I think it’s as simple as: if the Republicans hadn’t, the Democrats would have. Assuming some people still generally care about abortion in this scenario, it’s prime political real estate, so if one hadn’t snapped it up, I think the other would.
In the case of China, I think that should actually be quite a large surplus, given that the Manchu regime in the North is still extant and independent afaik. There was no Taiping Rebellion ITTL, so the population should rightly be higher.
Given the extremely weakened state of the USSR due to their shaky government and loss of virtually all productive land, I'm very surprised Mongolia remains in their sphere of influence, especially considering China's rising power. Is it possible that China could wrest Mongolia away and make them...
Please don't pull the typical Burgundy-screw that almost every early modern TL goes with. I think that, in terms of serving as a rival to Danerige and just being an interesting road to go down. Holland-Brandenburg would be the best choice. Also, then the Dutch might have some semblance of...
I really like this update! Intrigue and sabotage abound. Just as a style suggestion, you use the word "soon" a great deal on this update, with six instances in the first paragraph alone. That's probably because, like you said, you were rushing. If you were to cut uses of "soon" where it isn't...
I'm a bit confused. Is this good or bad for Persia? Will this be the modernizing impetus they need, or will they continue to stagnate? I sort of though this was a "Persia does better" TL, not a "Persia sort of improves and then gets smacked down" TL. Again, if that isn't the way things are...
Please tell me Japan and China (or at least just China) doesn't get totally screwed in the peace deal. They've held their own very well so far and have little reason to give up much, if anything, they've gained, especially given the logistical issues of forcing them to capitulate. At most, I...