Hearts of Iron IV - The Sun Never Sets On The British Empire

Contrary to what the title might have you believe, the sun has set on the British Empire. Around October 1954 after public unrest and dissent in the government, elections were held for the first time since about 1937. The Conservative Party won, and Oswald Mosley stepped down to be replaced by Neville Chamberlain (who for some reason had stayed alive for fourteen years longer than in real life). Unfortunately poor old Neville kicked the bucket not long after, and after a cabinet crisis Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. (This was literally the May 1940 cabinet crisis but fourteen years late). Shortly after this, the British Imperial Commonwealth was broken up. Britain set on a path of giving independence to the world, starting with Europe. Slovakia and Czechoslovakia were both given independence, to put that age old fight to rest, as was Yugoslavia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Austria, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Russia and Denmark (minus Iceland). Unfortunately Germany, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Italy. Russia and Lithuania were actually still fascist. This led to Britain going to war with them all in order to install democracy before they could raise troops. This was successful in all instances. After this, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was formed. What then followed was a few other wars in order to remove other fascist states, and everyone but Greece was given independence (it's complicated as to why that is). Territorial changes from before the war were as follows; Yugoslavia gained Istria from Italy Czechoslovakia ceded Zaolzie back to Poland, Austria was reestablished, China was formed again, this time with all the Chinese states including former-Japanese China. China also received Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong, but Tibet remained independent. The United States lost control of the Panama Canal, which was given back to Panama. Bolivia received Chaco Boreal from Paraguay, Iceland was given independence from Denmark, France lost all its African holdings bar part of Tunisia and Senegal. Ethiopia was reestablished, and all the Middle East was given independence. Libya, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon were created, and Aden was ceded back to Yemen. Poland retained Danzig and Poznan, and Germany retained East Prussia. Vladivostok remained under British control whilst the rest of Russia gained independence. Canada gained Newfoundland and Labrador from Britain, but Australia lost the Solomon Islands, Bismarck and Papua, and the Netherlands lost the Dutch East Indies. The Philippines gained independence from US control. A unified Korea gained its freedom from Japan. After a short war between NATO and Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia became democratic and both Serbia and Croatia were dissolved and incorporated with it.

The first country to approach the UK and offer an alliance was the Republic of Turkey, who invited Britain to join the Turkish Concordat. Britain gracefully refused. At around the same time Norway suggested the formation of a so-called "European Federation", which was also respectfully declined. Shortly thereafter Britain and the Republic of Turkey became the two founding nations of NATO. Norway was initially reluctant to join but joined later after others had.

As of 1956, NATO consists of the following countries: the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Republic of Germany, Republican Italy, the Polish Republic, the Bulgarian Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovakia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Russian Federation, Siam, the British Raj, the Yugoslavian Confederation, the State of Japan, China, Korea, Canada, the Second Brazilian Republic, Colombia, the Republic of Turkey, the Venezuelan Federation, South Africa, and Switzerland. Unfortunately the US, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Finland and Czechoslovakia are reluctant to join, as are all the newly-established Middle Eastern and African countries, even the democracies of Israel, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon.

I'll put some screenshots up when I get the chance.