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Transylvania was somewhat of an anomaly in the Europe of the Middle Ages. A land penned in by the Carpathians, it was nevertheless home to many different peoples and religions, all of whom struggled against each other, and their external enemies, not least the Wallachians and fearsome Ottoman...

The origins of the global competition between the Soviet Union and the United States lay in the endgame of the Second World War. The Soviet advances into Eastern Europe in 1944, combined with the Western Allied landings in France, was the final death knell of the Third Reich. After vanquishing...

What would the American economy look like if the American's didn't enter WWI? And what were America's main trading partners in the 1910s and 1920s?

Hi there, In this challenge, using whatever PoD, have Russia (or an analogous state originating in the territory of European Russia, so not Poland-Lithuania or anything like that) encompass all the areas that are today Slavic states. It can have other territory too (Baltics, Hungary etc)...

e-nu-ma e-liš la na-bu-ú šá-ma-mu šap-liš am-ma-tum šu-ma la zak-rat ab-zu-ma reš-tu-ú za-ru-šu-un mu-um-mu ti-amat mu-al-li-da-at gim-ri-šú-un A.MEŠ-šú-nu iš-te-niš i-ḫi-qu-ú-ma gi-pa-ra la ki-is-su-ru su-sa-a la she-'u-ú e-nu-ma dingir dingir la šu-pu-u ma-na-ma When the sky above...

Okay, so I had an idea: why is it that there were war elephants, but not war Rhinos? I think the Romans acquired some Rhinos for the Colosseum, but they were never used in warfare. Why is this? I know that Rhinos' brains are the size of a peanut, and elephants are a lot smarter, but they...

Kaiser Wilhelm addressed the crowd victoriously, his resplendent medals glimmering in the sunlight. The glow of the honours reflected his confidence and pride, and no doubt the glory which his nation would bask in forever more. Deutschland would march ever forward. In three years of war, the...

Does anyone know where I can find population records for regions or departments of France in the period around WWI? I've been looking all over for them. I mainly just want basic info, like population size.

This TL concerns a Europe after the Central Powers are victorious in Europe. Now I know there's going to be a lot of questions as to how this came to pass. So heres a short version (because I'm not going to get bogged down in an in-depth explanation): - Von Moltke's Schlieffen Plan succeeds...

Sorry if your particular favourite isn't here, but I was just curious as to peoples' favourite extinct European kingdom of these four: Aragon, Bohemia, Burgundy or Naples. (if you have another favourite, please share, but they have to be kingdoms that aren't formed into nations in the modern...

Hi peeps, Now what do we think would happen if the Germans hadn't broken up their forces to pursue fleeing French columns East prior to the First Battle of the Marne? Would having a more unified German force with more weight on the Western flank allow the Germans to capture Paris? And would...

So, I know that relations between the IJA and IJN were very poor, to the extent that the IJA had to purchase a few of it's own aircraft carriers to protect it's own supply shipping, being unable to rely on the IJN. But here's a question for you experts: -To what extent would the Army and Navy...

As it says on the title. What if, during the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine and Belarus didn't leave the Soviet Union (i.e. Russia). What would be the effects?

PROLOGUE: Te Ua Haumene revelled in the sounds of the militaristic chants. It made his heart beat faster and his blood pressure rise. He tingled with primordial excitement, the bloodlust rising in him. He looked on at the column of young Maori warriors, as they circled the tall Niu pole. He...

Hi AHers! After quite a long hiatus from the board (to be honest this was due to both exams and being a bit bored by some of the topics on the board recently, as much as I sound like a douchebag saying that :p ) I have returned! Anyways, despite notoriously never completing timelines, I do...

Your challenge, if you should choose to accept, is to have a pan-Melanesian movement, successful in creating a Melanesian state. It can be unitary, a federation, or a confederation. Extra points for a socialist Melanesia (shouldn't be too hard, actually). A million points for a Soviet-aligned...

Hey AltHistorians, I was thinking it would be good to have a thread where people request TLs (for people who aren't knowledgable enough/are too lazy to write it themselves). So, either: -Request an outcome of a TL (i.e. Fascist America conquers Canada) -Request a concept...

I was reading about the Sri Lankan Civil War, and was wondering... why did India oppose the Tamils? I mean, Tamil Nadu is part of India, and you'd think that they'd support Tamil independence in Sri Lanka. In OTL, the IPKF (Indian Peace-Keeping Force) fought several engagements with the LTTE...

How possible is it to have Vainakh or Nakh pan-nationalism? I thought of this after reading about the Chechen Wars. I don't think that Chechnya would be a viable state, even with Dagestan, so what about a state encompassing all Nakh peoples? What would the states borders look like?

Excerpt from "Sino-German Relations, 1921 - 1947" by Werner Buchholz The Chinese Beiyang government refused to accept the terms of the Versailles Treaty, motivated because of the concession of Chinese territories (namely the city of Tsingtao and the Kiautschou Bay area) to the Empire of Japan...