The Treaties of World War II

See what happened with the Axis Powers after World War II and how World War II evolved into the Cold War.

[mariosequeira]

Finland: In a defensive war, but loses territory, acess to Artic Sea/Ocean and pays hundreds of millions
Bulgaria: Kinda forced to enter Axis, gets territory

Seems logical

[Liberater]

has anyone else noticed that even though Bulgaria was on the losing side of both world wars they still gained territory

[teli]

_"WWI moved borders to fit people, WWII moved people to fit borders"_

[MrGuyJacks]

4:15 Well technically the last Japanese soldier to surrender was this bloke in the Philippines who surrendered around 1975 I believe.

[Lotelato]

I love how in both World Wars, Bulgaria gained land it had previously not owned despite the fact it fought on the losing side both times.

[TheAmericanPrometheus]

The ideal treaty is one that ensures *long term* peace, not just one that punishes the loser. 

[MrWhovr]

apologies for some misspellings. I tried correcting most of them before putting the video up.

[EmperorTigerstar]

Your Japanese maritime borders are a bit weird but great video!

[dinosaurianempireiqs]

Bulgaria: loses two world wars. Still manages to exchange eastern Thrace for southern dobruja.

[nightworld]

Great video, though the territory that Bulgaria lost is a bit hard to see. I've waited so long for a video like this! :D

[boatmasterxt]

I'm Croat and I will say it. Savoy and Corsica to Italy!

[Wobbotherd]

One suggestion/correction: it was NOT the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Nukes that convinced Japan to end the war, it was the Soviet invasion of Manchuria.  Emperor Hirohito said it himself: "Russia has entered the war, thus it is necessary to study our surrender."  For more information/evidence see "Racing the Enemy: Stalin Truman and the Surrender of Japan."  Surprised you would make this error Suomi!

[brokkrep]

Great Video about the treaties of world war 2 - Well done!
I wonder why schools dont use them for education.

[-ricardus-]

1:16 Little correction: The Saarland wasn’t annexed by West Germany. There was a referendum in the Saarland just like in 1935, wether the people want to unify with Germany or with France. So it wasn’t a military coupe.

[AWarThroughTheHistoryYT]

Since I started to watch your videos I always wanted to know where to find the maps you use. Where can i find them all?

[tylerbozinovski]

What the Soviets did to Germany, Finland, Romania, and Poland was disgusting.

[rokass.]

These land giving back thing was such a mess. Some countries gained what they shouldn't have gained. For example, Poland got really big chunk of land from Germany's territory, while Lithuania didn't got any lands, at all! And even Russia (Soviet Union at that time) got some lands between Poland and Lithuania (1:01 - 1:06)which is not even land connected to Russia. Like, what the hell? Who made these decisions?And it's not even only these countries. As I have read in comments Romania have lost lands from Russia too. Why was that? Who made this peace treaty? Corrupted governments or something?..

[niccolocogliati]

im italian and i think we didn't much care about our colonial empire but Istria was strictly not slovenian or Croat

[dtheundertale]

I have pity on Finnland, Poland and Romania. The music is well-chosen.

[ARse-kolz]

just sitting here watching half of germany be colonized by poland