Why did so many countries get involved in the Boxer Rebellion? (Short Animated Documentary)
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Күн бұрынThe Boxer Rebellion saw Chinese rebels attempt to force foreign influence out of the country and it resulted in none of that happening. Instead eight great powers formed a coalition to crush the rebellion and force more concessions out of China. But given how much the great powers disliked each other why did they team up and what made the Boxer Rebellion in particular so important? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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@MrTJPAS 2 жыл бұрын
"For America, China was primarily a market for exports." How the turntables
@liamjm9278 2 жыл бұрын
What turntables? They're still an export market.
@freemanol 2 жыл бұрын
@@liamjm9278 china exports to the US more than the other way around
@Rootiga 2 жыл бұрын
we have only ourselves to blame for sending all our industrial jobs to them
@liamjm9278 2 жыл бұрын
@@freemanol Still an export market; a lot of what people own is made in China.
@reimidii7344 2 жыл бұрын
@@liamjm9278 i agree, it balances out tbh, with 1.4 bil people it really depends on food imports, manufacturing on the other hand....
@galatheumbreon6862 2 жыл бұрын
This is the greatest crossover alliance, nothing can ruin it *14 years later*
@sontapaa11jokulainen94 2 жыл бұрын
Trench time.
@Ahsan055 2 жыл бұрын
ikr. Austria and the Ottomans spend centuries fighting each other only to die together... kinda poetic
@lacadienoignon.69420 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder what what caused such a ruin?
@arcturus9276 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ahsan055 agree
@arcturus9276 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ahsan055 its so romantic
@FluteboxFan 2 жыл бұрын
As a Belgian, I loved the "All the great powers - and also Belgium" bit
@gubruikertje 2 жыл бұрын
Although incorect, as Belgium (+Spain) didn't actually do anything despite being at war.
@5thMilitia 2 жыл бұрын
@@gubruikertje the Netherlands too
@gubruikertje 2 жыл бұрын
@@5thMilitia No, unlike Belgium and Spain the Netherlands actually did do something. This shouldn't be surprising as the Dutch Indies were pretty nearby.
@5thMilitia 2 жыл бұрын
@@gubruikertje What did the Dutch do and were can I read more about it?
@gubruikertje 2 жыл бұрын
@@5thMilitia The Dutch sent some troops, but did not actively do much.Because of this sources are rather hard to find online. I think your best bet would be a book on maritime (colonial?) Dutch history during this period. I did find a non academic Dutch article online "Ter bescherming der Nederlandse belangen, Nederlandse Mariniers in China, 1900-1920" (starting from page 9, Nederlandse mariniers in Chinese wateren). A short but interesting read, even if the Dutch never saw any action in China.
@para_magnus2200 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine soldiers in WWI talking about this. “Hey Tom remember when we fought with Jerry in China like 15 years ago” “I do smith. Feels like only yesterday”
@aratirao9007 2 жыл бұрын
🔶 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HISTORY MATTERS
@para_magnus2200 2 жыл бұрын
@@aratirao9007 no
@bunnyfreakz 2 жыл бұрын
Peopke still read article on newspaper about China war pre WW1.
@jacobhoover1654 2 жыл бұрын
Everyone who caught in the Boxer Rebellion was dead by WW1, I don't get the joke.
@dalisayamarante8148 2 жыл бұрын
Even doe 15 years is a long time doesn't mean all of the people caught in the boxer rebellion are dead
@aneebsiddiqui3575 2 жыл бұрын
0:58 “In response the great powers formed a coalition” *also belgium* Well done History Matters, well done
@scorpixel1866 2 жыл бұрын
Who apart from Belgium would be an expert in vanquishing an adversary specialised in hand-to-hand combat?
@robertrichard6107 2 жыл бұрын
King Leopold killed millions of Africans I thought.
@Thegoldenwizard630 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertrichard6107 he did he also did this
@lars9925 2 жыл бұрын
@@Thegoldenwizard630 chop chop
@Gardstyle35 2 жыл бұрын
italy + austria hungary were no great powers as well... also weird that the ottoman empire didnt join in
@mcnaughe 2 жыл бұрын
Also motivating the alliance was the fact that the Qing court decided to side with the Boxers and declare war on every major power. Which is probably one of the top "failing to read the room" moments in history.
@raptorfromthe6ix833 2 жыл бұрын
so kinda like how taliban pissed off china russian usa and india simultaneously
@jesusemmanuelcordero4509 2 жыл бұрын
@@raptorfromthe6ix833 Difference... idk but if they succeded there must be one.
@xx7956 2 жыл бұрын
Most of Europe: "Hey I've seen this one before!" *Glares at France*
@That0therAsian 2 жыл бұрын
@@raptorfromthe6ix833 Details on this? What happened?
@therodyman700 2 жыл бұрын
@@That0therAsian they're the taliban, doesn't take a genius to figure out what they could do to piss off everyone
@spider6660 2 жыл бұрын
20th century: "For America, China was primarily a market for exports." 21st century: "For China, America was primarily a market for exports."
@pehyanbin4972 2 жыл бұрын
Very true XD
@pehyanbin4972 2 жыл бұрын
But american products stands for a better quality but expensive.
@masterdeetectiv9520 Жыл бұрын
@@pehyanbin4972 chinese products are also quite high quality, it depends on who is doing the manufacturing
@yeoseotidle2290 Жыл бұрын
@@masterdeetectiv9520 exactly. For example a Xiaomi TV is pretty good and not expensive.
@helast3916 Жыл бұрын
@@yeoseotidle2290 NO
@lonniebailey4989 2 жыл бұрын
The reason why the coalition was successful was because of James Bissonette’s financial support to each country.
@oilersridersbluejays 2 жыл бұрын
James Bissonette wasn’t alive yet.
@NguyenMinh-vs1vm 2 жыл бұрын
@@oilersridersbluejays r/whoosh
@robertortiz-wilson1588 2 жыл бұрын
What a mad lad. He should do it again!
@italia689 2 жыл бұрын
@@oilersridersbluejays Then it was his great grandfather.
@jamesbissonette8002 2 жыл бұрын
@@oilersridersbluejays true, I wasn’t.
@General-HD 2 жыл бұрын
There was also a moment where Japan was against basically the whole world in WW2
@ketsuekikumori9145 2 жыл бұрын
I mean, they did ask for it.
@sweiland75 2 жыл бұрын
Except Germany.
@michaireneuszjakubowski5289 2 жыл бұрын
@@sweiland75 'cause by then, Germany didn't really exist
@sanlorenzoruiz147 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaireneuszjakubowski5289 why did I read that in History matters' voice?
@brandonlyon730 2 жыл бұрын
And despite all of that and the atomic bomb attacks many in the Japanese military command still wanted the war to continue even threating there Emperor with a coup.
@reevanamin5865 2 жыл бұрын
Bc James bisonnette funded them all
@jamesbissonette8002 2 жыл бұрын
nah
@kp5602 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbissonette8002 WOAH
@illicitline4552 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbissonette8002 THE LEGEND HIMSELF
@OfficialUKGov 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbissonette8002 OH MY GOD ITS HIM
@lesscringeymapperdude 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbissonette8002 WOAH
@gubruikertje 2 жыл бұрын
Small correction/clarification: the Qing court officially declared war on all nations that had a legation in Beijing: the eight nations and Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands. Belgium and the Netherlands did not join the alliance in order to maintain their neutrality, although the Netherlands did send some ships. So technically you should have said it was an alliance of eight great powers (and also the Netherlands) that got involved.
@smurftums 2 жыл бұрын
As an Australian I love the article in the newspaper at 1:12 paid for by the New Zealand Foreign office. :)
@matpk 2 жыл бұрын
Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist Chinazi IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project before it's too late
@lordmeow 2 жыл бұрын
@@matpk umm who are you asking?
@idontlikerome2744 Ай бұрын
Ngl i always you guys were brothers
@number1kenyan 2 жыл бұрын
This is truly, the greatest cross over in history.
@sudahi51 2 жыл бұрын
Can we get a Boxer Rebellion Platform Fighter game for Xbox and Playstation?
@warwizard1309 2 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to the remake. China's kind of asking it lately.
@coconut7490 2 жыл бұрын
Marvel rly copied this and didnt even give credits
@JupiterKnight 2 жыл бұрын
k lol
@robertrichard6107 2 жыл бұрын
@DaRealestOfDemAll Isn't that just (CRT) China Recidivism Theory?
@vinniechan 2 жыл бұрын
U didn't mention the best part When the empress declared war on eight great power The south eastern province were like the empress couldnt have made such stupid decisions and she must have been under duress and thus refused the order to open war Instead they reached agreements with the eight nations to just let them pass as long as they don't bother the civilians, maintain order and keep doing business
@BoxStudioExecutive 2 жыл бұрын
Thereby setting the stage for the warlord period
@jesusemmanuelcordero4509 2 жыл бұрын
That has to be one of the best business management decisions I have ever heard of. "But I am your empress" "Ma'am, its just business:"
@kamakiller1145 2 жыл бұрын
Declaring war on multiple european countries at once? Ottoman empire: amateurs
@sanga000 2 жыл бұрын
She was actually not an empress, but the mother of the emperor. However by then the emperor was only in name, to the point that she was openly calling the shots.
@keikei2942 2 жыл бұрын
@@kamakiller1145 at least when the Ottomans did it, it's either because they actually had a reason to believe they could handle them, or because they were being backed by a European great power
@chaosXP3RT 2 жыл бұрын
I feel obligated to recommend the song "55 Days at Peking" from the movie of the same name, which is about the Boxer Rebellion. The song got translated from English into many of the languages of the 8 Nation Alliance. The German version in particular is pretty fire
@christophmaier4397 2 жыл бұрын
Dont care colonialist
@eatathepizza4449 2 жыл бұрын
@@christophmaier4397 hes just mentioning a song , what's your problem lmao ?
@erichvondonitz5325 2 жыл бұрын
@@eatathepizza4449 probably some CHinese
@joshuajoaquin5099 2 жыл бұрын
@@christophmaier4397 sorry dude but that's the reason why innovation exist
@bobjones2959 2 жыл бұрын
@@eatathepizza4449 This event is a pretty sore spot for Chinese people, it's pretty much seen on the same level as the Opium wars over there. And to be fair, that movie is very orientalist. For a comparison, it'd be like if someone made a dramatized movie about 911 and made Al Qaeda out to be heroes.
@agentcoxack7368 Жыл бұрын
The Boxer Rebellion’s way of uniting enemies is like prototyping an alien invasion
@rl9217 2 жыл бұрын
Great Power: “I hate you” Other Great Power: “I hate you too” Boxer rebellion: (happens) All the great powers: “…let’s all hate that guy”
@arolemaprarath6615 2 жыл бұрын
* *14 years later* * "I hate you again!" "I hate you the MOST!"
@ecurewitz 2 жыл бұрын
and then go back to hating each other afterwards
@RAAM855 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the Hateocracy in the Boondocks "We all hated each other, but we found that we hated other people more"
@piuthemagicman 2 жыл бұрын
*also belgium
@xXxSkyViperxXx 2 жыл бұрын
Boxer rebellion: "I hate all of you"* All the great powers: “…let’s all hate that guy” Boxer rebellion: *Surprise pikachu face
@rennor3498 2 жыл бұрын
The crossover alliance cannot be ruined,the greatest partnership Europeans ever made to fight a totally non European power. Nothing can ruin and certainly it won't be shattered by some teenager with a pistol.
@Admiral45-10 2 жыл бұрын
Shooting Archduke Francis was more like throwing a match on gunpowder barrel. There were many other more important reasons, e.c. independence movements becoming more popular, fading power of colonial empires, prestige and many other complicated issues. Gawrilo Princip was not a reason, but an excuse to create the bloodiest war in history at the time.
@billd0910 2 жыл бұрын
*IASIP theme plays* The Gang assassinates an Archduke.
@globe0147 2 жыл бұрын
@@Admiral45-10 *archduke
@Admiral45-10 2 жыл бұрын
@@globe0147 thanks.
@danielutriabrooks477 2 жыл бұрын
@@Admiral45-10 The powder keg never dissapoints
@robabiera733 2 жыл бұрын
It's hilarious how direct your commentary is in this video! Three minutes doesn't give you time to pull any punches and dance around the issues, does it?
@tylerbarth3113 2 жыл бұрын
1:12 The bit about Umberto is why I love this channel.
@nolanmetzger4354 2 жыл бұрын
“What made you all suppress the boxer rebellion?” “Money”
@harveya1a952 2 жыл бұрын
“Infinity war is the most ambitious crossover event in human history” Me, an intellectual:
@idek6585 2 жыл бұрын
This is gonna get a lot of likes probably
@TheUnboxer073 2 жыл бұрын
We will have it again decades later if the world get their shit together and focus against communist China.
@reintaler6355 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheUnboxer073 ...which isn't very communist and has so much more trade leverage than 100 years ago
@BruceWayne-qe7bs 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheUnboxer073 China is too powerful now. War with China could be catastrophic.
@TheUnboxer073 2 жыл бұрын
@@BruceWayne-qe7bs it depends, because the citizens are started to get really tired of their government. It just needs to be supplied with weapons and supportm
@shadowrunner2510 2 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for an episode on the boxer rebellion,worth the wait
@thequeenofspades 2 жыл бұрын
Each of your videos is a work of art.
@AnotherLuckyStar 2 жыл бұрын
1:12 This is easily the greatest newspaper you have ever had in one of your videos.
@shinsenshogun900 2 жыл бұрын
And an obligatory declaration of your overlord queen's emo phase against granting independence to a neighboring continent with a massive "wasteland", provided by a transmitter from the NZ Foreign Office
@BTScriviner 2 жыл бұрын
I never realized the newspapers got so detailed. Now I have to rewatch his videos and read them all.
@aaronmarks9366 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree
@poke-champ4256 2 жыл бұрын
They seriously got more detailed over time
@Ocro555 2 ай бұрын
Especially the alpha colony part, that got me
@Marylandbrony 2 жыл бұрын
The first rule of fight club in China is to tell everyone that the fight club is in China.
@jlshel42 2 жыл бұрын
I am Wang’s complete lack of surprise
@matpk 2 жыл бұрын
@@jlshel42 Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist Chinazi IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project before it's too late
@Dayvit78 2 жыл бұрын
Top comment right here
@robabiera733 2 жыл бұрын
@@matpk QUICK! Compare 2020s Communist China vs 1980s Soviet Union!!!!!!!!!!!!
@silveriver9 2 жыл бұрын
This is the reason why these same group of countries are today feeling a sense of anxiety and insecurity from China's rise. They fear payback.
@Mr_Zoomy 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly this is one of the best channels on KZfaq
@kielmeakin4901 2 жыл бұрын
The double whammy of "because they can throw hands" and "also Belgium" has thoroughly made my day
@HistoryOfRevolutions 2 жыл бұрын
“We have only one thing to learn from the barbarians, and that is strong ships and effective guns.” - Feng Guifen (馮桂芬)
@chompythebeast 2 жыл бұрын
"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." - Mao Zedong (毛泽东)
@Lusitanean 2 жыл бұрын
“Man’s not hot” - Big “Liu” Shaq (谷歌翻译多少？)
@marcino457 2 жыл бұрын
These... these are two things
@Jin.Jin.. 2 жыл бұрын
Barbarians?
@Ahmad-nf9ez 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jin.Jin.. the Chinese used to refer to Europeans as barbarians
@cieproject2888 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, first they sent in the White Stripes to deal with the Boxer Rebellion, but realized that was just one army too few
@timchiu501 2 жыл бұрын
Chinese are very pragmatic
@ecurewitz 2 жыл бұрын
I beleive they needed a seven nation army
@BigRockdaBoss 2 жыл бұрын
Then the Americans joined
@silveriver9 2 жыл бұрын
This is the reason why these same group of countries are today feeling a sense of anxiety and insecurity from China's rise. They fear payback.
@raptordoniv6779 2 жыл бұрын
@@silveriver9 it’s been over 100 years, they’ll forget it…. right?
@ecgberht4973 2 жыл бұрын
I love the newspaper stories in these videos. You have to pause them and read them, they're hilarious!
@nightrider_ 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to watch more videos on Boxer Rebellion. It's a piece of history which doesn't get much attention imo.
@ZapQuacc 2 жыл бұрын
"Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an a*strian" "How about a friend?" "Yeah, that'll work"
@violentnexus3563 2 жыл бұрын
Why censor austrian??
@matpk 2 жыл бұрын
@@violentnexus3563 Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist Chinazi IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project before it's too late
@Sceptonic 2 жыл бұрын
@⚜Memento Pueri⚜ ??
@wokeuplikethis7729 2 жыл бұрын
ottomans and austro-hungarians in ww1 be like
@vivelarevolution2835 2 жыл бұрын
@@matpk mate, where did you hide your drugs
@yankee3875 2 жыл бұрын
1:26 The picture of the decapitated soldier looking just annoyed at being put on a pike is the subtle humor that makes this channel special
@JakeandElwoodBlues 2 жыл бұрын
"A bit of an inconvenience, I'd say."
@legokingtm9462 2 жыл бұрын
"Tis is but a flesh wound"
@TheMCzorro Жыл бұрын
"Like, seriously? Beheaded? Ugh... (rolls his eyes)"
@javelinf61 Жыл бұрын
"I must say, this has got to be the fifth time this week I've found my head on a pike... Startin' to get reaaly blood tired of this"
@herisruns Жыл бұрын
"Oy, what's this then?"
@Neliporto 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a video about the Estado Novo (in Portugal) and how it survived for so long!
@pyrrhusthegreat2103 2 жыл бұрын
I love the British at 0:24 carrying a box saying "Property of the British Museum"
@apec8753 2 жыл бұрын
1:12 Umberto of Italy 'Looking forward to 30th of July' He just wanted you to know. That's really nice of him. I wish him all the best for whatever he has planned and sure hope that there isn't an assasination or something that gets in his way.
@marlonmoncrieffe0728 2 жыл бұрын
Is King Umberto's death by am anarchist why the American court system absolutely refused to back down on executing Sacco and Vanzetti during the Red Scare?
@OFFICIALDJFLASHBACK 2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure William McKinley has NOTHING to worry about by the way...
@silveriver9 2 жыл бұрын
This is the reason why these same group of countries are today feeling a sense of anxiety and insecurity from China's rise. They fear payback.
@aratirao9007 2 жыл бұрын
🔶 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HISTORY MATTERS
@notsm 2 жыл бұрын
Had to scroll down way too far for this. Almost thought I was the only one who read the newspaper.
@Longshanks1690 2 жыл бұрын
“Well, if all your friends sent troops to China to suppress an anti-imperialist revolt, would you do it too???”
@EmperorBrettavius 2 жыл бұрын
“I'd be the first one to send the ships.”
@brandonlyon730 2 жыл бұрын
A bit ironic though since China has always been know to be a empire itself with an Emperor.
@GeistInTheMachine 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonlyon730 Everyone is for forming an empire until they are on the other side of the gun.
@Orthane 2 жыл бұрын
Anti-foreigner revolt* at this point in time China itself was an imperialist power.
@dexorne9753 2 жыл бұрын
@@Orthane the imperialist power that scrambled to survive 100 years of basically pure rape from the west along with many internal problems.
@samyamaryal8678 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for slowing down your commentary.
@Jotari 2 жыл бұрын
Belgium was like the three kids in a trench coat version of a great power (or rather two kids and a really small German). It just somehow came into existence and hung around all the other great powers pretending it was part of the club and no one seemed to notice or be put off by how weird that was.
@idontlikerome2744 Ай бұрын
3 pretty wealthy kids
@AverageLatin 2 жыл бұрын
"French to found most alpha Colny, Chad, this colony has been created explicity to steal yo girl and largely make you fell bad", this is why i love History Matters
@1-4-johnny.cash.fan-8-8 2 жыл бұрын
FREEMASONRY!!!! HISS
@hendrikdependrik1891 2 жыл бұрын
👁 *X-Files theme intensifies*
@masterjavi41 2 жыл бұрын
That war was the perfect example of a "Me and the bois" moment
@J0hnHenrySNEEDen 2 жыл бұрын
Wish We could do it Again, especially right Now
@TheCossack1552 2 жыл бұрын
@@J0hnHenrySNEEDen and China will destroy all of new allies
@isaacw1752 2 жыл бұрын
@@J0hnHenrySNEEDen china is already pissed off enough at what western imperialists did to the country during the century of humiliation, if you tried to do it now that china is strong again colonialists would be crushed like bugs
@spugelo359 2 жыл бұрын
@@isaacw1752 In your wet dreams.
@isaacw1752 2 жыл бұрын
@@spugelo359 haha ok. some of u imperialists are still living in the 1850s, china isn't weak and fractured anymore, it is the most powerful country on earth behind arguably the usa, and nations like the uk, hungary, france, germany, italy etc do not stand a chance, that is a fact. nor would they ever want to, china getting rich made them rich too, like the usa. they grow off of each other.
@aloolu9962 2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 1 million!!!
@enalche2 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the spanish ambassador there was the only european allowed to enter the Forbidden City and talk to the Empress to negotiate
@lukemurray4950 2 жыл бұрын
Calm down Spain, you done enough oppressing on the other side of world. Leave some for the others.
@maxpulido4268 2 жыл бұрын
@@lukemurray4950 Britain was always hoggin asia
@elemperadordemexico 2 жыл бұрын
@@lukemurray4950 cope and seethe
@brandonlyon730 2 жыл бұрын
@@maxpulido4268 France had Indo-china including all of Vietnam, the Dutch had all of Indonesia, Russia controls central asia, Japan eventually took control of Korea, Manchuria, and Taiwan, and the the U.S had the Philippines after they took it off the Spanish hands.
@greatsageequaltoheaven8115 2 жыл бұрын
@@elemperadordemexico Coope and seethe
@cannonball666 2 жыл бұрын
China to Italy: " If you want to be seen as a major power then you need to obtain some" Italy to China: " You mean Marco Polo didn't count?"
@Tommi414 2 жыл бұрын
If only great Italians were enough… we’d be the most powerful nation on earth.
@lc-mx1ir 2 жыл бұрын
Qing china didnt say that! Or am i missing something
@youforgot 2 жыл бұрын
Its yuan dynasty not china yet
@silveriver9 2 жыл бұрын
This is the reason why these same group of countries are today feeling a sense of anxiety and insecurity from China's rise. They fear payback.
@jgw9990 2 жыл бұрын
@@silveriver9 spam comment
@saturnproductions1827 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness I was thinking about History Matters making a video on the boxer rebellion ONLY YESTERDAY and now he has
@OneL3gend 2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 1M followers!
@hrotha 2 жыл бұрын
"Umberto of Italy 'looking forward to 30th of July'". Anyone who doesn't pause to read the newspapers in full is seriously missing out
@Ethan-cz8xq 2 жыл бұрын
"Because for America, China was primarily a market for exports" How the tables have turned
@spudskie3907 2 жыл бұрын
Cheap labor will do that.
@xyc350 2 жыл бұрын
@@spudskie3907 inefficient workers will also do that
@semi-skimmedmilk4480 2 жыл бұрын
@@xyc350 if it was about efficiency, USA would still be making everything- they have had automation and machines for ages which are far more efficient than humans. But why should companies expend large amounts of capital on machines when they could just get super cheap labour in Asia? Also, safety and environmental regulations are very lenient in China so that helps the companies avoid red tape, consultancy costs, potential law suits for legislature breach... etc
@andremacedo8463 2 жыл бұрын
@@spudskie3907 Cheap labor was a demand created by capitalism because this leads to cheap products (i.e consumer goods), dont forget about this lmao
@andremacedo8463 2 жыл бұрын
@@semi-skimmedmilk4480 you call that "efficiency"? Lol
@Lennardboer1 2 жыл бұрын
I love the paper you chose to make at 1:12 :D
@oliversherman2414 4 ай бұрын
Great video 👍🏻
@retrigot2207 2 жыл бұрын
I am so happy a video is finally made covering this topic they aren't many on youtube
@clonesolar 2 жыл бұрын
People said endgame was the most ambitious crossover. I say this is.
@gouthamsudheer2080 2 жыл бұрын
Yet, Western Powers Failed to Suppress China as of Today 😂😂
@DanielEscovedo 6 ай бұрын
Loved the reference to General Alfred von Waldersee! This channel is gold hahaha :D
@avie3593 2 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video about Commodore Matthew Perry and the Convention of Kanagawa? Love your stuff, thanks so much for it all!
@HahaHaha-vs4ib 2 жыл бұрын
The year was 1900, 'tis worth remembering The men who lived through 55 days at Peking
@wackojacko0295 2 жыл бұрын
'Twas called the boxer insurrection, a bloody oriental war. Against all nations of the diplomatic corps. The flags of France and Britain how they fluttered in the breeze, the Italian and Russians and the flag of the Japanese.
@ThunderCreepers 2 жыл бұрын
'twas called the Boxer Insurrection a bloody Oriental war
@ahmedfayek344 2 жыл бұрын
@@wackojacko0295 Then came the sound of bugles And the rolling drums doom And the streets of Peking were as empty as a tomb
@ordinaryperson-my7qr 2 жыл бұрын
@@ahmedfayek344 The Empress of all China gave the signal to begin And let the foreign devils be driven from Peking They stormed the French Legation They attacked with shot and shell And they came in blood red blouses Screaming shashow as they fell
@wackojacko0295 2 жыл бұрын
The guns have long since muffled, the bugals cease to ring but through the ages you can hear them echoing
@MH-jg6vk 2 жыл бұрын
He could have added that the Kaiser personally spoke to his close friend Sultan Abdulhamid who was the ottoman sultan at the time, to persuade the boxers to stop their actions. “In the meantime, to pre-empt the possibility of Muslims’ participation in the Boxer Uprising, the German kaiser requested the Ottoman sultan send an extraor- dinary envoy to China on a mission to advise Chinese Muslims not to join in the uprising. Abdul Hamid II did not want to reject the request of his friend the kaiser. Furthermore he recognized that he was being presented with the opportunity to play an unexpected role in the affairs of the great powers and possibly to play a part on the international stage. “
@SuperSanic.. 2 жыл бұрын
The sultan was a puppet at that time. Sultan even send letters to Moro leaders to accept American rule in Philippines. Did you know about Moro rebellion and US genocide?
@brandonlyon730 2 жыл бұрын
@@SuperSanic..Considering the Armenian genocide the turks shouldn’t be throwing rocks at glasshouses.
@raptorfromthe6ix833 2 жыл бұрын
@@SuperSanic.. were moros and muslims southeast asia aware of who the calph was
@ish8891 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonlyon730 That doesn’t justify US actions. For the major part of their history, the ottomans were quite chill. And in the instances where they slipped, it deserves calling out.
@ish8891 2 жыл бұрын
@@raptorfromthe6ix833 some south East Asians at least were well aware of the ottomans- the sultanate of aceh and its close link with the ottomans comes to mind
@Eviltower101 2 жыл бұрын
Mark Felton here on youtube did an excellent video series covering both Opium Wars and later conflicts like The Boxer Rebellion for those further interested.
@hawkeyeten2450 2 жыл бұрын
The Second Opium War is incredibly complex. While certainly not all of the Europeans' actions were justified, the Chinese weren't much morally better (due to them violating protocol and brutally executing a French Christian missionary, as well as torturing the peace diplomats to death).
@EroticOnion23 2 жыл бұрын
Opium back then also didn't have the same negative connotations as today, it was seen as another stimulant, like coffee. Much of the British upper class was addicted to poppy derivatives.
@GardenFables 2 жыл бұрын
History really matters a lot. Here the only channel talking about world wide history
@Jefrings 2 жыл бұрын
This is why I love this channel. Always answering historical questions I never thought answering before.
@sciencecw 2 жыл бұрын
There're plenty of omissions and inaccuracies though
@lordmeow 2 жыл бұрын
@@sciencecw well thats a given if you rely solely on youtube videos for information, it shouldn't really be a surprise
@aratirao9007 2 жыл бұрын
🌔 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HISTORY MATTERS
@dariustiapula 2 жыл бұрын
The: Boxer Rebellion: "Seven nation couldn't hold us back!." Allies: "_"
@ilijastrainovic3141 2 жыл бұрын
Allies:There is 8 of us + Belgium
@TheMrPeteChannel 2 жыл бұрын
7 nation army, plus Belgium.
@Admiral45-10 2 жыл бұрын
Allies: ,,Yeah, but what about seven *Empires?"*
@dvf1736 2 жыл бұрын
@@ilijastrainovic3141 Still a seven nation army, Italy doesn't count
@silveriver9 2 жыл бұрын
This is the reason why these same group of countries are today feeling a sense of anxiety and insecurity from China's rise. They fear payback.
@quuaaarrrk8056 2 жыл бұрын
1:12 The amount of references is incredible, even though I probably didn't understand all. The New Zealand Foreign office is probably the best
@mariosepvillanueva1221 2 жыл бұрын
nice information
@quakeknight9680 2 жыл бұрын
That moment when Russia, Germany, USA, France, the rest of Europe and Japan where allies. Avengers end game: WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!
@florians9949 2 жыл бұрын
One Serb boy: I’m going to do what people call a pro gamer move.
@totalwartimelapses6359 2 жыл бұрын
But the avengers at least were full time allies These guys allying is weirder
@sakmadik69420 2 жыл бұрын
@@totalwartimelapses6359 Captain America:Civil War *Yea,i don't think so*
@antfrancis1406 2 жыл бұрын
Belgium too
@robertrichard6107 2 жыл бұрын
@@antfrancis1406 All that Congo Experience.
@NateBlade17 2 жыл бұрын
"I am speed" -Every country when the Boxer Rebellion broke out
@4TheWinQuinn 2 жыл бұрын
I learnt about this through Bioshock infinite. Cool how they made it a part of that backstory so well
@emperornapoleon6204 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@edwinsparda7622 2 жыл бұрын
I'll never get tired of seeing Kaiser Wilhelm in your videos. Also, your best newspaper yet at 1:12.
@locomotivesteam9334 2 жыл бұрын
1900: Working together 1914: World War I time and we're all enemies 1920: we're friends again 1939: World war II Time 1946: We're all Friends and Cold war Time 1991: We're all Friends again! 2021: We're frenemies
@JayTray.43 2 жыл бұрын
We need a part two coming soon
@groerhahn225 2 жыл бұрын
Really wholesome. Despite all their differences, those 19th century major powers (and Belgium) found common ground in one thing: Bullying those who are weaker than them.
@victorwong2875 2 жыл бұрын
Putting a proud European head on a spike is a threat to civilization, just a 19th-century belief. Chinese are assaulting the embassy quarters. It is China who declared war on Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, America, Russia, and Japan.
@groerhahn225 2 жыл бұрын
@@victorwong2875 Well they had no right to be there in the first place. If they didn't want their heads on spikes, they shouldn't have come to China to be part of the the local exploitation administration. How do modern corporate bootlickers call that again? Right, "self-responsibility".
@victorwong2875 2 жыл бұрын
@@groerhahn225 A Japanese diplomat was disembowelled and stiffed with cow dung while a German minister was killed and robbed by a bannerman captain. Both were happened in Peking diplomatic quarters. Churches are burnt, missionaries and converts were died in a horrific manner like set into ablaze collectively or eaten. Hopefully that is not your understanding of diplomatic courtesy or religion harmony.
@groerhahn225 2 жыл бұрын
@@victorwong2875 They were NOT the victims here. They were the bullies that got their nose broken by their victim. All those countries looked down on China and treated it like their personal piggy bank, something like that was bound to happen. Imperialists deserve the wall. Period.
@onizuka2547 10 ай бұрын
@@victorwong2875 This happened because the Chinese did not want them, as they (the foreigners) were often only there for their own benefit, without thinking about the culture and ideologies of the locals, which happened because China was too weak and therefore could not keep them out. What you said is hence irrelevant to the OP's point, but nice try, though.
@mehmetdemir4858 2 жыл бұрын
0:38 so that's where "you've hurt the feelings of the Chinese people" came from
@mclarke5222 2 жыл бұрын
“Queen Victoria, still in her emo phase” 💀1:12
@Jesse11788 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, that whole article was gold lol.
@semi-skimmedmilk4480 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jesse11788 "Umberto of Italy looking forward to 30th July".... He died 29th July. "Australia is it such a good idea? NO" ... Published by the New Zealand Foreign office. 😂
@keitoucreations2727 2 жыл бұрын
@@semi-skimmedmilk4480 *FRENCH TO FOUND "MOST ALPHA COLONY"* French leaders have announced the creation of what experts call "the most alpha colony known to man". Chad has been created to explicitly to "steal yo girl" and largely make you feel bad for your dainty ways.
@VisElectra 2 жыл бұрын
More videos on the Boxer Rebellion pls =)
@joesomebody3365 2 жыл бұрын
A very bizarre moment in history, probably not one that will be repeated again for a long time.
@Shadowkiller-dq2ju 2 жыл бұрын
China: Good they hate each other so they won’t mess with us Also China: Why do I hear boss music
@marseldagistani1989 2 жыл бұрын
BFG Division being hear at the distance
@butuhplasmadarahgolonganb1018 2 жыл бұрын
Viet war,Korean war: why west is get mascared
@marseldagistani1989 2 жыл бұрын
@@butuhplasmadarahgolonganb1018 or in other words. China is paranoid as f*ck
@beefjerkythesecond 2 жыл бұрын
Reading the Vienna news was one of the funniest things on this channel. Especially the French colony of Chad 'stealing yo girl'
@user-fx3od5mp8q 2 жыл бұрын
1:51 Tiny little bit, Korea wasn't part of Japan back then. They became a protectorate in 1905 and were annexed in 1910.
@gabrielagustinhomas 2 жыл бұрын
I like how you mentioned that Belgium was also involved in the Boxer Rebellion. However, you forgot to say that the Netherlands and Spain also took part.
@Slaktrax 2 жыл бұрын
Great educational videos, as always. Thank you :-)
@JamesBond-ny8bq 2 жыл бұрын
How does the quality of your videos just keep reaching new highs?
@carrotking501 2 жыл бұрын
Pause the video at the point showing the newspaper, totally worth it
@Negetive2digit 2 жыл бұрын
That newspaper at 1:12 is priceless. Also that guy who looks like he's waiting for them to just put the stake somewhere so that he doesn't have to have his head paraded around anymore.
@tony5422 2 жыл бұрын
This video missed one thing. The effects it had on China. Even today Chinese talk about the 8 nation alliance that sacked the forbidden palace. It reinforces the ideology of China vs the World, which unfortunately is exactly what's happening right now...
@Nikola95inYT 2 жыл бұрын
Reinforced but not created. Chinese always treat neighbours as backward barbarians and only China, bearer the mandate of heaven, is destined to be the center of the world and its sole ruler. Which was true for some time in the past, but not today. Yet.
@bobjones2959 2 жыл бұрын
@@Nikola95inYT This is a gross oversimplification. Yes, that kind of attitude was held by many of imperial China's administrators and court officials, but it was not necessarily true of the peasantry and common populace and certainly isn't the standard opinion now. You might get an occasional nationalist who thinks that, and there is this notion that China is superior to some neighboring countries, but they definitely do not think that they are culturally superior to the west.
@DanteAtropos 2 жыл бұрын
The world powers at that time chose to carve up China and loot everything of value. Now the ruling elite of China wish to do everything it can to insure it never happens again even if it means aggressively expanding outward. I don’t agree with it but it’s a natural consequence of humiliating a people for extended periods of time.
@user-kq5pj9py9c 2 жыл бұрын
@@bobjones2959 You are wrong, the Chinese all know that the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, and they have been learning from elementary school textbooks. This is a shame for China, 99% of Chinese know what bad things the Eight-Power Allied Forces have done in China
@bobjones2959 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-kq5pj9py9c I never said they didn't know that?
@luxy9530 2 жыл бұрын
You should have mentioned that many of these country didn't send that many soldiers and that in fact more than half of them were Japanese. The entire things is very glamourized as all these countries fighting side by side when in actuality the Japanese did most of the fighting.
@erichvondonitz5325 2 жыл бұрын
Possibly due to logistics, Japan is the closest one so they had an easier time transporting troops iirc
@Dantinus 2 жыл бұрын
@@erichvondonitz5325 Also, western militaries didn't really need to send that many soldiers to relieve the Foreign Legation because most of the Boxers are armed mostly with melee weapons and some very obsolete artillery whereas western militaries are armed with bolt action rifles, machine guns, and artilleries.
@Calvin_Coolage 2 жыл бұрын
While that is true, there were also cases where soldiers from all 8 nations were fighting side by side. The embassy siege for example.
@SHAHIDKC 2 жыл бұрын
Why do you have to ruin it?
@pallingtontheshrike6374 2 жыл бұрын
@@Dantinus machine guns? Maybe gatlings.
@w0lfr0gue53 2 жыл бұрын
Best channel on KZfaq.
@dukeofdepressed3980 2 жыл бұрын
Nothing brings people together like collectively hating another person
@lachlankeddie7 2 жыл бұрын
I've learned to always pause the video and read the full text on your newspapers, like at 1:13, you never disappoint...
@n1ck2_54 2 жыл бұрын
"Why wasn't China fully colonised like India and Africa" could be an interresting video idea
@dragsvart 2 жыл бұрын
or even extend that to all of asia. or at least compare and contrast the parts of it that were colonized and the parts that weren't.
@clementlefevre5384 2 жыл бұрын
To Much people, to Much riches, to Much potential resistance, and too Much potential competion between the great powers. also, they could have basicly everything they wanted from china just by enforcing concessions, there was no point of annexing china.
@fromfareast3070 2 жыл бұрын
because US fearing the rising the tension between powers forbids others to scramble China.
@Zraknul 2 жыл бұрын
@@fromfareast3070 At that point in time the US was in no position to make those kind of demands.
@zhentian8762 2 жыл бұрын
@@Zraknul It was actually US' John Hay's open-door policy that saved China from formal partition just after the boxer rebellion, then Yangtze agreement between Britain and Germany. And US was largest economy in world at time, so could make such demands.
@rjfergus69 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@primalforlorn 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the Qing Empire originally wanted to declare war on all nations on Earth via letters and envoys. But most of them did not reach their destinations due to translation errors, and many of the letters that reached got ignored.
@houjurtongxur9688 2 жыл бұрын
Source?
@nikjoh06 2 жыл бұрын
Source: trust me bro
@MrBeast60o0 2 жыл бұрын
Cap
@cyclonegames9215 2 жыл бұрын
This channel is nothing but answers to questions I never knew I needed answered and I love it.
@romigithepope 2 жыл бұрын
What would it take to unseat James Bissonnette from his first mention spot? Gold, jewels, land?
@johnroscoe2406 2 жыл бұрын
lamp oil, rope, bombs?
@tokiri485 2 жыл бұрын
A trade monopoly in china probably
@roryclague5876 2 жыл бұрын
But, Aaron, you *are* James Bissonnette. You've always been James Bissonnette!
@GarkKahn 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe an alliance between the others
@jesusemmanuelcordero4509 2 жыл бұрын
about 300 assassination attempts.
@TheAllMightyGodofCod 2 жыл бұрын
So, Portugal just sat down in Macau, eating sardines, drinking vinho verde and watching all this? Nice!
@soloknight7197 Жыл бұрын
0:54 is one of the best background jokes on the channel. Top 3
@DiracComb.7585 2 жыл бұрын
your dedication to putting in so many good jokes in the newspapers is incredible. The French colonization of Chad’s article was especially fun.
@connorgolden4 2 жыл бұрын
Now this is a question I want answered!
@manuelmartins1967 2 жыл бұрын
Wholesome bros moment united in supressing a rebellion against foreign interference and exploitation of their country but still, very wholesome indeed
@TheBourgeoisieInternational 2 жыл бұрын
The newspaper had me. Especially the middle article
@Longshanks1690 2 жыл бұрын
Qing: Ok, you whities can be exempt from Chinese law Italy: Thanks dude Qing: Not you
@NIDELLANEUM 2 жыл бұрын
Italy: I will be exempt from Chinese law Qing: I won't make you such concession Italy: I wasn't asking
@Zraknul 2 жыл бұрын
@@NIDELLANEUM Qing: You and whose army? Italy: Most of Europe's, some of Asia's.
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