hey, all. one big change i decided on a long time ago for my ASB ATL is that WW1 is much more limited than IOTL (to the point that it isn't a world war at all) and WW2 as pretty much entirely butterflied away (though a number of smaller conflicts take its place)
anyway, before i completely lose myself to sleepiness, i wanted to write up a thread to discuss what a regional war with the same trigger as OTL WW1 could be like, as well as what would happen afterward. just as importantly, i'd also like to discuss what specific changes to the TL beforehand could result in this (so the POD may be in pre-1900 even though i placed this in post-1900)
ITTL, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand triggers an Austro-Serbian War, in which major powers in eastern Europe (and later the Middle East) join forces as TTL's Central Powers while various Balkan states join forces for survival against them. it starts out as just Austria-Hungary vs. Serbia, but eventually includes these states as well:
if anyone has any recommendations for how could make this more plausible, PLEASE tell me
anyway, before i completely lose myself to sleepiness, i wanted to write up a thread to discuss what a regional war with the same trigger as OTL WW1 could be like, as well as what would happen afterward. just as importantly, i'd also like to discuss what specific changes to the TL beforehand could result in this (so the POD may be in pre-1900 even though i placed this in post-1900)
ITTL, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand triggers an Austro-Serbian War, in which major powers in eastern Europe (and later the Middle East) join forces as TTL's Central Powers while various Balkan states join forces for survival against them. it starts out as just Austria-Hungary vs. Serbia, but eventually includes these states as well:
- "Outer Powers"
- Austria-Hungary
- Ottoman Empire
- "Balkan Allies"
- Albanian rebels (country arguably owned by Turks; may require earlier minor POD)
- Bosnian rebels (country technically owned by Austrians)
- Bulgaria
- Montenegro
- Romania
- Serbia
- various rebel organizations in the Outer Powers
if anyone has any recommendations for how could make this more plausible, PLEASE tell me