What Did Japan Do During WW1?

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

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[@YayaToure1247]

Will there ever be a video on Sierra leone?

[@RevolutionaryGoose]

Battle of Budapest please

[@particle7246]

Hypothetical idea? 🤔 What if China decides to invade or cut off the islands of Japan when they try invading Taiwan...😲

[@YUDEINISTONCELBERMUDEZ-cc8bo]

Pacific war remastered American perspective❤🙏

[@taheraalam7692]

@@TheArmchairHistorian *Hello, I hope you see this! I know you are very busy, but can you make a video about the '71 war in Bangladesh? I would really appreciate it and many other people from surrounding nations* _(e. g. India)_ *might also be happy to see the video! Thanks!*

[@NarbsTheGreat]

Wild how Japan's Navy would be close to Hawaii once as an ally and another as an enemy in such a short time.

[@Yk1000-]

I was surprised myself when they used to guard Hawaii while the Americans were busy.But little did they know by attacking it they would suffer the most horrific consequences the world had ever seen,the power of the ☀️.

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@Yk1000- Japan didn't get the memo, don't touch America's boats.

[@DaiIto-mo5fp]

We actually had a friendly fire. The White House was a hotbed of communist espionage. Roosevelt sided with China, laying the foundation for the current world chaos. I think Americans now understand how much China lies, steals our intellectual property, and is a criminal empire trying to take over the world.

[@Ziesenisse]

Nuclear fission isnt the power of the 💫​@Yk1000-

[@WellBattle6]

@@Yk1000- Power of the sun is fusion though, not fission.

[@Minboelf]

Funny how Japan learn valuable anti submarine warfare in ww1 yet decide not to implement it during ww2 which cause their shipping route to be easy targets by US subs

[@kaltaron1284]

I mean they didn't need to until the USA started to use working torpedoes.

[@xWarLegendx]

Ya they got a good quality subs from Germany and learned anti-sub warfare in ww1, don’t know why they ditched it in inter war and ww2, maybe the IJNs hands were full with naval aviation and fleet in being development as the naval conference of 20s and 30s rendered Japan a 2nd tier naval power in terms of parity of all category of warships in tonnage and displacement and numbers, so they went for quality over quantity, aggressive tactics, skilled and well trained crews, bold and strong doctrine and deadly night attack doctrines and torpedo weapons and aviation

[@rotmistrzjanm8776]

Acctually the anwser is pretty simple - industrial capacity. Japan already couldn't maintain simultanious productiopn of even light fleet and convoys to import materials for said fleet. They simply had no means to do it.

[@kaltaron1284]

@@rotmistrzjanm8776 Not to mention that they were still in the process of building railways and (modern) roads and bridges.

[@Gencrossbones]

Lack of resources for their war effort contributed for their poor ASW

[@R.MadridMessi-Cr7Barca]

It’s wild to think that *One Piece* has been running longer than the entire interwar period between WW1 & WW2. Imagine if Eiichiro Oda had started writing it in 1918.. by 1939, Luffy and the crew would still be stuck in Loguetown, and historians would be debating whether the Great Depression delayed the reveal of the One Piece itself..

[@NONO-oy1cu]

That is crazy

[@TEDAC771]

The manga has been going on since 97 if im not wrong so tec interwar period and ww2

[@Ritual-w8r]

Bruh, this comment is unexpected as hell😅

[@zhcultivator]

lol this is some HXH-level stuff.

[@sushibento8968]

The writing is 🔥

[@ImperialSublimeEmpire]

Would love to see the same video again but on Portugal in WW1

[@type1exterminator471]

@@jasonj8246yes Portugal had a role in ww1

[@ExProductions95]

Portugal and Spain

[@wolfthegreat87]

me too, I feel like discussion of Portugal in WWI is so often limited to "they were supplied by the British. . . oh yeah, and Aníbal Milhais", I'd love some more in-depth conversation on them

[@EdinProfa]

Short video that'd be.

[@suncanny1418]

I would like if he made a video about the Czechoslovak Legion, or maybe the Russian civil war.

[@Khaos768]

Kato Takaaki is my favorite Simpsons character!

[@brokenbridge6316]

IKR

[@ScotchWhiskey864]

Not sure if... Futurama or Simpsons xD

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@ScotchWhiskey864---Let's just say drawn by the same artists. Which is quite true.

[@The_Greedy_Orphan]

Flanders Sama.

[@MartianAmbassador69]

Definitely Futurama

[@Shaveyle]

I’ve always wanted a video on Japan’s involvement in WW1. And even though they might have not done much, their role was still important.

[@BHuang92]

Although allies in WWII, Japan and Germany once engaged in a devastating battle. A nearly forgotten conflict that emboldened the victor, and struck down the world-reaching designs of their enemy - History Dose, The Siege of Tsingtao

[@Mfthug-g6g]

They're allies in paper But did not help each other Germany didn't help Japan in Pacific war Japan didn't help Germany in Barbarossa

[@legacyvaultchannel]

Japan’s role in World War I is often overshadowed by its actions in World War II, but it’s fascinating to see how the seeds of its later imperial ambitions were planted during this time. The capture of German territories in the Pacific and the infamous Twenty-One Demands on China highlight how Japan was already asserting itself as a regional power.

[@dimamatat5548]

Japan was the only country that DID have soldiers "home by Christmas". It took what it wanted before the winter of 1914. Ironically, it was (and still is) not Christian.

[@desertigloo2383]

Christmas didn't mean anything for them though

[@dimamatat5548]

@desertigloo2383 I know.

[@xWarLegendx]

@@desertigloo2383Caz they aren’t Christians

[@sonogamirinne7172]

​​@@desertigloo2383 yeah but right now is :v

[@desertigloo2383]

@sonogamirinne7172 :v

[@thefinesthobbo4524]

I have an Arisaka rifle that went through WW1 and WW2. It is weird to have a piece of bloody history

[@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky]

Man I’d applaud anyone that still has has an M1911 from its year of creation.

[@brockgundich]

That's amazing! Have you shot it? Or just keep it?

[@thefinesthobbo4524]

@@brockgundich I have shot it, but only a couple of times because it is one of the harder milsurp ammos to get. Plenty accurate but Im not a fan of the safety design. Also, the bolt and receiver of mine have a fair bit of scratches from the years of sandy battlefields

[@dakotamyrick]

If you live in the USA, there’s a 50/50 chance there’s an Arisaka in your attic.

[@thefinesthobbo4524]

@@dakotamyrick An estimated 1.2 million Arisakas were brought back to America or made it here through Chinese imports. However, this does not equal the number still in circulation or operational state today.

[@robertwilkins3167]

One of the reasons for Japan's militarism and expansionism is that it didn't want to wind up like China, i.e. at the mercy of the Western powers.

[@Ricky911_]

It's nice to know that someone actually knows this. The idea that Imperial Japan was "evil" when compared to Western powers is a perfect example of history being written by the victors. The Opium Wars massively worried Japan and were one of the reasons for rapid industralisation and militarisation. Not only that but Japan was constantly imposed unfair treaties. After winning the I Sino-Japanese War in 1895, Russia, Germany and France convinced Japan through the Treaty of Shimonoseki to give up the Liaodong peninsula only for Russia to take it over in 1897 while Germany took Qingdao in 1898. For decades, the US had wanted China to be a free state with which to guarantee international trade. Japan saw it as being cheated because Western powers already had lots of control over Asia (with the UK having control of the whole Indian subcontinent), so Western powers suddenly asking for self-determination specifically when it affected Japanese interests felt like a slap in the face. Rules for thee but not for me basically. Not to mention that the US actively enforced the segregation of Japanese immigrants in California, which angered Japan, leading them to restrict emigration to the US in 1907. After the Great Depression in 1929, the II Sino-Japanese war was bound to happen, with the government constantly restricting the military's expansion like they had done in Vladivostok, as mentioned in the video. Nationalism grew pretty much everywhere in the 1930s but that doesn't make the country Fascist like Italy and Germany, as there was not really an ideology pushing Japan but a desire to have more influence. The Pacific front was actually Japan wanting to look more like Britain in many ways. Everything from its parliament to its military was based on British design. The alliance with Germany was only done for protection and the idea that both had world dominance and racial hierarchy as a goal in mind is a myth that's been spread to students to simplify the conflict as a good vs evil mentality. Imperial Japan was neither good nor evil. It was just another empire such as the British Empire, the French Empire or the United States. I know, long paragraph. I just feel like it's important to share the truth, as many countries (including Japan btw) only teach a biased version of their history

[@ThatBionicleDude]

Source?

[@_vla]

The Simpsons had a major impact in the Japanese World War One history

[@lorenfranz3173]

Actually, that looks like a meme from Futurama

[@TaxationWithoutRepresentation]

Looking forward to this video. Thank you for kindly for the content.

[@zaxseer]

Hello

[@hoennsceptile6437]

it was great to see an episode on Japan, thank you!

[@noelmcgrath1801]

I live very close to a former Japanese WW1 POW camp in Tokushima Prefecture. It housed German POWs, most surrendered in China. If you visit Japan check out Bando Prison Camp, it"s a nice little museum now.

[@ひなたのかぜ_2007]

Im japanese , plaese visit hokkaido islands is my My father's hometown in Hokkaido also has some interesting places. I hope you like it.

[@lorenfranz3173]

2:39 nice Futurama reference

[@nagollnosegrobbb2165]

I think boiling down the reasoning for the entente invasion of russia to that there were some supply depots and some czech troops is looking at it from a shallow POV.

[@nagollnosegrobbb2165]

Other wise great video as always

[@everburn]

Yeah it's pretty obvious why they were there😂

[@LJPugh187]

Certainly the supply depots because who cares... But 50,000 Czech troops who were trying to return to their newly founded republic(the entente was made of republics and Woodrow Wilson's influence at the end of the war can't be understated)? Not shallow in the least and not surprising at all considering the ambition of Wilson in creating a new world that respected sovereignty. The reds were on the war path to bring Marxism to the world via war/invasion, no shot they abandon a fledging republic's army to the tender mercy of Russia.

[@KissatenYoba]

@@LJPugh187 Soviets were giving Czechs free road to Czechoslovakia. There are documents guaranteeing this from Soviet side. The thing though, Czech officers were HIDING those documents and offers from their soldiers, refused to negotiate with Soviet authorities (who were even providing Czechs food and housing in the beginning), because Czech officers wanted their soldiers to fight communists in Russia. Majority of Czech soldiers got swayed by communist agitators and fled Russia anyway later, without communists preventing them, except for their officers, in half the cases Czech soldiers themselves shot those f*cks Also, Woodrow Wilson plagiarized Lenin's "peace without reparations and contributions", but twisted it to be as "acceptable to centrists" as possible: "I am seeking only to face realities and to face them without soft concealments. Victory would mean peace forced upon the loser, a victor's terms imposed upon the vanquished. It would be accepted in humiliation, under duress, at an intolerable sacrifice, and would leave a sting, a resentment, a bitter memory upon which terms of peace would rest, not permanently but only as upon quicksand. Only a peace between equals can last. Only a peace the very principle of which is equality and a common participation in a common benefit. The right state of mind, the right feeling between nations, is as necessary for a lasting peace as is the just settlement of vexed questions of territory or of racial and national allegiance." and then, when peace talks with Germans came, "caught a flu" with "brain damage" and reneged on his public words to demand from Germans heavy reparations (according to Western historians). It's fairly obvious, looking at how popular communism was back then, and how Western diplomacy operates, that Wilson was pacifying the population with sweet words of "war to end all wars" and "peace without victory", while being an imperialist sc*m

[@KanJonathan]

Tsingtau is Temperate climate, it was extremely unlikely to find coconut trees there in 1914.

[@dinodog3912]

Palm trees can grow anywhere

[@ImRezaF]

You do realize there's a species of palm tree called European palm tree ? Palm trees lives near place with huge amount of water to drink from, climate have nothing to do with the distribution of palm trees.

[@shrekchrist2857]

What if a gang of swallows carried them there? It’s possible…

[@dingaling487]

I was born in Shandong. I have never seen a palm tree, much less a whole coconut for sale in the entire province.

[@shrekchrist2857]

@@dingaling487 what if some swallows carried them all away?

[@ThingsToKnow5]

This is one of the best historical videos on KZbin. You put a lot of effort into editing the video. We are all very grateful to you.😊

[@SwissGamer42]

Fun fact : Japan in WW2 was known for brutal treatment for POW. American, Australian, British, French, Dutch POW were put through hell. However during WW1, Japan did had POW camps but they were not brutal at all. Germans POW were treated humanly. They were given proper foods. They brought music, beer culture to Japan. Beethoven Ode to Joy become popularized in Japan due to those German POWs. They were allowed to practice their culture. They even played football with local Japanese population. Some even married Japanese women and stayed in Japan.

[@RRR_1225]

それが続けばよかったのに😢

[@reood-p3o]

@@RRR_1225食糧とかがなくて捕虜に十分に配給できなかったし軍の規律がほとんどなくなってて捕虜に暴力をふるうのは当たり前だったらしいよ

[@HIstoryBuz-wd9vu]

Great video!!!!

[@guymann1857]

Also the British denied it because it meant they would have to see their colonial subjects as equals

[@jonataspereira1691]

The United Kingdom actually supported the racial equality proposal. It was the Empire's Dominions (Australia, New Zealand and Canada) that opposed.

[@jonataspereira1691]

They had more to gain by supporting equality to maintain imperial unity than to alienate their own colonies by refusing, in the end, it was the U.S. who killed it entirely.

[@guymann1857]

@jonataspereira1691 British Empire: British Foreign Secretary Balfour announced that he sympathized with the Japanese, but could not accept the principle of racial equality. The dominions of the British Empire, including Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, also opposed the proposal. That's from the AI Google response. Technically we're both right

[@jonataspereira1691]

@@guymann1857 Yeah, the Empire was steering towards equality, because It was better to keep imperial unity rather than alienate their 400 million colonial population. But the dominions feared losing influence in the Empire If the proposal passed.

[@guymann1857]

@@jonataspereira1691 i gave you the literal Google search man that's not what it said XD

[@MrFetalposition]

Thanks! Quite a bit of this I didn't know!

[@sjoak4084]

The Allies after WW1: We all consider ourselves rightful rulers of the world and superpowers. Japan: ...and I took that personally.

[@merafirewing6591]

Also Japan: And I'm going to make everyone miserable while I'm at it.

[@khairulhelmihashim2510]

Japan single handedly defeated 2 big empires, China and Russia a decade before WW1. That 2 quick and spectacular victories affected Japanese domestic politics and world view for decades leading to WW2.

[@21a26l1w]

Thanks for the video. I've been asking this question for a while.

[@dansmith4077]

For the algorithm great video

[@Jevtkxkn]

I love this channel

[@Gessolini]

大正天皇(Emperor Taisyo) ️嘉仁天皇(Emperor Yoshihito) 大正時代→昭和時代のように時系列で進む物語においては大正時代の期間中は下記の表記が海外の人には理解しやすく、それ以降の時代、又は現代視点(時系列ではない場合)での解説では上記の表記が正しいです… 簡略：天皇陛下(Emperor)では海外の人には伝わりにくいが大正時代の映画や物語で大正天皇(Emperor Taisyo)の表記だと既に崩御している扱いなので嘉仁天皇(Emperor Yoshihito)が海外の人には分かりやすいと思った次第です…

[@adissentingopinion848]

Question: Is the era name a form of respect or of formality? I know that studying the Sengoku Jidai would get very confusing if historians didn't decide on a single name when I look at it. Octavian of the Roman Empire changed his name to Julius Caesar officially, but Octavian is convenient for historians. I wonder whether there's an east/west disagreement between historians about this.

[@dlux04]

So the reason why there are changes are because of who and what was in power. Before the Meiji Revolution (Restoration), the Japanese had a series of Bakufu, which were stationed around specific parts of Japan (Kamakura + Muromach and Edo Bakufu for example) (There were other names for these Bakufu based on what clan was in control) Eventually after the Bakufus got replaced, the way eras are named changed to Emperors titles because of the shift of power from the Bakufu to the Emperor (Although the Meiji Oligarchy was in control post 1870s right up into the Taisho Era)

[@Gessolini]

@adissentingopinion848 明治(Meiji)時代から天皇陛下が即位した際に新たな元号が用いられるようになりました(一代につき1つだけ)。 元号が天皇陛下に用いられる 〇〇(←元号)天皇となるのは 諡(posthumous name)であり功績や行いを称える意味があります。伝統という側面も強いですが…。 明治時代以前は不幸なこと(災害や飢饉)などがあった際に元号が変わっているので沢山の元号があります。(徳川幕府の時代は特に) また元号と時代は明治以降は一致していますがそれ以前は異なることが多いです。 西暦645年から元号が用いられていますが皇室の権威が弱い時に幕府(武士による政治体制)が台頭した影響でそれらの幕府の名が時代になったり、戦乱の時代を戦国時代と呼んだりします。 上記全てを要訳すると： 〇〇(←元号)天皇は諡＝敬意や伝統を含む 元号≠時代ではない まだ翻訳が不十分かつ英語が苦手なので知りたい情報が伝わっていたら幸いです。 端的かつ文法通り(スラングや特定の略称を含まない)ならもう少し翻訳しやすいかもです…(´•̥ω•̥`)

[@naikudara]

現代の動画が大正天皇に言及してるんだから大正天皇で問題ないでしょ。この動画が今上天皇を令和天皇って呼んでるなら間違いだけど。

[@Gessolini]

昭和天皇も解説される時生きていた時代(即位〰崩御)までは裕仁天皇もしくは裕仁で語られ即位前は裕仁親王と呼ばれている。 まだ与えられていない称号(かつての元号)がついてるのは本格的な解説としては正しくない気がします… 軍人で言うなら当時と階級が違う、都市名でいうならかつてのままもしくは当時の名ではないみたいな… 例：ソ連時代の解説でレニングラードをサンクトペテルブルクと呼んでいるような感じ 自分も間違ってる可能性あるので皇室関係の資料や歴史家等の文献があればURL欲しいです…

[@theGDmenace13]

You forgot to talk about the time they helped occupy Constantinople for some reason

[@Joshua-fq9tm]

Japanese army in the city of Constantine what is this timeline

[@anetthenriettaudvari8411]

Nice vid i thought this would never come

[@lukedax5300]

As a Czech I am proud you mentiond Czechoslovak legion :)

[@rafanadir6958]

Why, you didn't exist back then?!?!

[@lukedax5300]

@@rafanadir6958 That´s really silly question :) You dont have nothing from your country what are you proud of from your history ? :) I am think you have :)

[@rafanadir6958]

@@lukedax5300 I was just trolling, I know very your achievements

[@greenockscatman]

The journey of the Czechoslovak legion is one of the craziest things to happen. They literally went around the world to get back into the fight.

[@terrorterror6196]

Your animation always looks amazing man.Very apperciated man.Also that's quite decent for oversimplified version.🙂

[@nigelswindles1129]

Very informative about a time in history l knew little about , thanks , WW2 was even more complex than I thought

[@F1tzy]

Do a video on Ireland please 😊 Edit: Nice vid tho I just had to get my comment out asap

[@JasonGyattollah2542]

Yup

[@jeffe9842]

The only thing I knew about Japan being an ally in WW1 was that it ferried ANZAC troops to the Mediterranean. Other than this, I knew almost nothing else. Thanks for enlightening me.

[@thorpeaaron1110]

Great video on shining a light on Japan during the conflict and lesser known Asian Theater of WW1 in general.

[@kellychuang8373]

Really interesting and may have to look into that really a tough time now and things really go in fast. Can't always guarantee you can keep up in this dangerous times.

[@turmunkhganbaatar2515]

Why did you guys show Mongolia and Tuva as Chinese but not Tibet? Mongolia declared indepence in 1911 and in the 1913 peace treaty was an protectorate but defacto independent. Tuva had a local noble with Russian launch a coup and became a Russian protectorate.

[@Huajierenmeiluziye]

During the period of the Beijing government of the Republic of China, he briefly overthrew the Mongolian rebel government

[@turmunkhganbaatar2515]

​@Huajierenmeiluziye yeah but that's in 1919. They were still talking about WW1 itself during that point in the video.

[@ryanalessi2921]

Man I love that you cover more WW1 stuff. Deserves more attention than WW2 which is over represented in media

[@gergofordospecs7475]

2:47 why Katō Takaaki looks like he come from Simsons ?😅

[@MichaelShumate-d5m]

Idk

[@Twiggo_The_Foxxo]

It's supposed to be that Futurama meme

[@Gamenetreviews]

This video was excellent

[@やる気熱々]

The rise of Japanese militarism was mainly due to the fact that the countries around Japan were coming under European influence. And because Russia was trying to colonize Korea, Japan fought against Russia (1904-1905).

[@IronDragon-2143]

Can you do a detailed video on Operation Valkyrie? I'd love to see what you come up.

[@ghost7344]

We did one, but it is AHTV exclusive. Although we are working on another video related to that subject. More info in 2025.

[@bottle3124]

Most underrated KZbinr of literally all time

[@TOZMEM]

Can you release more videos about the pacific theater and compile them on one video just like the other video about the allied invasion of France up to the end of the war

[@the_american_doughboy]

@TheArmchairHistorian, would you consider doing a video about US and allied forces deployed to Siberia in 1918 and 1919?

[@DMBisAwesome]

@16:16 - There emerged an opportunity to move towards racial equality and avoid future conflict , but then the South. many such cases.

[@natemorrow2911]

Me who is from Tennessee: we do a little trolling

[@ひなたのかぜ_2007]

​@@natemorrow2911I once watched an American movie, it was so strange that Donald Trump played a role of a stranger in New York, but he was actually the richest person in the country.

[@NoTimeForTalent]

I love the South, and I love being from the south. But with more and more examples like this, it's getting hard to defend it

[@NoTimeForTalent]

@saulnavarro4730 I think they just like Rome. I mean, who doesn't.

[@jaybadayatherockmerchant9832]

A good next video Idea could be the battle of Marawi

[@ianblake815]

Armchair historian keeps doing it 🇯🇵

[@cameronnewton7053]

I love the details of the french guy chilling on his island, and differentiating the Australian naval officer from the British one by giving him bottle corks dangling from his cap.

[@54032Zepol]

Welp, seeing how they single handedly beat the Russian empire who has the second largest military behind the British empire, they thought they would sit this one out and let the Europeans deal with Europeans.

[@vedanthmallem4016]

No

[@American_guy-7]

The Japanese lost the russo-japanese war in the long term. The Japanese suffered heavy casualties due to their aggressiveness and reliance on quick victories to ensure domestic support and the fact the Russian army most if the time were still able to reorganize and stabilize the front. Such as the battle of liaoyang (1904) and mukden (1905). they also suffered heavy financial strains after the war since most territories they gained were not important or rich in resources. Also, the Japanese joined the entente and fought German colonies in the Pacific.

[@lightningboltt5437]

@@American_guy-7 the war also ruined russia, it sowed discontent and anger towards the tsar and destroyed the russian fleet

[@paulconrad6220]

The British had the largest military? Navy, maybe

[@54032Zepol]

@paulconrad6220 and Russia still lost to the tiny island nation of Japan

[@maxraynard8433]

Japanese intervention into Russia caused a spike in rice prices, which lead to huge riots and revolutionary feeling across Japan in 1917. The prime minister was forced to resign. It all started in a small fishing village near my wife's hometown of Toyama.

[@vicenteaburto1717]

Feliz año nuevo caballero. 🥳

[@wellingtonastudillo6448]

Please make More WW2 What ifs

[@tomwang7694]

Yuan Shikai actually accepted these twenty-one demands except for a few of them. Because the Japanese told him that as long as they accepted these demands, they had no objection to Yuan Shikai becoming emperor. Thus "A grain of mouse droppings, spoils a pot of porridge." A phrase used to describe Yuan Shikai who calls himself the emperor of the Republic of China (1915/12/31). No one wants to grovel and serve that monster called "Emperor" anymore. Yuan Shikai's Chinese Empire only lasted for eighty-three days. He died of melancholy when the whole country was openly and secretly ridiculing him and everyone was rebelling against his relatives.

[@howardchung7050]

To keep it short basically during ww2 the government had no control over the army because most of them act on their own orders. I heard from the start that the emperor Hirohito never wanted the attention to expand into China or fight the Americans but the Army or government basically force their way into it.

[@madensmith7014]

It was the civilian government that had little control over national affairs afaik, but Hirohito certainly was in favour of whatever the military was doing. It's some whitewashing that he didn't want any part of it, you can see him on parades and making speeches in front of troops throughout the war. He has no part in making plans or ordering it unlike Hitler, but all of it had his approval. A lot of people were against the war with America, and the economic situation alongside the stalemate in China only made it common sense that opening a second front on a bigger stronger enemy as a bad idea. But the militarists somehow convinced him that it was necessary, he gave approval for such a big operation, and he clearly was along with the ride until the invasion of the home islands was imminent, only then was he pro-surrender.

[@xWarLegendx]

@@madensmith7014 Wht was the economic situation like in Japan in Great Depression and 1936

[@lucianoosorio5942]

JRR Tolkien: I cut my teeth in the trenches of the Somme, you larped your Santa Claus butt through Vietnam! Oversimplified: Japan was busy building itself an empire. So it was more than happy to take away German islands and colonies in East Asia. In WW1, they took Germany’s colonies and islands in East Asia.

[@MrAverageGuy69]

Why did I read this in 2016 Oversimplified voice😭😭?

[@spenceramey406]

JRR Tolkien vs GRR Martin ERB is one of my top 5 favorites from ERB. My favorite is the Lego one with Thor vs Zeus.

[@TheAverageNooob]

Ha, Southern senators opposed racial reforms because the loss was still fresh in their mind lol

[@irishempire9811]

This is a cool setup for the japanese arc in ww2, cant wait to see what happens next in the series

[@taheraalam7692]

*Hello, I hope you see this! I know you are very busy, but can you make a video about the'71 war in Bangladesh? I would really appreciate it and many other people from surrounding nations (e. g. India) might also be happy to see the video! Thanks!*

[@Maxxel-fy2dg]

Nice new video

[@ChaosTicket]

From what I heard the lack of international recognition for participating in World War 2 led to Imperial Japan becoming a highly aggressive power that became monsters with invading Manchuko and trying to take over Asia and the Pacific region.

[@teddyn240]

Would you ever do the battle of Tsingtao?

[@tremendousbaguette9680]

0:49 : Coming from Perfidious Albion, that's the pot calling the kettle black.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

13:55 Woodrow Wilson: *_I Have Won, But At What Cost ?!_*

[@POTATO-WW2]

Can you please talk about the Syrian war

[@ajp5556]

One question I’ve always had was what did they do to WW1 pows were they treated as bad as American/Chinese prisoners in ww2?

[@DoctorWortspieler]

Surprisingly, the German POWs Japanese took in WWI were treated quite well. Mostly motivated by the desire to be officially recognized as a great power by the Europeans, Japan made sure to closely follow the rules of warfare when it came to treating prisoners. Heck, some of the prisoners had such a positive experience with their captors that after the war was over, some Germans decided to stay and start a new life in Japan rather than go back to Germany.

[@ajp5556]

@@DoctorWortspieler interesting would you be willing to name your sources so I can investigate further

[@maciej5640]

5:33 For a second there I thought I was watching a different channel.

[@natheriver8910]

Very interesting

[@Ciech_mate]

Why does kato takakki look like he is from Futurama

[@DartaBarbale]

Can you please do what Latvia did in ww2

[@zaxseer]

🚩

[@Tobi-ln9xr]

The video would be over in 2 minutes.

[@Pgb622]

5:03 to skip the ad

[@Dean_AZN]

🫡

[@Lwazi-j5i]

Would love to see a video on the latin american wars of independence

[@chicknugget3493]

I think you should do a video on the Dieppe raid/ British commandos

[@anakamarvelous]

12:41 the Drake meme😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@knightingale9833]

2:47 that dude looks like he’s from straight out of Futurama

[@justinlay4593]

Sorry but at around 7:22 or so, what's with the little rectangles hanging off that naval officer's face?

[@Peas_and_Carrots]

He would be an officer in the Australian Navy. And those would be corks.

[@A-10thunderboltll]

2:43 bro was drawn from Futurama

[@JoshuaEsangbedo]

I am commenting to feed the algorithm

[@WinterAurora-m3p]

good boi

[@xWarLegendx]

@JoshuaEsangbedo good lad

[@athenz3008]

Finally, someone who's talking about Japan during ww1

[@codyshi4743]

Do a video on the Chinese labour Corps that were sent by the Chinese government to contribute to the allied effort in World war 1, by digging and building trenches.

[@rafanadir6958]

I just watched a video about the history of Romania and now i hear the story of the ship of Transylvania.

[@junkers721]

日本の小中学校では戦費の増税や戦時成金しかやらないので改めて勉強になりますね。

[@ひなたのかぜ_2007]

You stole our money! 😢

[@54032Zepol]

Japan: *exploits china* Western powers: "HEY! Your not allowed to exploit China like that! Only we're allowed to!

[@Yadayadayada-su7wo]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by The Armchair Historian is truly a gift; keeping education and knowledge alive. 👍🙏🏽🤷

[@kokutai3331]

It’s still impressive how Japan modernized and expanded it’s empire in their less than a century

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

The negative impact of the Showa recession in 1926, and internal political instabilities helped contribute to the rise of Japanese militarism in the late 1920s to 1930s.

[@Prussian-h5f]

Very good video, but can you make a video of the Rusian Civil war, it would help me a lot.

[@Numba003]

I didn't know the Japanese had a presence in the Mediterranean during WW1. Thank you for teaching me yet more I didn't know. God be with you out there, everybody. ✝️ :)

[@quintonmashler6585]

Good video, however the last German ships of the East Asia Squadron were sunk off of the Falkland Islands in the Atlantic. Not off of the coast of Chile

[@thirdbrother4018]

16:20 WILSON!!!

[@conorflynn6666]

Alternative history hub reference

[@zevnduck9904]

15:20 is that the fucking Hoi 4 reference map? i love it

[@micahistory]

last time I was this early, it was World War I

[@Kori-shimotori344]

Do a Salvadoran Civil war🇸🇻, it is my family's country, it has been overlooked not matter what, wars, trade and history. The Salvadoran Civil War was a conflict that started in 1979-1992, and was a conflict between the Government and FMLN guerrillas

[@hitoshisawa8479]

Japan also helped at Peking and was promised aid and supplies for the help due too racism that never happened

[@ignoreme4627]

You really only have to blame Matthew Perry for Japan’s quick militarization.

[@kaltaron1284]

Pretty much all the Western powers were happy to sell technologies and equipment to Japan. IIRC the USA was one of the largest trading partners for weapons but for ships it was the UK.

[@RyandracusChapman]

No. You have to blame samurai culture and the bushido code being entrenched into the military from the onset of the creation of the Imperial Japanese military. Even by the Russo Japapmese war and WWI, the majority of the officier class descended from samurai families and many being trained as samurai in their youth themselves. They instilled the same indoctrinations into rank and file soldier. Had Emperor Meji had an effort to stamp out samurai culture and descendants from any military or political influence, the Japapnese military would have been a much tamer and rational fighting force.

[@thomasjetzer2823]

@@RyandracusChapman You try keeping a country together while at the same time destroying the remnants of a ruling class that had controlled it for almost a millenuim at that point. Meji did make an effort, but he wasn't going to get rid of the samurai completely. That option was never on the table.

[@RyandracusChapman]

@@thomasjetzer2823 I never commented on the feasibility of removing the samurai class, which Emperor Meji mainly had no intention of doing so out of respect for the samurai as future modern soldiers in his military. He sent dozens of young samurai youth to military academies across to world to return to build the Japanese military. I merely said that if Japanese military expansionism could be pinned to one cause or group, it would be the samurai. One key code of the samurai is that ability to basically go against the Emperor claiming that you did it "for his majesty's own benefit" which many took advantage of during and after Meijis rise to power.

[@kaltaron1284]

@@RyandracusChapman Yeah, if only the Japanese had been as peaceful as the established Great Powers. Oh, wait...

[@JoboGamezzz]

The east Asia squadron was sunk at the Falklands as they won the battle of coronel off chile

[@ThatVillain-the-Gamer]

15:30 That's the Hoi4 states map!

[@RealSausageGamer338]

2:44 bro is from Simpsons 😯