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  1. Treaty of Ghent, 1817 (bigger, more secure BNA)

    Treaty of Ghent, November 1817. Principal points: The United States shall cede to His Britannic Majesty all claims to the following territories in perpetuity: a. all lands drained by the Saint John River and its tributaries b. all islands within Passamaquoddy Bay c. all lands within fifteen...

  2. WI: smarter Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact; can the Axis *guarantee* a win?

    Frequenting alt-history forums for years, it seems to me nearly all Axis victory timelines violate at least one of these truisms, and are hence prima facie implausible: - The Axis are almost certainly destined to lose any war against the Soviets - The Axis are CERTAINLY destined to lose any war...

  3. how invitable/unlikely was Canada?

    How Inevitable / Unlikely Was Canada? I was listening Richard Gwyn talk about the second part of his John A. Macdonald bio, and he stated his belief that without John A. Canada never would have lasted. http://youtu.be/cicS8WeXx3s His point was that Canada at the time made no sense...

  4. Successful Southern secession through passive resistance?

    I don't know a lot about the subject, but it's always seemed to me that once the American Civil War started the South had already lost: it was just too unfair a fight, and there was no way the North's pride would allow it to end the war short of complete victory. What I've long wondered is...

  5. AHC: Canada absorbs British and French Caribbean

    I think this would require a WW2 era POD. At the minimum the Dominion of Canada should add the following territories in the post-war period: - Newfoundland - St. Pierre & Miquelon - Bermuda - Antigua and Barbuda - The Bahamas - Barbados - Dominica - Grenada - Jamaica - Saint Kitts and Nevis -...

  6. WI: millions infected with Mad Cow?

    POD: A devastating soybean blight causes oilseed prices to more than double in 1985. Feedlot beef and milk producers (who are also ultimately beef producers) worldwide are universally and rapidly forced to switch to using bone meats and meal as a protein supplement for their cattle (whereas...

  7. Early introduction of horses and/or smallpox to the New World?

    IOTL two of the biggest effects of Columbus’s “discovery” of the New World on the native inhabitants was the introduction of smallpox (which decimated their population) and the horse (which revolutionized their economy and war making ability). With so few people so disorganized post-smallpox...

  8. Could the Soviet Union have checkmated the West and won the Cold War in 1979-1980?

    Here’s the scenario: Step 1. The Afghan communist government (backed militarily by the Soviets) and India hatch a plan to invade and partition Pakistan. After a quick campaign Pakistan bows to reality and cedes all of Kashmir to India, Pashtu speaking areas to Afghanistan, and grants...
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