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The Kaiser is Dead. Long Live the Kaiser June 2nd, 1914 Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany. The newly crowned Kaiser Heinrich of Germany stands solemnly alone above his father's tomb. His father had ruled Germany for over twenty-six years. His reign had seen reform, family betrayal, and...

THE TIMES May 13, 1917 - - - GREAT WAR OVER; CENTRAL POWERS VICTORIOUS Last evening, merely six days since Kaiser Wilhelm's troops stormed Paris following a two week siege, Prime Minister David Lloyd George (along with the remaining Allied Powers) publicly signed an armistice with the Central...

So apparently the WAllies attempted to kill Kaiser Bill by bombing run in 1918. Saying this succeeds, how does it change the fate of the monarchy in Germany? Will the WAllies be more or less favourably disposed to the Hohenzollerns if Kaiser Wilhelm II is definitely off the scene? What of...

let say ottoman empire and Romania stay neutral in great war until 1917. ottoman stay neutral because British sink SMS Goeben in august 1914.Romania stay neutral because German and Austrian launch limited attack on Ukraine in may 1916 .that prevent brusilov offensive. German loss was 350k for...

Author's Note: Greetings everyone! For those of you wondering, this timeline is based off of, and ties in with White Star and Titanic, What Could Have Been. You most definitely do not need to read the entire timeline to know what is going on here, but if you would like a more in depth look at...

The United States of America's entry into WWI on behalf of Germany was arguably one of the most influential events in the whole conflict, and later influenced world history. The Americans established a hegemony over the Americas through the Organization of American States and maintained...

After the US entered WWI there was an enormous campaign of persecution and hysteria against German-Americans. Despite being arguably the largest minority language/culture in the US since its founding, the war decimated German cultural life in America. Institutions and newspapers shut down and...

Part of the reason Italy joined the triple alliance, was because France took Tunisia despite Italy's desire to have her. Suppose France is more accommodating. Is this enough to prevent WWI? Presumably, without Italy as an ally, Germany will have a more timid policy or will become an ally with...

The Willy-Nicky telegrams were a series of personal communications between cousins (first cousins via Alexandra Feodorovna, 3rd via Paul I of Russia) Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II on the eve of WWI. They were rather friendly, and each was accustomed to calling the other "Willy" or...

What if the Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia was renewed in 1890? The Reinsurance Treaty was a secret agreement in which both powers promised to remain neutral if the other was attacked by a third party. In The War That Ended Peace, the expiration of the treaty is described as a...

Suppose the American government had not declared war on Germany for some reason in April of 1917. What effect would the lack of direct American involvement have in Russia? Would the provisional government decide to make a separate peace with the Central Powers since the Entente will be in a...

This scenario could use some revision, but the basic premise is as follows: Franz Ferdinand is not murdered in 1914. Instead, AH military spending has grown 5-10% from 1906-1911, and and continues to slowly grow from 1912-1916, after which the now "triple monarchy" (really a unified country...

What are the best possible PODs for a successful restoration of the Polish-Lithuanian Union, either as a monarchy or republic, after WWI?

World War I was one of the deadliest wars in human history, but apart from the campaigns against the Ottomans and a few minor battles in southern Africa, the vast majority of the fighting seems to have been concentrated in Europe. How can that be changed? What POD might lead to a WWI with...

What possible impact could a major sortie by the High Seas Fleet have had if it had been launched to support Operation Michael? In particular, as I understand it, Lloyd George had held significant reserves in Britain as a way of keeping Haig on a shorter leash. If the HSF could have disrupted...

Say that Frank Ferdinand is not shot and that no war erupts in July. Instead war erupts when the Greek-Turkish Naval Crisis flares up and conflict ensues. How exactly would the alliances play out and what strategies would the various powers use, for example would the war breaking out in the...

Side 1- Germany, Russia, Italy Side 2- Great Britain, France, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Turkey i have a very rough Timeline in my head and I would like to see how plausible the alliance is. Say the POD being that the Reinsurance treaty is upheld,with Germany and Russia staying allied...

IOTL, at the end of World War I, Turkey was allowed a free hand in the Caucasian Isthmus after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and the Treaty of Batum, which stipulated that the Ottoman Empire was allowed freedom of movement of goods and persons through the territory of the modern Republic of...

So, assume that the Central Powers win WWI. How likely would it be for the Austro-Hungarian Empire to annex Serbia (minus Macedonia) and Romania? And perhaps also Montenegro? Did the austro-hungarian leadership consider such actions? For what reason would they do such? To remove outside actors...

So, before the usual Versailles hater/apologists leap in, this is a bit different. In a scenario where WWI ends in a white peace/limited CP victory/uti possidetis situation, how realistic is it to suggest Prussia may have territorial adjustments? Would, at the resultant Great Power...