How did Belgium get an Empire? Documentary
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Date: 2022-07-19
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Yo
What blew my mind in this video was the population map at the beginin, portugal only had 5 milion people while belgium had 6. 5? seriously? also spain also only had 17. Seems like iberia was quite underpopulated compared to their neighbours. I guess it still is though not so much.
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What blew my mind in this video was the population map at the beginin, portugal only had 5 milion people while belgium had 6. 5? seriously? also spain also only had 17. Seems like iberia was quite underpopulated compared to their neighbours. I guess it still is though not so much.
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Some
So in an alternate universe Belgium and Germany are better friends and when World War One kicks off Belgium actually lets Germany move troops through them to get to France. Now this is an alt history I want to see
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So in an alternate universe Belgium and Germany are better friends and when World War One kicks off Belgium actually lets Germany move troops through them to get to France. Now this is an alt history I want to see
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HeadCanon
So basically Belgium got an empire in the same way that it got the EU capital: because the major European powers didn't want each other to have it, so they gave it to inconsequential Belgium
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So basically Belgium got an empire in the same way that it got the EU capital: because the major European powers didn't want each other to have it, so they gave it to inconsequential Belgium
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Michael
So basically it was like Lord of the Rings. Men, Elves, Dwarves, Wizards fighting over the one ring until a smal hobbit cries out I wil take it. If this is not already a meme it should be
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So basically it was like Lord of the Rings. Men, Elves, Dwarves, Wizards fighting over the one ring until a smal hobbit cries out I wil take it. If this is not already a meme it should be
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Dbilmo
Belgium punish severly Congolese during colonisation
Other colonial empire: Hey that is cruel.
Also other colonial empire: concentration camp, force labour, hang rebellious natives.
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Belgium punish severly Congolese during colonisation
Other colonial empire: Hey that is cruel.
Also other colonial empire: concentration camp, force labour, hang rebellious natives.
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Diederik
the reason why belgium could afford the congo was because Belgium was the second or third most industrialised country in the world only behind grea britain and the united states
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the reason why belgium could afford the congo was because Belgium was the second or third most industrialised country in the world only behind grea britain and the united states
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Mr
HM: compared to the other nations, that took part in the scramble for Africa, wasnt very much.
Portugal with a population of 5 million: Quietly No one will notice.
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HM: compared to the other nations, that took part in the scramble for Africa, wasnt very much.
Portugal with a population of 5 million: Quietly No one will notice.
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KnowledgeHunter
Belgian that little unnoticed kid in the euro class that made the others to feel bad so they gave him that white one in the middle of box of chocolate.
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Belgian that little unnoticed kid in the euro class that made the others to feel bad so they gave him that white one in the middle of box of chocolate.
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Spencer
So fun fact: Leopold force the woman of the Congo to behead their husband's or male relitive and boil all the skin and flesh off so he can study the skulls
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So fun fact: Leopold force the woman of the Congo to behead their husband's or male relitive and boil all the skin and flesh off so he can study the skulls
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Crackhead
Ah yes, Leopold the II, the guy who ranks #4 or (#3 depending on what source you look at) on the list of people with the highest K/D ratio in history.
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Ah yes, Leopold the II, the guy who ranks #4 or (#3 depending on what source you look at) on the list of people with the highest K/D ratio in history.
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Anthony
British: Take this country and make rubber
British: No, not like that, stop it
Belgium: Ok we stopped
British: How dare you stop making rubber?
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British: Take this country and make rubber
British: No, not like that, stop it
Belgium: Ok we stopped
British: How dare you stop making rubber?
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Demonic_myst
So basicly we gave it to a country that was created to be a anti war buffer tp prevent war so in short belgium was doing what it was created to do
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So basicly we gave it to a country that was created to be a anti war buffer tp prevent war so in short belgium was doing what it was created to do
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Blake
Is there anywhere i can read about Belgium's flirting with Germany? Sounds like a frankly brilliant diplomatic play i'd love to know more about
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Is there anywhere i can read about Belgium's flirting with Germany? Sounds like a frankly brilliant diplomatic play i'd love to know more about
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Larry
Had Belgium fully played ball with Germany, imagine what WW2 wouldve been like with Congolese uranium being made into A-Bombs, and V3 rockets.
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Had Belgium fully played ball with Germany, imagine what WW2 wouldve been like with Congolese uranium being made into A-Bombs, and V3 rockets.
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Trilmont
2: 08 You know how monstrous you have to be (as a European in non-European lands) for the British AND the U. S. to think you went too far?
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2: 08 You know how monstrous you have to be (as a European in non-European lands) for the British AND the U. S. to think you went too far?
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How
Imagine how differently the First World War might have played out had the UK continued to refuse to recognise Belgian annexation of the Congo.
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Imagine how differently the First World War might have played out had the UK continued to refuse to recognise Belgian annexation of the Congo.
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Christian
France, Germany and Britain decided that Congo belongs to Belgium. In other new, Wolves 1 and 2 decided Wolf 3 get the sheep for lunch.
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France, Germany and Britain decided that Congo belongs to Belgium. In other new, Wolves 1 and 2 decided Wolf 3 get the sheep for lunch.
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Dinoknight
Everyone else: I Want it!
British: Anyone but france
Chef's kiss ah, the old france can't have nice things will never get old!
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Everyone else: I Want it!
British: Anyone but france
Chef's kiss ah, the old france can't have nice things will never get old!
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homer
>Whole of Germany has capitulated and Italy is out of the war
>Don't worry, Swimmys attack will bring everything under contol.
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>Whole of Germany has capitulated and Italy is out of the war
>Don't worry, Swimmys attack will bring everything under contol.
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