AH Challenge: Invert the Special Relationship

I've seen quite a few people, most of them called William, criticising Britain's 'Special Relationship' with America of late. Or, more specifically, criticising our perceived subservience within that relationship. This, of course, got the butterflies going in my head...

My challenge is this: With a POD no earlier than 1900, alter Anglo-American relationships such that the United States is considered to be Britain's (or the Empire's) international lap-dog. There is no time-limit for such a relationship to last, though bonus points will be given for such a relationship lasting longer than a decade, and on a sliding scale the closer it occurs to the present day.
 
Wait, so the lead up into WW1, when Britain was nicely leading Wilson around by the nose, doesn't count?

They were? I was always under the impression the two were... not evenly matched, but not far off either - in the early 20th century (this will no doubt invoke a comment from Thande/P with regard to the state of British history education...).

I fear I may not have made myself clear; I apologise, my brain appears to be encased in very heavy fluff from Saturn. I was thinking more of a situation akin to today with regards to aspects such as culture, foreign policy and political relations (as in, American culture is heavily influenced by Britain; the USA gets involved as a 'junior partner' in Britain's wars regardless of domestic feeling; POTUS makes embarrassing statements about the two nations' relationship). Is that clearer?

I apologise if I seem rude, or incoherent. As I said, I have a bad case of the brain-fuzz tonight.
 
Gallipoli succeeds. The Turks are knocked out of the war, a supply route is opened up to Russia, the troops in Salonika march up into Bulgaria, and Austria-Hungary is suddenly in a world of hurt. The Central Powers fold in late 1916. Russia undergoes civil disorder but doesn't collapse into civil disorder. The Empire expands to take in formerly-Ottoman territories, thus giving it control of huge oil reserves.

Without the Communist menace, the red scares don't happen and Hitler doesn't rise to power. Thus, World War II as we know it is butterflied away, and the Empire lasts longer, but still breaks up eventually.

Anyway, the US-UK go to war with Japan in the 40s, and the UK, without a huge conflict in Europe going on, takes the leading role in the alliance.
 
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