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If the Aztecs hadn't been defeated by the Spanish, how different would history have been?

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If the Aztecs hadn't been defeated by the Spanish, how different would history have been?

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How to use in different contexts

Historical Discussion

Historians often debate how different the world would be if the Aztecs hadn't fallen to the Spanish.

Hypothetical Questioning

Imagine a world where the Spanish conquest never happened; how would Aztec civilization have evolved?

Classroom Setting

Let's consider the counterfactual: if the Aztecs had repelled the Spanish, what might have been the outcome?

Casual Conversation

I was thinking, what if the Aztecs had won? It makes you wonder about the course of history.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Had the Spanish not conquered the Aztec Empire, the subsequent trajectory of history would have been significantly altered.

Casual

If the Spanish hadn't beaten the Aztecs, things would have been totally different, right?

Simpler English

What if the Aztecs won against the Spanish? History would be very different.

Phrases to learn

hadn't been defeated

Past perfect negative, indicating a hypothetical past event that did not occur.

how different would history have been

Expressing a hypothetical consequence of a past event.