Why did Germany declare war on America during WW2? (Short Animated Documentary)

[@trexxen42i82]

1:15 "and I guess also Italy" damn that's rough

[@WG55]

With a Mussolini who is cock-eyed and drooling. 😆

[@nate9065]

with Mussolini drooling 🤣

[@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158]

But not inaccurate. Italy was the second most useless Axis country.

[@AS-oz6ep]

@@nate9065 And cross-eyed. That's what gets me.

[@hentehoo27]

​​@@nate9065from _il Duce_ to _il Derp_ 🤌🏻

[@Hibernicus1968]

Nice touch showing the dilapidated White House interior at 0:16. The structure was getting pretty unsafe by WWII, and in 1941 the Army Corps of Engineers issued a report warning that the timber frame was getting close to failure, and there was crumbling masonry in parts of the building. Truman had to move out while the building was gutted in 1949, and the long overdue renovations weren't complete until 1952.

[@AG-yl2iv]

Amazing attention to detail!

[@NameName-oc4cl]

Also covered in the recent B1M video on the White House if anyone's interested.

[@mrquirky3626]

That does make me wonder; how much of the original White House structure still exists to this day and what percentage of it had to be completely replaced over the centuries?

[@jacob4920]

And America thanks him for that. Because trying to imagine Washington DC without the White House is like trying to imagine New York without the Statue of Liberty. lol

[@mybodyisamachine]

​@@mrquirky3626 if I had to guess, very little except whatever few items could be preserved

[@gyo900]

Because James Bissonette was an American citizen, and his existence offended Adolf Hitler severely.

[@death_star11]

Ok but seriously this joke is fucking stupid and needs to stop

[@VIDEOTHUGSNIGGASTEALING]

Lol

[@NobleGamer889]

Because he was Jewish?

[@theforcedmeme]

James Bisonette is wanted internationally for illegal arms deals. True story

[@iranimilitantzifu7015]

American Jew 🥶

[@JarrodFrates]

Best Mussolini ever at 1:14. :D I haven't laughed that hard at an HM video since the rotating portrait of Genayev in the Soviet coup video.

[@ElbiAdajew]

I googled it but still don't get the Genayev rotating joke

[@TheDom822]

I assume you mean "The Fez-Wearing Italian Man".

[@butters1273]

Was it a good idea for Hitler to declare war on America? Fun fact, no.

[@andrewklang809]

Was it a good idea for Hitl-- No.

[@butters1273]

@@andrewklang809 😆 i like!

[@acidmana6141]

yeahh even if Mustache man thought US entrance to European pacific. US at that point is supplying EVERYONE including Germany because 'muh capitalism'. Plus they have powerful Nazi sympathizers at home that is ideologically aligned with him. Declaring war with US fumbled all of it.

[@Adi-bl7wj]

He kinda had to

[@jacob4920]

Was Hitler a Good Idea: No. Not for anyone.

[@Sermentian1867]

10 minute history video on the 7 years war please

[@maxselcow4180]

He made a video a while ago explaining that he will no longer make 10 Minute History videos anymore. That is why it has been so long since he has made one.

[@vivi_75]

​@maxselcow4180 what if we throw money at him

[@TheAmericanPrometheus]

7 year history video on the 10 minutes war please

[@Zepi827]

@@maxselcow4180 at what cost

[@Rogue_Centurion]

@@vivi_75 that would help since several of his ten minute videos got demonetized

[@AreaEightyNine]

Judging from what I’ve learned about Mr. Moustache’s habits: Because cocaine is a helluva drug.

[@stephkent2736]

More amphetamines, but that's a minor point

[@SheerDexterity]

Yep, and so is fascism.

[@addemup8645]

Great seeing you here! Didn't think you were a history guy.

[@NobleGamer889]

Hello I know you

[@thebohemian814]

@@thymicere3911 Must I remind you who lost the war

[@Red_Planet]

The Tripartite Pact focus makes them all guarantee each other and if Germany declined it they get a stability debuff which is annoying to get back up since the decision to stabilize only appears like once every year. Plus it eats up civilian factories.

[@BlazingCyclone1337]

The HOI4 lore lmao

[@The_whales]

if you were willing to stomach stability loss, don’t forget they can also do war plan sliver(Italy) or black(Germany) making it all for nothing

[@royale7620]

Brainrot hoi4 comment

[@willevensen7130]

@@royale7620yeah that garbage game poisoned the mind of many children

[@taiga7276]

I hate you it took me until “civilian factories” to realize what you were doing 😭😭😂😂😂😂

[@Donerci_Pikacu_Usta]

2:26 Vertical S P L O O S H is back.

[@AFGuidesHD]

The final point is probably the primary reason. If the German army wasn't outside Moscow, or the counteroffensive started 2 weeks earlier, then funny moustache man wouldn't have declared war on USA so hastily. He felt kinda bad about declaring war 2 weeks later with the famous shouting match between him and Brauchitsch.

[@NovikNikolovic]

"And Germany's..." Mussolini: *derp* "...and I guess also Italy's help, will prove valuable..." G E N I U S

[@jacob4920]

Italy was that "Third Wheel" of the Axis Powers that nobody likes to talk about, on either side, because their role in the war was just embarrassing.

[@r8rgtrs]

Big shoutout for the new outro paintwork and particularly the vertical "Sploosh" sign 😂

[@arnold3768]

It's not new, it was used in another Japan-related video like over a year ago.

[@thewaterlord27]

1:17 “and I guess Italy” Yeah that perfectly describes Italy in WW2 the commentary and how the leader is shown.

[@algorithmsavior3820]

Italy really thought it was Germany, until it found out it wasn't

[@nehukybis]

The reason Japan had no interest in fighting the Soviet Union was a momentous military conflict that few people knew anything about at the time and most people have forgotten about since. In 1939 Japan and the Soviet Union fought an undeclared war in Mongolia and Japan lost. The Japanese weren't eager to tell anyone that they lost, and the Soviet Union was obsessed with secrecy. Result: a certain German leader overestimated Japan's willingness to tangle with the Soviets. If he had known how bad Japan got pwned, he might have refrained from declaring war on the US and Germany might have held out far longer than it did. If I remember correctly, the US was the *only* nation Reich part three ever bothered to declare war on- they usually just moved their army across the border and trusted the other guy to take the hint.

[@WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle]

Ironically, if Japan followed the Army's plan to take the oil in the USSR when Barbarossa started, instead of the South Pacific later, there is no way would the USSR have survived the two front war. They barely survived as it was. And without the US entrance due to no pearl harbor, that is the USSR and USA out, leaving Britain alone. Very different result if they followed the Army plan imo

[@DomWeasel]

@@WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle Japan was already too involved in China to make any serious attempt at attacking the Soviet Far East. They could have done serious damage to Vladivostok but Japanese forces were outgunned and outnumbered by their Soviet counterparts across a border that was heavily fortified because of the earlier border skirmishes. The Japanese already knew that Soviet tanks were superior to their own from those border skirmishes; and the USSR had a lot more of them than Japan did.. The South Pacific meanwhile was virtually unguarded. Japan attacking the USSR would have been very advantageous for Germany, but not for Japan.

[@andrewrogers3067]

Germany up to 1940: We are SO here! 41: We’re still here! 42: We’re fucked 43: We’re fucked… 44: Oh God we’re going to die! 45: (Dies)

[@SamFromItalia]

1939: "Come on come on..." 1940: "WOOOOH YEAHHHH LETS GOOO" 1941: "WE ARE GODS ON EARTH HOLLLLLY" 1942: "...this is not going well..."

[@steffen6987]

They weren't fucked before 1943

[@evanmoore3114]

@@steffen6987 Yes they were

[@edwinhuang9244]

@@steffen6987 I'd say 1942 is more like "Ok things might be be going to plan, but it's salvageable" from Germany's perspective. In hindsight things were not salvageable, but hindsight is something afforded by lots of time.

[@White90ice]

not even close to accurate. Read David irvings 800 page long "hitlers war". Do it, you will find out things were a little bit different than you imagined

[@74Pashka]

What was the life like in Papal states? A frequently omitted topic, would be nice to hear about it!

[@foveros1989]

That's a good suggestion. It would be interesting to see if in the rest of Italy, was there a stark contrast?

[@piratapequeno]

People lived in a constant state of papality.

[@74Pashka]

@@foveros1989 I've seen some comments that they were very late to implement railways, because one of the Popes was firmly against them. I am sure there are many more examples like this.

[@honk813]

Also another reason was in part because hitler believed that america was pretty much already at war with germany. As its destroyers were beginning to fire on german submarines, and vice versa. Essentially “let’s make it offical since we both know you’re currently attacking us.”

[@joshuafrimpong244]

Also, as he mentioned in an earlier video, Japan and the soviets had fought earlier, and yet the Japanese didn't declare war until much later

[@royale7620]

Thank you! finally someone with a brain, , the US was already involved in unrestricted illegal naval warfare in the Atlantic as early as 1940.

[@danke1150]

You're correct, but if you read the comments here people have a cartoonish view of Hitler that he just went around declaring war on everyone for no reason at all.

[@royale7620]

@@danke1150 Literally what I said but looks like my comment got removed byCensor Tube

[@alexander1055]

​@@danke1150it's kind of annoying when he and his country are made out to be cortoonishly evil. They were bad enough as is, no need to make it ridiculous. "They wanted to conquer the world!" Yeah right. 🙄

[@Mrhalligan39]

“Franklin Dranklin Roosevelt” LOL

[@sskuk1095]

German-Japanese cooperation against mutual enemies (or lack thereof) is a very underrated topic in WW2 historiography!

[@TheAdmirableAdmiral]

there was more cooperation than you would think. The japanese jet kamikazes were based off of Italian jet research. And there was a submarine that fought for the Italians Germans and Japanese as the countries began dropping out of the war.

[@dhowe5180]

@@TheAdmirableAdmiral even that assistance was almost negligible. Hungary and Romania did a lot more to further the Nazi cause than japan did

[@TheAdmirableAdmiral]

@@dhowe5180 I mean I don't dissagree with you. But I would argue that was more due to geographic location than industry or power. Japan still sunk like 8 US carriers through the war and made a lot of great advancements in torpedo technology, naval aviation and carrier operations. But ultimately there was nothing Japan could have done to defeat America, They would have had to be near invincible on the seas if they ever hoped to get America to want to sue for peace.

[@zaleost]

@@TheAdmirableAdmiralIt’s true that ultimately they were just too far apart to directly help each other very much. But in a sense both of them regarded the other’s strategic interests as secondary to their own, both picking fights later on that the other really didn’t want. Specifically Germany with the USSR and Japan with the US.

[@mappingshaman5280]

​@dhowe5180 well no shit that countries right next to Germany did more to help Germany than a country on the opposite side of the world. I mean shit I guess we should have expected australia to save France in 1940 too.

[@gandhithegreat328]

“If we declare war on another super power their trading partners will join our side!” Is a really dumb line of thinking

[@jabber1990]

look who's idea it was....

[@atoucangirl]

2 years ago someone else decided this tactic needed a second attempt

[@smalltime0]

Not really, escalating wars draw in other powers and Germany really did look like they were winning from the outside. They weren't exactly advertising that everything keeps being stuck in mud, their labour shortage in key industries or that the partisans are really good at destroying train tracks.

[@jabber1990]

@@atoucangirl and how's that working out for them? pretty well

[@MH-jg6vk]

This isnt WW1 yk..? America had already been firing on German submarines as well as supplying Germany's enemies before it was even attacked by Japan. You should listen to AH speech on yt under 'German Speeches' to understand why declaring war was the only option left for Germany, thus letting go off any war effort reins which may hamper their operations

[@mekasotropstar352]

I notice that you’re talking a little more slowly compared to your other videos. It definitely makes it easier to comprehend. Thanks History Matters. 👍

[@WoodsToLiveBy]

2:11 I LOL'ed at Mussolini being a literal blockhead

[@NathanS__]

A big thing too was that the US and Germany were already fighting a quasiwar in the Atlantic. Germany's declaration of war allowed for unrestricted submarine warfare immediately and they did enormous damage to Allied shipping.

[@joshuafrimpong244]

Dont think either james bisonette or kelly moneymaker could have saved Germany from such stupidity

[@peteranderson037]

0:49 "Tyre chains" Trolled softly

[@iglide]

Somehow I was watching Oversimplified wondering this exact question. I see this video uploaded 3 minutes ago. I click

[@FilmSkylar]

Because that's what friends do of course.

[@joshuafrimpong244]

Because Japan would naturally do the same

[@crimson6397]

Even today, Germany and Japan still have very close cultural relations.

[@FortuitusVideo]

Also Roosevelt had Wild Bill Donovan touring Europe and inciting rebellion against Germany since '39. Not to mention that Hitler and Roosevelt had been trading speeches about each other since they both took power in '33. Oh and the Americans were supplying both the UK and the USSR with massive amounts of war materiel, to the point of the Germans engaging American tanks in Europe. Plus, the entire driving force of the Ostplan was to build up enough economic and agricultural might to wean (German dominated) Europe off American domination, already apperant in the 20s. Long story short, history was coming anyway.

[@nottodayimsleeping]

Because the small mustachio'd Austrian man was a silly goose.

[@ImMarkusandIlovegrammar]

Indeed. Heydrich, Speer, Himmler, Mengele and Bohrmann were all a lot more smarter than him.

[@billyosullivan3192]

His foreign minister Von Ribbentrop supported declaring war on the USA saying a great power doesn't wait for war to be declared upon them. Germany prior similarly decided to declare war on France and Russia in 1914 rather than wait and also similarly dragged the USA into ww1. So Hitler isn't exactly uniquely stupid he just became a scapegoat for all of Germanies stupid decisions in ww2

[@billyosullivan3192]

@@ImMarkusandIlovegrammar if they were so smart they wouldn't have followed Hitler into national suicide

[@royale7620]

Instead of just taking history at meme values maybe take it seriously, u kids with these short clips that barely explain everything are subpar IQ

[@aminadabbrulle8252]

His name is Toothbrush Mustache Having Austrian Man

[@Cornan1980]

1:04 This shouldn't have made me laugh as much as it did. The gunshot sound effect was the cherry on top.

[@panthersherman453]

Germany: whatever you do do not touch Americas boats Japan: problem Germany:ja? Japan: I touched Americas boats Germany:

[@Wertzuio]

japan: i have done nothing but touching american boats for 3 days

[@BBoySnakeDogG]

​@@Wertzuio Tripartite pact: okay everyone, synchronise your death watches

[@MH-jg6vk]

This isnt WW1 yk..? America had already been firing on German submarines as well as supplying Germany's enemies before it was even attacked by Japan. You should listen to AH speech on yt under 'German Speeches' to understand why declaring war was the only option left for Germany, thus letting go off any war effort reins which may hamper their operations

[@Wertzuio]

@@MH-jg6vk declaring on america is in no universe the thing to do. shouldnt that be the lesson taken from ww1 that that would mean game over? if japan had helped deal with the soviets then maybe

[@spencersholden]

The Great Wave art at the end is great!

[@poptart2nd]

Fun fact: the major soviet counteroffensive around Moscow, turning the tide of the battle there, happened _the very same week_ as the attack on Pearl Harbor. Up until that point, germany had seen a nearly unbroken streak of victories

[@yourannoyingness]

Love your videos, man. Cheers.

[@lewisroach8723]

Prost!

[@norCali36]

2:07 I love this animation of troops from one country to others. First time seeing this and this is nice work on the animation. 👍

[@MemphisTiger]

‘Franklin Dranklin Roosevelt’ made me laugh!

[@nostradamusofgames5508]

"I mean, you guys didn't touch our boats BUT WE DEAL WITH YOU TOO"

[@stephkent2736]

Don't touch the boats!

[@Mrhalligan39]

Actually, Germany started touching America’s boats as soon as they could, but they were sinking merchant ships. The Second Happy Time lasted until about August and over 600 ships were lost.

[@CrypteGardien]

​@@Mrhalligan39 Yeah I mean it was less about touching our boats, civilian or otherwise, and more about touching the US itself. And the First Happy Time was primarily on British commerce in the North Atlantic, the Second Happy Time beginning after the declaration of war and still in the Atlantic not directly on any ports.

[@XiasIV]

I took a break from watching this channel and I'm very glad to see the iconic James Bisonette is still going strong

[@MrJohansen]

Technically they never actually declared war, in the declaration of war ribbentrop details how American ships had been ordered to fire upon any German ships they see, and that america had been blowing up german vessels for months now. So germany never actually declared war, they just confirmed that there was a state of war between the two nations Not that it changes much but worth mentioning

[@mabunsen]

The facial expressions in this one might be my fave so far 😂

[@henkdevries7573]

There needs to be a new "I hope you enjoyed this episode" audio track, the quality difference wakes me up when I try to sleep

[@LoneWolf343]

America: *currently seething over being attacked.* Germany: Yo, I got the chance to do the funniest thing ever.

[@JoseMedina-ob4mf]

It's the US not America.. America is a Continent not a Country.

[@isramubashar1227]

I like your rendition of the great wave of kanagawa

[@slyasleep]

I initially read Axis Chummery as Aix-en-Chambery, and for a nanosecond wondered whether that was a historical spa town I had never heard of.

[@JulianaLaurines]

Your videos are always inspiring and motivating for new achievements. Thank you for your creativity!🙉🦆💗

[@valmid5069]

Cant wait for more historical content from this channel!

[@TetsuShima]

*Fun fact:* After the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, Stalin ordered the recent film "Alexander Nevsky" to be withdrawn from circulation, due to its German-Russian conflict. Once Operation Barbarossa began, Stalin ordered the film to be shown every day in all Russian cinemas

[@ryanhughes6405]

Thats pretty interesting. Withdraw a movie portray conflict to boost realtions. Have it not only come nack but shown every day when war starts to boost support for the war. I do wanna ask...do movies like that actually affect opinions on other nations and relationships? I personally doubt it'd be THAT significant

[@Toonrick12]

Another fun fact: Stalin imported the film version of "The Grapes of Wrath" to show how bad American capitalism was/is during the Dust Bowl. Short time after, it was banned because most Soviet Citizens were amazed that even the poorest Americans could own a car.

[@TetsuShima]

@@ryanhughes6405 Cinema is a magnificent propaganda tool. It totally changes our mind through entertainment. Lenin himself said cinema would be a magnificent new type of propaganda machine

[@ryanhughes6405]

@TetsuShima huh interesting. I just never had my feelings on a nation changed massively watching movies. (Or maybe i just dont know it lol. Also possible)

[@tz8785]

@@Toonrick12 A few decades later, Dallas was broadcast in Romania. Similar idea (show the evil of capitalism), similar result.

[@bilinguismoparatodos6344]

0:03 I'm sure his second name is Delano, not Dranklin😂

[@tankaddict9147]

Germany 1941: *Mr Incredible smile* Germany 1945: *Mr Incredible Traumatized*

[@patrickt601]

Its always the Highlight of the day when you upload a new video

[@PakBallandSami]

how people think austrian painter react to bombing of pearl harbor: how dare you!! his real reaction: ypieeeeee

[@SauceyMan76]

My favorite history channel

[@Krachbumm-Ente]

It's just jwish post war propaganda bro. Time to snap out of it

[@souschefsean2007]

Minor map correction at 2:00 - the Axis hadn't pushed into the Caucuses until Summer-Fall of 1942 when the Germans initiated Case Blue. When Germany declared war, they were right outside Moscow during Operation Typhoon (and, in fact, a Japanese declaration of war on the Soviets would've been rather helpful since Typhoon failed in no small part because the Soviets felt safe pulling in reinforcements from far eastern Siberia).

[@Dragonkleepa]

2:27 "Sploosh", Such Wise Words.

[@LazarusLong10]

This applies to WW1 as well. After the discovery of the Zimmerman telegram MANY Americans thought it was a fake. Britain lied about how they got it because they didn’t want the USA to know its transatlantic communications were being tapped, and Zimmerman just comes out a few days later and is like “Oh yeah thats totally real! We offered Mexico US territory if they declared war.” Very odd decision I’ve never understood.

[@breaderikthegreat3224]

Because James Bisonette lobbied Hitler to do so

[@FlyxPat]

Another reason was the USN was escorting convoys to the Atlantic midline, a huge aid to the British, and declaring war on the US would end the limits on the u-boat campaign (resulting in the Second Happy Time for the Kriegsmarine). PS the Mussolini character is hilarious

[@Ben_the_Rosafan]

Well, this video was impeccably timed.

[@bradleyheath9029]

Another great video thank you

[@ItalianoVII]

Video Idea: Why didn't The Russian Empire not join in the Greek Wars of Independence? (Specifically the Wallachian Revolt of 1821-22).

[@Gearjerk5]

0:49 "American supplies" "Tyre chains" might want to rethink that one. Thanks for the video.

[@charlesthefirst8352]

Another great video!! 😊

[@smalltime0]

If Italy didn't declare war it would've lead to such weird battles. Do the US forces just stop in Italian occupied France?

[@sergioescobar1391]

In other words, it became a chain reaction of countries saying "Nah, I'd win."

[@71kimg]

A weird take - When Hitler didn’t officially declared war - but stated (in the famous speak) that they were already at war due to the US-UK Atlantic pact were US directly defended UK trade/transport.

[@charliefarmer4365]

A reminder that the Nazis only got a strong start in the war because the Allies were so bad at defending the West European Theatre (like when they left the Ardennes completely unguarded because they thought it was 'naturally impenetrable'.

[@zaleost]

I’d say it’s more that Germany just got really lucky that things went so smoothly at these early stages. The allies did know that the Ardennes were a potential weak point, but did certainly underestimate how large of a force and how rapidly Germany could move through it. Plus the French army was very badly coordinated to the extent that they just couldn’t react fast enough to the German Army’s movements.

[@baraxor]

Because forcing other countries to end trading with your enemy worked so well with Napoleon, and FunnyMoustacheGuy was Nappy's fanboy.

[@rewriting-history]

Make Bulgaria Great Again!

[@gerwaltspodnovigradu5508]

Again? You're saying that like your country isnt at its peak already

[@julianshepherd2038]

Shan't

[@shockedcurve453]

They originally didn’t plan to, but a few targeted bribes from James Bisonette ensured that a declaration was passed, thus ultimately ensuring their defeat.

[@capncake8837]

James Bissonette told Adi that it would be better to present a united front.

[@MCsCreations]

Fascinating!

[@ElbiAdajew]

I like the new background photo

[@johncunningham6928]

0:35 Is that Benny Hill peeking through the window

[@Captainflake99]

I liked the little touch you added of the white house wall falling apart before it's renovation a few years later 😂

[@The_Hagseed]

They probably just didn't properly repair it after Canada burned it to the ground. If there's one thing about America: They don't make things that last very long. Just look at the way their democracy is falling apart by having a fascist be in a top slot for president.

[@postblitz]

Japan declaring war on the US was also dumb. That's life.

[@skudrinskis]

If the question is: " Why did germany do this not so smart thing in ww2?" The answer 98% of the time will be: " Adolf"

[@_0______00__________0_______0]

0:50 As an American, I'm irrationally angry at some of the supplies being labeled "tyre chains".

[@belbrighton6479]

As a throw back to an earlier video I loved it. 😂❤

[@piratapequeno]

It's actually a box full of ancient chains used in the Greek city of Tyre. For display in a museum or something. It's a bit of a weird exhibit.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

I like to think they were chains meant to go to the armed forces in Lebanon and instead got sent to the Pacific due to a clerical error

[@vampirecount3880]

America was already effectively at war, sending supplies, weapons and giving full logistical support to the allies. Germany merely formalized a state that already existed...

[@ScorpoYT]

Because he was edging since birth for this moment

[@theAEDan]

Germany thought it was about to win? That’s just wrong. Germany was absolutely desperate for peace, as evidenced by the multitude of extremely generous peace offers.

[@HoennMaster]

1:15 Poor Fez wearing Italian man

[@NobleGamer889]

Because James Bisonette can travel to alternate dimensions and he told the American government that the allies would win if they declared war on Germany back

[@rotmistrzjanm8776]

One omitted fact is also that it was just admiting reality - US was openly supporting Allies and US Navy was openly engaging Kriegsmarine since September 1942

[@royale7620]

You mean 1940, the US was involved in illegal naval warfare as early as 1940 under FDR orders, papers exist to prove it.

[@markstott6689]

I assume that you meant before September 1942, considering the US and Germany were actually at war by September 1942. Did you mean 1941 or earlier? 😂❤😂

[@willevensen7130]

1942 a year after the Germans and Americans were at war?

[@rafaelyamano2661]

US was also doing some stuff, like giving dozens of destroyers to the UK in trade with "temporarily" taking over bases in the Caribbean. I wonder if they'd have sold destroyers to the Germans as well? It was very clear the US favored one side.

[@rotmistrzjanm8776]

@@markstott6689 yes, of course that was a typo xD

[@aidanfedorochko3728]

Ahh yes the Austrian Painter making bad military and diplomatic decisions…. Name a better iconic duo.

[@gustavocarvalholoboleite3526]

Sugestion to video: Did people on China know about the crusades?

[@Liverpool-2004]

It was due to James Bissonette

[@CocoHutzpah]

I didn't know iconic art could be improved, but "SPLOOSH" does just that

[@jacob4920]

That "Angry Letter" to Japan, at the beginning, is strangely prophetic. lol

[@randallross420]

Moneymaker is such a cool last name

[@colindaniels945]

It's interesting that the Rome-Berliin-Tokyo Axis treaty stated that the only way one part would declare war was only if any one part was the victim of aggression. The way I figured it was it was like Article 5 of the NATO treaty in that a declaration of war on one was a declaration of war on all

[@Alfyannn]

1:36 Kamel Ataturk is dead at this moment of time

[@jarnodatema]

0:32 you know it's bad when even von ribbentrop thinks it's a bad idea

[@dropandy1453]

it’s important to note that the U.S. Navy and the Kriegsmarine were already pretty much in open combat in the Atlantic well before war was declared. some in the German high command already believed the two countries were basically at war, and officially declaring it would just affirm the state of affairs. which was stupid, but stupid is a pretty good descriptor of German foreign policy at the time in general.

[@kuolettavaVids]

A good hypothetical to discuss would be how WWII would have played out if Germany didn't declare war on the United States. Would the US just declare war after defeating Japan or would it continue to supply Germany's enemies and maybe provide some "volunteers" fully dressed in a P-51 Mustang?

[@adamwarlock1]

Yeah it's tricky. One thing is the UK would now be full allies of the USA against Japan (since Japan attacked them the same day), so FDR could probably convince people that helping them beat Germany was a big priority and leverage that into declaring war on the whole Axis. But not as quickly and public support wouldn't have been as unanimous. A closer hypothetical would be if Japan didn't attack the colonial powers, focused completely on the US and the two fought a war totally seperate from the European war.

[@danke1150]

America was provoking Japan because they wanted a reason to officially join the war despite there being no public support for it.

[@andrewklang809]

@@adamwarlock1 If Japan had attacked the US but not the UK or the Netherlands, they'd be getting all the bad - war with a much greater industrial power - with none of the benefits - the natural resources of SE Asia. The only reason they attacked the US was because they, like Germany, believed that they would inevitably join in, and better to strike first. Especially since The Philippines were directly between Japan and SE Asia.

[@tanaka5395]

Joachim Von Rippentrop sounds like a name that was conjured from the James Bisonette verse.

[@colindaniels945]

The reason why Japan didn't declare war on the USSR in 1941/1942 was because just before the German invasion of the USSR, Japan and the USSR had signed a non-aggression pact

[@ThePilot4ever]

The hat designs this episode is of an exceptionally high quality. I wonder who was rich enough to fund this improvement

[@chapelknight951]

This was good, but one observation I've made from historical media is that America had consolidated (nearly) all of it's warships to Pearl Harbor, which were wiped out by the Japanese leading to doubts about America being able to recover in time and somehow overcome the Japanese navy. America had relevant industries in decline(i.e. steel) and was EXTREMELY anti-socialist and anti-communist which was thought to be a great hindrance to its ability to rebuild fleets and wage war effectively. Ironically, the American government would bankroll employment costs of many industries leading to incredible output and a turnaround in the war.

[@rogersimoncros6521]

James Bissonette could've stopped the war

[@timumbra2476]

Who ?

[@shubhnamdeo2865]

@@timumbra2476 the guy funding this channel through Patreon donations dedicatedly non-stop without end since like a full decade

[@familygash7500]

*VIDEO SUGGESTION:* Why did Italy loose to Greece, during World War II?