The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26
In which John teaches you about the Seven Years War, which may have lasted nine years. Or as many as 23. It was a very confusing was. The Seven Years War ...
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Hi, my name is John Green, This is Crash Course World History. Oh my gosh! Today we're going to talk about war. Ah! Explosions everywhere! So, traditionally, historians are pretty keen on wars, because they feature clearly delineated beginnings, and middles, and ends, and because they always have a fair bit of death and drama and mortally wounded generals who have great last words like "Let us cross the river and rest under the shade of those trees," whereas the last words of, plague victims are always, like, "Unggggg." Sorry, plague victims. As if you don't have enough troubles. Now you've got me teasing you about your uninspired death throes. Wars have easy whens, wheres, whos, and whys: 1861-1865. The United States. The North vs. the South. To end slavery a...
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Hi, my name is John Green, This is Crash Course World History. Oh my gosh! Today we're going to talk about war. Ah! Explosions everywhere! So, traditionally, historians are pretty keen on wars, because they feature clearly delineated beginnings, and middles, and ends, and because they always have a fair bit of death and drama and mortally wounded generals who have great last words like "Let us cross the river and rest under the shade of those trees," whereas the last words of, plague victims are always, like, "Unggggg." Sorry, plague victims. As if you don't have enough troubles. Now you've got me teasing you about your uninspired death throes. Wars have easy whens, wheres, whos, and whys: 1861-1865. The United States. The North vs. the South. To end slavery a...
