Diffusion 13 History

This page shows the world history of the Diffusion 13 Map Game.

Points of Difference
Listed below are the points of difference to the OTL world.

America

 * The first permanant landing there was made by the French which strengthened the two nation's relations later on considerably
 * Jamestown was founded by Franco-Americans
 * Plymouth Colony was attacked by natives in 1635 driving out the English settlers there
 * The British army invades in 1760 and immediately pushes up the Mississippi River
 * Boston was burnt down by British redcoats so the Boston Tea Party never happened
 * George Washington is killed when a cannon backfires next to him. Instead his brother, Tommy Washington (non-existant) leads the rebellion.  He is a better general and wins far more battles, completely driving the British out
 * The Treaty of Paris never happened so Britain still wants America back
 * The war of 1812 was a stalemate
 * The Spanish-American war was far more bloody and the US lost far more troops
 * The USA take no part in the Korean war and North Korea takes South Korea
 * Brazil succesfully invades Chile, Bolivia, and Paraguay
 * Argentina is crushed in the Falklands war and becomes communist in 1981

Europe

 * England won the 100 years war against France but pulls out 20 years later after French rebels became too powerful
 * The Magna Carter was never renounced
 * In 1300 the English monarchy was completely overthrown
 * Wales was conquered by England in 1300
 * Scotland and Ireland were British by 1500
 * France was smashed by the English but by 1700 its people were begining to send out explorers to foreign lands
 * The French Revolution never happened
 * The Roman Empire managed to recover from its downfall and invaded Germany as revenge. It burnt all of the German settlements and then retreated leaving Germany as a wasteland full of fierce tribes
 * Attila the Hun was excecuted in Rome
 * The Ottoman Empire receded  but kept its power
 * Turkey conquered all of Cyprus
 * The Minoans were never wiped out
 * World War 1 and 2 didn't happen

Asia

 * The Great Wall of China never existed
 * The Chinese never built an empire
 * Japan took over Micronesia

Africa

 * The Republic of Congo never existed
 * Zululand built up a North African Empire

Oceania

 * Australia set its sights on New Zealand and repeatedly attacks, each time repelled by the New Zealanders