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@History Learner Question: Just how much support do you think that the victorious CPs will provide to the Basmachi in Central Asia in a TL where the CPs win WWI? I'm wondering if we could see Central Asia be permanently split off from Russia 75 years earlier than in real life in this TL. Also...

Depends on just how many German troops will be coming home from the East in body bags and for just how long, I suppose.

Initially, though in the longer-run the Ostjuden could successfully integrate into mainstream German culture.

FWIW, Germany did have this Jew census during WWI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judenz%C3%A4hlung Its results were covered up once it became clear that they weren't what German nationalists wanted. BTW, could you see an extremely massive migration of Eastern European Jews to Germany proper?

I presume that your responses to my questions #3 and #4 were combined into your point #3, correct?

But even in the event that Germany will somehow manage to permanently restrict the size of Russia's military, or to do so until nukes will come along, is Germany permanently going to keep Russia poor, or what? Because even without Ukraine and Belarus, Russia should have something like 300...

FWIW, my speculation here is that the German Army is not going to be able to have an unlimited carte blanche in German foreign policy forever in the absence of non-stop warfare, and non-stop warfare is simply going to result in an inevitable revolution back at home in Germany since the German...

Well, there were also the Legitimists, who were then led by this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infante_Jaime,_Duke_of_Madrid And the Bonapartists, who were then led by this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor,_Prince_Napol%C3%A9on

Led by the Orleanists?

Makes sense. BTW, which additional European countries do you see going republican sooner or later in this TL?

A relevant question is whether H, L, or KWII will get most of the credit for Germany's WWI victory in this TL.

@History Learner When do you think Germany ends up successfully developing nuclear weapons in this TL? And do any other countries beat it to the punch in regards to this? And do H & L both permanently retire after winning WWI for Germany in this TL?

Sucks that Germany can't become a republic without losing any wars. :( What do you think is the most likely scenario for Russia here? Russian Jews could find refuge in Mitteleuropa in such a scenario, no? That makes sense. Also, could these guest workers eventually become permanent residents...

Also, some additional questions for @History Learner, @Skallagrim, and @stevep: 1. Is there any realistic way for Germany to eventually become a republic after winning WWI? 2. Is there any realistic way for Germany to keep the Bolsheviks in power in Russia after winning WWI? 3. What will the...

Interesting. And Yeah, Germany wants puppet states in places like Poland, Ukraine, the Baltics, and maybe the Caucasus but I was talking about what remained of Russia afterwards. In other words, rump Russia. Similar to Russia's post-1991 borders, I suppose, but also likely including Central...

OK, but the Brits had over a century to solidify their hold on India. Are the Germans actually going to have that long re: Russia? Worth noting that most Indians were still rural and illiterate even after over a century of them being ruled by Europeans (primarily Brits). But at least 2/3 of...

Yes, but it didn't swallow all of India in one gulp. But wouldn't the Reichstag be capable of reasserting its control over the German military in peacetime? And it could also learn lessons from its relative powerlessness over the German military during World War I for use in future German...

I feel like I should also address the India argument here: Yes, Britain was able to subjugate India, but gradually, over the course of decades, if not centuries. It certainly wasn't able to do this in just a couple of years. If you want an example of an attempt to subjugate a country in just a...

But would such a large country as Russia be as easy for Germany to economically penetrate indefinitely? If you'll notice, you'll see that it actually agrees with what I wrote above. Only ruthless and brutal oppressors are able to get their way in regards to occupations. Those who are too nice...

German influence in Persia and Afghanistan could be obtained through German economic penetration of those countries and through the use of Muslim religious appeals from the Ottoman Empire, no? Also, the issue isn't that Germany will be unable to defeat Russia in a conventional war but that...