AH cannot hold together. A victory in WWI may extend the life of the empire. A triple monarchy may extend it a little longer. However, it is still fragile and a knock such as a major economic downturn would leave it in ruins.
If Caesar died of natrual causes, the senate would still be against any form of Emperor and the people would still be opposed to the corruption of the senate.
Soviet numerical superiority would allow them to take Europe and potentially move into the Middle East. However, no matter how far the war goes, sooner or later it either returns to an escalated version of the Cold War with a stronger USSR or it turns nuclear. Cuba would definetly be overrun by...
Japan is already at war with China. They keep fighting and a stalemate occurs after the occupation of Wuhan. USA still gets hit in Pearl harbour due to the economic pressure it puts on Japan. Stalin sees opportunities in China and declares war on Japan as well. Japan is destroyed.
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Had Jesus been executed at a younger age, his later teachings would not have been taught and it would be much harder (if not impossible) for Christianity to gain a foothold and survive.
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How would the colonization of the Americas have been different if during the early encounters of explorers such as Christopher Columbus were unsuccessful.
Alternatively, if early explorers were attacked by the natives, would Europe keep sending ships to the New World?
An alliance like this would mean a Germany that is willing to make intelligent diplomatic moves. With this alliance, France becomes quite isolatd. In the meantime, Russia also has many difficulties. The Central Powes win the war before it even starts.
Now Germany had already been allowed an airforce and they were allowed to move soldiers into the Rhineland. By this point Hitler must think the Allies have no spine and he would attack. The question is if France would be willing to then declare war on Germany.
With the Austrian capital moved to Prague, the capture of Vienna would have little effect on history. The Austrians would have retaken the city and the conflict would have continued in a similar manner to how it did historically.
Not a chance
After 1939, Japan had been unable to achieve a decisive victory in China. The warlords had united and had ground Japan to a pro-Chinese stalemate. The Japanese could not break through and they had no control over the Chinese countryside. The Maoists and cliques had complete control...