The ENTIRE History of the Cold War Explained | Best Cold War Documentary

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  • The Cold War was an ideological battle between Communism and Capitalism, the East vs the West and the resulting struggle for ideological influence and power. At the end of WW2, the World would lay divided between two great superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. Both sides would stockpile nuclear weapons, with questions over how to use, control and eliminate them becoming central to the conflict. From Stalin to Regan, from the CIA to the KGB, from the Berlin Wall to Hiroshima and Chernobyl, this is the story of The Cold War.
    Timestamps 📽
    Intro: 0:00
    Marx 1:50
    The Rise of Communism 2:50
    The Second World War 5:55
    A New World 7:39
    The Atomic Bomb 10:04
    The Truman Doctrine 11:20
    McCarthyism 12:23
    The CIA 14:03
    The Marshall Plan 15:01
    The Berlin Blockade 16:16
    The Cold War Comes to Asia 18:13
    The Korean War 21:10
    The Nuclear Arms Race 24:07
    Khrushchev 27:22
    The Third World 33:00
    The Suez Crisis 36:50
    The Berlin Wall 39:10
    The Cuban Missile Crisis 41:23
    The Vietnam War 47:34
    Mao’s China 52:10
    Détente 55:31
    The Space Race 59:40
    Nixon 1:02:46
    The End of Détente 1:06:54
    Reagan 1:12:24
    Gorbachev 1:17:53
    Failed Reforms 1:21:30
    The Fall of the USSR 1:23:05
    Epilogue 1:26:10
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  • @TheLifeGuide
    @TheLifeGuide  3 ปีที่แล้ว +519

    *Thanks for watching!* If you enjoyed the video, *help support the channel by leaving a SUPER THANKS!* Remember to *Like & Subscribe* if you enjoyed the video and *click the Bell Icon* to never miss an upload. *Timestamps* can be found below:
    *Timestamps* 📽
    Intro: 0:00
    Marx 1:50
    The Rise of Communism 2:50
    The Second World War 5:55
    A New World 7:39
    The Atomic Bomb 10:04
    The Truman Doctrine 11:20
    McCarthyism 12:23
    The CIA 14:03
    The Marshall Plan 15:01
    The Berlin Blockade 16:16
    The Cold War Comes to Asia 18:13
    The Korean War 21:10
    The Nuclear Arms Race 24:07
    Khrushchev 27:22
    The Third World 33:00
    The Suez Crisis 36:50
    The Berlin Wall 39:10
    The Cuban Missile Crisis 41:23
    The Vietnam War 47:34
    Mao’s China 52:10
    Détente 55:31
    The Space Race 59:40
    Nixon 1:02:46​
    The End of Détente 1:06:54​
    Reagan 1:12:24​
    Gorbachev 1:17:53​
    Failed Reforms 1:21:30​
    The Fall of the USSR 1:23:05​
    Epilogue 1:26:10

    • @just_a_turtle_chad
      @just_a_turtle_chad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      A Turtle approves of this amazing documentary 👍

    • @mt8956
      @mt8956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Love the video
      Can you make one of Putin, the Rise of Putin...
      The 90s was bad for the Russians, sadly the west didn’t do enough to support the Russians and it left the Russians with a bitter taste of capitalism.

    • @davidchawhte6440
      @davidchawhte6440 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      when will WW 2 part 2 be released. eagerly waiting for it..

    • @RoydeRee
      @RoydeRee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you so much for this amazing content! It’s crazy to me that it’s so under appreciated. Like only a couple thousand views in one day? Almost criminal!

    • @w.allencaddell6421
      @w.allencaddell6421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What kind of government is in Russia now?

  • @richardsmith9609
    @richardsmith9609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1694

    I spent 6 years in the 1970's patrolling the border between West Germany and East Germany/Czechoslovakia in Cavalry and Armor Units of the United States Army. When the Berlin Wall came down I am not afraid to say I cried like a baby. I had lived through the cold war as a child in to adulthood and I never thought I would live to see the Wall come down and Germany reunited. This video brought back so many of my life memories. Thank you for posting.

    • @ritemolawbks8012
      @ritemolawbks8012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Good post. Thanks for sharing and serving. Did you have a positive reaction to North and South Korean leaders shaking hands at the DMZ?

    • @nigeh5326
      @nigeh5326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      My neighbour served with the British Army in Berlin during the Cuban Missile Crisis and told me as it got dark when he was on sentry duty he really expected he wouldn’t see the dawn.
      I grew up in Britain in the 70s and 80s and nuclear war was always in your mind. If it had happened my area was targeted for 5 nukes as it was heavy industry and the motorway network north to south ran through the area.

    • @richardsmith9609
      @richardsmith9609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I always felt it was my responsibility to defend the people of Europe from the Soviet Union and it's allies as Communism was such a horrible way of life. I still feel that way and after all when I was in Germany it was my home also.@@nigeh5326

    • @nigeh5326
      @nigeh5326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@richardsmith9609 I get what you mean I think a lot of NATO troops felt similar. Communism was a lousy way to live as was Fascism before it.
      I’m a Social Democrat politically but Ive plenty of friends who are conservative and a few who are green but one thing we all have in common is a love of democracy and appreciation of the sacrifices made to give us the lives we have now.

    • @Marcus.79
      @Marcus.79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👍👍

  • @The88Cheat
    @The88Cheat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +732

    I can't believe I just watched a 90 minute documentary about the Cold War on youtube. Loved every minute of it.

    • @MooseMeus
      @MooseMeus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      wait til you get older...

    • @findstabilisedohshit4669
      @findstabilisedohshit4669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, it's pretty much one of the couple good things that are actually released upon TH-cam that isn't complete garbage.

    • @peteheim
      @peteheim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@findstabilisedohshit4669 there are thousands of good documentaries and lectures on TH-cam. It's like saying "this is the only good page in the encyclopedia". You have no excuse to not get smarter every day because of the tools in your pocket.

    • @whatman6199
      @whatman6199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Believe it baby
      You did it

    • @bigwater52
      @bigwater52 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And i never skipped forward once!

  • @andreigonzales7145
    @andreigonzales7145 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    This is by far the best documentary I've seen, the narration, how its all divided into segments but somehow all connected to each other and telling just enough information to make us understand while not diving too much into it, its just perfection.

  • @loganmurphy4447
    @loganmurphy4447 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I might be late to the video but something very important about the accuracy of the video is how it doesn’t spend time trying to paint x side as the good or bad. It simply lists the provable facts and leaves the consumer to make the decision themselves.

  • @oddmanager9360
    @oddmanager9360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +646

    Can we please get this man a tv show, Netflix documentary, anything. Thank you for your work!

    • @cult_of_odin
      @cult_of_odin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Netflix would never take it. The man speaks the truth and Netflix only has an agenda.

    • @andrewrobinson8305
      @andrewrobinson8305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Every person in the world has an agenda of some kind and to some degree.
      Nobody is actually objective.

    • @mitchelljames4538
      @mitchelljames4538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🏀

    • @sleepful1917
      @sleepful1917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      why not just have it be free for everyone on youtube? why do you wanna put this behind a paywall ???

    • @sleepful1917
      @sleepful1917 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mitchelljames4538 Ⓜ️

  • @rickb3650
    @rickb3650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    Holy crap! This is the first time I've seen/heard any mention of Vasily Arkhipov in any English language account of the Cuban missile crisis.
    This single Soviet officer almost certainly saved the world and hardly any Americans have ever even heard his name.
    Bravo. Very well done.

    • @JamesTaylor-gz1lu
      @JamesTaylor-gz1lu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Don’t forget Stanislav Petrov.

    • @mapples007
      @mapples007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      A documentary came out years ago called, The Man Who Saved The World. It was about the brave soviets that didnt push the button.

    • @stevrgrs
      @stevrgrs ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah I tell everyone I know about him :)
      It's an awesome lesson in humanity ❤️

    • @samfisher2306
      @samfisher2306 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He deserves honorable medals. I was nowhere nearly born in those times but man it looked intense!

    • @jamesstreet228
      @jamesstreet228 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Agreed. More should be done to enlighten the American people of the heroic deeds of men like Vasily Arkhipov and, as James Taylor already said, Stanislov Petrov. There should be a national holiday here in the US commemorating these hero's of the Soviet Union. We should name streets after them. Without their actions, the world could be much different today. And NOT different for the better.

  • @itsthenewlifeofsomeone1
    @itsthenewlifeofsomeone1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    When you learn more in an hour than you have 20+ years, that's the knowledge in studying history to understand the world. 👏 Major props to the creator.

  • @explorermike19
    @explorermike19 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    It is not hard to imagine what the world would be like if the superpowers had spent all that money, manpower, energy, and resources toward humanitarian pursuits and constructive sciences rather than on the pursuits of war.

    • @Christopher-qq4dl
      @Christopher-qq4dl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lol

    • @muhammaduzairbhatti8831
      @muhammaduzairbhatti8831 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      well true, but thats not human nature

    • @kindcanadian5825
      @kindcanadian5825 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Wouldve been wasted either way. The world would likely be in a worst state if that the case. Pampering people makes them weak and dependant, brutal environments makes people strong and reasourceful.

    • @nathancornwell1455
      @nathancornwell1455 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unfortunately, that's not the world we live in... Every one thinks of Hitler when you think about evil but Joseph Stalin was even worse and had more power. God only knows what the world would be like had Russia or Germany created the Atomic bomb first

    • @abithefallenhuman921
      @abithefallenhuman921 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@kindcanadian5825psychology says you're wrong

  • @cgladsto
    @cgladsto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +980

    I am a history teacher and this video is beyond excellent. My grade 10 students thoroughly enjoyed this video as it is presented in an approachable and interesting manner. Thank you so much for this video!

    • @TheLifeGuide
      @TheLifeGuide  2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Thank’s Camille!

    • @tinafoster8665
      @tinafoster8665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      With all due respect this documentary only gets the dates right, and of course some of the material points however leaves out all the less than honorable behavior of us officials

    • @tinafoster8665
      @tinafoster8665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Hono1256 I believe the two bombs didn't have to be dropped on Japan because Japan had no Navy by that point, and as an island nation they needed a merchant Marine which was also sunk. The United States corporate system wanted them test it out on people, so they did, and it was also to frighten russia. And Chile was not the only country completely ruined by Milton Friedman's Chicago School socioeconomics, I think you misconstrued what I wrote I was actually saying that this documentary does not touch on any of the serious moral flaws of the United States government

    • @tinafoster8665
      @tinafoster8665 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Hono1256 besides Truman was too much of a wimp to question Wall Street on any aspects of American foreign policy because that's who controls American foreign policy. Truman was not even asked by the army for his permission because they didn't need it, the bombs belonged to the corporations who built them

    • @Cramer123
      @Cramer123 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tinafoster8665 The United States (and other European Powers for that matter) had already been testing Nuclear Bombs on people well before the dropping of Fat Man and Little Boy. Look up the Bikini Atoll Nuclear Tests. The dropping of atomic bombs on Japan and nothing to do with "testing" the bombs. They knew full well what was going to happen, at least to some extent.

  • @nosnibor800
    @nosnibor800 2 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    Truly excellent. I was born in 1953. I lived through it all and was a cold war warrior - an electronics engineer who worked in defence. This has filled in a lot of gaps. It deserves several viewings. Thanks for this.

    • @kofighana9261
      @kofighana9261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hello sir

    • @minaxxr3124
      @minaxxr3124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Now ur gunna live thru it again maybe .

    • @nosnibor800
      @nosnibor800 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@minaxxr3124 Well it may be cold, but possibly hot. "From a distance you look like my friend, even though we are at war. I just cant comprehend what all this war is for"

    • @angeldroidcs4962
      @angeldroidcs4962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      God bless ur services

    • @tylercaswell3366
      @tylercaswell3366 ปีที่แล้ว

      Liar

  • @pushing2throttles
    @pushing2throttles ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Oh my goodness. I've taken courses in college that didn't explain things this well or tie events together as well either. Thank you. I've learned so much in just over an hour. Little yet significant things, such as what 1st, 2nd, and 3rd world actually means. I love your channel. You've never put bad content out, ever! This was the last video you posted, I think. Wish you'd have more content to publish.

  • @Knuckledragnation
    @Knuckledragnation ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I’m a retired U.S. Military veteran having served with a Reconnaissance Squadron in the European & Middle East Theatre’s. I also worked for the NRO for a period of time.
    I found this video to be very informative.
    My only input would have been to add the Geneva Convention Treaties of 1949 in your timeline. Since this documentary had a lot to do with war I would have thought these treaties to be of significance.
    ✌🏽

    • @tylercaswell3366
      @tylercaswell3366 ปีที่แล้ว

      No you're not

    • @snowman6920
      @snowman6920 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@tylercaswell3366 By that logic, you aren't human because I said so.

  • @alessandrovittoria6676
    @alessandrovittoria6676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    The man here deserves a lot more views and recognition, his works are outstanding

  • @orboakin8074
    @orboakin8074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +853

    Sir, this is by far, the most objective, factual, extensive (but still concise) and well research documentaries I have seen. Seriously, I figured documentaries like this were a thing of the early 2000s but you made this in the 2020s?! BRAVO! It is not ideologically biased like most "documentaries" are today and it is, again, so well researched! 👏👏👏

    • @bigwater52
      @bigwater52 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      👏🏼👏🏼 well said! And i agree to that statement 100%

    • @joemanthei3251
      @joemanthei3251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🥇

    • @johnhuether8367
      @johnhuether8367 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s neoliberal porn, barely not bare propaganda. Sounds like he wants to swallow Reagan’s kids. Not worth the air to present, especially since the info is common knowledge but without the attempt of garbage fallacies to push the rationale of the unrational. It’s worst than ignorant bigotry, since that’s educational and socially engeenered not blatant dog whistles

    • @DaralenManta
      @DaralenManta ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hardly objective.

    • @JacquelineBahle
      @JacquelineBahle ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Not biased?? Lol

  • @AhmedalHijazi
    @AhmedalHijazi ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Watching many documentaries and reading books and articles on war and conflicts has shown me that those in power see people as mere regrowing numbers, their suffering and murder is insignificant to them; achieving their plans through coups, war, inciting internal conflicts at the expense of slaughtering hundreds of thousands of people is unmatchably more important

    • @bluestriker256
      @bluestriker256 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Exactly; from both sides: capitalists and communists alike. The people are the ones who suffer the most by being tools for the oppressors to

    • @SubvertTheState
      @SubvertTheState 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It goes on to this very day, The United States versus Russia. Ravaging Ukraine's land, wiping out a generation of it's men, they can't even use economic ideals as an excuse. Only economic control.

  • @mrsjeree1986
    @mrsjeree1986 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My parents used to talk about how they felt and dealt with living during the Cuban Missle Crisis. They described how frightened they were and had prepared for the end of the world. This is such a great video outlining such pivotal moments in world history.

  • @burnitdown5828
    @burnitdown5828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I sent your channel to my Social studies teacher and she ended up showing it to my class and now my class enjoys social studies so I’m no longer that weird kid who enjoys the subject. Thanks for that.

  • @kevinolmedo675
    @kevinolmedo675 3 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    This man dropped a serious gem, and on April 1st, what a Chad!

  • @Obetv01
    @Obetv01 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Excellent documentary. Like a real high quality history lesson. Thank you. Puts so much into context. If you were raised in Africa you missed much of the historical context of the 1st world because it was not taught in schools. The internet bridged a huge knowledge gap.
    My own awareness of the wider world started in mid 90's by which time, my job was taking me regularly into the post Berlin wall eastern Europe. It was truly an amazing time to witness the changes including McDonald's in Moscow. Sometimes, one can too young and naive to realize how close we are to history of civilizations.
    Thanks again for putting this documentary together.

  • @Chixrii
    @Chixrii 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Dude my world history teacher has not taught me anything this whole year- iv had to rely on documentary’s on YT. Your channel has helped me so much for studying for my finals ❤️

  • @brycerichert
    @brycerichert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    You can imagine how confused and excited all of us poly sci majors were that graduated between 88 and 92. Textbooks could not keep up, let alone the professors the foreign affairs publications. What a time, what a time.

  • @777gash
    @777gash 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hello, I am a Rwandan medical Doctor, 37years old, married with two beautiful children. I felt in love with history and mainly international relations mostly the events that took place in the 19th and 20th century, i am so passionate about the Geopolitics of the 1st and 2nd world wars and also the reshape of spheres of influence and balance of powers that always took place in the aftermath of each war. This is my first time to watch such an amazing documentary about the cold war 😍😍. I subscribed before starting to watch the video 😂🤗🤗🤗

  • @chickendrawsdogs3343
    @chickendrawsdogs3343 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is not just a great insight into the Cold War, but a great overview of the world's politics after WW2.

  • @hanswichmann5047
    @hanswichmann5047 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Having lived through all of this, being one of those kids diving under desks at school, I can say this is the very best wrap-up of the events that have so shaped our world I have ever seen...Very well done, liked & subbed...

  • @DisEnchantedPersons
    @DisEnchantedPersons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Born in 1954 I grew up and served in the military during the cold war. Now I don't know which one is worse, the cold war or the banker surf system.

  • @CitizenAgim
    @CitizenAgim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    I already know this will be the best cold war documentary ever. Thx for sharing it.

  • @TX_BoomSlang
    @TX_BoomSlang ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I've lost count of how many times I've watched this documentary. I enjoy the photos, the history, and most of all the music. Very well crafted.

  • @simoncollins6529
    @simoncollins6529 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I know most of this stuff in this documentary. I lived through much of it.
    This is the first time I've see a documentary about the "whole" cold war in one place and so well articulated too.

  • @10469
    @10469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    That Russian commander in the sub during the Cuban missile crisis that incident should be made into a movie that would be absolutely fantastic can you imagine the commander refusing the order to launch the missiles what the atmosphere was like in that sub the yelling and screaming..Someone should make this into a movie.

    • @Tanknuggets217
      @Tanknuggets217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      YES I AGREE!! He should have his own day!!!

    • @10469
      @10469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Tanknuggets217 He would be given the Nobel peace prize, if anyone deserves it.. it’s him.

    • @adamjensen3274
      @adamjensen3274 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Check the movie Crimson Tide. It was inspired by this and features some of the best acting you'll ever see.

  • @mrlarry271
    @mrlarry271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Kind of amazing that we managed to get through this era without a nuclear war. It is definitely interesting to learn about.

    • @symphonyinkart
      @symphonyinkart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Reading this comment now is like hmmmm yeah

    • @michaeljoubert7541
      @michaeljoubert7541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This comment didn't age well 😂

    • @DoubleBGreen
      @DoubleBGreen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well then...😂

    • @violetsrayreikishop2
      @violetsrayreikishop2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We never got out of it smh men have caused all this destruction something really wrong we need more female leaders

    • @violetsrayreikishop2
      @violetsrayreikishop2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaeljoubert7541 even before the Ukrainian Russian was we never got out of this sickening situation

  • @Cristaynful
    @Cristaynful ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am 42y/o, a nurse and a history fanatic. This is by far the best story on Cold War. Thank u very much.

  • @user-cd4bx6uq1y
    @user-cd4bx6uq1y ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I write this comment to sincerely relay my thanks for this best cold war documentary. Indeed, making the bestest cold war documentary must have been a task with a high volume of required necessary research to complete and structure out in a comprehensive way. Managing all that to a very respectable degree like you've done truly proves your ability to create documentaries and just how much best they are. It is therefore not an exaggeration to say that this best cold war documentary's quality has a significant rift between the second most bestest best cold war documentary. Sincere thanks and hope to you from me.

  • @perspellman
    @perspellman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Thank you. To discribe the basic essense and events of the Cold War this fully in less than on and a half hour, and without any tendentious lack of false objectivity, but simply by explaining its psychology and distribute all blame fairly, is a showpiece. This should be used in general education.

  • @helys7
    @helys7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    even thought we had very detailed history classes and i got okay grades, this is the first time I'm learning about it in english and understanding cold war full length and complexity better.

    • @sabot4ge
      @sabot4ge 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      well the cold world isn't something that you can simply define. its basically the political atmosphere of the 20th century. America became victorious after WW2, and because of this, they dominated the world economically. Soviets had dominated their part of the world. The two countries naturally have different goals. But due to lack of information, lack of internet, lack of knowledge, etc people were very unaware of basic information. Now, in 2021, the cold war will never be possible because the citizens of the world are too educated about world affairs. What people never talk about is all the times the USA and Soviet Union actually worked together. It's more interesting to hear about the problems, issues, and disagreements...but there were also times when the USA and Soviet Union worked together. Keep in mind, the USA and Russia always had a trade relationship/citizens visiting each other's countries, despite the proxy wars and propaganda. Soviet Union took out leaders that didn't fit their agenda..as well as USA. People were too fearful of another World War. Thank God human beings are interconnected and no longer so nationalistic! The Internet has made the world so much smaller; for the most part, we all view ourselves as brothers and sisters, despite borders.

  • @alexsuetopka
    @alexsuetopka ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I loved history in high school, and I forgotten so much from it. This helped remember why I got a kick out of learning the past.

  • @stuartberesford3585
    @stuartberesford3585 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Fair play for getting such a detailed account of such a huge part of history in an hour and a half! Great documentary

  • @oktfg
    @oktfg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This shows why TH-cam is amazing

  • @hardgainer5791
    @hardgainer5791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    this is incredible! I'm a huge history buff. Especially war history. The cold war is something I admittedly didn't know so much about. After watching this a few times I feel like a damn expert lol. Very well done!

  • @silverado7269
    @silverado7269 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've never watched a long documentary but kept me awake the entire time.

  • @johnking1381
    @johnking1381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    One of the best written and presented docs on probably one of the toughest subjects to cram into an hour and a half program. Subscribed.

  • @bladerower9209
    @bladerower9209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    A non biased documentary away from state media properganda. Excellent content 👌

    • @bigwater52
      @bigwater52 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right! Spot on, and spoke nothing but accurate facts, and never compared the East, to the west or the north in his own opinion

  • @designeranthony
    @designeranthony ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is my favorite war time era because it shapes the world as we know it today. It still affects us today, in the form of Cuba and the embargo that is still standing.

    • @bone3594
      @bone3594 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely... History 70 years ago still has influenced in today's politics.

  • @magorzatakorecka430
    @magorzatakorecka430 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    love how it was extremely concise, managing to cover each issue in 2-3 minutes while highlighting the most important things and managing to convey the meaning and significance of the discussed topics. you managed to explain in 3 minutes what others cannot in 20. a great video, thank you.

  • @historybuffguy
    @historybuffguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Well done on sticking as best you could to facts and staying away from editorializing. Not perfect, but probably the most “journalistic” effort I’ve seen in 10+ years. I appreciate not being propagandized for over an hour on real history in the last 100 years. Thank you 🙏👌🤘🙌🏻

    • @jaredneilsen
      @jaredneilsen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said

    • @MetteC5
      @MetteC5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reid, since you apparently have the expertise to qualify this documentary as "not perfect" - as in compared to your perfect expertise, right? - I invite you to list every single flaw, specifying the timestamp of the flaw, explaining the flaw, and including links to the relevant primary sources demonstrating that what you claim is correct (primary sources are the only kind of sources an expert uses - but who am I to tell you, the perfect expert?).
      Any expert knows how to do this: you, the perfect expert, can therefore do it in no time.
      Otherwise, it's hard for anyone with just basic education (i.e. PhD-level, which is indeed basic compared to your perfect expertise) to take your comment seriously.

    • @historybuffguy
      @historybuffguy ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MetteC5 I didn’t say I was an expert or say it was flawed. I said it was good and that I appreciated not being propagandized in this documentary (as compared to others I’ve viewed).
      So as an expert on criticizing comments, point out the flaws in what I really said versus your critique of what you think I said. It’s there for easy comparison.

    • @historybuffguy
      @historybuffguy ปีที่แล้ว

      The only thing I meant by not perfect is the very few times the creator had to, or chose to editorialize for brevity or because you can’t lay out every side to every event with every interpretation without making a story unmanageable.

    • @MetteC5
      @MetteC5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@historybuffguy Ok, fair enough. It's deeply concerning (though hardly surprising) that the lack of propaganda in a documentary is such a rare thing in the US that it needs to be mentioned. A documentary is, BY DEFINITION, not propaganda. In other words, if propaganda is included in a given video, it CANNOT qualify as a documentary.

  • @LM-tass1ut
    @LM-tass1ut 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Excellent documentary. The outro was unexpectedly stirring and emotional regarding times I wasn't even alive for. Such a dramatic and intriguing part of world history, the Cold War. The same could be said of the Roman Empire's history, but the Cold War condensed the political drama of a thousand ancient years into a few harrowing decades.

    • @johnking1381
      @johnking1381 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I get the same feeling as I wasn't born during most of this, (1978) it's mad to think the world you were born into was almost destroyed before we got here.

  • @Singhpala
    @Singhpala ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is by far the best Cold War documentary I’ve ever watched anywhere 👏
    Beautifully explained !
    You just got yourself a new subscriber ✌️

  • @nubfaceforthelose
    @nubfaceforthelose ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the best channel on youtube.
    All we need now is an American Civil War documentary and it would be nearly complete.

  • @MUSTANG_P51
    @MUSTANG_P51 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is incredible!! I can tell you did more research than any other channel on TH-cam! Well done!! 👍

  • @SethM17
    @SethM17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Very well done; nearly brought a tear to my eye once the epilogue came.

  • @mduduzigama5534
    @mduduzigama5534 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The best documentary on not just the Cold War, but most of the 20th century history. Brilliant.

  • @jonnysupreme
    @jonnysupreme ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not many channels can keep me gripped for an hour n half these days but you and content certainly have today!
    Superb video! Just superb!

  • @Nick-xo5mm
    @Nick-xo5mm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This should be mandatory watching in school

  • @markyoung01maccom
    @markyoung01maccom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Bravo this is easily one of the best documentaries I’ve watched in a very long time. Well done.

  • @winterguardmumma
    @winterguardmumma ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for such an informative documentary. As a 70's baby, I can honestly say that this was the first time that the cold war era made any sense to me. Well done.

  • @KenGroth-ts6ge
    @KenGroth-ts6ge 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When Churchill gave his speech about the iron curtain, he was actually just fearmongering and triggered the beginning of the red scare.

  • @droeftoeter8831
    @droeftoeter8831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is really great! I immediately went looking for other 1 hour plus videos on your channel. I hope you upload more longer substantiated videos!

  • @christopherm7755
    @christopherm7755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The single most thorough and well-produced account of the Cold War.

  • @petrusbuys9801
    @petrusbuys9801 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your documentaries are probably the best iv'e seen. Objective, factual and very well put together. I will recommend. Well done!

  • @charlesleroy6176
    @charlesleroy6176 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tears, smiles, amazement as I travelled on this well documented time machine. Straightforward, minimal dramatics, and factual. I remember the Berlin Wall, my college got a piece of it for historical reference as an art centerpiece. I remember all of it.

  • @stillnocouch
    @stillnocouch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This was REALLY well done!
    Thank you !

  • @dukesbushbaby
    @dukesbushbaby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Wow I really enjoyed this. The balance of the narrative (very well summarized) and background music. Well done!!! Please do more!!!

  • @digitalphoenix72
    @digitalphoenix72 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Superb documentary. As another viewer said, very concise, objective, and the topics covered were so broad that it would be so easy to get lost in the weeds or go down the rabbit hole of a particular subject, but that didn't happen at all, and you somehow covered just about everything in an hour and a half. If this is the quality of this channels productions, then my new subscription will definitely be worth it👍

  • @hadiazam7051
    @hadiazam7051 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This Is One Of My Favorite Documentary

  • @BanshanMarwein
    @BanshanMarwein 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    this is brilliantly presented, so calmly detailed and very informative and can be easily followed.

  • @victorhugo8899
    @victorhugo8899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    I've learnt more from this channel, than all of school.

    • @awol354
      @awol354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      But you have to agree, it has no references, so it's merely an overview.

    • @kollusion1
      @kollusion1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sadly, schools only provide a distraction, beyond language & mathematics, their only usefulness, is socialising with other kids of a similar age & interest's. Real life skills learning, doesn't start until we leave school.

    • @PyjamasBeforeChrist
      @PyjamasBeforeChrist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watch 'the fog of war' film for even more context

    • @NoahBodze
      @NoahBodze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He doesn't understand capitalism or communism, lesso so that either can be "at war"with the other.
      You learned nothing. Just the phrase "the soviet union would fare better" is laughable. They skipped over a couple million deaths from collectivism.

    • @bleaaarghh
      @bleaaarghh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s how bad American education is

  • @lionsheart8
    @lionsheart8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This by far one of the best historical documentaries ever. I'm well versed on 20th century history but i learned a few things i didn't know previously. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

  • @jamateuss
    @jamateuss 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Finally I got all the story summarized and to the point with the main key points. Thank you a lot!!!!!!!!!!

  • @lukasrobinson4077
    @lukasrobinson4077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What an awe inspiring channel! I can't wait to devour these videos! Thanks a million for the superb content!!!

  • @WJNygaard
    @WJNygaard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Excellent documentary. Events of a very complex period of time explained very easily. Great narrating

  • @sedaw3261
    @sedaw3261 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The videos on this channel are superb. Magnificent job

  • @johnJesus-22
    @johnJesus-22 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm from Brazil, this documentary is excellent, because it says things that some don't tell

  • @mlekoism
    @mlekoism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Published on April 1st, but this material is no joke. The title does not deceive.

  • @kennethsnyder9236
    @kennethsnyder9236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well done 👍 each description of circumstances have been introduced in a titled article on every aspect of the situation in order. I enjoyed every second. Thank you

  • @johnnydeano2288
    @johnnydeano2288 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Formal education, elementary through post graduate, is no longer as thorough, truthful and unbiased as it was when I studied (1962-1981). Videos like this one, with the presenter available for questions, are more illuminating than most of the courses I slogged through just for the grade. Thank you.

  • @vickiclift3260
    @vickiclift3260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow! Impressive! I have lived through the entire cold war, but still learned a lot here. Many of my unanswered questions were addressed. I often find my mind wandering during political documentaries, but this one held my complete attention.

  • @DiaKL
    @DiaKL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is one of the best documentaries I've ever watched!! Amazing, thank you!

  • @w.allencaddell6421
    @w.allencaddell6421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's very bizarre that the French lost there country to the Nazis, but immediately after WW2 the French start demanding there overseas territories (Vietnam, Algeria). While England, The Dutch and the United States granted independence to overseas countries, the French insisted on keeping there's. How arrogant can you get?

    • @destubae3271
      @destubae3271 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Might be unpopular, but had Germany been run by anyone but an ideological regime bent on getting rid of others and their way of life in the name of racial superiority and extreme nationalism, I'd say the French government (not people) got what they deserved by being occupied. France was the one that insisted on making the Versailles Treaty harsh as possible, pretty much guaranteeing war in 15-20 years. Even the Brits were trying to compromise post WW1, despite Germany breaking many rules. They were harsh, pompous, imperialists and we can't forget that. Just look at how their "former" colonies are doing today vs other nations' former territories.

  • @jimmothytedward9953
    @jimmothytedward9953 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    All of your videos are such high quality. Thank you.

  • @Teamsterteacher
    @Teamsterteacher 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just the sheer amount of footage and the narration….bravo. This must have taken forever. I’m subscribing.

  • @denisiwaszczuk1176
    @denisiwaszczuk1176 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That was so well done . Give yourself Best Doco of 2021 OUTSTANDING

  • @teddy17069
    @teddy17069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is by far the most interesting thing I’ve ever seen on TH-cam.must watch for everyone out there who struggles to understand the world order we live in.

  • @davidsawyer7880
    @davidsawyer7880 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very glad you included Romania. A lesson many should learn.

    • @AwakenedAvocado
      @AwakenedAvocado ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch the speech, you can see the exact moment he realises his entire country has turned against him. i anticipate governments of today who have become tyrannical in similar situations. People don't just lie down when they are suffering.

  • @reginaldbrady6800
    @reginaldbrady6800 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I love to study history, especially 20th century history. I learned so much that I feel like I've taken a course in the Cold War. Very well done! Thank you for posting this.

  • @samfisher2306
    @samfisher2306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a crisp & informative documentary. Well done man!

  • @MrBibi86
    @MrBibi86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    *an amazing doco. 1 hour and 30 minutes felt like 10 minutes. well done. I'm subscribing*

  • @mononoaware9177
    @mononoaware9177 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is such a good video! One of the best I've seen on youtube! I hate that the cold war content on YT is often of poor quality as it's such an interesting and formative global time.

  • @aamirsait3922
    @aamirsait3922 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent documentary on a topic i didn't understand fully... Objective,concise yet comprehensive. Very nicely put together

  • @MsKrankshaft
    @MsKrankshaft 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is incredible work! Quality and narrative is superb 👏👏👏

  • @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
    @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I can hardly even begin to imagine the amount of planning and effort the creation of this video required.
    I've only seen three of your videos so far, but your work is consistently excellent, and I greatly appreciate all of it.
    So far, you've helped me open a solid 30-40 new avenues for further research.
    New subscriber = obtained. 👍

  • @fatbloke2285
    @fatbloke2285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A fantastically well narrated account of the cold war and very in depth. I grew up through these times so, very relevant to me. Many thank's, have subscribed to channel.

  • @channelname1700
    @channelname1700 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great documentary and superb outro! Outro gave me goosebumps, you have a knack for that

  • @lukasgaming82
    @lukasgaming82 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Holy hell, I wish I discovered your channel sooner. Amazing. Been watching your videos literally all day today :D

  • @anthonypaone9040
    @anthonypaone9040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    An astounding piece of work

  • @tkelly830
    @tkelly830 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was an excellent presentation, thank you.

  • @Sunbreaker7
    @Sunbreaker7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great documentary. Loved every minute of it. Well presented!

  • @i_ident1fy_aZ_A_h4ndle
    @i_ident1fy_aZ_A_h4ndle ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So much information in just 1 hour 30 mins really well done 👍 makes me want to find a multi part series that goes into each event in detail.

  • @kollusion1
    @kollusion1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Well researched, & put together. Cheers.

  • @andypotanin
    @andypotanin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is extremely well done. Thank you.

  • @Ceviche710
    @Ceviche710 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    whats sad is Ho chi Mihn reached out to America commending for fighting for our own independence, and figured we would sympathize.
    my dad is a Vietnam vet and he would say quite often we fought for the wrong side.