Successful pan-Americanism

Pellaeon

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After the American Revolution and the revolutions in Latin America there existed an enthusiasm for pan-Americanism. Or unity and cooperation across the Western Hemisphere.

How can we have a united Western Hemisphere or at least one that is economically fairly integrated and cooperative in world affairs?

By 1900?

Is this possible?
 
After the American Revolution and the revolutions in Latin America there existed an enthusiasm for pan-Americanism. Or unity and cooperation across the Western Hemisphere.

How can we have a united Western Hemisphere or at least one that is economically fairly integrated and cooperative in world affairs?

By 1900?

Is this possible?

You might get a more united Spanish america and anglo america, But Brazil fought most of the 19th century against this idea
 
You might get a more united Spanish america and anglo america, But Brazil fought most of the 19th century against this idea
I agree any sort of North American Unity would be along linguistic divides, with the exceptions of the french spheres which might throw in with either group group, go their own way, or fragment. But in the environment to unite I can't see independence(sans culture union) for long
 
I agree any sort of North American Unity would be along linguistic divides, with the exceptions of the french spheres which might throw in with either group group, go their own way, or fragment. But in the environment to unite I can't see independence(sans culture union) for long

Eh, just have the Anglos displace everyone else. They did so in Texas, just repeat the formula another 300 times.
 
I think this nation could be called the American Federation and would consist of most (if not all) of Britain and Spain's colonies. Obviously this nation would be very strong but I feel like a civil war in this nation would be inevitable like the American Civil War in OTL. Either way this would be a quite interesting nation and I think seeing how the different cultures would interact. Where would the capital be? Perhaps a brand new city altogether like Washington DC?
 
I wonder if there could be something that can lead to a more succesful Congress of Panama... or perhaps that's already too late?
 
The problem with pan-Americanism is that it would almost inevitably end up completely dominated by the United States. I think it's very plausible to have pan-Americanism, but it would basically be the United States and some pliant Latin American elites ruling over everyone else. It isn't really in the interest of Latin America to become a colony of the United States in all but name. Although before the United States can do this in Latin America, they need to reduce and marginalise British interests. This is no easy task in the 19th century, the height of the British Empire, where the Monroe Doctrine's strength came largely from the fact that the British also liked the idea for obvious reasons and thus enforced the doctrine for the United States. So I suppose you need an Ameriwank where the United States is near-irrevocably poisoned against the British, fights a third war against them in the 1840s (either winning or getting a stalemate out of it), resolves the issue over slavery without a Civil War, and has a huge military buildup starting in the 1850s onwards.
 
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