OK, here's a challenge:
With a POD no earlier than Nov 11, 1918, conquer or contain the USA by 1950.
Rules:
1. No natural catastrophes; i.e. no asteroids hitting Nebraska, no plagues of zombies running amok in Chicago, no aliens landing in New York.
2. The United States must be largely as it was in OTL - i.e. no civil war. You can have a president other than FDR in 1932, but not Huey Long, and there will be a President.
3. The US must not be 'stupid'. For example, if an overseas threat arises the US will respond by building up the military. Isolationism is fine, but not stupid isolationism (i.e. someone's tanks on the Rio Grande will cause an immediate reaction. Heck, Mexico even making a deal with someone who could potentially put tanks on the Rio Grande will cause a reaction long before those tanks gets there).
FWIW, I think 'contain' is possible, I do not think conquest is.
Have at it!
Mike Turcotte
With a POD no earlier than Nov 11, 1918, conquer or contain the USA by 1950.
Rules:
1. No natural catastrophes; i.e. no asteroids hitting Nebraska, no plagues of zombies running amok in Chicago, no aliens landing in New York.
2. The United States must be largely as it was in OTL - i.e. no civil war. You can have a president other than FDR in 1932, but not Huey Long, and there will be a President.
3. The US must not be 'stupid'. For example, if an overseas threat arises the US will respond by building up the military. Isolationism is fine, but not stupid isolationism (i.e. someone's tanks on the Rio Grande will cause an immediate reaction. Heck, Mexico even making a deal with someone who could potentially put tanks on the Rio Grande will cause a reaction long before those tanks gets there).
FWIW, I think 'contain' is possible, I do not think conquest is.
Have at it!
Mike Turcotte