Passports - Stuff That I Find Interesting

The video explores the history of passports, starting with early travel documents like the Mongol Empire's metal tokens and medieval pilgrimage receipts. It discusses the evolution of travel restrictions and the introduction of national passports, highlighting the British resistance to such controls. The narrative covers the impact of the Industrial Revolution and World War I on passport regulations, leading to the League of Nations' standardization. The video concludes with a humorous note on early passport photos.

What was the purpose of the metal token used in the Mongol Empire?

• To serve as a currency

• To allow travel across the empire

• To mark property ownership

• To identify soldiers

Which group was primarily given the national safe passage documents introduced by the English in 1414?

• Merchants

• Aristocracy

• Commoners

• Foreign diplomats

What major event led to the League of Nations requiring passports for all nationalities?

• The French Revolution

• The American Civil War

• World War I

• The Industrial Revolution

Why did Britain resist passport controls for a long time?

• They believed it was unnecessary for their citizens

• They had strict border controls already

• They lacked the technology to implement it

• They wanted to encourage tourism

What was a humorous aspect of early passport photos?

• They had no regulations

• They were in black and white

• They were drawn by hand

• They included family members