It is possible for some federation similar to the USA to rise in South America? How will this affect South America and the world? Will they get along well with the USA?
That’s basically what Bolivar wanted, wasn’t it? I think he even mentioned courting the US once or twice.
I’m not sure how to get it to work shy of an undistracted Spain threatening the continent and forcing their unity. But then again, a distracted Spain was the way they got independence in the first place.
Indeed, Great Colombia is the closest thing we had to a USSA (EUAS - Estados Unidos de la América del Sud?), but was short lived.
Perhaps the Peru-Bolivia Confederation, with the right PoD, might be a second option. IOTL it was basically ruined by the wars with Chile and Argentina, but it had somewhat of a potential.
Assuming that you meant a federation consisting of all the South American states, thats hard, specially if you want to put Brazil in the mix. Some regional amalgams are more doable, like Peru-Bolivia, Great Colombia and possibily a "greater" Argentina which joins with Chile (this one I believe to be ASB, as Argentina was beset by a lot of internal strife, while Chile simply hadn't the manpower or will to get too adventurous (excepting the conquest of north Chile itself, and the colonization of Patagonia). Then, again, the fact they actually broke apart so quickly IOTL serves as testament of how difficult it might be a continental union.
Anyways, I don't think it changes too much. Relations with the USA remain friendly, even if only after the Mexican-American War. It's also probable that will remain nothing more than a regional power through the 19th/20th centuries, so it won't impact so much in world geopolitics like the USA did.
That’s basically what Bolivar wanted, wasn’t it? I think he even mentioned courting the US once or twice.
Something very similar was asked in another thread.
I suggested a mini-TL in order to accomplish just that.
Read it here.
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It is possible for some federation similar to the USA to rise in South America? How will this affect South America and the world? Will they get along well with the USA?