This is my first timeline. It's called Betjeman. It only goes up to 1955 because it took me a LONG TIME. Don't be impatient for it to be extended to 2006 . . .
I have a LOT of respect now for people who post timelines dozens of pages long - how do you do it!?
1945
March 30th
Germany successfully tests the worlds first atomic bomb in Thuringia.
April 2nd
Germany launches the "Gotterdammerung" V2 rocket armed with an atomic warhead at London. It misses and hits the nearby town of Slough instead. After this, the Allies go into "blitzkrieg" mode.
April 14th
Germany surrenders.
July 7th
The USA successfully tests an atomic bomb in New Mexico, and publicises this information.
At this time, the USA is involved in secret negotiations with Japan. The US negotiators tell the Japanese that if the war continues the US will use their atom bombs on Japan, and that the USSR is planning to enter the Pacific War on July 14th which would lead to Japan being partitioned and partly occupied by the Soviet Union. They remind the Japanese of the Soviets' lack of reverence towards emperors.
July 11th
Japan surrenders unconditionally, and is occupied by the USA. The USA also occupies Korea.
July 13th
The Conservative Party led by Winston Churchill win the British general election.
October 24th
The United Nations Organisation is established, with its headquarters in San Francisco. The Security Council consists of three Permanent Members and nine Elected Members. The Permanent Members, Britain, the USA and the USSR, have the power to veto Security Council resolutions.
1948
The USA ends its occupation of Korea.
The Treaty of London is signed by Belgium, Eire, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It establishes the Organisation for European Co-operation. Members are commited to mutual defence in the event of any member being attacked, and to working towards the closer integration of all member states. The OEC has a governing Secretariat (each member state, appoints one Secretary) led by a Secretary General, and a discussion chamber, the Council (each member state to appoint or elect a number Councillers roughly proportional to their population). Member states are not obliged to follow OEC policy recommendations.
1949
The Treaty of Strasbourg establishes free trade in all non-agricultural goods within the OEC.
The USSR successfully tests an atomic bomb in Kazakhstan.
Palestine becomes an independent state, with a complicated form of federal government intended to satisfy both Arabs and Jews. Jewish immigration into Palestine continues.
The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany, the Bundesrepublik) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany, the GDR) are established. West Germany becomes a member of the OEC.
The Chinese Communist military leader Mao Zedong dies in battle in Manchuria.
1950
The Conservative Party led by Winston Churchill win the British general election.
The Treaty of Rome amalgamates the military forces of OEC members, establishes English and French as the official languages of the OEC, and gives the OEC a flag (a white dove, outlined in black, on a blue background) and an anthem (the fourth movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, commonly called the Ode to Joy).
1951
Civil war erupts in Palestine between Arabs and Jews.
Within six weeks the Jews have taken control of the state and begin expelling or massacring all Arabs, prompting Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Syria to invade Isreal. Within a further five weeks the Arab forces have conquered Palestine and begun massacring the Jews and herding them into concentration camps.
The UNO quickly implements a plan - Palestine will be divided into three, West Palestine, to be administered by the USA, East Palestine, to be administered by the USSR, and Jerusalem, to be administered by the EOC. Faced with a joint ultimatum by all three of the Great Powers, the Arab nations withdraw, and the partitioning of Palestine becomes a reality. East and West Palestine instantly become monocultural (Jews in the West and Arabs in the East) while Jerusalem becomes hellishly violent due to the fact that all the fanatics want to live there "in order to deny it to the enemy".
The Communists finally triumph over the Nationalists in mainland China, and the People's Republic of China is established under the leadership of military leader Liu Bocheng, who becomes President, and Communist Party Chairman Deng Xiaoping.
1952
The People's Republic of China invades Tiawan and finishes off the remaining Nationalist forces.
Robert Taft (Rep.) is elected President of the USA.
1953
President Taft dies of cancer. Joseph McCarthy becomes US President.
Britain successfully tests an atomic bomb in the Monte Bello Islands.
Josef Stalin dies of a stroke. Georgii Malenkov becomes Premier of the USSR and General Secretary of the Communist Party.
The USA ends its occupation of Japan.
1955
The Treaty of Amsterdam establishes common citizenship within the OEC. OEC citizens may travel, live, work, vote etc. in any OEC state. It also gives the Secretariat the power to establish and enforce certain economic policies, in preparation for an eventual single currency.
President McCarthy dies of acute hepatitis. Will Plane becomes US President.
Winston Churchill retires as leader of the Conservative Party, to be replaced by Anthony Eden.
The Labour Party led by Hugh Gaitskell win the British general election.
The Indian states become independent members of the Commonwealth.
The Treaty of Windsor commits Commonwealth members to resolve any
disputes between themselves by arbitration and establishes a mutual defence pact between all Commonwealth members and the OEC.
Okay, you can now tell me how unrealistic it is!
I have a LOT of respect now for people who post timelines dozens of pages long - how do you do it!?
1945
March 30th
Germany successfully tests the worlds first atomic bomb in Thuringia.
April 2nd
Germany launches the "Gotterdammerung" V2 rocket armed with an atomic warhead at London. It misses and hits the nearby town of Slough instead. After this, the Allies go into "blitzkrieg" mode.
April 14th
Germany surrenders.
July 7th
The USA successfully tests an atomic bomb in New Mexico, and publicises this information.
At this time, the USA is involved in secret negotiations with Japan. The US negotiators tell the Japanese that if the war continues the US will use their atom bombs on Japan, and that the USSR is planning to enter the Pacific War on July 14th which would lead to Japan being partitioned and partly occupied by the Soviet Union. They remind the Japanese of the Soviets' lack of reverence towards emperors.
July 11th
Japan surrenders unconditionally, and is occupied by the USA. The USA also occupies Korea.
July 13th
The Conservative Party led by Winston Churchill win the British general election.
October 24th
The United Nations Organisation is established, with its headquarters in San Francisco. The Security Council consists of three Permanent Members and nine Elected Members. The Permanent Members, Britain, the USA and the USSR, have the power to veto Security Council resolutions.
1948
The USA ends its occupation of Korea.
The Treaty of London is signed by Belgium, Eire, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It establishes the Organisation for European Co-operation. Members are commited to mutual defence in the event of any member being attacked, and to working towards the closer integration of all member states. The OEC has a governing Secretariat (each member state, appoints one Secretary) led by a Secretary General, and a discussion chamber, the Council (each member state to appoint or elect a number Councillers roughly proportional to their population). Member states are not obliged to follow OEC policy recommendations.
1949
The Treaty of Strasbourg establishes free trade in all non-agricultural goods within the OEC.
The USSR successfully tests an atomic bomb in Kazakhstan.
Palestine becomes an independent state, with a complicated form of federal government intended to satisfy both Arabs and Jews. Jewish immigration into Palestine continues.
The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany, the Bundesrepublik) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany, the GDR) are established. West Germany becomes a member of the OEC.
The Chinese Communist military leader Mao Zedong dies in battle in Manchuria.
1950
The Conservative Party led by Winston Churchill win the British general election.
The Treaty of Rome amalgamates the military forces of OEC members, establishes English and French as the official languages of the OEC, and gives the OEC a flag (a white dove, outlined in black, on a blue background) and an anthem (the fourth movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, commonly called the Ode to Joy).
1951
Civil war erupts in Palestine between Arabs and Jews.
Within six weeks the Jews have taken control of the state and begin expelling or massacring all Arabs, prompting Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Syria to invade Isreal. Within a further five weeks the Arab forces have conquered Palestine and begun massacring the Jews and herding them into concentration camps.
The UNO quickly implements a plan - Palestine will be divided into three, West Palestine, to be administered by the USA, East Palestine, to be administered by the USSR, and Jerusalem, to be administered by the EOC. Faced with a joint ultimatum by all three of the Great Powers, the Arab nations withdraw, and the partitioning of Palestine becomes a reality. East and West Palestine instantly become monocultural (Jews in the West and Arabs in the East) while Jerusalem becomes hellishly violent due to the fact that all the fanatics want to live there "in order to deny it to the enemy".
The Communists finally triumph over the Nationalists in mainland China, and the People's Republic of China is established under the leadership of military leader Liu Bocheng, who becomes President, and Communist Party Chairman Deng Xiaoping.
1952
The People's Republic of China invades Tiawan and finishes off the remaining Nationalist forces.
Robert Taft (Rep.) is elected President of the USA.
1953
President Taft dies of cancer. Joseph McCarthy becomes US President.
Britain successfully tests an atomic bomb in the Monte Bello Islands.
Josef Stalin dies of a stroke. Georgii Malenkov becomes Premier of the USSR and General Secretary of the Communist Party.
The USA ends its occupation of Japan.
1955
The Treaty of Amsterdam establishes common citizenship within the OEC. OEC citizens may travel, live, work, vote etc. in any OEC state. It also gives the Secretariat the power to establish and enforce certain economic policies, in preparation for an eventual single currency.
President McCarthy dies of acute hepatitis. Will Plane becomes US President.
Winston Churchill retires as leader of the Conservative Party, to be replaced by Anthony Eden.
The Labour Party led by Hugh Gaitskell win the British general election.
The Indian states become independent members of the Commonwealth.
The Treaty of Windsor commits Commonwealth members to resolve any
disputes between themselves by arbitration and establishes a mutual defence pact between all Commonwealth members and the OEC.
Okay, you can now tell me how unrealistic it is!
