Why do countries exist

Why do countries exist

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Why do countries exist episodes

  • Episode 40: The History of China pt 3 (Taiwan)

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    Intro 0:00

    Country profile 1:23

    Early history 4:40

    Dutch "Formosa" 6:51

    Chinese rule 8:45

    Japanese rule 13:15

    KMT dictatorship 16:31

    Modern Democracy 23:50

    Conclusion, outro and sources 27:39

    30 min
  • Zimbabwean Political Parties

    Zimbabwean political parties

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    Intro 0:00

    Background and political structure 0:44

    Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) 5:22

    Movement for Change (MDC) and it's successors 8:45

    Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) 11:47

    Other minor parties and groups 14:09

    Outro 15:45

    17 min
  • German Political Parties

    A look at German political parties

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    Link to Bender's video: https://youtu.be/_OnO7uxmJzg

    Link to radical living's video: https://youtu.be/3HalzbIShY4

    Link to the Bpd website: https://www.bpb.de/themen/parteien/

    Intro 0:00

    Background and political structure 0:47

    Social Democratic party of Germany (SPD) 5:47

    Alliance 90/The Greens 9:17

    Free Democratic Party (FDP) 12:46

    Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) 15:54

    Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) 19:01

    Alternative for Germany (AfD) 20:23

    The Left 24:06

    South Schleswig Voter Association (SSW) 28:23

    Free Voters (FW) 29:48

    Alliance Germany 31:28

    Die Partei 33:14

    Ecological Democratic Party (ODP) 34:28

    Family Party of Germany 35:29

    Volt Germany 36:16

    Pirate Party of Germany 36:55

    German Center Party (Zentrum) 37:59

    Outro 39:04

    41 min
  • Episode 39: the history of China part 2

    modern chinese history

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    Chinese political party episodes: Why do countries exist: The allowed parties of China (libsyn.com)

    Intro 0:00

    Fall of the Qing 1:00

    Yuan's China, World war 1 and the Warlord period 4:33

    The start of Civil war and KMT rule 9:27

    Japanese invasion and the end of the civil war 14:24

    Maoist China 19:28

    Liberalization and reform 26:10

    Xi Jinping's China 30:20

    China's place in the world 34:49

    Conclusion, outro and sources 36:19

    40 min
  • Episode 38: History of China part 1

    History of China from pre-imperial China to the decline of the Qing in the late 19th century

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    Chris Stewart's history of China: https://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com/

    Intro 0:00

    Country profile and some useful overviews 1:43

    Pre-imperial China 7:51

    Warning states and the Qin dynasty 12:45

    The Han Dynasty 17:27

    Disunity, the Sui dynasty and the Tang dynasty 21:41

    The Song dynasty, and conquest dynasties 26:43

    Mongol conquest and the Yuan dynasty 30:23

    The Ming dynasty 33:39

    The Qing dynasty 36:47

    Outro and sources 42:12

    45 min
  • Ukrainian Political Parties

    A look at Ukrainian political parties and also their potential impacts on the EU

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    Intro 0:00

    Background and political structure 0:51

    Servant of the People (SN) 3:29

    European Solidarity (YeS) 6:54

    Batkivshchyna (all Ukrainian Union-Fatherland) 9:15

    Holos (voice) 11:49

    For the Future 13:30

    Our Land 14:20

    Svoboda and Ukrainian far-right 15:04

    Other minor parties 18:05

    Opposition Platform-For Life (OPFL) and banned parties 18:50

    How would Ukraine joining the EU might effect Ukrainian and European parties 22:02

    Outro 25:57

    28 min
  • Episode 37: The history of Chile

    where the land ends

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    Intro 0:00

    Country profile 1:10

    Pre-European history 4:38

    Spanish Chile 5:35

    Revolution and O'Higgins' dictatorship 9:13

    One hundred years of authoritarian republics (1826-1925) 12:14

    Era of Radicals, Christian Democrats and Socialists 18:11

    Pinochet dictatorship 25:42

    Concertacion to Chile Vamos (1990-2019) 30:50

    Chilean protests and changing constitutional order 35:26

    Conclusion, outro, sources 38:35

    42 min
  • Did youtubers kill a political party?

    CONTENT WARNING:

    I quote several different people throughout the episode who are swearing, talking about sexual assualt and just generally saying stuff that people might deem offensive. just wanted to put that out there in case you were listening at work or anything and would like to encourage you to listen on headphones or by yourself.

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    1 hr 24 min
  • Episode 36: History of Chad

    Expanse of water

    Jus de fruit recipe: https://www.internationalcuisine.com/chad-jus-de-fruit/

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    Intro 0:00

    Country profile 1:10

    Early history 3:54

    Sahel kingdoms 4:50

    French Chad 6:23

    Rule by the southerners 9:26

    Libyan puppet, American puppet and the "Toyota War" 12:34

    Idriss Deby's rule 16:28

    Current transitional government 20:48

    Conclusion, outro and sources 21:52

    25 min
  • Greek Political parties

    https://athens.fes.de/projekte/political-parties-of-greece/

    a look at Greek political parties

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    Intro 0:00

    Background and political structure 0:44

    New Democracy (ND) 3:45

    Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza) 6:52

    PASOK-Movement for change (Panhellenic Socialist Movement) 10:58

    Communist Party of Greece (KKE) 14:15

    Greek Solution (EL) 17:20

    European Realistic Disobedience Front (MeRA25) 19:47

    Patriotic Forces for Change (PATRIDA) 22:19

    Brief word on the Golden Dawn and it's break offs (ELASYN and National Party-Greeks) 23:17

    Outro 26:27

    29 min

About Why do countries exist

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A dive into every country's history and why they exist. I also do episodes on political parties throughout the world or just talking about stuff that interests me!

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