{"id":59423,"date":"2020-08-08T04:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=59423"},"modified":"2021-01-02T14:41:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T19:41:27","slug":"the-cold-war-decolonization-history-summarized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/08\/08\/the-cold-war-decolonization-history-summarized\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cold War &#038; Decolonization \u2014 History Summarized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y16AgszWfqM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Overly Sarcastic Productions<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 7 Aug 2020<\/p>\n<p>Keep safe and stylish with a Red-And-Blue facemask from Volante Design, or DONATE to help students in public schools receive high-quality masks for free \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2DwE9O7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2DwE9O7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>August of 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. So I wanted to make a video about that. That was a bad idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>What do you get when a Classically-Minded historian ventures about 2,000 years outside of their comfort zone? A mess. A well-intentioned mess is what you get. BUT a mess that we can learn from! So join me as we dig into the aftermath of the Second World War to analyze the origins of the Cold War and the decolonization of European Empires.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCES &#038; Further Reading: <em>The Cold War<\/em> by Gaddis, <em>The Wars of French Decolonization<\/em> by Clayton, <em>British decolonization, 1946-1997<\/em> by McIntyre, <em>The Cold War&#8217;s Killing Fields<\/em> by Chamberlin, <em>The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction<\/em> by McMahon, and &#8220;Crash Course European History [Parts 42-47]&#8221; by Green.<\/p>\n<p>This video was edited by Sophia Ricciardi AKA &#8220;Indigo&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiakricci.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.sophiakricci.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nOur content is intended for teenage audiences and up.<\/p>\n<p>DISCORD: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/kguuvvq\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/kguuvvq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PATREON: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/OSP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/OSP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MERCH LINKS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHp4LTJsZTdhYlNUa0NtN3UxUE5wX0s3eFZ4d3xBQ3Jtc0tsR3FSbUpfSS1YbFp1cU5rYXhVanJIQ1gzRzNSMG5hNjNnMjNydzhhODZnUThaWHZCWHdoa1B0bTF4alpHeGk4ZGV6ZENKSzZVVmxOb0pxcmR3TVVmQ0t2bWVvUWVCSXNLZHFSOFNHbWxNY1JTdGF4UQ%3D%3D&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=Y16AgszWfqM&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redbubble.com%2Fpeople%2FOSPYouTube\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/OSPY&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OUR WEBSITE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com<\/a><br \/>\nFind us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/OSPYouTube\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/OSPYouTube<\/a><br \/>\nFind us on Reddit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Reddit.com\/r\/OSP\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Reddit.com\/r\/OSP\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Overly Sarcastic Productions<\/strong><br \/>\n1 hour ago (edited)<br \/>\nSome clarifications:<br \/>\nNorth Africa did of course see conflict, the Pacific did get occupied \u2014 even the places that didn&#8217;t (eg: India) still paid for the war. Damn double-negatives.<\/p>\n<p>That weird Romania-Hungary-Russia border is a holdover from WWII. The border lasted until 1946 and was changed in 1947. Later in the video you&#8217;ll see the more familiar borders.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia declared Independence in 1945 (Like Vietnam), but the Netherlands didn&#8217;t withdraw until 1949, hence my mention of &#8217;49. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-08-The-Cold-War-Decolonization-\u2014-History-Summarized.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-08-The-Cold-War-Decolonization-\u2014-History-Summarized-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-59425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-08-The-Cold-War-Decolonization-\u2014-History-Summarized-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-08-The-Cold-War-Decolonization-\u2014-History-Summarized-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-08-The-Cold-War-Decolonization-\u2014-History-Summarized-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-08-The-Cold-War-Decolonization-\u2014-History-Summarized-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-08-The-Cold-War-Decolonization-\u2014-History-Summarized.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overly Sarcastic Productions Published 7 Aug 2020 Keep safe and stylish with a Red-And-Blue facemask from Volante Design, or DONATE to help students in public schools receive high-quality masks for free \u2014 https:\/\/bit.ly\/2DwE9O7 August of 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. 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