1871: Germany takes French colonies in the Americas

It has been noted several times that Bismarck does not want a rival France in the future, and repeatedly reasoned against annexing AL. Though the impending Kaiser overruled him, and there goes history.

A Germany that has Carribean colonies would focus more on developing their navy than they did so OTL . Might lead to some affairs with the British, and someone mentioned the Fashoda Crisis, so..
 
At the time French Colonial Empire was a bit larger though, it also consisted of the following: Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Djibouti, Mayotte, Comoros, Reunion, Indochina, French India, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and the Crozet Islands.

IMHO French Indochina, Ivory Coast, Senegal and the French possessions in Polynesia seem more interesting than the French American colonies and it also won't upset other powers that much.
 
No, it is a violation of the Monroe Doctrine, for it specifically said that the United States would not tolerate any European colonies being transferred from one European power to another.

Note that Sweden transfered StBartelemy to France in 1878, seven years after you claim the US would get massively huffy over any transfer.
 
I don't think when Grant becomes President that he would want Germany in the Americas. France had helped the US in the revolution. Yet when the the Civil War came to an end there was a American Army in Texas waiting to kick the French out of Mexico. If Grant wanted a first class Army and Navy he would get one.Sherman and Sheridan, Faragut and Porter would still be in their prime. It might take awhile but Germany cannot beat the US in the Americas . Years later they could not do it in Europe. I am wondering if there was peace in the 70's what happens when Spain is having problems in Cuba in 98? If Spain asks Germany for help than it would be very interesting. TR was not a friend of the Germans and by then their intentions to be "thee" power in the world was starting to be very apparent.
 
I don't think when Grant becomes President that he would want Germany in the Americas.


Why should he care one way or t'other? Having German colonies in the Caribbean would be no more of a problem for the US than having French ones there, and quite possibly less?

The only Germans Grant knew anything about were the ones who had served in the Union Army, and he probably thought quite favourably of them.
 
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