Guess what I'm 19 too and after all this time on crash course I'd ask my parents about what they remembered about something that happened, but now I'm the one who's doing the remembering. Weird.
When I took APUSH, one of the essay questions was about the reaction to 9/11 and the leading up to the Iraq war. I recall reading that many people were upset by this question because a majority of the APUSH classes around the country didn't reach present day. My teacher, Mr. Cushing, however, was a wonderful man; he taught us everything we needed and more. For the month following the AP exam, our class time was spent doing homework for other classes, talking, and playing improve games. I ended up getting a 4. Paved the way for a political science minor in college.
Chris Ryan I love that the only defense you have is my phrasing. Its like saying i agree with your point but Im gona ignore that and focus on the only irreverent issue.. LMAO
John Green teaches you about the tumultuous 2000's in the United States of America, mainly the 2000's that coincide with the presidency of George W Bush. Terrorism, War, and Bush 43: Crash Course US History #46
william woods Sure but it's a meme and was said tongue in cheek. OTOH, Bush didn't defund "stem cell research" but the cannibalistic atrocity that is "embryonic stem cell research" which thus far has not produced any medical advance and should not be defunded but outlawed!
st r Tongue in cheek? That's not how Republicans viewed it it! They used it as a talking point all through the '00 campaign. Bush43 was the WORST president we ever had. How could Republicans choose him over McCain? How could they slander McCain to promote Bush?
There once was a reporter who was sent to Iraq during the war. He saw on one side the road there was a US soldier who was wounded and bloody. On the other side of the road there was an Iraqi insurgent who was wounded and bloody. The reporter asks the American what happened. The American says "I saw an Iraqi insurgent and shouted 'Saddam Hussein is an asshole!" He replied 'George Bush is an asshole!' We were standing in the middle of the road shaking hands when a truck hit us."
As someone who was born in 1998 and lived through all of this, I can confirm that our Texas public school history classes never got to this. I cried learning about the horrors of war I was oblivious to until this video. Thank you CrashCourse for inspiring me to continue my education, truly.
Evan Amaral I just imagine the bushes at a dinner table and the Bush mother just yelling at Jen saying "your father was president, your brother was president, but you couldn't become president"
ShykinArcana It just means that TheJarjar99 broke Google Translate. Original: ER MA GERD. AWSUM. Translation: I failed 3rd grade English and now I'm stuck in the 2nd grade English reading level.
Rainbow Bubbles I totally read that Oh mai gawd part in a Southern Accent. You're pretty funny. Here, a gift from me to you. *gives Rainbow Bubbles one Internet*
The Green Brothers are my favorites for many reasons. But, highest among them is John's use of humor. A mixture of satire, wry irony and thought bubbles, with a good measure of nerdy pop culture references. Stay awesome, John!
Again, it is really impressive that you can deliver this history that dispassionately. Having gained political awareness in the early Bush Jr. administration, I'm not sure I could describe that presidency with anything approaching your level of objectivity. Fantastic work as always!
Do you know the word synecdoche means? It's the usage of a single figure to implicate a multitude of people, say for example the name Bush to implicate the people who pulled his strings in the white house, namely Cheney and Zelicow and rumsfeld and rice and powell. However you really do not need to look far beyond Cheney, Silverstein and Rumsfeld to get the full picture, and with Cheney's status at Haliburton the whole entire thing would have been executed with only a very small number of people being aware of what was happening. You see the big problem is that people say that it could never have been an inside job because too many people would've had to know about it. But the way corporate bureaucracies and oligarchies work is that one person says go and the others just do it!
Well there might be insufficient evidence that link bush to 9/11 but he certainly failed to prevent 9/11, especially after the CIA, FBI and many intelligence agency warned him and his adviser beforehand.
By the taping of this video, we already knew the new Star Wars movies were coming but we didn't know if they were gonna be good or suck. The general consensus appears to be good.
Not federally funded but I understand the British government did grant a lot of tax cuts to the project soo... it's a socialist picture? you're welcome
Here is something to think about: I was eleven years old when the planes hit the towers in 2001. I am now a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. I watched what started the conflict as a child and fought in it as a young man.
Because there will be at least 4 million people here commenting about jet fule temperatures and steel... I'm a blacksmith. You don't need to get steel to melt for ti to become useless as a support material. It only has to get to a nice orange heat, at which point the weight of the building supported by the steel will mush that steel like playdoh, causing the building to collapse. You see the trade centers buckle at the bottom and then just fall straight down. That's exactly what would happen if it's supporting structure gave out. Perhaps we need a Crash Course Engineering so more people can understand that steel is deformable long before it melts.
+Arogon how did they install the supposed termite in front of office, security and maintenance workers without trace. Also it would be the first, only and last time a demolition starts top to bottom (hundreds of videos shows all demolitions starts bottom to top).
+marcus davis Debris from the tower fell on building 7, causing a fire. The debris also took out the Water Sprinkling system was also destroyed. The fire burned for hours without anyone doing anything and it fell down after burning up from the inside out.
+No Name Building 7 wasn't even next to the Towers. Buildings 3,4,5,6 were and they were still standing. Building 7 came down like a demolition job. You can youtube "Building 7" and see for yourself what really happened to building 7.
TO ANYONE TAKING THE AP EXAM NEXT YEAR (2017) This year they DID cover some stuff from this time period so it may now be relevant to study this stuff!!
***** To humor you, I just did some very basic research into the issue - including the Treasury website, which FYI, is rather shit-tier in terms of presentation of factual information/data in an unbiased, clear and transparent manner (funny though, that you'd suggest looking there, as several of their figures actually present data in favor of my argument, albeit in an inaccurate/misrepresentative manner) - and frankly, I'm entirely justified in the statement I made, even acknowledging that it was a large generalization motivated more by humor than by intent towards projecting an accurate political message or portrayal of the times. Further, if you're going to sit there and sincerely attempt to argue that decreased revenue + significantly-increased military spending = not a problem, or that the defense spending which can be directly attributed to the Iraq/Afghan. wars was not significant, then I have neither interest in nor the time to spend conversing with you in-depth. The information is readily available, and supports my statement, and thus I feel no need to further converse with someone who - very clearly - has made it their prerogative to seek out youtube arguments over political views and spew their vitriolic ignorance in whatever manner possible (such as in implied accusation of one who decries the Bush-era fiscal legislation, and finds humor in the subsequent attempts on behalf of conservatives to push the blame for the consequences of such initiatives entirely onto Bush's democratic successor, as being a supporter of that democratic successor). Good day.
+Shimin Shamim My niece was born the day before, in 2015. We acted so scandalized by it. I worry we have to cringe every time her birthday rolls around. But it's better than if it were the day of, or after. Because I HAVE to watch the documentaries every year, and basically bring the rest of my family's mood down with me, and reminisce.... I can't imagine then having to go to a kid's birthday party.
How did you not know what water-boarding is? it's a form of torture shown in a lot of movies like Salt with Angelina Jolie so that the people doing the water-boarding extracts information from their victim.
"There's only time, and how you choose to use it" One line John, and you've done more to guilt me into studying than any other academic in the history of forever.
I don't watch CC because I have an AP test I watch it because it's bloody interesting! I also lost it when the America 'Carbon Shmarbon' transition showed.
I know and so much was left out. The homophobia, the lack of WMD, the curious timing of OBL tapes being released right when W needed them, unreliable electronic voting, banking deregulation, how ideology trumped competence, ...
Thanks! I was too young (and from another country) to pay attention to Bush v Gore, but I remember 9/11, the Iraq War and Katrina very well thanks to the international coverage they got. It's really interesting to see them as history rather than contemporary. I still remember the intense debate about WMDs in Iraq and truthfully, as an ordinary person, there was no way to tell who was speaking the truth. Looking back, I realize how much we depend on the media and organizations like the UN to be factual and unbiased for us to have informed opinions.
I'd like to point out that after Hurricane Katrina, the first boots on the ground were a Canadian Urban (Heavy?) Search and Rescue team out of Vancouver, before any level of American government responded. We also took in hundreds of planes carrying thousands of americans after America closed it's skies following the 9/11 attacks.
Not being a student, and having spent the last three days watching the entire US History course, I have to say it is decently fair on most accounts. Learned a lot of information and I can certainly appreciate the fact you gave both positive and negative aspects to the various presidents, policies and such. I find it a little odd that the Republican Party (that freed the slaves) lost major black support in the 1960's, while Nixon, who was conservative, championed the EPA and many environmental things that democrats today largly agree with. How things change. Further, acknowledging that the Internet, in part, created a much more partisan government is so far past due its crazy, but nice to hear that connection.
Excellent presentation. Pity that as you and the team move into recent history, the more controversial the topics become and as a result the more fervent (and downright ignorant) of responses grow. I admire how carefully and professionally you address these topics and do not ever feel intimidated by (frank-term) "Idiots" out on the internet who's opinions honestly won't change no-matter how far anyone goes in-depth into history and facts.
Sure. The definition of terrorism is the use of violence in pursuit of political aim. War as we know it is exactly that: violent conflict in pursuit of political aims.
Most of the time terrorism is referred to as the violent intimidation of civilians, you can hardly call two military forces engaging each other terrorism.
Can you do a *CrashCourse Economy & Politic?* A CrashCourse explaining economic & political concepts & anecdotes… Or a *CrashCourse Technology History* would be great… A CrashCourse explaining the evolution of technologies from the Stone Age to the Internet Age… From the mastery of fire to the creation of computers… Explaining agricultural methods… Evolution of metal, wood, leather & plastic working… Creation of roads, railways, etc. This doesn't need to be very technical… Only explaining main concepts.
Not abiding to the Kyoto protocol, oil-drilling in wildlife reservoires, and stopping stemcell research... What exactly was compassionate about his conservatism?
It could be seen as compassionate for US citizens in the short term, or for businesses that employ those citizens... I agree though, not a long term ecological type conservatism.
Joseph Allison most of us never suffered by slavery,WW 1/2 but i knw ppl who died in terrorist attack(7/11 mumbai) i have seen financial crisis of 2007-08 & tht was my childhood...m not saying these things are worst than WW 1/2 or slavery or nuclear bombing but we have pretty much recovered from it(plz don't say nuclear bombing effect will remain for more 100 years..just try to understand what i am saying)so my point is its okay to get more sad over this video than any other video coz these things directly affected our(my) generation...
Joseph Allison Less that, and more the fact that from our viewpoint here in the present, we're also able to see the steps toward progress and the good that was achieved in the past. Whereas any perceived progress in the present, may well fall short of expectations and hopes. In many cases we may be blind to the good that we begin now, which leaves us only with clear failures and shortcomings.
I understand its a terrible part of US history that (arguably, like the history of the civil rights movement) is still going on, I just don't like your use of superlatives, especially since "Crash Course" covered world history too.
Josh G I don't know if I've seen that video, but I've seen others that remove all dought. Anyone who believes the official story has not looked at the evidence.
Hello John and the whole team at Crash Course! My APUSH class and I would just like to thank you for making these amazing videos, they've helped us all so much and we really appreciate it. (I honestly don't think I'd do as well on my quizzes without these videos) Thanks again!
Love these videos! I use them all the time in my US History classes, and the kids get so much out of them. Super awesome. I like to pretend John Green is my teaching partner.
I have not been there myself (I graduated from coloring in about 35 years ago) but the media reports were full of it. Look up Bush Library Hurricane Katrina, if you want to get really really angry.
Correction on "wiretapping." Wiretapping involves the ability to read and listen to texts and phone calls respectively. The government was not allowed to do that through the USA Patriot Act. They were only allowed to determine frequency of contact. In other words, they could only see how many times someone made a call to specific people (at least legally).
John, you did a very good job at just pointing out facts. These years are still very close to alot of people's memories and so it is hard to state facts without throwing your opinions in.
"In trying to ensure a certain kind of freedom, we have undermined other kinds of freedom" this sentence is golden, this phrase should be reminded to every politician and everyone in general everywhere. Truly understanding this would help us understand a lot of things, like why Serbs behaved the way they did in 1990s, Iranian revolution of 1979, why Bashar Assad hasn't fallen, why in Iraq shia clergy in Iraq instead of being thankful to the US started and led the insurgency (eg the Mahdi Army), the existence and popularity of Hezbollah in Lebanon
Chris Seltzer European History is massively broad. American history pretty much starts at European settlement; the history of most European countries goes back to several hundred B.C
European History is also pretty damn Eurocentric (obviously). Way too much credit is often given to the Europeans when just as much influence came from Asia and the Islamic World (mathematics for example).
You are very easy to listen to and learn from. Thank you. You are also very accurate. I imagine it is very hard to find an American History teacher in a public school that will teach the truth, no matter how controversial.
Bush wasn't Bad and if your against the afghan war. As someone who watched them towers collapse every American Conservative,liberal black or white was 100% for the war and seeing Osama head on a pike.I was a Democrat until 2015 and even I liked Bush a little.
@@jamesk5541 that's what the collective unconscious can do to a nation... Highly recommend strengthening your will so you don't go wild with blood thirst whenever somebody makes you emotional.
Jeez, when I was little I thought that everything was alright in the world. I thought that the bad things happening when I was eight or so were a first. Truth bombed
the beginning of this video was hilarious because not only did he mention that most classrooms run out of time before they got to this era but the video also has over a million views when the previous video (clinton years) only has 600k. we all need this video to make up for what we didnt learn in class
One of the things that need to mentioned as historical fact that is NOT discussed in this video, is the "no bid contract" for companies either ran by or controlled by people in the Bush administration, for example Halliburton for witch Vice president Chaney was its CEO. That the ounce full proof policy of Reagan on giving tax breaks to the rich to stimulate the economy by allowing the rich to spend more on employment, by 2001 and even by today, that NAFTA was a already open door for "OUTSOURCING" that was done by Clinton 2 years before Bush! NAFTA combined with the tax breaks did one thing very well, it made the rich "RICHER". It made the rich "richer" by allowing them to move operations to China virtually "Tariff AKA tax free" (A tariff is a tax placed on good and services imported from outside a countries borders.) No taxes to be paid on items made in china ment cheap labor and other tax loop holes. This also began the distruction of Unions in America and lead to massive unemplyment, that was part of the trigger of the housing bubble burst, the bank callapse and the world for witch we live today. the bailouts put a "band aid" on this kind of lopsided economic design for which Obama has never mention in any speech. It almost looks like the rich had planned this all long pitting both political parties to work on the side of the rich by appearing to be at each others throats! the future is simple to predict, American now live in fear of speaking up, uniting against this common cause of there poverty and suffering, and every day they feel they are in check mate. By 2025 there will be a new law introduced that will bring a new form of "indentured servitude" for the purpose of just calling slavery a new name.
People say there are no modern parallels to the past but that is not true. My predecessor, Emperor Trajan attempted to invade Mesopotamia and conquer it during the later years of his reign. He was able to reach Seluceicia, but was constantly bogged down by the province's insurgency. When he died in Antioch and I assumed the throne, I withdrew all military forces from the province and fortified the borders of the empire to fight the true external threats. To say this has no modern equivalent is to ignore the past.
I actually really liked this episode. It was fair; it didn't get into the messy political arguments of the past few decades, and merely presented the facts. I'd be terrified to present a video on the Bush Administration, with all the toxic arguments its mere mention causes. I grew up in this Administration; and I remember it a lot more vividly than the Clinton Administration, everything from 9/11 to looking up the Hanging of Hussein online with my friends, and then everything from Katrina to the Economy collapsing when I was getting ready for College. Thanks for presenting this with real class, John.
Great, sad episode. Now that I finally see something from the part of my life that I actually remember, it's crazy just how compressed these episodes are. - Not that that could be helped: 15 minute videos about several years or, in case of earlier videos, even several decades or centuries, can just not hope to be exhaustive by any measure. Anyway, well done, and I'm curious what's next. I mean I'm pretty sure I recall you preparing for another CC Literature round which will be great. Though I wonder whether you intend to also cover other parts of the world in greater detail than you were able to in the World History series. Other countries or groups of interacting countries or continental regions. What I'd also love to see would be some kind of "lateral history" series, which tries to capture especially what things happened simultaneously where in the world. For instance, it was kind of eye-opening to me when I first got directly told, that the high culture of Ancient Egypt happened at the same time as most of Europe was pretty much in the Stone Ages. Or how about a series that takes a closer look at how certain events or inventions lead to the next, sometimes over fairly epic time-scales? For instance, (TL;DR: Napoleon made rockets possible) The way warfare developed from the ritualized medieval forms to more and more tactical forms with the first few generations of guns basically made logistics much more complicated which ultimately meant that long-distance-food-transport for army supply became increasingly impractical. This caused Napoleon to actively have researched methods to preserve food. And this very method of preservation of food was one of the big key inventions that lead to the development of the rocket. E.g. a series on how inventions drove inventions. I'm not sure how many other examples like that exist but I'd imagine there are lots of them. There is probably something about "from Abacuses to Smartphones" or something to that effect too. Simply some slightly less common but really interesting ways to roll up history. All that would be great.
***** I couldn't have said it better but look at the sacrifices of Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning, Michael Hastings etc. and it seems like America couldn't care less. So maybe John sees this and thats why he doesnt bother.
A lot of people are calling for future history projects on East-Asian and generally Eastern history. I'm going to toss in my two cents and say I've never understood Eastern Europe's history. I for one would think a (mini-) series on Eastern Europe would be well worth watching.
Not yet. We can hope it doesn't lead to worse. If were were going for a signular event to be the worst catastrophe in human history, I would say it would be the descruction of Merv. It is believed that this central aisan city was the largest in the world in the 12 century. It is also said from accounts of the Mongol attack that they ordered the death of almost the entire city, men, women, and children, and at least 1 million people died by the order of Ghengis Khan. And I speak int he supposed terms because, there isn't a lot of reccord outside archeology and primary sources, but it's worth researching.
After the second term began, I really started to dislike George Bush. The excessive federal spending and ill-planned foreign policies were causing an endless string of headaches for America. The Obama Administration has taught me one thing: No matter how bad things are, things can *always* get worse. v_v
I'm 19 years old and it's super weird to see events I remember talked about on Crash Course and animated in the Thought Bubble now.
I'm 19 too. It's basically our lives in a nutshell.
Haha I was just thinking that :P
Also 19, it's super weird to see how obviously corrupt hierarchical powers have always been. Why do we still trust people to run other people's lives?
Guess what I'm 19 too and after all this time on crash course I'd ask my parents about what they remembered about something that happened, but now I'm the one who's doing the remembering. Weird.
Watching this in 2020 the dig about "a 'Star Wars' trilogy that doesn't suck" is even funnier
When I took APUSH, one of the essay questions was about the reaction to 9/11 and the leading up to the Iraq war. I recall reading that many people were upset by this question because a majority of the APUSH classes around the country didn't reach present day. My teacher, Mr. Cushing, however, was a wonderful man; he taught us everything we needed and more. For the month following the AP exam, our class time was spent doing homework for other classes, talking, and playing improve games. I ended up getting a 4. Paved the way for a political science minor in college.
Water-boarding? Don't you mean freedom shower?
Chris Ryan It's when Americans baptise terrorists with freedom
RootAccess by creating more terrorist? any 5 year can make the connection,.
I'm crying of laughter right now.
Sunny q Any 5th year could also spell and use grammar better than you...
Chris Ryan I love that the only defense you have is my phrasing. Its like saying i agree with your point but Im gona ignore that and focus on the only irreverent issue.. LMAO
John Green teaches you about the tumultuous 2000's in the United States of America, mainly the 2000's that coincide with the presidency of George W Bush. Terrorism, War, and Bush 43: Crash Course US History #46
I like the way you present info. Thks and keep making great vids.
Ha! You only got one reply! I hope you finally notice me after sending you all those open letters! Gr8 m8!
CrashCourse gore did not claim to invent the Internet,he said he helped create it. Big difference unless you are republican looking to bash.
william woods Sure but it's a meme and was said tongue in cheek.
OTOH, Bush didn't defund "stem cell research" but the cannibalistic atrocity that is "embryonic stem cell research" which thus far has not produced any medical advance and should not be defunded but outlawed!
st r Tongue in cheek? That's not how Republicans viewed it it! They used it as a talking point all through the '00 campaign. Bush43 was the WORST president we ever had. How could Republicans choose him over McCain? How could they slander McCain to promote Bush?
There once was a reporter who was sent to Iraq during the war. He saw on one side the road there was a US soldier who was wounded and bloody. On the other side of the road there was an Iraqi insurgent who was wounded and bloody. The reporter asks the American what happened. The American says "I saw an Iraqi insurgent and shouted 'Saddam Hussein is an asshole!" He replied 'George Bush is an asshole!' We were standing in the middle of the road shaking hands when a truck hit us."
baad joke...
I like it. Nice joke.
literal lol
Most Iraqi insurgents are either foreign fighters or people who used to work for the Iraqi Ba'athist Party.
As someone who was born in 1998 and lived through all of this, I can confirm that our Texas public school history classes never got to this. I cried learning about the horrors of war I was oblivious to until this video. Thank you CrashCourse for inspiring me to continue my education, truly.
Poor Jeb, his brother became president, his father was president, he lost. participation award
Please clap.
Evan Amaral I just imagine the bushes at a dinner table and the Bush mother just yelling at Jen saying "your father was president, your brother was president, but you couldn't become president"
Evan Amaral he lost to an incompetent idiot with a bad combover
please clap
Was anyone really looking forward to another Bush? The family has become to controversial for its affairs.
A Saudi Arabian Hiding in Pakistan being guarded by Afghanistanis, IRAQ MUST'VE DONE IT!!
* Afghans
Panda Iran now lol
TIM OSMAN, CIA AGENT, royal familychums to Bushes for DECADES !
I said it last video and I'll say it this video: Crashcourse: Asian History! WHO'S WITH ME?!?
***** What did you do. It says translate but it says the same thing when translated.
ShykinArcana It just means that TheJarjar99 broke Google Translate.
Original: ER MA GERD. AWSUM.
Translation: I failed 3rd grade English and now I'm stuck in the 2nd grade English reading level.
Canadian History?
Rainbow Bubbles I must say, it must've taken an incredible amount of skill to type all that out. But, what in the hell is a non-cholo-homie-dude?
Rainbow Bubbles I totally read that Oh mai gawd part in a Southern Accent. You're pretty funny. Here, a gift from me to you. *gives Rainbow Bubbles one Internet*
The Green Brothers are my favorites for many reasons. But, highest among them is John's use of humor. A mixture of satire, wry irony and thought bubbles, with a good measure of nerdy pop culture references.
Stay awesome, John!
"we don't condone torture but we do condone torture"
Again, it is really impressive that you can deliver this history that dispassionately. Having gained political awareness in the early Bush Jr. administration, I'm not sure I could describe that presidency with anything approaching your level of objectivity. Fantastic work as always!
Is it bad that I watch these for fun and not for school?
I think the 9/11 truthers give Bush too much credit. There's no way he could have pulled that off.
People misunderestimate him
He did but not by himself.
Do you know the word synecdoche means? It's the usage of a single figure to implicate a multitude of people, say for example the name Bush to implicate the people who pulled his strings in the white house, namely Cheney and Zelicow and rumsfeld and rice and powell. However you really do not need to look far beyond Cheney, Silverstein and Rumsfeld to get the full picture, and with Cheney's status at Haliburton the whole entire thing would have been executed with only a very small number of people being aware of what was happening.
You see the big problem is that people say that it could never have been an inside job because too many people would've had to know about it. But the way corporate bureaucracies and oligarchies work is that one person says go and the others just do it!
It's not like he would do it any of it himself :P
Well there might be insufficient evidence that link bush to 9/11 but he certainly failed to prevent 9/11, especially after the CIA, FBI and many intelligence agency warned him and his adviser beforehand.
John predicted a new Star Wars trilogy lol, though not federally funded
Yup
+Albert Vilorio Yes, about two years after it was originally announced by Disney. Quite the Nostradamus.
By the taping of this video, we already knew the new Star Wars movies were coming but we didn't know if they were gonna be good or suck. The general consensus appears to be good.
Not federally funded but I understand the British government did grant a lot of tax cuts to the project soo... it's a socialist picture? you're welcome
+ackbarfan5556 They're OK, they just are the same
Here is something to think about: I was eleven years old when the planes hit the towers in 2001. I am now a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. I watched what started the conflict as a child and fought in it as a young man.
"There's only time and how you choose to use it." Wise words.
Because there will be at least 4 million people here commenting about jet fule temperatures and steel... I'm a blacksmith. You don't need to get steel to melt for ti to become useless as a support material. It only has to get to a nice orange heat, at which point the weight of the building supported by the steel will mush that steel like playdoh, causing the building to collapse. You see the trade centers buckle at the bottom and then just fall straight down. That's exactly what would happen if it's supporting structure gave out. Perhaps we need a Crash Course Engineering so more people can understand that steel is deformable long before it melts.
+Arogon how did they install the supposed termite in front of office, security and maintenance workers without trace. Also it would be the first, only and last time a demolition starts top to bottom (hundreds of videos shows all demolitions starts bottom to top).
+Meep “the” Changeling So how did Building 7 fall with out anything hitting it????
+Meep “the” Changeling The Jet hit at the top of the buildings not the bottom Einstein!!!!! I'll just let you marinate on that for a bit...
+marcus davis Debris from the tower fell on building 7, causing a fire. The debris also took out the Water Sprinkling system was also destroyed. The fire burned for hours without anyone doing anything and it fell down after burning up from the inside out.
+No Name Building 7 wasn't even next to the Towers. Buildings 3,4,5,6 were and they were still standing. Building 7 came down like a demolition job. You can youtube "Building 7" and see for yourself what really happened to building 7.
TO ANYONE TAKING THE AP EXAM NEXT YEAR (2017) This year they DID cover some stuff from this time period so it may now be relevant to study this stuff!!
Have 9/11 attacks as my final essay this year, not american but like still
So in summary, America in the 2000's experiences PTSD.
:)))))
Cut taxes, initiate huge military spending initiative, blame resulting deficit on whoever comes next.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
FREEDOOOOOOOM!
***** To humor you, I just did some very basic research into the issue - including the Treasury website, which FYI, is rather shit-tier in terms of presentation of factual information/data in an unbiased, clear and transparent manner (funny though, that you'd suggest looking there, as several of their figures actually present data in favor of my argument, albeit in an inaccurate/misrepresentative manner) - and frankly, I'm entirely justified in the statement I made, even acknowledging that it was a large generalization motivated more by humor than by intent towards projecting an accurate political message or portrayal of the times.
Further, if you're going to sit there and sincerely attempt to argue that decreased revenue + significantly-increased military spending = not a problem, or that the defense spending which can be directly attributed to the Iraq/Afghan. wars was not significant, then I have neither interest in nor the time to spend conversing with you in-depth.
The information is readily available, and supports my statement, and thus I feel no need to further converse with someone who - very clearly - has made it their prerogative to seek out youtube arguments over political views and spew their vitriolic ignorance in whatever manner possible (such as in implied accusation of one who decries the Bush-era fiscal legislation, and finds humor in the subsequent attempts on behalf of conservatives to push the blame for the consequences of such initiatives entirely onto Bush's democratic successor, as being a supporter of that democratic successor).
Good day.
The Obama administration operated as if TARP was being spent every single year of his presidency. The deficit is his fault.
i think a series on the Ottoman empire would be very interesting
I'm not gonna make some controversial comment.... just gonna say my birthday is on 11th September.... its hard being the 9/11 baby.
+Shimin Shamim people will always remember your BD.
Ayub Daud not really... They don't even realize it's on 9/11 when I tell them about my birthday 😂
i mean, people around the globe will always have this "never forget" thing every year.. hehe
Ayub Daud yh... never forget my birthday.... 🙏
😂
+Shimin Shamim My niece was born the day before, in 2015. We acted so scandalized by it. I worry we have to cringe every time her birthday rolls around. But it's better than if it were the day of, or after. Because I HAVE to watch the documentaries every year, and basically bring the rest of my family's mood down with me, and reminisce.... I can't imagine then having to go to a kid's birthday party.
Water-boarding sounded fun until I looked it up.
Claps slowly
How did you not know what water-boarding is? it's a form of torture shown in a lot of movies like Salt with Angelina Jolie so that the people doing the water-boarding extracts information from their victim.
"There's only time, and how you choose to use it" One line John, and you've done more to guilt me into studying than any other academic in the history of forever.
Amazing. The writing here is simply astounding. Hats off to Raoul and John for talking about recent history with this much skill and complexity.
"This is America"
I died 😂😁
I was kind of expecting that John-from-the-past would ask about flying cars.
Keep being awesome Zogg! I hope you get back to creating content soon.
I don't watch CC because I have an AP test I watch it because it's bloody interesting! I also lost it when the America 'Carbon Shmarbon' transition showed.
I think I have PTSD from the Bush years. Watching it all condensed into 15 minutes was fairly traumatizing.
I know and so much was left out. The homophobia, the lack of WMD, the curious timing of OBL tapes being released right when W needed them, unreliable electronic voting, banking deregulation, how ideology trumped competence, ...
Thanks! I was too young (and from another country) to pay attention to Bush v Gore, but I remember 9/11, the Iraq War and Katrina very well thanks to the international coverage they got. It's really interesting to see them as history rather than contemporary. I still remember the intense debate about WMDs in Iraq and truthfully, as an ordinary person, there was no way to tell who was speaking the truth. Looking back, I realize how much we depend on the media and organizations like the UN to be factual and unbiased for us to have informed opinions.
I'd like to point out that after Hurricane Katrina, the first boots on the ground were a Canadian Urban (Heavy?) Search and Rescue team out of Vancouver, before any level of American government responded.
We also took in hundreds of planes carrying thousands of americans after America closed it's skies following the 9/11 attacks.
Not being a student, and having spent the last three days watching the entire US History course, I have to say it is decently fair on most accounts. Learned a lot of information and I can certainly appreciate the fact you gave both positive and negative aspects to the various presidents, policies and such. I find it a little odd that the Republican Party (that freed the slaves) lost major black support in the 1960's, while Nixon, who was conservative, championed the EPA and many environmental things that democrats today largly agree with. How things change. Further, acknowledging that the Internet, in part, created a much more partisan government is so far past due its crazy, but nice to hear that connection.
Thank you for these series of videos. They really are a great last -minute- 4 hour refresher, and also thanks to speed options, for times two speed.
Finally, history that I was alive in.
Excellent presentation. Pity that as you and the team move into recent history, the more controversial the topics become and as a result the more fervent (and downright ignorant) of responses grow. I admire how carefully and professionally you address these topics and do not ever feel intimidated by (frank-term) "Idiots" out on the internet who's opinions honestly won't change no-matter how far anyone goes in-depth into history and facts.
With the ending of Crash Course US History, may I request a Crash Course European History?
I think he's doing an extended literature course next.
Derp McHerpton I've heard nothing official, therefore I made the request.
Sam Tochelli Well there was a preview on an upcoming Philosophy course...
Alyssa Brown Yeah....did you notice how that was Hank and not John...?
Sam Tochelli
I thought Hank was doing Psychology.
It's weird watching a history presentation on something I remember so vividly.
Safety isn't freedom. Freedom is freedom.
Also the war on terrorism is an oxymoron since war is terrorism.
War=Terrorism? Could you please explain that
Sure. The definition of terrorism is the use of violence in pursuit of political aim. War as we know it is exactly that: violent conflict in pursuit of political aims.
***** Ok, its just that the definition its slightly different in spanish (the use of terror in pursuit of political aim) but you are right.
Most of the time terrorism is referred to as the violent intimidation of civilians, you can hardly call two military forces engaging each other terrorism.
Sure you can. The notion that it has to be "civilians" is just moving the goalposts.
13 years later it still makes me cry...
Can you do a *CrashCourse Economy & Politic?* A CrashCourse explaining economic & political concepts & anecdotes…
Or a *CrashCourse Technology History* would be great… A CrashCourse explaining the evolution of technologies from the Stone Age to the Internet Age… From the mastery of fire to the creation of computers… Explaining agricultural methods… Evolution of metal, wood, leather & plastic working… Creation of roads, railways, etc. This doesn't need to be very technical… Only explaining main concepts.
Economics and politics would be great! Crashcourse Philosophy, please!
Thanks for the help on my politics homework!
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Agreed.
Lumina Balderson
Not my quote
Eric Taylor I see.
It's still true, though.
Lumina Balderson
That is why the quote is repeated.
Eric Taylor very very true. I think Benjamin Franklin said that originally.
Not abiding to the Kyoto protocol, oil-drilling in wildlife reservoires, and stopping stemcell research... What exactly was compassionate about his conservatism?
Those are all things conservatives like. He could care less about what liberals want.
It could be seen as compassionate for US citizens in the short term, or for businesses that employ those citizens...
I agree though, not a long term ecological type conservatism.
And not to mention torture/enhanced interrogation. Very compassionate
Bram Claes You act like he is the only one one who does that. Every world leader tortures and interrogates.
Most depressing CrashCourse video ever.
next video will be more.....
Because the history of slavery, WW1, WW2, the destruction of human rights and the existence of Nuclear bombs was just a barrel of laughs?
Joseph Allison most of us never suffered by slavery,WW 1/2 but i knw ppl who died in terrorist attack(7/11 mumbai) i have seen financial crisis of 2007-08 & tht was my childhood...m not saying these things are worst than WW 1/2 or slavery or nuclear bombing but we have pretty much recovered from it(plz don't say nuclear bombing effect will remain for more 100 years..just try to understand what i am saying)so my point is its okay to get more sad over this video than any other video coz these things directly affected our(my) generation...
Joseph Allison
Less that, and more the fact that from our viewpoint here in the present, we're also able to see the steps toward progress and the good that was achieved in the past. Whereas any perceived progress in the present, may well fall short of expectations and hopes. In many cases we may be blind to the good that we begin now, which leaves us only with clear failures and shortcomings.
I understand its a terrible part of US history that (arguably, like the history of the civil rights movement) is still going on, I just don't like your use of superlatives, especially since "Crash Course" covered world history too.
How could you not mention the fact that there were no WMDs in Iraq?
Or that 911 was an inside job.
albert nelson Yes and the video "911 Echoes of Darkness" is one of many great vids wich supports that.
Josh G I don't know if I've seen that video, but I've seen others that remove all dought. Anyone who believes the official story has not looked at the evidence.
albert nelson dumbass
CadetTurner3742 Punk
Hello John and the whole team at Crash Course!
My APUSH class and I would just like to thank you for making these amazing videos, they've helped us all so much and we really appreciate it. (I honestly don't think I'd do as well on my quizzes without these videos)
Thanks again!
Love these videos! I use them all the time in my US History classes, and the kids get so much out of them. Super awesome. I like to pretend John Green is my teaching partner.
i would love a crash course on the wars in iraq.
I remember Rumsfeld calling Germany a "problem country" because the Chancellor denied the request to go to war. I also remember "Freedom Fries".
They seriously need to bring back US and World History episodes. They were the best
Your wish has been granted John... Star Wars is back
Get ready for 8&9!
that new star wars triology thing......
Bush treated Hurricane Katrina as a riot control problem, not a search and rescue problem, and the Bush Library tries to justify that in detail.
Ew, really? I haven't ever been to the Bush Library (I try to stay clear of paradoxes) but that sounds like it would make my skin crawl. Eurgh.
I have not been there myself (I graduated from coloring in about 35 years ago) but the media reports were full of it. Look up Bush Library Hurricane Katrina, if you want to get really really angry.
Bush Library... Never heard a better oxymoron
Correction on "wiretapping." Wiretapping involves the ability to read and listen to texts and phone calls respectively. The government was not allowed to do that through the USA Patriot Act. They were only allowed to determine frequency of contact. In other words, they could only see how many times someone made a call to specific people (at least legally).
If I hear one more person requesting "Canadian history"..
If I wanted help falling asleep, I'd go buy sleeping pills.
Canada's history: America's hat.
As a Canadian I have to agree with you. Our history is like a boring United States. Still, at least we are the better place to live >.>
I'm Canadian and I must say you're right. Canadian history is about as enertaining as watching paint dry.
dangerouslytalented But a fashionable hat at that.
Pinklewilly Yes, I just love the warm weather.
John, you did a very good job at just pointing out facts. These years are still very close to alot of people's memories and so it is hard to state facts without throwing your opinions in.
"In trying to ensure a certain kind of freedom, we have undermined other kinds of freedom" this sentence is golden, this phrase should be reminded to every politician and everyone in general everywhere. Truly understanding this would help us understand a lot of things, like why Serbs behaved the way they did in 1990s, Iranian revolution of 1979, why Bashar Assad hasn't fallen, why in Iraq shia clergy in Iraq instead of being thankful to the US started and led the insurgency (eg the Mahdi Army), the existence and popularity of Hezbollah in Lebanon
Thank you John Green for making history easy to understand. Cute, quirky and dorky are always good qualities.
I learn more from crash course than my public school education
John, can we have crash course Philosophy next pls? :)
I'd much rather see european history
Chris Seltzer European History is massively broad. American history pretty much starts at European settlement; the history of most European countries goes back to several hundred B.C
European History is also pretty damn Eurocentric (obviously). Way too much credit is often given to the Europeans when just as much influence came from Asia and the Islamic World (mathematics for example).
You are very easy to listen to and learn from. Thank you. You are also very accurate. I imagine it is very hard to find an American History teacher in a public school that will teach the truth, no matter how controversial.
I took the CLEP this morning and these videos helped me pass!
I'm glad Mathew Perry is still teaching.
I often wonder what life would have been like if social media was a big in 2001 as it is now. The Bush years would have fallen apart so fast!
Bush wasn't Bad and if your against the afghan war. As someone who watched them towers collapse every American Conservative,liberal black or white was 100% for the war and seeing Osama head on a pike.I was a Democrat until 2015 and even I liked Bush a little.
@@jamesk5541 that's what the collective unconscious can do to a nation... Highly recommend strengthening your will so you don't go wild with blood thirst whenever somebody makes you emotional.
Jeez, when I was little I thought that everything was alright in the world. I thought that the bad things happening when I was eight or so were a first. Truth bombed
This is the best channel in RUclips
John Green, you are an artist. Crash Course Canada! No wait. Civics!
My birthday was September 11 2001... :l
+Geometry Dash Fiire That must be super awkward
yep
Mine was a year after...
i don't watch south park
Fiire at least no one can forget it
To be honest dude, all my teachers used your videos, and never used this Hahahahaha.
@Ryoshikari being patriotic won't save ur country.
the beginning of this video was hilarious because not only did he mention that most classrooms run out of time before they got to this era but the video also has over a million views when the previous video (clinton years) only has 600k.
we all need this video to make up for what we didnt learn in class
2001 tax cuts was not the largest tax cut in US history.
Both the 1961 Kennedy tax cuts and then 1983 Reagan tax cuts were larger.
I wanted to learn more about the consequences of war in middle eastern civilians. 100s of thousands of Iraqis had died, and?
One of the things that need to mentioned as historical fact that is NOT discussed in this video, is the "no bid contract" for companies either ran by or controlled by people in the Bush administration, for example Halliburton for witch Vice president Chaney was its CEO.
That the ounce full proof policy of Reagan on giving tax breaks to the rich to stimulate the economy by allowing the rich to spend more on employment, by 2001 and even by today, that NAFTA was a already open door for "OUTSOURCING" that was done by Clinton 2 years before Bush!
NAFTA combined with the tax breaks did one thing very well, it made the rich "RICHER".
It made the rich "richer" by allowing them to move operations to China virtually "Tariff AKA tax free" (A tariff is a tax placed on good and services imported from outside a countries borders.) No taxes to be paid on items made in china ment cheap labor and other tax loop holes.
This also began the distruction of Unions in America and lead to massive unemplyment, that was part of the trigger of the housing bubble burst, the bank callapse and the world for witch we live today.
the bailouts put a "band aid" on this kind of lopsided economic design for which Obama has never mention in any speech.
It almost looks like the rich had planned this all long pitting both political parties to work on the side of the rich by appearing to be at each others throats!
the future is simple to predict, American now live in fear of speaking up, uniting against this common cause of there poverty and suffering, and every day they feel they are in check mate.
By 2025 there will be a new law introduced that will bring a new form of "indentured servitude" for the purpose of just calling slavery a new name.
Nonamearisto Southern U.S. a manufacturing powerhouse? LOL Mexico maybe.
Crash Course Presidents would be a good series. Showing the goods and bads to every President.
I think you do an awesome job keeping your videos neutral and factual! Really enjoy the channel
Fantastic shot of the Pentagon crash - which looks absolutely nothing like a plane has hit the building. Thank you Crash Course.
People say there are no modern parallels to the past but that is not true. My predecessor, Emperor Trajan attempted to invade Mesopotamia and conquer it during the later years of his reign. He was able to reach Seluceicia, but was constantly bogged down by the province's insurgency. When he died in Antioch and I assumed the throne, I withdrew all military forces from the province and fortified the borders of the empire to fight the true external threats. To say this has no modern equivalent is to ignore the past.
"The president is chosen by the Electoral College..." Unfortunately, we were knocked in the head with that lesson this year!
I dont even live in America but i still watch this... idk why
Same here. You're from which country ?
Thank you thank you very much. جزاك الله خيرا.
I actually really liked this episode. It was fair; it didn't get into the messy political arguments of the past few decades, and merely presented the facts. I'd be terrified to present a video on the Bush Administration, with all the toxic arguments its mere mention causes. I grew up in this Administration; and I remember it a lot more vividly than the Clinton Administration, everything from 9/11 to looking up the Hanging of Hussein online with my friends, and then everything from Katrina to the Economy collapsing when I was getting ready for College. Thanks for presenting this with real class, John.
Agreed. Many of the complaints of this episode are made by people who aren't happy that their own toxic arguments weren't promoted.
I'm in college, and I just wish John Green could be my professor in every class.
WHY in God's name am I binge-watching Crash Course U.S. History videos when I'm currently taking AP World History?!?!
Rozey H Because they're good videos man!
I'm only in middle school... I watch these for fun
Great, sad episode. Now that I finally see something from the part of my life that I actually remember, it's crazy just how compressed these episodes are. - Not that that could be helped: 15 minute videos about several years or, in case of earlier videos, even several decades or centuries, can just not hope to be exhaustive by any measure.
Anyway, well done, and I'm curious what's next.
I mean I'm pretty sure I recall you preparing for another CC Literature round which will be great.
Though I wonder whether you intend to also cover other parts of the world in greater detail than you were able to in the World History series. Other countries or groups of interacting countries or continental regions.
What I'd also love to see would be some kind of "lateral history" series, which tries to capture especially what things happened simultaneously where in the world. For instance, it was kind of eye-opening to me when I first got directly told, that the high culture of Ancient Egypt happened at the same time as most of Europe was pretty much in the Stone Ages.
Or how about a series that takes a closer look at how certain events or inventions lead to the next, sometimes over fairly epic time-scales?
For instance,
(TL;DR: Napoleon made rockets possible)
The way warfare developed from the ritualized medieval forms to more and more tactical forms with the first few generations of guns basically made logistics much more complicated which ultimately meant that long-distance-food-transport for army supply became increasingly impractical. This caused Napoleon to actively have researched methods to preserve food.
And this very method of preservation of food was one of the big key inventions that lead to the development of the rocket.
E.g. a series on how inventions drove inventions.
I'm not sure how many other examples like that exist but I'd imagine there are lots of them. There is probably something about "from Abacuses to Smartphones" or something to that effect too.
Simply some slightly less common but really interesting ways to roll up history. All that would be great.
I found this video is even more depressing than WW2 and Slavery courses
Thats what I was thinking. I know its important to know, but It's easy to understand why all of America wants to forget this president even existed.
Antonious sykas
Who? the best president we've had this century from 2000-2008?
Even with such a tragic topic, John's reading voice is amazing.
Jet Fuel can't melt Steel Beams. Sorry I had to put it...
It does not have to melt it, just weaken it to the point where it loses its structural integrity. Sorry, I had to put it...
James Bielik it was obviously a joke
Who are the minority that dislike these videos and why do they dislike these videos?!
Republicans?
***** I couldn't have said it better but look at the sacrifices of Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning, Michael Hastings etc. and it seems like America couldn't care less. So maybe John sees this and thats why he doesnt bother.
A lot of people are calling for future history projects on East-Asian and generally Eastern history.
I'm going to toss in my two cents and say I've never understood Eastern Europe's history. I for one would think a (mini-) series on Eastern Europe would be well worth watching.
Yes! Far too little out there on that topic.
Er. Kerry was also a VETERAN of the Vietnam War. That detail is rather important.
The U.S drops nuclear bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
still think 9/11 is the worst catastrophe in the history of humanity
Not yet. We can hope it doesn't lead to worse.
If were were going for a signular event to be the worst catastrophe in human history, I would say it would be the descruction of Merv. It is believed that this central aisan city was the largest in the world in the 12 century. It is also said from accounts of the Mongol attack that they ordered the death of almost the entire city, men, women, and children, and at least 1 million people died by the order of Ghengis Khan.
And I speak int he supposed terms because, there isn't a lot of reccord outside archeology and primary sources, but it's worth researching.
the chinese attacked the us so they responded with the full might of theyr army
I am not
American
Presiqn Qnkov Good for you
Nicholas You too
After the second term began, I really started to dislike George Bush. The excessive federal spending and ill-planned foreign policies were causing an endless string of headaches for America. The Obama Administration has taught me one thing: No matter how bad things are, things can *always* get worse. v_v
Oh I knew it was going to be worse before he was even elected.
history isn't boring.where do u think rambo came from?
Some jingoist propaganda factory.
This whole series has really helped me, thank you.
I remember hearing about Katrina as a little kid and thinking “welp, guess we don’t have New Orleans any more”
And people say Obama was bad...
Jedi Jim only he was just as bad considering he bombed twice as many countries as Bush yet still earned a Nobel peace prize.
He didn't get a family member to cheat his way to the oval office.
Gary Daniel No. He was born in Hawaii. His father was from Kenya, if he was from Kenya he couldn’t have been elected
Bush was an amazing president
Daniel Eltringham He did help overthrow the most stable African countries leader soooooo...
It wasn't federally funded, but a better Star Wars trilogy happened.
is still happening
It might have been federally funded. Time will tell .
No it didn't
Yep, he got his wish...and more
#RogueOne
Well that remains to be seen...
Oh god I was dying on the "To which we said, This is America."