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So if William McKinley isn't assassinated in 1901 and finishes his second term, what are the effects of this? Specific questions: How does this affect the Venezuelan Crisis in 1903 and the US acquisition of the Panama Canal? Is TR running for president in 1904 plausible, or is '08 or '12...

Many Jewish physicists and other enemies of the Nazi Party fled the country after Hitler came into power, who later went on to make major contributions to the British and later the American atomic bomb project. Is it plausible that a high-ranking Nazi Party leader such as Goebbels could have...

Though Hindenburg originally had no interest in running for public office during the 1925 election, he was subsequently persuaded by Alfred von Tirpitz to run in the second round of the election. Had Tirpitz failed to convince Hindenburg, how different would the outcome of the runoff election...

If these two went to war in Europe, who would have had the greatest intent to use tactical nukes on the battlefield? Also, could strategic nuclear weapons be used in addition to tactical ones against ground forces? These are the TNW's/rockets I could find that were deployed in Europe at that...

What political/economical changes will be necessary to accomplish this? What will be the effects of the depression now better coinciding with the start of the dust bowl? How will this affect the rest of the world's economies? How worse will this new depression be? I'd really like to know...

What would be some causes of 1980s pop culture, such as fashion and music, being prevalent in the 2000s decade instead?

In 1985, a nuclear war between the US and the USSR is initiated. How many bombs are likely to fall on the New York Metro? Of them, what would be the range of their yields? What would be some specific targets?

...without the US Gov't collapsing and a POD after October 29, 1929.

An idea popped into my head. So in the early 1900s a shipping company such as White Star Line or an entirely fictional one promotes one of its ships to be unsinkable and formulates an evil plan to have the ship crash into an ice berg on its maiden voyage and survive for the purpose of making the...

By limited, I mean that no more than 100 or so bombs are detonated. The Soviets launch first. I want to know the specifics of the bombs, for example how they are delivered and their yield, and the areas initially targeted. How many of the bombs will fall outside of the US/USSR? Which major...

How do I turn the Las Vegas strip into a paradise into a wealthy and progressive real estate/business/investment paradise, similar to Dubai? Is this as simple as having a cooperative and intelligent leaders? It is not required to keep Las Vegas a gambling giant.

Is there a way to make the Union unable to effectively make war against the CSA after secession, instead recognizing the confederate government and allowing it to exist despite its illegality?

How can I get India to invade and successfully incorporate Pakistan into India. Bonus points if you can make the situation go nuclear.

How can I get a Canada formed a few decades earlier than OTL to become one of the world's most powerful countries during the latter half of the 20th century, having a population of atleast 100,000,000 and becoming one of the richest countries by the 1950s?

If the US had purchased Greenland from Denmark in 1946, could it have been used for testing of thermonuclear weapons in the 1950s, or would the cold temperatures make it undesirable for this purpose?

Instead of Las Vegas, what other US cities could have become centers for gambling and entertainment?

Suppose rather than pursuing a TV career, Oprah Winfrey instead enters politics and is eventually elected POTUS sometime around 2008. How will she handle things like the War in Afghanistan, the recession and other current issues. Overall, what will her presidency be like?

I found some information here about an unsuccessful attempt to bomb New York using zeppelins in August of 1918. The ships were intercepted by a British fighter and never made it to NY. If they had bombed New York, what would the targets be and how many pounds of explosive would be...

Is this possible or absolute ASB? If it's possible, how can it happen?

How can I get a 1950s-80s period in the United States to look something like a moderate 50s version of the future? By moderate I mean more realistic things as opposed to ridiculous stuff/cliches such as flying cars and private rocket ships. Basically a period of massive urbanization and...