What if France Kept its Colonies in America? | Hearts of Iron 4 [HOI4]
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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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Funny enough I was wathing the video and saw the comment and was reading it and he just read it out for me
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R u Russian?
who ?
Да and i can said to you 20+ obscene Russian words and expressions
Isn't this "Drug" in Cyrillic?
“The French have control over Canada”
But... it still has the British... in the corner... never mind
9:48 Lol, Argentina survived and is still part of the axis. I guess daddy Hilter survived.
What if Mongol Empire never fell?
It would be one-tag-world
Big Bando They would still fell later they were too big to keep it under control.
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.
but what if it didn't?
How about just the big divisions? Yuan, Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, and the Timurids.
Name a more iconic duo I wait
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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.
Ha the sad thing is that he probably never read it! Hahahahaha
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.
But, France also has Quebec and Acadia. (Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New brunswick...)
Prime example of someone who can’t hear guys
9:54 look at argentina
Does our overlords even read these comments?
This is a good day
unknown person
Doesn’t mean he read it
Yes
unknown person based on the heart,
I think so tbh not sure based on nothingness
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
Miss these videos so much
What if Britain had all of its colonies in modern day
Mattyboy 578 Then British will be renamed as Indian empire.
GS Elite Racist trash can't take jokes what a surprise
I wanna say OP, but honestly the UK is already close enough to that in HOI IV.
Mattyboy 578
switch London and Washington. You're done;)
Barnabus 78 it’s not racist to hate indians it’s human nature
Les français on est là 🇫🇷
😎🇫🇷
Out of your friends, which one are you?
Truck Freak!
The Fighter!
*Дpyr*
0:28 You still brighter than half of my classmates.
Quote: What was Hiroshima?
an oil refinery blew up near me and im just sittin hear like time to watch the paintbrush
JONDIZZLEFOSHIZZLE GAMING yeet im a year late just disregard that just drink the oil it tastes like america
France here also owned some of canada.
*France* is no longer *France*
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!
4:00
Well, looks like I gotta throw away my food, guys.
I just watched this in class with closed captions on and I regret every second of it.
The millions of reasons why this wouldn’t play out like this
Smartest idea Drew’s ever had “im not the brightest out their” by acknowledging it your one step smarter
'Soviets in Arkansas fighting canadians' should be the title of your first movie, now all you need is to write the script...
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 😉
I think you're a genius drew, you found a way to get paid for sitting.
if France had a civil war which side would surrender first? maybe that'll be answered today!
Artak091 the French one
Top 399 questions science can't answer
+Sam Patterson Ayyy look who's back!
Artak091 That side which is not supported by Germany.
It's a chicken-egg paradox, my god
*LA MARSEILLES INTENSIFIES*
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No worries. Some of us still remember you with glasses, playing Civ 5 Cń
Drew you don't understand how happy I am that Canada actually DID something.
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.
What if all empires got their colonies back? (Except Britain still owns Canada, because we still need balance)
8:35
That last bit of France in Oklahoma: am I a joke to you?
'What if Wales kept all its former colonies in Africa?'
5:47 as a french man you have triggered me drew XD
You should’ve made France only control Quebec and Louisiana instead of ALL of Canada and French Louisiana
друг is such an amazing person.
Nice Work, Thanks Drew :D
the french army kicked out the americans by throwing baguettes at them.
And Italy actually got back the Irrident lands. They won by losing.
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
Every Continent has his own faction/nation. This would be a funny hoi4 Video. Europe vs. Asia vs. Africa vs. South and Northamerica
Hey, Drew, The General Governement, really existed, it was the German part of Poland, in 1939.
IDEA!
Vanilla, historical focuses AI battle.
Let`s see how historicly correct AI can be
This videos plays out like a Harry Turtledove novel
What if Germany had all his colonies from pre-ww1 in WW2?
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.
The Generalgouverneur really existed in WWII but it existed only for a short period of time.
3:59 "this part of the US is totally know for being communist" falls out of chair laughing
"I watch Hoi4 for a living." LOL
Aaah nothing better than an
Apyr meme
OMG congrats drew, it looks like you are growing facial hair! haha
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”
You should do. What if Spiderman never got his powers 😉
Good videos btw
One of my favorite vids
Didn't know being defeated by a stronger enemy is a synonymous to surrendering…
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
Dude you gotta do a video where when a country joins a faction it become apart of the leaders of the factions nation
“Now we have Soviets in Arkansas” triggered me so hard
Video idea: if друг exited the void and started fascism
the Soviets just wanted to spend their holidays in the Caribbean
Notication Squad!!!!!!!
Versions of Hitler? Hitler 2.0 confirmed.
drew. the generalgouvernement (general government) was established as a german zone after the invasion of poland. just look it up on wikipedia
You totally should have looked up the Mexican Empire for this video Drew, Mexico was a French client state for a short while.
Do one where Britain annexes all of its puppets and territories it ever held in North America
Best hoi4 video ever
Drew, I'd recommend doing a game with the Focus.IgnorePrerequisites console command turned on. That truly makes games interesting. :D
Give Britain all her colonies back (yes, EVERY single one)
Drew just killed друг
oh daddy drew
Maybe you could do this but giving the thirteen colonies, the winnings of the seven years war and Washington and Oregon to the British
omg that was the Dust Bowl in France's new world land
9:49 *Notice how Argentina is still in the Axis*
Owning all of Canada is a bit of a colonial step up from owning only Québec...
Spain took the Louisiana territory in the 7 years war then napoleon took it back when he installed his brother as king of spain
A completely unrealistic alternative History doesn't ex....
9:52
and so red alert 3 begins
France had already lost Canada by the time they had those boarders
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.
this makes me think of that france needs a new focus tree
Droog Durnil
Should made it to where France, the UK, Spain and Portugal kept their American colonies
Give The Netherlands all of the Colonies they could've had, East United States, Brazil, Australia, India, Indonesia and New Zealand.
can you please make a video where there are the brithish, french, spanish and Portuguese empires
Do a "I the British kept the East Coast of America" scenerio!
Do the Franco-Franco Union(Spain + France ruled by Franco)
You should have also added parts of Mexico,Canada and many Caribbean nations.
Hey drew how about a Millennium Dawn game where the UK, France and Spain have their colonies. The Thirteen Colonies can be pupated.
I kinda wish france wouldnt always get shreked so easily
In this scenario, Arkansas becomes a melting pot of different cultures, which is pretty interesting as an Arkansan. Lol
Bring back officer sanchez
Instead of corn growers were fur trappers. Great Iowa is even less populated
I'd want to see one about Alaska if it never joined the US such as staying with Russia or joining Canada or if it became independent
Could you please do a ai only campain please
jokes on you, Cascadia FTW!
Yeah I live in Missouri so I flying my serenderflag. So happy
Drew I see you as more than an Apyr
I love your content. Every time I watch a vid it makes me want to go play hoi4 as some shit faction to try and take over the world