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  1. 1983 Kuwait Bombing goes through

    The 1983 Kuwait bombing was a part of a series of attacks by Shia Islamic terror groups linked to Iran and Hezbollah. Israel had been repeatably hit with a set of suicide bombings that would eventually drive it from Lebanon, after their foolhardy excursion into Lebanon. Under Reagan, they also...

  2. Plausibility Check - President Gore/Kerry Iran Deal

    Post 9/11 America set itself against Iran's foes. Iran had just a couple of years before 9/11 almost went to war against Taliban in Afghanistan. Iran offered immense intelligence aid to the US. Knocking out Saddam's minority Sunni regime in Iraq was also in Iran's interest. However Bush...

  3. Eisenhower single term. Who are the nominees for each party?

    Instead of running for reelection in 1956, Eisenhower publicly announces he will not run for reelection well in advance of the election. Say the POD is worsening health, and so he decides to get out. So who are the nominees for the parties? Without the incumbent Ike, the Democrats have a...

  4. Napoleonic stalemate - Effect on Spain's empire

    Napoleon for reasons goes back into Spain in 1812 instead of an invasion into Russia. Maybe his forces there suffered worse defeats in 1811, forcing him to intervene. Or perhaps Russia on the surface looks like it is still abiding by the Continental System. He beats the Anglo-Portuguese army off...

  5. Western Allies distracted 1938-39

    So France and Great Britain after a few rounds of appeasement with Germany, set Poland as a trip wire which of course led to war in 1939. So What if the Western Allies were distracted by the time Hitler set his eyes upon Poland. A multi round option. Pods in the 1930s so the situation aren't...

  6. Shattering of Austria-Hungary, Russia and the Ottomans without a general world war

    So WW1 historically ended up with all three of these multi ethnic empires being shattered or heavily damaged. AH was dissolved into its composite ethnic states or united with outside states. The Ottomans lost all their core regions as Turkey. Russia was shorn of much of its western ethnic...

  7. Maximize Soviet casualties in Operation Barbarossa.

    So what strategic decisions could Germany make in order to inflict greater losses upon the Soviets during Operation Barbarossa. If they can then inflict much heavier casualties then what knock on effect does it have on later operations.

  8. WI Lost Historical sources

    An interesting idea I had was What if we lost a certain historical source such as the writings of a ancient writer or a artifact is undiscovered/destroyed and how would that effect our perception of history . Assuming butterfly net to keep our history the same except until relatively recent when...

  9. Bulgaria joins ww1 earlier.

    What if Bulgaria had joined the Central powers prior to the outbreak of WW1. Assuming butterflies don't affect the assaination and the other OTL lead up to the war how would a earlier joint opinvasion of Serbia with a much better prepared Bulgaria affect the war. Could Austria Hungary avoid most...

  10. Great Britain conquering Norway.

    Was there any possible POD that has Great Britain conquering and annexing Norway? While Great Britain didn't really want to get involved on the Continent Norway can mostly only be attacked by sea routes and so could be protected by the navy.

  11. Arian Western Europe.

    Was there any possible POD for the Area of the western Roman Empire to become and stay majority Arian Christian? How would the Rest of Christendom react to Arian Christianity dominating the West? How would religious belief evolve from Arian Christianity?

  12. Maximilian von Spee successful.

    After watching this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtGRhK5RCHw) on Maximilian von Spee what changes would be needed for the best case scenario for him and his Squadron and causing damage to the enemy? Would a successful raid on the falklands for supplies allow him to get to a safe port...

  13. A earlier death of Elizabeth of Russia.

    What if Elizabeth of Russia died before Russia enters the Seven year war. What would be the effects of this happening?

  14. Better Mugabe.

    What if Mugabe instead of being how he was/is OTL was a leader more like Mandela. What would Africa and the wider world be like with a much better off Zimbabwe.

  15. European settled Taiwan.

    In OTL the dutch and spanish both controlled parts of Taiwan and then lost it to China who settled it. What pod would get taiwan settled by Europeans to become the majority and how would this affect the world? Also which European power is most likely to colonise Taiwan?

  16. Greater Christian missionary effort in Asia.

    What if the Colonial powers of Europe had more interest in Christening their Asia colonies then in OTL? So being more like Spain and Portugal (Philippines and East Timor respectively). What changes would this cause in the colonies and then later decolonization?

  17. USSR and Axis both gone by end of WW2

    What would the world be like if the USSR collapsed during WW2 but the Axis was still defeated? Would there be any other power that could challenge the USA as the other superpower or would it be a much earlier uni-polar world? Also how would this affect the world with many countries not...

  18. Prussia Territorial gains Seven year war

    In OTL Prussia performance in the Seven Year was marvellous to say the least managing to keep away the Armies of Austria, Sweden and Russia. However after all that they didn't make any gains. So what POD would get Prussia some substantial gains in Europe and would this help to make Prussia...

  19. Major war between Russia and Germany 1880-90s

    Is it possible for a Major war between Germany and Russia in the 1880s or 1890s? Adding on other powers is allowed. The pod can came after 1871.

  20. Barbary Pirates less of a Problem

    What possible POD would have the Barbary Pirates never be as much of a problem as they were in OTL? Also what effects would this have to Europe? Would Southern Europe be stronger and North Africa weaker because of this?
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