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

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  • What if France Kept its Colonies in North America? New France or French Louisiana / Quebec come back to the Big Blue Blob in HOI4. This ended up making this continent much more exciting as multiple wars broke out. Let me know if there are any other former colonies I could return in Hearts of Iron 4!
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Komentáře • 592

  • @Osorkon6
    @Osorkon6 Před 6 lety +959

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

  • @kermit53
    @kermit53 Před 6 lety +80

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

  • @madafaca3277
    @madafaca3277 Před 6 lety +752

    drew you are my друг

    • @azrael2948
      @azrael2948 Před 6 lety +8

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

    • @cyclistboi2924
      @cyclistboi2924 Před 6 lety +11

      R u Russian?

    • @azrael2948
      @azrael2948 Před 6 lety +1

      who ?

    • @user-zx1zt1hd3u
      @user-zx1zt1hd3u Před 6 lety +7

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

    • @The123adis
      @The123adis Před 6 lety +24

      Isn't this "Drug" in Cyrillic?

  • @princekyros
    @princekyros Před 6 lety +51

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

  • @Notbigbando
    @Notbigbando Před 6 lety +381

    What if Mongol Empire never fell?

    • @wkurnikumnieniema
      @wkurnikumnieniema Před 6 lety +14

      It would be one-tag-world

    • @evzenvarga9707
      @evzenvarga9707 Před 6 lety +5

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

    • @rovsea-3761
      @rovsea-3761 Před 6 lety +5

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

    • @kegans6296
      @kegans6296 Před 6 lety

      but what if it didn't?

    • @ZechsMerquise73
      @ZechsMerquise73 Před 6 lety +3

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

  • @Frixworks
    @Frixworks Před 6 lety +40

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

    • @kingmac6638
      @kingmac6638 Před 3 lety +2

      Prime example of someone who can’t hear guys

  • @adamol1234
    @adamol1234 Před 6 lety +141

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

    • @kingmac6638
      @kingmac6638 Před 3 lety

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

    • @AnalPro74
      @AnalPro74 Před rokem

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

  • @justbulgariangamer6346
    @justbulgariangamer6346 Před 6 lety +145

    Name a more iconic duo I wait
    Drew durnil and paint

  • @Kohalium2
    @Kohalium2 Před 6 lety +135

    9:54 look at argentina

    • @ailderwitha5591
      @ailderwitha5591 Před 6 lety +43

      The Conspiracy Theories have been right all along.

    • @moppy4049
      @moppy4049 Před 6 lety +31

      MY GOD HE'S BACK

    • @teeyow
      @teeyow Před 6 lety

      What's new in argentina?

    •  Před 6 lety +2

      What are you talking about? Germany is still Nazi.

    • @teeyow
      @teeyow Před 6 lety +2

      I meant whats new with argentina siding with the axis

  • @unknownperson-fz7ni
    @unknownperson-fz7ni Před 6 lety +377

    Does our overlords even read these comments?

  • @unclejoe5544
    @unclejoe5544 Před 6 lety +42

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

  • @mattyboy5785
    @mattyboy5785 Před 6 lety +291

    What if Britain had all of its colonies in modern day

    • @suryaprakash2126
      @suryaprakash2126 Před 6 lety +19

      Mattyboy 578 Then British will be renamed as Indian empire.

    • @barnabus7851
      @barnabus7851 Před 6 lety +31

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

    • @GPantazis
      @GPantazis Před 6 lety +13

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

    • @TheArklyte
      @TheArklyte Před 6 lety +2

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

    • @highlife91211
      @highlife91211 Před 6 lety +15

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

  • @wissem1615
    @wissem1615 Před 6 lety +43

    Les français on est là 🇫🇷

  • @gauthierlechevalier1379
    @gauthierlechevalier1379 Před 5 lety +3

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

  • @MyUsersDark
    @MyUsersDark Před 5 lety +9

    France here also owned some of canada.

  • @wintertime1607
    @wintertime1607 Před 6 lety +5

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

  • @sirreginalddabbingtontheii2501

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

    • @No-il7no
      @No-il7no Před 5 lety

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

  • @theallinonegamer8482
    @theallinonegamer8482 Před 6 lety +260

    *France* is no longer *France*

  • @nathanielhart1299
    @nathanielhart1299 Před 2 lety +4

    Miss these videos so much

  • @ProfessorOzpin
    @ProfessorOzpin Před 6 lety

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

  • @noaha.b.8197
    @noaha.b.8197 Před 6 lety +7

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

  • @lorddraco1359
    @lorddraco1359 Před 6 lety

    Nice Work, Thanks Drew :D

  • @Cheaprz
    @Cheaprz Před 6 lety +3

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

  • @therealx1ras453
    @therealx1ras453 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @cooperglick4865
    @cooperglick4865 Před 6 lety

    One of my favorite vids

  • @Artak091
    @Artak091 Před 6 lety +188

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

  • @coledavis5212
    @coledavis5212 Před 6 lety +6

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

  • @HisMajestyGuigui
    @HisMajestyGuigui Před 6 lety +6

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

  • @corbinlerahl9521
    @corbinlerahl9521 Před 4 lety

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

  • @johntheguy214
    @johntheguy214 Před 6 lety

    друг is such an amazing person.

  • @PasiastyPasek
    @PasiastyPasek Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @mivii3072
    @mivii3072 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @SylvainsRamblings
    @SylvainsRamblings Před 6 lety +19

    *LA MARSEILLES INTENSIFIES*

  • @LordKalte
    @LordKalte Před 6 lety

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

  • @noaha.b.8197
    @noaha.b.8197 Před 6 lety +7

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

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 Před 3 lety

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

  • @hotdogfingerz9674
    @hotdogfingerz9674 Před 6 lety

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

  • @MuhammadUsman-xn7vp
    @MuhammadUsman-xn7vp Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @captainbigmac4205
    @captainbigmac4205 Před 6 lety

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

  • @SuperWolfman9
    @SuperWolfman9 Před 6 lety +1

    Durnil Wars: The Paintbrush Strikes Back

  • @mrelephant2283
    @mrelephant2283 Před 6 lety +1

    This videos plays out like a Harry Turtledove novel

  • @ironiccookies2320
    @ironiccookies2320 Před 6 lety

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

  • @cougargaming7787
    @cougargaming7787 Před 6 lety +2

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

  • @osc8910
    @osc8910 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @nepperoni2894
    @nepperoni2894 Před 6 lety

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

  • @Coinfliptails
    @Coinfliptails Před 5 lety

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

  • @jakeward3986
    @jakeward3986 Před 6 lety

    Best hoi4 video ever

  • @christofferadolfsson8217

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

  • @mikewinterhalt
    @mikewinterhalt Před 6 lety

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

  • @misko272
    @misko272 Před 6 lety

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

  • @thefirstprimariscatosicari6870

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

  • @gustavn654
    @gustavn654 Před 6 lety

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

  • @zawmix3716
    @zawmix3716 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @noaha.b.8197
    @noaha.b.8197 Před 6 lety +4

    Versions of Hitler? Hitler 2.0 confirmed.

  • @blipblop7895
    @blipblop7895 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @BlazeNinja-qr1ot
    @BlazeNinja-qr1ot Před 6 lety

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

  • @djibro98
    @djibro98 Před 6 lety

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

  • @keh3693
    @keh3693 Před 6 lety +2

    Notication Squad!!!!!!!

  • @guillermazo3724
    @guillermazo3724 Před 6 lety +1

    Aaah nothing better than an
    Apyr meme

  • @Cheatoz
    @Cheatoz Před 6 lety

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

  • @MenschMair
    @MenschMair Před 6 lety

    Drew just killed друг

  • @hupsl4920
    @hupsl4920 Před 6 lety +12

    Could you please do a ai only campain please

  • @stanfordleeham8922
    @stanfordleeham8922 Před 4 lety

    Wow we just discover new history yau

  • @codythepoor
    @codythepoor Před 6 lety

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

  • @myohmy9000
    @myohmy9000 Před 6 lety

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

  • @libordupala5595
    @libordupala5595 Před 6 lety

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

  • @iiJozza4236
    @iiJozza4236 Před 6 lety

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

  • @aflahrialdy2218
    @aflahrialdy2218 Před 6 lety +2

    btw for next video ASEAN vs World

  • @pacoca2959
    @pacoca2959 Před 3 lety

    9:50 And Argentina is still on Axis interesting

  • @imperatorneroauaugustus4832

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

  • @mikeymikey4186
    @mikeymikey4186 Před 6 lety

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

  • @youraverageuser7039
    @youraverageuser7039 Před 6 lety

    9:52
    and so red alert 3 begins

  • @zecoregamer5288
    @zecoregamer5288 Před 6 lety

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

  • @Atollic
    @Atollic Před 6 lety

    Omg that друг intro

  • @frogka8831
    @frogka8831 Před 6 lety +1

    Video idea: if друг exited the void and started fascism

  • @ArreBarreBjorken
    @ArreBarreBjorken Před 5 lety

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

  • @abhijeetingle2707
    @abhijeetingle2707 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @joshuathatcher8614
    @joshuathatcher8614 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @CooltasticOG
    @CooltasticOG Před 6 lety +2

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

  • @infinityz7134
    @infinityz7134 Před 4 lety

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

  • @viorp6982
    @viorp6982 Před 6 lety +2

    "I watch Hoi4 for a living." LOL

  • @otisclark8903
    @otisclark8903 Před 6 lety +1

    oh daddy drew

  • @aaronkitzmann9419
    @aaronkitzmann9419 Před 5 lety

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

  • @johnnyappleseed1023
    @johnnyappleseed1023 Před 5 lety

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

  • @af_baltimore8315
    @af_baltimore8315 Před 6 lety +1

    Drew I see you as more than an Apyr

  • @williamguidotti9111
    @williamguidotti9111 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @fredrickthegreat2184
    @fredrickthegreat2184 Před 6 lety

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

  • @Malos_
    @Malos_ Před 6 lety +4

    3:59
    *says the Californian*

  • @joshuaviolavanderplaat7696

    pls do the commonwealth vs the countries that left it

  • @imjustplayinggod
    @imjustplayinggod Před 6 lety

    Bring the paintbrush channel icon back!

  • @Storyteller2093
    @Storyteller2093 Před 6 lety

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

  • @ihatesoursoup6807
    @ihatesoursoup6807 Před 6 lety +3

    Bring back officer sanchez

  • @mrbanana69
    @mrbanana69 Před 6 lety

    This universe was great

  • @klyk69
    @klyk69 Před 6 lety

    Didn't know being defeated by a stronger enemy is a synonymous to surrendering…

  • @DimesAndNichols
    @DimesAndNichols Před 6 lety

    Nigga where you be getting these weird ass ideas lol. I love em

  • @creativelysmart552
    @creativelysmart552 Před 3 lety

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

  • @teeyow
    @teeyow Před 6 lety +14

    Soviets in American soil?!?!?
    H M M M

    • @command_unit7792
      @command_unit7792 Před 6 lety +3

      D3sume visit Russia before Russia visits you xD

    • @jeromeaustin4272
      @jeromeaustin4272 Před 6 lety

      Free Universal Helicopter Rides

    • @cracno1125
      @cracno1125 Před 6 lety +1

      D3sume COMMUNIST DETECTED ON AMERICAN SOIL!

    • @No-il7no
      @No-il7no Před 5 lety

      Gotta grab me tommy gun time to spray some reds

  • @deluxe5324
    @deluxe5324 Před 6 lety

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

  • @emikm5356
    @emikm5356 Před 6 lety

    Ww2 started with a treaty in Minneapolis? Húbert Houmfrais will not be pleased

  • @FrankTheTank395
    @FrankTheTank395 Před 6 lety

    the Soviets just wanted to spend their holidays in the Caribbean

  • @r1ngil746
    @r1ngil746 Před 6 lety

    “Now we have Soviets in Arkansas” triggered me so hard