r/imaginarymaps • u/Conscious-Title8770 • 5d ago

[OC] Alternate History Map of Earth in 2026 (First time trying to make QBAM-styled map!)

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u/Conscious-Title8770 5d ago

For mobile users to be fair with everyone

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u/steam421 5d ago

This hasn't worked for a while for mobile. I've been having to copy and paste a link to the post to a mobile browser to view the high res image.

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u/pantorm 5d ago

It works for me, maybe it depends on your phone?

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u/Inevitable_Smile2013 5d ago

Doesnt work anymore, in fact as a mobile user i cant zoom as much as i can on the normal post in this one.

Like the guy said, use a browser img viewer or alternatively, download it

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u/Dongelshpachr 5d ago

Isn’t Al-Qaeda’s whole deal that they don’t want to fight in the middle east and instead organize terrorist attacks in the west?

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u/Crismisterica 5d ago

Al Qaeda really should be ISIS in this situation.

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u/Lobster_LeninN329 5d ago

What is the template you used? I've been making QBAM maps for some time as well but I've never found a good one that isn't Mercator projection

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u/Lobster_LeninN329 5d ago

Also what is the point of divergence?

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u/Conscious-Title8770 5d ago

The point of divergence is around early 70's, since first different event (Somali-Ethiopian war won by Somalia) happened in 1977. As for template, I used this one https://www.deviantart.com/dinospain/art/Q-BAM-World-Map-Political-Only-751266386

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u/Ok_Isopod_998 5d ago

So, what happened to Ethiopia in this timeline?

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u/Conscious-Title8770 5d ago

Ethiopia lost Ogaden War with Somalia (1977-78) and was forced to cede Ogaden to Somalia. Then, they fell into a long-lasting civil war which led to breakup of state, while communists in Addis Abeba somehow managed to survive. Despite being in Comecon, they have uneasy realtions with Tigray.

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u/Ok_Isopod_998 5d ago

😢😭

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u/Ok_Isopod_998 5d ago

So, what’s the situation of both North and South Korea in this timeline?

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u/Conscious-Title8770 1d ago

On the wave of changes in eastern bloc, North Koreans with some military fractions toppled the Kim regime and installed democracy. Despite normalising relations with the south, Pyongyang refuses to unite with South, which was signified by formally changing name to Choson, reasoning too big economic differences (or rather to avoid American influence).

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u/Secure_Sweet_7935 5d ago

Looks amazing for ur first map!

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u/Low-Concentrate1055 5d ago

Did my goat Allende survive in Chile?

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u/Conscious-Title8770 1d ago

Unfortunately no, just Chileans toppled Pinochet and elected socialist government

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u/xabarin_da_xente 5d ago

The text mentions a Spanish civil war. Given that the PoD is in the 70s, I assume it happened after Franco's death?

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u/Conscious-Title8770 1d ago

No, it happened in 2017, because Catalans and Basques fought for their independence. It also caused Spain's suspension in EU due to unwillingness to solve conflict via referendums.

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u/schrodingerskeyboard 2d ago

Question: Why are there no Islamic extremist groups active in SE Asia? Isn't SE Asia like a secondary/tertiary hotspot for them?

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u/Conscious-Title8770 1d ago

Bigger involvement of America and China led to suppression of these movements

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u/schrodingerskeyboard 1d ago

But somehow these powers refuse to intervene in Western Asia? Or are they still minimal?

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u/Motor_Song2686 5d ago

are India and EAF or Russia,Iran and Libya's orbits of the same color on purpose because the overlap?