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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.