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  1. How powerful could Italy have become by 1940 if it wasn't run by a strutting buffoon?

    Exactly. And Mussolini was still duce of Italy. But it is indeed difficult get for Italy very great history after the unification. Even if you keep Italy out of WW1 or avoid whole the war, it is probably bit better than Spain. As great power it would be just mid-level power.
  2. How powerful could Italy have become by 1940 if it wasn't run by a strutting buffoon?

    Perhaps some assassination attempt of Mussolini in 1920's is succesful and he is succeeded by Balbo. He seems one of few top-ranked fascist who could had been more competent than Mussolini. At least he wouldn't had allied with Hitler.
  3. What If WW1 ended in 1916?

    You are right that many countries wouldn't accept Jewish immigrants at all or would accept only highly educated ones. Or are thrown to colonies. But all Jews wouldn't move to single place either. There would be zionism existing while but it wouldn't get such boost as in OTL without Holocaust...
  4. What If WW1 ended in 1916?

    Perhaps but South Africa would has something saying for that unless Britain decide to pressure that. But it would be really stupid. But not really sure if Namibia still would has massive Jewish migration anyway. That would are mostly Russian Jews who would try move to Palestine as long as...
  5. WI: Annie Oakley accidentally kills Kaiser Wilhelm in 1890?

    Wilhelm's son would become new kaiser and Wilhelm II's brother Heinrich probably would act as regent. Otto von Bismarck wouldn't be sacked so he probably would remain as chancellor until his death (probably would happen earlier due stress over the job).
  6. The Anglo/American - Nazi War - The on-going mystery

    Yeah. People have nto indeed any good saying from Germany. Just wondering how people are seeing German/Austrian classical composers like Beethoven, Bach or Mozart. And another thing what I have wondered would people change names on things where is some German name like would German shepherd...
  7. How powerful could Italy have become by 1940 if it wasn't run by a strutting buffoon?

    Exactly. It is hard to make Italy much stronger if its governments last rarely more than two years and almost never even one electrotal term. You should really stabilise Italian politics firstly. Mussolini wasn't before WW2 that incompetent buffoon. Yes, he was horrible dictator and made idiotic...
  8. How powerful could Italy have become by 1940 if it wasn't run by a strutting buffoon?

    Depends about POD but probably only slightly stronger than in OTL.
  9. What If WW1 ended in 1916?

    There won't be February Revolution. That I agree. But I disagree that people just go happily live their own lives without any reforms. There is still lot of social and political problems and Russia wasn't peaceful even between 1905 Revolution and WW1 and it won't become peaceful afterwards...
  10. What if, somehow, Iraq managed to win the Iraq War?

    Nearby impossible Americans and its allies to lost to Iraq. Them should make such amount of blunders that it is almost ASB. Perhaps there is way Iraqi army and National Guard fight betterly but victory seems really unlikely. But if Bush and Blair have planned whole war trip so shitly that they...
  11. WI: Forced Berberization instead of forced Arabization in the Maghreb

    Even that is not going to work. Arab elite is too strong to accept such idea and there would be strong opposition. At best you can get equal rights for both groups but not some semi-Apartheid system.
  12. WI: Forced Berberization instead of forced Arabization in the Maghreb

    Whole Maghreb regions has been strongly arabised centuries ago. It would be stupidity and asking quick and violent coup if you try enforce berberisation and wipe Arabism off. And in all of these countries Berbers are minorities. In Morocco Berber population is relatively large compared to other...
  13. What If WW1 ended in 1916?

    And one motivation for Brits to get lesser harsh terms is fear of strong Russia. Now Russia is not at civil war so Brits want keep Germany somehow strong so it can fight at future. Of course Brits must pressure France to accept milder terms. There would be good-feelings year or two but...
  14. What If WW1 ended in 1916?

    Possible sure but not certain. But I agree that Anglo-Russo relations probably are not great since Britain would be worried about strong Russia. Actually it is possible that Germany and Britain become closer but France grows apart from Britain. And Britain and Ottomans might are closer. But not...
  15. What if Japan and Italy fought in World War I on the side of the Central Powers?

    Why Japan even would join to CPs? That not seem make any sense for them. They already beat Russia lesser than ten years ago and Britain is Japanese ally. It would be just stupid go against strongest nations in the world when it could easily take German Pacific holdings. It is not indeed...
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