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True, one might even say *adding* a war there would've improved things. Legolas Send a noteboard - 07/04/2010 01:36:07 AM
Some French victory over Germany in the final decades of the 19th century, to let off pressure and serve as revenge for the Franco-Prussian war, and then maybe WW1 doesn't happen anymore. Or even just a war caused by one of the earlier crises of the 20th century - the Morocco one, for instance - in which Germany and France duke it out alone and the UK and Russia stay out.

Another interesting question if we're going to talk alternative history, is how WW1 would've happened - if at all - if Belgium hadn't been created. Either with the Kingdom of the Netherlands remaining together, or with France holding on to those lands. After all, the German violation of Belgian neutrality was the decisive factor in bringing the UK into the war.
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I know I just did a survey, but this was too good to pass up. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 12:44:15 AM 778 Views
Myself: World War I. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 12:45:57 AM 639 Views
I don't think it's that simple. Joel - 07/04/2010 12:57:16 AM 596 Views
I see your point. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:02:33 AM 586 Views
Sometimes sooner is better than later. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:10:11 AM 554 Views
True. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:14:45 AM 545 Views
True, one might even say *adding* a war there would've improved things. Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:36:07 AM 551 Views
*nods* A small war is usually preferable to a big war. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:49:06 AM 541 Views
Re: True, one might even say *adding* a war there would've improved things. snoopcester - 07/04/2010 10:48:49 AM 550 Views
I had a teacher with an interesting theory related to that LadyLorraine - 07/04/2010 12:57:49 AM 435 Views
Well, at this time, it was pretty well accepted that Russia wasn't exactly a techinical power. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:04:35 AM 394 Views
The Plague MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 12:52:33 AM 531 Views
Re: The Plague LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:05:35 AM 431 Views
He must be talking about a different plague, but I'm not sure which one, either. *NM* Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:37:32 AM 345 Views
Maybe; there were episodic plague epidemics before and after that time. Joel - 07/04/2010 02:05:18 AM 575 Views
I am talking about one of the plagues not THE plague MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 02:50:25 AM 522 Views
Re: I am talking about one of the plagues not THE plague lyringlas - 07/04/2010 08:45:26 PM 519 Views
I'm so glad you have the time and inclination to type up these replies. *NM* Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:09:22 AM 347 Views
...? lyringlas - 08/04/2010 07:51:14 PM 431 Views
Sounds like he was thanking you for saving him the effort of writing a similar reply. *NM* Legolas - 08/04/2010 09:28:55 PM 368 Views
If that is the case, then great *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 09:30:51 PM 319 Views
OK, think this one's been pretty thoroughly covered in my absence. Joel - 13/04/2010 11:51:16 AM 577 Views
The spread of Christianity LadyLorraine - 07/04/2010 12:55:29 AM 605 Views
Huh. Wild to think about. *NM* LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:06:44 AM 353 Views
Re: The spread of Christianity lyringlas - 07/04/2010 08:47:06 PM 422 Views
Re: The spread of Christianity Camilla - 08/04/2010 09:29:17 AM 442 Views
Why would that have an impact on Judaism? Kronin al'Sulc - 08/04/2010 01:40:47 PM 524 Views
Re: Why would that have an impact on Judaism? Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:42:25 PM 360 Views
But wasn't Christianity the inspiration for a whole era of art? *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 08/04/2010 01:41:34 PM 371 Views
Re: But wasn't Christianity the inspiration for a whole era of art? Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:44:36 PM 572 Views
precisely. LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 05:37:26 PM 547 Views
sorry, didn't see that Lorraine already addressed this. *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 07:55:00 PM 348 Views
The product of Christian inspiration was heavily Hellenistic in origin... lyringlas - 08/04/2010 07:54:12 PM 410 Views
The Partition of India, 1947... *NM* BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 12:59:32 AM 344 Views
Any paticular reason why? *NM* LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:34:54 AM 345 Views
Agreed. *NM* Kylia Skydancer - 07/04/2010 01:59:02 AM 453 Views
The destruction of the Great Library. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:02:59 AM 500 Views
Internet spam sucks indeed. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:08:23 AM 609 Views
We'll never know; makes for fascinating speculative fiction. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:13:49 AM 557 Views
This whole topic is wild, it's something I sometimes think about. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:17:50 AM 523 Views
Ya, that's what makes history so gripping. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:19:54 AM 630 Views
I don't know if that's really true... Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:39:51 AM 543 Views
It wouldn't have been as sudden or extreme. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:58:39 AM 580 Views
"Joel captures Alexandria! The Great Library is destroyed!" *NM* moondog - 07/04/2010 01:08:35 AM 220 Views
NOOOO1111 Joel - 07/04/2010 01:11:33 AM 455 Views
A shame. It's one of the better ones, too. *NM* BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 01:14:20 AM 348 Views
Not in the first two Civs. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:22:43 AM 392 Views
Civ, i love that game... MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 03:01:13 AM 499 Views
Yeah that's one of the small annoying things BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 07:34:52 AM 381 Views
An interesting point MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 02:57:03 AM 553 Views
That's usually my reply to this question too *NM* ironclad - 07/04/2010 11:42:55 AM 322 Views
It's crazy to think that the human knowledge base doubles every 2 years... lyringlas - 07/04/2010 08:49:28 PM 387 Views
Literacy and communication have literally made a world of difference. Joel - 13/04/2010 09:25:45 AM 488 Views
if the giant meteor hadn't destroyed the dinosaurs... moondog - 07/04/2010 01:10:42 AM 454 Views
"FOR" global warming? Now there's a phrase I never thought I'd here! LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:16:04 AM 380 Views
The spread of Islam Dragonsoul - 07/04/2010 01:26:11 AM 565 Views
oh aren't you clever. *NM* LadyLorraine - 07/04/2010 01:47:13 AM 331 Views
There's such a thing as being right for the wrong reasons, though I'm not sure he is. Joel - 07/04/2010 02:12:14 AM 372 Views
Wikipedia is of course not a scholarly source, but all the same... Legolas - 07/04/2010 11:57:01 AM 528 Views
Fair enough. Joel - 07/04/2010 12:51:16 PM 523 Views
I read the Bernard Lewis article referred to at Wikipedia... Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:19:03 PM 503 Views
So it's borrowed propaganda. Joel - 13/04/2010 09:30:39 AM 489 Views
Re: The spread of Islam Camilla - 08/04/2010 09:24:31 AM 601 Views
Haha, are you kidding? Dragonsoul - 08/04/2010 07:59:39 PM 358 Views
Re: Haha, are you kidding? Camilla - 08/04/2010 08:50:33 PM 349 Views
Ask yourself the question... Legolas - 08/04/2010 09:33:33 PM 355 Views
I don't see the connection. BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 08:49:46 PM 549 Views
Re: I don't see the connection. Camilla - 08/04/2010 08:51:21 PM 407 Views
I'd better not touch this one ßelals Girl - 07/04/2010 03:12:00 AM 573 Views
The spread of Judaism. Great Lord of Chaos - 07/04/2010 04:30:37 AM 498 Views
Re: The spread of Judaism. BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 07:31:02 AM 443 Views
I...do not know. Spriteling - 07/04/2010 07:18:13 AM 433 Views
A lot of times, you change one thing, and everything changes- even the things you don't think about. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 12:26:51 PM 396 Views
Amusing that the underlying expectation seems to be more along political history lines Larry - 07/04/2010 12:56:49 PM 613 Views
Considering the way history is taught, is it surprising? *NM* Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:11:03 AM 315 Views
Nope, not really Larry - 08/04/2010 10:24:54 AM 527 Views
Here's one that'll be more to your liking... Legolas - 08/04/2010 10:40:53 AM 369 Views
Yes Larry - 08/04/2010 10:52:11 AM 505 Views
Re: Here's one that'll be more to your liking... Camilla - 08/04/2010 11:58:27 AM 404 Views
Uh... Larry - 08/04/2010 12:11:14 PM 557 Views
Re: Uh... Camilla - 08/04/2010 12:15:20 PM 581 Views
The Devil is always in the details Larry - 08/04/2010 12:29:25 PM 527 Views
Re: The Devil is always in the details Camilla - 08/04/2010 12:32:34 PM 319 Views
Not really Larry - 08/04/2010 01:07:57 PM 489 Views
Re: Not really Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:10:16 PM 406 Views
Only to a degree Larry - 08/04/2010 01:27:22 PM 499 Views
Re: Only to a degree Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:30:12 PM 603 Views
I was into cultural and religious history Larry - 08/04/2010 01:38:24 PM 501 Views
Re: I was into cultural and religious history Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:41:31 PM 382 Views
Ha! Larry - 08/04/2010 01:49:23 PM 532 Views
Re: Ha! Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:51:28 PM 354 Views
I'm really sleep deprived... Larry - 08/04/2010 02:13:20 PM 655 Views
Re: I'm really sleep deprived... Camilla - 08/04/2010 02:19:07 PM 417 Views
Camilla - 08/04/2010 02:52:59 PM 497 Views
Interesting fact of the day for you two... Legolas - 08/04/2010 02:45:15 PM 401 Views
I know Camilla - 08/04/2010 02:46:41 PM 535 Views
It was nice being a "threadkiller" of a different sort Larry - 08/04/2010 10:08:34 PM 407 Views
Quote Pyramids of Destiny FTL *NM* BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 10:16:21 PM 337 Views
Since, surprisingly, no one's pointed it out yet, prehistory/=history. Joel - 13/04/2010 09:52:19 AM 507 Views
me being born mega rich *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2010 02:15:34 PM 357 Views
Joanie Loves Chachi. Tigr - 07/04/2010 03:42:56 PM 464 Views
worse than "afterMASH"?? *NM* moondog - 07/04/2010 03:50:10 PM 308 Views
Worse than "Joey" ? *NM* TaskmasterJack - 07/04/2010 06:48:25 PM 329 Views
If you remember Joanie loves Chachi, you might be too old? StarrBecca - 08/04/2010 12:00:34 AM 388 Views
Re: I know I just did a survey, but this was too good to pass up. lyringlas - 07/04/2010 09:04:02 PM 408 Views
Science getting on the ball in the 40's and making superhumans *NM* fistofpainx - 08/04/2010 05:31:34 AM 374 Views
The spread of peanut butter and jelly. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:12:21 AM 543 Views
I think two spreads that would be better to eliminate would be marmite and vegemite (sp). Avendesora - 08/04/2010 05:30:26 PM 517 Views
The Bread of Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:12:51 AM 543 Views
The dead of Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:13:34 AM 527 Views
The thread of Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:14:15 AM 475 Views
The head of [Roman Catholic] Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:15:21 AM 513 Views
You completely missed the "pick 1" part of the question, didn't you? *NM* Camilla - 08/04/2010 09:26:23 AM 335 Views
Well, techinically, I never said that you couldn't make multible posts, each discussing 1 thing. *NM* LordPerrin - 08/04/2010 05:36:37 PM 308 Views
I'm fairly sure he was just mocking someone's earlier post "just thought it would be interesting..." *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 08:06:56 PM 314 Views
I'm pretty sure of that too. *NM* LordPerrin - 08/04/2010 08:33:46 PM 314 Views
...it's pretty interesting *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 08:35:47 PM 377 Views
just as you thought it would be? *NM* BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 08:44:49 PM 309 Views
My parody. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 10:41:29 PM 483 Views
Re: My parody. Camilla - 09/04/2010 07:29:19 AM 568 Views
The 1987 Rugby World Cup Final Colonel Logain - 13/04/2010 12:23:17 PM 575 Views
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