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If Franklin Delano Roosvelt never had the poliomyelitis,which changes would have had his Presidency? I think that FDR would have been ever FDR,and that a wheelchair would not make greater difference in his politics, but for other aspects? Less fireplace speeches and more travels?

What if slavery was for Christianity ( Catholics and Protestants) one of the worst sins,and was from XIII-XIV century (for some cultural and religious change) a real taboo on slavery (unacceptable as incest or cannibalism)? Which changes would have been in the history of America and Africa?

Schematically, in OTL the Republican party is conservative and Democratic party is progressive,liberal (or at least less conservative of GOP). But starting from early XX century is possible imagine a timeline in which the Republican is the party of progressives and liberals and Democratic is...

Ok,my question is a bit ASB,but i'm very interested in how sensibility and perception of problems are changed over the decades among politicians and public opinions. So,we imagine that,for some reasons, many cultural changes occurred between the 60s and now not happen,and that mentality and...

What if France decides to use bacteriological and chemical weapons in the war aganist ISIS in Syria/Iraq?

Instead of the moon landing,which else main goal for the Us space program could be chosen by JFK or another alternate President "before the end of the decade"? 1-A permanent space station for US and western allied Astronauts. 2-A fully reusable manned space vehicle for Low Earth Orbit...

What if after the civil war,in 1868-1879 period,the United States had partecipated to partition of Africa getting some colonies on african atlantic coast?

In your opinion is less implausible the scenario of "Fatherland" or that of "The "Man In the High Castle"?

in 1945 was a country on the earth in which Benito Mussolini could find a safe refuge without the risk extradition? I'm sure that for Hitler this was impossible,but for Mussolini?

I have two questions: 1-If Edward VIII had not met Mrs Simpson,he could remain bachelor for all his life,or as King and Emperor should have get married sooner or later,for give a Queen to UK and Empire? 2-I'm working at a timeline in which neither World War I, neither others major conflicts...

What if the Maginot line was really uncatchable,namely not outflanked in none point? The German army came through the Ardennes forest and the Low Countries, completely sweeping by the line,but what if these point were included in the line and deeply fortified ?

We know that in 30s (also at the end of the decade,when the war was close) in United Kingdom and in United States,were many members of establishment that looked with sympathy at Hitler and Mussolini. Which could have been the most pro-nazi Germany (and fascist Italy) government conceivable in...

Suppose that the atomic bomb and the B-29 bomber were available a year earlier,in early summer 1944. How much bombs on German cities are needed to obtain a unconditional surrender of nazi German? And after the German capitulation,with some German cities nuked,is possible that Japan surrenders...

What if the B-29 bomber was ready to service from the late the summer of 1944?

What if Ireland was declared a British Dominion in 1880s?

Assume that is not a WW-II in Europe (Hitler die in WW-I or in early 20s,and nazi don't keep the power in Germany,and Weimar in some way survive,or in Germany is a left wing government,but not insane). Without a great war in Europe is very improbable that Japan in 1941 goes to war aganist the...

The Madagascar Plan was a proposal of the Nazi government of Germany to relocate the Jewish population of Europe to the island of Madagascar. The Nazis were planning to ship four million Jews (the number did not include the Jews of Russia) to a location deemed ill-prepared for even 40,000 to...

What laws could avoid the wall street market crash of 1929?

In a timeline in which the wall street crash of 1929 and depression is avoid (or posponed) ,FDR would have been elect President of United States in 1932?

In 1970 Kack Kirby leave the Marvel comics and come back to DC. In OTL the "King" worked on Jimmy Olsen...but what if Kirby had returned on his old DC series,"The Challengers of the unknown"?