I always wondered what would happen if the peasants gad started a terrorist approach in the modern sense. Every noble had to rely on servants, and had to interact with peasants, which makes him vulnerable to such attacks. So what if they had started a conspiracy with the goal of killing as many...
I sure hope that that Rathenau-Rotschild plot was not for personal gains but actually in favor of the German government. It would be really bad for Rathenau's reputation if he profited now from speculating on peace. Doing it for the government would still strengthen prejudices unfortunately, but...
True. But if they were part of France they'd feel distinct as well. Their regional identity was stronger and set them appart from France and Germany alike, although much more so from Germany.
If the Germans had made Alsace-Lorraine a full state of the Empire with the generous local autonomy...
I don't think history would necessary be changed utterly. The Greeks were militarily superior to the Persians - never in a numerical sense, but in tactics. Greek victories over Persian armies actually happened again and again. I seriously recommend Xenon's Anabasis for a read. It's propaganda...
Could be.
The Russian soldiers however are probably even more eager for an armistice. There might be a railway rush in the making when the Russian side of the frontier simply disappears...
Not sure why Switzerland should do that.
If they do, though, the consequences IMHO would be that Switzerland is generally more open to expansion. Vorarlberg would become a new canton, and a federal system like Switzerland offers a lot of internal autonomy for new cantons. I could definitely see...
I don't think that large scale settlement would be necessary. As others point out, a small elite could rule a larger population if the elite is tolerant enough.
I fully agree though that Crusader Egypt would stabilize Jerusalem and likely allow for further expansion.
You will find plenty of proofs for French Anti-German feelings. But aiming tactical nukes on Germany is not one of them. Even German governments promoted that.
Those weapons were aimed at West Germany, yet not against West Germany. The idea was to obliterate Warsaw pact troops invading Germany. The British had a similar idea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Peacock), and even the German military and government later participated in planning such a...
Western Germany had a citizenship law that was also valid for the population of Eastern Germany. As a consequence, millions left Eastern Germany, and millions more would have done if not for reunification.
To keep the two states separated, you'd have to change that. But that's a fundamental...
Possible points could be these:
- Not giving Germany the sole responsibility for the war, but the main responsibility. After all, you could easily share the blame with AH and Russia...
- promise of a referendum on Danzig in, say, 25 years
- promise of a referendum on Austria in the same or later...
That stabilizes the country for a time, but would it save it? Jugoslavia had several states on the same level. Czechoslovakia had two states on the same level.
Even if the Czechs get full internal autonomy, why wouldn't the go for more? Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of economic and...
This is a huge gamble. Persia is pretty much the only traditionally hostile country neighbouring Russia that has not declared war yet. There would be a faction in the Persian court that wants war, and the country is not that stable and organized that a faction could not act on its own.
Then...
Wow, that was really great, one of the most touching parts I ever read on the board.
In the future, this may be seen as the beginning of something that could be called the Jewish reformation. It will be hard times, though.
I wonder however whether Germany will be the geloybte Aretz. Sound to...
A major contributing factor was that after WWII, both France and Germany were clearly second tier powers at best and hence dependent on others. A common enemy may provide that even without WWII, yet the question is where to find that common enemy that is strong enough to become a credible threat...