“What
if?” is one of my favorite sentences, particularly when it comes to
history.
That's why
today's entry is all about the Alternate History channel on Youtube.
What this channel does so well is take a monumental subject and
analyze what we know and what could have gone differently.
Of course
it is completely impossible to say for certain what would have
happened in any situation with any degree of certainty, but one can
speculate based on what is known and get a pretty good hypothesis.
The first
video I watched was
What if Stalin never came to power? The great
thing about this video is that my, and probably your, gut reaction is
“Well that would have been great.” But would it? No, not really.
I'm not going in to details, watch the video, but I'll just say
Trotsky was not a nice person either...
The second
I watched was
What if Napoleon never came to power? This was
really
fascinating. Old Bony-parts had a tremendous effect on the modern
world. Huge in fact. As the video points out, without Napoleon you
wouldn't be able to recognize the world as you know it. I can't
recommend this enough.
The
third video I enjoyed was What if the Black Plague never happened?
Again one would think that it would be a good thing, but history
doesn't work like that. There would have been horrendous famines and
a complete stagnation in Europe. Not too awesome is it?
Anyway,
I have a lot on my plate today, so I'll cut it short. Whether you're
a history buff, a fan of speculative theory or just looking for some
neat facts illustrated with animations, go watch the
AlternativeHistoryHub. It really is worth it.
Until
next time, have relaxing week!
Backup links:
Stalin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTHnTh6bNwc
Napoleon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3M7DVkGNf4
Black Plague: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1aULu6BqNs
