So, a few questions
1. What’s the overall world population by 2020? Just a rough estimate will do.
2. Follow up on that, what’s climate change look like ITTL: better or worse? Is the energy industry significantly different than OTL?
3. I’m curious how many Confederate SGW veterans ended up in the U.S. Armed Forces postwar, as many German WWII veterans joined the postwar armies of both Germanys. I doubt you’d see generals and high ranking officers signing up, but I imagine there would probably be some enlisted men who would sign up when they were eligible.
By 2024, the world population is just over seven billion people. The overall population of this world is the result of several devastating 20th Century wars, as well as lower rates of population growth compared to our world. More nations compared to our world have gone through a demographic transition as they became economically wealthier.
Bharat has the highest population of any nation in the world, followed by China.
The population of the United States is at just over 300 million people.
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By 2024, the effects of climate change have become more pronounced, in terms of erratic or extreme weather patterns, compared to our world. This is because more nations around the world industrialized during the 20th Century compared to our world.
One difference in the energy industry in 2024 compared to our world is that nuclear power is more extensive in different nations.
The energy industry in different nations also developed closer ties with different national governments during the 20th Century because of the needs of different militaries and their associated industries. However, the energy industry, like other kinds of companies, is not in a position to really dictate terms to governments. The assumptions in different nations in 2024 include the belief that companies exist to serve the interests of the state, and not the other way around.
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After the end of the Second Great War, there were some Confederate military veterans who served in the US military, including during the Fourth Pacific War. I don’t have exact numbers of how many Confederate veterans served in the US military during the late 20th Century.