Ok, I'll give it a try.
1900s. Monopolists are not broken up, allowing them to place much of a strangle hold on the US economy.
1916 - The hunt for Pancho Villa goes on, escalates and above all detoriates. The US announces an occupation of northern Mexico, decried in many Latin American countries. the Mexican government, such as it is, cannot do anything, but the army cannot keep arms and recruits from slipping north in joining the locals and quite a few volunteers from other Latin American countries in a vicous guerilla war.
1917 - The US, distraced by the costly quagmire in Mexico, does not join the European war. Instead, they start demanding some credit back, as they need money for arms, training troops and payment. This greatly angers the Entente.
1919 - Germany asks for an armstice in February as the Entente breaks the frontline and food riots quake Germany. The Versailles treaty of 1920 will be hard on them.
1920 - The US pulls out of Mexico after three years of vicous guerilla war. nothing much has been gained, except the enmity of most of Latin America. Lieutenant General Smedley D Butler publishes a book titled 'War is a Racket' about the Mexican War. Considered one of the best US Generals, who headed a district with relatively low rate of insurgency (due to his and especially his troops disciplined behaviour) and a war hero, the book divides the nation in two. Some decry Butler as an unpatriotic traitor who spits on the blood spilt by US soldiers, other raise him to the skies as a patriot, champion of free speech and a honest and honourable man. The book is translated to Spanish and quickly spreads in Latin America, where horror stories of torture, plunder, pillage, rapings, beatings and humiliation that until now was word of mouth turns into facts confirmed by the other side. Butler's popularity plumments in the US as the 'traitor!' faction gains the upper hand. Paradoxially, what transgressions he did in Mexico is quickly forgotten in latin America and he gains popularity as 'the one honourable yankee in a nation of bastards'. Latin American nationalism is on the rise, and immigration to the US slows down to a trickle.
1922 - The House Comittee on Unamerican activity begins looking into Butler's book. Riots ensue in the streets as opponents and proponents of his person, now turning into a champion for every cause that needs one (Early War Bonus proponents, Pacifists, the Latin American minotiry and even some socialist claiming him to be on the side of the common man rather than the capital who goads the common man in another nation against his brother etc). Butler himself does not want the attention nor the leadership many wants to offer him. He appears before the Comittee and defends himself eloquently, calmly and quite well. Freed of suspicion, he is nevertheless forcibly retired from the Marine Corps.
1920s - The US, still trying to get back its war credits from the Entente and on constant conflict over them experiences souring relations. Isolationists take more power. At the same time US companies are experiencing problems in Latin America. The old true and tested method of replacing one dictator with the next is not proving successful anymore. The US is so impopular in Latin America that finding a General that is not toppled by riots or even the army is proving difficult. The US intervenes militarily on several occasions, but have to withdraw after a few months, when the situation detoriates, after a few face-saving treaties that are immedately ignored. The US is seen as weak, unable to cope with Latin American machoism and expertise in guerilla warfare. Not the least, the socialists, liberals and conservatives in Latin American countries can agree on something for the first time in their history - they don't like the US. Latin American countries socialists face far less persecution and move further to the social democratic side rather than towards communism. Fewer revolts, American companies actually having to pay taxes and less of a drain on the best and the brightest in emigration to the US.
In the US, this situation, combined with the great depression, which hits the US especially hard, leads some to look for scapegoats. Latin Americans and blacks get hit the hardest, but all immigrants suffer. Combined with the worsening economics, immigration dries up almost completely.
1930s - In Canada, a very effective new deal is introducing, providing large amounts of labour. The Entente nations invest in Canada, realising that the US will not be a 'arsenal of democracy' because of the isolationists stance and souring relations between the two nations. They try to build up Canadian industry and are fairly successful. Canadian unemployment go way down, and many skilled unemployed workers in the US rust belt starts to move north of the border looking for work and better conditions. Canada gains a lot of immigration that would otherwise have gone to the US.
Herbert Hoover wins a third term after Roosevelt is seen paralyzed in his wheelchair and dirty mudslining is used against him. Hoover's policies are disastrous. Unemployment continues to be high, the amount of cultivated land drops sharply after the dust bowl, banks close and the depression deepends. At the same time isolationists force a heavy protectionist policy through congress. The US economy suffers even worse. Infrastructure starts to crumble in some cases as monopolist companies go out of business. Socialist and union supporters go on strikes, fighting with company henchmen and conservative protesters and police all over the country. Race riots and clashes between the Army and poor in Hoovervilles, as well as the Bonus Army become really ugly. A General named MacArthur uses tanks, gas (some say he wanted tear gas and the order was misunderstood), bayonets and live bullets to break up Hoovervilles, strikes and riots. Thousands are left dead all over the country in the volience.
A general strike called (by the unions and socialists much more powerful than OTL) paralyzes the country. Sabotage is extremely common and the trickle of workers north becomes a steady stream, with the odd sensible capitalist and his capital mixed in. After more than two years of violent riots, even low-level insurgency, sabotage, strikes and clashes in the streets, the army breaks the socialist movement. All socialist parties and unions are declared unamerican or even unconstitutional. Infrastructure, know-how and industrial resources are pretty much in shambles.
An active insurgency on Cuba starts, with unofficial and private support from much of Latin America. It is time to chase the corrupt Yankees out.
Will have to finish later.
1900s. Monopolists are not broken up, allowing them to place much of a strangle hold on the US economy.
1916 - The hunt for Pancho Villa goes on, escalates and above all detoriates. The US announces an occupation of northern Mexico, decried in many Latin American countries. the Mexican government, such as it is, cannot do anything, but the army cannot keep arms and recruits from slipping north in joining the locals and quite a few volunteers from other Latin American countries in a vicous guerilla war.
1917 - The US, distraced by the costly quagmire in Mexico, does not join the European war. Instead, they start demanding some credit back, as they need money for arms, training troops and payment. This greatly angers the Entente.
1919 - Germany asks for an armstice in February as the Entente breaks the frontline and food riots quake Germany. The Versailles treaty of 1920 will be hard on them.
1920 - The US pulls out of Mexico after three years of vicous guerilla war. nothing much has been gained, except the enmity of most of Latin America. Lieutenant General Smedley D Butler publishes a book titled 'War is a Racket' about the Mexican War. Considered one of the best US Generals, who headed a district with relatively low rate of insurgency (due to his and especially his troops disciplined behaviour) and a war hero, the book divides the nation in two. Some decry Butler as an unpatriotic traitor who spits on the blood spilt by US soldiers, other raise him to the skies as a patriot, champion of free speech and a honest and honourable man. The book is translated to Spanish and quickly spreads in Latin America, where horror stories of torture, plunder, pillage, rapings, beatings and humiliation that until now was word of mouth turns into facts confirmed by the other side. Butler's popularity plumments in the US as the 'traitor!' faction gains the upper hand. Paradoxially, what transgressions he did in Mexico is quickly forgotten in latin America and he gains popularity as 'the one honourable yankee in a nation of bastards'. Latin American nationalism is on the rise, and immigration to the US slows down to a trickle.
1922 - The House Comittee on Unamerican activity begins looking into Butler's book. Riots ensue in the streets as opponents and proponents of his person, now turning into a champion for every cause that needs one (Early War Bonus proponents, Pacifists, the Latin American minotiry and even some socialist claiming him to be on the side of the common man rather than the capital who goads the common man in another nation against his brother etc). Butler himself does not want the attention nor the leadership many wants to offer him. He appears before the Comittee and defends himself eloquently, calmly and quite well. Freed of suspicion, he is nevertheless forcibly retired from the Marine Corps.
1920s - The US, still trying to get back its war credits from the Entente and on constant conflict over them experiences souring relations. Isolationists take more power. At the same time US companies are experiencing problems in Latin America. The old true and tested method of replacing one dictator with the next is not proving successful anymore. The US is so impopular in Latin America that finding a General that is not toppled by riots or even the army is proving difficult. The US intervenes militarily on several occasions, but have to withdraw after a few months, when the situation detoriates, after a few face-saving treaties that are immedately ignored. The US is seen as weak, unable to cope with Latin American machoism and expertise in guerilla warfare. Not the least, the socialists, liberals and conservatives in Latin American countries can agree on something for the first time in their history - they don't like the US. Latin American countries socialists face far less persecution and move further to the social democratic side rather than towards communism. Fewer revolts, American companies actually having to pay taxes and less of a drain on the best and the brightest in emigration to the US.
In the US, this situation, combined with the great depression, which hits the US especially hard, leads some to look for scapegoats. Latin Americans and blacks get hit the hardest, but all immigrants suffer. Combined with the worsening economics, immigration dries up almost completely.
1930s - In Canada, a very effective new deal is introducing, providing large amounts of labour. The Entente nations invest in Canada, realising that the US will not be a 'arsenal of democracy' because of the isolationists stance and souring relations between the two nations. They try to build up Canadian industry and are fairly successful. Canadian unemployment go way down, and many skilled unemployed workers in the US rust belt starts to move north of the border looking for work and better conditions. Canada gains a lot of immigration that would otherwise have gone to the US.
Herbert Hoover wins a third term after Roosevelt is seen paralyzed in his wheelchair and dirty mudslining is used against him. Hoover's policies are disastrous. Unemployment continues to be high, the amount of cultivated land drops sharply after the dust bowl, banks close and the depression deepends. At the same time isolationists force a heavy protectionist policy through congress. The US economy suffers even worse. Infrastructure starts to crumble in some cases as monopolist companies go out of business. Socialist and union supporters go on strikes, fighting with company henchmen and conservative protesters and police all over the country. Race riots and clashes between the Army and poor in Hoovervilles, as well as the Bonus Army become really ugly. A General named MacArthur uses tanks, gas (some say he wanted tear gas and the order was misunderstood), bayonets and live bullets to break up Hoovervilles, strikes and riots. Thousands are left dead all over the country in the volience.
A general strike called (by the unions and socialists much more powerful than OTL) paralyzes the country. Sabotage is extremely common and the trickle of workers north becomes a steady stream, with the odd sensible capitalist and his capital mixed in. After more than two years of violent riots, even low-level insurgency, sabotage, strikes and clashes in the streets, the army breaks the socialist movement. All socialist parties and unions are declared unamerican or even unconstitutional. Infrastructure, know-how and industrial resources are pretty much in shambles.
An active insurgency on Cuba starts, with unofficial and private support from much of Latin America. It is time to chase the corrupt Yankees out.
Will have to finish later.