r/HistoricalWhatIf

Would they have slowly crept into Canadian territory, while getting closer and closer the the U.S.?

So basically all the territories that were under the English crown in the Americas.

Canada, Bermuda, Bahamas, Florida, Jamaica, Antigua, St Kitts and Nevis, etc...

And not just joined the revolution but deliberately sent delegates to the continental meetings, overthrow their local governors, etc..

Basically the war is between the crown and all their English colonies in North America and the Caribbean.

Considering their entire life contributions

I’m reading through an alternate history book called Linebacker III where President Nixon remains in power as Watergate is never uncovered. When the NVA launch their spring offensive he orders an air campaign just as South Vietnams army is being routed in the Central Highlands. I won’t spoil too much but it was pretty interesting to see the results of having the USAF intervene. Do you all think an empowered Nixon with no scandals weighing his admin down would have been able get South Vietnam more aid and if necessary air support?

The United States is bogged down in Vietnam, France just withdrew from NATO Integrated Command, and Soviet Forces were on high alert after the Invasion of Czechoslovakia. Additionally, major NATO nations have no established modern MBT like the Abrams, Leopard, Challenger, Leclerc, and Ariete, and the F-14, F-15, F-16, AH-64, and MIM-104 have not entered service yet. Let’s assume the main battlegrounds are Germany and Greece, while East Turkey and Northern Norway serve as largely stalemates with little breakthrough.

What if constantinople held out in 1453 and the ottomans lost? 1453 the ottoman empire lays siege to the last stronghold of the roman empire and by the grace of god the old walls of constantinople hold out so im asking could the byzantines then capitalize and push back the ottomans and bring back roman glory? edit 5k views thank you guys

One reason the CCP gained so much support was promises of land reform as well as not treating captives or peasants under their rule so brutally like the KMT did. In fact, the first thing Chiang did after retreating from the mainland, was to do land reform in Taiwan so that he wouldn't meet the same fate he did in the mainland

What if Chiang went to his warlord allies and basically said "let us redistribute some of the land to the peasants and not steal from them, and we will be able to maintain support. Otherwise the CCP could win, and then it'll be your heads on a pike".

Would he have then been able to win the civil war?

Mine would be the end of Clontarf with Boru and his descendants being killed. What if they survived? Would the Dal gCais have been able to sustain power?

Just found an alternate history book with that premise called “Linebacker III: an Alternate History of the Vietnam War”.

The idea is that if Nixon had been in office, he may have been more committed to the idea of not letting South Vietnam fall on his watch. This would have lead to a stand off with the heavily democratically controlled congress. Ultimately, Nixon orders the bombing in 1975, saving South Vietnam, at least for a time, but he is impeached and convicted. Definitely worth a read, very good alternate history.

There was a brief conflict between the United States and Korea in 1871. But what if the U.S. had colonized Korea back then, just as it did the Philippines?

If Germany's army from 2026 was transported to 1945 Germany with all of their military equipment, would they try to fight the Wehrmacht or help them defend Germany from the Allies? Germany's 2026 military would undoubtedly become the most powerful, advance fighting force in 1945. I am not sure the combined might of the US, Britain and the Soviets would be able to match them. Knowing how things play out in our timeline, would 2026 Germany try to change the course of history, or keep things the way they are?

The Romans already had advanced engineering and even primitive steam devices like Hero’s aeolipile. What if they had developed a practical steam engine?

Could this have triggered an Industrial Revolution 1,500 years early and completely changed the fate of the Roman Empire?

Let’s say in mid 1940, Germany decides against launching Operation Eagle Attack (the Battle of Britain), and so the Luftwaffe is preserved until Operation Barbarossa. Additionally, Italy decides against invading Greece and rather devotes multiple divisions to assist Germany in Operation Barbarossa. Finally, Japan scraps most plans of striking the American Pacific Fleet and instead prepares and launches an invasion of East Siberia sprouting from Manchuria and North Japan (main islands). For maximum effectiveness, let’s say Germany launches Operation Barbarossa on May 22nd, and Japan launches their invasion on June 1st.

I'm not talking about whether colonialism was morally right. I'm only asking from a development perspective. Would India today be wealthier, cleaner, have stronger institutions, less corruption, fewer paper leaks, etc.? Or would the long-term costs of colonial rule still outweigh those potential benefits?