What if the United States Didn't Exist?

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    The United States has dominated the 20th and 21st centuries, but its inception may have transformed the history of the world as we know it. How would the North American continent change if the U.S didn't exist? Here is one scenario.
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    Using knowledge of geography, population and other historical facts I predict what could have happened had things gone differently in history.
    Learn about how the world would be different if America lost the Revolution, or if Reagan was never president. I do pop culture videos which explored the worlds of Fallout and the Purge. Learn controversial topics such as if Christianity never existed and many other subjects.

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  • @markflint2629
    @markflint2629 Před 4 lety +4914

    400 million guns would be homeless

  • @gog_magpie
    @gog_magpie Před 7 lety +730

    hey USA haters don't blame USA, blame French they were behind of all this

    • @Fuzzycat16
      @Fuzzycat16 Před 7 lety +66

      You should actualy thank the French instead of hating on em, they are the reason you guys are here in the first place.

    • @innsj6369
      @innsj6369 Před 7 lety +6

      By the crown, you're right! I'm gonna go through the Channel Tunnel and teach those Frenchies a lesson! *America is British soil!*

    • @NetherPrime
      @NetherPrime Před 7 lety +3

      I don't hate the US, I hate the retards who bring up the war, about being the shit out of the british empire when it wasn't so damn simple. Same as the polish who believe their country is still great while a hell of a lot of polish people go to first world countries to get work. That's like saying Romania is a great country, they also get half their history wrong. Whats up with people and their horrible knowledge on history? Guess I just dislike people being ill-informed.

    • @jackbaxter2223
      @jackbaxter2223 Před 7 lety +26

      As a British person I always blame the French. In this case, having them be actually guilty is simply a nice bonus.

    • @ShamelessDuck
      @ShamelessDuck Před 7 lety +1

      Dr. Yes don't blame people in sins, blame God because he made them.

  • @isaacho8230
    @isaacho8230 Před 4 lety +2484

    This enraged George Washington’s father, who punished him severely.

  • @Logman-su4vg
    @Logman-su4vg Před 4 lety +2248

    Britain: no more slavery
    Person: but I like slavery
    Britain: did I stutter

    • @Taschip
      @Taschip Před 4 lety +158

      Meanwhile the British had Child Labor and were killing children in factories.

    • @juljasmaharchive
      @juljasmaharchive Před 4 lety +26

      @@Taschip exactly

    • @mitzy9221
      @mitzy9221 Před 4 lety +11

      Taschip wait there is..? What establishments, I’m stupid lol.

    • @Taschip
      @Taschip Před 4 lety +32

      @@mitzy9221 Back in the 1800's when Slavery in America was around.

    • @Taschip
      @Taschip Před 4 lety +38

      @@mitzy9221 Nowadays both Slavery and Child Labor is outlawed and is illegal.

  • @Tarik360
    @Tarik360 Před 7 lety +930

    What to remove to get world peace according to the internet:
    USA
    Islam
    capitalism
    Christianity
    Religion
    nations
    states
    Europeans
    Arabs
    Jews
    money
    weapons
    communists
    Humans
    Did I forget anything?

  • @DrSmollest
    @DrSmollest Před 5 lety +1709

    *King George III wants to know your location*

  • @jasonalbert6251
    @jasonalbert6251 Před 3 lety +214

    “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
    “So, you have chosen... death.”

    • @nonical1429
      @nonical1429 Před 2 lety +1

      Wrong, I have chosen liberty; you have chosen to give me death.

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri Před 2 lety +3

      Normie

  • @migueltomi3087
    @migueltomi3087 Před 3 lety +540

    México and Canada: It's a free real state

  • @somerandomguy4919
    @somerandomguy4919 Před 7 lety +1699

    Then we don't have Assassin's Creed 3, Black Flag, Rouge, and Unity

    • @Rert
      @Rert Před 7 lety +165

      would that really be such a loss?

    • @Otmduk
      @Otmduk Před 7 lety +12

      JustBeingCozi oh no that's my fav because your playing as an native an i am native lol

    • @Vitorruy1
      @Vitorruy1 Před 7 lety +2

      @Rert 78 LOL

    • @tomjack1000000
      @tomjack1000000 Před 7 lety +20

      We probably would

    • @Tytoalba777
      @Tytoalba777 Před 7 lety +31

      You know, there's a lot of comments saying the world would be a better place without America. You convinced me.

  • @luisraulraudales2468
    @luisraulraudales2468 Před 7 lety +1825

    What if the US broke apart into 50 countries RIGHT NOW, (I'm not demanding it to be done right away, I mean if they broke up in our day and age"

    • @KraNisOG
      @KraNisOG Před 7 lety +306

      luis Rodriguez Texas would invade the rest of the USA and take over the world.

    • @brendanrisney2449
      @brendanrisney2449 Před 7 lety +102

      I believe Texas, California, and....I don't know, Deleware? New York Maybe? Yeah, somebody else would take New England.

    • @kalvincastro9042
      @kalvincastro9042 Před 7 lety +164

      luis Rodriguez
      Here comes Canada and Mexico.

    • @brendanrisney2449
      @brendanrisney2449 Před 7 lety +79

      ***** Canada would trip on the way there.

    • @dildoshwaggins9434
      @dildoshwaggins9434 Před 7 lety +46

      luis Rodriguez Or maybe the Russians. But one of them would invade us no doubt.

  • @musicalmather1160
    @musicalmather1160 Před 4 lety +255

    and Spain is forgotten again lol
    they helped too ya know
    wasnt just France

    • @darykeng
      @darykeng Před 4 lety +11

      Difference is - France actually being involved

    • @chiefhanlon5450
      @chiefhanlon5450 Před 4 lety +27

      @darykeng one of the most famous families in Spain at the time supplied the American revolution with 215 bronze cannon - 30,000 muskets - 30,000 bayonets - 512,314 musket balls - 300,000 pounds of powder - 12,868 grenades - 30,000 uniforms - and 4,000 field tents during the war, that’s one family. The Spanish also fought against the British along side the revolution in the Midwest and later the Northwest territory as they laid claim to it after the War which was thwarted diplomatically by Great Britain and the young United States in 1783.

    • @johnhawthorn5393
      @johnhawthorn5393 Před 3 lety +8

      @@chiefhanlon5450 That and they took back florida from the Brits

    • @dkr9741
      @dkr9741 Před 3 lety +3

      They just wanted Florida back and they didn't even recognise the United States

    • @thegamerator10
      @thegamerator10 Před 3 lety +5

      Netherlands: "I'm over here too, guys! ...Guys?"

  • @amhumanperson3592
    @amhumanperson3592 Před 3 lety +46

    When usa died with it napoleon never arrived. The spanish empire still had south italy
    :Eventually pizza became Spanish

  • @SaraBearRawr0312
    @SaraBearRawr0312 Před 5 lety +1233

    I always love talking about the french involvement in the revolutionary war, more specifically Lafayette. There are no fewer than 70 US cities and towns named after this 1 frenchman due to the high regard the founding fathers found him in.

    • @AwesomeHairo
      @AwesomeHairo Před 5 lety +64

      Wait, let me get off at Broadway-Lafayette on the J train

    • @joshdavis1224
      @joshdavis1224 Před 4 lety +50

      Lafayette and Pulaski biggest names in revolutionary war. Lafayette stayed at the owen thomas house in savannah and Pulaski is buried here.

    • @orangutaunthefirst3313
      @orangutaunthefirst3313 Před 4 lety +5

      Josh Davis Savannah gang wya

    • @joshdavis1224
      @joshdavis1224 Před 4 lety +7

      @@orangutaunthefirst3313 work downtown, born and raised outskirts. 5 years san diego(navy)

    • @bitchrat1123
      @bitchrat1123 Před 4 lety +13

      To bad dude got stripped of his rank/ power (or whatever you call it) and thrown in jail.

  • @rexmemo974
    @rexmemo974 Před 7 lety +1072

    The amount of anti-American hatred is strong in this comment section.

  • @sarahlear7881
    @sarahlear7881 Před 3 lety +9

    The sponsorship ad at the end was really impressive in how well worked into the main video topic it was, it took me a minute to realize it was an ad and not just a side story.

  • @whimky561
    @whimky561 Před 4 lety +102

    "let's go back to the 177--"
    me: "1776! new york city--"

    • @whimky561
      @whimky561 Před 4 lety +1

      Anonymous Doe
      i am not an uncultured swine like my brother

    • @alpeolpa437
      @alpeolpa437 Před 4 lety +6

      Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?

    • @whimky561
      @whimky561 Před 4 lety +4

      Alpe OlPa depends, who's asking?

    • @alpeolpa437
      @alpeolpa437 Před 4 lety +1

      @@whimky561 oh sure, sir, I'm Alexander Hamilton

    • @yonicorn1641
      @yonicorn1641 Před 3 lety

      @@alpeolpa437 I'm at your service, sir, I have been looking for you-

  • @jacoblertora1829
    @jacoblertora1829 Před 7 lety +824

    "LIBERTY OR DEATH!"
    British: ok
    *firing squad*

    • @slammysammy9555
      @slammysammy9555 Před 6 lety +28

      Hipeeps Ron *loses war

    • @awesomemantroll1088
      @awesomemantroll1088 Před 6 lety +10

      That is what actually happened! It's not a joke! That goes to show how motivated these men were!

    • @MarkusAldawn
      @MarkusAldawn Před 6 lety +8

      Or:
      Thanks for bloody killing the revolution.
      Bloody thanks for killing the revolution.
      Thanks for the bloody killing revolution.
      Thank for blood the revolutiony killings.
      Thank blood for the revolutions killing. Why.
      Revolution for the bloody thanks killing.
      Revolution for the thanks. Bloody killing.
      Thanks for the revolution. Killing Bloody.
      Killing for the bloody revolution. Thanks.
      Thanks for killing the bloody revolution.
      Thanks for killing the revolution, buddy. (spare 'L')

    • @808INFantry11X
      @808INFantry11X Před 6 lety +2

      Hipeeps Ron the irony was the colonies originally didn't want to rebel they had misguided interpretation of what their relations where with England they just wanted fair representation but the English wanted to tax them heavily for the 7 years war.

    • @connorneely3458
      @connorneely3458 Před 6 lety

      Awesome man troll #10 No one said it was a joke... any American knows this. Not to say that these men weren't heroes, though. I wouldn't be here today if they didn't exist.

  • @FurryRod
    @FurryRod Před 7 lety +632

    Will "If Germany Won WWI Pt. 2" come out soon?

    • @Emily-pq6zd
      @Emily-pq6zd Před 7 lety +20

      PbG1989 WW1 Part 2

    • @AlternateHistoryHub
      @AlternateHistoryHub  Před 7 lety +87

      Later this week, certainly by next

    • @Emily-pq6zd
      @Emily-pq6zd Před 7 lety +1

      AlternateHistoryHub And the contest results?

    • @bryanmcclure2220
      @bryanmcclure2220 Před 7 lety +5

      AlternateHistoryHub do what would happen if United States simply vanished completely destroyed in a instant how would this affect the rest of the world?

    • @wd3185
      @wd3185 Před 7 lety

      AlternateHistoryHub How many parts of "If Germany Won WW1" do you plan on making?

  • @daceobrien6198
    @daceobrien6198 Před 4 lety +173

    America: Liberty or death
    British: Okay "Bang"
    😂😂😂😂

  • @oscaralonsosainzchavez9521
    @oscaralonsosainzchavez9521 Před 3 lety +82

    Jokes aside, the world would be hella different, and that scares me for some reason.

    • @wallie8539
      @wallie8539 Před rokem +1

      @@ytgetsonmynwrvera America ain't no hero

    • @_Crazyman109
      @_Crazyman109 Před rokem

      @@wallie8539 america has been a strong peacekeeping power that brought a lot of tech, and made the world we have today. Stop with this “aMeRiCa sUcKs”

  • @X_A_ic
    @X_A_ic Před 5 lety +880

    I feel like the US would get independence eventually like basically every other colony in existence but would not be a super power at all! Not even close

    • @LuminousStudios
      @LuminousStudios Před 4 lety +133

      Yeah I agree. Decolonization period wouldve happened eventually

    • @thelaziestguyuveverknown
      @thelaziestguyuveverknown Před 4 lety +97

      It would likely happen in similar fashion to what happened in Canada and later New Zeland.

    • @lifeofgy7636
      @lifeofgy7636 Před 4 lety +98

      the whole point of video is that there would be no decolonisation. The American revolution was the shot heard ‘round the world, the other colonies thought independence was impossible and them losing in this alternate scenario would prove them right.

    • @davidp2537
      @davidp2537 Před 4 lety +17

      Filipe Salgueiro well not so much Canada because they became prosperous due to the United States

    • @sandormacneil7580
      @sandormacneil7580 Před 4 lety +59

      The decolonisation period really only started cause of pressure from the US after the 2nd World War

  • @spanishconquistador6371
    @spanishconquistador6371 Před 5 lety +1735

    No Logan Paul,great.

    • @can-ws8hn
      @can-ws8hn Před 4 lety +16

      emilio arce an he would still exist

    • @arieson7715
      @arieson7715 Před 4 lety +41

      Well also, who would invent the computer?

    • @lazydonkey3617
      @lazydonkey3617 Před 4 lety +19

      Morgz would still exist so it’s whatever

    • @akilaathi458
      @akilaathi458 Před 4 lety +4

      @@arieson7715 you :)

    • @SteventheOrigin
      @SteventheOrigin Před 4 lety +30

      Can we imagine a British logan Paul? We dont have to. Credit to morgz.

  • @lesliefigueroa5419
    @lesliefigueroa5419 Před 4 lety +35

    The spain colonies would become kingdoms eventually and everything would be less bloody, doesn't it?

    • @houseking9211
      @houseking9211 Před 3 lety +3

      Spain was quite benevolent to the new world colonies so it would probably be similar to the way british dominions left like canada and australia

    • @cloudzrip4208
      @cloudzrip4208 Před 2 lety

      lmao rip the natives XD

    • @alienlife7754
      @alienlife7754 Před 2 lety

      Yeah because they would be just like Europe. And Europe was known for no war. Right? Idiot.

  • @vegas666
    @vegas666 Před 3 lety +1

    Hello from Buffalo, NY! I have watched and loved all of your videos!

  • @numnumtasty8597
    @numnumtasty8597 Před 7 lety +729

    so if I understand no U.S.A = mega Canada

  • @B0rn2Gam3
    @B0rn2Gam3 Před 7 lety +361

    Just from the topic I already know the comment section is gonna be like navigating a minefield.

    • @imrustyokay
      @imrustyokay Před 7 lety +25

      oh god it is

    • @TorquemadaTwist
      @TorquemadaTwist Před 7 lety +21

      Blinded by the Moonlight
      If by 'mines' you mean 'turds' then you are *correct*.

    • @alexzandate5807
      @alexzandate5807 Před 7 lety +13

      And you were right, the size of the minefield's immense.

    • @rockgod6180
      @rockgod6180 Před 7 lety +4

      IKR?

    • @SlendHQ
      @SlendHQ Před 7 lety +10

      Going to need a bigger mine detector.

  • @bigbo1764
    @bigbo1764 Před 3 lety +32

    I’m pretty sure this would have more drastic effects than those listed in the video.

    • @wizardcat5220
      @wizardcat5220 Před 3 lety +3

      The events listed in the video are pretty drastic no germany no napoleonic wars and a new balance of power

    • @wallie8539
      @wallie8539 Před 3 lety

      But Green Sahara would be even more drastic.

    • @LoremasterFoxBuster
      @LoremasterFoxBuster Před 3 lety

      The lack of Napoleon wouldn't force the Portuguese Royal Family to Brazil, which would make Brazil only a Portuguese colony until now.

    • @die1mayer
      @die1mayer Před 3 lety

      Germany would win WW1/2

    • @wallie8539
      @wallie8539 Před 3 lety

      @@die1mayer how If the brits have america

  • @mujjuman
    @mujjuman Před 4 lety +5

    all of your videos are really cool and interesting. i love them so much man. one of the many things i appreciate about your videos that that you start off with with real history before sharing your alternate timeline. i also find your alternate timelines to be very well thought out and researched. thanks for high quality work!

  • @duckduckgoose8913
    @duckduckgoose8913 Před 7 lety +271

    Seriously, what’s with the anti-American hatred in this comment section? I may not be America’s biggest fan, but I’m not bullheaded enough to assume that the ‘world would have been more peaceful/the world would have been a better place’ simply because the United States never existed.
    Firstly, the alternate world would still have had terrible problems to deal with. Racial, religious and cultural tensions would still exist; ethnic cleansings, mass killings and genocides would still exist; corruption, war and terrorism would also still exist. These issues have affected humankind for hundreds of years and the absence of the United States would not be enough to stop our species from continuing to commit such activities. The only difference, in the alternate world, would be that the figures, nations and organisations that represent or are associated with these activities would be entirely different.
    Secondly, a ‘world war’ or at least a war of that scale would have occurred at some point in the alternate future. Industrialisation, which was started in Britain, and tensions between massive European empires played major roles in the First World War. And this would have existed even with the absence of the USA.
    Thirdly, everything invented in the US, both the good and the bad, would have been made by someone else. That includes nuclear bombs. Most likely, a nation or empire would have probably taken the equivalent role of the US in the alternate timeline, and the alternate world’s citizens would currently be giving them shit for all the terrible things they’ve caused, just like what some people are doing in this comment section with their anti-American sentiments.
    Also, going off on a bit of a tangent, it was imperial treachery by the British and the French that ultimately soured Arab-Western relations (i.e. Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916) for the next century. The agreement, which broke a major promise made to the Arabs who rebelled against the Ottoman Empire, led to the instability of an entire region because of the apportioning of the Ottoman lands to several Allied powers with disregard of local customs and tribal territories. Sure, there has always been a history of disputes between Western and Arab nations or empires (for example, the Crusades) and the US certainly didn’t help with its recent military involvement in the region, but don’t ignore the fact that it was a failing of many nations and empires over the course of history that has led to the problems today. Not just the US.

    • @mediscout
      @mediscout Před 7 lety +10

      because shoving a political system that does not function into countries that had been stable before

    • @Gameboy1998BETA2
      @Gameboy1998BETA2 Před 7 lety +8

      OP comment should have more likes.
      +artistic mediscout the medical scout of medicine
      Pretty much.

    • @antoniobrown84goatsteelcit14
      @antoniobrown84goatsteelcit14 Před 7 lety +4

      preach

    • @E4RTH_
      @E4RTH_ Před 7 lety

      Vengeful Sinner I might hate america for another reason then others I hate them because of their patrionism for example
      this channel has used 'thetruesize' site and that site says 'countries and STATES' like states or that important why not russian provinces or canadian provinces no only American states and people compare countries to Fcking states like realy...

    • @VestbiYT
      @VestbiYT Před 7 lety +8

      Earth Man someone doesn't know how states work / borders LMAO

  • @deathtopg8003
    @deathtopg8003 Před 7 lety +295

    What if Blockbuster actually purchased Netflix?

  • @miguelmunoz8193
    @miguelmunoz8193 Před 4 lety

    Really love this!!!!

  • @aaronwilder2775
    @aaronwilder2775 Před 4 lety +2

    I always love watching these videos, it's always fascinating to think, "What If?"

  • @filthydaemonspawn1206
    @filthydaemonspawn1206 Před 7 lety +1746

    Hmm...
    I mean...
    There'd be less Porn.

    • @sonicsucks2961
      @sonicsucks2961 Před 7 lety +44

      Filthy Daemon Spawn ummmmmmm children ones would be higher

    • @AB-bg7os
      @AB-bg7os Před 7 lety +8

      maybe

    • @innsj6369
      @innsj6369 Před 7 lety +70

      There'd also be less Pokemon Go.

    • @sm901ftw
      @sm901ftw Před 7 lety +31

      Well...shit your right. This kinda brings things into perspective actually.

    • @ShamelessDuck
      @ShamelessDuck Před 7 lety +27

      Filthy Daemon Spawn there'd be less F R E E D O M and usually we'd be better off without it.

  • @miss.g-shun-w
    @miss.g-shun-w Před 7 lety +199

    I did the ancestry DNA test a few years ago and found out I had 10% English and Irish ancestry and 7% Native/Pacific Islander and I couldn't help but wonder who were the people that contributed that DNA into my bloodline? What was their life story? I hate that I'll never know...

    • @northamerica5142
      @northamerica5142 Před 2 lety +22

      *Sounds like you need an animus from Assassin's Creed*

    • @paulebroderick
      @paulebroderick Před 2 lety +12

      I mean - it doesn’t mean that the DNA matches historical Pacific Islander populations, but that it matches the current DNA samples from those areas. So probably British sailors slept with some local women in the 1700s or something (so the Pacific Islander DNA is a bit British, and matches that way - rather than you being a bit Polynesian).

    • @CapCody
      @CapCody Před 2 lety +3

      what about the other 83%?

    • @goose93
      @goose93 Před rokem +1

      ​@@CapCody other Europeans probably

    • @CapCody
      @CapCody Před rokem +1

      @@goose93 well 83% is a LOT

  • @ryshow9118
    @ryshow9118 Před 3 lety +1

    From America with love,
    You're an absolute gem Aisling 💕

  • @tomwcameron
    @tomwcameron Před 4 lety +1

    Hi Cody
    You may enjoy the Alternative History novel, "The Two George's," co-authored by Harry Turtledove ( who else, hmm? 👍😉), and Richard Dreyfuss.
    Its premise is that the American Revolution was initially a tax revolt, and that George Washington and King George III would negotiate a treaty akin to a free trade agreement or the contemporary US " most favoured trading partner" status, commonly called the Two George's Treaty.
    This alternative world spans a British Empire built on trade, whose main rival is Tsarist Russia....
    If this is news to you, then I hope you enjoy that novel as much as I enjoy your videos here 👍😁

  • @robertleckie1579
    @robertleckie1579 Před 6 lety +439

    If America never existed then there would be a guy like you theorizing about what it would be like if it did.

    • @Julianicos
      @Julianicos Před 5 lety +57

      and then someone would comment saying
      If America existed then there would be a guy like you theorizing about what it would be like if it didn't.

    • @Queen.Symone
      @Queen.Symone Před 5 lety +11

      CZcams-ception 🤯

    • @Waddup..
      @Waddup.. Před 5 lety +16

      Fuck all of you I'm to high for this

    • @melgarmarco39
      @melgarmarco39 Před 5 lety +5

      This comment section right here is me every time I am high with my own thoughts

    • @devoted_eater567
      @devoted_eater567 Před 5 lety +2

      🤯🤯

  • @jacquelineleiman250
    @jacquelineleiman250 Před 7 lety +203

    what if Napoleon succeeded in European conquest?

    • @331coolguy
      @331coolguy Před 7 lety +5

      Jacqueline Leiman well he did for a short time

    • @lujoja8226
      @lujoja8226 Před 7 lety +14

      If we're being honest, he couldn't have unless you butterfly in major naval reforms which would be unfeasible, but even then that is probably not enough as he would still be unable to conquer Russia, and would not be able to pacify the client states which would just defect against him as IRL. Britain's navy was larger, and Britain's admirals (like Lord Nelson) were generally superior (this was due to Britain's naval commissions being based on meritocracy rather than being purchased like they were in France - Britain's naval officers had earned their ranks and were therefore generally more capable commanders and stronger leaders who had earned their way in life and thus had the respect of their crews which kept morale high [eg. the British kept fighting even when Lord Nelson was killed by a sniper during the battle of Trafalgar]). This is why the British smashed Napoleon's combined French + Spanish fleet at Trafalgar. With naval dominance, Britain was therefore almost completely safe from being invaded by Napoleon (being an island and having naval superiority after decisively beating the French fleet), whereas Britain could invade Napoleonic Europe, which it did IRL. Britain sent troops to Portugal (Britain's ally), and then the British and Portuguese (and anti-Napoleon Spanish partisans) fought the French (and puppet Spain) in the Iberian peninsular. In very simplistic terms, because Britain could not be silenced, it was free to keep organising and subsidising coalitions against Napoleonic France; France defeated the coalitions but was eventually worn down. Napoleon came close at the end of the War of the Fifth Coalition, but there was no way he could actually hold on to his conquered client states, and was defeated in the War of the Sixth Coalition. This happened because Napoleon invaded Swedish lands that were trading with Britain against the Continental System. Sweden cuddled up to Britain (who was still fighting the French in Iberia) and Russia. Napoleon then invaded Russia with a green army because most of his veteran troops were in Iberia (the Peninsular War was nicknamed Napoleon's "Spanish Ulcer" for this reason). He was also forced to use conscripts from unwilling nations like Prussia (who had been defeated in the War of the Fifth Coalition) in the Grand Armee for his invasion of Russia. However, Prussia then defected and joined the Russians as Napoleon's invasion of Russia crumbled due to slash and burn tactics etc. Napoleon retreated to Poland to try and hold off the Russians .The 'Liberation War' kicked off in the German states, lead by Prussia with Russian assistance. Meanwhile, the British (under the Duke of Wellington) routed the French (under Marshal Soult) from Spain, and then pursued them over the Pyrenees and invaded France. Also, Napoleon was unwilling to negotiate with Austria, who subsequently defected from France to join the Coalition. The Prussians, Austrians, (and other German states like the Bavarians etc.) and the Russians expelled Napoleon back across the Rhine and forced him back steadily; fighting several battles in France like Arcis-sur-Aube. All the while Wellington's British (+ Portuguese & Spanish) force (who had invaded southern France across the Pyrenees) defeated Marshals Soult's and Suchet's forces at Nivelle, Nive, Orthez, and Toulouse. The Allies took Paris and the First French Empire capitulated, with Napoleon abdicating and being forced into exile (he did return, provoking the Seventh Coalition which defeated him again, although simplistically this was mostly just a last hurrah sort of thing and his return was short lived, being crushed once and for all at Waterloo once the Prussians arrived to assist the British and Dutch/Flemish).

    • @liechtensteinmapper66
      @liechtensteinmapper66 Před 7 lety +2

      Ewwwww... facts

    • @lujoja8226
      @lujoja8226 Před 7 lety +8

      *+Liechtenstein Mapper* Haha.
      If you want a 'French domination' scenario, you could go back to the Hundred Years Wars and have Henry V of England (from the Lancaster branch of the Angevin royal family - they originally came from Anjou) not die and finish off the Dauphin; and remain heir to the French throne. That leads to a unification of England and France once he inherits it. He undoubtedly rules from France as it is more wealthy, and the court of this 'united kingdom of England and France' would be dominated by the French, and would almost definitely be Francophone.
      Henry V had conquered most of France (he was a great general - see the Battle of Agincourt etc.) and had pretty much won the war - he had the current king of France (Charles VI) disinherit his heir and adopt him as the new heir, and he married Charles VI's daughter, Catherine; and had a son by her - securing the dynasty. All he had to do was finish off the remnants lead by the disinherited Dauphin. IRL, he left France to return to England and make preparations for the last push when he returned to resume the campaign, however his brother, whom he had left in command in his stead, died in battle, forcing Henry to have to hurry back to France before he could finish gathering resources and raising a new host. He came back to France and started salvaging the mess that had unfurled with his brothers death, and he ended up he contracting dysentery during the siege of Chartres and succumbed to it shortly after capturing the castle. After his death, the Dauphin was able to drive out the English as the new Anglo-French king (Henry V's son), Henry VI, was still a young child (Yes, that's correct, Henry VI was an Anglo-French king - he was officially crowned king of France [in Notre Dame, I believe, though I might be mistaken] after the death of his grandfather Charles VI; as well as being king of England). However, being an infant, he was a weak ruler, and he was eventually ousted from France by the Dauphin in the absence of his deceased father.
      Hypothetically, lets say that Thomas of Lancaster (Henry's brother) was able to field his full force of 4,000 men (IRL he could only deploy 1,500 and had virtually no archers - the English longbowmen were their crack troops and made up most of the army but had dispersed to loot) he could have won the Battle of Baugé. This would mean that Henry would not have had to rush back to repair the situation as Thomas would not have died. This butterflies the entire resumed campaign when Henry returns to France meaning that he may not die during the siege of Chartres. Henry would have been able to defeat the Dauphin and unite the crowns of England and France.
      With the Dauphin gone, Henry V succeeds Charles VI as king of France when he dies, and also lives long enough to raise Henry VI, who would be the living embodiment of Anglo-French unity. Even if many former Orleanists saw Henry V as a usurper, they would not be able to deny the right of his successor Henry VI, who would be the son of the previous king of France, Henry V, and the daughter of the Valois royal family, Catherine, making him also the grandson of the last Valois king, Charles VI. Henry VI would be the strongest heir to both countries so would be the legitimate ruler and would likely have a strong reign. The simple fact of Henry V living long enough to raise Henry VI and the avoidance of all the political drama that infected his court growing up, would mean that Henry VI would be a much stronger ruler than IRL; meaning no Wars of the Roses for one thing. Also, simply by inheriting the thrones later in life makes his reign stronger as IRL he inherited the thrones as an infant. With Henry V living longer, Henry VI succeeds the throne later on as an adult where he can actually reign properly and the political landscape would be much more stable.
      I'll let you guys toy around with what happens after this, but basically imagine what France could do if it was not having to compete with England (and later Britain), but rather be united with England. The world as we know it would be so different...
      Anglo-French world domination anyone?

    • @TheOther19
      @TheOther19 Před 7 lety +2

      I'd like to see that one in a video!!

  • @sethheppner7138
    @sethheppner7138 Před 4 lety +22

    I’m interested to know how the absence of America would affect industrialization and technology as we know it today. Even though the Industrial Revolution didn’t start in America it did have a HUGE impact on how technology changed overtime

    • @ScottishVagabond
      @ScottishVagabond Před 2 lety +7

      The UK remained a core market for raw materials for manufacturing because their industrial base was the largest in the world throughout the 19th century. It's partly why they backed the South in the civil war, as they were concerned about maintaining cheap cotton exports to the great weaving towns of Midland and Northern England. In fact America didn't surpass the GDP of the UK until 1895 (though it might have been sooner without a Civil War...)
      Even when America opened up Japan to Western Capitalism by force, it was ultimately Engineers from Glasgow and Scientists from London that Meiji Japan turned to for help industrialising, and it was the shipyards of Northern England that built their modern Navy.
      It was the late 19th and early 20th century when the US had more influence on industrial growth, though mainly in the Americas.

  • @optimisticdork8380
    @optimisticdork8380 Před 4 lety

    Bruh this video needs more views and you need more subscribers

  • @Axemantitan
    @Axemantitan Před 4 lety +491

    Spain also helped in the American Revolution by providing finance.

    • @anemu3819
      @anemu3819 Před 4 lety +8

      But they didnt have frances power

    • @LuminousStudios
      @LuminousStudios Před 4 lety +14

      @@anemu3819 yeah they couldve had more. Look at ALL dat territory Spain had in that time period in North America

    • @LuminousStudios
      @LuminousStudios Před 4 lety +5

      @@anemu3819 although, yes they arent talked about as much, but all countries played a pretty large role

    • @alvaro6587
      @alvaro6587 Před 4 lety +1

      And troops

    • @leonardo3ro310
      @leonardo3ro310 Před 4 lety +7

      I think spain wouldnt help usa if france didnt.

  • @everythingthrice2582
    @everythingthrice2582 Před 5 lety +622

    Well then American history would be much easier...

    • @robmx2324
      @robmx2324 Před 5 lety +37

      I guess the sun would still never set on the British Empire.

    • @everythingthrice2582
      @everythingthrice2582 Před 5 lety +7

      r/whoosh andrew

    • @inkmortal2926
      @inkmortal2926 Před 4 lety +2

      No

    • @cdjhyoung
      @cdjhyoung Před 4 lety +15

      Hardly. Instead you would get to learn the history of a thousand years of British Monarchs.

    • @spaghettimonstersjudgingyo504
      @spaghettimonstersjudgingyo504 Před 4 lety +2

      @@cdjhyoung Instead we get overloaded with facts like the 3 largest cities in all 50 states, what the state motto is or who was the governor of Ohio in 1885 and which city is the capitol. That crap adds up quick with 50 states and even more territories.

  • @thedocboi2838
    @thedocboi2838 Před 3 lety +24

    Me(American): I wonder what the comments sayyy- ok nevermind, I can see im not wanted here

    • @razier5299
      @razier5299 Před 3 lety +15

      And people say us Americans are bad.

    • @andknuckles101
      @andknuckles101 Před 3 lety +3

      @@razier5299 Yes. yes, we do

    • @mswijn
      @mswijn Před 3 lety +1

      @@razier5299 actually, americans hate americans

    • @enyerdelgado9664
      @enyerdelgado9664 Před 2 lety +2

      @@andknuckles101 youre just proving his point. We are literally just living rent free in yall's heads in an entire comment section and yet we are bad. Yall are obsessed with us and yet still "murica bad".

  • @jakewilson910
    @jakewilson910 Před 4 lety

    Pretty cool video!!!

  • @chillchillpill
    @chillchillpill Před 5 lety +122

    What if America split into 3 countries: one in the the western side speaking Spanish, the south where they speak French, and only the North East parts being English-speaking? Imagine how different it'd be...

    • @zakaryloreto6526
      @zakaryloreto6526 Před 5 lety +2

      chillchillpill hillbilly French

    • @CaveGamer360
      @CaveGamer360 Před 3 lety +4

      That would be horrible.

    • @CaveGamer360
      @CaveGamer360 Před 3 lety +1

      I live texas btw

    • @maikotter9945
      @maikotter9945 Před 2 lety +5

      "Deutschsprachige Föderation von Nordamerika"
      Oregon
      Staat Washington
      Wyoming
      Nevada
      Wisconsin
      Nebraska
      Minnessota
      South Dakota
      North Dakota
      Michigan
      Niagara
      Manitoba
      Saskatchewan

    • @maikotter9945
      @maikotter9945 Před 2 lety +1

      + Idaho :)

  • @gabrielgagnon3338
    @gabrielgagnon3338 Před 6 lety +133

    If you have British blood, you most likely have Scandinavian blood as well. You probably had viking ancestors.

    • @scoobycarr5558
      @scoobycarr5558 Před 5 lety +11

      That's a unique thought. What if we could go all the way back to before 1000 AD and find out our heritage does come from the Vikings? After all, the Vikings did make landfall in what is now America many centuries before Columbus. And what about our Navy? The awesome ships and submarines in our Navy's fleet may be due to Viking ingenuity. The Vikings were bloodthirsty warriors of course, but look at all the contributions they eventually brought to our society in our modern age. They had the will and the means to travel in their wonderful ships and the ability to navigate them through the challenging fjords of their homeland of Norway and in storm-tossed open seas.

    • @iswallowedabrick9665
      @iswallowedabrick9665 Před 5 lety +2

      I know this comment is a joke but , no

    • @phukyew14
      @phukyew14 Před 5 lety +4

      If you have any European blood then you're a descendant from King Charles Martel.

    • @RunaSunset
      @RunaSunset Před 5 lety

      I have 3% Irish, Scottish and Welsh blood. Do I count?

    • @murie111
      @murie111 Před 5 lety

      Most likely no cause Scotland was only partly took over by Vikings unlike England and whales so large chunks of Scots probably Didn't even know Vikings were on they're homeland

  • @JustBCWi
    @JustBCWi Před 4 lety +10

    8:00, Austrailia was already known, and had its coasts surveyed by the Brits before the American Revolution. It became a penal colony in 1788, based on a 1779 recommendation of a man who accompanied Cook in 1770. So, unlikely they would have started exploration and discovery of new lands like Austrailia in the 1780s when Austrailia's coasts had already been explored. I like your speculation, but a quick check of Wikipedia brings some details into question.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australia

    • @hashbrown777
      @hashbrown777 Před rokem

      Yeah, and the whole "the british spread across america wouldnt go kill all the natives and give them autonomy" when Australia, which was the british, was an absolute genocide

    • @francoisdaureville323
      @francoisdaureville323 Před 4 měsíci

      I think what he means is that britain would incest lest kn the colonization of australia

  • @ladybuzzkillington2072

    Idk if it was this video in particular, but i decided to jump on the ancestry DNA test.
    I was adopted at birth so i knew very little about my family other than my mother was named Juanita.
    Fast forward 2 years later i found my mother on ancestry DNA.
    Thanks Cody. You helped reunite me with my sister, brother, mother, and the reat of my family.

  • @davewalker9899
    @davewalker9899 Před 5 lety +1120

    An American who realises they would’ve lost without France

    • @bomcstoots1
      @bomcstoots1 Před 5 lety +110

      Not necessarily true. Tactics would've gotten much more brutal and strained all European relations. Like skinning loyalist soldiers alive, bombing English cities in Europe. Burning up the entire English fleet with simple oil on the water in the middle of fucking night. Infact the US that arose would be the confederation of states. CSA would've stilled happened, but with the east not the south. A simple hunter with a rifle could cause terrible fear in ranks when their generals and officers heads and being blown the fuck off from over a mile away(Yes we had scoped rifles, learn how the US Rangers were formed).

    • @jafr99999
      @jafr99999 Před 5 lety +20

      Debt re-paid in full!

    • @mikes7504
      @mikes7504 Před 5 lety +39

      On the flip side, France would've become part of the British Empire without the Colonial Revolution ...it all works out in the end.

    • @honeybadgerstudios8877
      @honeybadgerstudios8877 Před 5 lety +1

      *beginning of the war

    • @heyzeuswept2413
      @heyzeuswept2413 Před 5 lety +19

      White Reaper yea, but we weren’t making 1 mile shots, but your point stands, without France; we still had a good shot of winning, all we had to do was hold out and let British opinion turn against the war (which is what happened)

  • @ene4659
    @ene4659 Před 7 lety +163

    90% Comments : Bashing on the US, despite inspiring many countries to break free from their rulers or captors
    5% Comments: Bashing on Europeans for bashing the Yankee Doodles
    5% Comments: Actually requesting video ideas

    • @bobthedj6992
      @bobthedj6992 Před 7 lety +10

      Ene more like 100% Americans saying how great America is and how Europeans are just jelly and butt hurt and have to make fun of America to keep their dicks hard or something.

    • @blackjacka.5097
      @blackjacka.5097 Před 7 lety +4

      Nationalist herd-americans.

    • @impalabeeper
      @impalabeeper Před 7 lety +9

      America will only help you to emancipate if they need something.

    • @Alexander-Craig0530
      @Alexander-Craig0530 Před 7 lety

      Ene So you think it was okay for u.s to steal this continent from Native Americans with worthless treaties or take it by force with fire and sword,the Iroquois don't call George Washington the town burner for no reason.

    • @CruelestChris
      @CruelestChris Před 7 lety +5

      Yeah, it's not like any European country is sitting on land that didn't initially belong to them, after all.

  • @marabiofitsialnyy3530
    @marabiofitsialnyy3530 Před 2 lety +1

    i love the video also to the ancestory dna thing

  • @TheeQueenjuni
    @TheeQueenjuni Před 3 lety +83

    Americans: “What if-“
    Alternate History Hub: *”I don’t even know who you are”*

  • @AWOL_Narwhal
    @AWOL_Narwhal Před 7 lety +215

    what if America was discovered and taken over by Asia instead of Europe?

  • @sadknight3210
    @sadknight3210 Před 7 lety +386

    the comments section will be flood with anti American trolls

    • @Fuzzycat16
      @Fuzzycat16 Před 7 lety +10

      Lol..looks for civilized conversation on youtube....What? why?? Get a friend and have a decent conversation, or you just have an echo chamber and roam youtube comments for different opinions? You have a better chance on 4chan.

    • @christianali5431
      @christianali5431 Před 7 lety +26

      moon knight The sad thing is, most of them were born in America. These trolls are so brainwashed with liberalist propaganda, they don't even realize that, without America, they would have no place to live, and would be completely different people.

    • @propo8445
      @propo8445 Před 7 lety +1

      moon knight fuck america

    • @propo8445
      @propo8445 Před 7 lety +3

      KentuckianOtaku 405 america is shit

    • @propo8445
      @propo8445 Před 7 lety +4

      KentuckianOtaku 405 well Serbians r at least real nation

  • @stickbreads6719
    @stickbreads6719 Před 2 lety +3

    amazing

  • @volksanti5781
    @volksanti5781 Před 3 lety +10

    If there's no Napoleon, there's no Latinamerican revolutions, Spain remains one of the biggest empires

  • @unclewilhelm9516
    @unclewilhelm9516 Před 6 lety +1137

    A lot of great memes wouldnt exist

    • @edisniytpme6414
      @edisniytpme6414 Před 6 lety +14

      Black Hand bad

    • @insectlover602
      @insectlover602 Před 6 lety +43

      The internet would be made eventually by someone else. Just would take longer.

    • @MrWizeazz
      @MrWizeazz Před 6 lety +4

      You should’ve posted this comment on their what if the internet never existed video.

    • @kalebthegreat7871
      @kalebthegreat7871 Před 6 lety +1

      Black Hand bad

    • @cookieusa1
      @cookieusa1 Před 5 lety

      To many...

  • @Nerdvanna98
    @Nerdvanna98 Před 7 lety +157

    Well shit, the world doesn't seem so bad if America lost

    • @cottermcg123
      @cottermcg123 Před 7 lety +41

      No internet

    • @quitmarck
      @quitmarck Před 7 lety +1

      Well duh

    • @Alpha-mk6wp
      @Alpha-mk6wp Před 7 lety +19

      If any country was entirely wiped out, the world would have eventually ended up in a similar scenario that it is now. So, it would not be a bad place, just different.

    • @animegandalf8690
      @animegandalf8690 Před 7 lety +8

      cottermcg 1234 There would still probly someone who would make the innternett

    • @russianspy5307
      @russianspy5307 Před 7 lety +6

      It'd be the same except there would be more native americans

  • @tannernipper3756
    @tannernipper3756 Před rokem +13

    The world would be a better place

  • @TripAMD
    @TripAMD Před 4 lety

    Thanks for using the old FSU logo!

  • @relicfinder131
    @relicfinder131 Před 7 lety +331

    Wars create innovators, strives in technology. If we had no wars, we would probably be in 40s era technology. Now quit complaining about the U.S. Doing most of there wars. If it weren't for them, you probably wouldn't have the device your looking this on. At least, not yet anyway.
    Sincerely,
    A Canadian.

    • @David22092001
      @David22092001 Před 7 lety +3

      lol do you think that tech would be progressing at a rate faster than now in America if there was a war at your doorstep ?

    • @relicfinder131
      @relicfinder131 Před 7 lety +57

      David22092001 not just America, the world. The first two world wars saw technology advance so fast they were replacing the obsolete as fast as it was coming. A Third World War is not necessary though, as that most likely would be what the First World War was thought to be. "The war to end all wars" even now we are advancing in technology. History happens for a reason. If it weren't for those wars, many of us may have never been born. The only wars that were not really needed were the Vietnam, Korean, and the middle eastern wars. Unnecessary, but they happened. They are out of our reach. Wars teach us on things that should never be done (I.e Geneva convention) that was my two cents to your response sir.

    • @Ok-hj9yz
      @Ok-hj9yz Před 7 lety +1

      Relic Finder true, true. Btw, Ilove Canda! From someone British.

    • @aadkinsl3095
      @aadkinsl3095 Před 7 lety +3

      okay but hear me out: the lives of millions of indigenous people > CZcams

    • @relicfinder131
      @relicfinder131 Před 7 lety +20

      aadkinsl flu's a bitch

  • @DaBumo
    @DaBumo Před 5 lety +423

    america: (watch this video and don't care)
    8:45
    america: WHAT DID U SAY?!

  • @Kenny-221
    @Kenny-221 Před 3 lety +15

    Now do a:
    What if Mexico don't lose California, Texas, new Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, pls

    • @usimahaeua
      @usimahaeua Před 2 lety

      Or what if mexico and europeans stayed on their land and the natives kept america

    • @Kenny-221
      @Kenny-221 Před 2 lety

      @@usimahaeua that would be kind of interesting.
      In that case, I think Mexico will get along preatty good with the natives

    • @person3070
      @person3070 Před 2 lety +1

      Rephrase that to
      "What if Mexico Won the Mexian-American War" or something along those lines
      I feel like the answer is that, the US would not be near as powerful as it is today

  • @lukethegoldenminecart1297

    This video is practically explains the answer to the question im pretty sure we have all asked ourselves at one point if the British won the revolution

  • @rooseveltlouissaint3252
    @rooseveltlouissaint3252 Před 7 lety +724

    The entirety of the world would have no one to blame their country's problems...

    • @miscmilitaria8566
      @miscmilitaria8566 Před 7 lety +54

      12 year old watches leafyishere every single day then they could blame the Chinese then

    • @RokuroCarisu
      @RokuroCarisu Před 7 lety +3

      +Opritchniki Sad but true.

    • @chrisff8303
      @chrisff8303 Před 7 lety +36

      Now you know how Brits felt up until the 70's - many still do. Still hated by most, but when I became an American, it's the same all over. I was hated as a Brit, now as an American. People will always be envious of the 2 greatest and most successful powers to have ever have existed. Cunts!

    • @RokuroCarisu
      @RokuroCarisu Před 7 lety +12

      It's quite the opposite of envy. People just feel better about themselves if they can point at other people and say those are worse than them.

    • @Argentavisen
      @Argentavisen Před 6 lety +7

      No constantly whinging americans either

  • @MrStingBlade
    @MrStingBlade Před 7 lety +110

    Gonna be a lot of salt in this comment section

    • @andresarancio6696
      @andresarancio6696 Před 7 lety +26

      Sometimes I wonder if Cody has sometimes a laugh at the crazy comment threads or a cry at the fact that people don't go the "thought" part of his thought experiments

    • @namingisdifficult408
      @namingisdifficult408 Před 7 lety +1

      MrStingBlade this will become the world's most successful salt mine

    • @shandilworth2823
      @shandilworth2823 Před 7 lety +4

      MrStingBlade Good. I needed some for my French fries.

    • @andresarancio6696
      @andresarancio6696 Před 7 lety

      Shan Dilworth While you are eating them remember, if it was not for France, you wouldn't get this salt.

    • @genderfluidattackhelicopte540
      @genderfluidattackhelicopte540 Před 7 lety

      MrStingBlade lol ikr

  • @TimustheFox
    @TimustheFox Před 4 lety +4

    I recommend reading “The Two Georges” by Harry Turtledove

  • @theahmedshow4794
    @theahmedshow4794 Před 2 lety

    I love this time line

  • @AlternateHistoryHub
    @AlternateHistoryHub  Před 7 lety +2349

    Hey all. Happy 2017! I'm a stickler and often try to perfect my work for the sake of "creativeness". That though causes headaches and delays. I'm going back to a simpler style which means videos every week now. German Part 2 will be next, followed by Alternate Countries 4. If I have one resolution, it's consistency. So check back every weekend for a new video! Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/AltHistoryHub

    • @crazykyloren1596
      @crazykyloren1596 Před 7 lety +5

      Happy 2017! Now can we talk about if ww1 never happened? just a suggestion!

    • @hellogoodbye3328
      @hellogoodbye3328 Před 7 lety +1

      Cody why do you sound so depressed in your newest videos.

    • @hansolo3154
      @hansolo3154 Před 7 lety +1

      Did you enjoy your New Years Cody?

    • @Jebbtube
      @Jebbtube Před 7 lety +6

      This scenario requires the Revolution to have gotten into full swing, and for the Americans to lose.
      How different would the story be if peaceful negotiations had succeeded, and the colonies remained under the British, but on their pwn terms?
      I imagine much of the above scenario would remain true, but with the outcome of the conflict being negotiation versus outright defeat, the cultural impact would be pretty significant.

    • @archingelus
      @archingelus Před 7 lety +1

      y the discount only works for USA :( not even work in canada

  • @ThatOneGuy46696
    @ThatOneGuy46696 Před 6 lety +148

    Colonists: LIBERTY OR DEATH
    British: Okay.

  • @fantasyfiction101
    @fantasyfiction101 Před 4 lety +1

    This is a great question I love seeing how this could possibly go in history. Also what part of ohio are you from? I am too.

  • @ST0AT
    @ST0AT Před 4 lety +1

    Wow, for once an ad that doesn't sound cringy and is actually interesting to listen to.

  • @ThePa1riot
    @ThePa1riot Před 7 lety +106

    To all naysayers. Keep in mind the internet you are watching this on was invented in the States. (Edit: with great and welcome international help.) Also the one creating the videos you're a fan of is an American who loves his country.

    • @DarthKaujas
      @DarthKaujas Před 7 lety +12

      because the internet would never have been invented in some other country

    • @ThePa1riot
      @ThePa1riot Před 7 lety +16

      Fridisen :3 Not saying it wouldn't have been. Just that factually, in our timeline, it was pioneered here and allows for wondrous communication that is both global and instantaneous. So like it or not, the internet originated here and it's most definitely a positive force in the world.
      And that Cody affirms his patriotism and love of his country at the end of the video. So I would think people who are fans of him would at least be polite in acknowledging that when they are talking about the U.S., he's included in that package.
      As with most modern messages. It's difficult to communicate full intent in so brief a message. So I hope this clarifies.

    • @DarthKaujas
      @DarthKaujas Před 7 lety +2

      Anthony Clay I mean..Most comments here are pretty shit, I fucking hate american politics (and system)for what it have done, but It dont mean I hate america or its people for that :/ if america didnt exist the world would be just as good and shit in other ways

    • @ThePa1riot
      @ThePa1riot Před 7 lety +5

      Fridisen :3 Well sadly, the two are kind of connected and I don't mean to excuse my home for its mistakes. As Carl Shurz once said, "My county; and my country is the great American republic. My country right or wrong. If right to be kept right. If wrong to be set right." Or the more famous Mark Twain, "Patriotism is supporting your country always and your government when it deserves it."
      My government does not deserve my loyalty for the time being but take it from me, we are aware of the problems and cooler heads are doing what we can as citizens, voters, and representatives to correct them.
      I believe, for all our faults, the United States as a nation and an ideal, has been and will continue to be a net gain of good for humanity. You may disagree and I have no issue with that. I merely and humbly request you keep in mind in the future that negative statements made about "America" with no qualification will likely be taken as comment against the greater culture and people of a highly diverse nation rather than a legit criticism of the negative actions of Washington D.C. most of which we are painfully aware of.
      All due respect.

    • @LucidFL
      @LucidFL Před 7 lety +17

      The internet wasn't invented just by Americans lol.

  • @nousername1916
    @nousername1916 Před 5 lety +222

    3:40 "Canada... simply doesn't exist."
    *sounds like a plan*

    • @beanbean78
      @beanbean78 Před 4 lety +12

      They're not even a real country anyway

    • @bitchrat1123
      @bitchrat1123 Před 4 lety +6

      Blame Canada!

    • @alofii6106
      @alofii6106 Před 4 lety +5

      Every colonists: *YEAH IT DOES.*

    • @Epsi_Cron
      @Epsi_Cron Před 4 lety +2

      Toucan SonofSam Australia isn’t real either

    • @cerrgaming1220
      @cerrgaming1220 Před 4 lety +2

      Toucan SonofSam brrrrrah yes they are. How dumb you think they aren’t

  • @brothers9k990
    @brothers9k990 Před 4 lety +28

    If the United States didn't exist
    Canada would be lonely 🇨🇦😞

  • @maxl0786
    @maxl0786 Před 4 lety +28

    Why is this recommended on 4th of July? Lol

  • @godemperorofmankind3.091
    @godemperorofmankind3.091 Před 4 lety +194

    who would win?:
    a vast powerful empire of hundreds of thousands of men
    or
    some bois with pitchforks

    • @butyoucancallmezyn
      @butyoucancallmezyn Před 4 lety +2

      No idea. How is your chest wound?

    • @olivers-g4021
      @olivers-g4021 Před 4 lety +17

      Some freedom bois

    • @godemperorofmankind3.091
      @godemperorofmankind3.091 Před 4 lety +4

      @@insulam821 i know that. in the video, it specifies that the empires dont help the Americans and thats why they lose

    • @nivlacsenoj6264
      @nivlacsenoj6264 Před 4 lety

      Insulam Archipelago so the Vietnam war basically

    • @godemperorofmankind3.091
      @godemperorofmankind3.091 Před 4 lety

      @@Nz-tm3gs what do you think my comment was about? the scenario in the video is France and Spain never helped the colonists and how we proceed from there

  • @wastedoxys
    @wastedoxys Před 4 lety +212

    This video : exists
    This video comment section : exists
    Internet CZcams politicians : it’s free real estate

  • @BernddasBrotB7
    @BernddasBrotB7 Před rokem +5

    Sounds like a better world than ours, tbh.

  • @thefrench8847
    @thefrench8847 Před rokem +6

    World Peace.

    • @DaesoTheOne
      @DaesoTheOne Před 10 měsíci

      The opposite actually. Imagine if all the colonial empires still exist in 2023

  • @uglycam
    @uglycam Před 7 lety +292

    Jeez, plenty of anti-American comments here...
    ...
    ...I'll just be on my way then...

    • @sIurz
      @sIurz Před 6 lety +1

      CODEX fuck you

    • @sIurz
      @sIurz Před 6 lety +3

      Aski fuck off

    • @monke2361
      @monke2361 Před 6 lety +7

      Aski oh you mean like you europeans?

    • @monke2361
      @monke2361 Před 6 lety +11

      jooj ceec thank you, i’m conservative, the countries who have stricter immigrations laws will last longer, there are a few in europe including yours, at least more than like france and germany

    • @jamestang1227
      @jamestang1227 Před 6 lety +3

      Deranged Mokeys Europe has survived 2 world wars, communism and fascism, do you really think some muslim minority will destroy it?

  • @Spyblox007
    @Spyblox007 Před 6 lety +22

    France: "I should be more fiscally conservative"
    Revolutionaries: "What"

  • @Historyboi-vn7gd
    @Historyboi-vn7gd Před 4 lety +9

    *The united kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has liked the video*

  • @carsivus4866
    @carsivus4866 Před 4 lety +1

    I have the same thing when it comes to ancestry. I haven't taken the test yet but I know that I'm a Heinz 57. Since I'm from NZ and we were one of the last places to be settled (like you said) my heritage is going to be mostly European, but I'm still 100% kiwi and was born in NZ.

  • @Coolrh13
    @Coolrh13 Před 5 lety +188

    I am a Brit and I don’t like this timeline about the USA not existing. I prefer our own timeline with the USA. I am glad the USA got its independence.

    • @kilgoretrout3966
      @kilgoretrout3966 Před 5 lety +16

      Actually, i wish you guys would have us back now. :)

    • @davehoward22
      @davehoward22 Před 5 lety +8

      racists like you are the problem

    • @supremetacogames
      @supremetacogames Před 5 lety +31

      Don Draco
      That’s really racist.. I’m white. Do you think I should die because my skin is white? Also, as an American, I prefer our history with Britain too.
      🇺🇸 🇬🇧

    • @peoplesrepublicofchina846
      @peoplesrepublicofchina846 Před 5 lety +5

      Don Draco Hitler much?

    • @mohammedfahad3564
      @mohammedfahad3564 Před 5 lety +1

      Coolrh13 Ur gayyyyyyyy fam

  • @denne_ty
    @denne_ty Před 7 lety +71

    IS NO ONE GONNA COMMENT THAT ALTERNATE HISTORY HUB HAS JUST REACHED 1,000,000+ SUBSCRIBERS?????!?!?!?!

  • @Chirchy
    @Chirchy Před 2 lety +1

    Actually pretty cool to see him giving a full in-depth story on a sponsorship instead of “PLAY ‘generic bad mobile game’ TODAY”

  • @enderdragonrebel8026
    @enderdragonrebel8026 Před 2 lety +2

    Jeez this video came out in 2017, yet that was already 5 years ago

  • @acephoenix7849
    @acephoenix7849 Před 7 lety +11

    I'm starting to notice something. I've been dumping hours upon hours into studying modern history lately, and everything loops back to Napoleon. Everything always comes back to him. Seven years war and the Revolution gave him the opportunity, the 30 years war created the political environment necessary to take power. Ww1 was directly caused by Prussian aggression which wouldn't be possible without Napoleon. And ww1 still effects us to this day.

  • @meltedicecreamsandwich
    @meltedicecreamsandwich Před 6 lety +245

    *ATTENTION DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS!*
    *ATTENTION DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS!*

  • @the_odd_cat553
    @the_odd_cat553 Před 4 lety +19

    The French Revolution still had happened, only a few years later.
    Because of a meteor crash in Siberia the Peasants could not pay their taxes.

  • @randallfranklin7910
    @randallfranklin7910 Před 4 lety

    Cool last name!

  • @alexmartinez3719
    @alexmartinez3719 Před 6 lety +144

    It's funny how there are like three times as many comments complaining about anti-american comments than actual anti-american comments.
    Come to think about it, this applies to most videos where a "controversial" topic is addressed

    • @andydavis3075
      @andydavis3075 Před 5 lety +3

      You go down far enough you'll find them.

    • @hawtdawg8049
      @hawtdawg8049 Před 5 lety +21

      The Anti-American comments don't get any likes that's why.

    • @Waddup..
      @Waddup.. Před 5 lety

      Oh trust me bud you'll find them

    • @drevnork1
      @drevnork1 Před 5 lety +4

      Yeah! Fuck Murica

    • @roccimo
      @roccimo Před 5 lety +4

      @@drevnork1 _america sucks dick_

  • @BardCoennius
    @BardCoennius Před 5 lety +19

    Harry Turtledove and Richard Dreyfuss (yes, the actor) collaborated on a novel about this very subject, called "The Two Georges." I'd be surprised if you hadn't read it. Quite well done - apparently, it was going to be a feature film, but sadly, it never got made.

  • @darynvoss7883
    @darynvoss7883 Před 2 lety +1

    So at 4:30 Quebec is keeping everything but a few minutes later, British territory expands over the north Implying Quebec was gone...

  • @endofpixel3712
    @endofpixel3712 Před 2 lety

    The originator of my family was a general of an irish war council back in the 7th century in one of the many small villages, outside of that none of my other family members have ever done anything worth while

  • @justheeem
    @justheeem Před 7 lety +142

    *Looks at comment section
    MY EYES

    • @arieson7715
      @arieson7715 Před 4 lety

      It's funny because these type of comments are the only ones I see.

  • @metajarra
    @metajarra Před 6 lety +55

    8:22 *bill wurtz voice* Time to conquer all of Indiaaaa

    • @iSakuraii
      @iSakuraii Před 5 lety +8

      djdkdshlg or most of indiaaaaaaaa

    • @Lolpy.
      @Lolpy. Před 5 lety +1

      djdkdshlg *I T S T H E C A M B R I A N E X P L O S I O N*

    • @tishector5430
      @tishector5430 Před 5 lety +3

      We could make a religion out of that

    • @Biipo3431
      @Biipo3431 Před 5 lety +3

      Or most of Indiaaaaaa. What about this part those are the tamale kingdoms. No one conquers the tamale kingdoms. Who are the tamale kings? Merchants probably!

    • @Biipo3431
      @Biipo3431 Před 5 lety +2

      And they've got spices!

  • @kingjoe3rd
    @kingjoe3rd Před 4 lety

    Your friend started wearing a cape and a beret.