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Portugal experienced a major internal strife between pro and anti-communist groups just after the Carnation Revolution in 1974 until the completion of the Portuguese transition to democracy in 1976..... Imagine that Portugal goes under a "democratic and popular" government during the Hot...

What if Henry Harrison had found some quiet place to rest and recover from his pneumony during March 1841, avoiding his death in April?

An challenge and what if: avoid the U.S Southern economic boom after WWII and describe the political, social, economical and cultural effects of a poorer and less developed South...

What shape would the OTL U.S map have if the states followed natural borders (ex: Rivers, Mountains, Valleys) to define its borders instead of the straight lines that shaped the majority of the U.S states in OTL....

What if Washington D.C is never built and the U.S Capital remains in Philadelphia or goes to other city? What would be the consequences in regional and national level?

WI the Old Swiss Confederation collapses no later than 1500 and OTL Switzerland never forms? What would become of Zurich, Bern, Geneve and Lugano? Would we see a tripoint border between France, Germany and Italy somewhere in the Alps?

A challenge and WI: Avoid the Japanese Deflation and describe how Japan would be today without almost 20 years of zero growth....

What if the cold war heats up during the first half of the 80s and Rome is attacked without warning with two or three nuclear missles, killing Pope John Paul II and a good deal of the Vatican hierarchy? How would the Catholic Church reacts and reorganize itself with the Holy See destroyed and...

What if Romans never founded Londinium? Where would the capital be and what would be the consequences for Britain?

Imagine a POD in 1978 or 1979 that enables James Callaghan to win the 1979 General Elections and keep the Labour Party in power during tje 80's or at least until somewhere next 1985 or 1986. How would a Labour-lead Great Britain handle the economy, the special relation with a Reagan Presidency...

What if Maggie Thatcher died in the 1984 Grand Hotel Bombing? Who would be the next PM and how British politics would develop after this POD?

Your challenge: develop a independent Siberia (or at least a good part of it) and describe it's relations with neighbors like Russia, China, Koreas, Japan and Alaska

Challenge: Avoid the secession of West Virginia and discuss the WI of a united Virginia until our days

What if George W. Romney had avoided the "brainwashing" comment on August 31st, 1967? Could he have carried the Republican nomination in 1968 and even becoming the President?

George W. Bush underwent a colonoscopy on July 21st.2007...the procedure went smoothly and Dick Cheney acted as President just for two hours. Now imagine that something happens in that summer morning and at 11 AM George W. Bush is dead. Cheney is the new President, just to face an unpopular...

Challenge: Avoid the USA from reaching superpower (or even a power) status and keeping it as an emerging market in our days (something like Brazil or Russia in OTL) PODs no later than 1900 and the USA should be kept with the same territory and natural resources as OTL.

Challenge: Change LBJ's mind and make him run and win over Nixon the 1968...describe his second administration, answering questions like: How LBJ would handle Vietnam? What would be LBJ's economic policies? Would his health fails before the end of his term? Bonus: Keep LBJ live until January...

Imagine that you are in the USA at the morning of January 1st, 1984....the new year begins with 8.5% unemployment, stagnated GDP and a malaise feeling in the country.....America never recovered from the Early 1980s Recession and Reagan's reelection is far from certain. What would be the...

WI Commodore Perry is never sent to Japan?

Challenge: Avoid the cultural changes and countercultural movements of the 60s keeping this decade as conservative as the 50s were in the US and Western Europe.