NEW VIDEO: The World After Ragnarok (A Map Analysis)

 

What if the world was almost eaten by a giant snake? You might get a map that looks like this...

The World of War Plan Red: A Map Analysis

Hello everyone, yours truly just uploaded their first exclusive video over on Armchair History TV. It is a map analysis on War Plan Red so check it out if you're a member of the site!

Will Northumbria Rise Again? (A Map Analysis)

How did an alternate cartographer connect a 15th century Welsh rebel with a 21st century Northern England independence movement? Find out in this map analysis. 

The American Hong Kong in Communist Britain (A Map Analysis)

Can you recreate the events that led to modern day Hong Kong in another part of the world? Well one Redditor tried to do just that in this map.

The Map That Confused the Internet (A Map Analysis)

Kids redesign the borders of the Americas in the darndest ways.

What Can We Learn From This Balkanized Australia Map? (A Map Analysis)

Any map can teach us something about our favorite genre and this balkanized Australia map has a couple things to say.

What is Happening Inside the Republic of Gilead? (A Map Analysis)

Yeah we are talking about Gilead from The Handmaid's Tale again, but this time its not a fan made map. This was something created presumably by professionals...so does it hold up?

How Plausible is the Balkanized America from Crimson Skies? (A Map Analysis)

Perhaps the most famous example of a balkanized North America comes from Crimson Skies, but does this fan made map of it hold up?

Is Steven Universe an Alternate History? (A Map Analysis)

What would the world of Steven Universe look like in 1770? We find out in this map analysis.

Is This a Plausible Map of Gilead from The Handmaid's Tale? (A Map Analysis)

Season 2 of Hulu's adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale has begun, so now is the time to analyze a map of Gilead.

Can We Redraw Europe Using Their Longest-Lasting Borders? (A Map Analysis)

Today we analyze a map created by a Sidewise Award winning author that features Europe's longest-lasting borders.

What's Up With Europe in Kaiserreich? (A Map Analysis)

Today we analyze a fan made map based on the computer game mod, Kaiserreich, where you can play as any country in an alternate history where Germany won World War I.

What Happened to America in Ghost in the Shell? (A Map Analysis)

When creators can't be plausible, fans step in to fill in the gaps, just like we see in this map of America from Ghost in the Shell.

Can the Sharro Plan Save Europe? (A Map Analysis)

Can the Sharro Plan bring peace to a war-torn Europe? Find out in this map analysis.

What Are the 13 Commonwealths of Fallout?

Did you know Fallout is an alternate history? Did you also know there is a map from the game for us to analyze?

Is This the OLDEST Alternate History Map?

Could an American Civil War era map be the world's oldest alternate history map?

What Would Mu REALLY Look Like?

What if a map of Mu used actual geological data?

Do Flat Earthers Dream of Pearl Harbor Conspiracy Theories?

Satire clashes with reality in this viral map.

What is the Gomberg Map?

Is the Gomberg Map a New World Order conspiracy or the first entry into the field of alternate cartography? Find out the answer in this map video.

Is "A Lesser United States" Plausible?

O hey, I made a video regarding another famous alternate history map. Check it out below:

And if you watched the video, here is some extra speculation for all of you who actually follow this blog:

• If the United States is smaller due to not expanding into the southwest (and maybe even an earlier Civil War resulting in a victorious Confederacy) British Columbia may have gone solo and not join with Canada, much like Newfoundland almost did.
• A potentially larger Mexico that never fought the United States would be better off financially and politically and would probably never be invaded by France.
• A smaller, less expansionist United States would probably be less interested in the Pacific. Changes could include an independent Hawaii, but they may also be absorbed by another power like Britain.

Do you agree? Let me know in the comments.

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Matt Mitrovich is The Alternate Historian on YouTube, a blogger for Amazing Stories, a volunteer interviewer for SFFWorld and a Sidewise Awards for Alternate History judge. When not exploring alternate timelines he enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the day when travel between parallel universes becomes a reality. You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter (@alt_historian), Tumblr and DeviantArt. Learn how you can support his alternate history projects on Patreon.