What If The Franco-British Union Formed? | Alternate History

[@MonsieurDean]

Apologies for the delay, folks. Expect another video next Wednesday at 2:30pm EST.

[@Lukdnuke_Narson]

Monsieur Z thanks

[@Lukdnuke_Narson]

Monsieur Z I was watching one of your older videos and saw a comment that someone suggested. What if MLK jr became president. like say what if he became president instead of Kennedy which would be an interesting future and lesson

[@rokball4892]

Monsieur Z I’m so excited! And Dear Monsieur Z, Since I watched your new remake video, I wish the video called What if the Cold War heated up should be remake too. Because during that time South Korea has a lot of highly skilled soldier and generals. They armed with anti communism and highly experienced during the Korean War and Vietnam war. Also, they led by the fully anti-communist president Park Chung hee. Imagine that South Korea and USA strikes back against the North Korea’s provoke in DMZ.

[@Lukdnuke_Narson]

Your remakes are great

[@이건용-v6i]

Please remake What if Jewish Fascist organizations called Lehi joined Axis power and What if Operation werewolves success please. I'm begging you!

[@k9cobra728]

Germany when Britain and France fuse together: **confused screaming**

[@vicentebravo6318]

Funny mustache man: **Confused angry screaming**

[@adamhastie8439]

Laughs in Anglo-French

[@InvalidUser_]

@Zeeahan Tayyab tea flavoured baguette

[@adamhastie8439]

@@ChanceKearns maybe

[@idcgaming518]

@Zeeahan Tayyab honestly, with some jam and butter for the baguette, and either green tea or the right sweeteners, you can make that into a really good lunch/breakfast. So yes, that's actually a good combination. Who've thought it - the two nations to create the global hegemon could have actually worked well together in many ways. Oh well. No use crying over a universe in which we do not live.

[@genocidalsmoothie1554]

I think Monsieur Z has a fetish for the Franco-British Union

[@fristnamelastname5549]

Who doesn't it?

[@DaveMiller6042]

@@fristnamelastname5549 people who don't know what it is

[@seanmac1793]

@@fristnamelastname5549 bad people or Americans who don't want a challenger to their ascendancy after world war 2.

[@swampdonkey1567]

TurtleGodOfAzqueadreansareaneasan English/French Nationalists do but English/French Nationalist Don’t depending on how your using the /

[@blurthelines8596]

What about the Franco-Anglo-Roman Union?

[@strasbourgeois1]

Britain having the strongest navy Europe, and France having the strongest ground force in Europe, not to mention the flourishing economic potential, would make everything better.

[@bruh-th5ft]

France was just mislead, if not, Paris shouldn't have fell, at least not that fast

[@kaiserwilhelmii9636]

“French army only strong in paper and documents”

[@luthangelmen7019]

@@kaiserwilhelmii9636 Says Wihelm who's army literally struggled to break through Verdun and lost the first battle of WW1

[@Tommuli_Haudankaivaja]

Not really. The world would be more French, which is never a good thing.

[@bintanglintangerlangga1983]

That statement was outdated when Germany are formed

[@baldrickthedungspreader3107]

So in this timeline Great Britain continues to be Great Britain and France continues to be, ... well France

[@lorenzociliberto9564]

Bretagne (little Britain) is a region in France. That's the reason for the Name Great Britain. And France is bigger than GB.

[@franconasute120]

@@EdgyBushMan His point is that Great Britain's name isn't refering to the "greatness" of the country, but is merely a geographical name given to the islands.

[@Itspapacritz]

this comment is really funny

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Franco-British would only happen if France return into a Monarchy again.

[@elijahamores]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Unfortunately the union can happen without France turning into a Monarchy. According to the infamous UK-Franco supposed agreed terms when forming a union, the Sovereign of the UK will be the head of state

[@mappingmapping95]

What if Mars and Venus were habitable like Earth but had no intelligent life or viruses that could possibly kill humans?

[@natesgreatshow1634]

Pax Americana

[@pierresihite8854]

As they say in the SCP universe "They are just resources afterall"

[@dragoninthewest1]

The space race would have been the Dawn of new age of exploration and colonization. We could see an exodus of religious and ethnic minorities like Kurdish to Venus or Mars in order crave out a Homeland much like the founders of the Plymouth colony. An interesting question is what would happen if there was a disaster that cut the Martian and Venusian colonists from Earth?

[@MATAM29]

Colonization in the 80's!

[@ronjayrose9706]

The space-race continues

[@casuallatecomer7597]

1:02 Wait, so that image/meme is older than we thought?

[@englishtwister]

Apparently so. De Ja Vu is just history repeating itself.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

What if there was a Portuguese-British Union, they were best friends

[@newonthewatcher2023]

Uhh you'd just end up with Portguese Enpire

[@DylanSargesson]

When would this Luso-British Union happen, and why?

[@mariuspequeno2175]

Maybe during the napoleonic wars

[@abrown767]

Dylan Sargesson Nationalist Spain joins the Axis in this timeline, and Portugal stays more democratic with a different leader. Portugal joins the Allies, and is devastated by the war. By the end of the war, they choose to unite with them.

[@stevethomas5849]

oldest treaty between two nations 1373 Portugal and England

[@이동연-c6d]

I love this new remake video! XD By the way, can you please make a video on this list? 1. What if Korean Empire survived? 2. What if USA won the Vietnam War? 3. What if Goguryeo conquered China? 4. What if Axis won Battle of El Alamein? 5. What if General MacArthur launch a nuclear bombs to China? 6. What if Korea became fascist? 7. What if Germany Destroy the USSR? 8. What if USA became fascist?

[@niclasschur3348]

Korea had an empire?

[@이동연-c6d]

Niclas Schur Yes they have. But they short-lived by Japanese Empire and Five Eulsa Traitors(을사오적) in 1905.

[@wilhelmt.muller170]

I guess no.7 has already been done.... In that what if German won WW2

[@phsmanta]

You know that no. 6 kinda happend, South Korea was basically a dictatorship lead under Syngman Rhee, who didn't like democracy and wasn't better that leader of North

[@toasterdogg]

NothingToSee Productions he means what if Germany won in The Ussr and then the allies won. This would have some major effects like No eastern block and possibly no cold war.

[@LedosKell]

-What if the Pig War (1859) erupted into a third war between the US and the UK, either averting or postponing an American Civil war? -What if postwar occupied Germany became four separate countries (a north, south, east, and west Germany) with the western allied powers organizing their occupied zones themselves rather than uniting them into a single West Germany?

[@JustAToeBee]

there would have been 6 states because the french occupation zone was merely hold together by a narrow 4km between the french border and the city of Karlsruhe - so that would already make it. And the Saarland which was a french protectorate at first would probably still acheive Independence - making it the 6th state. 5 of this 6 states would be Republics, i could imagine that the Brits re-install the house of Hannover in their occupation zone, forming a greater Kingdom of Hannover.

[@fristnamelastname5549]

I think the Pig War wouldn't be a Cakewalk of Britain. But the U.S. couldn't capture Canada. I guess both Sides would just have a couple of skirmishes, maybe a Big Battle. Then, maybe a White Peace. It wouldn't lead to a long state of War, because Britain lost interest in North America, and the U.S. was to busy, on "Is Slavery immoral?"

[@rokball4892]

Dear Monsieur Z, Since I watched your new remake video, I wish the video called What if the Cold War heated up should be remake too. Because during that time South Korea has a lot of highly skilled soldier and generals. They armed with anti communism and highly experienced during the Korean War and Vietnam war. Also, they led by the fully anti-communist president Park Chung hee. Imagine that South Korea and USA strikes back against the North Korea’s provoke in DMZ.

[@SuperZombieBros]

That’s one of my favorite videos.

[@sgauden02]

Do a remake of your "What if the Byzantine Empire survived" video!

[@skywarslord4680]

sgauden02 Seems you’re idea got approved by senpai!

[@flamebird2218]

12:33 Japan is silently conquered.

[@irastraus9189]

The real history of that Franco-British Union proposal was different than you realize. I knew one of the people who was involved in the genesis of that proposal, talked with him about it before he died in 1986; and talked also in the early '80s with the two people from the State Department who started and conducted the negotiations for NATO, and who had the same motivations and trend of thought. This actual history means the trajectory of the Union, had it been formed, would have been quite different than you project. The Franco-British Union proposal was made under influence of Monnet, Streit, and the Federal Union movement in London, Paris, and NY -- this was a movement for European Union and Atlantic Union and eventual evolution into global union. If implemented in the immediate Franco-British form, Euro-Atlantic history would have evolved pretty much the same as in fact happened - a European Union and an Atlantic alliance -- but faster and more efficiently/ With the European Union becoming more of a real federation capable of acting in a serious manner in security not just economic matters, and a NATO at minimum one where burdens are more effectively shared, possibly also more of an actual federation on that level. Just the opposite of what you say (you have the US and Franco-British Union as two opposing global powers, in a cold war against each other no less). Judging from this video, you're probably unaware of the history of where that Franco-British Union proposal came from. An article by one of the major players alongside Monnet in developing that proposal, and getting it to Churchill and DeGaulle - Emanuel Monnique (sp?), explained that history in the journal of the Federal Union movement, Freedom & Union. I base myself here on that and other later articles, and on what Streit told me. If the Union had been formed, its further development would have been in the spirit in which it was formed, which would have been written into its structures - that is, the spirit of the Federal Union movement and of people like Monnet who were close to it. You understandably don't grasp that; instead you just dream up typical balance of power scenarios such as Franco-Britain vs. America. The actual reality of that era was that the Atlantic democracies were all -- US, UK, France, and the small democracies in-between and around them; all of them, not just the UK and France alone and separately -- becoming increasingly attached to one another decade after decade since the 1890s as allies and partners. They were pushed together by important dangers (totalitarian threats) and pulled together by realistic hopes (re-stabilizing democracy and the world order), which made for a popular and elite idealism alike about Euro-Atlantic unity, as an idealism that was realistic and that worked a lot better in practice than most idealisms. The Franco-British Union would have been a part of that trend and sped it up, not something separate from or against it. The trend continued anyway, just more slowly, in the absence of the Franco-British Union. Where you're right is that a united Franco-Britain would have probably more effectively resisted US decolonization pressures, probably causing the US to lay off on those pressures somewhat and become less triumphantly ideological about the matter. Communism would probably have ended faster in Europe. Post-Cold War Western foreign policy would have probably had more European realism, less American ideology and adventurism about toppling friendly regimes in the Mideast and elsewhere. It is also possible, though far from certain, that -- given that Franco-Britain would have retained some real power and attractiveness as a quasi-equal partner for the US -- the larger goal of the Federal Union movement which inspired the Franco-British Union proposal -- a larger Euro-Atlantic federation -- would have been formed, whether gradually over a period of decades or possibly rapidly in the heat of WWII and the first years of the cold war. Such a federation would have formed a nucleus that would have been sufficiently strong to consolidate the world order, something the Euro-Atlantic alliance that did emerge was at least able half-way to do. It would have also tended -- both by the inherent centripetal attraction of federal power centers, and by its own formative ideology and rules - to draw the rest of Europe into itself when liberated from totalitarianism (probably succeeding not just with Germany and Eastern Europe, as we did with our half-way Euro-Atlantic system, but also with Russia in this regard - Russia wanted to join after 1991 but the half-organized West wasn't ready to think about it seriously); and eventually, in a considerably longer run, probably draw in the rest of the world as well. That's an alternate history, but it's more than just an Alt-History. It was the plan of the time - the plan behind the Franco-British Union that was proposed and accepted by Churchill and DeGaulle, but didn't quite make it into reality but the offer came a day or two too late, Paris had already fallen and too much of the French military and cabinet was ready to surrender. And it was the plan behind the real history that occurred -- the Euro-Atlantic mixed Union and Alliance that did emerge, more slowly and incompletely, after 1945, and that aimed at the same goals and managed, despite its incompleteness, to accomplish many of them.

[@dakota-aarondavis7923]

Great job 👍

[@seanmac1793]

I think that world war 2 really strengthened the "special relationship", ohh crap a Portuguese person just died of sadness, Americans would much sooner turn on the USSR than the nationals that were clearly more aligned with their vaules. NATO would be seen as much more an alliance of equals rather than European nations budding up to America. There would be squabbles inevitable but the external threat of USSR would have kept a rift from breaking early NATO apart and after the cold war they would be too closely intertwined to truely break apart

[@LD-xt1vo]

That's a lot of info: thank you for sharing it!

[@johnfisk811]

@@seanmac1793 There is no special relationship. However the Treaty of Windsor and the Treaty of London still apply with our Portuguese allies. Viva Portugal e Inglaterra!

[@noahjohnson935]

I think I like this timeline better America not intervening alot would allow us to quietly keep growing with our industry

[@shanehughes3511]

I'd see ireland rejoining the UK in such a scenario. Catholic France would be attractive to 20th Century Ireland. It would ensure London has to respect Irelands Catholic culture and not treat it second to protestant Britain

[@LS-jv9hp]

Just wouldn't happen sorry. Outside of a violent annexation Ireland wouldn't join.

[@Petronium123]

I know the the UK is protestant but it isn't really. The only difference is that they don't follow the pope - but even then, many individuals still do. The only reason the UK is "protestant" is because Henry the 8th wanted to divorce his wife.

[@tomasaurusstack6200]

Ya as a irish person I can tell you that would never happen

[@gman509]

If they joined together I doubt france would give them a choice. Tbh I reckon the brits are the more diplomatic of the two

[@TheGiantKillers]

@@LS-jv9hp And there was no reason for Britain to do that. The only thing of value Ireland had to the UK in the 1950s was people. And at one stage in the mid 1950s it was estimated that 36% of Ireland's 20-30 year olds had either temporarily or permanently gone to Britain for work. Britain already had Ireland's greatest resource at it's disposal without having to govern it.

[@tomasbento2074]

What if the Iberian Union was actually successful?

[@Anteetum]

* insert joke about emu war *

[@niclasschur3348]

wHaT WoULd hAVe haPpeNd if THe EMus lOst tHe wAr?

[@exxpomarkerman8780]

Niclas Schur the world would be completely different

[@Phoenix_The_HeroHater]

Niclas Schur Even Superman can’t beat the Emu’s how do you think ya mere mortals can? Also no Florida men

[@takashi.mizuiro]

lol

[@HelixNL151]

What if Belgium and Luxemburg didn't break away from the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1830?

[@newzealandmapping537]

Did the brits ever guarantee dutch independence?

[@newzealandmapping537]

because WW1

[@HelixNL151]

@@newzealandmapping537 What are you referring to? I'm refering to the breakup of Belgian from the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1830. 15 years before that at the end of the Napoleonic wars, the Netherlands got both Austrian Netherlands and Luxemburg. But because of the policies of King Willem and this unfair distribution of taxes that were taking from the Belgian provinces and the Wallonian's being forced to read/write Dutch, the civil war began. With help of France and the Dutch army being devided Belgian became independent and was officially signed with the treaty of London (oversight by the great powers because they didn't want France to annex the Waloon region).

[@newzealandmapping537]

I am referring to the fact that the Germans invaded Belgium in WW1,The Brits Would Have No Reason To Attack.

[@tacticalidiots2340]

One problem I noticed was you said Indian regions would demand reunification with eachother but at this time they had never been unified except under the British.

[@augustus_lex6126]

What if Poland established an Absolute monarchy after WW1

[@ogulcankrmzaltn4531]

Well same things that happens in real life maybe only juicy extra an Exiled Royal family

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

They'd still get gangbanged by Hitler and Stalin so it doesn't change much

[@FDNY101202]

@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 😥

[@NobleS1236]

The Allies wouldn't allow it.

[@ianreubenschofield4691]

Every time I hear the part about the reconstructed throne I picture two people climbing up ruined steps and then sitting on old thrones before sighing and commenting on missing the view.

[@NyxUwU]

I'm so bad in English for understand this video. But, I'm French and I want this choice!

[@andknuckles101]

Same

[@Berserker3624]

...stay back frenchie...

[@strasbourgeois1]

@@Berserker3624 Stay back Anglo.

[@Berserker3624]

@@strasbourgeois1 dont worry Frenchie your stink lines keep me at bay

[@strasbourgeois1]

@@Berserker3624 Yeah. They literally keep you at bay. Because the only thing you had then was a good navy.

[@BucyKalman]

You should have actually gone back 500 years and did "What if England and France had been united in the Hundred Years War", which was a very plausible scenario. The English royal family was French by origin, as most of the Anglo-Norman nobility, and it would not be far-fetched that the English claim to the French throne, which was stronger than that of the French royal house if female line succession was allowed, would have been recognized barring England losing the war. Union after or during WWII on the other hand makes no sense whatsoever.

[@Void_Dweller7]

I found the colors to be super confusing. I think showing the legend would have definitely provided more clarity over who controlled what.

[@GamingCraftTeam]

Being Half French and English with my family being displaced from France as Refugees whom later would live in England... This is a fever dream of a alternative history I wish were real

[@jacksonmosly2992]

i do have one objection with this timeline that being the Japanese falling to communism, i think it would be more likely as Japan moves from the US in order to prevent communism from taking over they would fall to Franco-Britain's sphere

[@eidoneverchoosen1171]

Yeah unless the Russian invaded and took japan speedly.

[@brandonbonett6416]

Request: what if McArthur Otherthrow Truman after he was fired doring the Korean War and established the Sexy American McArthurvite empire...

[@joshmorton7283]

To unrealistic

[@brandonbonett6416]

@@joshmorton7283 What's the matter? You don't it's realistic. Is that because your a damn Syndi Red? Or a Longist southerner ? (Note I know this very un-realistic, but it would be fun if he made it)

[@wambutu7679]

Interesting and well done. I wonder how they would deal with the language issue?

[@joshmorton7283]

Probably like Canada and be officially French and english

[@jordz6795]

Would be interesting if they introduced a bilingual curriculum in Education.

[@bruh-th5ft]

@@jordz6795 there are places doing bilingual education

[@Arbiter22J]

Quick fusion dance now, FEU-SHUN-HAAAA!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

What if the United Arab Republic survived and unified the rest of the Arab world

[@MonsieurDean]

Basically covered it in "What If Israel Lost The 6 Day War?".

[@darthkillhoon]

Allah Ackbar screams all day long, followed by US invasion to totally not take the oil

[@andknuckles101]

o supreme leader

[@johnconcerto8721]

I’d love it if this actually happened. The UK and France, standing together against the world. As a British man, I say, let’s do it!

[@Petronium123]

The chance was there more than half a century ago, but not any more.

[@drewarmstrong6742]

I know this is two years old now, but I still thought it was very interesting. I saw someone spoke about language difficulties here but I think it would take the same line as we have here (The UK) at our international railway hubs which has the English above and the French below in the UK and vice versa in France. It's not too impossible to imagine. It may have ended poorly for France and Britain though as it could cause an unholy coalition between the US and USSR as both considered themselves anti-imperialist (despite being the most actively imperialist at this time) and no matter how proud we are as nations of France and UK we would be unable to achieve victory there. Either way very interesting.

[@shanehughes3511]

The US would never ally with the Soviet Union. It would be afraid of communist sentiments back home growing. The US would instead probably exert influence in South America and try sneak a few countries in Asia to their side. They'd remain allies of the UK and France but would keep them at a distance and less of a key partner. The UK and France would end up having a relationship with the USA akin to modern day Mexico or Argentina and Chile etc

[@dolbez9739]

This is really great, only thing I'd nitpick about is the alignment of Norway, to this day there is a lot of love for Britain for their support during ww2 so I'd say Norway would side with Fra-UK not USA from the start.

[@CuongTran-vz7bh]

china just casually building an empire in the background

[@oliverstianhugaas7493]

What if?: *Vietnam was split in two by the French and a population exchange moved all Catholics to the south?* Let's even centralize them in the Mekong area south of Saigon so that they are geographically connected as a majority group.

[@willc1294]

What if my auntie had balls?

[@lprcn2532]

1:22 i think i can put the ''Your gonna be a soilder'' Meme there.

[@ramsesv.pinxteren252]

Normally an alternate history means a world less funny to live in than ours. In this case, being dutch myself, it turns out rather well :-) Thanks! I enjoyed this one.

[@koyba3747]

What if the military managed to defend area 51, meaning no finding aliens or half life 3

[@darthkillhoon]

If they managed that means that there would be one and a half million dead idiots

[@mantea3481]

And we would finally play hl3

[@koyba3747]

@@mantea3481 and maybe even portal 3, team fortress 3 or all 3

[@fristnamelastname5549]

Maybe, We would find Shark 5, and 6. Maybe, we would restore Club Penguin. Who truly knows?

[@swampdonkey1567]

Aged like milk (woooosh me Daddy)

[@SerapisMichaels501]

This is great!! If only this actually happed

[@devonodonnell715]

Sadly we now live in a word with coward Empires who claim not be Empires

[@dragoninthewest1]

What if Henry V survived? What if Fredrick III survived?

[@maxmustermann9515]

And this... Is beautiful❤️

[@terencewong7967]

Why is the volume on this video always so much softer than others

[@Kettenhund31]

Thank you for this one... You seem to have a nack for finding roads not travelled that are better than the ones that nations pursued!

[@duff-man-the-ham_0170]

what about the "the Confederation of North-Western Europe" involving Britton, France, Nehterlands, Belgium,-+ luxembourg- keeping their empires and become the third "superpower", making it compulsary to learn French, English, and Dutch in every school would kinda over come the language proplem, and could even incorporate Portugal, Spain. creat a government that goe into more layers, having local, regional, state (one of the countries like today, like south africa), continental, and national. or something with most countries and/or empires of europe, that would be cool.

[@dautunhudanhealh2568]

Though I may be a citizen of the South-East United States, the concept of a "Franco-British Imperial Federation" is something I find... ... erogenous.

[@JL-ti3us]

Kinda apt i found this as your last video made to post this suggestion on then. Recently been reading how around the time of the Italian Wars; Francis I; King of France found himself surrounded by the Hapsburg Empire of Charles the V. In seeking to oppose Happsburg Dominion; Francis approached KIng Henry the VIII of England in the Field of the Cloth and Gold for an alliance against the Happsburgs; which Henry refused causing France to ally with the Ottoman Empire instead. Proposition is; what would happen if Henry accepted the alliance in the Field of the Cloth and Gold.

[@안호성-p6z]

1. What if Italy/Germany united in much earlier date? 2. What if the Russians (Kievan Rus) was able to stop the Mongol invasions? 3. What if Austria/HRE (German Confederation) United Germany? 4. What if Aragon remained independent?

[@DaDa-ui3sw]

Germany and Italy united doesn't make any sense. Such a union between France and the UK makes more sens.

[@안호성-p6z]

@@DaDa-ui3sw Not in this scenario, but in general from our history. After the fall of Charlmagne, it might've been possible for East Frankia to consolidate itself without losing power to the local nobles if they had a more competent king. Italy was united some times by the German tribes in the migration era. These could've stayed in power like in France and may've formed more German influenced, but and Italy united earlier.

[@paulmetzgar2604]

The idea of the French Republic joining up with Britain is like having a Cat and Dog hybrid. Unnatural. Question, what would it look like if Richard the Lionheart did not get killed, and was able to conquer France?

[@josephquinnswolin3500]

What if monarchism replaced Fascism

[@fristnamelastname5549]

What if Joseph Swolin replaced papa Stalin?

[@TobuscusGameing]

For some reason want(ed) this to happen and it did sometimes,Normandy and Gascony being owned by England and when William The Conquer occupied a lot of the British isles. I like the idea because a British-Franco country would be beneficial for both countries (there would be a language barrier but Canada is a example for how is could work in the real world.) even though I’m British ,France ruling the UK is not bad for a great goal. This will never happen but it just a thought

[@SpoodDadoo]

what if the Taiping Rebellion pushed northward and captured all of China, creating a christian theocratic-Asiatic state? remake the fascist/ communist country scenarios or a what if U.S collapsed scenario again Keep those videos coming!

[@wilhelmt.muller170]

The Taiping rebellion is never Christian anyway... The rebellion's ideology and religion is far from either Protestant or Roman Catholic, even Eastern Orthodox. It is something of its own. Still, it is still a good topic to fabricate

[@SpoodDadoo]

I know, it was kind of its own entity considering the leader of the movement was a nutjob who thought he was the next jesus and the state was akin to a dictatorship rather than a noble christian theocracy

[@Godzillafan2018]

Being British and French myself my dying wish would be asking for a Franco British union

[@Respecteddude666]

If this union were to happen then i must tell you that it would be unfair for so many millions of ppl around Africa and also India

[@Godzillafan2018]

@@Respecteddude666 no, for my Franco-British union I’d just prefer it being Britain and France as the only nations that would come together and unite.

[@Respecteddude666]

@@Godzillafan2018 the french are far more nationalistic to accept being ruled over by London tho (the union was refused for that very reason) And you need to understand the modern day french are more nationalistic than even the french of 1939

[@margaretlear1388]

First also great video I will never look at Uk or France the same way again

[@joshmorton7283]

Why?

[@margaretlear1388]

Josh Vlogs 101 they just seem stronger and more power but that’s just my opinion

[@mrpellagra2730]

What if the War of Cyprus escalated into WW3?

[@noctisea8074]

"Long live her Imperial Majesty, by the grace of God, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and France" Her title in that timeline is long.

[@realyoriginalchanel3218]

She would probably just be of franco-bririah union

[@B8ct78]

What if Poland conquered Russia and Germany

[@swampdonkey1567]

What if Poland conquered the world

[@danieltsiprun8080]

Even if this happens the British raj and French indo china would just leave it would be immposible to stop them. About africa if the new union wont give more rights to the africans making them equal and try to have civic nationalism with them. And would Quebec become a french domain or a full part of france.

[@maxdavis7722]

You know Siam would’ve pretty much immediately have been colonised. So there could’ve been a super raj with it extending from Pakistan to Vietnam and Singapore.

[@andrewmccormick-johnson3553]

What if the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900 was successful? What if Yuan Shikai's new Chinese empire in 1912 was successful? What if Sun Yat Sen kept China unified after the Xinhai Revolution? What if the 1857 mutiny in British India was successful? What if Fascist Italy was stronger and better led? What if Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch was successful? What if Douglas MacArthur became US President? What if the Brazilian Empire survived? What if Imperial Russia won the Crimean War? What if Tsar Paul I of Russia invaded India in 1801? What if Queen Victoria was assassinated? What if Tsar Alexander II of Russia was not assassinated? What if the Soviet Union launched "Seven Days to the River Rhine" in 1979? What if Kerensky remained the leader of Russia? What if the Aztec Empire survived? What if World War One broke out early? What if the Fashoda Crisis of 1898 led to an Anglo-French War?

[@Numba003]

Alternate histories are always fun to think about. Stay well out there everybody, and Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊

[@antitheticalelysium413]

What if the Paris Commune succeeded?

[@nitishkumarjurel241]

Decolonization would still have happened but the Union would have still been able maintain its grip on former colonies the same way France does in OTL by having dictatorial but loyal regimes in former colonies which would use a Union based currency, give preferential treatment to companies from the Union and militarily allying themselves with the Union. The Union would in turn provide the dictators political security by their military and help them in crushing any rebellion which might have arise in their borders. The major exception would be India as would be simply too big for the Union to hold on to. Otherwise, most of African colonies would remain intact. Also, you are forgetting that following ww2 there was a great desire for political unification in Europe. In England this desire died down With the fading memories of horrors of ww2 but remained alive in most other countries and manifested itself in the European Union and the Euro area. With the precedent of a successful Union between two countries, most other European countries would have followed and joined the Union. With this Union, we would be seeing a federal European superpower right now.

[@greywolf845]

@Monsieur Z Imagine if in the colonial area the Iroquois and Ottowa nations succeeded in allying themselves together and turning against New France, kicking the french out of America! In actual history, this almost happened and would have changed everything from the fur trade economics, and the Iroquois increased power in the region, as well as possible prolonged resistance against english expansion. Not the mention the confederacy's enemies! I seriously believe this would a great topic to cover , and I hope @Monsieur Z that you or some other history channel will cover this. Inspirations come from the book titled "Exiled In the Land Of The Free: Democracy, Indian Nations, And The U.S. Constitution"

[@memebrowser_6249]

Damn, we’re really living in one of the worst timelines huh?

[@Thex-W.I.T.C.H.-xMaster]

Actually what really happened in this timeline was America becomes an imperial republic after invading Canada and Mexico. Later Retaking Cuba and later Central America 😮!

[@MouldMadeMind]

Why do you know?

[@aq8048]

What if Prince Leopold became king of Spain Day 5

[@JTL1776]

What if the british imperial federation. And commonwealth of nation's after ww1. What If france did the same with its major more French populated as imperial federation. And it's more diverse Colonies a French commonwealth of nations. After ww2.

[@manofthepeople4663]

As a Brit I wish this union happened and my French friend to

[@redtob2119]

Learn English please

[@steelwolf8853]

Here's an idea, what if Singapore controlled all of Indonesia.

[@CreamTheEverythingFixer]

What if Oliver Cromwell's British Commonwealth didn't collapse after his death

[@kevinhixson1586]

What if Britain stayed Roman What if Julian defeated Christianity and United rome What if Germany kept it's monarchy after ww1

[@fristnamelastname5549]

Me on all 3: Impossible!

[@Razzor012YT]

Then we would see an Angevin union

[@randinatorgames1415]

Franco-Anglo-Spanglo Union

[@DavidMarketh]

I think a more interesting idea for how they could unite is if Mary Queen of Scots marriage with Francis of France resulted in a Franco-Scottish Union, which would then incorporate England and Ireland with the death of Elizabeth I.

[@danishwolf8469]

What if the North sea empire never collapsed?

[@thatboikaiser2790]

Attempt 3: What if Isabella of Castille didn't choose Ferdinand of Aragon as her husband, instead choosing either Alfonso XII of Portugal or Charles of Valois?

[@EvilParagon4]

I still maintain the short name of this country would be Franglia, for the Franglican Empire.

[@Kenfren]

Angevin

[@Amokra]

This reminds me more of how "1984" world O.o

[@honkerhonkersson9694]

The good ending

[@themunerlingus1675]

Anyone else think of 1984 when there was the three powers?

[@RPM1776]

Anglo-Portuguese Empire

[@jakehughes5962]

Can we have a suez canal crisis if it went British remake

[@aarohalme1020]

7:36 uhh austria was made as a neutral state after it's reunification.

[@aarohalme1020]

But the soviets would still have part of austria...

[@edwardblair4096]

In the middle there you are describing a 3 way division of power that resembles the one in the book 1984. More in broad strokes than in detail.

[@slightlyistorical1776]

What if the Soviet Union (South) and Russian Empire (North) were two separate countries?

[@darkk6483]

What if Mazdak and his following was able to convert Persia to his teachings?

[@quwuirkyturkey]

What about. What if Wales and Scotland remained independent

[@1293ST]

can we talk about Greater china and what the hell happened to Germany and Poland for a second ... ?

[@wilberdebeer4696]

I would love this timeline as then me as a South African would be a citizen in a far less corrupt and crime ridden nation. I would also be free to work and live anywhere in the union. Unlike with the useless commonwealth that does nothing for any of its citizens unless you are born Australia, New Zealand or Canada.

[@josepheaton3829]

I thought you were gonna do when King Henry almost captured all of France before dying of disease.

[@SirAmnesia]

Being part french i'd be up for this just as much as i'm against it.

[@cyrhyllpusta5575]

What if japan joined the central powers in ww1

[@Canada1994]

I didn't know that France considered the union with Britain after the war Also in this timeline Canada sever ties with the Franco British Union to become pro US!? As a proud and loyal Canadian subject of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth who also loves France and despises the US that's my worst fear come true

[@oldguard2419]

🇬🇧🇬🇧💕💕🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@Canada1994]

@@e.m.p.3394 No, half Canadian is full Canadian in my book. I have two cousins who have duo Canadian and American citizenship

[@Canada1994]

@@e.m.p.3394 I hope I didn't offend you. I meant to say that your alright in my book

[@zyairjames6758]

Why you hate the usa

[@Canada1994]

@@zyairjames6758 Their arrogance. They think they rule the world and can intervene anywhere with Wilsonian Interventionism. Also my Mennonite ancestors were persecuted and nearly hung by the Americans after the Revolution.

[@George-real]

What if this scenarios space race resulted in a colonial rush to conquer mars and the moon

[@mys6886]

peoples options on this new time line, better or worse than the current?

[@jerst5169]

im not sure if its just me but this sounds like cody for alternate history hub

[@davestylehenry]

Why was the top part of Japan red at 5:46 ? North Japan and South Japan

[@itwouldbesoawesomeitwouldb6280]

Occupied by Soviets

[@OutcastsRedeemer]

The pacific as a whole would still follow the US more than the Imperials. With the threat of communism more immanent due to China and other communist forces in Asia Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea as well as the Philippines would choose to follow the US out necessity. Australia and New Zealand would also eventually choose the US over their imperial overseers as they, like Canada, would be split between those seeking self rule over those in favor of the empire. North and South America would follow America as the US would mostly trade with those countries. Africa and Europe and Central Asia would still fall heavily towards the Imperial influence like you said. However, with the rise of the information era we could see Europe and Africa undergoing a huge shift as information that is harmful to the Empire's rule would be easy to gain access to. Uprisings would spread throughout the colonial holdings creating instability and force its economy to experience what the US in our timeline deals with now. An over stretched economy and military presence on the brink. With the US's economy free from overspending and anti globalist and communist sentiments being the corner stone of US politics due to the public not liking China or the Empire, The US builds up the developing nations of the America's into prosperous nations to keep its influence from waning. With more prosperous neighbors, the US can focus more attention on its self and defense. Speeding towards innovation, exploration and better standards of living for its people and those under its sphere. China would also be in this as well, but instead of trying to eliminate the US sphere in the Pacific it instead goes after the struggling Empire's sphere in Asia. Using its massive industrial potential to buy out its neighbors and independent regions with little resistance. With those areas already under strife due to political unrest and nationalistic desire to self govern caused by the spread of information, it is easy to start armed rebellion. In addition to that, the middle east would still experience a massive three way ideological struggle as leftover communists clash with Pro imperialists and the new wave of Islamic racialists. Forced into an unending insurrection in the middle east and central Asia the Empire would face the same problem the two founders faced a hundred hears prior and be faced with a choice. Stay the course, or go the route the US wanted after WW2.

[@nakirikan5436]

Our history: Britain is a bad ass but it comes at a cost