What if France Kept its Colonies in America? | Hearts of Iron 4 [HOI4]

What if France Kept its Colonies in North America? New France or French Louisiana / Quebec come back to the Big Blue Blob in HOI4. This ended up making this continent much more exciting as multiple wars broke out. Let me know if there are any other former colonies I could return in Hearts of Iron 4!
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About Hearts of Iron 4 - Waking the Tiger:
Years before Europe went to war, Japan’s imperial ambitions targeted the divided Chinese Republic. Crippled by government paralysis and centuries of fitful development, China is still not a pushover. With vast reserves of manpower and resources, not to mention a giant landmass, can the Republic of China and its temporary ally withstand Japan?

[@Osorkon6]

New Channel Slogan: "This is the Drew Durnil Channel, let's not think too deep here."

[@thecrazyplaceofjandb3175]

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[@yeetordie3181]

No

[@latvia1]

Funny enough I was wathing the video and saw the comment and was reading it and he just read it out for me

[@madafaca3277]

drew you are my друг

[@azrael2948]

ey comrade Harambe watch out uncle will put u to gulag ;3 xdxdxdxdxd jkjk WKWKWKKWKWKWK

[@cyclistboi2924]

R u Russian?

[@azrael2948]

who ?

[@user-zx1zt1hd3u]

Да and i can said to you 20+ obscene Russian words and expressions

[@The123adis]

Isn't this "Drug" in Cyrillic?

[@kermit53]

“The French have control over Canada” But... it still has the British... in the corner... never mind

[@Notbigbando]

What if Mongol Empire never fell?

[@wkurnikumnieniema]

It would be one-tag-world

[@evzenvarga9707]

Big Bando They would still fell later they were too big to keep it under control.

[@rovsea-3761]

Mr. Vargaa is correct, considering the multi-cultural nature of the Mongol Empire, it's doubtful it would ever have remained under one ruler for long. It would be interesting to see a world where the Mongol successor states were still around, however.

[@kegans6296]

but what if it didn't?

[@ZechsMerquise73]

How about just the big divisions? Yuan, Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, and the Timurids.

[@princekyros]

9:48 Lol, Argentina survived and is still part of the axis. I guess daddy Hilter survived.

[@Frixworks]

But, France also has Quebec and Acadia. (Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New brunswick...)

[@kingmac6638]

Prime example of someone who can’t hear guys

[@Kohalium2]

9:54 look at argentina

[@ailderwitha5591]

The Conspiracy Theories have been right all along.

[@moppy4049]

MY GOD HE'S BACK

[@teeyow]

What's new in argentina?

What are you talking about? Germany is still Nazi.

[@teeyow]

I meant whats new with argentina siding with the axis

[@unknownperson-fz7ni]

Does our overlords even read these comments?

[@unknownperson-fz7ni]

This is a good day

[@thebrutusmars]

unknown person Doesn’t mean he read it

[@jacidstorm2592]

Yes

[@Phoenix_The_HeroHater]

unknown person based on the heart, I think so tbh not sure based on nothingness

[@adamol1234]

You were wondering about this thing in Poland: Wikipedia: The General Government (German: Generalgouvernement, Polish: Generalne Gubernatorstwo, Ukrainian: Генеральна губернія), also referred to as the General Governorate, was a German zone of occupation established after the joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939 at the onset of World War II. The newly occupied Second Polish Republic was split into three zones: the General Government in its centre, Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany in the west, and Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union in the east. The territory was expanded substantially in 1941 to include the new District of Galicia. The basis for the formation of General Government was a German-Soviet claim of the total collapse of the Polish state, announced by Adolf Hitler on October 8, 1939 through the so-called Annexation Decree on the Administration of the Occupied Polish Territories. This rationale was utilized by the German Supreme Court to reassign the identity of all Polish nationals as stateless subjects, with exception of the ethnic Germans of interwar Poland, named the only rightful citizens of the Third Reich in disregard of international law.

[@kingmac6638]

Ha the sad thing is that he probably never read it! Hahahahaha

[@AnalPro74]

Wojtek (1942 - 2 December 1963; Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjtɛk]; in English, sometimes spelled Voytek and pronounced as such) was a Syrian brown bear[1][2] (Ursus arctos syriacus) bought, as a young cub, at a railway station in Hamadan, Iran, by Polish II Corps soldiers who had been evacuated from the Soviet Union. In order to provide for his rations and transportation, he was eventually enlisted officially as a soldier with the rank of private, and was subsequently promoted to corporal.[3] Wojtek He accompanied the bulk of the II Corps to Italy, serving with the 22nd Artillery Supply Company. During the Battle of Monte Cassino, in Italy in 1944, Wojtek helped move crates of ammunition and became a celebrity with visiting Allied generals and statesmen. After the war he was mustered out of the Polish Army and lived out the rest of his life at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland.

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Name a more iconic duo I wait Drew durnil and paint

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isorrow and driving a truck through Moscow

[@tomsi6177]

Drew Durnil and Alex the Rambler

[@randomnothingness841]

iSorrow and Mein Kampf

[@randomnothingness841]

Ivan Bunic Benito Saddolini...

[@coledavis5212]

just Bulgarian gamer isorrow and fortnite

[@unclejoe5544]

Oh yes, everyone remembers the Soviet forces in French Arkansas fighting against the fascist Canadians and also the British Malayan troops in Quebec and New Brunswick

[@mattyboy5785]

What if Britain had all of its colonies in modern day

[@suryaprakash2126]

Mattyboy 578 Then British will be renamed as Indian empire.

[@barnabus7851]

GS Elite Racist trash can't take jokes what a surprise

[@GPantazis]

I wanna say OP, but honestly the UK is already close enough to that in HOI IV.

[@TheArklyte]

Mattyboy 578 switch London and Washington. You're done;)

[@highlife91211]

Barnabus 78 it’s not racist to hate indians it’s human nature

[@wissem1615]

Les français on est là 🇫🇷

[@roinymphornithorynque3282]

😎🇫🇷

[@wintertime1607]

Out of your friends, which one are you? Truck Freak! The Fighter! *Дpyr*

[@MyUsersDark]

France here also owned some of canada.

[@theallinonegamer8482]

*France* is no longer *France*

[@melodyc.3234]

Clearly

[@Paul-mj2yv]

The All in one gamer what do you mean?

[@varrusprimo2722]

Europe is not Europe anymore.

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@@ronjieo cheangon no cares you kkk member

[@gavinselusi7164]

@ronjieo cheangon i dont remember this sorry man =[

[@sirreginalddabbingtontheii2501]

an oil refinery blew up near me and im just sittin hear like time to watch the paintbrush

[@No-il7no]

JONDIZZLEFOSHIZZLE GAMING yeet im a year late just disregard that just drink the oil it tastes like america

[@gauthierlechevalier1379]

I like how the France always surrenders meme is really mainstream. But guys... we are the country with the most war victories in the entire world! Hihi 😉

[@nathanielhart1299]

Miss these videos so much

[@noaha.b.8197]

0:28 You still brighter than half of my classmates. Quote: What was Hiroshima?

[@therealx1ras453]

4:00 Well, looks like I gotta throw away my food, guys.

[@lorddraco1359]

Nice Work, Thanks Drew :D

[@ProfessorOzpin]

I remember when you had 50K subs and was called BAstartgaming and did a lot of civ 5 ai only. I would always watch thoughs. You have came a long way Drew. Love ya man keep up the good work!

[@Artak091]

if France had a civil war which side would surrender first? maybe that'll be answered today!

[@sampatterson8986]

Artak091 the French one

[@teeyow]

Top 399 questions science can't answer

[@kingwilliamtheconqueror232]

+Sam Patterson Ayyy look who's back!

[@suryaprakash2126]

Artak091 That side which is not supported by Germany.

[@existentialgoberts4345]

It's a chicken-egg paradox, my god

[@Cheaprz]

I just watched this in class with closed captions on and I regret every second of it.

[@cooperglick4865]

One of my favorite vids

[@coledavis5212]

What if all empires got their colonies back? (Except Britain still owns Canada, because we still need balance)

[@corbinlerahl9521]

Smartest idea Drew’s ever had “im not the brightest out their” by acknowledging it your one step smarter

[@SylvainsRamblings]

*LA MARSEILLES INTENSIFIES*

[@Kemsssss]

"Marseillaise"

[@PasiastyPasek]

No worries. Some of us still remember you with glasses, playing Civ 5 Cń

[@johntheguy214]

друг is such an amazing person.

[@mivii3072]

The millions of reasons why this wouldn’t play out like this

[@noaha.b.8197]

What if Germany had all his colonies from pre-ww1 in WW2?

[@gengarzilla1685]

It probably won't change much, tbh. The German Empire didn't have very many colonies at the start of WW1. At best they'd just make Africa and a few other areas slightly more exciting.

[@HisMajestyGuigui]

If France had kept Canada the Louisiania would be bigger, with parts of the Rust Belt. Make a What if China was communist and united in 1936

[@MuhammadUsman-xn7vp]

You should’ve made France only control Quebec and Louisiana instead of ALL of Canada and French Louisiana

[@zawmix3716]

5:47 as a french man you have triggered me drew XD

[@keh3693]

Notication Squad!!!!!!!

[@mrelephant2283]

This videos plays out like a Harry Turtledove novel

[@hotdogfingerz9674]

I think you're a genius drew, you found a way to get paid for sitting.

[@hupsl4920]

Could you please do a ai only campain please

[@SuperWolfman9]

Durnil Wars: The Paintbrush Strikes Back

[@jakeward3986]

Best hoi4 video ever

[@blipblop7895]

Drew you don't understand how happy I am that Canada actually DID something.

[@osc8910]

'What if Wales kept all its former colonies in Africa?'

[@LordKalte]

'Soviets in Arkansas fighting canadians' should be the title of your first movie, now all you need is to write the script...

[@Coinfliptails]

8:35 That last bit of France in Oklahoma: am I a joke to you?

[@aflahrialdy2218]

btw for next video ASEAN vs World

[@captainbigmac4205]

Dude you gotta do a video where when a country joins a faction it become apart of the leaders of the factions nation

[@cougargaming7787]

I live in one of those States will a piece of paperwork attached to a straw work?

[@BlazeNinja-qr1ot]

omg that was the Dust Bowl in France's new world land

[@thefirstprimariscatosicari6870]

And Italy actually got back the Irrident lands. They won by losing.

[@nepperoni2894]

Drew, I'd recommend doing a game with the Focus.IgnorePrerequisites console command turned on. That truly makes games interesting. :D

[@gustavn654]

OMG congrats drew, it looks like you are growing facial hair! haha

[@djibro98]

You should do. What if Spiderman never got his powers 😉 Good videos btw

[@youraverageuser7039]

9:52 and so red alert 3 begins

[@ironiccookies2320]

drew. the generalgouvernement (general government) was established as a german zone after the invasion of poland. just look it up on wikipedia

[@MenschMair]

Drew just killed друг

[@noaha.b.8197]

Versions of Hitler? Hitler 2.0 confirmed.

[@guillermazo3724]

Aaah nothing better than an Apyr meme

[@mikewinterhalt]

Every Continent has his own faction/nation. This would be a funny hoi4 Video. Europe vs. Asia vs. Africa vs. South and Northamerica

[@pacoca2959]

9:50 And Argentina is still on Axis interesting

[@stanfordleeham8922]

Wow we just discover new history yau

[@myohmy9000]

9:49 *Notice how Argentina is still in the Axis*

[@misko272]

You totally should have looked up the Mexican Empire for this video Drew, Mexico was a French client state for a short while.

[@viorp6982]

"I watch Hoi4 for a living." LOL

[@Malos_]

3:59 *says the Californian*

[@Cheatoz]

Hey drew how about a Millennium Dawn game where the UK, France and Spain have their colonies. The Thirteen Colonies can be pupated.

Droog Durnil

[@ArreBarreBjorken]

this makes me think of that france needs a new focus tree

[@aaronkitzmann9419]

1:40 Actually that region was more populated, and had more resources back in the 1940’s. Enough to justify going to war over? Maybe it would depend on a lot of factors.

[@Atollic]

Omg that друг intro

[@frogka8831]

Video idea: if друг exited the void and started fascism

[@libordupala5595]

The Generalgouverneur really existed in WWII but it existed only for a short period of time.

[@imperatorneroauaugustus4832]

Hey, Drew, The General Governement, really existed, it was the German part of Poland, in 1939.

[@joshuathatcher8614]

I laughed out loud when the Soviets were sending divisions to the Caribbean instead of Louisiana because the whole reason the French lost Canada in real life was that they traded it for Martinique (a tiny sugar-growing island in the Caribbean) to the British in 1763.

[@creativelysmart552]

Yeah I live in Missouri so I flying my serenderflag. So happy

[@mikeymikey4186]

IDEA! Vanilla, historical focuses AI battle. Let`s see how historicly correct AI can be

[@af_baltimore8315]

Drew I see you as more than an Apyr

[@joshuaviolavanderplaat7696]

pls do the commonwealth vs the countries that left it

[@codythepoor]

I love your content. Every time I watch a vid it makes me want to go play hoi4 as some shit faction to try and take over the world

[@mrbanana69]

This universe was great

[@williamguidotti9111]

can you please make a video where there are the brithish, french, spanish and Portuguese empires

[@abhijeetingle2707]

You should have also added parts of Mexico,Canada and many Caribbean nations.

[@zecoregamer5288]

Do one where Britain annexes all of its puppets and territories it ever held in North America

[@infinityz7134]

Can you make a video about what about Spain regained all of its territory back alone this time

[@christofferadolfsson8217]

Are you modding the gaming or using the in game cheat tool? How do you integrate countries into your own without annexing them and not getting cores?

[@CooltasticOG]

the french army kicked out the americans by throwing baguettes at them.

[@fredrickthegreat2184]

Instead of corn growers were fur trappers. Great Iowa is even less populated

[@redconman2144]

3:37 HOLY FÚCK ITS A DEATH CLAW

[@ihatesoursoup6807]

Bring back officer sanchez

[@TES234_]

What about Britain?

[@iiJozza4236]

Maybe you could do this but giving the thirteen colonies, the winnings of the seven years war and Washington and Oregon to the British

[@johnnyappleseed1023]

ironically the area in the Louisiana purchase from kansas up was settled mainly by german immigrants so its predominantly german americans living there in real life

[@otisclark8903]

oh daddy drew

[@Ivan-fn8bf]

Do a game where chile has all states on pacific coast

[@deluxe5324]

What about the Empire of Tibet and give them a bunch of territory? could be lmao rawr xd

[@raghudurina2354]

i think this should be updated to have french mexico because france conqured mexico they only lost it because it was to far away and pressure from the us without those to things france would have kept mexico

[@silverhost9782]

Give Britain all her colonies back (yes, EVERY single one)

[@Storyteller2093]

I'd want to see one about Alaska if it never joined the US such as staying with Russia or joining Canada or if it became independent

[@janjanowski8300]

The Generalgouvernement is like Vichy France. Not exactly but...