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Post by othertimelines on May 20, 2004 9:48:16 GMT -5
What's the first thing you think of when you think of alternate history? From my experience the 3 things most people think about are:
The South wins the Civil War
Hitler Wins WWII
The Titanic doesn't sink
If the person is European, you can add one of many different Napoleon scenarios.
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Post by Wendell on May 20, 2004 23:20:04 GMT -5
In my view, the first that people think of are:
The South wins the Civil War
The Germans win World War I
Harold wins at Hastings in 1066
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Post by Crisco on May 21, 2004 18:10:40 GMT -5
Three most life-changing events in modern human history? Wow thats tough. There's so many different things you can choose for so many different reasons. The most interesting ones are the timelines that change with one immediate point.
1776 - American Revolution
1815 - Hartford Convention
1917 - October Revolution
The most potentially life-changing event since WWI?
1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis
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Post by Murphy on Jun 7, 2004 12:12:05 GMT -5
most popular-
Civil war- confederate victory
WW II- nazi win
Aerican reveloution - colonial lose
Mine -
I tend towards more of the individual effects of people on history, change them and you change the world....
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Post by Murphy on Jun 7, 2004 12:15:19 GMT -5
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Post by KiwiChron on Aug 9, 2004 11:54:25 GMT -5
Three most powerful moments in modern history. I think you have to go with something which shaped the modern nation of the United States, given that it is such a colossus in the world. So, I would go for something fundamental, like the Louisiana Purchase.
Second would be something in Europe - probably the division of Europe after WWII.
And for my third I would opt for something a little out of the ordinary for AH scenarios - the discovery of penicilin. It was kind of accidental, and would have changed the face of our world.
So there they are, the scenarios to chew on:
1. Jefferson fails to secure the Louisiana Purchase, leaving his country in two halves with French territory dominating the mid-west.
2. Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill fail to agree at Yalta and WWII stretches on for years as the US/Brits turn on the Soviets.
3. We have no penicillin., so many illnesses rage unchecked.
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