Political Events
Scenarios involving elections, revolutions, treaties, and political movements with alternate outcomes
What If Offshoring Never Became Common?
Exploring the alternate timeline where manufacturing and service jobs remained predominantly local, fundamentally altering global economic development, labor markets, and international trade relations.
What If Ohio Developed Different Manufacturing Policies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Ohio implemented innovative industrial policies in the 1970s, potentially averting the Rust Belt decline and transforming the American manufacturing landscape.
What If Okinawa Remained Under US Administration Longer?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States maintained administrative control of Okinawa well beyond 1972, reshaping Asia-Pacific geopolitics, US-Japan relations, and the lives of Okinawans.
What If Oklahoma Diversified Beyond Oil and Gas Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Oklahoma implemented economic diversification strategies in the 1970s, potentially transforming the state's economy, education system, and political landscape decades before the oil and gas volatility of the 21st century.
What If Ontario Implemented Different Energy Policies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Ontario pursued nuclear power more aggressively instead of renewable energy and natural gas, dramatically altering Canada's energy landscape, economy, and climate position.
What If OPEC Was Never Formed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where oil-producing nations failed to unite in 1960, dramatically reshaping global energy politics, economic development, and international relations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.