Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'industrial revolution'

Browse all alternate history scenarios about 'industrial revolution'.

What If The Gilded Age Never Ended?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Progressive Era reforms failed to take hold, allowing Gilded Age economic policies, industrial monopolies, and social dynamics to continue shaping American society throughout the 20th century.

What If The Great Smog of London Never Occurred?

Exploring the alternate timeline where London avoided the catastrophic Great Smog of 1952, potentially altering the course of environmental regulation, public health policy, and urban planning in the 20th century and beyond.

What If The Industrial Revolution Began Outside Europe?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the Industrial Revolution originated in China or the Islamic world, dramatically reshaping global power dynamics, technological development, and the modern world order.

What If The Industrial Revolution Happened Earlier?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the Industrial Revolution began in the 14th century rather than the 18th, potentially transforming the Renaissance period into an era of mechanical innovation and changing the course of European and global development.

What If The Industrial Revolution Never Happened?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the Industrial Revolution failed to materialize in 18th-century Britain, dramatically altering the technological, economic, and social development of human civilization.

What If The Little Ice Age Never Happened?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the global cooling period known as the Little Ice Age (1300-1850) never occurred, potentially transforming early modern history, agricultural development, and the trajectory of human civilization.