Map Thread XIX
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The American revolution sent shockwaves throughout the wider world. Merely starting off as a fringe extremist faction of the people of the Thirteen Colonies, the secessionist faction of British America saw itself realise its own goal in 1776, declaring full independence from the crown of England and Scotland, forming the world’s first modern republic. Sure, things were rocky at first, with the French originally being very much reluctant to invest any support upon the rowdy revolutionaries, the hatred of Britain overtook the monarchy’s self-preservation instinct as most nations on the western continent declared their support for the United States of America. And sure, at first the British watched and laughed at their old territory, smiling smugly at the struggling state, but this triumph was unwarranted, as they would soon find out.
The French had not been doing well for themselves. Just about having bankrupted themselves several times, they only barely scraped by for quite some time. It was very clear that something would have to change, and so on a cold winter evening, 1789, the estates general was called.While the estates-general was almost anarchic, and almost saw the king assassinated, it did buy the Ancien Regime some form of time. Not enough time, however, as one student protester found his last moments staring down the barrel of a gun in 1794. The revolution would soon find itself in full swing, and despite the desperate acts of the royalists to find peace, there would be none.Once the king was successfully deposed, and he had successfully run off to Austria, the French could finally create a government for the people.
Meanwhile, another Frenchman was finding himself a major figure in the court of the Sultan. One Napoleon Bonaparte, doctor to the sick man of Europe, scourge of the Austrians, and possibly the most influential result of the revolution, had recently found himself an advisor to the Porte, and was determined to make a name for himself. And by god, would he. His expansionist stance was incredibly influential, and saw the resuscitation of the Empire, with the Persians being finally brought under the thumb of Constantinople. Napoleon also managed to keep the Turks out of war with the rest of the world, as the Ottomans continued to modernise and restructure, with only a few bumps along the way (such as the janissary rebellion, which saw Napoleon almost killed).
Back in France, things were not looking swell. While the revolution had definitely inspired a fairly large group of people (the Germans had taken notes and revolted, and the Rhineland nobility mainly fled to Austria), they were still being stared down by enemies on all sides. Their only allies were on the other end of the Atlantic, and even then they weren’t particularly happy with the revolutionaries in France- the French were far more radical than the Americans, with the French seeming to want to go under an almost complete cultural revolution. The Jacobin club, the de-facto government of the French at the time, suffered a Schism, and the whole thing looked to be crashing down around the French.
But then, the Ottomans intervened.
Napoleon was a Corsican boy at heart, sure, but he wasn’t about to see his homeland as part of Piedmont. While he had to plead for months with the Porte, constantly begging the Sultan to please allow the Turks to flex some muscle for the first time in some 200 years, the court eventually acquiesced. The Ottomans pushed into Hungary, and while the ensuing peace treaty did not end the Ottomans taking over the vast plains of the Hapsburg empire, it did see a substantial weakening of the powers of Vienna. The doctor’s quest was a success. The sick man had been cured.
The old aristocrats of Europe were now worried. Prussia was getting even more radically militaristic, with Frederick William III effectively seizing absolute personal power and establishing a blatant goal for complete and permanent control over all of Europe, whereas the French were looking outwards for the first time, as a saner man took power in the French congress after Robespierre found himself on a long tumble off the peak of the mountain. George the Third, a man who had lost most of his empire to American republicans and who was now threatened by the French to lose it all, was even more paranoid. He was already fairly unpopular as an incompetent buffoon who did not stop the French or Americans when they could have, instead enjoying the benefits of the high life. The people were angry. Riots spread out across the United Kingdom, demanding higher representation for the citizens, instead of dealing with the by now antiquated King’s mad reign. He had served 40 years, and yet he had done nothing for the people but bring death and embarrassment to Britain. Sure, the major republicans all had suspiciously French-accented advisors, but who cared? The French were the Prometheus who, despite their historical hatred of the Rosbifs, were willing to spread the flame from Mount Olympus (or just the mountain) to the rest of the world. The 10th was stormed, and the British Republic was proclaimed (soon to just be a Republic of England and Wales, thanks to the Scottish being the Scottish). Europe had a second republic.
A third one would soon follow, as the Republic of the Rhine, effectively the closest thing to a modern Germany, was established as the situation in West Germany stopped being nigh-anarchic for the first time in nearly a decade. Almost immediately, they chose to take advantage of the pathetically unstable state of the monarchs in Europe by invading Bavaria. Prussia, already unnerved by the Rhineland, saw this invasion of Bavaria as a cardinal sin. How could the French be allowed to cause revolution throughout all of Europe? While the Prussians hoped they could form a grand coalition of the old order, a great counterrevolutionary army to crush the restless French and filthy Anglos, the rest of the old order were not buying it. “Don’t rock the boat.” was the motto of the Austrians and the Russians at this point, they really didn’t intent to prod the bear. They knew they had to wrangle the Prussians in, and make sure that the army with a state just became an army with some graves (also, the Austrians really liked the prospect of getting Silesia back). Prussia had no hope of winning a war with the French, Russians and Austrians (sure, they had won one before, but Frederick William III was no great), and so fell very quickly. Poland was restabilised, Silesia was to be Austrian once more, and the Germans who weren’t in the French sphere were now in the Austrian sphere.
While the two powers of France and Austria have been on the verge of war for over a century, this war has never seemed to come. The balance of power has become reorientated around the Ottomans, who have overseen the collapse of the main Romanov branch, and made sure that the French did not see an incredibly large amount of success in North Africa. The scales of power are watched dutifully by the Sultan. However, the Turks have seemed to have been relapsing in recent years, their sickness coming back for them once more. The vast empire is beginning to fracture, and the Egyptians seem to want out from the empire. And with the Turks in their last days of power, war looms on the horizon. The balance of Europe is about to be imbalanced.
edit: forgot to mention that this was a cover of an ancient map by @B_Munro. This had nothing to doing with the current cover project going on.
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YES. Or like, a tasty lambert or albers projection for a regional map.
My last thought on the firestorm I ignited: Nothing will ever aesthetically beat a top-down custom map, tailored to the particular geographical area. But QBAM and WorldA (I pronounce it World A as like a scream, high-pitched - in a manly way) are excellent templates for people who do not want to, or cannot make the aforementioned custom maps. In the end, its all about telling your story, and if one of these two help than thats all you really need.
Yeah, they should've agreed with me and then there wouldn't be a debate.
Here's an old map I did of an independent, highly agrarian Virginia
Dark orange=lands directly administered by the House of Burgesses
Orange=counties of Virginia
Yellow=territories of Virginia
Tldr, basically Jeffersonian agrarianism goes so far that it looks back around to feudalism
Dark orange=lands directly administered by the House of Burgesses
Orange=counties of Virginia
Yellow=territories of Virginia
Tldr, basically Jeffersonian agrarianism goes so far that it looks back around to feudalism
Something I have been working on the past two days, slightly inspired by Civilization: Beyond Earth and Cyberpunk 2020: Eurosource. The premise is a Cold War which doesn´t really end, but evolve into a regional struggle of multiple powers.
The POD begins somewhere in the 1940s/1950s, with the Allies and USSR carving up Europe a bit differently after WW2 ends in their favor. Germany is split up along the Roosevelt plan which later become three seperate zones, the Russian controlled East, the British/French West and the American South. Poland gains parts of former East Prussia, with the rest being given to Lithuania. The Cold War goes on relatively similar to OTL, only with a few changes here and there. An alternate version of the European Union is created sometime down the line, which encompasses most of Europe west of the Iron Curtain. The second big divergence point is with the USSR never fully collapsing here. Instead, the Warsaw Pact, the Baltic states and some Caucasian nations break off from it while the USSR reforms largely isolated. This happens at the beginning of the 21st Century.
It is now the year 2092, and the lingering tensions still haven´t really calmed down yet.
The Powers of Europe and it´s surroundings:
The German Federation:
Germany has reunited shortly after the Warsaw Pact collapsed in on itself. The neutral South Germany went it´s own way for a few more years until finally giving in, making Germany a whole nation again... kinda. The German Federation technically has three capitals: Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin, with the reunification still being an active process inside the country itself. Who would´ve guessed that over fifty years of seperation make it really hard to become one again? The Federation is nowadays seen as the middleman of Europe, trading with everyone available. During the Lowlands Crisis, in which parts of the Netherlands and Belgium were flooded due to rising sea levels, Germany and France occupied the region to establish some sort of control. After order had been reestablished, Germany never really let go of the Netherlands and Luxembourg, but instead integrated the remaining territory into itself, which got them kicked out of the EU. The Dutch are still very disgruntled about that, but are also happy that cities like Amsterdam were saved from destruction. That, along with the fact that many descendants now speak German, makes leaving obsolete. Even though Germany is often perceived to be three nations in one, it´s engineers still produce the finest robots and other fancy gadgets available on the market, something East-, West- and South Germans all massively take pride in.
Great Britain:
Britain has largely isolated itself from the continent after an alternate Brexit, which resulted in Ulster leaving for Ireland down the line. Since then, they have been walling themselves off, trying to ease tensions between the Scots, Welsh and English, very similar to their spiritual German ´´brethren´´. The only difference being that the British only have one capital, London. This makes the two ´´Twin Nations´´ of Germany and Great Britain solar opposites of each other, something other Europeans often joke about. Britain is, by the end of the 21st Century, stocked with exotic weaponry secretly imported from other parts of the world, mostly from Asia. Are still a bit grumpy with Ireland, due to their ´´betrayal´´ during the alt-Brexit, but otherwise have good relations to them. Recently, the British are considering a stronger presence on the Moon and Mars, mostly to seek more glory outside of Europe.
The European Union:
Has broken apart a a few decades into the 21st Century. With Germany opting to rather be the neutral power in the middle (using it´s past connections to both East and West), some other nations also started to leave the union. Second to leave were the British, shortly followed by the (South) Italians, who didn´t want to be ruled by corrupt politicians in Paris anymore. This lead to a split of Italy, with the northern part (Padania) staying part of the EU and the southern part (Italy) joining the newly formed Mediterranean Union. This has caused a small panic in the EU itself, with members fearing a complete collapse and led to France taking even more control over the member states. By 2092, the European Union is still alive and kicking, with France keeping the entire house of cards from collapsing. New laws have allowed free travel between all member states and made the EU a lot more federalized (even more than it already was). Other prominent members are for example Belgium, with Brussels having grown so much, that it´s suburbs basically cover the entire country. Catalonia gained it´s independence on the condition that they remain part of the EU proper, something they agreed on. This still causes a bit of friction between Paris and Madrid, with some Spanish politicians even suggesting joining the Mediterranean Union, like Italy once did. Everyone knows that they will never do it... nor are they able to at this point.
Visegrad:
Have sprung into being shortly after the Warsaw Pact collapsed. Instead of joining the wealthy European Union, these countries rather formed their own small group to protect themselves against the ´´aggressive Russians´´. Indeed, Visegrad´s main objective is to serve as a protection against the Eurasians, with many former Warsaw Pact members joining the alliance immediatly (fearing invasion or even nuclear annhilation). Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary used to make up the inner circle for a good amount of time, but nowadays everyone mostly follow Poland´s lead alone. They are a very militaristic bunch, with soldiers and mechs of the Visegrad army patrolling the Eurasian border non-stop. The old city of Królewiec/Königsberg was largely rebuilt after the war and now features a bizarre mix of Polish and Prussian culture. Otherwise, the Visegrad group is really friendly with it´s neighbours, with Germany being one of their most valuable partners. Their biggest ´´enemies´´ are the European Union, which many see as their western
Eurasia:
The main boogeyman of Europe... for very good reason. After the USSR reformed itself multiple times at the start of the 21st Century, multiple parties have sprung up and disappeared. With the threat of not only Ukraine, Belarus but Russia completely collapsing, some wanted more drastic measures than others to keep the country surviving. Thus the Russians retreated from Europe and isolated themselves to lick their wounds, effectively freeing their satellite states. Some parts like the Baltic and parts of the Caucasus still managed to go their own way, but the rest were able to come to a solution (or ´´forced to´´ is more like it). With the takeover of the Eurasian party sometime after the first reforms, Russia became Eurasia and supressed every independence movement that appeared over the years. With the 22nd Century slowly coming around, the Eurasians are becoming a bit bolder again, seeing another chance to ´´reclaim lost territories´´. Eurasian drones have been spotted near the Visegrad border, with many fearing that open conflict might erupt between both sides. Other than that, the Eurasians have made great efforts to venture into gene technology, colonizing Siberia, bettering their relations with the Chinese, among other things.
The Nordic Council:
The Nordic Council became a full-fledged alliance during the pseudo-´´collapse´´ of the EU. The Nordic members wanted to have a more regionalized union instead of being barely represented in the European parliament, and thus split off completely. This has worked out well for them so far, with Finland, Estonia, Iceland and Greenland becoming members of the council later on. With melting ice in Greenland, the Nordic countries actually tried to settle the region for a while, which paid out for them. The coasts of Greenland and Iceland are nowadays filled with advanced fishing ports, which contribute to the Council´s wealth. In the 2050´s Denmark, Sweden and Norway united into one country (Scandinavia), with the capital in Stockholm. The Öresund bridge between Kopenhagen and Malmö has been upgraded immensely, which now makes passage between both regions far easier. The Nordic Council is mostly pacifist and doesn´t really have an army. This leaves them in a position where they can scold every other European nation when they stock up their military budget. Were the forerunners of renewable energies for a while, but have been overtaken long ago.
Yugoslavia:
The ´´Strange Man of Europe´´ has managed to keep itself in one piece all those years, mostly by giving each group more rights and being really lucky when it came to Tito´s successors. Another large factor that contributes to the nations survival is a now really strong nationalistic culture, which is prevalent in all forms of everyday life. By the 2090s, a Serbian, Croat, Slovene, Macedonian and Albanian would all consider themselves ´´Yugoslavian´´ only. This makes them eerily similar to the Eurasians and their insisting on teaching everyone the value of being ´´Eurasian´´. Yugoslavia is a good weapons manufacturer, selling off weapons to every country that needs them. Additionally, they are a great place to go if you are searching for… not so legal body augmentations. Their ´´oldest friend´´ is Eurasia, with past ties connecting both nations to a certain degree (which doesn´t go farther than trading or annual friendly training between the militaries.) With the recent tensions between Visegrad and Eurasia, Yugoslavia proclaimed it´s neutrality, never even thinking about helping out a side that could very well be a threat to themselves. Yugoslavia features beautiful aspects as well though, with Belgrade having a nostalgic feeling of the 2030s/2040s to it.
The Mediterranean Union:
From the vacancy that NATO and the US left behind, the Mediterranean Union was born sometime around the 2020s. With a motivation similar to Visegrad, these countries sought for protection against the resurfacing Russians first and foremost. Over the decades this has developed into an economic union as well though, spearheaded by Turkey due to their growing power and influence in the region. Albania and parts of North Africa joined the alliance wholeheartedly, while members like Greece, Italy and Israel joined later on. What is really baffling about the individual members is, that they mostly get along just fine nowadays. Greece and Turkey seem more like friendly rivals nowadays and Istanbul is still the largest city in Europe, welcoming people from all over the world. The Mediterranean Union´s biggest danger in recent years have been the African Union, which is seemingly growing stronger and stronger by the day. Frightful politicians in Ankara, Rome, Tunis and Athens fear the day when they themselves might become overshadowed by the African neighbours, similar to the Maghreb Union. Even then, optimists enjoy the sunny beaches the member states have to offer, littered with countless solar panels, as far the eye can see.
The Maghreb Union:
Used to be the big rival to the Mediterranean Union for a short while, even though they could never compare to the power of countries like Turkey, Italy and Israel. Still, they had a short moment of fame and even sent some astronauts to the various stations on the Moon, Mars and Orbit. Nowadays they are nothing but an appandage to the African Union however, which are growing increasingly stronger in North Africa. This has lead to heated discussions in Algeria, Morocco and Mauretania if they should just join the African Union instead, to maybe get on their feet once again. For now, no clear answer to this debacle has been found, but the African companies fueling the Maghreb Union make eventual integration into the AU only a question of time.
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-The point of divergence point is the death of Joachim von Ribbentrop in a road accident in 1936.
Without his work, Nazi Germany remained politically isolated: convinced that the death of his collaborator was the result of a Jewish conspiracy, Hitler's paranoia and arrogance ended up alienating many of his possible allies, including Italy and the Soviet Union.
World War II is known as "Hitler's Little Folly"in this world: on May 4, 1940 Adolf Hitler ordered the invasion of Poland, believing that the rest of Europe would have been too afraid of the German power to act.
The war lasted less than five months: with the Herr committed to conquer the entire Polish territory, France successfully managed to invade Rhineland and Hitler himself was overthrown and killed during a military coup, shortly after Italy and Hungary joined the war against the Nazis.
The map itself is set 10 years after the conclusion of the war.
-The Pact Of Steel is a coalition of fascist states formed shorhly after the german surrender. While both Mussolini and Miklós Horthy considered Hitler a dangerous clown, they accepted to assist the allied war effort only after they were promised a free hand in the Balkans. Yugoslavia was invaded by Hungary, Italy and Bulgaria in 1941 and divided between the victors. Without the german help from OTL however, Mussolini had to rely more on the Croatian fascists, giving them more territory and independence compared to OTL, creating the Empire of Croatia in the process. Spain and Portugal joined the alliance in 1942 in an effort to get new trade partners.
While it is strong on the surface, the alliance is havily suffering for series of external and internal factors: Rome's military is overstretched by occupying both its new european territories and its african colonies, while the Italian economy suffers heavily as a result of european sanctions and Musssolini' s poor handling of the economic issues. Worse yet tension has been rising between the various members of the Pact: while Mussolini is hoping in a peaceful relationship with the rest of Europe, both Miklós Horthy and Boris III insist in the need to retake the territories that "were stolen" from them in 1918, putting them in conflict with Greece and Romania, two nations either part or allied with the Amsterdam Pact.
There is also the issue of the jews: Italo Balbo in particoular is harshly criticising Mussolini's silence over Hungary's treatment of its jewish population, often comparing Horthy to Adolf Hitler.
With Mussolini's health declining, a power struggle between the more pragmatic Galeazzo Ciano and Balbo is likely to happen. Of course the democratic forces in the italian peninsula may decide to use their situation for their advantange.
- Poland is a proud nation. Not only it managed to beat the german invasion, but is also the leader of the Little Entente, a coaltion of states opposing both Fascist and Communist aggression.The various members are heavily armed and authoritarians for good reasons: Lithuania is the only indipendent Baltic State left, Romania and Czekoslovakia live in fear of an Hungarian invasion and Poland is still paranoid about its shared border with Germany and the Soviet Union.
-The Soviet Union is both stronger and weaker than OTL: it lacks its OTL empire in Eastern Europe (albeit Stalin managed to invade Finland and install soviet-friendly governments in Esthonia and Lithuania while Europe was focused in the war with Germany), but it also didn't suffer the effects of a brutal nazi invasion.
While it orginally poursued a policy of peaceful coexistence with Europe, this changed after Stalin's death in 1947 and the rise of Nikolai Yezhov as the new leader of the Comintern:believing that war with the West is inevitable, Moscow has started supporting anti-colonial groups in Africa and Asia in an effort to gain allies againt the rest of Europe.
Unfortunately the communists have been supporting Zionist groups in Transjordan, kickstarting a new wave of antisemitism both in Europe and in the Middle East
-Shortly after the defeat of the Nazis, Britain and France decided to stick together both in fear of a possible german resurgence and soviet aggression. In the following years the alliance expanded to included Belgium, the Netherlands and Greece.
While the group prides itself with being democracies in a continent full of fascist and authoritarian states, the issue of decolonisation is now plaguing its internal politics especially with the Soviet involvement in the situation.
Excerpts from the Treatise on the Southern World, compiled by Scamander of Gallia in the 7th year of the reign of Emperor Orion IV, 2416.
"Oceania lies due west of the Imperial antipode, that point of the Earthen sphere that lies opposite our own lands. It is said its southern reaches remain connected to the great Terra Australis, and so it houses numerous isinji tribes who fled north as their lands froze over in lost ages. Despite the presence of these savage lizard-folk and the territory's great isolation, humans have dominated this realm as they have all others, to such degrees that the gods see fit.
All varieties of Homo Sapiens inhabit this land as in our own, so that they leave little space for other races to inhabit. Homo Troglodytes survive on the frozen wastes at the territory's furthest reaches, so it is said. Homo Gracilis may also be found in decent stock in Sundaland, their ancestors having traveled south from their original elven homes and assimilating with the local peoples long ago. Other races may share these continents with their human and isinji neighbors, with accounts of sea-naga, kappa, oni, and lesser dragons reaching our ears, but it would be wise not to believe the stories of every old sailor."
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"...The journey of Prince Skye brought with it our first knowledge of Oceania's existence. The good Prince had received permission from the Pharaoh of Khemesh to use their royal canal to sail a great fleet of ships laden with treasure to reach Cathay by boat and prove such a journey could be made. It was in the court of Great Java that he first heard stories of wild lands further to the south and east. The Prince decided to see these lands for himself and surveyed them with his dragon Gossamer to find endless stretches of forest, swamp, and arid plains. The Prince's first husband was briefly captured by the natives during one of these trips, slowing the voyage down considerably until he could be freed."
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"Franz Tasmantis first reached Oceania from the east, having traveled there after his earlier voyages around the Island of California. He made landfall on the continent of Mu and was soon beset upon by its barbarian inhabitants. It was by the good graces of the gods that he retained a bodyguard of amazon warriors and griffins gifted to him while in California.
His luck was increased again when he discovered two Imperial sailors who had been shipwrecked and living among the natives for the past nine years, and as such had learned the local languages so that they could serve as his translators. Tasmantis continued along the underbelly of the continent until a large sea serpent forced them to divert south, where they instead followed a chain of islands down to Fiji and the Maori kingdoms beyond."
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"Despite his numerous attempts to return, Tasmantis' fortunes did not remain high. While he had been away from home it had been discovered that Tasmantis was a member of the Atomic Heresy, and he was arrested and his wealth and ships were repossessed as soon as he returned. It was many years before he received a royal pardon, and many more before he was able to receive permission and funds to sail west again.
This second voyage rounded the northern and western ends of Mu and proved that it was a continent separated from the others by sea. He revisited splendid Fiji before turning to find a route through the perilous coral reefs that dot this stretch of the ocean. It was in the Mouth of Tsalal that he found his inglorious end, as his main ship became trapped in ice and the natives captured its crew after a long siege in the land that now bears his name. It is said the captain was flayed and his body used as ingredients for Goetic rituals that have been forgotten in the rest of the Earth. The fate of his expedition remained a mystery for many years before one of his crewman was discovered in Zealandia, having been enslaved and traded among the natives there until a merchant vessel recovered him."
How did you make them? Never actually worked out how to make nice-looking colours. Do you faff around with the wheel, use HSV, or RGB?
Yep, I mostly take some colors from the color wheel and look how they fit together. First time I really wanted to use my own ones instead of using the ones from the Color Schemes, so I am glad that some people like it. Of course I check if the colors fit their respective nations to some degree.
Right. I think for people doing WorldA (or related maps), it’s up to your ideas and execution to carry the day. Which is great for people with a good knowledge of history/current affairs, but lack aesthetic skill (like me.)
While I agree that nothing can really beat a top-down, custom made from scratch map, I feel the there's a case in defense of the worldA. They're great for a brief summary of your scenario. They're a universal format and iconic to the community. If you want to introduce a scenario, a worlda is a nice format to do it with. More detail can be given with additional custom made maps. More subjectively, I think there's also a certain beauty to the pixelated style, and that's been highlighted by a lot of the talented artists who use the format. There's been remarkable content made with worldAs.
after much hesitation to contribute to this thread, i've decided to go ahead and post a map i completed not too long ago (around 2 weeks ago as of typing this). i am extremely uncertain of how this is going to be received, but really hope it's,,, not off-putting due to some of the subjects discussed.
due to some problems with uploading the image, you can find the file with all of the information here.
named after the novel heart of darkness translated into german, my main goal was to make an at least somewhat plausible spin on the germany winning ww1 concept. some of the main things that i wanted to cover are:
- how bulgaria's relationship with the other balkan states would drastically worsen after the war. they took territory from 3 neighbouring states as a reward for their involvement in the war, and as a consequence aren't very popular.
- german hegemony and its impact. now with effectively all of not-russian eastern europe shared with austria, and the occupation of northern france, their position as the dominant power in europe is definitively secured. furthermore, they managed to obtain the entirety of the congo in an agreement to preserve belgian independence, as well as expand imperial kamerun as a means of dominating the congo river. however, in the lore section of the linked qbam, it is anything but enjoyable to not be on the top of the imperial ladder.
- how italy, the first major communist state ittl, is going to handle international diplomacy. officially, it maintains trade with the transoceanic union, but this is part of a measure similar to the soviet new economic policy, as to not have the nation be devoid of resources and/or basic needs such as food imports. moreover, the way socialism and communism are implemented into a mass society are going to be significant, as no two interpretations are alike more often than not.
- the legacy of the war in the minds of the british empire and its overseas dominions, colonies, and associated entities. the losers of the war, the overall population remains much more opposed to any potential future intervention in the mainland, instead pursuing a foreign policy mostly outside of europe. presently, spain and portugal remain the main trade partners on the continent.
- much of the information i have not covered can be found on the qbam that is linked with a majority of the in-timeline information. again, hopefully this is up to any hypothetical standards held on the site.
due to some problems with uploading the image, you can find the file with all of the information here.
named after the novel heart of darkness translated into german, my main goal was to make an at least somewhat plausible spin on the germany winning ww1 concept. some of the main things that i wanted to cover are:
- how bulgaria's relationship with the other balkan states would drastically worsen after the war. they took territory from 3 neighbouring states as a reward for their involvement in the war, and as a consequence aren't very popular.
- german hegemony and its impact. now with effectively all of not-russian eastern europe shared with austria, and the occupation of northern france, their position as the dominant power in europe is definitively secured. furthermore, they managed to obtain the entirety of the congo in an agreement to preserve belgian independence, as well as expand imperial kamerun as a means of dominating the congo river. however, in the lore section of the linked qbam, it is anything but enjoyable to not be on the top of the imperial ladder.
- how italy, the first major communist state ittl, is going to handle international diplomacy. officially, it maintains trade with the transoceanic union, but this is part of a measure similar to the soviet new economic policy, as to not have the nation be devoid of resources and/or basic needs such as food imports. moreover, the way socialism and communism are implemented into a mass society are going to be significant, as no two interpretations are alike more often than not.
- the legacy of the war in the minds of the british empire and its overseas dominions, colonies, and associated entities. the losers of the war, the overall population remains much more opposed to any potential future intervention in the mainland, instead pursuing a foreign policy mostly outside of europe. presently, spain and portugal remain the main trade partners on the continent.
- much of the information i have not covered can be found on the qbam that is linked with a majority of the in-timeline information. again, hopefully this is up to any hypothetical standards held on the site.
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