Changing the Map of Europe Back to 1815
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Published 2018-07-05
NOTES
• When pronouncing originally non-English names, I've adhered to the American English pronunciation given by the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
• The borders of some smaller German and Italian states have been simplified for hopefully obvious reasons.
• Hesse-Homburg did not join the German Confederation until 1817, but is nevertheless included here.
ERRATA
• Serbia was granted autonomy within the Ottoman Empire already in late 1815. The territory corresponded to the Smederevo Sanjak/Belgrade Pashalik region.
• The Kiurin khanate in the north Caucasus should be called 'Kurin'.
• The two (artificial) lakes in present-day Ukraine did not exist in 1815.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Background
01:49 Redrawing the map
11:31 Reflections
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All Comments (21)
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Europe in 1815: we won't have a major war in at least 100 years!
Europe in 1914: we got so close... -
i'm pretty sure even the modern map is unrecognizable to most people today
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What I’ve learned from playing EU4 is:
POLAND KEEPS MOVING -
they says that the netherlands is still in war with the sea
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On April 1st make a video called “Changing the map of europe to the year 2219” where you just make up stuff
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You should make a map of Europe in 1618, before the 30 Years War.
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Imagine showing a modern map to someone back then! I'd love to know all the questions they'd ask.
Obviously one of the main things is german reunification, but if they ask why Germany is so much smaller than the German Confederation, then you'd have to explain 2 World Wars. And Italian Reunification would be a big point too, I suppose. I don't know if the Ottomans were called the "sick man of Europe" back then, but if not you'd have to explain why they lost their whole empire. I think they'd be extremely shocked about Russia. Sure, maybe they'd understand an independent Poland and Finland, but there are so many more countries in eastern Europe now. One of the questions would probably be asking why Ireland exists without northern Ireland. I suppose Austria would also be shocking. I don't know if their empire was as unstable as Austria-Hungary, but if not then you'd have to explain a lot.
Sometimes I wish historians had a time machine to go back and show this map to someone back then and find out all the questions they'd have to ask. -
there is a man alive whos grandfather was alive when the map looked like this
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Europe 1444 next time.
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why is italy so full of culture?
italy 200 years ago: -
I love that. Netherlands didn't loss land to a nation no they lost it to a sea. Really shows dutch enerigineering is nothing to laugh at
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"In addition to losing a bit of land to the North Sea"
Netherlands: THAT DAMN SEA -
Love to every single country in Europe
From 🇩🇰 -
A list of European countries that will not change:
Portugal 🇵🇹
Spain 🇪🇸
M0r0cC0 🇲🇦 -
'Countries aren't static and change a lot.' - Me: Laughs in portuguese
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I have some time period suggestions for more of these:
1954 (just after the allies left Germany and Austria)
1870 (just before the Franco-prussian war)
1774 (just before the American and French revolutions)
1750 (just before the 7 years war)
1700 (just before the war of Spanish succession)
I love these map videos and I really want to see more of them -
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10:45 Italian flag in Italy lol
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"countries and states are not static"
takes a look at switzerland -
I hope you revive this series by changing the map next to 1648! That's probably the next most fitting date back in time and I'd love to see it. Keep going further back, these "changing the map" videos are your best! Keeping going back, 1492, 1300, 1200, 1066, 800.
