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  • @costelc4077
    @costelc4077 Před 3 lety +8920

    Mongols: exist
    Tornado: *NO*

  • @kayagorzan
    @kayagorzan Před 3 lety +18643

    “How about sunrise land?”
    No
    “Why?”
    *The Sun Is A Deadly Laser*

    • @elly3rd939
      @elly3rd939 Před 3 lety +187

      Accurate though
      But i love Japan so no offense

    • @aldihamzaraj4795
      @aldihamzaraj4795 Před 3 lety +102

      Kayagorzan THE SUN IS A LAZY FUCK-ER

    • @Bilagtas
      @Bilagtas Před 3 lety +381

      _Not anymore there's a blanket_

    • @Mrnoob_94
      @Mrnoob_94 Před 3 lety +24

      yesSssssssSSSSSS!!!!!!!

    • @nhn05
      @nhn05 Před 3 lety +68

      Hey animals let's go on land

  • @minnosecka
    @minnosecka Před 3 měsíci +1027

    as someone whose first language is definitely not english, i watched this video approximately 7 years ago for the first time and barely understood anything due to the overall adhd kinda vibe. rewatching the video now got me thinking about how dramatically my english has improved over the years as i am not only able to get what bill was saying but even catch each word individually. wow. kinda proud of myself.

    • @NoodlesBowlB312
      @NoodlesBowlB312 Před 3 měsíci +47

      “Open, the country, stop ,having it be closed”

    • @cat_with_a_witch_hat
      @cat_with_a_witch_hat Před 2 měsíci +48

      You should be proud of yourself! English is a very difficult language to learn.

    • @Catt0
      @Catt0 Před měsícem +9

      I'm proud of you too :)

    • @swanlee3348
      @swanlee3348 Před měsícem +7

      same experience , good job!

    • @astimoyeet
      @astimoyeet Před měsícem

      Nice mate, english sucks dick to learn

  • @hetzer7575
    @hetzer7575 Před 8 měsíci +1683

    I love how besides how much quickness, memes and goofiness over the explanation in this video, the nuclear explosion ( 8:25) felt so much sorrow and had more psychological weight than the rest of the video. Absolutely 10/10

    • @MrAnimason
      @MrAnimason Před 8 měsíci +131

      But the tiny white flag after along with the "cities that exist" box killed me.

    • @MM-pv5tp
      @MM-pv5tp Před 8 měsíci +1

      But you know what had more psychological weight? All the horrible stuff the Japanese did to the Chinese. I’d they deserved the nuke, and two nukes weren’t enough.

    • @AltOurCumrade
      @AltOurCumrade Před 2 měsíci +19

      Yea but still kept Japan conquering Korea and China quick and funny. Like the Japanese treated them not bad.

    • @neatoburrito9013
      @neatoburrito9013 Před měsícem +26

      @@AltOurCumradehey did you ever hear about what happened in Nanking??

    • @BunnyJoker
      @BunnyJoker Před měsícem +7

      I couldn't put the feeling of the moment in better words. thanks.

  • @kaychanpion8614
    @kaychanpion8614 Před 7 lety +3698

    -How about sunrise land?
    -No.
    -Why?
    -Because the sun is a deadly lazer!

  • @rudysmith1445
    @rudysmith1445 Před 4 lety +5812

    *Mongols:* Exist
    *Tornadoes:* So anyway, I started blasting

    • @Nhatanh0475
      @Nhatanh0475 Před 4 lety +33

      *The Bush and tree* : Your career end here.

    • @user-ol2nc1ko5i
      @user-ol2nc1ko5i Před 4 lety +19

      *Kamikaze

    • @karlwilker579
      @karlwilker579 Před 4 lety +16

      I believe it was actually a tsunami or tycoon that destroyed their fleets.

    • @user-ol2nc1ko5i
      @user-ol2nc1ko5i Před 4 lety +29

      Karl Wilker Ye and those winds were called the kamikaze. Kami- means god and kaze means wind. So they thought it was the winds that the Japanese gods sent to protect Japan

    • @karlwilker579
      @karlwilker579 Před 4 lety +10

      @@user-ol2nc1ko5i Cool! You learn something new every day.

  • @icyhot9851
    @icyhot9851 Před 2 měsíci +121

    I started watching Shogun and the second they mentioned the five guys fighting to be emperor I immediately thought of this

    • @rmmx77
      @rmmx77 Před 13 dny +3

      They weren’t fighting to be the emperor. They were fighting to be the Shogun which held the real power in Japan. The Emperor is just a political figurehead that exists to legitimize that power.

    • @japaroads
      @japaroads Před 5 dny +1

      Me too! But it looks like the names don't match up? I'm kinda confused by what's going on lol.

    • @diehard096
      @diehard096 Před 8 minutami

      @@japaroadsit’s based on the book, which replaced real names with fake ones. I.E Toranaga is Tokugawa

  • @Hakshavalah
    @Hakshavalah Před 2 měsíci +195

    I came back for a refresher when Blue Eye Samurai came out, and again now that Shogun is out. What a resource. Thank you, bill wurtz.

    • @reggienewton
      @reggienewton Před měsícem +5

      you. me. same.

    • @UchihaKat
      @UchihaKat Před měsícem +19

      Same, I HAD to come back for the "yeah, right, it's not gonna be this kid, it's gonna be one of us" bit because of Shogun.

  • @christopherdinoguy8346
    @christopherdinoguy8346 Před 4 lety +3771

    Japan: Closing their country before it was cool.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin Před 4 lety +36

      Reminded me of the Brits vs. China. 'Trade with us or else'. The clan of savage capitalists been digging their grave for a long time. Now the big red monster they created is about to eat them and half the world is cheering.
      And I'm like: Uhm... monster!

    • @Illustrious_0307
      @Illustrious_0307 Před 3 lety +8

      Economy: stonks

    • @nicolegreen5373
      @nicolegreen5373 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Dowlphin We don't speak of China here.it is forbidden.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin Před 3 lety +1

      @NICOLE GREEN - Only the city is. 😜

    • @nicolegreen5373
      @nicolegreen5373 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Dowlphin lol. cOrOnAvIrUs 👀😲

  • @NyxTheScary
    @NyxTheScary Před 3 lety +3958

    "Try it"
    "No"
    "So a new religon was put into place"

  • @iamleux
    @iamleux Před 16 dny +18

    3:48 Shogun got me to re-visit here.

  • @DraconaiAuracto
    @DraconaiAuracto Před měsícem +34

    My history teacher once described World War I as "If you punch me in the face, all my friends are gonna beat you up, which means all YOUR friends are gonna beat THEM up" and I feel like 6:20 really captures that same feeling

  • @cameronsmith9985
    @cameronsmith9985 Před 3 lety +24790

    “If I had a nickel for every time the mongols died in a typhoon, I would have 2 nickels, which isn’t a lot, but its weird that it happened twice”

  • @StriderOwO
    @StriderOwO Před 7 lety +14886

    Everything about this is perfectly in between "I'm teaching history" and "I don't give a shit"

  • @charlestonmorse1706
    @charlestonmorse1706 Před 9 měsíci +641

    0:00 Ancient Japan
    1:00 Classical Japan
    2:00 Medieval Japan
    3:05 Renaissance Japan
    4:09 Industrial Japan
    5:09 First War Japan
    6:09 Post-war Japan
    7:08 Great Depression and League of Nations Japan
    8:07 Second War Japan
    8:22 Hiroshima Bomb
    8:25 Nagasaki Bomb
    11:02 Post-war Japan
    12:03 Modern Japan

    • @andrybak
      @andrybak Před 9 měsíci +15

      Last two are messed up. Was it intentional?

    • @CrossOfBayonne
      @CrossOfBayonne Před 8 měsíci +5

      WW2 Japanese soldiers were crazy and brutal, They were determined to fight to the very end especially towards late in the war and American soldiers and marines became hardcore veterans facing the Japanese Army on islands like Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Iwo Jima & Okinawa to name a few.

    • @satombff6010
      @satombff6010 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@andrybak i guess so🤣🤣

    • @abcproductions235
      @abcproductions235 Před měsícem

      ​@@andrybaki dont get it, why did he add time stamps that arent even in the video

    • @foxxy-3748
      @foxxy-3748 Před měsícem

      @@abcproductions235 video originally had a multi-minute toothbrush ad in the middle, don't you remember?

  • @isaacnydegger6334
    @isaacnydegger6334 Před 7 měsíci +137

    it baffles me that this guy doesn't drop more history videos like this.

    • @HazhMcMoor
      @HazhMcMoor Před 6 měsíci +2

      Lmao I started subscribing and get disappointed with short random videos

    • @GomeNasai-uq4fk
      @GomeNasai-uq4fk Před 6 měsíci +8

      Its definitely hard to do it

    • @chimes023
      @chimes023 Před 5 měsíci +24

      It takes a loooong time to do research, not to mention all the editing, jingles, script, etc
      He does everything himself after all

    • @FractalNinja
      @FractalNinja Před měsícem

      "OUTSIDE" is a bop tho 😅

    • @773SleepyHollow
      @773SleepyHollow Před 4 dny

      @@chimes023 It's like when people complain that ERB doesn't do more stuff... it's not easy what they do... and you can either have quality or quantity, and they choose quality.

  • @tanihehe
    @tanihehe Před 4 lety +4580

    "Can you maybe chill?"
    "How bout maybe YOU chill??"
    Sibling wars.

  • @yankeeshub4049
    @yankeeshub4049 Před 3 lety +3148

    Lesson: *The history of Japan*
    Test: *The history of the entire world*

  • @categarcia7442
    @categarcia7442 Před 7 měsíci +30

    i havent seen this video for years but for some reason i just randomly wanted to watch it. the atomic bomb drop always kinda gives me chills. the tone of this video isnt meant to be serious but ive always liked that that moment is given the gravitas that it deserves. anyway, this took me back and it still holds up

  • @kimmycola18
    @kimmycola18 Před 8 lety +2889

    I go to France for more funds, I come back with more guns
    And ships.
    Gunships.

    • @abigailhutchesson9667
      @abigailhutchesson9667 Před 8 lety +13

      me

    • @olyweeah
      @olyweeah Před 8 lety +103

      and so the balance shifts?

    • @princessdratini6512
      @princessdratini6512 Před 8 lety +215

      "For this to succeed there's someone else we need"
      "I know-"
      "🎼hire a samurai🎼"

    • @zakiya6630
      @zakiya6630 Před 8 lety

      +Kimberly Coke i love you

    • @sunnyjolras
      @sunnyjolras Před 8 lety +156

      +Kimberly Coke washington: don't do a thing, history will prove him wrong
      hamilton: how bout i dooo anyway

  • @shadowdragon8168
    @shadowdragon8168 Před 4 lety +4941

    *Mongols exist*
    Tornadoes: “it’s free real estate”

  • @amangoyal491
    @amangoyal491 Před 25 dny +19

    3:47 Shogun begins here

    • @johnnysake8052
      @johnnysake8052 Před 15 dny

      Exposed me for coming back to this after finishing the show

    • @lol-un6nl
      @lol-un6nl Před 12 dny

      5:10 the last samurai (roughly)

  • @puredruid
    @puredruid Před měsícem +28

    3:45 - If you're here after watching Shogun.

    • @dietcoke759
      @dietcoke759 Před měsícem

      Damn I just started it so I guess I spoiled it a bit

    • @boobootown
      @boobootown Před 21 dnem

      Crazy how fast the shogun series transitions straight into "blue eye samurai" on Netflix!

  • @thewigon
    @thewigon Před 4 lety +4540

    “Open the country, stop having it be closed”

  • @andrewmarra1135
    @andrewmarra1135 Před 4 lety +5493

    “Open the country, stop having it be closed” is an underrated part.

    • @m4rlinzz
      @m4rlinzz Před 4 lety +12

      Andrew Marra we coming for y’all November 23rd

    • @andrewmarra1135
      @andrewmarra1135 Před 4 lety +9

      SpenceIZKinG24 hype for that

    • @theultimategod1060
      @theultimategod1060 Před 4 lety +113

      “please try this religion”
      “nooo”
      “tryyy iiiit”
      “no”

    • @crazymaniac7474
      @crazymaniac7474 Před 4 lety +5

      Gotta make it sound epic

    • @bluejay6904
      @bluejay6904 Před 4 lety

      commadore Perry with his black iron clad ships vs the wooden Japanese ships.

  • @ArbitraryApril
    @ArbitraryApril Před měsícem +68

    Anyone here in 2024?

    • @sarahenglerstone2814
      @sarahenglerstone2814 Před měsícem +3

      Watching the show Shogun on Hulu and wanted to see how this guy described that time haha

    • @sparkytbd
      @sparkytbd Před měsícem +2

      Meeeeee! Rewatching for nostalgia

    • @sparkytbd
      @sparkytbd Před měsícem +1

      @@sarahenglerstone2814 I’ve seen ads for that show, is it any good?

    • @butterflyed
      @butterflyed Před 22 dny +1

      Hi!!

    • @hunterkeller7921
      @hunterkeller7921 Před 21 dnem +1

      Yes

  • @TheRealW.S.Foster
    @TheRealW.S.Foster Před 10 měsíci +11

    Man, I remember when someone in my class at uni played this video _right_ before a big test, and I swear it helped some.

  • @isaac7152
    @isaac7152 Před 8 lety +8500

    "you've watched this video like 5 times already, stop."
    "How bout I view, anywayyy"

  • @Jsol2345
    @Jsol2345 Před 8 lety +5656

    "you cant keep watching this you've watched it 80 times"
    how bout i dooo

  • @Yaxoi
    @Yaxoi Před 5 měsíci +8

    I just watched Blue Eye Samurai and this video actually provided most of the historical context needed lol

  • @bunniegaviria
    @bunniegaviria Před 7 měsíci +1

    really need this kinda stuff back in my life

  • @AzurePages
    @AzurePages Před 3 lety +2382

    Mongols: *Exist*
    Water Tornadoes: *NO*

    • @mintrose983
      @mintrose983 Před 3 lety +18

      *NO!!!* Mother mature shouts, *Japan is are friend*

    • @ethandunn7026
      @ethandunn7026 Před 3 lety +8

      Some might say hurricanes

    • @rayaso6036
      @rayaso6036 Před 3 lety +5

      Either hurricane or waterspout

    • @OfficialZeroTwo
      @OfficialZeroTwo Před 3 lety +8

      its a water spout

    • @gwa1682
      @gwa1682 Před 3 lety +2

      @@OfficialZeroTwo some creatures from japan could drink the water spout

  • @GDRunny
    @GDRunny Před 3 lety +3906

    Japan: everyone GET OUT!
    every other country: leaves
    Japan: except you. You stay.
    Dutch: :)

    • @izakymom
      @izakymom Před 3 lety +18

      Bcs the Dutch sell the most stuff

    • @bisu2974
      @bisu2974 Před 3 lety +211

      First, the Portugees came into Japan. next, the Spanish came in.
      They were turning the Japanese people into christians, the leader of Japan was in trouble.
      And then, the Dutch came into Japan.
      The Portugees and the Spanish said to Japan "the Dutch are bad guys. you have to drive them away."
      The Dutch said to Japan "we are protestants. they are catholics. that's why they're hating us. we don't spread the christianity, we just want to trade with you."
      the leader of Japan "I can believe in the Dutch's saying. so, get out everybody except the Dutch!"

    • @justsomeguywithoutabeard8306
      @justsomeguywithoutabeard8306 Před 3 lety +21

      bi su It's sounding like those countries are people having conversation

    • @justsomeguywithoutabeard8306
      @justsomeguywithoutabeard8306 Před 3 lety +8

      Just some guy on youtube I didn't get your comment

    • @efrainromeroprado1190
      @efrainromeroprado1190 Před 3 lety +3

      like Mr. crab and the clown

  • @user-gx2kl4ff6y
    @user-gx2kl4ff6y Před 11 měsíci +252

    こういうセンスが神ってる動画を理解する為に英語を学んでいると言っても過言ではない。

    • @youraveragepersonwalkingth6850
      @youraveragepersonwalkingth6850 Před 9 měsíci +6

      Two months, how far have you gotten?

    • @CounterCurseMantra
      @CounterCurseMantra Před 6 měsíci +4

      Do you know about Unit 731?

    • @JESUSWASAJUGGALO
      @JESUSWASAJUGGALO Před 5 měsíci +51

      ​@@CounterCurseMantraJust because someone is speaking japanese, you would ask them their opinion on the atrocities committed by imperial Japan?
      Have some self-awareness. You're speaking ENGLISH. Do you have any idea how much suffering, exploitation, oppression and outright genocide English speakers have caused? America, Britain, Australia, Canada, all of these countries have their own long, long list of crimes against humanity. The British and American empires especially, their sheer power means they are likely the biggest non-natural causes of suffering in human history.
      *All* governments minimize and erase the uncomfortable parts of their own history that's taught in schools. You should never think your government is any different.

    • @CounterCurseMantra
      @CounterCurseMantra Před 5 měsíci +4

      @@JESUSWASAJUGGALO i aint reading all that

    • @JESUSWASAJUGGALO
      @JESUSWASAJUGGALO Před 5 měsíci

      @@CounterCurseMantra wait, i recognize this hostility to reading... that's an american, alright! what are you doing on youtube? get back to your 14h shift in the Hamburger McMines™, or the Pinkertons™ will capture you and send you off in an Amazon™ package to fight in one of the ExxonMobil Army™'s many invasions of the middle east!

  • @philaryswift
    @philaryswift Před 3 lety +2885

    japan:*in pieces, fighting each other*
    Europe: Do you have time to talk about our lord and saviour Jesus Christ-

  • @hawaiimaui123
    @hawaiimaui123 Před 8 lety +4116

    I'd like to see a "history of great britain"
    "And the Spanish had a good time fighting the British, and then they died in a tornado."

    • @nomuru2d
      @nomuru2d Před 8 lety +239

      +hawaiimaui123 (actually a typhoon)

    • @mandarinas1828
      @mandarinas1828 Před 8 lety +11

      yess

    • @nukalegend
      @nukalegend Před 8 lety +140

      +hawaiimaui123 The Romans were dying and the Anglo-Saxons saw that, so they invaded the isles. But the Celts were like "No, this is our island" but they didn't care so they took the land.

    • @sirmount2636
      @sirmount2636 Před 8 lety +129

      +nukalegend Then the Vikings came. Then the Normans who were Vikings but not really came. The English King kills the Norwegian King. Then the Norman Duke kills the English King. Then the Norman Duke becomes King and kills himself riding a horse. Then all the Normans kill each other.

    • @-SUM1-
      @-SUM1- Před 8 lety +6

      *Britain

  • @TheKirBoi
    @TheKirBoi Před 5 měsíci +4

    This video has been living rent free in my head for nearly 8 years now.
    Still an absolutely legendary video.

  • @Natazz1011
    @Natazz1011 Před 2 měsíci +8

    just started the show shogun, and the premise of "it's not gonna be this kid, its gonna be one of us, cuz we're Grown Ups" rang a bell LOL

  • @thepizzalord624
    @thepizzalord624 Před 5 lety +5201

    Normal People
    “Please open the door”
    Me:An intellectual
    “Stop having it be closed”

  • @ShuikGaming
    @ShuikGaming Před 7 lety +2608

    (Hears of kidnapping going on in my town)
    * HIRE A SAMURAI *

  • @rosethaturtl_2812
    @rosethaturtl_2812 Před 8 měsíci +6

    Trying to learn about classical Japanese politics for a class. this didn't really help me figure out what I meant to because I intended to learn about japan between 750-1200, but still v helpful! Love your videos bill!

  • @Zerolink30
    @Zerolink30 Před 7 měsíci +9

    This is how school learning should be! You'd be amazed at how quickly kids can learn things when they are entertained by it. Also, I loved the way it ends with the graph.

  • @victorialara-newman9798
    @victorialara-newman9798 Před 8 lety +3344

    I now understand 5% more of what I see on Tumblr.

  • @Wryyyong
    @Wryyyong Před 7 lety +1136

    knock knock.
    get the door,
    it's
    *R E L I G I O N*

  • @lpstynathedragon3264
    @lpstynathedragon3264 Před měsícem +2

    I would not be able to understand the history of Japan without this. Thank you so much, you really helped me with making an understandable structure.

  • @gdayriz
    @gdayriz Před 2 měsíci +29

    rewatching this before watching fx shogun like a true scholar

    • @KingdomHeartsFan3211
      @KingdomHeartsFan3211 Před 2 měsíci +2

      👏👏👏

    • @RealMajora
      @RealMajora Před 2 měsíci +3

      I came back after watching the first 2 episodes 😭

    • @nicolemachado5911
      @nicolemachado5911 Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@RealMajoraso we all here rn 😂 I just finished episode 3 and had to come back to this after all these years

  • @TheInvaderHeart
    @TheInvaderHeart Před 3 lety +2925

    "They voted so hard that they had a war" is America 2020 rn

  • @None-Trick_Pony
    @None-Trick_Pony Před 4 lety +4689

    Clocks, guns, and Jesus sounds like a southern USA Christian rap band.

  • @frozenflame5858
    @frozenflame5858 Před měsícem +4

    6:19 is no joke the best explanation I've ever seen or heard for how and why WW1 happened.

  • @digidogmuff
    @digidogmuff Před 4 měsíci +10

    Rewatching this and the world history and having an incredible new appreciation for your work Bill after watching your interview with Anthony. Looking forward to what flows out of your brain next for us all

  • @krealyesitisbeta5642
    @krealyesitisbeta5642 Před 4 lety +3182

    Mongols: we have an army.
    Japan: We have tornadoes.

  • @salatsol3e
    @salatsol3e Před 4 lety +26075

    it feels like I have learned a lot and absolutely nothing at the same time.

  • @realkaipi
    @realkaipi Před 26 dny +4

    This video is the context I needed to watch Shogun

  • @Cornbinks
    @Cornbinks Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thanks, this was the crash course I needed before starting Shōgun.

  • @thepotatooffire1368
    @thepotatooffire1368 Před 7 lety +3392

    _How bout i do_
    *_anyway_*

    • @fryingpanstan4596
      @fryingpanstan4596 Před 7 lety +124

      Basically the USA's presidency

    • @rikustorm13
      @rikustorm13 Před 7 lety +9

      MonstahManGaming lmao true

    • @snowpawgaming3
      @snowpawgaming3 Před 7 lety +10

      True lmao

    • @pierrebeaurang9598
      @pierrebeaurang9598 Před 7 lety +45

      The Potato of Fire I'd love to like your comment, but I can't, cause it's at 666 likes, and I can't upset our lord and savior satan, or upset the meme balance...

    • @EariosRandomness
      @EariosRandomness Před 7 lety +43

      I used that audio clip while playing Civ V with friends once. I was Babylon, and far more technologically advanced than everyone else, so I started taking over everywhere even though we had agreed on not going to war.
      "please don't kill us man"
      "how about I do *anyway*"

  • @TheSlopMeister
    @TheSlopMeister Před 3 lety +3096

    Country: “We just found oil! We’re rich!”
    4:47

    • @blank4844
      @blank4844 Před 3 lety +95

      With huge tanks gun

    • @blank4844
      @blank4844 Před 3 lety +64

      Liberate the country stop having a dictator

    • @blank4844
      @blank4844 Před 3 lety +39

      Said the united states

    • @wmw1210.
      @wmw1210. Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/f4Yo_INbc3c/video.html...

    • @radimgabaj4263
      @radimgabaj4263 Před 3 lety +2

      hehe

  • @TheAussiePencil
    @TheAussiePencil Před 2 měsíci +7

    3:49 You could make a TV show outta this

  • @akic4522
    @akic4522 Před 10 měsíci +347

    This video is going viral on Japanese Twitter now. A lot of Japanese understood it was really good to study Japanese history.
    Twitterでプチバズりしてたので見にきました。
    細かいところが違うという指摘のコメントもありましたが、私自身が歴史を完璧に覚えているわけではないし、大まかに捉えるには非常に分かりやすかったです。

    • @copbabycombo1311
      @copbabycombo1311 Před 6 měsíci +3

      *video not movie

    • @218kq
      @218kq Před 5 měsíci +6

      This video have been up and watched dozens of mil times, so too his other video. It's just the japanese who were pathetic about learning modern history.

    • @idontknowwhattowritelol
      @idontknowwhattowritelol Před měsícem +4

      yea, hopefully they also study about the terrible things that the japanese empire did during ww2 D:

  • @biirdseed
    @biirdseed Před 3 lety +2543

    "open. the country. Stop. having it be closed." -United States probably

    • @Suiseisexy
      @Suiseisexy Před 3 lety +7

      upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Matthewperry.jpg/800px-Matthewperry.jpg

    • @agulol6492
      @agulol6492 Před 3 lety +20

      Mhhhhh, the president of The United States I am, japan closed, anymore dont have to be-
      Yoda... (Yoda?) Ex president of the United States

    • @masternobody1896
      @masternobody1896 Před 3 lety +2

      that makes mewow........ no wander US is so powerful and Britain used to

    • @masternobody1896
      @masternobody1896 Před 3 lety +1

      4:44 Aight i amma head out

    • @rooshovhannes7592
      @rooshovhannes7592 Před 3 lety +1

      1K likes and only 4 replys

  • @silenth13
    @silenth13 Před 3 lety +2223

    "you know who's scared of russia" ad plays: "you yes you."

  • @NickPiers
    @NickPiers Před 16 dny +5

    All right, show of hands. Who's here after watching FX's Shogun?

  • @nondescript_potato
    @nondescript_potato Před 9 měsíci +4

    My high school world history teacher showed us this video and this is why I liked that class

  • @Bluejay_rookie
    @Bluejay_rookie Před 3 lety +4988

    Japan:draws girl with huge eyes
    America: you could make a religion out of this
    🎶and they did🎶

  • @19Ledor
    @19Ledor Před 4 lety +3215

    Germany: Wanna be friends.
    Japan: Sure.
    Germany: Wait did you steal our islands?
    Japan: ... nope.

  • @ethanomcbride
    @ethanomcbride Před 11 měsíci +8

    Some of my favorite sciences: Geography, Skeletons, Physics.

  • @planes3333
    @planes3333 Před 11 měsíci +3

    I love the chiming style of narration in this video. "Japan is told to not take over" Japan says "how about I dooooooo" I literally laughed out loud and I am smiling for real.

  • @e.r.i.n_
    @e.r.i.n_ Před 3 lety +2544

    I just *love* the ad placement.
    "Guess who else is afraid of Russia?" *Advertisement*

  • @jlxip
    @jlxip Před 7 lety +8499

    *"Open the country. Stop having it be closed."*

  • @user-xw5fw8xu2d
    @user-xw5fw8xu2d Před 5 měsíci +179

    英語喋れないけど理解できる日本人だけどこれはとても良い教材である。ただ細かいところを省略してて少し事実と違うところもある。そのため、この動画で興味を持って、そこから細かいところを自分で調べてくれたら私はとても嬉しい。

    • @Boomkizls
      @Boomkizls Před 4 měsíci +19

      Do they let the Emperor still dress like an Emperor?

    • @user-xw5fw8xu2d
      @user-xw5fw8xu2d Před 4 měsíci +3

      天皇制度は未だ継続している。GHQ統治下の頃にアメリカは天皇を処刑しようとした。その頃戦後の極度の飢饉で人々が困窮していた。天皇はGHQ総本部に出向いて長官と話をしたいと述べた。長官は「命乞いをしに来た」と思っていたが天皇は「私はどうなってもいいから国民に食料を与えてほしい」と陳情を述べた。それを受けて長官は天皇に対する認識を改めて、処刑をやめた。
      現在は日本の憲法で日本統合の「象徴」としての存在であることが決まっているため政治的な権力はほとんど持たない。

    • @yuuichi7816
      @yuuichi7816 Před 4 měsíci +15

      ​@@Boomkizls
      I only do this during special ceremonies.

    • @tarakoaisu
      @tarakoaisu Před 4 měsíci +7

      本当に日本語話者?

    • @user-xw5fw8xu2d
      @user-xw5fw8xu2d Před 4 měsíci +29

      翻訳しても内容が変わらないように簡単な短文だけの文章にしたんやで

  • @Melinoe1831
    @Melinoe1831 Před 9 měsíci +19

    初めてみたけど、塾の先生と同じとこに着目しててすごい!
    めっちゃ分かりやすかった!世界史選択の友達とかにも見せたいな!

  • @AlSha3aabi_Gamer
    @AlSha3aabi_Gamer Před 11 měsíci +6

    I don't know why I rewatched this like five times, it's just too good. Please continue making more stuff like this, Bill.

  • @sophiescribbles8504
    @sophiescribbles8504 Před 3 lety +2636

    I thought I clicked on “history of the world” and I wondered why are they so focused on Japan” for half of the video

    • @Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human
      @Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human Před 3 lety +203

      It wuld be hilarious if this was History of the World and the last 10 seconds was "and in other countries stuff was also happening, but it wasn't as cool"

    • @user-jq1sy9sh4v
      @user-jq1sy9sh4v Před 3 lety +7

      czcams.com/video/7YyAS5BeU3c/video.html .

    • @edwardv1255
      @edwardv1255 Před 3 lety +4

      I had "history of the entire world" running in the background, spaced out, then had a similar experience.

    • @theleader7032
      @theleader7032 Před 3 lety

      @@user-jq1sy9sh4v czcams.com/video/JwncAQurlqk/video.html

    • @haydenbellis3047
      @haydenbellis3047 Před 3 lety

      Turn to Christianity and United Brethren Church before its to late killing, saying anything hateful, premarital sex and lust are all sins. And so is using the Lords name in vain. God is the only truly good thing.7777777

  • @rocket4227
    @rocket4227 Před 8 lety +11152

    I need a video like this for every piece of history ever.

  • @pikaan9470
    @pikaan9470 Před 4 měsíci +80

    自分の国の歴史を広げてくれるのは嬉しいことだよね

  • @prod.nickmgic1119
    @prod.nickmgic1119 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Please make more of these they are the greatest thing ever

  • @owliviabelly
    @owliviabelly Před 4 lety +3205

    “Open the country... stop having it be closed.”
    -The entire United States

    • @DemonicMonkey88
      @DemonicMonkey88 Před 4 lety +18

      Illegal immigrants and trade are two different things.

    • @owliviabelly
      @owliviabelly Před 4 lety +86

      DemonicMonkey88 no offense
      But what did that have to do with my comment?

    • @DemonicMonkey88
      @DemonicMonkey88 Před 4 lety +4

      @@owliviabelly No offense, but you know what.

    • @owliviabelly
      @owliviabelly Před 4 lety +57

      DemonicMonkey88 I genuinely don’t know. Can you explain?

    • @elizainfinite6325
      @elizainfinite6325 Před 4 lety +29

      For some reason, I'm not offended by this.
      wE cOuLd MaKe A rElIgIoN oUt Of ThIs

  • @allenwollesen2375
    @allenwollesen2375 Před 5 lety +3608

    My kid: "Dad, I'm being bullied at school, please help, I don't know what to do"
    Me: *hire a samurai*

  • @tortillamassacre6776
    @tortillamassacre6776 Před 2 měsíci +10

    R.I.P. Mr. Toriyama.

    • @helloJude141
      @helloJude141 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Akira toriyama shall rest in Peace

  • @thomassmith6154
    @thomassmith6154 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Thought I'd give this video a watch as I'm going to Japan early next year

  • @adjoint_functor
    @adjoint_functor Před 3 lety +2534

    Weebs: You could make a religion out of this.

  • @FrahdChikun
    @FrahdChikun Před 5 lety +3250

    6:20 This is unironically the best explanation of how WWI started

    • @azazel166
      @azazel166 Před 5 lety +57

      Actually, the match was set alight by an Austrian driver taking a wrong turn, and an angry Serbian teen who just had a sandwich.

    • @mrsslav5593
      @mrsslav5593 Před 5 lety +14

      and the worst depiction of WW2 this man just said that USA turn out the war but only one who truly won the WW2 practically alone was USSR

    • @luciuspaullus1948
      @luciuspaullus1948 Před 5 lety +1

      Um no it’s not

    • @madwolf0966
      @madwolf0966 Před 5 lety +2

      Lucius Paullus it is because World War 1 was just a huge brawl politically speaking well I do agree if you want actual specifics.

    • @madwolf0966
      @madwolf0966 Před 5 lety +6

      atackercz 9 everyone did their part in World War 2 though I do agree because the blunt of the Human casualties really go to the Soviet Union

  • @123haninhk
    @123haninhk Před 17 dny +2

    Visiting this video again after watching FX Shogun series. I hope Bill would make videos about historical tv shows 😊

  • @Yeshua_Is_Salvation
    @Yeshua_Is_Salvation Před měsícem +9

    Who is here after watching "Shogun"?

  • @mono-no-aware.Lem.
    @mono-no-aware.Lem. Před 8 lety +31856

    PLEASE DO AN ENTIRE SERIES OF COUNTRIES IN THIS STYLE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I CANNOT STOP WATCHING THIS VIDEO PLEASE

    • @johnlompa1998
      @johnlompa1998 Před 7 lety +984

      This video probably took forever

    • @danteuss88
      @danteuss88 Před 7 lety +223

      I SECOND THAT MOTION

    • @SilverSkySE
      @SilverSkySE Před 7 lety +313

      Except it would probably take him 30 years.

    • @akira54vv
      @akira54vv Před 7 lety +112

      he made one before. history of spain and portugal ;D

    • @minigaming12
      @minigaming12 Před 7 lety +10

      Yeeeeeeeeeeeessssss!!!!!!!!!!

  • @anotherzombie8330
    @anotherzombie8330 Před 3 lety +2216

    4:46
    POV: You're a country with oil.

    • @1e1001
      @1e1001 Před 3 lety +133

      Step 2: cover your country in oil

    • @armentorosyan8268
      @armentorosyan8268 Před 3 lety +87

      @@1e1001 Step 3. Fly

    • @knether44
      @knether44 Před 3 lety +10

      I clicked on it and was not ready for this comment to be amazing

    • @alexandereaton7983
      @alexandereaton7983 Před 3 lety +1

      Lol this

    • @zerogelics
      @zerogelics Před 3 lety +4

      BILL WURTZ IS BACK!!! CHECK HIS INSTAGRAM HES REALLY BACK

  • @chedrw
    @chedrw Před 2 měsíci +9

    Update: It's 2024 and they still let the emperor dress like an emperor

  • @alfredoperez4370
    @alfredoperez4370 Před 3 měsíci +1

    This is probably still one of the best edited video I've ever seen

  • @couldus7028
    @couldus7028 Před 7 lety +3676

    *Knock knock. It's the united states.*

    • @beelover6410
      @beelover6410 Před 7 lety +310

      With boats. With guns. Gunboats.
      "Open the country. Stop having it be closed."

    • @myohmy9000
      @myohmy9000 Před 7 lety +67

      +BeeLover there was really nothing they can do say the signed a contract that allowed America, Britain and Russia come whenever they want

    • @couldus7028
      @couldus7028 Před 7 lety +73

      "Chosu and Satsuma hated this, that sucks they said, *THIS SUCKS* they said.

    • @planetarycube5988
      @planetarycube5988 Před 7 lety +11

      +FlamingArtsHD Chosu and Satsuma hated this. "That sucks," they said. "THIS SUCKS." they said (also).

    • @Saifthebest01
      @Saifthebest01 Před 7 lety +22

      But then 'murica said, "No it doesn't. Shut up."

  • @ThreeVid
    @ThreeVid Před 8 lety +1960

    "Please watch this video again," CZcams said.
    "No!" said me.
    "Waaatch iiiit!!!" it said.
    "No" said me again, quieter this time
    And so the video was watched be me... again, for the 23rd time...

    • @songwaves2341
      @songwaves2341 Před 8 lety +9

      +Euracil Hilarious... best comment of the day !! I've noticed a number of comments relating to the curious addictive power of this video. What's going on here ...

    • @evalina777
      @evalina777 Před 8 lety +2

      +Euracil This is literally my exact experience with this video.

    • @robertmcintosh1367
      @robertmcintosh1367 Před 8 lety +4

      +Euracil I am glad, I am not the only one who has re watched this video 23+ times.

    • @aanon4019
      @aanon4019 Před 8 lety +5

      +Songwaves the drugs this video is on gets transferred to the user, thereby getting the user hooked

    • @veronicacamp9334
      @veronicacamp9334 Před 7 lety +1

      aurebahr hey, at least you're getting your history tho

  • @ollietheseal
    @ollietheseal Před měsícem +3

    no joke I have an essay/report on ancient Japan and this taught me a lot ty bill

  • @user-gj3fc4vy9c
    @user-gj3fc4vy9c Před 7 měsíci

    Can’t believe I forgot about this absolute classic!

  • @sillywilly2805
    @sillywilly2805 Před 5 lety +1848

    Help! My drunk Father won't stop hitting me with a Belt.
    *HIRE A SAMURAI*

  • @mannygardner1151
    @mannygardner1151 Před 7 lety +842

    Is this the weird or the educational side of CZcams?

  • @76CAJ
    @76CAJ Před 9 měsíci

    This video has teached me more than I have learned in history class

  • @spooky-spaghetti
    @spooky-spaghetti Před 29 dny +2

    man i remember when this was new and youtube had the function of little pop-up notes in the video, like when he said tornado and the note said "actually a typhoon"

  • @koroniriaryder4410
    @koroniriaryder4410 Před 8 lety +1689

    When I die I want this video to be projected onto my coffin

    • @caesium1102
      @caesium1102 Před 8 lety +77

      *a family member is dead*
      *people are sobbing uncontrollably*
      *some guy is happily oversimplifying world conquest and international alliances with a bunch of short cheerful jingles*
      best funeral

    • @nancybeltran8601
      @nancybeltran8601 Před 8 lety +14

      PROTIP

    • @ccipora
      @ccipora Před 8 lety +1

      +Nancy Beltran how'd the phandom get all the way out here?

    • @sleepyenby8036
      @sleepyenby8036 Před 8 lety +1

      +Cipora Cohon DID SOMEONE SAY PHANDOM

    • @caesium1102
      @caesium1102 Před 8 lety +8

      MrLabelChannel that's 3 words dumbass

  • @lilnunget6598
    @lilnunget6598 Před 4 lety +1825

    "He said. And failed. And then died." Same here buddy

    • @prptheawesome4911
      @prptheawesome4911 Před 4 lety +13

      Big mood

    • @Mr_Venison
      @Mr_Venison Před 4 lety +5

      Cheers, I'll drink to that bro

    • @ootfan7882
      @ootfan7882 Před 4 lety +4

      Me whenever I play Mega Man games. Except I keep going until I complete the game I'm playing. XD

    • @Name-rl3tq
      @Name-rl3tq Před 4 lety +2

      Fun Fact: he died of cerebral syphilis

    • @arcticfox5379
      @arcticfox5379 Před 4 lety

      Lil Nunget I am like #666 lol

  • @Vels1980
    @Vels1980 Před 2 měsíci +4

    This is still gold even 8 years l8r.

  • @user-dp2md8yk2b
    @user-dp2md8yk2b Před 7 měsíci +2

    ドイツ史好きなのでドイツの歴史動画とかつくってくれたら泣いて喜びます。

  • @ZionPattersonsprofile
    @ZionPattersonsprofile Před 7 lety +52341

    I wish this guy was my history teacher