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


 

11 comments:

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.