From Alternative History

Contents 1 1917 1.1 March 1.2 July 1.3 October 2 1920 2.1 April 2.2 May 3 1924 3.1 May 4 1934 4.1 January 5 1935 5.1 January 5.2 May 6 1939 6.1 March 7 1942

[edit] 1917

[edit] March

In Petrograd, a provisional government is set up after the abdication of the Tsar. The popular uprising that lead to it came to be called the February Revolution after the month in the Gregorian calendar.

Note: The same happened *here*.

[edit] July

• With the slogan "Forward to the battle for freedom", the leader of the Russian provisional government, Alexander Kerensky, leads an offensive in the early days of the month against the Central Powers. The offensive managed to sever communication between the German Army of the South and the Austro-Hungarian 8th Army by taking the town of Lemberg. This victory help stem the tide of desertion in the Russian army and diminish the prestige of the Bolsheviks.

Note: That offensive (which came to bear its name *here*) initialy worked well but lack of control over the troops lead to the Russians overextending themselves resulting in a successful counter-attack by the Central Powers.

[edit] October

• The Constituant Assembly is called after an election with Kerensky holding a large majority. With morale high, the russian line having beem reinforced and the deployment on the western front of newly arrived troops from the USA, a separate peace treaty is seeked by the central powers. Aware that the russian government was still fragile, the offer is accepted on the basis of "Peace without Losses" after getting the approval of its allies.

Note: Although they had gained an electoral majority in the parliament, the Bolsheviks managed to stage a coup and take power. Due the events of July *there*, the Bolsheviks lacked the support needed to carry it through.

The Allies had signed a treaty forbiding its members from seeking a separate peace with the Central Powers, but with the enemy clearly near its end and the precarious situation in Russia, the Allies probably thought it safer to simply aquiess.

[edit] 1920

Begining of the Red Scare in the USA. The public fear that the USA might have become an haven for Bolshevik leaving Russia after their failed uprising.

Thanks in part to the red scare, the Ku Klux Klan gains a large influx of members rising to close to 6 millions nationwide not counting auxiliaries and sympathisers.

[edit] April

• Ukraine enters into a military alliance with Poland.

Note: The same happened *here* but came to nothing.

• Poland recognises the Caucasus Republic, and send a military delegation to it.

[edit] May

• Coup d'etat in Poland, Army Marshal Józef Pilsudski becomes Head of State.

• Crimea becomes a Polish protectorate under a League of Nations mandate.

Note: The request was made *here* but never progressed due to events in Soviet Russia.

• Poland begins training officers from various ex-Russian Empire states. While in theory, their armies remain independent, all of them are de facto subordinated to the Polish military forces.

[edit] 1924

[edit] May

• Lithuania annexes the German region of Memel, claiming to protect the local Lithuanian population.

Note: The same happened *here* after an uprising by the local Lithunanian population a year before.

[edit] 1934

[edit] January

• Official signing of the treaty which create the Intermarum confederation.

[edit] 1935

[edit] January

• In occupied Saarland, a plebiscite is won by the proponents of autonomy with a "special economical relationship" with France.

Note: *Here*, Saar chose with 90% of the vote to rejoin Germany. A large part of the decision might have had to do with the Nazi being in power. Not only some would have voted out of fear of repercussions while other might have seen Germany as "strong" again and chose it due to Saar's potential weakness in case of autonomy. *There*, Germany is still trying to keep control of its citizens and its economy.

[edit] May

• Death of Polish dictator Józef Pilsudski.

[edit] 1939

[edit] March

Poland invades East Prussia. Despite outcry by Germany, the only action taken by League of Nations members is a resolution of blame toward Poland. Poland answers this by leaving the league.

[edit] 1942

Beginning of the Mediterranean War.