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Political Events

Scenarios involving elections, revolutions, treaties, and political movements with alternate outcomes

What If Hong Kong's Integration With China Proceeded Differently?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Hong Kong's handover and subsequent integration with mainland China had followed a different political and economic trajectory.

June 15, 2023 Read More →

What If the Roman Empire Never Split?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if the Roman Empire had remained unified without the division into Eastern and Western empires, potentially altering the course of European and Mediterranean civilization.

June 14, 2023 Read More →

What If Rome Never Debased Its Currency?

Exploring how the Roman Empire's economic and political development might have unfolded if it had maintained sound monetary policy rather than engaging in the currency debasement that contributed to economic instability in the later Empire.

June 14, 2023 Read More →

What If the Athenians Won the Peloponnesian War?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Athens had defeated Sparta, leading to a different trajectory for Greek civilization and Western development.

June 8, 2023 Read More →

What If Nuclear Proliferation Followed Different Patterns?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if different states developed or abandoned nuclear weapons, reshaping global security and international relations.

June 3, 2023 Read More →

What If Pan-Africanism Achieved Greater Success?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Pan-African movements had achieved greater political, economic, and cultural unity across Africa and the African diaspora during the 20th century.

May 20, 2023 Read More →