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 1865, 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.