Scenarios about 'secession'
The political act by which a region or group formally withdraws from a larger entity, typically a nation-state, to establish independence or join another sovereign body. Historically significant examples include the American South's 1861 secession that triggered the Civil War, and numerous post-colonial independence movements. In alternate history scenarios, secession events often serve as critical divergence points, creating timelines where different territorial configurations and power balances emerge from successful or failed separation attempts.
What If Queensland Separated from Australia?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Queensland successfully seceded from the Australian Federation, creating a new sovereign nation in the South Pacific.
What If Sudan and South Sudan Never Separated?
Exploring the alternate timeline where South Sudan never achieved independence in 2011, examining how a unified Sudan might have developed and influenced regional politics in northeastern Africa.
What If The American Civil War Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States avoided its bloodiest conflict through compromise, permanently altering the nation's development, the timeline of slavery's abolition, and global geopolitics.
What If The Catalonian Independence Movement Succeeded?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Catalonia successfully broke away from Spain in 2017, creating a new independent nation in Western Europe and potentially inspiring other separatist movements across the continent.
What If The Confederacy Won The Civil War?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Confederate States of America successfully achieved independence, fundamentally altering North American geopolitics and the global trajectory of democracy and human rights.
What If The Confederate States Won The American Civil War?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Confederate States of America successfully secured independence, permanently dividing North America and fundamentally altering global politics and human rights.