Post by jjohnson on Nov 28, 2021 20:35:51 GMT
This is a tiny post I might expand later. I'm typing on a phone right now, so please excuse my typos.
1865 - At Alexandria, President Lincoln exchanges treaty ratifications with President Davis, securing peace between the two nations. Generals Lee, Stuart, Forrest, Cleburne, Jackson, and Johnston are in attendance, as are a number of black Confederate troops, mixed with their compatriots, shocking the northern sensitivities of their guests. Woodrow Wilson's family moves to Maryland to remain in the US.
1871 - German Empire forms
1878 - Fredrick 3 takes the throne after Wilhelm 1 dies. Germany slowly shifts towards the British diplomatically. France seeks to isolate the Germans, cultivating alliances with the Russians and the Ottomans, cutting off a potential source of oil for Germany.
1900s - Henry 1 takes the German throne, and avoids diplomatic blunders for the most part
1914 - Gavrilo still enters history, causing a cascade of alliances and war in Europe, with the UK initially staying neutral due to their better relations with Germany.
1915 - France wants the CS to enter the war on their side, or at least not join against them, as they have no help against the Germans and the trenches have stalemated. Their foreign office sends a telegram to Mexico promising them the recapture of their northern territory if they aid the French in keeping the two Americas out of the fight. As a result, the CS embargoes cotton and food to France, with the US following suit.
1916 - France is running out of options to win, and Russia's army has had two large defeats against the Germans. Their exit would seriously harm France's chance of victory. The French bring the Ottoman Empire in, with guarantees of recovery of their lost Balkan lands, bringing a new front to the war, and roundabout oil and food to France. The US stay out of the fight, as without the British to send war material to on the Lusitania to be a false flag, the US elite can't find an excuse to enter the war, and the CS mobilization on the Mexican border has scared them off. The US arms manufacturers do make loads of money however, selling to both sides, allowing the French to have stayed in the war over a year longer than otherwise possible.
1917 - France's ally Russia bows out due to the Russian revolution, while the Ottomans still make Balkan progress. Their attack on British Malta in January, however, draws in the British. They send their navy to the Mediterranean and mobilize their colonial troops, and by March are besieging Anatolia. Confederate aluminum airplanes are sold to the British, and begin improving their performance in battle. The British close in on Constantinople. France's desperation grows as the German army is remobilizing to the west, and the British are beginning to blockade their ports. France declares war on the CS for arming the British, conveniently leaving out the US. Confederates begin mobilizing for war, while leaving plenty of State Guard along the Mexican border. CS troops begin to deploy in Europe by July, naval vessels begin bombardment of Anatolia and Gallipoli the same month. By November, Turkish naval forces are decimated and their land troops have retreated to Anatolia out of Europe. British troops begin landing along the Netherlands to reinforce the northern lines of Germany in September, and by November, they are in France. In December, the turks are pushed out of their capital, and try to sue for peace to keep Constantinople, but the allied powers push on.
1918 - Ottomans collapse in April, agreeing to surrender the Aegean and Cyprus to Greece in their treaty. France capitulated without the Russian front on April 26,ceding Belfort and the tiny county of Briey to the Germans, plus a sizeable reparation for starting the war via its alliance with Serbia. The war guilt clause France had to sign was seen as a slap in the face. But peace returned to Europe, with maybe two thirds the loss of life, almost no British or Confederate casualties due to their late entry.
1865 - At Alexandria, President Lincoln exchanges treaty ratifications with President Davis, securing peace between the two nations. Generals Lee, Stuart, Forrest, Cleburne, Jackson, and Johnston are in attendance, as are a number of black Confederate troops, mixed with their compatriots, shocking the northern sensitivities of their guests. Woodrow Wilson's family moves to Maryland to remain in the US.
1871 - German Empire forms
1878 - Fredrick 3 takes the throne after Wilhelm 1 dies. Germany slowly shifts towards the British diplomatically. France seeks to isolate the Germans, cultivating alliances with the Russians and the Ottomans, cutting off a potential source of oil for Germany.
1900s - Henry 1 takes the German throne, and avoids diplomatic blunders for the most part
1914 - Gavrilo still enters history, causing a cascade of alliances and war in Europe, with the UK initially staying neutral due to their better relations with Germany.
1915 - France wants the CS to enter the war on their side, or at least not join against them, as they have no help against the Germans and the trenches have stalemated. Their foreign office sends a telegram to Mexico promising them the recapture of their northern territory if they aid the French in keeping the two Americas out of the fight. As a result, the CS embargoes cotton and food to France, with the US following suit.
1916 - France is running out of options to win, and Russia's army has had two large defeats against the Germans. Their exit would seriously harm France's chance of victory. The French bring the Ottoman Empire in, with guarantees of recovery of their lost Balkan lands, bringing a new front to the war, and roundabout oil and food to France. The US stay out of the fight, as without the British to send war material to on the Lusitania to be a false flag, the US elite can't find an excuse to enter the war, and the CS mobilization on the Mexican border has scared them off. The US arms manufacturers do make loads of money however, selling to both sides, allowing the French to have stayed in the war over a year longer than otherwise possible.
1917 - France's ally Russia bows out due to the Russian revolution, while the Ottomans still make Balkan progress. Their attack on British Malta in January, however, draws in the British. They send their navy to the Mediterranean and mobilize their colonial troops, and by March are besieging Anatolia. Confederate aluminum airplanes are sold to the British, and begin improving their performance in battle. The British close in on Constantinople. France's desperation grows as the German army is remobilizing to the west, and the British are beginning to blockade their ports. France declares war on the CS for arming the British, conveniently leaving out the US. Confederates begin mobilizing for war, while leaving plenty of State Guard along the Mexican border. CS troops begin to deploy in Europe by July, naval vessels begin bombardment of Anatolia and Gallipoli the same month. By November, Turkish naval forces are decimated and their land troops have retreated to Anatolia out of Europe. British troops begin landing along the Netherlands to reinforce the northern lines of Germany in September, and by November, they are in France. In December, the turks are pushed out of their capital, and try to sue for peace to keep Constantinople, but the allied powers push on.
1918 - Ottomans collapse in April, agreeing to surrender the Aegean and Cyprus to Greece in their treaty. France capitulated without the Russian front on April 26,ceding Belfort and the tiny county of Briey to the Germans, plus a sizeable reparation for starting the war via its alliance with Serbia. The war guilt clause France had to sign was seen as a slap in the face. But peace returned to Europe, with maybe two thirds the loss of life, almost no British or Confederate casualties due to their late entry.