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  1. Could an earlier, rougher American entry into WW1 lead to de-facto desegregation of the military?

    (Inspired by Reds! making use of a similar theme, albeit in a TL with a much earlier PoD.) Would it be possible for an earlier American entry into the war on the Entente that, for any number of reasons/PoDs (an under equipped and unprepared Army, for instance), leads to heavy losses and...

  2. Long term effects of no "Confederation Wars" in South Africa on African rights?

    The Earl of Carnavon's appointment of Henry Bartle Frere as High Commissioner of Southern Africa resulted in his disastrous attempts to bring all of Southern Africa under a British confederation, like that of Canada. His initial scheme was unsuccessful, instead leading to a series of wars that...

  3. WI: George V assassinated by IRA in Belfast, 1921?

    George V was present in Belfast on June 22nd, 1921, to precede over the opening of the Northern Irish Parliament. While there are no known plans for any assassination attempt upon the king, a barrel containing a revolver, ammunition, and parts of a policeman's uniform was found behind a known...

  4. Aftermath of a quicker Bolshevik victory in the Civil War?

    However it comes to pass, lets say that the Bolsheviks achieve victory over the White forces earlier than OTL. What would be the effects of a quicker victory, and by proxy a less devastated Russia, have on the development of the Soviet state?

  5. Civil Rights Movement if Lincoln Lives?

    Inspired by an old thread about Lincoln's Supreme Court So, assuming Lincoln lives, either because Booth misses or Booth is apprehended before he can get to Lincoln. Either way, Lincoln serves a full second term, and he doesn't run for a third. Its almost a certainty that Lincoln's...

  6. Viability of "Dixie/Dixieland" as the formal name for the South?

    Something I've noticed in works involving an independent Southern US is that the name tends to be a variation of the Confederacy, with Dixie being a nickname, much like OTL, and never its formal name. Is there any reason why Dixie isn't considered a "real" name, and if so, what could happen to...

  7. AHC: Earlier SWAT-like police forces

    Would it have been possible for American police forces to establish forces similar to OTL's SWAT than they did in OTL 1960s-70s, like the interwar period? Could a stronger showing from organized crime force their hand? If so, what sort of equipment what they use?

  8. Greater Vichy French combat

    OTL, Vichy French military (such as it was) was more concerned with suppressing the resistance than cooperating with Germany in their wars, with most French participation being in small volunteer militias (the biggest I saw was the Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism, which had a size...

  9. Barbarossa WI: Could Germany invade (more) through Finland?

    Probably a long shot, but whatever. Would it be possible for the Germans to commit greater forces through Finland, effectively opening up a whole new front? Perhaps if Operation Silver Fox was more successful?

  10. Greater Free/Slave State parity; effects on a future civil war? Who secedes?

    Wholly inspired by EBR's excellent Rebel North scenario. Suppose that the United States gains even more land during the Mexican-American War. Or go beyond that; extend the Missouri Compromise Line to the Pacific and get South California as a slave state. Buy Cuba, as advocated by Pierre Soule...

  11. AHC: Get the Cape Universal Franchise expanded across South Africa.

    A common trope in AH is to get the Cape Universal Franchise expanded across the rest of South Africa. Your task is to get that to happen as much as possible, any POD can work. Does the Confederation nonsense need to be averted? Does Cecil Rhodes need to die? Does the First Boer War, or the...

  12. AHC: Gay-friendly/friendlier Russia post-1991?

    What would it take for Russia to become a country that isn't such a synonym for homophobia? http://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/10/world/russia-s-gay-men-step-out-of-soviet-era-shadows.html?src=pm&pagewanted=1 Or is it too late to remove entrenched homophobia? Perhaps a no-Stalin USSR would help?

  13. Best possible South Africa post 1994?

    While South Africa is by no means a Congo or Zimbabwe, it could be a lot better. After the democratic elections of 1994, what would need to happen for South Africa to get up to at least Eastern European levels of development, if not higher?

  14. WI: Genuine Colonial "Upliftment"?

    By which I mean, colonizing powers actually do the thing they say they do and educate their subjects, set up functioning societies, etc. Reading rast's A Shift in Priorities, I was fascinated by the idea of Germany's central African colonies going from your bog-standard colony to a great power...

  15. How quickly could Britain/France defeat and occupy Nazi Germany?

    Pretty straightforward. What pre-war PODS would need to happen in order for Germany to be occupied by the combined forces of Britain and France as soon as possible, and how soon would that be? Assume that they decided to attack immediately after the German invasion of Poland and the declaration...

  16. AHC: Best way for Britain to invade Russia/USSR?

    Not concerned with how this came to be politically, just the technical side of it. What would be the best way for Britain to invade the Russian Empire/USSR in a Barbarossa-type all-out war within the 30s or 40s? Where would be the best place to invade; through Scandinavia? Amphibious landings...

  17. Is a segregated/Apartheid South Africa inevitable?

    From my (Wikipedia) readings on the history of the Cape Colony and figures like Saul Solomon and John Molteno, I've gotten the impression that they were fighting a losing battle. Perhaps the Cape Qualified Franchise could've been maintained in a Cape on its own, but it almost certainly couldn't...

  18. Best Case Scenario for Blacks in a Union post Confederate victory?

    Now sure, the north had its own problems with racism, and the whole meme of "south secedes and north becomes a multiracial paradise because hurr-durr south is all the racists" is dumb. But, I still cannot help but feel that the station of blacks, and their civil rights, would not be at least...

  19. Paleontological Challenge: Avert the "Dumb, Slow-Moving Dinosaur" Perception

    Dinosaurs in both culture and paleontology were depicted as dumb, lizard-like beasts really up until Jurassic Park revitalized their image with proper scientific understanding (with some creative liberties of course). Despite the work of John Ostrom in the 1960s with Dromeosaurs, the idea of...

  20. AHC: Anglophonic anti-Draka

    Probably a long shot, but whatever. Create a scenario resulting in a large English-speaking state, headquartered in South Africa but extending up to at least the Equator, that has a history of racial tolerance and liberal democracy. Preferably, its at least a Great Power.
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