I missed it... What happened to Japan, actually?
You have to actually read the thread.
I missed it... What happened to Japan, actually?
Lol, here's the world at the turn of the new millennium.
In 2000, then ?!
Yup, that's the map on the first day of the year 2000.
Very good work, like to see this continue
Do we get to see an independent Kurdistan in this case? Also, would Austria-Hungary actually collapse in a similar manner to OTL Czechoslovakia or OTL Yugoslavia?
Hmmm, has the Intra-net been mentioned before? I don't believe I recall it.
On the other hand, does anyone else see the Ottoman Empire becoming this ATL's Sub-saharan civil war stereotype (loads of militias, war, and child soldiers, well, those haven't happened yet).
A-H looks really stable at present, but I'd put money on a collapse happening sometime during the alt.
Well, I guess Himura's victory means the JWR becomes this alt's North Korea.
A happy new year to you, David !
And thank you for the update. I'll read it when I get up in the morning.
Great work, DBE. The Kashmir War was very exciting. Good to see three more states joining the union. Did you like the US flags I posted earlier in the thread?
Also, I nominated this for a Turtledove, though I'm unsure which category it falls under.
Very good work. I also enjoy seeing the tech developments including those of fighting disease.
How is research into fusion power going?
Republic of Basra? Interesting. Does common tension against the Sunnis see the Shia and other minorities ally?
Good update, David!
Someone say "map"?
Lol, here's the world at the turn of the new millennium.
Great Job on the update David, been looking forward to it all month, and I really enjoyed it.
And here's a List of Head's of State for the United States.
Originally I thought this would be the start of a mini-Weimar/"stab in the back" legend, but I see later on that a military coup rather cut that short.
It also seems that TTL's Ottoman Empire will become their version of OTL Yugoslavia.
Great update DBE! I wondered if you'd get it in before the new year but you kept your word.
I have a question, are the Socialists demoralized at all by having been shut out of the White House since 1973? Also could we get some info on the situation in Texas in the 2000s update?
I missed it... What happened to Japan, actually?
Wow... that was one massive update. And it was great, too! Can't wait to see the 2000s...
OK, my early guesses :
Burma = Czechoslovakia
Ottoman Empire = Yugoslavia (in the making)
ComboNet = OK, sounds etymologically sound
Raygun Barocque
Wow, given the context of TL-191, I'm shocked that Republicans caught up to Socialists in total presidencies before 2000. Still... Awesome!
I can dig if the West Indian Islands I asked on are part of other states (though I ponder which ones, haha), but are Nunavut/NW Territories and Yukon big enough in population?
Ah, okay.
I didn't know PEI was not its own state and should have clarified on the 'nesias' island groupings, so good call on finding out!
Great update DBE! I wondered if you'd get it in before the new year but you kept your word.
I have a question, are the Socialists demoralized at all by having been shut out of the White House since 1973? Also could we get some info on the situation in Texas in the 2000s update?
Wonderful update! Very glad to see the Republicans back in the White House. I am surprised about how many states there are. Is there a reason the U.S. didn't consolidate the Carribean states? Also what kind of casualties are we talking about for the Kashmir War? Cheers.
Amazing update David, as always. Really looking forward to the 2000s, and hopefully you manage to write into the 2010s as well.
Love the balance between politics, tech, and culture you have developed. Through out it. I get a the feeling that with Braco, Surrealist Architecture, Raygun Baroque, etc - as awesome as they sound - someone travelling from OTL to TL 191 might find their tastes to be somewhat tacky and obnoxious. Especially, because this is built over two decades of mostly structuralist and brutalist styles.
The music though probably amazing.
Leo Enos is a Socialist, I made a mistake on the list I made...so my bad.
I fixed it, so it should be good.
Wonderful update! Very glad to see the Republicans back in the White House. I am surprised about how many states there are. Is there a reason the U.S. didn't consolidate the Carribean states?
Also what kind of casualties are we talking about for the Kashmir War? Cheers.
The State of West Indies (India?) shall be formed, consolidated, and become the greatest of them all!
I actually suspect I would be a Republican in TTL. And it's a bit amusing to see them making inroads into their original base of New England.
(I wonder if Atlantic Canada may be grouped together with New England proper in regional terminology now? BC and Alaska now considered part of the Pacific NW with Washington, Oregon, and NorCal? A new region of 'the Pacific' with Hawaii and the 'nesias? Heh!)
Very cool, David. I'm a bit sad that the timeline is winding down and we've only got one update left before it properly finishes, but all good things come to an end, right? It's been a great ride so far. As always, the cultural segments are some of my favorites. I can't decide if endurance films are painful or would actually be quite cool.
I was actually wondering when the great powers of TL-191 were going to form an agency for refugees. It certainly seems like something that would come along sooner or later, given what you've written here. Will we see them featuring again in the 2000-2009 update in some fashion?
Also: a mammoth getting cloned sometime between 2050-2099? You, sir, are awesome.
Since I don't think it was ever stated: the International Security Council seems a bit like the United Nations in our world. How close would that parallel be? Or is it more like NATO?
Very neat that China seems to be slowly getting on the path of relative prosperity to the rest of the world. Sounds like future world governments, with people speculating in this world, will probably include the U.S., Russia and China (possibly Germany too?), at least in speculative fiction.
A female dictator (er, 'People's Friend'...) in Japan? That was certainly unexpected and very cool. I know that you've stated a North Korea parallel isn't wholly accurate, and you're right, but it certainly seems like it could head that way if reformers don't come in the future.
And the Middle East looks like an absolute mess right now and not getting much better. The Republic of Basra will prove interesting; you've mentioned it's a demilitarized zone, after all. Even while it's territorially respectable, I take it that it's more like a city-state, as its name implies?
I'm also a little surprised that Hyderabad fought on the side of Bharat when places like Borneo and Malaysia didn't. I'm guessing this is because of the fact it had a lot to lose if it didn't? It's surrounded on all sides, after all.
Before I forget: Patrick Gutierrez is our first Hispanic president. Barring some scandal to rock his administration, he'll probably get a second term, so he'll be out in 2005. Will we see one more 'first x' (like first woman) president before the timeline finishes?
The Ryukyu and Bonin islands: are they territories of the U.S. or will they become independent?
Also: I'm a little confused with German Southwest Africa. Is it Germany's last colony, did it become independent, or did it join with the empire like Togoland did?
GREAT update, David!
One little quibble, though. If Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia become states in 1999, they would have representatives and senators in Congress immediately upon their becoming states, or very soon thereafter. There is no precedent for any U.S. state not having representation until the next scheduled election date.
This can be fixed by simply editting out that one statement.