How The US Stole The Panama Canal, Mapped
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Great video 👍😊
Nice video . When r you planning to come to india
Then they are complaining about Russia-Crimea Union !
I get it ,the U.S is bad.
but why all this "why the stole.." content.
make something new or different.
@@adied_2001 because he feels like making this type of content.
Philippe must be the only engineer in history who can put “created a nation to support project” on their resume.
Lmao
america created Taiwan to support it's oppressive foreign policy
@@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.
@BlerdLife There's no movie, or even any mention in most history books, because US wants to hide its imperialism.
@@levelazn um
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.
You had me at “so nurses put water bowls”
@Nick Arjoma 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.
@@caitynicoley The french empire wasn't just mainland France...
@@caitynicoley 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”
@@aratirao9007 no I wont! You are a paid promoter
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
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
sense of the statement*
@@bpisan anything for the hon hon oui oui baguette missus amirite
@@aratirao9007 you are Aditya Rathore, aren't you!? 😂
No, he just wanted his money back, he never even came back to Panama after the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty.
If teachers taught history like this, it would be every child's favorite subject!
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
But what he says is not 100% accurate
@@FenriZz google it it happened
Luckily, I had a great history teacher like this in my highschool
if you did literature you could use thug notes@@zackmartin74
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
vivu mi panamu 🐵🙉🐵🙉🐵🙉
panama pais incivilizado
What do you guys think of Philippe Bunau-Varilla? Was he a villain to the country?
I am from Colombia and the school told me another history. Like we sell Panama land to the US
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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
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Yep. My man carried the whole story😂
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There is probably a Broadway Musical or a Ska album to be developed from this guy’s story.
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.
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!
@@johnnyharris Good for you, grow on.
he should start a company to rival Vox i'm sure he won't have a problem getting investors
@@Dommy521 if I had money I would invest in his company. The world needs more Johnny Harrris contents.
The "Philippe" of UA-cam
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.
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.
@@dieptrieu6564 Columbia is still more corrupt
@@dieptrieu6564Columbia isn’t a shining beacon to the world you know
@@softdrink-0 Neither do Panama or any country to that matter. Everyone have their own problem to deal with.
Agree with Diệp Triệu. It's a port city, getting rich is unavoidable.
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 :)
Skillshare should put Johnny on their platform, to learn history and maps! How many young people can’t read a map, past their GPS!!!??
In did
💯💯
@@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.
@@scottbeaulieu13 disagree, You will remember a lot more if they topic was teached with a cool story and fancy graphics
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.
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@@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.
but you gotta thank that frenchie to start it all, including the speratist movemement. You all should build a statue of him.
Thanks for the fun fact! I was wondering about the size of the docks since cargo ships are SO much bigger now.
What language you guys speak???
Phillipe has big “apply for the job you’re severely unqualified for” energy
Truly a go big or go home story 😁
homie got balls
@@manleyaccmanley617 that, and a flagrant disregard for the lands inhabitants
@@mfitzburger5137 Eh, he help them win their independent bloodless. That's definitely not a bad thing for the people there
Panamanian here. A very accurate retelling of this amazing story that gave birth to my country! Props Johnny!
Y’all got played 😂
you feel proud of being a pawn in a game of chess?
@@radielkillif you had been the panamenian leader at that time what would you have done? I think it was a win-win situation for Panama.
Oh those photos of Teddy weren't propaganda, Teddy just actually wanted to play with the big machines 100%
I believe that.
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 I can also believe that.
I approve that.
Does anyone remember Trump in that firetruck? That.
Teddy likes it big🌚
Your storytelling ability just keeps getting better. I couldn't wait to hear the next part of that story.
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.
Whoa.. so they actually talked like that? 😋
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
@@whatelseison8970 OMG, that's what I was going to say! I mean WTF? I didn't realise the Panama people invented that language! ;)
@@davidsamudio3899 I mean, that’s how most countries write their history. There are two hero’s and two villains to every story.
@@davidsamudio3899 tbf french were mostly that bad 😆
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.
Led by the US after others failed.
Amen
@@edeancozzens3833wrong
No it was brought to reality by USA
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.
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.
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?
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.
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
@@stack3843 why? what would happen stack?
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.
in Panama Buneau-Varilla is the complicated "word" for JUDAS
It is truly amazeballs. Also remember that this was all done before humans had the telephone!
fact-checking was a lot harder
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 😂😂
It seems you admire an absolute douche
Millions of kids will now understand the history behind Panama. Thanks Johnny for explaining history in a way that is relatable and interesting.
Millions of kids will know that the US is a and have always been a Bully!
Millions of kids *video has less that 500k visita*
@@darkthanatos9927 give it time. 500k in a few days is impressive already. Many of Johnny's videos have over a million views.
@@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
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.
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! 🙌🏽
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!
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
Wow, all who comment to this. I feel exactly the same. But always, I'm late to the party
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.
I’m just happy he liked a comment that contains the sentence “ please do how the us stole the middle east again”
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!
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 😂)
lmao
😅.. Good one
Lmao
He might go back to VOX
Precisely
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 :)
Panama: 🐵🙉🐵🙉🐵🙉💩💩💩💩💩💩
panama no sería nada sin la intervención estadounidense
Totalmente cierto, Colombia nos tenía hechos verga.
ya got fkd by a French person how sad
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This was one of the most entertaining tellings of the Panama Canal story. Excellent job!
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!
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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.
yea, i dont rlly like history but i rlly sat in class and enjoyed this. Amazing
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.
@jabroni destroyer lmao
@jabroni destroyer I agree
@jabroni destroyer that's silly.
@@abec8929 are you willing to pay lots of money and time for your products?
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.
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
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.
@@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
Exactly, and the actual Panamanian hat is the Sombrero Pintao!
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.
One day at peak Jonny; "How the US Stole the world!"
For now it's only vulnerable countries
usa is went downhill rn
I think one day it will be “how the US lost the world.”
This should be a compilation of all of his videos
@@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.
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.
You're colombian deep down.
@@joekate121609 what a troll
@@jacob56955 how didn't you watch the video.
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
You're nation was literally created by the USA.
Thank you Johnny. The story telling was amazing. I love to see your video man. 🤗👏
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Narrated like a 13 yr old valley girl lol.
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
Great video thanks
This video is the most dynamic, entertaining, comprehensive history lesson on Panama throughout the canal building process. Very impressive!
this history has more details, it was basically a hell in Panama throughout the whole process that the US was here in Panama.
Johnny: I’m on a first-name basis with Philippe I’ve studied his history so hard.
CGP Grey: Hold my Tiffany…
the crossover comment i didnt even know i wanted
*Theophania
Is this the part where CGP Grey pulls Johnny Harris in a room to talk about Tiffany?😂
LOL
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 HAHAHHA
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.
It's Colombia but yes
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.
@@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.
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.
@@IraeCarvalho It's Colombia btw
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
same thing happened to me a while ago hahaha
same here bro.
It was on the background and i started watching fully!
yeah he sure is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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 :)
Como Colombiano tengo curiosidad habeis alguna vez pensado en una reunificasion con colombia o los panamenos nos odian mucho? haha saludos
@@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.
@@ochonuevebajiu interesante gracias por tu respuesta ambrasos desde colombia
Wow ☺️ i could only follow this conversation through google translate but i loved your talk :)
@@roid1510 gracias!
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!
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.
You learned about construction in a construction class?
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@@shuttsteven yea sometimes.
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.
Ironic that you can cross Panama by water, but not by land.
@@marmac83 Well, it depends in which direction. ;)
@@matthiasm4299 Don't kill my joke.
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!
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.
@@ashokiimc the canal wouldnt have existed and panama would still be ok without having 20,000+ deaths.
Una panameña en un vid de Johnny, ya no me siento especial 😭😭 jajajaj. Nice comment tho!!
@@abdielgonzalez6656 Panameño acá también
@@abdielgonzalez6656 acá también anda una panameña 🙋♀️
I LOVE the way you tell the stories!! Your delivery really makes it stick. Please continue
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.
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.
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 😀
same here
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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.
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.
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
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.
Lastima que al vídeo se le olvidó mencionar que Panamá se unió a Colombia, no que siempre fue parte de Colombia.
Ahhhh yes another "How the US stole" series. Love these series
US steal Puerto Rico
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.
You've always been super crafty with your editing and storytelling, but this one took things to an even higher level.
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
What ?! I didn't even notice !
Thanks for the fun fact. 👍
@@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.
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The sad thing is Johnny probably has plenty of content to use for this series
He should just make one for Netflix.
How is that sad? That’s interesting!
@@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??
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@@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.
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.
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 🤩
Same here
Greetings from Panamá 🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦
Gracias por hablar sobre lo que pasó en este pequeño pero hermoso país.
Bless!! 👍😀
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.
Yeah Johnny. You should do that story.
"Philippe, where were you during all those years? Me and the kids missed you!" "Damn Martha!!! I wanted this canal!"
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 :)
Johnny: "How the US turned Nicaragua into a dictatorship".
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.
You deserve all your subscribers and many millions more. Thanks for consistently providing us with fascinating stories, and content.
Well done.
Only Johnny Harris can make history sound so intersting and fun to learn
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.
I am so glad that people are tunning in to listen and learn about Panamá's story. It is so nice to see people researching and learning about my countries' history!
although I do wish that he hadn't brushed over the January 9th things, since it is still very important and relevant to the Canal's and Panamá's story
Well, please let us know more! :)
Sure! So as you know the US took hold of the area near and limiting the Canal.
Panamenians were tired of the Americans since we didn't want them here to begin with, so a group of students from the Instituto Nacional de Panamá (National Institute of Panama in English) marched with the Panamenian flag to the Canal Zone in hopes to raise the flag there, where the US' flag was.
Now it is important to highlight that the US thought of this territory as theirs and didn't let Panamenians in. They only wanted their flag there not anybody else's.
So the students marched in the scorching sun through the skirts of Cerro Ancón with the dream to reunite the Panamenian territory under a single flag.
But tragically that night, at 10, the Americans responded to with shots and 22 people died that night. And so, untill this day we commemorate the Martyr's day, 9th of January, as if it had happened yesterday, it is a day of silence for those who fought for us.
I have fact checked this, but there could still be wrong details, so if anybody who knows this story wants to corrects me feel free to!
@@vix2233 thank you!
@@Seskoi of course!
Great video bro! Just a couple of things, Panama hats are not Panamanian haha, they are made in Ecuador, the name just stuck to them, our National hats are made from different materials and different in shape. And although we still use the original locks built in the early XX century, we the people decided (via referendum) to expand the Canal…the works finished in 2016 and the new locks almost double in size the original. Cheers!
Thank you for these details!
@@johnnyharris If you come to visit, you are very welcome mate, take care!
@@johnnyharris ...but the success of the panama hat is absolutely down to Teddy and the Panama canal. And Eloy Alfaro. That's worth a video on its own.
Phillip is one of those men from the past who just are the best problem solvers in real life
I feel like Phillipe would would be an AMAZING GoT character. He would absolutely be a match for Littlefinger.
My new favorite series: "How the US stole...."
Keep it coming Johnny !!
He has material for a lot of episodes
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So Europeans get whole continents, but the US is the bad guy?
@@seanbrummfield448The US aren’t “the bad guys” and the europeans aren’t “the good guys” things are a little more nuanced than that. You really need to pick up a book, like saying “the europeans” broadly, when there are coloniese peoples in Europe. Like you think the romani got any of that continent stealing? How about the Irish? If you don’t know that’s fine go back to studying music or maths or whatever, that stuff is very useful. But don’t talk about shit you clearly don’t understand
@@seanbrummfield448 Europeans decolonized and returned (most of) the territory they took after WWII ended the equivalent would have beed the US to return to the original 13 colonies and give back the land to native Americans so yes, the US are the bad guys.
Columbia treated Panamanians as second-class citizens... rather like Britain treated Ireland. The Americans triggered Panama's freedom from Bogatá via basic geo-politics. Nothing came free, nothing was stolen. Then the US took over the French fiasco of a sea level trans-isthmus canal. In financial terms, a total write-off. Then the US solved malaria by addressing the swamps -- which against all prior expectation -- eluded the French. (Mere oil was used to ruin breeding.) Until this happened, Panama was an economic desert... in a swampland. It was also an epic money-pit.
Then the US poured in the staggering wealth required to make Panama a viable national entity -- able to stand on the world stage. For decades afterward, Panama lived on the trade-rent of the Canal... via what ended up being a leasehold deal. (The original deal had no term limit -- but geo-politics changed all of that less than 70-years later. The US didn't even hang onto the Canal for 99-years -- something the British pulled off in Hong Kong.)
In all of this, NOTHING came free to the USA. Nothing was stolen. Compared to its Latin American peers, Panama has been rolling in clover.
Enough trolling and historical distortion. The Panama Canal Zone was the creation of the most liberal Americans yet born. It was a noble project -- and an achievement that signaled America's coming of age for the 20th Century.
Haha everything you wrote is false, it’s your opinion. Plus Panama is still a poor country 😂🤭😂
Where did you read this version of the story? Genuine question.
Left out the part where American soldiers shot and killed a bunch of Panamanian high school students .
The students were protesting because the Hay-Buneau-varilla treaty stated that a Panamanian flag had to be raised beside any American flag in the Panama Canal Zone.
The Protestants came to a point in which they tried to raise the Panamanian flag with a stick on the edge of the fence that divided both territories. American soldiers shot at them killed a few, and the rest of the country, after hearing about this, started a revolt which lead to the signing of the new treaty. Torrijos-Carter.
After watching this vid: Phillippe was damn obsessed, Teddy is still lovable, and Johnny's way of teaching history is kinda like CGP Grey.
hows teddy loveable? he did a lot of shitty stuff as well
@@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)
@@Kiba114 Well, all US presidents are like that and I love Teddy so what's your point?
@@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.
@@Kiba114 But look at his face tho. He looks so goofy. How can someone hate a face like that?
The Panama Canal is one of the greatest engineering projects in history and a crowing accomplishment of the United States. Great video!
Yeah and a colosal massacre for a lot of people.
@@15241 and after that almost everyone benifited
@@hello-gx6oi "almost".
@@15241 Obviously, Inner Mongolian residents did not benefit, but almost everyone else.
Most murdering
Johnny, the history teacher we need! Great storytelling.
Man, your storytelling cracks me up :D Very informative, should be included in history lessons in school.
You forgot the Panamanian stamp. Besides the Momotombo stamp from Nicaragua, Bunau-Varilla used also a Panamanian stamp depicting the Arco Chato, a long arch built in the XVI century by the Spanish... considered proof of Panama's seismic stability
The fact that we get free documentaries on UA-cam by Johnny Harris is truly a gift 👍
Philippe is a real inspiration for me to become an engineer👩🏻🔧
It is interesting, many world leaders today are former scientists or engineers, Angela Merkel, most of the Chinese politburo, Indonesia i think thatcher was also a chemical engineer.
Philippe was more of a politician, dealer, capitalist than he was an engineer 😄😄😄😂
Johnny is actually cracked at making these, I always hated learning about history until I found this youtube channel.
This tittle is so wrong it's more like "How The US was trick to make the Panama Canal"
“To celebrate, they kick Panama out of Panama and make a canal, connecting the two oceans.”
I love how we learn everything and nothing from that video..
Such a great job! What a joy to learn history like this. Great animation, coherent storyline and language
I love this Phillip's effort and stubbornness
as conniving phillipe was, you gotta give him respect for seeing the project through many times by himself
He was basically Light Yagami
The amount of bait and switch in this video after only watching it for 3 minutes is just hilarious, feels really fun and it makes me think johnny haves fun making it
Hahah I do
@@yuna9044 Begone Bot
even through all the death and destruction, the Panamanian and Jamaican workers created amazing music, Reggae.
Specifically in Colon which is where i’m from.💪🏾
Just for the record: Dec 31, 1999 wasn’t the last day of the millennium. That millennium lasted one more year until Dec 31, 2000.
Johnny you are just amazing. To present history in such amusing ways. No one can do it better than you. Just keep it up man.
I can imagine the tons of research required to tell this story that lasted roughly 20 minutes. Love it! Now I need to work on my mixed feelings for Teddy...
I was told many times that it was Teddy R that made a coup to separate Panama Province from Colombia. Was not all true.
@@outwiththem Well, it wouldn't have happened (at least not so easily) without the threat of US military.
@@Neme112 The Colombian soldiers sold out to USA??
there's so much more details in the canal history, and the way U.S make a hell in Panama. U should look more about the relationship that Panama and US had since the 1900s :)
Johnny you’re exceptionally talented and one of my favourite UA-camrs. Thank you for bringing such engaging relevant subjects to the table for discussion. You’ve helped me look at geopolitical issues with greater depth and nuance.
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...
I genuinely would have been so much more interested in history and i guess school for that matter if my teachers taught/explained things the way you do. You make learning fun i love your videos
I missed the part where the US "stole" it ...
It's just woke and liberal term to make it sound like they're doing SJW
It´s just a cool title
Another amazing video. One little additional interesting point, the so called “Panama hat” that is mentioned is a misnomer. That hat Teddy Roosevelt was wearing actually comes from Ecuador. Yes we should have been calling the Ecuador hats this whole time!🤔
My 7yr old son really enjoyed this video! He laughed, learned and watched until the end! 😯🤣. He said that this was better than world history in school! Greetings from London England.
Phillipe has got to be the greatest project manager of all times lmao
The Panama canal was one of the main reason why panama became a country. But, since 1830 Panama tried 18 times to leave the union with Colombia because there was no benefit. On 1900s, with the start of the 1000 days war, the conservatives won (panama was liberal) and guess what happened? Panama's status was even lowered to a mere province when Panama was a state since 1821 after Panama signed to be part of the Colombian Union.
Yes and no, at the time, Panamá wanted to break away for, as you said, political reasons, there were many others, like Antioquia and Cauca, that were aswell Liberal, but the Panamanians didn't want to really get independence, they wanted, like many other provinces in Colombia, create a federal state, but after the loss of the 1000 days war, and the opportunity given by Philip, they decided to declare independence, not because they didn't want to be in a union with Colombia, but because they didn't want a centralized government
@@mrjaman3752 well, there were not only political reasons for the independence. If the Panamanian people didn't want to really get independence from Colombia then the separatist movements that started since 1830 (before the centralist government and the 1000 days war) would not have received almost unanimous support from the population
and Panama would probably never got independence. Panamanians always had a separatist identity, they were never that close to the rest of Colombia for geographical reasons (Darien Gap) but the only reason why we didn't leave Colombia was the fear of becoming a US protectorate (which did happen, so why deny it). (and sorry for my bad english it is my second language)
This is very relevant to watch since engineering is my thing. Also, I loved how Philippe formulated decisions and technicalities. He's really a brilliant man! What an engineering! 😍
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.
The effort and quality this man puts is insane. Love it man
Fun fact: John McCain was born in the Canal Zone in 1936. The fact that the Canal Zone had been U.S. territory prevented concerns over his eligibility during the 2008 presidential election.
Hi Johnny! Both me and my wife, we love your work! Great quality, entertaining and stands out in terms of format! I am from Romania, so I'm thinking that it would be interesting to make a clip about the Danube-Black Sea Canal, it's full of modern legends and engineering feats! I'm sure there are connections to be made with american military base close by, and the Aegis missile shield...