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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(05:50) – How World War I started

(20:27) – US and World War I

(37:24) – US Military

(43:43) – War in Ukraine

(47:53) – American Civil War

(53:31) – World War II

(1:12:38) – Nationalism

(1:23:27) – US elections

(1:49:34) – Donald Trump

(2:03:39) – Philippine–American War

(2:10:02) – Greatest US president

(2:14:36) – Advice for young people

(2:16:53) – Meaning of life