Yes, yet all that requires careful balancing and is far from 'simple'.You missed the the "as much" part. Germany might've been able to deal with the Polish corridor, or loss of Alsace-Lorraine, but not both together. The War guilt clause and reparation also have to go. The result would be a Germany that while still pissed off, is hopefully not quite pissed off enough to consider Hitler.
Probably because at the time, the population of the Ukraine was well over 30 million, and (as this predates the Ukranian genocide) most of these people were ethnic Ukrainians. The population of Georgia stood at less then 3 million.
People have I think a far to pessimistic view of Belarusian statehood, while it is true that the national democrats never really managed to create an independent state, they eventually managed to create an "army" which resisted the bolsheviks in Slutsk.
If the national democrats managed to better cooperate with Bulak-Balakhovich and Poland, they might be able to creat an independent polish-allied state.
The fact the peasants were indifferent to national matters is true, but they like all large uneducated masses are subject to manipulation.
How would you justify splitting Slovakians between two states during the negotiations themselves?Eastern Slovakia is just a millstone around Czechoslovakia's neck. If Western Slovakia looks for independence, Hungary is either the saviour or a second villain.
To be honest, this is an interesting map, with the creation of Posen, West Prussia and Upper Silesia you seem to have created an ideal number of border states to keep the Germans from attacking Poland. However, the states of West Prussia, Posen and Upper Silesia would be dominated by ethnic politics in favor of joining either Poland or Germany. Also you've given the Germans a huge bone of contention by giving the Polish the Memel Territory, which Poland has no claim to, you give the Germans an ally in Lithuania, which will be even more oppose to the Polish then in OTL. Not to mention that Bavaria is not going to last. None of the people want independence, the Freikorps are going to raise hell and the majority of its politics will be people voting to rejoin Germany.![]()
There you go. I thought about France taking the western bank of the Rhineland to have the Rhine as a defensible border and to weaken Germany industrially. While it would make France and German more balanced forces and reduce the required reparations, the German population both sides of the border would kick up all kinds of stink until 'justice' was done.
Poland is taking on the role of weakening Germany industrially. She has the local population to justify the Northern and Western additions, except perhaps in Memel. I'm looking for a route to the sea that Germany cares less about. Very tempting to include everything east of the Oder into Poland (if you are going to kick, then kick hard). What held me back was the ethnic make-up of the area.
Eastern Slovakia is just a millstone around Czechoslovakia's neck. If Western Slovakia looks for independence, Hungary is either the saviour or a second villain. Germany has no internal ally in the east of Czechoslovakia.
Catholic Bavaria makes a great bone of contention between Germany and Austria and keeps Germany smaller. Forcing Anschluss would be hard with a stronger Austria/Bavaria.
Lithuanian ports being regarded as an adequate substitute for the Corridor is pretty much my pet peeve on AH.com.Also you've given the Germans a huge bone of contention by giving the Polish the Memel Territory, which Poland has no claim to, you give the Germans an ally in Lithuania, which will be even more oppose to the Polish then in OTL.
Huh? I assumed the those are actually parts of states and not independent states.However, the states of West Prussia, Posen and Upper Silesia would be dominated by ethnic politics in favor of joining either Poland or Germany.
I would enjoy seeing the one featuring Mega!Switzerland beyond words.I'm going to join those who say that most of the solutions proposed so far are even worse than OTL. If I had the time, I would write a distopic TL for every one of them![]()
It doesn't even make any sense. The Memel Territory was populated by ethnic Germans and was historically a Lithuanian claim. Its not even close to a Wilno-Vilnius situation.Lithuanian ports being regarded as an adequate substitute for the Corridor is pretty much my pet peeve on AH.com.
Could be, but the fact that they were highlighted made it seem as if they were specifically buffer states.Huh? I assumed the those are actually parts of states and not independent states.
In the North, you'd have another confederation, and Prussia would be off on its own. Unions between any of the three would be barred.