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Could a Mongol-wank achieve this? They already have China, Central Asia, India, and Eastern Europe. Perhaps have a proper succession plan so the empire stays united. The conquest of Western Europe, Japan, as Southeast Asia eventually succeeds. Eventually, they find the Americas and it is...

Perhaps Britain/Portugal give up Hong Kong/Macau earlier than OTL, and they do so when ROC is still considered the legitimate government of China. PRC doesn't invade them for the same reasons as OTL, they make nice trading places to get hard currency.

The Bonin Islands could have been grabbed in the 1850s. Matthew Perry claimed them for the USA and appointed a colonial governor there.

The USA grabbed Hawaii, Guam, 50% of Samoa, and some minor islands (Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Wake, Midway) in the 19th century. They are all still controlled by the USA today. What other islands could have been grabbed?

After the ARW, France gained Tobago and Senegal while Spain gained Florida and Minorca. Is it possible they could gain much more, either in the Americas or elsewhere? I know they did occupy several islands in the Caribbean before the war ended.

Japan was a power? Considering the time period, most countries would just view it as a white country pulverizing an inferior non-white country. Nothing to see here. The fear of "yellow peril" would probably decrease after an American victory.

I actually got the topic from Pacific Gibraltar. :p And I agree with what you wrote about Japan not wanting to risk it in OTL. If war came about, I think its possible the USA could grab the Bonin Islands and Taiwan, taking the place of Guam and the Philippines in American strategy. The...

In 1897, there was a crisis between Japan and the USA over Hawaii. McKinley was starting with the creation of an annexation treaty which pissed off the Japanese to the point where both sides were considering a war over the islands. Suppose cooler heads don't prevail and Japan goes to war to stop...

Its from the nursery rhyme "London Bridge is Falling Down." "My fair lady" refers to the queen, Ann Boleyn, at the time the song was created. Sorry it went over everyone's heads. :p

Will the queen be taken and locked up?

If Quebec revolted and didn't join the USA, couldn't it just revert to French control? Why argue of who could be the new monarch when I'm sure Louis XVI would be happy to fill the role. :p

I believe France had intended to immediately recognize Quebec's independence should a yes vote occur, while Canada would have said it as illegitimate, with the UK taking Canada's side. The transatlantic world is going to be very divided on this. I am curious where you will take the story.

Instead of Britain getting the Hudson's Bay, couldn't Denmark end up grabbing the region by extending its hold past Greenland? Suppose Denmark gets the region by 1670, butterflying British control away. How would this effect North America's development?

My point was that Europeans care far less about North American affairs than the USA does.

The Europeans had to face a massive supply line across the Atlantic, which the USA would not have. The Europeans also had to contend with American-made weapons given to the Mexican rebels, something that the Yanquis would not have to deal with if they are the invaders. The Europeans also...

It depends on how the Mexicans are treated. Mexican nationalism really did not exist yet, as people more identified with their state than the country as a whole, so there is an opportunity to make them "Americans." The problem is that 1840's America isn't the nicest place for non-white people...

Wouldn't France have gotten involved in the war? I believe they are a Russian ally at this point in time.

How we get a situation so that the USA takes Alaska in a war with Russia? What would be the effects of taking it this way?

In the 19th century, Sweden owned the Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy for a short while before it became French again. Assuming Sweden kept it, how would its governance be today? Would it be integrated like France?

Suppose the abolition movement fails in Europe and survives until even the late stages of imperialism. If I recall correctly, Britain was still profiting from the slave trade, and only ended it for moral reasons. Perhaps slaver interests win in Parliament. Eventually, the "Scramble for Africa"...