The Cynical Historian

Top 10 Border Walls and their Effectiveness (2016x30)

Air date: Aug 31, 2016

Trump is constantly talking about building a wall. So I decided to research the history of these things and their effectiveness, and here’s what I found in top 10 form. New symbol created thanks to Katrina at www.trinaeliza.com ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: previous: https://youtu.be/rxIk4_ZE0x4 related: https://youtu.be/qs4Lp39Y8W8 ------------------------------------------------------------ references: 10. Shu-Sin Wall - 140mi/225km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shu-Sin 9. Offa’s Dyke - 176mi/280km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offa%27s_Dyke 8. Cheolli Jangseong - 300mi/480km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheolli_Jangseong 7. Israeli Palestinian Barrier - 440mi/675km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_West_Bank_barrier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Gaza_barrier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93Gaza_barrier 6. Baltic Way - 420mi/675km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Way 5. Serpent’s/Trajans Wall - 1000mi/1600km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent%27s_Wall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan%27s_Wall 4. Moroccan Wall - 1680mi/2700km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Wall 3. Inland Customs Line - 2500mi/4000km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inland_Customs_Line 2. Great Walls of China - 5500mi/8850km - 13,171mi/21,196 km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China 1. Roman Limes - unknown, but more extensive than China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_military_frontiers_and_fortifications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borders_of_the_Roman_Empire US-Mexico Border Fence - 580mi/935km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_barrier ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 contribute to my Patreo