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  • What if France Kept its Colonies in North America? New France or French Louisiana / Quebec come back to the Big Blue Blob in HOI4. This ended up making this continent much more exciting as multiple wars broke out. Let me know if there are any other former colonies I could return in Hearts of Iron 4!
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  • @Osorkon6
    @Osorkon6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +963

    New Channel Slogan: "This is the Drew Durnil Channel, let's not think too deep here."

    • @thecrazyplaceofjandb3175
      @thecrazyplaceofjandb3175 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      drew pin this comment

    • @yeetordie3181
      @yeetordie3181 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No

    • @latvia1
      @latvia1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Funny enough I was wathing the video and saw the comment and was reading it and he just read it out for me

  • @madafaca3277
    @madafaca3277 6 ปีที่แล้ว +756

    drew you are my друг

    • @azrael2948
      @azrael2948 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ey comrade Harambe watch out uncle will put u to gulag ;3 xdxdxdxdxd jkjk
      WKWKWKKWKWKWK

    • @cyclistboi2924
      @cyclistboi2924 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      R u Russian?

    • @azrael2948
      @azrael2948 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      who ?

    • @user-zx1zt1hd3u
      @user-zx1zt1hd3u 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Да and i can said to you 20+ obscene Russian words and expressions

    • @The123adis
      @The123adis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Isn't this "Drug" in Cyrillic?

  • @kermit53
    @kermit53 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    “The French have control over Canada”
    But... it still has the British... in the corner... never mind

  • @princekyros
    @princekyros 6 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    9:48 Lol, Argentina survived and is still part of the axis. I guess daddy Hilter survived.

  • @Notbigbando
    @Notbigbando 6 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    What if Mongol Empire never fell?

    • @wkurnikumnieniema
      @wkurnikumnieniema 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It would be one-tag-world

    • @evzenvarga9707
      @evzenvarga9707 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Big Bando They would still fell later they were too big to keep it under control.

    • @rovsea-3761
      @rovsea-3761 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mr. Vargaa is correct, considering the multi-cultural nature of the Mongol Empire, it's doubtful it would ever have remained under one ruler for long. It would be interesting to see a world where the Mongol successor states were still around, however.

    • @kegans6296
      @kegans6296 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      but what if it didn't?

    • @ZechsMerquise73
      @ZechsMerquise73 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How about just the big divisions? Yuan, Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, and the Timurids.

  • @Kohalium2
    @Kohalium2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    9:54 look at argentina

    • @ailderwitha5591
      @ailderwitha5591 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      The Conspiracy Theories have been right all along.

    • @moppy4049
      @moppy4049 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      MY GOD HE'S BACK

    • @teeyow
      @teeyow 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's new in argentina?

    •  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What are you talking about? Germany is still Nazi.

    • @teeyow
      @teeyow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I meant whats new with argentina siding with the axis

  • @Frixworks
    @Frixworks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    But, France also has Quebec and Acadia. (Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New brunswick...)

    • @kingmac6638
      @kingmac6638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Prime example of someone who can’t hear guys

  • @adamol1234
    @adamol1234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    You were wondering about this thing in Poland:
    Wikipedia:
    The General Government (German: Generalgouvernement, Polish: Generalne Gubernatorstwo, Ukrainian: Генеральна губернія), also referred to as the General Governorate, was a German zone of occupation established after the joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939 at the onset of World War II. The newly occupied Second Polish Republic was split into three zones: the General Government in its centre, Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany in the west, and Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union in the east. The territory was expanded substantially in 1941 to include the new District of Galicia.
    The basis for the formation of General Government was a German-Soviet claim of the total collapse of the Polish state, announced by Adolf Hitler on October 8, 1939 through the so-called Annexation Decree on the Administration of the Occupied Polish Territories. This rationale was utilized by the German Supreme Court to reassign the identity of all Polish nationals as stateless subjects, with exception of the ethnic Germans of interwar Poland, named the only rightful citizens of the Third Reich in disregard of international law.

    • @kingmac6638
      @kingmac6638 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha the sad thing is that he probably never read it! Hahahahaha

    • @EstonianBro
      @EstonianBro ปีที่แล้ว

      Wojtek (1942 - 2 December 1963; Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjtɛk]; in English, sometimes spelled Voytek and pronounced as such) was a Syrian brown bear[1][2] (Ursus arctos syriacus) bought, as a young cub, at a railway station in Hamadan, Iran, by Polish II Corps soldiers who had been evacuated from the Soviet Union. In order to provide for his rations and transportation, he was eventually enlisted officially as a soldier with the rank of private, and was subsequently promoted to corporal.[3]
      Wojtek
      He accompanied the bulk of the II Corps to Italy, serving with the 22nd Artillery Supply Company. During the Battle of Monte Cassino, in Italy in 1944, Wojtek helped move crates of ammunition and became a celebrity with visiting Allied generals and statesmen. After the war he was mustered out of the Polish Army and lived out the rest of his life at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland.

  • @justbulgariangamer6346
    @justbulgariangamer6346 6 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Name a more iconic duo I wait
    Drew durnil and paint

  • @unknownperson-fz7ni
    @unknownperson-fz7ni 6 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    Does our overlords even read these comments?

  • @unclejoe5544
    @unclejoe5544 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Oh yes, everyone remembers the Soviet forces in French Arkansas fighting against the fascist Canadians and also the British Malayan troops in Quebec and New Brunswick

  • @mattyboy5785
    @mattyboy5785 6 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    What if Britain had all of its colonies in modern day

    • @suryaprakash2126
      @suryaprakash2126 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Mattyboy 578 Then British will be renamed as Indian empire.

    • @barnabus7851
      @barnabus7851 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      GS Elite Racist trash can't take jokes what a surprise

    • @GPantazis
      @GPantazis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I wanna say OP, but honestly the UK is already close enough to that in HOI IV.

    • @TheArklyte
      @TheArklyte 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mattyboy 578
      switch London and Washington. You're done;)

    • @highlife91211
      @highlife91211 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Barnabus 78 it’s not racist to hate indians it’s human nature

  • @wissem1615
    @wissem1615 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Les français on est là 🇫🇷

  • @gauthierlechevalier1379
    @gauthierlechevalier1379 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like how the France always surrenders meme is really mainstream. But guys... we are the country with the most war victories in the entire world! Hihi 😉

  • @MyUsersDark
    @MyUsersDark 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    France here also owned some of canada.

  • @wintertime1607
    @wintertime1607 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Out of your friends, which one are you?
    Truck Freak!
    The Fighter!
    *Дpyr*

  • @theallinonegamer8482
    @theallinonegamer8482 6 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    *France* is no longer *France*

    • @melodyc.3234
      @melodyc.3234 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clearly

    • @Paul-mj2yv
      @Paul-mj2yv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The All in one gamer what do you mean?

    • @varrusprimo2722
      @varrusprimo2722 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Europe is not Europe anymore.

    • @gavinselusi7164
      @gavinselusi7164 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ronjieo cheangon no cares you kkk member

    • @gavinselusi7164
      @gavinselusi7164 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ronjieo cheangon i dont remember this sorry man =[

  • @sirreginalddabbingtontheii2501
    @sirreginalddabbingtontheii2501 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    an oil refinery blew up near me and im just sittin hear like time to watch the paintbrush

    • @No-il7no
      @No-il7no 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      JONDIZZLEFOSHIZZLE GAMING yeet im a year late just disregard that just drink the oil it tastes like america

  • @noaha.b.8197
    @noaha.b.8197 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    0:28 You still brighter than half of my classmates.
    Quote: What was Hiroshima?

  • @Artak091
    @Artak091 6 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    if France had a civil war which side would surrender first? maybe that'll be answered today!

  • @therealx1ras453
    @therealx1ras453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    4:00
    Well, looks like I gotta throw away my food, guys.

  • @nathanielhart1299
    @nathanielhart1299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Miss these videos so much

  • @SylvainsRamblings
    @SylvainsRamblings 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    *LA MARSEILLES INTENSIFIES*

    • @Kemsssss
      @Kemsssss 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Marseillaise"

  • @Cheaprz
    @Cheaprz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just watched this in class with closed captions on and I regret every second of it.

  • @coledavis5212
    @coledavis5212 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What if all empires got their colonies back? (Except Britain still owns Canada, because we still need balance)

  • @HisMajestyGuigui
    @HisMajestyGuigui 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If France had kept Canada the Louisiania would be bigger, with parts of the Rust Belt.
    Make a What if China was communist and united in 1936

  • @LordKalte
    @LordKalte 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    'Soviets in Arkansas fighting canadians' should be the title of your first movie, now all you need is to write the script...

  • @MuhammadUsman-xn7vp
    @MuhammadUsman-xn7vp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should’ve made France only control Quebec and Louisiana instead of ALL of Canada and French Louisiana

  • @mivii3072
    @mivii3072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The millions of reasons why this wouldn’t play out like this

  • @zawmix3716
    @zawmix3716 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:47 as a french man you have triggered me drew XD

  • @osc8910
    @osc8910 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'What if Wales kept all its former colonies in Africa?'

  • @hupsl4920
    @hupsl4920 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Could you please do a ai only campain please

  • @noaha.b.8197
    @noaha.b.8197 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What if Germany had all his colonies from pre-ww1 in WW2?

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It probably won't change much, tbh. The German Empire didn't have very many colonies at the start of WW1. At best they'd just make Africa and a few other areas slightly more exciting.

  • @corbinlerahl9521
    @corbinlerahl9521 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Smartest idea Drew’s ever had “im not the brightest out their” by acknowledging it your one step smarter

  • @noaha.b.8197
    @noaha.b.8197 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Versions of Hitler? Hitler 2.0 confirmed.

  • @Coinfliptails
    @Coinfliptails 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:35
    That last bit of France in Oklahoma: am I a joke to you?

  • @PasiastyPasek
    @PasiastyPasek 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No worries. Some of us still remember you with glasses, playing Civ 5 Cń

  • @viorp6982
    @viorp6982 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "I watch Hoi4 for a living." LOL

  • @jackkenny6376
    @jackkenny6376 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now when people talk about Drew they can compare him to Florida “I may not be the brightest guy but next to him my IQ’s high”

  • @Malos_
    @Malos_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    3:59
    *says the Californian*

  • @hotdogfingerz9674
    @hotdogfingerz9674 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think you're a genius drew, you found a way to get paid for sitting.

  • @blipblop7895
    @blipblop7895 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Drew you don't understand how happy I am that Canada actually DID something.

  • @mrelephant2283
    @mrelephant2283 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This videos plays out like a Harry Turtledove novel

  • @SuperWolfman9
    @SuperWolfman9 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Durnil Wars: The Paintbrush Strikes Back

  • @ProfessorOzpin
    @ProfessorOzpin 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember when you had 50K subs and was called BAstartgaming and did a lot of civ 5 ai only. I would always watch thoughs. You have came a long way Drew. Love ya man keep up the good work!

  • @CooltasticOG
    @CooltasticOG 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the french army kicked out the americans by throwing baguettes at them.

  • @joshuathatcher8614
    @joshuathatcher8614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I laughed out loud when the Soviets were sending divisions to the Caribbean instead of Louisiana because the whole reason the French lost Canada in real life was that they traded it for Martinique (a tiny sugar-growing island in the Caribbean) to the British in 1763.

  • @myohmy9000
    @myohmy9000 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:49 *Notice how Argentina is still in the Axis*

  • @ihatesoursoup6807
    @ihatesoursoup6807 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bring back officer sanchez

  • @silverhost9782
    @silverhost9782 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Give Britain all her colonies back (yes, EVERY single one)

  • @youraverageuser7039
    @youraverageuser7039 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:52
    and so red alert 3 begins

  • @nathanieldewitt1794
    @nathanieldewitt1794 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:59 "this part of the US is totally know for being communist" falls out of chair laughing

  • @TES234_
    @TES234_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What about Britain?

  • @BlazeNinja-qr1ot
    @BlazeNinja-qr1ot 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    omg that was the Dust Bowl in France's new world land

  • @captainbigmac4205
    @captainbigmac4205 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude you gotta do a video where when a country joins a faction it become apart of the leaders of the factions nation

  • @FrankTheTank395
    @FrankTheTank395 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    the Soviets just wanted to spend their holidays in the Caribbean

  • @Chaika1974
    @Chaika1974 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    BA Start Gaming.

  • @imperatorneroauaugustus4832
    @imperatorneroauaugustus4832 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, Drew, The General Governement, really existed, it was the German part of Poland, in 1939.

  • @otisclark8903
    @otisclark8903 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    oh daddy drew

  • @sampatterson8986
    @sampatterson8986 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    *What if Tannu Tuva won the Boer War*

  • @guillermazo3724
    @guillermazo3724 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aaah nothing better than an
    Apyr meme

  • @mikeymikey4186
    @mikeymikey4186 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    IDEA!
    Vanilla, historical focuses AI battle.
    Let`s see how historicly correct AI can be

  • @djibro98
    @djibro98 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should do. What if Spiderman never got his powers 😉
    Good videos btw

  • @lorddraco1359
    @lorddraco1359 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Work, Thanks Drew :D

  • @MenschMair
    @MenschMair 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Drew just killed друг

  • @mikewinterhalt
    @mikewinterhalt 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every Continent has his own faction/nation. This would be a funny hoi4 Video. Europe vs. Asia vs. Africa vs. South and Northamerica

  • @ironiccookies2320
    @ironiccookies2320 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    drew. the generalgouvernement (general government) was established as a german zone after the invasion of poland. just look it up on wikipedia

  • @huntercarey4327
    @huntercarey4327 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    In this scenario, Arkansas becomes a melting pot of different cultures, which is pretty interesting as an Arkansan. Lol

  • @klyk69
    @klyk69 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Didn't know being defeated by a stronger enemy is a synonymous to surrendering…

  • @pacoca2959
    @pacoca2959 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:50 And Argentina is still on Axis interesting

  • @jaspergregorio9774
    @jaspergregorio9774 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    jokes on you, Cascadia FTW!

  • @PanGemno
    @PanGemno 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:46 Argentina still in Axis, waiting for refugees from Europe...

  • @nepperoni2894
    @nepperoni2894 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Drew, I'd recommend doing a game with the Focus.IgnorePrerequisites console command turned on. That truly makes games interesting. :D

  • @johntheguy214
    @johntheguy214 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    друг is such an amazing person.

  • @r1ngil746
    @r1ngil746 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    “Now we have Soviets in Arkansas” triggered me so hard

  • @zecoregamer5288
    @zecoregamer5288 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do one where Britain annexes all of its puppets and territories it ever held in North America

  • @frogka8831
    @frogka8831 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Video idea: if друг exited the void and started fascism

  • @johnnyappleseed1023
    @johnnyappleseed1023 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    ironically the area in the Louisiana purchase from kansas up was settled mainly by german immigrants so its predominantly german americans living there in real life

  • @fredrickthegreat2184
    @fredrickthegreat2184 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Instead of corn growers were fur trappers. Great Iowa is even less populated

  • @razamagicvines2207
    @razamagicvines2207 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    DREW PLEASE GIVE SHOUTOUT TO THE VIDEO KIDS GET ATTACKED BY GOOGLE VIRUS PLZ PLZ PLS

  • @aflahrialdy2218
    @aflahrialdy2218 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    btw for next video ASEAN vs World

  • @iiJozza4236
    @iiJozza4236 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe you could do this but giving the thirteen colonies, the winnings of the seven years war and Washington and Oregon to the British

  • @creativelysmart552
    @creativelysmart552 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah I live in Missouri so I flying my serenderflag. So happy

  • @abhijeetingle2707
    @abhijeetingle2707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should have also added parts of Mexico,Canada and many Caribbean nations.

  • @thefirstprimariscatosicari6870
    @thefirstprimariscatosicari6870 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And Italy actually got back the Irrident lands. They won by losing.

  • @hanjizoe2648
    @hanjizoe2648 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do a "I the British kept the East Coast of America" scenerio!

  • @kewlkiwi1358
    @kewlkiwi1358 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What if Ireland had colonies

  • @cougargaming7787
    @cougargaming7787 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I live in one of those States will a piece of paperwork attached to a straw work?

  • @misko272
    @misko272 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You totally should have looked up the Mexican Empire for this video Drew, Mexico was a French client state for a short while.

  • @DimesAndNichols
    @DimesAndNichols 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nigga where you be getting these weird ass ideas lol. I love em

  • @VainerCactus0
    @VainerCactus0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ABRIDGED HISTORY VIDEO WHEN?
    ps, pretty please :)

  • @af_baltimore8315
    @af_baltimore8315 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Drew I see you as more than an Apyr

  • @Deusdekis
    @Deusdekis 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vive la baguette de l'omelette du fromage!

  • @cooperglick4865
    @cooperglick4865 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favorite vids

  • @frankolioman
    @frankolioman 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I kinda wish france wouldnt always get shreked so easily

  • @teeyow
    @teeyow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Soviets in American soil?!?!?
    H M M M

    • @command_unit7792
      @command_unit7792 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      D3sume visit Russia before Russia visits you xD

    • @jeromeaustin4272
      @jeromeaustin4272 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Free Universal Helicopter Rides

    • @cracno1125
      @cracno1125 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      D3sume COMMUNIST DETECTED ON AMERICAN SOIL!

    • @No-il7no
      @No-il7no 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gotta grab me tommy gun time to spray some reds

  • @gustavn654
    @gustavn654 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG congrats drew, it looks like you are growing facial hair! haha

  • @aaronkitzmann9419
    @aaronkitzmann9419 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:40 Actually that region was more populated, and had more resources back in the 1940’s. Enough to justify going to war over? Maybe it would depend on a lot of factors.

  • @janjanowski8300
    @janjanowski8300 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Generalgouvernement is like Vichy France. Not exactly but...

  • @Tornadoedits-t9z
    @Tornadoedits-t9z ปีที่แล้ว

    3:30 skinny mustaches