The Cold War: A Collaborative Timeline

A small one from me.

October 5th, 1955: After suffering a stroke, Winston Churchill steps down as General-Secretary.
 
Something that I never understood was how having Winston Churchill as Secretary-General of the United Nations was supposed to make things beter for the ATL. My guess is that it would have made the organization the "tool of the oppressor" for many of the nations involved:

December 28th, 1954: Indonesian leaders storm out of the United Nations in San Francisco, California proclaiming the organization a "criminal organization"...

April 18th-24th, 1955: Bandung Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Bandung, Indonesia, proclaiming that the United Nations is an "illegitimate organiztion led by imperialists and colonialists..."

September 1st-6th, 1955: Belgrade Conference; leaders of the anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist movement led by Jawarhalal Nehru, Sukarno, Kwame Nkrumah, et. al threaten to leave the United Nations General Assembly, in San Francisco, California...
 
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Here are a few more PODs to show that the Third World is definitely P.O.'d:

October 5th-10th, 1958: Cairo Conference;Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Cairo, Egypt, proclaiming that the United Nations is an "illegitimate organiztion led by imperialists and colonialists..."

September 8th-10th, 1964: Lusaka Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Lusaka, Zambia, proclaiming that the United Nations and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

September 5th-9th, 1967: Algiers Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Algiers, Algeria, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

August 16th-19th, 1970: Colombo Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Colombo, Sri Lanka, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

September 3rd-9th, 1973: Buenos Aires Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Buenos Aires, Argentina, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

March 7th-12th, 1977: New Delhi Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in New Delhi, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

September 1st-6th, 1980: Harare Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Harare, Zimbabwe, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel, and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

September 4th-7th, 1983: Second Belgrade Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

September 1st-6th, 1986: Jakarta Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Jakarta, Indonesia, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

October 18th, 1989: Cartagena Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

September 2nd-3rd, 1992: Luande Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Luande, Angola, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

Frebruary 20th-25th, 1997: Kuala Lumpur Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

September 15th-16th, 2000: Third Buenos Aires Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Buenos Aires, Colombia, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

July 1th-16th, 2003: Sharm El Sheikh Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

August 26th-31st, 2006: Riyadh Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Riyadh, Islamic Republic of Arabia, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

September 1st-6th, 2009: Caracas Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Caracas, Venezuela, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."
 
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Here are some more PODs to show that the anti-imperialist and anti-colonialist sentiment is greater in the ATL, ever since Churchill was named the Secretary-General:

August 19th, 1953: Mohammad Mosaddegh is overthrown in a coup, orchestrated by the United States and Great Britain, fueling opposition to the United Nations throughout the Middle East....

December 19th, 1953: Former Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh is executed by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, fueling anti-American and anti-British sentiment throughout the Middle East....

September 13th, 1958: Cameroon nationalist leader Ruben Um Nyobé announces that he will be leading a delegation to Cairo, Egypt, calling for independence for African nations....

March 29th, 1959: President-elect Barthélemy Boganda of the Central African Republic, survives an assasination attempt in Boukpayanga, Central African Republic, implicating the French government, sparking anti-American and anti-French riots nationwide....

January 17th, 1961: Patrice Lumumba, leader of the Republic of Congo, survives an assassination, which implicates Belgian leaders, fueling anti-European sentiment on the African continent....
 
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August 26th-31st, 2006: Tehran Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Tehran, Iran, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."

Just to point out that Iran is a democratic pro-western country that's allied with the US and friendly with Isreal ITL ironically as a result of the cold war in the middle east with Islamic Arabia and Egypt, soooo I don't think Iran would be hosting meetings to insult it's friends along side it's better enemies.
 
Here are some PODs to show how bad anti-American sentiment will grow in the ATL from the choice of Winston Churchill as UN Secretary-General:

December 1st, 1952: The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov, proposes the idea that the United Nations was created as part of a Anglo-American conspiracy for a "world empire"...

August 6th, 1964: U.S. Senate publishes a report warning that the tract The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov has caused "incalulable damage to the reputation of the United States, Great Britain, and the United Nations organization..."

December 22nd, 1974: The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov is published in India, fueling anti-British and anti-American sentiment in that country, sparking sectarian violence across the country...

May 22nd, 1985: The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov, is published by the Islamic Propagation Order in Tehran, Iran, fueling civil unrest and panic against the government...

August 18th, 1988: Palestinian officials led by Ahmad Yassin openly distribute The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov, as evidence of a United Nations conspiracy against the peoples of the Middle East....

April 29th- May 13th, 1993: The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov is published and distributed by anti-Semitic Pamyat organizations throughout the Soviet Union, in opposition to the United Nations,...

October 26th, 2002: The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov, becomes the subject of 41-part miniseries by Egyptian television, condemning the United Nations as a tool of "world empire"...

November 20th, 2002: U.S. Senate passes Resolution calling upon Arab states to not allow The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov on government-controlled stations, which falls mainly on unsympathetic ears...

October 1st, 2003: The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov becomes the subject of a 30-part miniseries on Arab television known as Al-Shatat (a.k.a. the Diaspora) which claims that the United States, Great Britain and Israel are instruments of "world empire"....

April 21st, 2005: The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov, is republished in Mexico, wherein leaders assert that the Holocaust was committed in exchange for the State of Israel, citing a "secret meeting" between Rudolf Hess and Winston Churchill, and the assertion that the United States plans to annex Mexico....
 
Just to point out that Iran is a democratic pro-western country that's allied with the US and friendly with Isreal ITL ironically as a result of the cold war in the middle east with Islamic Arabia and Egypt, soooo I don't think Iran would be hosting meetings to insult it's friends along side it's better enemies.

Understood... the edits will be made...
 
Here are a few POds to show that the UN peacekeeping forces will receive a lot of flack because of the conspiracy theories and anti-colonialist sentiment:

January 16th, 1961: United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces Commander Lieutenant-General Sean MacEoin of Ireland is assassinated in Katanga, amidst accusations of the assassination attempt on President Patrice Lumumba, sparking civil unrest and violence....

November 15th, 1962: United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces under Commander José Rolz-Bennett are attacked by Indonesian guerillas in Kotabaru, New Guinea....

December 15th, 1965: United Nations Peace-keeping forces in Cyprus are dealt a major blow when British Brigadier James Wilson is assassinated during a press conference, sparking civil unrest and panic....

May 31st, 1974: Tensions mount throughout the Middle East as PLO guerillas brutally gun down United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces Commander Lieutenant-General Ensio P. H. Siilasvuo in Gaza, sparking international attention and concern...

April 16th, 1981: Lebanese guerillas fire on United Nations Peace-Keeping forces under General William O'Callaghan in Beirut, Lebanon, as "agents of Israel and America", sparking civil unrest and fighting in the region...
 
Here are a few PODs to show that the ATL's Third World will continue to have an effect on the ATL:

September 12th, 1960: Member states of the Cairo Conference call for the national independence for Puerto Rico, as a "right of sovereign states", fueling tensions within the United Nations.....

December 9th, 1965: Nation-states of the Lusaka Conference demand that a Protocol on Trade Negotiations, providing greater investment from the First World, before the General Assembly in San Francisco, California....

February 27th, 1970: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic led by El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed declares independence in Bir Lehlu backed by the nation-states of the Algiers Conference, much to the anger of the Spanish government in Madrid....

August 31st, 1996: Strategic Partnership for Cooperation on Sustainable Development is signed and approved by the nation-states of the Luande Conference, in Luande, Angola....

May 6th, 1998: Hostosian National Independence Movement Convention held in San Juan, is backed by the member states of the Kuala Lumpur Conference, calling for national independence for Puerto Rico...

September 26th, 2003: BancoSur (e.g. "Bank of the South") is established in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in an effort to provide newly independent states a degree of leverage, and an alternative to the World Bank...

September 28th, 2003: Sharm El Sheikh Conference nation-states gather in Margarita Island, Venezuela, fueling calls for greater economic within the Southern Hemisphere....

February 29th, 2004: Telesur Corporation is launched in Caracas, Venezuela, providing Cybernet access to the nations of the Southern Hemisphere, sparking international attention and concern....
 
Here are a few PODs to show that the ATL has some pop cukture twists:

September 20th, 1997: Hawaii Five-O (CBS-TV) starring Gary Busey and Russell Wong makes its hit debut,...

September 1st, 2002: Lost in Oz (ABC-TV) fantasy series starring Melissa George, Mia Sara, and Collin Egglesfield....

January 27th, 2007: Area 57 (NBC-TV) science fiction comedy series makes its hit debut starring Paul Reubens and Jane Lynch,

October 24th, 2011: American Housewife (FOX-TV) starring Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas makes its hit series debut, amidst concerns of sexism....
 
10th December 1949: Joseph Benedict Chifley manages to narrowly win against Robert Gordon Menzies in the Australian General Elections.

(IMHO, if Australia's to become a nuclear power, it needs to be under someone other then Robert Gordon 'British to our bootstraps' Menzies.)
 
10th December 1949: Joseph Benedict Chifley manages to narrowly win against Robert Gordon Menzies in the Australian General Elections.

(IMHO, if Australia's to become a nuclear power, it needs to be under someone other then Robert Gordon 'British to our bootstraps' Menzies.)
Excellebt... This would also certainly add incentive for why British officials would support a stronger United Nations in the ATL, if only to keep tabs on those colonies that leave the Commonwealth.
 
Here are a few PODs to show that something bad is developing with the United Nations:

September 17th, 1948: Jewish Lehi guerillas assassinate United Nations negotiator Folke Bernadotte in Jerusalem, citing "unjust arrangement over the Holy City...."

April 15th, 1959: Members of the John Birch Society launch a campaign to call for the United States towith draw from the United States, launching rallies at U.C. Berkeley and Stanford University.....

July 2nd, 1967: President Richard M. Nixon threatens to remove the United States from the United Nations, calling it a " damned, debate society" during a press conference at the Bohemian Grove, California.....

November 22nd, 1967: Arab leaders condemn the passage of Resolution #242 by the United Nations Security Council, as an "insult to the Muslim world" in San Francisco, California.....

December 16th, 1968: Palestinian officials led by Yasser Arafat demand that the United Nations investigate the "long string of human rights violations by Israel against the Palestinian people...."

October 24th, 1988: Palestinian officials led by Yasser Arafat present the Ramallah Report before the United Nations General Assembly detailing the "long string of human rights violations by Israel against the Palestinian people...."

July 13th, 1989: Palestinian officials led by Yasser Arafat call for the establishment of hearings regarding issue of violence along the Israeli/ Palestinian border, during a press conference in San Francisco, California....
 
Here are a few PODs to show that having a Palestinian state did not accomplish much in terms of actual Middle East peace:

December 11th, 1948: Fighting erupts as Palestinians claim Israeli guerillas are forcing people out of their homes in Jerusalem, sparking civil unrest and violence in the region....

February 15th, 1951: Tensions mount as Palestinian guerilla Jamil Muhammad Mujarrab, bombs the marketplace in Jerusalem, Israel, sparking civil unrest and sectarian hostilities....

March 17th, 1954: Scorpion Pass Massacre; Palestinian guerillas ambush a bus traveling from Eilat to Tel Aviv, and opened fire at short range when the bus reached the area of Ma'ale Akrabim (Scorpion Pass) in the northern Negev....

April 11th, 1955: Shafir Massacre; Two Palestinian guerillas open fire on a synagogue full of children and teenagers, in the farming community of Shafir, killing three children and a youth worker and injuring five, three of them seriously....

August 29th, 1955: Beit Oved Massacre; Palestinian Fedayeen death squad fired small arms at a group of Israeli laborers, killing four and injuring ten...

October 4th, 1956: A squad of 10 armed Palestinian guerillas, ambush and kill five Israeli construction workers in Sdom...

November 8th, 1956: Gunmen opened fire on a train, attacked cars and blew up wells, in the North and Center of Israel. Six Israelis were wounded....

February 18th, 1957: Two civilians were killed by landmines, next to Nir Yitzhak, along the Israeli/Palestine border...
 
Here are a few PODs to make sure things remain realistic regarding the State of Palestine:

June 6th, 1982: Israeli forces enter into Palestine, laying siege to Ramallah and Gaza, sparking international condemnation and criticism. The United States supports Israel's actions as a "right to self-defense"....

August 21st, 1982: Peace talks collapse between Palestinians and Israelis in Paris, France, sparking international attention and concern....

September 16th-18th, 1982: Ramallah Massacre; Israeli Defense Forces are blamed in the wholesale slaughter of a civilian refugee camp in Ramallah, wherein Fedayeen guerillas are reported, c.752 confirmed dead, but PLO estimates as many as c. 3,500 people may have been killed...

December 16th, 1982: Protests occur across the globe, as Palestinian groups demand an investigation into alleged "human rights violations" by Israeli military forces in the military occupation of Palestine; Some of the largest protests take place outside the United Nations in San Francisco, California...

June 24th, 1983: Syrian government condemns Israel's invasion of Palestine, promising to supply weapons to the government, sparking international attention and concern...

November 15th, 1988: Palestinian President Mahmoud Darwish demands the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestine, calling it a violation of national sovereignty...
 
Here are a few PODs to show that the issue of Palestine as a nation is going to get ugly:

October 14th, 1974: Rabat Conference; 20 nations of the Arab League sign a resolution calling for unity against "Zionist aggression" against the state of Palestine, during its conference in Rabat, Morocco....

November 22nd, 1974: Palestinian officials condemn the "Zionist aggression" posed by the Israeli government during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in San Francisco, California....

June 4th, 1982: Palestinian Representative Mahmoud Abbas begins publicizing The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov, as proof an United Nations conspiracy, calling Israel the "lapdog of the conspiracy"...

April 10th, 1996: Mufti Ikremah Sabri, issues a fatwa against the Israeli government in Ramallah, backed by the Islamic Republic of Arabia....

May 5th, 1997: Palestinian authorities threaten to go war, stating "not one inch" of soil will be ceded to Israel, during a rally in Ramallah....
 
Here are a few PODs to show where all of this leading:

January 19th, 1995: The National Security Revitalization Act is introduced in the House of Representatives by Ron Paul (R-TX) calling for the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations, sparking national attention in Washington D.C.,...

March 17th, 1999: Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) calls for the United States to withdraw from the United Nations, calling for passage of the American Sovereignty Restoration Act in Washington D.C.,....

December 31st, 2004: 56% of Americans state that they would support a withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations in San Francisco, California....

December 31st, 2006: 69% of Americans state they would support a withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations in San Francisco, California.....

June 4th, 2008: 61% of Americans state that they believe the United Nations has too much power over the policy decisions and legislative power of the United States government, sparking international attention and concern....
 
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