@0815pillepalle
As a German in his 40s, I can only say that World War II takes up almost 1 1/2 years of school time. Furthermore, the memory of these crimes against humanity is omnipresent and unavoidable!
@ModerateHipster
Regarding the section of this video addressing how the British imperial history is taught in the UK, Simon asks how its taught in countries that used to be subject to the crown but now aren't. Growing up as an American, my public school history classes kind of taught Greek, Roman and British history as "our" history and didn't really separate an American experience out until the French-Indian War (Seven Years War) which is when we were first told about tensions between the loyalists subjects and the Colonials who would later rebel. That's when the British start being the "other guys".
@AmarantiStellar
8:30 Modern Germans are not responsible for the actions of Nazi Germany. Modern Germans ••ARE•• responsible for making sure it never ever happens again. Guilty feelings are unnecessary. The act of creating a world where it can never happen again, is something that is reasonable to take pride in. We are all responsible for the future we help create.
@patxiotsoa
It would be interesting to hear about how it was taught in East Germany versus how it is taught today.
@ItsYaBoiiRoan
2 and a half hour of history? hell yeah, food in my lap and nothing to do at night, that is what we love
@thomasfholland
You’ve outdone yourself Simon! This video should be mandatory showing in schools.
@RonNieminen-z6h
One day Simon will have to face his crime s committed to writers in his basement
@mutantryeff
Besides Germany, Italy, and Japan there were other Axis-aligned nations: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Finland, Iraq, Thailand, ...
@jokebosveld2468
I often think about the remark: The first country the nazies invaded was Germany itself.
@fancyinblack4194
Really makes you think about what we’re taught in school in the states
@PiaStevenson-z3m
I have lived in Austria for nearly 40 years now. It wasn't until 1991 that the Austrian Chancellor admitted were not only victims of NS terror but also perpetrators. In fact, some of the civilian population were more enthusiastic with antisemitism than the Germans.
@Tschoii90
As a German my whole history school curriculum was comprised of WW1, Weimar and WW2 and a little bit of the Cold War.
@Otboprthhu
I’ve always wondered this! And this is why I love your channel.
@deidrekline2149
Excellent!
@OropiOrganics
Thank you for making this content , it’s awesome.
@LethalJizzle
Everyone needs to watch the documentary Japanese Devils. Its on YouTube. Former IJA soldiers openly admitting everything they did. Its haunting viewing.
@MrMysteryman00
Love that Italy is just a footnote in WWII
@ravens-crypt
You forgot to say that the Japanese are still sensitive to other countries acknowledge their war crimes against women and children prisoners in particular a example of their sensitivity was seen in 2014 when the Japanese foreign secretary wasn’t happy that the bbc was put tenko on bbc i player and for those who don’t know what tenko is (which when tenko is translated into English is roll call ) it’s a show made in the 80s about the experience of women and children prisoners of war and what they witness and experienced it was based on the very real woman’s experience and one of those who were fortunate to survive that horrible experience consulted on the show to give a real telling about the horrible things that she and others experienced. There is also books about some of the things those women experience from the view of military nurses and civil nurses and civilians women and children prisoners of the Japanese they all from different social backgrounds and countries . Those books are not easy to read due to their content however they definitely deserve to be acknowledged and read .
@lajoyalobos2009
8:16 Generation War is definitely a good watch, I highly recommend it
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