If England had forced an end to our Civil War, who would have helped them out in 1940? The farmers in the Confederate States? Nope. The defeated but heavily industrialized United States? Who would help an enemy? No sir. England would have been over run by Germany in 1940 and no one over here would even care. Now, the Confederacy might have invaded Mexico. They had almost said as much back in 1863. That would have made them land-rich but not very powerful. I am sure they would have tangled with Spain but I'm not sure they would win unless England helped them out again. Could you imagine modern slavery? (And NO I don't mean illegal immigrants!)
2006-12-10 21:06:01 · 3 answers · asked by Don S 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
There would be no modern slavery, it would have died there, just like it died for economic reasons in 90 percent of the rest of the world. The south would just be a moderetly devoloped third world country. ( If I am wrong and they had kept slavery they would probably be a poorly developed third world country)
If both the divided countries of the US had entered the second world war it may have worked out the same, with the North providing air power and the south providing ground troops ( not to mention transportation and weapons for the south ( who would be far better shots than those from the north )).
The north would be richer than it is after not having to pay welfare in the form of taxes to the south for the last hunderd years. And the south would be poorer becuase only a small group would be educated and the north would have raped them of their natural resources.
On the whole, the world may be very much like it is now, but with mexico streatching up to virgina ( who were bright enough to see wich way the wind was blowing and join the north) after being conqured or with a psudo-mexico where the south is now.
Perhaps texas would stand alone as the Iraq of the West.
The question that gets me is what would have happened to the west. Would it be the US out to colorodo, Texas below, mexico to the the west of texas and half way up california, with psudo-mexico between texas, virgiina and the sea? Probably something along that line.
2006-12-10 21:42:30 · answer #1 · answered by Zarathustra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the people that you are referring to (at university) are probably exchange students, don't think they are living of government handouts. The homes issue is because house prices are far too high and as far as i can see there are plenty of homes its just a question of whether you can afford to buy. Dont take this wrong way but being English myself i see LOADS of English people who are also living here for nothing on government handouts-the dole? They ought to get out there and work! On the other hand though-the people who are actually here (from other countries) just to get handouts should be told to leave but i have nothing against the rest. If people can afford to move and live in the UK then its a free world you cant stop that from happening, they have the money to buy wherever.
2016-05-23 04:42:02 · answer #2 · answered by Grace 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they did, then you and i wouldnt be talking about it today.
2006-12-10 21:24:24 · answer #3 · answered by How Come??? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋