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  1. DBWI: We should have given women the right to vote in 1919

    As we all know, there was a strong urge in 1919 to pass the proposed 19th Amendment that would have given women full suffrage with Tennessee being the crucial swing state, but instead somehow, the Suffrage movement lost steam and a backlash occurred with the current 19th Amendment which forbids...

  2. DBWI: What if U.S. Government not required to balance the budget

    Ever since the 50s when a balanced budget amendment got slipped into legislation by Congress and passed, we have had perpetual arguments embroil Congress over taxes to keep the budget balanced as it can only allow the Government to go into debt in wartime. The end result of the Amendment has...

  3. Phillip and Alexander of Macedon ssassinated 336 BCE

    As the tin says, Pausanias of Orestis doesn't just kill Phillip, he also hacks through to Alexander and kills him as well before being cut down. Now what?

  4. Was it feasible for George III to side with the Colonists against Parliament?

    As the tin says. One of the demands of the Colonists was the right to autonomy with the King as sovereign, but the Colonies allowed to pass their own taxes and ordinances. George III rejected this and stated Parliament was the sole authority over taxes and law. Was it politically feasible...

  5. No Algerian Civil War 1991-2002

    As the tin says, the Army Coup fails to gain momentum and they accept the FIS Victory. Where does this go?

  6. Russia occupies and annexes all of Georgia 2008

    Lets say instead of just bitch-slapping Georgia to make its point and then leaving, Russia (read Putin the man behind the throne) decides to occupy all of Georgia and reintegrate it into the Russian Federation like it did with Chechnya. How could this go down?

  7. Mao sticks with New Democracy Program

    As the tin says, Mao sticks to the policies of New Democracy and doesn't go batshit insane with the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution. Would we see an earlier rise of China's might?

  8. Stalin Dies July 1st, 1942

    As the tin says, now what? Who takes ove?r Beria? The Army is unlikely for the same reason they didn't move against Stalin, namely the NKVD controlled by Beria. Could the Soviets break into Civil War?

  9. AHC: Ottoman Sea Sultans 1520-1899

    As the tin says and starting with good ole Suleiman the Magnificent, find a way that the Ottomans develop a large cutting edge Navy that dominates the Mediterranean and allows them control of all Islands and trade in it, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and...

  10. UNOCAL Oil Pipeline Deal Goes through 1997

    As the tin says, the Taliban doesn't try for Bridas as a counter-bid. So as planned, starting in 1997 UNOCAL, headquartered across the street from Osama Bin Laden and an ISI HQ, begins building the Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline for which the Taliban will get an 8% cut of the profits. Given the...

  11. Southern Song go on the Offensive after Mongke's Death

    As the tin says. After winning the fight of Fishing Town which was a rather lopsided defeat for the Mongols, the Song instead of dithering, launch an immediate offensive while the Mongols pull back to fight a civil war and despite the troubles within the Song Court. This was as good a time as...

  12. The Taffy Epidemic: 1941-1945

    The Virus That Wrecked America Part One: Prelude to the Plague and the Virus itself. In May of 1920 in the Town of Wolf Point, Montana, Doctor Richard Taffy, who had only been a Doctor for three months, began reporting a strange illness amongst the town's inhabitants since admitting his first...

  13. ATL:Know Your Enemies, Know Your Friends, and Know Yourself

    Authorial Introduction I will be using several different calendars for this timeline as the characters of this timeline use different calendars, so convert dates accordingly. I am indebted to the works of Dr. Stephen Richard Turnbull and the primary sources he pointed me to in order to...

  14. AHC: Poland comes out on top 1919-1945 C.E.

    As the tin says, find the right combination of luck, political maneuvering, military victories, and just plain old backroom deals that has Poland holding its old Empire from the 17th Century having bitchslapped the USSR and the Germans to get it. Good luck and lets get a Polish wank for once.

  15. AHC: Union of Korea and Japan's Kingdoms pre 1600 C.E.

    As the Tin says, Hideyoshi's invasion is a good start but you can begin anywhere and in a twist it can be Korea that conquers Japan so long as both become a unified nation. Good luck.

  16. WI Tokugawa decides some expansion may desirable

    As the Tin Says. Tokugawa after winning at Sekigahara and consolidating his position decides that limited, supported, expansion is desirable and necessary. Ignoring Korea, except for the Island of Cheju, Tokugawa orders the conquest of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, the Ryukyu Islands, the Kuriles, the...

  17. AHC: Mughals Conquer all of India and dominate the Indian Ocean till 1900

    As the tin says. The Mughals must have all of what is considered India under its control, and dominate the Indian ocean enough that European Powers cannot establish enclaves in India. An Indonesian or Indochina Protectorate is optional. Aurangzeb's policies are a good start, but you can start...

  18. AHC: A Unified Indonesia Islamic Empire ala the Ottomans

    As the tin says. This Unified Islamic Empire must wind up controlling ALL of modern day Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Palawan Island. It must survive intact with these areas under its control to 1900. Good luck.

  19. OPEC Insists on and gets Dinars for Oil

    As the tin says. There is no real effect till the arms race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. in the 80s. At that point, since the dollar is not world reserve currency pegged to Oil, the U.S. also collapses from an overspending on the military as it almost did OTL, but avoided the U.S.S.R.'s fate...

  20. M1 series cancelled, M60A4 project instead

    As the tin says. In the budget battles of 1980, some obscure, never to see the light of day project looks a bit more promising and sucks up more black budget funding hidden in 400 dollars a hammer deal. Unfortunately, it forces the axing of the M1 series. However, it is decided the turret...
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