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  1. In an alternate 2018, what things, had they never happened, would be considered ASB?

    Think of various events throughout history. Supposing we lived in an alternate timeline, what OTL occurrences, had they never happened, would be most likely to spur a reaction of "come on" had they been posted here?

  2. French-Ivorian War in 2004

    Suppose this had led to an all-out war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_French%E2%80%93Ivorian_clashes Let's say that in response to the French destruction of the Ivorian Air Force, and the resulting clashes between Ivorian citizens and the French military, during which French troops clash...

  3. Israel carries out the Realignment plan

    Prime Minister Ariel Sharon unilaterally disengaged from Gaza and evacuated four settlements in the northern West Bank in 2005. He was planning to withdraw from 93% of the West Bank, leaving Israel with the remaining 7%, mainly the three major settlement blocs, in 2008 if negotiations failed...

  4. Pi Glilot attack successful

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Glilot_bombing_attempt Suppose attack on the Pi Glilot fuel depot in central Israel during the Second Intifada had been successful, killing thousands of people and damaging the headquarters of Mossad, Shin Bet, and Israeli military intelligence. What would have...

  5. Thomas Sankara not killed in 1987

    Suppose Thomas Sankara survives the coup attempt in 1987. How would Burkina Faso have continued to develop, and what influence would it have had on the region? Could it have been approaching developed status by now?

  6. Why did Charles Lightoller escape blame for the Titanic disaster?

    Perhaps no more individual contributed more to the fact that the death toll was as high as it was than Charles Lightoller. * He changed the "women and children first" policy to a "women and children only" policy, sending away lifeboats with empty seats rather than allowing men to board them. He...

  7. US sets up national health insurance in the early 20th century

    Starting with Germany in 1883, European countries began adopting employee health insurance laws in the late 19th and early 20th century. By the 1930s, most industrialized countries had some form of mandatory health insurance for workers. Suppose the US had adopted it at this time, perhaps with...

  8. No US intervention in Lebanon in 1982, PLO destroyed

    Suppose that the US had not cobbled together the Multi-National Force in Lebanon to intervene, and arranged the evacuation of the PLO to Tunisia. So as a result, Israel destroys the PLO, with Arafat likely ending up dead. What would be the end result?

  9. US fires first shots of the Pacific War

    Suppose that rather than a Japanese attack, the Pacific War begins with the US firing the first shots. Perhaps Japan simply attacks the Southern Resource Area and goads the US inti shooting first. Or perhaps through another scenario. Without the outrage of Pearl Harbor, how does the US war...

  10. WI: British soldiers convicted in Boston massacre trial?

    Suppose that the British soldiers tried for the Boston massacre had been convicted? Suppose that they had even been executed? What would have been the end result? With the good impression that this left on many British people not happening, how would the American cause have been affected?

  11. WI: US tries to convert the Japanese to Christianity during the occupation

    In October 1945, Douglas MacArthur publicly urged Protestant leaders in the US to send over a "thousand missionaries" to Japan to convert the locals to Christianity. The Joint Chiefs of Staff apparently gave their approval to this, and there was discussion about trying to get Emperor Hirohito to...

  12. Union breaks it's promise at the end of the Civil War

    This might be near ASB, but suppose that after the Confederates laid down their arms, the Union violated it's promise for whatever reason, and then began arresting and harshly punishing them, including trying and hanging senior officers such as Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, and possibly...

  13. Israel captures the West Bank in 1948/1949

    Suppose Israel had captured the West Bank in the War of Independence. The best way I can think of this happening is Jordan being pressed into rejoining the war after it had already bowed out. In the post-war armistice agreements, Israel gets the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Much of it's...

  14. WI: Communists win a Japanese election during US occupation

    During the US occupation of Japan, general elections were held in 1946, 1947, and 1949. Suppose during one such election, the Communists won, and SCAP had to deal with a Communist government. How would the US occupiers have dealt with this? And how would this impact the future of Japan?

  15. WI: Battle of Medak Pocket escalates?

    In 1993, Croatian forces launched an offensive against Serbian forces, during which evidence of serious war crimes against Serb civilians emerged. The Croatian offensive was by Canadian and French peacekeeeprs, and the Croatians, after being repelled and facing a public relations disaster due to...

  16. Civil disobedience to Allied occupations in Germany and Japan

    How would the Allied occupiers have reacted to mass civil disobedience and non-violent resistance campaigns in Germany and Japan? Suppose for whatever reason, such a campaign broke out. The likeliest reason I can think of is if the US went through with a plan to reduce Japan to that of a small...

  17. WI: Freddie Mercury gets HIV but lives

    Brian May has said that as the first effective drug cocktail that really ensured people with HIV were no longer living under a death sentence came out shortly after Freddie Mercury's death, had he got it a year later he'd probably have lived. Say Mercury contracts the virus later than he did...

  18. Biafra wins the Nigerian Civil War

    What would have happened had Biafra won the war and endued as an independent nation?

  19. WI: Civilization develops in Africa before humans migrate out

    Suppose that humans in Africa discovered agriculture and animal husbandry, and that urban civilization and the state arose in Africa before any significant migration out of Africa had occurred. What would have been the ramifications in Africa and elsewhere for humanity and other hominid species...

  20. WI: Simple Spelling Board successful in reforming English spelling?

    In 1906, Andrew Carnegie funded the creation of the Simplified Spelling Board (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Spelling_Board) in an attempt to greatly simplify English spelling and make it easier to learn. It was mocked in Britain, but gained ground in the US. The New York City Board...
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