Start enjoying the incredible new Carriers update for World of Warships: Legends right now using this link: wo.ws/3hLRYdO Happy sailing! **We do want to make clear that one of the primary reasons for missiles being placed in Cuba was retaliation for the United States planting missiles in Turkey to threaten the Soviet Union... This information was omitted from the video mainly because we wanted to focus solely on the Cuban people and Cuban politics and we felt that if we ventured too far into the overall geopolitical situation of the Cold War as a whole we would lose focus with the "Cuban Perspective." Still, it's worth noting that it was not the Soviets who escalated first, but the Americans in the context of missile installations. Sign up for Armchair History TV today! armchairhistory.tv/ Promo code: ARMCHAIRHISTORY for 50% OFF Merchandise available at store.armchairhistory.tv/ Check out the new Armchair History TV Mobile App too! apps.apple.com/us/app/armchair-history-tv/id1514643375 play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.uscreen.armchairhistorytv Discord: discord.gg/zY5jzKp Twitter: twitter.com/ArmchairHist

@pyeitme508

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@themasterchiefproductions

3 жыл бұрын

E

@user-cu3ps6qq3w

3 жыл бұрын

E

@tyykthunder

3 жыл бұрын

thx you for making a video youtube is so boring

@jano867

3 жыл бұрын

At least it’s not raid

And after this event, JFK, Castro, Nixon, McNamara, and a security detail of the Secret Service would be in a meeting at the Pentagon, until it was then breached by...uh, zombies. Wait, what timeline is this?

@blackbullet7452

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@rafaelcristiano4312

3 жыл бұрын

"Sounds like someone breaking in!" "It's just a storm Dick, calm down"

@axelpatrickb.pingol3228

3 жыл бұрын

"Don't pray for easier lives, gentlemen. Pray to be (cocks China Lake) stronger men" - JFK

@Butter_Warrior99

3 жыл бұрын

@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 Viva la revolution- Cuban Milk addict.

@GrosvnerMcaffrey

3 жыл бұрын

Hands off the Mac jack

"40,000 Soviet boots on the ground" So only 20,000 soldiers then?

@asmeet2005

3 жыл бұрын

690 IQ

@Nietabs

3 жыл бұрын

p

@Zen-rw2fz

3 жыл бұрын

@Nikoladin that's just a terribly outdated stereotype

@oscarredfearn3492

3 жыл бұрын

@Nikoladin terrible joke

@mysteriev7071

3 жыл бұрын

@Nikoladin nah, Soviets don't need no shoes. It's actually 4,000,000 soldiers, while only 20,000 of them wear boots

It’s genuinely baffling how good your stuff is it’s so cool watching the evolution in quality on here. This is so engaging and entertaining

@sacta

3 жыл бұрын

I was also baffled, but not exactly for the same reasons as you... "Cuban Missile Crisis from the Cuban Perspective" The heroic USA tried to assassinate the political leader of Cuba, and in a noble effort, flew spy planes over a sovereign country. But then, evil, villanous Castro DARED to... uh, not accept that and just sit down? What a loose cannon! How is this from the Cuban perspective at all?

@jonathanjonnylightning718

2 жыл бұрын

That Castro outrage had me laughjng

@vitolopoii7981

2 жыл бұрын

It's baffling

@zanderzephyrlistens

2 жыл бұрын

@@sacta Sans that, this felt actually quite balanced.

@zanderzephyrlistens

2 жыл бұрын

@@sacta Guy gave it an attempt to explain a lot of f'd things that the U.S. did

I’ve never seen Cuban Missile Crisis from Cuban perspective, let alone in animation. This is really well done.

@Gab-jo6jg

Жыл бұрын

In fact this is not the Cuban perspective, but is good. There is a few incongruence from the side of the Cuban history if you want to know the Cuban reed the Operación Anadir book

@skyisreallyhigh3333

Жыл бұрын

This isnt from the Cuban perspective, atleast not the majority of cubans. This is from the perspective of Cubans who left cuba because they were mad they couldn't own plantations anymore and enslave cubans.

@Gab-jo6jg

Жыл бұрын

@@skyisreallyhigh3333 un fact the Reforma agraria give the lands to the people, the only who left the country because they can't have the lands were those people who enslave the peasant

US- puts nukes in Turkey that could easily hit the USSR USSR- Does the same in Cuba USA- wait ur not supposed to do that

@jorgegonzalezlarosa8013

3 жыл бұрын

This is the best comment so far

@jekabsojarsulskis9740

3 жыл бұрын

USA- blockades Cuba, the blockade being in international water Anyone of sound mind- Wait, that's illegal!

@lmcguiness5476

3 жыл бұрын

@@jekabsojarsulskis9740 we did it as a show of force against the Soviets. Kennedy had a job to do and got it done. And btw Soviet union collapsed so cope harder

@s1mplem4gic58

3 жыл бұрын

@@lmcguiness5476 Lmao someone is mad

@mysterymachineone

3 жыл бұрын

Typical fascist, I mean capitalists mentality 🤦‍♂️

Nothing better than seeing an armchair historian video in your notifications

@noc7869

3 жыл бұрын

Fr

@jaysanimations7189

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Huskyboi_

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@awc6007

3 жыл бұрын

Really makes your day better.

@o.h2202

3 жыл бұрын

except when video quality is fucked. All i can see is thin lines, glichy blurry texture ect...

During the crisis my mother was a teenager in USSR, she lived in the city of Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg). When Fidel Castro has visited the city, she was choosen to greet him with a bunch of flowers on the airfield.

@shalyfemusic

2 жыл бұрын

Nice I heard that women loved Castro, maybe your mum did too.

@alexandersanchez9860

2 жыл бұрын

@@shalyfemusic groupies

@MegaRafaelloco

2 жыл бұрын

@@shalyfemusic Trudeau’s mom 😂😂

12:54 "You're right! That's the cutest dog I've ever seen!"

@S-Fan2006

2 жыл бұрын

“Uh, sir. I was actually talking about the Soviet missiles.”

@waffle6376

2 жыл бұрын

Wait this is from oversimplified There a tax for that

@brian.westersauce

6 күн бұрын

Deep cut

Lol imagine being in charge of over 600 assassination attempts and all of them failed.

@lucabralia5125

3 жыл бұрын

At least they are funny, the best one is the seashell bomb

@kenabbott8585

3 жыл бұрын

The CIA was sympathetic to Castro since long before and for some time after he took over the country. Castro knew about each of these attempts long before they were tried.

@Valerio1982th

3 жыл бұрын

@@kenabbott8585 hahhahaha capitalist propaganda sucks

@Valerio1982th

3 жыл бұрын

Flawless victory

@kenabbott8585

3 жыл бұрын

@@Valerio1982th "hahhahaha capitalist propaganda sucks" Those are called facts. And they don't suck--they just never, ever support socialism.

“Notify the people that we have a bruh moment in Cuba” -JFK

@nade5557

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Shanoyu19271

3 жыл бұрын

lmao

@mydudes4456

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@sandrohernandez4401

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@agulol6492

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

I spent a semester studying abroad at the University of Havana. While there, I got to see the old presidential palace (now the museum of the revolution), where debris from downed US supplied aircraft were put on display after the bay of pigs. Interestingly, there are still bullet holes in the walls of the museum from the failed student led assassination attempt on Batista

My family is from Cuba, and they were terrified, not knowing what was going on. When I learned about it in US history they portrayed Cuba as the aggressor and enemy...

@callsigndirt

3 ай бұрын

It’s what schools do in America all the time. They never show the other sides opinions.

@niezesrajsierobaczku7414

3 ай бұрын

​@@callsigndirta po co mieli by to robi? Amerykanie muszą być świadomi istnienia swojego wroga i wiedzieć jak sobie z nim radzić

My parents were so convinced that war was coming that they put down a deposit for a fallout shelter then lost it when the crisis ended. I was pissed as I had already bragged to all my grade school friends that I was going to have the coolest "clubhouse" in the neighborhood.

@theotmt7906

3 жыл бұрын

I can feel your dissapointment

@darkqwartzsytal834

3 жыл бұрын

feelsbadman

@JojoTheRed

3 жыл бұрын

You were going to have the ONLY clubhouse in the neighborhood.

@user-pf3kv4bv5s

3 жыл бұрын

It's sad they believed in the greatest carnival in history

@itsblitz4437

3 жыл бұрын

You should glad you didn't have a need for a fallout shelter.

Let’s hope KZread doesn’t demonetize another historical documentary by Armchair Historian.

@cuseikan

3 жыл бұрын

They will. Especially when you mention the C1A

@LudicrousTorpedo

3 жыл бұрын

About to mate. It's just that there will be no warning. They have been doing this for a long time cuz they afraid that underage kids will learn history. In reality, we, the audience are simply interested of learning history, and their fear just got us in the way of learning.

@kdo-double-g4269

3 жыл бұрын

Those who work forces do not want the plebian class to be truly educated.

@vukbajic4904

3 жыл бұрын

Beep

@healthmain

3 жыл бұрын

All it will take is someone with an axe to grind about communism to start a snitch campaign.

21:13 People in the US that wear t-shirts of Che Guevarra need to hear this

Yes ! Commentary , historical accuracy , art work, and production are all superb !

USA: puts nukes in Turkey incase of an attack Soviet: puts nukes in Cuba USA: surprised pikachu face...

@codenamegamma7989

3 жыл бұрын

But here's the problem when a country hands Cuba which wanted to nuke America nukes then it's not as much as just self defense as passive aggressive actions

@iraholden3606

3 жыл бұрын

@@codenamegamma7989 Cuba didn't want to nuke America, they just wanted to be independent

@atakinpowa

3 жыл бұрын

@@codenamegamma7989 USSR didn't hand cuba the nukes, ussr controlled them as explained in the video

@4079907

3 жыл бұрын

@@codenamegamma7989 stop drinking the koolaid

@codenamegamma7989

3 жыл бұрын

@@atakinpowa yes but the influence from Cuba is still there they wanted to nuke America and they had nukes on there land

US: flys plane into another country without permission Cuba:shoots down plane US: how dare you

@josephnigel8811

3 жыл бұрын

Often the "desired response" is doing the same thing to them. Or acknowledging it has an effect at all. It's basically just bullying.

@BifronsCandle

3 жыл бұрын

@sneksnekitsasnek The US? Sure.

@BifronsCandle

3 жыл бұрын

@sneksnekitsasnek No need for anyone else to do it. We’re already doing a good job of destroying ourselves.

@4079907

3 жыл бұрын

@@josephnigel8811 Anything that flys in restricted air space is liable to get blown out the sky..... let a plane from another country fly over ny, and I guarantee they would do the same

@josephnigel8811

3 жыл бұрын

@@4079907 international political discourse and etiquette says otherwise. Its frowned upon but no nation would logically shoot down another nation's plane unless they were initiating an attack. Same goes for ships.

My history teacher always said that he was born nine months after the Cuban missile crisis which made the class laugh every time he mentioned it.

I LOVE different perspectives on history. So underrated.

@michaelaburns734

3 жыл бұрын

More interesting to study from other sides.

@Antonio-uc7vn

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelaburns734 also the theory of mutants

@michaelaburns734

3 жыл бұрын

@@Antonio-uc7vn Not really interesting in scifi history. Stories need to be heard from both sides.

@rusty3073

3 жыл бұрын

True

@FreedomFox1

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he really does come up with some of the best video topics.

USA: How are you still alive? Castro: i dont know.

@Dommy521

3 жыл бұрын

well I fucked the last assassin y'all brought to me so... y'all ain't even trying :(

@tubuianh8022

3 жыл бұрын

Castro died in 2015 because of old age

@dragisa2015

3 жыл бұрын

@@tubuianh8022 yeah i know but i mean cia ask castro why is he still alive after assinations.

@Highasamf

3 жыл бұрын

@@tubuianh8022 actually he died in 2016 at the age of 90

@gerardrbain1972

3 жыл бұрын

Many people in the Caribbean believe Castro had a protection spell placed on him by a Santeria priest and that's why he survived all those assassination attempts.

it seeks like a huge omission to not at least mention the missiles the us had in turkey, which largely informed the soviet strategy of moving nuclear missiles to cuba

@irrelevantcheese8623

25 күн бұрын

Because it’s from the Cubans perspective and they wouldn’t care about that

I love these videos. Great animations, writing, and always on point with so much information and facts. Can't wait for more!

KZread whenever a historian posts a video: “hold up lemme grab my demonetization gun.”

@michaeltnk1135

3 жыл бұрын

It’s only war related topics

@cdlemmithereal2997

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltnk1135 most important history is war

@Wolf_3125

3 жыл бұрын

KZread is run by commies

@cookiecraze1310

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolf_3125 ah yes, commies demonetizasing a video that is showing the pro communist side of a battle.

@Jadanbr

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolf_3125 ah yes, commies with private property, makes total sense

One thing to add: the USA *STILL* has embargos on cuba

@ScudForEver

3 жыл бұрын

is not an embargo, it's a blockage and it's considered ilegal by international law in times of peace.

@souvikrc4499

3 жыл бұрын

We still have an embargo because of domestic politics, which is frankly idiotic and counterproductive.

@ScudForEver

3 жыл бұрын

@@souvikrc4499 I understand your point. But that doesn't justify EE.UU. being an asshole to every other nation that don't want to suck their balls.

@ColdHighway7

3 жыл бұрын

Recently a US Senator introduced a bill to end the embargo but who knows if it will get anywhere

@1homelander179

3 жыл бұрын

@@ColdHighway7 considering that even Obama sad that guantanamo bay will be closed and it didn't happened, i doubt that.

Incredible content man, honestly I think it's the best on KZread. Bringing it to a whole new level.

I thought I already have sufficient knowledge about the Cuban Missile crisis. Never have I though that I have been looking through the lenses of the superpowers all along. Finally a Cuban perspective of the crisis named after them who - had everything turned to worse - have the most to lose. Thanks

@jamesrowlands8971

Жыл бұрын

How was this a Cuban perspective? He repeated American lies about the Cuban revolution.

@sobaye9329

Жыл бұрын

Thats good to hear! Even then, this vid is still heavily biased, its hard to understate how brutal amerian imperialism truly was and still is. I recommend you look into more leftist and communist leaning sources (even though you may not agree with these ideologies). The truth lies somewhere in the middle and by getting biased sources from both sides, you can start to get a better idea of what actually happened throughout history.

@skyisreallyhigh3333

Жыл бұрын

This is propaganda and isn't from the perspective of Cubans

@jondoe5937

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesrowlands8971 What's the truth then?

@jamesrowlands8971

Жыл бұрын

@@jondoe5937 a not so bad documentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis is the Blowback podcast, if you're legitimately interested in educating yourself. They specifically chose to ask Cubans about the subject.

I feel it's worth mentioning the name of Russian Navy captain - Valentin Savitsky. He played a crucial part during the Missile Crisis. Let me just quote: "Vasili Arkhipov, second captain of the B-59 and commodore of the entire Cuban submarine flotilla. Witness accounts report that Arkhipov single-handedly stonewalled the nuclear torpedo launch, convincing Savitsky to surface and await further orders from Moscow." We were so terribly close to a nuclear holocaust ... so close that it's hard to imagine the world we have today is thanks to such rarely named heroes.

@seandeshields6759

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. No one knows the names of these two men! Who truly SAVED the world.

@agentepolaris4914

3 жыл бұрын

True Heroes

@orkhepaj

3 жыл бұрын

all thx to some commies

@khepasomaster7953

3 жыл бұрын

@@orkhepaj but they are still people at the end...

@jhonfamo8412

3 жыл бұрын

@@khepasomaster7953 yeah they are. Communism only arose because of imperialism. When the pendulum swings two in favor of one it eventually swings in favor of its opposite. It's not like they did it because it was a bad thing they did it because it was their only hope for the working class. Now time will tell whether that will work or not. But here in the states we are convinced that it's a one-man band winner-take-all money is God.. all while many believe in Christianity and just keep believing everybody else's bad guys

"The soviet play us like a damn fiddle!" Fiddlel Castro

@MiamiVice.

3 жыл бұрын

Those of us in the know appreciate this comment.

@cigarsalute

2 жыл бұрын

Miller?

@kahel5820

2 жыл бұрын

Later: U2 incident USA: suprised pikachu face

I really like how he shows the opposing viewpoint that we aren't always taught. The winner of war dictates how history is written

Have loved your older videos. I love the newer( at least new to me) video style. I am a fan of history & a bigger fan of your channel. Keep up the good work!!!

The Cuban Missile Crisis is without a doubt the most insane story in world history that no fictional story can even compete.

@csm5040

3 жыл бұрын

Stanislav Petrov: Lemme tell you a little story kid...

@guywithabatpic

3 жыл бұрын

Not even close. Many real life stories top the Cuban Missile Crisis. Just look into Joseph Beyrle

@csm5040

3 жыл бұрын

@@guywithabatpic The guys from the sub?

@khepasomaster7953

3 жыл бұрын

@@csm5040 also, Vasily Archipov

@guywithabatpic

3 жыл бұрын

@@csm5040 no, you're talking about someone else. I'm talking about this mad lady. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Beyrle

In Soviet Russia it was probably called the "Turkish Missile Crisis"

@khanofkhans2901

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't.

@schusterlehrling

2 жыл бұрын

Carribean crisis. The covered - up military set-up was reknown as Operation Anadyr.

@Peter_Kropotkin

2 жыл бұрын

Based

@RealD8

2 жыл бұрын

Is it called Russian roulette in Russia? Lol

@chickenpuddingstudio4730

2 жыл бұрын

@@khanofkhans2901 it's a joke

This channel is so good that I have work in one hour and I've been watching it all night. Your work is amazing mate. Keep it up comrade.

This is exceptional. The quality is unmatched. Subscribed.

Can't express how much I love the Armchair Historian map style

@Nietabs

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@senvexgamer5063

3 жыл бұрын

This dude is just super creative

@itsblitz4437

3 жыл бұрын

His historical experience and animations are amazing.

@justincholos.balisang6884

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Hearts of Iron.

@glassbottlemenacesyou8323

3 жыл бұрын

Sussus amongus

7:10 ''Nickky Khrushbae

@Seele-2015

3 жыл бұрын

New phone who dis?

@glassbottlemenacesyou8323

3 жыл бұрын

UwU

This sounds more like it's from the US and ussr perspective than the Cuban perspective.

Thank you for making a video about such a polarising subject.

Here in Mexico my college professor told us a story about the Cuban Missile Crisis, back in the sixties a group of hard-line communists gathered at my university where they were preparing to go on an expedition to assist Cuba in the event of a U.S. Invasion. Their plan was to sail from Yucatan but they never made it because they were stopped by the Mexican Navy.

@comrade4309

3 жыл бұрын

That is interesting as hell. Got any papers about this? I would like to read about it.

@justanotherguy7984

2 жыл бұрын

Thank god if we were to be involved who knows what would've happened

@capncake8837

2 жыл бұрын

@@justanotherguy7984 Mexican-American War 2.0, this time even worse due to better tech.

@munchenonyou3774

2 жыл бұрын

Atleast they actually went. College students nowadays would never

@ThZuao

2 жыл бұрын

Shpuld have let them go. Less communist trash to worry about.

The only way a mans mind can grow is if it opens up and hears all sides of a story

@Antonio-uc7vn

3 жыл бұрын

He didn’t tell you about the interference of “mutants” in Cuban crisis .. Theory ... It got leaked in 1967 via a whistleblower from the navy . After so many days ...the media which reported the leak .. Clarified it has “hoax” The whistleblower says that the mutants are the only reason behind the Cuban missile crisis !

@StormFox_1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Antonio-uc7vn Eyyy x-men.

@mafiousbj

3 жыл бұрын

Tell that to Che Guevara...he would rather see the world burn than to give up his "revolution" ^^

@RonaldReaganRocks1

3 жыл бұрын

This is kind of KGB propaganda. Socialism doesn't work, and Castro's revolution has led Cuba into grinding poverty. By 2021, the average income in Cuba is less than $10,000, while the average income in America is over $50,0000. Poor people have done WAY better under America's capitalism than they have done under Castro's socialism. Cubans would have done FAR better aligning with America than the USSR. All of this led us to the brink of Cuba threatening to lead us into a Third World War that would have been nuclear. So, yeah, the CIA was right and the KGB was wrong.

@Antonio-uc7vn

3 жыл бұрын

@@StormFox_1 as a 30 year old American mutant genetic expert in 1960s I remember everything ... Me and my colleagues were all pro mutant .. We believed in equal rights and freedom for the Mutants We were against against government plans to develop a anti mutant serum ... In 2000s We protested for several months

Excellent documentary! Many thanks Griffin!

Great animations, love the world map visuals.

Τhose thumbnails are so f*cking gold 🤣🤣🤣

@officerfriendly1230

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better.

@takashi.mizuiro

3 жыл бұрын

ye

@crusader2896

3 жыл бұрын

@समीर कुमार Sameer Kumar No crusaderism

@theggfloupin4084

3 жыл бұрын

you can actually vote on them on their discord server

@p_4225

3 жыл бұрын

@समीर कुमार Sameer Kumar long live socialism

Fidel Castro: If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal! Josip Broz Tito: **yawning**

@u.m.rcentral868

3 жыл бұрын

Tito nearly didit even survive as many as did castro tho

@europauniversalis1860

3 жыл бұрын

Castro actually survived 638 assasinations attempts which is much more than Tito's 22

@Imnotsmg4bob

3 жыл бұрын

@@europauniversalis1860 But Tito survived the one man nobody could escape from once they were marked for death. Stalin killed any opposition he had in the past and I'm pretty sure nobody survived his assassinations except for Tito.

@garmenlin5990

3 жыл бұрын

@Mifthahul Fikri You sure Lee Harvey Oswald wasn't sent by Castro? 😉

@dillonblair6491

3 жыл бұрын

Castros number is also inflated because it includes assassination plans that were never actually carried carried out

Wow. I really respect you covering conflicts from a perspective other than the western one. I wish more people would do this.

I rarely lol at things in videos, but seeing the guys in military fatigues doing the Hopak in the middle of the Cuban jungle with a spy recording the activity on his notepad got an audible laugh out of me!! 😂

Cubans: Shoot down a American plane spying on them clearly from the sky USA and many other countries: *SHOCKED PILACHU FACE*

@trueppp

3 жыл бұрын

It was more: How TF did you shoot it down than Why did you do that

@wile123456

3 жыл бұрын

Imperialist countries when smaller countries refused to be bullied

@BifronsCandle

3 жыл бұрын

@@wile123456 Um, that’s terrorism, sweaty. Let the bigger countries bring “democracy” to you.

@atakinpowa

3 жыл бұрын

Pilachu

@Leo-ip3yx

3 жыл бұрын

@@BifronsCandle How do you know if he is sweaty bro

JFK: Phew! Let's hope that's the biggest crisis of my presidency.

@ScudForEver

3 жыл бұрын

you comment makes me feel someting like an headcache somehow.

@ozhozz

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScudForEver its not

@The_-_-

3 жыл бұрын

Eyy oversimplified gang

@p_4225

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScudForEver I don’t get why you can’t just understand a joke. It really *blows my mind*.....

@gravity4433

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, uncool

I have watched your guys videos for so long, and I always thought I was subscribed. Looked down and was surprised I wasn't. Well you just gained another subscription!

Halfway around the world we always support our Cuban brothers. Fight hard, brother country Cuba ❤️🇻🇳

US: flies spy plane over Cuba Cuba: shoots it down US: *suprised pikachu face*

@jessewood3196

3 жыл бұрын

My spy plane was just on its way to church! How dare you shoot it down.

@wide2210

3 жыл бұрын

Its just a naughty meteorologist! Who has a gun and a camera ? And is in a high tech plane with radio to military bases and guns hehe

@s1mtl2mm98

3 жыл бұрын

@@wide2210 A nuaghty high-altitude weather enthusiast but maybe I've.. _oversimplified_ it

@kratosshit4100

3 жыл бұрын

Huh .weird. I thought I saw these exact comment like four times already. What a coincidence

@seanbrummfield448

2 жыл бұрын

Cuba Realizes the US still has a blokade on them and people are starving: Surprised Pikachu face.

Ah that cuban cigar in the thumbnail makes this video even better.

Wow! the attention to detail. Notice the nervous hand of Castro at 18:31.

I love the seriousness of the content, it’s funny but informative 😂😊

Castro: “if surviving assassination attempts were an olympics, I would win the golden medal” Tito: are you sure about that?

@nope6908

3 жыл бұрын

Who?

@matts3425

3 жыл бұрын

hmmm...Hazriel Matty said the same thing. Fidel Castro: If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal! Josip Broz Tito: *yawning*

@kgw72

3 жыл бұрын

Well, Castro outlived Tito, so... he won by default?

@Sefsavah

3 жыл бұрын

@@kgw72 Cia had 500 attempts on Castro

@slavic_viking9638

2 жыл бұрын

Castro would still win over Tito

19:21 damn, castro became so angry that his animation burned to a crisp

@jonathanmckarlison1203

3 жыл бұрын

Castro when he can't get dog size cow

@gnas1897

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanmckarlison1203 Castro when his too much dairy producing cow dies

19:22 oh my god my sides 😂 that animation is hilarious.

Thanks for updating the description to give more adequate background, that it was actually a counter-balancing act well within their rights, and that the US was both the nuclear escalator and the aggressor in this confrontation (the blockade being an act of war). That fundamental background tends to be totally omitted or overlooked in American education/indoctrination on the topic…

@nehankaranch2149

2 жыл бұрын

armchair makes good videos but he puts to much opinions in them

When major powers compete its the small nations that suffer

@bigsoap186

2 жыл бұрын

except in this case the world powers did the best thing for the people of cuba. avoiding a war that would have wiped all of them from the face of the earth

@nelsonzambrano5788

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigsoap186 small correction (and I agree) "would've wiped all of US from the face of the Earth" (yup all of humanity)

@agedmagister4562

2 жыл бұрын

if you've got only one major power, and he doesn't like you, it will more than just a suffer. Be sure.

@cumunist2120

2 жыл бұрын

@@nelsonzambrano5788 the us Russia and most likely Europe and maybe China and wherever the radioactive wind blows

Last time i was this early, the soviet union asked to join NATO..

@alexandersmorczewski5860

3 жыл бұрын

And failed because NATO was really a "Russia is scary" club.

@jordandino417

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexandersmorczewski5860 And the Warsaw Pact was a “America is scary” club.

@karaluv_ravenovich

Жыл бұрын

@@jordandino417 it was an answer to Nato... The same as rockets in Cuba were answer to rickets in turkey

I always love these videos from you guys. I don’t mean it negatively, but as much as I appreciate the research and effort you put into these, a lot of your videos are things I’m already aware of. So to get these videos that change the context to the side less talked about gives me a fresh and interesting perspective of familiar history. Thank you very much for these :)

I love the quality, great narration, and you did a great job in showing actual perspective.

@kaliningradtoczechrepublic8162

Жыл бұрын

he didnt show the „actual“ perspectice but the cuban perspective…

JFK every couple months of his time in office: *heavy world ending sweating*

@tasa3854

3 жыл бұрын

and then his world ended in a car

@fiendish9474

3 жыл бұрын

phew! let's hope that's the biggest crisis of my presidency!

@SOULAANI_

3 жыл бұрын

Man ik it had to be stressful literally at any minute they could potentially end all of humanity with the push of a button.

@phantom66games45

3 жыл бұрын

@@fiendish9474 a man of culture I see

The voices and perspectives like those of the Cuba in '62 are often ignored by Western historiagraphy. Kudos to this channel for giving a platform to the subaltern.

@miguelrodriguezcimino1674

3 жыл бұрын

I agree that's important to hear all voices and all sides of the history. Sadly, I'm not sure how much of the cuban side this video represents; you got the opinion of a few cuban expats living in the US, but that's it. I realize that because Cuba is still pretty much isolated, and there is still suppression of anything that may or may not be dissent, having an honest and unbiased opinion from Cuba is almost imposible. I feel there is also some level of dissent supression on the capitalist world, except is more subltle. But at the very least videos like this are an attempt to promote analisys of different world views.

@mydlear4238

3 жыл бұрын

@@miguelrodriguezcimino1674 I mean if they’re isolated it’s definitely not because they want to

@mafiousbj

3 жыл бұрын

@@miguelrodriguezcimino1674 I think he made this video sincerely and in good faith with as many sources as he could get...but even if it's not North Korea, getting any neutral or non biased opinion out of Cuba itself is very hard even today!

@dentonkyle5155

3 жыл бұрын

@@miguelrodriguezcimino1674 Agreed, anyone that wants a deep dive absent of Western influence should check out season 2 of the Podcast, Blowback. They go over the history of Cuba from Neo-Colonialism to today.

@handhand212

3 жыл бұрын

@@jerankorak7997 watch bold and bakrupts cuba video and you will see how they are doing (still supportive of the communist "regime" which is really suprising, just lets see how things could go if the sanctions are lifted)

My guy!!! you’re a legend

The opening scene gave me chills. Hats of on this one to the whole crew.

You know Castro was mad when he said: "I'll politely refuse to translate." :D

@ShinigamiInuyasha777

3 жыл бұрын

The man is the living proof that plot armor is real

@strikeforce1500

3 жыл бұрын

I want that script. I want to translate for public service, lmao

You know you’re intense when Cold War era USA & USSR are the voices of calm and poise lol

@MrOzzification

3 жыл бұрын

It puts into perspective how fiery & deeply committed people were to fighting off imperialism. Remember during those times, it was a widely held attitude to view anyone brown-skinned or non-white as non-human. And that was a belief that went unchallenged for several centuries.

@Volnas97

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, worse was only Suez crisis, where USA and USSR had the same opinion and both pressured Britain and France to stop fighting.

@quark_E

2 жыл бұрын

To call this vid "from the Cuban perspective" w/ it's cherry picked quotes presented w/o context and when most cubans actually supported the revolution is such a joke.

@quark_E

2 жыл бұрын

@Joseph Tarkington He didn't have to outright say it. He painted the cuban ppl as fearful masses at the mercy of their irrational leader obsessed with nuclear annihilation.

@kitkat47chrysalis95

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrOzzification it is a shame that it has become reverse now

Ah never seen this done before which is very telling!! But I’ve always felt that this is SO important for the sake of humanity history should always be taught addressing multiple perspectives otherwise is simply just deceptive 🙌🏽incredible video tysm for sharing 💖

Some time ago I asked my Grandmother if she had ever heard about the Cuban Missile Crisis or The Bay of Pigs Invasion and the answer was no to both. She was amazed, but not surprised that she hadn't heard about it all this time.

"Well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions." --The USA

@GuinessOriginal

3 жыл бұрын

The Vietcong, sassan,, al queda, isis...all funded trained and armed by the U.S.

@jackthorton10

3 жыл бұрын

Go to your bed a sleep in if fellow citizen.

@strikeforce1500

3 жыл бұрын

@@GuinessOriginal USA: This damm terrorist. Hey, you! Other extremist group, let's make a deal that will totally not backfire in a few years. And kill more civilians, more!

@pyencdocde5716

2 жыл бұрын

@@strikeforce1500 If there's one thing the USA is undoubtedly the best is, further destabilizing a region more than what was thought possible

@rosiebook5207

2 жыл бұрын

Not just the usa, The whole world is legit doing this right now on climate change.

The fact this comes while i’m learning about the Cold War

@peepeepoopooman1953

3 жыл бұрын

Have you had a grilled cheese sandwich?

@ihavetowait90daystochangem67

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you, I just got done leaning about Cuba and my test had already happened as well

@liamkramer2836

3 жыл бұрын

ha! Ive already taken the test!

@Nietabs

3 жыл бұрын

@keepitreal like china No. Lactose tolerant

@handhand212

3 жыл бұрын

pls learn about the other side dont let them just teach you about the american prespective east germany was more german then west germany.

Now do it from the missile’s perspective

I'm from the UK and I studied the Cuban Missile Crisis when I was in secondary school (British high school). Of course, we only studied the perspectives of the two superpowers (America and the Soviet Union) with very little attention directed to the Cuban's side of the story. I'm glad this channel doesn't simplify history and always tells both sides of certain conflicts

Dude, that animation with the flag at 14:41 was terrifying but also artistically astounding. Congratulations to whoever designed that one. Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you friends. :)

@glassbottlemenacesyou8323

3 жыл бұрын

Sussus amongus

@G59forlife.

2 жыл бұрын

@@glassbottlemenacesyou8323 Für Deutschland

@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa1261

2 жыл бұрын

@@glassbottlemenacesyou8323 hahahaha so funny!!! You’re so funny!!!

Why was it so outrageous when the USSR placed Nuclear Missiles on America's border, but not ridiculous when the U.S did the same thing on the Turkish border of Russia and in Italy 3 years earlier? Not mentioning this fact is a pretty glaring omition considering that part of the Soviets agreement to take the missiles out of Cuba was for the U.S to take missiles out of Turkey

@TheArmchairHistorian

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Alek, we definitely hear your criticism about omitting this information. I left a comment in the description of the video and in the pinned comment that reads as follows: "**We do want to make clear that one of the primary reasons for missiles being placed in Cuba was retaliation for the United States planting missiles in Turkey to threaten the Soviet Union... This information was omitted from the video mainly because we wanted to focus solely on the Cuban people and Cuban politics and we felt that if we ventured too far into the overall geopolitical situation of the Cold War as a whole we would lose focus with the "Cuban Perspective." Still, it's worth noting that it was not the Soviets who escalated first, but the Americans in the context of missile installations."

@lucabralia5125

3 жыл бұрын

You could also say that before that, the soviets were threatening Europe with their rockets, so...

@alekm5201

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucabralia5125 Having Missiles positioned 5000 miles away from your country at another country is a little different than having missiles inside your own country

@lucabralia5125

3 жыл бұрын

@@alekm5201 Sorry, but I don't think Turkey and Italy are "Inside the soviet union" and what the hell do you mean "5000" miles that's the distance from Spain to Siberia...

@lucabralia5125

3 жыл бұрын

@@alekm5201 The soviets had nuclear rockets really close to the iron curtain

17:18 I like the symbolism or whatever it’s called

Outstanding presentation

19:21 When you become so angry you drop to 3 framers per second.

Considering that Castro lived into the 21rst century and survived numerous plots on his life, while Kennedy was shot not long after the crisis and Khrushchev got a a Heart Attack in 1971, I'm genuinely believing that Castro has the luck of the devil. (Edit: Jeez guys stop arguing in the comments it's just supposed to be a funny remark)

@fromulus

3 жыл бұрын

Why the devil? Is there something more evil about him than jfk, the guy signing off on the assassinations of Castro?

@rgm-96xjesta31

3 жыл бұрын

@@fromulus luck of the devil is just a saying.

@danielforeroc

3 жыл бұрын

@@rgm-96xjesta31 Is a caribbean saying, isn't it? I think I've heard it before, "ese hombre tiene la suerte del diablo".

@lmcguiness5476

3 жыл бұрын

@@fromulus so you don't care that JFK was assassinated?

@connorh2215

3 жыл бұрын

@@fromulus no one is excusing JFK’s actions

What a scary time....gives me the goosebumps..

This feels familiar now...fcking USA/NATO.

As someone who was born and studied until 9th grade in Cuba before migrating, we really weren't taught any of these topics in much detail, most of the history we were thaught was centered in the independence war against Spain basically from 1810 to 1898 and important characters of that era for Cuban history like Jose Martí, Maximo Gómez, everything before and after that was taught in a pretty rushed way, with only some extra focus on the revolutionary war.

@Nietabs

3 жыл бұрын

Nurse in retirement: that's nice Mr. Eren

@NautilusSSN571

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nietabs Good to see a fellow hobo Eren enjoyer

@khepasomaster7953

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pituqat ok?

@IslandSauce

3 жыл бұрын

You know, I actually love reading up on Jose Marti, another cool figure is Antonio Maceo. I think its an especially interesting time in Cuban history.

@Preaplanes

3 жыл бұрын

Do they mention it was technically American territory for 4 years?

The depiction of Castro rage was fucking hilarious.

@MetalMusicMatt1

3 жыл бұрын

Downfall Hitler: "Am I a joke to you?"

@Wolf-wc1js

3 жыл бұрын

@@MetalMusicMatt1 Das war ein Befehl! Der Angriff Steiner war ein Befehl!

@johnkronz7562

3 жыл бұрын

And probably fictional

@ethanramos4441

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnkronz7562 No it ain’t mate these were legit real

Am born and rise Cuban, wow you went right at all, love your channel and way you make it… congratulations!!!!

Castro trashing his office made me laugh like hell. Great animations!

Here in Puerto Rico, the amount of aircraft launched during exercises from the Bases of Ramey, Isla Grande and Roosevelt Roads increased significantly during the crisis and was noted especially by those who lived near these bases

If only Fidel had met Ho Chi Minh, they would’ve had a blast.

@giaopx

3 жыл бұрын

it would be a massive argument. ho chi minh fought for Vietnam independent, he only wanted peace, he even send a letter to Truman saying vietnam and the USA should befriend. Fidel wanted to destroy the US and fought for world revolution.

@empollonamericano328

3 жыл бұрын

Not at all communists agree on certain things, like the guy above me for pointing it out

@ShinigamiInuyasha777

3 жыл бұрын

@@giaopx Well Vietnam had a history before being dominated by the french. While most of latin america has been the prey of the US for most of our histoty. Dont blame us on feel resented...

@handhand212

3 жыл бұрын

@@l_W7 not for a good cause they didnt send supplies to help vietnam get their independence they did it so they could win against japan, they later on gave indochina back to france and then they fought for their right only to get split in half by the americans who by this time betrayed them 2 times

@Wolf-wc1js

3 жыл бұрын

@@giaopx yup because even the Armchair Historian explained in the video he did on Vietnam from their POV that the Vietnamese saw the American War as not a struggle to live under communism but another war of liberation to be free from another foreign power. They beat the Japanese, then the French, then the Americans, and then the Chinese.

That was great. Thank you.

I would have liked more to be said about the American missiles that the USA removed from Turkey that were targeting the USSR in exchange for removing Russian missiles from Cuba. That's something Americans rarely talk about.

@macondogamboa9981

Жыл бұрын

@@DoomGuy69420 Indeed, but in the video little is said about it.

Communists: “I hate capitalism” Capitalists: “I hate communism” me: “I hate youtubes censorship”

@imlivingunderyourbed7845

3 жыл бұрын

The youtubers' revolution will sieze the means of monetization one day, comrade

@tubuianh8022

3 жыл бұрын

Hold on, KZread is capitalist

@Rhaenyssupporter

3 жыл бұрын

@@tubuianh8022 you know what? im something of a communist revolutionary myself

@ira233

3 жыл бұрын

Which is capitalist

@Preaplanes

3 жыл бұрын

Let me know when we see 200,000,000 people dead by capitalist purges of dissidents lol

Always good to know both sides of the story.

I love the animations and the music

I’ve gotta say, I’ve always hated the part of US history where the government decided that it would be a wonderful idea to enforce monopolies by force of arms in banana republics. I’m moderately surprised we learn about it in school, but also happy that we do, since maybe, just maybe, one day we can learn that overthrowing governments and installing dictators isn’t how you solve issues you created :)

@BuiltSimilarG

3 жыл бұрын

I do love the word Banana Republic though

@bradlozano2571

3 жыл бұрын

@@BuiltSimilarG My wife is from Honduras and i told her about how the US in past used the term Banana Rep refering to Latin America....Lets say Latin people dont take that as a compliment...

@BuiltSimilarG

3 жыл бұрын

@@bradlozano2571 it's a funny word

@MisterNineEleven

3 жыл бұрын

@@huutruong167 No it's not, not even close.

@ungusbungus2486

3 жыл бұрын

@@BuiltSimilarG same

As a Cuban I loved this episode, thanks for explaining it so well.

@Antonio-uc7vn

3 жыл бұрын

He didn’t explain about the major role of Mutants

@am1017

3 жыл бұрын

Cuban immigrant or you live in Cuba?

@camarogovroom1368

3 жыл бұрын

@@am1017 is that a question?

@camarogovroom1368

3 жыл бұрын

@@am1017 there’s no way ur being serious

@am1017

3 жыл бұрын

@@camarogovroom1368 bc of how he has internet. Cuba has internet?

Thanks for that. I always knew about the Cuban missile crisis but never heard the story.👌

I love Cuba, the country that helped us a lot in the wars. and now the battle with Covid. The more I learn about Cuba, the more I appreciate this relationship. Their beloved president, Fidel Castro once said, “For Vietnam, we are ready to sacrifice even our blood.” I look forward to one day visiting Cuba, a country half a world away from us. Love from Vietnam 🇻🇳🇨🇺

@engelsteinberg593

2 жыл бұрын

Cuba actually is helping the Chinese v1rus to spread and kill.

@CrayonEater255

2 жыл бұрын

Cubans despite Castro and socialism

@mixtapemania6769

11 ай бұрын

@@CrayonEater255 *Miami Cubans

@archdelic

11 ай бұрын

@@CrayonEater255 for sure, also they LOVE the criminal embargo made by some ''angel'' called U.S.A

@Flompi801

10 ай бұрын

​@@mixtapemania6769 We all do

The starting scene really hit home. My cousin is currently in basic training in the Cuban military, and his uniform looks exactly the same as the young last survivor. My grandfather also is an ex-Cuban Army General. He told my Mother to never let me join the army if I was ever going to, I wonder what he saw during service.

@mcgeethetree3858

3 жыл бұрын

That's really interesting, do you know whether he was involved in Angola, Ethiopia or anywhere else where lots of Cubans served? If so I definitely understand why he wouldn't want you joining!

@garfd

3 жыл бұрын

@@mcgeethetree3858 I asked my Mother, and I got something wrong. He wasn't a General, he was a Colonel. But I just learned that he served in Angola.

@mcgeethetree3858

3 жыл бұрын

@@garfd that's amazing you should find out more, I learned a lot from my own family's wartime stories from my parents as my grandparents never spoke about it either.

@Y-Cubalibre

3 жыл бұрын

@@garfd very sad that Fidel Castro sent so many cubans to fight and die in foregin wars that had nothing to do with Cuba.

@garfd

3 жыл бұрын

@@Y-Cubalibre Fidel Castro's entire reign could be summed up as very sad.