Have the portuguese not have colonies in Asia first.You challenge is to prevent European colonial expansion into Africa and Asia. No PoD's before the late Middle Ages.
The Race arrive on Earth that much earlier than in the books.You challenge is to prevent European colonial expansion into Africa and Asia. No PoD's before the late Middle Ages.
Fine, I'll revise my statement. European powers are allowed to expand to a limited extent, but only up to say, the area controlled by 1500. So no Philippines, no Dutch East Indies, no partition of Africa, etc.The Race arrive on Earth that much earlier than in the books.
Fine, I'll revise my statement. European powers are allowed to expand to a limited extent, but only up to say, the area controlled by 1500. So no Philippines, no Dutch East Indies, no partition of Africa, etc.
Yes, I allow it because it seems almost impossible to stop European expansion into the Americas after its discovery.But you still get Imperialism in the Americas?
But still leaving England free, and now looking overseas for alternatives to dealing with Mongol Europe?Best way to do it is to nerf Europe's seafaring tradition somehow IMO. The many seas and waterways made naval advancement assured, and once that happened Europe would gain the ability both to control/redirect trade and project power abroad while keeping insulated. How to nerf? Perhaps a more successful Mongol invasion hits all the way to France, tying Europe more landward.
But still leaving England free, and now looking overseas for alternatives to dealing with Mongol Europe?
Europeans had two distinct advantages over African states. 1. they were able to command far larger armies then most African nations (only Ethiopia was able to field anything remotely comparable, I don't remember the exact figures but I think it was like 100,000 vs. 300,000). But Europeans also had way better taxation systems to support these massive armies then most African states. Meanwhile the Africans themselves still had to deal with corruption, ethnic tensions, warfare, and all that fun stuff.
I believe it was actually much more about technology than army size. In fact, European armies were outnumbered in many colonial conflicts. The key was using their far better weaponry to gun down African/Asian opponents. The machine gun in particular gave Europeans a huge advantage.
The Gatling was apart of this but the "endless African Hordes" are mostly a myth made by movies and fiction. The truth is most battles involved Europeans outnumbering Africans.