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| − | This TL has four PODs. These would drastically change the history and face of the world |
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| + | *The main POD has something to do with the Wars of the Roses and/or the Hundred Years' War |
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| − | *The first POD is in 1569. Poland and Lithuania do not unite into one united nation. This is primarily because the governments and peoples of the two nations decided that another union would fail and be a repeat of the Union of Kraków and Vilna, the Union of Krewo, the Union of Vilnius and Radom, the Union of Grodno, and the Union of Horodło. In a series of what would become known as the Great Baltic War, Russia defeated and annexed Poland and Lithuania in rapid succession and then attacked Sweden and took Finland and the Swedish Baltics, effectively placing the entire Baltic Sea uder Russian control. |
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| + | *The second POD is later on down the line in Russia. |
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| − | *The second POD is when France allies with Denmark-Norway instead of Sweden. Because of this, Sweden and the United Provinces fought with France, Denmark-Norway, and Brandenburg and lost to them in the Scanian War. |
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| + | *The third POD is about Scandinavia. |
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| − | *The third POD, and this one is more of a difference, is that Peter the Great is liberal and turns Russia into a constitutional monarchy. |
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| + | *The fourth POD is related to the Ottoman Empire. |
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| − | *The fourth POD is also more of a difference. Peter the Great and his son Alexei do not harbor such hatreds against their wives, allowing the Tsesarevich to take the throne when his father dies. Descendants of Ivan V would never secure the throne in their hands. |
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| − | Truly this is '''A World of Difference'''. |
+ | Truly this is '''A World of Difference'''. |
| − | [[File:A World of Difference World Political Map.png| |
+ | [[File:A World of Difference World Political Map.png|700px|border|center]] |
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| − | + | ''The World Political Map as of May 2014'' |
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| − | + | [[File:World Political Map with Nations Overlaid on Their Flags (A World of Difference).png|700px|border|center]] |
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| − | ''The Nations of the World with |
+ | ''The Nations of the World with the flags'' |
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==Current Events== |
==Current Events== |
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| + | *<font color="blue">'''The Cold War:''' The Cold War is currently ongoing between France, Russia, America, and Japan. France leads the Continental Alliance, Eurasia the Pact of Petrograd, America the Concert of Democracies, and Japan the Great East Asian Prosperity Sphere. France and Japan grow weaker, while Eurasia suffers internal tension. America grows stronger ahead of its three competitors.</font> |
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| + | *<font color="blue">'''Space Race:''' In this particular field America and Russia are practically one in everything they do. After the French launched the first satellite (''l'Empereur I'') in 1954, Eurasia and America struggled to catch up. America got the first man in space in 1957 (Albert Kerry) and Russia put the first man in orbit in 1958 (Ivan Syralatov). By then the Space Race had gained enough momentum to keep going, even to present day. After a series of French firsts, the Russians and Americans joined together during the Presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Yuri Andropov in America and Russia respectively.</font> |
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| − | *[[File:A_World_of_Difference_Cold_War_Alliance_Map.png|thumb|400px|The Alliances of the Cold War: The Concert of Democracies in <font color="blue">blue</font> and <font color="#00008B">dark blue</font>, The Pact of Petrograd in <font color="red">red</font> and <font color="#8B0000">dark red</font>, The Continental Alliance in <font color="#009000">dark green</font> and <font color="green">green</font>, the English Command in <font color="yellow">yellow</font> and <font color="gold">gold</font>.]]<font color="blue">'''The Cold War:''' [[File:Flag of France.png|25px|border]] | [[File:72 Star US Flag.png|25px|border]] | [[File:Flag of Russia.png|25px|border]] The Cold War is currently ongoing between France, Russia, and America. France and its allies are mostly compacted into the Continental Alliance, while Russia and its allies (mostly concentrated in Asia and South America) are part of the Pact of Petrograd. America, and most of the world's complete democracies, and most of America's allies are in the Concert of Democracies. All the nations are in the International League.</font> |
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==World Wars== |
==World Wars== |
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| − | *[[File:A World of Difference WWI Start.png|200px|border|right]]'''World War I:''' World War I is a parallel to OTL's Seven Years' War. The side of the French camp, called the Grand Alliance, defeated the British side, known as the European Coalition. Russia and Austria took parts of Prussia |
+ | *[[File:A World of Difference WWI Start.png|200px|border|right]]'''World War I:''' World War I is a parallel to OTL's Seven Years' War. The side of the French camp, called the Grand Alliance, defeated the British side, known as the European Coalition. Russia and Austria took parts of Prussia. Spain also created a new Viceroyalty from seized Portuguese territory. Parts of British North America also went to France. |
| − | *[[File:A World of Difference WWII Start.png|200px|border|right]]'''World War II:''' The parallel to the Napoleonic Wars. France, Russia, Spain, America, and Denmark defeat Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Sweden and their allies. The UK is dismantled into four nations, England, |
+ | *[[File:A World of Difference WWII Start.png|200px|border|right]]'''World War II:''' The parallel to the Napoleonic Wars. France, Russia, Spain, America, and Denmark defeat Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Sweden and their allies. The UK is dismantled into four nations, England, and its protectorate Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. The Royal Family fled to Hanover where they continued to lay claim to the English throne. |
| − | *[[File:A World of Difference WWIII Start.png|200px|border|right]]'''World War III:''' The Third World War has no parallel, save for the fact that part of it occurred around the same time as OTL's Franco-Prussian War. France, Russia, America, the Ottomans, and other nations fought England, Wales, Austria, newly formed Romania and Greece, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. The Argentine Revolution of 1872 placed a new, pro-Prussian government in place of the old pro-Spanish |
+ | *[[File:A World of Difference WWIII Start.png|200px|border|right]]'''World War III:''' The Third World War has no parallel, save for the fact that part of it occurred around the same time as OTL's Franco-Prussian War. France, Russia, America, the Ottomans, and other nations fought England, Wales, Austria, newly formed Romania and Greece, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. The Argentine Revolution of 1872 placed a new, pro-Prussian government in place of the old pro-Franco-Spanish one. The former British monarchy had returned to England following a coup in 1862 later known as the Glorious Return. The Balkan Rebellions resulted in independence for Greece, and weakened the political power of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans. |
| − | *[[File:A World of Difference WWIV Start.png|200px|border|right]]'''World War IV:''' World War I parallel. |
+ | *[[File:A World of Difference WWIV Start.png|200px|border|right]]'''World War IV:''' World War I parallel. Commandeered by France, America, Russia, the Entente go against England, Germany, Austria, and others and their allies who form the Central Powers. |
| − | *[[File:A World of Difference WWV Start.png|200px|border|right]]'''World War V:''' World War II parallel. We have FDR for America, Louis II in France, Constantine in Russia, and a whole load of others vs. King Edward VIII for Britain, Franz Joseph III in Austria and Ludwig Ferdinand and Hitler in Germany. We also had Mexico with the Axis, Japan and China with the allies, Patagonia, Colombia, and Peru with the Allies, and Brazil and Argentina with the Axis. America developed the first nuke and tested it in 1946. France followed suit two months later and Russia three days after France. France dropped a bomb in |
+ | *[[File:A World of Difference WWV Start.png|200px|border|right]]'''World War V:''' World War II parallel. We have FDR for America, Louis II in France, Constantine in Russia, and a whole load of others vs. King Edward VIII for Britain, Franz Joseph III in Austria and Ludwig Ferdinand and Hitler in Germany. We also had Mexico with the Axis, Japan and China with the allies, Patagonia, Colombia, and Peru with the Allies, and Brazil and Argentina with the Axis. America developed the first nuke and tested it in 1946. France followed suit two months later and Russia three days after France. France dropped a bomb in Germany, Russia one in Uyghuristan, and America one in Mexique. |
*'''World War VI:''' There has been no Sixth World War to date, although many have attempted to label the Cold War as such. |
*'''World War VI:''' There has been no Sixth World War to date, although many have attempted to label the Cold War as such. |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
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| + | *The current world population is near eight billion. |
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| + | *There are currently 43 sovereign [[List of Nations (A World of Difference)|nations]] on the Earth. |
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| + | *The current off-world (non-permanent) population is 89. |
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| + | *The largest economy in the world currently belongs to the United States. |
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| + | *The largest army in the world currently belongs to Eurasia. |
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| + | *The largest navy in the world currently belongs to the United States. |
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| + | *The largest air force in the world currently belongs to the United States. |
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| + | *The country with the largest population is India. |
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| + | *The smallest country in the world is Oceania. |
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| + | *The largest country in the world is Russia. |
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| + | *The most commonplace form of government in the world is constitutional monarchism. |
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Revision as of 05:50, 21 March 2016
PODs:
- The main POD has something to do with the Wars of the Roses and/or the Hundred Years' War
- The second POD is later on down the line in Russia.
- The third POD is about Scandinavia.
- The fourth POD is related to the Ottoman Empire.
Truly this is A World of Difference.
The World Political Map as of May 2014
The Nations of the World with the flags
Current Events
- The Cold War: The Cold War is currently ongoing between France, Russia, America, and Japan. France leads the Continental Alliance, Eurasia the Pact of Petrograd, America the Concert of Democracies, and Japan the Great East Asian Prosperity Sphere. France and Japan grow weaker, while Eurasia suffers internal tension. America grows stronger ahead of its three competitors.
- Space Race: In this particular field America and Russia are practically one in everything they do. After the French launched the first satellite (l'Empereur I) in 1954, Eurasia and America struggled to catch up. America got the first man in space in 1957 (Albert Kerry) and Russia put the first man in orbit in 1958 (Ivan Syralatov). By then the Space Race had gained enough momentum to keep going, even to present day. After a series of French firsts, the Russians and Americans joined together during the Presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Yuri Andropov in America and Russia respectively.
World Wars
- World War I: World War I is a parallel to OTL's Seven Years' War. The side of the French camp, called the Grand Alliance, defeated the British side, known as the European Coalition. Russia and Austria took parts of Prussia. Spain also created a new Viceroyalty from seized Portuguese territory. Parts of British North America also went to France.
- World War II: The parallel to the Napoleonic Wars. France, Russia, Spain, America, and Denmark defeat Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Sweden and their allies. The UK is dismantled into four nations, England, and its protectorate Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. The Royal Family fled to Hanover where they continued to lay claim to the English throne.
- World War III: The Third World War has no parallel, save for the fact that part of it occurred around the same time as OTL's Franco-Prussian War. France, Russia, America, the Ottomans, and other nations fought England, Wales, Austria, newly formed Romania and Greece, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. The Argentine Revolution of 1872 placed a new, pro-Prussian government in place of the old pro-Franco-Spanish one. The former British monarchy had returned to England following a coup in 1862 later known as the Glorious Return. The Balkan Rebellions resulted in independence for Greece, and weakened the political power of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans.
- World War IV: World War I parallel. Commandeered by France, America, Russia, the Entente go against England, Germany, Austria, and others and their allies who form the Central Powers.
- World War V: World War II parallel. We have FDR for America, Louis II in France, Constantine in Russia, and a whole load of others vs. King Edward VIII for Britain, Franz Joseph III in Austria and Ludwig Ferdinand and Hitler in Germany. We also had Mexico with the Axis, Japan and China with the allies, Patagonia, Colombia, and Peru with the Allies, and Brazil and Argentina with the Axis. America developed the first nuke and tested it in 1946. France followed suit two months later and Russia three days after France. France dropped a bomb in Germany, Russia one in Uyghuristan, and America one in Mexique.
- World War VI: There has been no Sixth World War to date, although many have attempted to label the Cold War as such.
Trivia
- The current world population is near eight billion.
- There are currently 43 sovereign nations on the Earth.
- The current off-world (non-permanent) population is 89.
- The largest economy in the world currently belongs to the United States.
- The largest army in the world currently belongs to Eurasia.
- The largest navy in the world currently belongs to the United States.
- The largest air force in the world currently belongs to the United States.
- The country with the largest population is India.
- The smallest country in the world is Oceania.
- The largest country in the world is Russia.
- The most commonplace form of government in the world is constitutional monarchism.