In 1921, from the ashes of the once great Ottoman Empire, the land of Turkey was formed. This new country took the world by storm, providing all sorts of dubios meat-based products to drunken revellers in every city of the globe.
Oh, they made a cool flag, too.
And, as Darren should well know, in 1922 the Irish Free State was founded. And look how well that went!
It was also the year that the first US aircraft carrier was launched, namely the USS Langley. And that did a lot of good too :/
...and then Il Duce continues his fun and games by telling everyone that they're Fascist, and he's their dictator. And they all go, "Mwuh? Uh. Okay." Oh, and the KKK has a bit of a resurgence in Washington.
Still, on the upside, 1925 also saw the signing of the Locarno Pact, /and/ the introduction of London's first double decker busses!
Meanwhile, the Americans were executing their own particular brand of crazy, and handing death sentances out to any immigrants who're accused of a crime, a la Sacco and Vanzetti.
And 1600 stupid people get hospitalised on December 12, after slipping on Britain's icy streets.
January 30th, 1933, and President Hindenburg has a chat with leading politician/businessman Von Papen, and decides Hitler's probably 'not that bad', and gives him the Chancellorship. Less than a month later, and the Reichstag's on fire. Coo. A fitted-up Socialist is found nearby, and the Enabling Act is passed as the result. Hindenburg wonders if, perhaps, he might have been mistaken.
On the other side of the Atlantic, though, FDR's being all warm and fuzzy, and broadcasts his first Fireside Chat, shortly before doing his whole New Deal thing. (hug)
The international media's attention is directed to Scotland, however, where the first modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster has just occured.
A little more subtly, however, our world changes for the better, as the revered Ruth Wakefield invents the chocolate chip cookie.
1939, and the Spanish Civil War is drawing to an end, with the Falange (founded by Primo de Rivera's son) as a dominant force within the nationalists. Spain then leaves the League of Nations. Again.
Elsewhere, in Tales-Of-Right-Wing-Nutcases, Hitler helps himself to a bit of Poland, and is upset to find the Western allies slightly peeved. The USSR is kicked out of the League of Nations for helping itself to the rest of Poland. The League of Nations is rapidly becoming the League of Nation.
Over the pond, Canada joins in and declares war on Germany, but the US says it's not touching /that/ mess with a barge pole, and busies itself making nuclear bombs.
Apparently, though, nothing nice happens, at all. Well, Mussolini's Italy invades Albania, forcing a King called Zog into exile. Not that nice in itself, but Zog is a pretty funny name. Also, Batman was created. Oh, and there was another Pius pope. But then, they all were, weren't they?