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The Cold War - OverSimplified (Part 2)
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The Cold War - OverSimplified (Part 2)

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The Cold War - OverSimplified (Part 1)
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The Cold War - OverSimplified (Part 1)

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WW2 - OverSimplified (Part 2)
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WW2 - OverSimplified (Part 2)

2 months of Skillshare for 99 cents: http://skl.sh/oversimplified2 MERCH: https://oversimplified.tv/merch PART 1 HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uk_6vfqwTA If you want more OverSimplified on a more regular basis, become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/OverSimple Want to know how I make these videos? I use Adobe After Effects and Photoshop. Get them here - https://goo.gl/zPHcm2 https://instagram.com/over_simplified https://twitter.com/over_simplified https://facebook.com/oversimplified Copyright disclaimer - We do not give anyone permission to translate and/or reupload our videos or designs on YouTube or other social media platforms. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTRIBUTIONS All images are Creative Commons: Flag of Newfoundland by Lrenhrda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_of_Newfoundland#/media/File:Dominion_of_Newfoundland_Red_Ensign.svg) “Personnel operating Asdic equipment in H.M.C.S. 'Acadia'. Nov. 1940” by Library and Archives Canada Block of Pykrete by CyranoDeWikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pykrete#/media/File:Block_of_pykrete.jpg) After Bombing by Boris Kudoyarov / RIA Novosti archive (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_2153_After_bombing.jpg) Kitten by Ozan Kilic (http://www.freestockphotos.biz/stockphoto/9343) Char T-34 by Antonov14 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Char_T-34.jpg) Ilyushin Il-2 by Mike1979 Russia (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ilyushin_Il-2_in_the_Great_Patriotic_War_Museum_5-jun-2014_Side.jpg) German Cross by Lyon Cyborg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Cross#/media/File:German_Cross.svg) Reichstag by Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-03034,_Berlin,_Verfassungsfeier_vor_dem_Reichstag.jpg) Samuel Sandoval, Okinawa, 1945 by USMC Archives (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Code_talker_Samuel_Sandoval,_Okinawa,_1945_(7973456878).jpg) Trinity Nuclear Test by The Official CTBTO Photostream (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_atmospheric_nucleat_test_-_July_1945_-_Flickr_-_The_Official_CTBTO_Photostream.jpg) Hiroshima Dome by Oren Rozen (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japan_030416_Hiroshima_01.jpg) All sound effects licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/): Airy Whoosh by sonictechtonic (https://freesound.org/people/sonictechtonic/sounds/243567/) Explosion_001 by cydon (https://freesound.org/people/cydon/sounds/268557/) SynthesisedExplosion04 by RSilveira_88 (https://freesound.org/people/RSilveira_88/sounds/216275/) GlasWindow by TheSoundcatcher (https://freesound.org/people/TheSoundcatcher/sounds/315646/) Chimes by Stickinthemud (https://freesound.org/people/Stickinthemud/sounds/44162/) Tearing Newspaper by Inspector J (https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/415767/) Medium Wind by kangaroovindaloo (https://freesound.org/people/kangaroovindaloo/sounds/205966/) Till with Bell by Benboncan (https://freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/91924/) All music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/): "Exotic Battle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Fast Talkin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "I Knew a Guy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Faceoff" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Expeditionary" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Marty Gots a Plan" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Constance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Enter the Maze" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Casa Bossa Nova" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Feral Chase" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Invariance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Dama-May" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Lightless Dawn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Covert Affair" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Minima" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Prelude and Action" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Intermission" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Earth Prelude" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Hitman" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Spacial Harvest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Dark Times" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Audionautix tracks are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Dark Mystery by Audionautix The Voyage by Audionautix Bird in Hand by Audionautix Horncall Strauss1 by TaranP (https://freesound.org/people/TaranP/sounds/361684/)
WW2 - OverSimplified (Part 1)
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WW2 - OverSimplified (Part 1)

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WW1 - Oversimplified (Part 2)
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WW1 - Oversimplified (Part 2)

PART 1 HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHSQAEam2yc MERCH: https://oversimplified.tv/merch WW1 Explained! If you would like to see more OverSimplified on a more regular basis, please consider supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OverSimple Want to know how I make these videos? I use Adobe After Effects and Photoshop. Get them here - https://goo.gl/zPHcm2 https://www.facebook.com/OverSimplified/ https://twitter.com/over_simplified https://instagram.com/over_simplified Inspired by Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast, check it out if you want to learn about WW1 in more detail! Bill Wurtz made me want to make this, kudos to him! (Link to his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/billwurtz) (I've not been endorsed by either of them!) Copyright disclaimer - We do not give anyone permission to translate and/or reupload our videos or designs on YouTube or other social media platforms. --Attributions-- Sound Effects: Till With Bell by Benboncan (Creative Commons) License: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Source: http://www.freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/91924/ Music: Bird in Hand - Audionautix (attribution) “Bird In Hand by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/“ Accralate - The Dark Contenent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100341 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Desert City by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100564 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ I Knew a Guy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100199 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Minima by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200053 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Marty Gots a Plan by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500015 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Expeditionary by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100436 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ For the Fallen by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100704 Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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