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  1. Ireland as the Cuba of Europe

    Apologies to Pervez for taking his idea off at a tangent, but this comes directly from a comment on the Cuba of Europe thread. What if Ireland was ruled by a quasi-fascist dictatorship for much of its history? You can take this a number of ways. Michael Collins survives and establishes a...

  2. Who was the greatest monarch of Scotland?

    Since 1034, although I was tempted to put a few early ones in, mainly because one can never have too many Constantines.... Poll to follow....

  3. China refuses to recognise Tennessean independence

    Based on a misreading, of course. So, what will happen in this tense situation?

  4. Civil War in UK

    With a POD of no earlier than 14th November 1948, have a Civil War taking place in Britain in the early twenty-first century, with Prince Charles as the leader of the loyalist units who have just recaptured Oxford.

  5. The Liberals stay united

    I've seen a few WIs based on the premise that the Liberals under Lloyd George and Asquith stay united instead of disintegrating in the early 1920s, but I don't think I've seen any on this premise. What if Gladstone doesn't push the Liberal Party towards open support of Irish Home Rule, and...

  6. Versailles with no US

    So if the US never enters WW1, but stays strictly neutral, what would happen at Versailles, Trianon, Neuilly, St Germain etc etc (or the ATL equivalents)? Presume the Allies win in spring 1919, with the Germans suing for peace as Belgium is fully liberated and the Rhine is reached. Main...

  7. No Washington Naval Treaty

    I realise this has been covered before, but I specifically want to look at the effects on Japan. If there is no Washington Treaty, Britain and Japan remain allied, and the naval building race continues. How does this effect the political and military development of Japan? Do we see the same...

  8. Silent Cal stays silent

    What if Calvin Coolidge is not nominated as Harding's running mate in 1920? In the nominating convention, Republican leaders had agreed that the Progressive Irvine L. Lenroot would be an ideal match for the more conservative Harding, and his name was nominated and seconded. However, a delegate...

  9. Kim gets caught

    What if Kim Philby is unmasked as a KGB spy (say in 1941) and subsequently, and with the aid of his testimony, the British secret service unmasks Burgess, McLean, Blunt, Cairncross and others?

  10. Ireland under Michael Collins

    This has been done before, but not very effectively. Hopefully the increased Oirishness of the board will prompt a more lasting discussion this time! Basically, Michael Collins survives the ambush that OTL took his life. Maybe he is injured but recovers. Either way, he survives, and leads...

  11. The Labor Party

    In OTL the Socialist Party of America was opposed to the American Federation of Labor (the largest union group in the US), and disagreed strongly with their non-ideological approach to industrial relations. But what if moderates in the SPA had had their way, and the Socialist Party allied with...

  12. Father Erwin Rommel

    WI Rommel had become a Catholic priest? How would this have changed history? Remember he was a protestant, so you'll have to make him or his father convert some time after 1900.

  13. Three party system in UK?

    Ideas on how a serious three party system might be achieved in the UK (with each of the three parties forming governments at times) with a POD after 1914. Bonus points if you can get four major parties....

  14. WI Bonar-Law was assassinated?

    What If Andrew Bonar-Law was assassinated, just before the election of 1922? The assassin was later apprehended, and found to be a Trade Union activist and Marxist. What happens next, and how does it affect the election?

  15. Negotiated peace in 1914

    I'm sure this must have been discussed before, but I can't find a thread relating to it. Basically, how likely was a negotiated peace in 1914? The German strategic plan depended on swift victory in the west. When that did not materialise, logically they should have sued for peace. Would this...

  16. Benedek takes on 2nd Army

    The Austro-Prussian War of 1866 opened with a three-pronged Prussian advance into Bohemia. The Elbe Army overran Saxony, and then advanced to join up with 1st Army on the Iser river. Meanwhile, 2nd Army crossed from Silesia across the Riesengebirge to join up with the other two armies. The...

  17. Optimum Liberia

    I use the term "optimum" in place of "wank", as I'm sure the members of this board have had enough wanking to last them a lifetime.... So, what is the maximum possible achievement and success of a Liberian state (or analogue) from its founding to the present day?

  18. Hindenburg takes control?

    From Wiki: Now, the statement is not really referenced, although I have found details elsewhere online about it. Nevertheless, what if Hindenburg did take personal control in late 1932? Would there be an uprising? Foreign invasion? Who would take over when Hindenburg died? Would he...

  19. Effects of Reichstag Fire

    What if the Reichstag Fire had never happened, or happened a month later? What effect would this have had on the 1933 elections, and on the fate of Germany?

  20. What if the Great American Desert was real?

    In other words, what if the "Great American Desert" (roughly the western Great Plains) really was a desert? How would this affect the development of America and the world?
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