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So I've been thinking, the history of Communism in the 20th century has been very much tied to that of Russia. So lets assume that the Russian Empire doesn't go communist for whatever reason, and then dominate international communism. Would another major country have become the first communist...

I remember reading an alternate history a while back that speculated that had the Roman Empire lasted longer it could have evolved into an empire like China, which may suffer invasions and changes of dynasty but is recognised as one entity historically. My challenge for you is, with any POD...

The Roman Empire dramatically transformed Europe. It more or less wiped the slate clean to a Latin identity that was then overtaken by Germanic tribes. If Gaul, Britain and Central Europe had not been conquered by Rome would they develop similarly in the Middle Ages and into nation-states? Would...

With a POD no earlier than 1800, make the world more liberal socially and politically by the year 2000. You can do this however you like, and cover any aspect you like, but the general goals are either: Make democracy and universal suffrage more prominent and develop earlier. Do away with...

So I was reading this thread: https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=228265 about the Roman Empire adopting another religion other than Christianity, and decided to start this more general thread. What other religions were there that you think could have risen to...

What if on the conclusion of the War in the Pacific the Allies had decided to prosecute Emperor Hirohito of Japan in 1945, and he was hanged for his crimes along with the other defendants? What would the short term consequences be for Japan and the occupiers, and what would the long term...

So as I'm sure you're pretty much all aware European and world politics over the last few hundred years has been dominated by the only a few powers. Here they are: United States Britain France Russia China Germany Japan Italy My challenge to you is from one or more POD from 1700 or later to...