Economic Changes
Scenarios involving different economic systems, trade patterns, and financial developments
What If The Laser Was Never Invented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the laser technology was never developed, drastically altering the trajectory of modern technology, medicine, communications, and scientific research.
What If The Latin American Debt Crisis Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Latin American nations avoided the devastating debt crisis of the 1980s, potentially transforming the region's economic development, political stability, and global influence.
What If The Lion Air Flight 610 Crash Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the catastrophic Boeing 737 MAX crash in Indonesia never occurred, potentially altering the trajectory of aviation safety, Boeing's corporate future, and global aircraft regulation.
What If The Little Ice Age Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the global cooling period known as the Little Ice Age (1300-1850) never occurred, potentially transforming early modern history, agricultural development, and the trajectory of human civilization.
What If The Lost Decade in Japan Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Japan avoided its economic stagnation of the 1990s, potentially transforming global economic power dynamics and technological development into the 21st century.
What If The Louisiana Purchase Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States failed to acquire the vast Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, dramatically altering North American borders, power dynamics, and the trajectory of American expansion.