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What if Santa Ana had fought a smarter campaign and defeated Sam Huston's forces? Would there still be a Mexican-American War to expand territorially to the Pacific? Would that war start later or even earlier? There was certainly strong public support for Manifest Destiny. However the northern...

Considering the numerous number of Jewish Expulsions throughout history, what were the chances the Jews could form their own colony in the New World? What would be the most likely location and time period for the colony to take place?

The Minie ball was a pretty simple design that could easily have been invented earlier. Another related design was the Nessler bullet, which is identical in concept but works in smoothbore muskets. The main difference is it uses a weight forward design like a Fosters shotgun slug rather than...

Could the French have won the Intervention of Mexico and established Maximilian as emperor? With the American Civil War at an end and the French in clear violation of the Monroe Doctrine, does the US intervene? America was pretty exhausted at that point as well. But the USN was very large...

The Manchu emperor Qianlong is regarded by many as the greatest ruler of the Qing dynasty. His claim to fame include the Ten Great Campaigns in which he expanded the empire to its greatest size, including the control of Tibet and Xinjiang. Of the ten campaigns his greatest blunder was Burma...

These two back-to-back wars were the greatest challenges of the Victorian age. The Crimean War ended March 30, 1856. Almost exactly a year later the Indian Muntiny broke out. What if the Russians refused to give in in 1856? Could they gain the upper hand with the British busy in India? Could the...

Complete this in the 19th century and turn Canada into a more significant international player. Bonus if you can include the Oregon Territory as well.