Scenarios about 'british empire'
The British Empire was a global colonial power that at its height controlled territories spanning approximately one-quarter of the world's land surface. From the 16th to 20th centuries, British imperial expansion significantly shaped modern geopolitics, global trade networks, and cultural exchanges through colonization across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania. Its legacy continues to influence international relations, language, legal systems, and political boundaries in alternate history scenarios exploring different colonial outcomes or decolonization timelines.
What If Britain Made Peace With Germany in 1940?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Britain negotiated a peace settlement with Nazi Germany after the fall of France, fundamentally altering the course of World War II and the subsequent global order.
What If Canada Joined The United States?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Canada became part of the United States instead of forming its own confederation, permanently reshaping North America's political landscape.
What If Cork Developed Different Maritime Industries?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Cork, Ireland developed major shipbuilding and maritime manufacturing industries, transforming it into a northern European industrial powerhouse and reshaping Ireland's economic history.
What If Decolonization Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where European colonial powers maintained their global empires, preventing the wave of independence movements that reshaped the global order in the 20th century.
What If India and Pakistan Never Separated?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1947 Partition never occurred, creating a unified South Asian state that would dramatically reshape global politics, religious coexistence, and economic development in the region.
What If Kolkata Maintained Its Economic Prominence?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) remained the economic powerhouse of the Indian subcontinent, dramatically altering South Asia's development and global economic patterns.