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r/HistoryWhatIf

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Posted by9 hours ago

If Japan doesn't invade China in WW2, how far does history change?

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For such a scenario to happen, the Japanese government at the time has to have a better means of control over its military. It has to stop at perhaps taking Manchuria and don't escalate their colonial ambitions beyond what was okay with the US at the time.

Immediate changes probably include the pacific war not happening, at least in its OTL form, a communist defeat in the Chinese civil war, etc.

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Posted by7 hours ago

If Trotsky took power, would he still be as ruthless as Stalin?

If Trotsky succeeded in taking power instead of Stalin, would the Great Purges and the mass murder of the state happen under Trotsky still or would it not occur at all?

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Posted by5 hours ago

The US develops a nuclear bomb for military use in August 1944. How does this change the course of the war?

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Posted by1 hour ago

What if when the USSR was fighting in Stalingrad, Japan attacked from the east?

While the Soviets were fighting at Stalingrad, Stalin kept specialized troops on the border of Manchuria to deter the Japanese from attacking. What if when these troops were sent to Stalingrad the Japanese took this opportunity to attack and capture more territory?

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Posted by1 hour ago

What celeb do you think would play a good John adams ?

I was thinking tommy lee jones because they both went to Harvard

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Posted by13 minutes ago

What if Ukraine became successor of USSR instead of Russia?

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Posted by23 hours ago

Could a single modern day cruise ship take Constantinople as it was at the time of the Arab siege of 674?

Say by some Final Countdown style phenomenon Caliph Mu'awiya I came into possession of a single modern day cruise ship of average size with an unquestionably loyal crew. Without using any other outside army or navy forces and only the supplies on hand could an extremely motivated cruise ship crew take the City of The World's Desire?

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