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  1. AHC: Christianity for Africa, Islam for Europe

    True, but Morocco and Algeria get the lions share of the trade coming across the desert. Islam will be present in Sub-Saharan Africa but not necessarily dominant. Disagree. Things don't need to stay static after the initial Muslim conquests. It's possible that a Coptic power could gain the...
  2. Visual art alternate history discussion

    What if Coco Chanel did not exist?
  3. PDWs as spin-offs from the 'Artillery Luger' in widespread use in 1915-1945

    It was my mistake to say 1915 1st, and then 'in a widespread use by ww1 start' - ie. I should be doing the apology, not you :) When we say 'pistol', we probably mean something that is small, short, up to 1 kg, fired without a stock, uses the 'normal capacity' magazine, and useful to perhaps 50...
  4. AHC: Prime Minister Shirley Williams

    The closest analogue would possibly be Bob Hawke in Australia. Like Hawke, she had personal charisma and would likely have pursued the 1980s economic reforms in a less confrontational manner than did Thatcher.
  5. curlyhairedhippie

    List of Alternate Monarchs and Aristocratic Lineage

    An expansion and revision of this lineage... HOUSE OF TRASTÁMARA Ferdinand II, King of Aragon (b. 1452) m. Isabel I, Queen of Castile (b. 1451, d. 1504) in 1513, had issue (a); Germaine of Foix (b. 1488, d. 1536) in 1506, had issue (b) 1a) Isabel, Princess of Asturias and Queen of Portugal (b...
  6. No Collectivization in the Soviet Union

    The initial drive to requisitioning (And then forced collectivization in late 1929) was spurred by grain shortages from 1927-28 which led to state failures to procure grain for growing cities. These were caused by poor harvests which lowered the amount of grain marketed. The government blamed...
  7. AH Timeline: The NHL-WHA merger: A different story
    Threadmarks: 1998 NHL offseason part 1

    OUTLOOK GRIM FOR NHL IN 1998-99 About 365 days ago, disaster looked to be averted when the National Hockey League approved the sale of the New York Islanders to Jeffery Katzenberg and Herb Scannell who also operate the film studio DreamWorks (Katzenburg) and the children's network Nickelodeon...
  8. WI: The Enterprise completes its five year mission (Star Trek survives for 5 seasons)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 90: August 1974

    Tomorrow we'll have episode updates again, this time for the cartoon. I used up 9 of the 22 TAS episodes so I have 13 RL episodes available to me, so I have to make up the difference from somewhere. Today will be a short update. President Muskie will promote renewable energy and electric...
  9. How would Native societies develop if they had horses and camels?

    I have a feeling that an advanced civilization centered in the vast interior plain of North America would end up being a lot like China, turned inward on its own vast interior market, and not as much outwardly adventurous.
  10. How much different would cancelling operation Barbarossa make on WW2

    Right about the first two, wrong about the third (throughput was limited by harbor capacity, not tripduration or wear of ships). Which means Malta wasn't that much of a bottleneck, and wouldn't change the outcome. Eh? Are you now calling WW2 (by the US side) an unjustified war? Even in your ATL...
  11. Request Maps/Flags/Coats of Arms/Heraldry here, II

    Could someone please QBAM this image for me?
  12. No Collectivization in the Soviet Union

    Farmer cooperatives aren’t really a good idea, USSR would have better off with a land reform where each farmer was given individual land. Slaughterhouses, dairies and retail stores could be made into or established as cooperative, small and medium size light industry could be mix of private...
  13. Roger Redux

    As Dreamers Do: American Magic Redux

    If the squirrel in question is sapient and anthropomorphic, it's not bestiality. Don't shame Betty for being a furry and a flapper.
  14. As Dreamers Do: American Magic Redux

    I hope Jay Ward Productions is acquired by Metromedia, Turner, or Coke (RKO/NBC). None of these companies have an animation division. If Jay Ward Productions is acquired by a company that has an existing animation division, the name will only be used as an IP for the characters. Jay Ward...
  15. How much different would cancelling operation Barbarossa make on WW2

    Taking the eastern route consumed more oil, wore down the ships more, and reduced Throughput - Malta was a significant bottleneck, enough to change the outcome, probably not. Yes there is. Was that the reason he was opposed to the Nazis, no, and i never said that. I think you should look up US...
  16. AHQ: Stable succession system in Byzantium

    A proto-parliament which is called on regular intervals is a good system to use when you want influential people to fight with words instead of on the field of battle.
  17. Guatemalan Nat-Synd

    A New Coat of Arms Thread

    Arms of the Kingdom of Lusitania, established after the collapse of the Roman Empire in 752 A.D.
  18. How much different would cancelling operation Barbarossa make on WW2

    A beach-head is useless in terms of conquering/liberating territory, if it can't break out. And if we're talking about a 'no Russian campaign' scenario (I'm not sure if we are or not in this thread; it seems to vary) the Germans (and Italians and their other allies and sympathisers) have a lot...
  19. unclepatrick

    WI: The Enterprise completes its five year mission (Star Trek survives for 5 seasons)

    Another source of alternate energy that could have been more successful in the 70's is Ocean Thermal Energy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_thermal_energy_conversion The first plant was build in the 1930 and the Technology matured in the 70's. It just never made it to the big time in OTL.
  20. How would Native societies develop if they had horses and camels?

    They would be more advanced in every material way. Domesticated animals are some of humanity's most consequential inventions, full stop. You can write your own ticket. From horseback (or camelback), it becomes possible to lasso other animals. Like a bison, for instance. Bison are already...
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