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  1. Netherlands win the World Cup in '78 - effects on Argentina?

    The 1978 World Cup was held in Argentina who had two year previously been taken over by a military junta, when Lt. Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla seized power via a military coup. The final was played in 1978, when the host nation defeat the Netherlands. When the junta was awarded the tournament they...

  2. Kurt von Schleicher as a German "caudillo"?

    Let's say Reichspräsident Von Hindenburg dies on 10 December 1932. Not that much of a stretch since he was pretty damn old. Why December 10, specifically? Because chancellor Von Schleicher was in power for roughly a week, by then. What would happen next? I can see a "Romanian solution" defining...

  3. 9/11 WIs...

    Probably in bad taste as it is a horrible event which still lingers in a lot of peoples' heads. But I can't shake off that 9/11 seems like such a lucky masterstroke. Everything that could've gone right for the terrorists went right. So...is there any way to make 9/11 less horrible? Pretty much a...

  4. Dutch Formosa survives

    Alright, here's the POD: Koxinga dies before attacking the island. There still will be a sizeable Han population because the Dutch needed to stimulate agriculture. In the end, the Dutch turn Formosa into one big sugar plantation - they did so with Java, why not with Formosa. Let's just assume...

  5. No Bourbon "miracle baby"

    On February 14, 1820, Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, duc de Berry, younger son of the Comte d'Artois, the brother and heir to King Louis XVIII of France, was assassinated by a lone nut. Miraculously, Berry's widow was soon discovered to be pregnant, and on September 29 bore a son, the "miracle...

  6. Charles X of France dies earlier

    Charles X was a brother of Louis XVIII, and also Louis XVI. He was a reactionary through and through, leading the Ultra-Royalists from 1814 to his crowning, and also part of the Royalist-clique pre-revolution. He wished to erase the Revolution from history, trying to recreate an absolute...

  7. Earlier nationalization of the Conco Free State?

    IOTL the Congo Free State became the Belgian Congo sometime after Leopold II's death. Is there any way to make sure that the Belgian government steps in sooner? Say, the late 1890s? Would it make any difference?

  8. AH challenge: turn the Netherlands into a medium power

    The 19th century was notoriously crap for the Netherlands. Everything that could've gone wrong went wrong. So, is there any way to fix that? Turning the Netherlands into a great power would be too much; too many ifs and hows. But how about a medium power? The same level as Italy, for example? In...

  9. William of Orange survives his assassination

    On July 1584, William of Orange was assassinated by Balthasar Gérard on a staircase at Het Prinsenhof. He was afterwards tried, convicted, and gruesomely executed. After William's assassination, the Dutch approached queen Elizabeth. In 1585, the queen send in Robert Dudley and an English...

  10. Uday Hussein assassinated in 1996

    What if Uday was killed? Saddam just lost one of his sons. He'll probably go on a rampage trying to find the ones who did it. What do you think?

  11. Dubya minus Cheney and Rusmfeld

    Alright. Support Cheney dies in March, 2000. Bush gets another Running Mate. No Cheney means no Rumsfeld, as it was Cheney who recommended him. Let us assume that both Cheney and Rumsfeld are replaced by ordinary Republicans, what would happen next? Would Dubya's administration be "beter"?

  12. Alternate results in the 1974 general election

    I know next-to-nothing about the Westminster system, so please bear (or is it bare?) with me. Labour:297 seats Conservative:299 seats Liberal:16 seats If I understand correctly, the Tories are now the largest party in a hung parialiment. What would happen next?

  13. Japan doesn't raise interest rates in late 1989

    In an attempt to deflate speculation and keep inflation in check, the Bank of Japan sharply raised inter-bank lending rates in late 1989. This sharp policy caused the bursting of the bubble and the Japanese stock market crashed. This eventually seeped through to 1990/1991, kicking off the...

  14. Rough outline for an alternate Belgian Revolt

    Alright. Bear with me. POD: The Prince of Orange dies at Waterloo. He was wounded IOTL. Things roughly follow OTL, until 1830. An urprising breaks out in Brussels in July/August. It quickly spreads throughout the southern Netherlands (Belgium). King William I, not being hampered by his...

  15. A ''different", more regulated internet

    In the 1980s, as the Internet was emerging from a collection of government and university networks, was it inevitable that commercial interests would gain access? What if they had been frozen out and had to develop their own network alongside the Internet? Would that effort have been led by the...

  16. Brezhnev removed from power in late '75/early '76

    Alright. Suppose that Sablin decided to defect to Sweden instead. The Storozhevoy docks at a Swedish port and Sablin, surrounded by foreign journalists, condemns the Brezhnev regime, saying it is "un-Soviet", decadent, etc. The conservatives in Brezhnev's government, Mikhail Suslov and Yuri...

  17. Restoration of the Dutch Republic in the 19th century

    So, how can we have a Dutch republic in the 19th century, post-Napoleon? I personally think king William III is a key figure, here. Let him behave like a bit more of an ass during, say, the Luxemburg Crisis to such an extent the Liberal majority in the Dutch parliament decides that enough is...

  18. The Prince of Orange dies at Waterloo

    William, Prince of Orange, heir to the stadtholder who went on to become king William I of the newly-formed United Kingdom of the Netherlands, had his first taste of campaigning with an actual command role. An inexperienced young man who made a couple of rash mistakes. This was worsened by his...

  19. King Leopold captured by the Dutch

    After the Belgians declared themselves independent with Leopold as their king, William I of the Netherlands decided that enough was enough and organised an military campaign with the aim of restoring national honor. This so-called Ten Days' Campaign was surprisingly successful and only ended...

  20. Dick Cheney dies during the Florida recount

    Dick Cheney has a long history of heart problems. On November 22, 2000, he suffered his fourth heart attack due to the stress of the Florida recount. Let's say that the heart attack kills him. Who would GWB pick as his VP? I know nothing about American politics, so I can't really answer this...
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