Everyone knows Ethiopia and Liberia were the only true free nations in Africa. Ethiopia being the only native Christian nation on the continent had potential to be stronger and bigger than what they were IOTL. So what if Ethiopia expanded into Eritrea and Somalia (British and Italian) while...
Hello from Królewiec !
I am writing this before I go for my Workaway in Vratislav, Czechoslovakia to celebrate both the Anniversay of the Fall of Communism the Unification of Ireland with my lads.
Despite going against the wishes of the WAllies, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US president from...
What if, after the fall of the Soviet union, outside forces took control of Soviet/Russian territory. Examples include Germany with Kaliningrad (and maybe parts of Poland?), Finland retaking territory lost during the Winter War and perhaps Karelia, Japan with the Kuril islands and Sakhalin...
Basically, what if the Republic of Austria, after 1918, had managed to negotiate its way to retaining the majority German province of South Tyrol (minus the Trentino region, which imbues some confusion into me as it could theoretically be considered “Middle Tyrol”), thus preventing 150.000...
The final major battle of the roman republic, took place at Apulia in the boot of Italy as Octavian and Agrippa were gathering there forces for an invasion of he East, they were suddenly blindsided by a surprise attack from Anthony, Cleopatra and their allied Vassal kings and although the battle...
In OTL, France demanded territorial compensation from both Austria and Prussia in return for neutrality.
France demanded Venetia and an independent Rhenish state from Austria in the case of an Austrian victory, Austria agreed but an Austrian victory is very unlikely so we can ignore this...
Could the decline and collapse of the ottoman empire leave a bigger territory for the Turkish Republic? The one I consider more posible are the kurdish mayority northern Irak and Batumi (majority muslim at the time), but how could they keep eastern Rumelia or the aegean islands and cyprus? The...
In OTL fascist Italy was forced to compromise with the ustace croatian regime in the settlement of their dalmatian border, because their mutual alliance with Germany. So in a situation were they were given free hand, would they annex all of dalmatia? For reference...
With a Point of Divergence going as far back as 1351, the start of the Red Turban Rebellion, how could either a Han Chinese or Manchu/Mongol lead Chinese Polity control both Inner and Outer Manchuria in 2018?
The smallest borders allowed for such a polity are the Chinese polity controlling both...
Polish patriots claim it was possible to reclaim the Kresy (Lwów, Stanisławów, Wołyń, Brześć nad Bugiem, Grodno, Nowogrodziec, Wilno) after the fall of Communism. Was it really the case? If so, what could have been done?
So, is there any way for the Falklands/Malvinas islands to be partitioned between Britain and Argentina, avoiding the Falklands War? Perhaps with Argentina getting the western island while Britain keeps the eastern one and the Sandwich islands?
The premise here is that in the 1930's a larger red scare across Europe leads to much more right-leaning governments in many places, including Great Britain, which goes full-blown fascist in order to "preserve the empire" or something.
The question isn't how it happens, why it happens, or what...
Challenge : post a map of ideal borders of your home country if history was merciful , try to be plausible :) ( not Monaco taking over the whole of Asia haha)