If you're still interested in WWI, I have a video about why Zeppelins Always Sucked, on my second channel KnowledgeHub kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pr9miJOez5nJZYU.html

meanwhile in our alternate universe there's a youtube guy who theorize about what if the German loses WWI

Without the UK and USA in World War I, the USA or Canada would not have had food shortage in the late 1910s. Grain shortage was a main reason for the 18th amendment (prohibition), which would not have happened in this timeline. No prohibition means no mob rule, and probably no FBI. With surviving German heritage and without prohibition, American beer would have remained at the high quality it used to hold until the 1910s. German dominance over Eastern Europe, and no Soviet collectivization of farms, would mean that beer would replace vodka in much of Europe. Over the following decades, the rest of the world would adapt Western drinking habits. It would be a world of beer.

This timeline is so good that even British and French people wish Germany won ww1

Okay, call me crazy but this timeline actually sounds really good! I mean, no nazis, almost no communists, no holocaust, no second war (because the loser simply can't start one), Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire broke down in a much better way, so stable Middle-East and Central-Europe, far less civil wars...not to mention no nuclear bomb. Even if there would possibly be a cold war between someone, I think it actually would be better XD

I'm imaging People in a parallel universe where germany won ww1 wondering what would happen if germany had lost ww1

anyone else think Germany winning is a better timeline? it would have avoided WW2 and the USSR completely. way more life was lost in our timeline

An important note: The german empire wasn't an absolute monarchy, but rather a constitutional one somewhat similar to that of Britain's (the aristocracy was still generally more powerful than in britain, but there was universal male suffrage, with a capable and powerful parliament). It wasn't fully democratic, but it certainly wasn't autocratic, or even an aristocratic oligarchy, but rather a weak democracy.

A better world? Even as a Brit I can see it

part of me thinks this would be a better timeline

No Nazis, no Soviets, and a better Middle East? Sign me up!

Rest of the world in Kaiserreich : B L A M E. T H E. S E R B S.

Honestly, I think this alternate world is pretty dang interesting, someone should write a book about something like this. Personally, I find it fascinating to think of a timeline like this.

Just imagine a midwestern American walking his dachshund to the next bakery to get some fresh Brötchen and greeting with a nice "Guten Tag" quite amusing imo

*nostalgia for a timeline that never happened intensifies*

"There would be no fascists" Corneliu Codreanu - "You underestimate my power!"

This makes me sad... what a wonderful world it would have been.

What if we lived in an inverted earth? All the land would be water, and all the water would be land. and the depths would be inverted too, like the peak of Mount Everest would be the deepest point in the ocean and the deepest point of the Mariana trench would be the highest mountain in the inverted world. Please consider making a video on this scenario, Cody, it'd be so interesting and it'd make my day.

This is the best channel i swear, i feel at home.

Honestly in retrospect, this outcome, considering a catastrophic random event [i.e, some austrian painter] didn’t occur, this timeline doesn’t seem THAT bad.

Just to add something here, Cody: If Germany took Poland, there would have been a continuation of massive Slavic immigration to the United States (and possibly even to German colonies). The reason the United States did not become more Slavic is that the First World War cut off the tap, but between 1890 and 1915, massive numbers of eastern Europeans entered the US. Then, with Poland being independent for three decades, immigration tapered off, except for a mostly Jewish blip after the second war. If Germany kept Poland, a traditional enemy, they would have encouraged this emigration, as the thirty percent German minority and twenty percent Jewish minority would have been the ones to benefit (and people forget that before the Nazis, Jews were heavily pro-German/ pro-Austrian, as these empires were good for business). Moving past Poland, Ukraine would have also continued to be a massive source of new immigrants. This is because the ethnic Ukrainians have never been more than about half of the population, and being empowered by German backing, they would have encouraged the continued departure of minorities. The Austrians and Germans have always regarded Ukrainians as just another Slavic race, but they used them to fight against Russians, Poles, Czechs, etc. It is doubtful that Germany would be concerned with the internal policies of Ukraine after the war, as long as the resources kept flowing west. Furthermore, with the Soviet Union not rising- or at least the Russian civil war continuing for decades- it is possible that Russia as well would have seen a continuance of this trend. One of the least discussed topics in history, is how Slavs became the predominant source of new immigrants after 1890. Obviously, while the Kaiser was not a believer in lebensraum per se, Germans would not have to leave Germany to have land to farm, something that caused massive numbers to migrate to the Midwest. They could simply use things such as legal manipulations, or in the case of Poland, declare that the Russian owned estates were now to be redistributed to millions of German veterans. Illiterate and uneducated Slavic minorities, such as the Poles, would not exactly be able to suddenly seize the lands of the Russian nobles, as they did after Poland became independent in 1918. They would not exactly be able to take the jobs in factories, as they were too uneducated, and millions of Jews in the pale of settlement could have easily helped the German cultural conquest of Poland (and would have been more fitting to work in a factory, as most were not farmers, and had a rudimentary education). Just as millions of Americans look to Ireland now, would a more Slavic United States have a different relationship with a German Europe? Would there be race riots in places like Milwaukee, between the constant stream of dispossessed Poles and earlier German immigrants? Would these Slavs get along with the Jewish communities in the United States, which were very pro-German until the Balfour Declaration? Furthermore, I think you forget that Austria Hungary's main issue was that each ethnicity in the Empire wanted the same relationship Hungary had, to be an equal partner. When Hungary became elevated to that status, they began to force non Germans and non-Hungarians to assimilate in their half, which also caused massive emigration to the United States. If the Empire would have been triumphant, who is to say that they would not continue these policies? The neat little ethnic boundaries in western Europe are nothing like those in the east, where dozens of ethnicities always lived in scattered pockets (such as Ukrainians in Serbia, or Germans in Rumania). It was the same in the Ottoman Empire, where Turks were all over the place, but so were Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, and many others. Instead of those two countries dying, there is a definite possibility that by winning the war, they would have simply continued their policies of forced assimilation. Serbia would almost certainly be absorbed back into Austria-Hungary, and there is a good probability that the Turks would have at a minimum gained political control of the Caucus and Greece. The Turks still had a caliph in 1918, and it was only the war that ended this institution. A Turkish victory could have convinced millions of Moslems that "Allah had willed it." People forget that the Arab rebellions against Turkey were based on the fact that secular Arabs convinced the religious majority that the Caliph was corrupt and not truly Moslem. A major victory would give the mullahs (who were paid by the state), the popular authority once again. Just as Ataturk rose because of the Ottoman Collapse, and that is why modern Turkey is a secular Moslem state, the literal "Young Turks" would have been harshly dealt with. And as long as German companies were allowed to do business in the empire, the Turks would have been propped up as a useful ally. The Germans ignored the massacre of Armenians all along, so what did they care if the Ottomans built their unity on a resurgent religious faction? As you say, Germans feared an unstable Russia, but they would not have wanted to see their two allies collapse, either. Not for economic reasons, as more countries are harder to deal with then two clear cut states. Not for political reasons, as Germans are not stupid, and they know that the UK and France would be out to get them. A German superpower would be more like that of China, then that of the US. China does not interfere in the policies of African states, as long as the Chinese are making money, and Germany would not care what Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, Ukraine, or any other pro German state did within its borders, as long as German banks controlled the capital in those countries. The German Empire was not Nazi Germany, but that did not make them overly concerned with human rights, either. While Prussia stopped racial discrimination against Jews in 1867, France had the Dreyfus affair thirty years later.

Make a what If Napoleon won the Napoleonic wars please

I like this time line

I know this timeline sounds better on the outside, but there is definitely a variable we aren't seeing that definitely would screw everything up completely.

Summing up: the world would have been much better if Germany had won WWI...

What if Cody consistently made videos?

Sadly if the USSR never existed, their memeish anthem would also never exist

Is it just me or dose this sound better then actual history ;-;

Two years later and this video still holds up, like it was released today.

So...if we see it as a whole....a world with germany as a winner would by super nice and better....wow...

As one of many German Americans, I would like to personally thank you for bringing up what happened to us during WWI back at home. because sadly this subject is kept under covers and is for the most part very unknown. I personally believe it should be spoken of more and taught in American schools, for the many German American children to learn and know and maybe even gain a new interest in their cultural background.

Italy would definitely still go fascist especially if they lost the war.

10:01 one of the best changes of this timeline

I kind of like this world.

Sooo, the world would be an arguably better place?

This video summarized: If the Germans and its allies had won WWI, the world would have essentially been infinitely better.

No mention of Italy! They invented Fascism, after all.

So if Germany won the world would be a better place.......... Time to Build a time machine

No Hitler, no Stalin, why didn't the USA side with the Central Powers? We could have freed the Irish and made the U.K. a colony.

As a Russian I like this version of timeline!

I love watching these videos knowing that every single subject matter is something I can search for on the steam workshop and immediately find 100 mods for on Hearts of Iron 4.

Watching this a year later, there is a beautiful mod for the game Hearts of Iron IV, called Kaiserreich, that sets the scenario to a post WW1 europe with germany having emerged from the war victorious.

Make Theodore Roosevelt get his 3rd term instead of Wilson and this would be the best universe possible. Can you make this a video?!? :P

Well technically there is a hitler, but he is just some random ww1 veteran who got shot somewhere in the war.

Maybe we would all speak German as a second language?

Is it just me or does this not actually sound that bad?

As a bulgarian I would like this.

In this scenario, if Austria-Hungary were to break apart, there would be a 100% probability that German speaking parts of A-H would be absorbed into the German Empire.

What if Putin recreated the Soviet Union?

Who thinks this alternative would would actually be a better one? Pls respond if u think yes or no

Fun idea! "What if Germany's allies had been more competent?"

Ironically, a German-dominated century (at least the one described here) would probably have been a better timeline. Now, I’m not those Germanboos that I keep hearing about, but it legit sounds like it could have been nice. Especially as Germany becomes less of an absolute monarchy, not having to worry about what Wilhelm wants to do.

Hey cody, could you please make a video "what if Hillary Clinton or Burney Sanders won the presidential election?" because I'm damn curious to find out.

So basically Europe and the USA would be better off? THE FUCK, AMERICA? EDIT: THE FUCK, GERMANY?

Perfect timeline. This is what should’ve happened

Sounds almost like an ideal world.

The Kurds have their own Nation??? Time to make a machine to travel multiverses until I find this one.

This is basically hearts of iron kaiserriechs storyline. Check it out good game.

So the American beer would be better. Great victory.

"With our combined strength, we can bring order to the galaxy."

you should do what if the nationalist party won the chinese civil war

if only this victory did happen

Honestly, No hilter, no soviet onion, the world would be a better place

Question: I wonder what the Bundesliga would be like in an alternate timeline...? Answer: Probably even more awesome than it already is! ⚽🇩🇪⚽🇩🇪⚽🇩🇪⚽🇩🇪⚽🇩🇪⚽🇩🇪⚽🇩🇪

This two videos is actually making wish that the Germans could've won The Great War.

No cummunists no nazis. Sounds good to me

I'm not German but according to what this guy said the world will much better place

As a Pole, this timeline is pretty good. (Besides the polish borders) Made me realize how lucky we are that after all of this. Poland is Still indepedent, and doing well.

This world sounds preferable than the current one.

The French are salty af

As a German-American living in the midwest, I don't think this is too bad

Actually, Israel could have come to existence in that scenario. When Wilhelm II. was introduced to that idea by Theodor Herzl, he was very open to it. And Herzl was very optimistic about an independent jewish state under german protection. Willem II just put that idea on ice because of the alliance he needed with the Ottoman Empire. So let´s stick to the scenario, presented in the video. Atatürk would have never stepped out of the shadow, for the battle of Gallipoli wouldn´t have happened. And also no other modernizer would have become influential after the victory. The outdated empire would have corroded, destabilized and finally collapsed. Meanwhile in Berlin: Military and burocracy would have gained power (as described). But the Hohernzollern dynasty and the monarchy itself remains undisputed. But Wilhelm II. would not just have leaned back, content with just a representative function. He still cared about his place in history. Playing a relevant role in reordering the chaotic middle east could have become his new project. And Herzl´s idea would not just have been remembered but rediscovered as the perfect solution. A state within that region, populated by modern, educated and advanced europeans, but not a colony. Just an independent state, protected by the dominant force in Europe. Germany would basically have become the ally of that Israel, that the U.S.A. are to the current one.

So.........the pickelhaube stays?

basicly would have been better

After watching this video I really want to go back and time and change history this timeline is way better

I love this channel, but I keep losing focus and then I am just so confused 🤣🤣🤣

better then our time line

Our tech tree would be upgraded to the extent that, we will had claimed the Solar system by now.

Finally an epic timeline I am building a time machine as we speak😳

Is everyone going to brush over the fact he was talking about the horrors of post ww1 in Germany and Austria-Hungary, but not in the Ottoman Empire. In my opinion, we had it worse. A civil war, War against Greeks ans Armenia in 1920, Bullied by other nations and of course debt. The Ottoman Empire is barely spoken about when this subject comes up. The battle of Gallipoli, the Russian front where almost 1,000,000 men died from being left behind. My ancestors deserve more consideration and thought when this topic comes up. Of course when Ataturk ruled and war in all fronts was over, we got back up on our feet and pushed forward, but it took a lot of doing to do so. Thank you for listening and i hope you take some consideration and sympathy towards our fallen ancestors.

Hey Cody, simply love your channel. However, I do think you missed out Bulgaria as a part of WW1 which plays a big role in Central Europe and the Balkans, along side Ausria-Hungary and the Ottomans. I'm Bulgarian and i'd simply loved it if you'd just mention us, as i believe that the balkans would look a bit different in an alternate scenario with that topic

No talk about Glorious Austria-Hungary empire? I wonder how they would have faired in this new timeline.

This timeline doesn't sound too bad. I think that seeing how Britain treat their monarchy Germany would take that root and use them for the tourism industry. It's a win win really, they get to keep their power and work on public relations but have every moment of their lives shared Nationally (and with the eventual rise of the internet, Globally)

Despite losing the 2 most important wars of the 20th century, I think you’ll find that Germany still has had an out-sized influence on global trends. You are perhaps not aware how many aspects of modern Western life are influenced by German philosophers, culture, media, art, etc.

While I could see Germany taking Some French colonies and maybe the Congo, I don't see them taking British colonies.

4:10 Wait why Belgium colonies? If Germany never invaded through Belgium then Belgium would've been neutral the entire war, and therefore wouldn't have been affected, and the UK and Germany came to a ceasefire, so Germany wouldn't have gotten British colonies, just French colonies

I think that the emperor was not a bad person. Maybe he let the military take him by surprise and was a bit naïve. But his well-known saying: "The world should heal through the German spirit" doesn't sound oppressive to me.

This is how I imagine the aftermath of a multiplayer war in Battlefield 1 if you played as the German Empire and won

Actually, you´re scenario looks a lot like the Kaiserreich mod. You should play it, is quite fun, (don´t kill me for the semi-spam plox)

Finally! Thanks for keeping your promise, Cody!

Excellent video series. One of your best. Very interesting.

This is inarguably the better timeline

But wouldn't Austria get some of the land from the Treaty of Brest Litovsk?

if I had a time machine the whole world would talk german

I feel like you can make branch off what if’s on more in depth events that happen throughout the world

This is probably the best alternate history of a German World War I history I've yet encountered. I wish there had been more on what would have happened to the Austro-Hungarian empire, though.

One of the best KZfaq channels I've ever come across. Kudos, Cody!

UGH! FINALLY! I still love your channel, though!

My grandmother's parents primarily spoke German, but they never let her learn a language other than English in order to assimilate better. That was very much due to my great grandparents' experience during and after the great war.

The worst thing about no Soviet Russia: *We can’t milk it for jokes*