One other modern innovation from WWI is the mens wrist watch. Prior to WWI, wrist watches were womens jewelry and men carried pocket watches. The rigors of the battlefield and the necessity of being able to quickly access a time piece without needing an empty hand, prompted military men to adopt the wrist watch. After WWI, wrist watches became popular with men.
Went from being owed billions to 7 or 8 trillion owed to other countries from us and no more gold to back up our fake pretend money. Soon it will be 10 bucks for a loaf of Walmart brand bread. Hell it's now 4 bucks for the cheapest eggs
One of my favorite quotes about WWI is the following "One really clear way of understanding the shift in World War I in terms of technology is that soldiers rode in on horses using bolt action rifles and communicating with flags, runners, and telegraphs, and they left in airplanes, riding tanks, wielding man portable automatic weapons and communicating with each other using radio" This quote is very much true because if you think about it all the technologies that were used in WWII to such such horrific effect all had their origins or first uses in World War I.
And that technology of both World Wars went into conflicts like Korea. There they actually developed a method of detecting enemy artillery positions by setting up an array of microphones and then using the picked-up audio to pinpoint the direction and location.
I always think about the development of the modern society in the 20th century. You've got from wild west America to a developed modern era. That century had the most rapid development, I'm sure 21st century will take its place but we need to wait until the end to draw the conclusion fully.
@@notyourbusiness1352 well a funny bit of historical trivia is that of the Wright Brothers one survived nearly long enough to see man land on the Moon... So in his lifetime he got to see planes go from canvas and fabric to jet engine and even rocket engines.
@@Shinzon23 wow that's awesome! I don't know specific people who got to experience that, but I always think it this way: Imagine you were born in the early 1900s and are lucky and healthy enough to live up to 100 years. Your childhood starts from people riding on horseback to jet planes, cars, 24/7 electricity, computers & video games...wow it's like night and day and you got to see everything in between. Would I wanna live through that era? No, but is that cool? So cool!
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I agree. But I dislike how they portray Haber. It makes him look like he intended to research it for weapons production and not as fertilizer. Even thou first results were shown in 1909.
@@adrianmartin1308 The thing is, this is the same dude that spearheaded German CW research in WW1. He didn't earn the sobriquet "Father of Chemical Warfare" for nothingwhen he weaponized Chlorine gas and was personally on the frontlines when it was used in the 2nd Battle of Ypres...
@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 That is obviously the case but I would begin a discussion about his invention with: "he developed it to get nitrogen that could be used to create fertilizer" and then mention that it was later used for it's military purpose. (This would make more sense since its chronologically correct and also makes his side of the story clear) I don't want to say that he was a good person, but he didn't invent his process because he was just born evil and only had it's military purpose in mind. Especially if you look at his personal history. I think that with his wifes suicide, his involvement of the discovery of zyklon B makes him rather a person with a tragic life. (I really suggest reading more about him I haven't even mentioned his life during WW2)
@@adrianmartin1308 This is the same guy that said it is the duty of a scientist to help his country at war. He verbalized the very fears scientists have about their line of work: to be used to kill fellow men. As much as he is a tragic figure, he created the very hell he is in and dragged all other people to it by his advancements...
The interesting thing about sanitary napkins being used originally as bandages then being used for feminine hygiene is they still make good bandages and it is recommended people keep them in their first-aid kits.
I once cut my foot open and to get myself to the doctor, I strapped on a sanitary pad. I was no expert in first aid or anything. I was in a predicament and had no first aid kit so I cleaned it with alcohol based acne astringent and strapped on that maxi pad. I agree - everyone needs to keep sanitary pads and remember the basic features and functions of supposedly specialized products.
They're also useful for breaking in new footware. On more than one occasion, I've lined in the inside of boots with them for extra cushioning with the adhesive side keeping them in place.
From bullet holes, stab wounds, ski pole impalements, broken/bloddy noses tampons are the best. To get gory I had a wound dehiscence after my L5-S1 fusion. I had all sorts of crap pouring out if the wound. I put pads back there and the pus ran right through it. So while they are great for blood they are terrible for wound drippings.
@@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368 That is true! Without the political bickering between the US and Russia, the moon race would have never happened as fast as it did.
Also, there were portable X-Ray devices for on field medical services. This war created a lot of amazing technology but at what cost? Also, this was kind of the first war to really have photography and film used more.
The US Civil War was the first war to be widely photographed, although many of the photographic slides were thrown away as people just didn't want to see the horrific images. An interesting historical aside is that many of the discarded slides were later found used in greenhouses. Surprisingly a lot of them were in good enough condition that with a little restoration they could be used to retrieve images that were thought lost forever. WW1 was the first war to be extensively captured with moving images though, yes.
Kimberly Clark First we over sell the product to the military knowing they won’t be able to use it all. Then we buy it back at a fraction of the price and resell it as a new product.
Not that this is profound, but I seem to remember having read somewhere that the superstition about 3 on a match being bad luck originated in the trenches. If a match burned long enough in the dark for 3 people to be able to use it, it gave snipers opportunities to pick them off.
The reason the Peace sausage could be patented in the UK, is because we have a large variety of sausages where bread and other fillers are mixed with meat, unlike German sausages. Today many British supermarkets sell a huge variety of British, foreign, vegetarian and vegan sausages.
What really nails my heart is the amount of civilians who are slaughtered in war. It’s one thing to expect military deaths from conflict; however, those like children being executed is simply repulsive
The Great War also saw canned foods becoming widespread. As the war dragged on the belligerents needed to find vast quantities of cheap, high calorie food to feed their millions of troops, that could also be transported with ease and not spoil in the trenches. This not only saw canned foods becoming a staple for feeding troops in modern armies, but some countries like the French and Italians also experimented to make their canned goods more appetizing with special cuisines sealed in a can, that can be heated up to serve such as Beef Bourguignon, onion soup ravioli, spaghetti bolognese etc. These new canned cuisines also bled into the domestic market.
* Industrial Revolution happens * - Everyone: hey, isn't this neat? With this revolution of industry, everything is so much more effective and efficient! It's great! * War begins * - Everyone: Oh... crap.
Don't forget Walt Disney was in the ambulance corps during world War 1 and J.R.R Tolkien served in the british army. Both of which took their experiences and created quite opposite stories. Cartoons vs lord of the rings for example.
One less wanted result of WWI that lasted until the 1990s in the UK, was restrictive alcohol selling hours. The only remants of that set of rules now, is the restrictions on who can sell alcohol and the selling of alcohol in areas where a sporting event is being held, on the day of that event.
I remember listening to a podcast about 15 years ago that made the point of how WWI changed how wars were waged. I never thought about it until then. It makes me wonder how the next great war will change everything again and what people a hundred years from now will be thinking when they look back at our primitive methods of war today lol
To the people of the time, ww1 was a futuristic war. There were all kinds of fantastic mechanical contraptions on the battlefield, even MACHINE guns! And all the trucks and tractors behind the lines...they even have boats that can operate under the the sea. oh, and the crazy flying machines
Look no further than the war in Ukraine or Middle East. Wars are primarily fought at great distances with drones literally dropping precision bombs. Some dude in Nevada is piloting a drone half way across the world and blowing up their enemies, then goes home after his shift.
"Broken faces" is a poor translation of the French term "gueules cassées". "Gueule" is a slang word for "face" but is much more evocative and thus hard to translate. It should given more like "mutilated mug" or "shattered mug". It is a word that before was used to describe the mouths or jaws of animals. So the use of the word for a person is already pejorative. For example, "Ferme ta gueule" doesn't really mean "close your mouth", but rather "shut the fuck up".
I still love learning about how food changed. We got carrot cake and MRE's, which is a major win if you ask me. As the all powerful and humble Steve says.. nice.
I once had a college teacher ask us a question like "what good came out of the first World War" and I was the first one to answer and I said "despite the catastrophic loss of life and damage to the surrounding area there was also huge strides in medicine and technology that we still use to this day" and she told me "NO, war is bad, nothing good comes from it". I forgot to mention every time she gave a lesson she kept trying to tie it into gender studies or some excuse to complain about corporations. Forgot to mention this was in California
@@nycLPplayer I'm not lying, she was the worst professor I've ever had, turbo hippie and feminist, NOTHING productive ever got done, it was a history course but every lesson she did she kept doing the same thing trying to tie in feminism into it or complain about corporations, we even had an assignment where we each pick out a company and write an essay about all the bad things they've done
That's how "teachers" are these days. They teach with opinion and not facts, they are out to indoctrinate kids. Not all teachers of course, but many of them.
Could you do a video on Mother's Day? Since it just passed I am curious if you could do a video on the history of Mother's Day, I would like to see that. Take Care.
When he first invented it, Orville Wright thought the Airplane would bring an end to war. Then when the atomic bomb was dropped he thought the plane and the atomic bomb would end war. Good thing he never lived to see UAVs
I know this isn't probably the right video to comment on for this, but can you Please feature the history of Devil's Night in Detroit? Sorry-not sure if you have a request box. 👍
I'm a history buff so none of them surprised me but the death of prince Ferdinand & WWI have so many far reaching implications both good & bad that u could do a whole series on it
You are forgetting: the popularization of day light savings time. Wrist watches became popular. Before that, they had been used primarily by balloonist. Also, the trench coat ( made be Burberry), was used in trenches. They became the uniforms of the Irish Republican Army.
Hey, you might want to remove the background music at 8:51 . It's called The Last Post and is typically played in remembrance of fallen soldiers in the Commonwealth. It can also be played to signify the end of the military working day, but I'm not sure it's entirely appropriate to put in this video where you did.
In the UK before WW1 we had a militant women's votes movement, but because of women's participation in the war effort, the beginnings of voting for women began after that war.
I am pretty sure WW1 also saw the replacement of the pocket watch to the wrist watch because it uses less metal, harder to lose, and is much more convenient. Ironically the smart phone is the new pocket watch
I was not aware of the condom innovation, that is very interesting. Fascinating video, I don't hear nearly as much about this war as WW2. It is interesting to see how quickly innovation happens during times of war. Thank you for the video.
The best thing "the great war" achieved was getting rid of a lot of monarchs. Although I don't condone the gruesome way some of them were made to "leave" it did a lot to advance the types of goverments we have today.
Making wrist-watches acceptable on men: Prior to WW1, men wore pocket-watches. While wrist-watches did exist, they were incredibly small, fragile, and made only for women. It simply was not socially acceptable, regardless of class status, for any man to wear a wrist-watch. Nor did watch companies make them for men. The war changed all of that. Needing to coordinate attacks on the enemy meant needing to check the time at a glance. Dropping a pocket watch in the mud would be disasterous. Early men's wrist-watches were pocket-watches (the open face variety) with lugs welded onto the cases to allow thin, one-piece, canvas straps with buckles to run through both lugs. The watch could then be secured to the wrist. Wrist-watches on men instantly lost the stigma of being seen as unmanly. That trend continues even today, with smart watches worn on the wrists of both men and women.
J Winter's "challenge" is a direct line from Wilfred Owen's " Dulce et Decorum est." Here's the final stanza: If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace Behind the wagon that we flung him in, And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin; If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs, Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,- My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.
I regularly visit buffets in different cities around the states. Before I go to a buffet, I will place 6 corndogs in my jacket pockets. After entering the buffet, I sneak the corndogs into some of the fried food section trays. It is such a joy for me to see other customers of the buffet eat my corndogs thinking they were part of the buff
Gilles, the pioneering British surgeon of World War 1 was related to Sir Archibald McIndoe of World War 2 fame. Both advanced reconstructive and plastic surgery during their respective times. Some of their surgical instruments can still be found in theatre today. The Thomas Splint reduced mortality associated with fractured femur from 80% to 20% Women's football became popular in WW1 but was more or less banned post war.
WWI is often described as a “pointless” war compared to WWII (calling WWII a pointless war would effectively mean saying fascism should be tolerated and made peace with, a view which was once popular among the elites of the Western world). But WWI saw the end of several old fashioned empires and other unfortunate societal institutions, increased the rights of many who were being relied on by society to take the highest burdens of fighting and if we had pursued a policy of “peace in our time” at all costs before WWI the world could very well have been a much darker one today, just as such a policy before WWII almost lead to a much darker present time.
It's minor but one other way WWI shaped the modern world, is that model train scales are alphabet soup now as a result of the war and politics surrounding it. Prior to WWI most model trains came from Germany, and they had a logical and orderly system of naming scales. There was 3 scale, which was large enough it could carry people, then there was 2 scale, a bit smaller, then 1 scale, which is roughly the size of G scale today, then 0, zero scale, which is the size of Lionel trains. In an effort for American manufacturers to distance themselves from their German competitors, which had been barred from import to the US by the Trading With The Enemy Act, they simply stopped calling it zero scale, and started calling it O (As in the letter O, pronounced 'oh') scale. From then on, the orderly system was mostly gone, some European companies still use it, and for the most part, we've had alphabet soup ever since.
Surgery has almost always had innovations related to war, going back at least to the days of Napoleon. WW1 was also the first war where there were more battlefield deaths than deaths from disease.
5:18 Marine Theodor J Miller boards a transport after two days of constant fighting on Eniwetok in WWII. He was killed in action at the age of 19 a few months later. He's buried in Hawaii.
3:38 - I like your sense of humor by comparing things of the past into things of the future. Really puts things into perspective and we all need some comic relief from a serious subject without getting too distracting
As an aside... 'feminine hygiene' (sanitary pads/ applicators) are subject to VAT, mens razors are not as they are deemed essential. 'Pink razors' are subject to VAT
Oh yeah, he did do some videos of the civil war. I think there's a playlist somewhere on the channel. Check it out, and digest some Civil War History, my friend!
