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For questions that ask what might have happened if history had taken a different path.
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What would the map of modern North America look like if the Mormon nation of Deseret maintai...
At the time the Mormons move out, this entire area was claimed by the US, and no nation could claim it back. So how could this happen?
The US would have to give up some claims. Why give land to flak …
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How much would a civilisation develop without war?
The only way you could have such a state is if there is a way to resolve disagreements that provides a universally accepted result that is then never reconsidered. So for example, if your party lost …
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What could an average modern human achieve in medieval times?
An even more depressing take is Poul Anderson's The Man Who Came Early.
A plot summary from Wikipedia:
The story is presented in the first person, related by a Saga-Age Icelander named Ospak Ulfs …
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What would the world be like if humanity always valued gender equality?
Primitive human societies didn't have gender equality. Sure women could pick fruit as well as men, which is why picking fruit was women's work. Men went off on hunting expeditions where women couldn' …
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How could state borders equal major watersheds?
All watersheds are not alike. In our world, major rivers often form the core of a state or district and are not borders. However, smaller rivers form good borders and are not useful as a core of any …
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What would happen if Napoleon had won the battle of Waterloo
There was an Austrian Army of 250,000 men just a few days to a week's march off on the upper Rhine. There was also a 200,000 man Russian Army moving up towards the Rhine that participated in the purs …
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The Rollercoasters of Ancient Egypt
While the Egyptians had the wheel, they did not have springs or durable metal. So a fast travelling cart would likely jump out of the track, or break the wooden wheels and become a serious accident.
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How would a human society be different from ours if our feet were also hands?
The first difference is that we would not be able to walk far, or well. The main difference between hominids and other apes is a specialization for fully erect, long duration walking on the ground. T …
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