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^^Probably the best idea. Otherwise, the North would have had to be completely flattened. But with China next door the US might control mayor cities in the North but not the rural areas.

Its far from Louisiana and or Texas to California. And what about the Spanish Province of New Mexico. It would not have been easy going threw them. Around them maybe. During US Mexican war New Mexico was really the only part of the new conquered territories that revolted against the US...

Found this titled "THE SPANISH REGIME IN MISSOURI". It was translated into english from Spanish historical archives. It might be of some help in your story. One thing is clear. The Spanish authorities in Missouri were worried about the possibility of US citizens expanding into there...

Romans were conquerors. The people of the regions they conquered wanted them out. The Chinese tended to do things differently. They created protectorates. If you just acknowledge the Emperor and paid tribute they usually would not interfer. Correct me if I am wrong but they say the Chinese...

Never knew this. Aside from rich fishing, Newfoundland had no gold. Brazil was full of gold. Could explain why the Portuguese left the island of Barbados. If they had stayed, today it might have been part of Brazil. Brazils front door to the Caribbean.

Chinese had one thing going for them. They were majority Han. Most other groups got absorbed by them and in time became Han themselves. And

So who gets Rwanda and Burundi. Both were Even though part of the Belgian Congo they were autonomous like Katanga was until the early 30s. Speaking of Katanga, you do know that today they provide the Democratic Congo with 70% of the budget money. They are Democratic Congo richest...

So how far South does the Empire go. Did find out that the Chorotegas natives of Northern Costa Rica were affected by both Mayan and Aztec cultures. The Chorotegas were considered the Meso-American culture that was located the farthest South. Proof of this is that they spoke the ""Nahuatl"...

This could have been New Scotland. Problem was that it was on the other side of the world. Found this on Scots in the Caribbean.

Create an advance civilization around the famous city of Timbuktu. City was famous for its gold and salt trade but more importantly for its books. Some information - http://www.timbuktufoundation.org/history.html Watch this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4pJTaiev8k&feature=related

Yes, Juarez would never join Maximillian. You would have to eliminate him. Afterall, even Juarez said that Maximillian government was full of the people he considered were traitors. In the end it seems Maximillian was the one doomed. He knew nothing about how treacherous Mexican politics can...

He was very popular with the everyday people. High Class were not fond of him. Paraguay was the first Independent nation in South America. They did not really have to fight for there Independence the way the most of the other nations on the continent minus Brazil had too. They were supposedly...

Maximillian could never equal President Benito Juarez. President Benito Juarez once answered a letter sent by Maximillian. He told Maximillian that because of his principales and that because he had sworn to uphold the integrity of Mexico, its sovereignty and independence, that he had...

The British managed to take the capital of Cuba because of the incompetent Spanish rulers in the capital. But outside the Capital the Creoles tended to put up more of a resistance. Afterall, it was there home. Spanish rulers lived in Spain. An important one would be the heroe José Antonio Gómez...

In the following map there is still a Serbia after the war. Would think Austria-Hungary would have divided up Serbia with Bulgaria who was on the side of the Central Powers. Edit - Albania got caught in the middle during WW I. Greeks tookover the Southern part while Serbians the northern...