Scenarios about 'colonization'
The process by which one nation extends control over territories outside its borders, establishing settlements, exploiting resources, and imposing political, economic, and cultural systems on indigenous populations. Colonization fundamentally transformed global demographics, economies, and power structures from the 15th to 20th centuries, creating lasting legacies of cultural exchange, displacement, and resistance. In alternate history scenarios, different patterns of colonization frequently serve as divergence points that reshape national boundaries, cultural development, and technological diffusion.
What If The Inca Empire Survived?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Inca Empire successfully resisted Spanish conquest, remaining a sovereign power in South America and reshaping global history.
What If The Vikings Established Permanent Settlements in North America?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Norse settlements in Vinland flourished and developed into permanent colonies, transforming the cultural, political, and technological landscape of North America centuries before Columbus.
What If Māori Resistance Successfully Repelled European Colonization?
Exploring how New Zealand's history would have unfolded if Māori military and political resistance had successfully prevented British colonization, creating an independent Māori nation that maintained sovereignty into the modern era.
What If Captain Cook Never Reached New Zealand?
Exploring how New Zealand's history would have unfolded if James Cook had not charted its coastline in 1769-1770, potentially delaying European colonization and creating a fundamentally different trajectory for Māori society and the development of the nation.
What If New Zealand Became a US State Instead of British Colony?
Exploring how the South Pacific's geopolitical landscape would have evolved if the United States had established sovereignty over New Zealand in the 19th century, creating an American territory that eventually became a state.
What If the Treaty of Waitangi Was Never Signed?
Exploring how New Zealand's development would have unfolded without the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, fundamentally altering the relationship between Māori and European settlers and reshaping the nation's political, cultural, and social landscape.