1989 War

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The Date is 8 November 1989. If you lived in East Germany, you would be celebrating. You would be able to visit the West Side of Berlin. You would smile, maybe remembering when you visited family on the other side of the city. You might glance at the buildings on the other side of the wall and think that finally, Soviet dominance might be over. Tomorrow, you could tear down the wall that divided your city. You would get down to the wall, where there was a large crowd with hammers and rope. People start hitting the wall. Then, you hear the rumbling of tanks and soldiers. You turn round and see Soviet troops behind you. They command people to stop. They don’t. You hear the distinct sound of Gunfire along the wall. You realise, this is a trap.

In West Germany, a West German citizen looks over the wall from their apartment in western Berlin. They watch with anticipation, waiting for the wall to fall. They pour their coffee, and prepare their Frühstück. Bang. They jump. Bang. A Coffee cup drops. Bang. The cup smashes down on the ground. A chill goes up their spine. They run to the window and see a sight they have not seen in a long, long time. The sight of people running from machine gun fire. They whisper: “Soviets”.

In Our Timeline, the collapse of the Berlin Wall was a massive time in human history. It showed the start of the Soviet Union’s collapse. It signified the end of the Cold War. This was partly due to the polices of Mikhail Gorbachev. But what if Gorbachev had changed his tune, and ordered the East German troops to stop people climbing over the wall?

The troops shoot into the crowd and maim thousands.

When a West German Police officer is killed by a stray bullet, the West Troops are ordered to protect the people on the wall and start to fire on the Soviet Troops. This starts the battle of the Berlin Wall.

As a result, Soviet Forces blockade Berlin, (similar to 1949). The US and the USSR try to negotiate, but talks break down. Then, at 23:50, at American aid plane is shot down by Soviet anti-aircraft guns. NATO declares war and releases its nuclear arsenal. The USSR retaliates and so starts WW3.

This timeline explores the result of this war In 1989, and its aftermath.

Timeline

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1989

• Due to tensions, WW3 Starts.
• The Soviet Union, US, UK and other nations collapse.
• Mainland China is invaded By Taiwan.

1990

• The UN is disbanded.
• Scotland declares independence from the UK.

1991

• The International League of States (ILS) is formed.
• Start of The South African Civil War due to the abolition of Apartheid.
• Orkney-Shetland declares independence from Scotland.
• Korea is united under one nation.

1992

• The United Kingdom is officially disbanded, with 12 Nations coming out of it.
• Southern Ireland officially takes control of Northern Ireland.

1993

• Extremist Pro-Apartheid Forces retreat to Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
• At the Oceanic Conference, Australia leads a vote on an union in Oceania.
• In the Alpine Purchase, Switzerland buys the mountain parts of France and Italy.

1994

• The Northern Irish Independence Movement, The NIIP, fights against Southern Irish Troops.
• Albert Reynolds, the Irish Head of Government, is assassinated by a NIIP member.

1995

• The Oceanic Commonwealth is formed.
• Pro-Apartheid Forces are defeated in Peitermaritzburg.
• Quebec Votes to leave Canada.

1996

• Brazil becomes the leading technological power.

1997

• Quebec officially leaves Canada, forming the Republic of Quebec.

1999

• Turkey completes its invasion of Cyprus.
• The independence of Catalonia is recognised by Spain, over 9 Years since declaring independence.

2000

• Brazil invades the former French Guyana.

2001

• Under pressure from the ILS, Turkey withdraws from Cyprus.

2002

• Brazil invades Uruguay.

2003

• North Wales declares Independence from Wales.

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Contributors

• AlthistWriter Owner of Timeline and resident of South West Republic.
• Goldwind1 Regular Contributor and resident of Eastern States of America
• LawnDefender072003 Resident of New Federation of Indochina