Retarded Historical Events

>>2270502
White people adopted self-flagellating morality like "White privilege" and "White guilt."

>>2270502
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War

>>2270502

>france don't let the germans take your ships, it will completely fuck us and the rest of the world. we'll hold them for you
>NO
>alright fine, they can sail under your flag under your captains with your crews, just help us out in the war
>NO
>alright fine, America, your most trusted ally, has agreed to hold on to them, not use them, keep them safe and take care of them until the war is over
>NO

I never quite grasped how vichy france was so fucking cucked

>>2270548
>America
>Most trusted ally
wew

>>2270548
>Hon Hon, I have a better idea garçon
>*Scuttles fleet*

>>2270554

maybe not the biggest ally, but the one it could trust the most at the time. I could understand france being hesitant about handing ships over to england, but american interests would have reasons to keep the french fleet intact

>>2270502
The death of The Qing
>Generals discard modern firearms in favor of bows, spears and large wall guns in the attempt to relive a past victory
>Have admirals who attempt to break free with their fleet after surrendering to the Japs
>Following the humiliateing defeat in the hands of the Japs the Emperor finally decides to reform in an attempt to modernize
>Poetry and calligraphy is now regarded more worthy than other practical skills in military use
>Empress gets sick of his shit and takes power in an attempt to put China back on track
>Have Boxers startarting to kill christians, civilians and citizens of modernized empires
>Sides with the boxers
>Forced to sign another humiliateing treaty following an even more sestructive war with 8 major armies
>start to crumble and sprawl out into total warlordism
>Chinamen now feared world wide
????