Multiple choice

Which sub-genre asks "What if a historic event had turned out differently?"

  1. Time travel

  2. Slipstream

  3. Alternate history

  4. Hard science fiction
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Explanation

Alternate history is a sub-genre of speculative fiction that explores how the world might be different if a key historical event had a different outcome. For example, stories might depict a world where the Allies lost World War II or the Roman Empire never collapsed. While time travel can lead to alternate histories, the sub-genre specifically focused on the altered timeline itself is alternate history.

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