Yeah, the United States has Southern California and Baja California.
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New Albion, a Region of North America.
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Wouldn't there be a phase where the main source of immigration were from parts of Europe not called England (Ireland, Germany, Scandinavia etc.), likely between the Southeastern England and Asia/Latin America periods?
A graphic from a textbook showing the origins of immigrants to New Albion over time (yes, the time is not meant to be proportional to the length)
That period would be overshadowed by migration from Southeastern England. Migration from other parts of Europe was even more minor than in Canada.
This is a map of the North America Common Area after the entrance of newly independent Alaska. In a previous map this agreement was known as the New Albion-Canada Common Area. As it expanded to Hawaii and Alaska, it is known as the North America Common Area. It is very much similar to the OTL European Union, with common currency and freedom of movement. Previous maps in timeline:https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarym...ontinuation_of_my_new_albion_timeline_europe/https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/a6146q/8_ways_to_divide_new_albion/https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarym...lbion_and_canada_in_1970_new_albion_timeline/https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/9eh8x3/europe_in_1865_the_francogerman_alliance_new/https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarym...omain_of_british_columbia_now_independent_in/https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/8tfht6/domain_of_british_columbia_prior_to_independence/
Political Landscape of Western Europe
(1904-1960)
The First World War (1894-1904) cemented the role of the state in the economy of most Western democracies, ushering in an age of social liberalism.
The large number of injured soldiers and civilians led to the creation of government subsidized health insurance schemes. The Netherlands was the first country to adopt subsidized health insurance in 1907. France followed in 1908, Belgium in 1910, Germany in 1911, and Italy in 1913.
Despite the war effort, economically liberal policy remained dominant in the UK, preventing the creation of a government subsidized healthcare policy. Economically liberal policy in the UK persisted until the recession of 1915-1918, when the Social Democratic party gained a majority in the House of Commons.
The recession of 1915-1918 greatly changed politics in Western and Central Europe. Social Democratic parties became influential for the first time in France, Italy, Britain, and Benelux in response to poor economic performance under centrist parties. In Germany, Poland, and the Baltic States, right-wing populist movements grew in power.
The German Bundestag elected Clemens Stumpfegger as Chancellor, a member of the Heimatpartei, in 1916. He advocated for the annexation of the Hanover Commonwealth and the creation of a new political community of Central and Eastern Europe built around “illiberal democracy”. By 1918, the Bundestag voted to vastly increase powers for the Chancellor. Justices not friendly to the agenda of the Chancellor and his party were removed from German courts.
Germany, Poland, and the Baltic States implemented a military defense pact in 1920.
Social Democratic parties garnered support throughout the late 1910s and 1920s in major Western European countries. Social Democrats nationalized several privately owned industries. The ruling Social Democratic party in the UK implemented the first single payer healthcare policy in 1919, the National Health Service.
The question of whether the policy of rapid nationalization of industries throughout the 1910s and 1920s was beneficial to the economy was a topic of debate from the 1920s to the 1970s. The consensus of economists today is that the rapid nationalization of industries provided a short term boost to the economy, although lack of innovation and mismanagement of nationalized industries contributed to the stagnant economies of most Western European countries throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
Austria Hungary faced the rise of socialist and nationalist insurgencies as a result of the 1915-1918 recession. Pro-socialist riots emerged in Budapest, Prague, Ljubljana, and Graz during the summer of 1917. The suppression of socialist ideas and movements were rampant in Austria-Hungary. Unions were often broken up for no apparent reason. The increasingly authoritarian government led to greater dissatisfaction among notable intellectuals and the working class. The result of the growing tension was the breakout of the Austria-Hungary Civil War in 1924. The Workers’ Republic of Transleithania was proclaimed on September 3rd, 1924 after pro-socialist forces took Budapest. One month later on October 18th the Czech Commune assumed control of the city of Prague. Croatian, Slovakian, and Bosnian nationalists revolted as a result of the instability. The civil war in Austria-Hungary had many implication for the politics of the rest of Western Europe.
Social Democratic parties in Western Europe tended to lean towards pacifism. The Social Democratic governments of France, Italy, and the UK were reluctant to intervene in the Austria-Hungary Civil War. However, by the spring of 1925, France, Italy, the UK, and the United States used military action to defend the Austria-Hungarian government.
The efforts of the intervening countries failed. In 1928, Austria-Hungary was split into four new states: Austria (Includes OTL Austria and most of OTL Slovenia), Socialist Republic of Transleithania (Includes OTL Hungary, Vojvodina, Slavonia, Slovakia, and Western Romania), the Czech Commune (Includes modern day Czechia), and the Kingdom of Croatians, Bosnians, and Serbs (Includes modern day Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina).
In, France, Benelux, Italy, and the UK, conservative parties assumed power again during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The heavy casualties among the soldiers of the Western intervening powers as well as the failure of the intervention brought about a backlash against the ruling Social Democrats.
Just a WIP blurb of some political history of Europe
(1904-1960)
The First World War (1894-1904) cemented the role of the state in the economy of most Western democracies, ushering in an age of social liberalism.
The large number of injured soldiers and civilians led to the creation of government subsidized health insurance schemes. The Netherlands was the first country to adopt subsidized health insurance in 1907. France followed in 1908, Belgium in 1910, Germany in 1911, and Italy in 1913.
Despite the war effort, economically liberal policy remained dominant in the UK, preventing the creation of a government subsidized healthcare policy. Economically liberal policy in the UK persisted until the recession of 1915-1918, when the Social Democratic party gained a majority in the House of Commons.
The recession of 1915-1918 greatly changed politics in Western and Central Europe. Social Democratic parties became influential for the first time in France, Italy, Britain, and Benelux in response to poor economic performance under centrist parties. In Germany, Poland, and the Baltic States, right-wing populist movements grew in power.
The German Bundestag elected Clemens Stumpfegger as Chancellor, a member of the Heimatpartei, in 1916. He advocated for the annexation of the Hanover Commonwealth and the creation of a new political community of Central and Eastern Europe built around “illiberal democracy”. By 1918, the Bundestag voted to vastly increase powers for the Chancellor. Justices not friendly to the agenda of the Chancellor and his party were removed from German courts.
Germany, Poland, and the Baltic States implemented a military defense pact in 1920.
Social Democratic parties garnered support throughout the late 1910s and 1920s in major Western European countries. Social Democrats nationalized several privately owned industries. The ruling Social Democratic party in the UK implemented the first single payer healthcare policy in 1919, the National Health Service.
The question of whether the policy of rapid nationalization of industries throughout the 1910s and 1920s was beneficial to the economy was a topic of debate from the 1920s to the 1970s. The consensus of economists today is that the rapid nationalization of industries provided a short term boost to the economy, although lack of innovation and mismanagement of nationalized industries contributed to the stagnant economies of most Western European countries throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
Austria Hungary faced the rise of socialist and nationalist insurgencies as a result of the 1915-1918 recession. Pro-socialist riots emerged in Budapest, Prague, Ljubljana, and Graz during the summer of 1917. The suppression of socialist ideas and movements were rampant in Austria-Hungary. Unions were often broken up for no apparent reason. The increasingly authoritarian government led to greater dissatisfaction among notable intellectuals and the working class. The result of the growing tension was the breakout of the Austria-Hungary Civil War in 1924. The Workers’ Republic of Transleithania was proclaimed on September 3rd, 1924 after pro-socialist forces took Budapest. One month later on October 18th the Czech Commune assumed control of the city of Prague. Croatian, Slovakian, and Bosnian nationalists revolted as a result of the instability. The civil war in Austria-Hungary had many implication for the politics of the rest of Western Europe.
Social Democratic parties in Western Europe tended to lean towards pacifism. The Social Democratic governments of France, Italy, and the UK were reluctant to intervene in the Austria-Hungary Civil War. However, by the spring of 1925, France, Italy, the UK, and the United States used military action to defend the Austria-Hungarian government.
The efforts of the intervening countries failed. In 1928, Austria-Hungary was split into four new states: Austria (Includes OTL Austria and most of OTL Slovenia), Socialist Republic of Transleithania (Includes OTL Hungary, Vojvodina, Slavonia, Slovakia, and Western Romania), the Czech Commune (Includes modern day Czechia), and the Kingdom of Croatians, Bosnians, and Serbs (Includes modern day Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina).
In, France, Benelux, Italy, and the UK, conservative parties assumed power again during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The heavy casualties among the soldiers of the Western intervening powers as well as the failure of the intervention brought about a backlash against the ruling Social Democrats.
Just a WIP blurb of some political history of Europe
