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Caused by a thread in Chat about the 69 Rebellion.

From 1958 to 1962, a federation of British West Indies colonies existed. Known as the West Indies Federation, it was hoped that by existing as one, these mostly smaller colonies would be able to adjust better to independence than other larger ones.

Wiki has a reasonable article on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indies_Federation#Provinces

It also had a small military, the reformed West indies Regiment consisting of 3 infantry battalions.

Unfortunately the Federation failed, with its various members mostly becoming independent in the following years.

So, could the Federation survive? and how could it develop? Would we see a stable democracy that progresses and develops, part of the Commonwealth and friendly to the USA and Canada (my perferred outcome).

Or would it become some sort of 'failed state' further than the line, still splintering?

Any thoughts?
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