Why did Russia give up so much land to Germany in 1918 (Short Animated Documentary)
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Date: 2025-05-16
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izunauchida5885
This is one thing that I find the allies' rationale for the Treaty of Versailles ridiculous. The germans initially wanted just the lands they occupy which is Poland and Lithuania (and maybe even the baltic states) which was reasonable because they are the victors and did occupy those lands but the allies needed more justifications they could get to punish Germany. This unequal comparison just added to the idea that the allies were dishonorable.
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This is one thing that I find the allies' rationale for the Treaty of Versailles ridiculous. The germans initially wanted just the lands they occupy which is Poland and Lithuania (and maybe even the baltic states) which was reasonable because they are the victors and did occupy those lands but the allies needed more justifications they could get to punish Germany. This unequal comparison just added to the idea that the allies were dishonorable.
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Heike--
This is a major reason Germans felt backstabbed by the mostly Jewish government that arranged the punishing Treaty of Versailles. Germany had already won the war! Westerners never learn about the war in the east, it is a footnote in their histories of the Great War.
Germany had won the war! And then suddenly it lost Without a single foreign soldier setting foot in Germany The betrayal suddenly is much more understandable now.
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This is a major reason Germans felt backstabbed by the mostly Jewish government that arranged the punishing Treaty of Versailles. Germany had already won the war! Westerners never learn about the war in the east, it is a footnote in their histories of the Great War.
Germany had won the war! And then suddenly it lost Without a single foreign soldier setting foot in Germany The betrayal suddenly is much more understandable now.
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florinivan6907
Germany had no intention of letting the bolsheviks survive for long. Their plan was to make peace in the East then one final decisive offensive in the West then 'peace treaty what peace treaty' in the East. Germany had no love for far left antimonarchist ideologies. They only supported those until the Tsar got overthrown. Once they had won in France their plan was to send the army towards Moscow and wipeout the bolsheviks.
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Germany had no intention of letting the bolsheviks survive for long. Their plan was to make peace in the East then one final decisive offensive in the West then 'peace treaty what peace treaty' in the East. Germany had no love for far left antimonarchist ideologies. They only supported those until the Tsar got overthrown. Once they had won in France their plan was to send the army towards Moscow and wipeout the bolsheviks.
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MartinMusicCovers
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Beshman12
So i'm hoping SOMEONE in the history matters gang can help.
Somewhere, there is a HM video where Queen Elizabeth II is going down a rope and firing an weapon, i believe she's on the falklands, but in the context of The next war the uk declared wasnt for a while
Anyone know what video that is (My brain may of been thinking of an OverSimplified video)
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So i'm hoping SOMEONE in the history matters gang can help.
Somewhere, there is a HM video where Queen Elizabeth II is going down a rope and firing an weapon, i believe she's on the falklands, but in the context of The next war the uk declared wasnt for a while
Anyone know what video that is (My brain may of been thinking of an OverSimplified video)
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bunnygamer4394
You failed to mention that there was a strong socialist movement in Germany at the time, led by Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, and the Spartacus League. Their defeat played a major role in why the Soviet strategy of waiting for revolution in the West didn’t work out.
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You failed to mention that there was a strong socialist movement in Germany at the time, led by Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, and the Spartacus League. Their defeat played a major role in why the Soviet strategy of waiting for revolution in the West didn’t work out.
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aidankilleen7372
Why did they agree to this
Thats the funny part my guy, they didn't. They were victims to a flawed ideology that was vaguely better than monarchy, to the point that they essentially FORGOT about the massive world encompassing war they were major players in.
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Why did they agree to this
Thats the funny part my guy, they didn't. They were victims to a flawed ideology that was vaguely better than monarchy, to the point that they essentially FORGOT about the massive world encompassing war they were major players in.
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medore13
In both world wars we could defeat one great power. One in the east, one in the west. I know for Germans it is hard to say it nowadays, but I am proud of that. I hate all the bad na-sie stuff, but our army was no joke in the past
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In both world wars we could defeat one great power. One in the east, one in the west. I know for Germans it is hard to say it nowadays, but I am proud of that. I hate all the bad na-sie stuff, but our army was no joke in the past
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shikalakabum
Didn’t watch video yet, but anyway the short answer should be that bolsheviks needed peace treaty at any cost to be able to fight and win civil war. Also quitting the ww1 was like their top3 political program’s paragraph
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Didn’t watch video yet, but anyway the short answer should be that bolsheviks needed peace treaty at any cost to be able to fight and win civil war. Also quitting the ww1 was like their top3 political program’s paragraph
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williambranch4283
They didn’t even ant to, but they hoped per Trotsky, that the war would end and the global revolution would continue on into Germany. The setback with Poland and ongoing civil war in 1920, prevented this; -)
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They didn’t even ant to, but they hoped per Trotsky, that the war would end and the global revolution would continue on into Germany. The setback with Poland and ongoing civil war in 1920, prevented this; -)
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erikwallen4483
To be fair to Trotsky, the proletariat in Germany did rise up in revolt against the Kaiser later in 1918. During 1919-20 the chance of a communist peoples government taking power in Germany was very real.
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To be fair to Trotsky, the proletariat in Germany did rise up in revolt against the Kaiser later in 1918. During 1919-20 the chance of a communist peoples government taking power in Germany was very real.
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arwing20
And the German apologists like to complain about the Treaty of Versailles.
Conveniently forgetting this treaty exists. A bunch of Poles, French, Danes and Lithuania's were happy that Versailles happened.
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And the German apologists like to complain about the Treaty of Versailles.
Conveniently forgetting this treaty exists. A bunch of Poles, French, Danes and Lithuania's were happy that Versailles happened.
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gummi9948
1: 35 the army had actually already fallen apart. The imperial army had been almost entirely demobilised and the only forces on the front were either imperial remnant forces or the red guard
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1: 35 the army had actually already fallen apart. The imperial army had been almost entirely demobilised and the only forces on the front were either imperial remnant forces or the red guard
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torismund2100
Seeing how history developed, making Brest Listovsk so harsh wasn't a bad strategic idea. I bet the Baltica and Ukranians would be happy to be far sooner independent than in our timeline
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Seeing how history developed, making Brest Listovsk so harsh wasn't a bad strategic idea. I bet the Baltica and Ukranians would be happy to be far sooner independent than in our timeline
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Abacos27
Something weird when I started this video. it was in French! Awfully dubbed by the AI!
Please, Mr. History Matter, before uploading a video DEACTIVATE the auto dubbing option. Thanks.
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Something weird when I started this video. it was in French! Awfully dubbed by the AI!
Please, Mr. History Matter, before uploading a video DEACTIVATE the auto dubbing option. Thanks.
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blazunlimited
0: 42 I have learned that I must pause the video every time a newspaper or document is shown. You keep flashing it on screen for shorter, harder to pause moments, you rascal!
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0: 42 I have learned that I must pause the video every time a newspaper or document is shown. You keep flashing it on screen for shorter, harder to pause moments, you rascal!
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justlunatich
And to fight with what If the proponents of warfare had found three well-equipped tank divisions for Lenin, then there would have been another reason to talk.
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And to fight with what If the proponents of warfare had found three well-equipped tank divisions for Lenin, then there would have been another reason to talk.
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luisfilipe2023
This war is bleeding us dry the government needs to end it!
Becomes the government
No way we’re gonna end this war we’ll fight it to the end!
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This war is bleeding us dry the government needs to end it!
Becomes the government
No way we’re gonna end this war we’ll fight it to the end!
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cosmedelustrac5842
Why was the toothbrush mustach having austrian man allowed to run in a german election despite being convicted for a coup attempt and not german
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Why was the toothbrush mustach having austrian man allowed to run in a german election despite being convicted for a coup attempt and not german
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dawidwojacki5049
Can you make a video about how in 1921 there was short window of time when revolution could be crushed if Poland had sided with White Movement
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Can you make a video about how in 1921 there was short window of time when revolution could be crushed if Poland had sided with White Movement
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