@Steven English 1707 was the Act of Union where the Kingdom of Great Britain was formed. (Not yet Northern Ireland - the history of the English then the British in Ireland is far too complicated to go into here). That's why you'll have maybe heard about the Scottish independence movement - trying to end 300+ years of Union... hopefully.
This episode claims British troops landed in India in 1858 as a result of the US War of Independence. In reality British troops had already been in India for at least 100 years by that date (including forces of the East India Company).1858 is the year Britain established the British Raj in India, ruling until Indian independence in 1947, just following WW2. Independence partially granted due to India's huge contribution to the allies during WW1 & WW2. It is from this era that the highly regarded Ghurka regiment was established consisting of Nepalese soldiers serving in the British army - and continues to this day.
Hey info graphics I would like to see a video explaining Why gunpowder was around for hundreds of years but why did it take so long for breach loaded weapons and cartridge fired bullets to be developed?
Because it was created in China, and it was used by the Taoists as medicine and therefore looked at as a medical tool, not "Hmmm. What small handheld things should we create that will then use this to expel small projectiles towards whatever it's aimed at."
Germany invented the first breech loaded gun, and Paris invented the first cartridge fired bullets. Both were invented between 1840 and 1850, which was a tumultuous time in the world with a lot of wars and battles being fought between countries all over the world, especially in Europe, and it is those wars that led to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914 and the beginning of WWI.
knowledge cause people were inferior back in the days so they had to wait for human evolution to take place and produce such smart person that can develop it into a weapon. this pretty much standard for everything like we might find immortality within next 50-100yrs something we can’t atm due to limitations
The biggest legacy for me is that English is the most widely spoken language in the world both in terms of absolute numbers and in the number of countries it is spoken in.
@@davehoward22 @dave h Yeah, it was obviously spread a lot by British colonalism originally but I believe this impact would have eventually faded had it not been for the global economic, cultural and political influence of the US. Just Hollywood movies alone had a massive impact on the spread of the English language across the globe.
@@user-bs5qr5ie4s Yes, it is true, but at the same time, many other European languages are widely spoken too, particularly French and Spanish. Also, the main language of the US could have been Dutch. But the fact that it did end up being English and it became the language of academia and Hollywood movies and a lot of music from the US, is pretty much why English is the lingua franca rather than another European language.
Just a completely unforeseen coincidence that as soon as Scotland and England go on to create Britain it explodes in power. I dislike it when you use England and Britain as the same thing, overshadowing the many Welsh, Irish and Scottish lives lost in both world wars and our contributions to the empire. Like the British flag is literally just a combination of the Scottish and English flag.
@@arryn786 it’s just objectively and fundamentally wrong to interchange the world Britain and England. Makes zero sense and completely disregards the English flag.
@@Rizzlelid They’re American. Do you think they have the mental capacity to understand this? I hate to break it to you but wales isn’t really as known as England or even Scotland🤷♂️.
@@arryn786 I don’t disagree that Wales is less known, but for an information channel, you‘d think you‘d be less ignorant and be correct on your facts. Especially as something as obvious as referring to the correct name of said topic.
British shipbuilders in the 17th and maybe 18th centuries may not have been the best, but by the 19th century they were far ahead of the rest of the world. British engineers generally in that period were world leading.
Does that have to with white race Brain power or just sheer coincidence that even Sudan could become as powerful as America one day if they worked hard ???
Hi - Love the video but can we please break the common American tradition of using England, Great Britain, The United Kingdom etc interchangeably. Also FYI the flag used was only officially adopted between 1707 and 1801 - After 1801 we use the flag we still use today. Scotland, Wales, and Ireland all played a very important part in the British identity and history!
Why being so pedantic.who cares about the interchangeability. Plus, the Union Jack is a mesmerising flag, so why not see as much of it as possible.The George Cross does not compare visually, for anyone except a Stubborn, cantankerous Englishman
@@Rowlph8888 Scots, Welshmen, and northern Irishmen often don’t like to be described as English that’s why. If anything it’s less about cantankerous Englishmen and more about acknowledging the other nations. I want the union to remain so that’s why I emphasise my point. Edit: Also I wanted them to put the correct flag (From 1801) rather than the union flag of 1707. Still the Union flag but updated. It's similar to me using the 13 colonies flag for the US as a whole.
Infographics: “We’re going to be talking about what happened between the 16th Century and 20th Century” Scottish, Welsh and Irish viewers: “Pack up and go home boys, we’re not getting a mention”
Video Title: “How England Managed To *Invade* 90% Of The World” First 12 Seconds Of Video Narration: “Britain was able to *invade* 90% of the countries around the world” This guy: TeChNiCaLlY tHeY dIdN’t *CoNqUeR!!!!!!* 🤨
To be fair the one country they completely lost against was one of the least technologically advanced and smallest of all the countries they invaded. NZ.
I absolutely love your videos! Could You guys PLEASE, PLEASE!🙏 Make a video on the first and second Boer wars against Britain in South Africa... I would really Appreciate it.
There was also the settler colonies i.e North America, Australia,New Zealand which as well as being about making money, were also about putting down roots.
The English were quite strategic. In many places they backed rival factions and helped them overthrow the existing rulers instead of going directly against them. Example: helping the 2nd in line to the throne get rid of the heir apparent. Back in the day, all governments were monarchies, and whenever there are monarchies, there are always competing claims and feuding noble houses
@@Lukey111 Most of the early colonization was done by England, before Britain was united. And the individuals involved were English, not Scottish or Welsh
@@teoengchin your either trying to lies or very uneducated before britain was formed officially armies were still consisted of English archers and cavalry scottish infantry Welsh pikeman This is very well documented
@@teoengchin that was the union of great Britain but as I have already stated the 3 nations had been on colonial expeditions together as early as the 1400s
Thanks to our British chaps us rowdy, gun loving, freedom shouting, non tea tax paying colonists of the new Americas came to be. Thank you George Washington and the continental army. Much love for our British family from Texas
As a british person, my views on the empire are conflicted. Of course, the things that were done to the natives in these countries were horrible, and forcefully exploiting other nations' resources is wrong, but I do feel some pride to the fact that we had the biggest empire in history. I mean, come on, a tiny island in Europe managed to at one point control 25% of the land on Earth is absolutely mad
Especially considering how few resources were at your disposal. Absolutely incredible. And now look. English is the most important language in the world. By the way, we here in America are very thankful for English law! No English law, no constitution. Hopefully we will tend to that torch and pass it on to another when our time comes. Also don't forget. The brits were exactly 0% worse than any other conquerors. For God's sake, ghengis khan killed so many people that it cooled the planet.
Between 1810s and 1880s was the heights of British power They directly ruled 20% of world population and indirectly ruled 4%(princely states of India) They had informal empire on 40-50% (like china)of the world No nation had ever came close to the British in controlling the most of the world Pretty impressive for that tiny island
@@krithigachandrasekar4591 Well I don’t think you’ve studied much history, because of any other civilisation had the same means to do what we did, they would have. It’s human psychology, not British psychology.
As an indigenous person I loved this for its education value. Although you could of saved a whole Doco & just said Piracy. I really do appreciate how you presented the information.
It really isn't difficult to understand the difference between England, Britain and the UK. England - one of the four 'home nations' of the UK. Britain - The Island of Britain which is made up of three of the four 'home nations' - England, Scotland and Wales. The UK - All four 'home nations' - the entirety of the island of Britain and the remaining 'home nation' of Northern Ireland.
The problem is what term do you call a citizen of the UK? British? If so, how does that make sense with those in Northern Ireland? US has a similar issue.
@@wcg19891For Northern Ireland it's complicated. For citizenship, people born there can literally choose whether they're Irish, British or both if at least one parent was either.
After reading a book about the history of Britain ( David starkey) I learnt so much about the fabric of the country itself, it’s entire history before William the conquerer making the country run and influenced by many cultures who are good at invasion. One of the most influential were Norman’s who themselves came from vikings (sea gangsters). Along with strong rulers like Elizabeth 1st and navy it made the UK more powerful despite being an island. I have a love hate take on British empire but you have to give Britain it’s flowers for at one point owning so much of the world
The fact that we're an island actually made us stronger, we didn't need to have a huge army, (not saying we didn't have one) we just needed a huge navy
Mate the Normans were the French and the Danes were vikings. The Normans and the Vikings were 2 totally different people's and the two of them invaded England at the same time in 1066 due to a competing bid to rule England.
And at the height of their power the British declared war on slavery. Made it illegal everywhere they went !! The first power in the world to be able to and make an attempt. As per usual most of the world followed suit... eventually.
That’s accurate. Having our own government and running of Britain for independence. An Spain and Cuba war we helped for property. Also taking over all of what is USA by killing and stealing land from both Indians and Mexicans. Writing it out makes us sound like awful people 😅 but hey!! All the countries was trying to gain power and land during this time.
Nepal and Bhutan were also not colonized by British, also in India there were princely states those were independent however were diplomatically with British, technically they were not occupied...
Surprisingly, most of my fellow Filipinos do not know that the British Empire occupied Manila and Cavite for 2 years, from 1762 to 1764. The British was also responsible for Diego Silang's death after they promised him military assistance to support his revolt against Spain, which never happened. This also led to the death of Diego's wife, Gabriela Silang after she took the mantle of leadership after Diego's execution. The Brits invaded the Philippines after Spain decided to side with France during the Seven Years' War.
It’s a small thing but the East India Company occupied Manila, not the British Empire. The British Empire left when they captured Spanish treasure, but the East India Company (which was separate to government and a “private” company) wanted their own compensation so they held Manila hostage until the British government kicked them out
Got to correct this as it confuses England and Britain- England does NOT equal Britain. They are not the same thing. Britain is the island that contains 3 nations. England is one of those nations. England is not an island, its part of an island. The UK is Britain plus a 4th nation on the island of Ireland called Northern Ireland. These 4 nations are united to form one country we call the UK. Confusing these terms is like calling the USA California or calling Asia China.
it is a little confusing for foreigners but it's not that hard to understand. England is a country, Great Britain is just the name of the island England is part off.
@@jamesoakley4570 technically it is the island but when people say british or britian they mean the United kingdom same as when people say America they mean the U.S
I feel that a meme thespiffingbrit had relates to this "3 Questions one must not ask" "A males weight" "A females age" "How did the British museum get those aritfacts And relics?"
A lot of the artifacts in the museums were saved from destruction. For instance, the Elgin marbles were being smashed up as building material, as were a lot of statues from Egypt. It is still happening today.
Seemed to be phrased like the Americans abolished slavery. The abolition of slavery by Britain is one if the very few things any nation can claim as good.
Really interesting video really insightfuI I would really want to see a detailed video into the psychology and the geology of Britain and British people which drove them to think this way as a Britsh Carribbean I really would want to know how it all came about from a mind set pov always amases me how such a small island controled so much of the world....
same mindset that poisons our society today still. Private companies driven by greed, exploiting everyone for profit, governments let them get away with terrible acts with plausible deniability , so they could set up a colony, then tax the locals so they got a slice of profits and resources to further and fund its globalist agenda. in that regard not much has changed when it comes to big business/big pharma/ oil companies and banks.
I am English by birth. England is part of Great Britain. You spring from England to Britain in the same paragraph. This will confuse some and upset others.
Was Romania, then split into 3 principalities(Transilvania -part of Habsburgic empire at some point, Wallachia and Moldavia-servient to ottoman empire, but not officially part of it) also invaded? If yes, I'm curious to learn about it
@@bazzingabomb I fear the West will have to become a bit more proactive about that alternative before the undermining sorts actually take off. It's far easier to trash on your home nation with full confidence that you won't be punished for it than risk going elsewhere and face a different outcome.
@@Snipsnop260 I hear that a lot now, where would you move that better for the average person then? Almost nowhere has all of the perks we have. Edit. that provides a better life*
England🏴 and Britain🇬🇧 are 2 different things, it's so annoying when Americans think that Brits and the English are the same thing🏴🏴🇮🇪🏴🇬🇧
Well it's simply because amongst all the inhabitants of this island, everyone likes to blame the English for all the bad things of the empire, when even the Welsh were involved to some degree. Henry Morgan is one example
Interesting how no one ever mentions who SOLD African humans to European humans. If a "commodity" isn't for sale, it is never purchased. Think about it.
I don’t think it was mentioned because it’s not really relevant to the topic. The video is about how England conquered so much of the world and it was partly because they had access to humans that they could quite literally work to death. The act of buying enslaved people alone didn’t build England. It was how hard they worked them to gain maximum profits
Interesting how no one ever mentions the "freedom-seekers" who denied their slaves marriage by choice but bred them believing their children were therefore a profit against the losses inflicted from working the parents to death. Pray about it.
@@janabana7301 i think its more the fact that he said Europeans invaded parts of Africa for slaves when in fact by the time the invasions he was talking about happened Europeans had fully abolished slavery 30 to 50 years before
Their own natural resources and crops. Also the Frenchies helped a bit haha this is why Australia never left the Commonwealth because we were always reliant on england for certain things we couldn't produce down under because of climate and soil conditions
Yes, they would. Geopolitical strategist Peter zeihan talks about this. They would not exist as they do now, but they could survive. They have the largest contiguous piece of arable farmland in the world. The Midwest is insane from a food production standpoint. They can feed the entire country with surplus if allowed to do so.
When I think about it, I can't see any reason that we couldn't. We're very blessed with natural resources of just about every kind plus we have the manufacturing and technological capability to sustain and continue progressing as well. Sure, we'd lose some things that we import but they aren't necessities, they're just bonuses to living here. Now if we were completely cut off, sure it'd be a rough 10 years as we struggled to rebuild industries that have long since left and find solutions for the few things that we don't naturally have but we do have the know how to do that with no issue. In some ways, I think it would be better if we went back to pre WW2.
When I think about it, I can't see any reason that we couldn't. We're very blessed with natural resources of just about every kind plus we have the manufacturing and technological capability to sustain and continue progressing as well. Sure, we'd lose some things that we import but they aren't necessities, they're just bonuses to living here. Now if we were completely cut off, sure it'd be a rough 10 years as we struggled to rebuild industries that have long since left and find solutions for the few things that we don't naturally have but we do have the know how to do that with no issue. In some ways, I think it would be better if we went back to pre WW2.
I think there is something to the genetic make up of the British people, at least the people in this time period. Thinking about the attributes of Celts, Romans, Saxons (et al) vikings and Normans. I know the Normans were basically Vikings too but they were different due to organisation, logistics and resource. So, in the genetic make up you could argue efficient empire building, seafaring exploration and warfare are well coded and possibly amplified by being an island nation.
That's what I think it was too. They were stuck on an island and winter was coming so they went out to the world to secure resources. Survival of the fittest
No one has invaded england since so it’s still the same genetic makeup and that’s why I think there’s so much hooliganism and bad behaviour abroad from English people because now they can’t conquer everything they just act like they own it
I mean he’s right but that isn’t the reason why we are tighter with Aussies. The Aussie are cool, easy going and loyal whilst the French are arrogant, disloyal know it alls with an undeserved sense of entitlement.
The thumbnail is way too conflicting with the title as Britain is not a country….it’s a union that Scotland made. Also Scotland and wales are British (since Scotland made Britain) so it’s awfully wrong to say Britain then in England in the video without including Scotland and wales
This video should be how England Scotland , Wales and Ireland invaded 90% the world. A lot of people tend to forget the role these other groups played in British colonization. The British did this, not just England alone
@Critical Slayer The best British general, Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, was Irish. He was even Prime Minister twice. The Irish definitely helped.
@@poplops1 He was one of the Ascendency, a class of people who despised the Irish and called themselves British. He himself spent little time in Ireland and certainly did nothing for the place.
@@paulohagan3309 The elites despised the working class, the world over.. The Duke was Irish born as was his father & grandfather, however this doesn't make him Irish? Mmm
false framing. prices are set by market forces, and a certain concentration or geography may have outsized weight and say over it. or they're set by coercive power / monopoly, again, which isn't necessarily distributed evenly by geography or land size.
@@Benni777 Yes and of course it was the extortionate tax rates the UK was charging (to fund the conflicts with the French and Spanish). Turns out it was an error of judgement in hindsight...... I am a proud Brit and have been to the Battle of Bunker Hill monument in Boston.
@@Superpooper-2020 well thats just evolution ,, we did it and now get judged my you modern folk in life,, trail and error ,,, survival of the fittest ,,, ect ect , but we few english folk from a very very small island ??? lol
@@realdavidjones1623 they could have done what ghengis Khan did and killed more people than Adolph and Stalin. So many that the planet cooled down. But they didn't. I would say that's better. 💯
We should be ashamed. Like come on we saw what the Nazis did and what Putin is doing right now. You shouldn't be proud of the British Empire or else you're condoning all the genocides and enslavement that was done. I for one am not proud and could never be proud.
Never forget guys that the entire glory, influence, territory-control, power and might of the British Empire was destroyed by Prime Minister Anthony Eden in just 9 days.
@@maxdavis7722 Well, you see, Prime Minister Anthony Eden mislead the British Parliament in the 1956 Suez Crisis, thus ending United Kingdom's role as a superpower in the later half of the 20th Century and the rest of the Cold War period.
@@mayanksingh9392 the UK wasn’t going to keep its power it had already committed to slowing self rule and disassembling the empire. The suez crisis only showed the facts that britain wasn’t a superpower anymore.
Personally I think it’s impressive that the British got so far !They did some bad thing like exploiting countries like India but also ended slavery in places like Malaysia (1800s).(I’m not saying if the empire is good/bad just some observations).Hope anyone who makes it to reading this far a Great Day and weekend ahead !
Tiny? i wouldn't say UK is tiny, Their land is pretty large and they still have some of their colonies like Gibraltar, Falklands and inhabitable islands as well as the British Overseas dominions and British Virgin Islands.
@@michaelhall7546 nope they carry taser guns pepper spray and of its reported someone has any sort of weapon we have lots of gun squads they are just normal police with guns. Thing is we don't need guns as often because it's not often someone else has a gun or even a knife big enough that a taser won't work
It is excepted that slavery existed throughout history all over the world - it only becomes 'disgraceful' when Britain or Europeans do it. Capturing people & selling them as slaves to foreigners is ok though
people aways say black people have suffered the most but lets be honest take a look at what has happened to the jews in the las thousand years we need jew history month id kneel for that
"Haha look at that big boat hope it's friendly" - 90% of the world
"I hope it's friendly" last words after 30 ships open fire and bombard the land
OPEN FIRE
-people in the big boat
And that's why Britain won't get good deals after Brexit haha
“Haha look at that big boat hope it’s friendly” Famous Last Sentences.
@@Snipsnop260 🤣
Someone once said if your country wasn't invaded by the British then it doesn't exist and turns out they are 90% correct 😂😂😂
There has to be more than 220 countries though, so if only 22 haven't been invaded, it must be more like 93/94%
@@stevelowe2647 There are 193 countries in the world today. At the height of the British empire, there were far less
Jokes on you, we invaded the British (Dane)
@@laurakastrup no, you invaded Anglo Saxons in pre-joined England, let alone Great Britain. And that was 1500 years ago. And it was mostly the Norse..
@@stevelowe2647 eh, technically they did invade England after it formed. Not sure if that’s the same at all as the British empire.
Make your mind up - Britain and England aren't interchangeable terms.
Prior to 1707 you're talking about England, whereas after 1707 it's Britain.
England is still the powerhouse of britian
Ian, I'm a Yank who's Mother was born in Oxford. I didn't know that. Thank you for educating me.
@Steven English 1707 was the Act of Union where the Kingdom of Great Britain was formed.
(Not yet Northern Ireland - the history of the English then the British in Ireland is far too complicated to go into here).
That's why you'll have maybe heard about the Scottish independence movement - trying to end 300+ years of Union... hopefully.
I know. England isn't an island either.
England and Scotland both had colonies
“Everyone’s a gangster until British ships arrive on your shore” - Ghandi
Who is ghandi
@@karnraaat836 how do you not now about him?!?!?!?!?!?
@@sarahgibbs9931 is he from ghana
@@karnraaat836 I know about him….
Oop
This episode claims British troops landed in India in 1858 as a result of the US War of Independence. In reality British troops had already been in India for at least 100 years by that date (including forces of the East India Company).1858 is the year Britain established the British Raj in India, ruling until Indian independence in 1947, just following WW2. Independence partially granted due to India's huge contribution to the allies during WW1 & WW2. It is from this era that the highly regarded Ghurka regiment was established consisting of Nepalese soldiers serving in the British army - and continues to this day.
Oooh Ghurka Ghurka Mohammed jeehad
The video has so many incorrect information
@@ylberhoxha1353 well i put a jihad on you
only aquater of india rest was indepednt princely states look it up also nepal etc afg bhtan sep indep
I was going to say the British empire gave up on the US rebellion because India was more important but they were there long before that
They just had a really good Risk game goin’
Yup
I always take Australia in risk as an Aussie but it's also not a bad strategy haha
@@mishham6388 i did that before as I had an alliance with my friend but then snuck up and destroyed his Asian control and lost him the game hehe
@@jackkenny4194 cool story bro needed more ninjas
Hey info graphics I would like to see a video explaining Why gunpowder was around for hundreds of years but why did it take so long for breach loaded weapons and cartridge fired bullets to be developed?
Because it was created in China, and it was used by the Taoists as medicine and therefore looked at as a medical tool, not "Hmmm. What small handheld things should we create that will then use this to expel small projectiles towards whatever it's aimed at."
This might be another cool episode.
Purely down to not having precision engineering.
Germany invented the first breech loaded gun, and Paris invented the first cartridge fired bullets. Both were invented between 1840 and 1850, which was a tumultuous time in the world with a lot of wars and battles being fought between countries all over the world, especially in Europe, and it is those wars that led to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914 and the beginning of WWI.
knowledge cause people were inferior back in the days so they had to wait for human evolution to take place and produce such smart person that can develop it into a weapon. this pretty much standard for everything like we might find immortality within next 50-100yrs something we can’t atm due to limitations
The biggest legacy for me is that English is the most widely spoken language in the world both in terms of absolute numbers and in the number of countries it is spoken in.
But that's actually mainly due to the USA global influence rather than the UK.
@@Android18uk The English language was spread around the world long before the usa became a world influence
@@davehoward22 @dave h Yeah, it was obviously spread a lot by British colonalism originally but I believe this impact would have eventually faded had it not been for the global economic, cultural and political influence of the US. Just Hollywood movies alone had a massive impact on the spread of the English language across the globe.
@@Android18uk not true
England colonised a quarter of world population
So even without America culture
English will have still.been widely spoken
@@user-bs5qr5ie4s Yes, it is true, but at the same time, many other European languages are widely spoken too, particularly French and Spanish. Also, the main language of the US could have been Dutch. But the fact that it did end up being English and it became the language of academia and Hollywood movies and a lot of music from the US, is pretty much why English is the lingua franca rather than another European language.
Just a completely unforeseen coincidence that as soon as Scotland and England go on to create Britain it explodes in power. I dislike it when you use England and Britain as the same thing, overshadowing the many Welsh, Irish and Scottish lives lost in both world wars and our contributions to the empire. Like the British flag is literally just a combination of the Scottish and English flag.
Why do you even care. Should be happy you’re being glossed over in this💀🥴.
@@arryn786 it’s just objectively and fundamentally wrong to interchange the world Britain and England. Makes zero sense and completely disregards the English flag.
@@Rizzlelid They’re American. Do you think they have the mental capacity to understand this? I hate to break it to you but wales isn’t really as known as England or even Scotland🤷♂️.
Its just what americans do
I've learned to live with it
@@arryn786 I don’t disagree that Wales is less known, but for an information channel, you‘d think you‘d be less ignorant and be correct on your facts. Especially as something as obvious as referring to the correct name of said topic.
When ur in search of tea and conquer the world by accident
the fact that we even speak their language here in comment section proves how relevant they are.
Irrelevant
That's because the U.S founding fathers took the kings english as a fu to the crown
@@standown2080 keep saying it won’t make it true..
@@piyushjaiswal9283Jealous much? Love it 😂
@@everyonesfavoritegin that’s not how that happened. America has been working for Britain ever since
This channel always helps me to put the world into a time travel perspective.
British shipbuilders in the 17th and maybe 18th centuries may not have been the best, but by the 19th century they were far ahead of the rest of the world. British engineers generally in that period were world leading.
Does that have to with white race Brain power or just sheer coincidence that even Sudan could become as powerful as America one day if they worked hard ???
I think british navy was most powerful navy since like mid 17th century
british had looted money so no wonder
US Colonies were important mainly for our Huge White Pines.
The trees were marked, Property of the King
they made strong war ships
Hi - Love the video but can we please break the common American tradition of using England, Great Britain, The United Kingdom etc interchangeably. Also FYI the flag used was only officially adopted between 1707 and 1801 - After 1801 we use the flag we still use today. Scotland, Wales, and Ireland all played a very important part in the British identity and history!
Interesting video, shame flag wrong throughout 🇬🇧
Also called the Netherlands “Holland”, bit of a shambles
Why being so pedantic.who cares about the interchangeability. Plus, the Union Jack is a mesmerising flag, so why not see as much of it as possible.The George Cross does not compare visually, for anyone except a Stubborn, cantankerous Englishman
@@Rowlph8888 Scots, Welshmen, and northern Irishmen often don’t like to be described as English that’s why. If anything it’s less about cantankerous Englishmen and more about acknowledging the other nations.
I want the union to remain so that’s why I emphasise my point.
Edit: Also I wanted them to put the correct flag (From 1801) rather than the union flag of 1707. Still the Union flag but updated. It's similar to me using the 13 colonies flag for the US as a whole.
@@Rowlph8888 because its factually wrong? If I called the USA texas it wouldn't exactly be right would it?
Technically we are still living in English era if you look at grand scale of timeline. US and co. are new forms of this empire.
the US isnt an empire
Not really but I see what you’re getting at
How can such an informative channel not understand Britain/UK/Engalnd/Wales etc...?
Infographics: “We’re going to be talking about what happened between the 16th Century and 20th Century”
Scottish, Welsh and Irish viewers: “Pack up and go home boys, we’re not getting a mention”
Nowadays, some pretend the Empire had 'nothing to do with me guv'
@@Mute040404 They forget the darien scheme, scottish colonisation in carolina and many more projects
Glasgow was even dubbed the second city of the empire by Queen Victoria. But do infographics care not to include? Nope
As a American I'm proud to have British ancestry.
Same! British gang FTW!
@@tulipalll RULE BRITANNIA!
😂this is not your fault your history teacher will not tell you dark truth
@@GyanTvAmit thats vague
@@GyanTvAmityeah I’m American but I believe I understand the annoyance of my fellow Americans saying they are something because of their heritage
Being a small island I always say GB had a sort of “ small man/country syndrome” and had to let every other country know they weren’t messing around
Not rely as 5 out of 7 of our immediate neighbours were/are smaller.
@@paulscala2907 that sounds like cope
@@paulscala2907 God save the Queen!
Ya pretty much spot on
GB is not a country
Great video but at 14:46 you got the Ottoman flag and mughal empire flag mixed up
But if that’s the only inaccuracy you noticed then well you’re gonna need to start reading your history textbook again
Technically they didn't conquer 90% of the globe but they did attack 90% of countries
He said that literally in the beginning of the video
Invade. Not conquer
@@raymondpendergrass6772 Right
Video Title: “How England Managed To *Invade* 90% Of The World”
First 12 Seconds Of Video Narration: “Britain was able to *invade* 90% of the countries around the world”
This guy: TeChNiCaLlY tHeY dIdN’t *CoNqUeR!!!!!!*
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To be fair the one country they completely lost against was one of the least technologically advanced and smallest of all the countries they invaded. NZ.
I absolutely love your videos! Could You guys PLEASE, PLEASE!🙏 Make a video on the first and second Boer wars against Britain in South Africa... I would really Appreciate it.
Afrikaners were ✝️3®®0®®! $✝️$.
There was also the settler colonies i.e North America, Australia,New Zealand which as well as being about making money, were also about putting down roots.
The statement “the sun never sets on the British empire” is still true 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
That’s coz we don’t get sun in the first place
Now “the sun never shines on the British empire” is probably more accurate
@@arranmorton3453 why? Overseas territories means that the statement is still accurate.
and france
@@maxdavis7722 how? if the sun never sets on the British Empire can we never get sun?
I swear it's like infographics has my world history lesson sometimes
I just learned this yesterday
history classes can be removed from school curricula and be replaced with youtube.
@@gwho yes
The English were quite strategic. In many places they backed rival factions and helped them overthrow the existing rulers instead of going directly against them. Example: helping the 2nd in line to the throne get rid of the heir apparent. Back in the day, all governments were monarchies, and whenever there are monarchies, there are always competing claims and feuding noble houses
Britain not England the two aren't interchangeable
@@Lukey111 Most of the early colonization was done by England, before Britain was united. And the individuals involved were English, not Scottish or Welsh
@@teoengchin your either trying to lies or very uneducated before britain was formed officially armies were still consisted of English archers and cavalry scottish infantry Welsh pikeman
This is very well documented
@@Lukey111Kingdom of Great Britain was formed in 1707. People were using muskets and flintlocks by then
@@teoengchin that was the union of great Britain but as I have already stated the 3 nations had been on colonial expeditions together as early as the 1400s
Thanks to our British chaps us rowdy, gun loving, freedom shouting, non tea tax paying colonists of the new Americas came to be. Thank you George Washington and the continental army.
Much love for our British family from Texas
love texas, thats proper america.
So I’m pretty much your dad
Texas is definitely the heart of America!
@@bazzingabomb in terms of values and culture, but that land was very much mexico lol
As a british person, my views on the empire are conflicted. Of course, the things that were done to the natives in these countries were horrible, and forcefully exploiting other nations' resources is wrong, but I do feel some pride to the fact that we had the biggest empire in history. I mean, come on, a tiny island in Europe managed to at one point control 25% of the land on Earth is absolutely mad
Especially considering how few resources were at your disposal. Absolutely incredible.
And now look. English is the most important language in the world.
By the way, we here in America are very thankful for English law!
No English law, no constitution. Hopefully we will tend to that torch and pass it on to another when our time comes.
Also don't forget. The brits were exactly 0% worse than any other conquerors.
For God's sake, ghengis khan killed so many people that it cooled the planet.
As a British person I too am proud of the empire, due to britain bring so small.
Lol dont you forget they were known for being wussies and actually still is😄
Tiocfaidh ár lá
@@andersmortensen7415 doesnt change rhe fact Britain had the largest empire ever
Britain: “ my son it’s your time now”
America: “ yes father”
Who's daddy now cuz?
@@michaelhall7546 Michael you’re the daddy now
Except we see England as the Mother Country. " Yes, Mum"
**bashes head with pan**
"NOT THE MAMA!"
@@NarwahlGaming 🤣🤣🤣
Between 1810s and 1880s was the heights of British power
They directly ruled 20% of world population and indirectly ruled 4%(princely states of India)
They had informal empire on 40-50% (like china)of the world
No nation had ever came close to the British in controlling the most of the world
Pretty impressive for that tiny island
It’s height was actually in the 1920s
I don't think impressive is the right word to use. I think somewhere the psychology behind all this is twisted
@@krithigachandrasekar4591 Well I don’t think you’ve studied much history, because of any other civilisation had the same means to do what we did, they would have. It’s human psychology, not British psychology.
@@gabrielmartinelli2549You’re right but tbf he didn’t say it was exclusively British.
@@krithigachandrasekar4591 gotta give credit where it's due
As an indigenous person I loved this for its education value. Although you could of saved a whole Doco & just said Piracy. I really do appreciate how you presented the information.
How is it educational when the poster doesn't know the difference between England and Britain?
@@paulwilson2651and who cares.. This island is irrelevant to rest of the world
Fail, it's because of engineering and clever tactics, you sound kinda bitter "piracy" lol that's a dumb and obvious answer.
...indigenous to where? you do realise indigenous doesnt mean brown, right?
It really isn't difficult to understand the difference between England, Britain and the UK. England - one of the four 'home nations' of the UK. Britain - The Island of Britain which is made up of three of the four 'home nations' - England, Scotland and Wales. The UK - All four 'home nations' - the entirety of the island of Britain and the remaining 'home nation' of Northern Ireland.
The problem is what term do you call a citizen of the UK? British? If so, how does that make sense with those in Northern Ireland?
US has a similar issue.
@@wcg19891For Northern Ireland it's complicated. For citizenship, people born there can literally choose whether they're Irish, British or both if at least one parent was either.
After reading a book about the history of Britain ( David starkey) I learnt so much about the fabric of the country itself, it’s entire history before William the conquerer making the country run and influenced by many cultures who are good at invasion. One of the most influential were Norman’s who themselves came from vikings (sea gangsters). Along with strong rulers like Elizabeth 1st and navy it made the UK more powerful despite being an island. I have a love hate take on British empire but you have to give Britain it’s flowers for at one point owning so much of the world
The fact that we're an island actually made us stronger, we didn't need to have a huge army, (not saying we didn't have one) we just needed a huge navy
@@strategist7190Well you guys like dominated the sea for like almost 4 centuries(1600 up to early 1900)
Invaders and liars, without lies they would never beat the spanish empire.
its like saying, that the brits graped and the countries which got graped were asking for it
Mate the Normans were the French and the Danes were vikings.
The Normans and the Vikings were 2 totally different people's and the two of them invaded England at the same time in 1066 due to a competing bid to rule England.
And at the height of their power the British declared war on slavery. Made it illegal everywhere they went !! The first power in the world to be able to and make an attempt. As per usual most of the world followed suit... eventually.
They basically then proceeded to use Indian “servants” instead.
The Brits and the Iberic Peninsula Aka Portugal and Spain are the powers that shaped America.
And now we shape them 😃
@@michaelhall7546 how?
@@GH29111 he’s American like me. Too much pride. That’s why the response was like that 😅 I apologize w
That’s accurate. Having our own government and running of Britain for independence. An Spain and Cuba war we helped for property. Also taking over all of what is USA by killing and stealing land from both Indians and Mexicans. Writing it out makes us sound like awful people 😅 but hey!! All the countries was trying to gain power and land during this time.
@@caleb5257 I respect your response more than the guy it is toward.
Nepal and Bhutan were also not colonized by British, also in India there were princely states those were independent however were diplomatically with British, technically they were not occupied...
@Jomon Francis not that the British defeated the Marathas. The sepoys of indo gangetic plains of up- Bihar won the other kingdoms for the British.
Surprisingly, most of my fellow Filipinos do not know that the British Empire occupied Manila and Cavite for 2 years, from 1762 to 1764.
The British was also responsible for Diego Silang's death after they promised him military assistance to support his revolt against Spain, which never happened. This also led to the death of Diego's wife, Gabriela Silang after she took the mantle of leadership after Diego's execution.
The Brits invaded the Philippines after Spain decided to side with France during the Seven Years' War.
It’s a small thing but the East India Company occupied Manila, not the British Empire. The British Empire left when they captured Spanish treasure, but the East India Company (which was separate to government and a “private” company) wanted their own compensation so they held Manila hostage until the British government kicked them out
What an amazing video! It helped me understand a lot of information and to connect it :D
Kind regards!
England isn't an island, other countries are on this island.
"The story of the British empire helps to explain the roots of most British people: white, black, and Asian." - Sadiq Khan
Britain: “son you will do great things”
America: “we sure will mother”
Britain plays the Greece to Americas Rome
@@Benjamin-ev7yvancient China was a super power also during that period.
@@johncane2304 But the UK and USA are the inheritors of the Western Civilization, whereas China is in the East.
Guatemala claims Belize, so it can be argued it was invaded as well. Or had territory taken from it, no real combat happened.
Good old England 🇬🇧 what a place 😎😎💪💪❤️❤️
Having the best navy by far for centuries may have had something to do with it, you think?
Did you watch the video?
@@standown2080 haha spamming this all over the comment section 🤣
Remember British when you are typing in English 😂🇬🇧
2 errors - 1) You kept showing the DRC as part of the British Empire, it was a Colony of Belgium
2) Britain took over India due to a rebellion in 1857
more then half india was sep state indep
Let's be honest, there "were" Psychopaths on the loose. And that was profitable that's why they're great.
Sincerely, Alex
Got to correct this as it confuses England and Britain-
England does NOT equal Britain. They are not the same thing.
Britain is the island that contains 3 nations.
England is one of those nations.
England is not an island, its part of an island.
The UK is Britain plus a 4th nation on the island of Ireland called Northern Ireland. These 4 nations are united to form one country we call the UK.
Confusing these terms is like calling the USA California or calling Asia China.
Hate it when people refer to Britian as England
it is a little confusing for foreigners but it's not that hard to understand. England is a country, Great Britain is just the name of the island England is part off.
@@jamesoakley4570 it was Britian who created the empire not England. That's all you need to know
@@jamesoakley4570 technically it is the island but when people say british or britian they mean the United kingdom same as when people say America they mean the U.S
@@jamesoakley4570 yeah thats why i wanted to comment with the correction. This mistake is made a lot.
"What a funny little island. I wonder what it used to do several years ago."
Eypgt fell off bro
I feel that a meme thespiffingbrit had relates to this
"3 Questions one must not ask"
"A males weight"
"A females age"
"How did the British museum get those aritfacts And relics?"
A lot of the artifacts in the museums were saved from destruction.
For instance, the Elgin marbles were being smashed up as building material, as were a lot of statues from Egypt.
It is still happening today.
Seemed to be phrased like the Americans abolished slavery. The abolition of slavery by Britain is one if the very few things any nation can claim as good.
There were dozens of benefits to being a British colony.
"The sun never sets on the british empire" I think its still happening since the UK still has overseas territories
In decli6many becoming independent.
Fun part is it's a Spanish saying when they were an empire, the brits then took adopted it.
The Irish said this is because God didn’t trust what they would do if they were in the dark
@@macflod the Irish didn’t say that lol.
@@maxdavis7722 Who cares anyway Ireland could be taken just like that lol.
Really interesting video really insightfuI I would really want to see a detailed video into the psychology and the geology of Britain and British people which drove them to think this way as a Britsh Carribbean I really would want to know how it all came about from a mind set pov always amases me how such a small island controled so much of the world....
same mindset that poisons our society today still. Private companies driven by greed, exploiting everyone for profit, governments let them get away with terrible acts with plausible deniability , so they could set up a colony, then tax the locals so they got a slice of profits and resources to further and fund its globalist agenda. in that regard not much has changed when it comes to big business/big pharma/ oil companies and banks.
Cos we are 💪💪💪😎😎😎❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I am English by birth. England is part of Great Britain. You spring from England to Britain in the same paragraph. This will confuse some and upset others.
Was Romania, then split into 3 principalities(Transilvania -part of Habsburgic empire at some point, Wallachia and Moldavia-servient to ottoman empire, but not officially part of it) also invaded?
If yes, I'm curious to learn about it
I think the only time Britain soldiers invaded Romanian land was for a brief moment in WW2 when Romania was part of the Axis.
@@ducadaniel7757 i was thinking the same🤔
Any leads as to where should I start my research?
Cheers
No, we were not under British occupation.
@@ducadaniel7757 not even then , 2 or 3 times aerial bombardment in WW2 doesnt count as occupation .. lel :)
Britain is go-to country
I just love everything about that country though we were colonized by them 🔥🔥😂
I live here and hate to burst your bubble but it's not great
@@Snipsnop260 you are very welcome to leave, nodody is stoping you.
@@bazzingabomb I fear the West will have to become a bit more proactive about that alternative before the undermining sorts actually take off. It's far easier to trash on your home nation with full confidence that you won't be punished for it than risk going elsewhere and face a different outcome.
@@Snipsnop260 I hear that a lot now, where would you move that better for the average person then? Almost nowhere has all of the perks we have.
Edit. that provides a better life*
@@IMonYORmum It's a double edged sword, high taxes, high inequality and stagnation
England🏴 and Britain🇬🇧 are 2 different things, it's so annoying when Americans think that Brits and the English are the same thing🏴🏴🇮🇪🏴🇬🇧
What if he isnt american tho
@@Persac7 I mean the speaker has an American accent.
But I guess he may not be the one doing the research and writing.
Ik as someone from Scotland and our history with England I hate that
Well it's simply because amongst all the inhabitants of this island, everyone likes to blame the English for all the bad things of the empire, when even the Welsh were involved to some degree. Henry Morgan is one example
Ireland🇮🇪 isn't and never has been British.
Interesting how no one ever mentions who SOLD African humans to European humans. If a "commodity" isn't for sale, it is never purchased. Think about it.
I don’t think it was mentioned because it’s not really relevant to the topic. The video is about how England conquered so much of the world and it was partly because they had access to humans that they could quite literally work to death. The act of buying enslaved people alone didn’t build England. It was how hard they worked them to gain maximum profits
Interesting how no one ever mentions the "freedom-seekers" who denied their slaves marriage by choice but bred them believing their children were therefore a profit against the losses inflicted from working the parents to death. Pray about it.
@@janabana7301 i think its more the fact that he said Europeans invaded parts of Africa for slaves when in fact by the time the invasions he was talking about happened Europeans had fully abolished slavery 30 to 50 years before
Hey @The Infographics Show Would the U.S. be able to sustain and survive if they got completely isolated from the rest of the world?
Their own natural resources and crops. Also the Frenchies helped a bit haha this is why Australia never left the Commonwealth because we were always reliant on england for certain things we couldn't produce down under because of climate and soil conditions
Yes, they would. Geopolitical strategist Peter zeihan talks about this. They would not exist as they do now, but they could survive.
They have the largest contiguous piece of arable farmland in the world. The Midwest is insane from a food production standpoint. They can feed the entire country with surplus if allowed to do so.
When I think about it, I can't see any reason that we couldn't. We're very blessed with natural resources of just about every kind plus we have the manufacturing and technological capability to sustain and continue progressing as well. Sure, we'd lose some things that we import but they aren't necessities, they're just bonuses to living here. Now if we were completely cut off, sure it'd be a rough 10 years as we struggled to rebuild industries that have long since left and find solutions for the few things that we don't naturally have but we do have the know how to do that with no issue. In some ways, I think it would be better if we went back to pre WW2.
When I think about it, I can't see any reason that we couldn't. We're very blessed with natural resources of just about every kind plus we have the manufacturing and technological capability to sustain and continue progressing as well. Sure, we'd lose some things that we import but they aren't necessities, they're just bonuses to living here. Now if we were completely cut off, sure it'd be a rough 10 years as we struggled to rebuild industries that have long since left and find solutions for the few things that we don't naturally have but we do have the know how to do that with no issue. In some ways, I think it would be better if we went back to pre WW2.
No, huge food shortage, but, the obesity stereotype may fade
I always thought the answer to this question was "Ships, and more ships" "So many ships we run out of trees".
They imported trees from the Baltic region and from eastern Canada.
The timber for the ships came from Ireland
Tbh best county about what other small island can do what we do exactly
I think there is something to the genetic make up of the British people, at least the people in this time period. Thinking about the attributes of Celts, Romans, Saxons (et al) vikings and Normans. I know the Normans were basically Vikings too but they were different due to organisation, logistics and resource.
So, in the genetic make up you could argue efficient empire building, seafaring exploration and warfare are well coded and possibly amplified by being an island nation.
No
@@domonicmorris2448 wow. Stunning debate skills there. You've convinced me. 🤡
That's what I think it was too. They were stuck on an island and winter was coming so they went out to the world to secure resources. Survival of the fittest
No one has invaded england since so it’s still the same genetic makeup and that’s why I think there’s so much hooliganism and bad behaviour abroad from English people because now they can’t conquer everything they just act like they own it
The British never had a Roman genetic make-up.
Other countries: We will go here
Britain: MINE
Greatest thing that ever happened. Spread civilization to most of the world.
Best navy at the time ⚓️
England has always looked to the sea, and that's why Charles De Gaulle said we had more in common with Australia than France
I mean he’s right but that isn’t the reason why we are tighter with Aussies. The Aussie are cool, easy going and loyal whilst the French are arrogant, disloyal know it alls with an undeserved sense of entitlement.
Has more to do with a shared language and history.
Rome - "im rome "
Britain -"me too"
United States - " me three"
I just tested positive for Covid and im planning to have a 5-day infographics binge
If your having problems breathing already the best thing to do is lay down and just breath
"The sun never set on the British Empire because even God could not trust the Englishmen in the dark." - Shashi Tharoor
The thumbnail is way too conflicting with the title as Britain is not a country….it’s a union that Scotland made. Also Scotland and wales are British (since Scotland made Britain) so it’s awfully wrong to say Britain then in England in the video without including Scotland and wales
They always do it
@@Ccccc-mi3tr it’s awful and misleading
Scotland were broke, England saved them
@@letsmathsdebate294 I know us English saved the British…the English always saves the British tyrants
No, Nepal was neither a British Colony nor a part of India at any time
A youtube channel that doesn't know anything not a surprise at all
Nepal has been part of Gupta Empire and maurya empire. Nepalis used to bow to bihari kings.
@@piyushjaiswal9283 It's okay, Nepalis are better and we know it. Don't need to spit false information just like this youtube channel. smh 🤣
With heavy metal music 🤘🤘
Hey infographicshow, why is Ireland included as part of England in the thumbnail?
This video should be how England Scotland , Wales and Ireland invaded 90% the world.
A lot of people tend to forget the role these other groups played in British colonization.
The British did this, not just England alone
That's Americans for you, they often think that England, Britain and the UK are interchangeable terms.
@Critical Slayer The best British general, Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, was Irish. He was even Prime Minister twice. The Irish definitely helped.
@@poplops1 He was one of the Ascendency, a class of people who despised the Irish and called themselves British. He himself spent little time in Ireland and certainly did nothing for the place.
@Critical Slayer Ireland was as much part of Britain as Wales & Scotland till 100 years ago. Something that is often overlooked
@@paulohagan3309 The elites despised the working class, the world over.. The Duke was Irish born as was his father & grandfather, however this doesn't make him Irish? Mmm
it’s amazing when you take into account that England (not britain) is just a bit smaller than Alabama 🏴🏴🏴
England is Britain since England and Scotland are what make Britain
Nice to see you left us New Zealanders off the thumbnail.
Got to collect them all
This explains why commodities are today still traded on the London Stock Exchange.
One of my favorite lines from Hamilton: “Why should a tiny island across the sea regulate the price of tea?”
false framing.
prices are set by market forces, and a certain concentration or geography may have outsized weight and say over it.
or they're set by coercive power / monopoly, again, which isn't necessarily distributed evenly by geography or land size.
@@gwho bro, it’s just a quote 😂😂
@@Benni777 Yes and of course it was the extortionate tax rates the UK was charging (to fund the conflicts with the French and Spanish). Turns out it was an error of judgement in hindsight...... I am a proud Brit and have been to the Battle of Bunker Hill monument in Boston.
By fighting other empires you've theoretically invaded the vassals, but these stats are inflated.
which means what? or helps our evolution , point is bollx
@@jasoncornthwaite8387 England never practically invaded 90% of the world.
Invading weak empires and capturing villages
@@1wun1 true i suppose ,,, sorry about my comment ,, very interesting point
@@Superpooper-2020 well thats just evolution ,, we did it and now get judged my you modern folk in life,, trail and error ,,, survival of the fittest ,,, ect ect , but we few english folk from a very very small island ??? lol
England and Britain are not the same. They are not interchangeable. Many English people make the same mistake.
Everyone invaded each other unconquered the British we're just really good at it
Exactly 💯
The brits were no worse than any other conquerer.
On the contrary, they were the very best 😂☕🧐🇬🇧
@@tulipalll That isnt a good thing to be proud of
"everyone" is an exaggeration, also they conquered from a point of "I need this place so I take it", others didn't really need it as much I think
@@realdavidjones1623 they could have done what ghengis Khan did and killed more people than Adolph and Stalin. So many that the planet cooled down.
But they didn't. I would say that's better. 💯
@@tulipalll still not a good thing
Nice video
Oddly enough with every tragedy, there is a blessing. As the two go hand in hand.
We are the British army and we're here to take your land
Native Chief: _"Oh. No thank you."_
You can have it that is if you SCOR SUM FACKING GOALS
Proud to be British 🇬🇧
We should be ashamed. Like come on we saw what the Nazis did and what Putin is doing right now. You shouldn't be proud of the British Empire or else you're condoning all the genocides and enslavement that was done. I for one am not proud and could never be proud.
@Jim Jam proud of global strong arm robbery? 🔥🤔🔥
@@LyonHeart888 average modern child using modern standards to judge a historical nation
u mean proud to be theif
@@bh7090 no, I’m pretty sure it was recognized as strong arm robbery back then too… by the victimized and the victimizer. 🔥🤷🏾♂️🔥
Super serum tea. It's something the government wouldn't want you to know about
You missed out Nepal. No country ever invaded Nepal, whatsoever.
Nepal was defeated in anglo Nepalese war but not conquered
I guess you can say Britain has traveled the world faster than a shockwave.
Never forget guys that the entire glory, influence, territory-control, power and might of the British Empire was destroyed by
Prime Minister Anthony Eden in just 9 days.
Good thing
@@nikhilhadbe271 Do you even know Anthony Eden??? He was the Indian equivalent of P.M. Vishwanath Pratap Singh.
What?
@@maxdavis7722 Well, you see, Prime Minister Anthony Eden mislead the British Parliament in the 1956 Suez Crisis, thus ending United Kingdom's role as a superpower in the later half of the 20th Century and the rest of the Cold War period.
@@mayanksingh9392 the UK wasn’t going to keep its power it had already committed to slowing self rule and disassembling the empire. The suez crisis only showed the facts that britain wasn’t a superpower anymore.
Personally I think it’s impressive that the British got so far !They did some bad thing like exploiting countries like India but also ended slavery in places like Malaysia (1800s).(I’m not saying if the empire is good/bad just some observations).Hope anyone who makes it to reading this far a Great Day and weekend ahead !
They did more bad than good.
Carried out genocide and enslavement worse than even the Nazis
@@squidguard4743 they were no worse than any other conquerors.
Ghengis khan killed so many people the planet cooled down.
@@tulipalll Europeans playing the what about game
@@squidguard4743 Europeans literally the only people Britain didn't have to go to war with to end slavery
It wasn't just African. It was India and China and native Americans... They just didn't call that slavery. They called it Capitalism.
Yeah don’t worry a lot of things are off with this video.
Or "Spresding the Gospel"
ie, saving the souls of heathens, savages.
"England was an island"???
Scotsman here - surely you know that Scotland is 1/3 of the British mainland?
Slow clap for proving once again that Americans think "England" is "Great Britain" 🙄
It's just insane that a tiny country ruled the world and still has power today.
Tiny? i wouldn't say UK is tiny, Their land is pretty large and they still have some of their colonies like Gibraltar, Falklands and inhabitable islands as well as the British Overseas dominions and British Virgin Islands.
@@Deltaishthey are tiny tho
@@User98272-ue Yes but their overseas dominions or territories still have valuable resources to this day like Falkland Islands having oil.
"If two fish are fighting in a river an Englishman must have passed by."
If the fish are shooting each other it must be in the USA
@@paddington1670 your cops carry sticks 🤣
@@michaelhall7546 nope they carry taser guns pepper spray and of its reported someone has any sort of weapon we have lots of gun squads they are just normal police with guns. Thing is we don't need guns as often because it's not often someone else has a gun or even a knife big enough that a taser won't work
@@paddington1670 Murica! Freedom!
@@michaelhall7546You say that like it’s a bad thing
10:52 you included Keanu Reeves in your video, awesome!
And that, friends, is why we spread our sports so effectively
It is excepted that slavery existed throughout history all over the world - it only becomes 'disgraceful' when Britain or Europeans do it. Capturing people & selling them as slaves to foreigners is ok though
people aways say black people have suffered the most but lets be honest take a look at what has happened to the jews in the las thousand years we need jew history month id kneel for that