Historical Events that are Taught Differently in other Countries - Sideprojects Reaction (CENSORED)

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[VloggingThroughHistory]

Apologies for having to censor some of the video in the last section. If you saw yesterday's video, you understand why.

[bigenglishmonkey]

germans - we're sorry about our war crimes
americans - we're sorry about our governments war crimes
japanese - we're just not goin to talk about our war crimes
russians - we've never committed any war crimes
british - ah the good old days

entire balkans - and i'll do it again

[yaacoubsharif]

Hey, Chris i just want to say that because of you and and your channel, I have grown a huge passion and love for history, so I just wanted to say thank you for spreading your knowledge!

[StekTM]

I'm surprised he didn't mention the Armenian Genocide. Or as the turks call it, "The events of 1915"

[matthewwarren]

As someone who went to school in England I had genuinely never heard of the war of 1812 until I was watching an Al Murray skit on history talking about it.

[pauloalmeida]

Mexico presents an easy example for comparative history with the USA. A friend who told me about a trip to Mexico City which included a pleasant walk on Sunday around Chapultepec Park. She wondered about the purpose of a set of seven pillars at the entrance to the palace. I did a year of university in Mexico City, so I could answer that the pillars commemorate the Niños Heroes - the seven military cadets who were the last line of defense against the US Army that stormed Chapultepec... something many high school students in Mexico know. My friend, a university- educated Texan, was not aware that the US Army conquered Mexico City in 1847.

[jacobseager]

10:20 As an Englishman I want to point out that among the British public very few people really know much about the English Civil War. Most know there was a civil war, maybe about Cromwell and Charles I, but you’d be waiting a while to find someone that can remember key battles, key figures etc. Myself included!! Maybe because in the grand scheme of things the civil war just wasn’t that *important* in the eyes of most people. Cromwell was only around for a few years and the monarchy was restored.

[RandomSwedishGuy]

Good example of this is a danish king during the 1500ths, in Denmark he’s known as “Christian the Good”, while in Sweden he’s referred to as “Christian the Tyrant”.

[theawesomeman]

As my history professor once said, "history is more than relaying facts, its about telling a narrative".

[faeembrugh]

A very good one to mention is the 30 Years War. My ex-girlfriend is German and very knowledgeable about that brutal and traumatic conflict and its impact on Germany and other European countries. Me? I'm Scottish, so other than sort of knowing who Gustavus Adolphus and Wallenstein were and kind of being aware that Scots and Irish mercenaries took part in it, otherwise knew nothing about it and was fascinated when she would take me to places like Magdeburg and describe what happened there and why.

[TobiasCruelty]

It isn't just countries that skew their history lessons in school.
I grew up in Birmingham and was told in great detail how Birmingham was the birthplace of the industrial revolution, meanwhile up in Manchester they were taught that Manchester was...

[tomobedlam]

Didn't Norm MacDonald say something like, 'Isn't it funny how throughout history the goodies always win."

[mike]

The censorship stuff is ridiculous. And despite the claims of some, I don't think it's a political thing. It's a decision made by an unfeeling algorithm and corporate policy.

[NatoBro]

Canadian here Chris! I grew up in SW Ontario. You are surrounded by all things War of 1812. lol I grew up in Chatham, not far from The Battle of Moraviantown, where Tecumseh died. The area has many references to Tecumseh, same with the Windsor area. I learned lots in school about the overall war. Pretty sure I knew more about 1812 than the World Wars as a kid.

[uncleheavy]

The Winter War (Russia's invasion of Finland, 1939) is not taught at all in Russian schools. In Finland, however, it is very different.

[OuPoot]

The Anglo-Boer wars are taught very differently in South Africa than they are in Britain.

[xelvelvers]

11:14 One thing about the painting showed here. It is called "La Liberté guidant le peuple" or "Liberty leading the people" as you would call it in english. I have seen that this painting is often by mistake shown while discussing about the French Revolution from 1789. However, it is representing events of the July Revolution of 1830 against Charles X monarchy. It is a classic for every young french to study this painting at school, as Delacroix placed many symbols and allegories refering to revolutionary ideas of the time. Since 1789, these type of events take a great place in France's modern history.

Also, my thanks to the creator of this channel for his valuable insights. I have learned a great deal of information related to American Civil War, which I must admit was limited to say the least. Keep up the good work :)

[jocelynmarks]

Gallipoli in WW1 where the ANZAC’s fought is taught in Australia very differently to Britain. Britain saw a loss… Australia and NZ saw young men being sent to slaughter who despite the overwhelming odds, fought hard and showed how tough our very young nations were. They are celebrated highly here

[MrTreefoz]

As a Canadian who grew up in the modern Canadian public education system (particularly in Ontario), I can tell you that not only did we spend a LOT of time on the War of 1812, but my high school history teacher was a broadly-accepted "expert" on the war, and I took part in a War of 1812 re-enactment unit affiliated with his own adult unit. The War of 1812 is a HUGE deal here. It and Vimy Ridge are pretty much where the founding myths of the country were made, so I'm not surprised.

[minoru-kk]

Japanese here. We know that there are large gaps in history education even within our country. For ex in some schools JP war crimes are never mentioned. Elsewhere, hours of lectures are followed by debates to blame what we had done. Oddly enough, the latter seems to be producing more right-wing youth AFAIK