President Churchill

1874

Lord Randolph Churchill and his very-pregnant new wife decide to emigrate to the United States. Although this causes a lot of friction in his family, this is something that he felt needed to be done.

He immediately runs for the position of Alderman in New York City. He loses because he is seen as being a carpetbagger and no one knows him that well.

1878

Randolph makes his third, and final, attempt to be an Alderman for the City of New York. With the backing of the mayor he is at last successful.

1883

Randolph narrowly loses the mayoral election to Franklin Edson. He does not run for Mayor again. However, he does notice that his nine year-old son Winston is beginning to show an interest in politics himself.

1892

After graduating high school, Winston Churchill decides to join the Army, enrolling at West Point.

1896

Churchill graduates from West Point at the top of class.

1898

Churchill serves under Theodore Roosevelt as captain of cavalry.

1899

Churchill is decorated with the Medal of Honor for his bravery at San Juan Hill and is promoted to major.

1901

Major Churchill is sent to the Philippines.

1903

Churchill returns to the United States and is promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Regular army by President Roosevelt.

1904

Churchill is named presidential aide-to-camp by Roosevelt.

1906

Churchill marries Alice Roosevelt daughter of President Roosevelt. Soon after Churchill resigns from the U.S. Army and enters politics. he is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Long Island as a progressive Republican.

1907

Winston and Alice Churchill's first son Theodore Roosevelt Churchill is born.

1908

Congressman Churchill is re-elected.

1909

The Churchill's second son Winston Churchill Jr. is born.

1910

Churchill is elected Governor of New York over John A. Dix.

1911

The Churchill's third child Edith Alice Churchill is born.

1912

Governor Churchill is re-elected by a wide margin with the support of both Republicans and Progressives.

1913

The Churchill's third son Richard Henry Churchill is born.

1914

Governor Churchill is re-elected overwhelmingly and is considerd the front-runner for the Republican nomination in 1916. Churchill has also began to change his views and is becoming more and more conservative.

1915

Without Churchill being First Lord of the Admiralty, the Allies decide to launche a much stronger offensive along the Somme. By November, the Germans have been pushed back almost to their pre-war borders.

1916

The Germans move troops from the White Russia to France to stablize the situation on that front.

Churchill wins the 1916 Republican nomination and choses Warren Harding as his running-mate. Churchill defeats President Wilson that that November. The Republicans also gained control of both houses of Congress.

Shortly after the election President-elect and Mrs. Churchill's fifth and last child Margret Chase Churchill is born.

1917

In January, The Germans launche a general offensive on the westen front and drive the Allies back. Meanwhile, the Russians drive the Austians and Germans into Poland and Hungary and also liberate Romania.

President Churchill convenses Congress to pass the Selective Service Act of 1917.

In August, President Churchill sends American forces into Africa and the Pacific, they soon gain control of Togo and German Sotuh-West Africa. American navel forces also launche an aggressive anti U-boat campaign.

In October, the Germans sign the Treaty of Warsaw which returns both sides to pre-war lines. The Czarist Russians now turn to fighting the Communists.

On November 15, President Churchill threatens war with Germany if they do not sign an armistace with the allies. Germany responses by declaring war of the United States.

In December, American forces invade German East Africa and within 60 days they have taking control of the southern half of the coloney.

1918

The American postion at the begging of the year was very strong. The U.S. Army already numberd almost two million, and the newly created U.S. Army Air Corps was growing fast. The U.S. navy had over 600 ships and was growing fast. By March, several hundred thousand American troops were in France under General John J. Pershing.

In April, the Germans launched the Ludendorff offensive, the offensive was stopped only after the Pershing's Americans attacked the German flank.

In June, American forces land in Lebanon and drive south to link up with the British under Sir Edmund Alenby.

On July 4, American and Allied forces launched a massive offensive through the Ardennes. By September, the British and French had driven the Germans out of Belgium and the Americans had captured Frankfurt and were driving north to surround the northern German forces.

On September 8, American and British forces meet at Coologne completely surrounding the Germans. Four days later the Kaiser abdicated and the next day, September 13, 1918 the Germans signed an armistace with the Allies.

In the mid-term elections, the Republicans gained seats in both houses of the Congress, this gave President Churchill the mandate he needed to continue with his policies.

In late-November, Allied forces landed in northern Russia and the Ukraine in support of the White Russians in their struggle against the Communists.

In December, President Churchill sailed for Europe and was greeted with massive joyful crouds when he arrived.

1919

In February, President Churchill and the leaders of the Allied and Central powers sigend the Treaty of Zurich. Among the provisions included were provisions for the creation of the following nations


 * Austro-Croat Kingdom (Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, and northern Bosnia)
 * Kingdom of Germany (Germany minis German Poland and Alsace-Lorraine)
 * Kingdom of Hugary and Transylvania (Hungary, Slovakia, and Transylvania)
 * Kingdom of Montenegro (Montenegro and parts of southern Bosnia)
 * Republic of Poland (German Poland, Russian Poland, and Galicia)
 * Greater Kingdom of Serbia (Serbia, southern Bosnia, and Vojvodina)

The Ottoman Empire was divided into eight nations

and three protectorates
 * Kingdom of Asir (western Arabia from Mecca to Yemen)
 * Kingdom of Hejaz (western Arabia from Aqaba to Mecca)
 * Kingdom of Iraq (southern and westen Iraq)
 * Republic of Kurdistan (nothern Iraq and south-westen Turkey)
 * Kingdom of Nejd (all none coast line Arabia with exeption of a small coast line between Kuwait and Qatar)
 * Republic of Turkey (western and central Turkey and Syria)
 * Westen Armenia (north-eastern Turkey)
 * Republic of Yemen (Yemen)

When the negotiations were concluded, America controlled territory in Africa (southern Tanzania), Nambia, Togo), the Middle East (Palestine), and the Pacific (Northern Solomon Islands). Satisfied with the treaty, President Churchill returned to a hero's welcome in New York City.
 * French Lebanon (Lebanon)
 * American Palestine (Palestine)
 * British Transjordan (Transjordan)

In late 1919, with his popularity at an all time high, President Churchill announced his intention to seek a second term.

During this period, Congress passed two constitutional amendments, the right of woman to vote, and the prohibition of alcohol. Churchill had at first opposed voting rights for woman being a firm traditionalist. But largely because of First Lady Alice Roosevelt's support of the amendment he withdrew his opposition to it. Churchill maintained a neutral postion on the issue of prohibition, although privately he opposed it.

The post war economy began to weaken and President Churchill convensed Congress to passed a massive tax cut which included replacing Federal Income Taxs with a National Sales Tax. An provision for the abolishen of the income tax was attached to the 19th. Amendment (which granted woman the right to vote).

In December, Allied and White Russian forces now occupie Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Ukraine, White Russia, and the Baltic provenices. A new leader named Gustav Mannerheim is amerging, Mannerheim is now commander-in-chief of the northern White Russian forces and has already secured Finland, St. Petersburg, and is driving south to surround the Communists around Moscow. 1920

In the 1920 elections President Churchill is re-elected in a landslide over Ohio Governor James M. Cox.

1921

President Churchill continues his policy of Americanizing their newly won territories in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. All except Palestine were going quite well, Palestine was torn between Jews (to whom Churchill had promised a free state) and the Arabs and Palestinians (to whom, the Jews were pigs and the America was the great Satan). President Churchill responded to Arab terrorist attacks by sending over 45,000 troops to Palestine to put down the violance.

By years end, most of the violance has subsided, largerly do to the migration of thousands of Arabs to Transjordan. Churchill signed a secret compact with the Zionists promising them independence by 1926.

1922

The Communists beyond the Ural mountains and establish the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, northern Sinijang, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan). The rest of the old Russia n Empire becomes the Federated Commanwelth of Russia under the Constitution of 1923

With economey on a upward trend, the Republicans win in the mid-term elections.

1923

President Churchill convenses Congress to abolish the Federal Reserve Bank and lower the National Sales Tax to strangthen the economy.

After much soul searching, President Churchill announces he will seek a third term in December.

President Churchill signs a free trade treaty with the Russia to help them deal with their economic woos.

In Russia, Gustav Mannerheim is elected President of the Russian Commanwelth.

1924

That the presidential election. Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge defeats former Ambassador John W. Davis and Senator Robert LaFollette.

1928

After years of negotiations and hundreds of thousands of Jewish imagigrents flocking into Palestine, the Republic of Israel is created. Although there is great anger in many Arab nations, their ability to fight back is limited since Britian and France control the area around Israel.

In Germany, the pro-America (the National Republican Party) and the moderate party (the Social Democratic Party) of Prime Minister von Hindenberg form a colition government against the anti-america party (the National Socialist Party) led by Adolf Hitler.

In November, President Coolidge is re-elected overwheminglly aganist Al Smith.

1929

In April, Saudi, Egyptian, and Iraqi forces attack Israel. Early attacks go very well as Israeli troops are pushed back towards the out of the West Bank and Jerusalem. However, the tide turns when Arab forces stop around Jerusalem to murder local Jews. This provokes the Jews to a furious level and they not only pushed their enemies back but inflick heavy casualties and almost destroying the Arabs air force. This meraculas victory launches a new wave of Jewish imagination into Palestine, it also creates more anger in the Muslim world. In the late part of the year many world markets fail. Two notible exeptions were the U.S. and the Russian Commanwelth, this nations continued in good stride conpared to nations like German, Austria, and other european nations.

1930

America experiences a recession not nearly as bad as the one in OTL but bad enough to cause Democrats to make gains in the congressional elections (almost regaining control of the House of Representatives). 1931

President Coolidge refuses to sign a bill that would rase tariffs. Coolidge believes (along with former president Churchill) that the answer to Americas troubles lies in free trade and less government.

1932

Vice President Herbert Hoover takes advantage of the Republican partys old support of high tariffs and protectionisum to win the Republican nomination for president against former President Churchill who ran as a supporter of free trade and free markets.

That November, doe to lack of support from conservatives Hoover loses the presidency to New York Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

1933

In January, President Coolidge dies in office and Vice President Hoover becomes President he serves until March 4 when Roosevelt asumes office.

Roosevelt emplaments the "New Deal" a set of liberal programs designed to help the faltering economy. Although some of the programs pass Roosevelt still has criticism from both the left and the right. on the one hand he has Winston Churchill who has become the undisputed leader of the Republicans. On the other hand, leftists like Huey Long wanted more from Roosevelt such as old age penchens and unemployment insurance.

With the death of German President Hindenberg, Adolf Hitler becomes both Chancellor and President' he soon asumes the title of Fuhrer.

1934

In the mid-terms elections, Roosevelt decides to move to the left and call for more social programs. The Republicans led by Churchill attacked the liberal policies of Roosevelt and the Democrats declaring that the rugged individualisum that made America great was under attack from the Socialists and Fascists. The election was seen by many as a preview of the 1936 presidential election. The elections turnout to be a victory for conservatisum and Churchill with Republicans retaking control of the both houses of Congress.

1935

Roosevelt presidency begins to stumble and many Democrats fear that Roosevelt cannot win re-election.

1936

Churchill wins the Republican nomination and choses Kansas Governor Alf Landon as his running-mate.

President Roosevelt narrowly wins renomination.

In November, the Churchill/Landon ticket defeat Roosevelt/Ritchie in a landslide.

1937

President Churchill dismantles the New Deal within six mouths of taking office he also signs a treaty of mutual defense with the Russian Commanwelth.

1938

Adolf Hitler's German Reich annexes all of the Austro-Croat Kingdom exept for southern Bosnia which is annexed by Serbia.

1939

President Churchill meets with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain meet in Greenland and and sign the Atlantic Compact in which America promises aid to the western allies in case of war with Germany.