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A small challenge for y’all but also a definitely-not-big question for a commie like me, what if Stalin was an extremely wholesome sane man? Heck, forget it, what if Stalin not only lived over 100 years, but also guide the USSR to become a literal beast of a nation? One example of this came from...

Come up with a timeline that allows for Britain to speak North Germanic, while also only allowing for either no or very limited settlement from other groups, such as the Saxons, Jutes, etc, ever. The POD can be whenever, as long as other groups (such as the ones listed above) don't have a large...

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As we know, Greenland is part of the Danish Realm. Originally, it was colonized by the Norse, and then abandoned, and later Denmark-Norway recolonized the area. Greenland was technically part of the Kingdom of Norway, but after the Napoleonic Wars, and the Treaty of Kiel, Greenland (Along with...

The title says everything... Maybe i don't know the german become monotheist (a religion based in Odin or Thor) or convert to other religion

Ok, Well i have this idea for a Catalanese (the "lingua Franca" of aragon was the catalan), Islam Kingdom, maybe te Franks invade Aragon and the pope support they, Aragon become enemy of the Franks and the Pope. This scenario work better If Asturias never exist so a big part of "Al-Andalus"...

The House of Osman, or the Ottoman Dynasty is famously known to have ruled the Ottoman Empire. Having a total of 36 Sultans and ruling from 1299 to 1923, the Ottoman Dynasty is one of the most significant dynasties in world history. However, one thing to note is that, at least from I read, the...

During the Napoleonic Wars, Denmark-Norway and Sweden (Who owned Finland at the time.) changed greatly after the war. On one side, Denmark-Norway initially tried to stay neutral, but later sided with the French after Britain blew up their fleet, twice in 1801 and then 1807. In the end, Denmark...

First thread! I've searched a bit on here for alternate Franco Prussian timelines, but none of them involve a POD after the Battle of Sedan on September 2, 1870. Can you make the French Republic win this one? Victory is defined as any peace that does not involve loss of land, payment of...

South Asia is a region with over a billion people. It's also a major cultural salad bowl, and this is reflected in the wide variety of languages spoken there. Represented language families include Indo-European, Dravidian, Austroasiatic, Sino-Tibetan, and Andamanese, among others. However...

Ok, so here, the basic concept is to create your own company. They could either be completely new, fake, or even merged and different versions of real companies. This is basically a spiritual successor of this thread...

Hello Everyone. how are you today? This challenge came to my mind as I was reading the History of Mamluks(Kölemen State/Ed-Devletüt-Türkiyye) of Egypt. I thought what if Mamluks were not as Arabized or held a disdain of Arabs due to their slave status and once came to power tried to Un-Arabize...

With a POD no earlier than 388 AD, make the Celts/Romano-British push away the Saxons and stay dominant over Britain, later turning into a Celtic-Norse hybrid culture. Also, how do you see a Britain like this developing?

No cheaty methods like TL-191 with the Confederates surviving & allying with the French & British. Only changes have to be in America.

We all know what Vegetarian is. The practice where people doesn't eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons, whereas Veganism is the practice of abstaining from using animal products entirely. In the modern age, many people in many nations...

Brazil is unique in South America. Besides being one of largest nations, it is also the only one to speak Portuguese. This is due to the Treaty of Tordesillas, where Spain got most of the New World, and Portugal got Brazil, which eventually expanded over the next three centuries until it's...

Flags. They can vary from simile colors, to elaborate patterns of symbols and images of a nation, like religious icons, people, animals, swords or even guns. Yet, one thing that I can't remember, is the imagery of food on a flag. Sure, there might be small like probably grape vines or olives...

Since Latin was the language of academics, religion, and government for a while in Catholic Europe for a while, could there be a way for a European country (or multiple) to revive Latin as a widespread tongue during the modern era? There are many ways this can happen: 19th century nationalist...

Is it possible for marijuana, coca, and other psychedelic and recreational drugs to become major cash crops after the start of the Age of Exploration? I know there was some knowledge of them in Europe back them but is there a way for their popularity to become more widespread to the point that...

What if the Huguenot rebels in Southern France decide to break away from France and declare their own state? What would it be called? And could there be an impetus to declare independence? Who would be the ruler of this new country? And could it maintain its independence? And how will an...