100 Years: The World Changes

[Chairman Sanchez]

1: Love 50 years
Novemeber 20th, 1917- Future President Robery Byrd born...
I will have more as the dates go into the 50's and 60's.

 

[ArKhan]

(insert date here) Prohibition leader (insert name here) advocates marijuana as a replacement for alchohol.

 

[Prometheus_2300]

August 10, 1915 - Dr. Ernest Manchester (a nobody in OTL) of Florida attests that for most therapeutic purposes, marijuana can be an appropriate substitute for alcohol.

October 11, 1915 - Prohibition leader (insert name here) advocates marijuana as a replacement for alchohol.

(dates and names inserted. I don't know much about prohibition leaders of the time, but I know how Hearst newspapers will run with this in a few years. I also loved 50 years)

 

[Prometheus_2300]

June 7th, 1912: Nikola Tesla is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on wireless power transmission in Stockholm, Sweden....

March 20th, 1913: "September Morn" by Paul Chabas becomes a big hit of the art world in Paris, France...

April 19th, 1916: "Spectric" Art Movement is established by Emanuel Morgan and Anne Knish in New York City, New York...

August 5th, 1917: Nikola Tesla unveils "radionics" tracking system for the U.S. Army at Wardenclyffe, New York....

Is Radionics a type of early Radar? If so during the next great war, Fighter planes will be able to take to the skies and take on the great Zeppelin Air Legions of the powers with advanced warning. Epic!

 

[Snowman23]

Is Radionics a type of early Radar? If so during the next great war, Fighter planes will be able to take to the skies and take on the great Zeppelin Air Legions of the powers with advanced warning. Epic!

Except Zeppelin Aircraft Carriers with their own radar sets will detect the interceptors and launch there own fighters!

 

[Prometheus_2300]

Behold the world of 1915!

Edited from UCS 1914. Changes to Korea, Mexico, Europe, and minor Africa changes.

Sorry about the triple post

 

[Dean501]

September 4, 1919-Venezelan President Hernando Domico declares himself President for life.

October 15, 1919-Julius Martov is exiled when he and his freind Vladimir Lenin start the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, or in short the RSDLP.

November 4, 1919-Julius Martov makes it out of Siberia, his freind Vladimir dosent.From there he leaves to Argentina where he starts the Venezuela Socialist Party, which works in small groups.

December 15, 1920-Julius assembles a large following by 1920 and makes a run for President, but the goverment disputes his eligability.

January 12,1921-A 3rd party poll states 30% approval rating for Julius.

Febuary 15, 1921-Julius overthrows the un popular, "President for life" in a short 1 week coup.He declares it a Socialist Democracy, and makes himself the first Premier.

 

[Prometheus_2300]

September 4, 1919-Venezelan President Hernando Domico declares himself President for life.

October 15, 1919-Julius Martov is exiled when he and his freind Vladimir Lenin start the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, or in short the RSDLP.

November 4, 1919-Julius Martov makes it out of Siberia, his freind Vladimir dosent.From there he leaves to Argentina where he starts the Venezuela Socialist Party, which works in small groups.

December 15, 1920-Julius assembles a large following by 1920 and makes a run for President, but the goverment disputes his eligability.

January 12,1921-A 3rd party poll states 30% approval rating for Julius.

Febuary 15, 1921-Julius overthrows the un popular, "President for life" in a short 1 week coup.He declares it a Socialist Democracy, and makes himself the first Premier.

OOC: A small point. Lenin escaped Russia along with Trotsky and a few others in 1915. Did he go back? Did Martov escape with Lenin in 1915?

 

[Prometheus_2300]

January 5, 1916: Wilhelm III asks Pope Benedict XV to hold the Vatican Peace Conference. Lloyd George of Britain, Wilhelm III of Germany, Mehmed VI of the Ottoman Empire, Giovanni Giolitti of Italy, Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary and Clemeanceau of France. The issue is to negotiate an end to the war.

Britain who had throughly trounced the German Navy, and had already gotten much out of the war (the supremacy of the Royal Navy). Seeks to somewhat stymy the German War Machine, and a restoration of France.

France is exhausted. Its Trench strategy has failed following the Germans use of Air bombardments. They have lost Paris, and are bitterly entrenched in Toulouse.

Germany's monarch Wilhelm III, seeks to end this war, he requires reparations from France, the Alsace Lorraine, and a demilitarized zone between Verdun and the German border.

Austro-Hungary is attending to support Germany in these negotiations. They seek reparations from France considering their support of the Italian army

Italy thanks to the German Air Fleet, was able to drive the French all the way back to Toulouse. They seek a demilitarized zone as well from the 45 parallel south, and East of Marseilles.

At the conclusion of the conference, Clemeanceau is supremely displeased with the peace that France had to agree to. Britain had abandoned them in his eyes to Germany and Italy. The great French Colonial Empire, save Algeria had been divvied up amongst the powers attending the Vatican Conference. But in the end he had to pen his name to the Vatican treaty. Thankfully Lloyd George had negotiated with Wilhelm III and gotten reduced reparations. France will be restored but without Alsace-Lorraine, and with two large DMZs.

Wilhelm III earned the title "Peacemaker of Europe" and now that the Western war was complete, he could focus on peace on the Eastern Front.

January 15, 1916 - Smedley Butler, and a division of Marines land in Veracruz. Their mission is to March to Mexico City, and force a surrender, much like in the First Mexican American War. Along their march they encounter an envoy from Venustiano Carranza de la Garza and his Constitutional Army. Butler and Carranza meet and agree to what would be known as the Veracruz Accords. After the Installation of Carranza in Mexico City, he would cede Baja to the United States, and he would have the support of the American military. Time would tell if this would come to pass. President Taft hoped an end to the war so that at least he would be remembered as something other then failing to be Teddy Roosevelt's successor.

 

[jmberry]

February 11th, 1916: With the Western Front winding down, Germany and Austria focus on Russia.

March 17th, 1916: Faced with a losing war on two fronts, the Russian army revolts.

May 1st, 1916: Nikolai Bukharin declares the United Russian Soviet Republic. He sends peace feelers to the Germans and Japanese.

June 2nd, 1916: Treaty of Warsaw. Germany establishes satellite kingdoms in Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Belarus. Japan establishes a puppet regime in the Russian Far East called Primorsk. Russian influence over the Far East is ended.

June 4th, 1916: Aleskandr Kerensky launches a coup against Bukharin, starting the Russian Civil War.

 

[Zacoftheaxes]

If it is not to early.

November 8th, 1920: Former General John J. Pershing and Calvin Coolidge win the Presidential election, despite Pershing having never held an office.

I also suggest that we have no Depression in this timeline.

 

[Prometheus_2300]

June 10, 1916 - the Republican National Convention convenes in Chicago. After several rounds of voting they decide upon Charles Evan Hughes and as his running mate Robert M. LaFollette. Hearst himself now sits on the Republican National Committee, he wanted LaFollette to be the Presidental candidate and Hughes as Vice President, but was unable to get the other committee members to do so.

June 15, 1916 - The German Empire, fresh from its victory in the Great European War finds itself with both a huge continental and overseas empire. In order to achieve fiscal security. They sell the Northern half of the former French colony of Indochina to Japan.

June 16, 1916 - The Democratic National Convention convenes in St. Louis. After only two rounds of voting they decide upon: William McAdoo, the Assistant to the President of the Central Bank of the United States. The running mate was selected to be James M. Cox.

July 4, 1916 - The New York Times pens an article about how all the candidates seem to be chasing Teddy's ghost for an endorsement.

July 4, 1916 - Tesla's company, Tesla Dynamic lights up the city of New York with its first Wireless Power Station Antenna in Brooklyn. Thomas Edison upon hearing the news had a heart attack. The Wizard of Menlo Park had died at the age of 69.

August 10, 1916 - A bomb is detonated in San Francisco, killing 38 people and injuring 120 others. The bomb was detonated, outside of the Hearst Newspaper building. The next day all Hearst papers carry the harrowing tale across the country. Hearst himself is eager to blame the Socialists.

 

[Prometheus_2300]

If it is not to early.

November 8th, 1920: Former General John J. Pershing and Calvin Coolidge win the Presidential election, despite Pershing having never held an office.

I also suggest that we have no Depression in this timeline.

OOC: I was going to suggest the same thing about the Depression. I still think we should have one but not in the 30s. Maybe the 50s. Anyone have any opinions about how the Election of 1916 should go, or who the Socialist candidate will be?

 

[jmberry]

OOC: I was going to suggest the same thing about the Depression. I still think we should have one but not in the 30s. Maybe the 50s. Anyone have any opinions about how the Election of 1916 should go, or who the Socialist candidate will be?

I'd say go with McAdoo winning and becoming a one termer.

 

[Snowman23]

January 15th, 1912: The Federal League is founded to counter the monopoly baseball in America by the American and National Leagues. Founded are 8 teams; the Baltimore Terrapins, the Brooklyn Feds, the Buffalo Blues, the Chicago Whales, the Indianapolis Hoosiers, Kansas City Packers, the Pittsburgh Rebels and the St. Louis Terriers. Some credence is also given to the league when star pitcher Walter Johnson signs onto the Whales.

April 2nd, 1914: The Inaugural season starts fro the Federal League. After a close season, the Chicago Whales win the League championship over the Indianapolis Hoosiers by a .001 winning percentage. Star Walter Johnson is a great help.

April 4th, 1915: To start of the entire baseball season, the Chicago Whales play the 1914 World Series winning Boston Braves. In a tense game, Walter Johnson pitches a 3 hitter while Whales batter Dutch Zwilling gets a 3 run rare out of the ball park home run to win 3-0. The game helps boast Federal League attendance.

October 9th, 1915: The Brooklyn Feds start batter Benny Kauff goes head to head with Walter Johnson, with Kauff winning the competition by ending a shut out with a walk-off-in-the-park-grand-slam to clinch the last game of the season for the Feds, giving them the best win record and thus the championship of the league.

October 14th, 1915: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox in a close series, claiming the title for the Phillies in there first World Series win.

December 3rd, 1915: The Supreme Court rules in favor of the Federal League in its charges of violating the Sherman anti-trust act against the National and American Leagues.

April 4th, 1916: As the new baseball season starts the Federal League uses there leverage to get all 8 teams into the American and National Leagues. The influx of teams though results in the need for the movement of teams. As a result, many of the ex-Federal League teams move, south especially. At the start of the season, the new MLB set-up is as follows (Italics representing ex-Federal teams):

American League
- New York Yankees
- Boston Red Sox
- Chicago White Sox
- Cleavland Indians
- Detroit Tigers
- St. Louis Browns
- Philadelphia Athletics
- Washington Senators
- Chattanooga Rebels
- Kansas City Packers
- Chicago Whales
- Atlanta Feds

National League
- Chicago Cubs
- Boston Braves
- New York Giants
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Cincinnati Reds
- Brooklyn Robins
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles (changed from Terrapins)
- Indianapolis Hoosiers
- New Orleans Blues
- Charleston Terriers

October 15th, 1916: After a fierce, close season, the National League Pennant Winners, the Brooklyn Robins, are narrowly beaten 4-3 in the 7th game of the World Series by the American League Pennant winners, the Chicago Whales. The win gives the now expanded MLB a source of excitement. The snub starts one of the most heated inter-league rivalries as well.

 

[Prometheus_2300]

March 11, 1916 - Butler reaches Mexico City, and Carranza is installed as President of Mexico. The Accords of Veracruz were followed, much to dismay of the Mexican citizenry.

June 1, 1916 - the USAS Ticonderoga, the first Bombardment Airship of the United States is completed. the USAS Lexington and Concord, follow 2 months later as aircraft carrier. All other powers follow suit.

November 8, 1916 - Surprising the Republican party, William McAdoo is elected to become the 28th President of the United States. A democrat is in the White House after nearly 20 years of Republican supremacy.

June 16, 1916 - Trotsky moves to Finland.

August 20, 1916 - the American Air Fleet is deployed to Veracruz.

October 31, 1917 - Soon to be known as the October Revolution plunges Finland into a civil war against the German puppet government.

November 16, 1917 - Wilhelm III now finds Germany stretched to its limit and "grants" Finland independence.

November 20, 1917 - Finland renames itself the The People's Republic of Finland.

Below is a Map of the World as of June 2, 1916 as currents events perscribe.

 

[Mr_ Bondoc]

December 4th, 1911: Inspired by Korean rebels, Li Yuan-hung proclaims the creation of a republic in Beijing, China...

December 30th, 1911: Li Yuan-hung is elected the first President of the Republic of China in Nanjing, sparking international attention...

February 12th, 1912: 7-year old Emperor Hsuan T'ung (a.k.a. Pu Yi) is transported by British and Japanese forces to Hong Kong, after refusing to abdicate the throne to Republican forces...

February 13th, 1912: Great Britain, Russia, France, and Japan refuse to diplomatically recognize the Republic of China, calling it a "rebel insurgency". The United States and Germany recognize the state...

April 26th, 1913: Yuan Shikai, backed by British and Japanese forces, calls for rebellion against the Republican government in Nanjing...

July 23rd, 1913: Chinese Civil War; Monarchist forces led by Yuan Shikai, and backed by foreign military forces, lay siege to Nanjing....

November 19th, 1913: President Li Yuan-hung calls for an alliance with Germany and the Central Powers in Nanjing...

May 1st, 1914: Emperor Hsuan T'ung is returned to Beijing, under guard by foreign military forces....

March 14th, 1915: President Li Yuan-hung calls for the cessation of diplomatic relations with Great Britain and France...

August 14th, 1915: Chinese Congress declares war against Great Britain, France, and Japan....

May 4th, 1917: Tiananmen Square Massacre; Anti-Japanese riots erupt in Beijing, as student leaders demand Japanese withdrawal from Shangdong province, killing c.3,000 Chinese demonstrators...

 

[TNF]

November 8, 1916: Socialist candidate Victor Berger takes 12% of the vote running on an anti-war platform. He manages to tip both the state of Nevada and the state of Oklahoma to the Socialists in the electoral college.

Socialists make more modest gains in the House, though still find themselves effectively shut out of governance by the Republicans and Democrats, who dislike the Socialist Party officials in their midst.

 

[Mr_ Bondoc]

Before I make the update for the 1910s, here are a few more PODs:

July 1st-6th, 1915: East St. Louis Riots; Federal troops are ordered into East Saint Louis, Missouri after race riots spread across the city...

July 12th, 1915: Bisbee Massacre; Local vigilantes burn the Mexican-American town of Bisbee, Arizona after rumors of a "Mexican fifth column"...

July 28th-29th, 1915; Harlem Riots; Race riots erupt in Harlem, New York after rumors that African-Americans are aiding Mexican forces...

September 17th, 1915: Local vigilantes attack the town of Hermanas, New Mexico, amidst rumors of the rape of a white woman...

May 10th-October 1st, 1917; Red Hot Summer of 1917; Race riots, targetting African-Americans and Mexican-Americans, erupt in Charleston, South Carolina; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Washington D.C.; Norfolk, Virginia; New Orleans, Louisiana; Chicago, Illinois; New York City, New York; and Omaha, Nebraska...

June 27th, 1917: Annapolis Riots; African-American naval recruits are lynched outside the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland...

September 30th, 1917: Elaine Massacre; 285 African-Americans are lynched and killed Philips County, Arkansas after 1,000 African-Americans call for wages from share-cropping...

May 30-31, 1919: Tulsa Race Riots; Race riots against African-Americans erupt in the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, leaving c.10,000 people homeless...

 

[Mr_ Bondoc]

(insert date here) Prohibition leader (insert name here) advocates marijuana as a replacement for alchohol.

January 7th, 1916: William E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson, head of the Anti-Saloon League, advocates marijuana as a replacement for alchohol