Alternate Wikipedia Infoboxes VI (Do Not Post Current Politics or Political Figures Here)

[JCC the Alt Historian]

It's been a while since I made one of these. Anyways, this creature lives in Australia and is the carnivorous cousin of the koala that likes to drop out of trees to attack its prey. Introducing, the drop bear!

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Drop bear (Phascolarctos kindynos) (you are here)

The drop bear (Phascolarctos kindynos), also known as a dropper and the carnivorous koala, is a carnivorous marsupial closely related to the koala that can be found living in Australia. It also resembles the koala in appearance, though the drop bear is slightly larger in size and more agile.

Despite the name "drop bear" the drop bear is a marsupial and not a bear.

Habitat
The drop bear inhabits closed canopy forest as well as open woodland on the margins of dense forest of the Great Dividing Range in South-eastern Australia.

Diet
The drop bear is a carnivorous animal. They hunt by ambushing ground dwelling animals from above, sometimes waiting for hours to make a kill. Once prey is within view, the drop bear will drop as much as eight meters (26.25 feet) to pounce on top of the unsuspecting victim. The initial impact often stuns the prey, allowing it to be bitten on the neck and quickly subdued. If the prey is small enough, drop bears will haul it back up the tree to feed without harassment from other predators. Drop bears will often kill animals such as wombats, small kangaroos, sheep, emus, domestic dogs and cats and even feral camels. Drop bears will also scavenge from animals previously killed by other predators as well as from roadkill.

Relations with humans
Despite their ferocity, drop bears have rarely been recorded of attacking humans. While drop bears have attacked humans by their heads, most people simply just grab them and throw them off and they run off.

Here is @AlternateMan 's infobox about the drop bear, which inspired me to make this one.

 

[Sarthak]

The Kingdom of Formosa is an independent island country in the eastern pacific on the coast of the Chinese Empire. Leased by the Qing Dynasty to Britain in 1839, the island soon formed its own identity and was allowed to become a semi-independent dominion in 1913. After the Charter of Westminster which gave full legislative independence to Britain's dominions, Formosa became a fully independent nation.​

 

[King of the Uzbeks]

The Wide Awakes were a political organization and paramilitary organization in the mid to late 1800s. The group originated as supporters of Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1860, occasionally having violent confrontations with Democrats. However they were mostly subsumed into the Union Army. The more famous iteration came after the war, as the premier paramilitary of the Southern Republicans and Freedmen. Most local chapters of the Union League had a local cell of the Wide Awakes, involved in running battles with the Gray Army and later the White Knights, associated with the Southern Democrats. The Wide Awakes never utilized assassination to the extent of their enemies, but were not above fighting local authorities when they proved dominated by ex-confederates.

The most famous struggles of the Wide Awakes were in the Rising of 1881. Emboldened by the loosening of Federal Oversight under the Pierrepont administration and enraged by the entrenching Republican power in many Southern Areas massive violence erupted shortly following the Presidential election of 1881. In particular massive attacks were made against the so called “Sherman Strip” in coastal Georgia by White militias. The Wide Awakes fought back, and continued fighting as de facto war broke out between the Redeemer led Georgia and the Republican dominated South Carolina. When the Federal Government intervened, the Wide Awakes found themselves on the right side.

The same forces that dissolved the Republican coalition in the 1890s also dissolved the Wide Awakes. Those that joined the Labor Guard remained semi-active, although the days of the Southern Paramilitary were ending, while the Union League Honor Guard was strictly ceremonial.

A general muster in 1871 elected Martin Delany as commander-in-chief, although this was strictly symbolic as the Wide Awakes never had a formalized chain of command.

 

[Tyche]

Aw damnation, @King of the Uzbeks, I was going to do something with the Wide Awakes
This is really interesting though, really well done!

 

[Rattigan]

The 1922 British general election took place on Thursday 19 October 1922. No party achieved an overall majority and so Walter Runciman was appointed prime minister at the head of a minority Social Democratic ministry which would last for 25 months. The election is considered an important re-aligning election, with the Social Democratic Alliance emerging as a major and long-lasting voice in British politics and the main competition to the Liberals, while the Conservatives fell to third-party status. Although the country was still the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, elections were only held in Great Britain due to Ireland having had legislative independence since 1887. Shortly afterwards, on 6 January 1923, Ireland and Great Britain would formally separate. The election was also the first to take place after the expansion of the franchise pursuant to the Representation of the People Act 1920, resulting in increases in vote totals for all parties.

Hugh Cecil had been in government since April 1917 at the head of a coalition supported by a minority of the Conservatives and H.H. Asquith's Liberals. The coalition had been formed in response to the isolationist policy of Lord Curzon with regard to the Wilhelmite War on the continent. The government had intervened in the war in 1917 and successfully acted as go-betweens for a negotiated peace on largely pro-German terms. It had also overseen foreign policy changes, including the partition of the Ottoman Empire and the passing of the Government of India Act 1919, which granted legislative independence to the Raj. However, by 1922 many backbench Liberal MPs were frustrated at having to 'share government' with the divided Conservatives and at a meeting of the Reform Club in September 1922 they had voted to leave the coalition, replacing Asquith as leader with John Simon in the process.

The Social Democratic Alliance, commonly referred to as the "Alliance", had been formed in October 1918, an electoral pact between the Radical Party, the Co-operative Party and the union-backed Labour Party. Walter Runciman had been selected as their joint parliamentary leader and the expression "Prime Minister designate" began to be used in reference to a politician for the first time.

Having left the coalition the Liberals immediately caused a vote of no confidence in Cecil's government and forced him to call an election. The Conservatives were split between the "National Conservatives" following Cecil and the "Conservatives" following Arthur Balfour. Although still a frequent public speaker, Balfour was no longer a particularly influential figure in the national political debate and he had played no part in the downfall of the Cecil coalition. Some Conservative candidates stood calling for a reunited party, while others appear to have backed both Cecil and Balfour. However, in reality the two factions were on poor terms, and Cecil was hoping for a renewed coalition with the Liberals.

The results were such that a National Conservative-Liberal coalition could have commanded a majority but Simon refused to countenance a continuation of the coalition. The Liberals hoped that an unstable Social Democratic administration would encourage voters back into their camp. Such a prediction would be in part born out, as the 1924 election would see the Liberals return to government with a majority.

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1942 German election
1949 Palestinian election

 

[Newne76]

Just a list of Presidents of the United States
Presidents Hayes and Stevenson both died in office

 

[TheNixonator]

Inspired by a wikibox I saw awhile ago which had George Wallace as every candidate, but anyhow, I present to you my magnum opus:
>"Stassen Event"
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"The Stassen Event of 1948 would change the course of history. Only a week before the Democratic Convention, roughly 12,000,000 Harold Stassens from various different universes suddenly came into existence in our timeline. The day after this occured, every major US politician suddenly dissapeared, presumably to other universes.

It was later discovered that our universe's Harold Stassen had ascended and reached Godhood, or at least, according to the journal found in his room. In the entry after Stassen's claim of reaching ascendence, it read 'I have seen every outcome of every election in every universe, and I have discovered that I win none. How? There is only one thing I can do to assure my victory in someway.' Many attribute this as proof that he was truly ascended, leading to the formation of the Church of Saint Stassen, the official church/religion in America as of modern day.

Anyhow, the Stassen Event brought in Stassens from universes where the USA was completely different, including the party system. This lead to the formation of the Progressive Conservative Party (led by a Stassen from a parliamentary US), the Royalist Party (led by a Stassen from a universe where America not only had a king, but it was Stassen), and the Women's Rights Party (led by a so-called 'genderbent' Stassen). There was also one Stassen who essentially made the Non-Partisan League a major party.

You can view our article about the 1948 Presiden-"
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"The 1948 United States presidential election was the 41st quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1948. It was the first Presidential Election after the Stassen Event of 1948. Harold Stassen defeated Harold Stassen, Harold Stassen, Harold Stassen, Harold Stassen, Hank Stassen, Harold Stassen, and Harriet Stassen, among many minor party candidates (see full Stassen list here).

The Conventions of every political party (old and new) saw the nomination of a Stassen. The so-called major parties were considered the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, the Dixiecrat Party, the Progressive Conservative Party, the Non-Partisan League, the Royalist Party, and the Women's Rights Party.

The Republicans nominated a liberal Stassen from the universe this site comes originates (see here for his full life leading up to the Event), the Democrats nominated a liberal Stassen from a universe where he was born in Minneapolis, the Dixiecrats nominated a conservative Stassen who disregarded Civil Rights in favor of gaining support in the South, the Progressive-Conservatives nominated a moderate Stassen from a parliamentary America, the Non-Partisan League nominated a social democrat Stassen from a universe where he was born in North Dakota, the Royalists nominated a monarchist Stassen who had been the King of America in his universe, and the Womens' Right-ers nominated a feminist Stassen who was a women. There was also the Independent campaign of Hank Stassen, which saw great success in the home state (Minnesota) of six out of eight of the presidential candidates.

The Republican Stassen would go on to defeat all the other Stassens in a kind of upset race. The voter turnout was the lowest it had ever been, attributed to the fact that all the candidates were the same perso-"
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[Gokbay]

Inspired by a wikibox I saw awhile ago which had George Wallace as every candidate, but anyhow, I present to you my magnum opus:
>"Stassen Event"
>Searching...
>Search success!
>Top three results: The Stassen Event of 1948, Harold Stassen(s), and 1948 Presidential Election
>"Open The Stassen Event of 1948"
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>Load success!
>The following article is from Stassonet:
"The Stassen Event of 1948 would change the course of history. Only a week before the Democratic Convention, roughly 12,000,000 Harold Stassens from various different universes suddenly came into existence in our timeline. The day after this occured, every major US politician suddenly dissapeared, presumably to other universes.

It was later discovered that our universe's Harold Stassen had ascended and reached Godhood, or at least, according to the journal found in his room. In the entry after Stassen's claim of reaching ascendence, it read 'I have seen every outcome of every election in every universe, and I have discovered that I win none. How? There is only one thing I can do to assure my victory in someway.' Many attribute this as proof that he was truly ascended, leading to the formation of the Church of Saint Stassen, the official church/religion in America as of modern day.

Anyhow, the Stassen Event brought in Stassens from universes where the USA was completely different, including the party system. This lead to the formation of the Progressive Conservative Party (led by a Stassen from a parliamentary US), the Royalist Party (led by a Stassen from a universe where America not only had a king, but it was Stassen), and the Women's Rights Party (led by a so-called 'genderbent' Stassen). There was also one Stassen who essentially made the Non-Partisan League a major party.

You can view our article about the 1948 Presiden-"
>Sorry, but your freetrial has ended...
>To get an official subscription (which only costs 9 $tassens a month!), click here
>"Back"
>Top three results: The Stassen Event of 1948, Harold Stassen(s), and 1948 Presidential Election
>"Open 1948 Presidential Election"
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The Republicans nominated a liberal Stassen from the universe this site comes originates (see here for his full life leading up to the Event), the Democrats nominated a liberal Stassen from a universe where he was born in Minneapolis, the Dixiecrats nominated a conservative Stassen who disregarded Civil Rights in favor of gaining support in the South, the Progressive-Conservatives nominated a moderate Stassen from a parliamentary America, the Non-Partisan League nominated a social democrat Stassen from a universe where he was born in North Dakota, the Royalists nominated a monarchist Stassen who had been the King of America in his universe, and the Womens' Right-ers nominated a feminist Stassen who was a women. There was also the Independent campaign of Hank Stassen, which saw great success in the home state (Minnesota) of six out of eight of the presidential candidates.

The Republican Stassen would go on to defeat all the other Stassens in a kind of upset race. The voter turnout was the lowest it had ever been, attributed to the fact that all the candidates were the same perso-"
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I suppose independent Stassen VP was a version that wasn't from Minnesota.

Or there was a constitutional amendment before the election to get rid of the favourite son clause (blocking the electors of a state from voting for people from the same state as themselves for both President and VP (despite what many people believe the law does not ban people from the same state running together, just bars the electors of their state from voting for both of them))

 

[TheNixonator]

I suppose independent Stassen VP was a version that wasn't from Minnesota.

Or there was a constitutional amendment before the election to get rid of the favourite son clause (blocking the electors of a state from voting for people from the same state as themselves for both President and VP (despite what many people believe the law does not ban people from the same state running together, just bars the electors of their state from voting for both of them))

Yeah, Hank Stassen chose a journalist Stassen from New York, so he was able to get Minnesota.

 

[Rattigan]

The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 - 14 November 1948), personal name Zaitian and occasionally known outside China as “Zaitian the Great”, was the tenth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign lasted from 1875 to 1948 but in practice China was under the rule of regents until 1898. His reign of 73 years and 92 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign state in world history. Zaitian’s China was emblematic of the age of liberal autarchy in China and the world.

Zaitian was the second son of Prince Chun and the cousin of the Tongzhi Emperor, who died in January 1875 without a son. Breaking the imperial convention that a new emperor must always be of a generation after that of the previous emperor, Zaitian was raised to the imperial throne as the heir and successor to his late uncle, the Xianfeng Emperor rather than of the Tongzhi Emperor. He ascended to the throne at the age of four and was put under the regency of Empress Dowager Ci’an and Empress Dowager Cixi.

Zaitian began his personal rule of China in 1889, when he married and Cixi retired. However, she continued to exercise significant influence on the government and Zaitian was largely bypassed in the decisions which led to the disastrous losses of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) and the subsequent scramble for concessions by European powers. Zaitian seized control of the government from Cixi and other conservative elements in 1898 and began a series of far-reaching reforms called the Ten Years’ Reforms. During the next decade, there were numerous changes ranging from infrastructure to industry and the civil examination system. Modern universities were established, railways were built and government administration reformed to phase out sinecures among other things. He succeeded in pacifying the conservative mandarin and landowning classes, many members of which were killed in the conservative Boxer Rebellion which broke out in 1899. The crowning achievement of the Ten Years’ Reforms came in the Sino-Russian War (1904-05), during which the Chinese empire surprised observers by defeating Russian forces at sea and on land to recover Outer Manchuria, which had been ceded to Russia in 1860.

A constitution was promulgated in 1908, formalising the Ten Years’ Reforms. It also created an Advisory Council to act as a legislative body while also preserving traditionalist and neo-confucian values at the centre of power. The Advisory Council was an elected body but had limited powers and an extremely limited franchise, angering progressives who wanted to go further, while also antagonising conservatives who saw any democracy as a threat. These combined threats coalesced into a general rebellion that erupted in October 1911. The resulting Chinese Civil War would last until May 1917 and result in the deaths of an estimated 7-12 million people, even though Zaitian and the royalists were triumphant in the end, albeit at the cost of accepting Japanese control of Manchuria and Korea.

Zaitian further cemented his control over China over the course of the 1920s as his government became more autocratic. Through the Five Years Reform, the country underwent rapid agricultural and industrial reform. This led to speedy economic growth but also large increases in inequality and incidents of famine. Attempts to forcibly sedentise the nomadic communities of Mongolia resulted in the deaths of over a million people in what many historians have since called an attempted genocide. At the same time, purges of the administration at all levels between 1932 and 1937 saw the imprisonment of over a million people and the execution of at least 700,000, further cementing Zaitian’s personal control over the modernised Qing state.

China invaded Manchuria in June 1941 in an effort to recover the losses of the previous half-century. Despite large casualties, the Chinese New Army expelled the Japanese from Manchuria and Korea and launched a successful amphibious invasion of the Japanese home islands in 1945, ending the Second Sino-Japanese War and cementing China’s place as a great power. Following the conclusion of the war, Zaitian successfully negotiated the end of the Western concessions and the handing back of the treaty ports, with the exceptions of Hong Kong and Macau. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1948.

Widely considered one of the 20th century’s most significant figures, Zaitian was the subject of a pervasive personality cult within China and was widely revered in Sinophilic circles around the globe. Since his death, he has retained popularity in China as a victorious wartime leader who re-established China as a major world power. Conversely, his autocratic government has been widely condemned for overseeing political repressions as well as demonstrating a lack of care for individual life during the Civil War and Second Sino-Japanese War.

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1885 UK election
1887 Irish election
1922 British election
1932 Indian election
1942 German election
1949 Palestinian election

 

[ES1702]

 

[Anarcho-Occultist]

Nigel Marven was a British wildlife TV presenter, naturalist and conservationist best known for his work with dinosaurs. Marven was the presenter of the BBC series Chased by Dinosaurs. The two series, which saw Marven travel back in time to the Mesozoic era, were widely popular and helped Marven launch the similar series Sea Monsters. The much more risk-intense series, which nearly saw him killed on a few occassions, ultimatley paved the way for what many consider his main achievement in the form of Prehistoric Park, which saw him bring extinct creatures back to the present day. Marven's career was tragically cut short, however, in 2009, when while participating in an investigation of the Anomaly Research Center, Marven was attacked and devoured by a Giganotosaurus. Some have suggested Marven's death was the result of efforts by Masrani Global to stymie the development of Prehistoric Park and take out a potential rival to it before it could open publically. However, these remain mere rumors.

 

[HIM Dogson]

Now I just wonder who Japanese Hitler is. Araki, perhaps?

 

[Ariosto]

Something that has been sitting in my folders for a long time, though any write-up that existed is long gone.​

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[Rillium]

Great work. Who is the current head of government of Britain?

 

[andry2806]

Something that has been sitting in my folders for a long time, though any write-up that existed is long gone.​

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Wow. America as Burma?

 

[King of the Uzbeks]

The Great Transportation is still one of the greatest mysteries of history. Shortly after the conclusion of the 2013 German Election, a mysterious form of electromagnetic radiation, superficially resembling Auroras but seemingly more similar to Chernakov Radiation at a subatomic level. The curtain of radiation surrounded the borders of Germany for several minutes before disappearing.

However this was hardly the oddest event of the evening. For Germany would soon find that they had been transported through time. Internet Connections based abroad were cut, roads on the border suddenly went no where. The crucial gas lines from Russia were cut right along the border. Electrical outages abounded across the nation. Attempts to call family and friends abroad all failed. But radio stations were reporting strange, dated transmissions.

And on the eastern border with Poland, and in the south along the Austrian border, a more ominous sign was reported. The Swastika flew. The year was 1938.

 

[Rattigan]

Now I just wonder who Japanese Hitler is. Araki, perhaps?

That's an interesting question. It's worth remembering that TTL Japan isn't the aggressor in the Second Sino-Japanese War, it's China who attacks in Manchuria first. But I can imagine figures from the Imperial Way Faction taking over especially when it comes to fighting to the last man during the invasion of Honshu.

I've not fully decided what way to go with TTL's Japan (the advantage of an infrequent wikibox series rather than a full TL, I suppose) but I was thinking that China would try and impose a pro-China regime that may or may not last that long.

 

[The Professor]

I like the idea a lot but feel obligated to point out the flag is unlikely to be a red white green tricolour at the time of the republic forming.
Blue white green were the colours of Georgian republicans. They would actually go well with your spiffing arms.

 

[AJustMonster]

I like the idea a lot but feel obligated to point out the flag is unlikely to be a red white green tricolour at the time of the republic forming.
Blue white green were the colours of Georgian republicans. They would actually go well with your spiffing arms.

The green, red, and white tricolor was the flag used by British Republican groups in the early 1800's. At least starting in 1816.