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Banat People's Republic
Following up on this, here's the Banat Republic.

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Banat, officially the Banat Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning 27,104 square kilometers (10,465 sq mi) of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Hungary to the north, Romania to the east, and Serbia to the west. Banat has a population of over 3.3 million, mostly comprised of ethnic Romanians, Germans, Serbs, and Hungarians. Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, and German are the four official languages, with Hungarian considered to be the country's lingua franca. Temesvar is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Lugos and Nagybecskerek. Banat is administratively divided into three counties.

Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Banat, including the
First Bulgarian Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. The region later became a province of the Habsburg Monarchy, and under the reign of Maria Theresa, it was colonized by German settlers. Following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, the territory returned to Hungarian administration. The First Banat Republic was declared on 31 October 1918 after the collapse of Austro-Hungarian rule. It gained the support of the First Hungarian Republic to resist annexation efforts by the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Romania, and it was able to successfully quell internal secessionist movements aiming for the division of the republic. During World War II, Banat was occupied by Axis forces and saw the establishment of a puppet state under the leadership of Josef Lapp. The end of the war resulted in the country's occupation by Soviet troops and the formation of the Warsaw Pact member Banat People's Republic. In the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, the communist government was dissolved, and the current Second Banat Republic was established.

Banat is a unitary parliamentary directorial republic with a unicameral legislature and a four-member presidency made up of one member from each of the four major ethnic groups. It is a developing country with an upper-middle income economy supported by the services, agricultural, and manufacturing sectors. The country is a member of the United Nations, the European Union, and NATO, and it is known for its diverse population and sites of cultural and historical importance.

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A few notes:
  • The scenario is a bit light on pre-Cold War history currently, but I'm hoping to delve into that more​
  • I haven't made an infobox before with the GDP of an imaginary country included, so those numbers might be off from what a reasonable estimate would be​
  • Once again, apologies for any possible translation mishaps that may appear​
 
This is just childish. The people here who make wikiboxes make stuff that interests them individually. Heck, that's how this entire site works. All timelines, maps, wikiboxes, and lists are made because that person, not someone else is interested in that topic. If people wrote stuff other people like but not what they liked then well, we wouldn't have a lot of long running, excellent timelines here. The best timelines always have an incredible amount of passion behind it that drives the author to make it better and research it too often impressive degrees. For example, if I wrote a timeline about the Hundred Year War, it'd be terrible. I wouldn't have the motivation to write an interesting story or properly research it.

My basic point is, no one here is obligated to make what you like in the same way you're not obligated to make things other people like.
I couldn't have answered it better myself, @ZeroFrame

I honestly don't get it though. Why couldn't kirbopher15 simply make his own infoboxes that he wanted instead of telling other user to do so? Several other users (including myself) told him that if he wanted infoboxes about X-Men 4 this and Dan Aykroyd that, he can make them himself instead of demanding other users to do it every 5 goddamn minutes! Iguess he chooses not to read our comments.

To be fair, though, he did stop for a while, but then recently started doing it again. Of course, I'm not trying to be a jerk, but I'm just worried that if he keeps it up, he might get kicked again or possibly banned for his behavior.
 
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Edward IV (October 13, 1453-October 9, 1522) was King of England from October 4th, 1454 to his death on October 9th, 1522. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1454 and 1461. He, unlike his father, was a great warrior and took back a large part of northern France during the Seven-Years War. Edward died two years after his son and so was succeeded by his grandson, Henry VII.
Have a wikibox!
 
During the past week the President had ordered the the reduction of American personnel in the United States mission in Japan, to levels that could be safely evacuated in the during an emergency, while enabling that mission to continue to fulfill its duties. During the day on Monday, Washington Time the airport in Tokyo came under persistent rocket as well as artillery fire and was effectively closed. The military situation in the area deteriorated rapidly. The President, therefore, ordered the evacuation of all remaining American personnel in Japan.
- Secretary of State Dean Rusk
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Americans have always taken casualties very seriously. When the number of casualties is too high, public opinion will boil up and condemn an operation as a failure, even if we get the upper hand militarily. Kuribayashi had lived in America. He knew our national character. That's why he deliberately chose to fight in a way that would relentlessly drive up the number of casualties. I think he knew American public opinion would shift toward wanting to bring the occupation of Japan to an eventual end.
- Historian James Bradley
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The occupation situation has developed not necessarily to America's advantage, while the general trends of the world have all turned against its interest.
- President John F. Kennedy
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Any similarities with real life events are pure coincidence.
The speeches are slightly altered versions of
[1] Ron Nessen (Press Sec. for Gerald Ford) on the Fall of Saigon; [2] James Bradley quote on the defense of Iwo Jima; [3] Hirohito's surrender speech.
 
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I wasn't sure how best to account for the votes in an FPTP setup, and while I originally wanted to use D'Hondte instead of strict proportional, I wasn't sure how to [/FONT]reverse discover the number of votes needed for each result.

To come up with popular vote percentages that will lead to a given seat distribution under D'Hondt apportionment, increase each party's seat count by whatever number you want between 0 and 1, then divide the resulting values by their total.
 
During the past week the President had ordered the the reduction of American personnel in the United States mission in Japan, to levels that could be safely evacuated in the during an emergency, while enabling that mission to continue to fulfill its duties. During the day on Monday, Washington Time the airport in Tokyo came under persistent rocket as well as artillery fire and was effectively closed. The military situation in the area deteriorated rapidly. The President, therefore, ordered the evacuation of all remaining American personnel in Japan.
- Secretary of State Dean Rusk
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Americans have always taken casualties very seriously. When the number of casualties is too high, public opinion will boil up and condemn an operation as a failure, even if we get the upper hand militarily. Kuribayashi had lived in America. He knew our national character. That's why he deliberately chose to fight in a way that would relentlessly drive up the number of casualties. I think he knew American public opinion would shift toward wanting to bring the occupation of Japan to an eventual end.
- Historian James Bradley
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The occupation situation has developed not necessarily to America's advantage, while the general trends of the world have all turned against its interest.
- President John F. Kennedy
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Any similarities with real life events are pure coincidence.
The speeches are slightly altered versions of
[1] Ron Nessen (Press Sec. for Gerald Ford) on the Fall of Saigon; [2] James Bradley quote on the defense of Iwo Jima; [3] Hirohito's surrender speech.
What happened to North Japan which possibly under the Soviet influence? What happened to Shinkansen?
 
What happened to North Japan which possibly under the Soviet influence? What happened to Shinkansen?
The Democratic Republic of Japan (Hokkaido), the People's Republic of Korea and the Soviet Socialist Republic of Manchuria are all quite quite close, politically. The DRJ was fairly insulated from the Imperial Uprising, as the strait of Hokkaido is mined to hell.
You know what, no. I'm not falling for the temptation that is Communist Hokkaido (why is it so sexy!?). I'm going with my initial idea for the scenario. The entirety of the Japanese Archipelago was nominally part of the American backed Republic of Japan. The Soviets, however, were able to install the People's Republic of Korea and the Soviet Socialist Republic of Manchuria, and both are very closely aligned to the USSR.

The Shinkansen never developed in this timeline, as the Republic of Japan is far poorer than OTL Japan. Most money went to reconstruction following Operation Downfall and the constant guerrilla fighting made railway development deeper inland problematic to say the least.
 
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You know what, no. I'm falling for the temptation that is Communist Hokkaido (why is it so sexy!?). I'm going with my initial idea for the scenario. The entirety of the Japanese Archipelago was nominally part of the American backed Republic of Japan. The Soviets, however, were able to install the People's Republic of Korea and the Soviet Socialist Republic of Manchuria, and both are very closely aligned to the USSR.

The Shinkansen never developed in this timeline, as the Republic of Japan is far poorer than OTL Japan. Most money went to reconstruction following Operation Downfall and the constant guerrilla fighting made railway development deeper inland problematic to say the least.
What would be? Is it in the USA or UK or France where the country will build the world’s first high speed rail?

What about the Philippines? What would Tokyo/Edo look like today?
 
What would be? Is it in the USA or UK or France where the country will build the world’s first high speed rail?

What about the Philippines? What would Tokyo/Edo look like today?
Probably the UK or France, and probably in the 70s instead of 60s, as the Marshall Plan was far smaller ITTL (as the US concentrated more in East Asia).

The Philippines are relatively similar to OTL, but certainly more militarized, considering the status of Japan since 67.

The Second Imperial Restoration moved the capital back to Kyoto, and Tokyo was renamed Edo in an move to harken back to a time when Kyoto still held the most cultural significance. Edo has been considerably de-westernized, as the New Imperial State values a much more tradition pre-Meiji culture (ironic). This is not to say that this new Imperial State is a bunch of luddites. Most factories and manufactories were probably reutilize to serve the Imperial State. The concrete apartment complexes that are so emblematic of the Tokyo we know are not long for this world. In another touch of irony, the Daijo (Chancellor) in Kyoto operates essentially like a Shogun, as the all-powerful Imperial figure is simply a figurehead.
 
Probably the UK or France, and probably in the 70s instead of 60s, as the Marshall Plan was far smaller ITTL (as the US concentrated more in East Asia).

The Philippines are relatively similar to OTL, but certainly more militarized, considering the status of Japan since 67.

The Second Imperial Restoration moved the capital back to Kyoto, and Tokyo was renamed Edo in an move to harken back to a time when Kyoto still held the most cultural significance. Edo has been considerably de-westernized, as the New Imperial State values a much more tradition pre-Meiji culture (ironic). This is not to say that this new Imperial State is a bunch of luddites. Most factories and manufactories were probably reutilize to serve the Imperial State. The concrete apartment complexes that are so emblematic of the Tokyo we know are not long for this world. In another touch of irony, the Daijo (Chancellor) in Kyoto operates essentially like a Shogun, as the all-powerful Imperial figure is simply a figurehead.
What happened to Tokyo Tower?

Which Asian countries that could pull like OTL Japan where exports could be a greater financial value and standards of living will go up?

What happened to Germany?

What will the fate of the Japanese Imperial family be? What happened to Kurosawa? Is he fled to the United States or not?
 
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A long wiki box, but a scene setter to a Scottish-based timeline I've been playing about with for a while. Since it's explaining the current setup of the TL decided to make it a long (and hopefully interesting) box. I've got ideas for it, so hopefully will expand on it in times to come. Enjoy.

This is amazing! I can't wait to see more from you!
 
Well, it's been a little over two weeks since I've made one of these. Time to make it up to you good people and having two Guns of the South infoboxes for the price of one.

Page 38: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election
* Page 307: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in South Carolina
* Page 310: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in Alabama
* Page 311: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in Arkansas
* Page 312: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in Florida
* Page 314: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in Georgia
* Page 315: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in Kentucky
* Page 316: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in Louisiana
* Page 317; The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in Mississippi
* Page 319: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in North Carolina
* Page 319: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in Tennessee
* Page 320: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in Texas
* Page 320: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election in Virginia
* Page 330: The 1867 Confederate States presidential election table
Page 39: The 1864 United States presidential election
* Page 321: The 1864 United States presidential election in Vermont
* Page 324: The 1864 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
* Page 325: The 1864 United States presidential election in Maine
* Page 325: The 1864 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
* Page 326: The 1864 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
* Page 328: The 1864 United States presidential election in Connecticut
* Page 331: The 1864 United States presidential election in New York
* Page 336: The 1864 United States presidential elections in both New Jersey and Delaware (you are here)

The 1864 United States presidential election in New Jersey in Harry Turtledove's The Guns of the South

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The 1864 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Jersey voted for the Independent candidate, former Major General George B. McClellan over the three other candidates, Democratic candidate, Horatio Seymour, incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln and Radical Republican candidate John C. Frémont.

McClellan won the Garden State by a narrow margin of 1.5%.

New Jersey was George McClellan's home state, though he was born in neighboring Pennsylvania. The state was also one of the only two states to be won by him, the other being neighboring Delaware.


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The 1864 United States presidential election in Delaware in Harry Turtledove's The Guns of the South

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The 1864 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Delaware voted for the Independent candidate, former Major General George B. McClellan over the three other candidates, Democratic candidate, Horatio Seymour, incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln and Radical Republican candidate John C. Frémont.

McClellan won the First State by a margin of 5.6%.

Delaware was also one of the only two states to be won by him, the other being neighboring New Jersey.
 
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To come up with popular vote percentages that will lead to a given seat distribution under D'Hondt apportionment, increase each party's seat count by whatever number you want between 0 and 1, then divide the resulting values by their total.
I'm sorry, could you give me an example of what you mean?
 
I'm sorry, could you give me an example of what you mean?
PartySeatsArbitrary fudgeSeats deservedVote percentage
FLP
82​
0.3​
82.3​
18.6%​
CDP
77​
0.1​
77.1​
17.4%​
LP
66​
0.9​
66.9​
15.1%​
DP
51​
0.2​
51.2​
11.6%​
IP
38​
0.5​
38.5​
8.7%​
SDP
36​
0.4​
36.4​
8.2%​
NP
27​
0​
27​
6.1%​
RP
26​
0.9​
26.9​
6.1%​
CP
16​
0.7​
16.7​
3.8%​
LA
7​
0.8​
7.8​
1.8%​
UAP
5​
0.6​
5.6​
1.3%​
CP
3​
0.2​
3.2​
0.7%​
JP
1​
0.9​
1.9​
0.4%​
Other
0​
0.7​
0.7​
0.2%​
Total
435​
442.2​
100.0%​
 
1934 Argentine General Election
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The 1940 Argentine General Election was held on April 1st, 1940 to elect the next President of the Republic and 83 seats of the House of Representatives. It marked the first time the conservative factions of the country won an election since the enactment of the 1912 Saenz Peña law that enshrined universal male suffrage, and the last presidential election held before national women's suffrage. Julio Roca Jr. was elected by a resounding 2-1 majority in the Electoral College, but the popular vote was the closest result in Argentine history up to that point, with just over 2 points separating Roca from UCR candidate Elpidio Gonzalez.

The Gonzalez-Mosca ticket put up a spirited fight, but it was not enough to overcome the effects of 24 years in power and the resulting fatigue with Radical rule. Alvear's second term was an improvement on his predecessor, but the economy struggled throughout the 1930s (aggravated in Argentina by the outbreak of WW2 further disrupting commerce with its largest trade partner, the UK); as a result, potentially more competitive Radical candidates like Amadeo Sabattini of Córdoba or Honorio Puyerredón of Buenos Aires declining to run for the presidency to focus on local races instead. Gonzalez and Mosca rose to the occasion, managing to energize an otherwise muted Convention overshadowed by defeatism - and even helping the party staunch the bleeding enough to score a surprise victory in the legislative elections.

This result, due in large part to a close election in Santa Fe due to a strong showing for de la Torre's front, soured Roca's otherwise historic triumph (which won the pivotal race in Buenos Aires by a wide enough margin to win the popular vote despite coming 2nd in number of seats): the National Democratic Party he had founded nearly doubled its seats, even shutting out the Radical Civic Union from a seat in Corrientes with help of the local Liberal Party, and he was set to be sworn in with a plurality in the lower house after similar wins in 1938. Most importantly, Leopoldo Melo continued to command a powerful majority in the Senate, and with the help of his Anti-Personalist running mate Hortensio Quijano, Roca could count on the occasional support of enough members of the UCR bench that his agenda would have little difficulty passing.

Roca's historic win aside, the 1940 election featured two other noteworthy novelties: the Popular Front and the National Restoration Front. The first was a broad leftist coalition spanning from the centrist Progressive Democratic Party of Lisandro de la Torre to the Socialists of Buenos Aires, even managing to secure electoral votes from the City of Buenos Aires (and missing out on more from Santa Fe by only a few thousand votes). The National Restoration Front's vote share was more meager, but its political significance was probably greater: General Ramirez' campaign was an unapologetic barnstorm of pro-fascist, pro-Axis and anti-democratic rhetoric that made little secret of its sympathies for the 1930 conspirators, and yet it scored nearly 6% of the vote despite only running in a handful of major cities.

1940 would prove to be a transitional election, as both Argentina and the world emerge from WW2 dramatically changed by the conflict. Growing labor militancy on the left, new dangerous ideas on the right, and the doubling in size of the electorate would all change the dynamics of future elections, and represent pressing challenges for the Roca government.
 
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a modification of this post, but i unredacted the death dates and changed a few things to make it official
Basil III (23 April 1848 - 9 February 1903) was Romanian Emperor from January 2nd 1891 to 9 April 1903. The eldest and purple-born son of Andronikos IX and his wife Euphrosyne Doukaites, he seized the throne from his brother Isaac Komnenos Palaiologos upon the death of their father and was proclaimed emperor by the army and Senate in 1891. He came to power amidst a period of national upheaval—his early reign was marked by civil war and republican insurrection, while towards the middle and end of his reign he came into conflict with Persia in the Middle East and eventual general war with Russia-Poland in the Russo-Romanian War (1901-1902). Under his leadership Romania was however able to preserve her territorial integrity; however the emperor died of complications of a heart attack at the age of 54.

His era of rule is generally regarded as a transition between the conservative and tumultuous reign of his father Andronikos and the successive liberal reign of his son Demetrios. Modern historians regard him as a conservative absolutist owing to Basil's dictatorial tendencies at a time when Europe's sovereigns were conceding or had conceded much of their powers to their national legislatures. In contrast to such figures as the Saxon Elector, the King of Portugal, or even the Holy Roman Emperor, Basil ruled as an absolute monarch and kept in abeyance the short-lived constitution and legislature that his father Andronikos had suspended. He is also criticized for his solitary and excessive focus on military affairs; while he did personally direct and oversee crucial modernization efforts in the Roman military, his aloof attitude regarding domestic governance prolonged the corruption of his father's reign and allowed men such as Pavlos Papadopoulos and Stavros Leventis (the Roman Grand Logothete and Grand Duke, respectively) to accrue massive amounts of domestic power so long as they did not interfere with Basil's chosen area of supremacy, the military. He also kept the country diplomatically isolated from Europe during his thirteen-year reign; historians debate to this day the effectiveness of that policy, for although Romania avoided European diplomatic entanglements during his reign, it found itself with virtually no allies among the Great Powers of Europe, which certain historians blame as the reason for the harshness of the Great Powers at the Hanover Conference and the subsequent Treaty of Hanover (1902).

Despite these historical reassessments, during his reign and lifetime Basil was a popular monarch who reinvigorated Romanian monarchical sentiment through his own personal military achievement and leadership during a time of great upheaval, earning him the moniker Basil the Bold. A cavalryman by trade and experienced campaigner, he defended Romanian influence in the Middle East and personally led the Romanian army on the battlefield during wartime. He also ended the financial insolvency that his grandfather and great-uncle had placed upon the empire. Most importantly, however, the end of his reign also saw the rise of Theodora Komnena Palaiologina, a distant relation of the imperial family who would later go onto become the widely-perceived architect of the Demetrian Reforms promulgated by her husband and Basil's son and successor Demetrios V.
 
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