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How do you imagine the world would look today if the Axis powers had won World War II? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by d_dad@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Alternate history is one of my favorite topics, and I’m curious to hear your thoughts.

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[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

There are several events that might have had the possibility to turn the war:

Germany doesn't attack France at all, concentrating their forces in the east which gives the UK fewer reasons to join the war
Japan doesn't attack Pearl Harbor so the USA don't join the war (yet)
Operation Mincemeat fails and the Axis keeps their troops in Sicily, preventing the Allies from establishing a base in the Mediterranean.
Axis spies uncover the plans for D-Day before it happens, Germany bombs the landing boats and thousands of Allied soldiers drown before they can reach land
The Manhattan Project fails to produce a working nuclear bomb. Most of Germany and Italy has already fallen but Japan stays strong and can eventually send troops to Europe.

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 8 hours ago

How about Churchill was forced from government along with Chamberlain after the catastrophe in Norway at the start of the war, and doesn't end up Prime Minister?