In this scenario, tension between Russia and Britain in Central Asia escalated into a full war after Russia occupies Persia and invades India. This is the result.

1910 – The Anglo-Russian War ended five years ago, after nine long years of fighting. The victory went to the UK and its allies, who prospered greatly. Borders around the world are drastically redrawn after one of the greatest wars in world history.

Firstly, there is Russia, one of the instigating powers of the war. Before the war, it was a poor, semi-feudal nation, and little has changed since – the royal family were overthrown after the Great Armistice, causing the empire to lose its outer territories – Ukraine, White Russia, Finland, Uzbekia and Mongolia are created from its ruins. British and German forces are working to establish a constitutional monarchy under a new Tsar and with aid from western businesses – so far, they have been very successful in the western part of the country, but it has yet to take full effect, and there is clear unrest in much of the east.

Even worse hit than Russia was France, who decided to ally with them in 1899, hoping to end Britain’s dominance of the overseas colonies. Yet another revolution took place in the south of the country after the war, and currently, the nation is in the throes of a civil war between ideologies. The winning powers have tried to remain neutral, but have claimed most of their colonies in the meantime, and the New Socialist Party are close to victory.

China sided with Russia in an attempt to exile West European trade from their country and create a wholly Asiatic nation, rebuilding the former power of the Chinese Empire. Following the Armistice, the Royal Family was publicly humiliated – with no suitable heir, the Manchu dynasty ends and a war of secession begins, tearing apart the country. Other nations have been quick to benefit from the chaos, founding colonies with the promise of restoring order.

Britain’s dominance continues overseas – they have claimed new territories in Africa, Asia and South America and retain their financial power. Having avoided a postwar depression by investing in banks, much like America after World War I, they have become immensely wealthy, investing in many new projects, such as Cecil Rhodes’ Cape to Cairo Railway and gigantic trade ships.

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Belgium formed a Tripartite Alliance in 1898, hoping to benefit from supporting the UK – it has paid off, with Germany and Austria-Hungary doubling their European and overseas territory. Austria-Hungary conquered one of Russia’s closest allies, Romania, and Montenegro, and ethnic tension is rising in the Slavic southern regions of the empire. The Ottoman Empire allied with Britain to challenge Russia, and gained more land from occupied Persia, but are raising tensions with their former allies over the treatment of ethnic groups in the Caucasus. In the east, Japan continues to rapidly modernise, with an ever-increasing standard of living.

Many countries remained neutral, most importantly America – they chose to remain isolationist in world affairs, for fear of being on the losing side. They are still a powerful exporter of capital, but never fought the Spanish-American War, instead focusing their efforts in Mexico and South America.

Each nation has its own problems – many colonies and even parts of Europe, such as the Czechs, Irish and Lithuanians, seek independence from their foreign rulers, threatening a fresh conflict. Some economists are cautioning the incredible amounts of spending after the war by Britain, and are considering the extreme socialist ideals being purported in France. Perhaps worst of all are the solutions to unrest being pursued in the Ottoman and German Empires – annihilation of cultures deemed inferior or threatening, particularly in Namibia, causing alliances to rapidly deteriorate between Britain and these countries. Soon, I will be doing another map of the same world in the 1950s and then in the modern day.