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Balkanized China gets put in quotations because I'm not looking to forever split China apart. My other PoD is around 1000 A.D., so from then on for maybe 200 years, is there any way anyone can think of to split China into quite a few states somewhat similar to say India or Europe? This isn't a...

I don't think joining the Union is a huge leap of faith if they were being oppressed. I don't think it's impossible for Quebec to end up a complete, integrated and relatively happy part of a Union in North America. I do agree with you however that after the threat of British subjegation is...

A surviving Al-Andalus with French marches in Barcelona could end up with roughly what makes up OTL Catalonia autonomous community (or more if the French launch Crusades) as part of France.

Without over indulging in our spat when you actually, I'd say Kerblo's generalizations of Catholics and Protestants never getting along is about as fair as your generalization of Quebeckers and Americans ending up as happy buddies of a federation because they fought an independence war together.

I think it's a cool idea and I'm surprised at the hostility towards it.

A lot of butterflies. Completely changes Native-French relations. Algonquin tribes that Champlain allied with were at war with the Iroquois, and Champlain helped kill some of their chieftains (via. rifle). It made the Iroquois hate him but gained the respect of local Algonquin tribes...

Certainly, I didn't mean to say that most states currently lack multiculturalism or that many states in Europe are homogeneous- especially coming from Canada and having multiculturalism engrained into my head as national policy from 4 onwards :D. More of what I meant I guess is how...

I've searched but couldn't find anything up on it. In a very general sense, and I'm looking mostly at Europe/North Africa/Western Asia- with any PoD post-1000ish is it possible to reduce the balkanization of states by nationality or language? This is a really, really broad question and it's open...

By that point wasn't he heavily addicted to opioids and quite depressed? It would've been interesting, but imo, probably would've ended badly.

By a "few small French island(s)" I assume you mean St. Pierre and Miquelon. The latter is still a part of France today, if you want direct annexation it's going to take an alternate storming of the islands. And the people most likely to annex it were actually Canada: King seriously considered...

There's been trend throughout history of British governments, whether popular or monarchical, wanting to avoid "continental politics". Kind of like how their brainchild modern America for the longest time loved staying completely out of European politics. Not sure how, but it feels relevant.

Get...out of...MY... HEAD!!! :eek:

Well if a PoD of 1961 there's plenty that can change. If we assume absolutely nothing between then and now changes but the Obamas had a girl, it completely depends on whether or not FemObama makes any different choices in "her" life. If the latter is true at any point, who knows. If we assume...

Heh, yeah it's guaranteed to devolve into a flame fest. Don't stress though just enjoy the ride :D.

I disagree. Some of the propositions in the plan were good, such as increased provincial powers for immigration, the compensation program for provinces opting out of federal programs and more provincial input in appointing senators and supreme court judges. The constitutional veto to Quebec...

What do you want us to say- that the South would go on to conquer the Americas? Draka Confederacy? You seem to already have the answers to the questions you're asking. Where does input figure in here.

If we talk long-term future, an East Germanic language is likely to be like Swedish or Dutch to German-Germans. So, a Germanic common identity might exist, but it's probably more likely this band of people are going to feel they're "Gothic" or "Detch" or however they might pronounce it.

Until they get a counter-culture going that pushes for a Slovenian identity, more Slovenian in schools, autonomy for Slovenian lands, etc.