00:00Entire nations rise because of oil and collapse because of it.
00:04Wars are started in its name.
00:07Governments fall because of it.
00:09And global economies depend on it.
00:12But here's the real question.
00:14Who really controls oil?
00:16And why does the world never escape its grip?
00:19This is the shadow empires.
00:22See what others don't.
00:24Why oil became the most powerful resource before oil.
00:28Power came from land, gold, and armies.
00:31But everything changed in the 20th century.
00:34When machines replaced manpower, oil became the lifeblood of civilization.
00:40Cars.
00:41Airplanes.
00:43Warships.
00:44Factories.
00:46Electricity.
00:47Everything started running on oil.
00:50And suddenly countries with oil were no longer just countries.
00:53They became power centers.
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