Challenge: Democratic Soviet Union, Authoritarian United States

How about getting the Black Army to take power and establish an anarcho-communist USSR?

That would be really cool, but I don't think it would last long. The European powers would quickly realize that a stateless territory would be a great place to set up a colony.
 
You do realize, of course, that had laissez-faire Republicans dominated Congress in the early 30's, the Great Depression never would have made it past the "major recession" stage, as they never would have allowed Smoot-Hawley out of committee, and the trade wars that really kicked the Depression into gear never would have occurred. They could have gotten away with completely blowing off stimulus spending, so long as they don't pass that bill, and everything ends up so much better it isn't even funny.


Republicans weren't "laissez-faire" on trade issues pre-New Deal. Republicans were traditionally the protectionist party that favored tariffs, while Democrats were historically the party of free trade.
 
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