I know this sounds implausible, but...hey this is AH.com.
So what if in colonial age both Russians and Japanese successfully modernizing themselves, while both Turks and Chinese (at that time controlled by Ottoman and Qing dynasty, respectively) experiencing stagnation...?
Well, let's say one of Russian "Tsar" (I believe that's how they called their ruler, similar to present-day Turkish Sultan and Chinese Emperor) and Japanese Emperor (yes, they DID have their own emperor in the past) initiated a major reforms...while Ottoman Sultans and Qing Emperors became more conservative...
What would be the impacts to the present day...? To the WWI? WWII? WWIII?
So what if in colonial age both Russians and Japanese successfully modernizing themselves, while both Turks and Chinese (at that time controlled by Ottoman and Qing dynasty, respectively) experiencing stagnation...?
Well, let's say one of Russian "Tsar" (I believe that's how they called their ruler, similar to present-day Turkish Sultan and Chinese Emperor) and Japanese Emperor (yes, they DID have their own emperor in the past) initiated a major reforms...while Ottoman Sultans and Qing Emperors became more conservative...
What would be the impacts to the present day...? To the WWI? WWII? WWIII?