depression

I’m wondering what would French politics look like in the 1920s and 1930s following the tried-and-true scenario of Germany going red in the aftermath of the First World War. For the sake of the scenario, let’s say the Spartakusaufstand and similar risings are avoided in 1919/1920 and the...

What if the Great Recession became a full-blown Depression? What would have to happen to trigger this, and what would be the effects?

The Weimar Republic has always been a step child in European history, much like the Reconstruction Era has been in the United States, when an opportunity for a grand settlement and adjustment of an extremely dangerous festering issue was sidestepped, instead of confronted head on and the reforms...

The Frankfurt School is often credited with instigating major social changes in the West – and increasingly the globe – through its so-called “cultural Marxism” that is viewed as the foundation for disciplines like gay studies and women’s studies. However, given the vehement refusal of the rest...

What if FDR was never born or died as a baby? What would happen? Who would be president in 1929 and would they survive to World War Two, if not who would be president by World War Two? How would this change the Depression, World War Two, and post war? Would America ever enter the war or enter in...

What if FDR was elected in 1929 and Hoover in 1933, how would this change history?

Was a good thing for America and slowed the Depression, or did it lengthen it? I keep seeing books along those lines. I don't believe they are true, but I would like some information about it, because if the same things Hoover did are continued, then revolution would not have been far off.

What if Social Security was never created? What effects does this have on voting patterns, people's views on the role of government, people moving out of their parents' home, etc.?