Japanese Militarism - Taisho Democracy - Extra History - Part 2

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Yokohama, September 1st, 1923. A city of liberal ideas like labor unions, women's rights, and democracy. A city of foreign delights like chocolate and cigars. A city about to be destroyed! Buildings collapse crushing hundreds and fires rage across the city as a 40ft tsunami has hit Yokohama leaving it in ruins. The tides have turned sweeping people out to sea and letting ultra-nationalists like the Black Dragon Society and Black Ocean Society rise from the ashes. Changing Taisho Democracy forever.
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[@extrahistory]

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[@mousecomic6721]

I commented

[@SafavidAfsharid3197]

Would love a series based on Chinese warlord era. Like warlord Yan xishan and such.

[@dellaboca9737]

Is there a chance that a Extra Credit series on the Marvel Universe comic could be done? Trademark wise? I definitely I wouldn't mind making that request of the Patreon as well but legally is that even possible?

[@thedarkdragon1437]

@@dellaboca9737 discussing? yes. but the way they go over the books, dc, marvel and other active comics are more.... problematic legally

[@mariusmatei2946]

Umm, your video is about the early years of the reign of Emperor Hirohito (1921-1989), not about the years/short reign of Emperor Taisho/Yoshihito (1912-1921), the only time Japan had actually made an attempt at democracy, prior to the American occupation post-World War 2!

[@user-xq5og9lt8p]

I love the militarists argument. "if the military was stronger, we would have kicked that tsunami's butt!!!" XD

[@williamlydon2554]

In politics, it's easy to blame any disaster or failure on the current administration, at fault or not. Still is today.

[@ecurewitz]

Yeah, bomb that wave!

[@seelcudoom1]

maybe trumps "nuke the tornado" strategy was older then we thought

[@michaelramon2411]

Militarists: "The gods will devastate any society that is insufficiently devout! Now let's go start a war that will get the entire nation burned to the ground!"

[@cole4783]

@@seelcudoom1 ... I totally forgot that happened

[@Oxtocoatl13]

I can't see any reason how an intentionally vaguely worded law giving the government power to arrest almost anyone might backfire in any way.

[@biohazard724]

Said government would only enforce such a law in the most level headed and just ways pos...hahahahaha I almost got through that

[@cole4783]

Man can you imagine that ever happening today?

[@morganm2313]

It's one thing for the door to swing both ways, but another thing entirely for the door to rip it's hinges and fucking chases you.

[@stephenjenkins7971]

Vaguely worded laws are the standard in all states. The bigger issue is the complete lack of due process, imho.

[@SusCalvin]

This is gonna come back over and over in the Meiji constitution. It's hard to pin down who has what power. A lot of institutions are independent and can justify their actions with acting in the emperor's name.

[@BDeerhead]

"These laws were meant to be used against one group of people, but because of their vague language, could come to be used against anyone." BOY, DOES THAT SOUND FAMILIAR!

[@AjarTadpole7202]

From where?

[@nicholasnguyen1674]

@@AjarTadpole7202 In general history

[@sabotabby3372]

@@AjarTadpole7202 Sedition acts, HUAC, PATRIOT act, FREEDOM act, bills opposing "critical race theory", policies opposing "extremism of any sort", moves to give police more funding for "training and oversight", etc, etc, etc

[@esthera3923]

@@sabotabby3372 Don't forget Red Flag Laws and most border restrictions!

[@mattmckane9454]

Liberals.

[@superjuan987]

Honestly, i would love to hear how you would explain and depicts the political turmoil and revolutionary events that happened in Mexico throughout its history

[@ericgabrielbautistajaimes9187]

Estaría chido un video de la revolución

[@tomcat-ek3bh]

Kraut did a fantastic series on that. Worth checking out.

[@foresthamilton2243]

@@ericgabrielbautistajaimes9187 absolutamente! Eso sería genial :)

[@Spankee99]

Check out Kraut’s series on Mexico. It’s about 5 hours long.

[@thecactusman17]

You need to watch Kraut's video on this topic, it's excellent.

[@handlessuckdick]

That thumbnail. Absolutely class.

[@benzur3503]

Tfw the capitalists say you can’t have the means of production

[@artsyrache]

The working class specifically

[@Canhistoryismylife]

hippity hoppity we're collectivizing your property

[@maxgustafsson7802]

*classless, you mean

[@user-zy6uo8it2f]

@@maxgustafsson7802 *you forgot moneyless and stateless, comrade

[@slightlybored]

Praise to the accuracy of the flags in this episode!

[@onlookerofthings6029]

It's great attention to detail and I just love flags in general

[@sharkronical]

8:57 24 stars?

[@mikotagayuna8494]

Wish we could say the same about the pronunciations though

[@benzur3503]

“Their biggest proposal was universal (male) suffrage” it’s insane how tame that sounds by today’s standards

[@SusCalvin]

A lot of the other democracies of the world at the time have restrictions on who can vote, like income and land ownership etc.

[@purebloodedgriffin]

Which is interesting, because universal male suffrage is barely any older than female suffrage in most western nations

[@str2010]

@@purebloodedgriffin slightly older, actually, and in the US pretty much accepted by the early 1900,s, women's suffrage would come a little later, after a bit more protesting

[@fulviopontarollo2952]

@@purebloodedgriffin in most cases there was a few decades difference between one and the other

[@fulviopontarollo2952]

And to think in the second half of the 1800s it was considered pretty progressive in some countries to give every male the right to vote but in a way in which while the common people only had one vote each the very rich/landowners/nobles had multiple ballots to cast in the urn

[@jasondouglas6755]

When this is over you guys should do a series on post war Japan and it’s return from the depths of defeat to a booming economy

[@tenkenroo]

Also they should mention yukio Mishimas seizing of a government building

[@topnotchshinobi]

Would likewise be interested in seeing a series in how post-WW2 Germany gradually reinvented itself from crushed/defeated nation into the unofficial leader of Europe (or if there's too much to cover/ask for in a single series, then instead focus on Angela Merkel's rise to power). The story of a country who "lost the war, but won the peace" would be quite interesting to watch!

[@SkyTreeStudio]

@@topnotchshinobi actually it would be really cool seeing a massive series covering all the nations that needed to recover, including Germany, Japan, France and Russia

[@mariusmatei2946]

It's hard to think of a more consequential period in the History of Japan than the period between 1867-1989 (emperors Meiji/Mutsuhito, Taisho/Yoshihito, and Hirohito)! I mean, in 1867, Japan was, still, a feudal state; by 1989, Japan became the (cultural, at the least) blueprint for the future.

[@mariusmatei2946]

​@@SkyTreeStudionone as dramatic as that (the History/story) of China!

[@joshuafrimpong244]

Nice means of production you have there. Would be a shame if someone... Seized them.

[@andrewphilos]

*L'Internationale plays loudly in the distance*

[@joshuafrimpong244]

@@andrewphilos Soviet anthem joins in tune

[@GeneralLuigiTBC]

@@joshuafrimpong244 Weren't they one and the same during this time period?

[@joshuafrimpong244]

@@GeneralLuigiTBC pretty much

[@Nombre_Nombre_Cuenca]

@@andrewphilos *The Song of the United Front joins in intensifying as well*

[@user-ly9oe9vs5d]

When the emperor, the militarists, corporations and natural disasters unite to fight the opposition, nothing good can be expected.

[@darthhoovy8332]

Well the emperor at the time, Emperor Taisho had severe health issues, so he was a non entity in politics. And the regent the Crown Prince Hirohito was a quite and passive person, so he wasn’t really a thing in the political realm either.

[@carloscerveromartin118]

And the corporations where (for the time being anyway) on the liberals side

[@user-ly9oe9vs5d]

@@carloscerveromartin118, корпорации были на либеральной стороне? О чел, ты ничего не знаешь о Дзайбацу.

[@wesleyspeck315]

Love the thumbnail

[@hamanamahamana7124]

Person 1: omiowa mu sindeu. Person 2: Nani. Person 1: *super San mode activates*.

[@ibranmlr6139]

Indeed

[@thatsnomoon4221]

About the Washington Naval Treaty, Japan wasn't afraid of the Russian Navy, they had been granted 2/3rds of the Navy that the US and Great Britain had, and developed the doctrine of Kido Butai to wage war with either of these 2 Nations (Mostly the US). Russia's Naval force wasn't so much a threat after both the pacific and baltic fleet were destroyed, and showed no ambition to build their navy back up to much of anything, so little in fact that they weren't present at the Washington Naval Treaty

[@stephenjenkins7971]

Yeah, that sounds like more of an excuse of the militarists than anything else.

[@elkingoh4543]

The Soviet's navy not yet strong enough after the civil war

[@levitaylor8565]

I’ve been watching this show for about 2 years and watched every series more the five times

[@beegchungus3721]

Damn you should really find something to do with your life rather than rewatch KZbin videos

[@circle8810]

@@beegchungus3721 don't act like you're different

[@FirstDayson]

@@beegchungus3721 wow, got anything else to shout down from your high horse? might want to speak up though, can't hear you with your head up your backend

[@Baelor-Breakspear]

@@beegchungus3721 yeah at least dudes watching educational videos and not PragerU or something like that.

[@wickedAberration]

@@beegchungus3721 Its not much different than enjoying a book. I don't get much out of rewatching stuff, but peoples mileage varies.

[@fighter_750]

The best thumbnail in the entire channel

[@worldofdoom995]

fan of cancer then?

[@DaRealRessonance]

When they gonna realize that they’re using muskets instead of bolt action rifles for the soldiers

[@calinescuandrei9662]

Especially when they depicted bolt action rifles at 1:36 :')

[@noahwick3217]

gotta say, I would love a series or one shot on the italian noble Cateriana Sforza, I named my cat after her

[@xiahoupaul19]

Or at least a series on Francesco Sforza, a man who went from mercenary captain to the Duke of Milan.

[@lokey8084]

All I know about sforza is only through age of empires 2 de

[@elkingoh4543]

Did you play Age Of Empires II

[@owaisqureshi4576]

Isn't she in Assaasins Creed?

[@bentoth9555]

"For these men the moderate conservatives were almost as despised as the leftists." Gee, where have I seen that recently?

[@raiorai2]

Ikr?

[@Nota-Skaven]

History repeats itself unless we listen to its lessons

[@CoralCopperHead]

It's almost like all sides of the political spectrum are equally trash or something, what a shocker.

[@thefutureisnowoldman7653]

@@CoralCopperHead The classic I'm too stupid/lazy to critically think so everything is bad because thinking is hard

[@ciclovitale6832]

@@thefutureisnowoldman7653 there are two kind of people that hate every side in a political discussion:those that don't know nothing and don't want to know anything and those who know too much about politics

[@scrollcaps]

I blame Looney Toons for this but when he said "flirted with the military and right parties" I full expected a cut to PM Takashi fluttering eyelashes coyly behind a fan.

[@hurgcat]

yooooohooooooo

[@creatoruser736]

Japanese person in 1923: Wow, that firestorm in Tokyo was devastating. I sure hope that never happens again. Japanese person in 1945: Hey, what's that sound in the sky?

[@LordRaven222]

I just finished a book about the American fire bombing campaign during ww2 and I was thinking the same think

[@marchernandez4596]

We need a series covering the causes of the spanish civil war

[@sathaire8120]

Imagine that there’s more anime about this era of Japanese history

[@abcdef27669]

Demon Slayer and Taisho Fairy Tale happens in this period.

[@cseijifja]

ruronin kenshin and samurai champloo too happen in this era.

[@FirstDayson]

what do you think golden kamuy is?

[@tyronechillifoot5573]

Raidou Konzuna vs the soulless army

[@witecatj6007]

Ther is also the Raidou Kuzinoha games.

[@Osric24]

"Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary." - Karl Marx Thumbnail made me think of this

[@fraelikkriil830]

Hell yes.

[@nazberg445]

Made me think of 90% of leftists being anti-gun

[@stephenjenkins7971]

Ironic considering every regime that was inspired by Marx did everything in their power to take away the arms of the workers.

[@fraelikkriil830]

@@nazberg445 liberals not leftists

[@nazberg445]

@@fraelikkriil830 same thing

[@nahfam5164]

I love the series keep up the good work

[@noespell]

Your map displaying the proximity of the RSFSR to Japan has the country labeled "Russian Empire" on the map

[@jamisongarrison1972]

It's correct, at the time of the intervention the bolsheviks had not yet taken over

[@user-mq3wo9fj6f]

@@jamisongarrison1972 Empire has fallen as a result of the February Revolution. So whites controlled parts should be named at least Russian Republic or something.

[@Uldihaa]

@@user-mq3wo9fj6f Depends on when that map is referencing. My understanding that is that this was a reference to the ultra-nationalists' PoV and their concerns of another Russo-Japanese War. That war was in 1904-05, so would still be very fresh in their minds.

[@williamtheconqueror7807]

That thumbnail is just... mwah.

[@evannationarmy7769]

They need a raise

[@nathaninfante2569]

You guys should honestly do a series on Chiang Kai-Shek!

[@worldofdoom995]

then they stop getting money from China

[@bladestorm337]

Chiang Kai-Shrek

[@BifronsCandle]

Cash My- Check

[@sushikazuki5945]

A series about the warlord era and subsequent nanjing decade would be excellent, I agree.

[@xaveircombs2690]

I want one on the warlord era as a whole

[@NotAnAlex_Guy]

That thumbnail is gold.

[@hordamis5651]

Nice to see Sun Yat-Sen again.

[@adunsavior]

"These laws were meant to be used against one group of people, but because of their vague language, could come to be used against anyone." What could possibly go wrong?

[@gra1nofsand]

I'm sorry but I just wheezed when I saw the thumbnail

[@spacepiratecaptainrush1237]

it's fascinating how similar some of these things sound to more recent events

[@MTLHR]

Using red to describe conservatism and blue for liberalism is a PAINFULLY American perspective!

[@aidankii8667]

yeah, but also they’re just colours

[@raiorai2]

Ikr?

[@str2010]

Well, what colours would you have used? Purple and yellow?

[@rick7424]

@@aidankii8667 I am going to miscolour the US flag from now on.

[@tobiahrowswell2928]

It's absolutely fascinating to see the similarities in history between different countries heading into industrialization

[@chrisbotos]

Love this channel!

[@ecurewitz]

Who doesn’t?

[@alexoisthestupid1469]

I see Karl Marx holding a gun that means we’re in for a treat

[@HeatherRider]

The meme eyes in the thumbnail --- I just can't!!! 😂😂😂

[@itjustjuan5148]

I feel more videos on smaller Asian countries like the Two Koreas, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines would be fun.

[@elkingoh4543]

You forget about Malaysia

[@SlapstickGenius23]

What about Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar?

[@CABRALFAN27]

I'd love to see one on Korea in the immediate aftermath of WW2, cause it's such a sad tale of a country that, for a brief, beautiful moment, had united to throw off one imperialist oppressor, but never had a chance to flourish before it was ripped in half to serve as puppet states for two more.

[@dongsondoantran2233]

Boy oh boy a series on the mongol invasions of Vietnam with Tran Hung Dao as the main character would be awesome.

[@Boris-ui8sk]

The thumbnail killed me

[@zackakai5173]

Also I'll once again toss this out there: Japanese history series covering the decline of the Heian period, the Genpei War, and the rise of the Kamakura shogunate. It's surprisingly relevant in many ways today, and also acts as a prequel to the Sengoku episodes.

[@italianchef5481]

Now thats a thumbnail i can relate (Big fan from Brasil great work you guys do)

[@ignarskjolvjentski7809]

In the upcoming “lies”, we’ll be addressing why we used an American flag that was 100 years out of date

[@ignarskjolvjentski7809]

@@Spearca admittedly I was exaggerating a shade :D

[@Ryu_D]

Thank you for the video.

[@randomanticommie1457]

Always love seeing these!

[@jjma796]

Would be great to see a series about Myanmar and how a lot of the context for today occurred

[@JIJCrow]

5:32 is a summary of the Cold War too

[@lunar_millitarumgamingamon1835]

Great video

[@mylesbarrett2031]

A spectre is haunting Japan. The ghost of Karl Marx, and he's packing heat.

[@arseniyivanchikov6878]

Can you do the same type of videos for Germany militaristic rise in the 1910-1930. Would be very interesting to learn more about the political factions and events with your attention to detail.

[@jasondouglas6755]

That thumbnail made me break down laughing 😀

[@sebbychou]

That explains a lot of the context in the background of The Wind Rises

[@Voland1871]

That thumbnail is amazing!

[@coolio3267]

Could u make a video about an honestly obscure topic but, the history of Nepal and the Ranas

[@Mr2Reviews]

Also known as the 1923 Kanto Massacre among Koreans. This followed the Gando Massacre in 1920 along the border of North Korea and China. This followed the March 1st Movement massacre of 1919. This followed the annexation of Korea in 1910.

[@jose.lfurtado6245]

"...Matters into their own hands..." Uh oh. I think I've know where this is leading to. 😧

[@Spacemongerr]

Mattersbation?

[@spaghetti_warmer1024]

Nice vid

[@jacksonsutrick1361]

Has to be my favorite thumbnail on an Extra Credits video

[@WynnofThule]

5:30 I love this image with every fiber of my being

[@h21lad13]

The thumbnail:omaiwemomonshindedu Me:daga kotoraru

[@sciencey2858]

Love the thumbnail!

[@KingofAwesomness14]

I can't wait for Tojo! I know so very little about him!

[@mohdauzan6206]

The best thumbnail so far

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

That security law sounds like a bunch of laws that no doubt already existed: Conspiracy to commit murder and Conspiracy to commit destruction of property

[@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat]

I would guess a strengthening of already existing laws, but yeah, not wholly new I would guess.

[@ilychan3580]

At 4:30 you said Siberia when the area depicted contains zero areas locally considered to be part of Siberia. This is a part of the Russian Far East, which is a geographically distinctive area much different from Siberia in climate and culture.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Look, to anyone else that don't know any better, "Siberia" is anywhere beyond the Urals that is cold and desolate...

[@agustincorales4786]

The cool thing about the thumbnail is that somewhere, among EC storage files, there is a EC-style Karl Marx hidding somewhere.

[@mylesbarrett2031]

That file needs to see more use.

[@John.T.Walker]

Imagine surviving the tsunami that destroyed your entire city and then you move Nagasaki around 40 years later you get blown up

[@SirV3nt]

After this, would you be willing to do an episode/series on the failed Bay of the Pigs invasion?

[@akithefrog]

Holy, an episode on the Taisho era?!?!!? YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@anormalhuman266]

That thumbnail is perfection... but what would the video be then? What is better than perfection?

[@andro7862]

Chosin run, chosin flew, chosin tore his shirt in two.

[@nevergreen4219]

That is an incredible thumbnail

[@kevinrwhooley9439]

0:15 well that escalated quickly.

[@thisrandomdude2880]

Is that fucking Karl Marx with a gun??? That's literally my dream omg thx for that thumbnail.

[@uncrazy2614]

I swear, that thumbnail is not one that I expected ‘yet I needed

[@mjbull5156]

Marx left the thuggery to his benighted followers.

[@thisrandomdude2880]

@@mjbull5156 Cool, didn't ask. Also, ignorant is a word that exists if you were unaware, you gascon.

[@morewi]

Ultra soy

[@wanderingthewastes6159]

I mean he did use his family money to buy arms and try to start/support a revolution in Britain once. Didn't go so well. EDIT: Just the typo.

[@Riku-zv5dk]

Makes you wonder what would have happened if the Taisho Democracy had survived?

[@nicholasnguyen1674]

Ask Whatifalthist

[@DieNibelungenliad]

Well for one, women wont be voting, thats for sure

[@deadby15]

It's like asking what if the Weimar Republic had never collapsed.

[@foundationgamer9771]

I love the thumbnail

[@Baelor-Breakspear]

Awwh at 6:20 look how happy he is. I bet he stays happy this whole video.

[@sawbonesquad4876]

oh man, so many "does this remind you of anything?" moments here. Recommended reading: Yokohama Burning by Joshua Hammer

[@edisonlima4647]

Wow, that was a very short episode.

[@nicnicninc7685]

I love the thumbnail lol

[@IreneSalmakis]

a great subject for a future video would be Vitus Bering and the story of Russian Alaska.

[@Dr_Blockhead]

The thumbnail is perfect 😂

[@izzmus]

You guys do incredible work, but all I can hear right now is "the earthquakes had broken all the pipeth" :D

[@DallinBackstrom]

marx with a glock is a very powerful image I was not prepared for

[@BlackLabelExpat]

You should do something on the boxer rebellion

[@YourLocalNewJerseyian]

I love how he said "and then" and then it took me to a yt premium ad. Lol

[@gabr.7878]

Interesting

[@janrudnicki9324]

Great content, as usual, but why the military figures are armed with percussion rifles?

[@Spacemongerr]

To play the war drums

[@Hans140]

If you think the boxer rebellion was the most ambitious crossover in history, you ain’t seen nothing yet until you look up the Russian intervention of 1918

[@Paveway-chan]

The history of Japan is just *so* fascinating. Like other commenters here, I would *love* a post-war single or doublette on the social, political and economic situation and change that took place! :D

[@Bringmeoneofthosechickens]

American History is better

[@PlaylistProleteriat]

@@Bringmeoneofthosechickens yeah?

[@godzillagaming.studios8152]

the beginning sounded like a godzilla attack

[@TheUSgoverment]

Probably a more realistic excuse then the [non-descript Japanese god] being upset about labor unions and cigarettes

[@godzillagaming.studios8152]

@@TheUSgoverment ok

[@godzillagaming.studios8152]

@@TheUSgoverment wait it's the us

[@toasty1079]

The thumbnail is pure gold

[@XxTheRealMusclemanxX]

Never been this early for any vid ever

[@michaelriback555]

Please do a series on Cesare Borgia

[@nathanx2000.]

Giving this a like for the thumbnail alone

[@Green24152]

That thumbnail is way too good.

[@charcoaltortoise]

I kinda want to see these guys do a series on the NZ land wars

[@Electro_800]

Happy holidays guys :)

[@TheMMPtis]

The thumbnail is gold

[@bangi69xd36]

Good thumbnail

[@michaelvstemerman]

I haven't finished watching yet, but all I can think to myself is "Is that Karl Marx in the thumbnail?" Edit: 5:30 Y E S

[@avraham-yair-stern]

Yes