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We already know that British India resulted in the three states of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. What other ways could India have been split? Could Sikhs have clamped for self rule as the Muslims did? Could India have divided up based on its internal cultures, maybe north/south?

Basically what are/were examples of situations where foreign intervention was required/could have bettered the situation in a country but none happened. Rwanda is an example.

If all vehicles in the US that use oil, were replaced with vehicles that don't use oil. Never mind how or what replaces them. What would be the reduction of oil consumption?

Forgive me for the change of topic, but going back a few pages you guys were talking about how the A4 went for space resources and India went for the deep sea resources. India can't go the space route because of restrictions from the A4. But the A4 chooses not to go into undersea just because or...

What are all the different types of aircraft that a generic carrier air wing would need?

Relative to all its competitors and neighbors which nation was the most powerful for at least five years, economically and militarily? The U.S. After WW2 is obvious. Are there any that come close or surpass that level of superiority?

The book "kill bin laden" is a good read. In it, bin laden got away because of 2 things 1)the Pakistani border wasn't secured. There were plans to send in the Rangers to secure the border but Musharraf promised to secure it. However, nothing happened. The second option which was to drop mines...

crap, my fault. I meant economic in equality

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/10/income-inequality-is-not-a-myth/247389/ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/25/1218579/-A-surprising-1950s-PSA-about-income-inequality-can-teach-us-a-lot# What changes would have to occur to have economic inequality remain stable...

From the time of its founding to 1900, is there any reason other than slavery that might send the US into a civil war with the same amount of destruction as OTL? Let's assume slavery has been magically abolished from the countries founding.

To actively monitor the entire worlds surface, how many satellites would a nation have to have? To monitor the land? To monitor the oceans? And by monitor I mean like reconnaissance. Knowing about troop movements and being able to see missile launches.

I'm talking a full on war. WW2 type intensity.

How large would a military have to be to simultaneously fight a war against (2015) Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran? All four countries are working together. How large a military must one have to be able to successfully defeat this Alliance? In terms of size, how many troops, ships, and...

Theoretically, how much further along could we be in regards to space travel, colonization, and resource exploitation?

For a brief moment, a massive air war over Berlin circa 1949 flashed into my head. Maybe if Stalin was dumb enough to shoot down a plane during the airlift. that would be pretty baddass in my opinion. I really don't know about the Army. Are you talking about a blockbuster based on...

Taking both North and South America together, what is their potential food out put? Assuming the highest productivity possible and ideal use of arable lands, how much food could be produced? Also, what resources do the Americas lack that are required for nations like the United States to...

That's great. I'm talking more in terms of industrial production. Could we have done better?

In 1945 while everyone else was at the end of the line, when even the Soviet Union was facing the end of their manpower, when everyone else was running out of money, the U.S. was literally still getting warmed up. I read that in a timeline here. My questions are, 1. Is this true? 2. How...

Apparently the one thing that the YF 23 lacked when compared to to the YF 22 was maneuverability, because the latter didn't have thrust vectoring. What if the YF 23 had had thrust vectoring as well? Would it get picked over the F22? If it had, how would the F23 be like today, with all its...

Economically and militarily, what land areas or countries are the most strategically located for a nation looking to dominate the world? Where are the most strategic places to build bases? Go at it from the US POV in the 2015 world.