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    WI: Napoleon crushed in Russia?

    The French invasion of Russia is largely cited as a disaster that marked the beginning of the end for Napoleon. However, it was largely disease and the Russian weather that decimated Napoleon's forces as opposed to military defeat, would not be until the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 and the...
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    AHC: Puerto Rican Independence War

    With a POD anytime after the founding of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party in 1922, is there any way to see the outbreak of a war for independence on the island? If so, how could this come about? Is there any chance of Nationalist success if such a war broke out or would the U.S. Army crush it...
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    Alternate 1844 Presidential Election

    Let's say that Silas Wright is somehow convinced to allow himself to be put forward as a compromise candidate during the 1844 DNC and as a result he becomes the Democratic nominee rather than James K. Polk. Would Polk be chosen for the VP nomination or someone else? Would a Wright/Polk ticket...
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    AHC: Communist France

    As the title suggests, with a POD anytime after the end of WW1, is it possible for France to go Communist without direct foreign imposition or intervention? If so, how is this most likely to occur? Could it come as a result of the elections in the aftermath of WW2, the events of May 1968 or...
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    General Strikes to stop the Great War

    Before he was assassinated in late July 1914, the French socialist politician Jean Jaures was planning general strikes in both France and Germany in an effort to stop the countries from declaring war on each other. At the time of his death Paris was said to be close to revolution but his...
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    WI: De Gaulle dies in 1940

    Let's say that Charles de Gaulle dies sometime immediately after the Battle of France, before he has the chance to firmly establish himself as the leader of Free France. Who would lead the Free French forces with him absent? How does this affect the relationship between Free France and the...
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    A Very Different 1942

    Imagine a world where the Wehrmacht's Army Group Centre reaches Moscow by the end of 1941 only to find itself overextended, encircled and destroyed. A world in which the CPC's Hundred Regiments Offensive goes disastrously and the Japanese manage to agree a peace with the KMT by early 1941, but...
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    American Crisis in 1914

    Inspired by a few brief discussions on this forum about the makings of an American Crisis around the beginning of WW1, I wanted to ask: is it possible to team an economic depression beginning in August 1914 triggered by the Entente alongside a general strike triggered by an interventionist...
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    British victory in the Southern Theater

    As the title says, with a POD no earlier than 1775, how can the British achieve victory in the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War and retain control of Georgia, Florida and perhaps South Carolina?
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    Qing Conquest of Japan

    Is there any plausible way to get this event to happen, and if so what is the latest possible POD that could allow this to happen? Were there any OTL Qing Emperors interested in extending Chinese dominion over Japan?
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    WI: Turkish Civil War

    The period between 1976 and 1980 was one of great political tension in Turkey resulting in many episodes of violence between far-left and far-right paramilitaries along with Maoist and Kurdish insurgents, only partially dying down with the 1980 coup d’etat. However, it is not always the case...
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    AHC: Save Yugoslavia

    The question is simple: with a POD no earlier than Tito’s OTL death, how can the dissolution of Yugoslavia be prevented with the least amount of bloodshed? If a partial dissolution is unavoidable, how much of Yugoslavia can be retained?
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    The Eighth HoS List Challenge

    Welcome everyone to the Eighth HoS List Challenge! It was very sad to see this challenge dormant for so long, and seeing what's happened with the 7th Challenge I don't want history to repeat itself. Things will be different this time. Thank you to @Callan for bringing the idea back, and...
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    How would a Conservative Government conduct WW1?

    Assuming that Balfour won one of the 1910 elections and there was a Conservative government in the UK at the outbreak of war in 1914, what would be the differences in the British conduct of the war? Would the country be more or less prepared? Would the Conservatives still form a Coalition...
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    AHC: No Premier League

    A simple one really: how far back do you have to go to avoid the breakaway of the top flight and the creation of the Premier League in 1992? Is it something that can be avoid for all time? What would need to happen to increase the chances of this, and what would be the effect on both British and...
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    AHC: Balkanised Commonwealth of Australia

    Over the decades there have been a great many proposals to partition the states or add to the number of states that comprise Australia, some of which have been successful, others less so. So I would like to ask: what is the maximum number of states that the Commonwealth of Australia can...
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    WI: Revolutionary General Strikes

    In AH we often see the 1926 General Strike in the UK being used to give rise to a British Revolution - and to a much, much lesser extent the General Strike in Winnipeg for a Canadian Revolution along with the regular Strike in Glasgow, both in 1919. However, what is the likelihood of any of...
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    WI: McClellan became dictator

    Most of you will be familiar with George McClellan and his role during the ACW. However, a lesser-known fact is that McClellan fancied himself as a possible Dictator of the United States, writing letters stating his belief that he could seize control if he wanted to. So the question is: what if...
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    WI: Baldwin deposed in 1923

    What would be the effect of Stanley Baldwin being deposed as Conservative Party leader following their 1923 election defeat? Who would take over the leadership? How would it change the outcome of the 1924 election, and the future of Britain beyond that?
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    AHC: Britain as tech capital of the world

    As the title suggests, with a POD no earlier than 1975, what would be necessary to allow Britain (or a British city) to achieve the title of the "tech capital of the world", rivalling or even surpassing Silicon Valley in size and power?
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