Although I understand that these two scenarios are very different from one another, it cannot be denied that a Persian victory over Greece and a Carthaginian triumph over Rome could have profoundly reshaped not only the Western world but the entire globe.

I would like to ask how the world's cultures might have developed if either of these scenarios had occurred.

Inspired by this post on a different sub.

The objective is to bring about a series of events where the premise of the OP's post happens.

Abraham Lincoln replaced his VP Hannibal Hamlin with Andrew Johnson, a Southern Democrat, for his second term. This decision would prove disastrous for Civil Rights, as Lincoln was assassinated and Johnson allowed the former Confederates to once again hold political office (which Lincoln forbade), leading to the passage of the infamous Jim Crow Laws. Civil Rights were set back by a century because of this, and racial injustices persist to this day despite improvements.

But what if Lincoln had kept Hannibal Hamlin? Unlike Johnson, Hamlin was a New England Republican who aligned more closely with the Radical Republicans. He would have taken a harsher stance on the South and made it much harder for the South to persecute the freedmen. Could this have led to a better outcome for the Civil Rights movement?

Let's assume that by some miracle Germany and Italy are defeated in 1942. This would mean Japan would have the Allies' undivided attention 3 years earlier.

What would this mean for Japan? Would the USSR invade Manchuria this time? Would the extra US manpower available due to early Nazi defeat accelerate Allied victory? Would the atom bombs still be dropped, either to prevent Soviet invasion or to demand unconditional surrender?

So, in this hypothetical, lets say all the crusades were successful, every one of them resulted in favourable outcome for the Europeans, be it land grab etc.

How much would this change the relations between Mongols and Europeans? Would they become closer or would Mongol Empire become the new crusading target?

Would this also change Mongolian expansion and perception of Europe as well, would Mongolia seek alliance with Islamic kingdoms/empires instead?

What if, out of gratitude for France's assistance in the American Revolutionary War and/or a desire to increase its power in Europe, the United States had sent armies to Europe to aid Napoleon in his wars? Would it have made any difference? How would it impact America's relations with Europe?

OTL Context:

The 120 Days of Sodom, or the School of Libertinage^\a]) (French: Les 120 Journées de Sodome ou l'école du libertinage) is an unfinished novel by the French writer and nobleman Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade, written in 1785 and published in 1904 after its manuscript was rediscovered. Existing texts derive from an incomplete manuscript discovered after the storming of the Bastille in 1789. The novel consists of an introduction and four parts along with notes, supplements and addenda. Sade completed the introduction and first part in draft form. Parts Two to Four mainly consist of detailed notes. Sade did not revise and correct the draft he had completed and therefore there are some errors and inconsistencies.

Suppose that in a parallel universe, the manuscript is NEVER rediscovered and The 120 Days of Sodom is never published, instead becoming lost literature.

How does this affect the history of French literature, if at all?

the Romanovs were able to avert their deaths in one of 2 senarios.

1. they are exiled somewhere like britian, france or another romanov friendly country.

2. or the white russians rescue the romanovs and the white russians got something to rally under agaisnt the red russians during the bolshevik revolution.

In September-October 1950, UN forces mounted a large-scale offensive against North Korean forces, and by October 20 they captured Pyongyang.

As UN forces paced towards the Yalu River, in October 1950 Mao Zedong sent in Chinese troops to thwart UN forces in North Korea.

What would have happened to Kim il-Sung if the government of the DPRK had been toppled?

so the holy roman empire survives. the HRE and Russia restore the bourbon in france and give it back it borders before the revolotion. But soon afterwards HRE and russia start a war over the Balkans. Prussia alies with Russia to weaken the austrians as they want to lead the germans. the french allso allies with the prussian and Russian because they want the austrian netherlands (modern day Belgium) . The Brittish ally with the HRE because it doesn't want Russia tro strong and grance to have modern day belgium. HRE convinces the Dutch republic to join their side in return for getting the Austrian netherlands after the war . so the great war in the 19 th century

Round 1) Japan still attacks Western colonies instead of Pearl Harbor in 1941, using their holdings in China and Taiwan as logistical bases instead of Philippines in the original plan, to assault Indochina and Indonesia.

Round 2) Japan waits until Phillipines gets independence in 1946, then strikes there, and from there to rest of asia.

Round 3) Same as Round 2 but done in cooperation with a friendly Filipino government so US has no grounds of an ally being attacked.

Round 4) Japan does attack Phillipines instead of Pearl Harbor, so while they attacked America, it is seen as a colonial war instead of American soil being struck.

Does US join the war in those scenarios? In case they don't, how does the war in europe and asia go?

From 639 to 642, the Arabs under the leadership of Rashidun military commander Amr ibn al-As invaded Egypt and ended the Byzantine occupation of Egypt.

Would the Byzantine Empire have held onto Egypt for much longer if the Arabs had never conquered Egypt? Would the Egyptians have continued to practice Coptic Christianity?

Do you think, the Roman dictator, Sulla, could have been stopped if the Roman general public, organized,

And engaged in mass nonviolent social and economic noncooperation against Sulla rule?

Basically, the Treaty of London remains in force and how Austria-Hungary is divided following the war but Italy doesn't gain anything in Anatolia. As such there is no narrative of the "Mutilated Victory" or development of Italian fascism through the Italian Regency of Carnaro. There is still some desire to annex Savoy and Corsica from France, but Entente sympathies (and integrating and Italianizing Dalmatia) keep it in check.

To be clear, I am asking for a plausible series of events that ALLOW THE OUTCOME TO HAPPEN, not whether it happened in our timeline.

Your objective is to build a plausible scenario that leads to Ashkenazi Jews discovering the New World.

Challenge rules:
1. Your proposed scenario must happen sometime between c. 1418 – c. 1620
2. You are allowed to have the Ashkenazi Jews establish permanent settlements in the New World.

I’m brainstorming ideas for an alternate history story where the DPRK wins the Korean War. Your objective is to construct a plausible way this can happen.

Parameters: Start from the day Seoul fell to the DPRK-In our timeline, Seoul fell in 1950-and build your scenario from there.

Rules: Your scenario must end with the DPRK uniting the Korean Peninsula under military force. You are also not allowed to use nukes-North Korea must win the war without its Allies or the U.S. turning the entire peninsula into a nuclear wasteland.

If Stalin died earlier - like in 1945-46 - and his successor, be it Krushev or someone else, was not interested much in aggressive expansion and confrontation with West, would Cold war be avoided then? How it would affect history?

I have developed an scenario in which FDR retires from politics in 1921, thus allowing Huey Long, as a dark horse candidate, to win the democratic nomination and defeat Hoover in 1932. Although he would become president four years earlier than when he said he would in his book "My first days in the White house", i believe his policies, such as "Share the wealth" program, would be the same. Because of this, and his blatant authoritarianism, many powerful individuals would deem him an enemy. When long announces he would run again in 1936, a conspiracy emerges, which includes Douglas McArthur, the Rockefellers, Henry Ford, several other businessmen and generals, and some conservative politicians. After Huey wins again in '36, the conspiracy launches a coup 5 days before inauguration day. They take control of the capital and most military bases, but fail to capture Long, who flees to Louisiana. As the civil war starts, progressive and democratic elements which dont want to see neither the military or long in power take advantage of the chaos. Which states or regions would join which side?

I’ve always wondered what would happen if this played through. Would they adopt a more expansionist ideology? Like annexing Mexico or yoinking Cuba.