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ComradeHuxley reacted to Rex Romae's post in the thread WI: Kühlmann's "Peace Kite" Flies, a Negotiated End to WWI in 1917? with
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Secret diplomacy followed by open discussions does seem to have been Kühlmann's game plan, with the Papacy of all people being called on... -
ComradeHuxley reacted to Arkenfolm's post in the thread WI: rice and rubber became cultivated in the Mediterrranean and Europe starting from Roman times? with Like.
Here's the problem--the natural rubber content in the Kazakh dandelion is about 8-10x lower than modern rubber trees. I am not certain...
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ComradeHuxley reacted to HyperMuscularDemon's post in the thread WI: rice and rubber became cultivated in the Mediterrranean and Europe starting from Roman times? with Like.
So, according to Wikipedia, rice farming reached quite a long way, to the point of reaching Persia, (apparently in the region of...
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ComradeHuxley reacted to Polish Eagle's post in the thread Rubber as part of the Columbian exchange/early rubber boom with Like.
Did any Spanish conquistador remark on the water-resistant quality of the clothing during the conquest of Mesoamerica? Pedro de...
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ComradeHuxley reacted to Arkenfolm's post in the thread Rubber as part of the Columbian exchange/early rubber boom with Like.
Since there's been a few threads lately on this subject, I figured I'd start my own on some insights I found. Anyway, Rubber usage...
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ComradeHuxley reacted to durante's post in the thread Challenge: With a POD after 1750, Jewish settlers and natives in the Pacific Northwest create many small and medium businesses based on fisheries with Like.
https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/louis-riel-hero-heretic-nation-builder/ Louis Riel, a métis considered the Founding Father of...
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ComradeHuxley reacted to Bomster's post in the thread WI: Second Arab Siege of Constantinople (717-718) succeeds with Like.
This seems to be one of the potentially most pivotal possible turning points in history. In 716, the Eastern Roman Empire was weakened...
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ComradeHuxley reacted to Rex Romae's post in the thread WI: Kühlmann's "Peace Kite" Flies, a Negotiated End to WWI in 1917? with Like.
Most threads and discussions regarding alternative endings to the First World War revolve around either a quick, decisive victory in...
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ComradeHuxley reacted to RedSword12's post in the thread What would the Nuclear Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945 If Nobunaga Oda Survived? with Like.
I'm not even sure if this isn't a joke.
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ComradeHuxley reacted to EasternRomanEmpire's post in the thread What would the Nuclear Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945 If Nobunaga Oda Survived? with Like.
There are just so many things that will change ITTL that predicting this is basically impossible.
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ComradeHuxley reacted to Arkenfolm's post in the thread What if Japan was a colonial super power before the 19th century? with Like.
I agree the Tokugawa would not, but Oda very possibly could, and maybe Toyotomi as well, although he'd have to quell his ambitions...
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ComradeHuxley reacted to Arkenfolm's post in the thread What if Japan was a colonial super power before the 19th century? with Like.
The thing is that while Sengoku era Japan did have the capacity in terms of naval tech and institutions to do so, a mostly unknown...
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ComradeHuxley reacted to Thisisnotausername's post in the thread Night City in the '90s: What if someone had built a city halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles? with Like.
Your best bet if you want an actual metropolis rather than California City with beaches is move the POD before the 90s and have the...