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  1. Full Incorporation in 1947

    Thinking about this, it hit me that I didn't consider *why* this might outcome might have occurred. The easiest POD, I think, is just avoiding or delaying the death of Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone. He died in 1946 OTL of a cerebral hemorrhage, whereas Adamson was in 1947 OTL. But I'm unsure if...
  2. AHC: Female Politburo

    krupskaya after her husband's death (that is Lenin) and maybe also Kollantai 1924
  3. "If They Want It They Can Have It": Ulster's Tragedy.

    Extremely. Rhodesia had large reserves of coal, iron ore, chromium and gold as well as a rudimentary industrial base, that it could use to sustain its insurgency, a central bank with its own currency plus professional armed forces that could field equipment like Hunters and Canberra’s. Stormont...
  4. KaiserFriedrichIV

    No, Charles VIII lives longer and so there are no the economic reforms of Louis XII so France...

    No, Charles VIII lives longer and so there are no the economic reforms of Louis XII so France will have problems for the wars
  5. RedKing

    Why, Brittany wasn't that rich IIRC

    Why, Brittany wasn't that rich IIRC
  6. KaiserFriedrichIV

    Exacly but France would have much economic problems in TTL

    Exacly but France would have much economic problems in TTL
  7. RedKing

    They'd probably marry into Spain or England then

    They'd probably marry into Spain or England then
  8. AHC: Female Politburo

    Kruschev's Thaw continuing is probably a good starting point. He wanted to shake up the Politburo (part of why he was forced to retire) and his rotating membership idea would have done a fair amount at preventing the later gerontocracy from forming. As it was, Politburo members picked their...
  9. Knightmare

    "If They Want It They Can Have It": Ulster's Tragedy.

    Problem is less motivating the large unarmed mob to leave without too many casulties (It's a large crowd, even sticking with water cannon and less lethals, it's gonna be hard and hellish), it's then surviving the paramilitary units all coming after you. Being put under siege, in a base that...
  10. Lusitania

    WI: No Arab and Transatlantic Slave Trades

    The Muslim economies and states relied on slave labor for a large percentage and Islam prohibited the enslavement of Muslims. That was why the Arab slavers wanted Christians, non Muslim Africans and other no Muslims for slaves. To stop that you would of needed the KORAN to explicitly say no to...
  11. KaiserFriedrichIV

    So if something like that probably Brittany needs strong allies just like Taiwan has (USA)

    So if something like that probably Brittany needs strong allies just like Taiwan has (USA)
  12. What if the Mark 71 8"/55 gun wasn't cancelled?

    That depends on whether the US Navy catches the Good Idea Fairy before it can get them to switch from the laser guidance of the Mark 71 to the GPS/Inertial of the ERGM and LRLAP projectiles. I'd think being able to iterate a laser guidance package to suit an extended-range projectile would be...
  13. AHC: early 1900s anarchists notice that American mobsters often seen as Robin Hood figures — and go this route?

    In OTL, anarchists are mainly about the occasional righteous assassination, which usually doesn’t get a damn thing done, and in fact is counter-productive most of be time. And therefore, fails even on their terms, and their world view. Let’s say these anarchists very much notice the popularity...
  14. East first! Europe after a German / CP victory in 1916

    ...partitioned between AH and Bulgaria, and taking the blame for the whole war. I think that Austria-Hungary could survive with various reforms *otherwise*, but bringing Serbia under its direct rule is going to be a nightmare, and Bulgaria is immediately going to be destabilized in this...
  15. What if the Mark 71 8"/55 gun wasn't cancelled?

    I wonder if making an extended range 8" shell would have been easier than a 5" or the 155mm of the AGS even if you just used something like a Sabot round to increase range
  16. RedKing

    Probably something like China and Taiwan

    Probably something like China and Taiwan
  17. "If They Want It They Can Have It": Ulster's Tragedy.

    This is a really interesting aside. U.S. Tier One units all use parts of the SAS selection process (Detachment Delta's founder quite literally built the unit using SAS as a blueprint). Of course the U.S. spends a lot more budget on training for Special Operations (at one point in the late 80s...
  18. ByzantineCaesar

    WI: No Arab and Transatlantic Slave Trades

    Who worked in the plantations?
  19. The Forge of Weyland

    The "Damned Hunchback" hasn't killed anyone yet.
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