You had me thinking for a second that I had just dreamt that i watched part 2 of this

12:45 (DAVE): "Watergate" : Watergate is the name of a very large building right in the middle of Washington D.C. It has very nice rooms (often foreign dignitaries work there), it has large conference rooms and offices (because it is very easy walking distance to the White House and the Capitol Building). Nixon was a Republican (usually Red is a Republican symbol, you can remember by Trump's Red hats). The opposite party is the Democratic Party (usually represented by Blue). Before the election of 1972, the Democratic Party set up their headquarters in the Watergate Office Building. Nixon sent in a small group of 5 men to break into the Democratic National Headquarters located in the Watergate Office Building (basically to bug the office and their phones to dig up dirt on the leaders of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) while the Democrats were conducting their next Presidential campaign. Nixon himself did not go, he sent 5 men. The Nixon spies were caught when they broke into the Watergate building (they made a lot of mistakes and people phoned the police because they could see flashlights in the Democratic Headquarters). 1. Nixon won the 1972 re-election by a landslide, even if he hadn't spied on the Democratic Party. (so it was a useless, embarrassing mistake) 2. Nixon argued that a President is basically a king ("while he is President, anything he does is legal" - Nixon:"If the President does it, then it is not illegal.") 3. Nixon used the FBI, the CIA, and the IRS to try to apply pressure to cover up the scandal from 1972-1974. Many people were more outraged at the President abusing his power to try to cover up the scandal. Many people were outraged that the US government spied on its own Democratic Party. Many people were outraged that Nixon said that the President is above the law. (In America, no one is above the law, it is a cornerstone of American democracy. We do not have a king, queen, monarchy, or dictator. This is why the statue of "Lady Justice" wears a blindfold, ALL people are equal before the law, no one is supposed to get special treatment. ((of course I am aware it happens, but it is an ideal we are supposed to follow)) 4. When it became obvious that Nixon was going to be impeached (impeached by Congress then tried by the Senate and removed from office), Nixon suddenly resigned (Aug '74) and his Vice President quickly pardoned Nixon (Sep'74) (so no one could charge Nixon even if they could prove that he broke the law). The Vice President (now President Ford) said that the "pardon of Nixon" was done to help the nation heal (to end all the internal fighting). He might have been right, but many people believe that Ford's quick pardon of Nixon took away the citizens' chance to hold someone they thought was guilty to be held accountable. These are the key points of (Nixon - Watergate) when people mention "Watergate." (Nixon was not a likeable person, but without the scandal, he probably would be remembered for his many accomplishments while President. Instead, he will always be remembered for "Watergate & the only President forced to resign from office.")

Now you need to do Henry VIII, the French Revolution and Napoleon. Oversimplified doesn't have one on Watergate, but there are several 5-10 minute videos that break down the Watergate scandal. When you view it in the arena of today's politics, poor Nixon almost comes off as an angel.

The first batch of M16s were rushed out without chrome lined bores and other small issues that made them unreliable under combat conditions. There was also a lack of cleaning equipment available and due to a rumor that it was "self cleaning" Maintainance was ignored making the problem worse. However shortly afterwards the M16 A1 variant was distributed and solved most of the rifles issues. After the A1 variant came out and maintenance procedures and equipment was distributed the M16 would quickly become much more popular than older heavier rifles. To be fair though for its time the M16 was cutting edge every previous military rifle was wood and steel and all of a sudden some aluminum and plastic (it's actually fiberglass but back then it was called glass reinforced plastic, unsurprisingly soldiers just heard the word plastic and though it was the same plastic toys were made of.(this lead to one of the M16s early nicknames being the Mattel 16)) gun that's painted black. Today the M16 looks old but back then it was some crazy new sh*t.

I was 11 when the Berlin Wall came down and remember watching it on TV with my mom. I couldn’t comprehend how massive that was back then, but I do remember that feeling of cultural and political change was palpable even as a kid who didn’t really get the intricacies of The Cold War. I grew up learning about the evils of communism in early elementary school and having periodic air raid/bomb drills where we’d crouch under our school desks, covering our heads. And it was normal, because I mean, here in the Midwestern US we also have tornado drills which are similar (except we’d go into the hallway of the school to duck and cover). It wasn’t until I was older that I realized the difference and what the country was going through at the time. It’s so weird how I grew up with all that Cold War culture being “normal,” and people just a few years younger than I am would have no concept of any of it.

Yeltsin was Anti Soviet, when he freed Gorbachev he mad him outlaw the Soviet Party, which basically was where all Gorbachevs power rested...I actually was in the Marine Corps when all this was going on, we thought it was ironic Russian and Soviet Forces were squared off against one another, the Russian citizens showed extreme bravery confronting Soviet tanks unarmed.

Yeah, the M16 had a few problems, mainly due to the bureaucratic process of building the design. They took a great design and made slight adjustments for manufacturing and costs. Those adjustments were decided by people who had no idea of the consequences. For an example, the designer called for a chromed part. The government decided to go with a cheaper way of chroming the part than the way the designated. Leading to the chrome flaking off. That put small pieces of metal inside the action that could cause a fault. It also exposed the part to the atmosphere and weather, leading to rust and corrosion that would cause malfunctions. To prevent this causing a big issue you had to clean the weapon constantly, causing its own issues. You would be hard pressed to find a more unaccommodating environment for that platform.

I appreciate the fix and re-upload! My brain could not focus when the voices did not match. Love your video!!

I was a child living in a base town and I remember the fear. People were building bomb shelters and we had sirens going off practicing air raids. To this day, when the sirens go off to test the tornado warnings, I get chills and my anxiety goes up.

the third senior officer of the soviets is literally the second Jesus Christ, he saved the world.

4:51 Context for this picture: Leonid Breshnev is kissing Erich Honecker, the leader of West Germany at the time. Kissing is one of Leonid's many greetings. This picture was made during the celebration of the 30th anniversary of founding West Germany or DDR(Deutsche Demokratische Republik) To clarify I'm an 18 year old Russian, who knows that this video is 3 months old. Go ahead, call me a nerdy slowpoke smartass.

The suez crisis was one the lesser known parts of the Cold War that actually had a big impact epic history tv has a good video on it suez crisis part 1 and 2 if your interested in giving it a watch

The wall between East Germany and West Germany really left scars. My father was from East Germany and even though it wasn't a real democracy they lived well. But many from West Germany didn't take the East Germans seriously like a small subgroup. There was a lot of hatred that continues to this day. They felled the wall and that was good too and they wanted to do that, but relatively quickly it was noticed that the GDR had been taken over by the FRG, so the unified Germany was just the FRG. Of course, as I said, the GDR was not a real democracy, but it was still home. Especially for my father who was born there. And many East Germans were still smiled at and not taken seriously. So the hate grew on one side and then on the other. To this day, my father and grandfather don't think it's good when so many West Germans can be seen here in East Germany, although that no longer exists for me and they also know that they're just people. Many will not forget the hatred and how they were not taken seriously and treated badly. Even worse is that the GDR was later portrayed as a completely evil dictatorship. Which is partly true, partly not. A whole generation of actually uniform Germans was thus destroyed. And it would be naïve to think that this hatred will die when the generation is gone. Because many parents will pass this on to their children. Luckily my father was a bit more relaxed and wanted me to have nothing to do with it. And all those scars to this day because of that wall, because of that separation. I find it very sad. But still to this day west Germany is taking over east. I mean it's still Germany but as I said. You lived for so long in another country with another German believes.. And as i said this life was not so bad as everybody says.

Good lads fixing that. Cheers ONE POUND FIFTEH!

The M16 was a good weapon, the problem was it was built with close tolerances. meaning it didn’t like dirty environments. The AK on the other hand was just stamped metal and was far more tolerant of foreign debris. that’s why it’s so reliable

4:56 - Breznhev kiss Erich Honecker, leader of East Germany.

There were many players on the world stage that led to the end of the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union and the freeing of entire nations. Margaret Thatcher, Lech Walesa, Pope John Paul II, Yeltsin, Gorbachev.....but the indispensable man was Ronald Reagan. Oversimplified.

Brezhnev and Honecker are the two old men kissing on the Berlin wall painting

I’d just guess that the first produced editions of the M16A1 wasn’t yet refined as time taught the armorers to produce later. A great deal of the functionality was directly proportional to cleanliness/lack of clogging...and it could occur quicker than you thought.

Now you need to watch oversimplified the napoleonic wars

Well most of germany economy comes from west germany (because many huge firms/factories are there) and east is still weaker in many aspects

Yessssss can you guys do napoleonic wars by oversimplified next! 🔥

Just wanted to note that the US did *not* have much of an involvement at all in the Six-Day War.

(Reposting comment for reupload) 😁✌ The one really huge event that Oversimplified left out of this video is he did not mention Chernobyl at all. It was hugely impactful, and Gorbachev himself is quoted as saying that Chernobyl was the single most important event in bringing down the USSR.

Nixon wasn't being recorded he was recording himself.

Oversimplified is the best.

Good move reuploading it!!!

Daz, you and I are about the same age given what you said about the wall.

I imagine the entire world was crushing coal into diamonds with their sphincter during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Crazy how close we came to destroying everything.

The audio delay didn’t bother me much I still enjoyed the video. Kudos for being about quality tho. 💯

The problem with the m16 was the early ammo was defective and dirtier than the ammo used in r&d.

Aww, you missed the part where a little Forrest Gump was jumping into the reflecting pool calling out to Jenny. (10:35 on your own video)

re-upload?

Thanks for the video, Blokes!

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Nothing more annoying than hearing someone say: “So-and-so politician ‘gave them their freedoms’.” Recognizing inherent natural rights doesn’t make you a hero…just a decent human being.

Consider reacting to the movie, "We were soldiers once....and young." Most realistic Vietnam War movie.

To really make it simple. The USSR went broke.

American Civil War by Oversimplified, please

It really is a shame that Watergate is all that Nixon is remembered for. He did quite a bit of good in addition to the bad.

Dude on the left isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he?

They "lost" some bombs here in North Carolina

ayyyy I can watch this now without getting paranoid delusions

It wasn't so much the early M16's were faulty though some were, it had more to do with 5.56x45 rounds being too small of a bullet to effectively punch through the thick jungle and stay on course to the enemy

did you guys repost this? you just put it up like two days ago?

More key and peele

do a video on watergate

Brezhnev was kissing Eric Hoenecker btw

Nixon broke into the democratic national headquarters at watergate

The us was actually winning in Vietnam but the lack of political will tanked the war. Look into it

Mike! You look well for being a prisoner in the basement! Your really not going to say anything about how. Bad the kids treated ya?

22:00, Same , We Americans are never taught about English History, just Colonization from You and History of the United Kingdom going back to Princess "Boudica ". . . We play dumb for a reason while Dominating. You lot taught us Well Cousins. Especially from your Italian Roman Invasion period which taught you Empire pre strength.

This is not part 2 just a reupload. Might want to change the title.

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React to the secret war Vietnam Mac v sog

14:50, Pretty Sure the Failed Soviets were Atheists, not one Cross on the Graves of thier Leaders.

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