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1. WI No Automobiles?

   Suppose the model T and its competitors fail, and individual motor vehicles (perhaps because of a bit of handwavium) never catch on. What does a car-less world look like? I imagine trolleys and railroads do better for lack of alternatives, and bicycles would be the primary means of individual...

   • birdboy2000
   • Thread
   • Apr 19, 2014
   • Replies: 8
   • Forum: Alternate History Discussion: After 1900

2. AHC: "Wank" the Ryukyu Kingdom

   The Ryukyu kingdom is perhaps best known by fans of Europa Universalis III as quite possibly the hardest nation in the game, and as the one the developers put in a "take over the world" achievement for. Historically, it was never going to take over the world, but it didn't do that terribly -...

   • birdboy2000
   • Thread
   • Sep 11, 2013
   • Replies: 7
   • Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900

3. AH Challenge: Lasting influence of the Mongol Empire.

   Currently, there are six languages of the United Nations. Arabic, Russian, English, French, Chinese, and Spanish. All of these languages are historically associated with large and powerful empires. The largest empire in human history, however, has a language spoken by a shade over five...

   • birdboy2000
   • Thread
   • Dec 13, 2010
   • Replies: 4
   • Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900