in this photo right here the official government photos in the press release is not the debris that he found in the field I see my grandfather holding up something that he knew that wasn't what he found welcome to watch Mojo and today we're examining the most debated controversial or unsettling events and periods across history with just 10 days to go before the explosion catesby's plot began to unravel from September 1793 to July 1794 this period represented the French revolution's most violent phase characterized by mass executions and political purges one man would rise to inspire the
nation to cast aside a reluctant king and a hated queen and a new Republic would be born in blood authorities particularly the Committee of Public Safety Justified these actions as necessary to defend the nassin Republic against royalist in insurgents and foreign Invaders however many still argue the extent to which these measures reflected genuine security concerns versus Power consolidation by leaders like maximilan robis Pierre the radical Jack believing the young Revolution is in danger of being sabotaged by traitors are steering the revolution with more and more violent means the scale of executions estimated between 16 and
40,000 deaths and the criteria for persecution remain points of contention ention Scholars also examin the terror's impact on the revolution's broader goals questioning whether it ultimately safeguarded or betrayed the pursuit of Liberty equality and fraternity what they understood by Terror was striking Terror into the hearts of the enemies of the Republic so that they would be either scared straight as it were or um arrested and disposed of its Legacy continues to fuel discussions on state power and human rights in times of Crisis origin of World War I the precipitating event for World War I was
the assassination of arch Duke France Ferdinand of Austria Hungary in June 1914 but the war's roots are deeply embedded in the intricate web of alliances military buildups Imperial Ambitions and nationalist fervor that characterized early 20th century Europe before the outbreak of War Continental Europe is fraught with tension its great Imperial powers are dling for position against one another while attempting to suppress the aspirations and rebelliousness of their own subjects historians wrestle over the relative weight of these factors with some emphasizing the aggressive militarism of certain powers notably Germany and Austria Hungary against those who highlight
the role of defensive alliances that entangled Britain France and Russia in Conflict following the assassination instead of holding back the politicians and Generals are rushing headlong toward disaster the rapid mobilization schedules lack of diplomatic communication Colonial rivalries and economic competition are also scrutinized for their roles in escalating a Regional Crisis into a global war August 1914 Europe's old Imperial Elite is at War a new kind of War which they do not understand and which will lead to their ruin Macedonian empire under Alexander the Great Alexander the Great's conquests from 334 to 3 23 BCE forged
one of Humanity's largest Empires stretching from Greece to Egypt and into the Indian subcontinent he was ruthless pragmatic heroic and a superb organizer these talents he used to cut a bloody passage across the known World toppling ancient dynasties creating new cities and acquiring incredible wealth yet the interpretation of his achievements and the nature of his Empire remains subjects of inquiry questions linger about the Strategic Brilliance versus the opportunistic aspects of his military campaigns as well as the sustainability of the Empire which fragmented rapidly after his death at 32 he was laying down fairly long-term foundations
he was building cities he was establishing civil Administration he was creating a fused political culture that could last some historians view Alexander as a Visionary who sought to merge Greek and Eastern cultures advocating for helenistic ideals While others criticize his methods and motives pointing to the destruction and displacement caused by his conquests additionally his untimely death contributes to discussions on what might have been achieved had he lived longer one of the things that is coming out of Alexander's Empire is a reframing of uh the the sense of the globe and how large things are and
they are rewriting the way that they the world looked fall of the Roman Empire the collapse of the Western Roman Empire is subject to extensive analysis academics have proposed numerous causes for the Empire's decline including economic instability military defeats and internal corruption the first signs of the empire being torn apart from this very fabric is the crisis of the 3rd Century you've got revolts you've got Civil War hyperinflation and a string of useless Emperors one significant point of contention is the role of external Barbarian invasions versus internal Decay Scholars emphasize the impact of the gothic
War and the sackings of Rome arguing that these external pressures were critical Rome has been beaten on its home turf and now many many many Barbarian tribes will start to feel that they can do the same thing perception is everything in this and the Romans are seen to be weak they're on the way down different experts focus on the gradual transformation through economic and social changes within the Empire suggesting a more complex integration of Barbarian groups rather than a simple fall the debate also extends to the influence of Christianity with arguments about whether it strengthened
or weakened the Imperial structure the universal Empire instead of fighting The Universal Church has done a deal with it from now on Empire and church are going to walk side by side Missile Crisis October 1962 stands as the cold War's closest brush with nuclear confrontation many Soviet ships were crossing the Atlantic that was you know very obvious we were tracking the ships and it was soon became clear that they were not just taking agricultural equipment and Food Supplies to Cuba they were taking military equipment the Strategic decision by the Soviet Union to place nuclear missiles
in Cuba just 90 mi from the US Coast prompted a tense 13-day stand off with the United States my fellow citizens let no one doubt that this is a difficult and dangerous effort on which we have set out there's an ongoing debate over motivations behind a Soviet leader Nikita kev's move whether it was a bold attempts to shift the nuclear balance or a defensive measure in response to us missiles in turkey and Italy the resolution of the crisis through secret negotiations leading to the removal of missiles from both Cuba and turkey is also scrutinized for
it impact on subsequent us Soviet relations and its portrayal as a diplomatic victory for President John F Kennedy I think we were very lucky that it was Kennedy because there's no question in my mind that whether it was Johnson or Nixon or Eisenhower they would have invaded Cuba origins of covid-19 the emergence of covid-19 first identified in Wuhan China in December 2019 SP marked Global efforts to trace its Origins the big debate over the origin of the virus which is dividing the scientific and political world starts in a remote abandoned copper mine initial Theory suggested
a natural zoonotic transmission potentially from a wet Market in Wuhan aligning with the understanding of Corona viruses and their animal reservoirs however the exact pathway whether direct from bats or through an intermediary host remains undetermined fueling ongoing investigations and discussion complicating the discourse are suggestions of a laboratory origin including the possibility of an accidental release from a virology lab in Wuhan but it's equally plausible that it may have come from an accidental leak of a virus that was being grown in a laboratory international calls for transparency and comprehensive data have met with geopolitical tensions illustrating
the challenges of conducting apolitical scientific inquiries into pandemic Origins the scientific Community remains divided advocating for further research to conclusively determine the virus's Genesis you've got two competing theories here you've got ncol is talking about an accidental leak or you've got an accidental jump from a a bat an intermediate species into a human in both cases I still actually think it's accidental Mongol invasions Genghis Khan and his successors reshaped large portions of the world from Eastern Europe to Asia the Mongolian tribes exploded out of the Central Asian steps with a ferocity never seen before on
a campaign of bloodthirsty Conquest that would last for the next 100 years some argue the rapid expansion was driven by the need for new grazing lands for their horses while a different interpretation posits it as an inherent aspect of Mongol political strategy to expand their empire the Mongolian Battlefield tactics and their remarkable courage and resilience have become the stuff of Legend the impact of the Mongols is also contested they are credited with facilitating trade across the Silk Road and transmitting ideas and Technology between the East and West yet they are also criticized for the mass
destruction and loss of life resulting from their conquests the legacy of the Mongol Empire is thus viewed through a dual lens as a period of brutal Conquest but also as a catalyst for cultural exchange and economic integration the Mongolian Army proved themselves to be adaptable resourceful astute and disciplined Boston Tea Party on December 16th 17 73 the Boston Tea Party became a pivotal Act of defiance against British rule over the American colonies a group of about 60 bostonians called the Sons of Liberty wearing Mohawk headdresses and war paint boarded three British East India Company trading
ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor the event involved American colonists throwing 342 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor as a protest against the Tea Act which granted the British East India Company a monop on sales in the colonies the interpretation of the Boston Tea Party varies various academics view it as a principle to stand against taxation without representation and an early assertion of American political identity the phrase no taxation without representation wasn't just a slogan it was the result of years of unfair treatment by the British crown others
argue it was motivated by economic self-interest among local Smugglers and Merchants threatened by the legislation's implications disagreements persist over its symbolism and the extent to which it reflected broader Colonial sentiment versus the actions of a radical Feud after the destruction of the tea this kernel of an idea of Independence began to percolate in the hearts and minds of the people that's what the Boston Tea Party did Gunpowder Plot gunpowder treason and plot oh my November 5th 1605 marked an assassination attempt against King James the of England and the Parliament by a group of English Catholics
led by Robert catesby with guy folks famous associated with the failed attempt if they had succeeded in doing what they wanted to do it would have been the bloodiest and most appalling plot in English History their aim was to restore a Catholic Monarch to the throne by blowing up the House of Lords during the state opening of parliament it was the first attempt to blow up the entire British establishment there remains doubt about the motivations behind the minations examining the extent of religious persecution faced by Catholics under James the's Rule and whether the planners were
provoked by government agents an early example of state sponsored entrapment the discovery led to harsher anti-catholic laws and the annual commemoration of guy Fulk night one of the consequences of the plot is to produce widespread a suspicion of Catholics all Catholics are tired with the brush of terrorist before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into settings and switch on your
notifications Roswell incident in July 1947 this iconic event emerged as the seminal event in UFO lore following the US military's recovery of debris near Roswell New Mexico initially reported as a flying disc in New Mexico a 48-year-old Rancher named Mac brazel had made a rather unusual discovery a large area of wreckage including rubber strips tin foil a rather tough paper and sticks subsequent military statements reclassify the debris as a conventional weather balloon sparking Decades of conspiracy theories about alien spacecraft and government coverups researchers and enthusiasts dissect government documents eyewitness accounts and subsequent disclosure about the
incident when the US government Finally Revealed Mech was right it was not a weather balloon it wasn't a Martian spaceship either while there's an assertion that the recovered material was extraterrestrial Skeptics and historians cite project Mogul a classified project using high altitude balloons to detect Soviet nuclear tests as a likely explanation the Roswell debris was part of a different kind of balloon one used in the top secret project Mogul essentially an Airborne bugging device to listen out for possible Soviet nuclear tests and missile launchers the US government's continued release of reports over the decades has
failed to quell speculation highlighting the enduring Fascination surrounding Roswell which of these do you find the most open to new context let us know in the comments one is the importance of deliberation I mean it is remarkable that the president in these moments of heightened crisis doesn't always act first he thinks he listens he analyzes did you enjoy this video check out these other clips from watch Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos [Music]
