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  1. Name for the New Netherlands after a successful war of independence?

    In a TL where the New Netherlands survives, then undergoes a successful war of independence, what would they change their name to?

  2. What is the minimum time to build a successful cult of personality?

    I wasn't really sure what forum this belongs in, but After 1900 seems the most appropriate. What do people figure is the shortest possible time that a dictator can build themselves up to Stalin or Kim Il-Sung levels of adulation from the people?

  3. Fascists on Mars

    PART 1

  4. Alternatives to writing?

    What are some alternatives to writing that could be used to record information? For example, the Inca recorded information on pieces of knotted string that they called quipus.

  5. Thomas Edison found Guilty of murder in 1890?

    In 1890, Louis Le Prince who had invented an early type of motion picture camera went missing. When I first read about this, my first thought was that Edison had done him in. After a quick internet search it seems that his family made similar acusations at the time. Assuming that Edison did...

  6. WI Michael Bay accepted Uwe Boll's Challange for a Boxing Match?

    A while Back, Director Uwe Boll Challanged Director Michael Bay to a boxing match: I'm assuming Michael Bay will get his ass kicked, but how would this affect their careers?

  7. 2271 BC the Sumerians win at the Battle of Uruk

    What next? Sumer survives to present day?

  8. Worst Roman Emperor?

    There are alot of outstanding examples in this field, but who in you opinion stands aside from the rest in their awfulness? Also just for constricting options, I'm not really thinking of Eastern/Greek emperors. I'm sure that there are a bunch of western ones I'd forgotten which are alot worse...

  9. How Can Hollywood be less dominant?

    How could USA cinema not become so much more successfull than other countries? Some thoughts: -DW Griffith sticks to acting, greatly retarding American artistic development. (This will slow down others as well, but it isn't going to give the huge USA advantage) -Motion Picture Trust...

  10. Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean

    This movie seemed very interesting. I watched part of it, but the file I had was poor quality and the subs fell out of sync so I stopped half an hour in. I figured peopel here might be interested in it. Has anyone else seen it or read the book...

  11. Westboro Salafist Mosque

    WI Fred Phelps for some reason converted to Islam when he was younger? How would Americans react to the God Hates Fags campaign, funeral protests and all if they are being done by muslims?

  12. MKULTRA succeeds?

    Lets say that the CIA manages to develop some sort of intense brainwashing process, that allows them to control anyone who undergoes it. Any kind of mind control-rays, or water additives is not ging to happen though. What kind of people would they use it on, and to do what?

  13. Effect of large scale use of Sarin in ww2?

    Or any contemporary war in the 1930/40s for that matter? Nerve agents are different from the chemicals that people on the recieving end would expect, and I don't think that troops were equipped with the proper protective equipment. If there was a large scale attack on unsuspecting troops...

  14. WI Kurita and Nishamura Switch Commands before Leyte Gulf?

    So Nishamura is commanding the Northern force, and Kurita is in charge of the Southern force. Kurita had shown not only at Leyte, but in other campaigns as well that he is very prone to retreat, and to doubt his actions. I think that Nishamuras actions show that he is going to obey any orders...

  15. What if Hitler+Stalin Clean Shaven?

    Will this affect their rise to power? Do moustaches remain more fashionable? Will people today be less fascinated by these 2 individuals?

  16. If New Netherlands Remains?

    How would this work? When would it gain independance? What would it be called today? What forms of government do you think it would go through?
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