Whilst it was expected that the rapid introduction of so many heavily armed warships into British service would spark a naval arms race, it would seem that many of Europes powers were too drained from decades of war to content with Britains naval ambitions, only in the Americas would a respectible counter to the Royal Navy be found, in the Brazillian and US fleets. Germany would focus on her land forces, amassing a fearful amount of military hardware on her Russian border. Culture began to flourish with the creation of 'Jazz' and a strange pole-sitting fad swept the world. Science and technology continue to race ahead, with new species of dinosaur being unearthed every year, 'Clever girl' indeed.
Palaeontologist Peter Kaisen
After a brief skirmish against the Ottoman Empire, caused by a crisis between Egypt and the Ottomans, in which most of Europe joined against France, Austria-Hungary and the Ottomans, Britain forced the Ottomans to create the state of Israel, which set about arming itself to defend against any hostile Ottoman intentions, Britain became Israels good friend and vow to protect it against any Ottoman attacks.
By the time the 1930s arrived, the world had settled down, aside from the occasional skirmish in divided China, and multiple Communist uprisings, it seemed that little else could happen in Europe that was surprising.
Until, Holland switched from being Communist to being Fascist.
And set about invading Frances Ivory Coast colony, faced with this kind of event, the game decided that 1936 was a good time to end, and sadly for Fascist Holland, it didn't get the chance to finish wiping the floor with France, who would probably have gone fascist as well once defeated.
So, as 1st January 1936 dawned across Britain, an unease sense of dread was filling the upper echelons of power. For whilst the 1800s had been the century of Britain, the 1900s were proving to be a lot more unsettled, with Germany and America becoming the dominant powers of the world alongside the UK. Whilst America seemed to be indifferent to European affairs, eventually affairs in the Pacific would be sure to cross into her boundaries. Germany on the other hand, was eager to exert her power across Europe and the United Kingdom was facing a difficult choice, either seek a confrontation with Germany, alone, or put aside her pride and join together with Germany to rule over Europe. With France in ruins, Austria-Hungary a shell of itself and Russia unable to tell its backside from its elbow, it was clear that unless America were to reverse its isolationist policy and join together with Britain, the British stood little chance to take on Germany alone, and thus it was postulated that by 1940, Germany and Britain would seek closer ties and eventually perhaps a military alliance.