canals

With the large number of Major and tributary rivers across the heart of Russia that flows into multiple Seas, would a larger Canal Network be a boon for the Russian Empire?

The Nile, Congo, and Zambezi (through Lake Malawi) all drain different parts of the East African Rift Valley. If these waterways could be made navigable, they could connect the Rift Valley to the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans respectively. The challenge, if you choose to accept...

Imagine a Timeline where in the First half of the 21st century the US and the UK are in competition to see which nation can build the most Impressive and most Marvelous canals across the world. There is also an emphasis on connecting lakes and landlocked seas to wider oceans to allow access by...

As suggested by @metalinvader665 I created a thread explictly for this. One of the peak moments (IMO) for Nubia was the 25th Dynasty and its brief rule over Egypt. Ignoring the repercussions (or at least the non-immediate ones for now), what would it require for them (instead of building...

Post election maps of countries with the political parties swapped with those of another country.

WI Andrew Jackson had decided to break with tradition and run for a third term in 1836? How does he handle the Panic of 1837, The rebellion in the Canadas, the Texas Republic, Mexico, 'Indian' removal etc?