Points of Divergence : The Netherlands

Points of divergence concerning alternate historical developments within the modern day territory of the Netherlands.

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• Discussion on the Dutch dominating Germany, and how
• When did the Dutch develop a separate identity?
• WI Dutch was far closer to German ?
• Discussion on making the Dutch speak German (Deutsch)
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• Longer Dutch Golden Age as a republic
• WI: United Netherlands Republic
• WI: Philip II averts or supresses the Dutch Revolt
• WI the Dutch kept New Netherlands ?
• Netherlands keeps South Africa
• Discussion on why the Dutch didn't and couldn't be a world superpower
• WI the Dutch had colonized Australia ?
• Which Pacific Islands could the Netherlands colonise ?
• Anglo-Dutch Wars PODs
• Discussion on a maximum Dutch Empire
• More discussion on a maximum Dutch Empire
• WI: Rhenish Moriscos
• WI the Spanish Netherlands went to the Dutch instead of the Austrians after the War of the Spanish Succession ?
• Anglo-Dutch Union PODs
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• WI the Dutch recieved the Rhineland after the Congress of Vienna
• WI the Netherlands stayed united with Belgium ?
• Strength of a United Belgium and Netherlands by 1900
• Challenge: Prevent Afrikaans from diverging from Dutch
• WI the Dutch East India Company had never collapsed ?
• POD idea for a specific 19th century United Netherlands scenario and its aftermath
• WI: Margaret Zelle (Mata Hari) didn't move to Java in 1895
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• Netherlands-Venezuela dispute of 1908
• WI the Dutch joined the Central Powers in WWI ?
• Discussion about the Netherlands joining the Central Powers in WWI
• Timeline idea: The Netherlands in WWI and a more closely knit Benelux
• WI the Dutch had moved forwards with their plans for a stronger navy in the 1930s ?
• Challenge: Is there any way to have The Netherlands keep Indonesia ?
• WI the Dutch East Indies Army was better equipped, trained and led in 1941 and 1942 ?
• Plausibility check : Suriname not going independent and remaining as Dutch Guiana
• Pim Fortuyn survives - what happens next?
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• A very helpful list of interesting Dutch PODs
• Musings about a Dutch POD
• Could the Low Countries stay united ?
• DBWI: Wierd ATL Map of the Netherlands
• Challenge: Make the Netherlands the Most Evil Nation in History
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• The present day Netherlands ISOTed to WWI
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