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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    AFAIK, King Michael's Coup in Romania did not immediately result in the installation of a pro-Soviet puppet regime in Romania. That only came later. In or around 1947, I think. That's when King Michael got exiled from Romania.
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Excellent analysis, Steve! Question: Could the Italians be persuaded by the Entente to switch sides if they will initially join the CPs but the CPs will subsequently be losing the war? Romania managed to do it in 1944 in WWII in real life, after all.
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    For #2, is the Indian partition avoided? Also, are you sure that with a WWI that starts that early, Russia is actually going to be able to relieve enough pressure on France for France to avoid falling quickly? AFAIK, the Russian military was stronger in 1914 relative to 1905, and Russia itself...
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Off-topic, but you don't think that there was ever any realistic chance in the 20th century for a French monarchical restoration of any kind (Orleanist, Bourbon/Legitimist, or Bonapartist), right?
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    @stevep What are your thoughts on my list here? And what's your own list in regards to this? I suppose that in place of #1 I could simply kill Lenin, but this would only work so long as someone else such as Trotsky is incapable of replacing Lenin. Meanwhile, a White-run regime, while likely not...
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Do you think that Hughes would have been a good compromise choice for the GOP in 1912?
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Why not Teddy Roosevelt?
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Actually, IIRC, I seem to recall seeing an article (and/or a reference to this article) by some British and/or French diplomat(s) from 1919 or 1920 mentioned where they said that they would have accepted the ratification of the ToV by the US with any reservations since it would still be better...
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Wilson was an idiot, though; that's the thing. A more rational US President would have agreed to the Lodge Reservations. Likely even Thomas Marshall had Wilson's stroke killed him in late 1919. Whether the Lodge Reservations would have neutered the Versailles Treaty is really besides the point...
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    The irreconcilables did not make up 1/3 of the US Senate; they made up less than that. Had Wilson agreed to the Lodge Reservations, then the ToV could have been ratified. And technically speaking, the French Security Treaty was (or at least could have been) independent of the ToV. Even if the...
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    It was Trotsky, not Lenin, who was ever in New York, I think.
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Not at all. Many Republicans were in favor of this treaty back in 1919-1920. Lloyd Ambrosius wrote about this here and also elsewhere as well: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1890194
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    FWIW, if I could add a fourth event to this list, it would be: 4. Have the US Senate ratify the Security Treaty with Britain and France after the end of World War I, thus creating a peacetime defensive alliance between these three countries, an alliance that other countries could possibly join...
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Yep, and it's a huge shame that Germany failed to know/realize this. Firing Falkenhayn and replacing him with H & L was probably Kaiser Bill's biggest mistake in the war. Would you agree?
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    So, basically, secured loans meant that something was placed as collateral to be seized in the events that the loans were incapable of being repaid, right? But unsecured loans means that you'd be left out of options if the loans failed to be repaid?
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    What were the specific grievances against the Entente?
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Do you think that Hughes would be willing to do unsecured loans to the Entente without USW?
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    What do you think that Hughes would have done had he won in November 1916 instead of Wilson? Also, what about if Hughes won AND Germany refused to resume USW for whatever reason?
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Yeah, I'm aware of the Wilson mediation efforts. AFAIK, though, they didn't actually have very much success because both sides still believed that they could win this war. Maybe if the US would have remained neutral, though, then the Entente would have become more willing to negotiate by late...
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    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Honestly, I suspect that the 1916 attempt never had a realistic chance because it would mean Nicky betraying his Allies even though he was not clearly losing the war at that point in time.
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