Thread 17925692

Thoughts on learning history backwards?
Starting with current events then working back
fx cold war -> WW2 -> WW1 -->

It doesn't matter where you start eventually you find areas of interest and then they start overlapping and then you start developing a cohesive understanding

It all comes down to the j anyway

seems logical to start from the present rather than some arbitrary point in the past

>>17925752
You should start from the beginning, actually (1983)

>>17925757
what began in 1983, surely the universe began with the big bang (excluding the universe outside our black hole if we are inside a black hole) or 6000 years ago if god created the earth as explained in the bible, complete with fossils for some reason

>>17925692 (OP)
I prefer the German Empire look.

>>17925764
>rotund bavarian, thick forkbeard
>smug looking uptight prussian, dorky moustachio
exactly as you'd expect

>>17925770
IIRC the one on the left is the father of the one on the right

>>17925764
literally anime characters

>>17925752
Every one point in the past is just as important as the near present with enough context

>>17925823
What move names do they scream when attacking?

>>17925905
Watch Youjo Senki to find out

>>17925905
They look very cartoonish is what I meant

>>17925906
I have and have been waiting for s2 since 2019.

>>17925936
God, I miss Advance Wars.

>>17925937
Same. x.x

>>17925844
but no point in the past is the present

relevancy must also be addressed, and also is rooted in the present

>>17925823
anime creators were lowkey inspired by japan's erstwhile allies

That can be a bit confusing. You might get lost in the narrative, and it could be difficult to make sense of the chronological flow of events.

You should at least have the basic understanding
In terms of Europe, you should know a bit about the following:

BCE
>Ancient Egypt
>Ancient Greece
>Rome

100-1000
>Rome collapse & Migration
>De-urbanization & Raids (Vikings, Magyars, Islam)
>Frankish empire & Byzantine empire

1000-1300
> Middle ages (feudalism, papacy, urbanization, disease, all the kingdoms)
>Crusades (Jerusalem, Spain, Lithuania)
>Mongol invasion

1300-1500
>Ottoman invasion
>Rich cities in Lowlands and North Italy kickstart global economy and cultural revolution
>Renaissance
>Exploration for trade with Asia (Chinese silk & porcelain, Indian spices)

1500 -1700
>Conquest of America
>Atlantic trade
>Rise of the Habsburg hegemony due to insane flow of silver from America to Spain
>Reformation
>Religious wars in Lowlands, England, Czechia, France, and especially in Germany
>Rise of France and Netherlands

1700
>Sweden and Russia fight for supremacy in Eastern Europe
>Ottoman empire defeated, begin a long decline
>England and France fight for hegemony (Nearly every major war of this century)
>Rise of Prussia / Decline of Poland
>American revolution
>French revolution

1800
>Napoleonic war (final showdown of England and France for hegemony)
>Industrial revolution
>Urbanization and new social classes and rise of political ideology
>Rise of Nationalism & Imperialism
>Global colonization
>Unification of Italy
>Unification of Germany

1900
>Rise of Balkan states
>Concert of Europe (Balance of Power)
>WW1
>Russian revolution
>Interwar period of communism and fascism
>WW2
>Rise of USA hegemony
>Cold War
>Decolonization
>Globalization
>Tech revolution
>You are here

>>17926474
what if i did all that.. in reverse

>>17926508
If you have absolutely no idea about any of what I just listed, like not even a clue what any of the points are about, then its going to take longer learn doing everything in reverse. You will constantly have to sidetrack and jump back and forth to know what is going on.