What if the Confederacy Still Existed?

[MrShadowThief]

"I deal with the rest of the world by mostly ignoring it."

Based.

[clemenx]

"Oh shit I need air condiitioning" may be my favorite map ever in this channel.

[joecraskki]

Something to consider is that in terms of industry, The south would have found its Pittsburg in Birmingham as it was the only place in the united states where coal, iron, and limestone were all present in one place. In our timeline, this occurred around the 1870s so Birmingham would have boosted the industrial capital and southern steel industry.

[maxmccarty]

The winning side always writes history...

[pedrohenriqueassis]

Whatifalthist’s content is one of those jewels you find in a secluded pawn shop in the middle of nowhere.

[SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Obviously Jeb would be the South's Supreme Leader

[paulmarchlewski]

You've missed the most important part. British controlled Iraq and Confed controlled Texas would be producing 2/3 of the world's oil, oil the northern States would want in huge quantities from 1910 onwards. They would have to invade, or come to a cross border trade agreement, making the Confederacy the Saudi Arabia of its day.

[edwardmiessner]

"The 20s and 30s were brutal decades for the Confederacy"
*Shows the California State Capitol building portico in the 1960s*

[sarkasmomancer]

Finally, the part no one talks about in alternate history- music.

[Suralin]

"It'll take me 500 years to understand Florida"... Only 500?

[jonleggett]

I think you overlooked Birmingham, AL as a potential area of southern industrial development.

[ahoraya]

The North would have an ethnic German majority while the South has an ethnic English and Scottish majority.

[dlhphp]

Can you make a What if the Kalmar Union never feel it would be really cool to see how the world would look if Scandinavia united!

[baileyarzate]

In an alternative universe there’s a video titled “what if the union stayed together?”

[familytreenutshistorygenealogy]

Loved this one. Sharing history is a passion for ours too!

[benjaminteixeira]

I feel like you overlooked the rifts that would form between the Latin American aristocracy and the Confederate ruling class over Catholicism

[mitchjervis]

Something you forgot to mention: as the oil industry grows in Texas, it would most likely become the strongest state in the CSA and possibly secede as in The Southern Victory Series.

[olympia]

What if Russia joined the EU or NATO after the collapse of the USSR? This was very possible in the late 90s and early 2000s.

[Andy_Babb]

Always really well done videos. Impressive how well informed somebody can be on so many topics. Good stuff man

[EliteMedic]

I know this video has been out a year now but I just came across it recently.
Thank you for putting this together and providing so much information. It was a great listen while cooking breakfast this morning :-)