The 7 Years War, or the 'First Global War In History', in 5 Minutes!

The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was the first global war in history, "a struggle for global primacy between Britain and France and their respective allies mainly in North America and Europe, but also in India, Africa, the Caribbean and at sea.

Watch this short video to learn what happened during this global conflict, in 5 Minutes!

[py]

3:21 this is a major mistake in the video. Cuba and the Philippines were never lost to the British. Spain retained the rule over the two colonies for more than 100 years after the Seven Years War, until America took them away from Spain after the Spanish American War in 1898 (with Cuba gaining independence and the Philippines becoming American colony)

[samtim]

Also, important fact that Russia ceded East Prussia entirely to Prussia after treaty of Saint Petersburg was sighed in 1762 during Peter the III. Later geopolitical focus of Prussian princess and Russian Empress Catherine the Great shifted towards south. Leaving England and their Saxon allies basically untouched.

[Rowlph]

There were really 4 world wars 1) the Spanish war of succession, 2) the 7 years War 3) World War I 4) World War II.
the Brits and the French emerged "the most" ascendant from each of these wars, compared to rivals, with the Americans also in the last 2

[danielfeld]

The 7 years war laid the foundation of French involvement in the American revolution and in a twist of fait the undoing of the French monarchy.

[samtim]

Why would you put picture of Catherine the great meeting Joseph II? It all happened after 7 years war. Moreover, Catherine wasn't even an empress when 7 years war was fought.

[Gloriaimperial]

The first global war in history was in the 16th-17th centuries, when the 80 Years' War (1568-1648), the French religious wars (1562-1598), the war against England (1585-1604), the 30 years' war (1618-1648) and the endless war against the Turks in all the oceans. You can divide it into two world wars if you want, between 1568-1607, and 1618-1648.
In the first Spain was at war simultaneously with France, England, Protestant Germany, the Netherlands and the Turkish Empire.
In the second stage, after the Pax Hispanica, Spain was in simultaneous war against France, England, the Netherlands, Protestant Germany, the Turkish Empire, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, revolts in Italy, Morocco, Berber pirates, Filipino Moors, Chinese pirates and Japanese, Mapuches from Chile and Apaches from the Great Plains. In addition, our "friends" from England and Holland made visits with war fleets to Ceuta, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Canarias, Cuba, Mexico, the Philippines, Indonesia, Florida, Spanish Italy, where they received the postmark on their ass. 800 million Catholics thanks to Spain. 200 million in Europe and 100 million in Asia, as an effect of those wars.

[ylstorage]

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suggesting: more maps, and, animating the maps as well.
instead of showing some antique drawings of quebec and montrael, show them on maps and show the color red encrouching upon them

[lucaslinares]

Cuba and the Philippines? I though Spain lost those colonies at the end of the nineteenth century and to The USA, not great Britain

[NBADaBlaza]

Arguably the first world war was between Carthage and Rome with the context that both nations believed the Mediterranean Sea and the lands surrounding represented the only civilized and valuable portion of the known world to them at that time.

[subhranshuganguly]

We are thankful to the British . Even today 78% of India is Hindu.