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  1. How powerful Spain was in the 18th century?

    Great point, both of you. Great point, with great substantiation.

  2. possibility and impact of France intervening in the second Schleswig war?

    What was the Russian view? So the British thought France was agitating and stirring up trouble in Poland's rebellion at the time? But wasn't Russia's suppression of the Polish rebellion highly unpopular in Britain? As for Mexico, the British showed their disapproval by "dropping out" of what...

  3. What if Japan and Italy fought in World War I on the side of the Central Powers?

    That's self-reflective, and I can totally understand why you would react like that. But sometimes I play along. Oh yeah, people are "ga-ga" over this one, and it always irritates me too. My list of pet peeves and triggers has grown longer, and includes the presumption the USA is ready to go...

  4. What if Japan and Italy fought in World War I on the side of the Central Powers?

    On this era, I would also recommend Dickson, War and National Reinvention about Japan and the Great War. They may not go to war with the Entente and do 21 Demands at the same time. Or, the pursuit of victory over Entente in the regions may, in Tokyo's mind, may render the "work only with...

  5. possibility and impact of France intervening in the second Schleswig war?

    He can say anything he wants. He's the Emperor darnit! He might not realize its hopelessness, or that he would be truly facing all of them. Different copes or mind-tricks he could play on himself: 1) I have a navy and none of the Germans do, Schleswig and Holstein are a narrow front, with a...

  6. How could Brazil have turned into a communist state during the 20th century?

    Somebody wrote something up about a 1930s Brazilian "Long March". Prestes might have been the leader. It was pretty cool. Ultimate consensus was it was not really plausible. But it was really cool.

  7. AHWI: No schlieffen plan

    I think it's the cognitive dissonance between the British belief that a) if they fail the Entente, the Russians would confront the CPs, fail against them, and be angry. Yet be more angry against the British who failed them then the CPs who defeated them, and then from there, do a 180 degree...

  8. What if Japan and Italy fought in World War I on the side of the Central Powers?

    ...globally distributed forces, automatically and promptly translates into superior or adequately superior tactical or operational capability *where the Japanese would be operating in the near term*. Going through some specific points: There is no absoluteness to this prediction at all, even...

  9. How early would have ended WW1 if America had joined the Entente after the sinking of the Lusitania and the Ottoman Empire stayed neutral

    ...suggestion at the time was simply to seize the German merchant ships trapped and interned at American ports, and leave the Germans wondering what *they* would have to do to ever regain control and title back to that property. That way, the US would hold the leverage and could demand what it...

  10. What if Japan attacks the USSR in 1941? What about the British factor?

    Very interesting points to consider. What terms would he (Stalin) be willing to concede to the Japanese in a peace deal? a) Prewar territorial status quo and calling everything even, no harm no foul? b) OK Japan, take north Sakhalin and leave us alone? c) OK Japan, take north Sakhalin and...

  11. What if Japan attacks the USSR in 1941? What about the British factor?

    I never quite said that. I think the *broad trend* of a Soviet build-up in the Far East between 1932 and 1940 would be fairly similar to OTL. The difference that the lack of specific Khalkin-Gol engagement and campaign would cause would be that in not fighting over that one disputed piece of...

  12. What other region could dominate the world the way Europe did?

    So they need to adopt Brahmanic Hinduism and a beef taboo, or better yet, no meat from dairy-able animals taboo, or go further and form a veganism habit? desecrated? That's kind of religious term. Did you mean "degraded" the agricultural land? And I guess that was through overgrazing?

  13. What if there was some strong centralized empire that Kept the Romans out of conquering anywhere in the middle east?

    Maybe Dacia is considered more precious to hold though for the minerals, and whatever is the front with the Middle East power is shorter and easier to defend than the historic Parthian and especially Sassanid frontiers.

  14. What if Japan attacks the USSR in 1941? What about the British factor?

    ...of this thread. It is my "research agenda". I will probably formalize it into a few poll questions and choices over the next day or two. Japan *has* occupied first northern, then southern French Indochina. However, the US full embargo is not in place as it was in July-August 1941. This is...

  15. What if Japan attacks the USSR in 1941? What about the British factor?

    ...earlier changes in the background have left it more open-minded to the idea than in OTL for additional reasons). It won't spoil the surprise for Barbarossa. *Japan's* attack might not be as much of surprise to the Soviets as Japan wishes. TLDR - I'm not contriving Japan to be *that* dumb.

  16. What if Japan attacks the USSR in 1941? What about the British factor?

    Questions largely answered in general terms, not in narrative detail, in post #8 @Lils <3

  17. What if Japan attacks the USSR in 1941? What about the British factor?

    Great set of questions to ponder @LeX !

  18. How powerful Spain was in the 18th century?

    Austria may have Spain's number on internal development, especially of Hungarian lands in this century. Great power diplomacy leadership? Not so great in the lead in to War of Austrian Succession and during it, but a nice recovery from there, and one might call Kaunitz diplomacy after that...

  19. AHC: A closer Anglo-German Medieval relationship, version of 100 years war, that England wins, and greatly influences Germany/northern HRE

    This Anglicization process would also likely apply to Netherlands/the Low Countries as well, and not skip over them.

  20. AHC: A closer Anglo-German Medieval relationship, version of 100 years war, that England wins, and greatly influences Germany/northern HRE

    The challenge, should you chose to accept it, is to alter medieval history, starting any point between 550 AD and 1400 AD, so that there is a much greater political and cultural interconnection between England and Germany from that time, at least as intimate as England and France's relationship...
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