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    AHC and WI:. A neutered Imperial Japanese Army by the 1930s

    What possible POD could result in the crippling of the IJA's control in the Japanese Government and/or eliminate their mentality of dragging Japan into successive, costly wars and the commiting of war crimes? Could it happen before Pearl Harbour? Before Nanjing? Before the Marco Polo "Incident"?
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    Musical AHC: Have most of the world's anthem be God Save the Queen or songs using the same tune.

    God Save the Queen was perhaps one of the most widely used anthem in history, if only because the British Empire had occupied at one point or another over a good proportion of the world. And many others had made music using the same tune as the British anthem, such as "My Country Tis to Thee"...
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    Cantonese KMT: Linguistic AH

    When the Republic of China was founded in 1912, the government had debated which dialect of Chinese to adopt as the official Language. In the end, it was decided to continue the use Mandarin. But they nearly decided to adopt Cantonese, common in Southern China, along with Macau and Hong Kong...
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    A Secular Constantine: WI an Early Separation of Church and State?

    What if Constantine the Great still converted to Christianity, but instead of making it the state religion, simply ended the discrimination of Christians? However, in this scenario, he is strongly influenced by the statement of Jesus of Nazareth, as written in Matthew 22:21: "Render Unto...
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    WI: More ships assigned to bombard Normandy on D-Day.

    During Operation Neptune, Five Battleships (all refitted WWI-era deadnoughts), a monitor, about 20 cruisers, and dozens of destroyers bombarded German defences on D-Day. It was claimed by some that several beaches, especially Omaha didn't have enough gunfire support, and it may have led to the...
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    What if: Kim Il-Sung remained Presbyterian?

    Kim Il-Sung was raised in a Presbyterian family; his father was an elder and his grandfather was a minister. What if he continued to remain Presbyterian throughout his life. How big of an impact might it have on the Korean Peninsula?
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    Does not having Louis Johnson as SecDef reduce chance of Korean War?

    Considering the effect the cutbacks made by Johnson had on American forces in Korea, one might say the North Koreas saw an opportunity to invade. If say a more moderate Secretary of Defence, one that doesn't cut the military down as much as Johnson, was in charge, might North Korea have had...
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    AHC/WK: Dedicated AA capital ships?

    Considering how carriers proved to be the key to allied victory in the Pacific during WWII, would it be feasible to use a heavy cruiser-sized or larger hull design and just mount as much AA guns on the ship as possible, dedicated to carrier protection? Like say a Baltimore class hull that trades...
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    WI: Complete Collapse of Russia after fall of Soviet Union

    What if say the coup by Soviet Hardliners caused the complete Collapse of order within Russia, with various factions of political and military figures turning on each other? For the purposes of the scenario, most of the nuclear arsenal were perhaps disabled by troops unwilling to use the...
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    The Nazi war on Tea

    According to several sources including TV Tropes, the most successful bombing of the Blitz was not taking out neighbourhoods. No it was the bombing of Mincing Lane where many companies that managed Britain's tea supplies were located. It was the most damaging attack on British Morale. What...
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    AHC: Thermobaric bomb in WWII

    Is it possible for the Allied Forces to develop a Thermobaric weapon during WWII? How might it affect the war?
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    The feasibility of compressed air catapults.

    The German aircraft carriers Graf Zeppelin was intended to launch aircraft using compressed air catapults. It was concluded that given the design intended to be used, it would take 50 minutes for the air reservoirs to recharge after launching an attack wave. My question is this: is it...
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    WI, Mutsu did not blow up at port?

    What if the Mutsu, the sister ship of battleship Nagato, did not blow up and sink at her moorings? Might her war service mostly mirror her sister ship, which ultimately became a target for the Bikini Atoll A-Bomb Tests?
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    Marshal Zhukov, General Secretary of the USSR

    What if the very decorated Marshal Zhukov somehow became leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin? How migh t the cold war have turned out?
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    AHC: Christopher Lee as M

    What would it take to have the late Sir Christopher Lee be cast not as a villain in one Bond Film, but as the boss of James Bond in multiple films as M. He certainly has the credentials, and probably knew more about espionage than anyone who worked on the films. He also had an imposing...
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    AHC: More Widespread use of Robertson Screw

    The Robertson Screw was patented in Canada in 1908, and have proven to be helpful in cutting down production times in manufacturing and reducing damage in products. However, patent issues led to the inventor limiting the licensing of the design. The challenge is to have the Robertson...
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    How to avoid fall of Singapore and the after-effects

    What would have prevented this failure of the British military during World War II and what short term butterflies would occur from Japan failing to take the city?
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    Operation Starvation: the OTL Naval Mining of Japan

    According to the Genocide, Operation Starvation was probably the most damaging military operation against Japan, more than strategic bombing or the submarine campaign. In six months, over 670 ships totalling over 1,250,000 tons was sunk. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Starvation Was...
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    AHC/WI: Hood gets a Golden BB on Bismarck

    What are the chances that HMS Hood manages to fire a lucky 15" inch shell that either mission kills or destroys the battleship Bismarck? If such a million to one shot happens what might be the ramifications and the effects to WWII?
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    AHC: TV still signs-off for late night

    Before morons decided informercials and inane crap should fill the TV screen during the nighttime (from around 1 AM to 6 AM), many TV stations used to do sign-offs before shutting down. The CBC used to play video montages with O Canada in the background...
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