Understanding The Global Unease After WW1 | Impossible Peace | Timeline

It's almost like 1914-1945 was one big war with a brief pause in the middle.

The period between WW1 & WW2 is endlessly fascinating to me precisely because when learning about it you can understand it didn't have to play out the way it did and also,how it very easily happen yet again.

One french officer, marshal Foch if I remember correctly, had this to say about the treaty of Versailles, which was signed in June 1919 "This is not eternal peace, it's only 20 years of armistice". He was off by 60 days.

Timeline is what the History Channel should be. I love their documentaries and in depth looks. Some of my favorites are the war factories series. Great content!! Keep up the great work!

I was born 17 years after WW2, served in the 'cold war', am still scratching my head on the 20th century...

This and the other "Timeline" documentaries are the best I have seen recently. They concentrate on a specific period of time and yet are comprehensive and show the relationships between events. The commentators are of the highest quality, make concise points, and you integrate them well into the thematic of the subject matter. The quotations are well chosen, and your putting them up to read is very helpful. I look forward to enjoying and learning much from viewing the next films in the series.

Thank you so much for this magnificent series! Between Timeline on YouTube and History Hit there is really no need to look for anything else to watch. These programs give my life new meaning - There is ALWAYS more history to learn!

Excellent video. Only problem is the background music, which is way too loud

I love the timeline of Germany from the end of WW1 to the start of WW2. So fascinating

I always notice how carefree and happy everyone was in old film pre WW1. After the sad it's like a little bit more of evil came out every year.

I enjoy these documentaries here on You Tube, thank you for the effort, these are good enough quality to be on The History Channel, oh wait, that is no longer viable as "The History Channel" now shows us Hillbillies, Duck Calling people, Truck drivers and lumberjacks....

This is a great program. The roaring 20’s and Great Depression sandwiched between two colossal world wars! Amazing 40 year period.

Another excellent installment from Timeline. Thank you for keeping the energy to study and know about this crucial period of modern history alive; how relevant it is to understanding our world today. So much to cover, looking forward to everything you produce.

There is a perhaps apocryphal story of an individual in Germany who had received their pay, carrying it in a basket to a store where they bought food, and forgot the basket and its contents when they left. When they returned, they found that someone had stolen the basket -- but left the money.

Absolutely mesmerizing. Endlessly fascinating, I can watch these repeatedly and never tire. One of my favorite aspects is the uncredited narration of Jeremy Irons, continuing in the long tradition of British war documentaries narrated by luminaries such as Laurence Olivier - great script, leavened with humor, he’s fully engaged and really elevates the material. Took me awhile to put the two and two together, but he starred in Brideshead Revisited in the 80s - which covers the same time period. I’m sure he immersed himself in the period history for that role, and he truly brings it alive in this narration. Brilliant production all around, the echoes ripple to our current era to haunting affect.

One thing I've learned in 50 years, is humans don't seem to like each other very much!

The clip with people dancing is iconic

I like the detail and some oddities thrown in. It's what makes history so fascinating.

Very entertaining and well done, and very educational, a must watch these episodes are very important and meaningful, thank you for making these available.

Long and short, like many modern territorial problems, it was caused by empires drawing lines on a map with zero regard for the people living there.