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alternate_history:gurps [2018/09/30 13:58] – [Shikaku-Mon] typos max_sinister | alternate_history:gurps [2018/10/27 10:26] – [Dixie-1] max_sinister |
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__Setting description:__ Posits an alternate history where the Southern filibuster William Walker, as president of Nicaragua, chose to protect Cornelius Vanderbilt's Accessory Transit Company rather than turn on his tycoon supporter. Without Vanderbilt's opposition to his regime in this timeline, Walker was able to conquer Cuba and make his Nicaragua the most powerful nation in Latin America. During the American Civil War, Walker's ships ran the Union blockade and ensured that Southern troops were well-supplied, leading to their victory over Northern forces and the independence of the Confederate States of America. | __Setting description:__ Posits an alternate history where the Southern filibuster William Walker, as president of Nicaragua, chose to protect Cornelius Vanderbilt's Accessory Transit Company rather than turn on his tycoon supporter. Without Vanderbilt's opposition to his regime in this timeline, Walker was able to conquer Cuba and make his Nicaragua the most powerful nation in Latin America. During the American Civil War, Walker's ships ran the Union blockade and ensured that Southern troops were well-supplied, leading to their victory over Northern forces and the independence of the Confederate States of America. |
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The current year in Dixie-1 is 1985, with the world dominated by the U.S.A., C.S.A., the German kaiserreich, the Russian Soviet Republic, and the United Republic of India. | The current year in Dixie-1 is 1985, with the world dominated by the U.S.A., C.S.A., the German kaiserreich, the (reformed) Russian Soviet Republic, and the United Republic of India. |
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__World map:__ In the (first) [[alternate history:Map Thread]], the very first map was posted by [[offtopic:Diamond]] and was [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?p=126836#post126836|a map of the world in the Dixie-1 ATL (in 1984 AD/CE)]]. | __World map:__ In the (first) [[Map Thread]], the very first map was posted by [[offtopic:Diamond]] and was [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?p=126836#post126836|a map of the world in the Dixie-1 ATL (in 1984 AD/CE)]]. |
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