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Points of Divergence : Portugal
Portugal is a small European country that had the virtue of being the world's first real colonial power. Of course, that's only after it was outcompeted by almost all of the other colonizers. It was also the only of the European powers to have been (for a time) ruled by one of its colonies (see Brazil-Portugal Union) and held onto its colonies longer than any other country.
Points of divergence concerning alternate historical developments within the modern day territory of Portugal, the Azores and Madeira.
Prehistory
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Antiquity
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The Middle Ages
More peaceful co-existence of Abrahamic religions in Iberia
Challenge: Viking or Irish or Welsh Azores by 1100
What is so special about the Algarves ?
Portuguese Spain instead of Castillian Spain
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Early Modern history
Portugal's King Sebastian I. ... Sebastian the Victorious ?
Portugal becoming part of the British Empire
Portugal not having to compete with the Dutch
No Iberic Union founded in 1580
Portugal joining Castile instead of Aragon
What is so special about the Algarves ?
Portuguese Spain instead of Castillian Spain
Challenge: Keep Spain and Portugal united
WI - More slaves for Portugal ?
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18th and 19th century
Portugal becoming part of the British Empire
Portugal keeping some of its colonies
Portuguese Spain instead of Castillian Spain
Effects of no Peninsular War on Latin American Wars for Independence ?
WI: Dom Pedro I. doesn't abdicate in Portugal and Brazil
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20th century
1941 US invasion of the Azores ?
Portugal holds on to its colonies
Portugal keeping some of its colonies
Dividing the Portuguese colonial empire
WI Portugal ditches Mozambique but keeps Angola ?
Plausibility check: Portugal going communist after the Carnation revolution ?
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21st century
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ASB / ISOT / Geological
How would the non-existence of several Atlantic archipelagos influence history ?
WI: Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Tunisia, and Italy ISOTed to 1914
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