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  1. Which scenario was more likely in the 20th century?

    Which scenario do you think would have been more likely POD-wise in the 20th century: Hitler and Nazi Germany winning the war in Europe or Quebec becoming an independent country?

  2. More plausible scenario in WW2: Germany defeating UK or USSR?

    Between the UK in the west and USSR in the east, who do you think Germany and Hitler had a greater chance at knocking out of the war?

  3. Most influential 20th Century German leader

    Which of these "big" German leaders in the 20th century shaped Germany's and the world's future the most in your view?

  4. Which Communist country was #2 in the Cold War (After the Soviet Union)

    Which communist country is #2 after the Soviet Union in your opinion?

  5. Did the British do more damage to China or India?

    China: started the opium wars after introducing opium to the country, forced open many ports to foreign Europeans, sacked and burned down the Imperial Summer Resort. India: set up the British raj/ East Indian Company.

  6. WI: Ireland aligns with Axis during World War 2

    What if Ireland and Taoiseach De Valera agreed to align with Hitler and the Axis to fight off the British after the Irish Wars of Independence and Civil War? Hitler could benefit by using Ireland as a station for German troops and air force bases to attack Northern Ireland and Britain and with...

  7. Ireland stays in the UK after 1916 Easter Uprising to present day?

    Any way of this happening?

  8. Most dominant European colonial empire

    Which one of the three major European colonial empires achieved the most dominance in history in your opinion?

  9. Would the Soviet Union still exist today if the August 1991 coup attempt didn't occur

    Gorbachev was thought of as weak by many in the Communist Party/KGB so they tried to overthrow him but he was eventually saved by Boris Yeltsin who lately outpowered Gorbachev and set in motion the fall of the Soviet Union and independence of Russia. Had the August 1991 coup not been...

  10. More powerful state in 1 AD?

    Which state was more powerful in 1 AD the up and coming Roman Empire or the Han Chinese Empire?

  11. Which country was more powerful in 1700: Tokugawa (Japan) or Qing Empire (China)?

    Which country would you say was more powerful in 1700: the Qing Empire in China before the internal problems or Japan before the Meiji Restoration under the Shogun?

  12. WI: China becomes a colony of Great Britain?

    How close was it to happening towards the end of the Qing dynasty? Why didn't Britain try to establish a colonial administration in China like they did in India?

  13. Who was closer to becoming President: Nelson Rockefeller or Barry Goldwater

    Which prominent GOP member in the 60s was closer/had a better likelihood to becoming President: Barry Goldwater representing the right of the GOP or Nelson Rockefeller representing the moderates?

  14. WI: Labour wins in 1979 election, Callaghan resigns, Foot or Benn becomes PM

    Would UK have split from NATO and possibly formed an alliance with the Soviets under Brezhnev/Andropov and possibly join the Warsaw Pact? What were the chances of it happening?

  15. Bigger American foreign policy blunder: Vietnam (1964) or Iraq (2003)?

    Which American foreign policy blunder was more costly and did more damage in your opinion: the decision by LBJ to send troops into Vietnam following the Gulf of Tonkin incident or the decision by GWB to invade and get rid of Saddam in 2003?
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