HISTORY - The Middle East at the beginning of the 20th century

[zz000ter]

Very informative History Lesson
The Middle East at the beginning of the 20th century

Keep it about history and not politics - or better yet - just watch the video and do not comment

http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome02/02_01_gb_f46ds5f47s8df7.swf

Is there a way to embed a flash video into forum posts?

[flashy_mcflash]

nice vid, would watch again

[jimmy-j]

Very informative History Lesson
The Middle East at the beginning of the 20th century

Keep it about history and not politics - or better yet - just watch the video and do not comment

http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome02/02_01_gb_f46ds5f47s8df7.swf

Is there a way to embed a flash video into forum posts?


awesome. i'll watch this later when i get home

[longitude]

All was good until England spoiled everything.

[Aznsilvrboy]

All was good until England spoiled everything.

That can be the TLDR version.

[Simaahoy]

Poor Yemen, and it's still in the same state.

[NorthYorker]

All was good until England spoiled everything.Not quite, but Turks were surprisingly good imperial overlords.

[Simaahoy]

All was good until England spoiled everything.

Too bad Arabs can't kick a**, my peeps kicked the italians back to Italy.

[zz000ter]

When is the last time the Italians WON a military battle?

It is not like they are a worthy adversary to brag about defeating.

[Simaahoy]

Being the only country, not to be colonized and having the famous tri colors adopted by many countries, is something to brag about. Given the way, the Italians were kicked out, it was a big deal back then.

[NorthYorker]

Too bad Arabs can't kick a**, my peeps kicked the italians back to Italy.You mean this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Italo-Ethiopian_War)?
When is the last time the Italians WON a military battle?Battle? They had several spectacular victories in WWII. War? 1936, Ethiopia.

[longitude]

That can be the TLDR version.

I forgot to mention another small country...

[Beradon]

There was nice historic documentary shown on PBS. It basically described how the Middle East was once prosperous and Europe was struggling until there was a reversal of fortune. The turning point was the Middle East's mass adoption of religion and shunned scientific endeavors compared to Europe where they embraced it.