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Would it be possible, with a post 1980 POD, to have Scientology denied status of a religion in the United States? At the very least, would it be possible for the Scientologists to be denied tax-exempt status?

With a POD of 600 AD, make the all states in the territory of the Indian Subcontinent governed by strict Confucian principles by the year 1200. Bonus points if you somehow manage to destroy Hinduism as a major religion during this time period.

Author's Note: I will be working on this with EvolvedSaurian. I might be posting updates for him on here. ~*~*~*~ "Gotcha, you want me to rape the shit out of this woman." "No, I want to you to keep her safe." "Ok. Meat injection. Consent totally optional. Understood boss." "No. By keep...

With a POD of 1945, would it be possible for Turkey to become a nuclear power at some point during the Cold War?

What if the technology for a useable, reasonably compact radar was around in WWI? Specific applications I could see would be proximity fuses for artillery shells (which makes the trench gridlock even bloodier) and of course fire control for ships. Radar for ships would make fighting in the...

Let's just say that somehow, China manages to hold it together better during the Warlord Era and the Nationalists manage to get a better grip on the country as a whole. As a result, the bean counters and other analytic types in the Japanese military determines that Japan is unable to sustainably...

With a POD of 1776, have the Canadian people keep an accent that is noticeably more British than American. Bonus points if the US remains as powerful and influential as OTL.

I've been looking over the plans for the Pz. III and Pz. IV recently. All I can say is that some of the design decisions for German tanks were absolutely baffling. Let's start with a really huge, gaping flaw I've spotted. The transmission for most WW2-era German tanks was in the front of the...

Assuming the Chinese pocket the US 8th Army, as outlined here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=184638 Would that have any effect on Sino-US relations in the future? Would the US be as willing to seek detente with the PRC like Nixon was in the 70s?

I would like know what would happen if during the course of Operation Barbarossa, the Wehrmacht takes Tula, allowing for the southern pincer around Moscow to advance further. The only problem I see is that the Germans didn't have enough infantry and artillery to take Tula, and good infantry...

What if the Russians lost the Russo-Turkish War of 1877? Let's say the Turks somehow put together a coherent defense. Two scenarios: 1.) The Russians get sucked deep into Turkish territory and lose badly. 2.) The Russian loss is fairly minor and not much happens (they get repelled at the...

POD #1: Qingpu, China, August 2nd, 1860 A bullet whizzed past Frederick Townsend Ward's head just as he stepped past this small garrison post's main gatehouse. It came so close he could feel a bit of his hair get trimmed off. But he had expected this ambush. Now it was all just execution...

Ok, I was listening to NPR recently and one of the small ads on it went like this: "This program is brought to you by the Doris Duke Foundation for the Islamic Arts." I misheard it as "David Duke Foundation for the..." With a PoD of 1980, have what I misheard become reality.

Author's Note: The above map is Europe, c. August 2011 I have a few questions to ask about Europe, if anyone on AH.com will care to answer them for me: 1.) Will the European Union bail out the Roman Empire? 2.) Speaking of which, isn't it strange how the the Roman Empire hasn't ruled Rome...

Why did the government of Germania voluntarily repudiate racist ideology and institute free and fair elections in 1990? For a government that seemingly was based entirely off of racial ideology and German identity, this move doesn't really make sense. Was there some kind of massive change in...

Some more awesome Olympic Sports. Can be either sports that never appeared, sports that were discontinued Martial Arts: -Muay Thai -Pankration -Eskrima (stick and knife, modified Dog Brothers ruleset) -Sanshou -Jiujitsu -Kendo -Gladiator Fighting -Longsword Fencing -Horse archery -Jousting...

Someone in another thread mentioned that the South tried to attract Chinese immigrants (without much success). What if the efforts of Southerners were more successful?

As it says on the tin. With a POD of no earlier than 1867, get someone to use one or more nuclear weapons on Japan. Bonus points: +1: Not an act of nuclear terrorism. Too easy of a cop out. +3 points: Japan starts the war that results in its nuking. +5 points: A major power, like China...

To what extent could the Ottomans lay claim to being the successors of the Byzantine and Roman states?

Author's Note: Major PODs are marked in green. This is just a half-formed idea that I'm getting out there. October 18th, 1081 AD: Outside of the city of Dyrrhachium. Emperor Alexius I, having failed to ambush the Norman army under Robert Guiscard, draws up his troops with the Varangian Guard...