Nice work K,
I like that Speer took over after Hitler, he was a survivor in otl and I imagine he will be more khrushchev then Stalin. Still will be interesting with such a 'pragmatic' man in charge of the NAZIs and Mac in charge of the US.
Indeed, All very good points, Speer himself was certainly not as bad as the Austrian Corporal (well, no one was as bad as the Austrian Corporal, only Himmler came close to Adolf's level of insanity), and Speer certainly was one of the most pragmatic men within the Rogue's Gallery in Berlin, however he is also a bit of a blank slate, there's a lot of unknown about the Man, so it will be interesting to how Speer takes to his new job and how he guides the Reich in the coming years.
...well, on the plus side, the decolonisation of Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa should go a little more smoothly given that the Red Scare doesn't exist.
Right?
Perhaps.
I imagine we may see a 'Brown' or 'Black' scare instead. Depends how raciest the Nazis are.
I do not believe that anything on the scale of the Red Scare will really occur, as the Germans are more concerned with securing Europe beyond anything else, doesn't mean the US doesn't have it's fears about the Reich as the Rivalry between the two intensifies.
I find it quite interesting this timeline. I have no experience on the concept of Nazi victory. (Beyond Darkest Hour's Fatherland mod.) But...I'm surprised Speer is continuing with the Germanic Reich project, given how unwieldy it is.
He is continuing with it even with his new position as leader of the Reich, but I think with Adolf out of the way, Speer will be able to construct the "Welthauptstadt Germania" construction project on a cut back, more stable and manageable scale without Hitler's constant interference and demands regarding the project
Has anything changed on the map, KaiserK?
Not yet, through a map update will come up soon.
The Arab world had some National Socialist supporters, like the SSNP in Syria and Lebanon. A "Nazintern" there might be an interesting* development...
*RFK style
Possibly, the Middle East is close to Europe and certainly within German interests, and certainly American and British interests as well.
1] That tends to happen and I'm not a particular Dougie Mac hater. To be honest I've always wanted to see a MacArthur presidency, since I heard he did run a small campaign OTL.
with MacArthur as President, things will certainly be interesting.
4] You are a vile human being you know that?
I know!
I am of a mind that all we consider to be governance under the Nazis was from the view point of one man: Adolf Hitler. He let the backstabbing careerists have the field and they led to a very inefficient administration.
Perhaps Speer will do things differently?
Perhaps, We do know for sure however, Speer certainly can't be
as bad as Hitler.
I doubt it. Such things as Domino Theory, that came from the Red Scare, came about because there was a viable reason to think Communism would spread.
Communism was very much an internationalist and anti-imperialist ideology and easily grew in popularity in former colonies.
Fascism was very much a Nationalist and European ideology and I certainly can't see it being very popular in places where the Nazis effectively declared the natives sub-human(like Africa and Eastern Asia).
Indeed, there are very big and key differences which separate Fascism and Nazism from Communism, there's not going to be things similar to OTL because of these key differences, things like the Red Scare came about because of the very specific things, as well as a backer like McCarthy to drive it until full gear, you just can't replicate that to a entirely different ideology or a US with a entirely different mindset regarding the Nazis compared to the USSR.
On a very similar note, I can't really see anywhere where there could be a Vietnam for the US(certainly for the Nazis, very easily). Vietnam only really happened because France under DeGaulle demanded that the US back them up. In this world I can easily see the US and Britain telling DeGaulle to bugger off(he wasn't very popular to begin with). DeGaulle, OTL, was only kept around because he was useful and there was a chance of Liberating Europe. With no chance of that no one's gonna give that little prick the time of day.
Besides, the Free French only represent a rebel faction against what is, by treaty, the legitimate government in France.
Fun fact: In OTL the US actually recognized Vichy France as the legitimate French government for a time. This led to cool relations between France and America post-war.
I also can't see Britain being a France analogue. Attlee is not DeGaulle, which is very much a positive
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As I said, the Arab world would be the closest thing to a "Nazintern" interest area, given their shared anti-Semitism. The SSNP (Syrian Social Nationalist Party) operated in Syria and Lebanon, which are bound to have new management since the French have been pwned.
South America might become a hotbed of proxy wars if Germany can meaningfully supply Argentina and Chile (maybe using "neutral" Spanish ships)?
As for South America, there are certainly many possibilities regarding it, especially with nations sympathetic to Berlin and the Tripartite Pact such as Peron in Argentina and Chile, of course any Fascist activities in South America would be opposed by Washington, and very violently, it could be very interesting.
MacArthur as President- My problem is that from my knowledge of GOP internal politics in the 40s and early 50s, I do not think that MacArthur could beat Dewey. Dewey and his machine were very, very good at winning internal GOP contests (Beating FDR and Truman were another matter altogether). MacArthur was a novice at electoral politics going up against a seasoned professional and his machine. Unless MacArthur had someone more seasoned backing/guiding him (Like Ike had Dewey backing him in 52) I think Dewey would win such a contest.
Certainly, Dewey is hard to beat for the nomination, however here, with Eisenhower essentially a no name, those would've supported the General would likely flock to support MacArthur, Who is even more popular and a more of a celebrity then he was in our timeline, and MacArthur does have some minor political experience from being the Supreme Commander of Occupied Japan, even through that was under totally different circumstances.
I could see Taft possibly backing MacArthur as well after he dropped out of the race.
and of course, MacArthur winning the nomination doesn't necessarily mean he won it by a lot, it was likely a close vote at the Convention that Doug squeaked out.
