Nations in Review
So some of you might be wondering, what exactly has changed from Real Life?
That’s why this update is just for you! It will go nation by nation and explain the major differences in this nation from its Real Life counterpoint. So in no particular order, let us begin!
The United States of America
Reforms stumbled during the ‘Industrial Age’ leading to wide unrest during the Great War as increased demand put more pressure on factories and their workers. This led to widespread labor unrest in the nation and is the main reason for such violence after Debs was ‘liberated’ from prison in 1920. The riots were crushed, but they led to widespread fear of anything Communist or Socialist related. FDR was still elected however there was no miracle ‘Hundred Days’ as Congress fought each ‘Communist’ bill bitterly. America for all its increasing social unrest is extremely right wing (though not on the order of Fascism) and highly isolationist.
Japan
Japan is still widely respected for its ‘peaceful’ intervention in the Russian Revolution by many nations who lacked the spine to do so themselves. Japan is also known for its push for prisoner rights in the League of Nations in the early 1920s, though effort has fallen off dramatically since the second Sin-Japanese War began. Recently it has managed to stabilize the conflict in China, though it remains an open wound in Japanese foreign relations as in recent years the campaign has become increasingly bloody.
Primorsk
The last bastion of Conservative Russians and a Japanese puppet, Primorsk has been in an unofficial war with the USSR since its creation. Armed to the teeth and heavily fortified, this nation is more then willing to take on the USSR alone though so far cooler heads have prevailed so far.
France
Though officially Communist, France is considered to be nothing more than a communist wannabe by the USSR. While very aggressive in pushing for a worldwide Communist movement, the French are often considered all talk and absurd warmongers by the rest of the world who often ignores France. France however is looking to reclaim its respect through violence if necessary and increasingly looks towards its borders to due so.
Great Britain
With its mainland ally of France having fallen to Communism, Great Britain has turned increasingly isolationist. Its allies remain almost exclusively former colonies though it maintains good relations with many others including Greater Belgium-Netherlands and suprisingly Germany. It also maintains a right wing tradition like America, though again, it is definitely not fascist.
The Arab Federation
Created out of the ashes of the Great War and consisting of RL Arabia (Saudi, Oman etc), Kuwait, Iraq and Israel/Palestine, it is a highly traditional nation with close ties to Great Britain. Though close to the UK as stated, it is increasingly becoming influenced by Pan-Arabic and Pan-Islamic ideals and it seems likely that it will chose to intervene in any future wars only if there is something in it for themselves.
Germany
Hitler rose to power on the Nationale Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NDAP) on a firm line of anti-Communism/Socialism and promises restoring Germany to its former greatness. Same basic evilness everyone knows and loves to hate. (PS: catch the minor change if you can – first one who does gets a prize
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Greater Belgium-Netherlands
After the Great War, Belgium and the Netherlands saw it necessary to protect themselves from outside attack- especially by a resurgent Germany. What began with a military and economic alliance in 1919 quickly spread to national unity in all but name in 1934. To be sure, this wasn’t widely popular in many circles, but the combined resources of the nations saw ithem avoid such dramatic economic crisis as their neighbors and itheir extension of the Maginot Line with France put thousands to work during hard time.
China
Currently in an on-and-off bloody war with Japan and in an even bloodier civil war, China lacks any central authority with the only organized group remaining is the Communist forces lead by Mao who is supported by both France and the USSR.
Feel free to ask any questions you might have, I'm more than willing to answer them!