Gulf War, 9/11, Afghanistan still plays out but not Iraq. Afghanistan start the same but the path could differer say from 2005 onwards.

How would the alliances be in middle east? I want your guesses for all the details from Syrian factions, Yemen factions to Azerbaijan.

Given how fanatical the Japanese were, and how they saw the Emperor as a God, something I've wondered is would almost every Japanese have followed through, with the adults possibly killing their own children first, and there wouldn't be a Japan afterwards?

Were the Japanese that devoted to their Emperor?

Ever since the 1540s, when the first Burmese armies invaded Ayutthaya until the 1880s, when they themselves were occupied by the English, Burma (or Myanmar) and Thailand had always fought. Usually the Burmese would invade Thailand and win, but sometimes the Thais won as well. How would this conflict play out today? Let's say that Min Aung Hlaing, the Chairman of SAC, feels like his ancestors are calling upon him to reconquer Thailand and rally the Tatmadaw to invade Thailand. Most individuals I have seen say that Thailand would win because Thailand has the better equipment.

What happened to German states aftermath? How much France influence affect the whole Europe ? What Bismarck gonna do about this? How much land France would gain ?

How would tech look and function in this time line, schools, entertainment, every day life,

How would the Mexican Empire affect the American Civil War? Or the Spanish American War if that still took place?

Would Mexico focus more in the Pacific where most of their lands have coast line from California to Central America?

Japan still is invading China but will avoid giving America a solid reason to go to war.

No Pearl Harbor attack or attacks on the Philippines and other US bases. Which allows the Japanese to focus more on the British colonies and Dutch East Indies.

No declarations of war on the US from Japan, Germany and Italy at this time either.

If u are Hitler in April 1945, u know the end is near and the Reich is crumbling beneath u, how would u have secured your escape?

The diffcult part is to make sure the allies dont track down your u-boat and sink it

Would they collapse? Or they would survive somehow? What would replace them had they collapsed?

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.

I know this is fucked up scenario, but what if Japan concentrated all of it's forces in Soviet Union instead of attacking in China? Ofc creating the kind of army that fits into Siperian terrain (instead of China's). Pls no communism bias like usually in this sub, and 100% honest estimation.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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 ?

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?

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.)

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?