we must build a canal

It's not entirely impossible a scenario as San Marino managed to stay an independent republic via playing its larger neighbors against each other (and would emerge the ONLY player not absorbed by Italian Unification). Also Luxembourg and Andorra more or less did the same . So could Vermont have...

What if the goverment of Mexico responded harshly to the punite expeditions of the U.S against Veracruz and pancho villa treating them as an invasions and giving an ultimatum of either withdraw and pay reparations or face war or at least nationalization of U.S companies and a embargo against the...

Ok, folks, I'm winding down my "Quasi-War" timeline and will do a short one here before I do a full "reboot". I've had an idea about how just a shift of a state or two from slave to free early on would have broken a lot of those deadlocks from 1800 to 1860. I thought about it being Virginia...

Would Mexico join Germany in WW1?

It is often talked about the possibility of Soviet obtaining carriers in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, but I have never seen what aircraft they would have used on their flattops. I see little possibility in converting land based designs so what will Stalin use on his carriers?

With a POD of 1783 how big can we get current Canada?

Has anyone ever read the book "Man in the High Castle?" it is sort of like the book "Doctor Lexington" in which the Entente wins the Second Great War and divides the world between themselves. I am currently halfway through the book and i was wondering what other peoples opinion was on the book...

Chrysler in the late 1970s was in a seriously bad way, effectively needing a root and branch reform by the newly brought in Lee Iacocca as CEO to try and stave off the millions in ongoing losses they were suffering. Large scale firings, cancellations of models, selling off foreign and defence...

i have heard people talk about Scenarios where Imperial China colonizes the Americas and i was wondering about the plausibility of this occurring. another thing i was wondering was the plausibility of Imperial China colonizing Australia instead of Britain?

Adolf Hitler (1933-1945) The first German leader to assume the role of both Chancellor and President, he did not live to enjoy the fruits of German victory that he worked for years to attain. Adolf Hitler might have not even been a footnote in history if his sheer animal instincts did not...

Following on from this thread from 2013 (https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/king-for-a-day-duke-for-a-lifetime.296626/), how different would things be if Duarte (Edward), Duke of Guimarães (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infante_Duarte,_5th_Duke_of_Guimarães), had not died in 1576...

West Wind Clear What if Japan goes South West - and tries to do a Britain first strategy? Introductionary notes Update - the story is now complete! The topic of why Japan chose to attack the US as well the Dutch and British in December 1941 comes up from time to time. My goal here is to...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Naval_Laws In 1898, the German Naval Law called for the following total warships to be attained by 1903: 19 battleships (12 existing; 7 additional vessels to be built), 8 coastal ironclads (8 existing), 12 large cruisers (10 existing, 2 additional...

MotF 137: Substitute Scramble The Challenge Make a map of a region or place where colonization was not fought over in OTL. It can be Antarctica, Asia, or even Arabia, as long as you deem it wasn't fought over colonially. Go nuts! :D The Restrictions There are no restrictions on when your...

Apologies again for the pompous titles. Background Over the course of the Weekly Flag Challenge, several issues have persisted. These include: - The first post can no longer be edited. This makes it impossible to amend the rule list. - The size limit is uncodified and unenforced because of...

I recall reading somewhere (but can’t remember just where) that there were some significant arguments and debates abut how wide to make the Panama Canal locks. I’ve heard everything from ~80 feet wide to 130 or so—the wider, the more expensive. Suppose that, instead of making both sets of...

Apologies for the pompous title. Intro I think it is safe to say that the Weekly Flag Challenge is now a big part of alternatehistory.com’s Alternate History Maps and Graphics subforum, bringing together many members in friendly competition. The fact that it is still going strong six...

I noticed the map thread is pretty much full, so I'll do you guys a favor and put this up. Link to the previous thread: Map Thread XIII

Basically this idea stems from the Fatimid Caliphiate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimid_Caliphate) creating the Suez Canal in 1066. I got this idea from one of my mods in Crusader Kings 2 ( http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=509770796). This was primarily done to...

Hi folks This is not so much a "What if", but a request for information. I started thinking about this after reading a new article on the I-400 (LOS magazine #25), and the 2nd plan for them, which was to block the Panama Canal by blowing up gates. I'm not here to debate the feasibility of the...