5:38 it actually did mention Kennedys assassination before right after the cuban missile crisis when he said “unfortunately for him his presidency was to end with one”. It was referring to he got shot in dallas texas by a sniper and became the 4th, and last president to be assassinated while in office. But yea I agree they should of focused a little bit more time on that cause that was huge for the American public at the time.

Brings back a lot of memories for me. Was stationed at a Nike hurcules missile site in Germany 1979 and served during most of the Cold War. Watching at check point Charlie as the wall came down, looking at the faces of both east and west Germans solidified my resolve for defending democracy and serving the causes of freedom. I have seen many places and many peoples throughout my many years of service but I will never forget the that look of tyranny as it changed to freedom on the faces of youth for generations to come.

I suggest you do Russian Revolution next. It’ll kinda be like a prequel!

I love that part 2 came out literally as I was finishing part 1! Epic timing.

@TheBeesleys99

3 жыл бұрын

All planned for you mate ;)

US Congress never officially declared war on Vietnam, so many people (mostly veterans of the conflict in Vietnam), call it the "Vietnam Conflict" rather than the "Vietnam War".

9:31 basically the US was scared to death about the spread of communism, and to combat this they took every opportunity to try and expand capitalism instead. The USSR was scared to death about the spread of capitalism, and to combat this they took every opportunity to try and expand communism instead. The US was also better equipped than the USSR be they were more afraid of communism the the USSR was of capitalism. So you wind up with two superpower trying to gain an advantage on any front, and are willing to go to any length to get that advantage. (This is also why the miracle on ice was such a huge event, sports was one of those fronts I just mentioned.)

13:35 yup. Its called NORAD. It includes Canada as well and Thule Air Force Base in Greenland. Keep in mind that the most direct path from Moscow to the US is basically over the North Pole.

@MM126.90

3 жыл бұрын

NORAD also tracks Santa's movements around the globe on December 24th. It's probably the most that their in the US public's attention.

Boris Yeltsin actually, really rode a tank through the streets of Moscow.

@semiramisubw4864

3 жыл бұрын

and we have a vodka named after him, same as gorbatshow

You should look up the Gorbachev Pizza Hut commercial lol

Beesley, I joined at 18 because of this shit in 84. We out spent them almost into bankruptcy building all kinds of military stuff including Star Wars and our economy was stronger by far. Even Japan's economy was stronger than theirs. Japan could build more planes, tanks, ships than the USSR. They tried to keep up. But when the First Gulf War happened and they saw their entire military arsenal that they sold to Iraq (tanks, planes, missiles) go down in flames to our (and your) militaries with ease...That was the last straw. The Cold War dead in my eyes. Damn I'm getting hard just thinking about this shit.

The nuclear shield was a series of satellites that detect any missile fired on the planet.

my mom has pieces of the berlin wall and the barbed wire from when my dad was stationed in garlstedt, during the gulf war

@michaeltnk1135

3 жыл бұрын

I always forget that the Gulf War was going on at the same time as the Cold War.

Funny enough, Gorbachev and, I believe, his granddaughter appeared in a Russian commercial for Pizza Hut. Nowadays it is considered one of the worst commercials ever made but Pizza Hut and MacDonald’s are still popular in Russia to this day.

He is extremely generous to Nixon when it comes to the Vietnam War. Nixon, with the help of Anna Chennault, stalled the peace talks in Vietnam in order to win the election in 1968.

I lived in Germany as a military dependent. My dad was stationed there with the US army. As a kid we took a field trip to Berlin and we're able to get a small chuck of that wall ourselves.

14:30. RIP Gorbachev 😥

Yo man Thanks Learned alot from both vids

I was sophisticated enough in the early 80's to realize Star Wars wouldn't work, but not sophisticated enough to realize the Soviets wouldn't realize that.

The S in SDI stands for Strategic Defense Initiative, not Space...and it was mostly a bluff. The idea was to talk a lot of big talk about America developing a system to shoot down incoming missiles, and spend some money to make it look like we were gonna actually try to do it. That would scare the crap out of the Soviets, which it did, all so that it would be easier to negotiate with them in the next round of arms limitation talk, which it was. The other big big problem with this Oversimplified is that he completely ignores the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. That even and its aftermath was hugely impactful and absolutely contributed to the fall of the USSR, so leaving it out entirely is a huge mistake.🖖✌

SDI was to be space-based defense platform utilizing lasers to shoot down ICBMs launched by USSR. Unfortunately, it proved too costly and never got past prototypes. It eventually lead to new space-age materials which allowed for the development of Stealth technology used in B-2 bombers & F-112 & F-35 fighters.

Great reaction Mr. Beesley.

Beesley, Comment on insane weather moments in - Major League Baseball, If you haven't already.

@TheBeesleys99

3 жыл бұрын

Great Shout mate!

I'm stumped is there an oversimplified explaining the rules of cricket and why do matches take so bloody long. Take care rock star Baseball opening day is Thursday I'm psyched

@TheBeesleys99

3 жыл бұрын

ahahah love that! i can easily watch a 5 day test :D

FF a year and the USSR is trying to put itself back together. 😔

13:34 I don’t know about a “Nuke shield” but I do know That Israel has a Weapon system that works like a Shield, it’s called the Iron Dome and it destroys missles that are sent to attack Israel 🇮🇱, I don’t see why it wouldn’t be able to take out a Nuke, but it’s basically A “Missile Shield”. Google search; Israel Iron Dome. That is the closest thing I know of to a Nuclear Shield.

So to sum up 20th Century Russia it was the Czars (or Tsars), Russian Revolution, Lenin, Stalin, Kruschev, Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, Gorbachev, Yeltsin and now Putin.

During the cold war many of us kids were really scared. Our parents never asked us if we were upset or not.

It is funny I wasn't allowed within a mile of the border of an Eastern block country without permission. When I went to Afganistan we landed in Leipzig, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan (a part of the Soviet Union) crazy what I have seen. I was stationed in Germany when the wall fell.

You missed the 1st comment/joke about the Kennedy assassination, which is why you thought OS brushed over it casually

Vietnam is one of the most messed up wars ever. My dad enlisted because his IQ score was high enough to keep him out of combat as an officer, and the guys that did serve were treated like garbage by the hippies. The whole thing sucked and the guys that were over there getting killed while eating bugs to stay alive wore the brunt of it

I know this is an old video, but you guys may want to check out the Russian Revolution Oversimplified videos. It explains the fall of Czarist Russia and the rise of communism leading right up to the Cold War

7:16 congrats Beesly you and two soldiers beside you are now dead. Now imagine you have to stare at that image every single second for 20 years, and if you don't spot the solider when they appear your dead. That was the conditions of the Vietnam war.

You should watch Cuban Missile Crisis by TimeGhost History if you want to learn more about it.

This one video presents ideas for future videos. The Vietnam War, The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Kennedy Assassination, The Watergate Scandal, The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Chernobyl, the 1989 Revolutions and the Collapse of the Soviet Union.

You mentioned your lack of knowledge of the Cold War. Why is that? Was your learning different? Or did I misunderstand?

Good that you are trying to learn something from history. Humans aren't to original. We follow a lot of patterns. When you know what to watch for then you can see bad events coming. Thus they say those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.

I suggest to watch Roland Reagan’s Patriotic speech specially the there is a price we must pay

JFK's assassination is a major factor in my existing.

Btw if you can sam-onella is another good history channel Edit:So when you can check him out

Hi.

3:30 if you want to read a great book about the Cuban Missile Crisis, check out Thirteen Days by Robert Kennedy(JFK's brother and Attorney General at the time). It is outstanding and really goes into far more detail about just how close we were to nuclear armageddon.

@TheBeesleys99

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow cheers mate I'm deffo going to check that out!

React to Alternatehistoryhub's The Invasion That Changed Everything: Soviets In Afganistan - kzread.info/dash/bejne/iHVm0MGIn67cm7A.html

yo Dawg youre a Brit and your empire is the reason why SO MANY conflicts to this day are still a thing, especially in Asia

i will just say this video is made in a very pro capitalist way. he won’t ever say anything wrong about capitalism and will say a lot about communism. he also twists some facts in order to promote that

@JPMadden

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps because capitalism works and communism does not? And this is coming from a liberal/progressive supporter of Bernie Sanders.

@adijain3583

2 жыл бұрын

@@JPMadden oh don’t get me wrong i think communism is garbage but that doesn’t mean you just ignore issues like women’s right and racism in the us and only focus on all the communist shortcomings.

@adijain3583

2 жыл бұрын

imo both capitalism and communism are horrible systems. capitalism is just the better out of the 2 evils

@JPMadden

2 жыл бұрын

@@adijain3583 We need both capitalism and socialism. The former creates wealth and the latter distributes it. All developed nations have both. The only debate is what the mix should be. And I agree about women's rights and racism, but those are social/political problems. Capitalism might worsen them but does not cause them.

@adijain3583

2 жыл бұрын

@@JPMadden true, but whether they are capitalism related or not doesn’t really matter. all i am saying is that he is exaggerating some facts and ignoring other to make the USA look like the good guys in all situations

Oh boy I wish you would stop interrupting like talking and stopping the video to talk! PLEASE!!

@Mercilesstantalus

3 жыл бұрын

If you don't want to hear his opinion and input why are you watching a reaction instead of just watching the original content?