Reaction | History Teacher On - Theodore Roosevelt vs Winston Churchill - From Epic Rap Battles

[@Essek]

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[@samargrewal929]

well you still react to inside the tanks : the centurion - world of tanks

[@Essek]

Ofc

[@samargrewal929]

@@Essek also then will you do the reaction

[@Essek]

Dont know, it depends on what patreons and discord members say :)

[@simplyskrypt3914]

@@Essek i think you slept over this one "A bullet cant stop the Bull Moose" Reference to the time there was an assassination attempt on Theodore Roosevelt as he was about to climb on the stage for a speech. The "killer" managed to shoot him right in the chest, but Roosevelt had a Bible and his folded speech pages in his jacket. The bullet went through both, lodged itself right between his heart and lung. Roosevelt proceeded to go on stage anyway, show everyone the wound and yelled "A mere bullet can't stop the Bull Moose", before giving his full 45 minute speech, the bullet still lodged inside him

[@thomasdevine867]

Let's face it these two guys would love the concept. The real TR and Winston would have fallen down laughing throughout the raps and joyfully applauded each other's best shots and burns.

[@Essek]

I think so too! HAHAHHAHA

[@donnyreznicek211]

I think that's the best part of this. Teddy and Winston were more similar than they were different.

[@thomasdevine867]

@Diana Maddox Don't just remember Churchill's racist attitudes, remember his anti-racist attitudes as well. Although deeply racist, Churchill understood the poisonous evil of racism and fought Hitler's evil because he clearly understood the threat of Nazi racism.

[@revpembroke3082]

@Diana Maddox It was the 1940s. Science had been preaching about how the white race was superior to all on the others for years as a way to explain why Europe conquered the globe. It was very difficult to live in those times and NOT be racist, at least by today's definition. That's why "he's racist" shouldn't be the be all and end all of an argument when talking about historical figures. Were they a violent racist? Were they like Hitler? Or were they more like Rudyard Kipling with The White Man's Burden? Believing that white people were superior, yes, but that it was their duty to help improve the lives of the other races. Because there is a radical difference between the KKK and Kipling, and people should take that into account, instead of dismissing both as "racist white people." Context matters. Even so, one of Churchill's most quoted lines to "prove" he was racist was the line about Indians being "a beastly people with a beastly religion." He said that immediately after a frustrating negotiation with Indian separatists that went nowhere. That's not racism, that's venting.

[@flamingstallion]

I think they wouldn’t know each other, wouldn’t know what raps are, and would be too freaked out by the small screen with moving pictures to focus

[@jessegifford7913]

Anytime you ask yourself, "did this line mean this, or that?" there's every chance they meant both. Double meaning lines are big in battle raps, and these guys are incredibly on top of their research and their rhymes.

[@AokijiTheIceWarrior]

Ye, I think one of the lines from Catherine in Ivan vs Alexander had like 3 or 4 meanings

[@chonacastillo4777]

68th like

[@1997lordofdoom]

I didn't see any references to the Bengal famine, the genocide commited by the racist psycho Winston Churchill, so maybe they didn't do a very good research.

[@zereon]

@@1997lordofdoom lul, like you can do better research and raps.

[@angrytheclown801]

@@1997lordofdoom Dude, they can't put everything in a video that takes a few minutes and is split between him and Theodore. They also didn't use the line if you were my wife I'd drink it! They did fine research.

[@shadowwriter329]

“A bullet can’t stop the bull moose!” There is actually a crazy story for that line. Now President Roosevelt’s nickname was the bull moose and before he gave a big speech he was actually shot in the chest. And do you know what he did? He went to the podium, told the people “I’ve been shot so I will try and keep this brief.” (Paraphrasing) He then gave a speech that was somewhere between 84 minutes before he allowed himself to get treated. And he didn’t die from that! Hell there is a saying about it, “The Reaper took Roosevelt in his sleep, because if he was awake there would have been a fight.” Roosevelt may not have done as much or as famous as some of the other presidents but you can not deny he was the definition of manly.

[@hazardous8301]

He also knocked out a gunman with a single punch, who was causing trouble at a bar.

[@OGTanMan]

To me, he was one of the most influential presidents in America just by the way he presented himself. He was truly an American president. Also he was the one that broke off monopolies and allowed smaller businesses to compete, made laws to regulate food and drugs so bad stuff weren't in there and ads based on them weren't lying about their products and led the way for other presidents to be out there publicly and take charge and make change. Congress was the one in charge usually and Presidents rarely did anything unless something major came up.

[@NuclearFallout1]

@@OGTanMan This is one thing iv never understood about American politics it was my understanding that the president was to be a simple representative of the US with the senate and congress actually holding all the power and the only time the president should have power was in emergencies hence the presidential emergency powers during wars and other crisis so what happened and when did this change?

[@OGTanMan]

@@NuclearFallout1 good question. It did start out exactly like that, but problem was that as time went by, we (as in the entire human race) began to evolve very quickly with new tech for everyday life and wars. Congress couldn't really keep up and started to get lost and made some bad decisions. They were the geniuses who thought prohibition was a great idea. Basically they had no real plan of action until Teddy came in, Congress still had those powers bur Teddy lead them on a plan of action. Agenda is this, make these laws and take these precautions, and continue from there. The major thing to note here is that he didnt gain or lose presidential power, he just used it differently than others. The presidential power is pretty vague. It's like if you owe a guy 20 dollars but because he never specified when, you never pay him. One of those laws. Anyways Teddy took those laws and made a plan for Congress and set it in action. After him it became the standard that the President should be taking actions more than before and if the country goes down, it's the President fault. People now kinda forgot Congress has power

[@grantpflum6844]

That's not the craziest part. After his speech he walked up to his would be assassin and asked him why he did it. When the loon refused to talk, Roosevelt just said "oh whats the use in talking to people like you"! Paraphrasing there.

[@coyote47713]

You should totally do more ERBs since they're surprisingly historically accurate, especially the later ones

[@Essek]

Will do, thats why I put the poll in the video! :D So yea...expect more! :D

[@4kgamingmurphyslaw586]

Essek History I can’t see the poll in the video but you must do all 3 Hitler vs Darth Vader they are hilarious

[@carlycchapman]

4KGaming Murphyslaw YES

[@rubencorona3061]

They actually do research to figure out some references and punchlines

[@PotatocannonLol]

And it's proper battle rap

[@Kuronosa]

a few things: Roosevelt is a role that Epic Lloyd has been waiting to play for YEARS! Teddy was regularly used for update videos, and Lloyd voiced him for all those videos...that's what the line of "you look like a mix of Epic Lloyd, and a Pringle's packet" is referring too. Dan Bull is a British KZbinr and rapper, and whenever Dan and Lloyd are against each other in battle, the battle is pretty epic.. Dan Bull is the guy who plays Winston Churchill. They used the State of Alabama for the representation, because the actual square footage of Mainland Great Britain is closest to the square footage of the state of Alabama. The "I might be battling you even though I'm toasted, but tomorrow I'll be sober, and you'll still be roasted" line comes from a quote of what Churchill once said to a female journalist who was, apparently, giving him a hard time. His line was, "Betty, while I may be drunk, you are certainly ugly. And while tomorrow I'll be sober, you will still be ugly." I think that's all the points to make....this is one of their best videos, IMO.

[@GrixisCactus]

Though, I think the best part is the reference of "What's up bitches?"

[@Essek]

WOW thans for the info! :)

[@chingizzhylkybayev8575]

To be honest, I really didn't like the fact that they let Dan write his own raps. It's like they are written to be actual battle raps instead of being the incredibly tightly packed torrent of puns and references that ERBs are. This makes them feel a bit lame and out of place. Granted, second time around he did a lot better. Jack the Ripper's raps were an absolute drag though.

[@TBStudios91]

Another anecdote involved Lady Astor, the wife of Waldorf Astor. She loathed Churchill and was reported to once have said to him: "If you were my husband, Churchill, I'd poison your tea" to which he replied "And If you were my wife, I'd drink it"

[@bigheel2k]

The mix of Epic Lloyd and a pringles packet is if you look at a can of Pringles, the outline of Mr Pringle has the pince nez glasses and a big bushy mustache.

[@93midnightsunrise]

The part where TR freezes and his mouth moves ("What's up, bitches?") is a bit of an inside joke/throw back to when the channel was in its first seasons: the boys would give updates using TR like a puppet, exactly like that. It was fun to see if you've watched their earlier videos.

[@79visual]

Actually TR was in Louisiana hunting when he came across the black bear cub. He refused to shoot it. He then found out that the Louisiana Black Bear was dying out and so created the Endangered Species Act which the Louisiana Black Bear became the first species protected. After that the species was nicknamed the Teddy Bear. The toy actually started off as a souvenir sold to tourists to represent the Black Bear.

[@daustin8888]

He also helped create National Parks. A very underrated US President

[@michaeltabor4176]

One line I just caught this time was "TR will give WC the full deuce"... Because a toilet is also called a water closet (WC) in England.

[@Essek]

Hahahahaha, yea that was also a nice one! :D

[@LiioneKingOfBeasts]

Also the backhanded two finger gesture he did when he delivered that line is a "Deuce" In england that's the equivalent to giving someone the middle finger.

[@oenrn]

And thus the reply "whatever shit you throw at me, I'll just return to sender"

[@frking100]

TR also stands for toilet room basically both of their name's initials mean bathroom

[@geddon24]

Learn something new everyday. Cheers to the thread

[@curiousworld7912]

As an American, there's much to admire in Teddy Roosevelt - breaking up the monopolies, being the first President to establish a National Park in Yellowstone, etc. - but the man never met a war he didn't like, sadly (like leading his own 'Rough Riders' in Cuba). As for Churchill, yes - he was responsible for the travesty that was Gallipoli Campaign, and owed much to FDR during WWII with the Lend-Lease program and wasn't exactly 'devastated' by the attack on Pearl Harbor, as it got the US into the war - but he was also a great voice for keeping Britain together during its darkest days. So, they were both great, but also flawed men.

[@michaeltabor4176]

Agreed. Then again, all men are flawed. Not all are great.

[@curiousworld7912]

@@michaeltabor4176 True.

[@Essek]

yea I agree with you compleatly :)

[@tbehls1183]

Don't forget the awful things churchil did after the war.

[@brucejedilee5290]

@@tbehls1183 His goal and loyalty was to the British Empire, while what he did may not been "pleasant" he did it because his goal was maintaining the Empire at any cost. Roosevelt also has a lot of blood on his hands and America during and after his leadership (and before it) was not much better than Churchill and the British Empire when it comes to invading other nations, how they treated the natives in those nations and groups of people in their own country (Native and African Americans for the US and Irish and Catholics for the UK). But they did amazing things for their nations and Churchill was a great friend with the queen and helped her a lot in her career and by doing that he helped a lot of people both in the mainland and the the rest of the Empire

[@Dasharr]

There's a reference to a famous line (supposedly) by Churchill in "I might be battling you even though I'm toasted, but tomorrow I'll be sober and you'll still be roasted". There's a story that he was at a party one time and a woman confronted him for being drunk, and he answered back "Madam, I may be drunk, but tomorrow I shall be sober; however, you will still be ugly."

[@jrcarter9175]

Another funny exchanges between Churchill and Lady Astor was when Lady Astor said to Churchill, “If you were my husband, I’d poison your tea,” to which he responded, “Madam, if you were my wife, I’d drink it!”

[@lupusdracool8149]

So i dont know if anyone said this already but just in case. The line "walk softly over here and give my big stick a suckle" refers to Rosevelts "big stick diplomacy" baced off his quote "speak softly and carry a big stick". It a bit more important in American history but less so for the rest of the world. Ps just found your channle and i look forward to looking at history through a new lens.

[@electricpizza5774]

Something that ERB didn't mention in their video: There's a river in Brazil named after Theodore Roosevelt. In 1913-14, Roosevelt co-led a scientific expedition in the Amazon to find the source of the river and it was later named after him.

[@Essek]

Woooo, coool! Didnt know that! :D

[@stalinsoulz7872]

@@Essek Teddy also got caught by a disease and survived it along with some of his tag alongs getting Screwed by the Amazon...also Teddy apply to be put on WW1, Congress agreed but Wilson being the Assclown President Denied Teddy his Last Blaze of glory and died a peaceful death in his sleep...Still Though would.be cool to see old Teddy Shooting Krauts and Restraining POW Germans while giving them some poetry

[@TimPortantno]

It was in this expedition that the locals showed off their native piranha by dipping a goat into the water and pulling it out with just the bones, and it was Teddy's autobiography that popularized this idea of the fish. It turns out the locals would starve those ones for a tourist attraction, and while carnivorous, they're not actually that bad.

[@hbsavage0387]

@@stalinsoulz7872 yea WW is by far the worst president the US has had. He pretty much screwed over the entire world with his inaction during WW1. This caused WW1 to drag on and led to a mountain of corpses on both sides which made the Allie’s much more bitter which led to the harsh punishment at the end of the war. Which subsequently led to WW2 cause Germany had nowhere else to turn to besides a genocidal maniac.

[@saagabragi6938]

14:18 "Hiding in your tube" propably refers to the brits taking shelter in subway tunnels during air raids.

[@pitt505]

Oh my god ive never thought of that “i love competition” line as him taking down monopolies until you said that

[@bradypahl]

Teddy is a big boy president but when compared to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, & Abraham Lincoln he's a bit less impressive in people's eyes. So the insult of bass players being the smallest part of the band.

[@Kuronosa]

Which is sad...because the two most important instruments in a band are drums and bass.

[@ethanbrown2900]

@@Kuronosa I smell a bassist.

[@jobplace5842]

but what if you play bass for the best of the best? like sure he is a bass player but he plays bass for pink floyd for example.

[@thomasdevine867]

Let's remember that Teddy was a powerful force for democratic renewal in the USA. He reminded the robber barons (as the great industrialists, bankers, and financers were called then) that the people owned and built America. He was the first US President to treat the Unions with respect. He started out more racist than the norm and moved rapidly toward anti-racist positions. He is normally ranked by serious historians (when they are so unserious as to rank presidents) in the top ten, at number five. Given Polk is going down in many people's eyes, he'll likely get into the top four in a couple of years or so.

[@chaosXP3RT]

I have to disagree! He's not as popular, but I think he's a lot less controversial than some our president's like Thomas Jefferson and he's probably one of our Top 3 best presidents ever!

[@kishinasura1989]

Roosevelt gets shot then looks at his shooter: Now why did you do that

[@kishinasura1989]

@Proud American it's his actual quote

[@kishinasura1989]

@Proud American ah yes apologies my good man I miss understood

[@zaqzilla1]

Teddy was Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He quit ofter the beginning of the war to form his own unit, the Rough Riders, that fought in Cuba. The most famous engagement he took part in was the Battle of San Juan Hill. He also tried to fight in WWI, but the president at the time bared him from serving.

[@penguinesperanza]

Theodore Roosevelt and FDR are fifth or sixth cousins once removed FDRs wife is Theodore Roosevelt’s niece FDR and Churchill are also like seventh cousins

[@QuigleTheGnome]

Oh yeah and isn’t like ever American President descendant of a British king except that one that was german

[@mrbrainbob5320]

@@QuigleTheGnome well both Roosevelt's and van Buren were dutch obama is irish and Kenyan Trump is German and Scottish Kennedy was Irish Eisenhower was German so I dont think so

[@dlxmarks]

The last Roosevelt ancestor TR and Eleanor had with FDR was Nicholas Roosevelt who died in 1742. Of course they might have been more closely related by some matrilineal connection.

[@psychologicaltirefire8190]

The thing is with the bass in a band, you don't notice it when it's there. But if you take it out the song doesn't even sound the same.

[@gwolfe333]

Hey, a video with nobody being overthrown or killed. That's nice every once in a while.

[@pendagar449]

Objection! Teddy murdered Churchill this battle

[@Essek]

HAHAHAHHA

[@martinsharrett1872]

"Thank God for pearl harbor..." :p Also the "keep calm and carry on" bit is in reference to a slogan coined during WW2 when brittian leadership believed they would be defeated. Keep calm and carry on essentially was a rally cry to insurgency once the Germans invaded at took over. Makes all those shirts super weird when you think about it lol

[@peteprime]

I don't know this has been mentioned, Roosevelt resigned as the assistant Secretary of the Navy to form the Rough Riders to fight in Cuba

[@Hitsugaiafan10]

The teddy bear story actually went TR went hunting with friends to hunt bears, but he kept missing his shots, so his friends injured a bear so TR could get his "prize", but TR saw the bear and said no and let the bear go free

[@ellardkurvin1459]

those silhouettes at the end were the Rough Riders and Paratroopers which was a cool little touch

[@LisaCupcake]

"Keep my rhymes pure like my food and drugs" - The Wiley Act which later became the FDA.

[@doomermurks6959]

Let’s be honest. Roosevelt won it though... Also, when he said “give my big stick a suckles”, there’s a cartoon detailing him carrying a big stick and pulling ships like it was a wagon. So when he says, “give my big stick a suckles”, it has more that one meaning.

[@zi7441]

and the big stick diplomacy

[@Novictus]

I believe the "best go hide in your tube" line is talking about how the British hid in the London Metro or "The Tube" during the bombings.

[@dasa1974]

Love how he explains the way the video is structured like he’s explaining how the lesson is gonna go.

[@Essek]

Hahahahahhaa! :D

[@richardmorris8902]

This is probably one of my favorite ERBs. It's nearly impossible to pick a winner. Anyone who claims a "blow out" by either side here isn't being honest. Lol. But yeah, do more ERBs. They have quite a few good ones (Ivan the Terrible v Alexander the Great, Shaka v Julius, Fawkes v Che) and their recent Oppenheimer/Thanos matchup is really good, too.

[@donaldranta9028]

Two things, one, Theodore Roosevelt used the word bully to mean great, and two, he refused to shoot a tied up bear, so someone made stuffed bears and called them teddy bears.

[@TimPortantno]

The line about "growing a spruce mustache to cover part of it up" is a reference to a line about covering his own ugly mug with his giant mustache.

[@MsWillowbayOrelse]

I wish they would have mentioned the fact that Winston's mom was an American. His dad had a title and she came from money.

[@TheMadDogpunk]

They did when they did the whole keep calm and kiss my cousin ass line

[@sanyonazyin6063]

@@TheMadDogpunk ????

[@mollymendez1738]

@@sanyonazyin6063 Churchill and Roosevelt were 7th cousins.

[@93midnightsunrise]

I think they were talking about Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR).

[@sanyonazyin6063]

As well as the truct fund lush line

[@timrob12]

What I appreciate even more about this battle is the fact that they cast an actual Brit for Churchill and not someone faking an accent. ERB has always had this great dedication to portraying their characters perfectly and I love that.

[@breannamenze5501]

The teddy bear came about in the U.S. when park officials tied up a bear when Theodore Roosevelt was on a hunt to make sure that he would be able to shoot one and that's why Teddy is famous for saying that it was not sporting to shoot it and let it go instead. I believe that there are pictures of it that were in the newspapers of the time.

[@QuigleTheGnome]

Yeah it was the Louisianan Black Bear cub and he let it go and he later learned they were endangered so he made the endangered species protection act and they were the first one on it

[@chaosXP3RT]

Teddy Roosevelt and Winston Churchill are some of the 2 most stubborn leaders to ever exist.

[@hannahstahl1857]

It took me a long time of mentioning it to then on every video before they picked it. I kept giving them ideas and reasons for it. I’m glad when they finally did it.

[@jonathanrendza6059]

You and Mr. Terry History should do a collaboration. Both of you guys have the same vibe yet different personalities which would make for some great content.

[@kmooreknowsmore]

The alliance between Australia, New Zealand and America was called ANZUS (A/NZ/US), and the soldiers were nicknamed Anzacs. They are also a biscuit/cookie.

[@prussianpolydactyl836]

Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

[@alexelliott9481]

Yep ANZAC day is a really important day for us here in New Zealand. 25th April is the day. Interesting fact is that due to the lockdown we had we couldnt do dawn parades or services so we were encouraged to stand at the end of the drive for silence

[@ilankutsman4965]

A small detail many would miss: After Roosevelt gets shot there are lightnings and you see a man riding a horse when Roosevelt speaks and paratroopers when Churchill speaks.

[@aidankretzschmar6181]

My man Teddy really quit a comfy government desk job to go serve as the leader of a volunteer cavalry unit called the Rough Riders

[@larryfontenot9018]

Teddy Roosevelt wasn't the navy secretary -- that was Churchill; he was naval minister during WW1. During the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt raised a volunteer cavalry regiment called the Rough Riders and their most famous action was the assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba. That's the meaning behind that line. When you're talking about a US president who wanted to intervene while the rest of the country wanted to remain neutral, that was Franklin D. Roosevelt, not Theodore. The line "kiss my cousin's ass" is a reference to Franklin, US president for most of WW2.

[@dlxmarks]

TR was Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the first McKinley administration before resigning to form the Rough Riders.

[@Dogarux]

You should react to more erb battles : Shaka zulu vs julius caesar , Guy Fawkes vs Che Guevara , Rasputin vs Stalin and more

[@Essek]

Will do! :D I hope you voted in the video! There are 5 suggestions! :)

[@TimPortantno]

Teddy was specifically a "Rough Rider", America's last horse back unit, during the Spanish War in Cuba and personally charged hills with his unit.

[@susangordon1157]

Absolutely loved it!! ♥️♥️♥️So very refreshing after all the heavy topics lately. Thank you!

[@Essek]

Yea, a little bit of break of all the wars hahahaha :D

[@gwolfe333]

I fully agree.

[@susangordon1157]

I guess history is a heavy subject.

[@gwolfe333]

@@susangordon1157 Yes it is. I think we may need one day a week to have something a bit lighter.

[@susangordon1157]

@@gwolfe333 OUTSTANDING SUGGESTION!

[@ahmetnumanduman8653]

Teddy personally fought in Cuba in a cavalry unit he created called Rough Riders. I'm surprised you wouldn't know that.

[@MrWazaw]

Maaan you disected everything in this. I love it. Half of the references I didn't spot before this video. Do more ERB pls :)

[@Essek]

Thanks for the kind words! Will do def! :)

[@ftwtech]

U didn’t explain the “Give my big stick a suckles” line. Some people might not get that reference to the carry a big stick thing. Same with a few other lines.

[@ericburns5359]

TR - resigned as SECNAV to serve in the Army to fight in the Spanish American War (the Rough Riders) and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for that action to be the only POTUS to be a Medal Of Honor recipient. Churchill admitted that if the US would not enter the war Great Britain would have suffered a tremendous loss in World War II. Frankly, Churchill did thank his luck stars that Japan attacked the US. That committed the United States to fight. If it was for the US and the British fighting as a joint force World War II would have possibly ended differently or been prolonged. The Bull Moose Party still exists and still promotes TR's beliefs and agenda today.

[@Essek]

WOW! Thank you for the additional info! :)

[@Iappreciateyourtime]

Hey man nice video! I watch alot of these reactions on erb. If you have some knowledge or something you want say pause it just for a brief second and spread that knowledge! You have a neat perspective to share!

[@dreamworkmakestheteamwork9975]

the bullett to the chest was referrencing the time when he was doing a speech and got shot he kept saying his speech

[@QemeH]

The "tomorrow I'll be sober, but you'll still be roasted" is a brilliant callback to a true story about Churchill: He didn't have much love for female MP and when one of them (in fact the first one) called him "disgustingly drunk" at a social gathering, he responded with: "My dear, you disgustingly ugly. But tomorrow I'll be sober and you will still be disgustingly ugly." And there are so many more clever lines in these ERB, I still find new references when I watch them over and over again. Took me at least three times to get the "rough riding" reference. (It's the nickname his unit from the spanish-american war got.)

[@sherisennhauser7456]

Loved this!

[@Essek]

A little bit of humor after all the big and hard topics :D

[@sherisennhauser7456]

Essek History excellent choice my friend

[@Taygetea]

the Teddy costume is actually amazing

[@jojogooco3316]

I would have thought the “thank God for pearl harbor” would be your most noted burn in the rap battle

[@aliciabarron2583]

You need to do more of these.

[@centurion7993]

Teddy was the colonel of a cavalry unit and Winston was first lord of the admiralty

[@Parsons360]

Keep it up Essek! There's soo many Epic Rap Battle videos you should check out

[@Essek]

Yea def! And I like how they put in also real historical context in their videos :)

[@hasarunirmana6805]

loved it ♥️♥️.. Do more ERB

[@Essek]

Will do! Lets see "whos next" and who wins in the polls! :)

[@jencreamer3486]

Edmund Morris wrote a trilogy of books on Roosevelt that are really, really good. Highly recommend them if you haven't read them.

[@Essek]

Jen thank you for the suggestion! I realy appriciate it! Didnt read it, but if I get my hands on them I def will! :D

[@exequielv4008]

Now these are reaction videos worth watching

[@thebeaterdrumer]

Great video

[@BurgydaHerky]

Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary to the Navy, but the rough ridin' down to Cuba part was a reference the the Rough Riders, the 1st United States Volunteer Calvary of which Roosevelt commanded as a Colonel. He actually saw combat action in Cuba.

[@erichickman2440]

Theodore Roosevelt not only survived a bullet in his chest from an attempted assassination and continued his speech and live. He was also a Big Game Hunter, cared for America’s nature preserves, his parents died at a young age, had bad Asthma and anxiety growing up, while succeeding to be President of US and basically had the biggest War ever so far on his shoulders. Which is why he changed his eating to healthier alternatives. My Grandfather was in WW11 and had the honor of meeting him. He wasn’t just called (Teddy Bear) because of what happened on a random hunting trip…it was because he cared for people. He only got the “Bull Moose” nickname after he got shot in the chest and refused to step down before he could give his message.

[@TheGoauldApophis]

Holy crap! You found an ERB I didn't know existed!

[@Delcattiy]

Okaaayyyy....... 1) love your reactions hun! Please don't stop doing these! 2) Please keep in mind that I am American born, my family has been since prior to the American Revolution (think about the original Dutch settlers of North America back in 1624!), so I may be just a *tad* biased 😳 A) I personally believe TR won this. But I may be a little biased... B) Passionate game hunter for trophies. That is one thing I honestly don't like about him. I believe hunting should be kept as originally intended- to put food on the table. No matter what animal it is, if it can be edible after cooking, it should be reserved for necessity only. C) Churchill.... I still cannot believe how much alcohol he could take without being totally flagged, or how he could even manage being upright when he was flagged! My boyfriend's father is Brit born and from him I've never, ever heard of Brits being able to tolerate alcohol as well as that man could. D) "Walk softly over here and give my big stick a suckles!" Reference to the now time honored phrase coined by him; 'Speak softly and carry a big stick'. My personal interpretation is that you should keep quiet, watch others actions and only take action when needed, being strong and swift about it. E) The national Parks dig is a bit inaccurate... many of the National Parks named after TR were opened AFTER his end of presidential term or his death. F) Also with the FDR and WW2; it can be double pun, with America always being referred to as the UK's younger cousin, so "Kiss my cousin's ass" could refer to FDR himself, being TR's cousin, OR the reference to America as a country being England's cousin. G) COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO THE BATTLE; the artist for Mt. Rushmore, Gutzon Borglum, wanted all of the presidents that are there to be carved to their upper chests like Washinton has, but he unfortunately was not able to for the inability to get enough funding to finish it. H) Dont know if you know it but the WAY TR showed his hand to Churchill, with two fingers and the back of the hand facing outward ("Give you the full deuce!"), is a physical sign of insult to Brits.

[@Essek]

Thanks for the great info! I really appriciate it! Hope you stick around also for other videos! :D

[@teletubiewithashotgun113]

Yeah roosevelt was shot before giving a speech, and then continued the speech and started it off with "well friends, I have just been shot"

[@lokenheresy]

A little something different with this but a good video as always. If you're still looking for suggestions, I would put forward Geography Now. It's a short dose of particulars from the selected country. Could be fun.

[@Essek]

Great suggestion! I know Geography Now, its a great channel. But Im focused on history channels here :)

[@lokenheresy]

Yup, of course. Just wanted to suggest something that can take a look at the present day countries, and speak upon how their surrounding history has led to current drawn borders and the populace culture. Thanks for the hard work.

[@kerryannestevenson6099]

Haven’t watched for a few days and came today and you’re up to 1k👏This was good,am learning a lot.Cheers.

[@Essek]

Thanks and welcome back Kerry! :) We all did it together! :)

[@stevenrowlands7731]

Theadore Roosevelt is the manliest man to ever man and Churchill was the British bulldog

[@jRoy7]

That one line is based of a Churchill quote. 'My dear you are ugly, but tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be ugly'.

[@TSERJI]

when it said "keep calm and kiss my cousin's ass", did 'my cousin' refer to Teddy's cousin FDR (who was the president during WW2), or did it refer to the United States, which could have been seen as Britain's cousin?

[@vanrick772]

FDR

[@dlxmarks]

They met just once at a dinner party hosted by TR at the New York Governor's Mansion in December 1900 shortly before he relocated to Washington DC to take up the Vice Presidency. There's no record of what happened at the dinner but WC continued to admire TR. TR, however, for years after would go out of his way to disparage WC especially after reading what he thought was WC's self-serving biography of his father Lord Randolph whom TR seemed to dislike as well. In 1911, TR wrote in a letter “I dislike Winston Churchill and would not meet him” at Edward VII's funeral and in 1914 he begrudgingly wrote to a British political friend “I have never liked Winston Churchill, but in view of what you tell me as to his admirable conduct and nerve in mobilizing the fleet, I do wish that if it comes in your way you would extend to him my congratulations on his action. It must be strictly confidential, of course."

[@jb888888888]

One time in high school my world history teacher was talking about Mustafa Kemal and asked "what was his nickname?" Nobody answered, so he told us his nickname was Ataturk. A little while later (possibly on the same day) talking about Mussolini, the teacher asked "what was his nickname?" and I piped up "Ata-Italian." One of the biggest laughs I ever got.

[@harrietharlow9929]

Some of the burns on this are epic. Fun fact: TR had a tae kwando dojo in the White House.

[@4ataraxia]

This is just a guess, but the "Bully!" at the beginning of the rap was a reference to Churchhill's alcoholism. IIRC bully was a term used by sailors or drunkards when they got smashed drinking and can't get home safely. This info is mostly from the old shanty Bully in the Alley, where the lyrics were about sailors getting so drunk they just lied in the alleys until they were sober.

[@Essek]

Nice info! Thank you! :)

[@fenris8364]

It was also used as an exclamation to express approval or admiration back in TR’s time

[@anthonyguevara2951]

Total bias I'm American but I love history and learning I give full props to Churchill he was badass but this battle was perfectly matched between one beast to another. I still gotta go U.S.A

[@americansoldier2530]

I love the history lesson, 'teach. I love history.

[@silentjackm.d4490]

Teddy Roosevelt in my opinion is easily the textbook definition of what a American president should be Strong as hell, charismatic, a good leader, and doesn't give a fuck. He got shot and right after gave a over hour long speech because he knew as president he needed to speak with his people. He may not have done anything insane or incredible as a president but a lot of his time in office helped out the common working man and helped future presidents. He disassembled the Monopoly allowing small business to stand a chance and made standard regulations to make safer, he also took a bit of power from the senate and the congressman to give the president a more forward role rather than just a representative. They still did the same job it's just now the president had a direct say in law making.

[@centurion7993]

They were called the ANZAC corps from Australia and New Zealand

[@zorbanoodle5272]

as an Australian the Gallipoli line hit home lmfao

[@drexel4290]

Teddy started his speech after being shot with "Ladies and Gentlemen I have just been shot"

[@bullythebull260]

Subscribed

[@danmoore4503]

America is in desperate need of a new Theodore Roosevelt. He had the perfect leadership qualities.

[@zereon]

Total chad

[@nanaya7e433]

I'm glad you mentioned the British empire. This one line about the size of Great Britain is supposed to be a pretty big zinger and many people do seem to think it is, but it's more of a misfire since it seems to forget about the empire. The fact that Churchil did not contest that in the video is a big missed opportunity.

[@Essek]

Yea, he could have such a great comback with it :D

[@jasonzartman9182]

Did anyone see the Roughriders in the background near the end of the song and the paratroopers for Churchill

[@jasonzartman9182]

The Roughriders are what Roosevelt usually road with

[@sophiaramirez3764]

you should react to history tiktoks! a lot of them are funny and surprisingly helped me remember certain information and topics!

[@Essek]

Thanks for the suggestion! will look into it! :=)

[@LoseThePhobia]

You know this battle is good if even the history teacher is hyping this hard lol

[@christophergreathouse5326]

Teddy Roosevelt led the rough riders in the battle in Cuba. Which wasn’t part of the military but actually a private militia.

[@richardcramer1604]

Essek, it's true Teddy served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President William McKinley, but he resigned from that post to lead the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, returning a war hero.

[@thejdemon]

The whole gallipoli campaign failure was due to government constantly cutting the forces Churchill had access to and he even warned government the consequences but they didn't listen and was forced to do the best with what he had, this is shown even better in the film Churchill that's why he feared D-day so badly and actually prayed it wouldn't happen because he didn't want a repeat of gallipoli, kind of wish more people knew the whole gallipoli situation better, always puts Churchill in a bad light when it was people above him that caused the failure.

[@nfspbarrister5681]

6:41 "little eye glasses"...that's a pincè-nez teach.

[@jorionrange8336]

Roosevelt set the presidents uniform when they are on diplomatic missions. Look at every president since outfit when meeting the queen

[@mirandarichard122]

One of my favorites. Roosevelt killed it

[@KnightlyNolan]

If I remember right teddy Roosevelt was a avid boxer

[@Bluemilk92]

Very fun

[@eugenvonbismarck5029]

He really said a bullet cant stop a mull moose after got shot

[@jorionrange8336]

They are called Teddy Bears because a child offered him his bear and said he named it Teddy after him

[@chonacastillo4777]

Do you know the channel, "Mr. Terry History"?

[@Essek]

Yea. I know Terry and Terry knows me, he was actually the one who inspired me to start this all! :D

[@SuperAndy1225]

they shot the mother bear and they save the cub then on teddy bear named after thedore (teddy) roosevelt