If the United States didn't exist, would the world be a better place to live?
If the United States didn't exist, would the world be a better place to live?Not likely. Maybe even the opposite would be true. The United States is not the only nation; and certainly not the only one which has done questionable things. Indeed, the United States might actually be one of the better nations, if not the best nation for the world because of its general openness about its own faults and problems.The United States became a true actor on the world stage during World War I. It likely would have still become a world power without WWI; however, that would have occurred several decades later. It became the dominant world power following World War II, if for no other reason than it had not suffered serious harm to its infrastructure and had lost fewer men in the war. Being the first nuclear power was also important; though, not really as important as being able to still field a strong military supported by strong industry.Prior to World War I, and for at least a century or more prior, Great Britain was the dominant world force. If you like the turmoil and problems in Africa, the Indian subcontinent and, more so, the Middle East you can thank Great Britain, and to a lesser extent, France and Germany. Their meddling in affairs and cultures of the people living there and theft of their resources really did not put those areas of the world on a path of peace and prosperity. Subjugating other countries and areas of the world was a British specialty for a couple of centuries. Hence the name British Empire. While the U.S. certainly meddles in other countries affairs it doesn’t pretend to rule them.
If the United States ceased to exist, would the world become a better place to live?
Absolutely not. If the United States ceased to exist, the result would be a sudden power vacuum. China would annex Taiwan, countries that used to be under the US nuclear umbrella would feel an urgent need to develop their own nuclear weapons, the Russians would probably start flexing their muscles and closely watching the reaction. Iran would continue the development of nuclear weapons, Israel would launch a preemptive strike against Iran. North Korea would attack South Korea.China and Russia would do well. Middle ranking countries would have to start picking sides and/or greatly increase their defense spending.
What would the world be like if Hitler never existed and the Holocaust never happened?
WWII would still have occurred. Hitler was simply a rhetorician who was able to persuade the Germans that things could be better, and tapped into the exasperation felt after the Treaty of Versailles placed impossible conditions on the Germans. These meant that when the Stock Market crashed and the World entered the depression, Germany had hyperinflation, and generally things went down the Thomas J. Another person would have filled his place. As for the World, I actually think it would be worse off. Anti-semitism, although being far from dead today, is nowhere near as prominent as it was in the 1930's. Whether Germany was divided or not would depend on the person who replaced Hitler (if he didn't make the mistake of Operation Barbossa (attacking Russia) Germany could well have won) The U.S's power wouldbe nowhere near as great. Although they were poor after the War it was nowhere near the same level as the Europeans who had been continually bombed. It was more a relative affluence that grew into a real difference overtime. Hope this helps (I love counter factual History)
Would the world be a better place if America didn't exist?
I don't agree with a lot of the stuff the US has done supposedly in my name. I'm proud to be an American but I am the first to admit that sometimes my government does not make me proud. We are definitely the World Hegemon at this point in history, the big bully on the block. I think the world would be better off if we didn't do some of the things we did and still do. BUT if we weren't the world hegemon, there would be another one. Britain came before us and China will probably come afterwards. Britain did the same kind of stuff, probably worse. And I certainly wouldn't expect China to be better! If WE weren't the bullies, it might be Germany or France or Spain (hard to believe but they once were!) or The Netherlands, or Rome! I think they were all at least a little bit more brutal than we are. Maybe a lot more. That isn't to excuse us, only to point out that the alternatives could be a lot worse.
How do you think history would've been different if hitler didnt exist?
i think World War II would still have occurred. Adolf Hitler was simply a rhetorician who was able to persuade the Germans that things could be better, and tapped into the exasperation felt after the Treaty of Versailles placed impossible conditions on the Germans. these meant that when the stock market crashed and the world entered the Great Depression, Germany had hyperinflation and things went down the drain. another person would have filled his place. as for the world, i actually think it would be worse off. anti-semitism, although being far from dead today, is nowhere near as prominent as it was in the 1930's. whether Germany was divided or not would depend on the person who replaced Hitler (if he didn't make the mistake of attacking the Soviet Union, Germany could well have won). the United States' power would be nowhere near as great. although they were poor after the war, it was nowhere near the same level as the Europeans who had been continually bombed. it was more a relative affluence that grew into a real difference overtime. finally, if Hitler didn't exist, the state of Israel wouldn't exist today.
What would happen if the United States didn't join WW I?
Then there would be a very good chance the central powers would have won the first world war. Germany was pulling it's soldiers from the eastern front in 1917 after the Russian surrender and would have launched another March to Paris most likely once they were mobilized. The French wouldn't have the resources or man-power to do anything but slow them down. The British could hold the seas but once France fell, they would have to surrender under German terms of risk invasion, stretching out the war if they chose to fight. Austria-Hungary would put extreme pressure on Italy with the new German support it needed and would have annexed the balkans. The ottomans would have fallen and been broken up into states based on what the people of the Empire wanted where they lived. The United states decided the current outcome of the first world war. The communist revolution in Russia still happens but after a British and french surrender, they'd go and strangle the young red army and establish a puppet “white moscow” and communism wouldn't have gotten as far as it did. They'd establish a “Euro-zone” with German marks. World war 2 would never have happened because even if a fascist state was established in France or Britain they didn't have the population to win a war with a victorious Germany. The Holocaust would never have happened for reasons already stated. Many people at the time were some kind of anti-Semitic but the wilhelmian Germany would never have stood for ethnic cleansing of any kind. The world would have a new superpower up at the top, colonies of france and britain would become independent of their mother nations and the U.S. would cooperate or contend with this new world super power.
If US never existed, who would become the superpower today?
I would vote 'Japan'Why?Look at this!This is the maximum extent of Japanese empire, which includes several regional powers of today's world; they includeMalaysiaSingaporeTaiwanKoreaHong KongIndonesiaNow , coming to your questionJapan was defeated by USA in the end years of WW2 and was the victim of first ever nuclear bomb detonation in warfare.Imagine, it took America to use nuclear bombs to stop Japan.So, if USA never existed who wouldve stopped them? Hmm , nobody.Also, if USA never existed there would've been no division of Korea , no Vietnam war , no conflict in south China sea , no Kim Jong un :pAlso, the areas which were once controlled by Imperial Japan serves as industrial and commercial hubs , major ports , infrastructure capitals , tourist destination and production hotspots.The south China sea serves as important trade route to enter East Asia and has plentiful natural resources underneath the sea (now you know why China wants to control 'south China sea')Japan would’ve been the world superpower (they are , even today) if USA never existed in the world.