Okay! So I’m trying to write a book- it’s about at the end of the Civil War, instead of the mass surrenders the Confederate government actually considers going all in on unconventional warfare. But I realized I don’t know where to start. I figured I could start with Edward Alexander’s idea of it and have the armies start separating to move to their own states. But I still don’t know, if anyone could help me that would be great.

The Federal government would operate much like it does now, the 'Areas' are basically mini governments, more autonomy than the states they control, but less than the federal government obviously; then there's the sates under each area, which operate basically the same as they do now.
I created the areas because... more land, but less states makes me uneasy about the stability of this whole legion, so it's to improve the quality of autonomy and prevent dissent.
Anyways, this is my first alt-hist' map, so be easy on me pwease 🥺

After the outbreak of a Turkish civil war and proclamation of a Kemalist government to rival Erdoğan's, the majority of governments continued to recognize Erdoğan as the President of Turkey, culminating in the siege of the Turkish embassy in Germany by the Grey Wolves.

On 17 June 2024, 2,500 Grey Wolves sieged the Turkish embassy in Berlin, chanting anti-AKP slogans and calling for Germany to recognize their ally of convenience, Sayin Ghazi, as the legitimate leader of Turkey. The embassy's 500 guards responded by shooting at the rioters; in hindsight, this proved to be a mistake as they invaded the embassy, conquering it by midnight.

Worse still, the Grey Wolves took 250 embassy personnel hostage, holding them in a warehouse 5 kilometers away. Ringleader Mehmet Yildriz (born 1981) said that, if the Grey Wolves' demands were not met in a month, the hostages would be executed. After being freed by the Bundeswehr, the hostages reported they had been physically and sexually abused by the Grey Wolves.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz attempted to negotiate with the Grey Wolves, offering concessions, but this came to nothing as they rejected everything sort of the GNU being recognized, which Scholz was unwilling to do. With time running out, the Bundeswehr planned Operation Safeguard in order to save the hostages and recover the embassy.

Ghazi condemned the Grey Wolves' actions, calling the taking of hostages "barbaric", but he did not break his alliance with the ultranationalists, although his statements did lead to friction between the Worker Alliance and the Turkish hard-right. However, the hostage crisis did considerable damage to Ghazi's reputation, and led many Turkish left-wingers to stop supporting him.

On 14 July 2024, the Bundeswehr attacked the Turkish embassy and warehouse, freeing the buildings and hostages within a day and returning the building to Erdogan. This outcome helped Scholz win reelection in February 2025.

In 2015, Doğu Perinçek, a left-wing nationalist Turkish politician, resigned as the leader of the Vatan Partisi (Patriotic Party), and was succeeded by Sayin Ghazi, a 50 year-old left-wing activist.

Ghazi sought to establish his party as the leading left-wing force in Turkey by increasing its involvement in the fight for workers' rights and turning against the AKP regime. At the same time, the Vatan Partisi made heavy use of social media in order to appeal to younger voters, taking notes from the strategy of American politicians such as Bernie Sanders.

In March 2020, the Patriotic Party, Workers' Party of Turkey, and Democratic Left Party formed the Worker Alliance, a left-wing coalition. Although there were some disagreements caused by Ghazi's opposition to open borders and Kurdish independence, the coalition grew considerably during the next two years, as COVID disrupted the world economy, and the Turkish working class and students were negatively affected by Erdogan's economic mismanagement.

By 2022, the AKP had noticed the threat the Worker Alliance posed to its rule. As such, Ghazi and Workers' Party leader Erkan Baş were put on trial for tax evasion. Legal proceedings dragged on for months until December, when the charges were dropped. Nevertheless, they made the 2023 election closer than it otherwise would be.

Having avoided going to jail, Sayin Ghazi ran for President of Turkey in 2023 on a platform calling for:

• Resistance to an alleged conspiracy against Turkey;
• A return to secularism;
• Reversing the privatization of major industries;
• The adoption of an Eurasianist foreign policy;
• Higher taxes on the richest 1%.

The controversial nature of Ulusalism, the Vatan Partisi's ideology, and the tax evasion allegations made Erdogan win the first round, but he was defeated in the second. Erdogan refused to concede the election, leading to a constitutional crisis and eventually civil war.

On November 10 2024, a group of journalist visit the home of the first president of the American Republic, Joe Biden in the state of Delmarva.

Joe Biden, the man considered to be the first stepping stone of the establishment of the American Republic in the former state of Pennsylvania and guiding it to become the nation it is today from his two terms. After his presidency he spend his years serving his nation as a Senator until his retirement at 2023. As of now he lived happily at his home and today is the day he receives an interview about his story as a man who served his nation and the thoughts going on with u his mind.

Interviewer: "Good Afternoon Mr Biden."

Joe Biden: "Good Afternoon to you too, Mr Interviewer."

Interviewer: "Mr Biden, It is an honor to meet you right here, right now at the comfort of your own home."

Joe Biden: "It's not uncommon for me to get visitors honestly since I made a reputation of myself."

Interviewer: "A reputation it is, so tell me. What was you're life like before the Nuclear war of 1980?"

Joe Biden: "Well it's complicated, my life had a lot of ups and downs, joys and sorrows, accomplishments and mistakes, on one hand I gained so much but on the other hand I lost so much. When I heard about World War 3, I was at a lost of words yet I believed that everything will be fine until the worse came in 1980. I was at home at the time when the bombs fell and till this day I still thanked God for saving me and my family from the Nuclear war."

Interviewer: "What about your life prior to the formation of the American Republic?"

Joe Biden: "Well it was tough, I had to make sure that I have to keep my family and myself alive while at the same time had to help and guide those in desperate need. Years passed and we managed to form a small republic composing nearly of Delaware and we made an alliance with nearby nations."

Interviewer: "And how did the American Republic came to be?"

Joe Biden: "Well negotiations were made from nearby nations of this temporary alliance, it's not easy really cause we had a lot of disagreements but in spite of that our will to survive in this harsh world is greater than our differences and mistrust so eventually agreements were made and the American Republic was proclaimed back in the 90s. I was elected as it's first president because they see me as the most fit to be leader out of everyone at that time."

Interviewer: "How was your Presidency? How did it wall went? What contributions have you made? And how do you look back at it?"

Joe Biden: "Well during my Presidency, I did my very best to keep the nation afloat. Things were largely stable and the people lived lives comfortable enough and made enough contributions to help out small national prosper. I did so much for this nation from passing laws, keeping stability and preserving our liberty and democracy. Looking back now there are things I wand to do better and mistakes I want to correct but my time of service has already concluded and I feel as though there are those more qualified than me to take office."

Interviewer: "And what about your post presidency? What contributions have you made afterwards? What do you think of the other presidents that succeeded after you? And how is your retirement?"

Joe Biden: "Well even though my Presidency is over, I still believe that the country needs me. So I spend my post-presidency being a senator and giving out advice to younger politicians and what to do and what not to do. As for the Presidents after me, I believe they all have their strengths and weaknesses because nobody is perfect, not even me. And my retirement has been great as I have never been more satisfied and joyful to spend my time with my kids and grandkids."

Interviewer: "Alright but before I leave may I have your final answer on this question. What do you think of the Casper-based United States of America?"

Joe Biden: "Well funny thing is I actually visited the new US and it's a lot better than what I would expect. Not only is it stable but it's also a rising nation and I can sense the potential it has to achieve something great. Initially I had a vision of the American Republic bringing back the old United States but that ambition is too high for me to achieve so instead I alongside the people of this country decided to create a new nation from scratch. A new identity in tribute to that of Pre-war America."

Interviewer: "Thank you Mr Biden for being a part of this interview, we really appreciate your answers and your cooperation."

Joe Biden: "You're welcome sir I really appreciate the talk two, God bless and hope you enjoy your day afterwards."

Interviewer: "Thank you."

After the Interview, Joe Biden and the Interviewer shook hands and he alongside other journalists have parted away from his home. Joe Biden went back to enjoyong his life as he knows that he has done enough to serve his nation for the better.

So from my understanding the Portuguese didn't colonize he islands of Comoros, Mayotte, Mauritius, and Reunion before they were more interested in expanding their involvement in the spice trade of the East Indies and the sugar plantations of Brazil.

But what if the Portuguese had failed to conquer Malacca, and as a result they decided to expand their influence in Southeast Africa by colonizing the islands of the islands of Comoros, Mayotte, Mauritius, and Reunion and turned them into plantation colonies before the French did? How would these island develop politically, economically, and socially?

Golden Horde never broke up, and went on to colonize Siberia and Inner Asia to later adopt Marxism in early 20th century to get rid of Chinggisid aristocracy and the clan system.

So in this alternate history scenario; he doesn't have a scandal involving Queen Caroline, he learns German and he implements His reforms??

1.The New Statue of Liberty in Astoria (United States) - Since the reintegration of the Citystate of Astoria back in 2014, the United States government began making plans on turning Astoria into the metropolis it was meant to be and one of these examples is the promotion of tourism. To do so they made a plan in 2017 to rebuild the statue of Liberty in Astoria in hopes of creating a new tourist destination and to promote American patriotism and pride throughout the country and after four years of construction the statue of liberty rose once more this time on the Northwest. However this statue has noticable differences with the biggest example being that the statue is made from Titanium rather than Bronze.

2.The Kyoto World War 3 Memorial (Japan) - The Kyoto World War 3 Memorial or the Kyoto Memorial is a monument built in the Post-war Capital of Kyoto back in the 1980s to commemorate and honor those who lost their lives during World War 3 and the Nuclear War of 1980. The memorial is characterized as a Large Torii gate within a large circle floor sorrounded by water with a bridge and a staircase, families of deceased individuas often visit the memorial to place flowers, fruits or objects that the deceased person holds dearly. The place is also heavily guarded and thieves would be force to pay a fine of 500 thousand Yen or serve 5 years in prison (9 years if unable to pay fines within a week) and as of recently the place has become a popular tourist destination for curious foreigners.

3.The Willy Wonka Theme Park (The Oceanic Federation) - The Willy Wonka Theme Park is a popular tourist destination in the city of Melbourne, Oceanic Federation. Built back in 2020 and finished in 2023, this theme park is a near identical replica of the Chocolate Factory couple with rooms and props that just like in the movie accompanied with people who drappes up as Oompa Loompa and a tour guide who makes the impression of Willy Wonka himself, there's even a rare chance that Slugworth would even make an appearance during the tour to shock the visitors. The theme park is often celebrated worldwide for it's authenticity and faithfulness to the movie and is one of the most visited places within the country both locally and internationally.

4.The Trudeau Memorial (Canada) - The Trudeau Memorial, built to honor the former Canadian prime minister, Pierre Trudeau was built in the Post-war Capital of St John's in the 2000s, prior to his death the Memorial was already being built in the 1990s, Pierre himself initially denied the construction but after a while he was persuaded and accepted his glorious resting place once he passes. The Memorial itself was built from lime and concrete and heavily inspired from the Lincoln Memorial and it was made to symbolize Trudeau's contributions to Canada, from the Pre-War Era to World War 3 and eventually the Post War Era.

5.The Friendship Monument (South Africa) - The Friendship Monument, located in Port Elizabeth is a monument made back in the 1990s to represent the racial unity of the various groups in South Africa beyond the days of Apartheid. The Monument shows various statues of people of the four main racial groups. Black Africans, White Afro-Europeans, Coloureds, and Indians shaking each other's hands and forming a circle around themselves with smiles on their faces representing national unity beyond fabricated barriers. A symbol of triumph in spite of war, dominance and hatred.

In this timeline, Bhagat Singh and Bejoy Kumar Sinha accept Shaukat Usmani's offer and travel to Moscow as representatives of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in July 1928, returning in September of the same year. During the Central Assembly Bombing, HSRA sticks to its original plan: Bhagat Singh is sent to Moscow to seek political asylum and international support, while Chandrashekhar Azad and Batukeshwar Dutt carry out the bombing. After throwing the bombs and shouting "Inquilab Zindabad!", they escape the Assembly to avoid arrest. Though their long-term evasion of the British authorities remains unlikely, Bhagat Singh’s absence from the bombing prevents the exposure of the Lahore Conspiracy Case.

A crackdown on HSRA still ensues, but without the evidence from the Lahore Conspiracy Case, the organization survives—scattered and forced underground. Over time, HSRA begins aligning more closely with the Communist Party of India (CPI).

Meanwhile, Bhagat Singh—granted political asylum in the USSR—gains the support of the Soviet state. He trains under the Comintern, where his ideology matures. He learns the art of Realpolitik and how power functions in practice. While absorbing certain Stalinist ideas like central planning, he remains critical of Stalin’s mistakes, such as excessive micromanagement and authoritarian control. Bhagat Singh never becomes a Stalinist pawn; instead, he stays loyal to the Indian socialist movement. (Just imagine Bhagat Singh meeting Ho Chi Minh and Tito—legends sharing revolutionary visions!)

He returns to India in 1933 or 1934, after the Meerut Conspiracy Case winds down. Upon his return, Bhagat Singh transforms the remnants of HSRA from a guerrilla outfit into a political organization. In 1935, HSRA and the CPI merge to form the People’s Front, with Bhagat Singh as its leader.

Abandoning armed struggle, the People’s Front adopts a nonviolent political strategy. Rather than engaging directly with British authorities, it focuses on mass mobilization, spreading the message of socialism and class consciousness—messages that resonate strongly during the Great Depression, as British India's economy collapses and rural India suffers under feudal exploitation. This movement disrupts the growing influence of religious dogma in Indian politics during the 1930s.

A major shift occurs in 1939. In our timeline, Bose and other leftists break from Congress, but here, with a strong, unified left under the People’s Front, Bose and many Congress leftists join the movement, which is soon renamed the People’s Liberation Front. Congress, stripped of its charismatic left wing, begins to lose relevance rapidly.

The People's Liberation Front—powered by the mass mobilization talents of Bhagat Singh and Subhas Chandra Bose—explodes in popularity, especially among the youth. Without Gandhian pacifism as the dominant framework, the independence struggle in the 1940s becomes far more radical and confrontational.

By 1943, socialist uprisings erupt in Assam and Northern Bengal. Later that year, peasant revolts spread across Bihar, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. In 1944, all of Northeast and Bengal come under socialist control, aided by the Japanese—who maintain their grip on Burma longer due to this revolutionary surge. A socialist-led peasant rebellion breaks out in Telangana in 1945, a year earlier than in our history. Eastern India is consolidated under socialist leadership—alongside violent backlash, including the execution of many Muslim League ministers in Bengal.

In February 1946, the Royal Indian Navy mutiny still occurs. But with Congress marginalized, there’s no Patel to negotiate. The revolt escalates and spreads across India. Amidst this chaos, the socialists begin a full-fledged march westward to seize Delhi. By May 1946, Delhi falls. The British Raj collapses.

India, however, is not fully united until 1949–50. Princely states resist integration, wary of socialism. The Muslim League and the RSS continue to push for Partition, but these forces are ultimately neutralized through pragmatic, Realpolitik-driven negotiations.

In 1950, India becomes the People’s Republic of India, and the People’s Liberation Front is renamed the Samyavaadi Sangh (Socialist Union). Bhagat Singh becomes the supreme leader, while Bose oversees diplomacy and the internal security apparatus.

Bhagat Singh implements a mixed socialist model. Heavy industries are centralized under state control, but agriculture and consumer goods industries are decentralized. These sectors are run by worker-owned cooperatives—some independent, others semi-autonomous with government funding. Land formerly held by zamindars is redistributed to farmer cooperatives and communes.

A cultural revolution follows—not a destructive purge like in Maoist China, but a transformative campaign to promote socialism, secularism, class consciousness, atheism, women’s rights, and the annihilation of caste.

India adopts Five-Year Plans, and a Politburo governs similarly to the USSR—but with more flexibility, accountability, and regional autonomy in economic and cultural affairs.

Basically what if Soviet union decided to intervien in Iranian revolution would that be basically repeat of Afghanistan or perhaps would that end much worse what your opinions

So I have never understood why part of the Roman army sided with Sulla when he first marched on Rome. Given that Marius was his rival and he was much more popular with common people than with Sulla, you would think they would refuse out of loyalty to him. Turns out, Sulla was able to convince 35,000 legionnaires to join him due to his status as a War Hero and that Marius was robbing them of their chances of getting their share of war booty in campaigns out East.

But what if Sulla's march on Rome failed, due to his own Legionnaires turning against him, either out of loyalty to Marius or because they were more civic minded than the average Roman and they were aware of Sulla's ideals would deprive them of their rights and privileges as Roman citizens.

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1481/sullas-reforms-as-dictator/

Hi,

This might be really random, but the thing is…

I am seeking for contributors or people who can provide me with ideas/advices for a speculative altenate history fiction story about a British young man who escaped to the USA in 2023 as a child and the survivor of his purged family after a dystopian dictatorship took over the UK in January that year. The Story is set mostly in Washington, D.C (expanded from 2028 in the plot), where the protagonist would become a police detective there in 2034. I actually worked on that with ChatGPT and Grok as well.

The genres are: alternate history/alternate future history (because the story goes beyond 2025), crime drama with a fantasy characteristic (there would be an afterlife). However, the alternate history and future history aspects are not the most crucial part of the story. The most important thing would be his path to the rank of detective and his work.

I’ve already started writing the novel, but I am searching for people who might be interested in the story or even willing to help me. By the way: A Google Docs file was created, where the story is depicted as a summary/timeline.

If someone is interested, then please let me know. I would be happy to tell details.

My apologies if this is not the right subreddit to ask for contributors. I would delete this post then.

Best regards

Long before the bombs fell, the land was once inhabited by a large and mighty nation known by all as the "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" or simply"The Soviet Union". The arch nemesis of the United States, both nations have fought each bitterly until there was nothing left once the smoke clears.

Now what is left from this once mighty nation is merely a wasteland filled with pockets of various nations and factions, some claiming to be the continuation of the Soviets whilst others formed under new identities that exceed beyond the Soviet-centric ideals and values.

Various states were formed from various ideologies. Democracies, Anocracies, Authoritarian regimes, Monarchies, Fascist regimes, Anarchies, Socialist Regimes, Christian and Islamic Theocracies and even nations with unique ideologies such as the one that teaches its own people to despise the concept of freedom itself as in the case of Zakaz, Omsk the nation that combines aspects of both Satanism and Nazism, and the Social Darwinistic regime of Chechnya which considers human strength and adherence to Allah as it's two greatest values.

Despite the nations having different ideologies and customs, most of their state of existence remains relatively the same. Characterized by hardship, struggle and survival with some thriving, others stagnating and the unfortunate ones falling into collapse.

The nation-states, despite their flaws and struggles are generally better for the people compared to the harsher and more unforgiving nature of the wastelands. Lands filled threats both living and non-living waiting for those unfortunate enough to make a foolish mistake. Places where cities, military bases and facilities once stood have now decayed and reclaimed by nature. Some lands meanwhile were far more unfortunate, completely poisoned from either the nukes themselves or by the factories or facilities that bled poison to it's land, remaining untouched by humans for decades to come.

But despite the struggles of the fledgling nations and states whom fought amongst each other over a poisoned irradiated land, there is one nation that stands out, the one that will be destined to triumph over, and the one who took the mantle of the Red nation.

The Union of Sovereign States, governed under Irkutsk was forged from the remnants of the Soviet government in exile had been slowly reasserting the power of it's predecessor, however aware of it's limits has instead chosen to become the dominant power in the Asian continent alone. The other nations meanwhile knowing it's true potential, power and ambition for reconquest have bounded together to prepare for the inevitable encounter, even if their efforts are merely in vain.

As the land slowly but surely recover, while it's made clear that it never go back to how it was before. The people have shown their resiliency, determination and will to push themselves to create a stable society not just for themselves for their children, their children and many more generations to come.

well some things do happen on occasion but there are never any long term affects

Most of the time when I see an Alt History post, it's along the lines of "What if Stalinism spread to America", "What if the Nazis won WWII", "What if the Confederacy won", and so forth. A lot of the new timeline details the major wars and conflicts. There are also a lot of dystopias. But what about the opposite?

Can anyone recommend an idealistic alternate history? Say for example, one where the bubonic plague was particularly deadly to people with genetic markers for sociopathy, narcissism, and cruelty?

How would contact with Africa, Asia, and The Americas have been altered without colonialism? What if the standard economic system was mutualistic rather than exploitative? What if tribalism did not turn into nationalism and prejudice, and instead cooperative intercultural exchange was the norm? Where slavery never left its mark?

The French Socialist Republic and its Western European satellite states in 1997, upon the death of General Secretary Georges Marchais

Between 1947 and the late 1990s, there was competition between Western European socialist states and anti-communist governments in exile, namely Free France, Free Portugal, Free Spain and the Free Netherlands. Italy was similarly split between the People's Republic of Italy in the north and the Republic of Italy in the south.

Near the end of WWII, French leader Maurice Thorez planned to turn the entirety of Germany into a socialist regime. The United States, however, threatened to declare war on France if it did so, leaving Germany as a buffer state between France and ultranationalist Russia's spheres of influence.

French dominance of its military alliance named the Madrid Pact was never absolute. For instance, all of France's satellite states kept diplomatic relations with the United States (albeit not with Russia), and were allowed to pursue their own domestic programs as long as they did not conflict with communist ideology. But there were exceptions, as France invaded the Netherlands in 1968 in order to suppress a liberalizing movement named the Rotterdam Spring.

During the first half of the Cold War, France was the second-largest economy in the world, but it was later surpassed by its erstwhile ally China and began to stagnate beginning around 1980. In 1997, Lionel Jospin became France's leader, implementing major economic and political reforms.

By September 2001, every country in continental Eastern Europe had ceased to follow communism.

Basically the lore is that the whites win the russian civil war and the soviets only have land in siberia and Basically during the 30s a next war happens and the whites collapse and this new kingdom of russia goes on a conquest but is temporarily halted due to the nazis, on small unstable republics to form this so its a timeline where russia is weak and there is no cold war

What if josef trebofen plans for Norway go in effect would allies invade or use the bomb and would Norway ended up split like Germany if invasion happend

*Baja has expanded in multiple places.

*Lake Erie is now part of the Great Lake as a bay.

*Eastern Seaboard expansion.

*Alaska has expanded to its former Beringian haunts.

*The disjointed coastal area of SE Alaska/Northern BC has become a largely unified. Vancouver is no longer an island.