Empires before World War I | Khan Academy

Austria-Hungary. Ottoman empire. British, German, French and Russian empires.

World history on Khan Academy: Called the Great War (before World War II came about), World War I was the bloody wake-up call that humanity was entering into a new stage of civilization. Really the defining conflict that took Europe from 19th Century Imperial states that saw heroism in war into a modern shape. Unfortunately, it had to go through World War II as well (that some would argue was due to imbalances created by World War I).

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[thomasdeng]

I never expected Sal to teach history too! Man, he is a genius!

[Jack]

Yes, more history videos! I study science in college so its nice to have all this interesting history presented to me in such a convenient way. Thanks sal!

[GrahamRGibbs]

In the end, I think the medium is dominating the message. Using maps and screen drawing means that a particular view of the Empires dominates (who was where), at the expense of a range of other issues, history, politics, culture, religion... So an interesting, but very partial picture is given.

[TERGAMERS]

im actually taking a test on this tomorow thanks khan!

[GrahamRGibbs]

Kahn also overestimates the linguistic homogeneity of countries like Italy and Spain, and underestimates the religious and cultural diversity, especially in the Balkans. By using a 1914 map of the Ottoman Empire, he underplays the fact that many of the Balkan countries (Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia) had only recently become independent from the Ottoman Empire.

[thesaracen]

if you study the crumbling of the Ottoman empire and the British attempts (some failed / some succeeded) to destroy the Ottoman empire, a lot of what is happening now in the middle east will be explained and make a lot of sense . great video, thanks.

[ricex]

great upload, I personally would like to see more history related vids here.

interesting stuff for arts students :S

[MrCordezzz]

I love these new history videoes. Thanks a lot.

[emmaburke]

I personally find the study of ww1 to be pretty fascinating It's a lot more fascinating than ww2

[DKoppJr]

What is to dislike about the video?? Great job and honest and accurate.

[peroz]

Useful and informative.Please post more history videos.Greetings from Brazil.

[khanacademy]

Prussia was a German-speaking empire that lead the unification of Germany. It was not the same thing as Russia.

[AcoyoaChaemetay]

The video should point out that modern western Poland and Polish coastline was majority German speaking at the time and had long been so. The populations of Germans and Poles changed after WWII when German were expelled across the Oder and Poles expelled from modern day Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania to make way for Belarusian, Ukrainian and Russian settlers and sent to former German lands that had been German for a long time. This was to push the borders of Poland and Germany as far west as possible according to Stalin's plans.

[kindestchains]

if you could do more history videos and do a few on Ireland that would be great.

[rnsmith]

Thanks! Don't remember this from high school.

[venusyip]

You are the smartest person in the WORLD!!!

[ralfschooneveld]

I love this guy and the way he presents and talks about history.

I want to contact this guy and find out how his computer was set up and his workflow. Unfortunately Khan Academy doesn't allow emails with specific questions, so I am at a dead end.

Anybody an idea about what to do?

[lokomomo]

Thanks! Was just some one hundred year off. Damn time goes so fast..

[YAMASAKl]

HE DOES HISTORY TOO!?! JESUS. HE'S A GENIUS.

[dekhlou]

How many empires have been mentioned in the video?