Turtledove parallelism Anyone?
What if The American revolution was lead by General Leonard Goodpartner and the French revolution lead by General Georges Lingeville?
In the US, Goodpartner wins impressive victories and eventually declares himself emperor.
Lingeville leads his country, France, to victory against great odds and then becomes President of France but after 2 terms tires of the duty and returns to his farm.
Where do You see this world heading?