@jonbaxter2254
Britain holding up a sign that just says, "Ew" when looking at France really breaks down our 1,000 year relationship with them perfectly.
@random_dude3413
“France was… France.” Has got to be the most relatable words ever spoken
@TheNorthie
Japan and Britain had so much in common: both were islands, had big navies, didn’t like Russia, loved tea, were isolationists. No wonder they got along for so long
@nemesis962074
Could you explain why the Mongols didn't invade the Byzantine empire? Or how the Mongols affected the crusades overall
@Wolfeson28
3:05 The Washington Naval Treaty was a much bigger factor than you mentioned. While divisions between the British Imperial Dominions about foreign policy may have played a role in ending the alliance, it was the Naval Treaty that definitively ended it. The cornerstone of the WNT was that the two largest naval powers (the US and UK) would maintain equal fleets to each other, but obviously that would be meaningless if the UK continued to maintain an alliance with the next-largest naval power. That would mean the UK and Japan could theoretically combine to overwhelm the US in both oceans, which was unacceptable to the US. So letting the Anglo-Japanese Alliance lapse was an unofficial, but still very clear, condition of the US agreeing to the WNT. Britain needed the treaty in order to avoid another massively expensive arms race, plus the other factors mentioned in the video, so they agreed.
@spacemanspud7073
2:16 Probably the biggest operation of in WW1 by the combined Anglo-Japanese allied force (and perhaps the biggest military collaboration steming from this pact ever) was the capture of Tsingtao. The coastal base was paramount to the Kaiser as it was the hub and lifeline of his beloved German Fleet in the East, ("...it would shame me more to surrender Tsingtao to the Japanese than Berlin to the Russians...) so it took two months of seige just to take it despite outnumbering them 6:1. (Ironically, they had to invade via China and violate her neutrality in order to do this)
But even in triumph, cracks in this strange partnership already showed - During the victory parade, as the small number of British troops began marching forward, the Germans in attendance, disgusted, turned their backs to them. This resulted in the outraged Brits to complain bitterly to the Japanese Commander. To this, their ally (Knowing full well that it was the Japanese infantry that had done the heavy lifting) only replied something like, "Well we can't repeat the whole procession just because of THAT!"
@kieranwalsh2058
Britain and Portugal having the longest standing alliance is a fun piece of trivia to tell people at parties you aren’t invited to
@ArchangelTenshi
00:48 Portugal is that friend who you really like and enjoyed gaming with in the past but life got in the way and their skill really dropped off so now you can't queue ranked together
@USSFFRU
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance's Failure also affected the Franco-British Relationship. Japan winning against Russia made France realize Russia was not the power it acted like and thus, France sought for new stronger allies for their war with Germany. Britain saw Russia losing was possibly the best thing for them since now, they realized Russia was no threat to them or their interests in India. Left with no choice and now less focused on Russia and now focused on Germany, Britain and France decided to officially become allies.
@TheCSC017
I LOVE how all the flags are era appropriate. Not just the Japanese, but the Portuguese and Canadian flags as well. You got yourself a subscriber!
@danielveras150
3:05 is the ratio of capital ships tonnage by country to anyone wondering (525.000 to the US and Britain, 315.000 to Japan and 175.000 to France and Italy)
@joenamath5480
This is a real interesting topic, and something that's rarely brought up or mentioned (as well as a lot of other obscure but important events). It sucks that most historical books barely mention the alliance considering how important it was for history (as well as the events it helped cause).
@MitchellTravels
“The winners (and Belgium)” Rofl 😂 the inside Belgium jokes are always straight gold
@MilesCWard
As influential and skillful James Bissonette has been in shaping world events, one must not forget the invaluable albeit less notable contributions of Kelly Moneymaker
@aaronmarks9366
There's actually some really adorable postcards from the time celebrating the alliance, showing ruby-cheeked British and Japanese children holding hands. You can find them through a Google image search.
@michaelthayer5351
Also keep in mind there was a lot of distrust towards Japan in London and elsewhere after the 21 Demands Japan had given China in February 1915 that would have essentially made it a Japanese Dependency while the European Powers were distracted by the horrific fighting in Europe. This likely convinced several in the British Foreign Office that Japan could not be relied on to act in good faith and would potentially use the Alliance as a cover for further expansion that would drag Britain into another conflict. While Japan was convinced the British would aggressively seek to preserve their own beneficial status quo to keep Japan as the permanent Junior party.
@cronaalbarn2146
"Russia was soon unvictorious" God I love this channel.
@XXXTENTAClON227
3:00 Australia was a big advocate for its renewal, as they did not believe they could rely on the United States to come to their aid in any potential conflict Canada said it couldn’t agree because Japan was becoming more hostile with the USA, and in the event of war it knew that it would be screwed in comparison to everyone else declaring war
@Mullet-ZubazPants
My great grandmother had a Christie's cookie tin that she kept sewing supplies in. On the tin it had a Union Jack, and the Japanese flag. I never knew what it meant, until I learned about the Anglo/Japanese alliance as an adult
@dakota_kiwi