What if Lincoln Was Never Assassinated?
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- Lincoln's death is often seen as one of the most influential moments in American history. What could have changed if Lincoln didn't die? Here is one scenario.
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Four score and seven years ago Izz.
“Nearly all men can handle adversity...but to test his true character, give him power.” Never truer words.
Ya thats one of if not my favorite quote. to many peopel know a days think the power curropts absolute i think not especially comings from someone who had power in a time were having more slave was good even tho yes he had many slaves he wasn't bad towards them it was just the norm but he saw it for what it was
@@ZLunas So f****** what where they learn the quote from, The statement still rings true.
Lincoln probably would be a more debated figure. People would argue about wether he deserves praise or if he was a racist that didnt actually care about black people. Some people would say he did what he saw as nessesary to bring the country back together, and that pushing too hard with black rights would of been dangerous and could undo any work he had done. Others would argue that by not supporting more black freedom they he was a racist that should be remembered shamefully, caring only about the reunification of the country for white people while still treating black people as animals. Or perhaps he would of folded to political pressure from radicals and would of been more pro black.
@@wylierichardson6519 my critique of Lincoln the tyrant has more to do with his policies in the north during the war then anything including the suspending of right to trial, election meddling, suppressing protests, targeting militias just because of suspicion. it goes on and on while he did achieve his goals the ways he did so was under a completely different system then what he was supposedly defending. would have more respect for him if his policies and actual actions were presented honestly. i also have a problem with the 14th amendment as it was passed not by the full congress vote but by military junta and removing the ability to vote from reintegrated states which would be a violation of the founding documents. while i understand their reasoning the fact of the matter is it is portrayed as an act of the republic and constitutional rather then the far more effective use of military junta and oligarchy just like to desegregate the school they used military force.
and what did linclown do with his power? yep, murder of over 1 million people is certainly his true character; what a character.
"What if Lincoln had survived being assassinated?"
Then they wouldn't be called Chuck Norris jokes.
Let me guess. ERB
What if Shaggy ( at 9% ) defeated Chuck Norris and turned him into Scooby Snacks? 😋🐶
They should be making Teddy Roosevelt jokes instead of Chuck Norris jokes anyways.
@@wandaperi Okay... I'm just going to leave before I'm brutally murdered.
I remember listening to a program that actually explained the details of Lincoln's Reconstruction. It was basically a Marshall Plan for The South, designed not only to rebuild, but also to bring them up to the level of industrialization in the rest of the country. This would've eliminated the need for a slave economy in its entirety.
Wow that would of been great. It would also have solved the issues of tariffs
He was wiser and had more foresight than the video conveys, then. How sad we missed out on that.
One way Lincoln might not have been assassinated was that:
Ulysses S. Grant (April 27th, 1822-July 23rd, 1885) had plans to go to Ford's Theater on April 14th with president Lincoln and he though that he could've prevented it from happening. Gen./President Grant regretted it for the rest of his life.
plutoisaplanet7 ulysses s Grant was there
In fords theatre
no Mr. Freeman he was not. Julia Grant disliked Mary Lincoln and made Grant refuse the invite. maybe he could have stopped it but my guess is both of them as well as Rob Lincoln would have been killed.
Grant didn’t go because Mrs Lincoln had insulted Grant’s wife. Grant adored his wife and acceded to her feeling not to socialize with the Lincolns. That said, If Grant had gone a military aide would have been in the box with the General or at the door.
@@susannebemis3311 I doubt the latter since Booth is one guy and some of the other conspirators were elsewhere.
There are some who suspect that Grant was in on it, and declined the invitation because he knew what was going to happen, along with a number of other people.
Before anyone complains about me signaling out the South I'm not. Reconstruction was a very turbulent time. The South and North both were extremely racist by today's standards. Lincoln and most Americans held similar beliefs in the superiority of whites, even if they disagreed on slavery.
So before any Southerner dislikes my vid, keep in mind, I know both sides were racist. The South was more violent, but because there were barely any minorities in the North. I'm sure if minorities were in the North, the same would have happened (and did). History is ugly, and fucked up. North was racist, so was the South.
Don't downvote my video because of it.
+AlternateHistoryHub What if Andrew Johnson was successfully impeached and replaced with Senate President ProTem Ben Wade?
When are u gonna do another a alernate countries (p.s are u a country/polandball fan)
I'm from Texas and I would never have thought to do that. Your video was an excellent analysis of the post-war Confederacy relations.
Understood.
I thumbed you up so don't worry.
Heck some racists would probably be shocked by how severe the racism was back then......and the hypocracy.
Heck DNA tests are revealing that that "Southern Italian" in the family...was really African American.
Usually results in people going o_O....and spending hours in a mirror looking at their body/face.
Heck I need to save up my money and get a DNA test done.....one of my ancestors was supposedly "Southern Italian".......
Idea: What could have happened if King George I didn't abdicate the thrown and give it to the new "Prime Minister"
he would've killed more vampires! >:O
Lol
Strange Person! xP true lol
Such a shitty movie thought I was watchin a documentary like movie with lincoln and then I see him guckin killin vampires
its lit called "abraham lincoln; vampire hunter" XD
Read the book, my friend. It's a thousand times better, and actually is like a biography. Hell, it almost sounds realistic XD
Most historians would disagree with your theory. The biggest difference between Lincoln and Johnson is that Lincoln was simply a much better politician. He was insanely good with bringing the different factions in line behind his policies. Although, they would have proceeded with the same general reformers, most believe Lincoln would have done it better and given his final speech where he openly talked about enfranchising African Americans it is very probably he would have pushed more successfully for racial equality
Steven Adams but he was successful because there was a war going on at the time. With the war over he may have faced greater opposition from his own party, especially those with presidential ambitions, and as a result been less successful in his policies.
Based on
@deadpizza9866 statistical probably based on his success pushing reforms through congress. The 13th Amendment springs to mind. Given this is very widely known info. I'm confused by your statement
What if Lincoln lost the 1860 election to Douglas?
Civil War postponed unless gradual emancipation of slaves went through. Robert Lee favored this and he had some clout in the South.
ScharkFin glory glory hallelujah!!!
Who
I believe the question here is what if the South had been content with Douglas' nomination? The chief reason Lincoln won the 1860 election was the fact that the South, even when they were threatening secession (again) if a Republican won the Presidency, they would not settle for any old Democrat (namely Chicagoan Stephen Douglas). So they nominated their own Democratic candidate, John C. Breckenridge, splitting the party and making Lincoln's victory a certainty. The Democrats' 1860 bungling would not be matched again until 2016, and it seems they have learned NOTHING in the last hundred and sixty years.
The question isn't what of Lincoln lost in 1860, but what if he had died/ been killed during his militia stint?
That Walking Dead episode though.
+Kevin Lopez I made this video to distract my feels
What happened
+AlternateHistoryHub I think everyone is trying to distract themselves from it. It can't be true, I hope it's not. It must haved been Nicholas.
+Uriel Gaines You have to see it yourself. To many feels to explain.
I love how ur comment is so irrelevant to this video yet so relevant to everyone's thoughts right now
While Lincoln and Johnson had similar view on Reconstruction, Lincoln would have accepted and implemented the Radical Republicans' plan once they would have overridden his vote. You would not have the Tenure of Office Act and Edwin Stanton would have remained Secretary of War (Johnson's firing of Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act resulted in hist impeachment). One theory of mine: Lincoln may have even ran for a third term which if he would been successful would meant Grant's first term would have started in 1873 and his second in 1877 meaning the grand comprise the Republicans made with the Democrats to withdraw federal troops from the south in exchange for Rutherford B. Hayes winning the contested 1876 election would noit have happen.
I think he would have proposed a "Marshall Plan" for the south, after all he said "malice toward none charity for all "
Lincoln in many ways went further than Johnson in that he wanted, before, during and after the war to have as many Blacks as possible colonized outside of the United States and the form Confederacy. Even the day bore his assassination he was discussing plans for a new Black colony in Central America. In many ways Lincoln would be considered a Racist today for believing that not all Black men were entitled to the vote and that Blacks and Whites were better off living apart.
Vote Grant this November
Ulysses S. Grant
G r a n t who are going to Trump? Hillary
Ulysses Simpson Grant, would scream and rave and rant. While Drinkin whiskey although risky because he spilled on his pants.
Grant was a bad President, sadly.
seems like you were GRANTed to win
Your days are over Grant, it's time for a new deal
"He was never meant to take power."
Famous last words.
IIRC, Lincoln was a fan of the concept of relocating the blacks back to Africa. Could you maybe do a video on "What if the freed slaves were sent back to Africa"?
Yeah!
+himode The Mexicans kicked the Spanish out but that's beside the point. This is about racial violence and vigilantism, not full scale warfare/conquest. There were times when ethnic minorities defeated white supremacist groups (Lumbee tribe, for example).
***** Most radical republican politicians were white. Most of the republican party in general was in favor of the 14th and 15th amendments.
derpdog hey
the awsomenes destroyer hi
"What if Lincoln Was Never Assassinated?" He'd still be dead now.
r/woooosh
@@anemu3819 : Did you not recognize my lame attempt at humor?
@@anemu3819 lmao what
@@ohyoufreakyfreaky2324 strange, he mustve [redacted]
No he would look older
1:08 damn I never knew Tommy Lee Jones lived that long
He played that role in Lincoln's movie.
Fernando Zavaleta Bustos No, he didn't. He played a passionate abolitionist. I forget his name.
Thaddeus Stevens.
@@RevolvingRevolver88 But he should have played Johnson - Looks just like him!
Abe would have become a Vampire Hunter if he survived. Period
yes and he and Mary Todd would've kicked butt!
At least 160 idiots
@@aaronbradley3232 bruh
Instead of 'What if the South WON...' you should do 'What if the North never went to war when the South left the US?'
We would have two countries...
+Frank Jr. Trying to inject your own political viewpoint, eh?
+EndlessMike This definitely could be the end point but, we could have a few more plausible 'alternative' paths.
+LordVader1094 Isn't the point of this channel to look deeper into the 'What if' jar so to speak? This channel already covered if the South won. He just covered what if Lincoln was never killed so, why not what if the North never went to war in the first place? I think somebody is projecting a bit much, eh? Haha.
He already did that video...
“You, I wanna like you, don’t talk about change just do it!
I fought for what was on my brain until a bullet went through it!”
~Abraham Lincoln ERB
"What if Lincoln survived"
*Me thinking the chances*
Me: Wilks how do you miss point blank. A stormtrooper has better aim then you.
Gun jam
Home with a fever, his mom has a miscarriage, Lincoln did something different, more security, etc..
Or maybe Rathbone tackled booth giving lincoln and his wife time to escape
Idk ammo wasn't exactly as reliable in those days same for powder and so I can see something like that happening in a another universe.
"What's a stormtrooper?"
I'm glad you showed the 1st National Flag in reference to the CSA, instead of the Battle Flag. For those who don't know, while the Battle Flag was incorporated into the designs for the 2nd and 3rd National Flags, it was not on its own used as a proper symbol for the CSA outside of battle. Ergo, using the Battle Flag to represent the CSA makes about as much sense as using the United States Army's flag to represent the US. But, I digress. Very good video.
What if America had never entered WW1?
HA! IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING! IN FACT, THAT COULD IMPROVE AMERICA'S MILITAR HISTORY
+GoldyJR I could've sworn it said ww2
***** Yes, but nationalism generated by winning WW1, besides the fact that the victory meant America's intrution on European Politics as a global superpower influated greatly on the possibillity of entering WW2.
***** How? If anything America joining WW1 helped improve America's military image.
+Sergeant Dornan it did
Spectacular video, and a real eye opener to the fact that sometimes a single event can have great impacts, while others will have changed little!
-Austin
It's about time someone mentions the fact that Lincoln was not for equality.
Charlie Sthill Clearly, his goal was to keep the union together by any means necessary.
Charlie Sthill he only wanted to end slavery, and only allow Rich blacks to vote, besides, who would actually look out for black people, especially anyone that's poor
He was not originally for emancipation of the blacks but changed his mind. I think he would have changed his mind about equality as well. The problem with alternate timelines is it doesn't take into account what Lincoln's thinking was at the time. He was for preserving the union at any cost, but once the civil war was won, he would have moved towards freeing the blacks and allowing them to vote.
I agree with Milpitasguy
@@susannebemis3311 He would have pushed for the relocation of blacks - especially the newly freed slaves - to either West Africa or the Caribbean. He never gave up on that dream.
Alternate history hub could you do a video of what if Franz Ferdinand was never assassinated?
Julian Stephenson My guess is World War I would still happen. Europe was at odds with each other and war was bound to happen. If the Black Hand terrorists failed to kill Archduke Ferdinand, war would still be declared for the attempt. If the attempt never happened, then something else to start the war would have.
Aaron Johnson Yes, but if the war somehow did not occur, I would say it is likely that the world would be too different to predict.
@@chrisjenkins5887
"Fate cannot be changed,no matter what."
- Something that KY probably said.
If WWI had not happened WWII probably wouldn't have either. At least the European part of it.
The war was mostly provoked by germany giving austria hungary the go ahead to invade serbia because at the time germany was a new nation only 40 years old and he (Kaiser Frederick William Victor Albert) wanted to prove it's power by going to war so he would've still started a war somehow
The main thing that stuck with me in this video was that apparently the republicans were the non-racist party and the democrats were the racist party. That's a change from today...
Btw, not to say that all republicans are racists or no democrats are racist, but certainly when you hear plans about being particularly rough on immigrants they generally come from republicans (at least in my experience).
+OneOnOne1162 the parties "switched" sides and electorate bases some time around JFK
***** Any idea what caused that?
OneOnOne1162 nope I´m not american so this is all I know
***** I'm not American either. Seems interesting though.
When the less popular Democrat party started to favor the minorities in the late 40s they gained support in the North and lost in the South. During the Cold War, the Republicans favored nationalism and American dominance which gave them loads of support in the South.
To answer your question, it was the Cold War and Civil Rights that caused the switch.
Been marathoning this channel when this question popped up into my head. Thanks for your take on what would have happened. Love your vids.
what if Lincoln didn't pick Johnson as vice president?
David Lewis
Unless he picked a radical republican, once again, not much would change.
David Lewis Johnson wasn't a radical Rep
Ηι βγε that's what he was saying.
Hannibal Hamlin would've been the 17th President.
@@josestarks8892 Lincoln felt that dumping Hamlin allowed a coalition between Unionist Democrats and Republicans, and reduced the influence of the Radicals. But Lincoln won because Sherman gave Lincoln a major victory at the right time. That boast and the heavily Republican Army vote gave Lincoln his re-election. For the next thirty years the Union veterans were a core constituency of the Republican Party. Every Republican President from Grant through McKinley was a former Union officer.
May be late but it would be awesome.
What if the star wars prequels were good
i agree
Then the world would be perfect
+EndlessMike No it wouldnt. Tonight's episode of The Walking Dead would say otherwise.
That's a good April fools video or maybe a video for when the new Star Wars comes out
+Mark De Leon Go watch BelatedMedia's videos on that subject.
What if Constantinople never fell to the Turks/Ottomans?
What if the Tokugawa Shogunate won the civil war?
What if France won the French and Indian War?
What if the Ottoman Empire never collapsed AND the Ottoman Empire never took Constantinople?
+dzarko55 they would still be trying.
The French Indian war is interesting I want to see that
+Connor Dunn "What if Constantinople never fell to the Turks/Ottomans?" It would've fallen on a second try. Use your brain.
Solaxe S It would've fallen eventually but who captures Constantinople is important. Once the Ottomans captured Constantinople they cut off trade between Europe and Asia. This led to European colonialism. Use your brain.
I love your channel because it's so original and interesting.
radical republicans are quite different to modern radical republican
yes they are
+Geargrind 0 so are Democrats.
true they have changed so much
+Geargrind 0 so don't talk trash about the republican party then
when did i talk trash about them?
1:00 I clock in the morning fuck yea
same
Same bb
2:00 AM here.
2:00 Murcia
It's 12 for me.
Had to come back to this after that episode of Timeless.
same here
mr raney me too!
Just discovered this channel. Awesome. Love to see educational UA-cam channels. Think they are the driving force that keeps education fun and relevant for the young generation.
Your "WhatIf" was absolutely perfect! Nice.
I'm new to your channel as of today, and I love it. I am a huge history buff myself, and sometimes wonder about these kinds of situations myself. So I would be honored if you would cover any one of the following scenarios:
What if the USS Yorktown was not sunk at the Battle of Midway? (but the rest of the battle happened as it did)
What if the USS Lexington was not sunk at the Battle of the Coral Sea? (But the rest of the battle happened as it did)
What if Operation Downfall ended up happening? (Assume the bombs never fell)
What if the idea of Zero was embraced by the ancient Greeks? (No seriously; it took centuries for the western world to accept not just the number, but the idea of Zero)
What if Alaska was never sold to the United States?
What if Germany invaded the Soviet Union first instead of Poland?
What if William the Conqueror never invaded Great Britain?
What if Karl Marx never published The Communist Manifesto?
What if The Kansas-Nebraska Act was never passed?
What if John D. Rockefeller never founded the Standard Oil Company?
What if the Bessemer process was never created? (it made steel production cheap and efficient)
What if the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand failed? (But the attempt still took place)
What if poison gas was never deployed in World War I?
What if the Irish potato famine never happened?
Thanks for hearing me out; I'd love to see one of these get made one day.
Man, what happened to the Republican party? How the tables have flipped...
+TheEnvisager Z Switched around FDR's Presidency
Democrats under FDR helped end the Depression through welfare programs to fight poverty. Republicans adopted the Southern strategy by attempting to slow down civil rights and promote conservative values to appeal to the southern states to compete with the Democrats.
I know right?
+EmperorTigerstar
So democrats became Social and liberal, while republicans became Conservative.
Not really.
Don't forget that all of the racist southern politicians during the Civil Rights movement like George Wallace were all Democrats.
Do not be fooled into thinking that the Democrats are for equality just because the left has been co-opted by progressive social justice warriors.
im fully addicted to these videos and have been up all night watching them, thats when i find out he has another channel...
Excellent post
I love how the parties have switched sides on this issue in the last 150 years.
*SPARKLES* They really haven’t
Arman Tavacoli i mean Trump is actively caging children and being super racist
Paul Schmick Im aware of that. Never said Obama was good either. The US has been earths greatest evil since the end of the war
@@tmlfan7785 I'm a Cuban living in the US, and ive never heard truml saying something racist. You guys are being brainwashed, coming from a communist regime im amazed how socialism is trending in the US
@@ismaelapellido2666 american left wingers are farther right wing than most countries conservative party
I think an interesting question would be, what would have happened if James Garfield had not died of his gunshot wound just months after his inauguration ? The wound was survivable even in the 1800s, but the doctors refused to sanitize their hands and he died of an infection. James Garfield was a staunch supporter of black civil rights. He had been an abolitionist. I think he would’ve been a champion of blacks, had he served out his first term and possibly been elected to a second one. How would this have affected black civil rights in the last 20 years of the 19th century and in the 20th, if Garfield’s doctors had simply sanitized their hands and medical instruments?
Your channel is absolutly terrific. I was wondering if you could do a video if FDR never came to power? Keep up the great work and thanks for the great content.
Should do one on if FDR lived also
Wow that was different.
Your conclusion is that very little would have changed.
That's very interesting, and different from your usual conclusions.
I wish I could travel back into time and met Lincoln
Now I would love to hear your breakdown of what if JFK wasn't assassinated
Good analysis.
1:49 that picture was taken in Minnesota during the U.S. Dakota war(1862). I saw it in my Minnesota history textbook earlier today.
suggestion: what if the morgenthau plan was put into practice after WWII?
good work! really enjoy your videos :)
Wait. What if like, Abraham Lincoln was shot
he was
In the alternate universe that you live in what happened to lincoln
if he was shot and survived (with no brain damage) it would probably serve as reignition of the civil war, no matter what Lincoln would do or say, the union would seek retribution for such terrorist acts, and south would build up a new confederacy which I doubt would live long and ultimately it would end shorter than the first. ultimately Lincoln's death made him a martyr to end the war and bring both sides together, the south felt like they lost the war but won the battle whereas the union knew they had lost the battle, but won the war... you get what i'm saying?
birdsqautch man that's a pretty interesting thought, but IDK what else the North could have taken from the South for retribution. The Southern army was in a bad way, and Sherman and Sheridan had already carved paths of destruction through the South. The Southern economy would already need decades to recover, what else would be left to take?
Tony Flamingo but he was
I like
your vids!!!! 💗💗💗
Shouldn't had went to the theater.
Should have stayed home and watched cable tv.
At least you freed 4 million from bondage and when a war vs cowards and also made the economy better that makes you the Number 1 president
What if the Ottomans conquered Vienna?
The Ottomans would still have declined, unless they disband the Janissaries before the war.
Are you a Patron supporter? If not don't expect him to make a video about your topic
They would march on across europe
+Pelycan Ottomans would start with even more lands in Empire: Total War and it would be even more satisfying to utterly crush them. :P
+Hebl von Heblowitz Medieval 2 is the best, even tho I just conquered every province as Prussie :P
It’s a shame. Andrew Johnson took this country a thousand steps back...
Nice job. Interesting take that not much would change.
Lincoln did survive in an alternate universe somewhere. No one has been to that universe yet.
what if the Iceni won the boudica rebellion against Rome?
They would be beaten and butchered a year later by angry Italian dudes.
David Hopwood
i dont know about that there was 4 of Rome's 30 legions if all was destroyed that would be a massive hit to the empire and i dont see them being able to reconquer Britain without risking other parts of the empire
SGT SpiffyWiffy At the time of Boudica's revolt, things in Gaul were peaceful so there would've been no use for the Gallic Legions, they could be routed to Briton to reconquer the Isle.
David Hopwood
but what if the defeat inspired unrest in those areas and farther away like Spain or the troops moving away would give them the chance to start some trouble also i doubt the Iceni would not think that the Roman's wouldnt be back and would be much harder the attack the next time remember Rome failed to conquor Britain the first time but maybe the tribes would just start kill each other again and Rome wouldnt even have to try
+SGT SpiffyWiffy then Marius never gets to kill emperor Nero
Fucking hell, a minute since the vid was uploaded and 104 views already? I'll never make it into the 50 view club
Bro it's all about the under 10 views nowadays
+Luke Koziol Srsly m8? It's all 'bout the under -10 now.
+justanotherpictureofabadassaircraft wow your so late m8, its bout that uncountable infinity man m8 m8.
+Eli Contreras (SomeBruh) At least you got into the Under 301 Club.
What if Alaska and/or Hawaii were not owned by the US?
neocomp92 no sarah Palin or Hawaiian pizza.
Actually Hawaiian Pizza came from Canada,look it up
+Remy Lebeau Hawaiian Pizza was invented in Canada, Ontario to be specific. Also, Sarah Palin was born in Idaho.
Fuck...I feel ashamed...fuck Hawaiian Pizzas
sarcasm btw
Strange how it seems the parties swapped roles
Talk about what would have happened if Johnson was successfully impeached.
He was, he wasn't removed though.
+Aaron Claeys lol
+Aaron Claeys Actually he wasn't. He was almost impeached but stayed in office by a single vote.
+bwaz hw Speaker of the House Theodore M. Pomeroy would have taken over and governed for the remaining six months of Johnson's term.
impeachment means that the House brings the president to a trial to see if he/she should be removed, Johnson was impeached, just not removed.
What if I had ham and cheese for lunch instead of a hot dog?
+ManlyMan You may be slightly healthier at this moment.
+ManlyMan the great Islamic republic of liberal Gays and anti gun rights anti poilce force far left Sweden-is-shit- new republic wouldnt be born! (GLRLGAGAPFFLSISNR)
You would be slightly more satisfied with your life but it would have affected your future meals as you wouldn't have had the hot dog later.
a meteor would crash directly into you and call your shoes 'mediocre'
War is hell and when it's over it leaves a hell of a mess
Wow! That was interesting!
How about what if guy Fawkes blew up the Houses of Parliament?
It'd be interesting to see a series where you chronicle what would have happened if certain elections were swung differently. Not all of them, but the ones that were either close or when the person who was elected had an underwhelming or even awful term.
This reminds me of the old series "The Time Tunnel". In one of the episodes, the protagonists could prevent Lincoln from bring assassinated, yet they didn't, for this would change the future. :)
I actually think Lincoln's more methodical methods of trying to transition the South back into the Union would have led to the non-existentence of Jim Crowe and KKK. I think the use of massive federal grants and force (coupled with the cabinets corruption) led to the speedy rise of racial hate groups and racist state legislation, something Lincoln wanted to avoid, taking a queue from the founding fathers who opposed slavery.
Seems to me that Lincoln's legacy is greatly helped by the fact that he died before having to really weigh in on the politics of Reconstruction.
I'm sure like Kennedy if he lived he would have handled it the best he could and he'd still be loved in the history books
What if the assassination attempt proceeded by failed? Either the gun jammed/Booth missed or the bullet struck Lincoln but hit an inch to the left or right and he survived? I feel like there are two possibilities though they aren't mutually exclusive: 1) Lincoln wakes up from his coma and finds the country is in deep mourning. He has a lot of good will and southern politicians work with him during reconstruction - in an attempt to prove loyalty to a widely popular president they forcefully put down groups like the KKK before they become powerful. 2: Lincoln, with some prodding from Mary Todd, becomes extremely paranoid and takes revenge against enemies real and imagined. The South remains a military zone without the right to vote. Lincoln pulls an FDR (pre-FDR) and keeps running for president backed by northern financial interests hoping to industrialize the south. A strong military presence snuffs out the KKK though - very violently and many Southerners flee to Cuba, Mexico, and South America setting up in a pre-existing slave state, like Brazil, causing continued fighting in our hemisphere between the USA and the former CSA now based in South America that comes to aid of the Spanish during the Spanish-American War leading to a much harder fight but still, I think, an ultimate American victory though South America continues to fight with the USA keeping America from turning globally and slowing (at the very best) the creation of the American Empire. Thoughts?
you may be right Jon
0:00
Ooh, let's imagine the possibilities!
8:00
Pretty much nothing changed. Thanks for watching.
haha
i learned more from this 10 minute video about reconstruction than an entire unit in school
Idea's you can use for video's
what if Victoria Woodhull had become president
what if FDR did not die in his 4th term
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what if we still had prohibition
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what if the Holocaust never happened
for your alternate country video
During the 1970’s the UN decided the best thing for earth is to have one government but not exactly at the same level as a regular country. instead they decided they are going to use a system similar to the US so now it goes global, federal, state, and then local government. That would mean any leaders of a specific country would still have someone above them. They have 2 senators from every country and the global House of Representatives would be a lot bigger. Now on to the global capital they decided that the capital should be in Australia because it is the smallest continent which only has 1 country and would basically be the DC of the global government. Now this new global nation would be called the United Countries of Earth and they had to decide on a flag. They had to think of something that represent people in different countries all ready and what they thought of was rainbow pride flag, but not just any rainbow pride flag, it has a picture of the planet on it. Now for the president of this new global nation, in this timeline Harvey Milk did not die from being shot. This gave him national and global influence. So he decided to run for president of this new global government, with Bella Abzug as his running mate. The other top contender is George Bush with running mate insert stupid conservative female here . They both put up a good fight but it ended be Harvey Milk. Young people, women, and minorities all seemed to like him better. The United Countries of Earth had begun and because of this there was no Iran hostage crisis and Carter got re-elected. Also when Aids became an issue World President Milk put a lot of money into research and they ended up being years ahead with it then in are time. Also all of society progress ended moving faster than in are time and because of this it is decades ahead in equality and a lot of problems we still have. With this system it made it easy to get more and clean water to people in Africa and the world in general is just a much better place not perfect since nothing is but the closest you might be able to get to a utopia.
A rainbow flag doesn't represent every country. Although I liked your idea of United Countries of America
Yeah but your shitty utopia wont happen. Aside from the massive fucking resistance that 99% of the world would have, what would happen is the globalist wet dream would end up getting corrupted as most countries do, except this time theres no fall back option for refugees and the entire fucking planet becomes the equivalent to china and after 30 years turns into an orwellian dystopia with corporations ruling over every aspect of life.
I have a video suggestion:
What if Japan won WW2 in the Pacific but Germany lost.
It’s not very plausible but it’s an interesting thought experiment.
They would probably be taken down by russian and the us, with atomic bomb, anyway
Thank you much younger Cody for helping me grade a college essay. It'd be nice if you were to do a video specifically on Reconstruction though. Sincerely, a 2023 history PhD.
Did oversimplified help you as well?
Congratulations on your PhD btw.
Interesting, I also saw the one on JFK. Do you plan to do one on Garfield or McKinley?
What if Johnson was succesfully kicked out of office? He was impeached, and was only stopped from being indicted by one vote. If that had gone differently, what would've occured?
Nothing about Lincoln's greenbacks, which would have completely changed the US economy.
what would have been different with the building of the Transcontinental Railroad? it was a world - changing event, uniting East and West and changing travel time between them from several months to 7 -10 days.
Wow, and actual unbiased view on the Civil war. Would have been interesting if you had touched on Lincolns intention to deport freedmen.
Do u use PowerPoint to create your videos or do you use UA-cam slideshow
cody its 11 where I am go to sleep
+zach trausan It's 2 am for me
+AlternateHistoryHub same :D
+AlternateHistoryHub do not ask me my clock is messed up
It's 12 for me :)
It would be 6AM for me if I got here an hour ago.
what if FDR lived for his final term?
Ry Cullen he would maybe run for a 5th term unless he does not
@@K.C.-Games idk I think after he died they added that amendment to the constitution saying a president can only serve two terms
Hey Cody, I know this is an alternative hub for history, but where you got the sources for the backstory.
History? That's what happened.
by the way what is the track name used at the end here, as its not specific about what track it is.
I love your videos including this one, but I disagree with your conclusion here. Johnson tried a hardline stance but was overpowered politically by radical Republicans who overruled other opinions and implemented their hardline policies. The South in turn reacted with a hardline approach themselves and started violent movements like the KKK. I see it as a clash between hardline positions, one reacting to the other, each trying to overpower one another rather than seeking a sensable compromise. This led to a violent and turbulent period, which exacerbated racial and regional animosity that ironically helped to undo a lot of the civil right progress that had been made and has long term implications that we still feel today. Lincoln's superior political skills along with the respect he commanded in the Republican Party might have made a difference. Lincoln was a moderate who sought to make compromises in order to end conflict and unify the country. I can't help but feel that he would have been more successful at this compared to the ineffective Johnson. Perhaps lives and resources could have been saved. Also the gentler approach to civil rights progress, although it may have been slower, could have faced less push back in the long run.
Still waiting...
If you've read me comments on the last few videos you'd understand.
@AlternateHistoryHub can we have a redo of this one?
Intriguing scenario.
They should make a movie about Abraham Lincoln surviving - with brain dammage
Answer: he would've lived longer. End of video.
Alternative facts channel. The kind I can stand behind! Hypothetical and fiction!
10 minutes just to tell us "Nothing would change", jeeeez lol. Great video either way
At least Lincoln would live a longer life :)
I’m not sure how much longer I’ve heard that he most likely would not have lived much longer anyway because of a lot of health problems
I love how the Democrats make their voters think they are the party of equality and diversity, when everyone forgets that it was founded on slavery and disables black people to make them vote for them (ebt cards) and makes the Republicans seem like racists even though they are more diverse and was founded on equality.
So, the events were greater than any one person, no matter how great that person. Well thought out.
That music at the end credits is fucking amazing
Person in the 1800s: I think black people should have rights.
Society: *I DIAGNOSE YOU WITH. R A D I C A L*
Good kind of radical. Now instead we have radical leftist idiots causing havoc on the streets and being more racist, discriminatory and intolerant than people most considered racist in last 30 years, its hysterical....
@@Kacpa2 You would have called the people advocating for black rights back then radical too. You'd be pro slavery. You're a sheep
What if the royalists had won the english civil war
+dave epsin Good idea
+dave epsin Thanks
+dave epsin The The Queen would actually have power and authority instead of just being a figure head.
Every single P in this video makes my sub go crazy
The only problem with thinking about what would have happened had Lincoln not been assassinated and concluding there would have been a great deal of change, was the fact that he probably only had months, or perhaps a year, to live anyways. Recent studies show that Lincoln likely was already dying of cancer at the time Booth shot him, meaning even if he had survived, he probably would not have had much time to reform and make changes before he died a natural death. In other words, there really was no point in Booth shooting him except to allow half a dozen people to become notorious criminals and basically die for a objective that would have easily happened without them.