What happened to Rhodesia? (Short Animated Documentary)

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What happened to Rhodesia? It became Zimbabwe and everything thereafter was perfect and nothing hurt anymore.

[@benmitchell1747]

Mugabe was a economic genius, he turned every citizen of Zimbabwe into a trillionaire overnight.

[@imranplays5619]

... in zibwabwean dollars..

[@viesturs6321]

Hahaha

[@ancianoviejo1711]

Jajajajaja stupid

[@MasterWooten]

Yeah in typical Weimar Republic fashion.

[@themarine9009]

Good one! :D

[@stalkinghorse883]

Your animated Rhodesian army characters were not wearing shorts.

[@gabrielfraser2109]

The Rhodesian military only wore shorts in the beginning of the war - these made them more visible, and they transitioned to more traditional trousers. Camouflage was absolutely essential in the Bush Wars.

[@cannonball666]

Rhodesian short shorts: When you want to blind the enemy from a mile away.

[@azogtheuglee4889]

unwatchable

[@BigRed2]

Gabriel Fraser And they are black face which is racist

[@punishedostrich8729]

@@BigRed2 More or less camouflaging if you're smearing your face with camouflage paint in different directions you break up the formation of a face.

[@garfield1826]

In Zimbaabwe they all love the rapper 50 cent or as they call him 400 Trillion dollars

[@kirgizikable]

good one, pal

[@triobros98]

that's alot of money lol

[@garfield1826]

@@triobros98 no it’s not

[@triobros98]

@@garfield1826 I know I was joking

[@WonkingMyWilly585]

Not to be a nerd but 50 cents is only 120,000,000,000,000 dollars

[@JacF6734]

To anyone who's confused about why people are so angry about Mugabe, here's the reason why: In December 2017 the website Zimbabwe News, calculating the cost of the Mugabe era using various statistics, said that at the time of independence in 1980, the country was growing economically at about five per cent a year, and had done so for quite a long time. If this rate of growth had been maintained for the next 37 years, Zimbabwe would have in 2016 a GDP of US$52 billion. Instead it had a formal sector GDP of only US$14 billion, a cost of US$38 billion in lost growth. The population growth in 1980 was among the highest in Africa at about 3.5 per cent per annum, doubling every 21 years. Had this growth been maintained, the population would have been 31 million. Instead, as of 2018, it is about 13 million. The discrepancies were believed to be partly caused by death from starvation and disease, and partly due to decreased fertility. The life expectancy has halved, and death from politically motivated violence sponsored by government exceeds 200,000 since 1980. The Mugabe government has directly or indirectly caused the deaths of at least three million Zimbabweans in 37 years. Taken directly from Wikipedia, folks.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

They're not angry about Mugabe, they're angry at what happened to the whites. That's fine but don't make it look more noble.

[@aidennimitz]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 Ask anyone and they’ll say otherwise.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@aidennimitz people aren't honest. Come on.

[@aidennimitz]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 That same argument could be applied to you as well.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@aidennimitz it could be. I don't wish glory to a race while castigating another as savage however which I hope would leave me less suspect.

[@bluemountain4181]

... and then Zimbabwe collapsed into ruin and famine

[@jjalkman1999]

I know why. You know why. Everybody knows why.

[@chelseacomps829]

@@jjalkman1999 >Oppress natives >Natives rebel >Play victim card

[@Valencetheshireman927]

@Ur Moving mad Bro -No , Robert became a dictator turning everyone outside the government into a victim .

[@rianqi]

Damn fucken straight. Luckily for all of Zim, Mugabe lived in absolute luxury and immense wealth!! The country would have had it so much worse if his wife didn't fly to China on shopping sprees so often!

[@DjouMaSeEpos]

People used to go to Rhodesia to see the Zimbabwe ruins, now they go to Zimbabwe to see the Rhodesia ruins.

[@abusementpark153]

What did Zimbabwe use before candles? Electricity.

[@mahfoudseraf5995]

They were first to invent lamps!

[@lif3andthings763]

What percentage of the African population had electricity?

[@arkhammemery4712]

We wuz kangz!

[@user-ne3yk3pc8s]

@@lif3andthings763 quite a large percentage actually 😂

[@lif3andthings763]

@@user-ne3yk3pc8s source?

[@EduardoSilvaLopez]

Worth mentioning how all this resulted. Mugawe. One of the most horrible dictators Africa has seen. And the competition there is fierce.

[@ericmorris3948]

What about the current guy in South Africa who raped an aids activist ?

[@YokaiX]

How does he compare with Idi Amin?

[@EduardoSilvaLopez]

@@YokaiX Hard call. But Mugabe lasted much, much longer.

[@zilindogomes1767]

I think it would be interesting to show people outside Africa what really happened to Zimbabwe with Mugabe.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Everyone already knows. It doesn't vindicate Rhodesia though.

[@DragoneyeVII]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 I dunno it kinda does

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@DragoneyeVII so racism is acceptable because of a dictatorship? As if you can't condemn both.

[@DragoneyeVII]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 Both aren't good but Zimbabwe was definitely better when it was Rhoedsia, not only economically but for its peoples own well being. Need I remind you of the numerous famines and thousands of death caused by them in Zimbabwe? Or how Mugabe discriminated against got white farmers killed. Which in turn led to the famines that killed thousands of people as well?

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@DragoneyeVII the question of which was better is for natives to answer. And if Rhodesia was bad condemn Rhodesia, don't suggest it's acceptable because you prefer it.

[@annoneemoose]

And then everyone starved.

[@fahoodie1852]

Happily ever after

[@russophile9874]

ZANU was communist, it was expected.

[@foomanchoo576]

Good

[@SomeHarbourBastard]

And Mugabe was Knighted for it....

[@marklems5894]

Epic ending

[@ufukerendalkran6692]

"Turns out Africa has more than one port" Heckin bamboozled

[@walsh9080]

Britain's strategy meeting: Right lads, I have a cunning plan. We're going to inconvenience them into submission.

[@TheFiresloth]

"Okay, I'll admit it, I just really didn't like that port."

[@arandomyoutubeaccount3166]

Harold Wilson: Who knew?

[@SteveEdwardCooper]

There is a bit of an omission here. Mugabe was a monster. That should have been mentioned.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

It's not anything to do with Rhodesia though.

[@baronvonbeandip]

Gotta remember, when you do a quick survey of a topic, that you gotta make sure to mention every single detail in excruciating detail. Elsewise, how can you see the big picture?

[@robc4191]

He highlighted mugabe, suggesting there will be a video just for him in the future. Or thats how i took it anyway.

[@joss4074]

Many britbongs struggle with some deeply intrenched white guilt. They can't bring themselves to speak negatively about the poor black people.

[@robc4191]

@@joss4074 "britbongs"??? What means this?

[@ethanlay1614]

I got scared when I saw that big N come down to change zapu to zanu

[@crispy9175]

why?

[@danidejaneiro8378]

Why?

[@ThePikminCaptain]

A certain word I shall not use because my lawyers advised against it

[@ethanlay1614]

@@ThePikminCaptain fr

[@SpudgunOfficial]

And they all lived happily ever after in peace and harmony

[@patchesohoolihan666]

Zimbabweans bless Mugabe every day for leading them into a golden age. The wealth was seized from the white oppressors and as a result all Zimbabweans live in comfort. It was certainly worth the wars and mass migrations!

[@etien1170]

Joining the rest of the post-colonial world in never ending carousing in merriment to the delight of the ever-supportful and generous former empires ^^ Shh, don't wake me up....

[@ahmedmuawia2447]

It's funny because it's true it's sad because it's true But mate I ask you what can we do?

[@deron2203]

Lmao was not expecting you here

[@1queijocas]

@@ahmedmuawia2447 once race becomes the most important thing in a country, I doubt there is anything to be done.

[@user-njyzcip]

I love how this guy spends time drawing accurate guns for their respective users. FALs, AKs, M16s, and even the bolt action rifles in his WW2 videos were correct. I was quite surprised when I saw Krags in his video about Denmark. Most people would just make do with an AK/M16 and some generic bolt action and call it a day.

[@aerojetrocketdyners-2538]

*cough* *cough* infographics show

[@hoodrat21]

Lmao

[@gothams.saviour]

usually type 56’s and akm’s are most common

[@Falcon-vu5qp]

all that time yet they still dont wear shorts in this vid

[@felpzhue]

Yeah but the sights on the rebels wasnt on the highest number

[@marlothisafari99]

Today there there's millions of Zimbabweans here in SA. Some here legally and so many illegally. Mugabe's rise to power is quite astonishing because he was a relatively unknown figure up to 1980 and was a school teacher. Up to 20 years ago Zim was one of 8 net food exporters in the world and the lead exporter of tobacco but they since they chased white people people off their farms and to SA they really shot themselves in the foot.

[@cogumerlimgaming9803]

It's incredible how accurately you managed to portray Mugabe with a 2D lego-like sprite. Amazing haha

[@maas1208]

The 2D Lego-like sprite is more like a 2D Minecraft-like sprite

[@chungusmogus8832]

Great video, I will be donating 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollars to your channel, keep it up!!

[@Essa5225]

How much is that in usd

[@brandonlyon730]

Most likely just a couple of cents.

[@chungusmogus8832]

@@Essa5225 40 cents, according to google.

[@paradox2253]

About 40 USD cents I think 😂

[@tishafeed8085]

@@paradox2253 US cents* if you say USD you imply the number is in dollars

[@philipboardman1357]

"White civilian deaths increased." Got to love that passive phrasing.

[@nixonesport1998]

Lmao

[@DoctorDoomsPvP]

That's the main thing I noticed about the video. Completely glossed-over.

[@GADouglasMacarthur]

Gotta stay monitized

[@meislouis1381]

@Russian tsar Of alaska your so desperate to be oppressed arnt you

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

To be fair these videos are meant to be extremely short

[@rubywest5166]

Oh hey, this Robert Mugabe guy sounds kinda cool, fighting to ensure his nation is free from coloniser racism. I'm sure this dedication to equality will continue, and that we won't hear that he's gone down with a mild case of the violent dictators

[@pikajew3578]

"Equality" "Anti-racism" and more are terms that those cynical actors want to use to gain control and do more damage than the so-called "colonizers" ever could, Communists!

[@smartin8247]

Mugabe has gone done with a mild case of death. Many people were not unhappy.

[@BirdRaiserE]

Sometimes, it's just better to have a few competent "racists" than an incompetent dictator in your government

[@ceceh9742]

@@BirdRaiserE competent racists is a very, very polite word for colonisers

[@anthonyniemiec9409]

@@ceceh9742 Colonizers is an interesting term for people born in that country and who’s families had lived in that country for four hundred years. London (the colonizers) supported Mugabe.

[@stevenmcgillivray9283]

Simple answer; it became 3rd World like SA.

[@blitzkrieg2928]

Rhodesia: I'm the breadbasket of Africa Zimbabwe *laughs in famine*

[@DFrost-ip2lk]

Blitzkrieg Authoritarianism always leads to poverty. Except for in Singapore, they’re doing great with authoritarianism.

[@arturturkevych3816]

@@DFrost-ip2lk many oily arabs are also comfortable.

[@gododoof]

@@DFrost-ip2lk Apparently authoritarianism works pretty well in a city-state.

[@DFrost-ip2lk]

Artur Turkevych Very few are. The fact that the second Arab Spring happened, proves that this isn’t the case in a majority of Arab countries. Saudi Arabia is really the only authoritarian regime that seems to be doing great. But that’s mostly because Saudi citizens are basically given everything by the government.

[@arturturkevych3816]

@@DFrost-ip2lk I agree that most arabs live in bad conditions and was only referring to the gulf nations with oil. Saudis, Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait. The rest of the Arab world is mostly poor and the Arab spring didn't help them.

[@codycasey3126]

“Civilian casualties” is a strange way to say rape and murder.

[@alexturlais8558]

Yes that is indeed the definition of civilian casualties.

[@xanderanderson6673]

He's not wrong

[@thefutureisnowoldman7653]

That is literally the definition of the word you brainless carrot

[@pancholopez8829]

Cant blame him since KZbin would demonitize him and he will beg us to Patreon. So sadly those types of words will due.

[@monolithza7159]

@@pancholopez8829 youtube very pussy to know truth

[@user-mn8lz7gf6d]

and yet their "victory" was the worst thing to ever happen to the nation

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Not really. Life for most didn't change.

[@cam609lee]

​@@ayodejiolowokere1076Opportunity cost though....

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@cam609lee I disagree. The price was outrageous.

[@davidmartin6804]

01:57 As I understand it, the liberation movement was divided on racial grounds with the Ndebele people supporting Joshua Nkomo's ZAPU, and the majority Shona people backing Robert Mugabe's ZANU.

[@MrMashava]

Re-check that history and pay particular attention to the Nkomo and Mugabe delegations who attended the Lancaster House Conference. The parties were formed based on the two Fronts from which they were operating from during the White Invasion.

[@davidmartin6804]

@@MrMashava And how does that undo what I stated?

[@karmo1629]

"rhodesia lasted for 14 years so the question is: why was it so short lived?" *Laughs in republic of crimea*

[@sc4rt8ons_]

*LAUGHS IN SEALANDIC*

[@Danielminer-ei3lz]

Laughs in Catalonian

[@retro2103]

*Laughs in United Belgian States*

[@OttoGraff-fu8pj]

*laughs in West Florida*

[@ytgammehd5536]

Laughs in War of Zanzibar

[@WeirdWonderful]

A fun bit of trivia that you missed was that, upon declaring independence, Rhodesia was a Kingdom which declared and claimed Elizabeth II as Queen of Rhodesia, despite her never accepting this, until 1970 when they declared a republic.

[@yoymate6316]

imagine not being recognised by your head of state

[@eagleowl833]

She was actually queen of a communist dictatorship in the caribbean. That's wacky

[@jonathanwebster7091]

@@docaz9453 Rhodesia 1965-1970 was trying to gain recognition as a Commonwealth Realm (like Canada and Australia are today), that is, it wanted Elizabeth II to remain its head of state. As opposed to actually being part of the UK (or remaining a colony), which is what Malta wanted.

[@codex8085]

Instead she or another politician who was yet to take the blame gave Mugabe a knighthood.. Thankfully she is a constitutional monarch whose job is to simply bear The Crown and ensure politicians do not have too much power, She having an opinion is pretty much legally impossible

[@BrazilianImperialist]

@@yoymate6316 Based to be honest

[@David-cg7rq]

I have a personal connection to this one... I was born in England & in October of 1977, my family and I moved to Zim/Rhodesia for what was meant to be a 3yr farming contract for the Salvation Army; in order to get into the country, you had to be an Australian citizen (my parents were Australian/Scottish), so I was made a citizen 2 years before I even made it to Australia. We lived in a really nice house on a compound surrounded by a 6ft security fence, with guards and all the works... 6 months later, we had to FLEE because of those darned Botswanan guerillas, an event I have never been able to remember; we spent the next 6 months living in Bulawayo, with my parents split/divorced & my mother forced to live in a dingy Salvation Army hostel as our own denomination wouldn't help coz, you know, infidelity... and in October of 1978 she & I left to return to Australia, without my younger brother, and I've never seen my father, brother or Africa since - but I'd love to go back there one day, to see the old homestead, etc... dreams!

[@Sukhumvit1]

Wow ,what a story. It would be awesome if you went back to see where you grew up. See if it brings back memories

[@nigelwillson6096]

A sad family history. You probably would be wise to avoide Africa all together. If they survived the late 70's and 80's in Rhodesia, there are other means to establish the whereabouts of your father and brother. Stay in Assie, probably safer, less disappointing. My wife and I lost many members of our families who lived in Rhodesia during that period in history.

[@boiii476]

That's what you deserve colonizers western b@sterds.

[@noriyakigumble3011]

“Mugabe was a star, But then the sun came up”- Nelson Mandela

[@quidam_surprise]

Ye *But don't forget that the Sun is also a star.*

[@dp_wynn5392]

ye

[@kennethservida6144]

Imagine spending 3 trillion Zimbabwe dollars for a single egg.

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

Imagine spending money on chicken period.

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

@@amily7801 £1 = Z$500 is still not good

[@mxgregoly8969]

@@thefrenchareharlequins2743 I mean it's not as bad as other countries

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

@@mxgregoly8969 True.

[@allansmith3837]

Yes but that was the wrong type off Socialisim lmao.

[@anthonyrinaldi1331]

Well you make this Mugabe fellow sound great, I wonder how he ruled the country and what happened to him?

[@bornfree8073]

Are you joking? He literally turned his paper currency into toilet paper and the bread basket of africa turned into a place that needed international food aid in 2000 and kids are being born without eye sight due to lack of food.

[@anthonyrinaldi1331]

@@bornfree8073 I was in fact Joking,due to this episode seemingly failing to mention important details like what you descried . The impression being that an unaware viewer might get the impression that the end of Rhodesia as it happened was some sort of standard de-colonization or even a Triumph for Africans when in truth it was a disaster and tragedy for both Whites and Africans. Too often figures like Mugabe are detailed as "heroic anti-colonialist" in academia due to bias since they fought Europeans,when in reality Mugabe was a brutal Marxist dictator who's actions before and after gaining power were full of tyranny,corruption and violence and as you mentioned his power grab(backed by the UK) lead to Rhodesias transforming from one of the most prosperous countries in Africa to one of the most corrupt,underdeveloped and broken countries in Africa with effects that very much linger to this day. That the video seems to neglect to mention this relevant context is concerning. Almost normalizing or legitimizing of Mugabe.

[@skeletonwguitar4383]

@@anthonyrinaldi1331 Sshhh its okay, he dont know sarcasm yet

[@raulduke6105]

Faded into obscurity I guess🤔

[@Tomcat82]

In no part of this video was Mugabe painted as great or heroic. If you’d prefer to watch a video that delves into the catastrophic leadership of Mugabe in Zimbabwe, then perhaps you should find a video about Zimbabwe, not Rhodesia.

[@KutWrite]

I have to slow down playback a bit, but really enjoy your encapsulations... and the squarehead cartoon figures. I loved the little Brit peeking in when you said "British oversight." Very interesting, as usual.

[@PropensityVisualized]

FYI when I was a young Soldier we had a lot of mid-grade NCOs that were Rhodesian vets . It was a two year tour with an automatic promotion after six months

[@donovanlocust1106]

So losers.

[@andreshernandez06]

“Every man a trillionare” -Rhodesian Huey long

[@kovacsnovak6745]

@Hans You mean occupied Rhodesia?

[@gloguthrox4435]

yo thats me

[@kreimer1702]

@William Jefferson Colin Rhodesia*

[@kreimer1702]

@William Jefferson Colin 1. Quite racist of you to assume I'm white. 2. Its better with Rhodesia existing, given the state Zimbabwe is now. I'll accept the fact that both sides is assholes. Mugabe: Committing genocide on the White and Black Rhodesians, and failing the people of Zimbabwe . Ian smith: Giving small white population more power over all the black Rhodesian population, committing warcrimes, and unethical tactics in the bush war. I'm just picking the lesser of two evils. Don't call me a white supremacist because I have a different opinion.

[@kreimer1702]

@William Jefferson Colin Me saying Rhodesia* was just a butt in joke. Also bruh, You still using the white supremacists excuse? Where have I typed out anything that makes me a white supremacists just do both of us a favor and drop the accusations. Oh and "giving the land fairly back to the people is occupied?" Bruh, there was a whole war over it, not really fairly given back. And it is a occupation if a military or militia force take over territory under their control.

[@AllahCat7889]

and later mugabe started killing white farmers who provided zimbabwe most of it's food which in turn led to famine

[@Only.D.G.]

Yep, no one mentions it because muh whyt bad

[@NACHOXXX4]

@@Only.D.G. or because the 4 minute video is about rhodesia and not zimbawe

[@bobettethedestroyerthebuil1034]

D G reeee stop pointing out we oppressed them u have to mention something that has nothing to do with what this vid is about so I feel better

[@brandonlyon730]

I don’t know what you guys are talking about everyone in Zimbabwe is rich. Almost everyone had trillions in Zimbabwe dollars. Sure everything else costs trillions but who cares about that pesky inflation anyway, Venezuela is following the exact same model so now everyone is rich there as well just a the ruling party’s say it is.

[@Only.D.G.]

@@NACHOXXX4 you know he will never do a video about it and you know why. That's it

[@solomonkirby7493]

2:40 uh, did I hear that right.

[@bkgames2]

Guerillas?

[@solomonkirby7493]

@@bkgames2 I thought he said gorillas

[@CCCPRusRus]

1:37 I didn't know that Africa had more than one port

[@karimhabsi6508]

Aaaand Mugabe drove the country into a ditch.

[@connorgolden4]

*the grand canyon

[@mrredacted85]

@@connorgolden4 *mariana trench

[@looinrims]

The core of the fucking earth*

[@kurvitaschthedictator]

no he didnt, everyone in zimbabwe a billionaire you racis

[@themightykv-5410]

@@kurvitaschthedictator Billionaire? Lol Bread and other such items cost trillions in Zimbabwe

[@sittingonceilings6805]

Dated a really sweet Black girl from Zimbabwe and she didn't have anything but contempt for what became of her country. One thing I learned, however, is despite the suffering the people are remarkably self sufficient. They can't rely on the government for anything, so despite living just outside the capital water, electricity, irrigation, everything was built and run by her family on their land without government assistance or support.

[@Remix2366]

...and?

[@babaguy04]

​@@Remix2366i enjoyed the comment shut up

[@YokaiX]

@@Remix2366it’s admirable?

[@mariaheart8259]

I was so distracted by the great visuals great work ❤️

[@connorcolquhou5845]

My mom's friend Debbie' dad was known as "Buffalo Bill" he was famous in that war, there was even a book written about him

[@bongodoug]

I love these shorter ones but I do miss the 10 minute videos. I understand why but an occasional 10 Minute History would be great. Either way I will still be watching because longer or shorter, your content is really fantastic.

[@axelandersson6314]

Bongo Doug I suspect that the specific 10 minute requirement severely limited the upload rate, but I agree that some videos that are let's say 8 to 12 minutes long would be lovely.

[@axiomaticisak4350]

Agreed.

[@Alpha1200]

Yeah, I'm not gonna stop watching or anything these shorter videos are great too, but some longer videos that take on a larger scope like the old ones would be nice. And yes, doesn't have to be 10 minutes specifically. 9 or 12 minutes or even 15 would be great too

[@Darkfawfulx]

@@axelandersson6314 Yes a special ten minute episode every now and again would be a great thing.

[@Torus2112]

Even just bumping it up to 7 minutes or so would be nice.

[@joejonas6816]

Short answer lost a war. Robert mugabe takes over and basically writes the book on how to destroy a nation in a single decade. Seriously I firmly believe if you were trying to tank a nation you couldn’t be as effective as this guy it’s fascinating. Well fascinating in the same way as watching a horrible accident .

[@plumebrise408]

Mandela wasn't as effective but he still did it .

[@densityboy]

You say that like Smith didn't drive what was a reasonably stable and prosperous colony straight to that civil war and made someone like Mugabe coming to power inevitable lol. If you want to know who to blame for the current state of Zimbabwe, you really need to start with him.

[@_Marshall_88]

@@densityboy The whites were the skilled labor in Rhodesia. If they had underwent free elections and gone through majority black rule, there is a good chance the whites would have ended up like the Belgian Congo whites did, which is being raped and killed. So even if Zimbabwe turned into Zimbabwe through peaceful and democratic means, the skilled percent of the population still would have left, leaving the country in economic ruin.

[@densityboy]

@@_Marshall_88 oh, and what was the cause of that anti white violence? The fact that the Belgians actually expected the Congolese to just remain as second class citizens subservant to them? Near total refusal to even start moving towards racial equality? Like Rhodesia, the Belgians actions made violence inevitable. And let's go over why the white population had all the technical skills, its almost like both the Congo and Rhodesia refused to allow the native Africans to gain any kind of higher education or skills, and were expected to only perform manual labour or minor administrative work. Both made sure that any independent nation could not function without them, but also refused to accept any concessions to their strict race based social hierarchy until it was too late.

[@_Marshall_88]

@@densityboy You act like I didn't know that lmao. Of course I knew how cruel the Belgians had been to the Congolese, and same with the Rhodesians to the Africans. My point is that obviously the new country of Zimbabwe is gonna suck, since all the intelligent people (whites) had left. To say it's Smith's fault is acting like letting his people get raped and killed is a better alternative than to fighting for independence. There were no great sides in this war, so blaming one side over another is biased and refusing to acknowledge the whole situation.

[@sajdamaray2313]

wow thx so much you educated and did my home work for me keep it up bro

[@Ciech_mate]

I enjoy all of your videos

[@Orthane]

This sure didn't come back to have any negative consequences whatsoever, and everything is totally fine. Now if you'll excuse me I need to wheelbarrow 100 trillion dollars over to buy a loaf of bread.

[@dajjal3049]

Birdy12396 we are constantly giving minorities in America more things and they still hate us

[@guyfauks2576]

@@dajjal3049 not all of us hate you, stop exaggerating

[@dajjal3049]

Guy Fauks a large amount do and they are burning down the cities don’t get me wrong there are cool ones who are on the side of America but most hate the country and it’s founders

[@kurousagi8155]

There’s actually a handy 100 Trillion Zimbabwean Dollar Bill, so you don’t have to wheelbarrow it over.

[@riccardos2955]

@Birdy12396 Dont compare Asians to Africans. His point still stands

[@invidofinp1828]

Mugabe won comfortably because he. Punished them severly.

[@the_red_barron1002]

Not at first he was a great leader then.

[@thurairajahrajah1856]

oversimplified

[@qnikessay272]

Yes

[@antiantifa886]

The_red_ barron he was never a great leader. May he rot in hell.

[@Normalguy1690]

The_red_ barron he was never a great leader where did you get that from 😂

[@sweettooth9371]

My dad was in the infantry,my uncle in the air force and my grandfather in inteligence. All portuguese immigrants fighting for Rhodesia.

[@donovanlocust1106]

So they're racist?

[@sweettooth9371]

@@donovanlocust1106 You must be...

[@nandreshiram2269]

Here’s a fun fact on an old video: Mugabe was actually very close with Kim Il-Sung and received military advisors from the North Koreans to support his efforts in establishing himself as leader of Zimbabwe

[@gabrielhuin]

And now Zimbabwe is a hell hole.

[@ifirmlydislikeeverything412]

Nah, it's just a hell. They don't have the tools to dig holes.

[@theoldcavalier7451]

Hahaha

[@bumblebee2511]

Signs show that it's going to get better now that Mugabe's gone. Hopefully they'll learn a lesson or two about the shittiness of communism, and not driving out skilled farmer 'cuz they're white.

[@theoldcavalier7451]

I doubt it, but I hope so

[@crucesignatis7922]

@@ifirmlydislikeeverything412 lol

[@wanfu5634]

It took a special kind of incompetence to go from second-class citizens to first-class citizens and be worse off for it.

[@luisjavierkanchi6872]

communism

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Because there were no sanctions at all?

[@luisjavierkanchi6872]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 "sanctions" is the oldest excuse for communism failing ever, it´s right there with "but real communism has never ever been really implemented". Rhodesia was heavily condemned and sanctioned by the international community and it still stood strong against Mugabe and his hordes, no hunger, no shortage of anything, no excuses.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@luisjavierkanchi6872 Zimbabwe is not even communist. Everything you've said is nonsense.

[@luisjavierkanchi6872]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 yes, keep telling you that, or better yet, read a book on who was Mugabe and who was supporting him with weapons and resources, and then read a book about the policies and economics of Zimbabwe. And while you are at it, take a look on where all the famines in Africa took place and what type of governments they had.

[@poli4869]

Have two bank notes from this country, so satisfying to see the zeros😍

[@wukong8355]

rhodesia in 70s is more advanced than zimbabwe in 2022 lmao

[@marcioluis3829]

What was soo innovative in rhodesia in 1970s???

[@flippedpymgeo]

​@@marcioluis3829innovative new ways of enforcing apartheid

[@cuddlybearred9446]

You left out "and they lived happily ever after. The end."

[@luca_history]

They all are trillionairs now

[@JN_icho]

@@luca_history why are you concerned about Zimbabweans?

[@solmoman]

@@JN_icho well they've gotten a lot of economic and social support yet nothing seems to improve. I should have sold all my zimbabwe-coin a long time ago..

[@alexanderm8741]

My wife dad lost his farm, which was one of the largest farms in Zimbabwe. He had to leave the farm and all his equipment behind. Years later he went back got see his old farm. All the equipment was sold off, home stripped, and fields left to do nothing.

[@ThatOneDude695]

Lmao owned

[@memes_haram]

You misspelled Rhodesia

[@racudo1898]

HAHAHAAH nice

[@GlitchedBlox]

sad

[@joaovilaca1436]

@@memes_haram don't cry.

[@enricocaracas2124]

Rhodesian never die 🎶

[@ratave6472]

...because they don't exist anymore

[@JEJAK5396]

Plenty of Rhodesians around.

[@samanth.]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡 the Shit Nazi country is dead never to rise again.

[@DrPhil-qj8gv]

I like the length of this video duuuude 😎🍁

[@bkgames2]

Oh, my, GOD

[@Arhats_Corner]

“We are not gays”- Robert Mugabe

[@justsomeghostwithinterneta7296]

He was

[@hoodrat21]

Epic Rhodesian Moment

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Kanan Banana: **laughs in gay**

[@noneofyourbusiness4830]

"So who is gay?" - Ugandan TV host

[@UlickPV]

"We May be poor as fuck now but atleast we're not gayz 🇿🇼"

[@mochiplays902]

You can make a video about: ¨What happend to Tannu Tuva¨?

[@jankubiak324]

Tanu what?

[@calebmurray3945]

@@jankubiak324 exactly. i'm not sure either, and that's why we need a video on it

[@piggysew797]

@@calebmurray3945 hes referencing hoi4

[@calebmurray3945]

@@piggysew797 tannu tuva was a real thing though

[@blackpowderuser373]

Tannu What?

[@DesertFernweh]

The greatest example of "How's that working out for ya?"

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Their country still exists. Their opponents have no ground to criticize anything.

[@DesertFernweh]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 It Exist yes, But look at the Before and After on that.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@DesertFernweh It's better now. It's ruled by its own people.

[@daniellap.stewart6839]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 And rhodesia with all that racism bullshit was better?

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@daniellap.stewart6839 you misunderstand me. I hate Rhodesia.

[@eamoncoughlan8711]

You could have mentioned settlement in the 1890's, being granted self rule in the 1920's, the contribution made in 2 world wars and that Rhodesia was known as re breadbasket of Africa.

[@WaldoJvr]

The first elections to be held that included the black majority also did not allow communist parties on the ballot and Britain did not think that was right. Let that sink in

[@anthonyrinaldi1331]

It amazes me how Britain seems to be doing everything in its power to screw over its own people.

[@L0rd0fLight1]

@@anthonyrinaldi1331 Eh mate, did I see you speak ill of Britain, that be hate speech, that's prison time for you, you little rebel.

[@paullytle1904]

Its called democracy

[@therabidsquid432nerf9]

@@anthonyrinaldi1331 Honestly the whole decolonization effort was just a ploy by European powers to dominate the markets in Africa.

[@user-gp5yz5yz4x]

Lmao you guys will defend actual racists but then you're angry communists aren't allowed to run. Let that sink in

[@lensy6]

I have godparents from there, the godfather did national service for rhodesia. As you might imagine they don't live in Zimbabwe anymore which looking at what ZANU-PF did is definitely for the best.

[@cisco8257]

Assuming you and your family is white if a black majority wants to rule the majority country they should be allowed

[@lensy6]

@@cisco8257 did I say they shouldn't? or are you bringing up something irrelevant to my comment

[@tm863]

Francisco Sergei should they be given carte Blanche to rape, pillage and steal land and property?

[@jacobinjacobin7867]

@@tm863 Why do you think that what Zimbabwe does is your business in any way? lol. White entitlementism.

[@natrevill2763]

Of course black people should be allowed to govern themselves, but communists shouldn't be trusted with anything

[@ll-hw4xn]

Omg, great show. 100% sub. Lived in SA in late 80s and never knew about this. Very interesting. Greats from sweden..

[@nik65stgt60]

Fascinating! Thanks!

[@henryviii3264]

I feel like this video should have included the aftermath of the turnover to Zimbabwe and all the horrific shit Mugabe did, cause it seems like that's pretty much glossed over... **EDIT: For those saying the two states are completely disconnected from one another, I want to ask you: do you consider the United States a different country after the end of slavery? Functionally in almost every aspect its the same nation, the same is true of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. A change in government and policy does not a different nation make. The population didn't change, the borders didn't change, most of the laws remained the same.

[@bumblebee2511]

The video's topic was, "What happened to Rhodesia" not, "How did things go for Zimbabwe".

[@user-vp6cq4sv3d]

@Bumble Bee They're the same country. Too bad the independent one wants whitey back lol.

[@henryviii3264]

@@bumblebee2511 I think it's safe to say that the failure of Zimbabwe as a nation state should be covered, seeing as many attribute the failure of Zimbabwe in part at least to Mugabe and his "reforms". So the question "what happened to Rhodesia" also means "What's the deal with Zimbabwe?"

[@bumblebee2511]

@@henryviii3264 I think it's not, since Rhodesia isn't Zimbabwe (as Rhodesia ceased to exist), and nothing that happens in Zimbabwe is relevant to the topic of Rhodesia.

[@OfMiceAndMegabytes]

Because that'd be racist black leaders can do no wrong ofc

[@YuriSakazaki]

I like how cartoon mugabe looks exactly like real mugabe somehow

[@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986]

It’s all in the glasses

[@jestersareawesome4332]

2:08 That Image of Mao is kinda funny

[@ComeGetSome5297]

Make Zimbabwe Rhodesia Again

[@crazeelazee7524]

The video conveniently glossed over the fact that the majority of the Rhodesian army soldiers were black. While in the west it was perceived as a race war it was a fact an ideological one.

[@hotelmoscow7805]

shhh they're trying to brainwash the mass to forget rhodesia

[@user-gp5yz5yz4x]

Okay bro, because rhodesia for sure wasn't racist at all

[@user-gp5yz5yz4x]

@bdidbw Of course, he was just reminding us that the army had black soldiers, simply because it was not relevant at all the discussion. He was certainly not trying to elicit sympathy for rhodesia, he was merely reminding us of an entirely irrelevant fact for no real reason.

[@moxide]

Are you being for real? In a country ruled exclusively by whites owning 70% of the land where black people were not only below second class citizens in their own native land but they were not allowed to vote then there were WHITES only spaces everywhere .You have the nerve to call it an ideological war , how dare you? You are sounding like those people who say the confederate army also had black soldiers , so what that some ignorant blacks fought against their own kind to preserve power and wealth of their masters ? Yes the rebellion got help from communists since the hypocritical western world is the root of all African colonization nothing is complicated about that , the only thing is that you are an ignorant fool.

[@ezequiel717]

@Rebel Friend I'm White Angolan (portuguese) my mother isn't white and i just want to say that the Angolan war wasn't a race war. Unita was fighting Communism and the Portuguese were under a dictatorship and they were fighting mostly communists. And guess what? Those same communists are in power for over 50 years now and are one of the most authoritarian governments out there. Angola is starving and most of the people Can't afford basic needs. It wasn't a race war. It was an Ideological war.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

0:02 Tannu Tuva, a HOI4 superpower

[@priestofronaldalt]

The most recent comments are the most racist hogwash I've heard in years. Im really impressed.

[@superbrownbrown]

*1:46** Your map of the contiguous United States is missing the Gadsden Purchase.*

[@filipematias5127]

The territory of Rhodesia actually was comprised by North Rhodesia (nowadays Zambia), South Rhodesia (nowadays Zimbabwe) and parts of Nyasaland (nowadays Malawi)

[@pamclarke6785]

Not quite. There was N Rodesia, S Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Then in 1953 there was a Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, consisting of the 2 Rhodesias and Nyasaland. 1963 the Federation was dissolved. NRodesia became Zambia, Nyasaland became Malawi and S Rhodesia became Rhodesia. The former 2 were granted independence but as usual Britain reneged on their promise for independence for Rhodesia... till we handed over to the blacks.

[@filipematias5127]

@@pamclarke6785 OK Milady Pam - thanks for the clarification!

[@ixlnxs]

@@pamclarke6785 And rightly so...

[@rattelv426]

@@ixlnxs So when is Europe going to be handed back to the Europeans ?

[@ixlnxs]

@@rattelv426 Most European countries are currently ruled by their own people. Only bits of Ukraine are still occupied by a Eurasian invader but that too will end.

[@abo7medd435]

What happened to Rhodesia? Mugabe, that's what happened.

[@Arnz01]

What's happening after Mugabe? Blacks making mistakes again (and China buying Africa, which will be much worse for the future).

[@apilolomi4354]

@@Arnz01 What "mistakes"?

[@amygould4242]

@@apilolomi4354 the mistake of thinking they can govern a country better than us!

[@rockboi91]

@@amygould4242 who even are you?😅 🇿🇼

[@robc4191]

@@rockboi91 apparently she's someone who thinks she can govern a country.

[@Marlin123]

I like how instead of showing objects related to the action people were taking, he shows a sign reading what they should hold and say

[@whatsreal7506]

In 1980, living in SoCal, I met a man who had been in the army in Rhodesia. Very cool, squared away stand-up man.

[@swesleyc7]

I bet he hated communism for very good reasons.

[@ricardoguanipa8275]

Botswana: tss hey white boi, you want some land?

[@ricardoguanipa8275]

@@tomaslayte6701 it's not about race, it's about expertise and knowledge, when you remove people with skills and replace with those with none or little of it you will have a lost of productivity and misused of resources, same happen in venezuela Chavez fire the executive board members and upper management of PDVSA and replaced them with inexperienced party members, 18 years later PDVSA produces 1/3 of what it used, billions of Dollars that when "misplaced" from the accounting books and now they are selling the company piece by piece to The Chinese to pay the Loans they took from them

[@wizarddog5049]

Tomàs Layte Botswana was run by a half white guy that was educated in Britain for like 40 years lmao

[@tomaslayte6701]

@@ricardoguanipa8275 I agree that rulership should not be based on race but instead on merit. Its just that the only educated people in those regions were the white minority that didn't have the welfare of the blacks in mind when it came to administration.

[@rolandorodriguez4504]

Ricardo Guanipa You make a good point without racial bias. Not the same could be same if your white fellows

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

TheCrazyKid1381 cough cough *modern day arab slave trade* cough cough

[@bruleebois2046]

Here’s the story of Rhodesia

[@markokartalovic6910]

A land both fair and great

[@pavelc8998]

An Independent State

[@morfeusaquino4695]

Whose leaders tried to take us down

[@cv4809]

But we're all Rhodesians and we'll fight through thick and thin

[@asj8048]

We'll keep our land a free land, stop the enemy coming in

[@Valorius]

What did they use in Zimbabwe for light before candles? Electricity.

[@Kim-lc3fv]

What about Northern Rhodesia?... (My aunt worked there for US State Department in the 1960s.) Can you go back farther in history to cover both Rhodesias?

[@lsd310]

Well you now "liberated" your country, now you can enjoy the endless inflations, political turmoil and watch the once country that was known as basket of africa and the second best functioning economy in africa turns into the an absoulte wonderland with its top best export wuch as the 100 trillion dollar bill that people actually use in Zimbabwe!

[@theoverlordofcats5511]

Sure my boy

[@riccardos2955]

@@theoverlordofcats5511 The truth hurts.

[@Admiral45-10]

That's similar to how Ukraine ended after breakup of USSR - it was previously the richest part of this superstate, but after 2014 it dissolved into chaos. Also, now the richest country from USSR's sphere of influence is now Poland (it's also the only of those countries considered as high-developed one). So that's pretty nice.

[@petrsukenik9266]

@@Admiral45-10 being richest soviet region is same as eating best tasting shit

[@roskcity]

@@petrsukenik9266 fascist propaganda is working I see

[@fr4nz978]

I've been waiting for this video for weeks, thanks

[@libertybaseone1144]

I'd like History Matters to focus on the Tuskegee Airmen, the 761st Tank Battalion, the US Civil Rights Movement, COINTELPRO, crimes of Leopold II, Queen Amanirenas vs the Roman Empire, a number of other prosperous pre-colonial African kingdoms such as Kush, and also the Haitian Revolution.

[@thanos6346]

There are people mad about Mugabe’s atrocities not being mentioned, but this video is about the political reasons for the end of Rhodesia, not about what happened afterwards.

[@MaylocBrittinorum]

Edgy 16 year olds: "I'll ignore that"

[@doeweeyah1236]

Nah blame the stupid British prime minister

[@MCTogs]

Fashies will call anyone that doesn't scream 1488 at the of their lungs biased, so nothing new really

[@MommyMilkyz]

@@MCTogsfound the commy cuck.

[@wizarddog5049]

They also made great music

[@vaclavcervinka65]

It's a long way to Mukambura...

[@jukebox_heroperson3994]

It's a long way, to jawl!

[@HighFlyingOwlOfMinerva]

*Here's the story of Rhodesia, a land both fair and great*

[@captainmemelord4978]

@@HighFlyingOwlOfMinerva *On the 11th of November, an independent state*

[@itzjonny942]

@@captainmemelord4978 this was much against the wishes, of certain governments

[@claytoniusdoesthings9598]

Mugabe: "You know that time the numbers on the Hungarian Pengo got really big? Well I wanna do that for the Zimbabwe Dollar."

[@Hungabrigoo]

Hungary: Inspiring people to get wrecked since Mohacs

[@pacenal_18]

I live in Zambia, I'm an Indian though, I never understood why Zimbabwe gets all the popularity and credit even though Zambia is richer in minerals and economically has a better currency, it's so much better. Heck even Victoria falls is told to be in Zimbabwe even though Zambia has the bigger more beautiful and more safer side of it. Zambia deserves some attention beautiful country with very nice people and very stable too

[@anesupasipanodya]

Safer?

[@pacenal_18]

@@anesupasipanodya yes, i mean there is less chance of you falling off

[@iankemp1131]

Zimbabwe gets more attention, but I wouldn't say popularity or credit are the words most people would use. 60 years ago Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) tended to be regarded as the poor relation of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), but due to war and subsequent economic policy in the latter, that has now been reversed. Kudos to Zambia for effective government.

[@cam609lee]

I feel like it's the same with Botswana. Maybe because both Zambia and Bots are better off than Zim, they get less publicity: less humanitarian crisis equals less publicity, I guess. Idk.

[@Clubber_Lang_]

Good job

[@chemicalconfusion6164]

I’m Australian and have always been interested in conflict in the last 100 years or so and only just found out about this

[@kissmygritts666]

I'm also Australian and have never heard of it until recently. They don't teach it in school that's for sure. Some white south Africans came to live in my town when I was a boy and said there parents owned Tabaco farms but had to leave. I guess they were from Rhodesia.

[@matthewcox4139]

@@kissmygritts666 lots from SA here as well. Farm mixers are still big things here and getting worse

[@luggy9256]

For some reason we don’t learn about what happens when racially motivated communists ruin a country in school…

[@Dragoncam13]

@@kissmygritts666 alot of Portuguese from Angola and Rhodesians fled to South Africa after after collapse of the Portuguese empire amd Rhodesia

[@splashafrica]

I got 3 stories on my channel that can add to that obscure conflict knowledge 1 covers how South Africa stole Gaddafi's tanks another about the south african Special forces pet lion and finally one on the ANCs attack on the nuclear power plant near Cape Town all of it obscure knowledge

[@DangerangTheAIMan]

Other people: What happend to Rhodesia? White Africans: Listen up buddy, there are certain things we just don't talk about. One of those things is Rhodesia and the real reason why we dismanteld our nuclear arsenal in South-Africa.

[@robinblyth5342]

Giorgio Weevers what was the real reason?

[@robinblyth5342]

Gaming User point well made

[@almondandfriends]

@@robinblyth5342 Gaming User is sugarcoating what is a much more racist reason. It wasnt because the "noble" apartheid government feared corruption but because they were heavily racist and didnt want black people to have nukes, that is literally it when they saw the collapse of Apartheid incoming they went CANT LET THEM BLACKS HAVE NUKES, tbf it also was economically expensive and very very likely that Mandela would have disarmed anyway but that is the real reason the Apartheid government got rid of its nuclear program

[@dennisjcny]

@@almondandfriends so what your saying is racism is the answer to stop nuclear proliferation? Sweet, that's way better than war.

[@jeffslote9671]

@Gaming User The ANC was also friendly to Libya , PLO and other anti-Israel groups/countries. No way white South Africa and it's ally Israel was going let them have the nukes

[@lucase.2546]

thinking of releasing a line of Ian Smith boot-flavored lollipops for this comment section

[@edmondironside240]

It’s important to note that the attitudes of the white peoples of Southern Africa were that most of the black population wasn’t indigenous to Southern Africa but came from central Africa after white colonisation. - because white people made civilisation there from out of the bush... civilisation requires people and also provides plenty of food and work especially when it is run by white people... Also most of the Rhodesian military was manned by black soldiers. There were segregated units but also mixed ones like the elite Selous Scouts. It’s tragic because the actual indigenous Africans in these areas have been marginalised and whole tribes genocided by the ruling blacks in power. Same is happening with the white farming population in SA and the Khoisan being butchered by Bantus... But the UN just thinks all black people are the same.....

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Most whites called blacks natives. And Khoisan peoples were absorbed by Bantus centuries before Europeans arrived. You know you made all that up.

[@looinrims]

“The un thinks all blacks are the same” You wot? They don’t?

[@davidandremelchorzavala2100]

“And to put it mildly, it was absolutely brutal” 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I died on that part

[@alienvalentine]

I'm sure the comments section on this one will be perfectly reasonable and polite...

[@carti_enjoyer]

My grandmother lived in Rhodesia

[@avie3593]

Can you do a video on the creation of Namibia?

[@steveyogilmore5314]

"Eeked out an existence" The breadbasket of Africa !

[@crusaderanimation6967]

Oh what a time it was.

[@mohamedalnasri]

Rhodesia wasn't a good nation, but neither is what Mugabe did to Zimbabwe

[@siradmiral734]

“Believe it or not, Africa has more than one port” Britain: *surprised pikachu face*