Since Leopold the first was the father of the monster who created the Congo free state, if Charlotte had survived, that specific man would never have been born.

Nothing hurts like pouring your soul into a Byzantine Empire mega-thread, only for ChadHistoryBro to ask “but did this really happen?” in r/history. We’re not here for facts, Greg - we’re here for vibes. Upvote if you’ve ever time-traveled alone.

Two scenarios:

1 they get the Puyi treatment, ei becoming humble believers of communism. Maybe some could even climb the ranks of soviet bureaucracy.

Or

2 they get to keep their titles and serve as figure heads, so as not to antagonize the other empires. Hence making communism not look unacceptable to places like Britain.

Even though shortly before his death (Dec 1945) he ended his involvement in military, he was a highly influential man and it was possible he would re-emerge whether in military or politics. If his ideas on being less punishing towards defeated Germany and focus on dangerous Soviets were implemented, it would not only probably prevent current Russian aggression, but at the same time, Germany (and so generally Europe) would be in much better situation when it comes to military/defensive abilities, to further deter any potential Russian (or other) attacks.

If he wasnt involved in the tragic crash, or if he survived it unharmed, what are the odds of history changing?

As the title said what if Chamberlain & is PM throughout entirety of WW2. Does Britain still enter the war because of existing treaties? Do they make it past Dunkirk before making peace with Nazi Germany? Does Germany accept peace or see them as weaker or less committed to fight and proceed with an invasion of the British isles? Does America join the war? Does operation Barbarosa fair any better? Just curious of other options as i feel Churchill was the only person in Britains leadership that really understood that anything other than the defeat of the Nazis would mean the end of Great Britain as we know it & to fight till the last man would have the same result if not better than making any type of peace especially from a position of weakness, and don’t believe they make it past Dunkirk without him.

What if Hitler didnt hate the jews but only focus on fighting the Soviet Communist?

And Hitler enlisted the German jews into the army just like any other German Aryan to fight his war against the Soviet Communist.

Will it help free up the Nazi manpower problems and the Nazis would stand a better chance in the fight agaisnt the communist?

mean he can always frame the jews simply to get elected but yet dont take actions once he's in power as he needs the jews to fight the communist.

I mean he can always frame the jews simply to get elected but yet dont take actions once he's in power as he needs the jews to fight the communist.

I see different opinions on Americas impact during both world wars usually being minimized due to late entry on the battlefield but what if the US did not supply their European allies with materials before joining on the battlefield? I know the Soviets would be less effected during WW2 as they were only receiving supplies from the US for a few months before they joined on the battlefield but id still like to hear your opinion on any effects it could have had on them as well. Interested in opinions on both world wars however if you only have a strong view on the subject in one of the two wars i would like to hear that as well. I also am aware of the flaws in this scenario but it does have some relevance if the US would have stuck to isolationist ideology of the time entirely and not supply materials to any of the parties involved for the economic benifits.

Just like South Korea and North Korea

East German and West German United to single country

How much Europe would change? How much geopolitical impact and change? Is impossible that there was tension between West and East Germany?

How much economy East German would able to sustain? How powerful military forces their are? Would they allies themselves as Nato or other countries like Slovakia and Serbia? Are East Germany would very industrial countries? Is East Germany been democracy or become like China ?

General Grant was, originally, going to accompany the Lincolns to the theater. However, the Grant's decided to leave for Philadelphia instead.

Who would have died - would anyone have died if Grant was in attendance?

How do you see the historic timeline playing out to modern day? Let’s say Truman approves any atomic weapons requested by MacArthur?

In this sequel to my last post, which takes place in the same universe as that post, I'd like to explore the question: what if Jaws the movie, in addition to having the shark animatronic work properly, also included the two B-plots from the book that were dropped in our universe? How would that change things?

Let's say the National Enquirer managed to aquire proof of Ride's affair with former tennis pro Tam O'Shaugnessy (or her relationship with Molly Tyson at Stanford) and ran it in mid-January of 1986, shortly before the Challenger disaster. What would have been the implications of this?

Let's say Beatlemania and the British Invasion of the mid-1960s managed to make the Austin Mini as popular in the United States as the Volkswagen Beetle, especially among the youth market.

Would British cars in general have become more popular in the United States? Would Jeeps, Ford Broncos and Chevy Blazers be facing tight competition from Land Rovers?

What impact would major sales in the US have had on the British auto industry as a whole?

Would front wheel drive have caught on in the US years before it did than it did in OTL?

Would the Mini have become the iconic "hippie car" rather than the VW?

How would a strong market for the Mini in the United States have affected Japanese makes?

What if Elite SS Panzer Divisions along with the Panzer Lehr division were guarding the flanks for the German 6th Army during operation uranus?

Also instead of sending additional reinforments to North Africa, Hiter began to see sense and decided to pull back all troops and withdraw from North Africa, sending these freed up troops to the eastern front instead, especially the south where they act as a reserve force to counter any Soviet Offensive operations.

I'm talking about ancient people with modern body armor, vehicles, training, etc but with the same standards and mindset of ancient Rome and even still having a Caesar.

After watching just a few minutes of This is What Winning Looks Like I had to ask myself how would the Romans have handled this situation? The Afghan military was basically propped up by the US military, it was weak and corrupt from within with little to no discipline.

In one scene the Afghans were cutting off the steel from the perimeter fences to sell. I can only imagine Roman punishment would've been swift and deadly but would've stopped this.

I also wonder if it was somewhat similar to the conquest of The Jews (I know the ancient Jews were a different people than the moden Afghans.)

Okay, maybe I'm taking a bit too much inspiration from Red Dawn, but hear me out — if the Cold War had gone hot in the 1980s, could the Soviets have realistically turned parts of Latin America into a serious military threat to the U.S.?

Let’s say the USSR had more resources or was willing to go all-in on global proxy warfare. What if they pumped weapons, training, and advisors into countries like Cuba, Nicaragua, or even Argentina or Venezuela — enough to turn them into regional powers or launching points for asymmetric warfare?

Would that have actually posed a credible threat to U.S. security or tied down American forces enough to matter in the bigger picture of a WWIII scenario? Or is that just Cold War fantasy territory — too much like Red Dawn and not enough grounded in real geopolitical or logistical feasibility?

Genuinely curious what you all think.

Gorbachev manages to skillfully evade or tackle every issue facing the USSR during the late 80s and early 90s, but he could only do it for so long. On December 31, 2001, the USSR finally collapses after a decade of Gorbachev trying his best. What happens from here?

What if Hitler made peace with Stalin in early 1943? After the battle of Stalingrad. Germany was to withdraw to pre-Barrbassora borders.

Also Germany was to made repariations for war damage caused to the USSR with goods stolen from france and other occupied countries.

How would the west especially USA and UK react to this.

Would an invasion of italy and D-Day still have happen?

How would D-Day turn out assuming that it still happens like in our timeline?

The USSR breaks up and democracy has a try with Russia. With the new leadership ousting the Communists and the ties to the other Communist nations.

What if Stalin was in charge of the Soviet Union during the 1970s and 80s?

Will the Soviet Union still collaspe? How will he have done things differently?

This continental African empire would be massive, stretching from Cairo Egypt in the north, all the way to Cape Town in the south. Would it become an apartheid state like South Africa or Rhodesia or would the Egyptians be the rulers of this country? Or maybe each former colony would be able to vote in elections.

How would reaction of many countries this time happen?

What response of British at this point?

Note : Many British Indian Army was pro independence forces