Control The Choke Point: How The US Stole The Panama Canal

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  • @johnnyharris
    @johnnyharris  2 роки тому +578

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    • @ilyadalaloyan1571
      @ilyadalaloyan1571 2 роки тому +7

      Great video 👍😊

    • @sumitbegwani
      @sumitbegwani 2 роки тому +3

      Nice video . When r you planning to come to india

    • @Ducanralf
      @Ducanralf 2 роки тому +5

      Then they are complaining about Russia-Crimea Union !

    • @aadisingh9146
      @aadisingh9146 2 роки тому +2

      I get it ,the U.S is bad.
      but why all this "why the stole.." content.
      make something new or different.

    • @runemonkey629
      @runemonkey629 2 роки тому +4

      @@aadisingh9146 because he feels like making this type of content.

  • @Legalizeasbestos
    @Legalizeasbestos 2 роки тому +5524

    Philippe must be the only engineer in history who can put “created a nation to support project” on their resume.

    • @zylnexxd842
      @zylnexxd842 2 роки тому +58

      Lmao

    • @levelazn
      @levelazn 2 роки тому +19

      america created Taiwan to support it's oppressive foreign policy

    • @arpansaha5638
      @arpansaha5638 2 роки тому +212

      @@levelazn No one created taiwan except some Chinese. The nationalist government fled to Taiwan and kept ruling it after Commuist party of China won the civil war in 1949. Either you don't know the history, or were fed propaganda.

    • @arpansaha5638
      @arpansaha5638 2 роки тому +14

      @BlerdLife There's no movie, or even any mention in most history books, because US wants to hide its imperialism.

    • @channel_void
      @channel_void 2 роки тому +7

      @@levelazn um

  • @Katnnissgetta
    @Katnnissgetta 2 роки тому +3232

    When the French were under the construction of the canal people actually didn’t know that the mosquitos were causing the yellow fever that was killing the workers, they thought the ants are the ones transmitting it. So nurses put water bowls under the beds’s legs of the workers so that the ants don’t come crawling to the workers but instead it just make the perfect breading ground for the mosquitos causing more deaths.

    • @caitlynsmith1713
      @caitlynsmith1713 2 роки тому +108

      You had me at “so nurses put water bowls”

    • @caitlynsmith1713
      @caitlynsmith1713 2 роки тому +103

      @@nickarjoma5350 France has a completely differently climate than Panama. I’m sure they had no knowledge about the environment and were obviously unprepared since 20,000 workers died.

    • @sepez
      @sepez 2 роки тому +88

      @@caitlynsmith1713 The french empire wasn't just mainland France...

    • @AntiFurrybruh
      @AntiFurrybruh 2 роки тому +50

      @@caitlynsmith1713 France still has 11 time zone and American territories under French control, like French Geinea in Latin America and tiny islands across world, so we know who's responsible for what? In my country there is a saying “Only wars can make Americans learn geography and history”

    • @AntiFurrybruh
      @AntiFurrybruh 2 роки тому +7

      @@aratirao9007 no I wont! You are a paid promoter

  • @floydthompson8668
    @floydthompson8668 Рік тому +282

    If teachers taught history like this, it would be every child's favorite subject!

    • @zackmartin74
      @zackmartin74 Рік тому +9

      yup this is why i’m becoming a history teacher. it would be cool if i’m able to use these videos as mini lectures one day

    • @FenriZz
      @FenriZz 11 місяців тому +5

      But what he says is not 100% accurate

    • @ronaldomontero3624
      @ronaldomontero3624 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@FenriZz google it it happened

    • @achille7730
      @achille7730 10 місяців тому

      Luckily, I had a great history teacher like this in my highschool

    • @RocketRoketto
      @RocketRoketto 9 місяців тому

      if you did literature you could use thug notes@@zackmartin74

  • @josedanielvillegas4475
    @josedanielvillegas4475 2 роки тому +460

    Yes very sad we colombians (I'm colombian) lost Panama. But let me tell you this: I was in Panamá one month ago, and they are freaking waaaaay better without us. Being independent from Colombia is the best thing that could ever happen to them.

    • @dieptrieu6564
      @dieptrieu6564 Рік тому +50

      I mean they are only better cause they have smaller population so the canal can pretty much carry their whole economy. If they were still under columbian. Then chances are high they would still have a luxurious life due to the canal. It's like comparing big port city to the rest of the country.

    • @HamzaKhan-ky1mt
      @HamzaKhan-ky1mt Рік тому

      @@dieptrieu6564 Columbia is still more corrupt

    • @softdrink-0
      @softdrink-0 Рік тому +39

      @@dieptrieu6564Columbia isn’t a shining beacon to the world you know

    • @dieptrieu6564
      @dieptrieu6564 Рік тому +11

      @@softdrink-0 Neither do Panama or any country to that matter. Everyone have their own problem to deal with.

    • @syle3668
      @syle3668 Рік тому +3

      Agree with Diệp Triệu. It's a port city, getting rich is unavoidable.

  • @NightRaider001
    @NightRaider001 2 роки тому +3486

    Phillipe really was the embodiment of the saying, “Don’t let your dreams be dreams” in the most conniving and manipulative sense of the word. Man really wanted that canal lmao

    • @bpisan
      @bpisan 2 роки тому +135

      Probably just wanted to cash in on his investment. Bet the wife back in France was pissed so he couldn’t go home until it paid out

    • @senurarx99
      @senurarx99 2 роки тому +4

      sense of the statement*

    • @NightRaider001
      @NightRaider001 2 роки тому +23

      @@bpisan anything for the hon hon oui oui baguette missus amirite

    • @hellothere4306
      @hellothere4306 2 роки тому +6

      @@aratirao9007 you are Aditya Rathore, aren't you!? 😂

    • @victormiranda5197
      @victormiranda5197 2 роки тому +16

      No, he just wanted his money back, he never even came back to Panama after the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty.

  • @mariokartgamecube
    @mariokartgamecube 2 роки тому +5800

    Shouts out to Phillipe, who held the bag so hard that he orchestrated a coup and changed the course of global events just to get his investment back

    • @tpalden753
      @tpalden753 2 роки тому +144

      Wsb founder

    • @TheIslandRiders
      @TheIslandRiders 2 роки тому +96

      WSB hall of famer right thur

    • @edwardtimothy3581
      @edwardtimothy3581 2 роки тому +88

      Yep. My man carried the whole story😂

    • @vokasimid5330
      @vokasimid5330 2 роки тому +18

      Real G

    • @TheEliseRodgers
      @TheEliseRodgers 2 роки тому +35

      There is probably a Broadway Musical or a Ska album to be developed from this guy’s story.

  • @Trx-ep7rg
    @Trx-ep7rg Рік тому +54

    Panamanian here. A very accurate retelling of this amazing story that gave birth to my country! Props Johnny!

    • @1heart7seas1moon
      @1heart7seas1moon 5 місяців тому

      Y’all got played 😂

    • @radielkill
      @radielkill День тому

      you feel proud of being a pawn in a game of chess?

  • @leninisrael17
    @leninisrael17 Рік тому +82

    Oh my God. I’m Panamanian and this videos has totally blown my mind. I had always heard about the Hay Bunau Varilla Treaty and I never knew its real background story. It’s so wild how Philippe literally tricked us to build the canal which caused us so many conflicts with the US. It’s the best video I’ve ever seen about the canal story. Great job! 🙌🏽

  • @bodombeastmode
    @bodombeastmode 2 роки тому +846

    A couple of years ago I never would have thought I would be learning history from the Vox Borders guy. Seriously, his videos are incredible. Especially when considering it's basically just one guy.

    • @johnnyharris
      @johnnyharris  2 роки тому +384

      lately I've been getting help from very talented people in research, editing, and animation. It's not all just a one man band anymore!

    • @nzx.
      @nzx. 2 роки тому +25

      @@johnnyharris Good for you, grow on.

    • @Dommy521
      @Dommy521 2 роки тому +13

      he should start a company to rival Vox i'm sure he won't have a problem getting investors

    • @abdesakib4424
      @abdesakib4424 2 роки тому +11

      @@Dommy521 if I had money I would invest in his company. The world needs more Johnny Harrris contents.

    • @chrissessions6108
      @chrissessions6108 2 роки тому +19

      The "Philippe" of UA-cam

  • @unrox
    @unrox 2 роки тому +1322

    Phillipe has big “apply for the job you’re severely unqualified for” energy

    • @larsstougaard7097
      @larsstougaard7097 2 роки тому +37

      Truly a go big or go home story 😁

    • @manleyaccmanley617
      @manleyaccmanley617 2 роки тому +3

      homie got balls

    • @mfitzburger5137
      @mfitzburger5137 Рік тому +1

      @@manleyaccmanley617 that, and a flagrant disregard for the lands inhabitants

    • @dieptrieu6564
      @dieptrieu6564 Рік тому +1

      @@mfitzburger5137 Eh, he help them win their independent bloodless. That's definitely not a bad thing for the people there

  • @IdealMotivation
    @IdealMotivation 2 роки тому +351

    Thank you Johnny. The story telling was amazing. I love to see your video man. 🤗👏

    • @vladimirjohnlennon7546
      @vladimirjohnlennon7546 2 роки тому

      Watch

    • @ctdieselnut
      @ctdieselnut 2 роки тому +4

      Narrated like a 13 yr old valley girl lol.

    • @luislizarralde5946
      @luislizarralde5946 2 роки тому

      You live in a country of freedom just for you the rest is only your slaves fake wars for oil and here only steal white english man a murder no matter is called North american

    • @alexiatorrez7680
      @alexiatorrez7680 Рік тому

      Great video thanks

  • @marcknopf1335
    @marcknopf1335 2 роки тому +275

    Great video! But you forgot to mention two things: first, the were dozens of panamanian villages across de river with thousands of habitants which were forced to leave their lands in order for the canal to be built. Whole villages lay deep in the waters of the artificial lake. Second, panama proved the world that they can not only administrate the canal by themselves but also built a new set of locks in order to pass the post panamax ships (biggest container ships atm) by themselves. It is in fact a engineering wonder brought to reality by different nations.

  • @javieraleman3611
    @javieraleman3611 2 роки тому +1463

    Hi Johnny, this was a really cool video. I am panamenian and this story has been told to us in school a lot of times but you have made a great work explaining it. Thank you for sharing this with the world :D

    • @pol1315
      @pol1315 2 роки тому

      vivu mi panamu 🐵🙉🐵🙉🐵🙉

    • @pol1315
      @pol1315 2 роки тому

      panama pais incivilizado

    • @tunvm4893
      @tunvm4893 2 роки тому +23

      What do you guys think of Philippe Bunau-Varilla? Was he a villain to the country?

    • @josemanuelpontonsossa3796
      @josemanuelpontonsossa3796 2 роки тому +16

      I am from Colombia and the school told me another history. Like we sell Panama land to the US

    • @aratirao9007
      @aratirao9007 2 роки тому +1

      🟫 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE JOHNNY HARRIS

  • @chiefmonrovia6691
    @chiefmonrovia6691 2 роки тому +579

    Oh those photos of Teddy weren't propaganda, Teddy just actually wanted to play with the big machines 100%

  • @angelikiyanopulos3281
    @angelikiyanopulos3281 2 роки тому +80

    Fun fact: When the French were building the canal, and they didn't know what was causing the diseases that were killing their men (now we know it was because of the mosquitoes), they thought that putting buckets full of water in the legs of their bed would help to minimize the spread of the diseases. It actually ended up making it worse because the mosquitoes were using these buckets to lay their eggs.

  • @TacticalPoppins
    @TacticalPoppins Рік тому +50

    This was one of the most entertaining tellings of the Panama Canal story. Excellent job!

  • @aegisofhonor
    @aegisofhonor 2 роки тому +628

    the irony is, the volcanos that "threatened" the canal project in Nicaragua were on the opposite side of the lake where the canal was planned to be built and no active volcanos were threatening the canal from the south (all of them were north). The nearest active volcano was a good 70 miles north of the canal zone and was of no threat to the canal in any way.

    • @the_crypter
      @the_crypter 2 роки тому +95

      How's that the irony though, I am sure it's pretty obvious that Philipe just wanted to create a state of paranoia regarding that Volcano and hence the whole distributing the Stamps thing. He just wanted them to shift their focus from there to Panama. Everyone universally agrees that those Volcano's didn't really posed a threat.

    • @mehere8038
      @mehere8038 2 роки тому +3

      so I'm curious now, what's the land like there? would it have been possible to dig a sea level canal & what was the build difficulty there compared to in Panama?

    • @rap3208
      @rap3208 2 роки тому +20

      Nicaragua was the first choice of the US because it was cheaper to build. It also had a lake to provide water for the locking system in the canal, they didn't have to flood lands to create a water source like they did in Panama. Give Philippe Buneu-Varilla for single handedly convincing everybody to build the canal in Panama.

    • @stack3843
      @stack3843 2 роки тому +36

      one major issue of nicaragua is that you are building a canal connecting a fresh water body to a salt water body, which really is not a good idea. Philippe honestly prevented a major disaster

    • @johnnyt8286
      @johnnyt8286 2 роки тому +3

      @@stack3843 why? what would happen stack?

  • @adwita224
    @adwita224 2 роки тому +807

    The Phillepe guy, woah. I can't decide if I like him or not but I damn well admire him. Just how did a single French engineer manage to single-handedly manipulate and maneuver three countries, and slickly worked his way out. Just WOW.

    • @drx742
      @drx742 2 роки тому +11

      in Panama Buneau-Varilla is the complicated "word" for JUDAS

    • @grizzlyaddams3606
      @grizzlyaddams3606 2 роки тому +5

      It is truly amazeballs. Also remember that this was all done before humans had the telephone!

    • @Kriae
      @Kriae Рік тому +2

      fact-checking was a lot harder

    • @matt0844
      @matt0844 Рік тому +9

      Phillips is the guy who buy bitcoins and about to lose a lot money so he convinced everyone to get on it no matter what so he won’t lost his investment 😂😂

    • @pablogomeztorres892
      @pablogomeztorres892 Рік тому

      It seems you admire an absolute douche

  • @ochonuevebajiu
    @ochonuevebajiu Рік тому +34

    Como panameña es muy agradable el pequeño resumen que has hecho sobre la historia del Canal de Panamá y su ocupación por los EE. UU. Sería genial si hubiese podido hablar mucho más a detalle sobre como fue la presencia estadounidense en el país y cuales fueron aquellas consecuencias que marcaron un antes y después en la historia panameña, la historia de las relaciones entre Panamá y EE. UU es de las más interesantes que podrán ver :)

    • @Melody-Pines
      @Melody-Pines Рік тому +4

      Como Colombiano tengo curiosidad habeis alguna vez pensado en una reunificasion con colombia o los panamenos nos odian mucho? haha saludos

    • @ochonuevebajiu
      @ochonuevebajiu Рік тому +10

      @@Melody-Pines hola que tal, muy interesante tu pregunta. Debo decirte que desde la perspectiva panameña y la historia que envuelve tanto a Colombia antes Nueva Granada y Panamá, nunca ha sido agradable. Éramos un "departamento" olvidado de Colombia y nunca fuimos valorados, inclusive con toda la ganancia que le generabamos, ya que nos trataban de "país de bárbaros y negros". En la actualidad pensar en una "reunificación" con Colombia es totalmente imposible, Panamá como país a lo largo de su historia ha sufrido mucho y eso ha hecho que crezca en el panameño un sentir de patriotismo y nacionalismo que no permitiría que algo como eso pasara. Sin embargo, no tenemos ningún tipo de resentimiento encontra del pueblo colombiano, ya que el daño hecho a Panamá fue más bien "político-económico" en una escala media; también se debe destacar que muchos de los separatistas e inclusive nuestro primer presidente fue colombiano.
      No sé si esto haya respondido tu pregunta, pero me agradó mucho que la hayas hecho. En Panamá existe una biblioteca llamada "Biblioteca Nacional" cuenta con página web y libros en línea que pueden ayudarte en entender un poco más a fondo y detallado la historia de como fue Panamá al estar unida con Colombia.

    • @Melody-Pines
      @Melody-Pines Рік тому +5

      @@ochonuevebajiu interesante gracias por tu respuesta ambrasos desde colombia

    • @roid1510
      @roid1510 Рік тому +5

      Wow ☺️ i could only follow this conversation through google translate but i loved your talk :)

    • @Melody-Pines
      @Melody-Pines Рік тому +1

      @@roid1510 gracias!

  • @DH-nz2pk
    @DH-nz2pk Рік тому +5

    I LOVE the way you tell the stories!! Your delivery really makes it stick. Please continue

  • @MrOomariooO
    @MrOomariooO 2 роки тому +1097

    Johnny is the history teacher we all wish we had, the librarian who knows those books which won't let us sleep at night, that father's friend who always has these interesting stories to share. I was sad when Johnny left Vox, now tho I couldn't be happier. Thanks for all the great work :)

    • @jenniferthompson6768
      @jenniferthompson6768 2 роки тому +11

      Skillshare should put Johnny on their platform, to learn history and maps! How many young people can’t read a map, past their GPS!!!??

    • @cheshmandaz21
      @cheshmandaz21 2 роки тому

      In did

    • @Sm-pd6oy
      @Sm-pd6oy 2 роки тому +1

      💯💯

    • @scottbeaulieu8192
      @scottbeaulieu8192 2 роки тому +5

      @@jenniferthompson6768 don't feel bad for the "dumb" kids in school who cared more about being the popular one or funny one, or anything other than focusing on getting the education. They can't read a map because they were fvcking around in class not because the education system is flawed. You don't need fancy graphics and memes in a video with a cool story to learn a lesson. Why cater to those people to get them to learn when they should be taught discipline to learn like everyone else.

    • @felosrg1266
      @felosrg1266 2 роки тому +3

      @@scottbeaulieu8192 disagree, You will remember a lot more if they topic was teached with a cool story and fancy graphics

  • @miguelantoniogonzalezceden994
    @miguelantoniogonzalezceden994 2 роки тому +465

    If you are interested, there is a book called "Erased: The Untold Story of the Panama Canal" in which details of the takeover of the Panama Canal lands and the establishment of the Canal Zone are laid out. As a Panamanian who is still learning about his country's history, thanks for the video, great as usual :)

    • @pol1315
      @pol1315 2 роки тому

      Panama: 🐵🙉🐵🙉🐵🙉💩💩💩💩💩💩

    • @pol1315
      @pol1315 2 роки тому +2

      panama no sería nada sin la intervención estadounidense

    • @sapopsiquico8574
      @sapopsiquico8574 2 роки тому +3

      Totalmente cierto, Colombia nos tenía hechos verga.

    • @retroN8iV
      @retroN8iV 2 роки тому

      ya got fkd by a French person how sad

    • @aratirao9007
      @aratirao9007 2 роки тому

      ⭕ SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE JOHNNY HARRIS

  • @mistermclaur9205
    @mistermclaur9205 2 роки тому +9

    "Philippe, where were you during all those years? Me and the kids missed you!" "Damn Martha!!! I wanted this canal!"

  • @Ian-ny6ux
    @Ian-ny6ux Рік тому +1

    Great interesting engineering video john & team! Thanks for bringing all these interesting videos to light!

  • @arielvillanueva1127
    @arielvillanueva1127 2 роки тому +1287

    I'm a Panamanian, and even tho I've been taught this in school for years, you have a way of telling it that is just fascinating.
    Fun fact: After we got the canal back, we basically built it again by making the canal expansion with an entirely new and larger set of locks. Today most of the canal has been built by Panama itself.

    • @aratirao9007
      @aratirao9007 2 роки тому +7

      🟥 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE JOHNNY HARRIS

    • @IraeCarvalho
      @IraeCarvalho 2 роки тому +50

      @@aratirao9007 just searched, saw his most viewed video. He has such a heavy accent though... I am Brazilian, I lived 4 years in the US and I have a few Hindi/Pakistani friends, and I tend to have no trouble with the accent. But it is too much for me, I didn't manage to watch 1/3 of the video before I got completely lost, and UA-cam didn't manage to auto-generate captions either.

    • @MikeMessiah
      @MikeMessiah 2 роки тому +11

      but you gotta thank that frenchie to start it all, including the speratist movemement. You all should build a statue of him.

    • @ereristark425
      @ereristark425 2 роки тому +18

      Thanks for the fun fact! I was wondering about the size of the docks since cargo ships are SO much bigger now.

    • @yusufbek2001
      @yusufbek2001 2 роки тому

      What language you guys speak???

  • @andrewkean6163
    @andrewkean6163 2 роки тому +454

    Your storytelling ability just keeps getting better. I couldn't wait to hear the next part of that story.

  • @isaiahalleman8055
    @isaiahalleman8055 Рік тому +6

    This video is the most dynamic, entertaining, comprehensive history lesson on Panama throughout the canal building process. Very impressive!

    • @ochonuevebajiu
      @ochonuevebajiu Рік тому

      this history has more details, it was basically a hell in Panama throughout the whole process that the US was here in Panama.

  • @jakubwrona2040
    @jakubwrona2040 Рік тому +5

    Man, your storytelling cracks me up :D Very informative, should be included in history lessons in school.

  • @juansarasua
    @juansarasua 2 роки тому +187

    It's amazing how you can keep everyone interested for 20 min about history, even people that are not interested in history at all, you are an amazing storyteller Johnny, I learned a lot from you as a Content Creator. Thanks!

    • @yuna9044
      @yuna9044 2 роки тому

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      (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。18 years and over
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    • @foofs2721
      @foofs2721 2 роки тому

      We should all learn history as a lesson , learning from other people mistake , the past mistake . Not the dates the names of the people , if the the story is amazing like this one , everyone would've remember the names and dates easily.

    • @allymib3441
      @allymib3441 2 роки тому

      yea, i dont rlly like history but i rlly sat in class and enjoyed this. Amazing

  • @zubinsamuel
    @zubinsamuel 2 роки тому +2825

    When Vox restarts borders with someone else.
    Johnny: How Vox stole my content 😂
    Edit: Thanks for the likes everyone (I know you're laughing too, Johnny 😂)

  • @BanshanMarwein
    @BanshanMarwein Рік тому +2

    Brilliant illustrations, absolutely enjoying watching so many levels of information, no doubt this is a great engineering works

  • @andrxito
    @andrxito Рік тому +15

    I'm a bit late to this, just wanted to add that this was possible because Colombia was also at the gripes of a civil war (Thousand Day war) as they thought us in school in Panama. So it's not so much that Colombia said yeah just do whatever you want but more like their hands were full with other more pressing problems.
    Also that another set of bigger locks has been built and it's awesome.

  • @edwardwongks
    @edwardwongks 2 роки тому +592

    Millions of kids will now understand the history behind Panama. Thanks Johnny for explaining history in a way that is relatable and interesting.

    • @richardv.7826
      @richardv.7826 2 роки тому +9

      Millions of kids will know that the US is a and have always been a Bully!

    • @darkthanatos9927
      @darkthanatos9927 2 роки тому +3

      Millions of kids *video has less that 500k visita*

    • @edwardwongks
      @edwardwongks 2 роки тому +4

      @@darkthanatos9927 give it time. 500k in a few days is impressive already. Many of Johnny's videos have over a million views.

    • @stevenpeterson4490
      @stevenpeterson4490 2 роки тому +1

      @@richardv.7826 millions of kids understand its the people to blame that elect people who have room temp IQ, but sure blame the entire country for the actions of few

    • @cuthomas4664
      @cuthomas4664 2 роки тому

      And also he explained these stories under an extremely left wing populism perspective. Used to like his content up until I noticed his simple world concept with two poles: the evil capitalism and the innocent victims. Just a few steps away to Marxism.

  • @DudyMoko
    @DudyMoko 2 роки тому +783

    I grew up in the former Canal Zone area and it was very exciting hearing Johnny talk about it with such historical accuracy. I've seen many documentaries throughout the years with fatal historical errors (usually from the American point of view, which oftentimes depicted them as the world superheroes) but this one really gets it right. Thanks Johnny.

    • @whatelseison8970
      @whatelseison8970 2 роки тому +6

      Whoa.. so they actually talked like that? 😋

    • @davidsamudio3899
      @davidsamudio3899 2 роки тому +36

      Not only depicting americans as heroes, but also trying as much as posible to make the french look as bad and incompetent as posible, what happened to the french mainly was ignorace of the enviroment and climate

    • @mehere8038
      @mehere8038 2 роки тому +1

      @@whatelseison8970 OMG, that's what I was going to say! I mean WTF? I didn't realise the Panama people invented that language! ;)

    • @IpSyCo
      @IpSyCo 2 роки тому +3

      @@davidsamudio3899 I mean, that’s how most countries write their history. There are two hero’s and two villains to every story.

    • @sinarouhi3966
      @sinarouhi3966 2 роки тому +4

      @@davidsamudio3899 tbf french were mostly that bad 😆

  • @paulstewart6293
    @paulstewart6293 Рік тому +13

    I've through the Panama canal three times in the early 1980s and each times was fascinating! The pilots had complete control of the ships unlike other waterways. To enter a lock we had to go full ahead to push the water out to take its place.

  • @DaveSy
    @DaveSy 2 роки тому +3

    First time I’ve really sat down and binged your history videos, and they’re so comprehensively awesome! It’s like more coherent Drunk History, and almost as funny!

  • @janusz6165
    @janusz6165 2 роки тому +815

    Hey, Johnny! I really enjoy your content. One thing that I feel is missing and would strengthen the channel would be use of dates or timelines to keep track of important relevant historical dates, times, etc. At times you do give some dates but I enjoy being able to follow along with the specific dates and then do my own analysis to see what was happening in regions around your topics for greater context. It’s impossible to get all the info into your 20 min videos and I like to use your research as a starting point. Thanks for your great content and PLEASE! Release more “How the U.S. stole the Middle East” videos. I think with Afghanistan this would be a very interesting video. Take care!

    • @zeromailss
      @zeromailss 2 роки тому +21

      Great point, as a casual viewer I only treat it as an interesting historical story but it could be more than that. If I was still in school I would love to do a deeper research on my own and use it as my project or something and focusing more on specific part of the story

    • @delikat83
      @delikat83 2 роки тому +3

      Wow, all who comment to this. I feel exactly the same. But always, I'm late to the party

    • @LazizbekYusupov92
      @LazizbekYusupov92 2 роки тому

      Yeah, if not planned some other stuff, Afghanistan would be a nice point, to enlighten the matter with your brilliant way of analysis and a wide sight to a matter.

    • @haythamhammud
      @haythamhammud 2 роки тому +2

      I’m just happy he liked a comment that contains the sentence “ please do how the us stole the middle east again”

    • @LikeMinds
      @LikeMinds 2 роки тому

      I think Julian assange has already revealed it through 'the Afghan War documents leak'.... a video relevant to this topic was made here - ua-cam.com/video/fqMHm6ter9A/v-deo.html&t - you might find it interesting too!

  • @mariuszarszylo1476
    @mariuszarszylo1476 2 роки тому +802

    I stayed in Panama for 2 weeks a few years ago, and we ended up visiting the panama canal. At first I honestly didn't care too much, but once you get there and see it in person...wow. I could have sat there and watched boats entering/exiting all day long. It honestly is a technological marvel.

    • @georgekosko5124
      @georgekosko5124 2 роки тому +11

      @jabroni destroyer lmao

    • @abec8929
      @abec8929 2 роки тому +1

      @jabroni destroyer I agree

    • @LoganLS0
      @LoganLS0 2 роки тому +5

      @jabroni destroyer that's silly.

    • @Coolsomeone234
      @Coolsomeone234 2 роки тому +5

      @@abec8929 are you willing to pay lots of money and time for your products?

    • @Ali-uh2go
      @Ali-uh2go 2 роки тому +5

      And if you go to the Expansion Locks (Cocoli or Agua Clara) where bigger boats pass by you will be amazed. It is truly amazing.

  • @luisvanegas6549
    @luisvanegas6549 2 місяці тому

    Loved the way this piece of history was presented ! So engaging!!!

  • @majesticsounds8958
    @majesticsounds8958 Рік тому +1

    Your videos are amazing. Very informative! I enjoy your creative approaching to teaching and taking us through your journey. Out of this world🤞🔥

  • @starmax1000
    @starmax1000 2 роки тому +140

    15:17 fun fact, the famous "panama hat" is actually from Ecuador, made out of toquilla straw and became very widespread in the region by the 1800s
    the name panama hat pretty much comes from this picture and just remained that way as a misnomer ever since

    • @shreyaskj9955
      @shreyaskj9955 2 роки тому

      Yes, but they were part of same country i.e. Columbia, so this hat would have been Panamanian as much as Ecuadorian for foreigners at least.

    • @starmax1000
      @starmax1000 2 роки тому +8

      @@shreyaskj9955 true ish, but it's still a misnomer because they're different regions with slightly different culture people, achievements and history. Kind of like calling a "chicago style pizza" a "miami cheesecake" or whatever lol

    • @ingridayarza
      @ingridayarza Рік тому +1

      Exactly, and the actual Panamanian hat is the Sombrero Pintao!

  • @willstyles4988
    @willstyles4988 2 роки тому +449

    One day at peak Jonny; "How the US Stole the world!"

    • @elslimo
      @elslimo 2 роки тому +19

      For now it's only vulnerable countries

    • @natuna23
      @natuna23 2 роки тому +7

      usa is went downhill rn

    • @JJamahJamerson
      @JJamahJamerson 2 роки тому +23

      I think one day it will be “how the US lost the world.”

    • @salahaldin447
      @salahaldin447 2 роки тому

      This should be a compilation of all of his videos

    • @MrNussbuss
      @MrNussbuss 2 роки тому +7

      @@elslimo it's not about countries and land they filled as theirs, it's about their power through products and media, that they try to put out everywhere in the world, so that the political power stays up.
      Luckily this power slowly falls apart, but the ones filling the gap are often not better candidates.

  • @williamhahs1586
    @williamhahs1586 Рік тому

    Just found this channel today and I love it. Been listening all afternoon at work.

  • @probalghosh8448
    @probalghosh8448 Рік тому +1

    Brilliantly narrated, many thanks

  • @matthiasm4299
    @matthiasm4299 2 роки тому +140

    Due to an impassable jungle, there is no road connection between Colombia and Panama, which is why you can't drive from North to South America (the Darién Gap). That must've made declaring independence a lot easier.

    • @marmac83
      @marmac83 2 роки тому +10

      Ironic that you can cross Panama by water, but not by land.

    • @matthiasm4299
      @matthiasm4299 2 роки тому +3

      @@marmac83 Well, it depends in which direction. ;)

    • @marmac83
      @marmac83 2 роки тому +5

      @@matthiasm4299 Don't kill my joke.

  • @TimFitzGeraldca
    @TimFitzGeraldca 2 роки тому +406

    Johnny: I’m on a first-name basis with Philippe I’ve studied his history so hard.
    CGP Grey: Hold my Tiffany…

  • @keithfernandez8965
    @keithfernandez8965 Рік тому +3

    That was wild....I remember some of those facts do do high school history...but you made it so much more interesting...I thank you for the info mixed with your great humor...keep them coming...

  • @awinsawin6471
    @awinsawin6471 2 роки тому +17

    Only Johnny Harris can make history sound so intersting and fun to learn

  • @jeffathomp
    @jeffathomp 2 роки тому +245

    To be fair, the canal was and still is Panama's greatest asset, so the deal kind of worked out for everyone. Except Columbia, Columbia got screwed.

    • @flor5056
      @flor5056 2 роки тому +47

      It's Colombia but yes

    • @Bazzookie
      @Bazzookie 2 роки тому +91

      It's actually quite hilarious how a single man with his own selfish goals manipulated the US and Panama into not only making one of the most incredible engineering achievements in Human History, but actually created something that didn't screw over the country it was built in, and instead, made panama vital to shipping between the Atlantic and Pacific providing a stable money maker for their economy, and on top of that, gave the Panamanians the independence the were looking for. The Panama Canal is literally a story of pure greed and selfish ambition, and everyone's lives ended up better because of it. It's honestly like some sort of dumb ironic joke.

    • @IraeCarvalho
      @IraeCarvalho 2 роки тому +31

      @@Bazzookie It is not a joke, actually. You don't know Philipe, I don't know him either. He could really believe he was making the world a better place. Or not. I am not sure I care. If he did make his profit, I would say he deserves it, pretty big. When greed aligns with the greater good, it is not a problem at all. What we should spot and try to stop is greed that makes everyone in the process worst for it.

    • @IraeCarvalho
      @IraeCarvalho 2 роки тому +14

      To be honest, I don't think Columbia got screwed. It would never work for them as a big country to keep the canal as part of their borders. Panama being small, independent and having one of the most important commercial routes both China and the US rely on is big for international peace. I would say in that sense, it worked out pretty good for Columbia too. They had no war, they don't manage this land anymore, and if Panama had it's own identity and desired to be separate before all he history, it would keep the country polarized for how much longer? Would it lead to civil war? No one knows. So, I guess the entire world ended up better for it. Philipe is a hero after all.

    • @alfrredd
      @alfrredd 2 роки тому +10

      @@IraeCarvalho It's Colombia btw

  • @farisshaikh1026
    @farisshaikh1026 2 роки тому +60

    What I love about Johhny Harris' documentaries is that even when you think you know the story, you come here and realize you really didn't.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 роки тому

      Johnny tells you exactly what you didn't know you wanted to know about what you don't know you don't know about what you know.

  • @louieromo8902
    @louieromo8902 Рік тому +2

    I enjoy how you tell history mate. Great work.

  • @stickmcskunky4345
    @stickmcskunky4345 9 місяців тому

    That is absolutely astounding. Not at all the story that I remember from U.S. public school system history class. Thanks for the story. So far every single one of your videos have been revealing and riveting. Props.

  • @mohitpandya4280
    @mohitpandya4280 2 роки тому +283

    The time you said " so buckle up " I literally stopped watching on my phone, opened my laptop and started watching it from beginning.
    You are a great story teller Johnny

  • @mmsteph2964
    @mmsteph2964 2 роки тому +401

    This was such a succinct breakdown of what is a complex history. I love how so many points are referenced and the tie in towards the end about the 1964 flag riots and eventual treaty. The discussion of U.S. motives and imperialism is so often missing and I really appreciate you hitting on those points, especially Teddy Roosevelt’s particular actions. As a Panamanian I have people flat out ask me if I’m talking about a real country sometimes and it’s wild. If you want to learn more, the University of Florida has a substantial digital collection through the libraries of documents, pictures, and more from the Canal Zone. Thank you Johnny.

    • @joekate121609
      @joekate121609 2 роки тому +7

      You're colombian deep down.

    • @jacoba5695
      @jacoba5695 2 роки тому +4

      @@joekate121609 what a troll

    • @joekate121609
      @joekate121609 2 роки тому +1

      @@jacoba5695 how didn't you watch the video.

    • @Cris-if8kf
      @Cris-if8kf 2 роки тому

      Hey, I have you question for you out of curiosity, How do you feel about Noriega? I don't know much of him besides he was a CIA asset and dictator

    • @uchennanwogu2142
      @uchennanwogu2142 2 роки тому +2

      You're nation was literally created by the USA.

  • @tarekdeeb7314
    @tarekdeeb7314 2 роки тому +1

    This is the most fun I've had watching a UA-cam video! Thanks Johnny ❤️

  • @YuriyAlaska
    @YuriyAlaska 2 роки тому +1

    Dude, this is like history art. You’re an artist. And the editing work is just phenomenal!

  • @Mullkaw
    @Mullkaw 2 роки тому +61

    15:49 A fun reminder that the Atlantic entrance to the canal is more west than the Pacific entrance, despite the Atlantic being on the right of the Americas. It makes more sense when you look at a map lol

    • @Aaronit0
      @Aaronit0 2 роки тому +2

      What ?! I didn't even notice !
      Thanks for the fun fact. 👍

    • @danieljensen2626
      @danieljensen2626 2 роки тому +2

      @@Aaronit0 Johnny kinda showed how it's on a twisty part of Panama, where the Atlantic is actually North and the Pacific is south, and then I guess the canal is on a bit of a diagonal.

    • @aratirao9007
      @aratirao9007 2 роки тому

      ⚪ SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE JOHNNY HARRIS

  • @vaenkatanathansundararajan429
    @vaenkatanathansundararajan429 2 роки тому +59

    Every time the notification arrives alarming me you have posted a video.. I drop everything that I'm doing and start watching your video. 😂 That's how much i love your videos 😀

    • @justomari2673
      @justomari2673 2 роки тому +1

      same here

    • @yuna9044
      @yuna9044 2 роки тому

      *AISURU.TOKYO/SIESTA?[Romantic-sex]💞*
      (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。18 years and over
      UA-cam: This is fine
      Someone: Says "heck"
      UA-cam: Be gone
      #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

  • @slightlyokvideos
    @slightlyokvideos Рік тому +3

    Johnny is actually cracked at making these, I always hated learning about history until I found this youtube channel.

  • @sailingyoumeandjosapea6770
    @sailingyoumeandjosapea6770 Рік тому

    I’m halfway at the break which is needed to get a cup of tea and settle back in for the next half. This is really great stuff I love it

  • @alexah12
    @alexah12 2 роки тому +142

    Johnny talking about Panama! Can’t believe it! Been following your videos for such a long time. Thanks for sharing part of the story with a very interesting perspective and narration.
    The Panama Canal has an enormous value for our country. Regaining our sovereignty and its administration was one of the main political and social objectives during the upcoming decades, as you mentioned.
    The riots you highlighted took place on January 9, 1964, also referred to as Martyrs' Day, to remember this movement and the people that lost their lives that day.
    High school students protested so that the Panamanian flag could fly alongside the U.S. flag in the zone. If you talk with anybody that experienced January 9, you understand how this is one of the moments that really shaped our country’s history.
    There is a Panamanian documentary called “Paname”, fully recommend it! It gives more insight into the French construction. Thanks again for sharing!

    • @ashokiimc
      @ashokiimc 2 роки тому +8

      man you guys should be grateful to americans, if it hadn’t been for them your country would’ve lost a huge part of its economy.

    • @minecrafterselite1
      @minecrafterselite1 2 роки тому +4

      @@ashokiimc the canal wouldnt have existed and panama would still be ok without having 20,000+ deaths.

    • @abdielgonzalez6656
      @abdielgonzalez6656 2 роки тому +3

      Una panameña en un vid de Johnny, ya no me siento especial 😭😭 jajajaj. Nice comment tho!!

    • @victor2510
      @victor2510 2 роки тому +5

      @@abdielgonzalez6656 Panameño acá también

    • @GFSaa-fr9be
      @GFSaa-fr9be 2 роки тому +5

      @@abdielgonzalez6656 acá también anda una panameña 🙋‍♀️

  • @joanferov443
    @joanferov443 2 роки тому +42

    As a Colombian guy, I never thought you would speak about Colombia and Panama. I repeat your videos over and over so that I can improve my English. Thank you Johnny.

    • @cosmokaulitz22
      @cosmokaulitz22 2 роки тому +5

      Lastima que al vídeo se le olvidó mencionar que Panamá se unió a Colombia, no que siempre fue parte de Colombia.

  • @ikGREENY
    @ikGREENY 2 роки тому

    Great video, knowledge I didn’t know I needed but was very informative and entertaining!

  • @msrjorge1805
    @msrjorge1805 2 роки тому +1

    Fantástico trabajo de periodismo investigativo, excelente presentación de los detalles. 👏👏👏

  • @drew899
    @drew899 2 роки тому +42

    I love the perspective Johnny provides. Just the other day in my Into to Construction Class, we were learning about how the canal was a feat of engineering, but we didn’t learn very much about how many people died to build the structure. Keep up the great work!

    • @SykotikShadow
      @SykotikShadow 2 роки тому +3

      Wow I learned about that and the deaths from malaria and such diseases plus work accidents that contributed to a lot of deaths during the construction of this canal in elementary school.

    • @shuttsteven
      @shuttsteven 2 роки тому +1

      You learned about construction in a construction class?

    • @aratirao9007
      @aratirao9007 2 роки тому

      ▫️ SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE JOHNNY HARRIS

    • @drew899
      @drew899 2 роки тому

      @@shuttsteven yea sometimes.

  • @fissionabledolphin
    @fissionabledolphin 2 роки тому +200

    The sad thing is Johnny probably has plenty of content to use for this series

    • @cooluser23
      @cooluser23 2 роки тому

      He should just make one for Netflix.

    • @Racko.
      @Racko. 2 роки тому

      How is that sad? That’s interesting!

    • @Racko.
      @Racko. 2 роки тому +4

      @@Xiahoud To learn more about the shit that's been happening? Yes! It's sad but interesting to know to keep ppl more informed on it! What's the issue??

    • @aratirao9007
      @aratirao9007 2 роки тому

      🔵 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE JOHNNY HARRIS

    • @abdesakib4424
      @abdesakib4424 2 роки тому +1

      @@Racko. you didn’t get his point. He's not against learning, it’s just sad the amount of contents he can work with i.e. the amount of brutalization & imperialism US have spread over the world.

  • @jr388
    @jr388 2 роки тому

    THE BEST UA-cam channel I ever stumbled upon. Great work!

  • @snipedotgenius
    @snipedotgenius 2 роки тому

    I love your work I’ve binged watched your channel now for the past 3 days

  • @raulcalvo8900
    @raulcalvo8900 2 роки тому +26

    Greetings from Panamá 🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦
    Gracias por hablar sobre lo que pasó en este pequeño pero hermoso país.
    Bless!! 👍😀

  • @cabst-hyacinth
    @cabst-hyacinth 2 роки тому +35

    I really love your videos Johnny! An interesting side story about the Panama Canal is that, after it was completed, the Nicaraguans still had interest in building (or having a foreign power rather) a canal of their own. The Nicaraguan liberal-nationalist government at the time under Jose Santos Zelia consulted with countries like Germany and Japan, which obviously was not to the liking of the US (you cannot call it a choke point if there's an alternative a few hundred miles up north). So in 1911, an American citizen in Nicaragua died under suspicious circumstances that was seen by the US as enough reason to send the Marine Corps to occupy Nicaragua and secure American interests and lives. This caused the collapse of the liberal government, Americans appointed the conservative class to lead, and "coincidently" enough in a very short time were signing a treaty with this new government establishing a concession for the US to build a canal in Nicaragua, prohibiting Nicaragua to grant that concession to any other country. Obviously, that canal was never built.
    I consider this event to be extremely consequential in contemporary Nicaraguan history. The Marines occupied Nicaragua for over 20 years, giving rise to Sandino's armed resistance movement, which was responded with the creation of a National Guard under a man named Somoza, who himself became president of Nicaragua and established a presidential dynasty that was overthrown in 1979 by the marxist Sandinistas (that have nothing to do with Sandino) who were lead by Daniel Ortega, who today in 2021 is the current dictator of Nicaragua, who has ruled this country for a combined 24 years... all because the United States didn't want us to have that canal.
    If you read this, hopefully you can find this little anecdote interesting :)

    • @Gregorius421
      @Gregorius421 2 роки тому +5

      Johnny: "How the US turned Nicaragua into a dictatorship".

  • @neal_rigga90
    @neal_rigga90 2 роки тому +3

    I stumbled upon your channel yesterday and gotta say, as a history buff. I love it! Keep up the informative videos man!

  • @GSHIEH1
    @GSHIEH1 Місяць тому

    Hi Johnny, as a young history teacher the style, way you convey information visually, and your transcript is beyond amazing. So glad you broke away from Vox or whatever and started your own UA-cam channel. The delivery of the content shows just how much research you put in to be able to simplify without losing any critical analysis.

  • @CarlosMedina-oo5qw
    @CarlosMedina-oo5qw 2 роки тому +50

    Great video, Johnny! One of the things they taught us in school (I'm from Panama) is that besides the stamp with Mt Momotombo, Bunau-Varilla also distributed a second stamp to the US Congress, this one of a centuries-old structure called El Arco Chato (the Flat Arch). This structural feature from an old convent was supposed to serve as a testament to the geological tranquillity of the Isthmus of Panama, as opposed to Nicaragua. I believe the old structure finally gave in and collapsed just a few years ago, but the ruins still stand in the Old Quarter of the City.

  • @jadeashton406
    @jadeashton406 2 роки тому +34

    That really is wild! I'm used to seeing the comparatively tiny locks on British canals (which I believe have been used for centuries in Britain and other countries), but it's incredible to see how they were engineered on such a large scale

  • @omiid8393
    @omiid8393 9 місяців тому

    Very informative. Thanks 👍

  • @stefanypaiva727
    @stefanypaiva727 6 місяців тому

    this video is incredible! so dynamic, schools should show this!

  • @MinhPhan-sf9hk
    @MinhPhan-sf9hk 2 роки тому +59

    This guy reminds me about Cyrus West Field the man who laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable connecting America and Europe. Similar to this it was the an incredible story, Cyrus too, did a lot of politicking and maneuvering with the governments on both continents to fund it. I think you should do a deep dive about it Johnny.

    • @DjLiviu86
      @DjLiviu86 2 роки тому

      Yeah Johnny. You should do that story.

  • @nosho409
    @nosho409 2 роки тому +78

    You've always been super crafty with your editing and storytelling, but this one took things to an even higher level.

  • @TrueVoices498
    @TrueVoices498 Рік тому

    The funny thing with this narration is, Harris makes it feels like its a stuff that happened within just a couple of weeks with this narration and I'm loving the heck out of it 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @lmf0114
    @lmf0114 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for Policy Genius! I'm checking it out!

  • @kunalanmurthy1828
    @kunalanmurthy1828 2 роки тому +41

    What a wild and interesting story, I turned on the notifications for ur channel and whenever I watch a new video you always leave me overwhelmed and satisfied 🤩

  • @xxeditsxx7425
    @xxeditsxx7425 2 роки тому +70

    Ahhhh yes another "How the US stole" series. Love these series

  • @DoomBreather101
    @DoomBreather101 2 роки тому

    small note, thank you for adding yellow bar for ad, you are best. love love

  • @lisaclausen1502
    @lisaclausen1502 2 роки тому

    Love your content and great story telling!

  • @xpsantix84a
    @xpsantix84a 2 роки тому +18

    Great video! I would only add that there was a civil war in Colombia at the time, which also had a significative relevance in the panamean uprising and in the negotiations for independence and the canal building.

  • @KeshavDulal
    @KeshavDulal 2 роки тому +20

    Johnny, the history teacher we need! Great storytelling.

  • @datsickbeat
    @datsickbeat 2 роки тому

    So much learning from your videos. Thank you 🙏

  • @JAYFULFILMZ
    @JAYFULFILMZ 2 роки тому

    This is like drunk history on Comedy Central but no drinking & more well thought out! I love your channel bro 💯🙏🏾

  • @stevenopolis3155
    @stevenopolis3155 2 роки тому +36

    You deserve all your subscribers and many millions more. Thanks for consistently providing us with fascinating stories, and content.
    Well done.

  • @ajbwbd
    @ajbwbd 2 роки тому +3

    Johnny you're so informative and interesting in presenting videos of all types , keep it up your videos are just awesome

  • @SymonKnight
    @SymonKnight Рік тому

    I can't believe 3:56 thats this video is just starting, instructive and so funny. haha.

  • @rabha2706
    @rabha2706 Рік тому +13

    Phillip is one of those men from the past who just are the best problem solvers in real life

  • @isaachoffman2607
    @isaachoffman2607 2 роки тому +30

    I feel like Phillipe would would be an AMAZING GoT character. He would absolutely be a match for Littlefinger.

  • @lschnf
    @lschnf 2 роки тому +5

    Just wanna add that Panama accomplished independence from spain in Nov 1821 and voluntarily joint The Great Colombia. From 1831 to 1902 we had like 17 secession attempts, then the Thousand Days' War... We knew we were better off on our own.

  • @st8tch790
    @st8tch790 2 роки тому

    Such an incredible video and audio mix

  • @Arch_icestorm
    @Arch_icestorm Рік тому +14

    The Rideau canal also uses the lock system. The canal connect Ottawa to the st. Lawrence river in Kingston is 202km long and was built in 1832. It uses 45 locks at 23 stations and most are still hand operated. It’s the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America.

  • @thetrison
    @thetrison 2 роки тому +63

    After watching this vid: Phillippe was damn obsessed, Teddy is still lovable, and Johnny's way of teaching history is kinda like CGP Grey.

    • @Kiba114
      @Kiba114 2 роки тому +11

      hows teddy loveable? he did a lot of shitty stuff as well

    • @shehinn207
      @shehinn207 2 роки тому +7

      @@Kiba114 well technically this was a good deal for all, the us got their canal, the panamanians got their freedom from colombia (teddy is one of the reason) and the panama canal was and is panamas greatest investment till now, all thanks to one lil mastermind philippe (teddy has done a lot of crazy things but this one actually turned to be kinda good)

    • @thetrison
      @thetrison 2 роки тому +1

      @@Kiba114 Well, all US presidents are like that and I love Teddy so what's your point?

    • @vacuumcleaner5208
      @vacuumcleaner5208 2 роки тому +2

      @@Kiba114 it’s kind of hard to find any president who has not done some sort of shitty thing: teddy did more good than bad in his presidency though.

    • @kgblagden
      @kgblagden 2 роки тому +5

      @@Kiba114 But look at his face tho. He looks so goofy. How can someone hate a face like that?

  • @fridmanlena1990
    @fridmanlena1990 2 роки тому +20

    Such a great job! What a joy to learn history like this. Great animation, coherent storyline and language

  • @unfms
    @unfms 2 роки тому +3

    even through all the death and destruction, the Panamanian and Jamaican workers created amazing music, Reggae.

    • @culizocolonense
      @culizocolonense Рік тому

      Specifically in Colon which is where i’m from.💪🏾