Questions should be about what did happen, not what could have happened. Questions of that type should be posted in r/HistoryWhatIf [disclaimer: may not be as accurate as AskHistorians].
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Sorry, but your submission has been removed because we don't allow hypothetical questions. If possible, please feel free to rephrase the question so that it does not call for such speculation, and resubmit Otherwise, this sort of thing is better suited for /r/HistoryWhatIf.