Austin Bosh false. British troops were busy in Europe fighting Napoleon at the time. The British North Americans, later called Canadians took it upon themselves to defend their rightful land from the manifest-crazy Americans
Fun Fact: The Hawaiian queen cut ties with the US, so the US decided to put a tariff on them. So, a sugar plantation owner and a pineapple tycoon decided to overthrow the monarchy. They then had the idea of applying as a US state to basically perform tax evasion on the US tariffs.
I'm surprised Puerto Rico wasn't mentioned. They've had a huge independence movement vs statehood movement. For the independence movement there have even been people accused of terrorism in NYC in favor of leaving the US
@@noticedruid4985 it's been both. There's not as much support for independence as there used to be. Some proponents of independence worry that as a state they'll continue to be ignored as they are currently
An interesting region for you: I live in Western Austria, in a state called "Vorarlberg", right next to Liechtenstein. Exactly 100 years ago the local population voted about separating from the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during WW1, to join Switzerland. 80% voted yes, but the treaty of Saint-Germain didn't allow Vorarlberg to leave Austria, and also Switzerland didn't want to take the region, which made my state known under the name of "Kanton übrig", which translates to "canton leftover". Now, there aren't any big independence movements any longer, but the region transformed from a farmer's land to a economically stable state, with good industry, so i think we could support ourselves on our own, and i also think a voting could pass, if it was today I hope somebody reads this, sorry if I made English mistakes
@@unionofsovietsocialistrepu4561 No, sorry. "Vorarlberg" is the name of the county, unfortunately there is no English translation for it, I looked it up. It is even further in the west than Tyrol, and its just a really small piece of land. It should be easily visible on Maps or if you just Google it.
I think that the population of vorarlberg wish to be independent...of united to switzerland...why not....but i think that it is so difficult because the european union absolutely doesnt want borders modification of any member and austria is part of the union.....i think that this operation could be very difficult.....
if you drop a glass on the floor then the number of pices in which it will shatter is equal to the number of countries that can be carved out of europe and india
Or better start a republic. Hawaii seems to definitely have a cultural difference with the mainland. It would be interesting to hear about the economic viability.
List of proposed new nations in video: - Hong Kong (China) - East African Federation (Burundi, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda) - Bougainville (Papua Ew Guinea) - Greenland (Denmark) - Texas (United States of America) - Alaska (United States of America) - Hawaii (United States of America) - Casadia (Canada and United States of America)
@@ashiktrezeguet5670 Kashmir wanted independence but the 370 was also the same... And Kashmir was always a part of India and there king signed a treaty with India....
Occitania could become independent from France too. A record unpopularity of the French president Macron and its Unionist and pro-European government could result in a rise in Occitan independence, by rejection of macronism, and therefore rejection of the ruling of Occitania by France and EU.
Binged watched Parts 1 - 3. Enjoyed your videos very much. Consider updating and posting as situations of subjects you have addressed may/has continued to unfold. Thanks.
Cascadia almost happened back in the late 1980's early 1990's, and it would have been the Canadian Provinces of BC and AB, as well as the US States of WA, OR, ID + Montana. BC Backed out in the last minute, after an election and a change in government.
Talk about South Brazil. Is a movement called "O Sul é meu país" . The ideia is make the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, independent.
I was going to write this hahahaha Once time I was in a trip in Santa Catarina, and a woman make a joke about that separatist movement, I didn't understand because I'm from São Paulo, and after that she told me what is that separatist movement. I think that is interesting, but I don't see this happening in the next years.
@Some Polish Boi. That's literally 4 years from now. Who knows how much could change between now & then. I'm not opposed to it & I don't think it's super unlikely, but I'd just say wait & see on that one.
A possible new country could be a united ireland since support is there and the history of the region going through conflict over this is quite fascinating Although it is possible it is unlikely for the near futurebut certainly possible in the distant future Northern Irish independence is also possible although less likely then a united ireland and far less likely then staying part of the uk but there is some support So a united ireland or independent northern Ireland could happen just certainly not in the near future
@@bilfbilfbilf Yeah, it would probably be like when Germany united. Technically East Germany joined "West" Germany rather than forming a new country together. It would probably be like that for Ireland even if Northern Ireland joined as a partly autonomous region to begin with.
Hawaii actually has a somewhat large "independence movement". Some radicals want full independence which I do not think is possible. The conservatives however usualy want a "Nation within a Nation" like the Native American " Nations on the mainland. If you look you can find many signs of an independence movement. There are sometimes Hawaiian sovereignty flags and bumper stickers, or "Keep Hawaii Hawaiian" bumper stickers which could be interpreted as independence as a Hawaiian nation.
Thanks for finally mentioning Hong Kong at the beginning of this video after some far-fetched examples with Ingria and East Thrace in the previous ones :P I am pretty sure more of the people now want independence than that in 2016. Things can change quickly in politics.
I am glad you mentioned Cascadia, and the way you drew out that map of what it could constitute since you had the official Bioregion outline behind the green coloration. There is a bit of potential complications in having the whole bioregion become one country, which is the political & ideological divide that has always been very present between the people in the more populated regions, and the more rural regions. It is well known that throughout both Canadian & US history, the more populated an area is, the more "liberal" and "democratic" it gets, whereas the more rural one gets, the more "conservative" and "republican" the population gets. This is VERY true for this region of North America. Especially east of the Cascades in Oregon & Washington, there is strong political & ideological divides in our people here. Likelihood is, those east of the Cascades would cause major issues for a united, independent Cascadia incorporating them into itself for those differences. They most likely would be very angry & refuse to accept anything of it unless they get given back to the US in all likelihood. People tend to completely forget about that human aspect of such a concept. Additionally, in taking it very seriously, it'd be an all out nightmare logistically too, especially in regards to the fact most people at least in the US seem to carry this dedicated belief that any place seceding into it's own fully sovereign nation would somehow carry all the same laws, politics & government as the country they cede from, in this case, the US. But that's not how that works at all. In fact you'd be creating your own government, your own constitution, laws, etc, etc from scratch once you're freshly birthed as a newborn sovereign nation. The reason why this a incredibly problematic and bad for a new nation is that it shows & means people will still be holding tightly to their beliefs & political stances they held while in the other country before having became this new country. That'd likely cause people to implement the very same policies, documents, laws, etc into place as the prior country they WERE in, and people would likely still have the same corrupted greed taking up the new office in the new country. I mean think about it also like this: When you secede and become your own fully autonomous, independent, sovereign nation... does it mean you no longer have any currency and you need to invent it? And if so, does that mean any & all debts the provinces & states had immediately become null & void and disappear from existence as a result of it? My assumption is a definite yes, but I am fully unsure of it. As I said, my ASSUMPTION would be yes. Now if the answer is the latter part of that question is NO, then... the country would instantly begin with massive BILLIONS of dollars in debt from the corrupt governors & politicians we had in what once was our states when a part of the US. So... how the hell would the newly birthed government and the country's people handle & deal with that? You know? It's all so incredibly odd, wild, complex & deeply convoluted...
Never heard of this and I'm South African, however.... I can see the idea of the Western Cape breaking away from the country. We are not as rich as the Guatengers, but I am pretty sure we will be fine considering Cape Town is growing exceptionally fast commercially. Its also our tourism capital of the country and plus, with all the whites moving and migrating towards the area, I'd say we have a decent chance sometime down the line as we try to regain our sense of cultural identity. But hey, anything can happen who knows. Future is unpredictable. Also, just to clarify as much as I love it down here in the western Cape, I am in no ways a DA supporter. I'm just straight up not. I know for a fact they will be the new fully governing body of the state, and I am not prepared personally to deal with that. For non-South Africans reading this. DA is our strongest liberal democratic party. Our version of the Left. Will never support them. Ever. Won't see a vote from me any time soon.
in part 4 you can tell about Republic of South Ossetia - the State of Alania, Lugansk People's Republic, Donetsk People's Republic, Nagorno-Karabakh - Artsakh, Republic of Abkhazia, Republic of Cabinda
4:39 Not quite. Greenland was colonized by settlers mainly from Iceland and Norway. However that settlement died out with time, but the claim to those lands stayed with the Kingdom of Norway even as Norway entered a personal union with the King of Denmark. When Norway was ceded to Sweden in 1814 (after the defeat of Napoleon) Greenland, Iceland and the Faero Islands stayed under Danish rule while Norway didn't. So they where moved from being a part of the Norwegian Kingdom to a part of the *Danish* Kingdom.
I know you probably want to be done with this topic but I’d love to see an “updates” video on any of these that actually achieved nationhood since the videos went up, that would be cool!
Greenland belonged to Norway until 1814. At the Vienna Congress, Denmark was awarded Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Because England would not have Sweden as a new Atlantic power.
@@yeetyeet2172 ehhhh no. Denmark gained Iceland, Greenland and the Faroes at the peace of Kiel in 1814. Norway was handed to Sweden but the rest wasn't. The Kalmar Union didn't mean the Danes got all the land. The Kalmar Union was 2 personal unions between Sweden-Finland, Norway-Iceland and Denmark with most of the power finding itself in Danish hands (to the dismay of the Swedes). The last Norse village on Greenland was abandoned around the year 1500 It wasn't until the Missionary/Merchant Hans Egede, a Norwegian, returned in 1721 to spread the word of Luther to the presumed Catholics on Greenland. He found a bunch of Eskimos, spread his Protestantism and started European migration to the Island which is why we have around 50 000 people on Greenland today
While this is true - norse explorers arrived first - the actual 'colonization' process that formed Greenland as we know it only began with the participation of the Danish after the dissolution of the Kalmar Union and the establishment of Denmark-Norway in 1536/1537 (but Norway was still involved, yes)
Yeah, but it's a very unlucky timing. They just got a referendum and, even though the situation has changed completely since 2014, it still gives UK an excuse for not giving another chance, especially knowing that the results would change.
Aidyinrobertśön@.gmail.com Yep. I dont think Scotland will remain with the brits for more than a few years now. Hopefully their come back to the UE will trigger an Unified Ireland too.
Another great video! I was happy to see my home of Cascadia be included, even though I don't think there is any real chance of it becoming its own country in the foreseeable future.
@@68404 Pity you're such an angry, hateful person. Something tells me I should be very happy that you don't live here. I've lived all over this country and despite the problems Seattle has (what big city doesn't?), I wouldn't leave Seattle for anywhere else. I hope you're able to find something that brings peace into your life, whatever that may be, since you are clearly lacking it now.
Hawaii will never be allowed to separate from the US. Maybe some autonomous zone but there will always be a military presence. Hawaii is one of the most strategic locations in the world.
Nice work man I'm geography nerd and didn't know about this one. Reading on their history, it seems them would fare better as joining as a state in Nigeria? Nigeria is a powerhouse federation and anglophone too.
Transnistria already operates as an independent nation, although only recognized by Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Artsakh and the DPR which are all partially recognized.
@@yourfavukrainian all those countries however don't have UN member or observer status thus technically not making them official countries but imo they should all be recognised as official sovereign states as they wish
Plus the fact that all land is belonging to the people so removing a state is technically violating the rights of American citizens to access of that land.
They dont even have a proper economy🤣 Better for them to be in US cause if they would become a part of russia they couldnt even go in russia cause there is no roads in kamchatka and bo planes too So it is better for whole alaska to be US and not russia
@@jasastopar Yeah ffs it's even 10x better in America than in Russia, just look at some part in Russia besides their Major cities, all of them, some of them are barely ever get renovated by the government, heck some of them are also still the same since the soviets time....
You should include Sardinia in the next video like that. We have our independent movement, our own language and ethnic, historical and cultural differences from Italy.
@@patapug I think you are confusing with other parts of Italy. Sardinia is the second largest island, in the center of Western Mediterranean sea, between Corsica and Tunisia. Our two official languages are Sardinian and Italian
@@backtothefutureman1 South Carolina, nobly made the stand, then came Alabama and took her by the hand. Next quickly Mississippi, Georgia Florida, all raised on high the Bonnie blue flag that bears a single star
Nice video! Really interesting to see what's going on around the world. Maybe you could talk about Transylvania trying to become independent from the rest of Romania in your next video from this series. It's because in Bucharest a lot of money gets 'kind of lost' from the Transylvanian area... so they want to own their wealth for themselves and not to give it to corrupt politicians.
I was surprised that you did not include the Island of Åland. It is part of Finland, but they have their own, flag, kinda government, and autonomy from Finland. If you do one of these in the future, please include Åland in it.
I love this, part 4 recommendation: ?Taiwan?, Macau (China and similar to Hong Kong as far as status), South Tyrol (Italy), Basque Country(Spain and France) (Have you done that already?), Corsica (France), Biafra (Nigeria), Faroe Islands (Denmark), South Ossetia (Have you done that?), Abkhazia (Georgia), Sorry if you have done this before but maybe this will help.
Honestly, I think if Greenland became independant they'd still be best buddies with Denmark so I doubt their living standards would drop very much if at all
I live in Texas, and I personally don’t know a single person who wants to secede. Sure, we have many natural resources, but we depend on some of the other states for trade, and if we seceded, I don’t think the US would be to keen on trade.
There's also this whole thing about a Civil War where the Union won and said states CAN'T secede...Like legally. If Texas or California or anything else tried to then there's going to be another civil war unless the military is on the pro-independent states side. I'm also Texan by the way but I just moved to Colorado.
@@MewxPro Do you honestly believe the US government would willingly let go of territory and resources that these states give? No there will be fighting and warfare if a secessionist movement really gains any form of power. This is proven in history both our own and others throughout time. Unless the US government falls to ruin before they happen...Which nobody should hope for because a world where the US falls is a world of misery and suffering to follow.
@@karlosdeevs Most of the wealth of California is only because of US if it becomes seperate country it's wealth would be dissolved. And separating from US doesn't makes sense
Interesting fact, there is a substantial independence movement in Alberta, Canada, that would hope to include Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba. They call it Wexit. (West Exit, similar to Bregzit)
Perhaps one day Buenos Aires will be on this list;we should invoke the treaty of Flores and become an independent country once and for all, the idea of a united Argentina is a failure and has proven to be detrimental to all the parties involved.
If Texas becomes an independent nation, it will be the 10th largest economy in the world.It can stand on its own without the US. The economy of Texas is the second largest in the United States. It has a gross state product of $1.645 trillion (2017), the second largest in the U.S. ... As a sovereign country (2016), Texas would be the 10th largest economy in the world by GDP (ahead of South Korea and Canada).
East African Federation sounds interesting. However, as far as I was told from people living there, as an intergovernmental organisation it does not make any difference to their daily lives. Maybe as an actual political union later. This would be very interesting. At least for me. Cascadia sounds great, too. Interesting idea....maybe even better with California.
As always, let me know your suggestions for a possible Part 4 of this!
thats cool, i would be a part of cascadia!
General Knowledge Northern Ireland
makes a video about sea borders!
Macau
Greater Romania
General knowledge:How many new countries do you want?
Viewers:Yes
@@irobelos1286
No
@@irobelos1286
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yesyesyes
Lmao yes
Oh I would like every single squared inch of the UK to be split apart, having millions of new countries. I HATE how it’s so strong.
Breaking news Alaska joins Canada,next morning:Breaking news
Canada was annexed by the United States.
Даниил Голевцов *Canada wins another war against Americans
Just like the Australians had their emu war, the Americans will have their moose war
@@RedFireRex
*It was British troops in Canada that beat the Americans, not Canadians themselves. Get your facts right before you make claims*
Austin Bosh false. British troops were busy in Europe fighting Napoleon at the time. The British North Americans, later called Canadians took it upon themselves to defend their rightful land from the manifest-crazy Americans
Biggy Iron bruh
Alaska: INDEPENDENCE!
USA: NO WAY MAN YOU HAVE O I L
Why did i read that with Jamaican accent 😂
The CS Sport I read it with a southern accent 😭😂
Also gold 😂
I read it as they were shouting at each other.
And also milk
Fun Fact: The Hawaiian queen cut ties with the US, so the US decided to put a tariff on them. So, a sugar plantation owner and a pineapple tycoon decided to overthrow the monarchy. They then had the idea of applying as a US state to basically perform tax evasion on the US tariffs.
I call bull shit
I have to admit that the supposed flag of east african federation is beautiful.
Roope Rontu
Many african flags are colorful and beautiful. Not all of them are like Gaddafi's flag
@@marcopena7638 Don't forget I think it was the cities or region of Liberia flags are like that of kids drawings.
Well not according to the rules of flag design
@@Laxbata true that.
@@Laxbata frick the rules. I like the flag and there are some exceptions to the rules nonetheless
I'm surprised Puerto Rico wasn't mentioned. They've had a huge independence movement vs statehood movement. For the independence movement there have even been people accused of terrorism in NYC in favor of leaving the US
Actually Puerto Ricans dont want independence they want to become a state.
@@noticedruid4985 it's been both. There's not as much support for independence as there used to be. Some proponents of independence worry that as a state they'll continue to be ignored as they are currently
@@tommyr9531 ya there was some proponents for Independence, but Statehood always had more supporters.
@@noticedruid4985 agreed
@@noticedruid4985 then there dum)
Texas independence would lead a big yeehaw movement. In Texas you go big or go home
Avery The Cuban-American amen
been a while, but i like your politics
Lolol that's so Texas
@@bayern1445 I never though I'd lived to see u south Africa ball
what
An interesting region for you: I live in Western Austria, in a state called "Vorarlberg", right next to Liechtenstein. Exactly 100 years ago the local population voted about separating from the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during WW1, to join Switzerland. 80% voted yes, but the treaty of Saint-Germain didn't allow Vorarlberg to leave Austria, and also Switzerland didn't want to take the region, which made my state known under the name of "Kanton übrig", which translates to "canton leftover". Now, there aren't any big independence movements any longer, but the region transformed from a farmer's land to a economically stable state, with good industry, so i think we could support ourselves on our own, and i also think a voting could pass, if it was today
I hope somebody reads this, sorry if I made English mistakes
*oh, you mean the county of tyrol or of carinthia*
@@unionofsovietsocialistrepu4561 No, sorry. "Vorarlberg" is the name of the county, unfortunately there is no English translation for it, I looked it up. It is even further in the west than Tyrol, and its just a really small piece of land. It should be easily visible on Maps or if you just Google it.
I think that the population of vorarlberg wish to be independent...of united to switzerland...why not....but i think that it is so difficult because the european union absolutely doesnt want borders modification of any member and austria is part of the union.....i think that this operation could be very difficult.....
if you drop a glass on the floor then the number of pices in which it will shatter is equal to the number of countries that can be carved out of europe and india
Austrian-Hungarian Empire ❌
*Austro* - Hungarian Empire ✅
Hawaii should be independent Kingdom if they can find a direct hair to the throne.
Or better start a republic. Hawaii seems to definitely have a cultural difference with the mainland. It would be interesting to hear about the economic viability.
@@StewieG46
So no bald Hawaiian king?
HAIR to the throne???? HAIR!???!?!?!
The New Kamehameha
*slow your keratin levels there johnson'
List of proposed new nations in video:
- Hong Kong (China)
- East African Federation (Burundi, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda)
- Bougainville (Papua Ew Guinea)
- Greenland (Denmark)
- Texas (United States of America)
- Alaska (United States of America)
- Hawaii (United States of America)
- Casadia (Canada and United States of America)
*ew*
He forgot to mention Berbers in both Morocco and Algeria
Two North African countries
e w
and casadia?
@@unlockwithjsr then central africa wouldnt even exist anymore
Balochistan(of pakistan) independence movement has been started and has lot of steam. May be we can see balochistan as a country soon.
True.
Kasmir of India also deserve independence.
No thats all fake you know, the media only says Balochistan wants independence, it’s such a big part of Pakistan, no way it will become independent.
@@ashiktrezeguet5670 they want to cede with pak or become independant
@@ashiktrezeguet5670 Kashmir wanted independence but the 370 was also the same... And Kashmir was always a part of India and there king signed a treaty with India....
Yes
This will really change the Sporcle quizzes...
OH FU-
Eh I prefer the jetpunk quizzes.
ikr
Occitania could become independent from France too. A record unpopularity of the French president Macron and its Unionist and pro-European government could result in a rise in Occitan independence, by rejection of macronism, and therefore rejection of the ruling of Occitania by France and EU.
Corsica could become independent as well
but everyone hates Macron, well except the weird region below l'Île de France
Binged watched Parts 1 - 3. Enjoyed your videos very much.
Consider updating and posting as situations of subjects you have addressed may/has continued to unfold.
Thanks.
So... Ugandan Knuckles will become East African Federation Knuckles. Very good!
But he would still ask if you know da wey.
@@wariodude128 yeah, obviously
Dead meme
Dead memememes
Wakanda
Bougainville? It's the Bismarck-archepal
Lol
I would want to live in country called Bismarckland.
@@dawidwojacki5049 Well I would like to have this Part of the World too but this Versaille pricks stole it!
... Pffft House of Wittelsbach for the win, they owned the most titles, and married the Capet, thus fathering the Plantagenets.
Lang lebe der kaiser!!
Cascadia almost happened back in the late 1980's early 1990's, and it would have been the Canadian Provinces of BC and AB, as well as the US States of WA, OR, ID + Montana. BC Backed out in the last minute, after an election and a change in government.
Talk about South Brazil. Is a movement called "O Sul é meu país" . The ideia is make the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, independent.
I was going to write this hahahaha
Once time I was in a trip in Santa Catarina, and a woman make a joke about that separatist movement, I didn't understand because I'm from São Paulo, and after that she told me what is that separatist movement. I think that is interesting, but I don't see this happening in the next years.
@@nicolas_camargo kkkk
All the money is in the south
68404 nah
@@68404 Wait, and about São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro?
If Greenland gets independence their flag better have green on it
Like Iceland’s has ice, Finland’s has fins, and Swaziland’s has swazis?
Bruh
Brooke King yeah exactly
5 StarSmoker what
5 StarSmoker okay that’s way off the original discussion but good thought..?
Bougainville is now independent . Congratulation you predicted it.👍👍
How so? They did have the referendum, but it was non-binding. According to Wikipedia, it's still just an autonomous region.
@Some Polish Boi. the latest would be by 2027
@Some Polish Boi. That's literally 4 years from now. Who knows how much could change between now & then. I'm not opposed to it & I don't think it's super unlikely, but I'd just say wait & see on that one.
Not yet, in 2027 it will be
@Some Polish Boi. 2027*
He seriously has to make a video about the maritime borders of the world, what do you think ?!
Especially about East Med
Talk about the South China Sea. Would be interesting.
He has now
A possible new country could be a united ireland since support is there and the history of the region going through conflict over this is quite fascinating
Although it is possible it is unlikely for the near futurebut certainly possible in the distant future
Northern Irish independence is also possible although less likely then a united ireland and far less likely then staying part of the uk but there is some support
So a united ireland or independent northern Ireland could happen just certainly not in the near future
Pls the only reason northern Ireland won't secede from the UK is because of the DUP are a bunch of aholes
A unified Ireland wouldn't be a new country, it would probably just be Ireland with more land.
@@bilfbilfbilf honestly your right tbh
@@bilfbilfbilf Yeah, it would probably be like when Germany united. Technically East Germany joined "West" Germany rather than forming a new country together. It would probably be like that for Ireland even if Northern Ireland joined as a partly autonomous region to begin with.
@@Psyk60 and I forgot that a northern irish majority wanted to remain in the EU so it basically make the DUP brexiteers
Hawaii actually has a somewhat large "independence movement". Some radicals want full independence which I do not think is possible. The conservatives however usualy want a "Nation within a Nation" like the Native American " Nations on the mainland.
If you look you can find many signs of an independence movement. There are sometimes Hawaiian sovereignty flags and bumper stickers, or "Keep Hawaii Hawaiian" bumper stickers which could be interpreted as independence as a Hawaiian nation.
I would love Hong Kong to be back under British contro-
*cough cough* err... I mean I would love Hong Kong to be independent. Good for them!
@Hoàng Nguyên -- Yes! Hong Kong and Macau should be provinces of The Republic of China.
Why not re unite with Japan?
British Control?!
O'Coronavirus
@@CantoniaCustoms PLEASE NO
i like the Marsch that plays in the background... "Unter dem Doppeladler" - pure fire
Thanks for finally mentioning Hong Kong at the beginning of this video after some far-fetched examples with Ingria and East Thrace in the previous ones :P
I am pretty sure more of the people now want independence than that in 2016. Things can change quickly in politics.
please go to learn what "Anti-Secession Law" is and you'll see how impossible the indepedence of Hong Kong is.
Hawaii does have some supporters of independence. I’ve seen several “occupied island” bumper stickers while there, with an upside down Hawaiian flag.
Hawaii should secede and regain their independence again.
They can collectively eat America's junk. They're not going to be independent ever.
@@kutnahora100no
Do History of Alsace-Lorraine
*Elsaß-Lothringen
What is a “Alsace-Lorraine” I only know Elsaß-Lothringen
It's Elsaß-lotheringen!
backtothefutureman1 Elsaß-Lothringen*
Istina Pravda Sloboda r/wooosh
fun fact the East African Federation(EAF) is made from 7 countries you forgot Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC)
China - We export everything, and everything is made here.
Hong Kong - Am I a joke to you?
@@falatsky7170 yes
Yet Textile manufacturing is leaving China. Shoes and shirts are made in Vietnam and Bangladesh while Levi's Jeans are made in Lesotho.
Maybe China will export Hong Kong.
I am glad you mentioned Cascadia, and the way you drew out that map of what it could constitute since you had the official Bioregion outline behind the green coloration. There is a bit of potential complications in having the whole bioregion become one country, which is the political & ideological divide that has always been very present between the people in the more populated regions, and the more rural regions. It is well known that throughout both Canadian & US history, the more populated an area is, the more "liberal" and "democratic" it gets, whereas the more rural one gets, the more "conservative" and "republican" the population gets. This is VERY true for this region of North America. Especially east of the Cascades in Oregon & Washington, there is strong political & ideological divides in our people here. Likelihood is, those east of the Cascades would cause major issues for a united, independent Cascadia incorporating them into itself for those differences. They most likely would be very angry & refuse to accept anything of it unless they get given back to the US in all likelihood. People tend to completely forget about that human aspect of such a concept.
Additionally, in taking it very seriously, it'd be an all out nightmare logistically too, especially in regards to the fact most people at least in the US seem to carry this dedicated belief that any place seceding into it's own fully sovereign nation would somehow carry all the same laws, politics & government as the country they cede from, in this case, the US. But that's not how that works at all. In fact you'd be creating your own government, your own constitution, laws, etc, etc from scratch once you're freshly birthed as a newborn sovereign nation. The reason why this a incredibly problematic and bad for a new nation is that it shows & means people will still be holding tightly to their beliefs & political stances they held while in the other country before having became this new country. That'd likely cause people to implement the very same policies, documents, laws, etc into place as the prior country they WERE in, and people would likely still have the same corrupted greed taking up the new office in the new country. I mean think about it also like this: When you secede and become your own fully autonomous, independent, sovereign nation... does it mean you no longer have any currency and you need to invent it? And if so, does that mean any & all debts the provinces & states had immediately become null & void and disappear from existence as a result of it? My assumption is a definite yes, but I am fully unsure of it. As I said, my ASSUMPTION would be yes. Now if the answer is the latter part of that question is NO, then... the country would instantly begin with massive BILLIONS of dollars in debt from the corrupt governors & politicians we had in what once was our states when a part of the US. So... how the hell would the newly birthed government and the country's people handle & deal with that? You know? It's all so incredibly odd, wild, complex & deeply convoluted...
Agreed.
Many overcome this, the US itself of course.
There are three independence movements in South Africa:
- Zulu Kingdom/kwaZulu
- Volkstaat
- Cape Republic
Volkstaat? Is it composed from dutch ex-colonies?
That shithole needed to burn like twenty years ago.
I'm South African and I've never heard of this🤔
I'm South African and I've never heard of this🤔
Never heard of this and I'm South African, however.... I can see the idea of the Western Cape breaking away from the country. We are not as rich as the Guatengers, but I am pretty sure we will be fine considering Cape Town is growing exceptionally fast commercially. Its also our tourism capital of the country and plus, with all the whites moving and migrating towards the area, I'd say we have a decent chance sometime down the line as we try to regain our sense of cultural identity. But hey, anything can happen who knows. Future is unpredictable. Also, just to clarify as much as I love it down here in the western Cape, I am in no ways a DA supporter. I'm just straight up not. I know for a fact they will be the new fully governing body of the state, and I am not prepared personally to deal with that.
For non-South Africans reading this. DA is our strongest liberal democratic party. Our version of the Left. Will never support them. Ever. Won't see a vote from me any time soon.
"Potential New Countries"
"Hong Kong"
*Press x to doubt*
The most least likely since China even went claiming more territory.
Like 10 times less likely than Caloifornia, I suppose.
omg that was so cool.
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Denmark in the world wars - gets annexed
Iceland and Greenland -
Am I a joke to you?
why on earth did you feel the need to make 2 of these insanely shitty jokes
@@pdalmao Human Nature it is our genetic destiny to tell shitty memes.
Denmark didn't get annexed in world war 1
It was only in the second one
Denmark was not annexed during WW2. It was occupied.
There are also some Independence movement that you not mentioned:
1] Balochistan,
2] Sindhudesh,
3] Tibet.
Balochistan and Sindhudesh will separate from Pakistan surely.
I don't know about that but I know Kashmir, nagaland, Tamilnado and khalistan will be separated from India soon.
@@omkargouraje6243 kashmir , khalistan and nagaland to be separated from india...
Kashmir???
Kashmir.... now it is our union territory.
@@mzmz8354 Separate Tamil- Nadu or Elam is issue related to Sri-Lanka.
Please do another potential countries, this one was amazing!
Part 3 and still no mention of the union of Romania and Moldova :(
in part 4 you can tell about Republic of South Ossetia - the State of Alania, Lugansk People's Republic, Donetsk People's Republic, Nagorno-Karabakh - Artsakh, Republic of Abkhazia, Republic of Cabinda
4:39
Not quite.
Greenland was colonized by settlers mainly from Iceland and Norway.
However that settlement died out with time, but the claim to those lands stayed with the Kingdom of Norway even as Norway entered a personal union with the King of Denmark.
When Norway was ceded to Sweden in 1814 (after the defeat of Napoleon) Greenland, Iceland and the Faero Islands stayed under Danish rule while Norway didn't.
So they where moved from being a part of the Norwegian Kingdom to a part of the *Danish* Kingdom.
I know you probably want to be done with this topic but I’d love to see an “updates” video on any of these that actually achieved nationhood since the videos went up, that would be cool!
3 videos and you didn't mention Transylvania?
It would probably blow up the region though...
Norway populated and controlled Greenland. Denmark got Greenland when Norway joined Kalmar union
Greenland belonged to Norway until 1814.
At the Vienna Congress, Denmark was awarded Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Because England would not have Sweden as a new Atlantic power.
@@formstrup ehhhh no no and no Denmark had iceland and greenland wayy before that... Kalmar union
@@yeetyeet2172 ehhhh no. Denmark gained Iceland, Greenland and the Faroes at the peace of Kiel in 1814. Norway was handed to Sweden but the rest wasn't. The Kalmar Union didn't mean the Danes got all the land. The Kalmar Union was 2 personal unions between Sweden-Finland, Norway-Iceland and Denmark with most of the power finding itself in Danish hands (to the dismay of the Swedes).
The last Norse village on Greenland was abandoned around the year 1500
It wasn't until the Missionary/Merchant Hans Egede, a Norwegian, returned in 1721 to spread the word of Luther to the presumed Catholics on Greenland. He found a bunch of Eskimos, spread his Protestantism and started European migration to the Island which is why we have around 50 000 people on Greenland today
Greenland was abandoned and recolonised much later by Denmark.
Didn’t America try to buy Greenland though but Denmark denied it.
No, Denmark did not colonize Greenland. Greenland was colonized by Norway, but Norway lost both Iceland and Greenland to Denmark later in history
They also lost the faroe islands to Denmark
While this is true - norse explorers arrived first - the actual 'colonization' process that formed Greenland as we know it only began with the participation of the Danish after the dissolution of the Kalmar Union and the establishment of Denmark-Norway in 1536/1537 (but Norway was still involved, yes)
So you're right, it was 'discovered' by Norway and initially colonized by them
They also lost norway to denmark... Wait a minute
Scottish Independence is wanted so much in Scotland now
Since Brexit and wanting to join the Eu right?
Yeah, but it's a very unlucky timing.
They just got a referendum and, even though the situation has changed completely since 2014, it still gives UK an excuse for not giving another chance, especially knowing that the results would change.
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Yep. I dont think Scotland will remain with the brits for more than a few years now.
Hopefully their come back to the UE will trigger an Unified Ireland too.
Marco Peña which is why the UK won’t just let them go
Marco Peña here’s how I think it should go independent Scotland,isle of man,Wales,England,Scotland and ulster
Cant whait for part 4 XD
Also i dont want peaple to hate me but... Im the 123rd like
And then it never came......
I think I’m not sure actually
you can tell this comment is old by the fact that I wrote "wait" as "whait"
Another great video! I was happy to see my home of Cascadia be included, even though I don't think there is any real chance of it becoming its own country in the foreseeable future.
@@68404 Pity you're such an angry, hateful person. Something tells me I should be very happy that you don't live here.
I've lived all over this country and despite the problems Seattle has (what big city doesn't?), I wouldn't leave Seattle for anywhere else.
I hope you're able to find something that brings peace into your life, whatever that may be, since you are clearly lacking it now.
WotterMelon he’s right honestly, Seattle is a shithole. You can’t walk a single block without having to avoid a homeless dude sleeping in the streets.
As someone from BC, I hope Cascadia doesn't become independent, at least not with how the politics are now.
@@MarcHarder I agree also from BC
There is no such place as Cascadia. That was the most laughable segment of the video.
Hawaii will never be allowed to separate from the US. Maybe some autonomous zone but there will always be a military presence. Hawaii is one of the most strategic locations in the world.
2:20 Never heard Tanzania pronounced like that, but, ok
@giulia t It's normally pronounced more like "Tanzuhneeya"
With the "nee" being stressed, as opposed to the "za" as he said in the video.
I am portuguese, and he is too. And in portuguese, we focus on the second "a", just like he said
I have always heard it pronounced that way.
It’s the normal American pronunciation wdym
I have heard several very strange pronunciations in these new nation videos.. 😂
Am i blind, or have you never talked about Ambazonia? That's the English speaking region of Cameroon!
Thought you were trying to write "Amazonia" while having a stroke
@@3ipolarBear Guess you looked it up on Google, the more you know ;)
didn't they have large-scale unrest during the fake election recently?
Nice work man I'm geography nerd and didn't know about this one. Reading on their history, it seems them would fare better as joining as a state in Nigeria? Nigeria is a powerhouse federation and anglophone too.
I loved the videos (part I, II, III). I would have added Corsica, Basque region, and Transnistria.
Transnistria already operates as an independent nation, although only recognized by Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Artsakh and the DPR which are all partially recognized.
@@yourfavukrainian all those countries however don't have UN member or observer status thus technically not making them official countries but imo they should all be recognised as official sovereign states as they wish
i know
Transnistria was already talked about in "not recognized by everyone" countries
hard agree on Corsica however.
I've learned more from this than from the Fun With Flag Presented by Dr Sheldon Cooper 😂
The US will not give away Alaska due to its petroleum
Plus the fact that all land is belonging to the people so removing a state is technically violating the rights of American citizens to access of that land.
Greenland was a part of Norway before it was stolen by the Danish after the Napoleonic Wars.
Ahhh what the hell.... Alaska... Independence? You're joking right?
Would rejoining Russia be better?
@@jacobhogan3208 Then Independence yes.
They dont even have a proper economy🤣
Better for them to be in US cause if they would become a part of russia they couldnt even go in russia cause there is no roads in kamchatka and bo planes too
So it is better for whole alaska to be US and not russia
SERIOSLY? THEY WOULDNT SURVIVE A DAY INDEPENDENT XD
@@jasastopar Yeah ffs it's even 10x better in America than in Russia, just look at some part in Russia besides their Major cities, all of them, some of them are barely ever get renovated by the government, heck some of them are also still the same since the soviets time....
General knowledge: uploads film
Me: yes,yesss ! YESSSS !
Part 4 please! I enjoy this type of content so much!
You should include Sardinia in the next video like that. We have our independent movement, our own language and ethnic, historical and cultural differences from Italy.
Wait didn’t sardinaia form Italy? Now it wants to break away? I’m confused, but at the same time I have no idea lol 😂
Since you are from Sardinia can you please tell me...are there any greacos speaking Greek?I've heard that there are a lot
@@patapug I think you are confusing with other parts of Italy. Sardinia is the second largest island, in the center of Western Mediterranean sea, between Corsica and Tunisia. Our two official languages are Sardinian and Italian
@@Sheldam I know,I just heard from a sicillian that Greeks live in Sardinia too
@@patapug wrong. There are catalans, not greeks
Hey! He got to the EAF, boys! I can die happy!
There have been times groups from Alaska and Hawaii petitioned the UN for recognition as separate countries apart from the USA.
USA: *Establishes Cascadia*
USA: *We also take Cuba, PR and Brazil to balance it out.*
BTW, Texas wasn't the last southern state to succeed, it was 1 of the first, 6th or 7th state to succeed out of the 11
Correct, it was the 4th state to secede from the Union.
Tennessee was the last one to leave if you didn’t know
@@gunny4274 yeah I know, because of the song "The Bonnie blue flag", it says all the states and the order they succeeded in
Hurrah hurrah for southern rights hurrah. Hurrah for the Bonnie blue flag that bears a single flag.
@@backtothefutureman1 South Carolina, nobly made the stand, then came Alabama and took her by the hand. Next quickly Mississippi, Georgia Florida, all raised on high the Bonnie blue flag that bears a single star
Road to 100k. Congrats!
Nice video! Really interesting to see what's going on around the world. Maybe you could talk about Transylvania trying to become independent from the rest of Romania in your next video from this series. It's because in Bucharest a lot of money gets 'kind of lost' from the Transylvanian area... so they want to own their wealth for themselves and not to give it to corrupt politicians.
I always thought that Hong Kong was independent..
nope
@@bimmiebunny1490 yeah ik
In fact Tatarstan, Chechnya and many others Russian region has very strong independence reasons, they also need to be mentioned
Imagine living on the Cascadia-Deseret-California tripoint
ngl mormons went ham with the Deseret alphabet
"And the eternal 'maybe' of independence when it comes to US states."
lol, so true. :D
I was surprised that you did not include the Island of Åland. It is part of Finland, but they have their own, flag, kinda government, and autonomy from Finland. If you do one of these in the future, please include Åland in it.
Åland doesn't want independence
I love this, part 4 recommendation: ?Taiwan?, Macau (China and similar to Hong Kong as far as status), South Tyrol (Italy), Basque Country(Spain and France) (Have you done that already?), Corsica (France), Biafra (Nigeria), Faroe Islands (Denmark), South Ossetia (Have you done that?), Abkhazia (Georgia), Sorry if you have done this before but maybe this will help.
Is it me or am I the only one that really looks forward to the EAF!!!!
Nice Wagramer Grenadiersmarch in the background
I came here wanting Skania to be mentioned!
The most southern part of Sweden!
Gräv bort Skåne från Sverige!!
Varför?
Eller kom tilbage til Danmark
Begge dele ville være bedre end Sverige.
Reunification with Denmark along with Halland and Blekinge or a greater degree of autonomy/self governance would be a good solution and feasible.
@@KarimTheilgaard i agree
@@niko3688 Vi hade klarat oss bättre utan moralpanikskommunisterna som styr detta landet från Stockholm! Skåne åt skåningar!
We will see an independent Greenland soon
America: not on my watch
Greenland have almost no population (only 56 000 inhabitants) and they live out of money from Denmark. An independent Greenland is a fantasy.
@@bokhans it’s a joke r/wooosh
“Tan Zania”😂😂😂
“Tan-zan-ir” formed from Tanganika & Zanzibar
Northern Epirus! Todays part of albania threre are many people who demand indepedence or at least autonomy as the Protocol Of Corfu says
Με μελλοντική ενσωμάτωση στην Ελλάδα 😊
Honestly, I think if Greenland became independant they'd still be best buddies with Denmark so I doubt their living standards would drop very much if at all
it is not just greenland. the faroe islands also have (from what I hear) a growing support for independence from Denmark
I live in Texas, and I personally don’t know a single person who wants to secede. Sure, we have many natural resources, but we depend on some of the other states for trade, and if we seceded, I don’t think the US would be to keen on trade.
There's also this whole thing about a Civil War where the Union won and said states CAN'T secede...Like legally. If Texas or California or anything else tried to then there's going to be another civil war unless the military is on the pro-independent states side. I'm also Texan by the way but I just moved to Colorado.
Flames Of Chaos You’d also know the only legal binding, Texas v White can be re-challenged. There’s no amendment stating you can’t leave.
@@MewxPro Do you honestly believe the US government would willingly let go of territory and resources that these states give? No there will be fighting and warfare if a secessionist movement really gains any form of power. This is proven in history both our own and others throughout time. Unless the US government falls to ruin before they happen...Which nobody should hope for because a world where the US falls is a world of misery and suffering to follow.
You won't secede since 50 stars is a beautiful number and 49 isn't much
Michael That’s a lousy reason to leave. Just add Puerto Rico and then you’re good again.
"Greenland was colonized by Denmark."
*triggered Norwegian noises.*
It was the danish in the 18 century
@@crazyguy463 It was Norwegian until 1814.
@@misternsta But the danish recolonized it
@@crazyguy463 It wasn't recolonized by the Danish. The territory was *given* to them.
Khronikles. I googled it and it said that they recolonized it, but yeah i know what you mean
Another Part in this series would be welcome.👍
Please add the people of Biafra in the list, i would love to know more. nice job
So glad to see Hawai'i on this list, I hope one day they can gain their independence (though I doubt this will ever happen).
El Salvador and Guatemala becoming one country is a possibility with some talks both presidents had around a year ago.
Did he mention Abkhazia/South Ossetia before?
I don't think so!
Are you from there?
@@migueltaranto9679 No, I just like following obscure international politics. Glad I came across this channel.
After 3 episodes....WHERE TF IS UNITED IRELAND
They forgot California too (5th highest GDP in the world) and I thought it would've been a topic with cali & cascadia
@@karlosdeevs California was covered in the previous video (New States #2).
@@karlosdeevs Most of the wealth of California is only because of US if it becomes seperate country it's wealth would be dissolved. And separating from US doesn't makes sense
cant have a video about countries without some guy who is a patriot of the us and supports them no matter what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s all pray that East African federation works!!
Hey what happened to Bougainville?
Interesting fact, there is a substantial independence movement in Alberta, Canada, that would hope to include Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba. They call it Wexit. (West Exit, similar to Bregzit)
Yay Bougainville thank you
You should do some of the Russian republics, like Chechnya, Tatarstan, and Karelia
King Chinook Yeahhhhh!!!
*US whistles*
"Hey, Greenland!"
Smacking it's lips the US eyes up Greenland
Perhaps one day Buenos Aires will be on this list;we should invoke the treaty of Flores and become an independent country once and for all, the idea of a united Argentina is a failure and has proven to be detrimental to all the parties involved.
Remake la plata
😂
Oh, Texas might get independence? YEEHAW!
If Texas becomes an independent nation, it will be the 10th largest economy in the world.It can stand on its own without the US.
The economy of Texas is the second largest in the United States. It has a gross state product of $1.645 trillion (2017), the second largest in the U.S. ... As a sovereign country (2016), Texas would be the 10th largest economy in the world by GDP (ahead of South Korea and Canada).
The EAF would dominate every middle to long distance track event in the Olympics
East African Federation sounds interesting. However, as far as I was told from people living there, as an intergovernmental organisation it does not make any difference to their daily lives. Maybe as an actual political union later. This would be very interesting. At least for me. Cascadia sounds great, too. Interesting idea....maybe even better with California.
I've been waiting just to see Ireland-
1st video in the series
There also independence movement in Wales. It was Kingdom before it was annexed into the kingdom of England which took over a 100 years to do so.
Ok. i've watched all 3 videos. where are: Transnistria, Cornwall, The Basks state, and... Palestine?