2000: the UN gives the firs world-colonies to the Five Big of the Security Council, plus India and Japan.
EU in turmoil. All nations accuse France and UK of "betraying" the Union keeping the world for themselves, against a previously held position of giving assigned worlds to the entire Union in order not to alter its internal equilibrium.
George Bush becomes President in the US.
From what Madness Dossier implies, it's possible Bush may not have become President of the US in Homeline:
Spoiler:
Reality Abzu, 2013
Fitting this world into the Infinite Worlds is not for the faint of heart. Do the Anunnakku threaten all the earths or just one? Just the earths that diverged between 2900 B.C. and 535 A.D.? Are the worlds with local presents before the Ontoclysm still secret plantations of the gods, or did the Dolorous Blow free mankind simultaneously on all alternates? Can subduction zones open onto parallel worlds? Onto further, inhuman quanta? Is Homeline’s Duncorne Foundation (Infinite Worlds, p. 40) running the hidden war on Homeline, or is it just a close (Oxford instead of Cambridge) parallel? Do the languages of the parallel earths all hold the secret keys to Anunnaki control? If Patrolmen encounter irruptors, do they bring their deadly memes back across the worldlines in sense memory or post-hypnotic compulsion?
Fortunately for their peace of mind, the Patrol knows nothing of all this. Reality Abzu gets its name from its wealth of ancient cuneiform inscriptions, far more of which have been preserved and translated than on any other known modern-day parallel. A lot of pop songs and advertising campaigns from Abzu also go over incredibly well on Homeline and other close parallels; royalties to Infinity pour in. With no mana, the Sheldrake Section has a considerable leg up on the Cabal hunting for the plentiful reality shards in this parallel. Though ISWAT has its suspicions, it needs proof to get a Z-rating stamped on this world, so rich in weird micro-fads, enigmatic artifacts, and archaeological data.
Current Affairs
The United States struggles with the ongoing global recession and the problems of hyperpower in a splintering geopolitical environment.
Divergence Point
One of the many close parallels that diverges in the 1990s when a non-existent Paul Van Zandt does not discover parachronics. In Abzu, as in a slight majority of similar close parallels, George W. Bush became President of the U.S. in 2001.
Major Civilizations
Western (empire with rivals), Chinese (empire), Orthodox (empire), Indic (empire).
Great Powers
United States of America (representative democracy, CR3), People’s Republic of China (dictatorship, CR5), Russian Federation (dictatorship, CR4), India (representative democracy, CR3), European Union (feudal league of democracies, CR3).
Worldline Data
TL: 8 (SANDMAN psychotronic tech is TL9^)
Quantum: 5
Mana Level: none
Infinity Class: P4
Centrum Zone: Inaccessible
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