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Points of Divergence : World War One
A collection of PODs on events, decisions, policies, and so on which might have changed the course of WWI. Not only Central Powers (CP) victory ideas, but also lots of ideas about prolonged, shortened or less deadly versions of the war, about different decisions made by the Entente countries, etc.
2014 is the year of the centennary of the start of the war, so feel free to join in the AH WWI discussion in the special commemorative thread. (Among other things, you can use it to suggest further additions and improvements to this POD page as well.) You can also visit this page.
Before the Storm : Alternate Alliances prior to 1914
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Before the Storm : Alternate developments prior to 1914
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WWI at a different time
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1914
- Austria-Hungary immediately declares war against Serbia and does not wait for over a month
- Italy joins the Central Powers
- Romania stays neutral
- Romania joins the Central Powers
- The Ottoman Empire joins the Entente
- Germany wins the battle of the Marne
- Germany wins the “race to the sea”
- Russia throws the Germans back behind the Vistula
- Austria-Hungary doesn't waste its army against Serbia
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1915
- Germans don't use poison gas
- The Lusitania not sunk
- Italy doesn't join the war
- Italy wins at Isonzo
- Serbia fights off Central Powers
- Breakthrough at the western front, for whomever
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1916
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1917
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1918
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1919
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Throughout the War
- Adolf Hitler dies during the war
- Speculation on the effects of Italy joining the Central Powers at the outbreak of war (also some interesting discussion on the Ottoman Empire and its position visa vis Italy and the rest of the CP)
- Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck is even more successful in his African campaign and turns it into a political career after the war's over
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Stalemates and earlier armistices
- Speculation on the effects of a CP-triggered Armistice in the early stages of the war (includes some interesting discussion on the fate of the Belgian Congo)
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The Central Powers winning WWI
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“Country XY” in a world where the Central Powers won WWI
As a subcategory of the above PODs, here's an overview of of discussions about how different countries and nations would cope in a TL where the Central Powers won WWI.
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Immediate Post-WWI Situation
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ASB WWI PODs
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Essays and general musings
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See Also
No World Wars Points of Divergence
World War II Points of Divergence
Points of Divergence : Military Technology
WWI and WWII Must Always Occur - An alternate history cliché.
German Techwank - A notorious alternate history cliché.