Why did so many countries get involved in the Boxer Rebellion? (Short Animated Documentary)

[@galatheumbreon6862]

This is the greatest crossover alliance, nothing can ruin it *14 years later*

[@sontapaa11jokulainen94]

Trench time.

[@Ahsan055]

ikr. Austria and the Ottomans spend centuries fighting each other only to die together... kinda poetic

[@lacadienoignon.4648]

I wonder what what caused such a ruin?

[@AlphaArcturus101]

@@Ahsan055 agree

[@AlphaArcturus101]

@@Ahsan055 its so romantic

[@aneebsiddiqui3575]

0:58 “In response the great powers formed a coalition” *also belgium* Well done History Matters, well done

[@scorpixel1866]

Who apart from Belgium would be an expert in vanquishing an adversary specialised in hand-to-hand combat?

[@robertrichard6107]

King Leopold killed millions of Africans I thought.

[@Thegoldenwizard630]

@@robertrichard6107 he did he also did this

[@lars9925]

@@Thegoldenwizard630 chop chop

[@Gardstyle35]

italy + austria hungary were no great powers as well... also weird that the ottoman empire didnt join in

[@FluteboxFan]

As a Belgian, I loved the "All the great powers - and also Belgium" bit

[@gubruikertje]

Although incorect, as Belgium (+Spain) didn't actually do anything despite being at war.

[@Raadpensionaris]

@@gubruikertje the Netherlands too

[@gubruikertje]

@@Raadpensionaris No, unlike Belgium and Spain the Netherlands actually did do something. This shouldn't be surprising as the Dutch Indies were pretty nearby.

[@Raadpensionaris]

@@gubruikertje What did the Dutch do and were can I read more about it?

[@gubruikertje]

@@Raadpensionaris The Dutch sent some troops, but did not actively do much.Because of this sources are rather hard to find online. I think your best bet would be a book on maritime (colonial?) Dutch history during this period. I did find a non academic Dutch article online "Ter bescherming der Nederlandse belangen, Nederlandse Mariniers in China, 1900-1920" (starting from page 9, Nederlandse mariniers in Chinese wateren). A short but interesting read, even if the Dutch never saw any action in China.

[@mcnaughe]

Also motivating the alliance was the fact that the Qing court decided to side with the Boxers and declare war on every major power. Which is probably one of the top "failing to read the room" moments in history.

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

so kinda like how taliban pissed off china russian usa and india simultaneously

[@jesusemmanuelcordero4509]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 Difference... idk but if they succeded there must be one.

[@xx7956]

Most of Europe: "Hey I've seen this one before!" *Glares at France*

[@That0therAsian]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 Details on this? What happened?

[@therodyman700]

@@That0therAsian they're the taliban, doesn't take a genius to figure out what they could do to piss off everyone

[@MrTJPAS]

"For America, China was primarily a market for exports." How the turntables

[@liamjm9278]

What turntables? They're still an export market.

[@freemanol]

@@liamjm9278 china exports to the US more than the other way around

[@Rootiga]

we have only ourselves to blame for sending all our industrial jobs to them

[@liamjm9278]

@@freemanol Still an export market; a lot of what people own is made in China.

[@reimidii7344]

@@liamjm9278 i agree, it balances out tbh, with 1.4 bil people it really depends on food imports, manufacturing on the other hand....

[@para_magnus2200]

Imagine soldiers in WWI talking about this. “Hey Tom remember when we fought with Jerry in China like 15 years ago” “I do smith. Feels like only yesterday”

[@aratirao9007]

🔶 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HISTORY MATTERS

[@para_magnus2200]

@@aratirao9007 no

[@bunnyfreakz]

Peopke still read article on newspaper about China war pre WW1.

[@jacobhoover1654]

Everyone who caught in the Boxer Rebellion was dead by WW1, I don't get the joke.

[@dalisayamarante8148]

Even doe 15 years is a long time doesn't mean all of the people caught in the boxer rebellion are dead

[@number1kenyan]

This is truly, the greatest cross over in history.

[@sudahi51]

Can we get a Boxer Rebellion Platform Fighter game for Xbox and Playstation?

[@warwizard1309]

I'm looking forward to the remake. China's kind of asking it lately.

[@coconut7490]

Marvel rly copied this and didnt even give credits

[@JupiterKnight]

k lol

[@robertrichard6107]

@DaRealestOfDemAll Isn't that just (CRT) China Recidivism Theory?

[@AnotherLuckyStar]

1:12 This is easily the greatest newspaper you have ever had in one of your videos.

[@shinsenshogun900]

And an obligatory declaration of your overlord queen's emo phase against granting independence to a neighboring continent with a massive "wasteland", provided by a transmitter from the NZ Foreign Office

[@BTScriviner]

I never realized the newspapers got so detailed. Now I have to rewatch his videos and read them all.

[@aaronmarks9366]

Totally agree

[@poke-champ4256]

They seriously got more detailed over time

[@Ocro555]

Especially the alpha colony part, that got me

[@spider6660]

20th century: "For America, China was primarily a market for exports." 21st century: "For China, America was primarily a market for exports."

[@pehyanbin0608]

Very true XD

[@pehyanbin0608]

But american products stands for a better quality but expensive.

[@masterdeetectiv9520]

@@pehyanbin0608 chinese products are also quite high quality, it depends on who is doing the manufacturing

[@yeoseotidle2290]

@@masterdeetectiv9520 exactly. For example a Xiaomi TV is pretty good and not expensive.

[@helast3916]

@@yeoseotidle2290 NO

[@General-HD]

There was also a moment where Japan was against basically the whole world in WW2

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

I mean, they did ask for it.

[@sweiland75]

Except Germany.

[@michaireneuszjakubowski5289]

@@sweiland75 'cause by then, Germany didn't really exist

[@sanlorenzoruiz147]

@@michaireneuszjakubowski5289 why did I read that in History matters' voice?

[@brandonlyon730]

And despite all of that and the atomic bomb attacks many in the Japanese military command still wanted the war to continue even threating there Emperor with a coup.

[@yankee3875]

1:26 The picture of the decapitated soldier looking just annoyed at being put on a pike is the subtle humor that makes this channel special

[@JakeandElwoodBlues]

"A bit of an inconvenience, I'd say."

[@legokingtm9462]

"Tis is but a flesh wound"

[@TheMCzorro]

"Like, seriously? Beheaded? Ugh... (rolls his eyes)"

[@javelinf61]

"I must say, this has got to be the fifth time this week I've found my head on a pike... Startin' to get reaaly blood tired of this"

[@herisruns]

"Oy, what's this then?"

[@tylerbarth3113]

1:12 The bit about Umberto is why I love this channel.

[@nolanmetzger4354]

“What made you all suppress the boxer rebellion?” “Money”

[@apec8753]

1:12 Umberto of Italy 'Looking forward to 30th of July' He just wanted you to know. That's really nice of him. I wish him all the best for whatever he has planned and sure hope that there isn't an assasination or something that gets in his way.

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

Is King Umberto's death by am anarchist why the American court system absolutely refused to back down on executing Sacco and Vanzetti during the Red Scare?

[@OFFICIALDJFLASHBACK]

I'm sure William McKinley has NOTHING to worry about by the way...

[@silveriver9]

This is the reason why these same group of countries are today feeling a sense of anxiety and insecurity from China's rise. They fear payback.

[@aratirao9007]

🔶 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HISTORY MATTERS

[@notsm]

Had to scroll down way too far for this. Almost thought I was the only one who read the newspaper.

[@lonniebailey4989]

The reason why the coalition was successful was because of James Bissonette’s financial support to each country.

[@oilersridersbluejays]

James Bissonette wasn’t alive yet.

[@NguyenMinh-vs1vm]

@@oilersridersbluejays r/whoosh

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

What a mad lad. He should do it again!

[@italia689]

@@oilersridersbluejays Then it was his great grandfather.

[@jamesbissonette8002]

@@oilersridersbluejays true, I wasn’t.

[@reevanamin5865]

Bc James bisonnette funded them all

[@jamesbissonette8002]

nah

[@kp5602]

@@jamesbissonette8002 WOAH

[@illicitline4552]

@@jamesbissonette8002 THE LEGEND HIMSELF

[@OfficialUKGov]

@@jamesbissonette8002 OH MY GOD ITS HIM

[@lesscringeymapperdude]

@@jamesbissonette8002 WOAH

[@rl9217]

Great Power: “I hate you” Other Great Power: “I hate you too” Boxer rebellion: (happens) All the great powers: “…let’s all hate that guy”

[@arolemaprarath6615]

* *14 years later* * "I hate you again!" "I hate you the MOST!"

[@ecurewitz]

and then go back to hating each other afterwards

[@RAAM855]

Reminds me of the Hateocracy in the Boondocks "We all hated each other, but we found that we hated other people more"

[@piuthemagicman]

*also belgium

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

Boxer rebellion: "I hate all of you"* All the great powers: “…let’s all hate that guy” Boxer rebellion: *Surprise pikachu face

[@smurftums]

As an Australian I love the article in the newspaper at 1:12 paid for by the New Zealand Foreign office. :)

[@matpk]

Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist Chinazi IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project before it's too late

[@lordmeow]

@@matpk umm who are you asking?

[@idontlikerome2744]

Ngl i always you guys were brothers

[@rennor3498]

The crossover alliance cannot be ruined,the greatest partnership Europeans ever made to fight a totally non European power. Nothing can ruin and certainly it won't be shattered by some teenager with a pistol.

[@Admiral45-10]

Shooting Archduke Francis was more like throwing a match on gunpowder barrel. There were many other more important reasons, e.c. independence movements becoming more popular, fading power of colonial empires, prestige and many other complicated issues. Gawrilo Princip was not a reason, but an excuse to create the bloodiest war in history at the time.

[@billd0910]

*IASIP theme plays* The Gang assassinates an Archduke.

[@globe0147]

@@Admiral45-10 *archduke

[@Admiral45-10]

@@globe0147 thanks.

[@danielutriabrooks477]

@@Admiral45-10 The powder keg never dissapoints

[@vinniechan]

U didn't mention the best part When the empress declared war on eight great power The south eastern province were like the empress couldnt have made such stupid decisions and she must have been under duress and thus refused the order to open war Instead they reached agreements with the eight nations to just let them pass as long as they don't bother the civilians, maintain order and keep doing business

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

Thereby setting the stage for the warlord period

[@jesusemmanuelcordero4509]

That has to be one of the best business management decisions I have ever heard of. "But I am your empress" "Ma'am, its just business:"

[@kamakiller1145]

Declaring war on multiple european countries at once? Ottoman empire: amateurs

[@sanga000]

She was actually not an empress, but the mother of the emperor. However by then the emperor was only in name, to the point that she was openly calling the shots.

[@keikei2942]

@@kamakiller1145 at least when the Ottomans did it, it's either because they actually had a reason to believe they could handle them, or because they were being backed by a European great power

[@gubruikertje]

Small correction/clarification: the Qing court officially declared war on all nations that had a legation in Beijing: the eight nations and Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands. Belgium and the Netherlands did not join the alliance in order to maintain their neutrality, although the Netherlands did send some ships. So technically you should have said it was an alliance of eight great powers (and also the Netherlands) that got involved.

[@harveya1a952]

“Infinity war is the most ambitious crossover event in human history” Me, an intellectual:

[@idek6585]

This is gonna get a lot of likes probably

[@TheUnboxer073]

We will have it again decades later if the world get their shit together and focus against communist China.

[@reintaler6355]

@@TheUnboxer073 ...which isn't very communist and has so much more trade leverage than 100 years ago

[@BruceWayne-qe7bs]

@@TheUnboxer073 China is too powerful now. War with China could be catastrophic.

[@TheUnboxer073]

@@BruceWayne-qe7bs it depends, because the citizens are started to get really tired of their government. It just needs to be supplied with weapons and supportm

[@ZapQuacc]

"Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an a*strian" "How about a friend?" "Yeah, that'll work"

[@violentnexus3563]

Why censor austrian??

[@matpk]

@@violentnexus3563 Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist Chinazi IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project before it's too late

[@Sceptonic]

@⚜Memento Pueri⚜ ??

[@wokeuplikethis7729]

ottomans and austro-hungarians in ww1 be like

[@vivelarevolution2835]

@@matpk mate, where did you hide your drugs

[@pyrrhusthegreat2103]

I love the British at 0:24 carrying a box saying "Property of the British Museum"

[@retrigot2207]

I am so happy a video is finally made covering this topic they aren't many on youtube

[@Marylandbrony]

The first rule of fight club in China is to tell everyone that the fight club is in China.

[@jlshel42]

I am Wang’s complete lack of surprise

[@matpk]

@@jlshel42 Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist Chinazi IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project before it's too late

[@Dayvit78]

Top comment right here

[@robabiera733]

@@matpk QUICK! Compare 2020s Communist China vs 1980s Soviet Union!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@silveriver9]

This is the reason why these same group of countries are today feeling a sense of anxiety and insecurity from China's rise. They fear payback.

[@chaosXP3RT]

I feel obligated to recommend the song "55 Days at Peking" from the movie of the same name, which is about the Boxer Rebellion. The song got translated from English into many of the languages of the 8 Nation Alliance. The German version in particular is pretty fire

[@MarkAntony_1]

Dont care colonialist

[@eatathepizza4449]

@@MarkAntony_1 hes just mentioning a song , what's your problem lmao ?

[@erichvondonitz5325]

@@eatathepizza4449 probably some CHinese

[@joshuajoaquin5099]

@@MarkAntony_1 sorry dude but that's the reason why innovation exist

[@bobjones2959]

@@eatathepizza4449 This event is a pretty sore spot for Chinese people, it's pretty much seen on the same level as the Opium wars over there. And to be fair, that movie is very orientalist. For a comparison, it'd be like if someone made a dramatized movie about 911 and made Al Qaeda out to be heroes.

[@cieproject2888]

Fun fact, first they sent in the White Stripes to deal with the Boxer Rebellion, but realized that was just one army too few

[@timchiu501]

Chinese are very pragmatic

[@ecurewitz]

I beleive they needed a seven nation army

[@BigRockdaBoss]

Then the Americans joined

[@silveriver9]

This is the reason why these same group of countries are today feeling a sense of anxiety and insecurity from China's rise. They fear payback.

[@raptordoniv6779]

@@silveriver9 it’s been over 100 years, they’ll forget it…. right?

[@AverageLatin]

"French to found most alpha Colny, Chad, this colony has been created explicity to steal yo girl and largely make you fell bad", this is why i love History Matters

[@1-4-johnny.cash.fan-8-8]

FREEMASONRY!!!! HISS

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

👁 *X-Files theme intensifies*

[@agentcoxack7368]

The Boxer Rebellion’s way of uniting enemies is like prototyping an alien invasion

[@hrotha]

"Umberto of Italy 'looking forward to 30th of July'". Anyone who doesn't pause to read the newspapers in full is seriously missing out

[@edwinsparda7622]

I'll never get tired of seeing Kaiser Wilhelm in your videos. Also, your best newspaper yet at 1:12.

[@Ploxtifs_OldAndDeadAccountXD]

The boxer rebellion: when you make such an outlandish claim basically every world power bands together just to prove you aren’t bulletproof..

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

“We have only one thing to learn from the barbarians, and that is strong ships and effective guns.” - Feng Guifen (馮桂芬)

[@chompythebeast]

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." - Mao Zedong (毛泽东)

[@Lusitanean]

“Man’s not hot” - Big “Liu” Shaq (谷歌翻译多少？)

[@marcino457]

These... these are two things

[@Jin.Jin..]

Barbarians?

[@Ahmad-nf9ez]

@@Jin.Jin.. the Chinese used to refer to Europeans as barbarians

[@enalche2]

Fun fact: the spanish ambassador there was the only european allowed to enter the Forbidden City and talk to the Empress to negotiate

[@lukemurray4950]

Calm down Spain, you done enough oppressing on the other side of world. Leave some for the others.

[@maxpulido4268]

@@lukemurray4950 Britain was always hoggin asia

[@VoxHispania]

@@lukemurray4950 cope and seethe

[@brandonlyon730]

@@maxpulido4268 France had Indo-china including all of Vietnam, the Dutch had all of Indonesia, Russia controls central asia, Japan eventually took control of Korea, Manchuria, and Taiwan, and the the U.S had the Philippines after they took it off the Spanish hands.

[@WhenInDarknessSeekTheLight]

@@VoxHispania Coope and seethe

[@robabiera733]

It's hilarious how direct your commentary is in this video! Three minutes doesn't give you time to pull any punches and dance around the issues, does it?

[@Longshanks1690]

“Well, if all your friends sent troops to China to suppress an anti-imperialist revolt, would you do it too???”

[@EmperorBrettavius]

“I'd be the first one to send the ships.”

[@brandonlyon730]

A bit ironic though since China has always been know to be a empire itself with an Emperor.

[@GeistInTheMachine]

@@brandonlyon730 Everyone is for forming an empire until they are on the other side of the gun.

[@Orthane]

Anti-foreigner revolt* at this point in time China itself was an imperialist power.

[@dexorne9753]

@@Orthane the imperialist power that scrambled to survive 100 years of basically pure rape from the west along with many internal problems.

[@Jefrings]

This is why I love this channel. Always answering historical questions I never thought answering before.

[@sciencecw]

There're plenty of omissions and inaccuracies though

[@lordmeow]

@@sciencecw well thats a given if you rely solely on youtube videos for information, it shouldn't really be a surprise

[@aratirao9007]

🌔 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HISTORY MATTERS

[@kielmeakin4901]

The double whammy of "because they can throw hands" and "also Belgium" has thoroughly made my day

[@masterjavi41]

That war was the perfect example of a "Me and the bois" moment

[@J0hnHenrySNEEDen]

Wish We could do it Again, especially right Now

[@TheCossack1552]

@@J0hnHenrySNEEDen and China will destroy all of new allies

[@isaacw1752]

@@J0hnHenrySNEEDen china is already pissed off enough at what western imperialists did to the country during the century of humiliation, if you tried to do it now that china is strong again colonialists would be crushed like bugs

[@spugelo359]

@@isaacw1752 In your wet dreams.

[@isaacw1752]

@@spugelo359 haha ok. some of u imperialists are still living in the 1850s, china isn't weak and fractured anymore, it is the most powerful country on earth behind arguably the usa, and nations like the uk, hungary, france, germany, italy etc do not stand a chance, that is a fact. nor would they ever want to, china getting rich made them rich too, like the usa. they grow off of each other.

[@cannonball666]

China to Italy: " If you want to be seen as a major power then you need to obtain some" Italy to China: " You mean Marco Polo didn't count?"

[@Tommi414]

If only great Italians were enough… we’d be the most powerful nation on earth.

[@lc-mx1ir]

Qing china didnt say that! Or am i missing something

[@Xynent]

Its yuan dynasty not china yet

[@silveriver9]

This is the reason why these same group of countries are today feeling a sense of anxiety and insecurity from China's rise. They fear payback.

[@jgw9990]

@@silveriver9 spam comment

[@Neliporto]

I would love to see a video about the Estado Novo (in Portugal) and how it survived for so long!

[@lachlankeddie7]

I've learned to always pause the video and read the full text on your newspapers, like at 1:13, you never disappoint...

[@beefjerkythesecond]

Reading the Vienna news was one of the funniest things on this channel. Especially the French colony of Chad 'stealing yo girl'

[@Jotari]

Belgium was like the three kids in a trench coat version of a great power (or rather two kids and a really small German). It just somehow came into existence and hung around all the other great powers pretending it was part of the club and no one seemed to notice or be put off by how weird that was.

[@idontlikerome2744]

3 pretty wealthy kids

[@Ethan-cz8xq]

"Because for America, China was primarily a market for exports" How the tables have turned

[@spudskie3907]

Cheap labor will do that.

[@xyc350]

@@spudskie3907 inefficient workers will also do that

[@semi-skimmedmilk4480]

@@xyc350 if it was about efficiency, USA would still be making everything- they have had automation and machines for ages which are far more efficient than humans. But why should companies expend large amounts of capital on machines when they could just get super cheap labour in Asia? Also, safety and environmental regulations are very lenient in China so that helps the companies avoid red tape, consultancy costs, potential law suits for legislature breach... etc

[@andremacedo8463]

@@spudskie3907 Cheap labor was a demand created by capitalism because this leads to cheap products (i.e consumer goods), dont forget about this lmao

[@andremacedo8463]

@@semi-skimmedmilk4480 you call that "efficiency"? Lol

[@ecgberht4973]

I love the newspaper stories in these videos. You have to pause them and read them, they're hilarious!

[@Mr_Zoomy]

Honestly this is one of the best channels on KZbin

[@Shadowkiller-dq2ju]

China: Good they hate each other so they won’t mess with us Also China: Why do I hear boss music

[@marseldagistani1989]

BFG Division being hear at the distance

[@butuhplasmadarahgolonganb1018]

Viet war,Korean war: why west is get mascared

[@marseldagistani1989]

@@butuhplasmadarahgolonganb1018 or in other words. China is paranoid as f*ck

[@clonesolar]

People said endgame was the most ambitious crossover. I say this is.

[@gouthamsudheer2080]

Yet, Western Powers Failed to Suppress China as of Today 😂😂

[@Negetive2digit]

That newspaper at 1:12 is priceless. Also that guy who looks like he's waiting for them to just put the stake somewhere so that he doesn't have to have his head paraded around anymore.

[@HahaHaha-vs4ib]

The year was 1900, 'tis worth remembering The men who lived through 55 days at Peking

[@wackojacko0295]

'Twas called the boxer insurrection, a bloody oriental war. Against all nations of the diplomatic corps. The flags of France and Britain how they fluttered in the breeze, the Italian and Russians and the flag of the Japanese.

[@ThunderCreepers]

'twas called the Boxer Insurrection a bloody Oriental war

[@ahmedfayek344]

@@wackojacko0295 Then came the sound of bugles And the rolling drums doom And the streets of Peking were as empty as a tomb

[@ordinaryperson-my7qr]

@@ahmedfayek344 The Empress of all China gave the signal to begin And let the foreign devils be driven from Peking They stormed the French Legation They attacked with shot and shell And they came in blood red blouses Screaming shashow as they fell

[@wackojacko0295]

The guns have long since muffled, the bugals cease to ring but through the ages you can hear them echoing

[@dariustiapula]

The: Boxer Rebellion: "Seven nation couldn't hold us back!." Allies: "_"

[@ilijastrainovic3141]

Allies:There is 8 of us + Belgium

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

7 nation army, plus Belgium.

[@Admiral45-10]

Allies: ,,Yeah, but what about seven *Empires?"*

[@dvf1736]

@@ilijastrainovic3141 Still a seven nation army, Italy doesn't count

[@silveriver9]

This is the reason why these same group of countries are today feeling a sense of anxiety and insecurity from China's rise. They fear payback.

[@quuaaarrrk8056]

1:12 The amount of references is incredible, even though I probably didn't understand all. The New Zealand Foreign office is probably the best

[@mclarke5222]

“Queen Victoria, still in her emo phase” 💀1:12

[@Jesse11788]

Honestly, that whole article was gold lol.

[@semi-skimmedmilk4480]

@@Jesse11788 "Umberto of Italy looking forward to 30th July".... He died 29th July. "Australia is it such a good idea? NO" ... Published by the New Zealand Foreign office. 😂

[@keitoucreations2727]

@@semi-skimmedmilk4480 *FRENCH TO FOUND "MOST ALPHA COLONY"* French leaders have announced the creation of what experts call "the most alpha colony known to man". Chad has been created to explicitly to "steal yo girl" and largely make you feel bad for your dainty ways.

[@christianwalton7080]

"French to found most Alpha Colony" and its article on the newspaper at 1:12 has me dying!!! 😂😂😂

[@Kruiser008]

Best History Matters Newspaper Article yet!

[@Lennardboer1]

I love the paper you chose to make at 1:12 :D

[@DiracComb.7585]

your dedication to putting in so many good jokes in the newspapers is incredible. The French colonization of Chad’s article was especially fun.

[@JamesBond-ny8bq]

How does the quality of your videos just keep reaching new highs?

[@soloknight7197]

0:54 is one of the best background jokes on the channel. Top 3

[@NateBlade17]

"I am speed" -Every country when the Boxer Rebellion broke out

[@romigithepope]

What would it take to unseat James Bissonnette from his first mention spot? Gold, jewels, land?

[@johnroscoe2406]

lamp oil, rope, bombs?

[@tokiri485]

A trade monopoly in china probably

[@roryclague5876]

But, Aaron, you *are* James Bissonnette. You've always been James Bissonnette!

[@GarkKahn]

Maybe an alliance between the others

[@jesusemmanuelcordero4509]

about 300 assassination attempts.

[@shadowrunner2510]

Been waiting for an episode on the boxer rebellion,worth the wait

[@idek6585]

0:00 "It's no secret that in the late 19th century, the great powers didnt get along" Wow, who would have thought?

[@cyclonegames9215]

This channel is nothing but answers to questions I never knew I needed answered and I love it.

[@frederikklotzskov9673]

this wasn't rivals coming together to fight a greater enemy, this was bullies teaming up to steal someone's lunch money.

[@MH-jg6vk]

He could have added that the Kaiser personally spoke to his close friend Sultan Abdulhamid who was the ottoman sultan at the time, to persuade the boxers to stop their actions. “In the meantime, to pre-empt the possibility of Muslims’ participation in the Boxer Uprising, the German kaiser requested the Ottoman sultan send an extraor- dinary envoy to China on a mission to advise Chinese Muslims not to join in the uprising. Abdul Hamid II did not want to reject the request of his friend the kaiser. Furthermore he recognized that he was being presented with the opportunity to play an unexpected role in the affairs of the great powers and possibly to play a part on the international stage. “

[@SuperSanic..]

The sultan was a puppet at that time. Sultan even send letters to Moro leaders to accept American rule in Philippines. Did you know about Moro rebellion and US genocide?

[@brandonlyon730]

@@SuperSanic..Considering the Armenian genocide the turks shouldn’t be throwing rocks at glasshouses.

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

@@SuperSanic.. were moros and muslims southeast asia aware of who the calph was

[@ish8891]

@@brandonlyon730 That doesn’t justify US actions. For the major part of their history, the ottomans were quite chill. And in the instances where they slipped, it deserves calling out.

[@ish8891]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 some south East Asians at least were well aware of the ottomans- the sultanate of aceh and its close link with the ottomans comes to mind

[@tony5422]

This video missed one thing. The effects it had on China. Even today Chinese talk about the 8 nation alliance that sacked the forbidden palace. It reinforces the ideology of China vs the World, which unfortunately is exactly what's happening right now...

[@Nikola95inYT]

Reinforced but not created. Chinese always treat neighbours as backward barbarians and only China, bearer the mandate of heaven, is destined to be the center of the world and its sole ruler. Which was true for some time in the past, but not today. Yet.

[@bobjones2959]

@@Nikola95inYT This is a gross oversimplification. Yes, that kind of attitude was held by many of imperial China's administrators and court officials, but it was not necessarily true of the peasantry and common populace and certainly isn't the standard opinion now. You might get an occasional nationalist who thinks that, and there is this notion that China is superior to some neighboring countries, but they definitely do not think that they are culturally superior to the west.

[@DanteAtropos]

The world powers at that time chose to carve up China and loot everything of value. Now the ruling elite of China wish to do everything it can to insure it never happens again even if it means aggressively expanding outward. I don’t agree with it but it’s a natural consequence of humiliating a people for extended periods of time.

[@りんごT-i3t]

@@bobjones2959 You are wrong, the Chinese all know that the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, and they have been learning from elementary school textbooks. This is a shame for China, 99% of Chinese know what bad things the Eight-Power Allied Forces have done in China

[@bobjones2959]

@@りんごT-i3t I never said they didn't know that?

[@DanielEscovedo]

Loved the reference to General Alfred von Waldersee! This channel is gold hahaha :D

[@mehmetdemir4858]

0:38 so that's where "you've hurt the feelings of the Chinese people" came from

[@iattacku2773]

2:00 “spare any colonies “ Lmao

[@oliversherman2414]

Great video 👍🏻

[@n1ck2_54]

"Why wasn't China fully colonised like India and Africa" could be an interresting video idea

[@dragsvart]

or even extend that to all of asia. or at least compare and contrast the parts of it that were colonized and the parts that weren't.

[@clementlefevre5384]

To Much people, to Much riches, to Much potential resistance, and too Much potential competion between the great powers. also, they could have basicly everything they wanted from china just by enforcing concessions, there was no point of annexing china.

[@fromfareast3070]

because US fearing the rising the tension between powers forbids others to scramble China.

[@Zraknul]

@@fromfareast3070 At that point in time the US was in no position to make those kind of demands.

[@zhentian8762]

@@Zraknul It was actually US' John Hay's open-door policy that saved China from formal partition just after the boxer rebellion, then Yangtze agreement between Britain and Germany. And US was largest economy in world at time, so could make such demands.

[@kingstar5494]

0:54 I am dying with laughter over here

[@thequeenofspades]

Each of your videos is a work of art.

[@locomotivesteam9334]

1900: Working together 1914: World War I time and we're all enemies 1920: we're friends again 1939: World war II Time 1946: We're all Friends and Cold war Time 1991: We're all Friends again! 2021: We're frenemies

[@Slaktrax]

Great educational videos, as always. Thank you :-)

[@nightrider_]

Would love to watch more videos on Boxer Rebellion. It's a piece of history which doesn't get much attention imo.

[@quakeknight9680]

That moment when Russia, Germany, USA, France, the rest of Europe and Japan where allies. Avengers end game: WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!

[@florians9949]

One Serb boy: I’m going to do what people call a pro gamer move.

[@totalwartimelapses6359]

But the avengers at least were full time allies These guys allying is weirder

[@sakmadik69420]

@@totalwartimelapses6359 Captain America:Civil War *Yea,i don't think so*

[@antfrancis1406]

Belgium too

[@robertrichard6107]

@@antfrancis1406 All that Congo Experience.

[@seeyouchump]

Great power alliance: "We, the great powers of the world strongly condemn the murder of our law abiding citizens in China and together we will take military actions!" Italy: " Exactly! Together WE, the great powers of the world, will take military actions!" Great powers: "Italy? What are you do-?" Italy: "shhhhh!"

[@robertrichard6107]

Italy got their lump of coal after 1918

[@aratirao9007]

🌖 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HISTORY MATTERS

[@samyamaryal8678]

Thank you so much for slowing down your commentary.

[@ARBCOOL07]

“The year was 1900, ‘tis worth remembering, the men who lived through, 55 days at Peking.”

[@keitoucreations2727]

"Im Jahre 1900, da rief der Trommelklang, die Welt nach Peking, 55 Tage lang. Die Flammen loderten zum Himmel. Der Tod zog fordernd seinen Gang. Er zog durch Peking, 55 Tage lang."

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

"T'was called the Boxer Insurrection A bloody, Oriental war Against all nations Of the Diplomatic Corps."

[@riccardoschito7218]

Nel 1900 la storia parlerà e degli eroi che Pechino massacrò, 55 giorni uniti, ognuno per la sua bandiera trovaron gloria nel coraggio e nell'onore

[@silveriver9]

This is the reason why these same group of countries are today feeling a sense of anxiety and insecurity from China's rise. They fear payback.

[@Sir_Guardus]

@@silveriver9 nah china is just sad they got folded so bad they became a pretzel

[@luxy9530]

You should have mentioned that many of these country didn't send that many soldiers and that in fact more than half of them were Japanese. The entire things is very glamourized as all these countries fighting side by side when in actuality the Japanese did most of the fighting.

[@erichvondonitz5325]

Possibly due to logistics, Japan is the closest one so they had an easier time transporting troops iirc

[@Dantinus]

​@@erichvondonitz5325 Also, western militaries didn't really need to send that many soldiers to relieve the Foreign Legation because most of the Boxers are armed mostly with melee weapons and some very obsolete artillery whereas western militaries are armed with bolt action rifles, machine guns, and artilleries.

[@Calvin_Coolage]

While that is true, there were also cases where soldiers from all 8 nations were fighting side by side. The embassy siege for example.

[@SHAHIDKC]

Why do you have to ruin it?

[@pallingtontheshrike6374]

@@Dantinus machine guns? Maybe gatlings.

[@Jagzeplin]

1:12 omg that paper is hilarious. always have to pause when i see a lotta text

[@Eviltower101]

Mark Felton here on youtube did an excellent video series covering both Opium Wars and later conflicts like The Boxer Rebellion for those further interested.

[@hawkeyeten2450]

The Second Opium War is incredibly complex. While certainly not all of the Europeans' actions were justified, the Chinese weren't much morally better (due to them violating protocol and brutally executing a French Christian missionary, as well as torturing the peace diplomats to death).

[@EroticOnion23]

Opium back then also didn't have the same negative connotations as today, it was seen as another stimulant, like coffee. Much of the British upper class was addicted to poppy derivatives.

[@이진용-d1j]

1:51 Tiny little bit, Korea wasn't part of Japan back then. They became a protectorate in 1905 and were annexed in 1910.

[@aloolu9962]

Congrats on 1 million!!!

[@connorgolden4]

Now this is a question I want answered!

[@c101vp]

Europeans and Japan: Exploit China and fight to keep doing that. The Internet: this is the greatest crossover in history.

[@saturnproductions1827]

Oh my goodness I was thinking about History Matters making a video on the boxer rebellion ONLY YESTERDAY and now he has

[@4TheWinQuinn]

I learnt about this through Bioshock infinite. Cool how they made it a part of that backstory so well

[@Ejtoorim]

" also belguim " a country you wouldn't expect to fight with them too

[@SuperSanic..]

Belgium had a huge fucking colony

[@brandonlyon730]

@@SuperSanic.. Technically the King of Belgium had a huge piece of private property in Africa.

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

@@SuperSanic.. they ended up getting tianjin concession as well

[@manjoumenakamoto3248]

There's no such thing as World War 0.5 Boxer Rebellion : allow me to introduce ourselves

[@Bergpoweryt]

China: can we do our own thing All great powers: NO

[@FakeAnarchist]

The all-time greatest crossover in history

[@GardenFables]

History really matters a lot. Here the only channel talking about world wide history

[@dukeofdepressed3980]

Nothing brings people together like collectively hating another person

[@sultanmustafa71]

Suggestion: Why did Albania stay neutral during the Balkan Wars and World War One?

[@CrazExtra]

Albania was created after the 1st balkan war, and Bulgaria had no beef with Albania. during WW1, the Serbs did run to Albania and the Austrians did run after them (just like the front in Greek Macedonia).

[@PanosPitsi]

@@CrazExtra there is only one Macedonia and it’s Greek.

[@parthbonde2106]

@@PanosPitsi pls don't start here

[@PanosPitsi]

@@parthbonde2106 I am a real Macedonian don’t compare me to some Bulgarian with an identity crisis

[@PanosPitsi]

@ايجون تارجاريين ?

[@OneL3gend]

Congrats on 1M followers!

[@omarhaq9635]

Loved the history of the boxers