Otto von Bismarck - The Wildman Bismarck - Extra History - Part 1
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6 років тому📜 History of Otto von Bismarck, Part 1
Otto von Bismarck became the greatest statesman of a generation, but he began as an intransigent and irresponsible youth. He coasted through college, got himself thrown out of an early political appointment, and caused havoc with his divisive opinions during a meeting of parliament.
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@extrahistory 6 років тому
Otto von Bismarck, the greatest statesman of a generation, distinguished himself from an early age... as a giant pain in the butt. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ExtraCredits
@jackandy3050 6 років тому
Extra Credits Being a german myself, and a lover of all history, Otto von Bismarck was always one of the most interesting people to learn about, glad you guys are making an episode about him
@diegoviniciomejiaquesada4754 6 років тому
Damn... this is good... can't wait for the next part.
@About37Hobos 6 років тому
Extra Credits huge fan of this people need to know how awesome Bismarck is
@legoworksstudios1 6 років тому
This was a long time coming. And now I'm ready
@HxH2011DRA 6 років тому
Extra Credits Young Bismarck (and Bismarck in general) is COOL AF
@DaL33T5 6 років тому
"You can't just smoke weed and skip lectures all through colle-" "IT WORKED FOR BISMARCK AND IT'LL WORK FOR ME"
@psychoticbubble5348 5 років тому
DaL33T5 p I
@murcury610 5 років тому
It's been a year did it work.
@Figgy_23 5 років тому
He didn't smoke weed
@azelfdaboi5265 5 років тому
Same
@lucasbeck1391 5 років тому
DONT GIVE THIS LIKES ITS PERFECT
@bigbadseed7665 6 років тому
"Involuntarily volunteered for the army." In the army, we called that volun-told.
@jacqslabz 5 років тому
Oh, that isn't just used in the army. I've heard it used in US civilian workplaces by people without any military background. Maybe they were worried it wouldn't translate into other languages?
@kaistephens2694 5 років тому
works just as well here in high school too
@royyark2896 4 роки тому
It’s actually Conscription
@darthironamerican 4 роки тому
That’s what my teachers use when no hand go up, volunteer or be voluntold
@ChickenLiver911 4 роки тому
In civilian/political terms, we call that conscription.
@evgeniptolemy5570 5 років тому
"But Bismarck had a plan. Bismarck always had a plan." Dutch van der Linde: *heavy breathing*
@ottovonbismarck7436 4 роки тому
Evgeni Ptolemy I ALWAYS have a plan
@ryan-ln2hx 4 роки тому
Just one more take
@X3105i 4 роки тому
The difference is Dutch is an idiot
@catrina6541 4 роки тому
?
@shelk107 4 роки тому
@@catrina6541 red dead redemption 2
@hat-eating-cthulu-goat3221 6 років тому
Damn, as Germans we talke about the guy for one month at school, but I never knew he was such a smoking hot mess when he was young.
@Numbers225 5 років тому
Well he sure was hot. No homo
@robinwillmann6693 5 років тому
Wir lernen gerade über Otto in der Schule. Irgendwie finde ich dass, das Internet ihn viel besser erklärt als unsere Schule. Bislang haben wir auch noch nicht über das Attentat auf ihn gelernt
@davehoffman4659 5 років тому
Hat-Eating-Cthulu-Goat and as Americans We know literally nothing
@DariaHoelzel 4 роки тому
@@robinwillmann6693 Ich hatte Bismarck die gesamte 9. Klasse hindurch und ich wusste bis gerade eben nicht mal, dass es ein Attentat auf ihn gab...
@marloyorkrodriguez9975 4 роки тому
Hat-Eating-Cthulu-Goat well he is a great figure when I heard about him on our course I decided to Research about him extensively and is my muse in my pursuit of a career in the government
@RapidCityJM 6 років тому
"Bismarck always has a plan" feels like it's going to be this series new "Walpole, it was Walpole."
@extrahistory 6 років тому
Maaaaybe. :D
@beretperson 6 років тому
Justin Madsen Bismark, being Bismark, always has a plan.
@1224chrisng 6 років тому
Walpole always has a plan
@zyaicob 6 років тому
Justin Madsen Bismarck, being Bismarck_____ or Bismarck has a plan. Bismarck always has a plan.
@farhanatashiga3721 6 років тому
Yes!
@DIO45032 6 років тому
"Some damned foolish thing in the Balkans" Did he... predict ww1?
@TheBespectacledN00b 6 років тому
Keith T Maxwell Yes.
@lettuceprime4922 6 років тому
Ooohhh yes. He certainly did.
@TheRagingStorm98 6 років тому
He was only 4 months out. Wilhelm abdicated 19 years and 8 months into that prediction.
@Edax_Royeaux 6 років тому
It's like predicting that WWIII will come from some damn fool thing in North Korea. It's not exactly a blind prediction.
@kfyldxoymhccxkz9676 6 років тому
Yes that was the implication thank you.
@santic.8120 5 років тому
*Bismarck **_ALWAYS_** has a plan*
@kachungchan4077 5 років тому
We should have a rdr2 meme here.
@chadkingoffuckmountain970 5 років тому
TAHITI
@k.e3451 5 років тому
Yeet
@ananthalakshmiyerukonda9939 5 років тому
Hhhahshahsh
@MichaelBirks 5 років тому
To rule the waves and lead the Kreigsmarine!
@tea-sus8722 5 років тому
Otto Von Bismarck, patron saint of finals season
@wanitooo 3 роки тому
I will be erecting an altar in my room in his honor now
@l0ther128 3 роки тому
wait what
@va960 3 роки тому
@@wanitooo Me too.
@YataTheFifteenth 3 роки тому
@@wanitooo with or without the Pickelhaube
@marloyorkrodriguez9975 2 роки тому
Also cramming
@KingsandGenerals 6 років тому
The ironic part is, the education system that almost ruined Bismarck later became the standard around the world for a century or so. Great video, as always. :-)
@farhanatashiga3721 6 років тому
Oh wow, I don't know you're fan of this show
@MrTokesu 6 років тому
Kings and Generals just found your channel. Great videos!
@Itzhak1997 6 років тому
Kings and Generals To be fair, the overwhelming majority of people are not bismarck. You can't make an education system just for that one guy that pops up every century or so.
@KingsandGenerals 6 років тому
Yeah, I was trying to make that point. :-) Prussian education system is created to make children get used to the army discipline very early. It is not for everyone. It is not good in uncovering the talent.
@KaiserAfini 6 років тому
Kings and Generals I got that feeling from reading the Temeraire series as well, which is remarkably accurate historically wise.
@ObserveTheCelestial 6 років тому
I love how the one phrase to describe him is "Bismarck, being Bismarck, did something so out of place that everyone else took note."
@luckylukemapinggaming5246 5 років тому
"Did the man really think prussians wouldn't stand up against an invader without being promised a piece of paper!" Best speech ever.
@Altobrun 3 роки тому
It's not an absurd thing to suggest on the part of the other politician. Lots of monarchs had civilian populations turn against them when an invasion happened and they actively sided with the invaders. Not to mention that the last century was filled with republicanism (anti-monarchism) sweeping across Europe.
@duchessnoor 6 років тому
SINK THE BISMARCK, SINK THE-wait wrong Bismarck.
@thebighurt2495 5 років тому
Pretty sure there were some English fathers who would've liked to "sink" this one, too.
@azenzioanthony 5 років тому
Fun fact the Bismarck was named after otto von Bismarck
@Korbolt 5 років тому
by the sound of the man, he sank more than a few cases of alcohol
@davehoffman4659 5 років тому
John Acuff it's spelled Nein in German
@pisslamicrapepublicofporki3947 5 років тому
Boring
@byteofbacon 6 років тому
Bismarck. That one guy who had a ship -My School System
@ada4ka390 6 років тому
Damn dude that's sad
@Udontkno7 5 років тому
Tbh, WW2 was all I heard
@DMRoper1 5 років тому
Ha, ha! You are funny.
@azelfdaboi5265 5 років тому
That's sad
@mrbenoit5018 5 років тому
1 1 “ww2 *YAY?!?*”
@brylinsundae7464 6 років тому
This guy was a savage before it was cool. Seriously though, reading a newspaper while people were yelling at him. That is just godly
@KanaiIle 6 років тому
There was quite an entertaining carricature on page two. I noticed that, after lowering the paper, the picture I saw then did not differ all too much.
@namingisdifficult408 6 років тому
Brylin Sundae yep
@useodyseeorbitchute9450 5 років тому
@Brylin Come on, at that time playing on mobile phone has not been not popular yet.
@DMRoper1 5 років тому
Yeah! (ha ha). I love it.
@LichlordKazam 5 років тому
He would've been the perfect father *Pulls the newspaper to his face and reads* I don't know ask your mother.
@celler1296 2 роки тому
Bismarck also gave some advice before abdicating: 1. dont build a fleet which will threaten england 2. Dont form a dependent alliance with Austria 3. Dont break your alliance with Russia Wilhelm II did all of those things.
@thestarwarsmusiccomposer3491 Рік тому
😅
@jaredjosephsongheng372 10 місяців тому
Which was a stupid idea. I'm pretty sure the 3rd one was the stupidest to be honest with ya.
@connorhilchie2779 10 місяців тому
@jaredjosephsongheng372 easily. Germany fighting a 2 front war made things so much harder then they had to be, made even worse seeing as it was Austria who dragged Russia into the war
@rinopro5556 9 місяців тому
@@jaredjosephsongheng372 Russia and austria were competitors in the balkans, being allied to the 2 of them would be impossible, and when he tried twice with the league of the three emperors, it failed. and as for France, let's just say that was a clear no. Germany feared Russia, if an alliance had been made between germany and russia, russia could have industrialized and became powerful enough to threaten germany's plan to dominate the continent, which is why Austria was chosen as an ally instead of Russia. And as for Britain, it was not happy with the idea of Germany dominating the continent, so the best Germany could hope for in a war is neutrality until Germany was about to win or did something like invading Belgium
@Soyadrian34 8 місяців тому
@@rinopro5556 Oh, that's interesting, in a scenario where germany allied russia intead of the austro-hungarians in WW1, maybe russia would not have suffered those heavy losses befalling the collapse of the russian empire. Then the comunist revolution might not have succeded, givin us a pretty more cursed scenario in WW2
@GiordanDiodato 3 роки тому
"What we learn from history is that no one learns from history." -Otto von Bismarck
@fanstar141 6 років тому
Nothing like Bismarck the wild man to burst into your house, guns blazing and foxes abound.
@casualsatanist 5 років тому
something about imagining a man waltzing into a room full of quiet drinkers and fellow farmers then suddenly firing a round straight up through the ceiling, or a man checking his estate before bedtime soon to find out that his study had a gang of foxes rummaging around inside just brings a smile to my face.
@DMRoper1 5 років тому
It is funny to me. But then again it wasn't my house he shot up. Still... (ha, ha!)
@cynwraeth1943 5 років тому
He's the Prussian Yosemite Sam.
@topman8565 5 років тому
Bismark isn't a Texan name
@azelfdaboi5265 5 років тому
I'd let him
@exmythos7318 6 років тому
not what I was expecting from a young Bismarck...
@stefanoraffo5096 6 років тому
something more of an old man with energy and better looks (also please tell me how to do your mostauche)
@ethanlu2039 6 років тому
Young Bismarck is better.
@hiphen3858 6 років тому
I expected a boat; I thought this was like a reupload xD
@samwelltarly6700 6 років тому
Fratboyz were not invented Yesterday. I can't speak for other European countries, but Germany has a historically established Fraternity culture of drinking unhealthy ammounts of booze and engaging in petty rivalries with other fraternities which can still involve actual small-sword duels with abstract turn-based rules with the objective of wounding the opponent on the head with your blade (but only if the two of you are hard-core about preserving old tradions and practices). These fraternities are dying out as far as I know though, or at least have trouble finding new recruits. I live in Göttingen (dignified old University-town in Germany) and the first thing you tend to find out about the frats is how ridiculously cheap the rent can be in some of those antique Villas...and that you'd be best advised not to take the offer because the idea is you get to live there cheap in return for Sponsoring the place once you graduate and start making money and if you ever have second thoughts and want to leave, they'll treat you kind of the way a mob, street-gang or cult treats former members.
@Jupiter__001_ 6 років тому
I find it pretty in line with the rest of his life. Even under Friedrich (Wilhelm II's grandfather) he was throwing expensive pottery around the room in response to King Friedrich suggesting that he should abdicate.
@someonerandom4660 5 років тому
THIS MAN THE WHOLE ROOM WAS YELLIG AT HIM AND HE JUST OPENED UP A NEWSPAPER AND BEGAN TO READ I A S P I R E TO BE LIKE HIM HOLY CRAP
@yaboitombuto4268 4 роки тому
power move
@shimrarin2660 3 роки тому
@@yaboitombuto4268 Chad move
@hewhoyeet4953 3 роки тому
@@shimrarin2660 giga chad*
@greaseddude8396 2 роки тому
@@hewhoyeet4953 Sigma*
@johndavidtibbetts7320 2 роки тому
The only valid royalist
@alexhicks7266 5 років тому
Bismarck has a plan *Bismarck always has a plan*
@maanyashukla326 5 років тому
*insert red always around him*
@jorgebersabe293 3 роки тому
"I've got a plan, Wilhelm." "You always got a plan, Otto." "This is a good one."
@Boomblox5896 2 роки тому
@@jorgebersabe293 Like the time he decided to reset the universe to save his childhood sweetheart from certain death? Oh wait, wrong Otto. I was thinking of Otto Apocalypse.
@briannamcdaniel266 Рік тому
The greatest plan, I must say.
@enigmabureau Рік тому
“I have a plan, Wilhelm! You just need to have a little faith!”
@theprophetofthepastagod5633 6 років тому
Finally you made an episode about Bismarck
@matiasmakinen5028 6 років тому
Took only 3 bloody years
@ora3678 6 років тому
which one The ship or The Great?
@BobHerzog1962 6 років тому
But it isn't called: "Breakfeast with Otto." :(
@generalcyanide3602 6 років тому
Yeah hunting the Bismarck was made a while a go
@Angelblue1302 6 років тому
Oh My Germany! It's finally here!
@1224chrisng 6 років тому
Finally, the correct Bismarck this time
@fictionfan0 6 років тому
Kind of ironic how the man is known for forewarning against a coming chaos while a ship with a similar name practically sowed it.
@nobblkpraetorian5623 6 років тому
fictionfan0 Well it was a different chaos though.
@jcplays3842 3 роки тому
God we need a house of card type show with this man. A young man filling his time debauchery going on to play the continent of Europe like fiddle and forming the most dominate nation as his reward. That is a five star show waiting to happen
@kristiankepley5944 2 роки тому
Agreed. But it’s also a tightrope
@richardmangelmann4975 Рік тому
Yeah dunno if they would do that cuz the show would be very Prussian supportive. I don’t think a lot of people want that on fear of liking our history. Or maybe they would, but I think producers would be too afraid to do it. It’s pretty sad anyways that there’s nearly no movies or series made about anything before ww2, anything Prussian
@athow123 Рік тому
It could be called glory and defeat
@azureascendant994 Рік тому
I would watch it.
@95Andyyy 6 років тому
Hi, German guy here. Thanks for discussing one of the greats from german history who wasn't a horrifying nazi xD I didn't know he was such a badass.
@aidengoosemorey3499 4 роки тому
Yeah, really tired of only learning about Nazi Germans.
@harvymoniaga4525 4 роки тому
you mean brainwashed
@AudieHolland 4 роки тому
Blücher
@OddHunter5504 2 роки тому
Moltke
@ego8330 2 роки тому
@@OddHunter5504 Elder molkte was a badass
@angelbryan26 6 років тому
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
@Wtdtd 6 років тому
So wake up, mister Bismark. Wake up, and, smell the ashes....
@Ryz414 6 років тому
Or the Wrong Man in the Right Place
@varana 6 років тому
Or the German. Not all of Germany is Prussia, and it was also Bismarck's autocratic and anti-democratic heritage that led to the first World War.
@joshypoopyhead 6 років тому
Nigga
@douglasbubbletrousers4763 2 роки тому
5:10 “He became known for his unpredictable behavior, like marking his entrance into a neighbor’s house by firing a pistol into their ceiling.” The founding father of Chads
@jaredjosephsongheng372 Рік тому
The Neighbor: Dude.... Uncool.
@shifter7390 4 роки тому
"Some damned foolish thing in the Balkans" They knew that we are the trouble makers.
@fancywrong6405 3 роки тому
You do have great food though
@jokuvaan5175 6 років тому
I am starting to understand why so many people wanted a video about Bismark
@KanaiIle 6 років тому
The duelling record begs to differ. If only that damn fellows rapier didnt break!
@jyseuilo1209 6 років тому
atleast the british sank the bismarck......not funny
@Truthorfib 2 роки тому
Lol I found out about him because I play Civ 5. The game is supposed to use only the greatest leaders of certain countries. Bismarck for Germany, Elizabeth for England, Augustus Ceaser for Rome, Darius 1 of Persia, Alexander the Great for Greece, then so on and so forth.
@Aviationlord7742 6 років тому
I need to know how this man managed to make it through law school without once going to class
@Alex_K221 6 років тому
Aviation lord by doing what most students do. Cram at the last minute with a bunch a books about law.
@A_annoying_rodent 6 років тому
Alex K and he still manages to get being the 2nd most powerful man in germany.
@grayscribe2125 6 років тому
I think the saying was that 'The king reigns but does not govern.'
@medicalstudent4333 6 років тому
Also, law school back then was much different than law school now. I think during the 189_, Johns Hopkins, one of the leading medical school today, was just a charity hospital.
@IIBizzy 6 років тому
ariean rachmat This, the video makes it almost sound like he was an underdog, he was still born into the upper class and not many people at that time could have lived a youth like that.
@owacs_ender 6 років тому
"Much better than he treated their ceilings and drawing rooms, anyway." I love that line so much.
@yiminglow9881 6 років тому
So... when in doubt cram
@Mbnewman087 5 років тому
Yi Ming Low and read. a lot.
@NickJohnCoop 6 років тому
'Bismarck ALWAYS has a plan' get that on a T-Shirt quick!
@afshakarbelkar 4 роки тому
No thank you
@battleblox5444 3 роки тому
On a RDR2 T-Shirt
@edwardoliveros7405 6 років тому
When you realized that cramming may make you one of the most known characters of history
@SpathaMagna 6 років тому
When you realize becoming one of the most notable figures in history will make all your habits known.
@Frikiman_H 6 років тому
This is actually quite inspiring.
@victorresnov1168 4 роки тому
Man fires two shots into my roof Me Oh hey Bismarck how was the duel?
@Duke_of_Lorraine 6 років тому
Time to learn how Victoria II works
@Duke_of_Lorraine 6 років тому
From what I've seen, hard to disagree with you. I played EU4, CK2 and HOI4 for quite some time, still I didn't know what I was doing in V2...
@verniy4087 6 років тому
Just go to the tutorials. just be ready for some serious head aches okay?
@soviet_tank_lover 6 років тому
Victoria II is easy once you give up and accept what happens.
@slightlybored 6 років тому
you don't learn victoria II, you have feel it, become it
@OffitInfinity 6 років тому
It's not that hard after a while, just don't micromanage your trade.
@Distruptor18 6 років тому
I NEED Otto von Bismark: Ace Attorney to be a thing now. Damn you Extra Credits! *shakes fist*
@TheNorth15 6 років тому
Huh... that's a terrific idea.
@cestalia 5 років тому
Basically Dai Gyakuten Saiban. (I need my localize Capcom)
@a_mooses_son7705 Рік тому
Bismarck may have done horrible things, as he played a role in setting up the Berlin Conference but I still can't stop thinking about the great things he did. Uniting peoples, keeping the European concert going. I can't help but stare back at the quotes he did. Bismarck did try to stop a WW1 but in the end... the next generation were.... not the best at stopping that war. He did a lot and I'm glad someone mentioned him!
@Boop__Doop Рік тому
The fact that he didn't just predict ww1 but also predicted his own death
@Caspaniar Місяць тому
When did he predict his death?. Bro did predict wilhelm IIs downfall and ww1 lol without prolblem
@catfish552 6 років тому
"...by 3 months" Sometimes the comic timing in Extra History just slays me. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
@SHDW-nf2ki 6 років тому
Otto von Bismarck versus Robert Walpole. the fight would probably go on so long that the sun would burn out before one of them would lose
@robertwalpole360 6 років тому
Challenge accepted.
@A_annoying_rodent 6 років тому
Yochai Wyss cold war number:infinite
@merrittanimation7721 6 років тому
Nations will burns, cities will fall and economies will collapse during this duel
@marcoshalberstadt7646 6 років тому
They did comment something about someones rapier breaking during a duel... I wonder whose that was... ;D
@shittyname2657 5 років тому
3:04 That is the level of procrastination I want to reach
@HoundofOdin 5 років тому
Having access to the Necronomicon would explain a lot about Otto von Bismark.
@chiklachikla7641 2 роки тому
Lol
@anttibjorklund1869 6 років тому
Fighting, alcohol and philandering.... seems like your average student life :P
@extrahistory 6 років тому
You may have had a more interesting student life than I did. ;) -Soraya
@yaumelepire6310 6 років тому
Also: "Cramming"! Don't forget "Cramming"!
@Healermain15 6 років тому
It seems to be a pattern with a lot of the high and famous in history.
@yaumelepire6310 6 років тому
Sander Heutink, Of course, simply because they captivate the imaginary of the public. It's much easier to have a compelling narrative about quirky men like here Otto von Bismarck than, for instance, about dry and uninteresting people like Catherine II of Russia's lover whom she described as "The most boring man in all of Russia".
@robertjarman3703 6 років тому
Eh, I'm 17 and never had cannabis in a country where it's one of the most important agricultural exports of one particular province, nor have I ever gotten drunk like Bismark, or at all for that matter.
@akiraishin7141 6 років тому
Yeah! My boy Otto!
@HxH2011DRA 6 років тому
Akira Ishin Hey I know you from explanation point's twitter!
@mr.bluesky8554 6 років тому
your avatar fits perfectly
@HxH2011DRA 6 років тому
Otto Von Bismarck OTTO!! OTTO I LOVE YOU!!!!
@HelloPopcorn 6 років тому
Otto’s lit
@HelloPopcorn 6 років тому
Otto von Bismarck wait who are you
@MrAGNTJ 5 років тому
6:32 and here it starts, the infamous "Bismarck ALWAYS has a plan"
@Tempusverum 5 років тому
“Known for firing pistols into ceilings, and releasing foxes 🦊into his friend’s drawing rooms.” Just.... what?!!
@DragoniteSpam 6 років тому
4:40 Do we have an Extra History Artwork Hall of Fame yet?
@extrahistory 6 років тому
Every frame our artists draw belongs in a Hall of Fame, amirite?
@DragoniteSpam 6 років тому
Yeah basically.
@Noon3rs 6 років тому
Extra Credits I would happily buy a poster featuring all of the characters from extra history on it.
@robertli3600 6 років тому
same
@DonSMDT 6 років тому
Yes, but even in a Magnum Opus, some pages are better than others.
@extrahistory 6 років тому
Welcome, notification squad! We accidentally sent this video live half a day early. It has now been switched back to unlisted and will be public again on October 14 at 10am PST. Until then, enjoy your extra early preview! Say hi to the Patreon supporters while you're here. ;)
@Kaelusk 6 років тому
A bit of a freebie, but thanks for making my Friday night!
@caevm47 6 років тому
Like a pleasantly spoiled surprise party, I'll make sure to to act surprised when I watch it again tomorrow
@izonker 6 років тому
At any rate, thank you for the slip-up, This series promises to be especially captivating too!
@FromOrbit 6 років тому
Feels good man
@nekonomi792 6 років тому
Though si xD was wondering why thia came out half a day faster tgan usual xD
@ShadySheev 5 років тому
I live in the city where Bismarck first studied - Göttingen. He was banned from the city center for partying too much and harassing people with his dogs, two large Great Danes. He moved into a former watchtower of the old city wall, where a small Bismarck themed museum is located today. He was also thrown into the University's student prison a couple of times. You can still see the signature that Bismarck cut into the wooden door of his cell.
@bengamerlsyolo6788 4 роки тому
8:53 Switzerland on every World war
@ziebelzubel 6 років тому
Bismarck was truly one of the greatest and most brilliant political minds of the whole 19th century in Europe, perhaps even the best one after all... and even though his domestic policy wasn't the best, his foreign policy of saturation and doing everything to avoid war was all the better. He's one of the very few characters in german history I'm very impressed by (in a good way!) and who I'm actually quite proud of!
@seineeloquenz148 6 років тому
That's something i can totally sign, a shame that Wilhelm II destroyed Bismarck's legacy and brought the wrath of the Great War over Europe. If we had had more politicians like Bismarck, I think the 20th century would have been a better time.
@jakob_212 6 років тому
I also totally agree. The other great sadness for me is, that the Nazis mistreated the name so very much, that it isnt properly respected in other countries
@feuerderveranderung6056 6 років тому
To be honest his domestic policy wasn't to bad with for example the public insurances surviving till today.
@LoJoSho 6 років тому
I just know this is going to be a good series
@neighslayer768 5 років тому
PRIDE OF A NATION! A BEAST MADE OF STEEL! Oh wait, sorry. Wrong Bismark.
@fredrikselin1615 5 років тому
I just thought of that!
@MichaelBirks 5 років тому
Well, they say that "Bismark always has a plan". What if that plan is to, ahem, RULE THE WAVES AND LEAD THE KRIEGSMARINE
@youtubeistscheie3496 4 роки тому
Michael Birks sadly he died but he lived
@ottovonbismarck7436 4 роки тому
I’m still alive maggot!
@dreadhead5719 4 роки тому
You mean Bismarck, ND the capital and second most populated city in North Dakota with a population around ~70000 and is the county seat of Burleigh county North Dakota whose current mayor as of 2020 is Steve Bakken?
@bignelly9476 2 роки тому
6:44 BISMARCK IN MOTION
@Luboman411 6 років тому
I personally met the great-grandson of Otto von Bismark when I was trying to get a job in DC. He ran an environmental non-profit. I had to read up on this man's bio while getting ready for my interview. This man's experience as a Harvard undergrad is almost exactly like Otto von Bismark's--he stopped going to class, he got into lots of fights, he (probably) drank a lot, he continuously dropped out and came back. He graduated after 9 years. But he led a very interesting life, filled with adventure.
@goc4Yourself 6 років тому
Bismarck is a lot like me... cramming and barely passing
@akrybion 6 років тому
GoC4Yourself But you won't unify Germany and isolate France, will you?
@Healermain15 6 років тому
Did you see any disunified Germanies lately? Well then.
@mattllaves 6 років тому
sander heutink well, there is austria, germany, luxemburg, liechstein, eupen malmedy and alsace-lorraine that could be unified
@LightAnkou 6 років тому
GoC4Yourself I believe that means you will grow up to be dictator of your country and violently unify it with the ones surrounding it. Cool life ahead of you.
@fateful1315 6 років тому
GoC4Yourself Except I don't study at all.
@ederavila9206 4 роки тому
"TO RULE THE WAVES AND LEAD THE KRIEGSMA...." Wait, wrong Bismarck, my bad :(
@Aaleg 2 роки тому
8:45 “why are you booing me, I’m right!”
@AStoryteller-for-fun 5 місяців тому
And he was. Kind if absurd for that man to say that Prussia wouldn't had stood up to fight napoleon. I mean this country doesn't have an army, the army has a country.
@asalways1504 6 років тому
Here it is: The moment we all have been waiting for! 🍻
@tummywubs5071 6 років тому
A guy who loves doing nothing, flirting with the ladies and somehow scraping by? THIS MUST OF BEEN MY PAST LIFE!
@royyark2896 4 роки тому
Tummywubs no
@faronomus1589 4 роки тому
Kaiser Wilhelm shut up wilhelm you are just jealous of the mad lad that is biskmarck
@hisakini 6 років тому
Can't wait for part II! Bismarck has long been one of my favorite historical figures to learn about, and it's fun to hear about the politics of the time from a budding statesman's perspective, rather than the royal affairs directly.
@eyuin5716 6 років тому
Finally!
@nekman8521 6 років тому
I was hopping for him or Fredrick the great. Im so happy
@t40xd 6 років тому
Yay! Time for the unification of Germany.
@wishmaker7863 6 років тому
*ＦＩＮＡＬＬＹ*
@jakob_212 6 років тому
A great moment for a german
@kylethomas9130 6 років тому
I knew this comment had to exist, before I clicked on this video I knew it was made.
@alaskagyal 4 роки тому
Bismarck predicted WW1 really easily. 1878, predicts the Balkans will cause a major war. 1898, predicts that 20 years after he dies, Wilhelm II will lose his throne. Bismarck died the same year. 1918, 20 years later, a war in the Balkans means Wilhelm II loses his throne.
@Caspaniar Місяць тому
What if he was from the future and traveled back in time?
@midnight990 6 років тому
John Lothrop Motley, now i can't not imagine Mötley Crüe and Bismarck drinking together
@topsekrit9836 5 років тому
And thus starts the meme: **BISMARCK ALWAYS HAS A PLAN**
@mainmarco 6 років тому
Bismark is one of my favorite historical figures of all time. I am so pumped for a series on him! Thanks guys!
@gentlemandemon 6 років тому
I like how you framed his political leanings. It's easy to vilify old-school monarchism from a contemporary Democratic standpoint, but not to dismiss the reasons why he held it so deeply and why people were willing to listen. There had to be SOMETHING that people held onto, after all.
@xenoblad 6 років тому
Sure, but that doesn't me he wasn't wrong. Just as American traditionalists moan about gay marriage we can understand their fear of regular marriage somehow being indirectly harmed. At almost every juncture of history, tradition has simultaneously been the most appealing motivation and the least reliable justification.
@gentlemandemon 6 років тому
xenoblad I definitely understand the argument you're making, though I don't think that's the best example. Where establishing a Parliament creates a co-governing body that immediately competes with the existing monarchy, gay marriage does not compete with straight marriage. I tend not to give religious objections to gay marriage much credence because the country can both be a majority Christian (which it is) and have majority support for gay marriage (which it sort of has in some age groups). It's like how allowing interracial marriage didn't compete with marriages of people of the same race or undermine the American family, either.
@varana 6 років тому
Yes, a parliament competes with a strong monarch - which is exactly the reason for having one. Also, he wasn't just wrong from a contemporary standpoint. A more democratic form of government than Prussia was not exactly a new idea at his time.
@TheBlobik 6 років тому
In fact, Prussia partitioned one of the more democratic states together with Russia and Austria just a century later. Democracies seem to be very prone to increasing corruption over time
@gentlemandemon 6 років тому
Cicero I get that that's your opinion but it's shaky. In a historical context, marriage was more about inheritance than birthrate. Despite what people think, extra-marital sex has always existed, and marriage has no real impact on either sex or conception. Moreover, the soldier-focused mindset is more of a modern concept. I'd say, and this is my opinion, that homosexuality has been viewed negatively by some societies (definitely not all societies, just ask the ancient Greeks) is that it could be looked as an abberant behavior, like how the Catholics used to be anti-left handedness.
@Blast335pokemineblox 5 років тому
Otto's prediction wasn't wisdom, experience, or anything like that, it was black magic, given to him by the elder gods he dueled when he read the Necronomicon. 3:18
@telluricdeer7611 4 роки тому
Blast335 yeah you’re probably right
@sobanvohra8586 3 роки тому
Actually, he got the Necronomicon from Walpole.
@spiderlime 2 роки тому
@@sobanvohra8586 or coleridge, or shelley, or MARY SHELLY...
@arevolvingdoor3836 6 років тому
Otto Von Bismarck is a genius and a slight badass. The fact that be was so perfectly able to predict why and when the Kaiser would abdicate, is quite insane. (Great vid as always Extra Credits!)
@iravenbg 6 років тому
Holy Moly, this is one of your best videos yet!! the quality,storytelling, art and the commentary, TOP LEVEL!!!
@CriticalBrony 6 років тому
THANK YOU! I have always been fascinated by the story of Otto von Bismarck and have been waiting for the tale of this incredible man to finally be told. I hope you cover so many of the cool stories this guy had.
@anch95 Рік тому
That was such a subtle yet powerful jab at 5:25 😂
@sentinelvortex8433 6 років тому
You Kant just make a philosophy reference like that.
@Kenshi_2900 5 років тому
I get the pun
@tasyanabila9013 5 років тому
I'm manual-ly Kant comprehend you
@azelfdaboi5265 5 років тому
@@Kenshi_2900 I'm about to make it so you Kant make anymore puns
@patricksviola 5 років тому
Stop
@Mbnewman087 5 років тому
please continue you Kant stop.
@prussianmonarchist7110 6 років тому
Finally. a video on the best man in history!
@Samm815 6 років тому
I'm taking modern Germany in college so this is a great way to review.
@someguy6651 6 років тому
Sam Lucas look out for the prime minister and overall hatred of free speach
@SlimTony 6 років тому
Sam Lucas "Modern" "Germany"
@assafbarbash572 6 років тому
Slim Tony 19th century is considered modern by most standards
@SlimTony 6 років тому
Black Eagle Oh really? I kinda assumed modern germany started after the second world war / after the reunion because that formed the country as it is today. (Geologically, ethnically and politically)
@dry90125 5 років тому
7:53 “he received, another letter” ONE FOR SMASH THAT IS!
@AYVYN Рік тому
Every now and then you find a historical figure that could’ve been your friend. Already knew of Bismarck, but very entertaining video!
@meow23925 6 років тому
I always love your Extra History series. I look forward to the next episodes! Thank you so much for making this amazing, educational, content.
@Insominedex 6 років тому
I have been waiting so long for this series, and now it is here. Thank you guys for all you do. This video is an excellent complement to National Treat Yo Self Day!
@FascistDream 6 років тому
I learn a lot thanks to you guys! I love all the team that makes this project possible . Thank you from the deepest of my heart. Thank you ...
@TheMadRatKing 5 років тому
Otto Von Bismarck is one of my favorite people in history, funnily enough. The man was a great leader with a hell of a sense of humor, and I appreciate this channel taking the time to make an Extra History on him.
@raven-pu4gi 6 років тому
Mein Gott, finally a Series on Herr Bismarck!
@KanaiIle 6 років тому
It was about time.
@raven-pu4gi 6 років тому
Ja herr, Try not get fired by Wilhelm II.
@briangrause1268 6 років тому
Yes! Finally! I've been waiting for the Bismarck series for so long!
@algcprojects 3 роки тому
This is one of the best series this channel has done, amazing video!
@noobo569 5 років тому
0:32 dis boi predicted WWI
@RinoaL 6 років тому
oh this is going to be interesting. :D
@TheEnergeticPanda 6 років тому
I'm literally studying Otto von Bismarck for University - how ironic
@fanbuoy9234 6 років тому
Do you fail if you attend class?
@mzphil8481 6 років тому
I don't think that's ironic, just coincidental.
@miriammiriamxoxo 5 років тому
Totally awesome! Thank you and happy Birthday Otto von Bismarck!! ❤️
@thewarmaster5827 4 роки тому
I love the consistency in this channel!
@TheKeksadler 6 років тому
Perfect timing! I was just learning about Bismarck in my history class! You guys really know how to time these!
@thebakerofbananabread3237 6 років тому
I really hope you guys at Extra Credits give Bismarck the same scale of love in the series as you guys did for Justinian. Keep up the great work!
@someonerandom4660 5 років тому
The things that wil become a meme: Bismark had a plan, he ALWAYS has a plan and And Bismarck being Bismarck, he-
@user-cd4bx6uq1y Рік тому
This channel is incredibly deep
@lemonader01 6 років тому
I'm so excited for this story! I've been learning an writing about Bismarck very recently, super excited for this series.
@alexandrujuncu 6 років тому
Your history videos are becoming addictive to me :)
@ladyofthedrgns 5 років тому
It seems Otto lived by the standard my grandmother taught me from a young age when dealing with difficult people. She had a saying that I very much live by to this day, "Give them a shovel....." This can be taken in many ways and forms. But it has helped me keep a level head in an ugly argument my whole life. They will either dig themself deeper into their problems or out of.
@fuyulee 6 років тому
Great content as usual! Thanks!
@lordspoice5192 6 років тому
"i hate krauts who disagree with me but i hate other countries even more" -Otto Von Bismarck
@SkyForceOne2 5 років тому
"I vape twice a day" - Albert Einstein
@azelfdaboi5265 5 років тому
"such a lonely Ukrainian farmer in 1932- oh shi-" -Random Ukrainian Farmer
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