The End
The jumping to the end of the war should have been a concerning sign. I am ending my first attempt at a timeline. I appreciate those who followed and offered your criticism and insight. I bit off a bit more than I could chew - the scope was too broad for my first attempt, my knowledge a little lacking considering the scope, my time constraints at present being to difficult to contend with, and my curiosty being thoroughly distracted by other efforts.
I did make two UCS maps about the future of TL-AG04 (I think that is what I called it). The plan was for a *Cold War to develop, called the "False Peace". This would be over the concern of integralism/nationalism rather than Communism, which would be a minor distraction making a small third front. France, Italy, and Japan would be the major integralist nations, support by smaller Hellenic Kingdom, Yugoslavia, Holland, the rump Ottoman empire, and a Scandinavian bloc of Finland, Sweden and Denmark. They would be opposed by the multiethnic British Federation, Germany, Russia, Iran, and China. Brazil goes Commie due to French and Italian radicals being expelled by the integralists who immigrate to Brazil. Indonesia also has a Red revolution which is akin to the Russian Revolution with Reds making significant inroads in the military and police. The US stays more of a 'gentle giant', a powerful mediator on the world stage but never a major interventionist that is was IOTL. A-H becomes disgusted with war and also becomes a passive, defensive nation reformed by Franz Ferdinand. Decolonialism is a bit slower and bit more painful for some. France still retains a unified Africa colony, patrolled by air power and Africans remain in a two-class system in the Empire. The British and Germany face a mixed bag of peaceful and prosperous ends and brutish, quick ones. Portugal is one of the first to give up hers, Goa remains independent of the rest of India. Hong Kong is a permanent part of the British Federation. Basically I wanted to keep a similar balance of good and bad to OTL but with Europe a lil worse off (at least freedom wise) with some of that goodness going to Africa, SA and Asia. Here are some maps I made as guides, which were subject to change but I suppose stand as the final way the world would've been.
1917 - Blue lines are International Council of Nations Authorities, as ruled by or influence by internal color. Note Free city of Tangier, Republic of Marmara, alt Kingdom of Yugoslavia, surviving kingdom of hejaz and alternate MidEast divisions. Monaco triples in size. Belgium, Germany and Italy get minor territorial concessions from france
1935 - Great Depression has set it, Brazil went commie in late 20s, Indonesia in 33. Brazil only really worries other American countries but Indonesia directly hurt the Dutch and threatens British colonies. Communism is seen more as a threat to colonialism and land reform ITTL due to the nature of these two nations. British Federation has been established with British Isles, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand to start, will develop in time. It also adjusts its colonial boudaries in the Sudan, Egypt and East Africa. Civil war in greece has led to a IC mediated split into the mainland, intergralist Hellenic Kingdom and the multiethnic Aegean Republic. Argentina joins the integralist bloc.
1950 - After loosing a war to Paraguay, Bolivia goes land reform commie and immediately begins receiving support from Brazil but remains independent, just under a slight sphere of influence. IC approves of Dominican Republic becoming a protectorate or commonwealth under the US due to unrest in Haiti and is becoming another Puerto Rico. Vatican City is not established. Ecuador looses some land to Peru. Italy looses Eritrea and Somalia in Vietnam-esque manners, eritrea votes to join Ethiopia. South Africa expands, South Nigeria becomes officially part of Federation, being much more developed than North Nigeria. Portugal allows its colonies to go free. Kingdom of Buganda fights and earns independence, threatening Kenya. Tanganyika, probably the most developed nation in Africa, peacefully earns independence (Zanzibar still under British control). Greater India joins the Federation. Bhutan, Tibet and Burma go independent, as does Kalimantan (North Borneo). Thailand and Saudi Arabia become increasingly more integralist. Philippines still under American influence due to remaining threat of Japan, who remain militant on paper, and Commie Indonesia. A world war nearly flares up due to Russian revolt in Japanese controlled outer manchuria. they finally allow it to go when they realize that they would be attacked by Russia, China, US, Germany and BF (British Federation) and France is unwilling to support them. Italy holds referendum in Hatay who vote to rejoin Ottomans.
1975 - Further decolonization, Belgium looses its territories, Congo splits in two, communists in Mozambique and Belgian Guiana, Democratic revolution in Denmark, Finland and Sweden help ingeralists and royal family to escape to iceland, declaring kingdom of iceland, color changed to represent this difference. Islamic integralist revolutions in British Arabia, Saudi Arabia and Iran moving towards brink of war. Federation of Indochina peacefully separates from Japan and remains close to them. Japan undergoes major liberal reforms to save the empire. Cyprus votes to join Aegean Republic. Hong Kong, Malay, and most of British America joins the Federation.
Never did a 2000 but things are on the edge.
Thanks for your attention. I think it is apt to end it with a quote from TS Eliot's "The Hollow Men", both in reference to subject matter and the nature of its demise.
This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whisper.
