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"how did America become superpower?" "So the Ottoman start taxing higher for the silk road" "What does have to do with the US???" "WE GET THERE WHEN WE GET THERE"
The opening still gives me chills. That clear Americana ad style of presentation only glitching out and showing glimpses of the brutality of life for veterans post war.
This country has always been abusing the cogs in the machine that is its military. The difference between now and the 1940s was at least the government was having our boys fight for good instead of evil.
@@royroland3884 if the americans failed the revolution there would be no america if the british won the war of 1812 there would be no america...but long story short america was destined to become a powerful country just based on american work ethic, resources, land, and no credible threats near its borders. america has the same thing as china it's so big no one can hold territory in america for long.
"how did America become superpower?" "So a guy from the Steppe called Temujin was born" "What does have to do with the US???" "WE GET THERE WHEN WE GET THERE"
one thing he was wrong when he said the US did not de-mobilize after ww2- US military reduced its military power by 90% After WW2- It was the Korean War that caused major re-mobilization. The US Army was smaller before Korea then it is today- and this is with a more manpower intensive military. The mass demobilization of the US military After world war two is critically linked to the Atomic bomb- since the US military leadership in the Air force thought that mass armies and fleets were unnecessary in a post atomic era thus the Army was reduced to a level useful only for basic occupation of Japan and Germany and not much else. this is why Korean war was such a crisis early on- the US Army was not prepared for war.
@@vantiennguyen8006 That's how it works. The old empires crumble and fall and the new emerging superpower takes it's place. It happened once and it shall happen again.
Democracy is good USA: I agree with that yeah sure Even if the person democratically elected doesn't like the USA democracy is still good USA: well actually..
Something I read once in an article : When the Korean war started, the US had to quickly jump in and revert its civilian production to war-material production, leading to a shortage in civil goods, which then the only recently established West-German managed to fill in, leading to a quick economic boom in the early 50s, which was a great part of the 'Wirtschaftswunder'
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One interesting aspect to this that I’d love to see you cover, was that of The British Empires reaction to the emergence of the U.S as a new western superpower. Apparently they weren’t too happy to just hand over the position of world leader to their war time ally. The British Empire was actually seen by some after the war as a third super power (including the Soviet Union) as it had been on the winning side of two world wars and was also at its greatest territorial extent, not to mention the history of the pax Britannica.
@@A.T.148-Scot-HK whether it's past or present tense, he was still quoting Neil Armstrong, and taking something very positive and giving it a very negative tone. My whole point was this, it's a brilliantly written script, with an amazingly delivered narration that really helped to further set the mood of the whole video.
lol British empire was much worse...they colonized and enslaved almost half the world and carted away the colony's wealth back to Britain, leaving the colonized people in poverty...they employed tactics such as divide and conquer along religious, racial lines to maintain control of their colonies...most modern conflicts like Israel-Palestine, India-Pakistan, Africa etc all have their roots in British colonialism....America have had it's faults, but there is just no comparison to the evils of the British empire..
@@ameyas7726 Yet America is to blame for THE DAYS problems without knowing the root causes of the world's now modern problems like the Middle East Ottoman Empire was helped toppled by a Brit with a false promise and it was carved up like any other place the Brits took over
@@sneksnekier6764 For better Id day. Albeit with many faults as made clear in the Video. I’m not an American, not even a westerner, but as a student of history and objective analysis I believe the US has been more a force for good for humanity than evil. There’s a tendency to always disdain what is successful as we’ve seen over the past decade with regards to the US more than any other country. To only focus on the failures and declare it some abomination of history. I truly regret such a sentiment and hope we come to a clearer understanding of the US and it’s role in shaping the modern world
After three years of watching TAH, this might be one of my favorite videos so far... the animation style and delivery is unique to this channel and continues to be fantastic
1992: USA finally decides that there is no need for constantly overthrowing communist regimes worldwide. Venezuela 2017: *Wealth distribution intensifies*
@@fearlesspotato3429 not communist, just any regime that looks at them wrong Venezuela's situation is the way it is greatly due to US sanctions Cuba, many nations in the middle east(but not the warcrime addicted israel, for some reason)
@@kyallokytty I mean, isn't it the socialists whole thing that they can live without "dirty capitalitsts", no? And also, give me list of Israel warcrimes
Even with 1M subscribers, this channel in my opinion is still very underrated. We have animations here that most movies don’t even come close to reaching. Not to mention the great and detailed explanation of wars, despite as well as keeping it easy to understand and comprehend. In my opinion, this channel deserves 10M. You got to hand it, we have great animations, great descriptions, and great explanations. And all for almost no profit, only from sponsorships. (RUclips doesn’t like this I’m pretty sure.) Thank you for giving millions tons of knowledge, and I’ll be waiting for the day when that deserved 10 Million subscriber mark is reached.
"How did America become a superpower?" "OK so there were these animals called dinosaurs." "What does this have to do with anything?" "We will get there when we get there."
America has become the exact opposite of what I was taught about its creation. George Washington would be in awe of the times, but probably disappointed in the direction America went.
By god, this channel is one of the best-animated videos on RUclips. I've seen this channel grow and improve its art style over the years. Keep up the good work man!
I like the clear labelling of post WWII America as an empire, because it clearly fits. "Empire" is a political term for a certain form of political organization, not a moral one. But the term clearly helps to understand future actions of the US regarding a re-emerging China.
yo man , that transition thingy till 0:59 , and soecially that reflection of atomic bomb is so damn interesting , inspiring and such a invention sort if thing , props to the animator
Griff underestimates the strengths of the US economy. The US remained a net exporter of oil up until 49 (see brain4breakfast "Blood and Oil" for the importance of energy), this was something that none of its allies had. The manufacturing industry allowed unskilled labour social mobility, the same boom occured later when these jobs were moved to Japan and Taiwan (and now enjoyed in China) in all of these countries manufacturing jobs allowed for a golden age that is remembered until this day in much the same way as it is in the US. The US financial market recovered much earlier than the rest of the economy - allowing startups the access to seed capital, a good comparison is when during the space race Nasa could allow subcontractors live and die based on their merits the soviets found that they simply lacked the neccessary infrastructure in a lot of places (N1 used a lot of small engines instead of a few big ones for this reason) and had to make do with the few existing "engineering offices" they had, all the while the US could rely on contemporary Elon-Musks to ruin themselves financially and mentally for a chance to develop the economy(For a comparison of w/ financial market vs w/o please check AlternateHistoryHubs "Argentina" video)
You've come such a long way with not only the animation, but the information you provide. Thank you for being a better history teacher than any public school could offer.
The production and educational value of this video is fantastic. The only thing I would critique is at 10:25 - the US actually did demobilize most of its troops and equipment from 1946 to around 1952. There was a point where US naval vessels went from several thousand in number to less than 700. The Air Force mothballed and scrapped most of its wartime-era planes and most experienced NCOs and Officers were let go or left the service, which is why US troops fared poorly in the Korean War when the Chinese counterattacked. Only with that conflict and the election of Eisenhower did the military begin to rebuild again. As an aside, the US was so disarmed and seemingly uninterested in being a global protector that the precursors to the EU and NATO began in Western Europe, and the US only joined and took leadership of the organization later on.
No you're absolutely right. America's power didn't come about because of WW2. More so, the interventions were possible because the US was a super power not in order to make the US into a super power.
The United States became the largest economy in the World in the late 1880's. Massive in territorial size, mineral resources, agricultural capacity and a massively growing population that was almost homogenous (white European and overwhelmingly Christian). It was literally inevitable for the United States to become a Major World power (if not a Superpower) in the 20th century. The Spanish-American war was simply a newly empowered nation, flexing its muscles and realizing their potential.
@@jasonrichter2671 After the USA took all the territory from Mexico, it got a lot of resources. That helps a lot. And during the civil war a lot of technology was developed. New guns, new canyons, new war ships and new tactics. The war with Spain was only a try out.
As someone from a country that shares a border with the US, it's been always weird how an average country gets entangled so much with the actions of a superpower
@@StanbyMode Italy would be a superpower thanks to German help maybe, and divide lands in Africa to control and in Southern Europe. Southern Europeans would never be under German rule.
I have a feeling we are going to be seeing many more post-WWII // Cold War themed videos from ol’ Griff. No matter what, I can’t wait to see where you go from here!
@@tejasbharadwaj7830 if you really think Saddam was "democratically elected" you need some education. Nearly every war in history was fought over some natural resource in one way or another. Fighting for oil isn't any different.
As if hey it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows just because those men that came back doesn’t mean they were the same person like before the war. PTSD, alcohol and drug dependency. Those were taboo topics and not talked about.
Paraphrasing, but the statement: “Roosevelt’s ‘New Deal’ paled in comparison to the effects of America entering WW2” is a statement of honesty’s lot of people leave out...
Yeah, similar to criticising Caesar militarily, it's like some forbidden dogma to say that the New Deal just wasn't the magic wand everyone thinks it is today. Not that it was bad or anything
Ok. And the error in logic you've made there is taking the statement 'X was better (more effective) than Y' to mean Y was bad. The New Deal certainly did help - and it also created a number of programs created by it still exist today.
"It’s ridiculous to talk about freedom in a society dominated by huge corporations. What kind of freedom is there inside a corporation? They’re totalitarian institutions - you take orders from above and maybe give them to people below you. There’s about as much freedom as under Stalinism" - Noam Chomsky
Someone needs to tell Chomsky that corporations don't really care what you do in your personal life as long as it doesn't make them look bad. I've never heard of a corporation trying to tell you what religion to follow, who to marry, how to decorate your home, what to eat, or who you can vote for.
@Rithvik Muthyalapati You cant thank just one person lol. The U.S. has the most defendable geography on the planet. They haven't had foreign troops on their soil in 200 years. Even during civil war! The U.S is an ocean away from any real threat. Compared to the next biggest power china who is surrounded by enemies. They've been at war with every country on every border and bearly held their own. They couldn't even harass American shores if they wanted to. Hitler abandoned an invasion of Great Britain because of that 21 mile strip of water. No way he would have conquered the world. The U.S can muster more resources than anyone else. They have the perfect seasonal climate to make so much food they half to export it around the world. Only the U.S. can perfect and utilize such a complex technology as fracking, producing more oil than anyone else. They have significant populations on the Atlantic and Pacific and can move these goods easily coast to coast. The U.S has 14,000 miles of navigable riverways, China only has 2,000 miles and their main food rice is tremendously labor intensive it takes 9x as much man power and to produce than wheat or corn. They have no oil. they half to import everything. All this and more in "the accidental superpower"
Bullshit statement from an ignorant person. USAs economy took decades of industrial policy to create. The country had the highest standard of living in the world when World war 2 started. And Americans had a higher standard of living than Europeans already in the late 1800's- And that it thanks to protectionism that allowed the country to industrialize without getting its industries smashed to pieces from foreign competition the same way that other colonies like South America and India got their smashed by industries in their motherland. USA got rich while other colonies or former colonies didn't.
@@nattygsbord You called bullshit but didn't contest any facts? 🤣 He is an acredited geopolitical analyst! 4.8 stars audible and 93% google user review. Im just recommending a good book don't be a troll
Just stumbled upon your channel, Im not really into history but you explain things very clearly and concisely and make it interesting. Good enough to get me to subscribe even though Im not particularly into history, but I do like learning new things! Keep up the good work!
Congratulations on your success! I’ve watch all your videos since the beginning and you have come a long way. I love the new videos as well, keep up the good work, cheers
1:12 “Uninterested in world affairs…” you might want to have a look at the USA history between the civil war and WWII. A video on the Spanish-American war would be welcomed..
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"how did America become superpower?"
"So the Ottoman start taxing higher for the silk road"
"What does have to do with the US???"
"WE GET THERE WHEN WE GET THERE"
Your name successfully bamboozled me for a second. Kudos
hahaha yep
@@zoidsfan12 I'm still bamboozled.
@Dan Normie a small village in italy peninsula cause hentai and internet!
well, so there was a big bang...
At this point his animation look like movies
Why is this so true.
agreed
Very true
i disagree it look like a short film
Well yes but actually no
“See America? You’ve always been like this.”
- Oversimplified
A MERICA
@@anonymousidn777 One Merica!
THE merica!
A-MERICA
These united states to The united states
@@pmathewizard yes
merica
The opening still gives me chills. That clear Americana ad style of presentation only glitching out and showing glimpses of the brutality of life for veterans post war.
And housewives.
This country has always been abusing the cogs in the machine that is its military. The difference between now and the 1940s was at least the government was having our boys fight for good instead of evil.
Britain: "Rise my glorious creation, rise!"
And feed me
@@jamescarter8693 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
the fall of the british empire was sad
Americans created themselves.
@@royroland3884 if the americans failed the revolution there would be no america
if the british won the war of 1812 there would be no america...but long story short america was destined to become a powerful country just based on american work ethic, resources, land, and no credible threats near its borders. america has the same thing as china it's so big no one can hold territory in america for long.
"how did America become superpower?"
"So a guy from the Steppe called Temujin was born"
"What does have to do with the US???"
"WE GET THERE WHEN WE GET THERE"
Temujin? From Rangers Apprentice, Battle for Skandinavia?
Temujin as in genghis khan
I don't think people realise the amount of time that goes into making these videos.
props to you Armchair historian
Yeah I can imagine how much time they put into these, and how much they upload
Also I would get armchair history TV if you wanna support them I guess.
Leave out the opinions and stick to facts. He did not.
If they didn't have major gaps in knowledge of basic geography it would be perfect
@@Bland-79 what opinions?
UK: “Are ya winning son?”
Foh
Get out ma room dad! I don't want anything to deal with ya rn! I'll call ya when I need help.
Yeah, I am
we now own the UK lmao
I am! These commies are getting absolutely destroyed! Haha, the USSR just collapsed that lucky!
"We did it! We saved Guatemala!"
Yes we did
From marxism? Yep
Yay
Yes.
@@B727X "not real marxism"
This channel does not miss! Griffin the #goat
@MrKoolAidTrixAre4Kids lmao
Bless Your Perfection
one thing he was wrong when he said the US did not de-mobilize after ww2- US military reduced its military power by 90% After WW2- It was the Korean War that caused major re-mobilization. The US Army was smaller before Korea then it is today- and this is with a more manpower intensive military.
The mass demobilization of the US military After world war two is critically linked to the Atomic bomb- since the US military leadership in the Air force thought that mass armies and fleets were unnecessary in a post atomic era thus the Army was reduced to a level useful only for basic occupation of Japan and Germany and not much else.
this is why Korean war was such a crisis early on- the US Army was not prepared for war.
NAME SOFTWARE ..WHICH IS USED BY THIS VDIO MAKER???
Yikes.
US: Hey dad, I'm a global power.
Britain: I'm so proud of you son.
A son who beaten his dad?
Britain: Hi a global power, Im dad
America: who are you?
1776
Britain: Fine, you get your independence, but I don't see you succeeding as a country.
1970
Britain: bruh
@@vantiennguyen8006 That's how it works. The old empires crumble and fall and the new emerging superpower takes it's place. It happened once and it shall happen again.
America: we love democracy.
Unless you elect the wrong candidate.
Literally latin america
Democracy is good
USA: I agree with that yeah sure
Even if the person democratically elected doesn't like the USA democracy is still good
USA: well actually..
its only good democracy if its our democracy
even for themselves they love it so much they got 1 political party and an extension of it
"Democracy, is NON-NEGOTIABLE"
Y’all got some very talented people that do the animations
I like your profile picture
Putting the RUclips money to good use
one of the few youtubers who'se videos deserve their sponsors and ads
I got an ad for the U.S Air Force before the video even started
I got the Kevin hart credit card one lmao
I got navy ads.
No ads for me
Navy ads, lol
I'm too stupid to be in the Air Force.
Something I read once in an article : When the Korean war started, the US had to quickly jump in and revert its civilian production to war-material production, leading to a shortage in civil goods, which then the only recently established West-German managed to fill in, leading to a quick economic boom in the early 50s, which was a great part of the 'Wirtschaftswunder'
That's his real signature! (10:15) Accuracy even in small details, wow. You guys are second to none.
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I feel like i need chemotherapy after going down the comments
Here we go
Latin America countries: has a election
USA: ding dong your leader is wrong
I wonder if other people who see this comment will see it as a funny joke or write an essay about why they think this comment is offensive.
unfortunately a lot of the times the leader is wrong because a lot of them rig their elections
Latin America presidents should not use planes, they tend to have "accidents".
@@TosoToco not offensive, misguided.
More like *third* *world* *countries.*
One interesting aspect to this that I’d love to see you cover, was that of The British Empires reaction to the emergence of the U.S as a new western superpower. Apparently they weren’t too happy to just hand over the position of world leader to their war time ally. The British Empire was actually seen by some after the war as a third super power (including the Soviet Union) as it had been on the winning side of two world wars and was also at its greatest territorial extent, not to mention the history of the pax Britannica.
The world stopped seeing the British as a superpower during the 1956 Suez Crisis. Although before that it was seen as a declining power.
But the war costed to much energy for the British Empire, so while it was still technically big it was doomed already
Yeah but they had their backs against the wall and needed the lend lease act.
British empire had colony they have to give away some day, so british super power status would have ended anyway
The future is now old man
"A new world has come into being; an American one."
G I V E O I L
And it's not a good one 👁👄👁
@@Sander-qf3zx I mean before the American world came to be there was a war every two days now there is a war every few months
@@Sander-qf3zx huge gap it’s the best one in human history by far
@@unknown-dq6df Yeah, but the destrection caused by it is also 10 time more, so idk if that's worth it.
This is going to be a good one.
Your from the discord
Yes
Indeed.
Discord guy :D
@@dasduck119 You're from the discord!. Not "your"
"The Eagle has landed." Damn, that sent shivers man.
Agreed! What a whole new spin on such a timeless phrase!
A very intimidating words ngl.
Pay attention. He actually said "the eagle HAD landed", meaning things will change one day.
Yess as for a guys whose country(Philippines) has a VERY CLOSE Relation in USA
@@A.T.148-Scot-HK whether it's past or present tense, he was still quoting Neil Armstrong, and taking something very positive and giving it a very negative tone. My whole point was this, it's a brilliantly written script, with an amazingly delivered narration that really helped to further set the mood of the whole video.
Last time I was this early the god damn articles of confederation still existed
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It's funny because only people who paid attention in history understands this
@@terrypennington2519 YESS
Now america is conquered by immigrants lol
British empire: "it's...alive! It's ALIVE!"
lol British empire was much worse...they colonized and enslaved almost half the world and carted away the colony's wealth back to Britain, leaving the colonized people in poverty...they employed tactics such as divide and conquer along religious, racial lines to maintain control of their colonies...most modern conflicts like Israel-Palestine, India-Pakistan, Africa etc all have their roots in British colonialism....America have had it's faults, but there is just no comparison to the evils of the British empire..
@@ameyas7726 word
@@ameyas7726 Yet America is to blame for THE DAYS problems without knowing the root causes of the world's now modern problems like the Middle East Ottoman Empire was helped toppled by a Brit with a false promise and it was carved up like any other place the Brits took over
@@ameyas7726 And America ia different how ?
@@ameyas7726 bri’ish
3:41 America seems to have acquired some Canadian territory. Sweet
The American dream.
All your maritime provinces are belong to us
It's ok, let it happen :)
@@iamaloafofbread8926 lets raid Canada, steal all the maple syrup 😈😈
War of 1812 but 2.0 edition
The last time I was this early, America was still just a group of colonies
last time I was this early Christophoro Colombo hadn't arrived on an island off cipangu
capatalizing on a tragic event, cool @George Floyd Gaming
@@t.wcharles2171 Last time I was this early the big bang hadn't happened yet
@MrKoolAidTrixAre4Kids no
@@sneksnekier6764 For better Id day. Albeit with many faults as made clear in the Video.
I’m not an American, not even a westerner, but as a student of history and objective analysis I believe the US has been more a force for good for humanity than evil.
There’s a tendency to always disdain what is successful as we’ve seen over the past decade with regards to the US more than any other country. To only focus on the failures and declare it some abomination of history. I truly regret such a sentiment and hope we come to a clearer understanding of the US and it’s role in shaping the modern world
3:40 I’m not sure if Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are in the United States.
Mistake in the artwork - we'll add a pinned comment letting viewer knows of the mistake.
@@TheArmchairHistorian ok
soon™
Not yet they’re not...
when usa great depression hit did canada ecomony also dip n crumble ??? just a question maybe thats why lol ???
After three years of watching TAH, this might be one of my favorite videos so far... the animation style and delivery is unique to this channel and continues to be fantastic
Last time i was this early, [Insert historical meme]
Adam was in the garden
Poland goed in union with lithuania
George Floyed was getting kneed
Moscow was part of Mongolia
@@weebishusername9288 good one
Last time I was early, RUclips didn't censor history channels
1992: USA finally decides that there is no need for constantly overthrowing communist regimes worldwide.
Venezuela 2017: *Wealth distribution intensifies*
Inflation got *BBRRRTT*
theyre still doing it, dw
@@kyallokytty when was the last time the US had a communist regime overthrown?
@@fearlesspotato3429 not communist, just any regime that looks at them wrong
Venezuela's situation is the way it is greatly due to US sanctions
Cuba, many nations in the middle east(but not the warcrime addicted israel, for some reason)
@@kyallokytty I mean, isn't it the socialists whole thing that they can live without "dirty capitalitsts", no? And also, give me list of Israel warcrimes
Even with 1M subscribers, this channel in my opinion is still very underrated. We have animations here that most movies don’t even come close to reaching. Not to mention the great and detailed explanation of wars, despite as well as keeping it easy to understand and comprehend. In my opinion, this channel deserves 10M.
You got to hand it, we have great animations, great descriptions, and great explanations. And all for almost no profit, only from sponsorships. (RUclips doesn’t like this I’m pretty sure.) Thank you for giving millions tons of knowledge, and I’ll be waiting for the day when that deserved 10 Million subscriber mark is reached.
Well, I do dislike the over-usage of female pronouns referring to America... it's like a hipster it's like a historian... it's a hipstorian
true I think he deserves 1 million views every video atleast.
@@alexmarvin3093 I disagree greatly, but I get your point.
@@alexmarvin3093 it’s probably because people see the statue of liberty as a symbol of America so it kinda makes sense
@@marcusguanio1290 i hear you, this narrator is a woke weasel
Honestly, you guys are doing such an amazing job. The quality of the videos, not only graphics, but scripting. It's very good. Keep it up
"How did America become a superpower?"
"OK so there were these animals called dinosaurs."
"What does this have to do with anything?"
"We will get there when we get there."
Great depression? That's my life in two words.
The big sad
#2deep4me
depression is only great when everyone else around you has it I guess.
Are you doing fine today?
We need a meme about the DragonBall Uncle Sam in the thumbnail
He looks like All Might!
@@norikofu509 *no*
@@SafeBurrito5465 y e s
@@norikofu509 *n o*
n o
Anyone else think kids born nowadays, who see the static effect from TV's will be confused about what it is?
No they won't, same as they are not confused about save button being a floppy drive icon
Anyone born over 2013s i was born in 2008
@@terrorgaming459 2003 is me
A german man once said...
“US is a lucky country,bordering weak countries and protected by 2 giant seas”
Underrated comment...
SOURKRAUTS MAD
Blessed by the god of geopolitics
@@danielboyas7645 Don't be mad that he's right
OTTO VON BISMARCK THE IRON CHANCELLOR SAID THAT!
In the beginning, I really thought Griffin Johnsen stopped narrating. But my happiness went high up in the air when he said "Hi, I am Griffin Johnsen"
Dude I forgot it was a ACH vid and was half expecting “HELLO INTERNET, welcome to game theory!”
"It is our true policy to steer clear of entangling alliances, with any portion of the foreign world"
-George Washington
America has become the exact opposite of what I was taught about its creation. George Washington would be in awe of the times, but probably disappointed in the direction America went.
To be fair he did say that when america was a tiny, 13 state, peasent army nation. Not a massive economic, industrialized power.
@@airpods3198 tru
@@airpods3198 We did much better before the civil war, and after. I think it all went to hell when we became global.
@@manicruvik7814 The world needs America without America stepping up there would be much more turmoil.
Last time I was this early, Arthur Morgan was still hanging out with a man with a plan.
Tahiti
Avoid Guarma
He always has a plan Arthur Morgan
@@WAVE0025 M O N E H
“Need 92827374747484847373737479310029393 more dollars to go to TAHITI.”
“ok.”
Britain: *That's my boy*
Foh
4:39 *sees the Maritimes are part of America instead of Canada*
Guess I'm Murican
We got borgors
Come on over to get yur complementary shotgun and drink beer while cookin up some burgers and singin the National anthem lmao
We also have the finest democracy lol
Canada wouldn't be so mediocre if it wasn't.
By god, this channel is one of the best-animated videos on RUclips. I've seen this channel grow and improve its art style over the years. Keep up the good work man!
13:33 I love this meme so much.
congrats on 1M!
can't believe how far this channel has come since the Franco Prussian war video
Thanks man!
@@TheArmchairHistorian thank you for all the great history content as well!
@George Floyd Gaming get bent dude.
@@TheArmchairHistorian amazing content!
Make a video :
What happened to North Vietnam soldiers and Vietcong after Vietnam War
Damn just discovered this channel. This quality is so good that now I'll have to binge a few more episodes.
Get some popcorn, treat it like a movie, especially with the ww2 and battles throughout history
Saving this one for dinner!
I like the clear labelling of post WWII America as an empire, because it clearly fits. "Empire" is a political term for a certain form of political organization, not a moral one.
But the term clearly helps to understand future actions of the US regarding a re-emerging China.
and to this day america still is an Empire.
Last time I was this early, Bernie was running for senate 😀
Feel the BERN!!
Comrade sanders
@George Floyd Gaming stop
Ahhh the 1840s I remember them well
*BERNIE SANDERS 2020 ITS NOT TOO LATE*
yo man , that transition thingy till 0:59 , and soecially that reflection of atomic bomb is so damn interesting , inspiring and such a invention sort if thing , props to the animator
That introduction video is a masterpiece in itself! Amazing animations
Even the new, attractive suburban development looks like urban hell.
@@KarmG-fo4xr
goddamn Karens and their insistence on going to church and having cocktail parties and baby showers in the midst of a pandemic.
Nobody:
Editor: puts some mlg glasses on armchair historian
Edit: wow i got so many likes, im liking this
😂😂😂
armchair drip
@@ceoofcbt4514 a real armchair
Where are this things comign from
Griff underestimates the strengths of the US economy. The US remained a net exporter of oil up until 49 (see brain4breakfast "Blood and Oil" for the importance of energy), this was something that none of its allies had. The manufacturing industry allowed unskilled labour social mobility, the same boom occured later when these jobs were moved to Japan and Taiwan (and now enjoyed in China) in all of these countries manufacturing jobs allowed for a golden age that is remembered until this day in much the same way as it is in the US. The US financial market recovered much earlier than the rest of the economy - allowing startups the access to seed capital, a good comparison is when during the space race Nasa could allow subcontractors live and die based on their merits the soviets found that they simply lacked the neccessary infrastructure in a lot of places (N1 used a lot of small engines instead of a few big ones for this reason) and had to make do with the few existing "engineering offices" they had, all the while the US could rely on contemporary Elon-Musks to ruin themselves financially and mentally for a chance to develop the economy(For a comparison of w/ financial market vs w/o please check AlternateHistoryHubs "Argentina" video)
Who is really underestimated are Korea or Cuba. US is just taxtaker
You've come such a long way with not only the animation, but the information you provide. Thank you for being a better history teacher than any public school could offer.
" The woman in the iconic Great Depression photo was Florence Owens Thompson."
The production and educational value of this video is fantastic. The only thing I would critique is at 10:25 - the US actually did demobilize most of its troops and equipment from 1946 to around 1952. There was a point where US naval vessels went from several thousand in number to less than 700. The Air Force mothballed and scrapped most of its wartime-era planes and most experienced NCOs and Officers were let go or left the service, which is why US troops fared poorly in the Korean War when the Chinese counterattacked. Only with that conflict and the election of Eisenhower did the military begin to rebuild again.
As an aside, the US was so disarmed and seemingly uninterested in being a global protector that the precursors to the EU and NATO began in Western Europe, and the US only joined and took leadership of the organization later on.
Teddy Rosevelt was the one who put America on the map.
I would say that America’s rise to becoming a super power goes all the way back to the Spanish-American war not just post-WWII but that’s just me.
No you're absolutely right. America's power didn't come about because of WW2. More so, the interventions were possible because the US was a super power not in order to make the US into a super power.
The United States became the largest economy in the World in the late 1880's. Massive in territorial size, mineral resources, agricultural capacity and a massively growing population that was almost homogenous (white European and overwhelmingly Christian). It was literally inevitable for the United States to become a Major World power (if not a Superpower) in the 20th century.
The Spanish-American war was simply a newly empowered nation, flexing its muscles and realizing their potential.
@@jasonrichter2671 After the USA took all the territory from Mexico, it got a lot of resources. That helps a lot. And during the civil war a lot of technology was developed. New guns, new canyons, new war ships and new tactics. The war with Spain was only a try out.
Look up the grand area concept and the planning for a post war world
As someone from a country that shares a border with the US, it's been always weird how an average country gets entangled so much with the actions of a superpower
Which country is that 🤨
Imagine an alternate universe where Germany, Italy and Japan became superpowers rather than USA and USSR
You can watch "The Man in the High Castle" to really see what it might have been like. I recommend it.
Well i definitely wouldnt be alive💀
I doubt if I'll be in existence
I dont think italy would be a superpower
@@StanbyMode Italy would be a superpower thanks to German help maybe, and divide lands in Africa to control and in Southern Europe. Southern Europeans would never be under German rule.
I have a feeling we are going to be seeing many more post-WWII // Cold War themed videos from ol’ Griff. No matter what, I can’t wait to see where you go from here!
How America became a superpower: HEY! HEY GUYS! LOOK AT ALL THIS FREE REAL ESTATE!
If it was seen as free real estate it would be governed directly by the United States. That's not how they operate.
@@tejasbharadwaj7830 and this is why everyone hates the u.s
@@tejasbharadwaj7830 if you really think Saddam was "democratically elected" you need some education.
Nearly every war in history was fought over some natural resource in one way or another. Fighting for oil isn't any different.
It is probably the finest history related channel in yt
Oversimplified tho
"The ealge had landed" Jesus christ, the guy who wrote that needs a payraise.
3:40
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and part of Quebec: part of the US
Canada: We're a joke to you, eh?
damn,the opening was so cheery yet so sad
Even the biggest most powerful country in the world has problems yes
@@carso1500 everyone does
@@carso1500 not the biggest in terms of land russia is the biggest in terms of population china is
As if hey it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows just because those men that came back doesn’t mean they were the same person like before the war. PTSD, alcohol and drug dependency. Those were taboo topics and not talked about.
"Johnny, ya hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"Oil."
Edit: 2:32 Drip Griff
Drip goku
Amer drip
History as it should be, honest and truthful!
5:15 look at that big peace of broccoli 🥦 lmfao
Paraphrasing, but the statement: “Roosevelt’s ‘New Deal’ paled in comparison to the effects of America entering WW2” is a statement of honesty’s lot of people leave out...
Yeah, similar to criticising Caesar militarily, it's like some forbidden dogma to say that the New Deal just wasn't the magic wand everyone thinks it is today. Not that it was bad or anything
Also ignores there was another recession in 1936 during the new deal and before the war
Angry AOC noises.
Ok. And the error in logic you've made there is taking the statement 'X was better (more effective) than Y' to mean Y was bad. The New Deal certainly did help - and it also created a number of programs created by it still exist today.
"It’s ridiculous to talk about freedom in a society dominated by huge corporations. What kind of freedom is there inside a corporation? They’re totalitarian institutions - you take orders from above and maybe give them to people below you. There’s about as much freedom as under Stalinism"
- Noam Chomsky
"Bro thats wack"
- Abraham Lincoln
It's called a boss
Except, you know, you CAN leave without being labeled a deserter and shot lmao
What an asinine statement
Someone needs to tell Chomsky that corporations don't really care what you do in your personal life as long as it doesn't make them look bad. I've never heard of a corporation trying to tell you what religion to follow, who to marry, how to decorate your home, what to eat, or who you can vote for.
Last time I was this early, New York was still the Capital
It... It was
@@carso1500 yeah it was for like 5 years in the 1700s
I like the opening of the video it really gives that spooky vibes and the demonstration of the nuclear bomb was good
Remember the time where the U.S manufacture goods? Me neither
The good ol deys
It's a consumer not a producer economy now.
I do I am 62
tanks are goods...
i once used that pfp good taste
I LOVE HIS ANIMATION.
congrats on 1m subs! the armchair historian team deserve it for sure, keep up the good history content
I wish I had this video when I was doing my exams!
Really loved the dystopian intro!
A strong, powerful nation on the outside with growing internal problems on the inside.
@@Mythic953 that goes with China both are bad in their own ways
14:40 apparently Latinos/Hispanics had yet to arrive in the US(albeit simply just outright ignored)
They werent a very large minority at the time.
They made like 2% or less of the population of the time
Not only that but Hispanics were considered "white" until Kennedy
@@manny_menin022 wow I didn't knew
Hispanics/Latinos did not face anywhere near the hardships as Black Americans. Hell many latinos appear white anyways.
Goddamn son hitting us hard with that intro. Love it man keep it up!
I like the timing of your comment
"The eagle had landed"😂🦅
Read "the accidental superpower" It's all geography, demographics, and technology
@Rithvik Muthyalapati
You cant thank just one person lol. The U.S. has the most defendable geography on the planet. They haven't had foreign troops on their soil in 200 years. Even during civil war! The U.S is an ocean away from any real threat. Compared to the next biggest power china who is surrounded by enemies. They've been at war with every country on every border and bearly held their own. They couldn't even harass American shores if they wanted to. Hitler abandoned an invasion of Great Britain because of that 21 mile strip of water. No way he would have conquered the world.
The U.S can muster more resources than anyone else. They have the perfect seasonal climate to make so much food they half to export it around the world. Only the U.S. can perfect and utilize such a complex technology as fracking, producing more oil than anyone else. They have significant populations on the Atlantic and Pacific and can move these goods easily coast to coast. The U.S has 14,000 miles of navigable riverways, China only has 2,000 miles and their main food rice is tremendously labor intensive it takes 9x as much man power and to produce than wheat or corn. They have no oil. they half to import everything.
All this and more in "the accidental superpower"
Bullshit statement from an ignorant person.
USAs economy took decades of industrial policy to create. The country had the highest standard of living in the world when World war 2 started. And Americans had a higher standard of living than Europeans already in the late 1800's-
And that it thanks to protectionism that allowed the country to industrialize without getting its industries smashed to pieces from foreign competition the same way that other colonies like South America and India got their smashed by industries in their motherland.
USA got rich while other colonies or former colonies didn't.
@@nattygsbord
You called bullshit but didn't contest any facts? 🤣 He is an acredited geopolitical analyst! 4.8 stars audible and 93% google user review. Im just recommending a good book don't be a troll
@@jarehelt I think he was replying to @Rithvik Muthyalapati but I'm not sure.
@@2hotflavored666
Ya that makes more sense sorry, he did tag him
“America...What a beautiful place”
-My Grandfather when he arrived from Mexico in 1964.
wholesome
"America... What an awful place"
- My father when he came back to France.
@@bobing1752 lmao
it really is a beautiful place, especially the west, away from the people...
@@bobing1752 no reason to be salty frenchy
Just stumbled upon your channel, Im not really into history but you explain things very clearly and concisely and make it interesting. Good enough to get me to subscribe even though Im not particularly into history, but I do like learning new things! Keep up the good work!
A bit disappointed that geography wasn’t mentioned in this video.
Yeah, because the US geography was one of the reasons why it a superpower
@@Axjc102 It’s the biggest reason in my opinion.
7:25 it's too sad that those they fight for betrayed them their own country 😔
America after WW1: sad America after WW2: freedom time
Congratulations on your success! I’ve watch all your videos since the beginning and you have come a long way. I love the new videos as well, keep up the good work, cheers
Your Videos content are always Revolutionary.
Like America itself 🇺🇸
1:12 “Uninterested in world affairs…” you might want to have a look at the USA history between the civil war and WWII. A video on the Spanish-American war would be welcomed..
*GOD DAMN* I love this country
Ok
God Bless America
I love it, although we shady af
@@MikeLikesBikes095 We ain’t much worse than most, but yes we are shadier then I’d like
@@MikeLikesBikes095 our government is shady, not our country as a whole. I love the US but have disdain for our own government.
America before independance:
Britain: "Are you winning son?"
America after independence and during WWI and WWII:
America: "Are you winning son?"
Don't get ahead of yourself, the US is still very much the silly little boy 😂
@@oMaGicKsv truee lol
@The Yangem exactly, like lennie in of mice and men
USA could not win both wars against Germany without Russia and Britain and we saved American in its revolution
America is greater than Britain ever was
This would’ve been useful if RUclips suggested this to me before I was asked to write a timed essay with this prompt
I can't believe these documentaries are so good and so movie like and the best part is that it's FREE! I wish youtube didn't censor your content Its awesome
Now the dragon has landed
We have no fear of mythical creatures.....be gone dragon!
I’m still waiting for the 1million sub special from arm chair historian perspective
7:23 Is what my great grand grandfather experienced