Contemporary History
Scenarios from 1945 CE to present day
What If Fantasy Sports Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where fantasy sports never emerged as a cultural phenomenon, dramatically altering modern sports fandom, media coverage, and a multi-billion dollar industry.
What If Faster-Than-Light Travel Was Achieved?
Exploring the alternate timeline where humanity overcame the light-speed barrier, revolutionizing space exploration, interstellar colonization, and fundamentally altering humanity's relationship with the cosmos.
What If Fidel Castro Was Assassinated?
Exploring the alternate timeline where one of the many assassination attempts against Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro succeeded, dramatically altering the course of Cold War politics, Cuban-American relations, and Latin American history.
What If Flanders and Wallonia Separated in Belgium?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Belgium split along linguistic lines, creating independent Flemish and Walloon states and reshaping European politics and integration.
What If Florence Leveraged Its Cultural Heritage Differently?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Florence pursued a more balanced approach to cultural heritage management, potentially transforming itself into a global model for sustainable cultural tourism rather than facing overtourism challenges.
What If Fortnite Never Became Popular?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Epic Games' battle royale phenomenon failed to capture the gaming world, dramatically altering the landscape of gaming, streaming, and digital entertainment in the 2020s.