What if the Gold rush never happened?
-Without the Gold Rush, the native americans and the Spanish would have had greater control over the West.
-The Americans had some small settlements and trading routes they were allowed to use, but the western territory became primarily French and Spanish . -We would have drawn a border halway through America |
-Slavery soon became an issue, but less plantations had been established because of the lack of open land
-Pressure Internationaly and that fact that there was less opposition led to peaceful resolution -Lincolin passed the 13th Amendment toabolish slavery without a war -In the late 1800's, America was doing well, with more people in about half the land. Because there was no civil war, America's economic state was growing quickly |
-World War 1 is pretty similar, but the US would have been able to lend more help because there was not civil war.
-World War 2 begins, but the US doesn't join until much later because it never owned Hawaii, and thus Pearl Harbor never happened, the event that motivated America to join. -By the time America joins, Britain itself is under attack and it takes a while to push the Germans out |
-The US then helps France and Spain to prevent Japan taking over the West Coast while the other Allies plan a assassination of Hitler.
-Two years later, Hitler was giving a 'victory' speech in Germany, Four separate sniper posts were set up, as well as two armed spies among the people who would escort Hitler after he finished his speech. Hitler's getaway car was also rigged with explosives.
-Two years later, Hitler was giving a 'victory' speech in Germany, Four separate sniper posts were set up, as well as two armed spies among the people who would escort Hitler after he finished his speech. Hitler's getaway car was also rigged with explosives.
-The foolproof plan worked, and it succeded it killing multiple of Hitler's top commanders
-The Allies eventually won by storming Germany and overcoming the disorganized Nazis. -Japan meanwhile, was refusing to stop fighting, but after numerous meetings between Japan and the Allies, a treaty was drawn. |
Today, there are fewer countries, just more large countries, and the middle east isn’t nearly as corrupted because much of it was taken over by Russia and China.
The countries are more united, as a greater group effort was needed to overcome the Axis powers. The US is the main hub of power, with the strongest economy because the US was least affected by the war and was able to rebuild quicker. A large percent of time is spent of safety, terrorist attacks, fighting in other countries, and improving our economy. But with this alternate history, the middle east is much more peaceful, and America’s economy is better. A lot more time is spent of new technology, and space is the biggest current focus with multiple space stations and a small colony on the moon. America has a brighter and more peaceful future all because we didn’t discover gold in the West. |