Alternate Timelines

Economic Changes

Scenarios involving different economic systems, trade patterns, and financial developments

What If The North American Auto Industry Developed in Different Locations?

Exploring the alternate timeline where America's automotive manufacturing heartland emerged outside Detroit, reshaping the economic geography, labor movements, and urban development of the United States.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The North American Great Plains Had Different Agricultural Practices?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Indigenous agricultural methods in the Great Plains were sustained and integrated into modern farming, potentially transforming the ecological history and economic development of North America's heartland.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The North of England Received Greater Investment?

Exploring the alternate timeline where post-industrial northern England received sustained investment comparable to London and the Southeast, potentially transforming Britain's economic geography, political landscape, and social cohesion.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The Northwest Territories Implemented Different Resource Development Policies?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the Northwest Territories pursued a more autonomous, environmentally-focused approach to resource development, potentially transforming Canada's North and Indigenous relations.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The Oil Crisis of 1973 Never Happened?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1973 oil embargo never occurred, potentially altering the trajectory of global energy policies, economic development, and geopolitical power balances over the next fifty years.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The Oil Crisis of 1979 Never Occurred?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1979 oil crisis never happened, potentially transforming global energy politics, economic development, and technological innovation in the late 20th century.

March 22, 2025 Read More →