I recently wanted to make a map of an idea I got, but in the end I decided against it, because it would be terrible for Krall's health.
So I am going to make my idea a request or a challenge as seeing different people making different maps on the same idea is always interesting.
So this is my request:
The POD is in 1830, during the Belgian revolt. This ends differently than OTL as Belgium is divided between the Netherlands, France and Prussia. The Netherlands gains the northern Dutch speaking part (Limburg, East and West Flanders and Antwerp), France gains the Southern French speaking part (Liege, Hainaut, Namur and Brabant (thus including Brussels), while Prussia gain Luxembourg (including Belgian Luxembourg).
What happens next is France and Prussia (and later Germany) fight a couple of wars, not unlike OTL. Both are pretty evenly matched, so sometimes France wins, sometimes Prussia. The end result is that in the second half of the twentieth century a cold war exist in Europe between a German lead block and a French lead block.
So I would like to see a (european) map of that cold war. The French block consists out of southern Europa and North Africa and should at least include Portugal, Spain, Italy and Marocco. The German block consists out of central and Eastern Europe and should at least include Denmark, Poland and Hungary. On the fringes of Europe are three other great powers Brittain, Russia and the Ottoman Empire. They are not part of the two powerblocks and during conflicts remain neutral or choose a side that suits their needs best. The Netherlands and Switserland are two neutral bordercountries enforced by both blocks and the other great powers.
You may include various shifted borders since (you may give France western Luxembourg if you wish or Germany Lorraine) or create countries that don't exist OTL (for example an independent sicily in the French block). But remember both blocks must be roughly of equal strength, so no German or French wank. Both blocks can have opposing ideologies (like communist France vs Fascist Germany), but you don't have to (like an nationalistic French empire vs a nationalistic German Empire).
Is anybody interested?
Well, here's my best shot at it.
Ideologies:
Britian: Democratic, Liberalism, Pro-Commonwealth
French bloc: Democratic, Socialism, Pan-Europeanism
German bloc: Democratic, Conservative, Nationalism
Russia: Quasi-democracy, Communism, Internationalism
Ottomans: Democracy, Liberalism/Socialism/Reform, Pan-Turkism
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