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  1. What would be the most deterministic borders in Iberia?

    Taking into account geography and nothing else what should the borders in the Iberian peninsula look like? If you were to divide Iberia into, say, three to five separate countries how where would you draw the lines and why?

  2. Nuremberg Trials conducted by Swiss judges?

    By "Swiss" I mean a neutral third-party. Is there any way it can happen without departing too much from OTL WWII?

  3. Could Rio de Oro be viable post-colonial state?

    I've been managing my favourite maps and came across this old gem. It made me wonder, was there anyone who would push for Rio de Oro to be independent after WWII? Are there ways to create it other than splintering Morocco is some sort of civil war? Would the state outlined on the map would even...

  4. Could incorporating Austria into Germany via war still be called Anschluss?

    Question for our German speakers, does the term "Anschluss War" sound natural? Or is there another term that would better describe such war?

  5. Map of Africa if decolonization was handled decently?

    There are lots of comments asserting that the current borders in Africa are deeply rooted in the colonial period and that it causes problems for said African countries. However, I don't remember ever seeing maps of optimal post-colonial borders. Did anyone attempt to analyze the situation and...

  6. Newfoundland votes for independence in 1948, does it matter?

    I've been looking at the results of the 1948 referendum in Newfoundland and it seems it was actually pretty close call. However, given the poor economical state of Newfoundland at the time, I'm not sure it could survive on its own. Could it? Or would Newfoundland collapse and be absorbed by...

  7. Viable Landlocked North African States?

    Are there any such states? I was thinking how the decolonization process could be screwed up more than OTL and got an idea that some colonial powers might want to shed the African interior, but keep the coasts. Are there any good candidates for that sort of post-colonial rump state?

  8. Saaremaa/Hiiumaa as Taiwan?

    Is it feasible for these estonian isles to support separate (White) state from mainland (Red) Estonia?

  9. Japanese Manchukuo during Sino-Soviet War

    I wonder, in the event of an open Sino-Soviet War, how important is the control of Manchuria? Is it more or less important than Mongolia or Xinjiang? If Japan controlled Manchuria would the Soviets or the Chinese felt compelled to extend the war to get Manchuria or would the fighting shift...

  10. Indian Successor States?

    If British India was to fragment, what would her successor states be? In OTL we had the British overseeing the partition between India and Pakistan, but suppose the British wanted to maintain unity for longer, failed to do so and later India degenerated into all-out civil war.

  11. East/West Finland?

    Is it feasible to divide Finland into two states of roughly the same population? If so, where would the most likely border lay?

  12. WI Poland declares war on Soviet Union 17.09.1939

    The official war declaration and an order to resist the Soviet advance would've had negligible military results, since by then the military might of Poland would be shattered. However, it would've been a wrench thrown into the Allies diplomacy, since western Allies wanted cooperation with the...

  13. Is MAD inevitable?

    In OTL nuclear weapons were first demonstrated during wartime and existed in the world with two opposing superpowers. However, assume WWII either never happened or fizzled into a small regional conflict. Without the pressure of war nuclear weapons are delayed, perhaps around 10 to 20 years. Does...

  14. No Beneš

    Edward Beneš seems to be one of the principal pillars of Czechoslovakia after WWI, being Prime Minister for several terms and President both before and after WWII. However, suppose Beneš died in 1917. How deeply does this affect interwar Czechoslovakia?

  15. Kinetic Strike Satellites?

    Basically, put some metals rod into orbit and drop them at opportune targets. How feasible are these thingies? Earliest plausible date of deployment? Why aren't we using them?

  16. No Operation Tempest & No Warsaw Uprising

    Assume both the Polish Underground State and the Polish Government-In-Exile are more reluctant to treat the Soviets as "allies' ally". Assume the Sikorski-Mayski agreement is still signed in 1941 and there are no major butterflies in the WWII. However, as the 1944 approaches and the Red Army...

  17. Fall Gelb without prior Fall Weiss

    Assume that in 1938 Hitler either manages to secure Polish neutrality or convinces Poland to join the Axis. Further assume no major butterflies, Hitler lives and is willing to go after France. 1. When is Wall Gelb going to be enacted? 1939? 1940? 1941? 2. How does no Fall Weiss impact German...

  18. Poland rejects British Guarantees

    Suppose Poland acted with less faith towards western allies and demanded clear military protocols for British assistance to Poland. Basically, either Britain proves it is able to support Poland in the event of war or the guarantees are worthless. In addition to that, Poland points out that...

  19. WI: Hitler Hesitates Twice

    Assume Hitler can't withstand the pressure of the days directly procedding WWII. In OTL Hitler delayed the invasion of Poland to September 1st. Assume that stress causes him to overinterpret some signal sent from either Britain or France and that caused another delays, say to September 4th...

  20. World Bank without WWII?

    Suppose WWII never erupted full-scale and was containted to one or two regional wars. How long until an institution similar to World Bank would've been established without WWII?
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