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    Operation Long Jump

    As far as the general public are concerned Wallace is the heir apparent, because he's now POTUS. If he gets to the Dem nomination in 1944, as an incumbent during wartime I think he could take it, if only due to others wanting to avoid political infighting at such a sensitive time. I think the...
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    Hot Air balloons In the Roman era and beyond

    This is what I was going to suggest basically. Replace telegraph with a form of semaphore perhaps? If they want more complex communication to the ground than "they're coming!" That's very interesting, didn't think of the offensive value. If balloons became at least a known quantity amongst...
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    What happens to the Austrian monarchy in a Greater German Empire?

    The 48ers might have seen Bohemia as part of Greater Germany but that doesn't translate into policy 60/70/80 years down the line. The German and Austro-Hungarian governments' decisions are not dictated by the wishes of long dead "idealists". Again, this is Berlin and Vienna negotiating an...
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    What happens to the Austrian monarchy in a Greater German Empire?

    That was Germany's policy but not Austria's. Its another reason I think the Czechs really wouldn't want to be involved and would make it known - remember they're not conquered/occupied in this scenario, its not simply a matter of forcing them. If Berlin says all those rights they've enjoyed are...
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    What happens to the Austrian monarchy in a Greater German Empire?

    So something like "Emperor in Austria" rather than "of" do you think? There'd be some historical schadenfraude in that too, what with all the verbal gymnastics about the Kings in/of Prussia back in the day. I get your point on Bohemia. Question is, would Berlin care enough to take the Czechs? I...
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    What happens to the Austrian monarchy in a Greater German Empire?

    Well yes if nothing changes then you don't have to change anything but things will have seriously changed for this unification to even happen. Kaiser is just not going to fly with Berlin, both for reasons of seniority and it being a very grand title for whatever state Vienna is in to even want...
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    What happens to the Austrian monarchy in a Greater German Empire?

    Co-emperor wouldn't be on the cards as others have said in this scenario. King? No there's no history of Austria kings. I think it would be Archduke, which has history and, at least in the days of the HRE, was of equal standing to a king (one of the reasons the all-powerful Hapsburg never...
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    WI: Mosley becomes mainstream earlier , and wins the 1935 election?

    You might be interested in this TL by EdT: A Greater Britain https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/a-greater-britain-mk2.75867/
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    Plausibility of the Soviet Union going "Dengist" very early on?

    I think you need negative experience of the central planned economy to get a bunch of Marxist-Leninists to consider *Dengist pragmatism. Beria was interested in a similar model mixed economy with continuing repression. The Kosigyn technocrats of the 1960s/70s perhaps?
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    WI: Hippos... in the CSA?

    If it was done I imagine it would end up a bizarre footnote in history. They're too dangerous to 'farm' for meat, very aggressive but might deal with the weeds mentioned - also yes hippo versus alligator is intriguing . I can see locals quickly discovering the danger of hippos and efforts made...
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    Hobble the Reformation

    Most threads about the Reformation seem to focus on its impact on later events rather than the Reformation itself. It did not come out of nowhere and I don't think you could 'stop' it from happening without major butterflies. So in what ways do you think the movement could have been at least...
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    John Wayne for President '68

    This is very interesting, looking forward to more. IMO though the end of the Vietnam War is a little unrealistic, in terms of a still unoccupied Hanoi joining a united, democratic state. I think China would instead back up a Tonkin-rump North Vietnam; for one they no doubt fear the aggressive...
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    Plausibility check: Portuguese-speaking population as big or bigger than Hispanophone

    Keeping a sizeable colony in India would certainly bump up the lusophone population. Spain-wise, have the union not go through, instead a bitter war between Aragon and Castile for one throne; increasing threat of the Ottomans in the Med could help distract them further, while Portugal looks...
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    WI: George Lucas died in a car crash shortly after ESB was created?

    My gut feeling is Spielberg given thier friendship but this is before ET, before Poltergeist and before Raiders (which is probably butterflied away). He'd directed Close Encounters so he's certainly a contender but coming off Empire maybe Kershner takes charge. Not sure TBH but its an...
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    Pop-culture of the Kaiserreich

    This is a stub intended as flavour for a KR AAR that never came to be, just found it, little 'bitty' but some ideas about Red French film that I thought were interesting. ---- From: "Kinema Rouge: Early Film in Communard France" by Melanie Brown, Picador 1993 (1889-1974) Abel Gance, leading...
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    WI: Edward married Simpson as King?

    A more sympathetic PM and a law allowing morgantic marriage is about the best best for the period IMO.
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    How do you imagine a modern Yugoslavia?

    Although its beyond the OP, the Soviet Union surviving in some form, say Gorbachev's Union of Sovereign States, could provide an example and possible friend for Yugoslavia. It
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    Most random people who could lead a country in WWII.

    Gabriele D'Annunzio - the bohemian poet caesar, the "John the Baptist" of fascism. He'd be pretty old by WW2, in his seventies but he lived until 1938 IOTL despite a serious 'accident' which took him out of Italian politics just as Mussolini was rising to power. Apart from Italian nationalism...
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    Have ATARI continue to be a successful games and console company up to the present day

    These two points I think are important - the video game crash is coming, there's too many systems, too many games, even if Atari maintain some quality control I think they need a rock (home computers) to cling on to, so they can rebuild. Or maybe Atari rises above all the flotsum with quality...
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    Bret Hart warned about Montreal screwjob

    Putting aside the atomic heat between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels (Bret agreed to lose at Montreal until Shawn informed him he wouldn't do so if roles were reversed), a finger poke of doom spot would be a disaster for Vince. Shawn, his favourite, just screwed him over, made the WWF Title look...
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