Caliverse - Europe 1975
Just another quick map from my series which I am naming Caliverse - or until I find a better alternative for the name!
Anyway....
This is the map of Europe in 1975 - some 30 following the creation of LEN [or League of European Nations]
Following the conclusion of the Second Great War, referred to in some nations as the Second World War or Second European War, the LEN was set up to stop any chances of such a war from taking place again. Rather than seeking absolute retribution against the defeated French forces sought a softer approach and with the help of the British Empire and American nations such as California and the United States looked to rebuild to two shattered nations.
Its second objective was to defend what it saw as the Soviet Russian Aggression on its eastern borders. Although they never officially declared war on Germany the Soviet Union saw its chance during the Second World War too install Soviet-Alleged Governments within the eastern states such as in the Balkans, Belarus and Ukraine. This coupled with their expansion into the Middle East and Central Asia was a worrying sight for the German Government who was too weak following the war to do much in terms of dealing with the issue.
It’s early years from 1945 – when the Treaty of Strasbourg was signed – to the mid 1950’s predominantly sought to build up the member’s economies as well as standardising the militaries. The Founding Members were that of the
Empire of Germany, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Italy, United Kingdom of Austria and Slovene, Duchy of Luxembourg and the Duel Duchies of Flanders and Wallonia. At the Time the United Kingdom of Great Britain was offered a place however they took a role of associate member instead seeking safety within their Empire however they continued to conduct their business alongside that of the LEN in the fight against the Communists.
in 1962, the
Republic of Greece, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Republic of Bohemia joined the LEN followed by the
Republic of Albania in 1975 in the wake of the Second Communist Surge in Eastern Europe and Balkans that saw nations such as Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary and Serbia fall into the Soviet Sphere. The reasons behind the Second Surge is still under much debate however the economic crash in Eastern Europe and Balkans were much to do with it, with many citizens becoming upset with what they saw a German owned economy.
The mid to late 20th century saw the LEN oversea to decolonisation of their empires into allied states under the
Blue Africa Plan. In connection with the British Empire’s attempts to decolonise its aim was to reduce the impact of Communism within the European Empires. The success of the plan is one of hit and misses depending on the circumstances within the corresponding nations. However the main issue was the Communist Governments that propped up within East Africa and the Horn of Africa.
The late 1970’s saw the first real instance of the LEN’s deploying a united military force abroad with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman Civil War [1978-1984]. Even though peace was achieved the region was and is still under much strain leading to further deployments to the region as recent as 2007 an 2014 respectively. Though before this the LEN did deploy forces in regions such as Indochina, Indonesia and Angola for instance however these were not in the same united European force as seen in the Middle East during the Ottoman Civil War.
1989 would see the LEN forces intervene once again but this time against the Spanish Regime. Following the declaration of Catalonia from the Spanish State leading to Madrid Loyal Troops march into the breakaway state forced the LEN Council to immediately act following several years of sanctions placed on the state earlier.
Key
Blue: League of European Nations
Red: COMINTERN
Green: Nordic Economic Union
Red-Brown: Commonwealth
Blue Lines show associate members of the LEN within the Commonwealth which includes:
- The United Kingdom
- Kingdom of Ireland
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Crown Dependency of Malta and Cypress.
[Obviously this was just a quick go at the map as I wanted to get something down out of my mind. Everything may be redone at some point but give any questions are very much welcome. Thanks!]
