Different Shades of Socialism - an alternate Cold War
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Stronger push for rearmament - China, Indochina, India fell to communism while Indonesia is increasingly red. For the US, domino theory is already happening and has to be stopped by any means necessary. While there will be no Japanese nuclear program, US troops will remain of the Home Islands for longer, while the Maritime Self-Defence Force will grow.
Konstanz State
One of the first city states carved up following the World War II from the former German lands, Konstanz was jointly administered by the French-American forces - as it was on the border of the two zones of occupation. It were disagreements over the election of lord mayor and subsequent assassination of American-supported mayor on 1948 that has led to the bloodless Blue Revolution against the French-supported administration. Americans, not able to find someone to head new government, chose Hugo Eckener, CEO of the Zeppelin conglomerate (original founder of Zeppelin was born in Konstanz) and well-known anti-Nazi politician. He had led Konstanz until his death - being re-elected on 1952 due to massive popularity and a postwareconomic boom - especially with the opening of the Zeppelin airship factories around the city.
Zeppelin factories in Konstanz produce the airships for the annual Pan-German Airship Race since 1975. One of similar projects, with a larger range and capable of carrying greater weights was sold to the European Community during the 1960s to supply their worldwide fleet of airships monitoring the space missions undertaken by their space agency.
German states
States carved up from Germany (pro-EC):
People's Republic of Austria
Socialist Republic of Wurttemberg
Socialist Republic of Baden
Socialist Republic of Rhineland
States carved up from Germany (pro-Soviet):
Republic of Lusatia
Democratic Republic of Brandeburg-Saxony
States carved up from Germany (pro-American):
State City of Konstanz
State City of Hamborg (officially: Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg)
State City of Breem (previously: Bremen)
Republic of Neddersassen
Republic of Hesse
Federal Republic of Bavaria
People's Republic of Austria
Socialist Republic of Wurttemberg
Socialist Republic of Baden
Socialist Republic of Rhineland
States carved up from Germany (pro-Soviet):
Republic of Lusatia
Democratic Republic of Brandeburg-Saxony
States carved up from Germany (pro-American):
State City of Konstanz
State City of Hamborg (officially: Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg)
State City of Breem (previously: Bremen)
Republic of Neddersassen
Republic of Hesse
Federal Republic of Bavaria
War of 1963
- "Young man, when I was of your age, I was killing fascists, not allowing them to preach their rotten ideology to the population of Europe. I don't see why a decent black man doesn't possess a right to kill white man who burns his home." - Oliver Law, retired Major General; 1963.
Following the assassination of Martin Luther King on May, 1963, chaos reigned on the streets of the United States. Oliver Law, former commander of Abraham Lincoln brigade during the Spanish Civil War and veteran of the World War II took over the majority of civil rights movement, bringing wit closer to the anarchosydicalism practiced in the revolutionary Spain. However, it also meant that the movement was becoming increasingly militant, with some politicians likening it to the Subhas Chandra Bose's actions, rather than Luther's practical Gandhism of non-violent moves. The most radical action was the Birmingham riot, that occurred following the series of bombing attacks against black communities of the city. Law, visiting the places of killings that were directed against the people of colored skin, started a mass movement to organize the Minutemen - groups of militant activists ready to use their right of self-defence if attacked by the white supremacists. In case of any anti-black attacks, they would be ready within two minutes to arrive at the place and defend their comrades. The first action that Minutemen were called to assist was the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door, when Governor of Alabama George Wallace refused to agree on the desegregation of local school by refusing to let two clack students in. On the other hand, the group of four Minutemen were protecting two students from the attempted mob violence. Thankfully, all went without firing any shot, as the four hours later, Guard General Henry Graham ordered Wallace to step aside, under "order of the President of United States". One day later, activist of the Mississippi NAACP Medgars Ever was shot by the White Citizens' Council member Byron De La Beckwith. Two days later, unknows perpetrators burnt Beckwith's house, triggering the white riots of Mississippi, known for its brutality against member of black community. As time passed, south of the United States was increasingly filled with brutality, mob violence and internal infighting. When President of the US, John F. Kennedy was assassinated by the unknown perpetrator while in Dallas, Texas on November 11, 1963 all events showed the clear conclusion - race war had begun.
Following the assassination of Martin Luther King on May, 1963, chaos reigned on the streets of the United States. Oliver Law, former commander of Abraham Lincoln brigade during the Spanish Civil War and veteran of the World War II took over the majority of civil rights movement, bringing wit closer to the anarchosydicalism practiced in the revolutionary Spain. However, it also meant that the movement was becoming increasingly militant, with some politicians likening it to the Subhas Chandra Bose's actions, rather than Luther's practical Gandhism of non-violent moves. The most radical action was the Birmingham riot, that occurred following the series of bombing attacks against black communities of the city. Law, visiting the places of killings that were directed against the people of colored skin, started a mass movement to organize the Minutemen - groups of militant activists ready to use their right of self-defence if attacked by the white supremacists. In case of any anti-black attacks, they would be ready within two minutes to arrive at the place and defend their comrades. The first action that Minutemen were called to assist was the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door, when Governor of Alabama George Wallace refused to agree on the desegregation of local school by refusing to let two clack students in. On the other hand, the group of four Minutemen were protecting two students from the attempted mob violence. Thankfully, all went without firing any shot, as the four hours later, Guard General Henry Graham ordered Wallace to step aside, under "order of the President of United States". One day later, activist of the Mississippi NAACP Medgars Ever was shot by the White Citizens' Council member Byron De La Beckwith. Two days later, unknows perpetrators burnt Beckwith's house, triggering the white riots of Mississippi, known for its brutality against member of black community. As time passed, south of the United States was increasingly filled with brutality, mob violence and internal infighting. When President of the US, John F. Kennedy was assassinated by the unknown perpetrator while in Dallas, Texas on November 11, 1963 all events showed the clear conclusion - race war had begun.
1968
1968, year of destruction and pain.
In United States there were widespread protests against the military draft and country's involvement in the Indonesian War. Unrest in the Southern states continued, albeit on a smaller scale, due to federal crackdown on both white and black militias. Conspiracy theories about death of John F. Kennedy are extremely popular - accusing communists, blacks, white supremacists or even aliens is popular here. Soviet successes in space results in a national malaise that is expected to affect general elections. President Lyndon B. Johnson intends to run again, liberal Democrats are wishing to support either Robert Kennedy or Eugene McCarthy, conservative Democrats want to see Alabamian governor George Wallace as a uncrowned monarch of the US. On the Republican side of the election - Nixon is making strong progresses to come back as a presidential candidate, Ronald Reagan wants to resolve the Indochinese War the quickest and the bloodless way possible, George Romney is calling for the law and order, the moral renovation of the country, while Nelson Rockefeller represents liberal wing of the GOP.
Rockefeller divorced his wife, Nixon suffered a car crash and was unable to participate with the most important part of the Convention. In the end, Ronald Reagan became triumphant in the voting for the presidential candidate nominee, with George Romney as his Vicepresident nominee.
At the Democratic National Convention, things weren't as smooth as at the Republican one. Southern delegates walked out and supported George Wallace as the candidate from the South. Progressives walked out and supported the candidacy of Eugene McCarthy. Only handful of moderates remained to vote for the Johnson's case.
In Germany, things were no better - beginning at the Hamborg demonstrations, the protests flooded all occupational zones of the country. Calling for the end of degermanization and localization, nationalist students protested against what they saw as a historical injustice. After all, if Americans could eradicate Native Americans without punishment, then why punish Germans? Most of the protests were however dispersed by the local and occupational forces. Short-lived Fourth Reich fell after the battle between neo-Nazi militias and the US Forces in Bremen.
In China, Lin Biao and his allies were purging the CPC from hardline Maoists who had attempted acoup d'etat against increasingly reformist government.
In United States there were widespread protests against the military draft and country's involvement in the Indonesian War. Unrest in the Southern states continued, albeit on a smaller scale, due to federal crackdown on both white and black militias. Conspiracy theories about death of John F. Kennedy are extremely popular - accusing communists, blacks, white supremacists or even aliens is popular here. Soviet successes in space results in a national malaise that is expected to affect general elections. President Lyndon B. Johnson intends to run again, liberal Democrats are wishing to support either Robert Kennedy or Eugene McCarthy, conservative Democrats want to see Alabamian governor George Wallace as a uncrowned monarch of the US. On the Republican side of the election - Nixon is making strong progresses to come back as a presidential candidate, Ronald Reagan wants to resolve the Indochinese War the quickest and the bloodless way possible, George Romney is calling for the law and order, the moral renovation of the country, while Nelson Rockefeller represents liberal wing of the GOP.
Rockefeller divorced his wife, Nixon suffered a car crash and was unable to participate with the most important part of the Convention. In the end, Ronald Reagan became triumphant in the voting for the presidential candidate nominee, with George Romney as his Vicepresident nominee.
At the Democratic National Convention, things weren't as smooth as at the Republican one. Southern delegates walked out and supported George Wallace as the candidate from the South. Progressives walked out and supported the candidacy of Eugene McCarthy. Only handful of moderates remained to vote for the Johnson's case.
In Germany, things were no better - beginning at the Hamborg demonstrations, the protests flooded all occupational zones of the country. Calling for the end of degermanization and localization, nationalist students protested against what they saw as a historical injustice. After all, if Americans could eradicate Native Americans without punishment, then why punish Germans? Most of the protests were however dispersed by the local and occupational forces. Short-lived Fourth Reich fell after the battle between neo-Nazi militias and the US Forces in Bremen.
In China, Lin Biao and his allies were purging the CPC from hardline Maoists who had attempted acoup d'etat against increasingly reformist government.
Future of United States. I do not want to create a socialist utopia uniting the world, but nor do I want to go the OTL neoliberal route.
World at 1989
It's 1989. World is in flames of revolution. German nationalism is reviving itself in form of the non-violent mass protests, general strikes and refusal to cooperate with the occupational forces. Eastern Bloc, held at a leash of the Soviet Union is falling, a fall encouraged by both United States and the European Community. Deep from the clutches of Mars, the Red Planet a single probe - Soviet Mars 5 is bringing the evidence of microbial life to Earth - the first interplanetary sample return mission has just ended with a success, bringing yet another success for the Soviet sciences. Over the surface of the Moon, European astronauts are preparing to return from the Silver Globe onboard the Copernicus spacecraft. United States' station Freedom is just being placed in orbit of the Moon - one of the first true "firsts" achieved by NASA after decades of humiliations.
Technology is ahead of OTL - delayed oil crisis occurred on 1983 after the revolution that brought down Iranian religious authoritarianism and installed democracy and brought down unprepared economies of the world to their knees. Soviet Union, main producer of oil lacked OTL incentives of 1970s and was forced to reforms itself more into the fold of EC countries - granting more and more concessions for the self-management of industrial cooperatives by it's workers, reducing amount of state directives to the factories and implementing some of the achievements of digital revolution. Helped by the technology derived from the extensive space programs (which had forced Soviets to develop more sophisticated and more capable electronics, solar cells, batteries and precision work), most of the state-owned industries are linked into the greater Information Network, connected by the telephone cables across the whole Union. Unmanned Martian sample return missions are within reach of mankind - in fact, the Soviet Union had succeeded with one a month ago and the Martian rock with microbial life are being studied by the United Nations international team of scientists. United States, Soviet Union, European Community performed the lunar manned landings. United States, Soviet Union, China, European Community, India, SALSA (South American Launch Systems Agency), CAD (Central African Directorate), Iraq and the Union of Arab States launched the space stations. Even more countries are launching men into space or artificial satellites beyond the gravitational zone of Earth, fueling fears of the crowded orbit over Earth. United States and Soviet Union are operating the orbital nuclear launch stations (12 and 8 respectively), with the Soviet Union and European Community specializing in the anti-satellite orbital weapons. Deep in the Soviet Union, group of state-funded scientists try their best to develop the nanotubes, hoping to revolutionize the construction systems and create the space elevator for both civilian and military uses.
Overall, US built 4 orbital nuclear launch stations during Ronald Reagan's presidency (1969-1977) and 2 during Jerry Brown presidency (1977-1981). Brown's presidency saw the construction of the first true lunar base (1980) and launch of the first spacecraft with nuclear propulsion (1981). Years of 1981-1989 when the American Independent Party held the presidency saw expansion of Reaganist policies - construction of 6 additional nuclear stations, 2 lunar bases and the lunar nuclear orbital station (1989). With heavily militarized space, existence of mankind had never been so endangered. Home defense, maintaining strong armed forces had costed Americans billions of dollars, forcing them to cut down expenses on other branches of economy. On the other hand, European political analysts calculated back in 1950s that mass-conscripted armies are the reminiscence of the past in the wake of nuclear weapons and increased the amount of SLBM, IRBM and ICBM bases at the cost of maintaing small, specialized army. As one of the more controversial politicians said that the massive retaliation doctrine will prevent any attacks - "What madman will risk 80 million citizens, even if he can destroy 800 million Europeans? Is the loss of tens million people worth seizing the smoldering ruins?". Even they name adopted for the rocket forces, the "Forces of Prevention" clearly named the main military policy of the Community - prevention of attack on European territories and retaliation with any means possible. Thus, European space programs remained mostly civillian, with only 12 anti-satellite stations being launched over the 1980s due to heightening international tensions. One of the most influential scientific thing the EC ever done was the Galileo mission launched on October 18, 1988 by the heavy space launcher LS-Brahe to land on Europa, one of the Galilean Moons of Jupiter.
Over those years, the Soviet government was forced to expand civil liberties to it's people - status quo of ever growing influence of the CPSU was simply unsustainable due to appearance of more and more strands of socialism - both revolutionary and reformist. In Poland, local independent social democratic trade union Solidarity was legalized on 1977 and invited to the government two years later, sending shockwaves through the whole Eastern Bloc. On 1980, Hungary declared the open border with their neighbour - Austria. On 1982, after death of Leonid Brezhnev an unthinkable happened - demonstration on a Red Square by the hundred of students demanding government to recognize constitutional liberties that were guaranteed to the Soviet people. Even Politburo was divided between several factions - hardliners demanded immediate military action, reformers demanded immediate reforms, moderates demanded gradual recognition of protesters' demands - after some crackdown to show that the government is still in control. Media blackout was imposed, travel from and to Moscow was banned, people were advised to stay at home for a few days. Few dozens of disappearing students later, restrictions were lifted while government started to draft new laws. After applying the self-determination of nations inside the Union, the independence referendum in the Baltic states (1988) was barely won by the pro-Soviet factions with most of its voters being from the local minorities and communist activists. After all, increasing revenues from oil sales, reformed economy and cooperation with EC make an assumption of successful Soviet state - and provides funds for propaganda activism. And of course, those grassroots students' pro-Soviet organizations are truly formed by the local population and not influenced by the thousands of rubles from Moscow. And disappearing persons who argue with that is only coincidence - after all, it's common to be hit by the drunk driver or drown while on the vacation in Yalta or Sochi.
After waves of German disobedience modeled after deceased Mahatma Gandhi programs, the occupational powers decided that further military occupation is simply unfeasible - local population often simply refused to cooperate with soldiers. Dockers in Bremen or Hamburg started to comply with the most rigorous laws, making it nearly impossible to transport something of military value from US to Germany. Inter German general strike of traffic controllers and highway operators made it virtually impossible for foreign troops to travel through the occupied countries. Thousands of shopkeepers refused to deal with soldiers who tried to pay with foreign currencies or expected the change. Women with American boyfriends or husbands were often shunned by the families, just like men who had girlfriends from French or Soviet armies. After all, most of Germans knew someone who was wounded or killed during the failed revolutions of 1968. By the end of 1988, the summit of the US, EC, USSR and Great Britain agreed to allow the formation of German Union - a loose confederation of already existing countries, while they prohibited further unification. Germany is expected to enact the common currency by 1991, unify labor, economical and political laws by 1993, held the first session of Confederate Parliament in Frankfurt on 1995 and fully confederate on 2000.
South America experienced the pink democratic revolutions following the end of the Brazilian Civil War, leading to the creation of several international organizations to promote pan-American cooperation. The Organization of South America accepted by the all countries on the continent condemned foreign interventions into their domestic affairs, formulating Allende Doctrine that obliged all South American government to support each other in any event of European or North American interventions. South American Launch Systems Agency was created to coordinate the joint efforts in space, culminating in the launch of the Bolivar space station into Low Earth Orbit during late 1988. South American Economical Development Organization modeled after European integration efforts provide the economical aid for its members to eliminate illiteracy, poverty and inequality.
United States is full of chaos. Elections of 1968, 1972, 1980 and 1988 has been thrown into chaos, each time electing radical candidate. Two terms of controversial Ronald Reagan who never gained over 40% of popular votes had caused birth of the "Abolish Electoral College" movement. Two elections of highly-controversial American Independent Party's President by the US House of Representatives only helped to fuel independent parties as both Democratic and Republican parties supported existence of the College. Since 1969, limited civil rights for African Americans have been implemented due to sheer necessity as more and more of them turned towards a more left-wing policies. Voter suppression is still present despite banning of poll taxes and prohibition of blacks' vote. On the bright side, the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the most of states during Brown's presidency after over fifty years since it was proposed. However, with the current President it's future is uncertain. Recent reunification of Korea under the syndicalist government shook the American political landscape and caused the repeal of Article 9 from the Japanese constitution. All while the young Democratic Senator from Vermont together with few dozens of Senators and Representatives intend to form the Social Democratic Party of America, intending to abolish the EC, implement European-influenced welfare systems, end the mass funding of military-industrial complex and reorient the foreign policy towards cooperation with the EC and the Soviet Union.
New countries have joined the European Community - Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Albania and Poland. Union of Arab States consists of Egypt, Syria, Arabia, Jordan, Yemen and Libya (where 1969's revolution of Muammar Gaddafi caused warming of relations with Nasserist Egypt and by 1973, merger between Libya and UAR). Iran has a democratic parliamentary republic and, since adoption of the Constitution of 1985 is a social democratic union of Iranic peoples. It is known that Iraqi intervention in the Revolution of 1983 was seen as imminent, leading to the backroom negotiations between United States, Soviet Union and Iraq. In exchange for neutrality, Iraq was given a highly favourable deal with Kuwait about their oilfields and the shift of borders that had given some of Iranian and Kuwaiti oilfields to Iraq. All was done while proclaiming the greatness of American nation above all else in the world. "I gave up nothing. I'm here. I haven't slept in 25 hours." was the quote said by the Americann president of the time.
First counting of votes for the President had ended without clear majority in the House of Representative - social democratic state delegates of Washington, Vermont, Alaska and Wyoming refused to join the Democratic colleagues, leading to the lack of majority and causing their states to be regarded as divided. California, New York and Illinois also failed to reach majority, becoming divided and did not casting vote for any of the three candidates. In the Senate, some of Senators opposed to the Electoral College has left before voting, causing the Senate to also fail in election of the Vicepresident. In the end, the Speaker of the House Birch Bayh became Acting President of the US. Rumors about the Second Constitutional Convention are spreading all over the US.
Technology is ahead of OTL - delayed oil crisis occurred on 1983 after the revolution that brought down Iranian religious authoritarianism and installed democracy and brought down unprepared economies of the world to their knees. Soviet Union, main producer of oil lacked OTL incentives of 1970s and was forced to reforms itself more into the fold of EC countries - granting more and more concessions for the self-management of industrial cooperatives by it's workers, reducing amount of state directives to the factories and implementing some of the achievements of digital revolution. Helped by the technology derived from the extensive space programs (which had forced Soviets to develop more sophisticated and more capable electronics, solar cells, batteries and precision work), most of the state-owned industries are linked into the greater Information Network, connected by the telephone cables across the whole Union. Unmanned Martian sample return missions are within reach of mankind - in fact, the Soviet Union had succeeded with one a month ago and the Martian rock with microbial life are being studied by the United Nations international team of scientists. United States, Soviet Union, European Community performed the lunar manned landings. United States, Soviet Union, China, European Community, India, SALSA (South American Launch Systems Agency), CAD (Central African Directorate), Iraq and the Union of Arab States launched the space stations. Even more countries are launching men into space or artificial satellites beyond the gravitational zone of Earth, fueling fears of the crowded orbit over Earth. United States and Soviet Union are operating the orbital nuclear launch stations (12 and 8 respectively), with the Soviet Union and European Community specializing in the anti-satellite orbital weapons. Deep in the Soviet Union, group of state-funded scientists try their best to develop the nanotubes, hoping to revolutionize the construction systems and create the space elevator for both civilian and military uses.
Overall, US built 4 orbital nuclear launch stations during Ronald Reagan's presidency (1969-1977) and 2 during Jerry Brown presidency (1977-1981). Brown's presidency saw the construction of the first true lunar base (1980) and launch of the first spacecraft with nuclear propulsion (1981). Years of 1981-1989 when the American Independent Party held the presidency saw expansion of Reaganist policies - construction of 6 additional nuclear stations, 2 lunar bases and the lunar nuclear orbital station (1989). With heavily militarized space, existence of mankind had never been so endangered. Home defense, maintaining strong armed forces had costed Americans billions of dollars, forcing them to cut down expenses on other branches of economy. On the other hand, European political analysts calculated back in 1950s that mass-conscripted armies are the reminiscence of the past in the wake of nuclear weapons and increased the amount of SLBM, IRBM and ICBM bases at the cost of maintaing small, specialized army. As one of the more controversial politicians said that the massive retaliation doctrine will prevent any attacks - "What madman will risk 80 million citizens, even if he can destroy 800 million Europeans? Is the loss of tens million people worth seizing the smoldering ruins?". Even they name adopted for the rocket forces, the "Forces of Prevention" clearly named the main military policy of the Community - prevention of attack on European territories and retaliation with any means possible. Thus, European space programs remained mostly civillian, with only 12 anti-satellite stations being launched over the 1980s due to heightening international tensions. One of the most influential scientific thing the EC ever done was the Galileo mission launched on October 18, 1988 by the heavy space launcher LS-Brahe to land on Europa, one of the Galilean Moons of Jupiter.
Over those years, the Soviet government was forced to expand civil liberties to it's people - status quo of ever growing influence of the CPSU was simply unsustainable due to appearance of more and more strands of socialism - both revolutionary and reformist. In Poland, local independent social democratic trade union Solidarity was legalized on 1977 and invited to the government two years later, sending shockwaves through the whole Eastern Bloc. On 1980, Hungary declared the open border with their neighbour - Austria. On 1982, after death of Leonid Brezhnev an unthinkable happened - demonstration on a Red Square by the hundred of students demanding government to recognize constitutional liberties that were guaranteed to the Soviet people. Even Politburo was divided between several factions - hardliners demanded immediate military action, reformers demanded immediate reforms, moderates demanded gradual recognition of protesters' demands - after some crackdown to show that the government is still in control. Media blackout was imposed, travel from and to Moscow was banned, people were advised to stay at home for a few days. Few dozens of disappearing students later, restrictions were lifted while government started to draft new laws. After applying the self-determination of nations inside the Union, the independence referendum in the Baltic states (1988) was barely won by the pro-Soviet factions with most of its voters being from the local minorities and communist activists. After all, increasing revenues from oil sales, reformed economy and cooperation with EC make an assumption of successful Soviet state - and provides funds for propaganda activism. And of course, those grassroots students' pro-Soviet organizations are truly formed by the local population and not influenced by the thousands of rubles from Moscow. And disappearing persons who argue with that is only coincidence - after all, it's common to be hit by the drunk driver or drown while on the vacation in Yalta or Sochi.
After waves of German disobedience modeled after deceased Mahatma Gandhi programs, the occupational powers decided that further military occupation is simply unfeasible - local population often simply refused to cooperate with soldiers. Dockers in Bremen or Hamburg started to comply with the most rigorous laws, making it nearly impossible to transport something of military value from US to Germany. Inter German general strike of traffic controllers and highway operators made it virtually impossible for foreign troops to travel through the occupied countries. Thousands of shopkeepers refused to deal with soldiers who tried to pay with foreign currencies or expected the change. Women with American boyfriends or husbands were often shunned by the families, just like men who had girlfriends from French or Soviet armies. After all, most of Germans knew someone who was wounded or killed during the failed revolutions of 1968. By the end of 1988, the summit of the US, EC, USSR and Great Britain agreed to allow the formation of German Union - a loose confederation of already existing countries, while they prohibited further unification. Germany is expected to enact the common currency by 1991, unify labor, economical and political laws by 1993, held the first session of Confederate Parliament in Frankfurt on 1995 and fully confederate on 2000.
South America experienced the pink democratic revolutions following the end of the Brazilian Civil War, leading to the creation of several international organizations to promote pan-American cooperation. The Organization of South America accepted by the all countries on the continent condemned foreign interventions into their domestic affairs, formulating Allende Doctrine that obliged all South American government to support each other in any event of European or North American interventions. South American Launch Systems Agency was created to coordinate the joint efforts in space, culminating in the launch of the Bolivar space station into Low Earth Orbit during late 1988. South American Economical Development Organization modeled after European integration efforts provide the economical aid for its members to eliminate illiteracy, poverty and inequality.
United States is full of chaos. Elections of 1968, 1972, 1980 and 1988 has been thrown into chaos, each time electing radical candidate. Two terms of controversial Ronald Reagan who never gained over 40% of popular votes had caused birth of the "Abolish Electoral College" movement. Two elections of highly-controversial American Independent Party's President by the US House of Representatives only helped to fuel independent parties as both Democratic and Republican parties supported existence of the College. Since 1969, limited civil rights for African Americans have been implemented due to sheer necessity as more and more of them turned towards a more left-wing policies. Voter suppression is still present despite banning of poll taxes and prohibition of blacks' vote. On the bright side, the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the most of states during Brown's presidency after over fifty years since it was proposed. However, with the current President it's future is uncertain. Recent reunification of Korea under the syndicalist government shook the American political landscape and caused the repeal of Article 9 from the Japanese constitution. All while the young Democratic Senator from Vermont together with few dozens of Senators and Representatives intend to form the Social Democratic Party of America, intending to abolish the EC, implement European-influenced welfare systems, end the mass funding of military-industrial complex and reorient the foreign policy towards cooperation with the EC and the Soviet Union.
New countries have joined the European Community - Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Albania and Poland. Union of Arab States consists of Egypt, Syria, Arabia, Jordan, Yemen and Libya (where 1969's revolution of Muammar Gaddafi caused warming of relations with Nasserist Egypt and by 1973, merger between Libya and UAR). Iran has a democratic parliamentary republic and, since adoption of the Constitution of 1985 is a social democratic union of Iranic peoples. It is known that Iraqi intervention in the Revolution of 1983 was seen as imminent, leading to the backroom negotiations between United States, Soviet Union and Iraq. In exchange for neutrality, Iraq was given a highly favourable deal with Kuwait about their oilfields and the shift of borders that had given some of Iranian and Kuwaiti oilfields to Iraq. All was done while proclaiming the greatness of American nation above all else in the world. "I gave up nothing. I'm here. I haven't slept in 25 hours." was the quote said by the Americann president of the time.
First counting of votes for the President had ended without clear majority in the House of Representative - social democratic state delegates of Washington, Vermont, Alaska and Wyoming refused to join the Democratic colleagues, leading to the lack of majority and causing their states to be regarded as divided. California, New York and Illinois also failed to reach majority, becoming divided and did not casting vote for any of the three candidates. In the Senate, some of Senators opposed to the Electoral College has left before voting, causing the Senate to also fail in election of the Vicepresident. In the end, the Speaker of the House Birch Bayh became Acting President of the US. Rumors about the Second Constitutional Convention are spreading all over the US.
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Social democratic Republic of Congo experienced an industrialization with the help of European Community since the early 1960s - basically, they've traded uranium and other resources for machinery. Participation in the Erasmus project helped not only Indians but also Congolese students, while the campaigns against illiteracy eradicated it by the 1970s. By the 1989, Congo is the most developed state in the Central African Union consisting of Angola, Congo-Brazzaville and Tanzania.
Algeria is more decentralized due to larger anarchist movements, while Nasser unified Egypt with Syria, Jordan, (former Saudi) Arabia and Yemen. Iraq was a Soviet client ruled by the Communist Party of Iraq and is currently exploiting high oil prices to build-up domestic industry. Iran is a democratic, parliamentary republic supported by the United States, while Turkey remains a member of NATO and American ally in the region. Libya is a left-wing presidential republic following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi (1986).
Did Iraq take Khuzestan ?
How did the Algerian war go in this TL ?
Since there is a United Arab State made up of Egypt and other Arab nations. Why didn't Gaddafi join following his coup or for that matter Sudan and Algeria as well ?
By early 1980s Iraq was dealing with a small scale recession - withdrawal of Eastern European nations from the trade and education cooperation agreements scared the leadership that feared the economical crisis - thankfully averted by the rising oil prices. So, without Saddam Hussein, the collective leadership feared to fight increasingly pro-American Iran.
There was no Algerian War. Algerian veterans of the Spanish Civil War, supported by the syndicalist-anarchist France introduced anarchist rule of the councils in the country. France and Algeria remained closely linked economically and politically - Algeria was and is an associate member of the European Community. Some of communes are dominated by the Frenchmen, some by Algerians but de facto they are almost one country - at least until early 1980s when Algerian birthrates goes up, while French start to emigrate to France.
Because he wanted to be the one leading the united republic. Just like Hussein OTL stopped merging of Iraq and Syria.
I don't see why that would a deterrent especially since it sounds like Iran is more chaotic than otl or why they wouldn’t attack during the Islamic republic period.
Does Nasser live longer in this TL? even if he doesn't live long, there is a clear leader of the Arab nationalist movement unlike in otl so there nothing to compete over. Even after Nasser's death Gaddafi attempted mergers that would have weakened his power.
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I find this unlikely as even in otl, the French far Left Wing supported the status quo with the Algerians as second class citizens, this is without going into how right-wing the Pied-Noir are .
Algeria birthrate was booming since World War 2
Iran is occupied by the growing unrest while Iraq is no longer ruled by a one strongman but by the group of pro-Soviet communists who are told by the Moscow to do not attempt anything that will endanger relations with the United States. Last thing they want to see are the nukes launched from the orbital stations only because some Soviet produced fighters accidentally shoot down some American passenger plane.
Being neutral is more profitable for Libya during 1970s and early 1980s as it can trade oil with everyone for exchange of sweet dollars.
France is free facto ruled by the committee elected by the Congress of the trade unions, favouring decentralisation of power. It's influenced more by the Catalan anarchism than OTL French left. Catalan anarchism that seen the success in the Spanish Civil War and became one of the most known brand of socialism. Even ATL American Civil Rights movement was influenced by it. In India, Subhas Chandra Bose who accidentally ended in Spain and fought for socialists created later his own version of centralised anarchosocialism for India.
Initial postwar years are being free facto imposition of autonomy for Algeria that simply grows as there are more and more Algerians. By late 1950s autonomy becomes de facto independent as a non-voting member of the EC and grows later.
But by 1980s it becomes more clear that French are being way smaller minority.