My favorite part of German history is the WHAT IFS #shorts

[stakuyi]

Sadly links don’t work here but if you google Stakuyi linktree you can click there. Join me at the Christmas markets

[TherealMatthias]

One of the most interesting what ifs is a much earlier cutoff. If the HRE federalized early enough, some of the Low Countries and Swiss Cantons likely are viewed as very distinct German sub-identities, in a more extreme way than the way Bavarians are today
Edit: any chance we get a what if on this scenario?

[simonnachreiner]

My favorite pie in the sky what is is "What if Bavaria lead the unification" absolutely impossible in any timeline Prussia exists as a militaristic society but an interesting hypothetical for anyone interested in the potential culture it would've cultivated.

[primesonic]

The Hungarian Upper class would have thrown a hissy fit AT LEAST

[ElHipokondriako]

German lore, culture and history is fascinating throughout. Sad that the XX century overshadows everything.

[adl]

One of my personnal favorite WHAT IF is if the "Drittes Deutschland" (third Germany) succeded and Bavaria would unite the South german states to challenge Austria and Prussia's rule

[MrEyon]

Weimar republic Germany alone has a myriad of what-ifs, with a number of different factions trying to shape Germany's future. Kind of a wild period.

[Beagle_enthusiast]

German christmas markets are one of the most beautiful things ever, and they have warm punch and delicuos sweet snacks. I loved living there so much!

[jeremyfischer]

And then everyone on Youtube is like "What if the Nazis Won WW2" and not much else.

[polishscribe]

Can you talk how the border between Catholic and protestant countries in the religious wars goes almost exactly like the ancient northern border of the Roman Empire?
It totaly amases me.

[timesnewlogan]

Austria: "How are we going to deal with all these angry ethnic groups?"
Franz Ferdinand: "Maybe stop repressing them?"
Gavrilo Princep: "Oh no, they're about to figure it out!"

[isaacgriffin]

I'm really enjoying the alternative history mod for HOI4 "Kaiserreich"
A very interesting "what if" 1936 but Germany had won WW1.

[CharlesIncharge-xj]

I think the biggest what if Maria Theresa had won back Silesia?

Prussia wouldn't have the power to challenge Austria without it as a foundation.

[jayjack]

Imagine if we had a Germany and Prussia instead of a Germany and Austria

[StutteringStupidity]

The funny thing about that adventure trip: I live here. I could theoretically just visit as a weekend trip

[WatermelonDog]

The greatest "What if" that no one ever asks, is what if there was just no major wars at all and we all could chill together and harass each other in sports or smth

[paocut]

About that end part, I saw this reel the day that a German Christmas Market got terror attacked by a driver...

[andrewprahst]

If instagram reels comments are anything to go off of, multi ethnicity is not a barrier to racism

[hcanl]

What if the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV accepted the Paulskirchenverfassung and the German crown and thereby united Germany in the form of a constitutional monarchy in 1849?

[SomeDude-random]

A very much overlooked "what if?" scenario is: What if the "German Revolution" of 1848/49 had implemented the "Großdeutsche Lösung" (Great-german solution) instead of the "Kleindeutsche Lösung" (Small-german solution, this is the one we got in history)?