Dr. Roy Casagranda sets up the background to WWI and explains some of the moving parts of the brutal conflict. In parts 1 and 2, the question he's tying to answer is, "Why did WWII happen?"
About to sit through this but how the hell am I supposed to pay attention to a dr. Casagranda talk if he's not gesticulating and pacing all over the place?!?! That's like %50 of the fun and the inculcating/inoculating prowess of this man. Praying for the quick mending of that ailed limb, that literal pillar of knowledge. Salam
My thoughts exactly, it was sad to see someone I care about in pain, but my next thought (a selfish one) was how would that work for me? but as usual he proved me wrong. He is just as engaging and informative as ever. Salaams
I'm glad this professor wasn't at my university when I was studying; otherwise, I might have become a historian instead of an engineer. I love your lectures and appreciate the excellent work you do. Please keep it up!
What would be wrong with being a historian rather than an engineer? As an engineer, youre actually physically limited as to what youre able to produce on a mass scale, youre not “allowed” to change the system in a beneficial way, well you can.. But youll be buried or worse soon after. Free energy exists, research Electrostatics & Magnetism. Bees levitate as well as beetles, Its not “Gravity” its Magneto-Electric Levitation. (incoherent electrostatic acceleration, Between two Gaussian surfaces, One negative(earth) the other positive(Iykyk) Hint-2nd law Thermodynamics(Hot
What would be wrong with being a historian rather than an engineer? As an engineer, youre actually physically limited as to what youre able to produce on a mass scale, youre not “allowed” to change the system in a beneficial way, well you can.. But youll be buried or worse soon after. Free energy exists, research Electrostatics & Magnetism. Bees levitate as well as beetles, Its not “Gravity” its Magneto-Electric Levitation. (incoherent electrostatic acceleration, Between two Gaussian surfaces, One negative(earth) the other positive(Iykyk) Hint-2nd law Thermodynamics(Hot
I couldn't remember how i found this man on RU-vid, but he is by far the best teacher i have ever known. Thank you again, I wish you a fast recovery of your injuries.
Can't do it. Broke his left hand walking home from this lecture. Seriously love the knowledge of history but not the lefty bias. Many other historians disagree.
@@irie1tes there are a ton of them.. Prof Casagrada is a very talented story teller, but he's also idelogically blinkered. I couldn't easily catch him on his tales of the Islamic Conquests, but Here he wanders into historical territory that I know extremely well and the entire tale is full of ideological twists and falsehoods.. the supposed "blooodthirst" comment, etc.. it's all very bad history. Also as mentioned below.. dead and completely wrong re main reasons for British to enter the war.
Salam from Ramallah Dr. Casagandra , may you please tell the story of the Nakba or Omar AlKhattab. My family sits and watches your lectures and in a time when school is shut because of the war , you bring knowledge and experience that even our best teachers can’t accomplish with a powerful engaging way. My children benefit immensely as do I. Also may you recover soon our thoughts and prayers are with you.
He has done both videos, the Nakba was part and in ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tYVi368vSYc.html around the 1 hour mark he talks about the great leader
Never in my life I've wished to go to the US but now its become one of my aims in life to get to Austin and sit there in just one of Dr. Casagranda's lectures! The power of the talent of this man!
I thought Dan Carlin's Hardcore History would always be the best World War series for me, but man, I loved this part 1 by Dr. Roy. Can't wait for second!
Hello everyone. I'm a German history student who happened upon this lecture. First and foremost, I must say I'm deeply impressed by the speaker's skills and the wealth of knowledge being shared here. However, I'd like to point out two minor errors that caught my attention. When Dr. Casagranda began talking about Prussia, he mentioned that the Polish king called upon the Prussians to fight for him. In fact, the Prussians were one of the tribes living in the present-day Baltics who posed such challenges to the Polish kings. So, it wasn't the Prussians he called upon, but rather the Teutonic Order. This was a knightly order, akin to the Knights Hospitaller or the Knights Templar, founded during the First Crusade in the Holy Land, which, after the collapse of the Crusader states, sought territories. After an unsuccessful attempt in the Balkans, it established its own domain in the Baltics which was called Prussia much later. Following the Reformation, the Order's territory became a secular duchy, and because the last Grand Master came from the House of Hohenzollern, he became its duke. However, this line of the house eventually died out, and Prussia thus passed to Brandenburg, which was also ruled by the Hohenzollerns. The second minor error concerns the statement: "Prussia is an army without a state." In fact, I'm not familiar with this exact phrase; rather, it's often quoted slightly differently: "Other states have an army, but the Prussian army has a state." This phrase doesn't originate from the time when the Teutonic Order conquered the territories of Prussia, but rather from the 18th and 19th centuries. Allegedly attributed to the French statesman Honoré Gabriel de Mirabeau, this statement refers to the militarization in Prussia, which began not until after the Thirty Years' War, flourished in the 18th century, and was further strengthened after the Napoleonic Wars through the "Prussian reforms."
You're very well spoken and correct !!! I enjoyed reading your comment Best of luck with your studies and may you continue to educate others with the knowledge you attain! Love and blessings to you
He is a political scientist not a historian but still one of the greatest lecturers I’ve seen. He’s also mistaken about French nobility in the French Revolution being quite summarily slaughtered. Koblenz comes to mind if not London.
Please, upload part 2. This was amazing and I could watch hours of Casagranda talk about this era of history for hours on end. It all is more than relevant now than ever and we need to talk about how everything happened in the first place.
Can't wait for part 2! It's always a pleasure to hear Dr.Casagranda tell history, sometimes I think he was there and witnessed it for himself Incredible story teller
I feel like people who watch these lectures should be awarded academic credits. Always has such an insightful and illuminating account of the people, places and events from our past that continue to resonate today.
Always excited when a new lecture is posted ! Please please do more on any topic! you have a way to make anything interesting and engaging! Also wishing you a speedy recovery professor
I have more respect for this man than my actual teachers. The outpouring knowledge and intelligence with his unparalleled storytelling is fascinating. Massive respect Sir. Get well soon. 💙
Professor Casagranda, In Darija Which Is Moroccan Arabic, The Term Casagranda or Its Meaning Is Often Given To People With Good Heart, Generous and Welcoming, Just So You Know. Thank You For The Generosity Of Your Courses 🙏. Alami Omar.
The man is a genius.I found him by chance and was hooked.I wonder how can someone remember dates so vividly and names! He throws around names from thousands of years ago and he is accurate..what a memory! Vow! He makes hearing history a treat.Thnx Dr.Casagranda.I lap up everything u post and I see and hear it again and again .Its the best audio to hear when I go for my walks.Previously I used listen to music.Not anymore..Salaam and respects from Pakistan.
Watching as a Moroccan muslima from Belgium, Europe Sir your mind is riveting. I feel like you are the Christian Nolan of history and human antropology. Thank you for uploading your lectures for the world to learn!
@@silversurfer2140in het begin zei hij dat het heel moeilijk uit te leggen was omdat het niet lineair was, ik dacht gelijk aan de regisseur Nolan 😅 great minds think alike. Deze professor is gewoon geweldig 🫡🫡
A bit with Prussia is a bit more complicated. Polish duke granted land to Teutons (Knighty Order) to defend agaisnt "real' Prussians that were pagan baltic people. Teutons were effective but also very ambitious and through machinations finally established independent state. State consisted of lands taken from polish dukes and conquered territories from Prussians(in series of papaly approved crusades). In conquest and administration they were very effective and very brutal creating suprisingly powerful medieval state. Large income was also generated from crusades, as western knights paid a lot to participate in holy raids againts pagans. After around 150years Poland finally consolidated and allied with LIthuanians to retake stolen lands and remove Teutonic threat. After series of wars Teutonic State was cut down to East Prussia only, and finally in 1525 they secularized into protestant Duchy of Prussia as vassal of Polish Kings. In 1618 the Prussian line of Hohenzollern has ended and Brandenurgian Hohenzollerns took over and formed personal union. Then in 1657 Duchy of Prussia became soveregin, in 1701 King in Prussia title was established. And then, after some 40-50 years , militarization really became so radical that we can say of state built around army.
Thanks Dr. Casagranda! Having the prowess and humor to take us back several centuries and different places and players to set up the whole lecture is masterful.
Hello Roy. Thank you for all the wonderful lectures. You have friends all over the world. I wish you fast recovery and much warm welcomes to come visit Bosnia Herzegovina.
Wish I had a professor like this gentleman who actually has passion about history and preserving real history and culture having a little passion and with the humor you throw in now and then thank you for your time and knowledge it’s gratefully appreciated
Im impatiently waiting for part II now,and i never recall myself this anxious for a history class So thank you for making it simple, enjoyable and as far as it gets to the truth.
I’m going to watch this video while seating instead of working around my little work shop to give a respect to Dr Roy❤❤I’m with you on this 😁❤Massive Respect!🙏🏻
You interweave complex socio-historical moments to form an exciting well-rounded picture. Dr. Roy, Thank you so much. I am so glad that I found you. Take care of yourself! We need our truthtellers, now more than ever.
I only discovered these lectures by Dr Casagrande a few weeks ago and I can't get enough of them! I do have to take issue with him over the end of WW1. In the final 3-4 months of the was, after the German offensive was stopped the German army was comprehensively beaten. The arrival of large numbers of US soldiers was a really crucial factor. After the war a myth arose that Germany's defeat was due to a collapse on the home front. This myth of "the stab in the back " was used by the Nazi's. It's simply not true, the army was beaten and that was like the last straw!
Great story, as always! Minor correction: Deshima is an island in front of Nagasaki, not Hiroshima. Both cities were nuked, so it has no effect to the story.
When you mentiond the breakdown of the nervouis system of the soilders due to artillery barrage, this remind me of Innocent Civilians in GAZA and those little children observing their hands constantly shivering. 😥
i love how he takes you back into history to actually understand the everyday perspective, sure anyone can just say what happened with some dates and events but he goes the extra mile
Hi I hope dr Roy sees my comment I assume he got more free time 😅 Dr Casagrande I'm a 42 years ol civil engineer currently studying Masters Regional Studies focusing on South East Asia at University of Tehran and want to wish you a quick recovery and know you're a inspiration for me to go back study my favorite subject and I got accepted to best institution in my country thank you for your passion for history and truth, I don't know why but at the start of every lecture I imagined you in Ronnie James Dio singing history and as so many other I want to ask you redo on sitting lecture, we want see you as we know you, love and respect from Iran
You could probably donate? I dunno! I agree haha. I've been holed up going on historical deep dives and reading so much it's been awesome !!! I hope you enjoyed the lecture as well, the internet is so awesome and we have so much info available to us crazy these videos don't have more views lol ppl busy looking at vapid and ignorant shit 😅
They are called massive open online classes, or MOOCs I've used Coursera, and Harvard has free classes. You hold a world of knowledge in your hand. All free. Don't feel bad, an educated public is vital. Be a lifelong learner. 🎉
Dr. Casagranda is very knowledgeable and a great historian. Maybe he should have an online course everyone can attend. I hope he provides the reference on his lecture.
Wish you a speedy recovery so that you can do the next series part 5 of "Why did someone think it was a good destination?" talking about the colonial settler state of Israel and palestine
the best history professor ive ever come across. please upload an entire series with him. we need many part 2s as well. Austin School is luck to have him!
Salaam the Duke of story telling. Let dr Roy hold a series of lectures , in any place outside USA , say istanbul...where some of us can visit him , who are unable to visit USA.
He may not be pacing, but if you pay attention you'll notice he leans from side to side occassionally, which is enough movement for me! hahaha Love this guy! I am tempted to pursue my PhD at his school, because I would LOVE to be in a classroom with him, lol
Please make a video about the creation of Israel and how it has nothing to do with judaism and everything to do with political games and manipulation. A genocide is happening, you need to educate people about this ! It's a moral duty
His story is so inaccurate! Greece got independence in 1832, not in 1850’s. Russia didn’t declare war on Austria-Hungary, she only started mobilization and then Germany declared war on Russia on 1 August 1914 and Austria-Hungary followed on 6 August. The British didn’t want to enter the war. The Germans didn’t want to fight the English. Russia wasn’t the first to invade another superpower - the French attacked Germany on August 7, while Russia attacked Germany 10 days later. Britain was outbuilding the German navy because they had a doctrine of being stronger than two any other navies combined, so it wasn’t competition of Britain against Germany, but vice versa. He forgot to mention that Russia tried to seize the Hawaiis in early 19 century but was kicked out by the Americans. Japan annexed Korea in 1904, not in 1895. Alliance between England and France wasn’t the first in Europe, Germany and Austria had got it before. His gesturing doesn’t help to improve his narrative.
If your right then his numbers are off, slightly off, however. He contains so much historical facts that one might get some dates mixed up. With that being said he knows exactly what transpired chronically. History isnt just regurgitating dates, its what led up to each event, and he portrayed that perfectly.
Inaccurate history. Brits didn't turn down Kaiser offer to avoid war, they weren't even part of an alliance w French or Russia. They later in surprise decided to come in. Kaiser at best wanted Serbia to apologize as nation and be humiliated. So, no, Brits didn't cause ww1. When Historian makes up history it's sad. And no, 1 unit of black soldiers is not 1 of the 2 reasons the Germans didn't take Paris late in war, Paris was not threatened and no one thinks the blacks changed history. Again, if this guy will lie it ruins trust in everything he claims. If it's not stated in fact in a book don't trust some speech by professor I guess.
