Alternate History: What if your nation went the other way?

[Pavonistade]

History as we know it has only gone in one way. Saddam Hussein was overthrown after the invasion of Iraq, the American Revolution ended with the United States achieving independence, and the October Revolution in Russia eventually led to the formation of the Soviet Union.But what if history had gone down a different path? What if Saddam Hussein’s government survived and how would Iraq face the Arab Spring? What if the British successfully quashed the American Patriots? What if the Bolsheviks failed in the October Revolution?

As for your nation, what points of your nation’s history could have turned out differently?

For Pavonistade, several events could have diverged from the original timeline:

Commander Ebom fails to conquer the Pavonistadian mainland
What went down: Commander Ebom led the Hals'se Combine, one of the large indigenous nations that existed before the unification of the Pavonistadian mainland. In 204 CE, the Hals'se Combine conquered the last independent combines (nations) on the Pavonistadian mainland, though Ebom died just before the final victory. Subsequently, the Jopj Combine was founded by Ebom's successor. Through various principles and policies (e.g. semi-autonomy and protection of personal liberties) considered far ahead of its time, it was not only able to unify all Pavonistadian islands, but also make substantial developments in social/economic/technological fields.

What could have happened: Commander Ebom could have lost (and died) in one of the battles he fought in, or the Hals'se Combine could have failed in its campaign before the unification of Pavonistade. Another combine could have unified the Pavonistadian mainland instead, but it would have ruled its indigenous citizens completely differently from the Jopj Combine due to different cultural and political values. Alternatively, Pavonistade could have remained fractured with various combines rivaling against one another. If this happened, advancement of ancient Pavonistadian civilization would have slowed or be delayed by as much as several centuries, and ancient Pavonistadian civilization would have never reached the maximum extent gained by the Jopj Combine.

Christopher Columbus discovers Pavonistade
What went down: Christopher Columbus went on a voyage across the Atlantic in hopes of reaching Asia. His voyages brought him really close to the Pavonistadian islands, though in each trip, he and his crew reached the New World. His voyages to the Americas later set in a new wave of European colonization in two faraway continents previously not known to exist.

What could have happened: Christopher Columbus could have ended up setting foot on Pavonistadian soil instead of reaching the Americas. Thus, not only would he and his crew not reach Asia, they would not have known about the New World. A wave of European colonization (albeit smaller) would have been focused on Pavonistade, causing much greater strain on the native Pavonistadian environment as well as local nations such as the Jopj Combine. Also, at best, the discovery of the New World would be delayed; without the knowledge that the New World existed, world history and human advancement may have progressed completely differently from the current timeline.

[Isles of Metanoia]

What if we weren't so debauched and sex crazed? We would all be nuns and priests.

[Christian Confederation]

If the war was lost the founder wouldn't have served in the CS army, CS Senate, GA Senate, GA Governorship, and CS Presidency.
In tern never gaining Power and starting the CC.

TLDR
If the us civil war went historically, the founder would only be a random southern US politician/ Veteran of little historical significance.

[Greater Victora]

Original Timeline:

When the Phoenix was elected Lord Emperor of the Victoran Empire, he chose to delegate much of his authority to both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor. With the executive power he retained, he used lightly and in a very "hands-off" manner.

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Alternate Timeline:

The Phoenix is still elected as Lord Emperor, however countless years of endless turmoil has finally taken its toll on the Phoenix's sanity causing him to snap. The Phoenix decides cease total control over the Victoran Empire and uses the military (far larger than it's "mainstream" counterpart) to embark on a long war to conquer the Universe. As the Phoenix becomes more an more corrupt he begins to use forbidden Time Lord powers and abilities in an attempt to ascend to Godhood and rule over the whole of creation.

In the grim darkenss of the far future alternate timeline, there is only war

[Fascist Rep of Singapore]

Instead of Facsist South Kalmatia taking over the nation, Communist North Kalmatia would have taken over and Kalmatia would be a psychotic dictatorship of little historical significance.

[Kuominwave]

Then our people would be under the real world People's Republic of China.

[Iciaros]

The Apocalypse Destroys the World
What Happened: Seven hundred years ago, Iciaros was ravaged by an apocalypse wrought by an incredibly powerful, vengeful mage, who wiped out all life within its borders and salted the earth. This mage was eventually confronted and killed, leaving a few Iciarosian survivors behind in areas untouched by her blight where they slowly rebuilt and refounded the modern-day Iciaros.

What Could Have Been: The apocalyptic mage is never killed, and successfully wipes out all traces of Iciarosian survivors. From there, she brings her blight across the world, moving into neighbouring lands and ravaging them as she did Iciaros. Ultimately the known world would fall to her might and life itself would be extinguished, save for two continents on the far end of the world which would, in time, themselves be found and 'cleansed'.

[Dawetid]

There are several possibilities.

If there were no Republican Revolution, the nation would still be a backward despotic monarchy and less than 1 % of the population would be literate. See Imperial Dawetid.
If fascists took over the nation, an illiterate person would declare himself Supreme Leader, under his tyranny the people would be starving while forced to sing praises to him, and the population would reduce drastically by abnormal means. See United Dawetidish Empire.
If we gave in during WWII, the people would have lost all senses of national identity, and the nation would be a puppet before being annexed into the Democratic Empire of Antimony. See RNGRoD.
If the communists took Krautau, the term "Dawetid" and any sense of national identity would no longer exist, and as with the fascist case above, an illiterate person would declare himself Supreme Leader, under his tyranny the people would be starving while forced to sing praises to him, and the population would reduce drastically by abnormal means. See Dawetidish Socialist Republic.

On a positive note, if the communists never existed, the nation would be 20 years advanced than what it is now. See Pax Davetidica.

[Seanesia]

The Independence
What Happened: 67 years ago, R.A. Kusumah declared independence in the Gasibu Square and revolted against the Leidense colonial government, backed up by Indragirian Armed Forces and Seanesia was established as a republic by then.

What Could Have Been: R.A Kusumah did not declare an independence but instead stayed worked for the colonial government, and Indragirian Armed Forces never came. Seanesia became a republic, but is under the government of Leidense and the head of state is not a President but instead a Governor-General.

The Sinagara Dynasty
What Happened: Approx. 700 years ago, Raden Sinagara made a non-agression pact between Kawali and Galuh kingdom. Thus creating a large empire known as the Empire of Rajaswardhana or The Dynasty of Sinagara.

What Could Have Been: Sinagara was never born, or never made a non-agression pact. Kawali and Galuh Kingdom would still exist until this day, and splitting Seanesia to two entities of sovereign countries.

[Arcadian Union]

There were 2 major historic events in our history, the 1964 military coup and the 1981 democratic revolution.


If the 1964 military coup never happened: Arcadia would still be a democratic state and the labour would get to implement its socialist reforms and Arcadia would become a progressive country.


If the 1981 democratic revolution never happened: The military Junta would still be in power and Arcadia would remain a totalitarian dictatorship.

[Ko-oren]

Ancient times:
What if the capital cities couldn't keep their hinterland on board?
Then, the Gehrennan-speaking capital cities (Gehrenna, Mayara, Senoren, Maethoru) likely couldn't hold on to other cities at all, lacking the economical superiority to control them. In that case, the powerful cities of Aminey would remain a city-state, as would Schemerdrecht & Sterrenwolde. The trade in the Bay of Ko-oren now controlled by these 'peripheral' cities, they likely would grow into cities as powerful as the four capitals. They probably would control parts of the country on their own, with the north going to Schemerdrecht, and the southern half of the bay going to Aminey. That would probably give room for many more city states to spring up, and probably would make Ko-oren a confederacy of many small entities, if that. They might also just be a lot of independent states that wouldn't seek cooperation. Also, the eastern region of Yoshima would remain independent and could even grow into a regional powerhouse, as it is far larger than any city state on its own.

Modern times:
What if the meritocracy had fallen/hadn't been the dominant form of government?
On a number of occasions, the meritocratic part of government could have fallen, in which case Ko-oren would probably be a democracy. That would also give way to decentral/local politics, making Ko-oren a federal nation with power lying with its states/linguistic areas.

[Vallermoore]

What if Queen Yocasta the First's daughter had not died centuries ago?

She would have remained sane and royal government would perhaps have lasted for centuries more, until it was either overthrown in a revolution, meaning the end of the monarchy, or the country still being an absolute monarchy today.

[Bluelight-R006]

What if Oliver Cromwell did not succeed in the plan to execute King Charles I?
No one would have had the mood or strength to go away and start a new nation, unlike the immigrants who hated Cromwell’s rule and escaped, making Bluelight. Therefore, no one would’ve made Bluelight, and the advanced technology would remain a secret in Britain, bringing benefit to no one there.

What if the immigrants going to modern-day Canada went down south to modern-day New York?
Bluelight wouldn’t have existed at all; plans to revolt would be overthrown immediately, and they’d be forced to work with British authorities until the revolution that gave independence to the United States. Bringing in advanced technology, both the United States and Britain would become one of the most technologically advanced nations instead of Bluelight.

[Neo-Unified Nations]

What if Simmons wasn't the fascist commander he was today?
It would not matter, the world was still xenophobic, but however fascism is reduced in NUNGDI by 70% if Simmons was not a fascist, instead they would remain neutral against supernaturals (But still following orders.), and NUNGDI would not be so brutal.

What if the UN didn't collapse in the 90's?
The Old UN not collapsing would benefit massively for other nations, and seeing as the Old UN still stays, the world isn't so xenophobic and genocidal as it is with NUN.

What if NUN lost the Unification Wars?
NUN would be disbanded almost immediately, Russia and the US would pay massive reparations to the countries destroyed by NUN (especially Africa), and all of the NUNGDI would be tried for war crimes and executed immediately, and as a small result, Simmons becomes hateful to other countries. (and stages a coup d'etat against the United States as a part of revenge against the Non-NUN nations.)

[Vyzantinis]

What if the Byzantines lost the Battle of Manzikert?
A very tough question, one possible answer is that the Seljuk Turks conquer all of Byzantium. However, it could've been just a temporary setback, and depending on how hard it was for the Seljuk Turks to win the battle, they might not be able to do much with it.

What if the Home Rule Laws were never passed?
The Home Rule Laws were a significant administrative innovation, as they turned the previously autonomous nations of Slavia, Illyria, Dacia, Armenia and Taurica into constituent principalities of the Byzantine Commonwealth. They came 3 years after failed revolts in Dacia and Taurica, and elections in 1898 had shown that popular support for nationalists was rising across the nations. For this reason, it was agreed by the Constitutionalist Party that giving home rule was the best way to maintain the rightful ownership of the land without using military force.

[Fostoria]

Korelia Unites Fostoria Instead of Daiychaz: If Korelia had emerged victorious over the Kingdom of Daiychaz in the Kaarel War/"Great Fostorian War" of 1478, Fostoria would have a different series of kings and might have become a federal republic in the 1700s-1800s instead of an Empire due to more liberal leadership. This was very unlikely, however, considering that Daiychaz was allied to Korelia's neighbor, the Grand Duchy of Kourland. However, this Fostoria would most likely have been far-less militaristic and the Korelians also would have had little to no interest in controlling the territories of North Fostoria and Gredoria, so it would have been just a South Fostorian state.

Supreme Leader Zekhoff successfully picks successor: Supreme Leader of the Alearayean Union (essentially a Stalinist communist state) Gregoyr Zekhoff's successor Topyre Daltz was very unpopular in South Fostoria and was expected to continue oppression, so the region broke away after his death and lead to Aleayrayea's demise. If he had managed to keep it together, it would most likely remain far-left and be a significantly different country.

Holy Emperor Gustav II: Geronimo of Kourland never "runs" for Emperor in the House of Nobles after Winslow VII's assassination and Grand Duke Gustav XIV of Ordoterriya (religious and ultraconservative mountain state) is crowned instead. He uses his Ducal Militia in order to intimidate Parliament and prevent a national referendum on his leadership that would almost certainly result in his removal, even though this probably would have been countered by the Nationalist militias that rose up after the assassination. He abolishes Parliament in favor of an appointed Grand Council and restores Zorarkhism as the state religion. He would most likely have slowly taken away freedom of speech and other civil rights, so it is a good thing that things went the other way.

[Voxija]

Alternate history: becomes a Spanish colony.

In real life, when Spain conquered Voxija, we had a war of indepence and shed the Spanish influence within several years.
In this timeline, the Spanish general Gonzalez would have beat the Voxijans. He would probably have become the governor of Voxija, an imperial colony of Spain (man, I hate writing those words).
Voxija would likely have remained a Spanish colony until either 1780 or 1810, when, citing Washington/Bolivar as influences, would rebel again. Spain would either win the war, or lose. If Voxija wins this war of independence, we would have existed in a tenuous state, an island desired by foreign powers. In both timelines, Voxija gets conquered by the British eventually.
Voxija would have gained independence peacefully, around the same time as Australia/New Zealand. Voxija would have become a trilingual state, speaking Voxi, Spanish, English, and maybe some Basque. Voxija would have a similar standard of living as Australia and New Zealand, or it would be poverty-stricken.

Alternate history: keeps the absolute monarchy.

In real life, the monarchy peacefully abdicated and Voxija became a republic in 1919. What if this wasn't so?
The monarchy would probably have continued the rather authoritarian backward policies it was infamous for. The fascist insurgent Ekaitz Larregi probably would have amassed more followers, and killed more people, than in our timeline. The monarch would have handled these fascists very harshly, but they probably would have risen again later in this alternate history. Voxijan insurgent movements have a tendency to rise up again when crushed harshly.
After World War II, the monarchy would probably been overthrown. Voxijans have their values.

Alternate history: joins Allies in World War II.

In real life, Voxija stayed neutral in World War II, being close to Australia and Japanese territories.
If Voxija had joined the Allies in World War II, we would have helped Australia/the British Empire beat back the Japanese forces. Voxija, in constrast to our timeline, would most likely have accepted Jewish refugees from the Holocaust, having a history of taking immigrants and refugees in our timeline. In real life, Voxija did not accept the refugees, as we did not want to upset delicate trade agreements with both the Axis and the Allies.

[The Navy and Olive Domain]

Alternate history: Was not a Trinadaedian puppet state


In RL, the Navy and Olive Domain is a vassal of Trinadaed.
In this timeline, the Navy and Olive Domain had formed but not as a vassal of Trinadaed. What would happen then?
First, they wouldn't of had joined the Trinadaedian Front in World Spore War 5 (The second shortest World Spore War after WSW3) but they still would've won against the invasion.
Second, without Trinadaed threatening Pacifica, Pacifica likely would've launched another invasion of the Navy and Olive Domain.
Third, the operation which led to the Trinadaedian victory would've been slightly harder.

[Modern Soviet Union]

1985: What if the Presidium chose to quickly elect the next leader?

On March 10, 1985, former General Secretary Konstantin Cherneko died. In this timeline, with the help of Victor Grishin, the conservative factions managed to delay the selection of a new General Secretary until Grigory Romanov got back from vacation to the Presidium. With the selection delayed until March 12, this allowed for the conservatives and the "Stalinists" to be able to form a coalition against Gorbachev and the pro-western reformists, leading to Romanov being chosen by the Presidium as the next General Secretary.

However, things could have gone differently, and possibly the Presidium could have decided to choose a new General Secretary just hours of Cherneko's death. Most likely, this would have resulted in Gorbachev's rise to power. According to the modern Communist Party, this would have led to disastrous consequences as the country transforms into a corrupt Chinese-style government which sells out to the west, alongside a dissolved Warsaw Pact. Some alternate historians say it could have even resulted in the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union, but that couldn't be possible, right..?

[Victorious Decepticons]

What if...

The First Autobot Oil Discovery was Taken Over?

What Happened

Right after the independence of Cybertron, there was an energy crisis of unheard-of proportions. The Decepticons responded by raiding inhabited worlds which were known to contain oil, yielding immediate relief. Meanwhile, the Autobots, being self-destructively "righteous," didn't want to steal other people's oil. Eventually, they found some on a then-lifeless world. This discovery was thought of as insignificant by the Decepticons at the time, so they didn't even bother to interfere with it. Surely it would run out soon, and the Autobots would deactivate from lack of fuel despite it.

This discovery turned out to yield a huge amount of fuel and allowed the Autobots to get back on their feet and then be deadly pests to us for the next 700 years. Allowing it to go unchallenged is considered Megatron's only serious mistake.

What Could Have Happened

Upon learning that the Autobots had found oil, a large strike force could have been sent to seize the field and keep them from being able to drill. The Autobots would have deactivated from lack of fuel within the next couple of years, putting a stop to the Cybertronian Great War before it had even begun. We would have gone on raiding, which we did anyway, but likely would have been less gangsterish thanks to there not being a 700-year-long war affecting the way generations of us matured (and what those generations have taught their offspring).

The Final Battle of the Cybertronian Great War

What Happened

With only a handful of people left functional on each side, the Final Battle finally came about. We fired up our Main Foundry as bait to bring the last of the Autobots to not only see what we were up to, but to try to fuck it up on us. We knew they would do that because of Optimus Prime's weird obsession with interfering with everything Decepticons ever tried to do.

The bait worked perfectly, and soon enough, the tiny convoy of the last of the Autobots came barreling down the street. Too bad for them that we had set up an ambush. We set upon them, and after a brief but fierce battle, destroyed all but Prime. Prime and Megatron then battled in single combat, wrestling each other into the foundry itself. Leader Megatron finally gained the upper hand and threw Prime into the operating smelting pit, ending the Great War, and along with it, the last living member of the Autobot Race.

What Could Have Happened

The easiest point of divergence is right at the edge of the Main Pit. Prime could have been to throw Megatron in, instead of the other way around. Also, our ambush could have failed, leading to an overall Autobot victory.

Either way, if that had happened, Cybertron would be a rusted-out Communist hellhole run by an authoritarian Optimus Prime, and wrongthink would lead to the person being forcefully reprogrammed - making the entire population essentially into non-sapient droids. The planet would eventually fall apart due to a lack of maintenance, which in turn would be brought about by a lack of resources. But hey, everything would have been "fair," and at least they wouldn't have stolen any resources from other planets, including by "exploitation" aka trade.

Eventually, space explorers from biological nations would happen upon the weird, rusted metal "asteroids" that once made up the planet, and wonder how those got there. It would be a mystery because there would be no trace left of civilization ever having existed in that sector of space.

[Diarcesia]

Thedebrand, Hylvorians King, defeats Monarch Diarcesian Eutaur
What went down: About a thousand years ago, Captain Radomil "Castamir" Mineski's recently established Castamirian Host reached Hylvoria's border, threatening the latter with conquest. The Hylvorian King Thedebrand, then at war with Diarcesia, challenged Monarch Eutaur to a duel to the death to minimize casualties, with the loser acknowledging sovereignty of the former. Eutaur, wielding his mace Asteri Leucochrysus, slew Thedebrand, who was wielding his warhammer Se Worold. As a result, Diarcesia and Hylvoria became united, the resulting entity was subsequently known as the Diarchy. This event proved to be pivotal in establishing the Monarchy's decentralized nature of government.

What could have happened:Just like in real life, the Diarchy could have repelled the Castamirians. The political and economic center of government would be in Hylvobrigia (or Wolfbridge in Diarcesian English). With the kingdom's focus being more land-oriented, the Hylvorian-Diarcesian union would have greater emphasis on the army than the navy. The resultant kingdom could be more homogeneous and, ultimately, compact. Alt-historians speculate a period of expansion and then contraction as foreigners would ultimately revolt against Hylvorian-Diarcesian rule in the outlying areas.

Newptolem of Metanoea consolidates his rule in Old Diarcesia
What went down: Newptolem, the Tyrant of the city-state of Metanoea, is the first known figure to unite the Diarcesians of the Pronotus Peninsula in 55 BC. Three years later, he would embark on an expedition to conquer a distant land mentioned by traders and never return. It is speculated that his army arrived in the continent of Zovar and created the monarchy of Medania in present-day Xanaxstan. With the absence of Newptolem and the lack of a capable successor, the cities of Old Diarcesia revolted against Metanoea and regained their sovereignty shortly thereafter.

What could have happened:Plausible speculations within the next few centuries either sees the peninsula being host to a despotic Metanoean kingdom as one of the players of the local maritime trade scene with other Hellenics. The more popular theories posit that a Rome vs. Carthage-style rivalry with Erythrean Thebes will happen sooner or later.

[The Terrarian Union of Yharim]

In the current timeline, our leader Yharim was nearly killed by the country's former leaders, and was barely saved by Yharon, a Phoenix-Dragon which hatched from the egg due to it being thrown in first to spite Yharim. However, what if the guards had thrown the egg in with Yharim?

Well, the Tyrant at the time would stay in power briefly, before an organized rebellion which was historically caught off-guard by Yharim's arrival to the Tyrant throne would of destroyed the Jungle Tyrant system, paving way to a more democratic future.

[Drongonia]

We may never have won independence from New Zealand back in the 1950s...

Therefore, we'd never have existed.

[Arkania-]

What if the Ladi Alliance completely fell/was eradicated?
Result: The Chogen People’s Republic: No magical nobles, no technological edge, no trading skills and unified government until the Spanish and British conquered the country. It would most likely be a fractured and hollow totalitarian state, and a haven for pirates, also a vassal of China.

What if the Freehold won the second civil war?
Result: The Arkanian Freehold: Not much had changed at all, except that there is no Archon or singular Head of State. The magisterium rules the country and the Chancellor is beholden to them. More like a Confederacy of nobles than a centralised nation.

[Zhouran]

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