Ancient warfare: soldiers chase their enemies across the screen with swords Modern warfare: soldiers chase their enemies halfway across the screen, stop, and shoot
5 people in a room with a remote machine gun controlled by someone outside the room. Now everyone in it will listen to the one outside and wont try shit.
The writing is LITERALLY on the wall, oh GOD I love it! You've got by far the best history channel to ever exist, and that includes history channel in its prime. Thank you for your awesome content, I look forward to your next upload!
Historia civilis does give this channel a run for its money. I personally enjoy the more detailed approach and slower pace of hc, but both are sensational!
Your both unquestionably right, and I do miss the 10 minute videos he would do on here, going more in depth on different topics. It's just a certain charm I appreciate from this channel! It's like why if I want to learn the history of one of London's Tube lines I'd rather watch a Jago Hazzard video over say Geoff Marshal, though nothing against Geoff!
As a Kenyan, I love your inclusion of our uprising and how it affected Britain's thinking. Most historians would overlook such a minor or insignificant country or only recognize it as the only African colony that fought back.
@@Ocinneade345 If wishes were horses. But even if England ever gets completely overpowered by an enemy, here is one tactic I'm sure they would never use: deprive their noblewomen of water and all fluids for about 36 hours. Then make them traverse a racetrack with a bowl of water at the finish line. Except bind their wrists and ankles in such a way that they can only crawl across the racetrack on their hands and knees. Naked. At the halfway mark, let some sex-starved male dogs loose on the whole bunch of 'em.
The British Empire always felt to me like a thing of centuries past, like the wooden sail ships, single-shot muskets, and coonskin caps. It's a bit of a shock that it really only started dissolving in the 50s.
Guessing you’re American. The US is only taught about the empire up to the point of 1776. Even though that’s only when the empire was at its early beginnings. The empire was at its peak once it defeated Napoleon and had India.
@@user-tf5lg7fc9s He didn't say only the British Empire defeated Napoleon he just said they did defeat Napoleon, which is True. On top of that the British, not being a fan of Napoleon, heavily funded countries if they opposed him (namely Austria, Prussia and Russia)
Correction: In 1922, Ireland became a dominion, retaining control over foreign policy as well, as the Irish Free State was dissolved in 1948, becoming the Republic of Ireland.
Basically before 1922 we Irish people controlled our own national affairs while Britain controlled our international affairs. In 1937 we became the Republic of Ireland and 26 out of 32 counties were independant of Britain. The remaining 6 counties became Northern Ireland
@@robbie8449 We had control over our International affairs as well as our internal ones. Hence the Freestate deciding to remain neutral in WW2. I can guarantee you if Britain retained control over our foreign policy that would not have happened lol.
@@fredrik38949 "truly anti imperialist" What? The Soviet Union forcibly annexed many of its neighbors when it signed a NAP with Germany. Others were indirectly controlled through the Warsaw Pact under threat of invasion. Tell the Poles, or Finns, or Hungarians, ect.. that the USSR was anti-imperialist.
@@specialunit0428 So? The "white race" isn't the fucking borg, you can't hold people responsible for things other people that looked and sounded like them did, before they were even born in most cases. Also, there are hundreds of millions of white people that have never even set foot in Europe, blaming them for colonialism is just as retarded as blaming them for the Rwandan genocide on the basis that their ancestors technically originated from Africa.
@@remembertotakeshowerspleas355 I didn't blame anyone for anything. You are just making bold and incorrect assumptions. However, I honestly don't remember writing my original comment and apologize for it as it is honestly a bullshit point and I don't understand what I was trying to say lol :)
Hey there- Just want to say an Irishman really appreciates your inclusion of the Great Famine in this overview. It's overlooked soooo often by history channels it was a pleasant surprise to see it dealt with a nice bit of depth & sensitivity for such a short video covering a complex topic. You do fantastic work, man!
@@spotthedod you are technically correct, but in the same way how the United States of America was technically founded in 1787 after the constitution was signed, but we declared independence in 1776
@@tomasziskierka9557 it is not a stable country nor land..from thousands of years everyone eho lived there has felt only misery, even today people suffer in afgan
Congrats on being so attentive to the small details in your maps! Not only you remembered that Goa was not under British rule in India, but also you didn't forget about the Falklands/Malvinas in the last map. Congrats! ☺
There were mistakes in south east Asia *British Malaya gain independence peacefully in 1957 *Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak became part of malaysia in 1963 but Singapore gain full independence in 1965 *Brunei gain independence in 1984
@@risannd no we didn't. foreign peoples especially british elites called us Indonesians invaded Malaysia. but it's wrong. Sukarno said that "Sabah and Sarawak could join Malaysia IF they have the support from the people." When Azhari, an Brunei militia rebel against the Brunei government and creating independence in the North Borneo, we support them with moral and aid, because it was similar as how us Indonesians fought for our independence against the (freaking) Dutch. No wonder we support them. But IF JFK STILL ALIVE, Indonesia will withdraw their troops.
KEEP CALM and PLAY SOCCER IN YOUR PAJAMAS imagine a union of commonwealth as one country similar to the EU, it would be cool AF, you could travel to any continent in the world ViSA free
“REAR RANK, FIRE! ADVANCE! REAR RANK, FIRE! ADVANCE!” “They’re mocking us!” “No you fool, they’re saluting you! Saluting fellow braves!” Great movie. Dawn was ok but the first was better.
One small thing, you said "the population of Ireland was halved and still hasn't returned to it's pre-1840 level", it was actually much worse than half, as Ireland has only RECOVERED to about half it's pre-1840 pop, which was ~8 million, as opposed to the ~4.5 million today Edit: yes, I know I forgot to include NI, my bad.
killerlork not quite, you're mixing and matching the population of the whole of ireland pre 1840 and the current population of only the Republic of Ireland
"whether the British Empire was a civilizing force or an oppressive one" Why not both? Imposing the particularly British civilization onto the world. It has certainly aided in uniting the modern world and globalization, even if just by their common English language, although it has done this by often systemically wiping out native ones. It is fascinating that each former colony, while clearly retaining their British legacies, have evolved and are continuing to evolve uniquely. Some people say we're living in an American Empire today, but it seems more like a case of a former colony usurping their motherland in the leadership of the continuation of the same empire if you ask me!
The Commonwealth pushes for a better life in all Britains former colonies , education/health/wealth. The British Empire did some atrocious things but it made countries like India what they are today. India have a much larger army and more money then Britain now, so they left the world in a much better place
Dakota Conn then you're asking a question that is based on opinion. What we see as civilised is having manners like in England, but to others burping after a meal is considered good manners in Turkey when it isn't in other countries.
Corn Pop indian already had those before the brits came here . The only good thing the brits done is English lang and united india under hate aganist british . How can brits civilze which already civilzed ? Can britain civilze Greece ? Indian civilization is about same ageand advanced or more compare to the greeks .
Corn Pop actually, India was one of the richest countries in the world before Britain invaded. India had many natural resources including spices, precious stones and premium textiles. When Britain invaded it took control of all these trades and raped India of its wealth for Britain's own benefit.
Yeah. I don't imagine anyone want to be part of a country where Human Rights violations is high, protests are squashed, and their right to choose a leader is not even theirs. Britain did want Hong Kong to be independent, but the Chinese wouldn't allow that. So they simply tricked the United Nations (somewhat), which resulted in Britain giving the colony away, but not without adding a few terms of their own.
Since Kenya is not more a colony ,the country went downfall as a stone..... corruption is a common practice and brothers still sell the country to world rulers
They highlighted Malaysia only after 1921, at 6:43, maybe because Terengganu as the last state to got a British 'Advisor' in 1919. But after 8:25, maybe they just forgot.
In pre-ww2, only the Straits Settlement (Penang, Dindings (before returned to Perak), Malacca & Singapore) were actually colonies in the British Malaya, whereas Labuan was their own crown colony in British Borneo, also administered as part of the Straits Settlement before returned to North Borneo. Sarawak & North Borneo on the other hand became the last British colonial acquisition, against the Atlantic Charter and the population demands in July 1946. The Malay states of & by themselves were never part of the British crown colonies, or administered by the Governor General of the colonies.
Fwiw, I was talking with a British friend of mine, and she said she remembered the moment when she realized Britain was just Britain and not "Great Britain" anymore. By the time the British handed over Hong Kong the empire had been over for decades, a lot of historians mark its end as when the US forced the British to relinquish the Suez canal.
It is still Great Britain no? The word _Great_ just means that England, Wales, and Scotland reside on the largest of the British Isles. Ireland resides on the smallest island of the British Isles.
@@seifsherif8142 both are very new, comparin with the strait of Malacca, a very strategic place. Both the dutch and the british competed for this region, as it was the way to the spices of Indonesia and the trade with China.
Top notch as usual. One small often misunderstood fact. Kenya got home rule not independence in 1963. Kenyatta (a made up name, that roughly translates into light of Kenya - spoiler alert, turned out rather differently - his real name was Johnstone Kamau) was first Kenyan Prime Minister of Her Majesty and Kenyans still used British passports. Kenya became a republic in 1964 and that's when we formally left the empire and the queen ceased to be head of state. Until then she was on our money, god save the queen was the anthem and our flag was navy blue with a Union Jack in the top left and a red rampant lion in the mid-right.
The description of the Maori wars was far too simple which kinda made it wrong however I think you did a good job of making it quick and I’m just happy y’all included us lmao
6:10 Rorkes drift was an amazing battle, I heard that during the battle, the commanders yelled at the troops *"the lines must hold"* its amazing how their story is told, and how rorkes drift was controlled
Saying Portugal/Spain is rather disturbing. Portugal is an older state than both the UK and Spain and it has never lost its independence since its founding (the union with spain was not a country union, but a dinastic union, there were still different governments and set of laws, as well as borders, but we shared the king for 60 years, which himself was half portuguese) So don't put two quite different countries in the same bag. Especially when Portugal has been a traditional enemy of spain and an ally of england
Very civil rape, plunder, murder, divide and conquer and all evils imaginable. Not to forget the continued theft of resources, effectively taking trillions out of Africa to this day. Yes very civilising indeed. Those western tinted glasses will polish any turd for some people.
@@newpham957 I know right? How dare they ban child marriages and slavery! The answer isn't black and white. Britain helped modernize and civilize many nations and also committed many atrocities. You can't summarize a massive empire's several hundred year history with "tHey wEre eViL"
This is one of my favourite history TH-cam channels, I was searching for ages for an interesting video about the prelude to ww2 and you definitely have the best video on it. All your vids are great
Ireland did not “[become] an independent republic in 1922.” It became the Irish Free State, essentially no different from Canada or SA etc. It formally became an independent republic in 1949. And I believe it’s worth distinguishing that it wasn’t the whole of Ireland; this distinction is what led to huge bloodshed in Ireland (not the Republic, but in the six counties of Ireland in the north).
You clearly have no comprehension of reality in 2019. Are you aware of the 800+ American military bases all over the world? How many do you estimate Russia has? You are heading for a war with someone.....anyone.....everyone. When do you wake up?
Yeah, after literally enslaving half of Europe under Iron Curtain and supporting cannibalistic communist rallies around the globe. Wish Russia follow its predecessor
Because abolishment of slavery didn't made the Empire any less cruel, tortures and killings continued also keeping slaves wasn't as profitable as it used to be. So yeah it's not because they don't wanna make a good empire look bad, they're just not biased and they aren't white washing internet like mindless idiots.
Alex C Lets not get carried away - there was slavery in the British Empire and even after the Empire abolished it, the Brits profited off slavery. During the American Civil War, the British even contemplated aiding the Confederacy as they wanted southern cotton. It wasn’t until the tides started to turn against the Confederacy did the Brits ultimately decide not to aid them.
@@KrazyKatPosse you came close to mentioning one of britains biggest mistakes, during the american civil war britain shouldve funded the south secretly with weapons allowing them to ALMOST win, then negotiate with the north and say if you become a dominion we will help you, as at the time Britain was more powerful than both combined, britain would crush the south and gain far more land in america than it lost during the revolution.
Likely because it didnt make much of a difference in terms of whats profitable, whats profitable stays so regardless of slaves or no slaves and slave trading was already becoming unprofitable before it was abolished
Hey, as a South African who recently learnt Isandlwana at school, this is some background on that one great Zulu victory. (British burned their capital Ulundi later on after winning war). They defeated the British, who had opted not to dig in and build defensive structures and who were unawares of their presence in that exact region. Anthony Durnford, his men, and the rest of the British faught back valiantly but due to ammunition shortages, (having to run back and fetch large wooden crates of ammo from a distance away), a huge numerical disadvantage (martini-henri rifle was highly efficient however and led to initial successes in the battle), and a wide thinly spread circle of men around the camp (about 1 metre between each man) they ultimately lost. Hours afterwards the British were able to hold the Zulu off at the Battle of Rorkes Drift (trade outpost with a small garrison) which is a really good story with tons of bravery and courage, enjoyed learning about it.
Interesting that Victoria also quietly supported the Confederacy in the United States' civil war. If the CSS had succeeded, the British empire would have had a major emerging rival (albeit a friendlish one) greatly diminished, and Pax Britannica would have been different.
Britain's tactics for creating an empire: 1. Replace food crop production with cash crops. 2. Put down resistance when people rebelled against famines.
One thing that seems to be a trend is under British rule there was relative peace and prosperity, except for a few individuals. Once given independance, many went to pot, as they were before.
Although unlike other empires, the British empire helped its former colonies get to their feet before fully leaving, including setting up good systems of government which are still used today by some.
Jamraptor yeahh it was good for the colonisers but for the natives it was hell the only reason there was peace is because everyone was too scared or too weak to fight back. If it really was prosperous and peaceful why did so many people fight for independence even knowing they'd probably die?
Well, the general concensus at the time was that these people were just barbaric anyway, and there would always be some that fought eachother and British rule. Its very difficult to judge their actions with a modern mindset. Im not saying the British Empire was good thing or a bad thing, its extremely complex and it helped some areas, there are examples of terrible things men did in others but its all part of the same picture. Im not saying the British government at the time should have claimed lands, but to them it was the only way of keeping up with the growth of dangerous adversaries, bear in mind Britains small size compared to Russia for example.
Jamraptor People were considered barbaric by British standards (which was anyone not Western European). Was China barbaric? No. India and Afghanistan? No. South Africa? No. The Maori? No. The Aborigines? No. Inuits? No.
I was a part of an American invasion force of Britain back int he 90s. We were on a mission to occupy Britain's pubs and drink up as much beer as we could. Really, I was stationed there from 93-96 and had a great time.
A lot of common tropes here. The author talks about the British loss at Isandlwana, but fails to mention that the British won the war. Also, a British army was ambushed and destroyed during their retreat from Afghanistan during the first Anglo-Afghan War, but they quickly returned and inflicted several defeats on the Afghans following this setback. Not to mention that they invaded again in the Second Anglo Afghan war and forced the Afghans to cede control of their foreign relations (along with a chunk of their territory), thus securing their aims in Afghanistan.
Greetings from Papua New Guinea. We started out as a British Protectorate. Then, when Australia gained Independence from Britain, Papua became an Australian Territory. German New Guinea was taken over by Australia during World War One. Both Papua and New Guinea were subsequently joined for administrative purposes as the Australian Territory of Papua New Guinea until Australia peacefully granted Independence to Papua New Guinea in 1975. To date, the former Australian Territory of Papua New Guinea is a member of the British Commonwealth.
@@MouAresounTaPneusta But I feel like both British and US but mainly British in the past and the Americans in modern times British literally had the largest empire so ofc their colonies can speak English, And the us after ww2 helped too
@@derpynerdy6294 At least here, English did not become widespread until a decaede++ after the WW2. Until then and even after that, French was the language of Politics, bussiness and science and the only people learning English were members of the pro-British parties or bussinessmen who conducted affairs in UK or US.
A few things: 1. The British Mandate on Palestine wasn't pro Jewish as you portrayed it to be, near the end it wasn't at all. 2. Famines were a common occurrence in India even after the Independence, the way they've usually took care of it was by importing food from southeast and east Asia (specifically the Philippines IIRC), both of which were firmly under Japanese occupation at the time so no food could come from them. 3. I'm pretty sure the Hong Kongers quite regret that transfer in 1997. 4. Britain was almost devoid of silver prior to the Opium wars, China didn't trade and accepted only silver as payment, all of these conquests were expeditions taken by their leaders rather than an order of the crown. 6. A lot of these expeditions were also about ending slavery.
Anthony Mullen There's a good Russian series in youtube channel by Starmedia (Russian language, English subtitle). In that series, Russian marshal (Kutuzov?) said to his generals: "After we drive the French back and march all the way to Paris, sure, we all get some medals, and Russia gain prestige, then we all go back home. But the true victor, who was warring their gold (i.e. Britain), will come to dominate the world". Britain won big in Napoleonic era. Their homeland wasn't ravaged and their industry, commerce and navy dominate the world in the aftermath.
Real loser of the Napoleonic Wars was a tie between the Austrian and Spanish empires. Germany itself was ravaged through the wars but the German unification movement began to gain steam and, since the Holy Roman Empire had been dismantled a shift had turned towards Prussia, which would see Austria's sphere of influence weakened. Spain suffered from partial French occupation and then from the loss of her colonial empire throughout the century and would become a declining power from that point onward.
+Crayon Sukrou I quote you: "Their homeland wasn't ravaged and their industry, commerce and navy dominate the world in the aftermath." In one sentence you fully explained why Great Britain succeeded so much in colonization. Thanks.
One correction: the Soviet Union itself was *always* an imperialist endeavor, one that did not start with Stalin nor end with Gorbachev. It began with the Muscovy Tsars and it continues on to Putin today. It’s been marked by Russian chauvinism, imperialism, and all too often, genocide of non-ethnic Russians.
Complete BS.... another dork who seems to be oblivious to the US's military push for world domination, by making its puppet NATO members pay for the spreading of US proxy military power. Just remind me.... is it Russia dropping cluster munitions of the borders of the US? Or is it the other way around.
I grew up in Canada but by the time I came of age any trace of brittania had been wiped out. I suspect sometime in my retirement Canada will become a republic
I suspect those remaining countries with the Queen as head of state will not have the new british monarch as their new head of state, which is a shame because i reckon I'm about 7 millionth in line for the throne.
I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning, I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing Now the old king is dead! Long live the king! One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
As a British person I am both proud and upset by our past. For a country the size of ours to rule so many lands and to have such an impact on the modern world right up to today is amazing but the way we did it was just terrible through today's eyes.
Pretty sure mass murder, continuing exporting food from famine stricken countries and trying to rule over those people and force them to abandon their own culture and beliefs has always been wrong through the eyes of every era of history it's hardly woke to look upon those actions and condemn them. From this video the British Empire pretty much committed similar atrocities to Hitler and his armies the only difference is there's video evidence and there were people still alive to tell us about it. It's the same as being Irish and being proud of how people fought for our independence but also realising that there were also horrific acts of terrorism committed to achieve that aim, none of it was right at the time or right now
@James Brown in what ways ur so called empire makes u proud. Is it by looting and plundering other countries u obnoxious weed. First make sure your school teach the history of the atrocities caused by ur crooked and wicked ancestors. Hiding such facts will make u people greatest apologists. Don't act like as if u people suffer historical amnesia. Have some shame? Such a disgrace.
Fantastic channel and good solid research, you'll go far! All the best and anxiously waiting for the Portuguese and Spanish Empires, a biased portuguese fan
Boring?! German Unification is great! -HRE -British Royal Family -The mighty Otto Von Bismarck -Prussia defeating Austria -Prussia defeating France -Universal Male Suffrage in 1871 -The Dreadnought arms race between the UK and Germany There's a fantastic book by Robert Massie, called Dreadnought. If you are studying German Unification-WW1 then Dreadnought is something you should pick up or borrow from your local library. It covers the lead up, Politically and Socially, to German Unification, and goes into great depth about the constitutional changes in Germany, as well as the secret political arrangements and diplomatic genius of Otto Von Bismarck.
Conor Lewis well christmas is coming up and in an attempt to seem more intellectual i am getting more interested in books. So i will get Dreadnought, if you have any other book recommendations i welcome them. I'm also thinking about getting "The Gulag Archipelago" so if you have read that your opinion would be handy
@@PabloEscobar-ws8rz True, but they really don't cover that fact until a much later video. I always thought it was one of the more interesting parts of British history
I am irritated why every historian and most commentators always MISS one of the most important reasons for the decline of the British Empire: The Pax Britannica 1815-1914 was built on Britain's industrialisation which was based on steam engines. Britain was lucky to have the biggest coal reserves in all Europe. So, Britain's early advantages in science, laicism, higher education, engineering and internal peace payed off enormously plus Britain was lucky in terms of natural recources practically "drowning" in coal. After World War II the era of steam engines was completely over and oil had become the single most important ressource. But Britain (at the time) didn't have large oil sources. That's why the USA became the dominant superpower. Have you ever wondered what would have happened to the British Empire if the big Scottish oil sources had been discovered in he 1910s or 1920s? 😉 Don't fool yourself! It's all about energy today and it was all about energy then.
Great summary! I was a bit surprised though about the Palestine section (at 6:56). It wasn't a colony, it was a UN mandate and it was far larger than what you indicate on the map. You forgot to include modern day Jordan in the mandate? Any particular reason for that? Other than that, thanks for putting all the work into this...
It wasn't a UN mandate, it was a League of Nations mandate and it never included Jordan which was a separate entity as the "Emirate of Transjordan" but the document "Mandate for Palestine and Transjordan" addressed both the territories, which might be why you're slightly confused.
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"Like Risk, but people died."
My friend, you _clearly_ haven't been playing Risk properly.
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Ancient warfare: soldiers chase their enemies across the screen with swords
Modern warfare: soldiers chase their enemies halfway across the screen, stop, and shoot
advanced warfare: soldier died from a disease or atom bomb
Future warfare: unmanned everything.
Further-in-the-future warfare: sticks and stones
As a 5 star general, can confirm. Pesky enemies often escape beyond the screen and we're forced to admit defeat sometimes.
British Empire:
We would show the world of our peaceful ways by force.
Its peacekeeping with tea thats all
5 people in a room with a remote machine gun controlled by someone outside the room. Now everyone in it will listen to the one outside and wont try shit.
@@OnlyGrafting lmao wut is that economy
@@vedsingh9785 economies aint been doing to well lately 😬
Kinda sounds like the religion of "peace" *cough* *cough* *explosion* *cough*
The writing is LITERALLY on the wall, oh GOD I love it!
You've got by far the best history channel to ever exist, and that includes history channel in its prime. Thank you for your awesome content, I look forward to your next upload!
Oversimplified?
Historia civilis does give this channel a run for its money. I personally enjoy the more detailed approach and slower pace of hc, but both are sensational!
Your both unquestionably right, and I do miss the 10 minute videos he would do on here, going more in depth on different topics. It's just a certain charm I appreciate from this channel! It's like why if I want to learn the history of one of London's Tube lines I'd rather watch a Jago Hazzard video over say Geoff Marshal, though nothing against Geoff!
This production was from the pre James Bissonette era.
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i don't get it really...what does James do that's so important
@@kennethnwebb He controls the global economy
@@kennethnwebb. He funds this channel.
As a Kenyan, I love your inclusion of our uprising and how it affected Britain's thinking. Most historians would overlook such a minor or insignificant country or only recognize it as the only African colony that fought back.
I hope that in the future women and children aren’t considered targets
@@Ocinneade345 If wishes were horses. But even if England ever gets completely overpowered by an enemy, here is one tactic I'm sure they would never use: deprive their noblewomen of water and all fluids for about 36 hours. Then make them traverse a racetrack with a bowl of water at the finish line. Except bind their wrists and ankles in such a way that they can only crawl across the racetrack on their hands and knees. Naked. At the halfway mark, let some sex-starved male dogs loose on the whole bunch of 'em.
Canada here and I learned about the Mau Mau rebellion in grade school.
Kenyans are well respected in UK because they stood up to Britain big time
I’m Kenyan as well
The British Empire always felt to me like a thing of centuries past, like the wooden sail ships, single-shot muskets, and coonskin caps. It's a bit of a shock that it really only started dissolving in the 50s.
Guessing you’re American. The US is only taught about the empire up to the point of 1776. Even though that’s only when the empire was at its early beginnings. The empire was at its peak once it defeated Napoleon and had India.
Not rly (pax britanica)
@@dusawzay4286 Did you just try to claim the British Empire defeated Napoleon? Russia did nothing, right? Prussians, who are those, right?
@@user-tf5lg7fc9s He didn't say only the British Empire defeated Napoleon he just said they did defeat Napoleon, which is True. On top of that the British, not being a fan of Napoleon, heavily funded countries if they opposed him (namely Austria, Prussia and Russia)
@@jedixxx2914 That's like saying the US defeated Germany in WWII, because they heavily funded the countries that opposed it.
Correction: In 1922, Ireland became a dominion, retaining control over foreign policy as well, as the Irish Free State was dissolved in 1948, becoming the Republic of Ireland.
What do that mean?
Basically before 1922 we Irish people controlled our own national affairs while Britain controlled our international affairs. In 1937 we became the Republic of Ireland and 26 out of 32 counties were independant of Britain. The remaining 6 counties became Northern Ireland
I was looking for this comment.
I thought it became a commonwealth nation like Australia not a dominion
@@robbie8449 We had control over our International affairs as well as our internal ones. Hence the Freestate deciding to remain neutral in WW2. I can guarantee you if Britain retained control over our foreign policy that would not have happened lol.
"Britain found itself opposed by two anti-imperialist superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union."
*Good one*
LMFAOOOOO
Just because America isn't anti imperialist in practice doesn't mean it said it was.
Anti not soviet or American imperialism anyway...
@@fredrik38949 "truly anti imperialist" What? The Soviet Union forcibly annexed many of its neighbors when it signed a NAP with Germany. Others were indirectly controlled through the Warsaw Pact under threat of invasion. Tell the Poles, or Finns, or Hungarians, ect.. that the USSR was anti-imperialist.
@@fredrik38949 they also annexed parts of Ukraine and Siberia.
Basically the whole video:
So they started a war and Brittain won.
@@envyus8257 when did he say that
@@kareem6222 Any acknowledgement of European imperialism is apparently a direct attack against the entire white race.
@@remembertotakeshowerspleas355 Considering the "white race" all comes from Europe...
@@specialunit0428 So? The "white race" isn't the fucking borg, you can't hold people responsible for things other people that looked and sounded like them did, before they were even born in most cases. Also, there are hundreds of millions of white people that have never even set foot in Europe, blaming them for colonialism is just as retarded as blaming them for the Rwandan genocide on the basis that their ancestors technically originated from Africa.
@@remembertotakeshowerspleas355 I didn't blame anyone for anything. You are just making bold and incorrect assumptions. However, I honestly don't remember writing my original comment and apologize for it as it is honestly a bullshit point and I don't understand what I was trying to say lol :)
Sorry about the wait.
The next episode if 'The Early Portuguese and Spanish Empires (1415 - 1570)'.
What other episodes would you like to see?
You made a mistake, George III was ill but not crazy ,he had a metal illness ,he was tracig good man
There should be one about Swedish history :D
Good idea
the rise and fall of the bytine empire and isreal-palestine conflict
I'd like to see the Greek city-states, but I would also love to see Sweden and the Roman Empire :D
British empire in 1800’s: *doom*
British empire in 1950’s: *mood*
Britain no longer wants an "Empire". It just wants to be a US puppet.
@@kamanashiskar9203 you can mark so many countries off for being a US puppet that at this point the puppet master is confused
@@cameronscamerabusiness6675 very true
@@kamanashiskar9203 labour party being influenced by democratic party of USA is one of the worst impacts of this imo
@@kamanashiskar9203 AKA being a bossed by their own son
0:59 things that are banned
-opium
-mongols
-brithis gunships
capitan soos Eventually it would be expanded to include the Japanese and capitalists
@@merrittanimation7721 more like Communist until they lost to the Chinese Communist Party
Don't forget Democracy
Brithis?
Gunboats
RIP History Matters from being 1 second away from 10 minutes
Aww
Normie
@@Perririri Ah the intellectual superior red pilled stranger arrives
they didn't have patreons to thank
Hey there- Just want to say an Irishman really appreciates your inclusion of the Great Famine in this overview. It's overlooked soooo often by history channels it was a pleasant surprise to see it dealt with a nice bit of depth & sensitivity for such a short video covering a complex topic. You do fantastic work, man!
As a British person, I apologize for my ancestors :(
Same, although I think it’s cool how a British person describes the British empire with out any bias as far as I can tell.
Correction: The Republic of Ireland was founded Easter 1949 not 1922.
History only matters if it is factual.
@@spotthedod i don't know man. A lot of source said ireland became independent in 1922.
@@spotthedod you are technically correct, but in the same way how the United States of America was technically founded in 1787 after the constitution was signed, but we declared independence in 1776
Famine: *strike a british colony*
The British: This is fine, gave us your food.
Ones does not simply walk into Afghanistan
Unless you’re Alexander the Great
Its called The graveyard of empires for a reason
@@tomasziskierka9557 it is not a stable country nor land..from thousands of years everyone eho lived there has felt only misery, even today people suffer in afgan
The u.s did
@@spartanx9293 Yes, but with help of over 40 countries (including all NATO members).
"It's like Risk, except people died"
So...exactly like Risk, then.
Syovv
No, only triangular chits died!
Janeen Phayne square chits plastic stars, friendships
Congrats on being so attentive to the small details in your maps! Not only you remembered that Goa was not under British rule in India, but also you didn't forget about the Falklands/Malvinas in the last map. Congrats! ☺
falklands is british clay, argie
Argie spotted. Malvinas isn't the actual name.
Falklands/falklands
@@GoldenSunAlex >Argie spotted
His name is "Flávio Filho" pretty Portuguese name, so he is Brazilian
@@GoldenSunAlex algun ploblema con los argentinos?, pirata
1:03 I like how the pillars in China just say 'China' (中国) over and over. I can't read Chinese, but it's the same as in Japanese.
lel
Bruh
There were mistakes in south east Asia
*British Malaya gain independence peacefully in 1957
*Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak became part of malaysia in 1963 but Singapore gain full independence in 1965
*Brunei gain independence in 1984
Not so peacefully because Indonesia invaded Malaysia.
Indonesia had regime change and got tired of it. So peace.
@@risannd no we didn't. foreign peoples especially british elites called us Indonesians invaded Malaysia. but it's wrong. Sukarno said that "Sabah and Sarawak could join Malaysia IF they have the support from the people." When Azhari, an Brunei militia rebel against the Brunei government and creating independence in the North Borneo, we support them with moral and aid, because it was similar as how us Indonesians fought for our independence against the (freaking) Dutch. No wonder we support them. But IF JFK STILL ALIVE, Indonesia will withdraw their troops.
it wasnt so peaceful because the communist in the Malaya had to be suppresed
@@BLACK_ And we don’t talk what happened to communist in Indonesia
Lesson learned: Do not invade Afghanistan. Do not invade Russia.
Ashoka the Great....
Kaniskha the Great.....
@Jim Hope looool
And vietnam, dont forget vietnam
@Gap they could have still mixed with other powers at the time but they still call themselves afghans
But Britain and France invaded Russia in the Crimean War and won...
R.I.P. The British Empire
1497-1997
"The Sun has Set"
Ananymouse 30 but it will never set for the commonwealth which I guess is the 21st centuries variant of what was an empire
It could always make a comeback. : )
KEEP CALM and PLAY SOCCER IN YOUR PAJAMAS imagine a union of commonwealth as one country similar to the EU, it would be cool AF, you could travel to any continent in the world ViSA free
Lol, what happened in 1497? Nothing...
Iason29
Thats when The British Empire technically started
“REAR RANK, FIRE! ADVANCE! REAR RANK, FIRE! ADVANCE!” “They’re mocking us!” “No you fool, they’re saluting you! Saluting fellow braves!”
Great movie. Dawn was ok but the first was better.
"I came here to build a bridge"
Greatest war film of all time hands down
"When you take command you're on your own, Old Boy. "
Great film, not historically accurate.
One small thing, you said "the population of Ireland was halved and still hasn't returned to it's pre-1840 level", it was actually much worse than half, as Ireland has only RECOVERED to about half it's pre-1840 pop, which was ~8 million, as opposed to the ~4.5 million today
Edit: yes, I know I forgot to include NI, my bad.
I'm surprised. All the Irish families I know have about six kids or more.I forgot they are the one's in England.
killerlork not quite, you're mixing and matching the population of the whole of ireland pre 1840 and the current population of only the Republic of Ireland
killerlork There are still more people of Irish blood in America today!
What about the Irish diaspora? Increased mobility and economic opportunity are important considerations.
Can we term it as genocide ?
"whether the British Empire was a civilizing force or an oppressive one"
Why not both? Imposing the particularly British civilization onto the world. It has certainly aided in uniting the modern world and globalization, even if just by their common English language, although it has done this by often systemically wiping out native ones. It is fascinating that each former colony, while clearly retaining their British legacies, have evolved and are continuing to evolve uniquely.
Some people say we're living in an American Empire today, but it seems more like a case of a former colony usurping their motherland in the leadership of the continuation of the same empire if you ask me!
The Commonwealth pushes for a better life in all Britains former colonies , education/health/wealth. The British Empire did some atrocious things but it made countries like India what they are today. India have a much larger army and more money then Britain now, so they left the world in a much better place
"Civilizing" people was and is compleatly unnecessary. What is civilized and uncivilized is all a matter of opinion.
Dakota Conn then you're asking a question that is based on opinion.
What we see as civilised is having manners like in England, but to others burping after a meal is considered good manners in Turkey when it isn't in other countries.
Corn Pop indian already had those before the brits came here .
The only good thing the brits done is English lang and united india under hate aganist british .
How can brits civilze which already civilzed ?
Can britain civilze Greece ?
Indian civilization is about same ageand advanced or more compare to the greeks .
Corn Pop actually, India was one of the richest countries in the world before Britain invaded. India had many natural resources including spices, precious stones and premium textiles. When Britain invaded it took control of all these trades and raped India of its wealth for Britain's own benefit.
It's sad because if you look at polls the Hong Kong population clearly preferred British rule
Yeah. I don't imagine anyone want to be part of a country where Human Rights violations is high, protests are squashed, and their right to choose a leader is not even theirs.
Britain did want Hong Kong to be independent, but the Chinese wouldn't allow that. So they simply tricked the United Nations (somewhat), which resulted in Britain giving the colony away, but not without adding a few terms of their own.
Now Britain is China's little bitch. Oh how the tides has changed.
Hong Kong, the only British colony to still be a colony... A Chinese colony. Never given independence.
@Nazx 36 except that the China you're talking about is gone
@@センナ-h4cQing dynasty rip
As a Kenyan I feel proud that you included us and even took time to animate Kenyatta! (and not too bad pronunciation for good measure!)
Proud of the country going back wards with Kenyatta?
Since Kenya is not more a colony ,the country went downfall as a stone..... corruption is a common practice and brothers still sell the country to world rulers
9:59 so close, yet so far away
Normie
Ang on a sec we still own the falklands. The empire lives!
Noah Severwright We have a few more overseas territories as well, watch the CGP grey video on the united kingdom explained to learn more!
Noah Severwright you guys aren't an empire anymore
The finest See my comment above
The finest its called a joke
Noah Severwright Didn't sound like it but I'll take your word for it
Not sure why Malaya (modern day Malaysia) wasn't highlighted on the map
Tanah Melayu wasnt lit up but Sarawak and Sabah were probably because they had achieved independence in 1953 or his map was simply wrong
They don't exist
They highlighted Malaysia only after 1921, at 6:43, maybe because Terengganu as the last state to got a British 'Advisor' in 1919. But after 8:25, maybe they just forgot.
In pre-ww2, only the Straits Settlement (Penang, Dindings (before returned to Perak), Malacca & Singapore) were actually colonies in the British Malaya, whereas Labuan was their own crown colony in British Borneo, also administered as part of the Straits Settlement before returned to North Borneo.
Sarawak & North Borneo on the other hand became the last British colonial acquisition, against the Atlantic Charter and the population demands in July 1946.
The Malay states of & by themselves were never part of the British crown colonies, or administered by the Governor General of the colonies.
Hmmmmmmm
Fwiw, I was talking with a British friend of mine, and she said she remembered the moment when she realized Britain was just Britain and not "Great Britain" anymore. By the time the British handed over Hong Kong the empire had been over for decades, a lot of historians mark its end as when the US forced the British to relinquish the Suez canal.
It is still one of the most powerful countries in the world with a platinum record in all areas.
@@5eyesalliance785 not human rights
It is still Great Britain no? The word _Great_ just means that England, Wales, and Scotland reside on the largest of the British Isles. Ireland resides on the smallest island of the British Isles.
@@chrisklenke9681 I don't think anyone has a platinum record on human rights.
Better human rights than like 95% of the world tho...
You didn't even mention the colonisation in Malaysia, despite it being one of THE most important trade routes in human history.
Jun Yan rubber meh
We got spice tea people & more
Finally someone recognised us.
The most important is the Suez Canal and Panama Canal
@@seifsherif8142 both are very new, comparin with the strait of Malacca, a very strategic place. Both the dutch and the british competed for this region, as it was the way to the spices of Indonesia and the trade with China.
@@oihanlarranegi472 wasn't the spices in India ?
When i first came across this channel i was surprised you had such few subs. with these high quality videos this channel will be big
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The Great Game - It's like Risk, except people died.
Fucking loved it.
It's basically the cold war but not so cold
Being British today is like being a Roman after the fall of Western empire
Just wait...
@@Macheako for what
@@John-tc9gp for the *ground* mate 🤣👍
Yeah and all you have now that is not Bitan are the God Damm Falklands and you have them only because Tacher .
@@kubakornijenko1927 Yeah the Falklands and 13 other overseas territories, but let’s forget about the others
6:07 Great reference! I loved that movie.
Top notch as usual. One small often misunderstood fact. Kenya got home rule not independence in 1963. Kenyatta (a made up name, that roughly translates into light of Kenya - spoiler alert, turned out rather differently - his real name was Johnstone Kamau) was first Kenyan Prime Minister of Her Majesty and Kenyans still used British passports. Kenya became a republic in 1964 and that's when we formally left the empire and the queen ceased to be head of state. Until then she was on our money, god save the queen was the anthem and our flag was navy blue with a Union Jack in the top left and a red rampant lion in the mid-right.
The description of the Maori wars was far too simple which kinda made it wrong however I think you did a good job of making it quick and I’m just happy y’all included us lmao
6:10
Rorkes drift was an amazing battle, I heard that during the battle, the commanders yelled at the troops *"the lines must hold"* its amazing how their story is told, and how rorkes drift was controlled
A list of possible videos:
Sweden
Portugal/Spain
Netherlands
France
Russia
Ottomans
Or Scotland ;)
Saying Portugal/Spain is rather disturbing. Portugal is an older state than both the UK and Spain and it has never lost its independence since its founding (the union with spain was not a country union, but a dinastic union, there were still different governments and set of laws, as well as borders, but we shared the king for 60 years, which himself was half portuguese)
So don't put two quite different countries in the same bag. Especially when Portugal has been a traditional enemy of spain and an ally of england
Tiago Almeida Yeah, I don't know why I did that. I just saw earlier comments doing the same thing
Thanks dude
Tom Sanders What has any of this got to do with Irish Americans and English people?
What?
"An civilizing force or an oppressive one" this things aren't mutually exclusive, the answer is, it was both.
Please shut up
thetruereality
You need to elborate or else you just look like a rude plonker on the internet.
Do countries become more civilised when they are forced to live in dirt and starve to death?
Very civil rape, plunder, murder, divide and conquer and all evils imaginable. Not to forget the continued theft of resources, effectively taking trillions out of Africa to this day. Yes very civilising indeed.
Those western tinted glasses will polish any turd for some people.
@@newpham957 I know right? How dare they ban child marriages and slavery!
The answer isn't black and white. Britain helped modernize and civilize many nations and also committed many atrocities. You can't summarize a massive empire's several hundred year history with "tHey wEre eViL"
This is one of my favourite history TH-cam channels, I was searching for ages for an interesting video about the prelude to ww2 and you definitely have the best video on it. All your vids are great
It's hard to believe their were ever episodes without a mention of James Bizonet or Kelly Moneymaker.
Ireland did not “[become] an independent republic in 1922.” It became the Irish Free State, essentially no different from Canada or SA etc. It formally became an independent republic in 1949. And I believe it’s worth distinguishing that it wasn’t the whole of Ireland; this distinction is what led to huge bloodshed in Ireland (not the Republic, but in the six counties of Ireland in the north).
The USSR - anti imperialist - really? I always thought they and the US were empire building
You clearly have no comprehension of reality in 2019. Are you aware of the 800+ American military bases all over the world? How many do you estimate Russia has? You are heading for a war with someone.....anyone.....everyone. When do you wake up?
@@goatamongsheep4296 Take a chill pill Mr Angry
Yeah, after literally enslaving half of Europe under Iron Curtain and supporting cannibalistic communist rallies around the globe. Wish Russia follow its predecessor
Yurii Cherkasov “cannibalistic”?
@Max Smith Eh? What in the world is a goat among sheep military base?
“That led to war which the British won” just say that and roll credits bruh
Afghanistan would disagree
@@sryan9547 Ireland wants to have a word too.
@@ShiverinEskimo
USA: Gentlemen!
@Gunner White Canadian troops actually burnt it down 😛
@@xxxBradTxxx please, they were not Canadian troops, there was no Canada at the time. They were troops of the British empire.
Ireland: starves
Britain: shame
Why did they skip the abolishen of slavery in 1833 and the huge military effort to shut it down?
because they would make white people look good AND we can't have that are we?
Because abolishment of slavery didn't made the Empire any less cruel, tortures and killings continued also keeping slaves wasn't as profitable as it used to be. So yeah it's not because they don't wanna make a good empire look bad, they're just not biased and they aren't white washing internet like mindless idiots.
Alex C Lets not get carried away - there was slavery in the British Empire and even after the Empire abolished it, the Brits profited off slavery. During the American Civil War, the British even contemplated aiding the Confederacy as they wanted southern cotton. It wasn’t until the tides started to turn against the Confederacy did the Brits ultimately decide not to aid them.
@@KrazyKatPosse you came close to mentioning one of britains biggest mistakes, during the american civil war britain shouldve funded the south secretly with weapons allowing them to ALMOST win, then negotiate with the north and say if you become a dominion we will help you, as at the time Britain was more powerful than both combined, britain would crush the south and gain far more land in america than it lost during the revolution.
Likely because it didnt make much of a difference in terms of whats profitable, whats profitable stays so regardless of slaves or no slaves and slave trading was already becoming unprofitable before it was abolished
6:10 A hostile spear
A new frontier
The end is near
The next line is...Now live in fear
There's no surrender
The lines must hold
Their story told
Rorkes drift controlled
The US and USSR anti-imperialist?! Don't make me laugh.
Anti Other People's Empires
Flamin *You’re right*
USSR was.
@@Yashodhan1917 Ever heard about the eastern block?
@@Yashodhan1917 hahahaha
"since about 5 minutes after it turned up." I love the humour. Best history summary channel on TH-cam.
Hey, as a South African who recently learnt Isandlwana at school, this is some background on that one great Zulu victory. (British burned their capital Ulundi later on after winning war). They defeated the British, who had opted not to dig in and build defensive structures and who were unawares of their presence in that exact region. Anthony Durnford, his men, and the rest of the British faught back valiantly but due to ammunition shortages, (having to run back and fetch large wooden crates of ammo from a distance away), a huge numerical disadvantage (martini-henri rifle was highly efficient however and led to initial successes in the battle), and a wide thinly spread circle of men around the camp (about 1 metre between each man) they ultimately lost. Hours afterwards the British were able to hold the Zulu off at the Battle of Rorkes Drift (trade outpost with a small garrison) which is a really good story with tons of bravery and courage, enjoyed learning about it.
Interesting that Victoria also quietly supported the Confederacy in the United States' civil war. If the CSS had succeeded, the British empire would have had a major emerging rival (albeit a friendlish one) greatly diminished, and Pax Britannica would have been different.
These are awesome btw :D
Thank you. They should be coming out more often from now on.
7:57 smart of you by not showing Kashmir...
8:10 he showed
I remembered Sherlock Holmes deduced Dr Watson’s battle wound in Afghanistan
Britain's tactics for creating an empire:
1. Replace food crop production with cash crops.
2. Put down resistance when people rebelled against famines.
Sounds like every country ever
I love how you pay attention to little details like goa
One thing that seems to be a trend is under British rule there was relative peace and prosperity, except for a few individuals. Once given independance, many went to pot, as they were before.
Although unlike other empires, the British empire helped its former colonies get to their feet before fully leaving, including setting up good systems of government which are still used today by some.
Jamraptor yeahh it was good for the colonisers but for the natives it was hell the only reason there was peace is because everyone was too scared or too weak to fight back. If it really was prosperous and peaceful why did so many people fight for independence even knowing they'd probably die?
Well, the general concensus at the time was that these people were just barbaric anyway, and there would always be some that fought eachother and British rule. Its very difficult to judge their actions with a modern mindset.
Im not saying the British Empire was good thing or a bad thing, its extremely complex and it helped some areas, there are examples of terrible things men did in others but its all part of the same picture.
Im not saying the British government at the time should have claimed lands, but to them it was the only way of keeping up with the growth of dangerous adversaries, bear in mind Britains small size compared to Russia for example.
Jamraptor People were considered barbaric by British standards (which was anyone not Western European). Was China barbaric? No. India and Afghanistan? No. South Africa? No. The Maori? No. The Aborigines? No. Inuits? No.
I think a lot of them were. Not to what we could call barbarians but they certainly were not calm, peaceful and happy.
I was a part of an American invasion force of Britain back int he 90s. We were on a mission to occupy Britain's pubs and drink up as much beer as we could. Really, I was stationed there from 93-96 and had a great time.
No one asked
@@simplesimon8255 i did
@No I did too.
@@simplesimon8255 someone is easily bothered
@@simplesimon8255 Your mum did.
man you need more subs. your videos are awesome
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James Cook
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James Bissonette
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10 mins, more accurate info than in most 40 min so called history vids ive seen.
Great work! 👍
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A lot of common tropes here. The author talks about the British loss at Isandlwana, but fails to mention that the British won the war. Also, a British army was ambushed and destroyed during their retreat from Afghanistan during the first Anglo-Afghan War, but they quickly returned and inflicted several defeats on the Afghans following this setback. Not to mention that they invaded again in the Second Anglo Afghan war and forced the Afghans to cede control of their foreign relations (along with a chunk of their territory), thus securing their aims in Afghanistan.
4:00 leading to the term "refusing to bite the bullet "
Didn’t realise that was so recent. I mean my Nan was alive whilst the empire was at its peak
I’d love to see another video like this except for the French colonial empire
If I had a nickel for every time Britain funneled food away from a region severely stricken by famine in this video, I would have two nickels.
Which isn't alot, but its weird that it happened twice.
In this video...if you had a nickel for every time Britain did that for real, you'd be Elon Musk.
@@taiwandxt6493that's propaganda and never happened...
@@photlam9769 heh????
@@taiwandxt6493 i said it never happened
Just found this channel, I am a self stylized history nerd and love these types of videos. Good work.
Ah, the glory days of this channel content wise. Volume wise... well my ears are blown out every time I switch to a video not from this channel.
Greetings from Papua New Guinea. We started out as a British Protectorate. Then, when Australia gained Independence from Britain, Papua became an Australian Territory. German New Guinea was taken over by Australia during World War One. Both Papua and New Guinea were subsequently joined for administrative purposes as the Australian Territory of Papua New Guinea until Australia peacefully granted Independence to Papua New Guinea in 1975. To date, the former Australian Territory of Papua New Guinea is a member of the British Commonwealth.
One of the lasting effects of the empire not mentioned was the internationalizing of the English language
That's due to the U.S.
@@MouAresounTaPneusta
But I feel like both British and US but mainly British in the past and the Americans in modern times
British literally had the largest empire so ofc their colonies can speak English,
And the us after ww2 helped too
@@derpynerdy6294 At least here, English did not become widespread until a decaede++ after the WW2.
Until then and even after that, French was the language of Politics, bussiness and science and the only people learning English were members of the pro-British parties or bussinessmen who conducted affairs in UK or US.
@@derpynerdy6294 Colonies do not count, French colonies spoke/speak French, German colonies spoke German, Portugese spoke Portugese etc etc.
@@MouAresounTaPneusta
They do count, literally everyone counts because that's what make up our world today
ENGLISH!
When your government is dealing drugs to other countries
A few things:
1. The British Mandate on Palestine wasn't pro Jewish as you portrayed it to be, near the end it wasn't at all.
2. Famines were a common occurrence in India even after the Independence, the way they've usually took care of it was by importing food from southeast and east Asia (specifically the Philippines IIRC), both of which were firmly under Japanese occupation at the time so no food could come from them.
3. I'm pretty sure the Hong Kongers quite regret that transfer in 1997.
4. Britain was almost devoid of silver prior to the Opium wars, China didn't trade and accepted only silver as payment, all of these conquests were expeditions taken by their leaders rather than an order of the crown.
6. A lot of these expeditions were also about ending slavery.
"the Napoleonic Wars lead to a British victory".I think of Russians might have something to say.
Anthony Mullen There's a good Russian series in youtube channel by Starmedia (Russian language, English subtitle).
In that series, Russian marshal (Kutuzov?) said to his generals: "After we drive the French back and march all the way to Paris, sure, we all get some medals, and Russia gain prestige, then we all go back home. But the true victor, who was warring their gold (i.e. Britain), will come to dominate the world".
Britain won big in Napoleonic era. Their homeland wasn't ravaged and their industry, commerce and navy dominate the world in the aftermath.
Real loser of the Napoleonic Wars was a tie between the Austrian and Spanish empires. Germany itself was ravaged through the wars but the German unification movement began to gain steam and, since the Holy Roman Empire had been dismantled a shift had turned towards Prussia, which would see Austria's sphere of influence weakened. Spain suffered from partial French occupation and then from the loss of her colonial empire throughout the century and would become a declining power from that point onward.
***** I hope you're talking about the Russian series he's referring to and not the battles of Borodino, Friedland, or Beresina.
***** Yeah, but the invasion of Russia damaged the French Empire far more than any single battle.
+Crayon Sukrou I quote you: "Their homeland wasn't ravaged and their industry, commerce and navy dominate the world in the aftermath." In one sentence you fully explained why Great Britain succeeded so much in colonization. Thanks.
One correction: the Soviet Union itself was *always* an imperialist endeavor, one that did not start with Stalin nor end with Gorbachev. It began with the Muscovy Tsars and it continues on to Putin today. It’s been marked by Russian chauvinism, imperialism, and all too often, genocide of non-ethnic Russians.
Complete BS.... another dork who seems to be oblivious to the US's military push for world domination, by making its puppet NATO members pay for the spreading of US proxy military power.
Just remind me.... is it Russia dropping cluster munitions of the borders of the US? Or is it the other way around.
“Indians were opposed to British rule about 5 minutes after brits landed in India” LOL this is epic 🤣🤣🤣
PLEASE keep doing these. Please.
I grew up in Canada but by the time I came of age any trace of brittania had been wiped out. I suspect sometime in my retirement Canada will become a republic
Probably when the Queen dies. Then you can have the lovely Mr. Trudeau as head of state.
Have you not heard about CANZUK mate.
We're looking to get the family back togethor all on an equal footing to be a force of good.
I suspect those remaining countries with the Queen as head of state will not have the new british monarch as their new head of state, which is a shame because i reckon I'm about 7 millionth in line for the throne.
I hope it happens but I doubt it will in my lifetime.
Canada won't exist at some point in your lifetime if you're under the age of 50.
6:52 Looks like someone looking down, about to strike something with a tool.
This channel is amazing! Keep up the great content this is one of the best channels on TH-cam for history by far!
Thanks for the way you bring all these events into a succinct narrative
the animation here is simple AND hilarious. I love it
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning, I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
As a British person I am both proud and upset by our past. For a country the size of ours to rule so many lands and to have such an impact on the modern world right up to today is amazing but the way we did it was just terrible through today's eyes.
You weak little apologist.
Pretty sure mass murder, continuing exporting food from famine stricken countries and trying to rule over those people and force them to abandon their own culture and beliefs has always been wrong through the eyes of every era of history it's hardly woke to look upon those actions and condemn them. From this video the British Empire pretty much committed similar atrocities to Hitler and his armies the only difference is there's video evidence and there were people still alive to tell us about it. It's the same as being Irish and being proud of how people fought for our independence but also realising that there were also horrific acts of terrorism committed to achieve that aim, none of it was right at the time or right now
@@helpow wasn't trying to be woke I was just making a comment.
@James Brown in what ways ur so called empire makes u proud. Is it by looting and plundering other countries u obnoxious weed. First make sure your school teach the history of the atrocities caused by ur crooked and wicked ancestors. Hiding such facts will make u people greatest apologists. Don't act like as if u people suffer historical amnesia. Have some shame? Such a disgrace.
Everyone was horrible back then and people are just upset now because we were the best at it.
Love to watch these videos when I have to wait like a half hour it's funny, love the animated style and I get to learn something new
Fantastic channel and good solid research, you'll go far! All the best and anxiously waiting for the Portuguese and Spanish Empires, a biased portuguese fan
Good summary. 'Sepoy' is pronounced 'see-poy' though, and 'Boer' is pronounced closer to 'boor' then 'bo-er'.
can you do an episode on the unification of germany through to the first world war? might be too boring for the viewers but would help with my studies
As luck would have it I'm currently writing the episode for German unification.
Ten Minute History well, looks like this channel was made for me, I'm looking forward to it
Boring?! German Unification is great!
-HRE
-British Royal Family
-The mighty Otto Von Bismarck
-Prussia defeating Austria
-Prussia defeating France
-Universal Male Suffrage in 1871
-The Dreadnought arms race between the UK and Germany
There's a fantastic book by Robert Massie, called Dreadnought. If you are studying German Unification-WW1 then Dreadnought is something you should pick up or borrow from your local library. It covers the lead up, Politically and Socially, to German Unification, and goes into great depth about the constitutional changes in Germany, as well as the secret political arrangements and diplomatic genius of Otto Von Bismarck.
Conor Lewis well christmas is coming up and in an attempt to seem more intellectual i am getting more interested in books. So i will get Dreadnought, if you have any other book recommendations i welcome them. I'm also thinking about getting "The Gulag Archipelago" so if you have read that your opinion would be handy
Conor Lewis thank you for that I'll have a look for it on the Kindle store
1:00 The ban on Mongols is not a mere joke. The Qing ordered the extermination of a Mongol tribe called the Dzungars in 1755.
England: hey Spain how are your ex-colonies like today
Spain:fine I guess, how are your ex-colonies
England:I don't wanna talk about it
England: *Flashbacks too Fall of the Empire*
Spain: *Flashbacks backs to Gibraltar falling to British Forces.*
Austin Fahnestock true that, South America hasn’t seen the best of days
You mean Britain
ItzImperium XVI wdym,Argentina’s economy was Great in the 1910s
Name one successful former Spanish colony. I can name many successful ex-British colonies.
6:28 Ethiopia "lol, I'm in danger"
Elizabeth did not found the English East India Company. Fitch, Lancaster, Soame, Smythe, Wolstenholme and other men did.
Having Hanover in Red is a nice touch at the begining of the video
Makes sense since they were in a union with Britain for a few years
@@PabloEscobar-ws8rz True, but they really don't cover that fact until a much later video. I always thought it was one of the more interesting parts of British history
That's a solid ten minutes. Well done :)
not rlly, it was 9 mins and 59 seconds.
I am irritated why every historian and most commentators always MISS one of the most important reasons for the decline of the British Empire:
The Pax Britannica 1815-1914 was built on Britain's industrialisation which was based on steam engines. Britain was lucky to have the biggest coal reserves in all Europe. So, Britain's early advantages in science, laicism, higher education, engineering and internal peace payed off enormously plus Britain was lucky in terms of natural recources practically "drowning" in coal. After World War II the era of steam engines was completely over and oil had become the single most important ressource. But Britain (at the time) didn't have large oil sources. That's why the USA became the dominant superpower. Have you ever wondered what would have happened to the British Empire if the big Scottish oil sources had been discovered in he 1910s or 1920s? 😉 Don't fool yourself! It's all about energy today and it was all about energy then.
Great summary! I was a bit surprised though about the Palestine section (at 6:56). It wasn't a colony, it was a UN mandate and it was far larger than what you indicate on the map. You forgot to include modern day Jordan in the mandate? Any particular reason for that? Other than that, thanks for putting all the work into this...
It wasn't a UN mandate, it was a League of Nations mandate and it never included Jordan which was a separate entity as the "Emirate of Transjordan" but the document "Mandate for Palestine and Transjordan" addressed both the territories, which might be why you're slightly confused.
This video was so well written, and I learnt so much from it, mad respect, def a new sub 🙏