Straha
Banned
with all the new and unusual TL ideas floating around I've decided to make the definative alternate 2oth century. Apologies to everyone who I've ripped off(especially Diffin's crazy days ATL). Enjoy this TL everyone.
POD:late 1895, an ottoman soldier named al-Pasha doesn't get the clap and die like he does IOTL. This causes some minor butterflies.
1896-comstock laws repealed as unconstional
- Edison invents the Serger and a working twin-tub washing machine
1897-air conditioning devices are invented
1900-1913-The american labor party expands in popularity and becomes
-zeppelins and large cruise liners become popular.
-tensions increase between the entente and central powers
-the wine and tropical fruit industries becomes established in parts of the USA where climate permits
-the nationalist styles of architecture appear in europe and the USA
1900-Mikronesia,guam,marianas and cuba annexed as war spoils. Puerto rico and the phillipines given independence as protecterates.
-american labor party founded
-the boer war ends in a boer defeat
-argentina liberalizes its policies towards free trade and immigrants
-insular acts ruled to be unconstitutional by supreme court
1901-McKinley not assasinated
-Industialist, John Gerrold, starts the first asembly line. His steamcar, the '01 Gerrold, is the first car cheap enough for the masses.
-france makes the coastal part of algeria get the same status as the mainland provinces
-Al Pasha rises in the ranks to general
1902-the entirety of samoa annexed by USA
-christian socialist movement founded
-the anti-prohibition movement formed
-Henry Ford organized the Ford Motor Company.
1903-phillipines begins a civil war
-zeppelin airmail and trade begins
-anti-protestant riots in ireland increase into civil war
-the protestants of ireland are scattered to the 4 winds
1904-russo japanese war
-the prohibition amendment is put up for ratification and fails
-McKinley wins reelection
-Mindanao secedes from phillipines
-ireland given home rule
-American labor party gains 2 seats in congress
-an irish army is set up
1905-russo japanese war ends with russia getting control of korea and manchuria with japan gaining sakhalin andthe kurils
-an amendment which removes the limitation on the size of the house of representives is p
-the Union of south africa wins its independence in a short revolution in which britain loses much of its subsaharan colonies to it.
-Belgium takes brutal steps to industrialize the congo
1906-the union of south africa begins an agressive policy of industrializing
1907-Belgium refuses to give up the congo
1908-an amendment that prohibits Congress to raise it's own pay during current session and bans all independence comissions from doing so without outside approval.
1909-state prohibition laws are ruled unconstitutional. Drinkers everywhere cheer
-marijuana brought back from mexico to utah
-the ottoman empire issues a constitution
1910-the first transoceanic zeppelin flight is done
-the movie industry ecomes establsihed in new york,new jersey,louisiana and florida in addition to hollywood.
-the mormon church praises marijuana as being something decent and wholesome something unlike tobacco or alcohol.
1911-the first flamethrower is invented
-mexico recieves heavy german investment
1912-Teddy Roosevelt runs for 3rd term and wins
-several states of the USA build Autobahns with calls for a national one being shouted loud and clear
1913-the mexican civil war begins
-the american immigration reform act is passed which limits immigration to 75,000 a year total and biases it in the favor of the nations of western europe
-yucatan declares independence
-the film industries in louisiana and new york become competititve with hollywood
-Russia does many reforms in terms of democracy
1914-WWI begins with Britain,france,russia and the ottoman emprie agianst the triple alliance of austria-hungary,germany and italy
-Panama Canal opened, providing a water route from Atlantic to Pacific.
-harrison narcotics act fails to pass
1915-in a fast operation, the ottoman empire does a sea invasion of libya
-the leaders of the anti-tobacco movements are killed by a plane hitting thier bases. The plane was dropping anti-tobacco leaflets.
1916-Chang Kai-shek declares a new dynasty and begins unifying china.
-Yuan Shikai and Sun Yat-sen brought in to help reform imperial china
-the tank is invented by germany
-Nejd,the hejaz and the house of saud declare war on the ottoman empire
1917-the tsar barely holds on to power
-mexico invades the USA
-Manchuria,khiva,kokand,bukhara,kashgar and astrakahn secede from russia.
-Bolshevik (Communist) revolution crushed in Russia.
-san francisco razed to the ground with only the bridge remaining
-the rastafarian church is founded
1918-WWI ends with an entente victory
-mexico loses baja to the USA, has to recognize yucatan
-the USA gains sonora and chuihaha as mandates
-women gain the right to vote
-serbia given to ottomans
-Libya made into an ottoman mandate
-the ruined area of san francisco is renamed Angel City and plans for rebuilding
-the golden gate bridge is repainted with blue
-Britain sells Bermuda,Bahamas and jamaica to the USA
-as a reward/bribe for joining the entente yucatan recieves belize.
-Egypt returned to ottoman rule in exchange for allowing the europeans to use the canal
-Tunis given as an ottoman mandate
-Von Lettow-Vorbek's soldiers in east africa defect from germany to form the East African Republic(EAR)
-the mexican practices of eating crickets and grasshoppers become establsihed in the USA by returning war veterans
POD:late 1895, an ottoman soldier named al-Pasha doesn't get the clap and die like he does IOTL. This causes some minor butterflies.
1896-comstock laws repealed as unconstional
- Edison invents the Serger and a working twin-tub washing machine
1897-air conditioning devices are invented
1900-1913-The american labor party expands in popularity and becomes
-zeppelins and large cruise liners become popular.
-tensions increase between the entente and central powers
-the wine and tropical fruit industries becomes established in parts of the USA where climate permits
-the nationalist styles of architecture appear in europe and the USA
1900-Mikronesia,guam,marianas and cuba annexed as war spoils. Puerto rico and the phillipines given independence as protecterates.
-american labor party founded
-the boer war ends in a boer defeat
-argentina liberalizes its policies towards free trade and immigrants
-insular acts ruled to be unconstitutional by supreme court
1901-McKinley not assasinated
-Industialist, John Gerrold, starts the first asembly line. His steamcar, the '01 Gerrold, is the first car cheap enough for the masses.
-france makes the coastal part of algeria get the same status as the mainland provinces
-Al Pasha rises in the ranks to general
1902-the entirety of samoa annexed by USA
-christian socialist movement founded
-the anti-prohibition movement formed
-Henry Ford organized the Ford Motor Company.
1903-phillipines begins a civil war
-zeppelin airmail and trade begins
-anti-protestant riots in ireland increase into civil war
-the protestants of ireland are scattered to the 4 winds
1904-russo japanese war
-the prohibition amendment is put up for ratification and fails
-McKinley wins reelection
-Mindanao secedes from phillipines
-ireland given home rule
-American labor party gains 2 seats in congress
-an irish army is set up
1905-russo japanese war ends with russia getting control of korea and manchuria with japan gaining sakhalin andthe kurils
-an amendment which removes the limitation on the size of the house of representives is p
-the Union of south africa wins its independence in a short revolution in which britain loses much of its subsaharan colonies to it.
-Belgium takes brutal steps to industrialize the congo
1906-the union of south africa begins an agressive policy of industrializing
1907-Belgium refuses to give up the congo
1908-an amendment that prohibits Congress to raise it's own pay during current session and bans all independence comissions from doing so without outside approval.
1909-state prohibition laws are ruled unconstitutional. Drinkers everywhere cheer
-marijuana brought back from mexico to utah
-the ottoman empire issues a constitution
1910-the first transoceanic zeppelin flight is done
-the movie industry ecomes establsihed in new york,new jersey,louisiana and florida in addition to hollywood.
-the mormon church praises marijuana as being something decent and wholesome something unlike tobacco or alcohol.
1911-the first flamethrower is invented
-mexico recieves heavy german investment
1912-Teddy Roosevelt runs for 3rd term and wins
-several states of the USA build Autobahns with calls for a national one being shouted loud and clear
1913-the mexican civil war begins
-the american immigration reform act is passed which limits immigration to 75,000 a year total and biases it in the favor of the nations of western europe
-yucatan declares independence
-the film industries in louisiana and new york become competititve with hollywood
-Russia does many reforms in terms of democracy
1914-WWI begins with Britain,france,russia and the ottoman emprie agianst the triple alliance of austria-hungary,germany and italy
-Panama Canal opened, providing a water route from Atlantic to Pacific.
-harrison narcotics act fails to pass
1915-in a fast operation, the ottoman empire does a sea invasion of libya
-the leaders of the anti-tobacco movements are killed by a plane hitting thier bases. The plane was dropping anti-tobacco leaflets.
1916-Chang Kai-shek declares a new dynasty and begins unifying china.
-Yuan Shikai and Sun Yat-sen brought in to help reform imperial china
-the tank is invented by germany
-Nejd,the hejaz and the house of saud declare war on the ottoman empire
1917-the tsar barely holds on to power
-mexico invades the USA
-Manchuria,khiva,kokand,bukhara,kashgar and astrakahn secede from russia.
-Bolshevik (Communist) revolution crushed in Russia.
-san francisco razed to the ground with only the bridge remaining
-the rastafarian church is founded
1918-WWI ends with an entente victory
-mexico loses baja to the USA, has to recognize yucatan
-the USA gains sonora and chuihaha as mandates
-women gain the right to vote
-serbia given to ottomans
-Libya made into an ottoman mandate
-the ruined area of san francisco is renamed Angel City and plans for rebuilding
-the golden gate bridge is repainted with blue
-Britain sells Bermuda,Bahamas and jamaica to the USA
-as a reward/bribe for joining the entente yucatan recieves belize.
-Egypt returned to ottoman rule in exchange for allowing the europeans to use the canal
-Tunis given as an ottoman mandate
-Von Lettow-Vorbek's soldiers in east africa defect from germany to form the East African Republic(EAR)
-the mexican practices of eating crickets and grasshoppers become establsihed in the USA by returning war veterans