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Have MacArthur lead US/Allied forces in Europe and Eisenhower lead them in the Pacific. How does each generals different philosophies of war affect how the Pacific and European theaters play out?

What if Lincoln does in fact die in Baltimore during the infamous Baltimore Insurrection? How would this change US history.

Have there be no recognizable Second World War. There still has to be a first one sometime in the early 1900s, but there cannot be a second. Bonus points if WW1 still happens as OTL.

Alexander was possibly the greatest general who ever lived. Having never lost a battle, his conquests stretched from the Tigris to Gallia and from Aegyptos to Danubia and ushered in a new age in human history. However, what if things were different? What if, instead of getting sidetracked on his...

Have a German nation (united HRE, united Germany, Austria, etc) have multiple colonies on North American soil. Bonus points if they weren't taken in a war and survive to become a nation in their own right.

After the destruction of Thebes Alexander demanded 10 anti-Macedonian politicians in Athens be surrendered to him in return for Athens being spared. Athens managed to convince him to allow them to deal with it themselves, and one man was ostracized. By that time Alexanders eye had turned to...

Have the US Army invade Japan and establish a out and out colony on the island. It can just be a small province, an entire island, or all of Japan, but a American Japanese colony must exist.

What if France, Austria and Russia are able to beat the UK/Prussian allies. What happens? What would change border wise? How could this change the direction of France and the UK?

Brandenburg was not a region most people would expect success from for most of its existence. Its geography played against it and it sat between the competing powers of Sweden, Poland and Austria. It wasn't until the reign of the Great Elector Frederick William that the groundwork for greatness...

What if a disease is able to evolve in the Western Hemisphere, lets say it came over with people on the Bering Land Bridge some millions of years ago, that was incredibly deadly. Over time Native Americans are able to build a resistance to it but still remain carriers. When the Europeans finally...

The United States, and really the West itself has been lucky in the internal security lottery. Many 'Western Nations' have been largely stable with few riots, limited if any domestic terrorism, and varying yet high standards of living. Change that. Make the Western nations as unstable as...

Wilhelm I of Germany, first Emperor of the German Empire, was not originally supposed to be Emperor. So he was enlisted in the Army and fought the French during the War of the Sixth Coalition. However, what if he died? How would that change history? Who would rule in his stead?

The HRE was technically open to any member to be elected Emperor. However, the Emperorship was dominated by the Hapsburg dynasty from the 1440's to the HRE's dissolution in the early 1800s. However, what other houses could have a shot at the Emperorship? How could that help or hurt the HRE?

What if Genghis Kahn, instead of pushing West, pushed South into India. Could the Mongols meet success in the terrain of India? If so how would Mongol rule change the culture of the area? What would any Mongol successor states in India look like?

How would a Greek Satrapy be run? Who would the Persians leave to lead it? Could it survive long or would the Greeks somehow wrestle their independence back? If they did do you think it would unite Greece or would they turn back to the City States?

After the death of Christ one of his 12 Apostles, Saint Thomas, went East and spread Christianity to India. While there he baptized the first of the 'Saint Thomas Christians' in Southern India and built seven churches. In reality the Christian population of India has remained rather small and in...

In 279 BC a Gallic Army under a general named Brennus invaded Greece. They won a victory at Thermopylae and even sacked Delphi. However they were eventually defeated, Brennus was killed, and the Gauls left Greece. However, what if the Gauls were able to overrun Greece? How would that change the...

Lets say a combination of the Allies not embargoing Republican Spain and the Nationalist government not unifying under Franco all lead to a Republican Spanish victory in the Spanish Civil War. What happens next?

Einstein was asked to become President of Israel in 1952 being one of the most famous Jews in his time, but he refused. He saw that he had not the aptitude to rule a nation, having dealt 'objective matters' all his life. What would have happened should Einstein become the President of Israel?

Have the UK abolish the monarchy and run on as close to a democracy as possible. Bonus points if its not just a continuation of Cromwell's Commonwealth of England.