Pretty much in the title but I've recently had a spate of enthusiasm of an old idea that I've tried to make into a new-ish idea. I've written down some of my ideas that goes from the 1910's to the 1920's through several countries although some are far more detailed than others. I'll admit that some of these perhaps strain a bit too much but that's what this thread is for, feedback on the idea before I continue further. Let me know what you think. 
USA:
William Jennings Bryan hesitates in the 1912 National Convention, letting Wilson read his concession speech and thus leaving the Democratic Party divided with Champ Clark leading the conservative wing and Bryan, the liberals.
The Presidential election is bitterly contested between the five major candidates as Clark is labelled the stooge of business interests, hurting him in the eyes of the electorate
After a long and hard election, the vote is split between the top three candidates of Roosevelt, Bryan and Champ respectively, Taft coming in at a minor fourth.
With the vote going to the House, a vote takes place which sees Roosevelt snatch votes away from Republicans and liberal Democrats that allows him the bare majority to win while in the Senate; Thomas Marshall is elected Vice President.
Due to the nature of the election, the Progressive nature of Roosevelt’s election is forced to be dramatically cut down with many electoral reforms being quietly dropped except women’s suffrage which passes with some objections.
Other reforms such as social security and worker’s benefits attract Huey Long to the Party and he takes on an early interest in politics.
The outbreak of the First World War saw Roosevelt take a key interest in it and with Britain sending propaganda of German atrocities through the sole telegraph wire; Roosevelt built up support for entering the conflict and sent aid directly to Britain, causing the German Government to declare open warfare on any ships within British waters.
On the 18th October 1914, the Anchor Line Ship Cameronia was sunk by German U-Boats upon returning from the US costing 812 twelve lives, most of them American.
In response to the sinking of the Cameronia, the House and Senate both agree to declare War upon Germany and its allies, the US officially
entering the War on the 5th November.
Huey Long enlists and is sent to the front as part of America’s first group of troops to be sent to the Western Front in time for the Battle of Champagne where a French assault is stymied by a desperate German attack against the green American troops.
Long survives throughout the battle, becoming more disillusioned as he sees thousands of men being thrown into the meat grinder and many American troops dying in the mud before the German assault.
The growth in American presence on the Western Front causes the German High Command to panic and waste the lives of thousands in futile attacks to break the lines of the Allies but with little effect aside from causing mass casualties on both sides.
To prevent their own troops dying in such a manner, Churchill opens up channels with the American Army to help fund and build a working tank, a working model being built for 1915 and mass production starting in the US for transport near the end of the year.
The German offensive eventually winds down in the summer of 1915 due to sheer exhaustion and troops being placed east to prevent Russia from capitalising on the stagnation of that front.
A tentative assault by the Allies starts in September of 1915 that sees a slow grinding of German troops back to their borders, Long earning himself the Legion of Honour and Medal of Honour for gallantry displayed during the assault despite his growing disheartening of the entire War.
The assault on Germany is joined by a mass amount of tanks at the end of 1915 that helps in breaking the lines and allowing the Allies to step onto German soil by the end of December.
Unable to push back the Western Allies and Russia holding on in the east, Germany surrenders in April 1916 with the rest of the Central Powers following soon after.
The following Treaty of Versailles sees Germany loses its colonies and is carved up considerably with Poland being made up of its eastern lands as a buffer for Russia, France regains Alsace and Lorraine while Germany has to pay reparations and see its Military greatly reduced.
Austro-Hungary loses its Slavic population to independent states while Russia gains Galicia. The Empire remains in rump form around Austria and Hungary.
Ottoman Empire loses its remaining influence outside of its Turkish borders and an inward rebellion overthrows the Sultanate before declaring a dictatorial republic. Russia gains free reign through the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits for fifty years instead of the hoped for capture of Constantinople.
he various Treaties are signed from September 1916 to February 1917, ending the War and allowing US troops to come home as the country had gained port rights in the Caribbean and a large portion of the reparations, Roosevelt is re-elected on the results of the War.
A stronger Military presence along the border by the order of Roosevelt keeps the Mexican Revolution within its own borders although he eyes the chance to cement US influence over the region with eagerness.
Coming home, Long is honoured as a War hero for his actions but feels resentment over the War, believing American troops to having been used by the Allies as cannon fodder in their attacks.
Feelings over how American troops were used in the War raise as many veterans return, reporting their horrible experiences in the trenches. With the US not gaining a great deal by the War, severe questions arise as to the true point of having fought.
As things settle down in post-war US, the influx of veterans finding their old jobs having been taken by those who stayed at home causes even more large scale resentment. A Bill that is brought up in Congress to force the companies to return the jobs to their original places is publicly argued against by Roosevelt, citing that it would cause too much chaos.
The defeat of the Bill makes many veterans furious at Roosevelt, helping create the ‘stab in the back’ myth that the American soldiers had been sent out to die for European nations simply for money for the fat cats in Washington.
Long seizes upon these feelings, his own bitterness at having seen so many die for what he believed was nothing siding him with the Democrat Party as he entered politics, wanting justice for those who had been betrayed so badly by their government.
Believing that the Progressive Party’s platform would be unpopular due to its connection with Roosevelt, Long decides to start from the ground up with the Democrat Party, rising his way through the ranks as he sways people to his line of thinking convincing them to be for populist measures and a strong foreign policy.
In the aftermath of the US invasion and establishment of the bases in Mexico, Long starts campaigning for an end to what he felt was the imperialistic wars Roosevelt had embarked upon, saying that America should only fight in its own defence.
Roosevelt passes away in early 1918 just as the Mexico occupation was being finalised, leaving General Leonard Wood to become President amid growing unpopularity due to the occupation of Mexico and several policies by Roosevelt that had alienated many conservative elements of society.
As Long grows in popularity within the Democratic Party, he remains unable to cement his position as a true candidate for Governor due to his radical policies alienating the higher ups with the party.
Frustrated, Long gets a chance when he is approached by William J. Simmons who makes him a deal, the KKK would support him in the election through various secret in means in return that Long would support legislation that would help the lower class white man and prevent the curbing of KKK growth in the state.
After some inner debate, Long agrees to the deal and becomes the Democratic candidate for Louisiana after being accepted among the large swath and people and KKK members helping him gain influence amongst Democratic support.
In the 1920 Presidential elections, John W. Davis is elected as President, campaigning on isolationism, a stronger economy and conservative values.
Mexico:
The Mexican Revolution saw its path unfold with Huerta being killed in late 1914 by Revolutionary forces with the US unwilling to press any sort of pressure due to Roosevelt being heavily distracted by domestic issues.
Pancho Villa manages to manoeuvre himself into a position o power after the death of Huerta, gaining control of the capital and managing to just about hold onto power through use of the Military although a growing opposition in the countryside shook his regime from 1915-1917.
After a cache of rebel weapons is found to be from the US, Villa sends a force to probe Southern Texas to take out a gun smuggling operation.
The Mexican forces clashes with an American one on the Texan border before retreating after several casualties on both sides.
Leaping at the opportunity, Roosevelt sends an Army under General Pershing to overthrow the Villa Government and establish one more amenable to US interests.
American forces cross the border in September 1917 and strike hard at the Villa Government, marching into Mexico City and sending Villa fleeing to the countryside.
In Villa’s place, Manuel Pelaez is established as President of Mexico, being fairly popular in certain regions of Mexico, a strong Military man and open to American interests.
As Pelaez is established as President in early 1918, he agrees to have US bases installed around oil rich areas of Mexico to protect the interests of businesses there and preventing them from falling into the hands of Revolutionaries.
The move outrages opinion in Mexico and the US as it’s looked upon as blatant Imperialism by both sides and is criticised as another attempt by Roosevelt to line his pockets and those of the fat cats in Washington at the expense of the lives of US troops.
Following the election of President Davis, the chaos in Mexico centres on the south as US troops continue to enforce the order along the border.
Pelaez finds himself unable to regain control of the south due to a lack of popular support combined with US troops refusing to leave their bases beside the oil fields.
A de facto division of Mexico along north/south lines occurs and neither side is strong enough to tip the balance from 1921 onwards.
Britain:
John Kipling enters politics after the War, determined for similar conflicts to never happen again after coming home amidst his family thinking he had died, his father’s tears making him determined for there to be justice for those who lost loved ones and the Empire itself.
The Fourth Reform Act (Allowing men over twenty one without property requirements to vote) is passed in the months following the surrender of Germany.
An election follows with the Liberals retaining power albeit under a coalition government with Irish Nationals to get the Home Rule Bill finally put through.
With the German losses being heavier throughout the War, Ireland remains quiet and pressure from Roosevelt aids British forces in tracking down German arm shipments, weakening the militant arm of the Republicans.
Following the election, Asquith returns to Ireland and the Third Home Rule Bill comes into effect in 1917 which ravages the north with Unionist violence.
Despite his reluctance, Asquith orders in the Army to subdue Unionist violence amid great bloodshed before all sides are brought to Westminster to work on a compromise, creating the Fourth Home Rule Bill.
Under the Fourth Home Rule Bill, a vote of all the counties is taken in Ireland of which counties wanted to remain under an Ireland under home rule and those which wanted to remain with the UK.
With the vote taken, the six north-eastern ones decide to remain with the UK, separating under largely peaceful terms in early 1919.
India also becomes an issue in the aftermath of the War as the government passes a Government of India Bill that is widely well received by many within the sub-continent.
Japan:
Japan gains all of Germany’s Asian colonies and sphere of influence in China.
Japan’s clashes with the US on its growing involvement in China stymies its attempts to get a mandate for Germany’s Pacific colonies, instead having to rethink these attempts as a suspicious America overlooks the Pacific with a new and powerful navy.
The Rice Riots are largely averted without major Japanese Military commitment elsewhere nonexistent and Terauchi Masatake passes away as Prime Minister in 1919.
In his place, Saitō Makoto becomes Prime Minister as a moderate in the political climate and pushes forward universal suffrage.
Russia:
Tsar Nicholas II takes control of the Russian Army in the final days of World War One as he grows frustrated with the lack of land won against a weakening Germany.
Despite Nicholas’s conduct losing men and setting back the Allied War effort, Germany’s surrender comes and vindicates his role completely.
At the Treaty of Versailles, the independence of Austro-Hungary’s Slavic populations is used as a means to prevent further Russian claims on Turkey, Germany’s Polish lands being added to Russia as a further means to sweeten the deal.
Touting the War as a great victory, Nicholas finds his political position greatly strengthened and the Liberals in the Duma weakened.
Encouraged by his position, Nicholas II continues his resistance to any kind of reforms, even rolling back the ones he had already made and expelled the Duma.
This move enrages many in Russia, especially amongst the returning veterans and others who had hoped the War would change things for the better.
Riots follow in Moscow as workers clamour for their rights, forcing the Royal Family from the city.
During their escape, a brick is thrown into the Romanov’s carriage killing Alexei and sending the Tsar deep into despair.
The Russian Army brutally puts down the riots upon hearing about the death of the Prince and the Tsar abdicates to be with his family, leaving Grand Duke Michael to become Tsar after the Duma ratify him.
Wanting to satisfy both the conservatives and liberals, Tsar Michael agrees to land reform for the peasants but still refuses further political reform.
The return of Bukharin as a Socialist who has renounced the ideas of Revolution provides a rallying point to many although he’s viewed with suspicion by an equal amount of people on both sides of the political debate.
Germany:
No Allies were to be found for Germany at Versailles as both France and Russia looked to weaken it completely, Japan hoped for its colonies, Britain was furious over an attempted plot to send weapons via the US to cause an uprising in India (Although that was stopped before it got underway) and the Roosevelt Administration was keen to weaken Germany for greater peace in Europe.
Germany is left broken and bankrupt in the aftermath of the War with many believing that the elite had completely messed up the War and allowed German territory to be invaded.
The unhappiness behind the loss of the War soon erupts in Bavaria as the Communist party stages a revolt in Bavaria as several divisions of the German Army mutiny over pay.
Without the Army to help, the German Government sees Bavaria declare itself a Republic and can only watch on helplessly as the Bavarian People’s Republic is established.
Many Bolsheviks travel to Bavaria to help with the new Socialist state, Lenin and others becoming key figures in the government.
The German Army, sick of the civilian government being unable to stem the Communist surge and from seeming neglect, enacts a coup with Erich Ludendorff becoming the head of the new German government.
Working on the fear of a Communist Revolution spreading further, German diplomats are able to get the Allied nations to agree to spreading out the reparations and easing up the financial burden so that the German Army could at least be paid but remains at the numbers set by the Treaty of Versailles.
Unable to squash the Communist nation due to the need to rebuild Germany and to prevent a general uprising of Communist sympathy, a deal is negotiated where Bavaria wouldn’t encourage Communist agitation in Germany in return for its existence.
While keeping to its side of the agreement, the Bavarian Republic took advantage of the political chaos in Italy to encourage a Communist uprising there.
Italy:
After gaining Tyrol in the Treaty of Versailles, the costs of the War seemed to be overwhelming to many.
In the ensuing political climate and the creation of the Bavarian People’s Republic, the right wing elements of Italy try to enact various ways to weaken the Communists within Italy.
One march against a Communist group in Turin ends in chaos when the leader of the Blackshirts, Mussolini, is shot dead from a gun by a Bavarian agent.
In response to this, Turin erupts into outright violence and chaos as the Communists signal for a general uprising against the right wing elements of government before they’re wiped out.
The uprising soon spreads as men and arms come through from Bavaria to help offer a rallying point, also sent in the form of Nikolai Bukharin to help organise the Communists into a cohesive force.
Aided in several small ways by Bavaria, the Communists in Italy take advantage of the confusion of Italy’s right and spread across Northern Italy, linking Tyrol with the rapidly expanding People’s Republic of Italy.
The right in Italy eventually manages to rally around Rome, fighting off a probing attack from the Communists but the fall of Venice to Communist Revolution takes the heart out of their cause as well as further cities in the north that fall to Communist uprisings.
An attempt to strike back at the Communist north fails as the ill equipped and low morale Army of the south suffers from mass desertions although it does manage to weaken the north enough for a cease fire to be declared.
With various right wing factions vying for position in the aftermath of being forced south and the Army having a severe Communist sympathy to it, King Emmanuel III steps in to take control and appoints Roberto Farinacci as Prime Minister due to his ardent anti-Socialism and political support from the hard right of Italian politics.
Forced into agreeing to the cease-fire, the remaining part of the Kingdom of Italy watches as the southern borders of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna become the national borders of the People’s Republic of Northern Italy.
The split of Italy sees the Kingdom of Italy take on harsh policies, banning Socialist Parties and arresting their sympathisers while taking on a radical industrialisation program to make up for losing the north.
The People’s Republic of Italy meanwhile sees a march against some of its policies in Venice and violence breaks out as the Communist forces respond by harshly cracking down on the dissidents, killing hundreds.
The violence is enough for one major Bolshevik, Bukharin to leave the Communist nations and return to Russia, renouncing his Revolutionary views.
USA:
William Jennings Bryan hesitates in the 1912 National Convention, letting Wilson read his concession speech and thus leaving the Democratic Party divided with Champ Clark leading the conservative wing and Bryan, the liberals.
The Presidential election is bitterly contested between the five major candidates as Clark is labelled the stooge of business interests, hurting him in the eyes of the electorate
After a long and hard election, the vote is split between the top three candidates of Roosevelt, Bryan and Champ respectively, Taft coming in at a minor fourth.
With the vote going to the House, a vote takes place which sees Roosevelt snatch votes away from Republicans and liberal Democrats that allows him the bare majority to win while in the Senate; Thomas Marshall is elected Vice President.
Due to the nature of the election, the Progressive nature of Roosevelt’s election is forced to be dramatically cut down with many electoral reforms being quietly dropped except women’s suffrage which passes with some objections.
Other reforms such as social security and worker’s benefits attract Huey Long to the Party and he takes on an early interest in politics.
The outbreak of the First World War saw Roosevelt take a key interest in it and with Britain sending propaganda of German atrocities through the sole telegraph wire; Roosevelt built up support for entering the conflict and sent aid directly to Britain, causing the German Government to declare open warfare on any ships within British waters.
On the 18th October 1914, the Anchor Line Ship Cameronia was sunk by German U-Boats upon returning from the US costing 812 twelve lives, most of them American.
In response to the sinking of the Cameronia, the House and Senate both agree to declare War upon Germany and its allies, the US officially
entering the War on the 5th November.
Huey Long enlists and is sent to the front as part of America’s first group of troops to be sent to the Western Front in time for the Battle of Champagne where a French assault is stymied by a desperate German attack against the green American troops.
Long survives throughout the battle, becoming more disillusioned as he sees thousands of men being thrown into the meat grinder and many American troops dying in the mud before the German assault.
The growth in American presence on the Western Front causes the German High Command to panic and waste the lives of thousands in futile attacks to break the lines of the Allies but with little effect aside from causing mass casualties on both sides.
To prevent their own troops dying in such a manner, Churchill opens up channels with the American Army to help fund and build a working tank, a working model being built for 1915 and mass production starting in the US for transport near the end of the year.
The German offensive eventually winds down in the summer of 1915 due to sheer exhaustion and troops being placed east to prevent Russia from capitalising on the stagnation of that front.
A tentative assault by the Allies starts in September of 1915 that sees a slow grinding of German troops back to their borders, Long earning himself the Legion of Honour and Medal of Honour for gallantry displayed during the assault despite his growing disheartening of the entire War.
The assault on Germany is joined by a mass amount of tanks at the end of 1915 that helps in breaking the lines and allowing the Allies to step onto German soil by the end of December.
Unable to push back the Western Allies and Russia holding on in the east, Germany surrenders in April 1916 with the rest of the Central Powers following soon after.
The following Treaty of Versailles sees Germany loses its colonies and is carved up considerably with Poland being made up of its eastern lands as a buffer for Russia, France regains Alsace and Lorraine while Germany has to pay reparations and see its Military greatly reduced.
Austro-Hungary loses its Slavic population to independent states while Russia gains Galicia. The Empire remains in rump form around Austria and Hungary.
Ottoman Empire loses its remaining influence outside of its Turkish borders and an inward rebellion overthrows the Sultanate before declaring a dictatorial republic. Russia gains free reign through the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits for fifty years instead of the hoped for capture of Constantinople.
he various Treaties are signed from September 1916 to February 1917, ending the War and allowing US troops to come home as the country had gained port rights in the Caribbean and a large portion of the reparations, Roosevelt is re-elected on the results of the War.
A stronger Military presence along the border by the order of Roosevelt keeps the Mexican Revolution within its own borders although he eyes the chance to cement US influence over the region with eagerness.
Coming home, Long is honoured as a War hero for his actions but feels resentment over the War, believing American troops to having been used by the Allies as cannon fodder in their attacks.
Feelings over how American troops were used in the War raise as many veterans return, reporting their horrible experiences in the trenches. With the US not gaining a great deal by the War, severe questions arise as to the true point of having fought.
As things settle down in post-war US, the influx of veterans finding their old jobs having been taken by those who stayed at home causes even more large scale resentment. A Bill that is brought up in Congress to force the companies to return the jobs to their original places is publicly argued against by Roosevelt, citing that it would cause too much chaos.
The defeat of the Bill makes many veterans furious at Roosevelt, helping create the ‘stab in the back’ myth that the American soldiers had been sent out to die for European nations simply for money for the fat cats in Washington.
Long seizes upon these feelings, his own bitterness at having seen so many die for what he believed was nothing siding him with the Democrat Party as he entered politics, wanting justice for those who had been betrayed so badly by their government.
Believing that the Progressive Party’s platform would be unpopular due to its connection with Roosevelt, Long decides to start from the ground up with the Democrat Party, rising his way through the ranks as he sways people to his line of thinking convincing them to be for populist measures and a strong foreign policy.
In the aftermath of the US invasion and establishment of the bases in Mexico, Long starts campaigning for an end to what he felt was the imperialistic wars Roosevelt had embarked upon, saying that America should only fight in its own defence.
Roosevelt passes away in early 1918 just as the Mexico occupation was being finalised, leaving General Leonard Wood to become President amid growing unpopularity due to the occupation of Mexico and several policies by Roosevelt that had alienated many conservative elements of society.
As Long grows in popularity within the Democratic Party, he remains unable to cement his position as a true candidate for Governor due to his radical policies alienating the higher ups with the party.
Frustrated, Long gets a chance when he is approached by William J. Simmons who makes him a deal, the KKK would support him in the election through various secret in means in return that Long would support legislation that would help the lower class white man and prevent the curbing of KKK growth in the state.
After some inner debate, Long agrees to the deal and becomes the Democratic candidate for Louisiana after being accepted among the large swath and people and KKK members helping him gain influence amongst Democratic support.
In the 1920 Presidential elections, John W. Davis is elected as President, campaigning on isolationism, a stronger economy and conservative values.
Mexico:
The Mexican Revolution saw its path unfold with Huerta being killed in late 1914 by Revolutionary forces with the US unwilling to press any sort of pressure due to Roosevelt being heavily distracted by domestic issues.
Pancho Villa manages to manoeuvre himself into a position o power after the death of Huerta, gaining control of the capital and managing to just about hold onto power through use of the Military although a growing opposition in the countryside shook his regime from 1915-1917.
After a cache of rebel weapons is found to be from the US, Villa sends a force to probe Southern Texas to take out a gun smuggling operation.
The Mexican forces clashes with an American one on the Texan border before retreating after several casualties on both sides.
Leaping at the opportunity, Roosevelt sends an Army under General Pershing to overthrow the Villa Government and establish one more amenable to US interests.
American forces cross the border in September 1917 and strike hard at the Villa Government, marching into Mexico City and sending Villa fleeing to the countryside.
In Villa’s place, Manuel Pelaez is established as President of Mexico, being fairly popular in certain regions of Mexico, a strong Military man and open to American interests.
As Pelaez is established as President in early 1918, he agrees to have US bases installed around oil rich areas of Mexico to protect the interests of businesses there and preventing them from falling into the hands of Revolutionaries.
The move outrages opinion in Mexico and the US as it’s looked upon as blatant Imperialism by both sides and is criticised as another attempt by Roosevelt to line his pockets and those of the fat cats in Washington at the expense of the lives of US troops.
Following the election of President Davis, the chaos in Mexico centres on the south as US troops continue to enforce the order along the border.
Pelaez finds himself unable to regain control of the south due to a lack of popular support combined with US troops refusing to leave their bases beside the oil fields.
A de facto division of Mexico along north/south lines occurs and neither side is strong enough to tip the balance from 1921 onwards.
Britain:
John Kipling enters politics after the War, determined for similar conflicts to never happen again after coming home amidst his family thinking he had died, his father’s tears making him determined for there to be justice for those who lost loved ones and the Empire itself.
The Fourth Reform Act (Allowing men over twenty one without property requirements to vote) is passed in the months following the surrender of Germany.
An election follows with the Liberals retaining power albeit under a coalition government with Irish Nationals to get the Home Rule Bill finally put through.
With the German losses being heavier throughout the War, Ireland remains quiet and pressure from Roosevelt aids British forces in tracking down German arm shipments, weakening the militant arm of the Republicans.
Following the election, Asquith returns to Ireland and the Third Home Rule Bill comes into effect in 1917 which ravages the north with Unionist violence.
Despite his reluctance, Asquith orders in the Army to subdue Unionist violence amid great bloodshed before all sides are brought to Westminster to work on a compromise, creating the Fourth Home Rule Bill.
Under the Fourth Home Rule Bill, a vote of all the counties is taken in Ireland of which counties wanted to remain under an Ireland under home rule and those which wanted to remain with the UK.
With the vote taken, the six north-eastern ones decide to remain with the UK, separating under largely peaceful terms in early 1919.
India also becomes an issue in the aftermath of the War as the government passes a Government of India Bill that is widely well received by many within the sub-continent.
Japan:
Japan gains all of Germany’s Asian colonies and sphere of influence in China.
Japan’s clashes with the US on its growing involvement in China stymies its attempts to get a mandate for Germany’s Pacific colonies, instead having to rethink these attempts as a suspicious America overlooks the Pacific with a new and powerful navy.
The Rice Riots are largely averted without major Japanese Military commitment elsewhere nonexistent and Terauchi Masatake passes away as Prime Minister in 1919.
In his place, Saitō Makoto becomes Prime Minister as a moderate in the political climate and pushes forward universal suffrage.
Russia:
Tsar Nicholas II takes control of the Russian Army in the final days of World War One as he grows frustrated with the lack of land won against a weakening Germany.
Despite Nicholas’s conduct losing men and setting back the Allied War effort, Germany’s surrender comes and vindicates his role completely.
At the Treaty of Versailles, the independence of Austro-Hungary’s Slavic populations is used as a means to prevent further Russian claims on Turkey, Germany’s Polish lands being added to Russia as a further means to sweeten the deal.
Touting the War as a great victory, Nicholas finds his political position greatly strengthened and the Liberals in the Duma weakened.
Encouraged by his position, Nicholas II continues his resistance to any kind of reforms, even rolling back the ones he had already made and expelled the Duma.
This move enrages many in Russia, especially amongst the returning veterans and others who had hoped the War would change things for the better.
Riots follow in Moscow as workers clamour for their rights, forcing the Royal Family from the city.
During their escape, a brick is thrown into the Romanov’s carriage killing Alexei and sending the Tsar deep into despair.
The Russian Army brutally puts down the riots upon hearing about the death of the Prince and the Tsar abdicates to be with his family, leaving Grand Duke Michael to become Tsar after the Duma ratify him.
Wanting to satisfy both the conservatives and liberals, Tsar Michael agrees to land reform for the peasants but still refuses further political reform.
The return of Bukharin as a Socialist who has renounced the ideas of Revolution provides a rallying point to many although he’s viewed with suspicion by an equal amount of people on both sides of the political debate.
Germany:
No Allies were to be found for Germany at Versailles as both France and Russia looked to weaken it completely, Japan hoped for its colonies, Britain was furious over an attempted plot to send weapons via the US to cause an uprising in India (Although that was stopped before it got underway) and the Roosevelt Administration was keen to weaken Germany for greater peace in Europe.
Germany is left broken and bankrupt in the aftermath of the War with many believing that the elite had completely messed up the War and allowed German territory to be invaded.
The unhappiness behind the loss of the War soon erupts in Bavaria as the Communist party stages a revolt in Bavaria as several divisions of the German Army mutiny over pay.
Without the Army to help, the German Government sees Bavaria declare itself a Republic and can only watch on helplessly as the Bavarian People’s Republic is established.
Many Bolsheviks travel to Bavaria to help with the new Socialist state, Lenin and others becoming key figures in the government.
The German Army, sick of the civilian government being unable to stem the Communist surge and from seeming neglect, enacts a coup with Erich Ludendorff becoming the head of the new German government.
Working on the fear of a Communist Revolution spreading further, German diplomats are able to get the Allied nations to agree to spreading out the reparations and easing up the financial burden so that the German Army could at least be paid but remains at the numbers set by the Treaty of Versailles.
Unable to squash the Communist nation due to the need to rebuild Germany and to prevent a general uprising of Communist sympathy, a deal is negotiated where Bavaria wouldn’t encourage Communist agitation in Germany in return for its existence.
While keeping to its side of the agreement, the Bavarian Republic took advantage of the political chaos in Italy to encourage a Communist uprising there.
Italy:
After gaining Tyrol in the Treaty of Versailles, the costs of the War seemed to be overwhelming to many.
In the ensuing political climate and the creation of the Bavarian People’s Republic, the right wing elements of Italy try to enact various ways to weaken the Communists within Italy.
One march against a Communist group in Turin ends in chaos when the leader of the Blackshirts, Mussolini, is shot dead from a gun by a Bavarian agent.
In response to this, Turin erupts into outright violence and chaos as the Communists signal for a general uprising against the right wing elements of government before they’re wiped out.
The uprising soon spreads as men and arms come through from Bavaria to help offer a rallying point, also sent in the form of Nikolai Bukharin to help organise the Communists into a cohesive force.
Aided in several small ways by Bavaria, the Communists in Italy take advantage of the confusion of Italy’s right and spread across Northern Italy, linking Tyrol with the rapidly expanding People’s Republic of Italy.
The right in Italy eventually manages to rally around Rome, fighting off a probing attack from the Communists but the fall of Venice to Communist Revolution takes the heart out of their cause as well as further cities in the north that fall to Communist uprisings.
An attempt to strike back at the Communist north fails as the ill equipped and low morale Army of the south suffers from mass desertions although it does manage to weaken the north enough for a cease fire to be declared.
With various right wing factions vying for position in the aftermath of being forced south and the Army having a severe Communist sympathy to it, King Emmanuel III steps in to take control and appoints Roberto Farinacci as Prime Minister due to his ardent anti-Socialism and political support from the hard right of Italian politics.
Forced into agreeing to the cease-fire, the remaining part of the Kingdom of Italy watches as the southern borders of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna become the national borders of the People’s Republic of Northern Italy.
The split of Italy sees the Kingdom of Italy take on harsh policies, banning Socialist Parties and arresting their sympathisers while taking on a radical industrialisation program to make up for losing the north.
The People’s Republic of Italy meanwhile sees a march against some of its policies in Venice and violence breaks out as the Communist forces respond by harshly cracking down on the dissidents, killing hundreds.
The violence is enough for one major Bolshevik, Bukharin to leave the Communist nations and return to Russia, renouncing his Revolutionary views.
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