The Great War Does Not Happen

In our time line, World War 1 was one of the most devastating conflicts in world history. However, it also advanced warplanes, brought us the tank, and got rid of cavalry. So, what if ww1 did not happen?

This happened instead of WW1
In otl, franz ferdinand was assassinated leading to ww1, but what if his assassination failed? Well, tensions between AustroHungary and serbia would have boiled but it would not result in war.

Meanwhile, in russia, there was a revolution for democracy ongoing. In otl, this was put on hold due to the great war but without the war, the revolution continues. Great Britain and France who spent the last century crushing liberal ideals, side with the Czarist government, The Central powers see potential in russia being an ally so they back the rebels. This does not result in ww1 but rather a proxy war. After 3-5 years (somewhere between 1917-1919), the revolution is successful and the newly formed Russian Republic becomes a central power. Meanwhile, Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin live normal lives and never make history.

The Ottoman empire still collapses though whether or not it happens in 1922 remains in question. Sadly, the armenian genocide still occurs as well as abuse against the kurds.

"Roaring Twenties" and Depressing Thirties
There's no major economic boom in the 1920s as that was the result of the end of WW1 (hence the quotes). However, the great depression still occurs but not as extreme. Instead, it's the panic of 1929 where the stock market crashes and unemployment soars, yet it doesn't become a trademark of that decade. Every country suffers from the great recession particularly the capitalist United States. The economies begin to improve after the 30s were over.

The history-making forties
One might think that without the nazis that germany would have never researched rocket technology. This is not the case as the german empire was looking for new ways to be superior to Britain and France. The german scientists who worked on the atomic bomb and rocket technology do not dissapear simply because hitler did not rise. In fact, in otl, nazi germany was working on the atomic bomb but put their plans on hold due to WWII. Without anti semetism or ww2, the german scientists stay at germany and develop the greatest weapon ever concieved by mankind. Tested on the empty plains of Nambia (colony of germany) in 1942, this weapon created a very bright flash which could be seen by even blind people. The tribesfolk believed that the white colonizers have incurred the wrath of the spirits causing them to further resent them. After the success of the atomic bomb, the germans drop another explosion from a plane, only this time, filmed for all the public to see. This frightened the brits and french; not only did the central powers have russia, but they also had a weapon capable of crippling entire cities. To say that the brits and french went through a central power scare was an understatement. Germany builds more bombs (nambia has lots of uranium) and forces belguim to cede Congo (drc today) and be annexed. Germany uses the colony... to be continued

Thousands of miles away across the Atlantic ocean, the attack on pearl harbor still happens as does the resulting pacific war. The US is able to defeat japan faster without any troops in europe (at least until they get to the mainland). They however do not have the atomic bomb and so around 10 million lives are lost taking the main island ending in 1946. Japan is not as peaceful and harbors a grudge against america as a result. Japan developed a submarine which could carry up to 3 planes. In otl, they were sunk by the US as a result of the cold war (they had an agreement of russia to share tech). Without the cold war (as we know it), the US is free to incorporate these submarine carriers and possible build on it.

The Uncertain Fifties
Being a brit was not fun during the fifties; to be continued