The Quarter Reich
The audio content of 'The Quarter Reich', our most popular episode
Our first Episode, the Quarter Reich, explores an alternate World War Two, where the United States of America and Union of Socialist Soviet Republics never enter the War, but Portugal enters on the side of the allies and fascist Spain enters on the side of the Axis. Germany becomes a dominant European power. Switzerland is the only neutral nation in continental Europe to survive, and no allied nation lives save Ireland only. The United Kingdom's and France's colonies become part of the Axis Powers, and the UK is dissolved. Nazi Germany annexes England and make Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland puppet states.
Of course, the United States is not happy, but has gone through her own crisis as well. Sticking with precedent, popular president Franklin Delano Roosevelt retires after two terms in political office. Henry A. Wallace was elected President in 1940, and was inaugurated on January 20th, 1941. Wallace was elected on a promise to save Britain and France, but never got into the war. He failed to do so, and this cost him his re-election to John Nance Garner.
The Garner administration would not take Nazi domination in Europe and Axis domination globally for an answer. Garner sponsored Coup d'Etats in the formerly British governments, and united them with Ireland into Greater Britannica. The United States also began to develop nuclear weapons with the assistance of a German refugee, Albert Einstein. The stage was set for a second round, where Communism and Capitalism would come together to defeat the Nazi threat.
OUT-OF-PODCAST MATERIAL FROM 'A QUARTER REICH'
This section includes various maps and charts from the universe of 'A Quarter Reich.'
World Map, 2020
This map shows how the world has changed and stayed the same. Siberia is independent, for example, and Japan is split like Korea is. The United States annexed Northern Mexico after World War Three, and Russia remains a Socialist country. Other features, such as the Scandinavian Union, are also highlighted
1940: Wallace v. Garner
This is a map of the 1940 final election. An amendment was rushed through Congress and the states that sent the vote back to the electoral college, with only the top three candidates on the ticket. If the electoral college still failed to produce a majority, they would re-vote with only the top two candidates. The Democrat Party was split into three faction, and this shows the New Deal (Wallace, IA) and Federalist (Garner, TX) factions. The North-South divide was very apparent. It was also the only election between 1860 and 2020 where the Republican Party did not have a candidate in the final election.
Presidents Information
LIST OF PRESIDENTS (POST 1933)
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1941)
33. Henry A. Wallace (1941-1945)
34. John Nance Garner (1945-1953)
35. Dwight "Ike" D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
35. Joseph McCarthy (1961-1962) *
36. Richard M. Nixon (1962-1965) ^
37. John F. Kennedy (1965-1969)
38. George M. Romney (1969-1977)
39. James "Jimmy" Carter (1977-1981)
40. Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
41. George H.W. Bush (1989-1997)
42. William "Bill" Clinton (1997-2000) **
43. Albert "Al" Gore Jr. (2000-2004) *
44. Dennis Hastert (2004-2005)
45. George W. Bush (2005-2013)
46. Barack Obama (2013-Present)
^- Impeached, not removed
*- Assassinated
**-Assassinated
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
1933-1941
(D-NY)
HENRY A. WALLACE
1941-1945
(D-IA)
JOHN NANCE GARNER
1945-1953
(R-TX)
DWIGHT "IKE" D. EISENHOWER
1953-1961
(R-KS)
JOSEPH MCCARTHY
1961-1962
(R-WI)
RICHARD M. NIXON
1962-1965
(R-CA)
JOHN F. KENNEDY
1965-1969
(D-NY)
GEORGE M. ROMNEY
1969-1977
(R-MI)
JAMES "JIMMY" CARTER
1977-1981
(D-GA)
RONALD REAGAN
1981-1989
(R-CA)
GEORGE H.W. BUSH
1989-1997
(R-TX)
WILLIAM "BILL" CLINTON
1997-2000
(D-NY)
ALBERT "AL" GORE
2000-2004
(D-DC)
DENNIS HASTERT
2004-2005
(R-IL)
GEORGE W. BUSH
2005-2013
(R-TX)
BARACK OBAMA
2013-INCUMBENT
(D-IL)
Major Republican Candidates, 2020
Mitch McConnell
from Kentucky
current position: Senate Majority Leader
Mitt Romney
from Utah
current position: Senator
Ted Cruz
from Texas
current position: Senator
Major Democratic Candidates, 2020
Bernie Sanders
from Vermont
current position: Senator
Joseph Biden
from Delaware
current position: Vice President
Nancy Pelosi
from California
current position: Representative
Country Information
United States of America
Founded: 1776
Capitol City: Washington, District of Colombia
Largest City: New York City, New York
Language: No national language English and Spanish common
Government: Republic
President: Barack Obama (D)
Vice President: Joseph Biden (D)
House Speaker: Paul Ryan (R)
Chief Justice: John Roberts
Currency: US Dollar
Greater Britannica
Founded: 1945
Capitol City: London
Largest City: London
Language: No national language English common
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Monarch: Elizabeth II
Prime Minister: Boris Johnson
Currency: Pound
France (Fifth Republic)
Founded: 1949
Capitol City: Paris
Largest City: Paris
Language: French
Government: Republic
President: Emmanuel Macron
Vice President: Edouard Philippe
Currency: Frank
People's Socialist Republic of Russia
Founded: 1971
Capitol City: Moscow
Largest City: Moscow
Language: Russian
Government: Socialist Dictatorship
Dictator: Vladimir Putin
Currency: Ruble