Speaking of whatifs.
What if the vast amounts of oil in Libya were found in the late 1930s as opposed to the early 1950s? The Axis powers were thursting for fuel and had it under their very noses all the time. Needless to say, I think Hitler would've taken the North African theater a lot more seriously. It's been speculated that had Rommel had just two full divisions, he would've been able to go all the way to Iran.