Empire of America



What if America had gained independence from Britain without a revolution, and therefore remained much more open to European imperialist ideals?

1783

The United States legally secedes from the United Kingdom due to growing unrest in the British African territories, which weakens Britain's power in the New World, making the colonies impossible to govern properly.

The new United States quickly becomes good allies with Britain, France, Russia, and Prussia, and begins seeking new lands In the west, with the military aid of the aforementioned European powers. The Amero-European armies sweep across the west, capturing the Great Lakes region, the Plains, and much of north Mexico by 1790.

1804

American president John Adams, seeking to legitimize his rapidly growing nation on the global stage, begins a period of great reform, and, taking inspiration from the new Napoleonic Empire, declares himself emperor, founding the American Empire.

America, which by now has already captured all of Mexico north of the Rio Grande, the British-Russian northwest, Quebec, Labrador and Keewatin, begins a new wave of conquest, annexing much of Manitoba and Alberta within three months, and pushing far into the Yukon by the end of the year.

1871

The Empire finishes off the last of Canada. Mexico City falls under seige. The new German Empire becomes America's greatest ally, uniting all the German states with the extensive aid of American forces. The new Reich extends from Denmark to Austria, and becomes the dominant power in mainland Europe. France and Spain begin to decline, and America and Germany become leading imperial powers, on par with Britain.

1885

America and Germany are major players in the Scramble for Africa, pushing France out as they divide vast areas of the continent between themselves. America takes the west, parts of the Congo, and northern Angola, while Germany takes southern Angola, Namibia, Tanzania, Togoland, Kamerun and Gabon. Over the years, the two nations take all of French and Belgian Africa, deviding it relatively evenly. The rest of the Congo is annexed to Germany, Morocco and Madagascar are taken by America.

1915

The Empire fights on the side of the Central Powers in World War One. America becomes the third party in the new Triple Alliance, and American troupes fight alongside Germans and Turks in most major battles.

America occupies vast swathes of Western Europe, while Germany conquers Belgium, the Netherlands, and Eastern France. The Turks take Greece, Serbia, Romania, Montenegro, and Hungary, as well as gaining vast amounts of land in Arabia. Britain, Persia, and other regional powers retreat into isolation.

The war ends with the Treaty of Berlin, in which the Western Powers agree to pay for all damage, and cede their colonial possessions. Germany takes British Africa and New Guinnea, America takes French Indochina, Australia and Portugsee Mosambique. The two divide France, and co-occupy the Iberian peninsula.