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  1. Possibility of an earlier Pacific War

    One thing your have to remember is the Washington Naval Treaty still held weight. And kept navies having much weight. For example the U.S.'s navy was not at quick the size it was during the Second World War and the Two Oceans Navy was but a distant thought. In one way the Washington Naval Treaty...
  2. PC: Stuartist Restoration in 1744

    Okay so say George II dies in 1743 and his very Hanoverian son takes the reign. After months of his German rule and indecision within Parliament as he supports the Opposition Whigs and the majority is the Whigs causes dissent among the British people. Then on January 20th due to more preparation...
  3. PC: Russia gains Finland in 1743

    So is this plausible: Delay the Botta Conspriacy, which weakened the Bestuzhevs, to occur a month later due to some hestitatoon from Lestoq or him taking too long to produce evidence. And therefore after the Treaty of Abo. Here because of the delayed Botta Conspriacy Elizabeth chooses to...
  4. Nuclear Power Without Nuclear Weapons?

    I doubt it without changing either Human nature or Science. Human's by nature weaponise, so if they discovered an energy source that produces a lot of energy they would soon think of its potential as a weapon. And with the bulk of research already done to make nuclear energy it wouldn't be too...
  5. Flag "Identification" Game

    Russian Republic led by Alexander Kolchak. Explain this
  6. AHC/WI: More African Influence In USA Culture

    More slaves should work.
  7. AHC: Successful Barbarossa

    How did Barbarossa not succeed, I mean it certainly wasn't completely successful but the operation captures thousands of square miles and destroyed much of the Soviet military. If you mean could Barbarossa defeat the Soviets though. Then no. It was simply too big not to fail. The operation...
  8. Why wasn't Napoleon discredited after 1814?

    But befriend the devastating defeat was a long period of French hegemony and greatness.
  9. DBWI No second Korean war

    That's true most didn't predict the rapid acquisition of modern, western ideas in North Korea. But most respectable pundits did. When the North collapsed the numerous discoveries of the horrors of the regime painted a good picture. In fact most people who were under 20 during the 1990s famine...
  10. PC: U.S. fights all the Axis of Evil under Bush

    Okay so is it plausible for the U.S. to end up fighting each member of the Axis of Evil whilst Bush is president?
  11. What would it take to invade the British Isles?

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  12. What would it take to invade the British Isles?

    Considering the Dutch singlehanded let handed the Royal Navy their asses in multiple occasion a Dutch and Fewnch alliance could pull it off. But how you get that alliance is a bit hard with France's strong Catholicism and the Netherlands' strong Protestantism. And Louis XIV expansionism.
  13. What would it take to invade the British Isles?

    The French Revolution completed gutted the French Navy of its officer corps. And unlike the army officers can not be simply replaced by a smart officer. Navies require well trained officers who have years of experience sailing and know naval mathematics by heart. And as a result France could...
  14. What would it take to invade the British Isles?

    1740: Good weather and maybe some luck.
  15. Worst European alliance for the British Empire

    Russia and Germany then.
  16. WI: Louis XVI grants a constitution

    Louis XVI did. The problem was unlike in the U.S. The constitutional talks were prolonged and produced little. Mainly because the Royalists refused to work with the Lafayettists, and the Jacobins were too radical. The groups couldn't work together and over time the Jacobins seized power due to...
  17. Worst European alliance for the British Empire

    Define problems? Like which would produce the least boons for the British or which would the British have the most problems with the members of?
  18. WI Grand Alliance won Spanish Succession War

    The Britishand Dutch will not care for it and will demand that he cede the Soanish throne or Austrian throne to a relative.
  19. Can France win the War of Spanish Succession?

    Yes. Have Villars convince Elector Maximilian to march on Vienna and presto.
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