Having a bit of trouble figuring out how to do the dominion color and the color for each dominion without making it look awful. I'll probably give it a shot though. (I have, somewhere on my computer, a version where the dominions are just colored in pink along with the rest of the British Empire.) The national boarders in Britain are one of the reasons it's almost finished.
To say nothing of some much larger countries. This is a Man in the High Castle type thing though.
Thank you.
Quite simply because Brussels is bilingual Dutch / French. As a result, and as you could see during my previous map of Brussels (at worst, see previous pages of this thread), in my TL, Brussels has become an independent city-state, a bit like Singapore. And Wallonia, for its part, without any secrets, is French ....
There's a specific WIP thread, I believe, but the occasional WIP in this thread is usually alright in my experience
There's a dedicated separate thread for them, but I don't think you'd get kicked or whatever for posting any here.
Not as yet, but once I have more material I might start one. Speaking of more material:
Is Alaska still part of Russia, and therefore not considered part of North America?
Yes - Belize is off the map for the same reason (as are most Caribbean islands).
Makes you wonder how ww2 would pan out ittl.Courtesy of u/weresloth268 from Reddit, The Dragon in Shackles: where the Northern Expedition's failure led to the Beiyang Government uniting China, but only as a puppet dancing from Japanese strings.
The author noted that the basemap he used was rather wonky, hence Shanghai being underwater for some reason.
Following the failure of Chiang Kai-Shek's so-called "Northern Expedition" against the Beiyang government in 1927, the final consolidation of China began as the Guangzhou government came to its knees against the force of the National Pacification Army (Anguojun). The Anguojun was bolstered by Japanese materiel and personnel support that poured in, following several incidents of NRA forces damaging Japanese-owned businesses or attacking Japanese nationals in southern China. The new Tanaka government in Japan was keen to expand Japanese interests and profits in China following the Showa financial crisis, and saw the failing Northern Expedition as an opportunity. Kwantung forces began pressuring Zhang Zuolin in Beijing to allow further Japanese concessions in Manchuria, promising that Japanese forces could be stationed in parts of China until stability was restored. Zhang, desperate to stave off the NRA and the Guominjun, continued to relinquish power and authority to the Japanese while the Anguojun continued the pacification of the south. Wu Peifu and Sun Chuanfang had little choice but to bow to Japanese demands themselves as they were reliant on Fengtian support to maintain their authority. In 1928, Zhang declared the Southern Pacification to be over as Guangzhou fell into Anguojun hands.
However, the Japanese were not finished just yet. The weakened Zhili factions of Wu and Sun were soon pacified by Japanese forces stationed along the Yangtze for "protection of Japanese nationals", and authority in Shandong fell to Japanese hands as Zhang Zongchang caved to Japanese demands. All over China, informal Japanese authority and concessions spread like a virus, infecting and extorting all those who touched it. Zhang could only watch as while the Anguojun continued pacifying the provinces of the west, his authority in his own nation eroded. The Japanese soon reached Zhang's son, fueling his opium addiction and his ambitions as they groomed him to be the next puppet ruler of Beiyang China.
By 1930, most of the country was under the control of the Anguojun or the Japanese, but the Anguojun by this time had become a puppet army of the Japanese that served to carve open new markets and regions for Japanese corporations to exploit. Several border conflicts with the Soviets resulted in the victory of the now-dominant Kwantung army, who made both Manchuria and the steppes of Mongolia their playground. Japanese corporations quickly began buying European investments, either through proper business or slightly more "pressured" exchanges. The British and the French could only watch hopelessly as their long-treasured assets were "sold" to the Japanese, who used new laws favoring them to their advantage. The strength of a united Beiyang China had finally come to the fore, only to be used as a tool for Japanese capitalism.
The year is 1932. Japanese forces have pulled out of much of China, but the scars remain in the form of military missions, exclusive economic investment zones, concessions, and regions of massive Japanese interests. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese have settled all across China, where they now rule as first-class citizens over the native Chinese. European concessions remain, but are meagre or diluted, with the Kunming-Haiphong railway being partially bought by Japanese firms. China is united and has reclaimed its borders, but is but a lapdog of its Japanese masters.
(please show your premium japanese rail membership and passport to board this train. here is a friendly reminder that if your ID card has any stamps indicating dissident activities, you will be placed in the 3rd class carraige. thank you for cooperating with us.)
Nice scenario.Courtesy of u/weresloth268 from Reddit, The Dragon in Shackles: where the Northern Expedition's failure led to the Beiyang Government uniting China, but only as a puppet dancing from Japanese strings.
The author noted that the basemap he used was rather wonky, hence Shanghai being underwater for some reason.
Following the failure of Chiang Kai-Shek's so-called "Northern Expedition" against the Beiyang government in 1927, the final consolidation of China began as the Guangzhou government came to its knees against the force of the National Pacification Army (Anguojun). The Anguojun was bolstered by Japanese materiel and personnel support that poured in, following several incidents of NRA forces damaging Japanese-owned businesses or attacking Japanese nationals in southern China. The new Tanaka government in Japan was keen to expand Japanese interests and profits in China following the Showa financial crisis, and saw the failing Northern Expedition as an opportunity. Kwantung forces began pressuring Zhang Zuolin in Beijing to allow further Japanese concessions in Manchuria, promising that Japanese forces could be stationed in parts of China until stability was restored. Zhang, desperate to stave off the NRA and the Guominjun, continued to relinquish power and authority to the Japanese while the Anguojun continued the pacification of the south. Wu Peifu and Sun Chuanfang had little choice but to bow to Japanese demands themselves as they were reliant on Fengtian support to maintain their authority. In 1928, Zhang declared the Southern Pacification to be over as Guangzhou fell into Anguojun hands.
However, the Japanese were not finished just yet. The weakened Zhili factions of Wu and Sun were soon pacified by Japanese forces stationed along the Yangtze for "protection of Japanese nationals", and authority in Shandong fell to Japanese hands as Zhang Zongchang caved to Japanese demands. All over China, informal Japanese authority and concessions spread like a virus, infecting and extorting all those who touched it. Zhang could only watch as while the Anguojun continued pacifying the provinces of the west, his authority in his own nation eroded. The Japanese soon reached Zhang's son, fueling his opium addiction and his ambitions as they groomed him to be the next puppet ruler of Beiyang China.
By 1930, most of the country was under the control of the Anguojun or the Japanese, but the Anguojun by this time had become a puppet army of the Japanese that served to carve open new markets and regions for Japanese corporations to exploit. Several border conflicts with the Soviets resulted in the victory of the now-dominant Kwantung army, who made both Manchuria and the steppes of Mongolia their playground. Japanese corporations quickly began buying European investments, either through proper business or slightly more "pressured" exchanges. The British and the French could only watch hopelessly as their long-treasured assets were "sold" to the Japanese, who used new laws favoring them to their advantage. The strength of a united Beiyang China had finally come to the fore, only to be used as a tool for Japanese capitalism.
The year is 1932. Japanese forces have pulled out of much of China, but the scars remain in the form of military missions, exclusive economic investment zones, concessions, and regions of massive Japanese interests. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese have settled all across China, where they now rule as first-class citizens over the native Chinese. European concessions remain, but are meagre or diluted, with the Kunming-Haiphong railway being partially bought by Japanese firms. China is united and has reclaimed its borders, but is but a lapdog of its Japanese masters.
(please show your premium japanese rail membership and passport to board this train. here is a friendly reminder that if your ID card has any stamps indicating dissident activities, you will be placed in the 3rd class carraige. thank you for cooperating with us.)
