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  1. PC: Slave revolt in an independent Confederacy?

    Handwaving for a minute the exact reasons for a Confederate victory, could we potentially see a successful slave revolt in the Deep South in an independent CSA? In my mind, a successful revolt would require a few things (in approximate order of importance): 1) Numbers - a revolt can only be...

  2. Best PODs for a "sane" post-WWI Japanese FP?

    Hey everyone, There's been a lot written about how Japanese foreign policy in the lead up to WW2 was basically insanity. You had the government basically outsourcing policy to the Army and Navy, neither of which agreed with each other, junior officers basically driving policy on the ground...

  3. Warsaw Pact attempts quick, limited war in early 70s. Results?

    The US military was in dire straits in the early 70s with demoralization from Vietnam and the domestic situation leading to rampant drug use, race riots, and fragging among troops in Southeast Asia. It's also well known that there were mutinies and sabotage on a number of Navy ships as well. In...

  4. WI: No 3/5 compromise?

    The Three-Fifths Compromise gave a disproportionate representation of slave states in the House of Representatives relative to the voters in free states until the American Civil War. In 1793, for example, Southern slave states had 47 members but would have had 33, had seats been assigned based...

  5. Why were battles decisive in the Napoleonic Wars and not the Civil War?

    It seems to me that battles of the Napoleonic Wars were decisive in that they could decide a campaign in many ways. One well known example is that after the Battle of Austerlitz, William Pitt famously said "Roll up that map; it will not be wanted these ten years." By contrast, battles in the...

  6. How Far Can Communism Expand from 1917-25?

    Hi Everyone! First time poster here, but long time lurker :) From what I've gathered as consensus on this board, the most likely time for Communist success in Europe is in the period directly during/after WWI where old regimes were following left, right, and center throughout Europe. My...
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