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How World War I Started
In which John Green teaches you about World War I and how it got started. Crash Course doesn't usually talk much about dates, but the way that things unfolded in July and August of 1914 is kind of important to understanding the Great War. You'll learn about Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip, the Black Hand, and why the Serbian nationalists wanted to kill the poor Archduke. You'll also learn who mobilized first and who exactly started the war. Sort of. Actually, there's no good answer to who started the war, but we give it a shot anyway.
Aired: Sep 12, 2014 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: John GreenDuration: 12m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: Complexly, Thought Bubble
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01: Rethinking Civilization02: Money & Debt03: Disease!04: War & Human Nature05: War and Civilization06: Climate Change, Chaos, and The Little Ice Age07: Humans and Energy08: Drought and Famine09: How World War I Started10: Who Started World War I11: The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age)12: The Rise of the West and Historical Methodology13: Asian Responses to Imperialism14: The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution15: Population, Sustainability, and Malthus16: Islam and Politics17: The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation18: Luther and the Protestant Reformation19: Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire20: World War II, A War for Resources21: Congo and Africa's World War22: Water and Classical Civilizations23: Conflict in Israel and Palestine24: The Vikings!25: War and Nation Building in Latin America26: Iran's Revolutions27: Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History28: Nonviolence and Peace Movements29: Capitalism and the Dutch East India Company30: Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China