Economic Changes
Scenarios involving different economic systems, trade patterns, and financial developments
What If Child Labor Laws Were Never Passed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where child labor laws failed to materialize in the early 20th century, dramatically altering economic development, education systems, and social welfare across the globe.
What If China Democratized in the 1990s?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests led to successful democratic reforms in China, fundamentally altering the global economic and geopolitical landscape of the 21st century.
What If China Never Abandoned Ocean Exploration?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Ming Dynasty continued the Treasure Fleet voyages, potentially reshaping global colonization patterns, trade networks, and the modern world order.
What If China Was Never Forced Open to Western Trade?
Exploring the alternate timeline where China successfully resisted Western imperialism in the 19th century, maintaining its isolation policy and developing on its own terms without the Opium Wars and unequal treaties.
What If China's Economic Rise Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where China failed to implement successful economic reforms in the late 1970s, preventing its transformation into a global economic superpower.
What If China's High-Speed Rail Network Took a Different Form?
Exploring the alternate timeline where China pursued a different high-speed rail development strategy, potentially reshaping its economic development, urbanization patterns, and global influence.