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The internal improvements at a federal level seem unlikely as this was a policy not liked in the antebellum south. I think any improvements would be done at a state level not federal. I could see states governments wanting to have as much power as possible leaving a small federal government in...

Part of the CSA debt was in cotton bonds sold in London to be paid for in cotton and high-risk unbacked loans sold in the Netherlands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_war_finance#Debt_finance Hard to say the TL does not give much information on how much the CSA spent compared to OTL...

Germany was trading with the Soviet Union long before that even in the day before Hitler came to power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi%E2%80%93Soviet_economic_relations_(1934%E2%80%931941)

Indeed and invasive species of sea life going both ways. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-us-once-wanted-to-use-nuclear-bombs-as-a-construction-tool-1957380/

That was a big mistake.

The problem was the dock gates. They were made as large as the technology would at the time and built to fit a ship of Olympic class the size of the Titanic. There is also the issue that larger locks would use more water and could result in the canal be closed or limited its use in droughts in...

A better idea for an alliance of this type would have been before ww1. An Alliance between Germany and the Russian empire would be a better idea than an alliance between Germany and the Soviet Union.

There is an economic and strategic logic to an alliance with the Soviet Union and having the Soviet Union part of the Axis. With the resources and oil for an alliance like that the Germans and Soviets combined would be unbeatable by the Anglo-American alliance. National socialism was not very...

Maybe a backup location for African Americans who need to leave the area. Somewhere with a more stable climate and not so prone to natural disasters.

Without the Spanish treasure fleets to loot the British would have a lot less money too. The British with a lot less sliver have trouble importing tea from China So early opium war? Plus how much longer will it take the European to discover the potato? With delayed introduction of the potato...

If Spain does not get south America then Portugal might get the Inca silver instead.

That does sound better. Less war and more trade does sound like it would be an improvement. I wonder if Spain does not get the silver in South America who does and what do they do with it.

Would that be bad?

The dust bowl might have less effect of there were better farming methods. The way of ploughing left the ground in dry periods very prone to wind erosion. Not ploughing the driest parts would help too. Dust storms from the driest areas damaged crops in areas with enough water. An early...

OTL both the winters of the 1880s and the later dust bowl lead to depopulation of the area and people moving to other states. They should do well until they are hit by the winters of the 1880s and a lot will leave. This will make them venerable to racist attacks in other states. There will be a...

I wonder what was the impact on the black areas of the harsh winters in the early 1880s. OTL this bankrupted many of the cattle farmers in that area. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/record-cold-and-snow-decimates-cattle-herds...

Indeed. There are many dysfunctional economic models that can be used to mess up an economy.

Maybe something else like Anarchism might take its place for radicals.

I am not sure what a "backwards shithole" means. The Tzar had lost power before the communist took over. Russia had begun to industrialise before and during WW1.

Without communism in Russia could be much economically strong. The only resource the Russian are shirt of is cookable coal for making steel. This can be imported from Germany or elsewhere. With the grain-growing areas in Russia and Ukraine, they could be the breadbasket of Europe. With the...