Wikibox Thread #1

[Southpaw]

I'm really sorry I made this...

[iserlohn]

The worst case scenario for 2016 (well, except maybe a Cruz presidency).

[stuyvesant]

The most popular sport in both New Netherlands and the Commonwealth of Virginia is Lacrosse. Lacrosse is a sport inspired by various native "Stickball" games, most importantly as ritual warfare among the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. In the 20th Century the rules of Lacrosse were codified by the New Netherland Lacrosse League, and the rules were modified over time to make the game safer. (Much to the Chagrin of native groups.)

List of State Abbreviations:
NN: Nieuwnederland
HP: Hoofdstad Provincie
MS: Masechoesets
WB: Witteberg
IK: Irikozen
NV: Nieuwvlaanderen
NZ: Nieuwzwergen
NF: Nieuwfryslan

Author's Note:

Lacrosse in this world hardly resembles OTL Lacrosse, as checking is disallowed, a hollow ball is used, and the only protection are googles. It resembles a mix between field Hockey, Hurling, and Intercrosse.

[ieph]

Brasil, decime qué se siente (aka the Brazilians' worst nightmare )

[iserlohn]

Inspired by some research on the Norwegian monarchy, here's the beginning of an alternate one: supposedly Wilhelm II, German Emperor, wanted to suggest his second-born son, Prince Eitel Friedrich, for the throne in Kristiania/Oslo. So here's just that (with an alternate wife for Eitel Friedrich for good measure, too).

[stuyvesant]

The Red The Grey and The Blue

American History proceeds as normal until 1837: Revolution, Confederation, Proxy War, War of 1812, Trail of Tears, etc. In 1837, Chartists in Ireland rose up against British Rule, declaring the independence of Ireland and their intended overthrow of the Monarchy. In a panic, the British recalled any military forces they had in North America to fight the revolutionaries. It was at this time that the Patriotes struck; declaring the independence of the Province of Lower Canada. With only local militias (Many previously infiltrated by Canadien sympathizers) the Patriotes quickly seized control of Quebec and Montreal and fomented a Rebellion in Upper Canada as well. With the British already pressed hard with Chartists now in Britain as well, they quickly acquiesced to Canadian demands after the United States recognized the newly-formed Republics. During this time American settlers began migrating en masse to the Oregon Country, and the de facto situation on the ground was whole American control of the region despite it legally being a joint occupation.

The successes of 1837-1838 only succeeded in making the United States even more expansionist, with Texas being annexed in 1845. This triggered a Mexican-American War as OTL, however unlike OTL Santa Ana is not brought back into the country making the invasion of Mexico even smoother. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo roughly parallels the OTL treaty with the added provision that the Republic of the Rio Grande be granted independence under American Protection. The Gadsden Purchase also purchased the lands of Northwestern Mexico, as the Mexican Government was seriously in debt at the time, and the French were threatening to “collect”. The Rio Grande Republic continued its “independence” until such a time as they wanted to join the nation proper.

The issue of Slavery had been a staple problem in America since the writing of the Constitution necessitated the creation of the so-called “Three-Fifths Compromise.” The balance of power between slave and free states was maintained for the first half of the 19th Century however tensions bubbled up in 1854. The Pawnee and Platte Territories were pursuing statehood however it could not be decided whether they would be slave or free. Some in the Democratic Party suggested a “Pawnee-Platte Act” which would settle the issue via Popular Sovereignty, however this idea was shot down, and Congress decided Pawnee would be slave and Platte would be free. This act would see a rift form in the Whig Party between the Northern and Southern halves, with the Northern joining the new “Liberty Party” alongside the Free Soilers, and the Southern joining the Democrats.

In 1864, following the election of Liberty Candidate William H. Seward, Representatives of seven states met in Montgomery to discuss the possibility of secession. That April the states each individually seceded and declared they would reenter the Union when their rights to Slavery were reinforced. Abolitionist Seward flat-out refused the demands, saying he would not negotiate with traitors; and stated that they must return to the Union peacefully or be returned to it by force. In response, those same representatives met in Montgomery again, but were joined by the representatives of five more states [as well as splinter delegations of three more and declared the formation of the Southron Republic. The United States would ultimately prevail over the secessionists six years and over 1 million lives later, but would emerge a changed nation. The almost-occupation of Reconstruction would cause anti-northern feelings to fester in the south, but for now the nation was at peace.

The Liberty Party would be rocked by scandal after scandal during the presidency of US War hero Benjamin Butler, would lose the 1876 Election and never be a major political player ever again. 1876 would mark the triumphant return to national politics of the [Northern] Democratic Party, who would retain the Presidency until 1908 with no major opposition party forming until then.

The 1908 Election is considered a watershed moment of American politics, when the upward swing of the 19th Century became the downward spiral of the 20th. The People's Party [officially the Populist-Progressive-Syndicalist Party] was formed as a union of the three largest left-wing parties to finally take the White House away from the Democratic Party. The People's nominated popular New York Governor Frederic Delano, The Democrats renominated William Randolph Hearst, and the Southron Party nominated Senator Furnifold Simmons. In the end Delano took the Presidency by a single faithless elector in Maryland and prepared to take the office. However some in the US Military did not like the idea of taking orders from a “dirty leftist,” in particular one General Pershing.


The Red The Grey and The Blue
First American Republic (This Post)

[MinnesotaNationalist]

From 1962-1974, the Presidents and people of Algeria grew more and more hostile to the extremely autonomous UAC Franco-Algeria, and wished for it to be more integrated. By 1974, the Majority Arabic population elected, to succeed Ben Bella, Rashid Samara, who promised to integrate Franco-Algeria.

Franco-Algeria, in response, sent it's own personal Military (which, it wasn't suppose to have, but 'somehow got anyway.' It sure is oddly similar to equipment the French military was using at the time...) to overthrow Samara and replace them with Euro-Algerian Candidate Raymond Coste. In 1975, the Euro-Algerian party was renamed the Neo-European Authority Party (Partie de l'Autorité néo-européenne, PANE), and in all subsequent elections up to 2009 (the current year at this point) PANE has won in a 'landslide victory.'

There's no doubt that PANE, and the 1974 Coup, are supported, even controlled, by France, possibly along with Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Israel. Although, French support has been slowly declining since the end of the Cold War, it's still nice to have an Ally in North Africa.

PANE is a mostly right wing party, with it's main policy being to stop "left-wing radicals," which is just what they call any major rebel group. Oddly enough, while a de facto Single Party state, other parties aren't outlawed, in fact there's some opposition parties in Parliament, it's just that PANE is really strict on who gets through.

PANE Algeria is often called the "Arpatheid of North Africa" due to the treatment of the Arabs and Berbers. It's also some times called the "French Sixth Republic" due to the fact everyone knows that France is somehow involved in it's creation.

[iserlohn]

For some reason the recognized languages didn't show up in the actual infobox but both Danish and English are recognized in these Faroe Islands which managed to gain independence around the same time as Iceland (something that was proposed IOTL).

[MinnesotaNationalist]

Feb 26, 2016 11:10:43 GMT iserlohn said:

The worst case scenario for 2016 (well, except maybe a Cruz presidency).

I just realized how close this prediction was to the actual election

[NapoleonCorinII]

[alkhataeiabdulhaq]

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[futurist]

Dec 16, 2015 3:52:21 GMT tardis218 said:

A fairly silly AH wikibox I made a while back. Basically in the mid 1930's the Allies land in Germany and take over the government and put a constitutional monarchy in power. Hitler escapes to Switzerland and becomes a political figure there. This was in my earlier days of AH, so it's pretty dumb. I hope you enjoy.

Does Hitler also change his first name after he gets to Switzerland?

[inspectorcake]

I have something referencing a certain film some of you may know.

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[lordroel]

May 4, 2019 13:28:39 GMT inspectorcake said:

I have something referencing a certain film some of you may know.

Wich movie might that be if i might ask.

[steve59]

May 11, 2019 13:13:39 GMT lordroel said:

May 4, 2019 13:28:39 GMT inspectorcake said:

I have something referencing a certain film some of you may know.

Wich movie might that be if i might ask.

  I think the give away is the British reference, at least to me.  Checking Wiki confirmed Lionel Mandrake was one of the three roles that Peter Sellers played in Dr Strangelove so I'm assuming, since I can't see a lot of the images, that its an attempt by the US government to overpower the rogue SAC unit that launched the attack.  [Unfortunately too late in the film IIRC to prevent a full scale nuclear exchange.]