WHAT IF USA CONTROLLED MIDDLE EAST IN WW2/ HOI4 TIMELAPSE
41If the United States had annexed the Middle East during World War II, the geopolitical landscape would have been drastically altered, setting the stage for a century of conflict, resource exploitation, and cultural clashes. The immediate effect would have been direct American control over the vast oil reserves, reshaping global energy markets and potentially accelerating U.S. industrial and military dominance. However, resistance from local populations, fueled by nationalism and religious identity, would have led to prolonged insurgencies, similar to but far more intense than later conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Cold War dynamics would have shifted as well—without the Middle East as a battleground for proxy wars, the Soviet Union might have expanded influence elsewhere, possibly in Africa or Latin America, as U.S. forces were bogged down in occupation. Domestically, such an annexation would have stretched American military and economic resources thin, potentially sparking earlier debates over imperial overreach. Meanwhile, European colonial powers, particularly Britain and France, would have fiercely resisted American expansion, leading to either cooperation or direct conflict over territorial claims. The formation of Israel might have taken a different trajectory, as U.S. governance in the region could have either facilitated or hindered Jewish migration, altering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict entirely. Over time, assuming Americanization efforts were enforced, parts of the Middle East might have become U.S. states or territories, but with deep-seated resentment leading to endless waves of insurgencies and rebellion. The war on terror, if it ever emerged, would have been a domestic American issue rather than an international one, and the world’s power structure today would be almost unrecognizable.
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