Economic Changes
Scenarios involving different economic systems, trade patterns, and financial developments
What If The European Union Never Formed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where European integration stalled after World War II, preventing the formation of the European Union and radically reshaping the continent's political, economic, and social landscape.
What If The Exxon Valdez Never Spilled Oil?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster never occurred, potentially altering environmental regulation, the oil industry, and Alaska's pristine ecosystems.
What If The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the catastrophic 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill was averted, potentially reshaping environmental policy, oil industry practices, and the pristine ecosystem of Alaska's Prince William Sound.
What If The Fair Housing Act Never Passed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States failed to enact the Fair Housing Act of 1968, potentially allowing housing discrimination and segregation to persist unabated into the 21st century.
What If The Federal Reserve Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States never established its central banking system in 1913, potentially reshaping American monetary policy, economic development, and global financial influence throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
What If The First Gulf War Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Iraq's invasion of Kuwait was prevented or resolved diplomatically, avoiding the 1991 Gulf War and potentially reshaping Middle Eastern geopolitics, U.S. military doctrine, and the entire trajectory of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.