Isn't it strange that you missed the most important event of 1947, the year the British Empire lost its crown jewel. India got independence, also got Partitioned, and during the last months of 1947, the ever ongoing Kashmir conflict was also born.
I know this is a biased opinion, but i really would have liked if you mentioned King Michael of Romania as he was forced to abdicate in December 47, and he had a pretty big impact on the war, and he's also a very interesting character. Also, if you are ever thinking about making an episode about him, a very interesting fact is that he had to choose between fighting for his crown and risking his death ( and he actually refused initially), but then the communist prime minister let the young king know he has 1000 students held at gunpoint, the king then accepted defeat and our saviour was kicked out of the country like a traitor, officers escorting him were made to turn their back to him when boarding the train. One of the officers escorting him has shed tears for his king, this young man he heard on radio, spurring the nation back to life from under the hills of fascism. My humble comment doesnt do his story justice, please, please think about telling his story. It's only a few years since he died, there is a lot of material for research in both english and romanian. please like this comment if youre interested in one of the channels making an episode about King Michael of Romania
I really do enjoy this format you guys are trying out as well Each year in succession to give the viewer a time line on events. I do also like that when topics that can’t be done in one video get attention as well Very well done!
you forgot a major event - the partition and independence of the Indian subcontinent. cold War forces played a significant role in that as well, especially given the origination of the non aligned movement.
Exporting grain to czechoslovakia was a scam. Grain went to ussr first and came back. I know from a guy who was loading it and forgotten a jacket in a grain carriage. Found the jacket in a carriage coming back. Grain had to be reloaded due to different gauges of the railway. On another topic I highly recommend you watch some ushanka show, especially recent one about tito and stalin. There is some surprising evidence I never knew and I bet you don't know
No mention of Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in 1947, or what it represented? That achievement was the first major technical breakthrough of the Cold War and was part of the technical rivalry between East and West centered around weapons development. Planes, missiles and bombs were at the heart of the Cold War and each side kept trying to one-up the other. The sound barrier was broken in Oct-1947 but kept secret until Jun-1948 in order to get maximum lead time over the Russians in terms of applying that knowledge to fighter planes and bombers.
I had to rewind at 19:40 to make sure I heard him correctly: " . . . a new path towards democracy, economic prosperity, anime, and technological progress." XD
Pretty surprised to not find in the video probably the biggest and deadliest migrations periods of human history during the independence and the subsequent partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. Should've definitely included this and how it set the stage for the cold war to play out in this region of the world.
Interesting to categorise the partition of Palestine as an issue between Jews and Muslims. My understanding was, similar to Lebanon and Syria, the Palestinian people included other faiths including Islam, Christianity and others. It is an important distinction, as are ethnic, cultural and historical factors. This issue is far too complex to be treated so lackadaisically.
Surprised you mentioned skyrim, and didn't use Fallout as an example, since it's mainly the transistor not being invented (until a far later date) that's the main timeline split between our world and theirs. It's why all the tech is so archaic for the most part.
Interesting video as usual, but NO MENTION OF THE CREATION OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE as a separate military branch? I thought it would have been noted, considering the importance of the USAF in the Cold War as a balancing deterrent to The Soviet Union. Keep up the great work!
They covered some on the previous chapter dealing with 1946, but 1947 is when the actual independence and partition of India occurred, leading to the first Pakistani-Indian war. I can't believe they forgot this.
I’m too young to know but these are some of the most fascinating years in America. Bombs, aliens, comic books, and everything was made with lead and uranium.
I was sort of expecting much more than what you have shared here, primarily because it says "World" in the title. The entire ideological shift that began with the Bandung conference and the idea of a multi-polar world, stroke the sentiments around decolonization and would later lead to the reason why we had more bombs dropped in Indo-China in the following decade than by the allied armies combined in World war II. But then summarising the world in 24 minutes will always be a challenge.
@@TheColdWarTV It makes a lot of sense, since you have to clean the floor afterwards. But it amuses me because I wouldn´t dare addressing 190.000 people sitting casually without any shoes on (I just find it funny because my father wouldn´t even let me recieve a visit without me having my shoes on). Also, now that I have your attention, I love your videos and I learn a lot!!
You pick the ONE time in history where a slow bureaucratic central government was ineffective. The one time. Kon Tiki read it in high school great book highly recommend it. May save your life lost at sea some day and you feel you were on the trip with them.
as to USSR famine, pre-War food production was boosted by Ethnic Germans in The Ukraine, they having been 1st invited in by Catherine the Great During the War many were sent to Siberia After the War the remainder walked to Displaced Persons camps in Austria and U.S. Zone of Germany
You don't hear much about world politics in the 1945-1950 period. Especially you don't hear about the millions of Europeans who starved to death and forcibly relocated by the allied occupiers.
Interesting that Major League Baseball didn't actually have any written rules against black players. Instead, there was a handshake agreement among the owners that they wouldn't have blacks on their teams. When Kennesaw Mountain Landis, the baseball commissioner, died in 1944, Branch Rickey saw his opportunity to improve the Dodgers by developing black players. Ironically, Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier led to an economic decline among blacks in general. The old Negro Leagues were a thriving business that employed lots of black people, players, stadium workers, food service workers, etc. After 1947 those businesses declined because they lost interest in those teams, everyone wanted to see Jackie Robinson with the Dodgers.
It's really shocking that you missed the partition of British India and the independence of India and Pakistan and the violence that followed immediately after partition... Really strange...
Don’t spew communist propaganda David. The AK-47 wasn’t “invented” by Kalashnikov, it was a fairly close copy of a StG44, a German assault rifle captured by the Soviets during WWII. That it had been designed by Kalashnikov, a Soviet tank crewman while recovering from combat wounds was a propaganda ploy.
1947 ... Also saw independence of India and Pakistan with a voilent ... Clash ...why is it not shown ... As it is one of the most important event of 1947 😑
10:00 "As communists, our glorious future is known. It's our past that keeps changing." Old joke from the Soviet era.
Also: Cole Phelps solved the Black Dahlia case
And found out the corruption with the LAPD, California fire and life and the Suburban Redevelopment Fund and he exposed the corruption aswell.
And died in a sewer for his troubles.....gone but not forgotten
I thought case was unsolved?
@wulpurgis It's a reference to a videogame, "L.A. Noire"
Oh Cole Phelps Is here
Isn't it strange that you missed the most important event of 1947, the year the British Empire lost its crown jewel. India got independence, also got Partitioned, and during the last months of 1947, the ever ongoing Kashmir conflict was also born.
Yes... people ignore the rest of oriental world
Its probably because they have done an episode entirely on the topic: th-cam.com/video/ibSl7c5kr2M/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=TheColdWar
Only an indian would point this out
He put the Palestinian partition and forgot the Indian one
And, the conflict Between KMT and PLA started which later played a major part in the cold war.
Great vids! As a 74year old always that combination of new facts and remembering makes yr postings such a joy to read. Keep them coming!
He mentioned some obscure ship voyage but not these events.
I know this is a biased opinion, but i really would have liked if you mentioned King Michael of Romania as he was forced to abdicate in December 47, and he had a pretty big impact on the war, and he's also a very interesting character. Also, if you are ever thinking about making an episode about him, a very interesting fact is that he had to choose between fighting for his crown and risking his death ( and he actually refused initially), but then the communist prime minister let the young king know he has 1000 students held at gunpoint, the king then accepted defeat and our saviour was kicked out of the country like a traitor, officers escorting him were made to turn their back to him when boarding the train. One of the officers escorting him has shed tears for his king, this young man he heard on radio, spurring the nation back to life from under the hills of fascism.
My humble comment doesnt do his story justice, please, please think about telling his story. It's only a few years since he died, there is a lot of material for research in both english and romanian.
please like this comment if youre interested in one of the channels making an episode about King Michael of Romania
This made me sad 😞😞😔
Monarchy seems like a worse evil than Communism.
Im not pro monarchy, but i surely hate commies more than monarchists
There is already videos in this channel specifically about each communist takeover in eastern europe after the war, Romania included.
"aww poor king couldn't be rich and have power he didn't earn 😓😭😭 THEY EVEN MADE HIM STEP DOWN MAKE BIG TOUGH SOLDIER CRY UwU 🥺🥺"
I really do enjoy this format you guys are trying out as well
Each year in succession to give the viewer a time line on events. I do also like that when topics that can’t be done in one video get attention as well
Very well done!
For all the people complaining about India and Romania, those topics were already covered in full videos which is why they're not mentioned here.
The US Air Force became a separate military branch as part of the National Security Act in 1947.
15Aug1947 my country achieved independence ❤
Your inclusion of Shockley's invention of the transistor is truly coherent to this channel.
you forgot a major event - the partition and independence of the Indian subcontinent. cold War forces played a significant role in that as well, especially given the origination of the non aligned movement.
The greatest year in history! Of course, I was born in July, 1947. LOL!
Haha that makes it a special year for you
These year in review episodes are some of the best.👍
Exporting grain to czechoslovakia was a scam. Grain went to ussr first and came back. I know from a guy who was loading it and forgotten a jacket in a grain carriage. Found the jacket in a carriage coming back. Grain had to be reloaded due to different gauges of the railway. On another topic I highly recommend you watch some ushanka show, especially recent one about tito and stalin. There is some surprising evidence I never knew and I bet you don't know
No mention of Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in 1947, or what it represented? That achievement was the first major technical breakthrough of the Cold War and was part of the technical rivalry between East and West centered around weapons development. Planes, missiles and bombs were at the heart of the Cold War and each side kept trying to one-up the other. The sound barrier was broken in Oct-1947 but kept secret until Jun-1948 in order to get maximum lead time over the Russians in terms of applying that knowledge to fighter planes and bombers.
U should have mentioned the independence of India which took place in 1947
There's an entire separate video about it
@@audiosurfarchive i know
But it was not covered in detail
WOOOW!!!
This was extreeeemely good!
My deep respect to you all for providing these extremely well made documentaries!
Cheers mate!
I love how he talks about skyrim, while keeping The serious tone of the video
I had to rewind at 19:40 to make sure I heard him correctly: " . . . a new path towards democracy, economic prosperity, anime, and technological progress." XD
Ah 1947 WW2 was over and it looked like WW3 was about to begin.
Thank God that didn't happen
Pretty surprised to not find in the video probably the biggest and deadliest migrations periods of human history during the independence and the subsequent partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. Should've definitely included this and how it set the stage for the cold war to play out in this region of the world.
There's the sperate video for that
Such an incredible channel, extremely high production quality and rich historical content. Thank you for what you do, every video makes my day.
Nice you touched on Roswell.
Strange Stalin a georgian promoting Russian nationalism.
10/14/47- The Sound Barrier was broken by the Bell X-1
. And my mother was granted a divorce.
Stalin: 1947 is glorious year for Soviet Union
Russia: please sir, I want some more
America teaches human rights to Japan, while adhering to segregation… cool hypocrisy
YES! Love this content!"
Congrats on your growth. You are doing great 👍
Really love the soundtrack y’all have
Charming video. It was nice hearing everything that was going on in this year.
Bardeen really invented the transistor. Shockley just put his name on the patent application.
You forgot about Indian independence and partition of Indian Subcontinent
No wonder why I am obsessed with this year
Ah President Kennedy nice to see you here. Didn't you run for the US Senate during this time period?
Interesting to categorise the partition of Palestine as an issue between Jews and Muslims. My understanding was, similar to Lebanon and Syria, the Palestinian people included other faiths including Islam, Christianity and others. It is an important distinction, as are ethnic, cultural and historical factors. This issue is far too complex to be treated so lackadaisically.
Great work. But u failed to mention the independence of India, Pakistan.
I had heard of the Holodomor, but never the famine of 1947.
I didnt expected a Godd Howard refrence in here but,.....it just works
VERY INFORMATIVE !!!
Surprised you mentioned skyrim, and didn't use Fallout as an example, since it's mainly the transistor not being invented (until a far later date) that's the main timeline split between our world and theirs. It's why all the tech is so archaic for the most part.
I used Skyrim because it has been ported to every platform available including (probably) Tamagotchi
Ah, fair.
You forgot to mention about indian independence and events in south asia and south east asia
For India there's the seperate video, as well as Romania
2:29 It's hard to have a famine, when all the hungry people are dead.
I miss the old table. Where's the table?
@@Gabthar Based great leap forward, comrade.
What are you doing in Indy Neidell's Chair of Wisdom?
Out sourced
Interesting video as usual, but NO MENTION OF THE CREATION OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE as a separate military branch? I thought it would have been noted, considering the importance of the USAF in the Cold War as a balancing deterrent to The Soviet Union. Keep up the great work!
Nice socks, dude.
they have pictures of my dog on them
@@TheColdWarTV Cool !!
thank you
Not mentioning (and linking) some 1947 events events big enough that you'd already produced videos on them was either silly or trolling for comments.
The famine in Moldova was deliberate. There was a kgb quota of deaths per village. Roughly 300 survivors per village were permitted.
Great content
Can you do an episode on pacepa affair?
It's even sadder when you realise many of the people who died were children...
19:37 yes, the Americans were looking for a source of refined waifus
U missed put the fact that india and Pakistan gained independence from Britain. Not to mention the disintegration of the empire
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Yeah, that's a pretty big one to skip. I had high hopes for the series but it looks like it's just going to be events in the USA and USSR
@@Kanbei11 exactly
@@Kanbei11 please take a look at the name of the channel. India tried staying out of the Cold War very carefully
Im sure they'll have their own episode eventually. The Indian independence was a big thing back then
They covered some on the previous chapter dealing with 1946, but 1947 is when the actual independence and partition of India occurred, leading to the first Pakistani-Indian war. I can't believe they forgot this.
Hey man you forgot the Independence of India and Partition of India and also the Independence of many other countries from the British
19:48..... and I'll leave that (anime) there ;)
I loved the Anime part :)))
I’m too young to know but these are some of the most fascinating years in America.
Bombs, aliens, comic books, and everything was made with lead and uranium.
Will you guys cover the FBI's COINTELPRO? In particular, will you cover the story of the Black Panthers and other US based leftist organizations?
agreed
Interesting.
I was sort of expecting much more than what you have shared here, primarily because it says "World" in the title. The entire ideological shift that began with the Bandung conference and the idea of a multi-polar world, stroke the sentiments around decolonization and would later lead to the reason why we had more bombs dropped in Indo-China in the following decade than by the allied armies combined in World war II. But then summarising the world in 24 minutes will always be a challenge.
am I the only one who was distracted by his socks
I'd say something about Christian Dior, but I'm afraid it would get censored by the TH-cam gestapo.
I just noticed that you weren´t wearing any shoes!
I am Canadian...we don't wear shoes inside.
@@TheColdWarTV I must confess that I wasn´t wearing any shoes either....
@@TheColdWarTV why ?
why would I want to track the dust and dirt and whatnot from outside into the house?
@@TheColdWarTV It makes a lot of sense, since you have to clean the floor afterwards. But it amuses me because I wouldn´t dare addressing 190.000 people sitting casually without any shoes on (I just find it funny because my father wouldn´t even let me recieve a visit without me having my shoes on). Also, now that I have your attention, I love your videos and I learn a lot!!
Indian independence tho? Y'all skipped over it 😮
There's a separate video about it
You pick the ONE time in history where a slow bureaucratic central government was ineffective. The one time. Kon Tiki read it in high school great book highly recommend it. May save your life lost at sea some day and you feel you were on the trip with them.
India gots its independence in 1947, with the rest of South Asian nations
This was Awesome! try "The World in 1983"
we will, but we need to cover the world from 1958 to 1982 first
Hello David, nice sock, what brand?
Us - making workers' life miserable since 1947.
Not just the worker's
Is there some significance to the print on his sock or did he just have ugly shoes?
Those socks have pictures of my dog on them.
as to USSR famine, pre-War food production was boosted by Ethnic Germans in The Ukraine, they having been 1st invited in by Catherine the Great
During the War many were sent to Siberia
After the War the remainder walked to Displaced Persons camps in Austria and U.S. Zone of Germany
to TCW: It would be great to hear your view on the baby carriage blockades.
Does anyone know to name of the background soundtrack at the end of the video?
*Afro-Latino many players from Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico were Black Hispanics i.e. Roberto Clemente
Can you please make a video about Thailand during the Cold War. Thank you very much.
We'll need to wait for it. I am waiting on Cambodia V.S. Vietnam war which will be long since he is doing it period by period.
We'll need to wait for it. I am waiting on Cambodia V.S. Vietnam war which will be long since he is doing it period by period.
@@tompegorinno5141 What I specifically want is a video about the history of Thailand throughout the entire Cold War.
1947 was also the founding year of the USAF
"Fats" is still buying his clothes in the Salvation Army store.
Obviously it was the year India and Pakistan gained independence from Britain. The rest is secondary
You don't hear much about world politics in the 1945-1950 period.
Especially you don't hear about the millions of Europeans who starved to death and forcibly relocated by the allied occupiers.
Interesting that Major League Baseball didn't actually have any written rules against black players. Instead, there was a handshake agreement among the owners that they wouldn't have blacks on their teams. When Kennesaw Mountain Landis, the baseball commissioner, died in 1944, Branch Rickey saw his opportunity to improve the Dodgers by developing black players. Ironically, Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier led to an economic decline among blacks in general. The old Negro Leagues were a thriving business that employed lots of black people, players, stadium workers, food service workers, etc. After 1947 those businesses declined because they lost interest in those teams, everyone wanted to see Jackie Robinson with the Dodgers.
AK für den vintage look, retro, so wie rote Khmer.
Missed most important Freedom of my Greatest Country India Mere Bharat Mahaan.
The Kansas CITY Monarchs. NOT the Kansas Monarchs.
Taft Harley act gave states as their “right to work” which enabled business owners to take advantage of the working class.
This is also the year when humans found out we were not alone in the universe.
Cool socks.
End of the day you care about viewer
It's really shocking that you missed the partition of British India and the independence of India and Pakistan and the violence that followed immediately after partition... Really strange...
A separate Cold War video exists for this
11:28, The Netherlands, not Holland
@Ahmed Ibrahim In the same way that Kansas is another name for the USA
@Ahmed Ibrahim Holland is a region inside The Netherlands
Also India got independence in '47
You forgot Lysencoism's contribution to famine
Don’t spew communist propaganda David. The AK-47 wasn’t “invented” by Kalashnikov, it was a fairly close copy of a StG44, a German assault rifle captured by the Soviets during WWII. That it had been designed by Kalashnikov, a Soviet tank crewman while recovering from combat wounds was a propaganda ploy.
What bout the Indian subcontinent
The largest migration in the history of India
The largest human displacement
There's a video about that IIRC
1947 ... Also saw independence of India and Pakistan with a voilent ... Clash ...why is it not shown ... As it is one of the most important event of 1947 😑
There's an entire video for it
huh, new socks..
David!! Sitting like that is very bad for your knee!
Maybe, but it's good for the 'nads. It's the way a MAN sits.
Nah most important was the invention of the avtomat kalashnikov
Shoes on, dude.
21:17
Is that a Bethesda REFERENCE!?
19:38 Anime 😀