A Reich Disunited

Germany is so very often considered to be one of the most influential nations in terms of the course modern history has taken, as well as one of the most powerful in Europe. An economic and military powerhouse, Germany is one of the EU's leading nations. From the over 25 different German kingdoms to the Third Reich of the National Socialist Party, the western European republic has experienced an endless variety of ideological and political states. All this is traceable back to the unification of the German kingdom around 1872, which opened up a gateway for a complex future history and numerous changes not only in Europe, but around the world.

Say, however, that Germany never came into being. What might the world be like? How would this affect other nations? What would the state of Europe be with this Reich Disunited?

Point of Divergence
In A Reich Disunited, Germany is never unified (fully) by Kaiser Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck after the Austro-Prussian war. Prussia becomes the dominant kingdom, defeating German forces in the south of the country during a parallel war of "unification". Prussia's resistance to unification combined with its military might resulted in it taking the place of modern day Germany. Over time it became a very liberally forward nation, influencing the countries around it rather heavily, and becoming involved in issues such as colonization, human rights and civil wars, all within its neighbor's borders.

There are several drastic differences from our own timeline in A Reich Disunited. Most notable are a shortened First World War, the lack of a second one and a variety of nations never to have existed in reality.

1872-1900

 * May 1, 1872- The south German kingdoms of Bavaria, Baden, Hesse and Wurtemburg unite to form the German Confederation.
 * May, 1872- Prussia sends an ultimatum to Germany to order it to stop expanding.
 * June 13, 1872- Prussia mobilizes 23,000 army troops into the south of Germany after confederate attacks along the Prussian border.
 * June 21, 1872- Battle of the Rhine. First battle in the War of Unification; 118 Confederate Deaths to ten Prussian. Germans are forced to retreat to Hesse.
 * July 6, 1872- Battle of Frankfurt. The German capitol is captured, resulting in over 1500 deaths; both military and civilian.
 * July 30, 1872- Battle of Stuttgart. Biggest confederate German loss during the war, causing them to officially surrender after being cornered at the Austrian border by Prussia and France.
 * August 3, 1872- German, French and Prussian generals sign the Cologne Treaty; Making the city of Cologne the new Prussian capital and ceding the north of Wurtemburg to France.
 * February, 1874- Sweden invades the north of Finland (Russian), leading to a massive loss of forces after a blizzard during the siege of Kolari.
 * 1879- Serbia, Montenegro, Romania and Bulgaria declare independence from the Ottoman Empire.
 * 1891- Prussia establishes Prussian west Africa, a colonial area encompassing what is today Algeria and the Red Coast Alliance.RDMap1900.PNG
 * July 8, 1893- Republican rebels in the north of Italy take control of local governments in Venetia and Lombardy, closing in on Rome with the capture of most of Tuscany in August of the same year.
 * July, 1893- Austria-Hungary sends aid to rebel Italians as they push away the Imperial army entrenched in the south of Ligura.
 * January 25, 1898- Austria purchases Baden from France for the modern day equivalent of 76 Million Franks.
 * January 9, 1900- Norway declares its independence from Sweden, starting a war in which Sweden conquers most of the Norwegian mainland.

1901-1950

 * December 25, 1901- Denmark intervenes in the conflict between Norway and Sweden, and helps establish new borders.
 * January 22, 1905- Several worker strikes take place across the Russian empire. Protesters under the Red Flag fight for agrarian and manufacturing worker's rights.
 * March, 1905- Italian rebels surrender over the course of 30 days, region by region, until Tyrol is returned to the Italian Empire on March 30th.
 * 1906- Russia relinquishes control of the small Lushun province of China to Japan after a confrontation in the.
 * August 31, 1907- Russian-British Entente is signed, establishing a defensive pact and defining boundaries of control in and.
 * September 26, 1907- New Zealand and Newfoundland become dominions under the British Commonwealth.
 * January 5, 1909- Panama is liberated from Colombia and passed into American control.
 * March, 1910- An Albanian uprising in the Ottoman Empire occurs, with the small Balkan republic declaring its largely unrecognized independence.
 * September 29, 1911- Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire
 * June 28, 1914- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. Austria declares war on Serbia, Russia responding with an oath of Serbian protection, declaring war on Austria themselves.
 * July 30, 1914- Prussia is asked by Austria to assist in battling Russia and Serbia. Prussia denies, citing its strict neutrality policy.
 * October 10, 1914- Austria-Hungary invades France through Baden, officially declaring war.
 * October 31, 1914- declares war against Serbia, supporting Austria-Hungary
 * November 5, 1914- Greece declares war on Bulgaria in accordance with a treaty signed between itself and Serbia against Bulgaria.
 * December 18, 1914- Ottoman Egypt is successfully invaded by Italy, and is kept until the present day.
 * January 13, 1915-  , Italy, an earthquake registering 6.8 on the Richter scale kills more than 30,000.
 * May 24, 1915- Italy joins the Allies after declaring war on Austria-Hungary.
 * August 9, 1915- The Entente powers promise Kosovo independence from Serbia after the war.
 * January 17, 1916- Mamlakat al-Ḥijāz declares a war for independence against the Ottoman Empire.
 * April 28, 1916- French troops successfully capture the majority of the Austrian region, halting at the heavily guarded city of Vienna.
 * June 1, 1916- The Arab Revolt Begins.
 * June 4, 1916- The Brusilov Offensive, the height of Russian operations in the war, begins with their breaking through Austro-Hungarian lines.
 * Unknown Date- Food is rationed in Austria-Hungary.
 * February 3, 1917- Prussia announces its U-Boat military program, sending over 150 submarines to the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom for use against the Central Powers.
 * March 30, 1917- Greece corners Bulgarian forces in the city of Sliven, forcing their surrender and making Bulgaria the first power to exit the war.
 * May 18, 1917- The Selective Service Act passes the United States Congress, giving the President the power of conscription.
 * October 26, 1917- Brazil declares war on the Central Powers. One day later, Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies, ending the Great War.
 * January 8, 1918- Woodrow Wilson delivers his "14 Points" speech on the effect the Great War had on the world.
 * February 20, 1918- Austria-Hungary is officially dissolved into the free republics of Austria, Czech, Hungary, Kosovo, and Yugoslavia. The region of Slovenia is passed to Italy.
 * December 31, 1918- Prussia, Russia and sign the Polish People's Treaty, officially creating the First Polish Republic.