When is the earliest point of time that the US could rise above the European Empires as the dominant hegemony?
Does the U.S. have to rise, or can the others fall?
Could the Napoleonci Wars get even bloodier? Like say Napoleon wins at Trafalgar, but then his invasion of Britain is crushed? Undaunted, he still goes after Spain and Russia, both defeat him (Russia witht heh e4lp of General Winter) and France dissolves into Civil War after his death in 1821 becuase he never fthered a healthy heir and the pwoers all start fighting each other. (The powers were ready to fight after 1814 as it was, till the Hundred Days.) A defeated, exhausted Britain can't enforce a Congress of Vienna.
the U.S. would likelys till have its civil war, but might be ready to jump right in in the 1870s - I don't know in this scenario if it can be strong enough in the 1830s and 1840s, though. It would, however, be an interesting TL.
Isolationism certainly didn't help, but the US only really became a major great power in the late 19th century anyway - although as of 1860, its industrial power is only a bit behind France.
Anything like its post-1945 status being achieved pre-1900 is really far fetched, even if we have Europe weaker than OTL mid-19th century.
I that case at what point in otl do you think the US could defeat the British Empire in a conflict? I know it's abs but it seems to be related.
Defeat in what regard? "The US conquers Canada and annexes it." is a lot harder than the US defeating a British invasion from Canada aiming at taking the midwest.
True that. I should have been less vague. What about the earliest point in OTL that the US could build and maintain the largest navy in the world.
Probably around the time of WWI - as in, that decade. Assuming Britain is in a position roughly like OTL.
The odds of the US doing so aren't very good, however.
I see so like 30 years prior then. I'm sorry for all the questions I just always had this perception that one year a switch was flipped and bam America dominant. I assumed that isolationism delayed the flipping and wanted to know when said switch first appeared. If this makes no sense I'm very tired but can't sleep.
Does the U.S. have to rise, or can the others fall?
Could the Napoleonci Wars get even bloodier? Like say Napoleon wins at Trafalgar, but then his invasion of Britain is crushed? Undaunted, he still goes after Spain and Russia, both defeat him (Russia witht heh e4lp of General Winter) and France dissolves into Civil War after his death in 1821 becuase he never fthered a healthy heir and the pwoers all start fighting each other. (The powers were ready to fight after 1814 as it was, till the Hundred Days.) A defeated, exhausted Britain can't enforce a Congress of Vienna.
the U.S. would likelys till have its civil war, but might be ready to jump right in in the 1870s - I don't know in this scenario if it can be strong enough in the 1830s and 1840s, though. It would, however, be an interesting TL.