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  1. Alcsentre Calanice

    AHC: Make the Roman Republic Last – some fresh ideas

    Dear users of AH.com, as I'm reading a little bit up about the Roman Republic during the winter holidays, I've spend some thought on measures the Romans themselves could have come up with and implemented that would have made their Republic (the libera res publica, or libertas, "liberty", for...
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    More successful France in 19th century

    Just a little bit of brainstorming: France has lost the battle of Waterloo, Napoléon is sent into exile on St. Helena and Louis XVIII has returned to France. How can France be more successful in the new century? Can it keep up with industrialization without being overtaken by Great Britain...
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    WI and PC: Slave Rebellion leads to Northern Secession

    What if a slave rebellion (for example in the context of a more successful raid on Harpers Ferry) breaks out under a pro-slavery president (like Buchanan)? The president tries to summon the army and national guards against the slaves, leading to numerous cases of insubordinance in the army and...
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    PC: US offensive on Hanoi

    Could the US have successfully conducted an amphibious landing in North Vietnam, followed by an offensive on Hanoi? And would the US have won the war by taking Hanoi and occupying large parts of North Vietnam?
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    WI: Joint Soviet-American Intervention in Iran 1979

    Pretty much what the title says. What if the Americans and Soviets, who both couldn't hope to benefit from an Islamic regime in Persia, decided to occupy Iran? How would this influence the 1980 election in the US, and the War in Afghanistan?
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    Italy in WWII -- right or wrong?

    Hey guys! Found this video on youtube. What do you think of it?
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    Consequences of a Disaster at Dunkirk

    This question is inspired by the recent movie, but also by Frieser's book about the Battle of France. So let's assume that Hitler never gives the halt order. Instead of being evacuated, the majority of the British troops are taken prisoner by the Germans. This means that around 300,000 soldiers...
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    How can Alexander conquer India?

    In 326 BCE, Alexander III of Macedon invaded India after conquering the Persian Empire. He defeated the local king Porus and made him King of the Indus region (Punjab). But since his army refused to follow him into India, Alexander had to lead his soldiers back to Babylon. He died in this city...
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    PC: Best Axis Mediterranean Situation

    Even if most of the following events are unlikely, they aren't necessarily ASB, and my question is how the war would evolve if the following happened: 1) The POD is the Italian conquest of Malta. It would happen by surprise just after the Italian declaration of war on 10 June. This is a hard...
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    WI: Korean Reunification Through a Confederation

    In the 70s, North Korea proposed the formation of a confederal republic to achieve Korean reunification. This state would be known as Confederal Republic of Koryo and allow both countries to retain their individual political systems while uniting the country. WI such a plan was realized?
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    AHC/WI: WAllies don't betray Poland

    The Second World War started as a German agression against Poland in September 1939. At this time, Poland wasn't a democracy, but it was at least an independent and sovereign country. After WWII, even if Stalin promised to hold fair elections, Poland became a satellite state of the Soviet...
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    AHC: Intermediaries between Union and States

    Could it have been possible to create intermediary levels between the US and their states? For example, a union of the different states of the western coast?
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    WI: A former president turns out as gay

    Not speaking of today, because it would cause much less problems in our days. But what if in the 50s or 60s (basically the heyday of homophobia) a former US President turned out as gay? I say former because he already reached the climax of his political influence, so he don't need to fear to...
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    Technical question: Why weren't steam locomotives built the other way round?

    I just watched a documentary explaining some advantages of electric locomotives over steam locomotives. One argument was that the engineer had a better view over the track since the cockpit of an electric locomotive is (in most of the cases) located at the front, whereas the driver's cab is...
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    Rome - an open city?

    According to wikipedia, Rome was declared an "open city" in 1943 by the Italians, but the Allies never recognized the status. Any ideas why?
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    PC: American Military dictatorship

    I wonder if a military dictatorship is possible in the US. Since the Continental Army is too weak to beat the state militias, it's impossible for George Washington to become a dictator, even more because he doesn't want it. So I think an interesting era for that would be the Civil War and the...
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    AHC: Earliest Steam Engine

    What is the earliest a practical steam Engine can be built? Practical means that it's not a mere toy, but can be used by public and private organizations as a mean to improve administrative or military efficiency or to produce profit. Hero's aeolipile is a steam engine, but doesn't fulfill the...
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    Question: When were the first screens developped?

    Everytime I read about the history of radar in England and Germany in the 30s and 40s, I wonder how they managed it to visualize the measurements of the radar. I mean did they have the technology to transfer the datas from the radar to the screens (television screens existed in that time. Can...
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    PC: A Roman Republic after Augustus

    Hi guys! I have a question for you: How plausible is a republican renewal after Augustus? How probable is it to have a restoration of the Roman Republic during the Principate? And how can we achieve that? Some clarifications: I know that the Romans called their state res publica even during...
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    Why is/was Sparta so admired?

    In my opinion, the Spartan model was more or less a manual how to NOT design a society. The Spartan system had many flaws, so I just want to mention some of them: 1) Its population was to small since only sons of citizens could become citizens, Spartans married only after 30 and life and...
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