are we continuing this thing?
if we do then i have a new name
Dumb and Dumber: How two men destroyed an Empire
P.S: i am not done with the Imperial Ambitions: Why the Vietnamese Eat Sauerkraut timeline
the POD is Frederick III not dying, instead his treatment by Morell Mackenzie was successful, this made Wilhelm II have a bit less hate for anything British, after that Frederick III begun the process of liberalizing the German Empire to align more with the UK
later to show the glory the German Empire still has Frederick III bought Indochina from France and begun sending settlers and colonizers (the effort will not be successful but it had a cultural impact on the Vietnamese like the introduction of European foods like Sauerkraut, goteem)
during the 1905 Revolution in Russia the Cossacks don't support the Tsar which forces him to abdicate and offer the crown to his brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, he accepted and begun his reign as Mikhail II by approving a liberal Constitution and modernising Russian society and giving Duma leading role in the Government.
in the US, Woodrow Wilson dies of a stroke in 1905, leaving Champ Clark as the leading Democratic nominee in the 1912 Elections, also Teddy Roosevelt sees that the best way to combat Taft is to challenge him in the nominations instead of forming a third party, he does and he wins the Republican nomination, it caused controversy because he promised not to run for a 3rd term, but he famously replied: "I believe that this ship needs some repairs, so i jumped on the oppurtunity".
back in Germany, Bismarck was never fired by Wilhelm II so he signed a permanent non-agression pact with Russia called the Treaty of Magdeburg
in the US Theodore Roosevelt wins the 1912 Elections as a Republican candidate.
ultimately Frederick III dies in 1907 and his son Wilhelm II inherits the throne, his power was limited by the liberalized Government this time and he was relegated to a ceremonial role.
In 1914 during a visit to Sarajevo, Archduke Franz Ferdinand barely dodged an attempt on his life, one attempt was a bomb that detonated on a car behind his, he visited the Hospital to visit the wounded, he then returned to Austria and after the group was identified as Serbian nationalists he used this to push his federalization agenda to quell all the violence in the crumbling Empire.
in 1917 after Emperor Franz Joseph died and Franz Ferdinand assumed the throne he immediately pursued the idea of the "United States of Greater Austria" federalization plan, after it was proposed in the Ausgleich of 1917 the Hungarians didn't receive this reducement of their power well and seceded and that sparked the Hungarian Crisis, but Hungary was hoplessely outgunned by the Austrian Military and was forced to capitulate in November 11 1918 and sign the Treaty of Trianon (had to) and be federalized into the USGA.
meanwhile in Italy an anarchist named Benito Mussolini was gunned and killed by an unknown gunman.
meanwhile in the US Theodore was reelected for an unprecented 4th term in 1916 and pushed the "Second Bill of Rights" and forever cemented the Republican Party as the party of the left.
in January 21st 1925 French troopers allgedly sabotaged German border defenses, this made Germany declare war due to this act of agression, and they promptly begun to entrench themselves and let the French bleed to death.
(just a little thing, the Kriegsmarine in this TL is almost as strong as the Royal Navy)
after staging attacks on French soil to make the French retaliate and bleed themselves to death during the Battle of Alsace an aspiring German Sergeant named Erwin Rommel reportedly held a small strategic hill all by himself and his squad, this made him be promoted to Colonel and be given the Iron Cross.
in February 26th the USGA joins Germany in the Great War which prompts Italy to join in France's side.
during the Battle of the Isonzo the Austrians called the famous painter known as Adolf Hitler to paint their forces advance and capture Italian positions, this panting was used in many Propaganda posters for the USGA.
(this time the Chief of the General Staff for the USGA is Alois Schönburg-Hartenstein)
in 1927 after the 7th Battle of Alsace the French appeared to tire, so the Germans advanced and captured many French regions eventually reaching the Marne and decisively defeating the French in the Battle of the Marne and later marched on Paris.
in 1928 the Austrians broke through Italian defenses and made Italy quickly capitulate.
and thus the "Not that Great of a war" as coined by Erwin Rommel ended in a German victory in 1928.
In the Treaty of Versaillers Italy is to be reorganized into it's constituent states, this gave birth to old countries like Venice, Modena, Lombardia, Tuscany, Two Sicillies, Sardinia Piedmont and the Papal States united in an organization called the "Italian Confederation", meanwhile in France fires of revolution are ignited in the Orleans riot of 1929, the Socialists rode on this wave of anger and populism and started an outright Civil War and eventually defeated the Government and took control of France, Germany jumped on the opportunity and seized France's colonies.
(i am swearing to god that this isn't a Kaiserreich TL clone, i am trying to make it as unique as possible)
the UK quickly established economic ties with Germany.
meanwhile in the US, the Presidents were:
Hiram Johnson (1920-1924) Republican
William McAdoo (1924-1928) Democrat
Charles Curtis (1928-1932) Republican
John Nance Garner (1932-1936) Democrat
Huey Long (1936-1944) Republican
Quentin Roosevelt (1944-1952) Republican*
*In OTL Quentin Roosevelt died in WW1 due to the USA not being involved in WW1 then Quentin is alive now and the leading Roosevelt in US politics instead of FDR
so now present day is 1952 with a Liberal Constitutional Monarchy in Russia, a dominant German Empire, an Isolationist UK, a balkanized Italy, a Progressive US and a revanchist France.
the end (shit i need to make a TL out of this)
remember my challenge was: Dumb and Dumber: How two men destroyed an Empire
if we do then i have a new name
Dumb and Dumber: How two men destroyed an Empire
P.S: i am not done with the Imperial Ambitions: Why the Vietnamese Eat Sauerkraut timeline
the POD is Frederick III not dying, instead his treatment by Morell Mackenzie was successful, this made Wilhelm II have a bit less hate for anything British, after that Frederick III begun the process of liberalizing the German Empire to align more with the UK
later to show the glory the German Empire still has Frederick III bought Indochina from France and begun sending settlers and colonizers (the effort will not be successful but it had a cultural impact on the Vietnamese like the introduction of European foods like Sauerkraut, goteem)
during the 1905 Revolution in Russia the Cossacks don't support the Tsar which forces him to abdicate and offer the crown to his brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, he accepted and begun his reign as Mikhail II by approving a liberal Constitution and modernising Russian society and giving Duma leading role in the Government.
in the US, Woodrow Wilson dies of a stroke in 1905, leaving Champ Clark as the leading Democratic nominee in the 1912 Elections, also Teddy Roosevelt sees that the best way to combat Taft is to challenge him in the nominations instead of forming a third party, he does and he wins the Republican nomination, it caused controversy because he promised not to run for a 3rd term, but he famously replied: "I believe that this ship needs some repairs, so i jumped on the oppurtunity".
back in Germany, Bismarck was never fired by Wilhelm II so he signed a permanent non-agression pact with Russia called the Treaty of Magdeburg
in the US Theodore Roosevelt wins the 1912 Elections as a Republican candidate.
ultimately Frederick III dies in 1907 and his son Wilhelm II inherits the throne, his power was limited by the liberalized Government this time and he was relegated to a ceremonial role.
In 1914 during a visit to Sarajevo, Archduke Franz Ferdinand barely dodged an attempt on his life, one attempt was a bomb that detonated on a car behind his, he visited the Hospital to visit the wounded, he then returned to Austria and after the group was identified as Serbian nationalists he used this to push his federalization agenda to quell all the violence in the crumbling Empire.
in 1917 after Emperor Franz Joseph died and Franz Ferdinand assumed the throne he immediately pursued the idea of the "United States of Greater Austria" federalization plan, after it was proposed in the Ausgleich of 1917 the Hungarians didn't receive this reducement of their power well and seceded and that sparked the Hungarian Crisis, but Hungary was hoplessely outgunned by the Austrian Military and was forced to capitulate in November 11 1918 and sign the Treaty of Trianon (had to) and be federalized into the USGA.
meanwhile in Italy an anarchist named Benito Mussolini was gunned and killed by an unknown gunman.
meanwhile in the US Theodore was reelected for an unprecented 4th term in 1916 and pushed the "Second Bill of Rights" and forever cemented the Republican Party as the party of the left.
in January 21st 1925 French troopers allgedly sabotaged German border defenses, this made Germany declare war due to this act of agression, and they promptly begun to entrench themselves and let the French bleed to death.
(just a little thing, the Kriegsmarine in this TL is almost as strong as the Royal Navy)
after staging attacks on French soil to make the French retaliate and bleed themselves to death during the Battle of Alsace an aspiring German Sergeant named Erwin Rommel reportedly held a small strategic hill all by himself and his squad, this made him be promoted to Colonel and be given the Iron Cross.
in February 26th the USGA joins Germany in the Great War which prompts Italy to join in France's side.
during the Battle of the Isonzo the Austrians called the famous painter known as Adolf Hitler to paint their forces advance and capture Italian positions, this panting was used in many Propaganda posters for the USGA.
(this time the Chief of the General Staff for the USGA is Alois Schönburg-Hartenstein)
in 1927 after the 7th Battle of Alsace the French appeared to tire, so the Germans advanced and captured many French regions eventually reaching the Marne and decisively defeating the French in the Battle of the Marne and later marched on Paris.
in 1928 the Austrians broke through Italian defenses and made Italy quickly capitulate.
and thus the "Not that Great of a war" as coined by Erwin Rommel ended in a German victory in 1928.
In the Treaty of Versaillers Italy is to be reorganized into it's constituent states, this gave birth to old countries like Venice, Modena, Lombardia, Tuscany, Two Sicillies, Sardinia Piedmont and the Papal States united in an organization called the "Italian Confederation", meanwhile in France fires of revolution are ignited in the Orleans riot of 1929, the Socialists rode on this wave of anger and populism and started an outright Civil War and eventually defeated the Government and took control of France, Germany jumped on the opportunity and seized France's colonies.
(i am swearing to god that this isn't a Kaiserreich TL clone, i am trying to make it as unique as possible)
the UK quickly established economic ties with Germany.
meanwhile in the US, the Presidents were:
Hiram Johnson (1920-1924) Republican
William McAdoo (1924-1928) Democrat
Charles Curtis (1928-1932) Republican
John Nance Garner (1932-1936) Democrat
Huey Long (1936-1944) Republican
Quentin Roosevelt (1944-1952) Republican*
*In OTL Quentin Roosevelt died in WW1 due to the USA not being involved in WW1 then Quentin is alive now and the leading Roosevelt in US politics instead of FDR
so now present day is 1952 with a Liberal Constitutional Monarchy in Russia, a dominant German Empire, an Isolationist UK, a balkanized Italy, a Progressive US and a revanchist France.
the end (shit i need to make a TL out of this)
remember my challenge was: Dumb and Dumber: How two men destroyed an Empire
