Inspired by a couple of maps I saw recently on the map thread, I'm trying to make a world where, at midnight of August 31/September 1, the Great Powers (USA, UK, France, Italy, Germany, USSR, China, Japan) are ISOTed away, leaving behind empty land. This includes most colonies, but leaves behind protectorates, dominions, US territories, warlord states, and so forth.
So I have a few questions about this scenario.
Morocco: would the remnants of the French protectorate be able to keep a hold on the country? I suspect not. Would they try to join Morocco to one of the remaining countries, like Francoist Spain? If the Moroccans overthrew the remaining French, would they carry on and try to take over the Spanish territories? And if they did, could the Spanish, still recovering from their Civil War, successfully fend the Moroccans off?
India: Would the Princely States unite/work together, or all spin off into their own states? Which Princely States are more likely to go independent (Hyderabad? Jammu and Kashmir?) and which are more likely to try to form a single country? How much conflict would there be between the Muslim and Hindu Princely States?
Himalayas: What kind of relations do the Himalayan countries (Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan) have towards each other? Would they be more likely to work together or fight each other?
Claiming vacant territory: Which countries do you think are most likely to claim now-empty land, and which do you think will pass it up in the short term?
So I have a few questions about this scenario.
Morocco: would the remnants of the French protectorate be able to keep a hold on the country? I suspect not. Would they try to join Morocco to one of the remaining countries, like Francoist Spain? If the Moroccans overthrew the remaining French, would they carry on and try to take over the Spanish territories? And if they did, could the Spanish, still recovering from their Civil War, successfully fend the Moroccans off?
India: Would the Princely States unite/work together, or all spin off into their own states? Which Princely States are more likely to go independent (Hyderabad? Jammu and Kashmir?) and which are more likely to try to form a single country? How much conflict would there be between the Muslim and Hindu Princely States?
Himalayas: What kind of relations do the Himalayan countries (Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan) have towards each other? Would they be more likely to work together or fight each other?
Claiming vacant territory: Which countries do you think are most likely to claim now-empty land, and which do you think will pass it up in the short term?