He is the only one taking it seriously the others are teaming without any historical context and knowledge of the land and it's worth, literal kids internet fried brain France=Bad
@@chiaruzu Ye, men, but France was a Republic and had been under the Bonaparte Dynasty, so installing another Bourbon down the line is just disrespect xD
@@groadmiralinerika2540 I'm a monarchist so I wouldn't mind if a Bourbon came to power, my comment was because after the war of Spanish succession, France put a Bourbon on the Spanish throne, so this guy probably thinks Bourbon is a Spanish dynasty
@@chiaruzualthough the bourbons are French in origin, by the early 20th century they pretty much had assimilated into Spanish culture, as often happens with conquering elites that merge with the subjugated lands, plus there wasn't any of them in the French trone by that time, so they did pretty much become a Spanish house (with French roots). Also fun fact, to this day there is a cadet branch (the carlists) that claims both Spain and France as their subjects, with almost no support to be spoken of. Pretty hilarious stuff not gonna lie.
@@PrussiaAustriaConfederal Yeah the Germans developed a hatred towards the French (but not against their culture and ideas lmao) following the French occupation during the Napoleonic Wars. One of the reasons Bismarck wanted a war with France, apart from geopolitical ones, was to avenge the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt and the French occupation which had lasted from 1805 to 1813 (even 1794 if we include the Rhineland)
They were backstabber France literally gave away land to build trust and then they refused every claim France made after they received what they asked, it's stupid video since it's known that english speakers internet normies are against France since the 2001-2002
@@amlking I guess so. A few differences I noticed was the Spanish Equatorial lands had more coastline, and there was an international zone not like the Congo “Free” State.
Territory without access, the indigenous demography to exploit it or an allogenic one to colonize it in the eventual case of ressources being present there isn’t more power to the balance. Moreover one would argue the new subjects would but that only in the situation where they can be useful, faithful or wick (which you would guess reforms the field of uses they would be destined to). To say this isn’t necessarily nonsensical especially when a good chunk of that territory is Sahara.
I got to love how France throws an absolute tantrum over not getting “Sahara territory that doesn’t matter.” By the way the majority of Darfur is Sahel or sub Sahara. So then makes up some reasoning why the Spanish player betrayed him even though Spain gave them practically all of Western Africa for free
@@footballkorvendavid1092 sadly they aren’t allowed to renegotiate previous regions I believe once moving on. But I hope Spain can get a happy ending. Spanish Congo?
The fact that he was offered German backing in Morocco and a guaranteed colony in Equatorial Guinea but instead took France's wack ass deal is hilariously mind-boggling 😂
@@Alex-ds8xm I know. This conference doesn't seem to be too realistic, nor is it really about whether or not the nation can keep hold of its colony. For example, Italy laid claim to Abyssinia in the video, but they probably would have still failed in taking it over. The conference is more about each colonial power making sure that other powers respect their claimed territory and discuss over disputes. However, to me it is clear the Spanish player doesn't really know what to claim and what to hold on to. With hindsight, he should have maintained the Rif [ or at least Spain's modern day boarder with Morocco ] and traded Moroccan influence for French Congo and Gabon. If France remained stubborn [ which he will ], Germany could have backed Spain up. Britain would have as well. Missed oppotunity but hey! We all make mistakes.
not at all lol they were loosing half of rio muni which is arguably the most important posession spain could get outta that, long guinea or just cameroon would've been perfect
@@mr.battledroid2195 they fumble because they almost had would of had all of Morocco, Western Sahara, and Equatorial Guinea as well as a chunk of Kamerun
Bro France complaining about the “balance of power” being skewed in Germany’s favour in Cameroon when he owns basically all of west and North Africa. Okay France.
@@barnousauresrex2662 Exactly France guy is the only one who understand anything about this map and he is right on literally every claim, the others are just trolling because in their internet fried brain France=Bad
… AAAND I was correct in my assumptions that France was greedy in the last video. Bro wanted ALL of Frances IRL claims in africa despite the fact that multiple times IRL these demands were rejected.
Didn't had the power since they lost all this land after the humiliation of ww1 but yet ww2 would be humiliate them even more putting straight line inside there own country 😂
@@AsilDuranUlusoy They can't change anything that was already voted on and countries can't lose any land they already owned before the conference, unless they give permission.
@@AsilDuranUlusoy I wish I could but part one, two, and eventually three were pre recorded weeks ago in one multi hour conference and I can’t change anything now
@@raulbrandao720 France guy is the only one who understand anything about this map and he is right on literally every claim, the others are just trolling because in their internet fried brain France=Bad
The problem is that all the others are not and just being slow and uninterested like they are playing a fantasy board game with no consequences so the result is uninteresting only France is fighting for it's interest while the others are just following who ever is against France without any thinking of the consequences for themselves.
@@ommsterlitz1805France had it coming, they were being super greedy basically everywhere. If anything, giving France more would shatter the balance of power.
@@starscomandremartins wtf are you talking about France just got it's historical border right, these lands are worthless in 1884 they only became interesting after oil and uranium became a ressource, and this is France so obviously they got so much territory because they backed their allies and it was France the most prestigious country the capital of culture, arts and the only power to respect others interests.
People keep complaining about France, but he's the only one actually taking the negotiations seriously and making smart assertions. The other players are kinda lackluster...
Exactly that the other are just being slow and uninterested like they are playing a fantasy board game with no consequences so the result is uninteresting only France is fighting for it's interest while the others are just following who ever is against France without any thinking of the consequences for themselves.
You were the only one actually negotiating, all the other players were so passive and couldn’t think ahead to save their lives. Like why would Spain not speak up on your behalf in Darfur when that could have helped them get Cameroon with your backing? Why would Britain not support you in Cameroon in return for your support for their Cape-to-Cairo plans? It made no sense, you were the real mvp here lol
I feel like at this rate the French representative is just being so incredibly, aggressively, assertive the other powers will be willing to back proposals that go against him out of annoyance/spite 😆
Thing is Madagascar is pretty much the only thing France has any claim on left, and they already have their Djibouti deal with Austria for an east coast naval port. Mostly at this point there is little the other delegates can do to screw with France while France can be obstructionist to everybody else's goals with support.
The problem is that the others are just being slow and uninterested like they are playing a fantasy board game with no consequences so the result is uninteresting only France is fighting for it's interest while the others are just following who ever is against France without any thinking of the consequences for themselves.
What's with the Thumbnail change?? Originally it was Bismarck and the African continent with some French colored colonies now its just the Soanish Flag on a African Colony
@@Voland1871 Mostly the empty Sahara Desert Parts, and the parts that are close to France. South of the Sahara is rather balanced, even if France is a major stake holder.
Feels like Germany and Spain lost the script here that they'd rather be petty instead of compromise and let Spain have some of the South in exchange for some for some the northern coastline. Also yeah France was totally right that GB was being petty over a part of land that isn't even that connected to their holdings.
@@clonecommanderrex8542 He described it as useless to the UK, which it was/is needing to cross the Sahara or go further south and loop back up. Plus its linked to the territory France already had geographically better. Basically it was everybody else making a stink about France having a bunch of the map even if that is empty desert nothing.
@@breadcat0469 The French side straddles the end of the Sahara, meaning its a lot easier to link it to Central and Western Africa than build a road or rail network across the Sahara. The territory was also something the UK could easily have sacrificed for their Cape to Cairo ambitions. Meanwhile for Germany and Spain we saw how well backing the UK here turned out where without France they couldn't make their own territory exchange work.
The French guy is negotiating for territory as if his life depends on it
Knowing the french..... yeah it was
I think it’s funny how France was arguing for Darfur when Darfur would actually help France if it went to the British because of the Maintenance
They are losing African influence now by China so it is understandable.😅
France got 3 phds in yapping and 2 phds in American rage
He's got the French attitude down pat.
France is going cuckoo
All that just for some desert in Sudan.
look, I wasnt THAT bad
@@WilliamFleaBRO YOU MADE ME COLOR BLIND IN MY EARS 💀💀💀💀💀😭😭😭😭😭
Any country claims a piece of African land.
France: *Cries in French*
He is the only one taking it seriously the others are teaming without any historical context and knowledge of the land and it's worth, literal kids internet fried brain France=Bad
Spain: "France you better shut up or I'll put a Bourbon in your throne" lmaooo
BOURBON IS A FRENSH DYNASTY XDDDDD
@@chiaruzu Ye, men, but France was a Republic and had been under the Bonaparte Dynasty, so installing another Bourbon down the line is just disrespect xD
@@groadmiralinerika2540 I'm a monarchist so I wouldn't mind if a Bourbon came to power, my comment was because after the war of Spanish succession, France put a Bourbon on the Spanish throne, so this guy probably thinks Bourbon is a Spanish dynasty
@@chiaruzualthough the bourbons are French in origin, by the early 20th century they pretty much had assimilated into Spanish culture, as often happens with conquering elites that merge with the subjugated lands, plus there wasn't any of them in the French trone by that time, so they did pretty much become a Spanish house (with French roots). Also fun fact, to this day there is a cadet branch (the carlists) that claims both Spain and France as their subjects, with almost no support to be spoken of. Pretty hilarious stuff not gonna lie.
@@chiaruzu imagine being a genuine monarchist kinda cringe
I have come to a realization regarding the reasons behind Bismark's hatred towards France. They were fluent in yapanese
Hah
Good one! Wasn’t the real reason like that the Germans were scared of them bc of the napoleonic wars
@@PrussiaAustriaConfederal to be fair germany didn't like anyone only austria
@@Ghostfire666 true. they sorta liked Italy though. And they liked Russia and Britain before Wilhelm the second took power
@@PrussiaAustriaConfederal Yeah the Germans developed a hatred towards the French (but not against their culture and ideas lmao) following the French occupation during the Napoleonic Wars. One of the reasons Bismarck wanted a war with France, apart from geopolitical ones, was to avenge the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt and the French occupation which had lasted from 1805 to 1813 (even 1794 if we include the Rhineland)
France: you guys are bckstabbers, all of Africa is mine!!!
Germany and britain: no.
They were backstabber France literally gave away land to build trust and then they refused every claim France made after they received what they asked, it's stupid video since it's known that english speakers internet normies are against France since the 2001-2002
Gort the serf is better
Africa is rightful Portuguese land! 💪🇵🇹🔥🗿
I love how the map has barely changed except for some Spanish, French, and German land.
Yeah. But the raging is the funniest part
@@amlking
I guess so. A few differences I noticed was the Spanish Equatorial lands had more coastline, and there was an international zone not like the Congo “Free” State.
French guy just wants to be as big as possible ngl
nvm he's actually the highlight of this video lmao, the fact he keeps getting so pressed over Sudan is hilarious xd
@@Akane_16 he was very funny during the congress cause of his raging
He got even more pressed over Cameron, he has majority of the west and northern African coast, he doesn't need anymore land honestly.
The clown of the circus.
@@Random_Animate3 oy, Fergus,happy to see you here. So did he tell you the bame of the song already?
YOURE WORRYING ABOUT BALANCE OF POWER?!?!?! You own half the damn continent tf you mean?!?!?!?!
Territory without access, the indigenous demography to exploit it or an allogenic one to colonize it in the eventual case of ressources being present there isn’t more power to the balance. Moreover one would argue the new subjects would but that only in the situation where they can be useful, faithful or wick (which you would guess reforms the field of uses they would be destined to). To say this isn’t necessarily nonsensical especially when a good chunk of that territory is Sahara.
I got to love how France throws an absolute tantrum over not getting “Sahara territory that doesn’t matter.” By the way the majority of Darfur is Sahel or sub Sahara. So then makes up some reasoning why the Spanish player betrayed him even though Spain gave them practically all of Western Africa for free
Fax when France said that I wanted Spain to put there claims back on Morocco and Western Sahara
@@footballkorvendavid1092 sadly they aren’t allowed to renegotiate previous regions I believe once moving on. But I hope Spain can get a happy ending.
Spanish Congo?
You know I am kind of worried is that with France not getting as much as they wanted we might have a sequel to the franco-prussian war
The Spanish player was not lying when he said he sold 😭
The fact that he was offered German backing in Morocco and a guaranteed colony in Equatorial Guinea but instead took France's wack ass deal is hilariously mind-boggling 😂
@@Tnpt_studiosSpain wouldn’t be able to mantain the entirety of Morocco as they almost couldn’t mantain the rif
@@Alex-ds8xm I know. This conference doesn't seem to be too realistic, nor is it really about whether or not the nation can keep hold of its colony.
For example, Italy laid claim to Abyssinia in the video, but they probably would have still failed in taking it over. The conference is more about each colonial power making sure that other powers respect their claimed territory and discuss over disputes.
However, to me it is clear the Spanish player doesn't really know what to claim and what to hold on to. With hindsight, he should have maintained the Rif [ or at least Spain's modern day boarder with Morocco ] and traded Moroccan influence for French Congo and Gabon. If France remained stubborn [ which he will ], Germany could have backed Spain up. Britain would have as well. Missed oppotunity but hey! We all make mistakes.
Spain should've lowkey taken that German deal
Spain Fumbled
They made the mistake of listening to France if only for a moment. Not the first time in history either.
not at all lol they were loosing half of rio muni which is arguably the most important posession spain could get outta that, long guinea or just cameroon would've been perfect
@@calste85 fr*nce moment
@@mr.battledroid2195 they fumble because they almost had would of had all of Morocco, Western Sahara, and Equatorial Guinea as well as a chunk of Kamerun
“Think of honor, think of honor!” He’s so French 😂
Looks like France forgot, who had marched straight to Paris literally ~10 years ago
French troops ? Paris literally fought to the end and the peace was signed outside
@@ommsterlitz1805 straight to, not straight into
@@pieselpoloniae Because of that Paris Commune started the communism ideology as a feasibility in the sick mind of Karl Marx
Forgot who won ww1
Bro France complaining about the “balance of power” being skewed in Germany’s favour in Cameroon when he owns basically all of west and North Africa. Okay France.
Most of thats desert
@@barnousauresrex2662 and?
@@barnousauresrex2662 Exactly France guy is the only one who understand anything about this map and he is right on literally every claim, the others are just trolling because in their internet fried brain France=Bad
@@ommsterlitz1805no
… AAAND I was correct in my assumptions that France was greedy in the last video. Bro wanted ALL of Frances IRL claims in africa despite the fact that multiple times IRL these demands were rejected.
Well this is alt history, thats the point
France: Yap yap yap yap kamerun is mine yap yap yap
Germany: Bro I have the power I decide🗿
I feel like the biggest problem of this conference is that French guy tries to be Napoleon and everyone lets him be this
Didn't had the power since they lost all this land after the humiliation of ww1 but yet ww2 would be humiliate them even more putting straight line inside there own country 😂
Guys, call me crazy but I think France got slightly upset this video.
Yo aren't you the portugal dude?! Can you claim all of french africa pls since you can't get all of africa
@@AsilDuranUlusoy They can't change anything that was already voted on and countries can't lose any land they already owned before the conference, unless they give permission.
@@AsilDuranUlusoy I wish I could but part one, two, and eventually three were pre recorded weeks ago in one multi hour conference and I can’t change anything now
@@ManFromChicago rigged if gods little man said it it's true brah
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historians don't want you to know this but this is actually exactly how it went in real life
Spain had to colonise Morocco and large Equatorial Guinea. Excellent video btw!
glad you enjoyed it
Britain has the valuable lands so far especially Nigeria and the Nile rivers
Most calm frenchman
he's american
France sounded really mentally unstable
Historically accurate
He is the only one taking it seriously the others are teaming without any historical context and knowledge of the land and it's worth
@@crystalcat1002 Mentally unstable would be Germany for obvious reasons
@@ommsterlitz1805 Were you france?
@@doomslayer6471no
I am _so_ disappointed by no one saying "what do you mean 1913 border, it's 1885"
While France is yapping i'm just thinking,
Man, you have HALF of the damm continet already, chill out
to be fair a lot of it is useless land, the sahara aint got nothing.
@@delano4526 You're right, i forgot to take that into account
@@delano4526He wanted the Sultanate of darfur, after which he described useless land
@@raulbrandao720 France guy is the only one who understand anything about this map and he is right on literally every claim, the others are just trolling because in their internet fried brain France=Bad
I am not mad that France guy got mad. Quite the opposite. It's absolutely hilarious. Bro made us alotta content.
I love France's unhinged rants and tirades.
France is very in character, w entertainment
The problem is that all the others are not and just being slow and uninterested like they are playing a fantasy board game with no consequences so the result is uninteresting only France is fighting for it's interest while the others are just following who ever is against France without any thinking of the consequences for themselves.
@@ommsterlitz1805France had it coming, they were being super greedy basically everywhere. If anything, giving France more would shatter the balance of power.
@@starscomandremartins wtf are you talking about France just got it's historical border right, these lands are worthless in 1884 they only became interesting after oil and uranium became a ressource, and this is France so obviously they got so much territory because they backed their allies and it was France the most prestigious country the capital of culture, arts and the only power to respect others interests.
This is a better world!
Who do you think is winning and losing so far? If you want any of the songs, or if you have any questions, leave a comment.
Wining: France
Losing: The ottomans
Why are they arguing so much
Italy and France are doing very well
Portugal is losing
@@jastwarowski1770 to get territories
10:25 "I'm sorry WHAT?!" Man France is hella hilarious
Can we talk about how smart Austria was? He got the most he could lol.
Damn and i thought Portugal was gonna try and take everything 😂😂😂
they tried that in part 1
Yeah they tried in part 1 as a joke, this is the second video
Man, this guy really nailed French diplomacy.
The French guy is amazing.
People keep complaining about France, but he's the only one actually taking the negotiations seriously and making smart assertions. The other players are kinda lackluster...
Exactly that the other are just being slow and uninterested like they are playing a fantasy board game with no consequences so the result is uninteresting only France is fighting for it's interest while the others are just following who ever is against France without any thinking of the consequences for themselves.
Yeah the other players have 2 digit IQ
spain fumbled hard
Just like irl
@@Sceptonic true that. true that.
To be fair both Spain and Germany mutually screwed each other as they now have a land locked colony that has issues exporting those resources.
6:39 "France's tirade" LMFAO
The French player is absolutely spot on and exactly how I would imagine the French reacting😂
Love your content! Keep up the good work 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Sacrifice For the algorithm! Love your work 😊😊😊😊
Thank you! 😁
I'll tell my kids this is was the actual Berlin Conference.
The French player is going to become a meme
6:10 france.... YOU OWN ALL OF WEST AFRICA! Your lucky you didn't face any resistance until now
love this format
This is a worse world!
Choose one mate you want the blue(french heaven good pill) or do you want the red pill(br"tish Hell bad pill)?
British red pill
Not yet
@@GrassyHills202 both are hell though
@@GrassyHills202 everything is better than Germany
lowkey france is kinda right albeit a bit indignant, his claims to sudan made sense and Spain did go back on his promise from earlier
Ah yes, balance of power, says the nation with half the continent
A lot of which is empty desert.
@@anvos658buzzer
@@anvos658 and he tried to get more empty desert, why trying to get it if it's useless land huh?
@@pokepod The empty part is the bit in-between the Nile and Darfur.
I declare a Bourbon is now on the throne of France.
Idea: what if Lafayette moved to America and took a political/military role?
As the French player, I just want to state I am not a yapper, But may have been a little bit upset
Yapping simulator 100% speedrun.
You did not Need darfur bro💀
@@breadcat0469 Still the UK didn't need it either and could have acquiesced for support on the territory needed for Cape to Cairo.
@@anvos658 from Sudan they got most of the gps supporting them making not backing down way better
You were the only one actually negotiating, all the other players were so passive and couldn’t think ahead to save their lives. Like why would Spain not speak up on your behalf in Darfur when that could have helped them get Cameroon with your backing? Why would Britain not support you in Cameroon in return for your support for their Cape-to-Cairo plans? It made no sense, you were the real mvp here lol
Is there luxebourg colony?
What? How would they even access it
@@jastwarowski1770 Luxembourg shall gain a 1 km wide corridor between the french and belgian border
@@GrassyHills202
Genius
france gotta stop yapping
We need a Part 3! France took massive Ls this round.
Theme of the video: "Sacre Bleu!"
Wait I don't understand, what happened with Spain and Germany at the end?
I feel like at this rate the French representative is just being so incredibly, aggressively, assertive the other powers will be willing to back proposals that go against him out of annoyance/spite 😆
Thing is Madagascar is pretty much the only thing France has any claim on left, and they already have their Djibouti deal with Austria for an east coast naval port. Mostly at this point there is little the other delegates can do to screw with France while France can be obstructionist to everybody else's goals with support.
I like how France refrences the balance of power when germany only has togoland and they are offering Spain half of Cameroon.
the french sudan claim was the most idiotic defense ever
Video idea: What if Stauffenberg succeeded in killing Hitler and his terms of peace got realized to end the war quicker?
I like how Austria just gets shared zones it’s nice
France does really behave like France, 10/10 accuracy
The problem is that the others are just being slow and uninterested like they are playing a fantasy board game with no consequences so the result is uninteresting only France is fighting for it's interest while the others are just following who ever is against France without any thinking of the consequences for themselves.
france being all cocky and straight after " germany won the vote" 😂
France just yap yap
What's with the Thumbnail change?? Originally it was Bismarck and the African continent with some French colored colonies now its just the Soanish Flag on a African Colony
Cool vid
Biblically accurate France
WE ABSOLUTELY NEED THAT BELGIAN CONGO AGAIN (ofcourse if leopold didnt do his thing, if yk what i mean)
I support German Mittelafrika!
The French guy wasted 2/5 of the entire video trying to keep Cameroon just to lose it in a vote and rage 🙏😭😭
21st Century people scrambling for Africa; what could possibly go wrong?
Everyone is dogging on France but honestly I feel sympathetic for them, they are really getting screwed by everyone
They own all west Africa.
@@Voland1871 Mostly the empty Sahara Desert Parts, and the parts that are close to France. South of the Sahara is rather balanced, even if France is a major stake holder.
@@Voland1871 yeah half of that is useless land, they're like a mid tier power rn, their most valuable stuff is really just the gold coast right now
@@delano4526Morocco.
nobody, France when Germany does something: muh, balance!!!
France is so france. Congrats for the guy
France freaking out at everyone likely hampered their abilities to properly convince the other nations.
aaand this is how ww1 starts in this time line... with the french king angy over his losing the vote
Why did France send a diplomat from New Jersey
I was wondering the 2nd part
the french player is the mvp lmao
I swear to god what was the Cameroonian deal bro
Feels like Germany and Spain lost the script here that they'd rather be petty instead of compromise and let Spain have some of the South in exchange for some for some the northern coastline.
Also yeah France was totally right that GB was being petty over a part of land that isn't even that connected to their holdings.
How was France ment to get there they did not Need this land they just yappin
Fance wanted the Sultanate of darfur, which he described as useless land and threw a tantrum over it
@@clonecommanderrex8542 He described it as useless to the UK, which it was/is needing to cross the Sahara or go further south and loop back up. Plus its linked to the territory France already had geographically better. Basically it was everybody else making a stink about France having a bunch of the map even if that is empty desert nothing.
@@breadcat0469 The French side straddles the end of the Sahara, meaning its a lot easier to link it to Central and Western Africa than build a road or rail network across the Sahara.
The territory was also something the UK could easily have sacrificed for their Cape to Cairo ambitions. Meanwhile for Germany and Spain we saw how well backing the UK here turned out where without France they couldn't make their own territory exchange work.
Lmaooo this was funny I love it
France almost sounds like Andrew Tate.
waaa waaa waaa
Make part 3
I actually support France. The way he phrased his opinions was horrible but he had a point.
How can I join
the french diplomat reminds me of Jaden Williams
I know Britain's going to get Egypt because you know what they say Britannia rules the waves
What if Maria Theresa and Frederick married?
I’m waiting for the Serbian colony
They don't deserve one
north macedonian colony when
why did you put the religous questions in your sign up?
Helps me placing people who wanna be bishops
France: "We'll take this, we got this, take it to vote!"
Videntis: "Germany won the vote with 52% of the total."
LMAOOOO
Yeah Austria-Hungary already doing better than in irl!!!
To be fair for France, he had a point about Darfur and Cameroon...
IM HAPPY. DEUTSCHLAND FOREVERMORE
France really is angry about what happened in Sudan but personally I wouldn't want to give a piece of Sudan to
France ~"We'll take this, we got this."
France did not indeed have this.
Britain looks unchanged…
Bruh the Spanish guy was so terrible at diplomacy and the French one was literally insane 😂 he spent 10 minutes screaming for a desert