That's a very interesting thought. Given the poverty the South was left with even with Reconstruction, I think you're right that a defeated-but-intact Confedera

That's a very interesting thought. Given the poverty the South was left with even with Reconstruction, I think you're right that a defeated-but-intact Confederacy could have potentially been an Axis power. It's difficult to extrapolate out details though. It's certain American history would be drastically different, but predicting how is near impossible.