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America was sort of known to europe before Columbus, there had been rumors of a land to the west due to the viking expeditions. There WAS a “scramble for america” in OTL, with various european powers trying to extend their influence upon the continent, it merely occured more slowly and...

Just a side-note, how do you suggest Benigno’s putsch to actually suceed.? Also, i find unlikely that if conflict does come between Brazil and Paraguay, Brazil wouldn’t demand a solution to the border conflict in favour of Brazil. Aside from that it would be th closest thing to victory that...

Just here to give my support and say that i really like this story.

Its pretty much established that for the U.S. to take California from Prussia it must do so fast, and even then, the U.S. in the early-mid 19th centure refrained from going to war with european powers because it lacked the national unity to do so thanks to the slave dilemma., the medium term it...

The first thing that pops in my mind is... What is Prussia going to do with it? and, does it even have a strong enough navy to protect it in case of war breaking? EDIT: Another thing that comes into mind is that in OTL, 1840-1880 is a time of great german immigration into North America, so...

Didnt know about this, but then, what musy be changed is what caused the raidings to diminish later on, and how can we make them grow in frequency? I stick to the theory that for them to create the trade networks that the norse did, they will need extra population, be it simply a uncontrollable...

As archduke stated, the Viking age started because due to development of farming technology, scandinavia was becoming too populous, which gave the impetus to go around raiding, you need something to happen to increase the population A LOT. Also it is important for them to have an sailing...

Just re-read the timeline, and in the chapter that you deal with the Rio Grande do Norte Crisis, you misspell Rio Grande do Norte, typing instead Rio Grande do Sul. On another note, Great Timeline so far, hope it goes on to the end without another hiatus.:p This is the only Brazilian timeline...

It's unlikely that with only lend-lease the war would end in french favor, if the british do some kind of embargo though... But that's a completely different can of worms. Regardless, i stand by the point that even if Germany wins Britain would be pretty safe from being sidelined if they do not...

Indeed, you're right, but you're assuming that Germany wins big on the land war, frankly a WW1 without Britain does not necessarily equates to an easy win for Germany. But i do not believe, with what we know today, that Germany would be able to start another european war any time soon, simply...

Not Exactly, by the end of the war, with or without britain, Germany would be hurt a lot and wanting peace simply due to the manpower and material cost of fighting a trenches war. If Britain interfered on the peace deal they could impede germany from making heavy gains, principally if they...

I'm not sure if Gaston would do well as Emperor Consort, Pedro II didn't let him get involved in politics while he was prince consort. And I'm not sure about matters of economic growth through the empire and republic, and am not sure about differences in economic growth, however the end of the...

Just to understand, why do the portuguese monarchy abdicates from the crown of Portugal and the Algarves?

The Iberian Union happened due to the death of the portuguese monarch without heirs causing a succession crisis with Philip II of Spain being one of the claimants. Consequence: Portugal doesn't resist the takeover.

Olinda in Northeastern Brazil was the capital of the captaincy of Pernambuco until the Iberian Union and the Dutch Invasion, when the Dutch burned the city down. Afterwards the set of apital of the captaincy passed to the neighbouring city, Recife. In a timeline where the Iberian Union or the...