If the US were expansionist

Setzer · Post by **Setzer** » 2003-04-13 02:10pm

Let's say the US has had an imperialist attitude since the Theodore Roosevelt administration. This primarily means a desire for expansion into the remaining Indian lands, but also a desire for the eventual annexation of the rest of the Americas. What might happen differently, up to the present day. How would this American empire handle the War on Terror?

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-04-13 02:12pm

the united states of north america and its european colonies take over the middle east.

Setzer · Post by **Setzer** » 2003-04-13 02:21pm

Enforcer Talen wrote:the united states of north america and its european colonies take over the middle east.

But what about history. IIRC, one of the reasons the Monroe doctrine was heeded by Europe was because America wasn't an expansionist power, historically. But what if it was? How would this affect US-Europe relations?
What new lands would they acquire? This isn't just an "American Empire vs. Middle East: scenario.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-04-13 03:55pm

Eeep.

The United States of North/South America and Canada shouldn't have much trouble taking on Europe...

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-04-13 06:36pm

We'd have spent the last 50 or 60 years fighting guerilla warfare in Mexico. The reason the US was able to expand so easily is because we always expanded into sparsely populated areas. We might be able to annex Canada and parts of the Carribbean, but there's no way a Hemisphere spanning American Empire would have lasted from the Roosevelt era to today.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-04-13 06:42pm

Wouldn't the US have gained a large new territories in WW2?

(Sorry if I got the wrong era, I don't know my US presidents)

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-04-13 09:44pm

If we were expansionist, Azeron would have something to masturbate to.

Seriously, we would have tried to take Canada after buying Alaska, and go into war with England again.

Lord MJ · Post by **Lord MJ** » 2003-04-14 12:46pm

Imperialism does not mean expanisionism. Imperialism is a policy of changing the status quo of the international system in order to suit a nation's aims.

Rubberanvil · Post by **Rubberanvil** » 2003-04-14 03:31pm

RedImperator wrote:We'd have spent the last 50 or 60 years fighting guerilla warfare in Mexico.

It will be like 50 to 60 weeks at best for the Mexicans. Only trouble areas would be the commonwealth countries still under control by the UK, France, and (IIRC) Portugal and the independant country Brazil. As they can and will provoke those European powers to possible war.