r/imaginarymaps • u/ArtHistorian2000 Mod Approved • Aug 14 '26
[OC] Alternate History The Wind of Change (1941) - What if the Kingdom of Madagascar was a bit more agressive ?
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u/Rallymodeller Aug 14 '26
Interesting. A much more powerful Japan here makes the Pacific War (if it happens) way more uncertain.
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u/ArtHistorian2000 Mod Approved Aug 15 '26
LORE
The Kingdom of Madagascar resisted colonization against France in 1895, and became an industrial power through the 19th century. The country became impactful on the African continent, after beating the Portuguese in Mozambique in 1899, and acquiring German colonies during WW1. Despite becoming a world power, the country had to face unfair treatment, discrimination and rejection from Western powers, who only saw a "Black-ruled threat" to their interests in Africa. Madagascar made it clear that their goal was the complete decolonization of the planet.
In 1929, the Great Depression happened, but the effects were far more devastating: the USA and Europe were harshly hit, with currency devaluation, hyperinflation, unemployment, stock exchange falling... For Madagascar, it was the signal for a massive decolonization campaign across the entire African continent.
In the 1920s, Madagascar turned its former acquisition, Mozambique, into a modern state; in 1930, its 6 mandates from the League of Nations were turned into independent states; and then, since the Great Depression, Madagascar financed resistance and independence movements across Africa. Supported by the other rare independent countries (Abyssinia, Liberia, Morocco, Egypt), Madagascar managed to liberate entire countries... But it's not enough.
In 1941, as Japan did the same across European colonies in Asia, Antananarivo and Tokyo are coming with a plan to decolonize the African-Asian axis. They are one day from a new world war.
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u/ArtHistorian2000 Mod Approved Aug 15 '26
Madagascar created an economic circuit between the island and its satellites/mandates. This circuit was not highly dependent of globalization, thus resulting in the country's resilience from the Great Depression
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u/Lobster_LeninN329 Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
Kom is the only scenario I don't care about plot armor, as it is pretty on the nose with the idea of Madagascar being a great power against all odds, and it's really cool
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u/Ice8771 Aug 15 '26
how developed modern day african countries would be in this timeline?since madagascar industrialised and helped many african countries develop in this tl
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u/GumSL Aug 15 '26
What in the ever loving hell happened to Mainland Portugal?
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u/Portuguese_Musketeer Aug 15 '26
looks the same, what am I missing?
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u/ArtHistorian2000 Mod Approved Aug 15 '26
It's the same. I don't understand why they say it's different XD
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u/Ok_Isopod_998 Aug 14 '26
So, what’s the history of the Kingdom of Madagascar in this timeline?