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  1. Deep South sugar?

    Hey guys, I was wondering, why wasn't sugar grown in the Deep South of the 13 colonies? Why was it an overwhelmingly Caribbean crop? I've read that Georgia did grow some sugar, but clearly the islands of the Caribbean were the dominant ones in the industry. Was it just that the climate in those...

  2. Al-Qaeda in a Saddam-less Iraq?

    Let's say that Saddam Hussein is dislodged from power during the 1991 uprisings, say Bush Snr. supports the rebels far more and the rebellion lasts for a year or two when Hussein is shot by a rebel - much like Gadaffi. The government that appears afterward is Shia dominated, but it is fairly...

  3. WI: Iranian Invasion of Afghanistan, 1998

    In 1998 the Taliban killed 8 Iranian diplomats, this incident led to public furor in Iran and almost led to war between Afghanistan and Iran, with the Iranians putting 70,000 troops along the border. The UN managed to defuse the situation though and, despite relations never being positive again...

  4. American Politicians Stand For Two Parties

    I've noticed that US politicians sometimes defect to a minor party, stand for them (usually in Presidential elections), then defect back to their original parties and still carry some clout and stand for their original party again. I was wondering if it was possible for a US politician to...

  5. Fate of Libya if Tunisia is Italian?

    Hey Guys, IOTL the Italians missed out quite heavily on the Scramble for Africa, as France got Tunisia and Italy had to fight the Ottomans for a colony in North Africa - Libya. A part of the reason was the desire to not give Italy that much influence over the Strait of Italy, another was...

  6. WI: Holocaust of Czechs?

    Hey Guys, Let's say the Germans treat the Czech people as badly as they treat the Jews - sending them off to death camps and only allowing them less than 200 calories a day. This means that, post-war, the Czech population has been reduced by some 2-3 million people, leaving around 5 million...

  7. WI: No Slave immunity to Malaria?

    Hey Guys, IOTL the African slaves in the Americas had a degree of immunity to malaria, which is one of the reasons as to why in the Caribbean the black population rapidly overtook the white population, as white Europeans didn't have the same immunity levels, therefore had much higher death...

  8. Gadaffi and the 2012 Tuareg Rebels?

    Hey Guys, Let's say that Gaddafi wins the Libyan Civil War, without western intervention and nasty reprisals in Benghazi. Whilst there may be sporadic fighting continuing into 2012, the rebellion generally dies off and Gaddafi has secured his position. So, how would Gaddafi's success...

  9. Elizabeth I lives another 25 years

    Hey Guys, Let's say that Elizabeth I of England, who IOTL died in 1603 and succeeded by James VI of Scotland, lives on another 25 years. I know that this is highly implausible, she was 69 when she died and so ITTL she would be 94 years old when death finally takes her. Obviously this doesn't...

  10. Orange War of Succession?

    In 1660 Mary, Princess of Orange, mother of William III, Prince of Orange (future King of England), died of smallpox. William obviously didn't die and became a central figure in European politics. However what if William had been with his mother in London where she contracted the illness, or...

  11. WI: Bush Snr. won 1992?

    In 1992 Bill Clinton won a fairly big victory over incumbent President George Bush. Let's say there are no major changes from IOTL, and that simply 361,000 votes in certain states, specifically those states with a 5% margin of victory between Democrats and Republicans. This leads to Bush...

  12. Libya: WI No Western Intervention?

    Hey Guys, Let's say in 2011, for some reason, western leaders decide against supporting Libyan rebels. Perhaps the public is decidedly against any intervention, I don't know why they don't intervene, they just don't. So, without the no-fly zone, how do the rebels fare against Gaddafi? Would...

  13. WI: David Jason was a Python

    IOTL David Jason, of future Open All Hours and Only Fools and Horses fame, initially worked with Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Jones, future Python's, on Do Not Adjust Your Set from 1967 until 1969. After this show ended the future Python's created Monty Python’s Flying Circus, but they...

  14. WI: Stephen Fry Died In 1995?

    Hey Guys, The other day it was revealed that Stephen Fry, a British actor, comedian, presenter, author etc., tried to kill himself last year. Looking into this I found that in 1995 Fry tried to kill himself after performing on-stage and questioning how good of an actor he was. In reality he...

  15. German Nationalism in the Netherlands

    Hey Guys, I was wondering when the latest possibility for German nationalism to appear in the Netherlands would be? Did it simply disappear after the Dutch left the Holy Roman Empire and went their own way, or could it have been picked up later on? I mean if, as implausible as this may be...

  16. WI: Paris Commune spread to become Revolution?

    Hey Guys, I'm curious, in France after the Franco-Prussian War there was a communist takeover of Paris for a short time - as well as in a few other towns and cities in France. These communes failed rather rapidly and so the Communist takeover of France never occured. However, what would it...

  17. Anglo-Chinese War in early 1800's?

    Hey Guys, This is more of a thought exercise, but what if Britain and China went to war in the early 1800's? Say Britain isn't at war with anyone else, so there's no distraction. How would Britain fare? Has Britain passed China in the area of technology by this point so as to allow a...

  18. Italian-Monegasque Personal Union

    Hey Guys, IOTL Italy, in 1946, voted to abolish the monarchy. However, let's say Italy votes against a Republic instead and, though the issue of a monarchy stays mildly divisive, most people grow to simply deal with it. Now, fast-forward to 2000, butterflies have led to the new King of...

  19. Effects of no Spanish Netherlands?

    Hey Guys, What If the 'Spanish Netherlands' went to Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, rather than Philip II of Spain? Primarily I'd like to know what effects would this have on Spain itself, and the Mediterranean as a whole. Would Spain become more Mediterranean orientated, and thus...

  20. Tea Production in North America/Caribbean?

    Hey Guys, I was wondering, with regards to tea production, would it be possible to grow tea in North America or the Caribbean on a large scale? I know that in South Carolina there was a tea plantation set up on Skidaway Island, however I want to know if it's possible to have this on an even...
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