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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?

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?

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.

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?

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...

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.

Make it so that in 2015 the Legion is an actual formation used by western militaries. What would that look like? Would that be beneficial in regards to rapid deployment? Would there be different types, like Airborne legions and armor legions?

The Soviets had "The Red Army", the British have "The Royal Army, Navy, etc", and the Chinese have the "Peoples Liberation Army". Come up with a title/nickname like that for the US Military. Here are a few; American Legion Army of the Republic Continental Army Continental Legion...

Any weapon systems from the end of WW2 to 2015 that would have benefited modern militaries had they not been cancelled? From any nation.

Realistically if Russia had to split apart like the Soviet Union did, how would it split? What new countries could we expect?

Make it so that from 1991 to 2015 Russia and the United States grow close enough to mimic the US/UK "special relationship". What would the world look like?

After WW2, the US dominated the world economically. No one could come close. Your challenge is to keep this dominance at relatively the same level compared to the world, specifically in manufacturing, GDP and in GDP per capita.