Monday, May 26, 2014

The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26

This is a quick (and somewhat funny) overview of the Seven Years War between the British and the French


 

22 comments:

Unknown said...
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Unknown said...

Very good video.
The explanation is very clear and funny.
Through this fragment, I can understand in depth the conflict between England and France during the years 1756 - 1763.

Unknown said...

The most hilarious video about history I've ever watched. Summed up where and when the main battles occurred, who the participants where, the winners and losers, and what were the after effects of the 7-years war in a humorous and fast pace tone. I enjoy these little videos.
I especially enjoyed the bubbles moment..

Unknown said...

This was an awesome way to understand history. The enthusiasm and his tone were very catchy. I felt like I wanted to keep listening, and I learned some great information. I really enjoy these videos!

Unknown said...

He really explained the where? who? what? and why?'s in a couple of minutes. It was funny but at the same time a brief explanation of what really happened in the French and the British, 7 year war.

Michael Anthony Moran said...
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Michael Anthony Moran said...

Yes John, the ever fancy hats. The cherry on top of this lesson is the hats.

Helen Palacios said...

I love these crash course videos. I use them plenty of times when studying for my science courses. He does a great job at keeping it informative, simple and funny!

Unknown said...

This man is absolutely hilarious. He keeps my attention in this video and I can actually say I learned a lot. I appreciate all of the effects he used. This was a great video. Thank you.

Rebeca Sanchez said...

I liked this video in particular because John Green presented us with the who, what, when, where and why of the Seven Years War. The video was perfectly broken down in order to allow the viewer to understand all the information presented. I would definitely show more of these in class.

Unknown said...

Extremely funny video, I think it is funnier than the other one you had put up. Besides the humor, it was also very informative.

Unknown said...

Amazing video, really funny and interesting to watch and learn about history. The seven year war for me was unnecessary.

Cinthya Bardales said...

Great video! I'm glad I watched it. It's a fun way to understand the war between France and England. There should be more history related videos like this one.

Maria Wilson said...

Before watching this video and taking this class, I had no clue what the Seven Years war was about. I had no idea that it lasted for decades and was almost considered the first World War. It baffles me that the war began because the trade and the British's desire to expand their colonies in the Americas.

Unknown said...

This Video was very interesting. It was a great way to learn about the seven years war and captivating my interest. I usually don't enjoy history videos, bu this was one that I could watch forever.

John Pendas said...

Wow, its incredible that the Austrian succession troubles from Europe led through to the Americas in the seven years war.

Michelle Diaz said...

I love these videos! They're funny and move on so fast that you never really get bored of listening to what e is saying. One comment Green made really stuck out to me, that winning the war cost Britain their largest empire. I've never thought of that and I found it amusing.
-Michelle N. Diaz

Unknown said...

It's so funny when he mentions that in West Africa, the British and the French were fighting because "you know, why not?"
I feel people got too used to fight. :/

Unknown said...

He's very funny! I did not know the 7 year war, was really more than 20 years

Unknown said...

I love these crash course videos! Very informative and humorous as well, so it is not boring to learn.

Unknown said...

So much for 7 being a lucky number... it seems like everyone lost in this war due to debt!

Arisbel Rivero said...

I find this videos to be an interesting method for learning about history. I really liked the humor of John Green, acting the typical history student who is typically guessing at the questions asked by the professor. It is evident that wars are expensive, we can see this fact even so today. I was surprised to learned that the death toll for combatants during the seven years war was about one million.