Alternate Timelines

All Scenarios

Browse all alternate history scenarios across different time periods and regions.

What If The Atomic Age Never Dawned?

Exploring the alternate timeline where nuclear fission was never discovered or successfully harnessed, dramatically altering the course of 20th century warfare, energy production, and global politics.

What If The Atomic Bomb Was Never Invented?

Exploring the alternate timeline where nuclear weapons were never developed, fundamentally altering the end of World War II, the Cold War era, and global geopolitics into the 21st century.

What If The Atomic Bombs Were Never Dropped on Japan?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States chose not to use atomic weapons against Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, potentially changing the course of World War II's conclusion, the Cold War, and nuclear proliferation.

What If The August Coup Succeeded in 1991?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the August Coup against Mikhail Gorbachev succeeded, potentially preserving the Soviet Union and dramatically altering the post-Cold War global order.

What If The Austrian School of Economics Became Dominant?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Austrian economics supplanted Keynesian theory as the mainstream economic paradigm, fundamentally reshaping monetary policy, government intervention, and global financial systems.

What If The Aztec Empire Defeated The Spanish?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the Aztec Empire successfully repelled Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors, preserving Mesoamerican civilization and dramatically altering the course of world history.