Interlude V - "Peace in their time"
<< At the time the war ended and 1943 began, a new Europe arose. It was new indeed, but it also had a similar aspect to that Europe prior to the First Weltkrieg, with the French Republic and the old British and Russian Empires coming back. As a consecuence, both Africa and Asia suffered changes as well, while America stayed rather untouched.
Europe, circa August 1943.
Finland and Ireland, the last two enemies of both the Volga-Danubian Alliance and the Entente respectively,fell in January, 1943. Finland was turned into an autonomous region of the Russian Empire, following the model applied to Ukraine. As for Ireland, Edward VIII proved to be more lenient with the Irish than other British monarchs before him, and Ireland was made another dominion of the Commonwealth, loyal to the King but with his own government.
On February, the Papal rule over Italy ended when the rule of Pope John XXIII was replaced by a provisional government which proclaimed the Republic of Italy. At the following Elections, the Italian Socialist Party, composed by radical socialists who weren't pursued after the fall of Syndicalism in Southern Italy, achieved victory. This socialist government pledged itself to the arrangement made by the Papacy with France that a plebiscite over the status of Corsica, Nice and Savoy would take place at August. That plebiscite ended with the three aforementioned regions being transferred to France.
The Balkans saw once again how they were dominated by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria, who seized the lands around Contantinople during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, now deprived of what had been its capital since 1453 and the Bosphorus, taken by Russia along with Armenia at the end of the war in April 1943. As for the rest of the Middle East, the situation looked similar to that of 1941, with fights between Russia and the Cairo-Mecca-Teheran Axis taking place in what once was part of one of the most powerful empires of the world.
Africa after the Treaty of Berlin.
In Africa, what once was the glorious German Empire struggled to keep what remained of Mittelafrika together. After signing the Treaty of Berlin, France took back its former colonies in the continent. Neither the United Kingdom nor Portugal had the same luck, as British colonies remained under German control, and Portugal couldn't recover the half of Mozambique lost to Mittelafrika some years ago. However, with a lack of proper resources and manpower, and the rising of powerful neighbours and nationalism within its own possesions, the German government in exile was in its darkest hour.
The Asian front, 1943.
Although victorious in Europe, the truth was that Russia wasn't in the best of its times. Despite having defeated both Mongolia and Xibei San Ma prior to 1943, the Japanese, their Manchurian lackeys and the Russian traitors of Transamur were still advancing through Siberia, and Persia was pushing through Central Asia. What once was the great Qing Empire was struggling against Japan as well. Surprisingly, the German government in exile managed to keep Indochina, Tsingtau and its investments in southern China under control. The rest of Asia remained in calm, with the Dominion of India having reunited almost all of its former territories, save the princely state of Travancore and Burma, which was given to France as a reward for its efforts in the Indian War.
South America, August 1943.
There wasn't any changes in North America either, but there were in the south. The siege of Sao Paulo was broken and, although La Plata still had the upper hand in the Platinean War, the Latin American Union was pushing its forces back. Peru, on the other hand, fell under Ecuatorian and Chilean hands, the latter of which established a friendly Syndicalist government in Lima. Ecuatorian victory didn't last long, however, as soon a resurgent Greater Colombia conquered Ecuador.
By August 1943, Entente's rule over the world seemed to be ensured. Although the Combined Syndicates of America enforced their rule over the former USA except the lands ruled by the Pacific States, it was isolated from most of the world, due to both the destruction of the Internationale and the reluctance of other Syndicalist nations to defy the new world order. It looked like the era of world wars was put to an end and replaced by an era of limited warfare and a balance of power between the Entente, a Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empires stronger than ever, and an isolated yet powerful Syndicalist America...
... An era of cold war>>
<< At the time the war ended and 1943 began, a new Europe arose. It was new indeed, but it also had a similar aspect to that Europe prior to the First Weltkrieg, with the French Republic and the old British and Russian Empires coming back. As a consecuence, both Africa and Asia suffered changes as well, while America stayed rather untouched.
Europe, circa August 1943.
Finland and Ireland, the last two enemies of both the Volga-Danubian Alliance and the Entente respectively,fell in January, 1943. Finland was turned into an autonomous region of the Russian Empire, following the model applied to Ukraine. As for Ireland, Edward VIII proved to be more lenient with the Irish than other British monarchs before him, and Ireland was made another dominion of the Commonwealth, loyal to the King but with his own government.
On February, the Papal rule over Italy ended when the rule of Pope John XXIII was replaced by a provisional government which proclaimed the Republic of Italy. At the following Elections, the Italian Socialist Party, composed by radical socialists who weren't pursued after the fall of Syndicalism in Southern Italy, achieved victory. This socialist government pledged itself to the arrangement made by the Papacy with France that a plebiscite over the status of Corsica, Nice and Savoy would take place at August. That plebiscite ended with the three aforementioned regions being transferred to France.
The Balkans saw once again how they were dominated by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria, who seized the lands around Contantinople during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, now deprived of what had been its capital since 1453 and the Bosphorus, taken by Russia along with Armenia at the end of the war in April 1943. As for the rest of the Middle East, the situation looked similar to that of 1941, with fights between Russia and the Cairo-Mecca-Teheran Axis taking place in what once was part of one of the most powerful empires of the world.
Africa after the Treaty of Berlin.
In Africa, what once was the glorious German Empire struggled to keep what remained of Mittelafrika together. After signing the Treaty of Berlin, France took back its former colonies in the continent. Neither the United Kingdom nor Portugal had the same luck, as British colonies remained under German control, and Portugal couldn't recover the half of Mozambique lost to Mittelafrika some years ago. However, with a lack of proper resources and manpower, and the rising of powerful neighbours and nationalism within its own possesions, the German government in exile was in its darkest hour.
The Asian front, 1943.
Although victorious in Europe, the truth was that Russia wasn't in the best of its times. Despite having defeated both Mongolia and Xibei San Ma prior to 1943, the Japanese, their Manchurian lackeys and the Russian traitors of Transamur were still advancing through Siberia, and Persia was pushing through Central Asia. What once was the great Qing Empire was struggling against Japan as well. Surprisingly, the German government in exile managed to keep Indochina, Tsingtau and its investments in southern China under control. The rest of Asia remained in calm, with the Dominion of India having reunited almost all of its former territories, save the princely state of Travancore and Burma, which was given to France as a reward for its efforts in the Indian War.
South America, August 1943.
There wasn't any changes in North America either, but there were in the south. The siege of Sao Paulo was broken and, although La Plata still had the upper hand in the Platinean War, the Latin American Union was pushing its forces back. Peru, on the other hand, fell under Ecuatorian and Chilean hands, the latter of which established a friendly Syndicalist government in Lima. Ecuatorian victory didn't last long, however, as soon a resurgent Greater Colombia conquered Ecuador.
By August 1943, Entente's rule over the world seemed to be ensured. Although the Combined Syndicates of America enforced their rule over the former USA except the lands ruled by the Pacific States, it was isolated from most of the world, due to both the destruction of the Internationale and the reluctance of other Syndicalist nations to defy the new world order. It looked like the era of world wars was put to an end and replaced by an era of limited warfare and a balance of power between the Entente, a Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empires stronger than ever, and an isolated yet powerful Syndicalist America...
... An era of cold war>>
