But they have 1 non north Amercian state: Hawaii.
I'm pretty sure Britain wouldn't let that happen.What if the US got involved in World War I earlier and seized Papua New Guinea eventually becoming a state?
I'm pretty sure Britain wouldn't let that happen.
I'm pretty sure Britain wouldn't let that happen.
The US might broker out a deal. Maybe for instance this's why the US joins the World War I in the first place-New Guinea for troops deal.
And set relations with the USSR AND China below zero?I'm not sure how much truth there is to this, but I remember reading somewhere that there were some who wanted South Vietnam to become a state. Pretty unlikely, but it could be interesting.
Can I see some links to this Sicilian statehood plan?Back in the post-WW2 years, when the borders of the Iron Curtain were being sorted out, Italy was undergoing a nation-wide election to determine the new government. One side was seen as pro-Allied, the other pro-Soviet, and for a time it looked as if the pro-Soviet side would actually win the election. Fearful of the effects of a Soviet navy in the Mediterranean, the US made a contingency plan to annex Sicily and fast track it into a state, as a front-base against the Soviet navy in the Med.
However, nothing came from it as a small-scale civil war started in Italy, with anti-communist militias/terrorism breaking the 'red' political organization and letting the pro-Western parties win.
I'm not sure how much truth there is to this, but I remember reading somewhere that there were some who wanted South Vietnam to become a state. Pretty unlikely, but it could be interesting.
The Vietcong wasn't a factor anymore at the end of the Vietnam War. I'm not saying that that conflict could've been won easily by the USA (It was a very succesful war of attrition by Vietnamese), but I'd like for everyone to have their facts straight.since 1) South Vietnam becoming a state would mean the US would still be forced to deal with the Vietcong
Read this from the NY times.never be permitted for the people of the United States to have a foothold in the Dominican Republic.
Cuba was separated from the Greater Antilles by back-arc spreading during the Late Cretaceous and Paleocene and became part of the North American plate.
Caribbean Plate in the middle of that map:The relatively small Caribbean Plate is being squeezed between the massive North and South American plates, and the Cocos Plate is pushing from the west. This combination is causing the Caribbean Plate to slowly creep eastward.
The US was really mostly interested in the Samana Peninsula in the Dominican Republic for a coaling station. It also made an excellent harbor.