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''[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=81846 A Central East]'' is a counterfactual history of the Great War and what comes after, posted at [[
The divergence is Henry Hughes Wilson dying in an accident in December 1901 (although that is only revealed a little while in; the author didn't come up with the idea until the first few chapters had already been written). This leads to Britain being ever so slightly less bound to alliance with France, which in turn leads to Germany maintaining East First plans. Cue 1914, German High Command deciding to expect a long war and going for Russia first, and Italy being persuaded to join the Alliance...
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* [[The Alliance]]: Not really as such, but the alliance that in our world would have been called the Central Powers is consistently identified as the Alliance.
* [[Alternate History]]: Well, obviously.
* [[Balkanize Me]]: Russia after the Great War is smaller than modern-day Russia. There are two Chinas (and that is not counting all the warlords ostensibly part of one China or the other).
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* [[Historical Domain Character]]: The changes only really beginning in 1914, and the timeline being around 1925ish depending on the region, means practically everyone so far is historical.
* [[Irony]]: Historical irony, to be precise. Among other things, France ends up invading Belgium in an attempt to bypass Germany's defences, and Stalin ends up in exile from the Soviet Union-analogue.
* [[No Party Given]]: Partly averted. Parties are mostly mentioned when applicable. However, not all politicians are actually members of parties...
* [[Oh Crap]]: September 1914: Counting states able to strike directly at them, Russia is at war with Germany and Austria-Hungary. Dangerous, but should be survivable, even winnable with luck, right? September 1915: Counting states able to strike directly at them, Russia is at war with Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, Japan, Romania and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Sweden]]. [[It Gets Worse]].
* [[Our Presidents Are Different]]: For one, the U.S. president at the end of the Great War is Charles Evan Hughes.
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* [[Take That]]: 'The Bloody Baron' Roman Ungern von Sternberg was a Russian noble and officer, strangely popular in Alternate History (possibly for being the kind of blend of [[Ax Crazy]], temporary successes and just plain wierd that goes into near-[[Crazy Awesome]]). He is killed off in a footnote.
* [[What If]]: What if Britain remained neutral, Germany went East First, and Italy remained in the Alliance in the Great War?
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* [[Zeppelins from Another World]]: Averted while, at the same time, played straight. Zeppelins have not been mentioned once. At the same time, this ''is'' the early 20th century, the zenith of the Zeppelin... and this is Another World where nothing so far has made Zeppelins less popular.
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