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So basically my question is how does this happen, how does it affect the Congress races, and what happens afterwards. The POD can take place at any point in time, doesn't have to be 2015 or 2016.

I am reading "The pursuit of Italy" by David Gilmour and he mentions in the book that Paolo Rossi, a former minister of education, said to him once that Garibaldi shouldn't have invaded Sicily and Napoli. My question is, how do you think Italy (and the rest of Europe) would turn out if...

If France doesn't exist, I don't think Germany or Italy would ever be created either. And Spain would probably also split into smaller countries.

The Ionian Islands had a Greek population. The reason Britain gave them to Greece IIRC was because Greece accepted a King that the Brits were in favor of.

The question is why would China do this? AFAIK there were Chinese emperors that were interested in sailing around Africa for example, but at the time the prospect of spending huge amounts of money was as ridiculous as sending a manned mission to the moon today. Chinese rulers had more pressing...

The question is very simple: What POD could lead to an independent Basque country existing today that includes both Spanish and French Basque country?

The Origins of the Modern World by Robert B. Marks

One could argue it still is, alas at a more decentralized level.

It wasn't like that. Foreigners had been flooding the islands for a long time and the Queen was afraid that the identity of the islands was changing. The foreigners afraid that she would take measures against them, staged a coup. They later applied to join the U.S.

Hawaii was in the middle of nowhere and densely populated. It wouldn't be easy to conquer and there was no reason to since the Hawaiian Kings were willing to trade.

Anyone could retire for millions of reasons. Michael Jordan retired when he got bored. Even the Pope retired.

Cheney becomes president and nothing changes.

Do those areas have the same amount of natural resources Britain had?

Just rock.

It is said that the industrial revolution may not have started in Britain if it wasn't for its coal reserves. My question is how does the world turn out if Britain has no coal?

WI Douglas had won and then died like he did in the OTL?

They were Dorians like the Spartans, one of the four greek tribes. Also, the distinction between Greeks and barbarians (people whose language sounded like bar bar bar to Greeks) was based on language and Macedons spoke Greek obviously.

Considering that the Macedons were Greek, I'm not sure what you're trying to say.

What would have been the impact on the rest of the world? Would we have avoided 2 World Wars?

I am obviously talking about annexation of different parts of Germany. :rolleyes: