Right I shall set out a scenario and then ask the question behind it.
In this Scenerio South America manages to avoid the majority of conflict and trouble it experienced in OTL instead focussing on industrialisation and economic growth - they have a greater share of european immigration lets say that they are not only more attractive but the USA is less for some reason - say worse Slavery trouble.
South America manages to stay as mostly strong unified large countries - Gran Colombia, Bolivia-Peruvian Confederation, Brazil and the United Provinces of Rio de Plata.
Independance goes much as OTL - Chilean and Argentine [UPRP] confrontation is avoided by Chile focussing and getting free colonisation in Patagonia and the UPRP focussing on internal debate between centralists and federalists but without civil war, Peru, Gran Colombia and Ecuador manage to diplomatically sort their border problems. The only major conflict is the TTL Tacna War in which Chile conquers its OTL northern area.
Wars in South America:
- Chincha Islands War - all of south america unify to beat the Spanish and eliminate their remenant power - 1865-67.
- Tacna War - 1873-80. Chileans decisively beat the Bolivian-Peruvian Confederation which leads to them sorting their internal issues and centralising.
The major regional powers ITTL by 1880 are Chile, Bolivia-Peru, United Provinces of the Rio de Plata and Brazil - they engage in more or less friendly rivalry and competitiveness such as dreadnought building and posturing but never war. Economys continue to grow.
Can add further detail if needed.
Basically my question is if the nations of South America in this scenario had the political wish to colonise Africa on a small scale and establish trade posts ect which would reasonably be able to, would it be plausible and how/where are they likely to do it.
Assume rest of the world butterfly net for the moment.
Mappy
