I'm finally back. This is by far the biggest video I've ever made. Let me know if you like it, agree, and what your favorite part was.

@benjaminwainer5358

5 жыл бұрын

1. I had a Trump ad before the video, unexpected 2. It’s not a parody, live action, or about America, what an anomaly 3. LOVE IT

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

1. oh boy 2. throwing curveballs 3. thanks

@dinidusamaranayake3266

5 жыл бұрын

This video is really good. Hope I can also watch it in class. This channel is underrated

@iammrbeat

5 жыл бұрын

ALL OF IT

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Then share it around until it's overrated.

It’s kind of hard to blame Bismarck for the foreign policy of Wilhelm II of 24 years after Bismarck was out of power. An unified Germany or not, Europe still would’ve had to deal with Wilhelm II

@ResidentEyebrowAppreciator

10 ай бұрын

Yea I agree. Bismark was more responsible for the French's hatred for Germany than the actual war

@thanhhoangnguyen4754

9 ай бұрын

⁠@@ResidentEyebrowAppreciator But it was also his fault that the Russian broke off the alliance with Germany. Years of spending isolating France from any power. When the Russian come to ask for the payment which was the dominant influence in the Balkan. He said No. Then it happen again but this time Austria annexed Bosnia and make the Serb fight Bulgaria in a little war which caused the Russian broke up the relation again.

@thanhhoangnguyen4754

9 ай бұрын

@@ResidentEyebrowAppreciator How Bismarck think he could hold Austria and Russia together is beyond me. Especially they just keep eyeing on the Balkan. In a way France will definitely have a alliance with Russia later on Ahh even the one of the greatest politicians at that time like him can’t even see the Balkan action.

@here_we_go_again2571

Ай бұрын

@@ResidentEyebrowAppreciator Wilhelm II's one-upmanship, bragging and antagonism of the British people, the Royal Navy as well as the (soon to be) House of Windsor did not lend Britain to desperately want to mediate between Russia and Austria Or to influence France to attempt to diffuse the situation. Britain and France probably thought that Russia with it's superior manpower could defeat Austria, and give Germany pause.

Napoleon III was not Napoleon's grandson. He was Napoleon's nephew. Napoleon II was Napoleon's son, who only ruled France for two weeks.

@iamza.

8 ай бұрын

I immediately paused the video at that point to check out the comments.

Mr.Bett's: *"Plays Take Me Out"* Me: *Ahh, I see your a man of culture aswell..*

@omegaman9298

3 жыл бұрын

its a joke the archeduke playing take me out he gets taken out

@perunproductions9126

3 жыл бұрын

@@omegaman9298 No, the joke is just that the Archduke is listening to a song named after him, the band that made that song is called "Franz Ferdinand"

Also, how Otto von Bismarck started WWII. Another masterpiece. This was so good. And glad I could lend my awful Austrian accent. :)

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

If yours were awful, mine were atrocious

@kevinli1438

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know with you guys, the accent sounded AUTHENTIC to me

7:32 I don’t know if you realized this but you called Napoleon iii Napoleon Bonapartes grandson, when he was Napoleons nephew

Ahahahah, slipped in the song Take me Out by the band Franz Ferdinand. Nice

@virtualhistory360

5 жыл бұрын

Nice catch!

Learned a lot from this, great job! (By the way, if you need someone to speak German, I'm always free to do so)

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Is it obvious that I'm not a native speaker?

@mikeor-

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBettsClass Ja, und du is nicht bose also. Mein Deutsche ist nicht gut, eiben bosen dan deiner.

France: I have an army. Prussia: We have a Moltke.

I love your showmanship. II would like to see you address the Ancient History topics again.

Franz Ferdinand had a younger brother named Archduke Otto. Otto predeceased Ferdinand by eight years, dying of syphilis in 1906. After Franz Ferdinand was killed, his brother's son, Karl, became the new heir to the Austro-Hungarian Throne. When Emperor Franz Joseph died in 1916, Karl became the last Emperor of Austria-Hungary. After the Empire fell in 1918, Karl was exiled to Switzerland before forcibly being transported to the island of Madeira in 1921. He died of Spanish Flu the next year. His son, Otto von Habsburg, was the last Crown Prince of Austria, and the head of the House of Habsburg until his death in 2011. The current head of the House of Habsburg is Otto's son, Karl von Habsburg.

@js_guyman

Жыл бұрын

So in essence, Karl is the current head of the fallen Roman Empire

@mikeor-

Жыл бұрын

@@js_guyman Karl is the current pretender to the Austrian Throne, but that does not make him the current head of the fallen Roman Empire. If you mean the Holy Roman Empire, then that could be a possibility, but that completely falls apart because Latin was never spoken in the HRE, so the name is little more than a joke.

I love these types of videos! Keep up the good work!

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Will do

@S0ulSUrviv0R713

Жыл бұрын

I concur!

Imagine blaming Bismarck for a conflict that occurs 14-15 years after his death and 2-3 decades after Wilhelm II gets rid of him as Chancellor. Decent summary of the events during Bismarck unifying Germany, but you’re blaming the wrong guy.

@ralphbernhard1757

3 жыл бұрын

Bismarck wanted to unhinge London's system of "balancing out" the remaining 4 continental European powers... www.britannica.com/topic/balance-of-power ...with and alternative alliance in Central and Eastern Europe (Eurasia) which had existed since 1815... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_of_Europe A tricky attempt, since relations between Berlin-Vienna, and Berlin-St Petersburg were good, but relations between Vienna and St Petersburg sucked... Wilhelm wanted to end the grip London had over war or peace on the continent, and one which would always result in Central Europe (which incl. Germany) taking the brunt of damage or losses in case of wars, with and alternative scenario. A NWO based on an alliance between London and Berlin, which already had good historical and traditional relations. His attempts to nudge London out of their comfort zone failed.

Impressive on it's own, watching the process on Patreon and Instagram makes me appreciate this even more. Excellent work sir.

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

One of the heroes I spoke of. Thanks. It definitely was a process but I'm glad you like it. Now to make some smaller projects.

This is AMAZING! My class watches your vids almost every day

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I know this is a little different.

I'm learning about this in class, I should show my teacher this ^^

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

definitely should

@ambcrlynn

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrBettsClass lol, btw I like the video! it's funny xD

"Probably the Balkans." - Otto von Bismarck

Yay!! I have been waiting for this!

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

You and me both.

You are amazing! That was one of the most entertaining history lessons I have ever experienced!

REEE. i am actually doing otto von bismarck as my project so now i know more information of him

I'm French, and it was GREAT from start to finish (the German Salad Fruit had me lmao ;) I'll watch it again for sure ! Nice job dude ! Hope you are fine where you are. Take care of your history this november guys :s Bisous ;)

Finnaly! Been waiting for a while!

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Me too.

I love this, this is incredible, well done

Great! It was awesome watching the scenes I saw you color in the video.

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Live stream crew

Loved this! I’m currently doing Germany from 1871-1929 for AS/A Level, so this is a really helpful video

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing

1. I just must say, this video was one of the best I have ever seen. Made me laugh, it learnt me something new (about the assasination in Sarajevo) and the drawing had great quality. 2. I also loved how Mr. Beat appeared. I thought it was his voice, but wasn't totally sure before you said it. 3. I wouldn't say Bismarck's unification led to the great war thoe. Basically to sumarize his policies form 1871-1890 was to build up Germany domestically and to geopolitical isolate France. The ''Dreikaiserverbund'' only ended when Bismarck wasn't there to advocate for it to be extended. I mean, if he had stayed in power a few more years (until he died) it could have been enough for Tsar Nikolai II to not ally with France. And Bismarck would probably try to lowering, if not completely stop, the naval arms race with England. Not wanting them to seek closer ties with France and not seeing a reason for Germany, with litterary 7 basically useless and resourceless colonies, having to have one of the greates navies in the world. But then again, you say that it's the unification of Germany that in the long run led to the great war, not Bismarck's policies. With this I do agree. The formation of Germany really shifted the power vacuum of Europe, and made a new war with even larger scales then the Napoleonic wars more plausible, but I wouldn't say inevitable. I could see Europe remaining peaceful for another century tbh. But then again there are other factors to take into account. Russia's great expansion to the east was also something to worry about. So was the USA and its increasing powers. The sick men of Europe, Austria-HUngary and the ottoman empire, and the russian bear becoming more and more imperialistic and hostile. And we have China too, which could also easily start an european war from Asia, with sidening with Germany. But yeah, the german unification was a major factor to the great war.

@thebabylonian109

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. If we go with the hypothesis that the establishment of a German nation in some form was seen as inevitable by the 1840-50s, it could even be argued that Bismarck actively prevented WWI from starting 40 years sooner than it did. In the end he had too much faith in the Prussians monarchy, faith that was betrayed by Wilhelm II.

Thank you for that insight, Mr. Betts.

Hey mr.betts ur the best I love history and ur channel is the best go to for history love ur vids

I love history but it can be boring sometimes. When i watch your videos which have a good amount of comedic elements in it I can learn even more so thx for that and keep up the good work.

3:47 he has done his part!

These videos deserve so many more views!!!

@MrBettsClass

2 жыл бұрын

If you like this, check out my other channel Drawn of History

And the voice acting made me laugh great work

You're the best youtuber ever

This is hilarious. Just wish I could use it in class.

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

High school? Go for it. Middle school, go for it anyway. Teaching math? This is better.

@DerDarthenFritzster

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrBettsClass middle school special ed history. I think the OvB stuff would go right over their heads. Not to mention the first and second World Wars don't really get a lot of coverage in Texas until high school.

Great job

That skin tomato at the end is scarred into my mind

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

It will haunt you in your dreams.

@kevinli1438

5 жыл бұрын

Let's hope that McDonald's doesn't include that in it's Oktoberfest burger...

Bizmarkee reference for Bismarck I knew I loved this guy

Great video, awesome animation, will totally watch more of your vids as they seem real cool, but I don't agree

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. Great to see comments that can respectfully disagree but still enjoy the material.

England had already allied with France in the Crimean War. No one talks about that. I think it's pretty significant that they were so worried about Russia that they allied after centuries of being enemies and (of course, for several other reasons). Everyone makes it sound like WWI was the first time they joined forces. This is actually the main cause of my fascination with the Crimean War. It seems like a huge shift in a lot of ways (even though it was a "small" war) and nobody wants to talk about it. Anytime people DON"T want to talk about something, I get really curious.

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

I may just have to put a dive into the Crimean War onto my to-do list.

This would be great to show in a school

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Make it happen.

I watched this in social studies today and I'm watching it again because it's a great video.

Amazing!

@MrBettsClass

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Ok that was fire!!!!

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I am to blaze.

Hehe 4:37 Martin Luther I get it and I hate that I do lmao

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

It's the worst

@rhydencabael1293

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrBettsClass you sound like the roman catholic church

And thank u for serving us

Loved the list that had Kill Maryn Trant hahahaha that is too funny These videos are really well done 👍🤝

This is gonna be awesome

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Was it awesome?

@TheTrueMongol

5 жыл бұрын

Still watching it :) I love your videos and I'm probably gonna get a A+ In history because of you 😁😁😁

@TheTrueMongol

5 жыл бұрын

I justed finished it 😁 It was amazing!!! I loved the end!

@TheTrueMongol

5 жыл бұрын

My 1st favorite part is the part when Franz Ferdinand said "This is my favorite song turn it up!" My 2nd favorite part was when the european powers declared war at the end

@TheTrueMongol

5 жыл бұрын

Every time I play a game I listen to your songs!

Very nice.

Proto Drawn of History

I’m actually doing a project (major grade) on this subject. Thx for the help!

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help.

@rachaelhopkins6026

5 жыл бұрын

OMG IM LITERALLY FREAKING OUT THAT YOU RESPONDED!!! I watch u everyday afterschool.... ur the very best!

This is good! 😎

Bismarck literally warned the kaiser about the ww1 years before it happened

From Romania. Can confirm we're all vampires.

This is too good

best videos ever

Ok, this is actually really funny.

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. My favorite is when England's brain slides out its butt.

The laser background in the Archduke's picture is priceless lol 👍 You must've been an 80s child

Bismarck had a plan. Bismarck ALWAYS had a plan.

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Extra credits is great, I agree.

You're back !😆

wow I love the video and especially the part when you said to subscribe to pewdiepie lol

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

That's propaganda I can get behind.

6:02 YOU GOT WHAT I NEED BUT YOU SAY HE JUST A FRIEND

It’s here!!!

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Had to happen eventually :)

Our Social Studies teacher plays these videos to our class. You gotta keep making these.

So what's the connection between MrBetts and Drawn of History?

Sarajevo-born, I have to admit this is the best animated piece of history I've come across in a very long time! So funny and informing - there is one more guy, though, a precursor: Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (8 March 1823 - 18 February 1890), a Hungarian statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary (1867-1871) and subsequently as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (1871-1879). He made sure that Bosnia and Serbia don't unite against Austria while trying to get rid of Turkey. It's the cream on top of your 'German salad,' because Andrassy distrusted Slavic nationalist movements as a threat to his multi-ethnic empire. I know it for a fact, as I helped an American history teacher translate a book on the Bosnian uprising, 1875-1878, that never saw the light translated into English because, sadly, she couldn't find a publisher for it.

Wouldn't that mean Napoleon set the ball rolling for WW1 without him do the Germans ever have a need to unite?

I know this is an old video. But it’s kinda crazy how many people in the comments keep saying Mr. Betts is full-on blaming Bismarck for WW1 despite it occurring years after his death. 1. A person’s legacy aka decisions can leave deep repercussions, especially a political figure. Julius Caesar was never an emperor but he helped lay the foundations for the Roman Empire for instance. 2. At the end of the video, Mr. Betts straight up says he’s not blaming Germany or Bismarck for WW1, but Germany existing changed and even “set in stone” part of how a World War would play out. And Bismarck was the architect of the German Empire. So he is the reason for a major part of the puzzle.

My class like your songs

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Bismarck casually predicting Ww1

Also, Otto von Bismarck practically despised the idea of colonies, seeing them as too much hard work. He soon allowed colonies though, and the formation of a Seebataillon (literally sea battalion) which were naval infantry, and their main headquarters was at Kiel. Although Otto von Bismarck was not chancellor during ww1 due to Wilhelm I German colonies in africa and the pacific weren’t getting hardly a any support. Thanks to Lieut. colonel, soon to be Major general Paul Emil von Lettow Vorbeck, countless African and German lives were saved in German East Africa. they mainly totalled to 11,000-14,000 infantry, and beat back 300,000 British, Indian, Belgian and portugese.

Gonna be honest, there are a few mistakes. First, the Austrian empire was a yellow and black flag, Bismarck did not say “liberate Holstein” as he would need a reason to annex Holstein from Austria, and France put up a good fight by standard terms, as several early Franco-Prussian battles were French victories, and Kaiser was not German for Emperor of Germany since the kingdoms annexed by Prussia became like states in the U.S., though overall it was a great Bismarck section.

Napoleon III was Napoleon's nephew, not grandson

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

ya got me. Good ear.

Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand 😂😂nice touch

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Devil's in the details.

@kevin8712

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrBettsClass But he took out someone else..

@californiaball2599

3 жыл бұрын

Nice map of the HRE.

Bismark Baby I mean come on. Amazing!

Tbf bismark was a political juggernaut and the generation of leaders that preceeded the one that started the war were some of the most competent (and bloody) Europe would ever see. The kind of men who could actually manage colonies and alliances and modernisation and all. Europe basically became gondor with a whole slew of unprepared rulers (and Franz josef who was like a million years old and was used to thinking of war in the "glorious" napolionic style) and bismark actually predicted Germays collapse if whilhelm ii stayed in power

13:30 did anyone notice that Roblox dead sound?

One word. Inaccurate flag of Austria Hungary. That is the civil ensign of Austria Hungary. Austria Hungary was a country union of sorts. Cisleithania had the yellow and black flag, the kingdom of Hungary had the Hungarian flag with its royal coat of arms.

Ah, but Napoleon III wasn't Napoleon I's grandson. Different kind of ananas there! ;)

good

Cool

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you like

Ww1 in a nutshell.Austria :why u slap me.Serbia: no Germany:die.Russia:boi u don goofed.France:Germany is sus.Germany:get out Belgium.England: boi get out

so it was the straw that broke the camels back

That's a stretch... Bismarck's greatest strength was understanding Germany's limitations, aka staying away from multi front wars, something Kaiser Wilhelm II later did not comprehend. I would argue that the seeds for WWI were planted when Wilhem II released Bismarck from his post as Chancellor.

everything i like

Finally

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed

The thoroughly dispute your claim Bismark started Taco Tuesday ;)

The creation of Germany was always a possibility wether it came by Prussia,Austria or even the slight chance Bavaria since it was a large German state but nowhere near the other two Only with one of the specific two countries being in almost if not full control over the unified Germany could cause such a world power to bloom And the incompetence of napoleon the 3rd and his reign makes me believe at one point as a last desperate chance to gain moral for his reign he could try and annex some of his neighbours most likely the small and easy to take german states to the east (especially the Rhineland) due to its usefulness either way one of the powers if not both would unite in arms to take down the french. Now here I see a few possibilities: Both Austria and Prussia unite in arms to defend the other states: Which leads to seemingly no effect since the Franco-Prussian war is what lead to the southern states to have more empathy to Prussia than Austria with the odd chance that a few more states go to Prussia’s side, after the war Bismarck would most likely did what he did in Schleswig and Holstein mocking the Austrians to try and engage another brothers war but as a last resort if the other states wouldn’t turn to Prussia diplomatically With permission from the kaiser who he could influence easy when it came down to it after the war if they win they could try and just annex most if not all southern german states to form the empire Now if that happened I think that Germany would not ally with Austria Hungary for WWI mostly due to austrian resentment of the Germans being worse due to the multiple backstabs from Prussia in the past. Therefore Germany doesn’t break its ties with Russia and Russia dose not have to ally france out of fear from Germany and its growing power I also believe that the Austrians wouldn’t declare war on Serbia at all now with Serbia being allied to Russia and Russia to Germany and Unless they try and get more allies to help them in this war but I’m not sure how the republic would feel about it. I could go on about this pathway of alternative history but it’s late and I’m tired I’m also starting to think nobody would see this.

Lovely. Bismarck always has a plan except when he's in retirement. Also it's always some darned thing in the Balkans.

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

There's just so many things there.

@kevinli1438

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, ever since the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) threw a wrench in the Balkan Peninsula, it has always been alight.

France:we’re in the endgame now UK:do we win Germany:yes Russia:not you

OMG, you are my idol! I watch your videos every day in my history class. My class's favorite is the "New Deal: Uptown Funk Parody" Please answer my comment because you are amazing and one of my favorite KZreadrs!

And that pewdiepie thing that was a smart and good choice good job

100% on the money, and in turn causes ww2 etc.

14:44 where is alace lorane to Germany

A funny thing I find in ww1 is that, basically the entirety of Europe threw itself at Germany and they nearly won

Actually you could have brought it farther back to Napoléon.

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

I figure that the Concert of Europe was pretty effective at settling things down. This creation of Germany is what leads to that breakdown. IMO

@mattjugan

4 жыл бұрын

MrBettsClass It’s really just a butterfly effect sort of thing. Many things being changed could have changed all this

This is what happened after Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot. Sophie; Your Eminence! Duchess von Teschen; What happened to you? Tell us, for God's sake, what happened to you? Franz Ferdinand; Sophie! Sophie! Don't die! Stay alive for our children! Count Harrach; Is Your Imperial Royal Highness suffering very badly? Franz Ferdinand; No. It is nothing. (Repeats the phrase six or seven times before he dies) WORLD WAR I BEGINS.

Tsar Nicolas of Russia is to blame. Had he not declared war on AH ... thid would have been a localized conflict.

who else here bc of tom richey?

@MrBettsClass

5 жыл бұрын

Richey preaches the word

Anglo plotting and scheming did it

Luv it! ❤👍😊 (subscribed) Those who wish to absolve Wilhelm II as well as both the Houses of Hohenzollern and Hapsburg of all blame for WWI usually point the finger at the British for the beginning of WW1 (i.e. the Entente Cordiale and the British royal navy's "bullying") Otto Von Bismark and others within Germany set the stage for WW1 -- That is for sure! I blame not only the ideal of German Lebensraum and militarism, as well a the blowhard, hot-head, Wilhelm II (for irritating and attempting to intimidate British (i.e. the people of the UK, the Royal Navy and the, soon to be, House of Windsor) as well as International Bankers and the armament manufacturers for not only starting WW1 but also for fueling the Bolshevik Revolution