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Jiang connects the creation of the Federal Reserve with America entering World War I, the 1929 crash, the Great Depression, and World War II.
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World War I
Jiang compares the Bronze Age collapse to World War I and the present: heavily globalized systems can believe trade prevents war just before slaughter or collapse arrives.
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Jiang compares the Bronze Age collapse to World War I and the present: heavily globalized systems can believe trade prevents war just before slaughter or collapse arrives.
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Nicholas II's personal decency is irrelevant to statecraft; Jiang presents him as unequipped for a time of war, famine, discontent, Rasputin scandal, and revolution.
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Lenin is described as a useful idiot first for the Russian secret police and then for Germany, whose wartime interest was to knock Russia out of World War I.
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British foreign policy seeks balance of power in Europe, so the German Empire proclaimed in 1871 becomes a threat Britain must challenge.
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Nationalism makes multi-ethnic empires such as the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires untenable, leading Balkan and Slavic national struggles into the chain that starts World War I.
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After World War I, extreme nationalism rises as fascism, which Jiang defines as an extreme version of nationalism.
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The later Nazi impulse to suppress divisions is framed as a reflection on Germany's World War I defeat and internal pluralism.
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"...three things happen, right? The first is that America enters World War I. Then you have the 1929 stock market collapse followed by the..."
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"...seen this before. So, this is the world right before World War I. As you can see, it was heavily, heavily globalized. Okay? And..."
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"But he's not real. He's not really equipped to lead Russia in a time of tremendous political and social tumult. In 1904, the Russians..."
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"...damage to the reputation and prestige of the royal family. World War I breaks out, and even though Rasputin pleaded with the Tsar not..."
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"And so now, the parliament, called the Duma, becomes the provisional government. And they clear a republic, all right? But they're still at war..."
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"...keep this in mind. All right. Now, we go into World War I and World War II. In 1871, the German Empire is proclaimed...."
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"If one power arises, we must fight it. Okay? So, when Napoleon arose, Britain spent infinite amount of money and resources to feed Napoleon,..."
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"...Russia for aid. Okay? And, as you know, what starts World War I is the assassination of the heir to the Austria -Hungary Empire..."
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"...brings in Britain and Germany as well. And this creates World War I. And World War I and World War II are the deadliest..."
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"...by one. This is important because at the end of World War I, when Germany has surrendered, they will reflect on why they lost."
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"...Hitler and the Nazis. So this is important to understand. World War I, again, if Germany is too powerful, Britain is forced into action...."
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"It was really Germany versus the world. And what's amazing is Germany was able to create a stalemate. Actually, sometimes when Germany was about..."
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Bronze begins as a weapon, becomes status, hardens into currency, and then teaches the world the dangerous rhythm of capital: rapid growth, total interconnection, elite consolidation, and sudden collapse.
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Gunpowder is not powerful because it makes a louder weapon.
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