How Britain Destroyed The World To Stop One Train

The "Berlin-Baghdad" Railway: The Real Cause of WWI?

We are taught that World War I started because of an assassination in Sarajevo. But what if the real cause wasn't a bullet, but a railway track?

In the early 1900s, the German Empire began construction on the most ambitious infrastructure project in human history: The Berlin-Baghdad Railway. The plan was simple: Connect Berlin directly to the Persian Gulf by train.

For Germany, this was an economic dream—a way to bypass the British-controlled Suez Canal and access the vast oil fields of Mesopotamia without needing a navy. For the British Empire, it was a death sentence. If this train ran, British dominance over global trade and the route to India would be over.


In this video, we explore the "Railway Thesis" of the Great War. We explain how this single infrastructure project caused a geopolitical panic in London, forcing Britain to abandon centuries of isolation and ally with its old enemies (France and Russia) just to encircle Germany. We argue that the First World War wasn't fought for "freedom"—it was fought to stop a train.


In this video, we breakdown:
📚 The Threat: Why a train from Berlin to Baghdad rendered the Royal Navy useless.
📚 The Oil Factor: How the discovery of oil in the Middle East changed the stakes of the game.
📚 The Encirclement: How Britain's fear of the railway led to the formation of the "Triple Entente."
📚 The Aftermath: Why the victors of WWI immediately carved up the Middle East to ensure the railway never finished.


Disclaimer: This video was created with the assistance of AI tools and is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is a historical analysis focusing on the geopolitical causes of World War I.

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