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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...

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

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?

I am not sure how plausible this scenario is but I wanted to mention it as I think it could generate some interesting discussions. Germany and Austria were occupied after WWII by the Allies and the occupation zones were as seen below: My question is, what if the two countries remained...

In 1973 George W. Bush chooses to go to Harvard Business School. What if he had chosen to go to art school and pursue a career as a painter, something he seems to enjoy a lot more than politics. He becomes known for his dog paintings and nude self-portraits. He's not particularly talented, but...

I was wondering, what would it take for the U.S. to divide into two parts after the 1796 election with one part being ruled by Adams and the other one by Jefferson? If this happened, what would have been some of the major consequences and how would the map look like in 2013 in your opinion?

When the United States won independence from Britain, the borders were set as seen in the map below: As you can see, several states had claims on the land west of the Ohio River due to the confusing sea-to-sea grants. In order to avoid conflict between the states, they agreed to cede these...

The 1844 election was in many ways the battle between those who supported the annexation of Texas and those who opposed it due to fear that slave owners would eventually take over the country. The Democratic candidate James Polk tied the issue of annexing Texas to the annexation of the entire...

Hello everyone. I discovered this forum a few days ago while searching for alternate history scenarios and I thought I would join and participate in the discussions. While Confederacy ALT are very popular I couldn't find one, here at least, where the Union and Confederacy refuse to fight each...