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Did Hitler even thought that highly of Japan. I thought it was more of an alliance of convenience. Maybe he put them on a much higher pedestal than he did for Jews and Slavs, but I'm pretty sure he harbored prejudices against them. And it would be absurd to think he would let a potential heir to...

This reminds me of the AoG German corporation state that ruled southern China in Kaiserreich, a mod of Hoi2. They could easily be a criminal superpower, but, alas, its just a game. :D

But won't European disease ultimately weaken the empire irreparably? IIRC, the smallpox plague in the Incan empire preceded Pizarro's arrival

IIRC, it came in 2nd in 2004, losing only to Japan. But yeah, it's really shitty nowadays. I just remember the Chinese spectators cheered for every team that played against Japan. But no, it wasn't be "business as usual" when China lost given its really good performance that year.

IOTL, Japan beat China 3-1 during that match, and the Chinese rioted after that match due to historical animosities between the two countries. You can read more here. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3541380.stm WI, China not only lost, but lost humiliatingly like Brazil did yesterday...

Not sure if already discussed but would Johnson's forced desegregation hurt race relations and blacks in the long run? I mean given how Johnson goes down in history as a tyrant, southerners now even have more reason to hate on the blacks, as supporters and beneficiaries of his tyrannical rule.

Just wondering, what paradox would you say is most realistic and contains the least possibilities to pull off ASB type events? I would probably rank the Hoi series as the most unrealistic, given how frequently you see players carry out Sealion or even an invasion of America. My bet for most...

He made the claim in December of 2012

Jackie Chan claims that he was once surrounded by 20 members of the mafia, threatened with knives and guns, and took out his knives and grenades to protect himself, resulting in a standoff. This is only a claim he made, so we don't even know for sure if it happened, but lets say it was real and...

Fixed. It was Khomeini

The reason the Shah didn't execute him was that he was already named Grand Ayatollah. Having him put to death would've caused enormous backlash from the religious Iranians, and even stiffen the opposition, something the Shah wanted to avoid. Besides, how could the French kill Khomeini if he...

One of the biggest fuels of the Iranian Revolution was the expulsion of the Khomeini from his refuge in Iraq. The Shah wanted Khomeni gone from Iraq because he was inciting anti Shah opposition in Iran. However, the move proved counter-productive, as Khomeni's new home in Paris gave him better...

I remember reading that during the negotiation to end the war, one of the conditions Britain originally thought of for peace was an Indian nation that encompasses much of the Great Lakes. If America suffered even more from the war, could the British actually try to force an independent Indian...

In the alien invasion film Independence day, what would be the fate of humanity if the aliens win? (The virus either fails to make it to the mothership or fails to work on board, or the plan was never executed in the first place). Most curiously though, how will pockets of humans in the most...

The POD is that the Ottomans stay neutral in WWI, and survives past World War I. Will the Jews ever still be able to emigrate to Palestine in large numbers. And what are the possibilities of Israel forming? I would imagine some sort of separatist movement that gains international sympathy...

Cuban Missile War by AmerigoVespucci , especially a movie or game that takes place in the post-war era.

After the Chinese Civil War, the U.S. was ready to abandon the KMT, but the Korean War made America place the 7th fleet in the Taiwan Strait. Let's say that Kim Il sung never invaded South Korea, so Taiwan remains unprotected. Would the PRC have the capability to pull off an amphibious assault...

In the recent airstrike, GAddafi's son was killed and his parents were in the same house. WI, gaddafi dies as well? I' m not sure if this is the right forum to post, so move this thread if you mods see fit.

He was popular? Really? That guy imposed harsh taxes on peasants, even when China was fighting Japan. During WW2 as well as the CCW, his forces stole food from peasants, and kidnapped locals to fight for them. Also, will a KMT China turn itself into a regional, if not global, superpower...

I've seen a lot of people claim that if Nationalist China win the CCW, then China would be a much bigger of Taiwan or South Korea. The problem is, China is dirt poor in the 1950s, while Taiwan and SK already had some development under Japan, not to mention that Taiwan and SK are small and thus...