenting for the sake of the mysterious algorithm. I approve the new "Like" message. Since it's bright morning sun in the window, I assume ED is mad she didn't get her share of Mimosas before filming. As a big fan of history, especially military and Irish pasts, this was very enjoyable. You'll hafta do Part 2, else we'll be left unrequited, at least in knowledge.
Hi Diane! Happy Friday to you! Love seeing your reactions to these videos. Great job with Part 1. Looking forward to seeing Part 2. Have a great weekend! All the best to you always. 😎👍
Thank you! You too!
Chewy, me, are you calling me (head pops up from chair, ears back, ears forward)lol. Just gotta love that doggie, cutest ever. Thanks Diane
Yea another Oversimplified video review by DJ with extended commentary by ED. Can’t get much better than that. Oh wait only part 1 of video. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do part 2!!!! Can’t wait to see what DJ & ED say and what I may learn. Hope both of you have a good night and weekend! ;-)
Great video - WW1 is such a mystery compared to WW2 to most of us. It's overshadowed by WW2 and seems more like a precursor, so oversimplified is what we need to just understand its outline. Please do part 2! 😁
Part 2 would be great. Have a good weekend.
Hi Diane! Looking forward to Part 2! I like learning from your videos! Have a great weekend!
Thanks for watching!
Ha, you have to do part 2. Oversimplified is wild. Chewy is just in weekend mode😂
Trench warfare happened because of advances in weapons, which made it possible to kill people faster and at a greater distance than before. The old tactics of armies marching towards each other across open ground would no longer work. The result was a sort of stalemate, where advancing on the enemy was so dangerous that both sides would dig in for long periods. The stalemate was eventually broken by the invention of the tank, which made it possible to move forward under fire without being killed.
I'd like to see you do part 2 of this series. You never finished the Oversimplified series on the American Civil War, but I guess it's been too long for you to get back to that.
One of the better movies about World War 1 was Paths of Glory by Stanley Kubrick. It's about a court martial in which soldiers were accused of cowardice for retreating after being ordered to make an impossible charge on opposing trenches. It's as much a political and courtroom drama as it is a war movie.
Trench warfare was nothing new. Look at the siege of Sevastapol in the Crimean War, or the last stages of the American Civil War. Also the Russo-Japanese war. And many sieges over the centuries.
@@michaelsommers2356 Siege warfare and trench warfare are two different things. A siege is when an army surrounds a fort, city, or other stronghold and bombards it while cutting off access to supplies, food, water, etc. Trench warfare is when opposing armies in the field dig in and remain below ground level, becoming immobilized in long opposing lines. In a trench war, neither side is surrounded or cut off from its supplies.
@@Jeff_Lichtman The difference is mainly one of scale. The British dug in around Sevastapol; The Union dug in around Richmond and Petersburg.
I remember the thing that got me passionate about WW1 was the video game Battlefield 1 that came out in 2016. The story mode of the game really opened my eyes and visualized the horrors those soldiers endured through their eyes. I think I might post a video of one the game’s war stories to the community tab on Patreon for you to check out.
That would be cool if you don’t mind!
Happy Friday Diane!!
Yes, Part 2 would be great!
Give Chewie a head scratch.🐶
Actually all Irish soldiers from 1914 to 1916 would've been volunteers as the UK didn't start conscription until 1916. The entire British army was hiring volunteer soldiers before that point
Yes part 2 please, I belive this was one of oversimplified first videos so that kind of explains the abrupt ending , great reaction video
Several years ago I took a great class on the literature of WWI (both sides, in translation). One of the more disturbing aspects of trench warfare that doesn't get talked about enough is the term "blown up".
Mortar shells do not explode on impact, they have a timer. The ground was so churned up that it was basically all mud. So what would happen is that a shell would land and sink into the ground several inches, then explode, pushing several tonnes of mud, stones, and debris straight up in the air. If anyone was in the vicinity, they'd go up too.
It was unlikely the blast would kill you. You be knocked around, possibly concussed, fall 3-5 metres to a hard landing, then have several tonnes of mud land on you. If your friends couldn't dig you out quickly you'd suffocate. Best case scenario was broken bones.
That's what being "blown up" means. Literally being thrown into the air by an explosive device below you.
I love when you do these videos, of course do the second video x
They always claim them though 😕
@@DianeJennings assholes 😔
I definitely want to see part 2!
The 1936 movie Shapes of Things was made after WW1 while Germany was making noises about WW2. The movie starts with a decades long war modeled after WW1.
Yes. Part 2 would be appreciated. BOOP
Well done, part 2 please! Thank you
Here's for part 2. If you want more indepth of the events before the actual fighting, you should check out extra history series on WW1.
Absolutely want to see part two.
The "No Man's Land" poster isn't for a movie about WW1. This one is set during the Bosnian War of the 1990s.
Please, part 2. Thank you! you are great.
Thanks for reacting to it Diane!
No problem 😊
There was no conscription in Ireland anybody that went was a volunteer ☘️
Hi Diane! Being of Irish-German descent (and a history nut), I of course would love to see part 2! The American Civil War reaction you did might be my favorite video of yours!☺
I was wonder where her American Civil War part 2 reaction was. I can only find part 1.
@@Taizu314 I don't' know, I can't find it either. I am pretty sure she did it.
th-cam.com/video/L2q5QGl6-Aw/w-d-xo.html
Here tis
@@DianeJennings "Civil War" we asked, not revolutionary. But I'd watch both again.Thanks,👌☺🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
In university, my very East European professor said the East European perspective on WW1 is that it was all about the Kaiser (German for Caesar) and the Tzar (Russian for Caesar) deciding who would be the new Caesar.
Here's an interesting tidbit about the war, that gives an indication of the changes caused by the war: Austria (German speaking) send an ultimatum to Serbia (Serbo-Croatian speaking) just before the war started. It was written in French.
The Treaty of Versailles, written at Versailles in France, was written in English and then translated into French.
That really shows how the distribution of world power had changed.
Irish were not drafted into the British armed forces in 1914,as there was no conscription until 1916.
I hope we get to see part two!
Soooo Today, Diane reacts to a World War I explanation
From the dudes at Oversimplified, who have great animation
ED thinks Diane was drunk due to some slurred pronunciation
And Chewie saves the day with his thoughts on snack appreciation
Wow! Some big words today
Happy Friday! I really enjoy this video. Have a good weekend.
Thank you! You too!
Drunk Diane has got to be the most fun person ever!! 🤣
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A greatolder movie about WW1 is Paths of Glory, a Kubrick film staring Kirk Douglas
Definitely do part 2!
My Oldest Great Grandfather served in World War One.
Henry Otto Grill
Private First Class
United States Army
1895-1979.
I'm all for having a go at Part 2.
War is HELL. It always is. I am a veteran and really can't say anything positive about war. Supplying a war makes HUGE PROFITS. But war is STILL HELL.
Have a GREAT weekend, you and Chewey.
I appreciate Editor Diane chiming in with Ireland’s connection to the war and the other issues going on in the country at the time.
That’s great to hear!
Part 2. Part 2. Part 2. And Chewie would like to go for a walk. He also said you forgot the curse. 😃
Great definitely do part two 👍
I love Editor Diane dropping some hard truths about the hypocrisy of the "Duty of Men" to join the war, but then to be spat on for not staying home and joining the fight for independence that started AFTER they were deployed.
It's even more of a coincidence then you might think, the assassins after failing to kill Ferdinand were getting lunch. The assassin who killed him was walking out of a sandwich shop when he pulled up right beside him.
Bring on part 2!
Try checking out Milunka Savić she was the bravest female in the war, she has a Mulanlike beginnings and she was also the most decorated female in history of warfare and survived a concentration camp where she ended up after refuseing to be a guest at a Nazi government celebration dinner
Another good film about WW I is "They Shall Not Grow Old," made by Peter Jackson for the UK's Imperial War Museum on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of WW I. It doesn't depict combat, but life in the trenches.
Woodrow Wilson was from the U.S. South and he thought that African-Americans were subhuman. It must always be remembered that Wilson wanted unity in Europe so that White Europeans could continue exploiting their colonies, including Ireland.
A follow up video I’d recommend is Alternate History Hub’s “The Election That Ruined Everything”, talking about why U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was the worst thing to happen. He’s the reason why all presidents seem to be like that.
Thanks for the video & yes part 2
FYI The UK government never introduced conscription in Ireland
I would like to add my voice to everyone saying yes to part 2. I also want to add that alternate history hub did a video about woodrow wilson, one of the worst presidents ever. Also, there is a youtube channel called the Great War, who did a week by week of the first world war, and some additional documentaries. Thank you for doing a video on this!
1st things 1st: Hello to Editor Diane, long time no hear
2nd things 2nd, I was talking to a Japanese friend this am who told me they learn about WW2 totally different than what we learn in america.
Hi Diane, hope you doing well! Great video, oversimplified is always good, and accurate too. Yeah world war 1 was a mess. At least Ireland had the good sense to remain neutral, though a lot of Irishmen served in the British army.
Give Chewie a hug for me, I love you goodbye for now!
Please do part two Diane.
At the time, Canada was still considered to be part of the British Empire. Because the British got involved, Canada had to as well, so many Canadian men went overseas to fight in a conflict that they at first thought would be over by Christmas 1914. They soon discovered how wrong they were.
This war actually helped with Canada more or less being able to be taken more seriously as its own nation. This was the most evident during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France in 1917.
One of my favorite World War I is the lost Battalion I’m not American unit that was trapped and encircle, but held on until allied forces could regroup and make a break through the lines. Great movie.
Hmm, which snacks would keep me from going to war? Popcorn? Nah. Brownies? Yeaah!
Yeeeeeahhhh!!!
A lot of the Anglo-Irish gentry (Unionist) perished in the War. Those that survived came home with something to prove... The War was happening everywhere, China, Africa, Polynesia.
at this point we need that part 2
thank you for the like
Part 2, part 2, part 2, great job for a drunk Diane.
Only kidding about the drunk part.
I know that Australia and New Zealand are allied with the motherland, but we were at the end of the earth, we could have turned a blind eye and could have lived in more or less in blissful isolation.
However the ANZAC’s bravely answered the call and and the rest is bloody history!
You do what you know is right.
Same call was answered in WWII
I have no explanation, but in all the history classes I took, they never managed to get any further along than the Civil War & reconstruction. So, a couple of wars happened huh?
Wow! That’s shocking info Kim
Yes to Part 2.
All of the crowned heads of Europe were related in 1914, which had a direct effect on the lead-up to the war. Also, there was a lot of posturing and bluffing going on in the lead-up phase with each side sure the other side would back down, then once the wheels were in motion, no one was sure how to stop it. Everything they though they knew was based on outdated assumptions and rules which no longer applied. There was a famous book (The Guns of August) written about how Europe blundered and miscalculated its way into WW1, and how tragically avoidable it was.
Of course, after a 20 year break to rest, re-arm, and grow a new generation to slaughter, the so-called e "Great War" led directly to WW2, which led to the Cold War and various regional proxy wars, etc. And here we are today. One could argue that it's all been one big, 100+ year-long event, interspersed with hot and cold phases.
Chewie is very wise with his "everyone loves snacks" approach to world peace. 🐶
Do it to it lassie! Part 2!!
Part 2 yes please Love the video 💯🎉♥️
Yes to part 2 please. Never really learned about WW1 in school, I’m in the US. Have a great weekend.
When I was in school, WWI was still current events, not history.
"The ramifications are still in existence today" Boy howdy. Some Kurds would like to have a word with you about the understatement of the century
Man, you know, the last WWI vet died over 11 years ago. It's sad to me that by some time in 2030's, we'll be down to the last few WWII vets.
Definitely do a part 2, but I was also curious if you had seen "The King's Man"? It is the third movie in the series, but it is a prequel which centers around the events of WW1. I thought it was very well done and has some interesting information of its own not shared in this video like what the relationship between those world leaders was at the time. Although being European, you may already know.
See! at 1:30 there was an ostrich involved at the start of the war. Baldrick was right.
Chewie is sooo good he deserves an extra snack. 😇
Gotta do part 2. To summarize Part I, Franz Ferdinand gets assassinated and everyone decides that's a good enough reason to start WWI and show off the cool new weapons of mass destruction they've been working on.
Commenting for the algorithm. :) Entertaining as usual.
4:44 Editor Diane Explains: Would make a good series or segment of videos.
Patiently waiting for you to get to the First Punic Wars.
Some of those airplanes at the beginning are pre-WW2. Ferdinad's wife got shot and killed too. Canada was instantly involved with Britain in 1914 too. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
Yes, Diane, do part two.
Regarding Germany's invasion of Belgium, the Germans made a strategic error in assuming the Russians were slow to mobilize. Within a few weeks of war, a Russian army (armies, there were many) marched into German East Prussia as well as Austro-Hungarian (AH) Galacia. The A-H had larger numbers in the East, but got curb stomped by Russia, leaving only Germany the sole task of stopping the millions of Russian troops. The Germans did stop them at Tannenberg, but they had to divert hundreds of thousands of men from the Western front in France and Belgium to do it. So the Germans didn't have the numerical advantage soldiers to fight Belgium, France and Britain (and France mobilized and Britain ferried it's troops). The larger number of Entente Forces stopped and pushed back Germany in the West until the result was stalemate. So, if Russia didn't mobilize as it did, Germany would have had more numbers and may have been able to Paris before Britain got it's army across. Plus, the larger numbers would have allowed them to surround and bypass strongpoints like fortresses rather then having highly costly assaults.
You got to watch America save the day in part two.
I remember when I was in the army, one time a German unit came to train with us. We greeted them by playing "Over There!" Unfortunately, I don't think they understood...
Yea please watch part 2 and more Oversimplified after that.
Diane u are the voice for Chewy making him a like a puppet. very hilarious!
Definitely hit part two =)
I would like to see part two.
An event similar to public opinion shift on soldiers in Easter Rising, but on lower scale, happened here in colonial India in this time as well.
India had a gigantic army under British control in this era, which the British wanted to bring to Europe to fight the Germans. But it could not be easily mobilized or sent overseas without Indian public support. So the British promised Dominion status (i.e. partial independence, similar to what Ireland won a few years later) to India in exchange for support in WW1.
This is something Gandhi and Indian nationalists had wanted for a long time. Supporting the British and getting autonomy in return was seen as a stepping stone to independence. And thus the Indians went and fought on Western Front, Middle East and Africa in huge numbers.
...Except the promise turned out to be a lie. British committed various atrocities in India near the end of the war to quash unrest, and had no intention of giving up any power or profits. So once the soldiers returned, they became very unpopular, and their stories and experience was mostly discarded and forgotten by the public over next decade.
As an American, I would like to see part two. Both WW1 and WW2 were a complete mess. I do agree with you that the war in Urkraine might get bigger especially if Bulgaria gets involved. All it will take is one wrong step by Russia and Bulgaria for this to get other troops involved.
Paths of Glory is another great WW1 movie. Stanley Kubrick's first masterpiece.
Please do a part 2.
Part 2 would be cool
If you like this you should look at the extra history channel they actually covered a lot of Irish history ( the Easter rising, the Viking invasions and the potato famine)
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Please react to part 2. This was interesting.
Trench warfare also included _tunnell warfare_ 😱Check out the stories of Vimy Ridge. War is such a waste and horror, and we never seem to learn to be better.
Tunnel warfare goes back a very long time. See, for instance, the siege of Acre during the Crusades.