Historical Counterfactuals

Historical counterfactuals are "what-if" questions about the past, exploring how different choices or events could have changed history. They are a way to imagine alternative outcomes by considering how things might have turned out if specific moments had played out differently. For example, asking, “What if a war had been avoided?” helps us understand the significance of particular events. While they can't provide definite answers, they help analyze cause-and-effect and deepen our understanding of history’s complexities by contemplating possible alternative scenarios.