Altered Maps 2: Uber-Yugoslavia FTW

[Tani Coyote]

...I have too much time on my hands. ANOTHER sequel.

Russia has noticed the growing powers on it's Western borders, and can no longer sit back and watch. When the Germanics tried to pull the German-dominated nation of Austria-Hungary into their Union, Nicholas II stepped in. He in turn pressed claims to the Slavic populations of Europe, and began to annex the Slavic States of Europe, under the guise of "protecting them from Romance-Germanic imperialism." Though Romania and Albania weren't Slavic, they were overwhelmed by the Russian hordes.

What resulted was that Austria-Hungary(in addition to Greece) was the only free state in Europe. Austria-Hungary was divided into many ethnicities, and while many countries found it's strength in this, Austria-Hungary was about to find it's weakness. The Germanics pressed claims to the Sudetenland, Austria and all the other Germanic areas, while the Slavics pressed claims to the many Slav populations of Austria-Hungary. The Romances had some of their own in the large empire, but not enough to get embroiled deeply in some sort of dispute. The non-slavics like the Hungarians were simply not put into the equation...

What would happen? A great war to devastate Europe, the status quo, or something else entirely?

 

[Godwynn]

RRW demands, TF delivers!

A map of a theoretical Union of the Germanic-language countries and their empires, during the New Imperialism/WW1 period. All are in black.

Some ahistorical territories(all in dark gray) are added: The British mandates in the Middle East following WW1, and much of the Portuguese possessions. The idea is that Britain and the Dutch, by combining their forces, would obviously want to destroy the one country that was scattered across their empires, therefore guaranteeing naval and commercial dominance. In North America, territories would be taken by the American component, on the advice of the British, to dominate New World commerce(the Panama Canal especially).

Austria, Western Switzerland, Luxembourg (?)

A sequel, featuring a "Romance Union" in orange, and potential member states/conquests in a shade of orange-yellow.

Naturally, no Germanic Union would go without consequence. France, Spain, Portugual(or what's left of it), and Italy would pool their resources to rival it. France itself has already been endowed with concessions of southern Belgium, parts of Luxembourg, and the Belgian Congo on the part of the Germanics.

The Romance Union would take up most of the rest of Africa, and possibly try to redeem the Italian failure to take Ethiopia. As well, in Latin America, many states might join up with Europe, or negotiate for some sort of inclusion. The reason? The Monroe Doctrine was the main thing that prevented European reconquest of the Americas, and was backed by Britain and the USA primarily. If both those countries stopped enforcing it; in fact, they may try to conquer the Latin Americans themselves, then naturally they'd be pushed into a position favorable to the Romance Union.

Eastern Switzerland, Romania

I say just unite the Germanic and Latin unions!

 

[gangleri2001]

And Mozambique

 

[Tani Coyote]

Austria, Western Switzerland, Luxembourg (?)

Austria's strange position is addressed in my most recent map at the top of the page.

Switzerland would probably not abandon it's neutrality, far too profitable. That and France/Italy would want to say something about that! Luxembourg has been gobbled up by Germany.

Eastern Switzerland, Romania

Romania was excluded due to it's nature in the Russian sphere of influence during the period. Russia would not allow it to join any sort of Romance Union without a fight. And the other Romance nations, knowing that distance and attrition would wreak havoc on their efforts, wouldn't bother with the poor Romanians.

I say just unite the Germanic and Latin unions!

But that wouldn't be any fun! International diplomacy is all about humans stupidly killing eachother over things like race, language and religion!

And Mozambique

Mozambique is listed as one of the regions the Germanics would use their influence to take(Angola would be detached from Portugal and given to France as a concession I imagine). If not that, it would indeed join the Romance Union. But it's isolation would make it difficult to defend. It's implied Portugal was screwed over with the loss of every colony besides Angola, and that itself was handed over to France as part of a policy of appeasement. Hence, the first colonial empire to fall...

 

[Tani Coyote]

Let's see who catches the jokes here...

..Yeah, I was bored. This came to me while eating lunch.

 

[Huayna Capac357]

That makes Steph and I sad.

 

[Tani Coyote]

That makes Steph and I sad.

I meant this wholly as a joke, it doesn't reflect my opinions at all.

Off the top of my head, the three ethnic groups that are hated/joked about the most are the Americans(for being militaristic), French(for being arrogant) and Dutch(for being too liberal). So they were removed from the world in this one.

 

[say1988]

Wow, I completely missed the Netherlands being missing.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Wow, I completely missed the Netherlands being missing.

Tiny country, that and most of it should be underwater to begin with...

 

[say1988]

Plus those sex loving druggies don't count, do they .

 

[Shekwan]

The dutch are admired for being very liberal. At least by me...

 

[Huayna Capac357]

And by US liberals/leftists. Well kinda. We tend to make fun of them and also admire them. US liberals/leftists tend to admire Sweden more, though.

 

[TheLastOne36]

I've got some blank Europe maps for you guys so you don't have to search on google for one:

Spoiler Blank maps :

Just cause i love you guys
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RRW put them in the OP.

 

[TheLastOne36]

The Bigger the Wheel, the more Roma are in the country. The more Greener the country is, the more percentage of the countries total population is roma. Romania is at 8.7% for reference.

 

[Mowque]

Roma being...Romanian?

 

[TheLastOne36]

as in Gypsies. I thought the wheel was a giveaway. Also i don't think Romanians make only 8.7 % of Romania's total population.

Suprisingly, there are no Roma in Cyprus. I thought that their would be quite a bit of them there.

 

[Tee Kay]

From reading the forums I thought there would be more Roma in Poland and Czechia.

 

[TheLastOne36]

Roma are almost non-existent in Poland. In the Past however, we were giving them homes near Warsaw, but they refused, so we(or Russians, who ever did it, it was still in commie times) sent them elsewhere, mostly Czechoslovakia or straight back to Romania.

 

[Mowque]

as in Gypsies. I thought the wheel was a giveaway.

??

 

[Tee Kay]

@ Mowque: The red wheel is the symbol of the Roma people.

Roma Flag: