ww1

As the title says, and do you think they will use it to impose their will on the rest of the world, or it will become common knowledge among the world physicians as they exchange ideas ?

What are the plausible ways that the HSF could've beaten the RN at Jutland?

WW1 still happens somewhat similar to OTL, but without diving too much into details, Austria-Hungary remains completely intact following the war. Based on hindsight and on pre-war trends, how could the demographics of Austria-Hungary look like by the early 21th century? How big could the...

“Order prevails in Berlin!" You foolish lackeys! Your 'order' is built on sand. Tomorrow the revolution will rise up again, clashing its weapons, and to your horror it will proclaim with trumpets blazing: I was, I am, I shall be!" ~ Rosa Luxemburg, 14/1/19 " At last we see in Germany honest...

I encountered this image and wondered if America could've adopted another helmet design during WW1 and perhaps WW2 based on these designs instead of the brodie helmet.

POD: Franz Ferdinand is still assassinated, but instead of opting for a full-scale war, the Austro-Hungarians agree to a British call for a Great Power conference and only occupy Belgrade. The Vienna Conference commences and July Crisis eventually reaches a diplomatic solution. How could this...

Kaiser Whilhelm the second is regarded as a poor leader of Germany under many regards. The Kaiser following the war tried to become king of Prussia and not Germany; however he found Germany and Prussia were one united country. He soon abdicates after. What if, in this alternate world; the...

IOTL, the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy signed armistice with the Entente on the 3rd of November 1918 in Villa Giusti, Padua, which put an end to its participation in the conflict on the next day. Despite this, the commander of the Entente forces in Serbia, General Franchet d'Esperey continued his...

OTL Second Battle of the Piave River was a disaster. One of, if not the most important reason behind this was the fact, that the Austro-Hungarians split up their forces between the Piave and Tyrol Fronts, thus both attacks were too weak to achieve the desired breakthrough. Now, what if the...

Károlyi became a prominent political figure in Hungary during the later stages of the war. He gained the overall support of most of the pacifist, Entente-friendly and democratic elements in the country. Following the Aster Revolution, he became Prime Minister on October 31st and later on became...

TRAGEDY STRIKES THE ITALIAN POLITICAL SCENE ROME- Sidney Sonnino's government was hit by the tragedy today with the news of Antonio Salandra's sudden death. The finance minister was going to Pisa for institutional reasons, when the train he was traveling on derailed near Grosetto. While he...

Prologue August 9, 1914, 6 PM, Stockholm, The Kingdom of Sweden 56 year old King Gustaf The Fifth of Sweden was reading a novel beside the homely fire in his room whilst sipping a cup of tea. He did like to read and the old Swedish classics depicting his predecessors military tactics were...

Suppose the German manage to take this line by the end of June. Le Mort Homme, Fort Souville and Tavannes are all in German hands. Verdun (together with the French supplies and their artillery) is now threatened by the German artillery hiding behind the German controlled heights. The French...

In a no WW1/WW2 timeline, how much longer would these Empires last? How much longer would it take India, countries in Africa/Asia to obtain independence?

How would there being no WW1 or the UK staying out of WW1 effect Ireland specifically? In regards to Home Rule legislation/Potential Independence

To the East, to the Death, to the Struggle 1st September, 1914 With war not even a month ago, the coordination of the French and British forces was important. Together in Paris were the men who would kickstart the Allied war effort, or most of it rather: - Field Marshal Horatio Kitchener...

In 1912, there were four major candidates- Taft, Roosevelt, Wilson, and Eugene Debs of the socialist party. Now, otl, Debbs only won about 10% of the vote. But how would we be able to not only get the presidency but his party in control of at least one chamber of Congress, so that he could act...

The initial German offensive at Verdun was quite successful, but given that the Germans only attacked East to the river, they quickly found themselves in crossfire from across the other bank of the Meuse, which hampered their forces. Had they attacked on both sides of the river, such problem...

In a scenario where the Belle Epoque lasts 25 more years with the Great War starting on September 1, 1939, how do armies develop? What would the armies look like with a further 25 years to hone their technology and tactics without the Great War? Would army technology be ahead or behind OTL?

In a scenario, inwhich Austria-Hungary mobilises according to Case R+B(Russia+Balkans), and therefore deploys the 2nd Army against Russia from the very beginning, what operational options does the K.u.K Army have, if the Russian 3rd and 8th Armies are stopped in East Galicia? How far North can...