Please note that this map is not a political statement, just a scenario.
The Year 2020, Europe reigns supreme across the world, holding colonies across the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania. For the most part despite some setbacks and conflicts arising, the world has remained mostly peaceful. A world-spanning conflict in the modern era would be seen as impossible and something that can only happen in fantasy or science fiction. This write-up will go through the Point of Divergence and each continent's effects from it.
POD:
The POD occurred around January 1885 when Fredrick III for an unknown reason would see his health greatly improve, possibly because he quit smoking earlier. Having been much healthier and not developing cancer (or it not advancing) his reign of the German Empire continued past 1888 for another 27 Years. During this time he would see the German Empire liberalized, with the country slowly becoming more democratic. Despite often opposing Bismarck, Frederick would never dismiss him from chancellorship in 1890, however, he would retire on April 16, 1892. Frederick would decide to continue keeping the balance of power in Europe making attempts to reduce tension among European powers, especially with the French. Nothing much changed too much until 1914 when Archduke Franz Ferdinard would avoid his assassination attempt, thus preventing the July crisis. Fredrick eventually died on October 19, 1915. His first son Wilhelm II died in 1907 from an unexpected accident leading his second son, Prince Henry, to become Kaiser Henry I.
Europe:
Despite avoiding the World Wars, Europe remains in a semi-cold war (no idea what to call it) between several European powers. Tensions between several of them began to cool down throughout the 1920s. The Germans and French 1920 would begin talks of normalizing relationships. Despite Europe starting to see peace deals made, Wars often still start between countries, such as the Austrian Civil War in 1925, which saw the Austrians and Hungarians fight against each other who should become the dominant group, leading to a truce after the conflict ended in less than 2 months and the federalizing the Austrian-Hungarian empire into the United Federation of Danubia. France and Italy meanwhile would become more hostile over the region of Tunisia. This eventually sparked the Tunisian War in 1932, a border conflict between Italian and French forces in Northern Africa, mainly in Tunisia and Libya. France and Italy were cautious about not escalating the conflict to mainland Europe, and eventually, in 1933 the conflict came to an end with the French keeping Tunisia, although Italy still hold a claim over the region. The German Empire under Frederick would see itself liberalized into a full Federal Constitutional Monarch. Even after he died in 1915 his successor Henry I would continue these reforms. Henry I would die in 1929, and his son, Waldemar, became Kaiser. The British would remain the dominant power of the globe, however, in Europe, they still take a general splendid isolationist approach. In 1914, Home Rule would be achieved in Ireland, and while there are still those who want total independence from Britain, many enjoy this new act. The Russians meanwhile would see their empire industrialized from Ukraine to Kazakhstan. By the 1950s their industrialization efforts would succeed, making them the third most powerful country in the world behind Germany and Britain. Also, the 1950s would see Europe demilitarise as their semi-cold war would move from militarism to economic dominance. The European powers would also be more focused on their colonies and their control over there. By the 1980s the semi-cold war in Europe has largely died out, and in 1995 the European Council was founded. Europe in the 2020s remains in an uneasy peace.
North America:
North America generally remained the same until around 1914. In the United States, Woodrow Wilson would still win the 1912 and 1916 elections. Without the Russian Revolution and the following civil war, the Red Scare would be largely avoided. In Mexico, the Mexican Revolution ended generally the same way as it did in our timeline. In Canada, the country has avoided the Great War and would avoid its economic hardship in the early 1920s. The roaring twenties of our world was more of a blundering twenties, with a sluggish economy and several strikes across major American cities. Prohibition would be avoided, and while the temperance movement continue to exist up until the 1940s and some counties ban alcohol to be distributed, it would never be established nationwide. Despite the economy not being the best, Black Tuesday would never occur and thus no Great Depression. The Dominion of Newfoundland would never go bankrupt and never suspended its government, thus never joining Canada. In 1965, the Caribbean Federation was formed as a dominion by the British colonies in the West Antilles. By the 2010s, the US still resembles itself from the 1910s. Segregation still exists with most states enforcing it. When it comes to women getting the right to vote it often depends on the state, with some of them not allowing it while some do. The US would also never become the world superpower, instead of remaining an isolationist regional power in the Americas.
South America:
Like the North, South America generally remained the same until 1914. The dreadnought race would continue in South America past 1915 between Argentina, Brazil and Chile. South America would experience an economic boom in the late 1920s thanks to Europe importing agricultural products from the region. This boost would allow several South American countries to industrialize starting in the 1930s. Several early South American conflicts such as the Chaco War would be avoided, although tensions between many of those nations remain high. In 1943 the Buenos Aires Treaty would be signed between Brazil, Chile and Argentina effectively ending the dreadnought race. By the 1980s, Argentina and Brazil would become regional powers in the Americas in the same vein as the United States. As of 2020, South America while facing several issues such as pollution and political corruption is a much wealthier and more influential continent.
Africa:
The Scramble for Africa still occurs and is divided in the relative same way as in our timeline. By 1914, nearly all of Africa had been colonized with Ethiopia and Liberia being the exception. Morocco remains an issue with the French, even with the Agadir crisis butterflying away. In South Africa, despite Apartheid not occurring, segregation between Whites and Blacks in the country continues to this day. In the Congo, rebellions would become commonplace in the region, to the point the Belgians couldn’t handle it. In 1970 the Belgians would give independence to Katanga and the Congo. The Congo would end up like a Belgian client state and often remains poor and most of the population suffer extreme poverty. In Algeria, the population would be divided between the Arab and Berber populations and the Pied-Noir Europeans. In the 1960s, France would reorganize their African holdings, with West and Central Africa being made into dominion-like states, while Algeria remain part of France proper. The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland would soon evolve into the Dominion of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. In the Ethiopian Empire, the country would follow Japan's industrialization policy, and by the 21st century is a fully industrialized nation like the west. In Egypt, the country after several rebellions would become a British dominion under the monarchy. As of 2020, Most of Africa would be under European control. Rebellions are common but are often and usually crush harshly. Despite this, the hope for African independence remains high among many Africans.
Asia:
Like Africa, many parts of Asia are under European colonial control. The British Raj remains a consent problem for the British. Calls from Indians for autonomy to independence rise. As India's population continued to grow, the British were reluctantly forced to turn the subcontinent into a dominion to avoid any major rebellions in the colony. The Ottoman Empire, known to many as the “Sick Men of Europe”, would continue to see itself in decline. However, with the Austrian civil war leading to the federalization of their empire, the Ottomans decide to do the same and started from 1926 to 1934 would see several economic and government reformations, and would see the Ottoman federalization of their empire, and giving autonomy to the Armenians, Greeks, Arabs, Ayssrians, Kurds, Jews and etc. In Arabia, the Rashidi dynasty would conquer and unite all of Arabia under their control. Their reliance on the Ottomans would see itself decrease over the years. In Central Asia, the Russians continue to hold dominance over the region despite some resistance being held. Iran and Afghanistan would modernize throughout the mid-20th century, and also end up as Industrialized modern states by 2020. In China, the civil war would never occur although the country remain in a state of warlords until the 1960s. Japan meanwhile would never go to war with China. The country remains an Authoritarian democracy to this day and an ally of Britain. In 1997, with the Hong Kong deal expiring, Conflict between China and the British occur over the city. Eventually the British would negotiate their hold on the city for another 50 years. Despite this tension remain high between China and Britain. In Southeast Asia, the French would continue to rule the Indochina, despite resistance from natives. In Indonesia, like in India, the Dutch were forced to reform the colony into a dominion similar to the British. The Philippines would gain its independence from the US in 1955, and while an American ally, they been saying influenced by the Germans and Japanese.
Oceania:
Australia and New Zealand remain similar to other British dominions. They still resemble themselves in the 1920s.
Technology:
Technology is both advanced and lacking in this world. Agriculture is more advance, with more advanced farming techniques. Military technology is a bit strange, with at first being advanced in the 1940s but is around the 1970s when it comes to 2020. Nuclear Weapons were first built by the Germans in 1964 and by 2020, the US, UK, France, and Russia, China have at least 1 functioning nuke. In terms of architecture, at first neoclassical dominated cities, but by the 1940s Art Deco would become the popular style. When it comes to Cars, they resemble themselves in the 1950s.
In General, this world isn’t a utopia or a dystopia, really it depends on where you live.