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Points of Divergence : Papua
Points of divergence concerning alternate historical developments within the modern day territory of Papua (particularly Papua - New Guinea).
Prehistory
Challenge: Have New Guinea advance significantly further on its own
Challenge: Make New Guinea the most populous island in the world
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Antiquity
Challenge: Have New Guinea advance significantly further on its own
Challenge: Make New Guinea the most populous island in the world
Challenge: Linguistic effects of a highly-civilized New Guinea
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The Middle Ages
Challenge: Linguistic effects of a highly-civilized New Guinea
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Early Modern history
WI: Heavier and maybe earlier colonization of Papua New Guinea
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18th and 19th century
WI: Heavier and maybe earlier colonization of Papua New Guinea
Challenge: With a POD after 1750, have 75% of New Guinea speak the same language
Plausibility check: Different foreign powers settling on Papua New Guinea before 1884
Queensland vs Germany 1883 over New Guinea
Challenge: Bigger colonisation of New Guinea
Best POD for a united New Guinea ?
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20th century
Japan takes German New Guinea in WWI
Better jungle-trained Australian and American forces during WWII fighting in New Guinea
Australia uses black soldiers in New Guinea WWII
Dutch/Indonesian Papua New Guinea, instead of British administration
Netherlands New Guinea independence after 1949
Irian Jaya (West Papua) and Papua New Guinea as a unified independent country ?
Papua/New Guinea island as a united country
WI: Papua New Guinea remained an Australian territory
Challenge: Papua New Guinea with a nuclear arsenal (post-1945 POD)
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21st century
Plausibility check: Indonesia invading Papua New Guinea
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ASB / ISOT / Geological
WI: New Guinea connected to Australia
WI the Sahul shelf was not submerged during the holocene ?
1,000 BC New Guinea, the Bismarcks and Solomons transfer to the Atlantic
WI: Three Roman Legions Are ISOT To New Guinea
Netherlands New Guinea of 1962 replaces Netherlands New Guinea of 1942
Landlocked Nations, Navies, and Islands ISOT to Waterworld
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