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  1. What are the chances of cars, planes etc being invented?

    What are the chances of vehicles as we have them being invented, with PODs set significant amounts of times before their invention (50 years+)? For example, if you have an ATL where say, Byzantium survives, or where Russia never unifies, will you still get cars in the modern day? Will you...
  2. DBWI: What if the Persians and Byzantines hadn't defeated the Mohammedans?

    What if at the battle of Al-Qadisiyyah the Rashidun Caliphate had managed to defeat the Sassanids, and the Caliph hadn't been killed? Would the Mohammedans have been able to destroy Persia? Would The Byzantines have continued warring against the Persians, or would they still have realised the...
  3. AHC: Prevent Black Death from killing more than 10% of Europe

    Your challenge is to make it so the Black Death kills no more than 10% of the European population, if it even arrives at all. Bonus points if you can prevent the Black Death from having any real chance in Europe at all (like in Poland)
  4. How to keep traditional ethnic ways of life into modern day?

    This is going to be a tricky one, but what I want is to keep traditional dress, ways of life, religion etc into the modern day. So in other words, having Russians still dress like Russians (the unique dress), live like Russians (the food, culture etc), as well as architecture (keeping...
  5. WI Teutonic Order Polish-friendly?

    Is it possible? What would happen if the Teutonic Order/Teutonic State made friends with the Poles at any time in history?
  6. If Teutonic Order survived, uniform throughout history?

    In the medieval era, the Teutonic Knights wore white tunics with black crosses and otherwise the usual knightly garments, though with their spectacular helmets, like this: Had they survived through to the modern day as a military-religious order, what would their uniform look like in the...
  7. Is this map possible?

    Blue = Christianity Green = Islam Orange = Hinduism Yellow = Buddhism Brown-Yellow = Chinese traditional faiths Red = Shintoism Light green = Other traditional belief systems/Tengriism How I plan on getting this map to be possible: 1. Egypt is reconquered during 4th Crusade 2. The...
  8. AHC: English victory in Hundred Years War

    Have the English win the Hundred Years War. No other requirements!
  9. Help: Did Angevins or French own huge chunk of France?

    I'm confused by this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_II,_Plantagenet_Empire.png Did this territory belong to the King of France or the King of England? I see maps suggesting both. Please help, thanks!
  10. AHC: No Islam, Christian Arabia

    I am sure simply not having Mohammed born is an easy way to prevent Islam, but how can we get an Orthodox Christian (or other) Arabia?
  11. Need help planning my Alternate History!

    Hi, this is a long one and I will give credit when I write it. My AHC is about a world where the Protestant reformation doesn't happen, or is largely crushed so there are no Protestant-majority nations in Europe, and preferably very few elsewhere. (Much as Czech Hussites were crushed). I...
  12. AHC: Make Mongols Christians

    Your challenge is to make the Mongols, including Genghis Khan, Christian. POD no later than 1000 AD Through this, you must achieve the following: Christian Golden Horde + Christian majority Central Asia Christian minorities in China and the Ilkhanate Modern day Christian minority of at...
  13. AHC: White majority in most Latin American nations

    Your challenge with a POD of your choice is to have most of South America, including Brazil, to have a White majority like Argentina or Chile, as opposed to the OTL Mestizo majority. Has to still be Spanish and Portuguese, thanks
  14. Make Afghanistan Axis-alligned

    Your challenge is to make Afghanistan Axis-aligned by 1939. Don't worry about the consequences though, just the making of Afghanistan Axis.
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  16. AHC Christian convertion North Africa during colonialism?

    Is it possible to have a large Christian minority in North Africa by the modern day if a lot of effort is put in by the church to convert the locals?
  17. What were the Cuman Khanates?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuman_people The Cuman-Kipchak Confederation was a loose political organisation of various Khanates. Does anyone know the names of any of these Khanates? All help appreciated!
  18. AHC: More allies for the Axis?

    Any POD, your challenge is to have a non-ASB way to get the Axis powers more allies before and during WW2. These allies don't have to necessarily do anything, just express support for the Axis. As far as I am aware, the following countries were Axis or Axis-friendly, correct me if I am wrong...
  19. AHC: Non ASB Axis victory?

    I've searched for many Nazi victory scenarios but I can't find any that aren't ASB. Your challenge is to have a Nazi victory with the following results: Nazis capture Moscow and West Russia Britain remains an independent nation and is not occupied by Nazis Japan becomes a stable Eastern...
  20. AHC: Powerful Georgian Kingdom

    Your challenge is to make the Kingdom of Georgia (Sakartvelo) a dominant kingdom that is not once conquered. POD of 1 AD or later. Rules: - Georgia must be Orthodox Christian, as in real life. - Georgia must evade Mongol conquest - this can be through successful defence or alliance. -...
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