united states of america

In 1804, after protests from Napoleon Bonaparte over leadership over a suspected conspiratorial group, Jean Moreau, a notable french republican army commander sometimes held in equal regard to Napoleon, exiled himself to the United States. The US army was initially interested in employing him...

This question comes as part of my ongoing research for my Fringe alternate universe timeline. If Louisiana was never admitted as a state (or at least its statehood delayed), how would it affect the balance of power between slave and free states in the Senate? I'm mainly concerned about the...

In the late 1930s when war broke out in Europe, production increased in the United States. This created more jobs, which meant that fewer young men were signing up for the Civilian Conservation Corps. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the War Department needed to divert attention to the...

With a POD after June 6, 1944, what other countries could have become part of the Western/American Bloc and why? Bonus points if they join the Western Bloc via domestic capitalists winning elections or civil wars as opposed to the Americans marching there first.

If the United States were to gradually conquer Mexico and Central America, with at least the area of the 48 contiguous states also included, could it successfully make the people in these regions 'white'? With enough immigration from Europe and the rest of the U.S., I suspect it might be...

I have always thought that a country similar to the modern US could emerge somewhere other than North America. Here are some features of the US that I'm looking for: - founded by European settlers at the expense of the native population - Geographic isolation (the rest of the world did not...

Before I begin, I must make it absolutely clear that I am very, very aware that a stupidly large number of 'How can Japan win' threads have been made in the past. However, this one is not asking whether there is any way in which Japan can defeat the Allies of WWII. Instead, it seeks to compile...

Introduction: This is my first AH timeline. It will be centered about my nation, Spain, specifically about the 20th Century, which in OTL, was a turbulent time for Spain, marked by internal wars between liberals and conservatives, and the loss of Spain’s colonies in America and the Pacific...

How can Puerto Rico Independent and Cuba become part of the unincorporated territories of the united states and in the future state 51 Geographically Cuba is closer to florida. What changes in the United States and the Spanish Empire would be necessary? What differences would that be in the...

"The uncertainty of the world and the difficulty of his task strengthened his resolve, and we called him Caesar then and gave him our allegiance." - Augustus by John Williams Prologue: October 1st 1928 “I’m sorry, Al. I’ve discussed it with my doctors and with Eleanor.” “You can't really be...

The Illinois was a mile-high tower conceived by Frank Lloyd Wright in a book he published in 1957, titled "A Testament". It would've been built in Chicago, so how would things change in general if it was built. Would another country, like the UAE or China, try to better the US? Would it even be...

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/new-zealand-could-have-been-part-of-the-united-states-1791602740 So, if New Zealand joined USA in 1860s-1870s how would it reflect on geopolitics in the Pacific Ocean? What impact would it have on relations with the British Empire? What about relations with Australia?

The Spanish American War 1873-75 The Spanish American War of 1873-75 started in the aftermath of the Virginius Affair. Secretary of State Hamilton Fish was working to find a peaceful end to this affair with Minister Admiral Don Jose Polo de Bernabe soon after the affair started. As Fish was...

Union slavery and confederate abolitionists The northern states (union) with slaves from independence and with the expiration to the south, the south becomes abolitionist. The civil war begins south abolitionist and northern slavery

I'm going to try creating a full out timeline this time. I'll try to fill it out as best I can, but it's 16th century onwards, focusing mostly on North America, with Europe, Africa, South America, and the Pacific feeling more of the effects. If anyone' s good with maps, I'd appreciate the...

STRUGGLE FOR POWER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Struggle for Power: An Alternate Congressional History is a timeline in which we'll examine how things might have turned out if the chips had fallen differently. This timeline will focus mainly on the power struggles in Congress and the...

Space has all sorts of interesting military applications. You can spy on people from orbit with spy satellites, use satellites to communicate, or built space vehicles to take out the former two. However, what I'm after is some real 'weaponising' of LEO and beyond: nukes in orbit, space lasers...

Here a thought I had some time ago: History teaches us that revolutions get more radical the longer they last. Since the American revolution was quite moderate compared to the French one, we need to make it more radical and violent. For example, what if France never sent troops to America? The...

“For the eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond…..” - John F. Kennedy, Rice University Speech, 1962 So, considering that the original project lacked support before it even got off the ground, I am going to try again.......and this time I hope I can finish...