Before anybody asks, no, I am NOT abandoning the First Reich story(I've created a backup file for good measure). I've actually been playing El Justo's AWESOME Age of Imperialism Map on the sidelines, as none other than the German Empire. I've always wanted to try the American position, but never got to. This will be a second thread. Taniciusfox presents to you:

Pax Americana - The Culmination of Manifest Destiny!

Week 1:

Week 1 found the United States halfway into Grover Cleveland's term.

Congress decides that managing the colonial outposts around Hawaii must come first, and so decides to pursue the arts of Colonial Administration. It is then found the British Empire is willing to tell us the secrets, and so we purchase them. We go around selling how to produce Protected Cruisers and Colonial Administration, nearly doubling our monthly income, while disrupting potential British trading oppurtunities. THAT, is capitalism.

Otherwise, Week 1 is uneventful.

Week 5:

In the IBT, Britain signs a mutual protection pact with the Phillipine Natives. Okayyyy...The Filipinos then have then have the nerve to come to the USA for an MPP. We reject it immediately.

More worrying is the Franco-British pact...

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France also aligns itself with the Balkans. This has disaster written all over it...


The US Navy is sent further south near Cuba, in fear of a European War. To keep the Spanish informed of good intentions, an Open Borders agreement is signed, with a slight cost for Spain, of course.

The spirit of American imperialism had been growing. Ever since the demise of the frontier, Americans were fearful, for the Frontier represented oppurtunities to them all. Without it, imperialistic ideas began to grow in strength, and the annexation of Hawaii was an example. Treaties were negotiated with the colonial powers for open door policies, and several Americans quietly eyed the decaying Spanish Caribbean. Grover Cleveland was a staunch anti-imperialist, but under pressure from Congress, reluctantly supported one of the most significant moves in American history: the Second Mexican-American war.

Mexico was a wealthy country, but the wealth was poorly distributed. A small elite hogged the majority of the gross national product. To appeal to the more left-wing, anti-imperialist elements of American society, the Republicans proclaimed that the invasion would serve to eliminate Mexico's corrupt government, and redistribute the wealth. Capitalists would be happy at an influx of cheap labor to power their factories.

Mexico has a tiny army. Along Baja California, the tiny towns of La Paz and Santa Rosalia each field 2,000 poorly trained militia troops. (Each health bar = 1,000 units) The American navy also wanted control of Baja California so they could cut a canal through the center, and thus have access to Mexico proper. The cities of Hermosillo, Monterrey, and Guadalajara were no different, each fielded 2,000 militia troops. Mexico City was different - it had an 8,000 man militia, which was excellently trained on the defense(City Guard). The War Planners agreed to mark the new border north of Mexico City.

With all these plans in place, Grover Cleveland called up the President of Mexico, and briefly told them their countries were now at war.

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For the massive invasion, 16,000(4) cavalry, and 30,000(5) US Infantry, were called up to fight. With the element of surprise and high mobility, it was expected the American Army would "liberate" Mexico.

Without casualty, the Texas-based army struck at Monterrey. Insignificant casualties resulted from the short skirmish.

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Hermosillo fell next. The Mexican militia used guerilla tactics to kill or injure 1,000 American troops, but it was still a victory for the American people.

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From Los Angeles, 6,000 American Infantry struck at Santa Rosalia. Almost no casualties were suffered, and part of the Mexican navy was sunk. Further attacks were sent against the Mexican countryside, and a band of Mexican Civil Engineers was forcefully disbanded by the bayonet. Guadalajara was taken with no casualties, and the Mexican coal deposits were now in American hands.

Not too long after, La Paz fell in Baja California, marking American domination of the peninsula. In only a month, the American armies had taken over most of Mexico, and the capital was within our grasp. Only a shortage of troops prevented an all-out assault.

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The Mexican Nation would get a short breather, while the President asked for more troops.

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Week 9:

In the IBT, Austria-Hungary signs an embargo against us. Not like they can really use it, seeing as there's no sea trade...

The Mexican Wooden Screw Frigate tries to sink one of our conscript small cruisers, but it is sunk itself. The Mexican navy is declared defeated.

The Lowland Countries try to obtain a mutual protection pact...and charge US for it. Not a chance, Leopold. Go oppress some natives in the Congo.

9 weeks into the year 1895, skirmishes are occuring outside Mexico City. A force of 6,000 heavily-armed city Guards protects the capital of Mexico. They are faced by 44,000 soldiers, mostly American Infantry. A band of 4,000 marines is injured, but it retreats, leaving the Mexico Garisson at 3,000 men. At the loss and injury of 3,000 Cavalry, the Mexico City Guard is defeated. In it's place is a very undertrained militia - 1,000 men.

At no casualties, 2 bands of militia are defeated, and Mexico City falls.

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The defeated Mexican government flees to Cancun in Yucatan. With this, the American victory is at hand. Compounding the flight is the fall of Villa Hemosa. Cancun is the last independent city in Mexico.

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18,000 Infantry and 16,000 Cavalry were deployed in the jungles of Yucatan, poised to invade and swipe Cancun.

Week 13:

In the IBT, Russia joins Mexico in it's trade embargo against us. Mexico is not exactly bright when picking allies...

Cancun is attacked, and 3,000 cavalry are injured. But there are no more troops, so it is captured.

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..And by extension:

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While President Cleveland informs the public he was opposed to the war, he nonetheless capitalises on it's success. He and Congress draft up a new plan to create the "Mexico Provisional State", until a final status is achieved. Mexico maintains a seperate government, but a lot of it's abilities - such as taxes and defense - fall under the jurisdiction of the United States. The President remains opposed to annexation of Mexico, but the Imperialist faction is growing in strength, talking about how annexing Mexico would strengthen the economy and provide for better security. The American economy's growing strength as a result of it's puppet state just proves their point.

But just as the Mexico Provisional State is founded, Republicans in Congress want to continue further gains while they still can. A quick look at the Central American region showed that they possessed a mere 10,000 troops all together. The government aims for Guatemala city - defended by 2,000 militia.

Cleveland opposes the Congress once again, but he is overwhelmed by their vote. The United States goes to war with Guatemala.

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As a result, the other Central American states join them in their defense.

At no cost to American soldiers, Guatemala falls. The United States then decides to launch an assault on Tegucigalpa, the capital of the Central American coalition. The hills slowed down the soldiers sufficiently enough the capital would survive for another month.

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The President - a staunch non-interventionist as mentioned before - does approve a peaceful measure - a trans-North American railway. Mexico's conquest and underdevelopment meant that in order to effectively defend such a long strip of territory, railways would need to be in order. The route is to go from Houston to Monterrey, where it will join up with a pre-existing rail which leads to Mexico City. From there, the railway will head south to Guatemala and Villa Hemosa.

Within a month, one can travel by railway from New York to Mexico City without having to use a road.

The President's First Quarter has excellent reviews - 96% approval rating - the highest of any leader in the world.

Week 17:

In the IBT, Japan signs an embargo with Central America against the United States. Spain joins in. The Central American navy tries to sink American vessels, but horribly fails.

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Russia demands 100 gold as well. The President does not wish for the Russians to reclaim Alaska, so he complies with Congressional consent. The United States is far too busy siezing territory, and does not want to fight a war over Alaska. Grover Cleveland lets the Russians off with a warning that the USA will not back down a second time.

The American naval vessels Stiletto, Baltimore, Newark, and San Francisco arrive off Tegucigalpa. They all open fire immediately. They all miss.

6,000 American soldiers die besieging Tegucigalpa - but they wear down the defenders to 3,000 capable soldiers. Another 4,000 Cavalrymen die, but Tegucigalpa's garrison is brought down to 2,000. 10,000 more troops die, and Tegucigalpa's garrison is brought down to 1,000 City Guards. They are killed without casualties.

At the price of 1,000 injured soldiers, the United States crushes Tegucigalpa's remaining defenders - the primitive militia. The Central Americans are doomed. 29,000 troops are then sent to the mountains north of Managua, the last Central American city.

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The railway is also added further on, and the route to Villa Hemosa is almost complete.

"Remember Tegucigalpa!" becomes a rallying cry for the war, as 20,000 troops died trying to capture it. Many Americans had trouble saying it, due to underexposure to foreign languages.

Week 21:

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With only 1,000 American casualties, the last city of Central America falls.

The American Imperialists are (temporarily) sated, and choose not to attack the small, isolated city of Panama(under Colombian control) to the south as we have a right of passage with it's owners.

To stir the waters further though, the USS Baltimore is ordered to block the Panama Canal Route. This causes international outcry - forcing many vessels to go around Canada or South America on the Trans-Ocean Route - but nobody wishes to go to war over a trivial issue. At the same time, a new canal is dug near Managua - allowing the United States to go between oceans with ease.

The President commissions workers to be trained in Hawaii, then sent to the homeland - which is in desperate need of public works with it's extended territories.

Week 25:

In the IBT, New Grenada tells us to get out of the Panama Canal. The President complies, and the world smiles as the USS Baltimore withdraws.

Austria-Hungary comes wanting a right of passage and mutual protection pact, but we decline. We do however negotiate for Field Guns.

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Germany desires a mutual protection pact, but the United States' isolationist policy forces us to decline.

In the homeland, many factories are constructed. The government places an emphasis on increasing production in the homelands, to reap the full benefits of an expanded nation.

The railroad route to Guatemala is also nearly complete. Congress tells the American people that one day railways will stretch from Maine all the way to Panama.

Having a large treasury of 13,717 gold, and a yearly income of nearly 20,000 gold, the government decides to pour some funds into the economy. 980 units are spent to pay overtime workers in the construction of factories - especially in Central America.

Week 29:

In the IBT, Tibet of all backward places come to us for a Mutual Protection Pact. We reject, but sell them a right of passage for 4 gold per turn and 11 gold.

Congress decides to commission new vessels for the relatively weak American navy - the Indiana class battleships. (18 attack, 20 defense, 5 movement) 5 are to be produced by the city of Philadelphia.

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The government spends extra funds to train Volunteer Infantry on Midway and Wake Island. Plans are also made to establish naval bases in California, to supplement a new West Coast fleet of Indiana Class Battleships.

Week 33:

The United States North American Railway is almost complete. The city of Tegucigalpa is added to the network, and additions further south towards Managua are begun. Once completed, the rail-line will be extended to the border with Colombian-controlled Panama.

The first raw materials unit is produced in Honolulu. The American government sends transports to pick it up - it will take 3 months time to reach the Hawaiian islands from San Francisco.

Besides that, the year continues to fly by uneventfully for the Pan-American nation.

Week 37:

IBT, Japan comes for a mutual protection pact. We have the same reaction as always and refuse - but agree to a right of passage. They pay us 48 gold for it.

As factories begin to dominate American cities, the President and Congress work together to build harbors. Navy facilities are also approved to be constructed throughout the American nation - and also in it's more distant provinces.

Managua is linked up to the North American railway, and a final segment is due to be added in the coming weeks. Congress approves government spending across the board.

Mass-production of factories, harbors and even marketplaces and banks comes to a total of 880 gold paid out by the government. The constant re-investment of funds is poised to make the United States a big player on the world level.

A third quarter evaluation of the President's approval rating yields 94 percent...not as high as before, but President Cleveland remains a popular leader by far.

Week 41:

IBT, the French come for a mutual protection pact...the AI seems to not learn how the Cleveland Administration desires isolation. The pact with France is rejected. We do not even bother signing a right of passage.

Naval bases and facilities are finished far ahead of schedule thanks to last month's government-sponsored payments. With the East Coast rapidly deploying a fleet, a Western fleet is also seen as crucial to Hawaii's defenses. San Francisco is commissioned to construct 5 Indiana Class Vessels of it's own.

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The Pan American railway is completed. The United States can now effortlessly shuttle soldiers throughout the country as needed.

The President and Congress then sign a new plan to build railways to every major city - to connect every city together and aid in defense and further prosperity. 80 percent of the public workers are sent north, while some remain in Central America to improve the region's infrastructure.

The President breaks down the numbers like this:

1 for Central America, 2 for Mexico, 3 for the United States proper.

Congress also mandates that thanks to warm relations with Britain(and by extension Canada), the United States build a road from isolated Seward in Alaska to Dawson in Canada - thus linking it up with the many rich resources of the mainland.

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Week 45:

154 gold is expended on Wake Island and Midway Island to train Colonial conscripts. Once they perform their duties on the islands, they will be shipped back to the homeland. Roads are built to resource deposits throughout American-held Latin America, and mine construction is scheduled to begin.

Week 49:

China comes to the USA for a mutual protection pact. We send them away. The United States has approved a 1 percent of GDP(currently 1939 a month) for the foreign aid budget... so the government gives them foreign aid amounts of 19 gold. This is to help China re-inforce itself against European aggression.

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The last Indiana is produced in Philadelphia. The East Coast's navy is now far larger, and boasts excellent ships to protect American interests. Naval construction is halted to allow the refinement of Law Enforcement. The Republicans in Congress believe this will keep anti-war protests low when they march to war against New Granada.

1896

Week 1:

Grover Cleveland's term is nearing it's end. In the ninth week of 1897, elections will be held.

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The United States discovers Colonial Administration II. This enables the production of cavalry abroad.

3 Raw Materials units are delivered to San Francisco. The treasury increases by 300 gold. Most of the funds are expended to construct a winery in the same city.

Hundreds of units of gold are expended to rush naval bases in San Diego and Guadalajara. Factories and railroad terminals are rushed in Mexico, in preparation for a railway linking all of Mexico.

Week 5:

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IBT, La Plata(Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia) comes for a mutual protection pact. We instead negotiate a small treaty where they pay us 120 gold over time for a right of passage.

To aid in the growth of the North American economy, stock exchanges are scheduled to be constructed in every major city. Mexico is also nearing integration with the United States.

Week 9:

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We recieve word that Albert Einstein has published his Theory of Relativity in Munich, Germany. Hearing the info is of no real use to the American people at this juncture.

Besides the mass-construction of naval bases in Central America, this year is marked by the admission of several Mexican states to the Union. The number is kept low - conservatives do not want foreigners having a major slice of American policies.

In total, Mexico had 31 states and the Federal district. 7 of these were taken and turned into 5 states - Baja California(I), Sonora(II), Chihuahua(III), Coahuila(IV), and New Leon(V). Cleveland is opposed to annexation as usual, but the Republican majority in Congress overrules him.

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The Mexican Provisional state was merged with all the occupied Central American countries, creating the Central American Provisional State. The same legal framework was achieved - primarily independent, but with a shared foreign policy, military and executive branch with the United States.

Week 13:

Raw materials are produced in the colonies, but otherwise nothing major occurs.

Week 17:

Nothing nothing nothing. Just workers completing jobs and standard procedures. We also notice Panama has a Colombian riflemen now. No matter - we have plenty of ships to test it.

Week 21:

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IBT, the Balkans come for a mutual protection pact. Ugh...the AI never learns. We do see if we can sell the Maxim Gun to them though. Republicans in Congress take note that within 8 weeks, all agreements with New Grenada will expire.

Week 25:

Once again, a fool comes asking for a treaty. The USA refuses, but does buy the secrets of Pre-Dreadnoughts from Spain.

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Britain comes with an interesting "treaty."

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The British demand 100 gold, much like the Russians before them. Congress agrees, but says that next time, Britain won't be so lucky. The United States is far too busy eyeing the Caribbean and South America to fight over Canada.

The British reply:

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Ohhhh, the US will give them a gesture alright. But it won't be friendly. It involves a finger and is considered extremely rude.

The United States de facto adopts the Gold Standard.

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In this week, there is a large market panic, as it is discovered that nearly a third of annual income comes from overseas. Most of this income is due to dry up within a month. The United States decides to go around and put it's large budget to use...

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Russia pays us 20 gpt for 390 gold. Austria-Hungary pays us 20 gpt of 389 gold. The American panic ceases, temporarily. The expected arrival of raw materials in the homeland also decreases any panic.

Week 29:

The time had come for the next phase of American expansion. The isolated city of Panama was crying out for America to liberate it from the Colombian yoke. Grover Cleveland was - for the third time in his administration - forced to bring a war that Congress demanded, as part of his Presidential responsibility to the people.

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Indeed, there was a war they were not aware of - the war with the United States.

Panama's garrison was wounded, and the Colombian oppressors were disposed of. Militiamen had to take the defensive, as the United States catered to it's 2,000 casualties. With no further casualties, Panama City was captured, and the United States's territory included every part of North America besides the Caribbean and Canada.

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The city of Caracas - in Venezuela - was attacked. The Naval Academy of New Grenada was destroyed in the attacks. It's defenders were heavily wounded, and Marines attacked from the sea. Though 4,000 men were lost in the ensuing battle, Caracas was left barely standing - a band of militia protected it.

In the state of Baja California, two bands of Colonial workers arrive, with some raw materials. The raw materials are sent to be processed in San Francisco.

Week 33:

The USA tears up it's right of passage agreements with the Filipinos and the Hispaniolas.

Spain signs an embargo against us with New Grenada.

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With almost no casualties, the United States captures Caracas. The downfall of New Grenada becomes apparent.

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With 5,000 dead Cavalrymen and 4,000 infantry casualties, we reduce Ciudad Bolivar to militiamen. We capture it with only 1,000 casualties. The American government rechristens it Bolivar City.

Week 37:

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In the IBT, Austria-Hungary aligns with the Franco-British-Balkan block. Poor Germany, all alone.

We also buy Colonial Admin III from Germany for 1600 gold. (We are boycotting Britain)

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American troops besiege Medallin. 3,000 casualties are sustained, but all the Colombian riflemen are disposed of. 4,000 more casualties, and Medallin was in American hands.

The ambitions United States Army then proceed to go against the capital - Bogota. The powerful City Guard militia protected it. At high casualties - 15,000 wounded or killed - the capital of Colombia fell. New Grenada ceased to exist, as Ecuador was all that was left.

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4,000 died to kill the main defenders of Quito, Ecuador. After that, no men died defeating the last bastion of New Grenada. Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela, and even parts of British Guiana were all now in American hands.

The player discovers that Bogota has an Industrialization resource under it for some reason. Plans are made for there to be a handicap - no homeland troops in Colombia or all of South America.

It took only 3 months, but the United States had greatly enlarged it's territories, and now could fully enforce the Monroe doctrine on all of South America.

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Still warmongering, I see. ;)

Also, I can't believe my eyes! That's my Gatling Gun unit that I made a good while back ther in your last two screen shots! Is the gatling gun an artillery unit or a regular type unit in this mod?

Still warmongering, I see. ;)

Also, I can't believe my eyes! That's my Gatling Gun unit that I made a good while back ther in your last two screen shots! Is the gatling gun an artillery unit or a regular type unit in this mod?

The Gatling Gun is the US's main advantage in the early game. While the AI has to wait for the Maxim Gun tech to build machine guns, the USA can build them right from the get go. It's a normal unit, 4 or 5 attack, 12 defense. :) Also with bombardment capability, if extremely limited.

Ah, so it's sorta like the machinegun units in the WWII Pacifac conquest.

Week 41:

In the IBT, Brazil says the USA "bestrides the globe like a Colossus" and asks for a mutual protection pact and right of passage. The USA grants them a right of passage, but refuses to negotiate a mutual protection pact.

Seward was linked to Dawson last turn, but was not reported. Seward, Alaska can now build a full line of naval vessels and units - at least until the Brits declare war.

Week 41 also sees a large buildup of American forces around Hispaniola.

Week 45:

President Cleveland is once again drawn into a war by the opposition in Congress. The new target? Hispaniola. Just 2 months after conquering New Grenada and siezing control of the Panama Canal, the United States seeks to occupy/annex further territories.

President Cleveland makes the call - and hopes it's the last time he will do so during his administration.

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Against the 28,000 Dominican-Haitian coalition forces, stood 54,000 American soldiers, backed up by a sizeable naval force.

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Week 49:

In the IBT, Portugal signs an emargo against us. As does Austria-Hungary. Standard rights of passage are re-negotiated, often involving more gold per term being sent to the growing American state.

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The American Intelligence Agency is finally put together in Washington at the request of the Republican Party. It will enable the United States to observe countries while at war.

In Hispaniola, the American juggernaut prepares to eliminate the Haitian factions on the island. The powerful Virginia Class Battleships reduced Port Au Prince's main garrison of 14,000 men to a mere 4,000. At the cost of 3,000 casualties, that was reduced to 2,000 men. 1,000 City Guards took up the defense. We lost only 1,000 of our soldiers disposing of them. At no further casualties, the local militia was crushed, and the Republic of Haiti fell into American hands.

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The time then went to dispose of the Dominican half of the island. In the weeks after the fall of Port-Au-Prince, half of Hispaniola was taken over by American troops. The effective American occupation zone extended right to Santo Domingo's outskirts.

Santo Domingo's men were cut down to 6,000 from 14,000. With only 3,000 casualties, the entire garrison was massacred, and the United States took over Hispaniola.

Hispaniola's countries did not become a "provisional state". Hispaniola was instead turned into an overseas territory, and referred to as the "Commonwealth of Hispaniola."

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Cleveland sat in his office for the next 3 months, glad his term was nearly over. He tried and tried, yet Congress continued to go to war. His second term had seen the fall of Mexico, Central America's many countries, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. Finally, the Dominican Republic and Haiti had been merged into another conquered possession. Cleveland feared what his successor would do.

Wait, how are Mutual Protection Pacts and tech trading available? I don't recall being able to do those in my games...did you change the biq yourself?

Oh, good story by the way. Eagerly following this and First Reich

Wait, how are Mutual Protection Pacts and tech trading available? I don't recall being able to do those in my games...did you change the biq yourself?

Oh, good story by the way. Eagerly following this and First Reich

Yes, I tinkered with them. During the first era, most techs are available, but during the following ones, most are locked up. Mutual Protection Pacts were also added to help contain imperialism on one power's part - the British and French almost always align, for instance.

1897

Week 1:

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In the IBT, a man masquerading as "Pliny" publishes a volume of the most advanced nations in the world. The American regime is not amongst them.

We discover the Lowland Countries - a de facto entity created by the Belgians and Dutch in face of growing competition at home and abroad - has discovered 20th Century Medicine, AND Advanced Mining Techniques. The government goes to them for these technologies.

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During his last two months of office, President Cleveland faces a crisis on Cuba. The Cuban militias have taken up arms, and are waging war for control of their island. From their fortified city of Nuevitas, they command 1/4 of the island and a quarter of it's population. While abroad Cleveland is opposed to intervention, he has also changed the Monroe doctrine to imply that any matter in the Americas can have a potential American interest. Not wanting the Spanish regime to decay, the United States agrees to intervene - if it can recieve special concessions and priveleges on Cuba. Spain agrees. The United States goes to war with the Cuban rebellion, and deploys much of the army that had invaded Hispaniola.

The Rebellion employs an estimated 18,000 soldiers - including 6,000 highly-trained City Guards. The United States sends 18,000 infantry, and 17,000 cavalry. They were soon joined by 20,000 more troops from Mexico. The fact the Cuban soldiers had been worn down to 5,000 men by naval assault didn't help their chances.

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Week 5:

In the IBT...Chile declares war on the United States!

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They attack our new outposts in Colombia... with a single riflemen. The President assures the American people that the United States Army is more then a match for Chile.
France and Britain renew their mutual protection pact.

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The United States gains a military advantage - a National Military Academy is constructed in the capital. We can now field veteran homeland troops, which will put Chile on edge when we come for them.

On Cuba, the rebellion is dying. Thanks to starvation, 2/11 - nearly 20 percent - of the rebel troops have vanished.

With 2,000 casualties, we crush 3,000 Cuban troops, including their elite city guards. 3,000 more casualties, and Nuevitas falls. The Cuban rebellion is crushed. Spain's rule of Cuba is secure... until the United States sees fit to evict them.

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Congress uses the threat of Chile to convince Cleveland to sign a mutual protection pact with Brazil, the (relatively) major power of South America. With it's central location, it is believed they could be of use to the American campaigns in South America.

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As well, embargos are signed with all South American countries against Chile. Chile finds itself diplomatically and economically isolated. The United States also reviews it's budget.

Congress moves the foreign aid budget up to 3 percent. This allows money sent to other countries to equal a total of 109 units of gold per term. 19 units of gold per term are sent to our ally, Brazil.

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To aid in the war against Chile, the President dispatches an expeditionary force of 24,000 US infantry to South America. A spy network is also set up inside the country. The Chilean military's secrets are waiting to be discovered at the President's command. A force of 57,000 men - straight from Cuba - is also sent to South America. Within the next month, they will march to war against Chile.

Outside the city of Chuquicamata, 24,000 men entrenched themselves in the mountains, ready to sieze Chile's coal supplies.

Week 9:

IBT, Argentina wants a Protection Pact. We reject it, as we desire Chile for ourselves. We already have Brazil as an ally anyways.

On Inauguration Day - March 4 - the United States makes it's move, mere hours before President William McKinley takes office. 5,000 casualties were sustained to kill the Chilean riflemen at Chuquicamata. Unfortunately, we lack the force to conquer the city's hordes of militia. But the large army arriving from Brazil will allow us to change that next turn.

Besides hordes of troops arriving at the doorsteps of Chile, nothing else occurs.

Week 13:

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We complete Battlefield Medicine in St. Louis.

The battle of Chuquicamata resumes. With 2,000 more casualties, we slay the 3,000 man militia, and Chile loses one of it's towns to the United States. With the city comes the Chilean coal deposits.

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The city is rechristened McKinleyville, in honor of the President.

4,000 Cavalry were sent south to Chanaral, where they disposed of the militia with ease.

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The President then says we should continue the advance against the capital - Santiago. Santiago fields 6,000 City Guards, and 8,000 Chilean infantry. We have 58,000 cavalrymen to send against the city.

Despite 13,000 casualties, the City Guards are disposed of. 11,000 casualties later, the capital of Chile became part of the Chilean Provisional State. As a result of the Battle of Santiago, Chile has lost nearly half it's population, and at least a third of it's territory.

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With the ongoing victories, the President ordered an assault on Valdivia further south. If the city fell, the border between the Provisional State and Independent Chile would fall inside forests and hills, providing mutual security. 13,000 casualties later, the United States had disposed of it's main infantry force. Militiamen were a thorn in our side, as usual. With only 1,000 more casualties sustained, the USA took Valdivia, and the copper mines of Chile had fallen as well.

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The President was willing to discuss peace with Chile, warning them Brazil could get involved, but they refused. Before considering peace again, he decided the United States should rob Chile of it's last valuable resource - oil. Arica along the border with La Plata had oil fields. Hills prevented any fast and rapid conquest - hence why the Army had avoided it in favor of a route to Santiago. The last forces of our army - 46,000 soldiers - were sent to the hills outside Arica.

Week 17:

In the IBT, Britain signs an embargo against us with Chile. Okay. The Chilean navy also moves towards Colombia.

We complete the Wright Brothers in Atlanta. As well, we get the long-awaited message:

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12,000 dead and 1,000 more casualties at Arica cause the city to fall into our hands. The President decides to halt our advance. The total amount of troops is now down to 79,000. The reason the number is larger then before, is because the United States has drawn upon resources from Hispaniola and the US Proper.

After learning Chile can only field 8,000 more soldiers thanks to our spies, the President resumes our assault. 49,000 troops are deployed to task Puerto Aisen, the new capital of Chile.

Week 21:

IBT, Germany signs an embargo against us. The President makes a note to be less friendly towards Germany.

More interestingly, World War I is about to begin:

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With the Austro-Russian War, Britain will be dragged in alongside Austria, and this will in turn drag in the French. Russia is expected to be defeated, unless a miracle occurs - such as an alliance with Germany. The fact the Balkans and France have ended their alliance will help Russia's position against Austria-Hungary.

Congress notices that the US has a large empty foreign aid slot - 28 gold per term. Congress decides to send this to Russia - McKinley's administration is far less isolationist in nature. He fears the power of an enlarged Britain or France. Discovering they have technology to be traded, the United States trades for it instead - giving the Russians 1500 units of gold and 28 gold per term. We hope the cash injection will help Russia grow in strength.

With the war abroad settled, we look at the war at home - against Chile. 8,000 casualties were sustained to kill the 8,000 troops inside Puerto Aisen.

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31,000 soldiers are then sent against Punta Arenas - the last free Chilean city. Their "President" is likely regretting ever attacking the United States.

Week 25:

IBT, Spain signs an embargo against us with the soon-to-be-vaporised Chileans. As expected, France declares war on Russia as well. The war in Europe takes off full-swing.

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Punta Arenas falls with 3,000 casualties - to destroy 3,000 militiamen. The Chilean Provisional State is now simply called 'Chile', but is still de facto under American power.

A report shows that a city in central Siberia has been burned to the ground. But otherwise, the war in Eurasia shows no fruits.

Week 29:

In the IBT, TWO cities in East Siberia fall to France. Things are not looking good for Russia. But a blessing will come soon - in 7 turns/months, all British-American agreements expire, and Canada shall be invaded, occupying the British Empire's time.

President McKinley says the United States must take a stand in the international stage to keep the world from spiraling out of control. He goes around and gets Germany to put an embargo against the French and British.

The President also goes to Germany for a treaty of mutual defense - bringing the United States into the European picture. Isolationists oppose the action, but it is necessary for the USA to get involved in a war that could destroy the balance of power.

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Week 33:

In the IBT, President McKinley recieves a shocking message:

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Fearing someone might attack the United States, he orders the mobilization of the entire country for war. This also supplements his planned attack on Canada.

He also hears the Argentines have tried to start up a spy network in Washington. The spies are all rounded up and executed.

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There is a huge military buildup in the homeland, as troops are recalled from South America in large numbers. The Canadian garrisons will have their hands full in half a year.

Week 37:

IBT, Uruguay comes to the US for a mutual protection pact. Since we are already aligned with Brazil - an ally of Uruguay's - we refuse. We must also reserve alliances for major players... such as those in Europe. Besides increased military buildups, nothing else occurs.

Week 41:

IBT, the American Spy Network in Vienna is shut down by the Austro-Hungarian forces. We intend to restart the network soon. In Russia, the Russians continue their advance against the French. The French have lost one of the two cities they captured, and we expect the fall of their last occupied city - Yakutsk - by the time of the British-American War.

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Dull dull dull. Nothing else occurs.

Week 45:

IBT, Nicholas II comes begging the USA for a mutual protection treaty. We reject. Soon Nicholas, soon. Shortly after our refusal, the city of Yakutsk falls into Russian hands. We hope Russia will be fit to go on an offensive against Austria soon.

We also buy Submarine technology from Russia. We hope that the prevalance of invisible units around the board will soon go up - triggering massive wars.

Week 49:

In the IBT, Germany makes a wise investment, and aligns with Portugal, which on the colonial front in Africa neighbors them in many places. This will aid in the coming world war.

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Nothing. Absolutely nothing. In a few turns, World War I shall break out.

1898

Week 1:

Austria and Russia sign a peace treaty IBT. Unfortunately, the continuing war with the other powers will keep Russia from getting a breather. Somebody tries to take Caracas via propoganda. They fail, of course. But the President is worried, and tightens security measures with Congressional approval.

The military buildup continues. Next month, the United States will go to war once again.

Week 5:

IBT, Austria-Hungary comes for a mutual protection pact, but we can't allow that. Soon, Russia will go to war with Europe once more, and we require Russia as an ally. France and Italy also align themselves with a pact. This makes the Allies as: Britain, France, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. We expect to bring in Germany, Russia, and Portugal.

Once again, somebody tries to take Caracas via propoganda. It fails.

Upon reviewing world diplomacy, Congress finds out that Austria-Hungary is NOT aligned with the Franco-British bloc anymore. Austria-Hungary is expected to be a neutral power. We go to the Russians to sign a pact with them.

President McKinley asks for a declaration of war against Britain shortly afterwards, and they accept. World War I is about to begin:

The Allies: the British Empire, France, Italy
The Coalition: the USA, Russia, Germany, Portugal

--- Review of Resources ---

Before marching off to war, McKinley looks at his resources.

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The USA and it's 'allies'(conquered countries, provisional states) control 10% of the world's land, and 14% of it's population. The whole British Empire, by contrast, has 20 percent of the world's land, and 21 percent of it's population.

The 'power' measurements show a great deal of difference between the USA and Britain's power, but the British strength is spread out over the world - an edge we have.

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President McKinley's third research report says that he has the world's highest approval rating - 81% -, the second strongest economy, and the greatest income per capita in the world.

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For his final report, he evaluates the number of soldiers currently in his employ. The estimate is at 876,000, not counting small reserves and units to be trained. The British Army by contrast, employs well over 2,000,000 men. 1/10 of their soldiers are located in Canada. President McKinley knows that Canada will be an uphill battle, but he calls up the British Prime Minister...

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Hope you have an impressive navy.

Hope you have an impressive navy.

As the strategy guide says, Britain tends to have a weakness in terms of regional superiority... the USA has tons of battleships, so local superiority shouldn't be an issue... we've also got a few subs to make the seas hell for British vessels. :) Our ally in Germany will help greatly in occupying British forces... the forces of Portugal and Russia will also prove a nuisance.

That's more or less how my old game with the US was with Britain at war with Germany when I declared war and invaded Canada. I had a massive navy in the Atlantic and I had no problem holding off the British for a good long time. The problem was that it was just a constant stream of King Edwards in stacks of four coming at me every single turn and it got to the point where I simply couldn't keep fighting them as I didn't have enough ships that were fit to fight as I had no time to repair them at ports. But that was far enough in that by the time the strain was getting bad I had already made my conquests in the pacific, caribbean and in Canada.

One thing I noticed is that almost all of Britains ships seemed to funnel into Bermuda first before heading towards my holdings, and I was able to keep them held down their by bombarding the living hell out of the place.

Week 5 continued - World War I:

The First World War begins in Canada. The cities of Vancouver and Toronto are marked for capture by the US government. The plan is to sieze these key points - they offer direct access for British forces to the US's industrial centers.

Toronto is attacked first. At 6,000 casualties, the City Guard is disposed of. With many more casualties, the garrison is defeated, and Toronto falls.

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Vancouver falls with a good deal of casualties. However, some of Canada's artillery - and a British submarine - are destroyed in the conquest. With Vancouver conquered, we plan to attack Alberta.

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Calgary is taken right after Vancouver with more casualties. Nobody in the city resists - it seems the Canadians are learning it's better to embrace the American Empire rather then resist it.

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Winnipeg fell next. With the fall of Winnipeg, the Canadian road system is split into three areas. The hills and forests between it and the other nearby cities prevent quick enemy movement, securing the region. We are then free to go against Ottawa, the capital.

Further east and south is the city of Thunder Bay - the last stop from Western Canada to Ottawa. With it's small garrison, we intend to sieze it. Doing so will enable us to apply pressure to Ottawa from 2 fronts. Thunder Bay, of course, falls to the American army.

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Further south, in the Caribbean, a force of marines works with our navy to capture Jamaica. Within a week, Kingston falls, and Jamaica - one of the last British bastions in the Americas - becomes a new American province.

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The United States Army assaults Ottawa - capital of British Canada - next. We lose 20,000 men that day, and gain 21,000 more wounded. Despite all the assaults, a small but determined British force of 3,000 City Guards remains standing. President McKinley gives it his all, desiring to destroy the British presence in North America once and for all. At 2,000 more casualties, Ottawa falls. The Canadian Confederation as a whole is expected to collapse next.

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McKinley delivers a victory address only 2 weeks after the start of the British-American conflict. He says that at the current rate of victories, he expects complete American dominance in Canada by the end of the year. He orders 14,000 Gatling Gun-men to take up positions around Southern Montreal, to hinder a British counterattack.

With his first strike on the global chess board complete, McKinley awaits the training of new recruits to send against the Canadian grinder.

In one month, the American army has siezed Jamaica, much of Canada, and 7 important cities.

Week 9:

IBT, rights of passage are re-negotiated with numerous nations. This helps supplement our economy further - and thus the war effort against Britain and France. Scandinavia signs a trade embargo against us. Not that we needed their trade anyways. Our ships engage the British off Canada. The result? Germany rallies to our cause against Britain. We can see the chain reaction of alliances about to go off.. on a lesser note, Brazil also joins. We will leave it to them to crush the British and French colonies in South America.

Britain fails to damage our ships via it's multiple bombardments(this implies they fear the American navy, they must ration their attacks). They also attack Germany's powerful navy: triggering war with Portugal. With the exception of Italy joining Britain and France, it seems the world war is fully underway. Africa and Europe will be battlefields. France declares war on Germany. The Boer Republics also blockade us.

Finally, Italy declares war on Germany. Our military plans our stolen right afterwards! We go to war with Italy after Russia and Germany are attacked. The war's alliances are set. It is time for the world to embrace the full hell of war.

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Week 9 opens with the First Battle of Belize. A small American force has been deployed to the city of Belize in British Honduras. Though small, they are better trained man-for-man then the British colonial troops, and the full fury of the American Caribbean fleet is there to support them.

The assault is successful, and 3 bands of British troops are defeated. While the defenses remain enormous, injuries are high and morale low. The city also is growing angry as they are drafted to defend against the American hordes. The city holds out thanks to it's superior numbers, but starvation and disease are starting to take their toll. The American army camps in the sugar fields around Belize. Meanwhile, The President shifts his attention back to Canada.

--- Canadian Campaign ---

McKinley had few troops, but he still hoped to gain ground against the British in Canada. His plan was to destroy Quebec. If Quebec fell, British Canada would fall without it's core. He failed to deal a blow to Montreal with his fastest artillery, so he had them all gather in one point southwest of the city. They were well protected by fast, mobile cavalry, and some infantry joined the fray. Within a month, the Battle of Montreal would ensue, and the fate of Canada would be decided.

Peacefully, McKinley linked Western Canada to the United States by rail. Once the city of Dawson was taken, Alaska would be connected to the USA. He also poured his large treasury into recruiting more soldiers. The end of the first quarter, would be celebrated by the end of the British in Canada.

Week 13:

IBT, Brazil sends large numbers of troops to occupy British Guiana. Britain itself sends 4,000 Colonial Cavalry to harass our gains in Canada. We expect a guerilla campaign to hinder our advance.

Somebody tries to launch a propoganda campaign against us in Santo Domingo, Hispaniola. Portugal joins the campaign against France. We can foresee the waters of the world becoming a tad more dangerous for Britain and France. France also declares war on Brazil.

--- Battle of Montreal ---

It was the end of March. Spring had just begun, and true to it's name, the American offensive had sprung into action. Insane numbers of artillery surrounded Montreal. Backing them up was large numbers of cavalry. Even more cavalry divisions would soon arrive from the homeland.

The first shots greatly weaken the British garrison in Montreal. It is costly like Ottawa - we lose at least 15,000 men - but we do manage to 'snipe' the City Guards. This enables us to roll over their military there. Cavalry are forced to take up the defense.

It takes a few more casualities, but Montreal falls. The American nation is destined to absorb Canada. North of Ottawa, we dispose of the 4,000 man force Britain sent to act as a Quebecois insurgency. We now proceed to take the namesake of Quebec - Quebec city.

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--- Battle of Quebec ---

Quebec was a prosperous city in Canada, it's largest in terms of population. It was also an important port for the British naval forces - isolated yet capable of building a great fleet. It was time for this asset to be removed. As great as it is, it is very lightly defended - only 3 professional groups of soldiers, City Guards included. A small detachment of the American navy makes short work of them. The United States Army strikes fast and mercilessly, like a cheetah.

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Quebec falls. There were few casualties. We then aim to destroy Halifax - the last significant naval base in Canada for the Royal Navy.

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It takes far more casualties then Quebec, but Halifax falls. A victory rally is held in Washington, only 6 weeks after the previous one. The battle for Canada is considered won. Only the terrain prevents a quick and decisive conquest of the remaining Canadian cities.

--- Second Battle of Belize ---

With the conflict in Canada now slowed due to thick forests and large hills blocking rapid progress, we turn to the battle of Belize. Belize had survived the last assault intact. It's sugar plantations were now guarded by American soldiers, however.

The Belize Garrison is greatly weakened by constant bombardment from the United States navy. Now it's up to American troops to carry the stars and stripes into the city's center...

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A great leader - Theodore Roosevelt - reveals himself during this battle. Though he was Secretary of the Navy and an advocate of the war with Britain, his resignation of being Secretary so he could personally lead the troops to victory was what made him extremely popular.

Belize found itself defended by a poor man's army of colonial sentries... low numbers, low morale, and low training allowed the American army to crush them with practically no casualties. Belize was won. The British had been evicted from the Caribbean - with the exception of their tiny island colony north of British Guiana.

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The people of Belize did not resist the American yoke. It was now time for the US military to focus outwards - and potentially conquer the Caribbean completely. The naval forces outside Belize were directed to assist the Brazilians in occupying British Guiana.

--- Misc. Manuevers and the Effects of War ---

American naval vessels also took up positions around Bermuda. Though we couldn't take the island bastion, we did harass it. Two Virginia Class Battleships destroyed it's coastal defenses, sank transports in the harbor, and blocked fisherman from harvesting valuable food resources all in one fell swoop. Our economists calculated this would cause 1/6 of the population of the island to starve. McKinley said it was a necessary evil.

While the British lost ground in the Americas, they were gaining it elsewhere. The tiny Portugese city of Macau fell to the British forces in Hong Kong. We expected our allies' territory in China to fall anyways. It is in Europe where Portuguese, German, and Russian forces could deliver an efficient blow to the British, French and Italians. Besides that, there had been no major shifts in territory amongst the conflicting nations.

McKinley ended the month by amassing a plan to strike all 3 of the remaining Canadian cities.

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I had edited it a bit too. Made the Marines a more powerful unit, on par with WWI U.S. Infantry.

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Week 17:

IBT, further chain reactions occur diplomatically, with a state of war being declared between Brazil and Italy. The Enemy Alliance tries to harm us economically - France and Britain use their financial connections to rally Spain, the Ottomans, Persia and Austria-Hungary against us. The idea behind this is to "rein in the Renegade Americans". Hmph. We'd like to see them try.

The Brazilian Army is - for lack of a better word - completely and utterly owned outside British Guiana as they try to take Georgetown. No matter - we will invade British South America soon enough.

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President McKinley is proud to announce the connection of every North American city by railroad during this week. With the exception of the British territories, every part of North America is linked by the Pan-American railway. This causes cheers amongst Canadians, as their railways and roads had been destroyed during the battles of Canada.

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More good news reaches Washington - we have deployed a massive force of 26,000 battle-hardened troops outside Dawson, British Columbia. They camp out in the mountains, and have naval support from the shores. Once Dawson falls, the Battle for Canada can be considered won, as it will then be a simple West to East conquest.

At the same time, 52,000 cavalrymen are in striking distance of Fort Severn. If Fort Severn falls, Canada will be split in half. Our spies report it has 13,000 infantry, along with one artillery battery. The Cavalry division is ordered forward. When the battle ends, we have sustained 8,000 deaths and 6,000 injuries, yet we have captured the city and eliminated it's entire garrison.

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With the fall of Fort Severn, Canada's oil deposits are added to our own. The British sections of Canada - which are the most sparsely populated - are now cut in half. Hudson's Bay is also officially under American rule. We have recieved word most of the Canadian government has fled to Britain, leaving the army in charge of affairs in Canada; meaning martial law has been established.

We also sink a British vessel off the coast of Quebec - it had been escorting a transport. We're content to let the transport go, while our navy takes up positions around Quagtag, the last free city of Eastern Canada. Transports are due to ship troops to the area within 2 weeks.

Week 21:

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IBT, Russia signs a peace treaty with Britain. This will allow it to devote it's full attention to the war with France and Italy... Siam and Tibet also join the anti-American embargo. Battles ensue, with British colonial cavalry invading our territory in South America and killing the remnants of the Brazilian assault force. What's stranger is the fact an elite British cavalry unit emerges from the northern Canadian wastes to attack one of our groups of soldiers, who were blocking the entrance to Alaska. They are crushed.

La Plata and Abyssinia join the embargo against us by signing treaties with France. This is a bit closer to home, but it is no threat to our growing power. Russia also re-declares war on the British due to treaty obligations. Santo Domingo in Hispaniola is a victim of a failed propoganda attempt.


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Finally, we discover Pre-Dreadnoughts IV.
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A check on international affairs reveals the Portugese have last the city of Bissau to the French. Portugal is taking the war hard. It is also revealed the United States has 14% of the world's land and 17% of it's population. Britain has 17% of the world's land, and 18% of it's population.

On our way to Quagtag, our navy sinks 2 transports and 2 small British vessels. The Royal Navy is slowly losing prominence... 24,000 troops land outside the city, ready to kill it's mediocre 3,000 man militia.

Meanwhile, we assault Dawson. There are 15,000 British troops inside the city, backed by an artillery unit. We field 19,000 cavalry, with 7,000 infantry. It will be a close battle. We lose 14,000 men, while gaining 8,000 more injuries. The British are reduced to a mere 5,000 men.

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Week 25:

IBT, the Abyssinians try to gain our allegiance for 300 gold per turn. We refuse to even consider the offer with that third world nation - especially after they worked with the Allies. We instead send them away with a right of passage which they'll never use, acquiring some gold to fund our war effort. Japan also joins the embargo against us with Italy. While those involved in the imports/exports business grow discontent with McKinley, the USA is still prosperous, since it domestically produces most of it's goods thanks to our conquests of the Americas.

We also sink a French vessel off Africa. We renew our right of passage with Portugal, granting them 50 gold per turn in order to aid their war effort. Shortly after, the Lowlands and the Balkans join the embargo. This means every country in Europe apart from our alliance is now blockading us. Uruguay joins in ironically - it is aligned to Brazil, one of our allies.

Portugal also loses one of it's cities in southwest Africa. The Portugese Empire is crumbling in the face of World War I. Also, it has lost Goa in India. That means Portugal has lost 4 of it's cities to the enemy - while Britain has lost about 12, and far more territory/population.

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We launch the offensive at Quagtag this year. At no casualties, the city and all Eastern Canada falls to us. The British navy will have to go back home - in pieces, as our ships immediately target them.

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We discover the British have assembled massive fleets in the Northeast of Canada. They also have many steam transports, leading us to believe this is where the marauding cavalry had originated from. The British Empire is attempting to retake it's fallen possessions, but they are in for a fight: most of their navy is engaged overseas, while we have plenty of ships to greet them with. Our naval vessels are given orders to head for Canada, and to destroy any transport vessels in sight.

We attempt to take Dawson, with fresh re-inforcements from southern Canada.

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We succeed with the deaths of 4,000 cavalry.

=== Victory in Canada! ===

President McKinley declared the end of the War in Canada in yet another rally in D.C. He said the World War was basically won, as the USA now controlled one of Britain's most valuable centers - the others being Britain, South Africa, East Africa, India, and Australia. If not for the fact Britain and France had achieved victories over Portugal and to an extent Russia, they likely would have caved in. McKinley said that he had already tried to get Britain to surrender at least one of it's colonies, but they wouldn't even part with tiny Macau. He thus declared that the war would continue: what the USA couldn't take diplomatically, it would take militarily. So said the olive branch and the arrows.

While conquest of Canada had been the initial objective(so as to end it's threat to the US), the goal now shifted to domination of the entirety of the Allies' American colonies. A plan was drawn up to sieze the French and British Caribbean islands, as well as their holdings in Guyana. Finally, we would launch naval invasions of Bermuda and the Falkland islands. McKinley said these were extensions of the Monroe Doctrine - the USA decided the fate of all the Americas as it desired. And the time had come to drive the Europeans from the continent.

With that, a Presidential Order was given to amass troops and naval vessels. Bermuda would be attacked first, with the invasions going in a north-south direction from there. Without Canada, Britain's holdings in the Americas were to be easy pickings.

The British government blames the defeat in North America on distraction with global affairs in the wars with Germany, Russia, and Portugal. They also blame the fact the USA had far superior manpower. To finalise their own statement, the British say that Canada is on "temporary lease."

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The Georgetown Offensive is organised in South America. Troops from Chile and Colombia are being amassed in the hills outside Georgetown, to conquer the city and drive the British from South America. Once Georgetown falls, we can capture French Guyana right after it.

Week 29:

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IBT, because of an accident that causes them to sink one of our submarines, the Lowlands enter a state of war with us. This will benefit our allies the world over - the small, divided Dutch and Belgian Empire will be easy pickings. This also will allow us to evict the Lowlands along with France and Britain. Russia and Germany will also be able to push into the Netherlands and Belgium on their way to France, guaranteeing a Coalition-held Europe.

Our military plans are stolen during the IBT, likely by one of the Allies.

The embargo against us shrinks - Uruguay declares war on France and the rest of the Allies.

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Week 29 begins with the sinking of several small British vessels, including one transport. We also discover the Germans have ships in the area, though they seem to be escorting transports. Sinking the Royal Navy and the Dutch fleet will guarantee the security of North America.

Near Georgetown, the US Navy redlines all of the British troops in the 21-size city. The American Army is given orders to advance, and begin the conquest of Guyana.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/Week29Georgetown.jpg

With few deaths, we manage to take the city, evicting the British from a land-based position. Now they only rule scattered islands. We capture their laborers, and wipe out a cavalry division northwest of the city.

We do a quick review of the world, and find out Britain has lost it's position as hegemon. The USA rules 16% of the world's land and 17% of it's people. Britain still has 18% of the world's people, but Russia has taken over Britain's land spot, ruling 16% of the world.

More good news awaits us - Russia has conquered Amsterdam. This is somewhat cancelled out by how Germany has lost one of it's African cities to Britain. But as the Lowlands collapse, it is likely World War I will became far easier - as our allies can then enter France unopposed. The Dutch and Belgian governments, expecting a Coalition invasion, have fled to Indonesia. The fall of Brussels is anticipated by all of Europe.

Apart from troops amassing inside French Guyana to conquer it, nothing much occurs.

Week 33:

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IBT, China declares war on the USA, working as an agent of France. This is an outrage, as we had been generously giving them foreign aid. France adds more pressure by getting the Boer Republics to declare war on us. France then gets Argentina against us as well. To try to capitalise, the French government unsuccesfully tries to steal our military plans. The French finally manage to sieze another one of Portugal's cities.

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McKinley realises the situation is growing dire. However, he tells the American people not to panic. Without British support, the Argentines cannot hope for victory.

There are some skirmishes on Bermuda, and we destroy the British fleet off Canada. The German fleet is showing up more and more in the region, helping us maintain regional superiority. We nonetheless encourage them to return to Europe to protect their interests.

The year ends. Next year, we hope to capture Bermuda and end the British menace's presence.

I figured you guys would want this as a treat. :) To better understand the chaos of the world:

First, a world map at the end of Week 37.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/WorldMapWeek371898.png

Next, what I call a "war map". This shows the status of the war. Since World War I's main competitors are Britain and the USA, they get their own colors. Britain is dark red, while the USA is dark blue. The British-led Allies are red. The American-led allies are blue. Neutral nations are light gray. This gives you all a clue to how things are stacked in terms of geography.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/WarMapWeek371898.png

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/WarMapWeek371898.png

Whoa! That's one serious world war! Who would have thought... England and the US embattled against each other in an epic war to the finish. :crazyeye:

Whoa! That's one serious world war! Who would have thought... England and the US embattled against each other in an epic war to the finish. :crazyeye:

Well actually... the USA has planned to take over Canada since day one... diplomacy has just made that unable to occur. For instance, before the outbreak of the real World War I, the USA actually had plans to invade the main parts of the British Empire in case a hypothetical war broke out.

In a sense... I've chosen to actually use those battle plans, instead of scrap them, as occurred in history. ^__^

...Let's hope Germany signs a military alliance somewhere. I'm really afraid of the rest of South America dogpiling on us. If the French/British gain military alliances with Spain, the Ottomans, Austria-Hungary, and the Balkans, the war in Europe will be lost, especially with Austria. That said, I'm hoping for a war to break out with Spain... the Spanish-American war actually isn't too far off in real history from the point of the game I'm in... :mischief:

That's some serious war you've got going on there.... At least you managed to secure Canada before the additional conflicts opened up. :D

BTW, how do you always manage to create those ultra-realistic maps?

That's some serious war you've got going on there.... At least you managed to secure Canada before the additional conflicts opened up. :D

BTW, how do you always manage to create those ultra-realistic maps?

I take a picture of a map of the world from Wikipedia. :) Then I add the colors as I please to indicate countries, and voila! I also adjust borders to show provinces, as you may have noticed. (In this one, the USA has annexed Northern Mexico)

Also. The war gets worse. Trust me...The WHOLE MAP will be red within 2 turns.

Week 37:

IBT, our mutual protection pact with Brazil ends. It is too expensive to renew it, when we could use stronger allies. We do send them an aid package of 20 gold per turn to aid their efforts.

Scandinavia joins France in an alliance against us. This triggers a war with Russia and Germany, which they are likely to lose. Persia joins the dogpile next. Abyssinia joins an alliance against Brazil... okay. We also reach the era 1905 - 1914. A bit early for it, but okay. Finally, France, Scandinavia and Italy are caught trying to plant spies in the American realm to destabilise it. We execute the spies, of course.

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The French made a wise move dragging in so many allies, for the time has come to end their empire in South America. The French have been holding onto French Guiana for hundreds of years, and we shall now take the decaying outpost of Cayenne from them. Our navy has already redlined most of their troops.

At only a few thousand deaths, we capture the city. McKinley declares the formation of the "Guyana" territory, comprised of British and French Guyana. Dutch Guyana will be added to it shortly afterwards. With the fall of French Guyana, the Dutch are entirely surrounded in South America. We send our troops to besiege the city, and prepare for the assault to finally banish Europe from South American soil.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/Week37BermudaTaken.jpg

We capture Bermuda, as well. The British have lost the strategic waypoint between Britain and it's American colonies.

Week 41:

IBT, the Argentines and Chinese invade US soil, in Chile and Midway respectively. Argentina is repelled, with more troops crossing the border. Our troops in midway dig in to defeat the Chinese light cavalry.

In terms of alliances, WW1 grows more in favor of the Allies. France continues it's role as the diplomatic ally, securing Austria-Hungary's war on Brazil and Uruguay. Luckily, this will not drag in the American nation yet, as we do not have a treaty with Brazil anymore. More worrying, is Portugal's decision to declare war on Persia. This war will trigger war with the Ottoman Empire by mutual protection treaty, giving the Allies more benefits in manpower and geography.

McKinley says that despite regional victories by the Allies, the Coalition is still supreme, having toppled the Canadian government and being well on it's way to evicting the British from America - north and south. He sends a warning to Britain: Once the Americas are conquered, the rest of the world is next. In the meantime, small divisions of the American fleet are already off the coast of China and Africa, providing assistance to our German allies, or destroying British shipping/troops.

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We notice Portugal has lost the Azores to France. McKinley makes a note to take the strategic islands for the USA once we have defeated our foes in America.

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We capture Paramaribo from the Dutch during Week 41. With the fall of Paramaribo, all of Guyana is ours. We also have sealed off a front in North America. The United States and Brazil can now plow through Argentine territory together.

The month has passed with a small but decisive victory. The fall of the French Antilles is expected to occur within the next month.

Week 45:

IBT... the worst happens:

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Austria-Hungary has gone against the Coalition, fearing a stronger Germany to it's north. Still sore after having lost it's south German lands half a century ago, Austria-Hungary joins the Allies. Tibet follows.

Italy invades Bermuda, while we destroy the Chinese invaders on Midway. The French also send a small force to try and retake French Guyana.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/Week45KhazakInvasion.jpg

More interesting is the fact the... "Khazaks" invade from Northern Canada...

Portugese West Africa finally falls, with it's last city being occupied by Britain. The extreme north of German East Africa has fallen to the French. Our allies colonial empires are falling apart...

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Intelligence tells President McKinley the Khazaks are a people from Kazakhstan in the Russian Empire. Whether they are militant refugees or insurgents sent by our "allies", we do not know. Nonethless, relations with Russia worsen a little. We make a note to desert our alliance with them after the war.

Basse Terre, the last French possession in the Americas, is bombarded heavily by American naval vessels. The French garrison is redlined, while the city's barracks and 3 units of it's population are killed - making the population 11 points and thus very vulnerable to assault.

Basse Terre - and the French Caribbean islands with it - falls. France has been evicted from the Americas at last, a struggle having lasted for more then a century. Soon, it's British and French brethren will join it. The Allies will suffer the same losses the Coalition forces have in terms of colonial outposts.

As plans are finalised to conquer both the Dutch and British Caribbean holdings within a month, we assess the situation overseas. The United States views it as imperative that the Allies be evicted from home territory first and foremost. Once that's done, we will establish superiority overseas. That said, a large portion of our navy has already gone across the Oceans, with little competition at home( a sizeable defense force is still operating off the East Coast, with more being constructed.) For instance, there are 9 ships off the Chinese coasts. They are blockading ports, bombarding roads, and preventing the use of fishing supplies. The point of this is not to cripple the British, but reduce their local capabilities by killing their people.

To point out the effects of the war on Britain's forces, the British only have 106 vessels. We have 87 by comparison - 69 of them being the fine Virginia Class Battleships which are marauding the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. We have definitely achieved local superiority, as the Allies' island possessions are falling like dominoes to the American state. The German Navy has 20 vessels, meaning together we outnumber the British in both quality and quantity. The Royal Navy is not the hegemon it once was...

As this turn goes by, we sink many British vessels, including a transport. The British navy is large, but likely very spread out. It would collapse if not for it's many allies.

Week 49:

IBT, any hopes of keeping Austria-Hungary out of the worldwide war are dashed. They declare war on both Portugal and Russia. This will drag in Germany. Brazil also declares war on Argentina, which will help secure our position.

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Portugal signs a peace treaty with the British. But this will be short-lived, once mutual protection pacts do their work and drag them back into war...

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Japan declares war on Russia, working as an agent of France. The world war expands yet again... we expect La Plata to join the crusade against the Coalition. Brazil makes peace with the French, but the alliance with France will likely drag Brazil in again...

Sure enough, before the IBT is over, Japan signs an alliance against us as well. The only remaining neutral states are La Plata, the Balkans, Spain, Siam, and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans will eventually join the allies thanks to their mutual defense obligations.

..Scratch that. The Balkan nations aligned with France shortly after, declaring war on Germany. The Ottoman Empire then allies against Russia with France.

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President McKinley called Congress into an emergency session following the newest declarations of war against the USA and it's allies. He said that Coalition Victory was slipping away with each passing day as the Allies recruited new members to replace their lost holdings. Almost the entire world was against the USA now. It was decided to align with 2 powers: Spain and La Plata. If we could recruit these 2 nations, we could secure the Caribbean and South America, as well as give ourselves an extra hand in East Asia and Europe. We went to Spain first.

...Both refuse to negotiate. La Plata offers it's services, but for most of our treasury and almost all our monthly income. McKinley says no. He instead proposes we set said 25,000 gold to give to our German and Russian allies. The United States has a fat treasury - 83,000 gold. We thus choose to give it all away to our most-potent allies. We attempt to secure Brazil and La Plata's loyalty by giving them 100 gold per turn - they'd be crazy to cancel such a generous economic stimulus.

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In good news, we evict the Dutch from the Americas by capturing their last outpost of Willemstad off Venezuela. The President applauds the troops in a speech, and encourages the other half of the Caribbean task force to take Bridgetown and get the British out of the Caribbean as well.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/Week49Bridgetown.jpg

At heavy casualties, the last British haven in the Caribbean falls. We have successfully evicted the Europeans from the Americas - with the exception of the Falkland Islands in the far South. But that will come as we destroy Argentina.

=== The Allies Fall Apart ===

Then, President McKinley finds an excellent way to manipulate diplomacy. He negotiates peace with France... then requests an alliance against the British.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/Week49FranceAlliance.jpg

France accepts under duress, not even wanting to consider the idea of Americans invading Europe. This sends shockwaves through the political system - we have turned our 2 greatest enemies in this war against eachother! We have also eliminated France's position as a diplomatic machine, by toasting their reputation with most of the world's countries.

They also have betrayed their allies by MPP - meaning they will never be able to get another without extreme costs. We also negotiate for a war against Austria-Hungary shortly after. This will make Europe a chaotic battlefield, which will let us slip in unnoticed. As well, all our agreements with France will be terminated once they attack Germany anew, making this diplomatic coup an excellent decision. Besides, McKinley realises our allies are only temporary... once the World War has ended in Coalition victory, we will seek newer, stronger allies.

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Good job on France, but the AI doesn't have reputation rules in their dealings with each other. They can do anything at all and won't be penalized.

Good job on France, but the AI doesn't have reputation rules in their dealings with each other. They can do anything at all and won't be penalized.

Well darn... at least those fools are now in a war against Britain. This should save my allies' holdings in Africa while I conquer the Americas and launch my invasion of Europe.

12 weeks after the last 2 maps, the world has changed. The Allies have been crushed in the Caribbean, while borders continue to shift in the European and African wars.

The World Map:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/WorldMapWeek491898.png

Notice the American conquests of Guyana and the Antilles. Argentina will come next.

The War Map:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/WarMapWeek491898.png

Observe the fact neutrality has become near nonexistent. Austria-Hungary is directly at war with us, while the Balkans and Ottomans will likely get dragged in via a MPP with those who are at war with us. Overall, the situation looks dire for the Coalition. However, our stroke of diplomatic genius has allowed us to temporarily splinter the Franco-British forces. Even if their conflict only lasts 10 turns, it will still aid us by weakening them both and taking weight off our allies.

Very nice job so far. BTW, have you considerred what to do with Spain and its colonies? they must be useful for something, if not to be conquered

Very nice job so far. BTW, have you considerred what to do with Spain and its colonies? they must be useful for something, if not to be conquered

Spain is currently a member of the Coalition, as Germany united them against France. At the same time, they went against a member OF the Coalition, so depending on circumstances, we may or may not destroy them. Same goes for La Plata in South America. A pre-emptive strike would be beneficial to security.

1899

Week 1:

IBT, Portugal loses the Madeira Islands to France. France also makes a stupid move and signs a new mutual protection pact with Tibet, instead of a competent major power. The Japanese also bomb us in multiple locations with their primitive fleet of gunboats.

We also get fantastic news: Italy has declared war on Britain! The Allies continue to fracture...

The Brits have the nerve to invade the US proper.

But even better news arrives:

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SPAIN has joined the Coalition! Now aligned against France, the war is tilting in our favor ever more! Germany has finally flexed it's diplomatic muscles. While Spain is likely to lose it's African Empire, this will increase our security in Asia and Europe, while also preventing a war with them in the Caribbean. We decide to send them 1,000 gold afterwards to celebrate their alliance with us.

Germany continues the diplomatic offensive - gaining Spain's allegiance against Japan, China, and the Boer Republics. Less useful, Germany gains Uruguay's alliance against the Lowlands and Boers. Kaiser Wilhelm II then uses Anti-French sentiment in Southeast Asia to rally Siam against the French. This pours into anti-Dutch sentiment as well, fueling a war with the Netherlands by Siam. Then Persia. Next, Germany gets Tibet against the Boer Republics.

Germany continues to use natives as a proxy force - rallying Abyssinia against the Italians.

China joins France against Siam. The Ottomans join France against Britain. The Ottomans also go against Portugal - but the war with Britain will aid us greatly. Abyssinia and France sign a pact against the British. Once alliances take effect, Abyssinia will be at war with every one of it's borders. Italy declares war on Spain, as well. Persia declares war on Britain. The World War has escalated into a 3-way conflict.

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McKinley's first move of 1899 was to eliminate the British invasion. They had deployed 18,000 troops, some British, some Canadian, in our territory. We could not let the transgression go unnoticed. Unfortunately for the British troops, we had plenty of artillery left over from the war in Canada...

In a few days, shelling had left only 7,000 of those men capable of fighting. 4,000 of them had been killed by a raid of US infantry.

McKinley's raid is successful with minimal casualties. The British are defeated, and the fleet that sent the troops there destroyed. With their hands full with the French-led alliance, chances are this war will work in our favor.

Next, we launch the Greenland offensive. The time had come to drive Scandinavia from North America. Luckily, the ill-defended outpost of Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland was all they had in the region. Up against US troops and a sizeable US naval force, the city was doomed.

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At no casualties, the city falls. Our road to Europe is secured. The order was given shortly after to land troops in Iceland.

We complete a road to Quagtag, Quebec. This means every city in North America is now connected by road. Railroads are built as well, as Quagtag is built near the strategic waters of Northern Canada, which vessels have been using to get to Europe from Asia.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/Week1SanMiguel.jpg

We also manage to capture the city of San Miguel de Tucuman from Argentina, representing American penetration into the country. Chile is finally linked to Brazil and Uruguay with the conquest, enabling easy flow of troops. McKinley decides to initiate the process of Americanisation, and starts to give all names more English-sounding spelling and appearance. For instance, San Miguel became St. Michael.

We make raids on Rosario further southeast from St. Michael, but it doesn't yield fruits. We do kill one of the units in the city. Due to a massive recruitment program initiated by McKinley, we will have thousands of fresh troops next month with which we can take Argentina. If not for the fact IBT, The Brazilians will block the railways through their country...

Week 5:

IBT, Japan joins Austria-Hungary in an alliance against France, seeking to take rich Indochina. China wants it's ancestral territory as well, so it also declares war on the French. The Boers declare war on the Russians. It would seem that all dogpiles have disentigrated in the face of conflicting diplomacy initiated by McKinley's diplomatic coup. However, Spain declares war on Russia. This makes them a rogue state, against both France and ourselves.

In addition to many declarations of war worldwide with Germany and France operating as the nexi of diplomacy, we get the long-awaited message:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/Week5WaronFrance.jpg

France and the USA have resumed hostilities as a result of our alliance. This was McKinley's plan - he never intended to truly settle for peace with France - he desired the French Empire.

Half of German Southwest Africa - around the coastal city of Luderitz - has fallen to Britain.

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Week 5 also opens with the conquest of Rosario by American troops. Casualties are a bit high due to the machine guns wielded by the Argentines, but our sheer force of numbers overwhelms them. Rosario gives us more flexibility with our campaign, and the Secretary of War even speaks of possibly invading Buenos Aires, the largest city and capital of Argentina.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/Week5Mendoza.jpg

We opt to capture Mendoza for tin supplies and due to it's much smaller defenses and garrison. The city falls after a few thousand casualties, and the Argentine Puppet State is officially propped up.

We also sink many ships, be they Italian or Japanese. American vessels have reached the Azores, where they observe the war there between France and Britain for control of the islands and the seas around them.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/WorldMapWeek51898.png

Week 5 of 1899. Observe the French Empire growing in the Atlantic, with Britain expanding in Southwest Africa. Half of Argentina now belongs to the USA.

Week 9

IBT, the Ottomans declare war on Germany. They also attack Russia, triggering a war with the USA.

Britain captures the Azores in a massive battle with the French. IBT, Kaiser Wilhelm comes to us and asks for an embargo against the French and British. As the Germans have proven loyal allies, we agree to both.

President Simon Castro of La Plata fails to plant a spy in our capital. We make a note to make a pre-emptive strike out of fear of La Platan war plans...

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Good news reaches us regarding transportation issues: The Brazilians have left the railway. Our own troops are positioned along it to keep it open to the American war machine. We also link all of occupied Argentina with Chile by railway. This will enable rapid deployment of troops.

Destruction of most of our small force and a lack of naval support causes us to abandon the campaign for Iceland. We sign a peace with Scandinavia so we can prevent their recapture of Narsarsuaq.

We launch a surprise attack on the city of San Julian in the far south of Chile. This will give us a two-front war on Chile and stretch their defenses. Meanwhile, we continue to hammer Buenos Aires.

The Battle of Buenos Aires is costly. Most of the Argentine Army - as well as the excellent City Defense Forces - is amassed there. Tens of thousands of US troops die trying to take the city, and likewise for the Argentines. This is due to a lack of naval support. However, we gradually break through, and manage to reduce the city to common militiamen, who die like flies.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/Week9BuenosAires.jpg

The city falls. We capture Argentina's capital, destroy more of it's workforce, eliminate much of the Argentine Army, and finally sieze their coal resources. The industrial north of Argentina is now under the control of the American-installed Argentine puppet regime. President Jose Uriburu flees to the south. There are only 2 major cities left in Argentina. Once those fall, our puppet state will be secure, and we can focus on the world picture.

The month ends with us amassing troops outside Bahia Blanca. Once it falls, the rest of Argentina's a short distance away.

Week 13

IBT, the Uruguayans kill 3 units of Argentine Cavalry. We also repel an Argentine attempt to retake Buenos Aires.

Britain and Russia sign another peace treaty. The British sink 2 of our Virginia Battleships. They were getting too close to the Home Isles.

The IBT ends with unusual quiet.

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We capture Bahia Blanca 3 months into the year. By doing so, we reduce Argentina to one city, eliminate some of their artillery, and destroy their workforce. Jose Uriburu says that Argentina will fight to the end.

The last city of Argentina has an estimated 13,000 units inside - 3,000 machine gunners included. President McKinley says that we must advance the attack, and defeat the Argentines once and for all.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/Week13ArgentinaConquered.jpg

Comodora Rivadavia falls with minimal casualties. Jose Uriburu is located, arrested, tried, and executed by the Argentine puppet government for treason.

=== The Union Expands ===

McKinley held a victory speech in Washington, D.C., merely a day after Comodora Rivadavia fell. He said that the United States would go on to defeat Britain and France now that the war in the Americas was over. But first, the British Empire would be dismantled by taking the Falklands. Once those were gone, the US could then decide it's next move.

McKinley also was told by his advisors that it would be wise to spread the American model of democracy to some of the conquered lands, in order to maintain their loyalty. The Canadian and Central American provisional states had remained largely under American rule, essentially territories but without any benefit. The puppet states of South America had more independence, even if they were still subject to American rule in special cases. Guyana had been turned into an official territory of the Union.

The decision was made to annex more of Mexico and Canada. At the time of this decision, the USA had 50 states - the previous 5 added Mexican ones included.

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In the end, all of Mexico was carved into 16 states. The 11 that weren't admitted were immediately annexed to the Union. The Republicans were very against this action - the Senators from Mexican states numbered 32, to America's 90. This was why they limited actions regarding Canadian admissions.

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In the end, we take 6 Canadian provinces as states - British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. This turns the amount of non-American Senators into 44. The US Congress has greatly enlarged, as have our borders. The remainder of Canada is left alone, and organised into the independent nation of Canada - an American puppet regime, of course.

However, when riots began to erupt when the rest of Central America was denied citizenship, it was decided to annex those regions as well. Panama came first, then Costa Rica, then Nicaragua. Guatamala was annexed further north. These 4 new states guaranteed the relative pacification of Central America. Of course, Republicans weren't too happy about the idea of handing more votes to foreigners, but it was decided that by assimilating these sections, the power of the USA would continue to grow.

A survey found that almost nobody in Mexico or Central America considered themselves those ethnicities anymore - the majority considered themselves American. It was thus decided to annex the rest of Central America, apart from Belize, where most considered themselves British.

The 4/5 rule was established by Congress after the multitude of annexations that caused the states in the Union to jump from 45 to 73 states - all in the course of less then 5 years - carved out of Mexico, Central America and Canada. The 4/5 rule stated that when at least 4/5 of a region's population considered itself culturally American, it would be annexed to the Union. This kept several cities close to the 80% point - like those in Venezuela - from joining the Union. But this kept Republicans happy. Canada was an exception to this rule because of cultural, ethnic and linguistic similarities to the USA.

And so, the Union had grown. American prosperity would continue.

A world map following the massive expansion...

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/Taniciusfox/WorldMapWeek131899.png

Notice how Argentina is now an American puppet-regime, and how Germany has lost more turf to the Allies.

Wow! Really fast updates! You're updating so fast that I feel I can expect updates several times a day :crazyeye: (not pressuring you, just saying that I get notifications of an update several times a day)!

Wow! Really fast updates! You're updating so fast that I feel I can expect updates several times a day :crazyeye: (not pressuring you, just saying that I get notifications of an update several times a day)!

If I can update my Europa Universalis story this quickly, why not Civ 3 as well? :)

Have you put the Third Reich on hold?

Have you put the Third Reich on hold?

Second Reich. For a while, yes. I try my best to juggle 3 different stories. : (

I try my best to juggle 3 different stories.

Wow. I find one story at a time to be time-consuming, and you're juggling three while maintaining the good writeup :wow: :goodjob:

Wow. I find one story at a time to be time-consuming, and you're juggling three while maintaining the good writeup :wow: :goodjob:

What can I say...? I have no life. <w< Online High School rocks. :3

Week 17

IBT, we sign an embargo against Scandinavia with Siam. Japan also expresses it's desires to conquer Asia, by aligning with Austria-Hungary against Tibet. The Balkan Nations then officially declare war on us. La Plata signs an embargo against us with Japan, making McKinley authorise defensive programs to protect South American properties in case of La Platan attack. The British make maneuvers to invade the USA again, this time in the weak outpost of Greenland.

Germany rallies the Brazilians against the Balkans, desiring New World aid in the European War. La Plata's embargo against us with France ends, when Germany brings La Plata against France as well. The whole New World - with the exception of the Falklands - has chosen to rally to our side. Spain declares war on the Balkans next.

The Lowlands and Russia sign a peace treaty, as well. While this may impede our progress into Europe, it will enable Russia to focus on Japan and France.

We also complete the Cruise Liner Company in Managua.

Finally, the French lose their hold of Portugese Southwest Africa to Britain.

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Japan is crumbling. The Korean section of Japan, once ready to industrialise like the homeland, is now deprived of valuable coal thanks to our naval bombardment. We even weakened the City Guards that were protecting it to 1,000 men. Russian Cossacks were seen trying to defeat them, and almost succeeded. The fall of Korea is expected. Taiwan is losing status as a wealthy colony, with most of it's roads - and it's coal supplies - destroyed. Japan itself is in trouble, our bombardments have destroyed several railroads, as well as the homeland's supplies of coal and cotton. Without coal, they cannot build ships. WIthout cotton, they cannot cloth their troops. The fact we've sunk several Japanese vessels is not helping the Empire of the Rising Sun's situation...

5 land tiles with railroads of the Japanese homeland are destroyed, leaving roads in their wake. Ships block the straits between Korea and Japan to hinder mobility. We also attack their oil supplies. Their defensive works in Korea are destroyed. The Japanese navy is falling apart due to a lack of ships and a lack of supplies to build more. By the time the month is over, Japan's southernmost island is cut off from Japan proper, thanks to the destruction of roads. Oil is also removed from Japan's resources.

The war is quiet this year, with our invasion of the Falklands occurring, and a few naval battles.

Diplomatically, we annex northern Venezuela around the city of Caracas, as 5/6 people consider themselves Americans there. The south and eastern sections remain indepedent - centered around Bolivar City - and everything west of Lake Maracaibo is ceded to Colombia. The state of Caracas is added, bringing the total number of states to 74.

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Week 21's world map - a hint at the next update. Notice how the British now rule all of Portugal's former possessions in Southwest Africa. The Portugese have lost most of their overseas empire in this war: Macau, Goa, Angola, and Bissau. Their sole remaining colonies are Mozambique(not penetrated yet), and Timor. They also lost the Madeira Islands and the Azores.

Britain and France are tussling around for control of the Azores and the Madeiras - both of which would be strategic waypoints. Our battleships have noticed back-and-forth invasion forces on each island.

You'll notice the USA has annexed Venezuela and some of Colombia. Further annexations will follow as the former lands of New Granada finally reach the 4/5 mark necessary to become US States.

Meanwhile, due to the anarchy of war, little territory has shifted overseas. Do know we are bombing the crap out of Southeast China and Japan, however.

Week 21

IBT, Tibet rallies Scandinavia against Britain. This means that much of Europe is at war with it's borders... Scandinavia also goes to war against Spain.

Tired of the idea that Russia was the "protector" of the Slavic nations, the Balkans go to war with Russia. Peace has officially collapsed in Europe. All we need is a Russo-German war to plunge the entire continent into anarchy.

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The Lowlands grovel at our feet, begging us for peace. We eventually settle for a small indemnity of 200 gold from them. Since the USA no longer has alliance or mutual protection obligations, we are free to do as we please.

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The Invasion of the Falklands does not go as planned. We lose 10,000 cavalrymen. The British lose 8,000 of their infantry there. The British however, have only 8,000 men remaining - half of them cavalry - while we deposit another 47,000 soldiers just outside Stanley. Next month, the Falklands will fall, and Britain will be evicted from the Americas FOREVER!

We manage to liberally saturate the Greenland invaders with battleship fire, weakening the force down to half it's original size. We kill a few more of them with our infantry, and secure Greenland from invasion.

In peaceful news, we annex the rest of Venezuela, as 4/5 of Bolivar City's population is finally Americanised. 2 new states are created - Maracaibo around Lake Maracaibo(Colombia was told to recede the lands it took, as well as give some of it's own lands up), and Bolivar around Bolivar City. Borders were re-arranged so the coastal regions were owned by Caracas, while the land-locked regions were owned by Bolivar. The states in the Union was now 76.

That jumps to 77 when the 80% Americanised city of Bogota and the surrounding region is added to the United States. This splits Colombia in half.

President McKinley agrees to use "unsavory" methods to get conquered areas to Americanise. The city of Quito, Ecuador is the site of a great experiment. The people are told to stop working the fields, and to start doing things such as minting money or conducting research. The city size will shrink as a result of the backwater economy and starvation, allowing Americans to move in. The fact war can obscure data will enable us to easily hide any casualties.

Week 25

IBT, Britain's forces in Greenland are annihilated by the remnants of the Scandinavia invasion force, which had yet to leave the island. As well, Russia signs peace with China, it's people war weary. Luckily, without our MPP obligations, the USA can drop out of the World War if necessary should things go bad. Portugal and Italy also end their war. Tibet signs peace with Portugal too.

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The Japanese Emperor comes to us, begging for a peace treaty.

Obviously, our heavy bombardment of Japan threatens their economic and military security. But we refuse to sign peace in a war in which we obviously have the advantage. Our forces have nearly encircled the Japanese archipelago, and most of their navy and coal supplies are gone.

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Queen Victoria - knowing that if the Falklands fall, Britain's centuries old rule in the Americas will go with it - comes next to ask for peace. As well, Britain will lose status as the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets." McKinley responds by telling her that she knows damned well the Americans and their allies are winning this war, and he will invade Europe if necessary to humble Britain. He says that only if they turn over a city, will the USA even consider the treaty.

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The French have lost the city of Abeche to the British. With it, much of French Africa falls. But the French Republic vows to continue the war, and refuse to admit defeat to it's old rival, Britain.

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The Habsburgs of Austria-Hungary also press their ancestral claims on Italy, by taking over the city of Bologna and much of northern Italy. This divides the Franco-Italian forces.

McKinley decides it's time to withdraw from pointless wars, and so, he negotiates peace with Austria. This will also enable us to give them aid in their war on France/Italy. We give Austria 50 gold, and supplement that by offering 100 gold per turn.

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In wars with benefits, we manage to conquer the Falklands from Britain. The US government considers it part of the Argentine Provisional State, but it is nonetheless for the most part administered directly by Washington thanks to it's strategic location as a "window on South America."

McKinley decrees VAm(Victory in America) Day with the advice and consent of Congress. Victory rallies across the Americas celebrate the defeat of the Allied forces in both the Northern and Southern continents. McKinley states that 'closer' relations will be sought with the La Plata Alliance and Brazil once the war has ended.

Capitalising on his victory, McKinley orders all good-condition soldiers to go back into transports and launch an invasion of French Polynesia, the isolated French colony, and strip them of their world empire status as well. The invasion is estimated to take about 6 months to land in the islands.

Further victories await when we sink 3 of the British Navy's King Edward Class battleships in the Azores' Port. This leaves Britain with 30 more... but the defeat of such excellent battleships is necessary if we are to successfully destroy the Royal Navy's monopoly.

Northern Japan is seperated from the south following the destruction of more roads. We also destroy a key section of the railway that enabled most of Japan's people to move rapidly from north to south. As roads follow, Japan's infrastructure falls apart, with many roads, mines, canals, irrigation mounds, and railways being devestated. Resources like wheat, coal, and cotton are disconnected. Timber follows after attacks on northern Japan. In Korea, Pusan has been disconnected from the rest. The Korean railway has been demolished, while resources like timber are also disconnected. The Japanese Empire is falling apart, and has entered a recession as a result of war destruction.

The middle of the year ends. The war has made definite progress, with all enemies evicted from America, and the devestation of Japan.

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A world map, halfway through the year. Notice the fall of the Falklands. Also notice the capture of northern Italy by Austria, and of part of Africa by Britain.

Week 29

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IBT, Britain and Germany's war finally ends. This is bad news for France, who will now face freed-up British troops overseas, and German hordes at home. To symbolise it's commitment to war, Germany rallies allies in South America against France and the Ottomans.

More vessels are sunk in the Azores. Destruction in Japan leaves Seoul without roads. The lack of an industrialisation resources makes Korea's cities worthless, unable to construct defenses. The door is open for Russia. The destruction of Japan proper's infrastructure has split it into 5 "zones". They are disconnected from eachother, hindering defense and commerce. In addition, they all lack coal and oil. Korea itself is split into 3 zones, 2 of which lack industrial resources. Finally, Taiwan is isolated, and lacks coal and iron thanks to our bombardment. The Japanese navy and railway system has been dismantled by the American military machine.

This is an idea of Japan's position:

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Black lines indicate areas of disconnection. Ships are doing their best to destroy every coastal improvement, rendering Japan helpless in the face of American invasion.

After that picture was taken, even more chaos was wreaked upon Japan. For instance, the Japanese lost their source of wool when we destroyed more roads. Japan had no resources apart from cattle, and even that was scant.

While the Japanese railways become a thing of the past, the month ends with an invasion force setting out towards the Azores, which are starved of supplies, and the large garrison there is being beat into submission by our battleships.

Week 33

IBT, we recieve awful news:

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Britain has chosen to ally with Spain, following the British conquest of the Phillipine Natives(giving them concessions in the Philippines like Americans have in Cuba). Because of this, we will be dragged into war with Spain as well. Our troops are given orders to mobilise in Cuba and Puerto Rico. It is our hope France can distract the Spanish overseas. As a result of the pact, Spain declares war on the Ottomans, and Britain on the Balkans.

Unfortunately, the British navy sinks one of our transports heading to French Polynesia, killing thousands of soldiers. McKinley says this action will not go unpunished - the blood of British soldiers will be 10x what they inflicted upon us. Britain also has taken control of Kabul from Persia, and Afghanistan with it.

As the USA enters it's turn, Spain declares war on us. We mobilise accordingly, and troops are given orders to ship to Cuba for Operation Patriot.

Naval bombardment reduces the Azores from size 8 to size 1. We negotiate with Britain for peace... though McKinley knows our war with Spain will trigger conflict within a month or two. But rather then simply cede the Azores for peace, the British still do not cave in. It is reasoned we will have to win a few more victories. Our invasion force is in place anyways.

Seeing as the majority of the Azores' garrison has been killed/injured by our bombardment, most of the forces once destined for the islands about face for Cuba. Using plains to our advantage, our large numbers will conquer Cuba.

In the Japanese War, we destroy the connections to the next source of iron. In the process, Tokyo is severed from Niigata. Essentially, each Japanese city is on it's own. It's like a resurgence of the Sengoku Period.

Week 33 ends. The American navy is now boasting powerful South Carolina Battleships. Soon, we will rule the seas. We have so many ships attacking the Azores we'll be able to free up ships for an invasion of Spain, Britain, or France.

Let's review the USA's standings:

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American power has greatly increased in the war, while British power has waned. The Brits however, have recouped some losses by conquests abroad.

The USA owns 19% of the world's land, with 21% of it's population. (We have replaced Britain, which once held these rankings). Britain is behind, with 16% of the world's land and 19% of it's population. It is jousting with Russia for second place.

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It is also shown McKinley has the world's 5th highest approval rating, at 57%. This is believed to be due to the length of the war which seems to have no end. However, we have the the world's highest production and highest annual income, indicating the massive size and strength of our economy. In terms of quantity of manufactured goods, we are 2nd place, probably to Britain. We have one of the world's lowest literacy rates, at 18%. McKinley says that once the war is over, full emphasis will be put on making people literate. 3 of the world's top 5 cities are also within our borders, indicating the high quality of American life in terms of oppurtunity and resources.

Week 37

IBT, war continues to wind down. Tibet and Siam sign a peace treaty. This won't impact the conflict, but it will help end it. Italy declares war on Japan, working with Uruguay. La Plata declares war on Portugal. The Lowlands declare war on the British. Russia ends hostilities with Japan. Apart from France, it's war days are essentially over. It will now divert it's resources to France and the Ottomans. We will take Korea ourselves.

The British invasion of Bridgetown fails. The Americas are permanently ours.

However, they land 32,000 soldiers in Greenland, mostly cavalry. McKinley's strategy says we must strike first, as we will have a clear advantage over their weaker defensive numbers. We kill several thousand of them with our own troops and bombardment. However, 18,000 of them remain, in the form of regular cavalry units.

The British also have made 2 victories - Adowa in Ethiopia and Benghazi in Libya.

--- Cuba: From Concession to Possession ---

McKinley's first move is the attack on Spain. A band of marines - led by Thedore Roosevelt, are ordered to charge and destroy the Havana City Guard. At 11,000 casualties of the 14,000, we defeat the City Guards of Havana, rendering the city ready for occupation.

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It is extremely costly, but Theodore Roosevelt's force prevails. We capture Havana, and most of Cuba with it. We lack the necessary force to press on to Santiago de Cuba. However, once our troops have recovered, we will assault the city, and it will hopefully fall to us, allowing us to move on to Puerto Rico.

Meanwhile, we requisition as many troops from South America and the Caribbean as possible to attack San Juan, Puerto Rico. The force is 69,000 men strong, many of whom are cavalry. Theodore Roosevelt had already taken flight to Puerto Rico following the victory in Havana, being told that his services were required there, as the Cuban War was likely to remain a stalemate.

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In this period, we annex Ecuador into the Union, after it's capital of Quito passes the 80% Americanisation point. It is decided to annex Medallin and Western Colombia into the Union as the state of Medallin making Ecuador and Medallin the 78 and 79th states, respectively. The rationale behind this is to connect the South American states with the homeland. The remnants of Colombia are declared the "Colombian Rural Territory", which was for the most part ruled by a locally-elected government, but with a shared foreign policy with the American state. It was essentially similar to a native American reservation. Gran Colombia has been recreated, albeit under American oversight.

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McKinley negotiates with Britain for peace shortly after the annexation of Ecuador. The idea is not to permanently settle for peace, but to create a buffer to allow the United States to build up. Our war with Spain will drag Britain in once again afterwards. After that, we will resume our offensive against the British Empire.

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With the addition of the Azores to the American Nation, our security - and reach - is greatly increased. This "little America" on the other side of the sea is capable of building industrial units, which means we can unleash hell much more easily upon our foes in Europe... A heavy garrison is established accordingly to protect the first American colony on the other side of the Atlantic.

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World Map of Week 37, 1899.

Notice that the USA has expanded by taking the Azores and more of Cuba. Britain in turn has expanded by taking over Batangas in the Philippines(from the Natives), Adowa in Ethiopia, and Benghazi in Libya.

This is great! I just read the whole thing and the US is really starting to look like Oceania from 1984.

Week 41

IBT, we make peace with Persia. This also ends the war with the Ottomans thanks to locked alliances. Austria-Hungary also declares war on Spain. Scandinavia declares war on Spain.

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The Ford Motor Company is established in Detroit. This company will eventually became the monopoliser of the automobile industry. This innovation is also compounded by our discovery of Armored Cars.

We discover the British have taken Fort Lamy, siezing more French territory in the process. This also cuts the French colonies in half.

--- The Caribbean War Continues ---

The Cuban War resumed after a brief interruption. The USA attacks Santiago with a horrific new technology - Chlorine Gas. Chlorine gas uses chemical properties to dissolve lunge tissue. In layman's terms - you drown in your own blood. It kills 2,000 of the 6,000 City Guards in Santiago. While a full-out assault isn't used, the testing of such a weapon causes President McKinley to contract for more Chlorine Gas.

Meanwhile, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Theodore Roosevelt has 69,000 troops at his disposal. He orders an assault into the city, with the aim of taking it for the United States of America. The Battle of San Juan Hill has many casualties, but few deaths(relative to other battles in the war). 16,000 soldiers have died. 29,000 troops are wounded. Theodore Roosevelt bargains with the citizenry to care for the American troops and nurse them back to health. Within a week, he has returned on a small transport to Santiago in Cuba.

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The Fall of San Juan deals another blow to the prestige of Spain. Spain holds on for dear life to it's last American possession.

Santiago is also pressed hard, with the destruction of most of it's garrison, including the valuable, irreplaceable City Guard. At moderate casualties and drawing the last of our resources in Cuba, we capture Santiago. All Cuba is American.

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McKinley gives a speech about how much the USA has changed from it's roots. He says that the Americas were first conquered by Europeans in 1500, and how only 400 years later, there was not a trace of their administration left. He said the USA would now invert the "colonial setup"... meaning Europe would be colonised by America. Operation Patriot is declared a success, with the elimination of all enemies from the Americas, and the destruction of European supremacy.

Our invasion of French Polynesia is blocked due to stupid La Platan soldiers. No matter. We have troops ready to be deposited, and once our naval escorts are complete and have made their way to South America, we will send more troops across the ocean.

Apart from the usual devestation of Japan, little occurs.

Week 45

IBT, La Plata falls just one unit short of conquering French Polynesia. We also sign peace with the Balkans. The British conquer more territory in Persia. For some reason, Britain still does not make war upon us. We discover that for some odd reason, the mutual protection pact has expired only a few turns after being declared... But no matter. An end to the war with Britain allows us full flexibility. We can now focus our efforts on the conquest of France, Japan, and China.

The turn is quiet. President McKinley discusses plans with his advisors to invade Japan and possibly China. Our battleships and dreadnoughts are told to bomb Tokyo ruthlessly, to keep the Corps Unit there pinned down.

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Week 45, 1899 World Map.

Britain has made more conquests, while the USA has managed to nab the last of the Caribbean islands.

Week 49

IBT, Britain takes the Madeira Islands from France. Germany declares war on Britain once again. The Balkans and Russia end their war. The British take Iceland. The Austrians complete their Landesschutzen Academy in Budapest. The Brits also take the Holy City of Mecca.

The week goes by quietly. With it, year 1899 ends.

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Just a preview of Week 1's map. ;)

Britain has siezed Mecca, the Madeira Islands, and Iceland. Notice the USA has the Azores. La Plata has conquered French Polynesia with American support.

1900

Week 1

IBT, Spain comes to us for peace. They say they have only themselves to blame for the war. We deny them - we desire at least one more possession before we are willing to end the Spanish-American War...

The Balkans go to war against Portugal.

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Thanks to American support, La Plata captures French Polynesia.

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Since the USA can no longer capture French Polynesia, the transports and naval vessels in the are are told to head to the Phillipines to prosecute the war on Spain. We intend to leave the war with at least some Pacific islands.

A railway is finally completed that leads from the Canadian cities to Dawson in British Columbia, and then to Alaska. This means the connection of every major city in North America by railway.

Seeing little profit in the war against France and Italy, McKinley calls up their rulers to negotiate peace.

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The deal with Italy is enormously profitable. They agree to pay us 20 gold per turn, while we give them a cash injection of 100 gold - a return of 400%.

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From the French, we take all their gold and guarantee a constant supply of 20 gold per turn. This will strengthen Germany.

With these dual agreements concluded, we are free to wage war on China, Japan, and Spain as we please.

We conclude Week 1 with peace with the Boers, who cave in despite us never touching them:

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The Boers are drained of resources, and are also freed up to continue their war on Portugal and Germany. McKinley has manipulated international diplomacy again, so as the USA profits, it's rivals, enemies, and former allies crumble.

This turn is memorable, for it is the first one where the USA passed 100,000 gold in the treasury.

Week 5

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Under duress from the loss of 2 cities, Persia signs peace with Britain.

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Austria-Hungary declares war on us once again, thanks to China's diplomacy...

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McKinley is immediately alarmed by a comment of France's when we have not removed troops from their territory yet: Seeing as how the USA is starting to be viewed as arrogant, it is decided that the United States should become more conservative in it's approach to diplomacy, and thus should go back to the days of isolationism. Shortly after, an agreement is reached with France where we give eachother freedom of movement in eachother's territories. This enables us to use the French Empire as a launching pad for our war efforts. A similar agreement is made with the British.

The turn is once again quiet, apart from the bombing of Japan, and the deaths of 1/3 of the Canary Islands' people. In one turn, we will land troops in Korea.

Week 9

IBT, Spain's navy is being attacked by the Balkans. Britain also expresses hostility by signing a trade embargo against us. They also stiffen tariff barriers further against American and French imports. But, good news follows:

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An Anglo-Spanish war has erupted! Spain will now be hard pressed to hold onto it's possessions.

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American Marines attack Pusan in South Korea. We kill 2 of the 4 units in it's garrison. The remainder of our troops are deposited in the hills outside Pusan to take the city and bring it under American control.

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Our efforts kill 90% of the Canary Islands' people, reducing it to 1 population unit. We make peace with Spain, and take the Canaries in the Treaty of Madrid, 1900.

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The Spanish-American War, which lasted less then a year, was over. The USA had conquered the Caribbean and had siezed one of Spain's most ancient possessions. To top it off, the Spanish returned to a rather polite stance towards the US in the aftermath. The Spaniards would have to battle for survival against French and British hordes.

But that is not the USA's problem. Now, our attention will turn to East Asia, where our forces will hopefully conquer much of the Japanese Empire and expand our influence all the way to the Orient.

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With the cessation of hostilities with Spain, all our ships are ordered to move towards Japan in the Pacific, and in the Atlantic towards Brazil.

2 years after the World War broke out, to many Americans it is deemed over, and as a result it takes on the name, the "East Asian War" due to it's new location. However, the actual World War is still being fought, as a many-sided struggle between Britain, France, and Germany, along with their alliances. The USA has withdrawn from the conflict it started, but victorious, rather then defeated.

Week 13

IBT, Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary, once again thickening the scale and size of the the World War. We also refuse to negotiate a new Right of Passage with Uruguay, as McKinley desires to annex it very soon in the future...

China comes to us for peace, saying "War creates nothing, it can only destroy." McKinley begs to differ, believing the creation of an American hegemony means that war is necessary.

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McKinley begins the month by implementing more subway-construction programs. Construction of these facilities has already been accomplished in several cities. They enhance transport, reduce clutter above-ground, and they also cut down on air pollution, while generating revenue. The new economic oppurtunities appeal to the Republicans, while the environmentalist side-effects please the growing green factions.

But as the USA develops, Japan crumbles. We bomb half of Pusan's garrison into submission with our superior naval firepower. 52,000 troops make their move.

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We take Pusan with 9,000 deaths. Only 1/14 of the city's population - primarily Japanese citizens and radical Korean nationalists - resist our rule. The rest of the Koreans welcome us as liberators. McKinley organises a labor effort to rebuild the city's infrastructure, such as it's harbor and fisheries, in order to rebuild it and turn it into a profitable settlement. This is backed by American wealth, so the Koreans are even happier. McKinley orders his troops to remain in and around the area to protect it from the "Japanese tyrants." Most of the navy is told to move northwards to bomb any Japanese soldiers that might be sent.

With the establishment of the Republic of Korea as an American puppet regime, anti-war sentiment in Japan skyrocketed. Effigies of the Emperor were actually burned in some places. Many saw the militarism and expansionism of Japan as a destructive policy that had triggered the American invasion. Many advocated turning back into a peaceful - though strong - trading nation, remaining neutral in world affairs. Other radicals advocated outright returning to pre-industrial practices. As civil strife overtook Japan's society, the Americans were making their way steadily into Korea.

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World map of week 13. Notice American expansions in the Canaries and South Korea.

Week 17

IBT, Italy comes to us asking for a trade embargo against Abyssinia. We decide to curry favor with the Italians and agree to support their annexation of the Ethiopian Kingdom. Japan attacks ferociously with 4,000 cavalry, losing 2,000 of those while killing 7,000 American infantrymen. McKinley says retribution will be swift.

Spain and Russia make peace, thus ending one of the wars that actually could matter.

The British take Haiphong in French Indochina, Southeast Asia.

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The USA raids Seoul, killing 4,000 of it's machine gun defenders, while we sustain only 2,000 casualties. McKinley calls for another strike, if we can kill the machine gunners and the City Guard, the city is ours.

Last minute attacks by the marines allow us to kill the City Guard and most of the defenders. Only a redlined machinegunner and 2 conscript home guardsmen remain to protect the provincial capital of Korea. This is reduced by more marine raids to 1,000 guardsmen. Loyalist citizenry panic and flee further north to Hamhung, knowing Seoul's independence will not last long.

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The month ends with McKinley approving an aid package to Germany, Portugal and Spain totalling 9,000 gold. 2,000 to Spain, 2,000 to Portugal, and 5,000 to Germany. These funds are meant to replenish the dwindling resources of the anti-British and anti-French countries.

Week 21

IBT, Germany declares war on La Plata. This does not worry us due to their limited reach, but it will give us a casus belli against La Plata if necessary...

More important is the peace between the Lowlands and Portugal.

The IBT is quiet, apart from German attempts to invade the Japanese Empire, and British the French Empire.

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With almost no casualties, we capture Seoul, and annex it to the Republic of Korea. Apart from the destruction of the Business District and the flight of some of it's citizens to Hamhung, the city is left intact. With it come Korea's industrialisation, coal, and iron resources. But we have no reason to take Hamhung apart from a prettier map.

We decide to leave the conquest of Korea to Germany. As you may have noticed, they have stationed 17,000 German Cavalry - homeland troops - outside Korea via the Trans-Siberian. It's decided to let Germany expand, in preference to Russia. We also kill the City Guards stationed outside the city, so we can access coal once our workers are transported to Korea.

--- The End of the Amero-Japanese War ---

Only a week after the fall of Seoul, the Japanese Emperor and several military officers committed suicide, prefering to die rather then surrender to the "Western Imperialists". Not only was this followed by a succession crisis and unstable regency, but a destabilisation of the political landscape and economy. As American vessels continued their ruthless destruction of Japan's infrastructure - or lack thereof - riots broke out in Hamhung, Korea. This spread to the countryside, with many of the Koreans capturing and executing/publicly embarassing Japanese officials. Soon, all of Japanese-held Korea was in riots. Due to the rising quality of life in the Republic of Korea, the rebellion did not ferment well in the south and central regions. But Hamhung and the rest managed to break away.

A compromise was finally reached after the lightning-quick victory of the rebels and the desertion of the Japanese Army in the area. It was decided to establish a "Democratic Republic of Korea" - or North Korea - to contest the legitimacy of the American-appointed regime. In reality, this was a totalitarian regime, albeit for the most part Korean and populist in origin. The Japanese Emperor was maintained as a head of state, though the real government was formed from the leaders of the revolutionaries. They agreed to a common economic policy, head of state, and foreign policy. They would also share armed forces. But the great autonomy was costly to Japanese conservatives. Many Taiwanese began to become more freethinking...

Although a defection of the rest of Korea to the Americans, Russians, or Germans was avoided, it did not end the troubles at home. Civil war raged in Japan alongside riots and political intrigues. Desperate for an end to the chaos and bloodshed, the Japanese opened their door to the Americans. McKinley responded by saying he would meet only if the Japanese came to the USA proper instead - a move that would symbolise submission of Japan to the United States.

Japan's leaders consented, knowing they had to end this war if they desired to rebuild their fractured nation. We negotiated a rather favorable treaty:

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They agree to pay us 630 gold overall, while also relinquishing their claims to all of Korea, and acknowledging our legitimate rule in the area. To guarantee peace, we agree to a right of passage in a seperate agreement.

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With the war with Japan ended and a valuable, unexploited colony acquired, it was time to press the attack on the last remaining evil in the war: China. McKinley and his advisors planned to take the rich city of Fuchou, which had both iron and coal in it's vicinity, and would make an excellent base to supplement our commerce and military machine. The McKinley plan called for massacring so much of the population China would hand it over without a fight.

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The USA has conquered most of Korea, while Britain has made an inroad into French Southeast Asia via Hong Kong and Macau.

Week 25

IBT, The Chinese - realising the coming storm - make peace with Siam to ready forces for a war on the USA.

Enmity towards us by Japan remains high - they sign an embargo against us with China.

The Austro-Italian war ends, leaving France to fight Austria-Hungary alone. However, Austria-Hungary has greatly benefited from this war at Italy's expense.

The Balkans take Benghazi from Britain, while Portugal declares war on Britain. Britain itself takes part of the Belgian Congo.

The Balkans unite with Germany against Scandinavia.

The Germans retreat from Korea.

Martial law is imposed in many areas by Presidential Order when we discover this notice:

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Our production has been sabotaged! Someone is obviously conducting subterfuge against us. We reason it to be the Austro-Hungarians or Chinese, but there are many countries - such as Britain - that would not want us to grow too strong and displace them...

--- Union Expansions ---

The state of Arica is formed from parts of Argentina, along with 1/3 of the Chilean Provisional State. Arica is the 80th state in the Union. This is followed by annexing more of Argentina and another third of Chile in as the state of Aisen. With 81 states, the Union has become truely massive.

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To give you a picture of what the USA's current invasion of China looks like...

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== Operation: Amazonian Anaconda ===

In the late 1890's and 1900's, Brazil was caught in a massive civil war. The rationale behind such a conflict was that the current regime was far too pro-American, caving in at their every demand and concession. The main grievance was the 'Great American Tariff' - which McKinley had imposed once the USA had defeated Japan. It raised tariffs on imports in the USA and it's territories/puppet states against foreigners. It also economically vassalised La Plata, Brazil, and Uruguay, when the US Navy was authorised to block exports of goods to Europe and other rivals. In essence, the USA was saying that South America could only trade within the "American Commercial Prosperity Sphere", as the united economy formed by the Cleveland-McKinley administrations was called.

To add to these many grievances, the USA was gaining the actual authority in many areas called Brazilian. Economic power was shifting towards the USA thanks to the expansion of their corporations, while the Brazilian army remained incredibly small despite the oppurtunity to build up. Tiny Uruguay's forces were about half the size of the whole Brazilian Army. The USA was also given political authority over areas that were more rural. Combined with generous funding from the USA's enemies and rivals, these sentiments exploded into a revolt.

McKinley offered to help suppress the revolt, and sent thousands of troops into Brazil in an operation called Amazonian Anaconda. This rapidly increased, with troops positioned in and around every major city, alongside the railways... The Brazilians did not seem to notice him sneaking in Chlorine Gas and siege cannons as well... such as the powerful 14 inch railguns. They would realise their mistake far too late.

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Week 29

IBT, The Ottomans declare war on China. Okay...

La Plata, hoping to join the USA is reflecting the wave of colonisation, and embolded by their capture of French Polynesia, declare war on Spain.

Spain and Japan end their war. Spain takes Batangas, uniting the Philippines once more.

In the Anglo-French War, Britain loses a ship to France. The British are also seen shipping troops in from India into China. We fear for Germany's safety in the area... The British compensate by taking Hanoi, giving them more hegemony in Southeast Asia.

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5 of Fuchou's 14 citizens are killed as a result of our bombardment. More and more ships are arriving to devestate them further. Within 2 months, it is believed that there will be so few people inside they will surrender to us.

Operation Amazonian Anaconda's real purpose is about to be revealed - we manage to plant a spy in Rio De Janeiro, enabling us to know the composition of the Brazilian defense forces...

Possessing only 55 units and 2 artillery, Brazil is relatively weak.

--- The Brazilian-American War ---

Anxious over British expansion and the threat to American dominance, McKinley and his aides had been planning an invasion of Brazil to maintain the American lead in the power balance. The trick was simple - Uruguay and Brazil were on such good terms they would back eachother no matter what. With the USA attacking Uruguay, Brazil would join in to defend it's 'little brother' country. All the USA troops acting as part of Operation Amazonian Anaconda would then attack the Brazilian cities they had been posted to defend. A shocking fact would be revealed post-war - some rebel groups were actually mercenaries hired by the Americans, to guarantee that Brazil would welcome American troops to protect it.

McKinley gave the order to attack Uruguay midway through the year 1900. This was actually a false attack, not designed to take any part of Uruguay, but to actually cause Brazilian intervention. To generate a casus belli, he said they were ignoring the American Economic Unification. This was actually true - the USA hadn't enforced it's will on Uruguay to generate even more legitimacy for war.

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The assault on Campo Grande goes well, while we lose troops, our chlorine is effectively used - it kills an entire unit of machinegunners. We lose a few thousand men, but Campo Grande falls, signaling the beginnings of American rule in Brazil. 3/8 of the population resists our rule, however.

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At minimal casualties, Manaus is siezed, rewarding us with much of the Amazon rainforest. This gives our cities in northern South America a large buffer of jungle. It also grants us a lot of the Amazonian railway.

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Further north, Belem is taken with minimal casualties thanks to our naval bombardment.

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At only 1,000 injuries, Porto Velhol falls. The Brazilian railway is ours - nulifying the need for a right of passage with La Plata. Celebrations are held now that all our territories and puppet states in South America are connected - only Paraguay, part of La Plata, seperates them.

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The Conquest of Inner Brazil brings us from 20% of the world's land to 21%. It also brings us from 23% of the world's people to 25%. It is official - the United States has surpassed the British record for world's largest, most populous empire...

The Brazilian Army, meanwhile, is reduced to a mere 32 units - nearly 1/4 of that militiamen.

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We scrounge together extra troops to capture Fortaleza. Fortaleza's fall signals to the Brazilian leadership that submission would be an excellent diplomatic proposal.

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At a few thousand deaths, Recife falls. Brazil has been reduced to 1/5 of it's original territory, 1/3 of it's original cities, and 35% of it's original population. It now only has 25 units, 1/5 of whom are militia. The first month of the war is complete, and Brazil is in shambles, without much of a counterattack force available. The German people - who know their way around military technology - are amazed at the rapid annexation of what was once of the largest countries on Earth. They coin the American victory the "Blitzkrieg" - lightning war.

Uruguay, in contrast to Brazil's forces, has only 20 units. 7 of which are militia. We kill about 2 of their units while losing a few of our own in the First Battle of Concordia. Though we do not capture Concordia, we do completely surround it with troops to starve it of resources, and likely kill much of it's population.

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Notice how the USA has conquered most of Brazil. Also notice the British expansions into Southeast Asia, the Spanish conquest of the Philippines, and the bizarre conquest of Benghazi by the Balkans(a possible re-emergence of the Greek Empire? Not likely).

Week 33

At the end of the last turn, we turned La Plata agianst Brazil and Uruguay to isolate them from any potential help.

IBT, La Plata exercises it's role as part of our new coalition, bringing Italy in against Brazil. It also declares war on the British Empire... luckily, we do not have a MPP, so we can ignore their foolishness.

Portugal declares war on China.

Though the IBT is mostly quiet apart from a few battles between the belligerent nations, something catches our eyes:

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For McKinley, this sounds the alarm bell. Germany, our so-called "friend" and "ally", has actually tried to start up an espionage network in the USA! We, who had so valiantly protected them from the aggressions of Britain and France, and had backed them financially. It is decided to cut aid packages to Germany. We begin to reconsider throwing our lot in with those such as France...

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Shortly after, a propaganda campaign fails in Seoul. McKinley considers putting the USA on full alert. We're not sure who's disrupting us, but this could be a valuable casus belli against Germany if manipulated right...

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The first band of workers arrives in Korea. Their task is to build 4 roads, which will connect Seoul and Pusan, while also supplying them with coal and iron. Once we have these resources, the Republic of Korea will be economically stable.

Fuchou is reduced from 9 pop units to a mere 1. We call up China for peace. Rather then accept our generous demand of Fuchou, they refuse. It is decided we will take what is ours militarily. Marines are called up from Korea to invade Fuchou and add it to the United States. Troops originally destined for the Phillippines and later Japan will instead make landfall in Fuchou... the total force size? 97,000 troops.

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In South America, the demoralised troops of Concordia are being slaughtered left and right. Chlorine Gas, 14 inch railguns, and artillery combine to make the city a living hell. Our troops mow the Uruguayans down with minimal casualties.

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Concordia falls. The Uruguayans are reduced to half their original size. If not for their City Guard, we would strike Montevideo to eliminate them.

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We also take Salvador from Brazil, working our way down their coast.

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Sure enough, our sheer numbers overwhelm Montevideo. Uruguay ceases to exist as a de facto independent entity. The Uruguayan Provisional State is established in it's place. The old government? Executed, of course. The business of McKinley's America is blood and iron.

The order is given to launch an assault on Sao Paulo, which has very limited defenders. The majority of Brazil's army has retreated into Rio De Janeiro for a final shodown, or is in Africa against the French.

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The offensive is a success. The Brazilians are surrounded in their capital, and in the next month, it is likely they will join Uruguay and the other Latin American powers in the afterlife.

Our spies report Rio De Janeiro has 12 units inside, 3 of whom are machinegunners. Given the experience of capital troops, it will be an uphill battle, even with the support of our navy.

The fall of Uruguay and more of Brazil has raised us to 22% of the world's land, and 26% of it's population. Britain still trails behind us.

Week 37

IBT, La Plata come to us for a right of passage, hoping to warm relations with the USA further. McKinley refuses to re-negotiate. While we remain on good terms due to our alliance, relations will likely sour once we invade them by the end of the year.

The Ottoman Sultan, seeking to rebuild the lost empire of old, declares war on the Balkans. Italy declares war on the Ottomans shortly after, agreeing to protect it's neighbors from Ottoman aggression. Italy, Austria, and the Balkans also declare war on La Plata.

The Brazilians foolishly attack us outside Rio De Janeiro. Though we lose a cavalry unit, they lose an infantry and half another. They also send militia units outside the city to try and retake cities in the north... what idiots.

The British use airships to raid the coast of Northern France. We are impressed, and McKinley commissions some of the vessels to help spread American hegemony across the world.

Portugal declares war on Italy.

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Germany comes to us, asking that the USA embargo France and Britain. We agree to the British part - we seek closer relations with France.

Britain declares war on the Ottoman Empire thanks to an agreement with Russia. We expect the Ottoman brown to be replaced with British brown.

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As the USA prepares to make it's moves, we check the world's borders. Britain has managed to recapture Bissau - once Portugese - from the French. By extension, they now have another outpost in Africa that is completely surrounded. They also take Phnom Penh in Southeast Asia. The British Empire has made up it's losses in the war with America by conquering new territory...

In Korea, we complete a road the links the northern and souther sections, while also providing valuable coal and iron. Korea can now function as an industrial entity, but we must nurture it. Via Korea, we can launch police actions in China and Europe...

We dispatch 19,000 troops from Korea into Russia. They will use the Trans-Siberian to explore Europe and give us updates. We intend to attack Austria from the East once the time is right.

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We capture Rio De Janeiro, and execute or exile all Brazilian officials except those that are popular. The Brazilian Provisional State is declared. What's left of the Brazilian army disentegrates from a lack of supplies, leadership, and battles as time goes on.

--- The Continental System ---

On the issue of British power, McKinley called up the French rulers. He said he was concerned about the growing British presence - militarily and commercially - and that though mostly at war with eachother, many European states had a common enemy in Britain. An agreement was reached with the French and other powers, called the Continental System, after the systematic embargo Napoleon had placed on the British. It began with plans to block supply lines. Britain sent many of it's raw materials through the Atlantic, so from Brazil to French West Africa - the narrowest point in the Atlantic - American ships would take up positions and block British shipping.
When some posed that the British could ship things through the Suez Canal, McKinley said they would block Gibraltar as well. This would make the only British entry point Canada, and the USA had enough production that within a few months, all of Canada's waters could be blocked too. It was agreed. The French had no real need to transport goods through the Atlantic, they were focusing less on the world and more on Northwest Africa(due to British encirclement and distance issues).

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McKinley also arranged embargos against Britain with just about every power. He hoped to hamper British economic hegemony. By the time he was done, all of Europe and Japan were united in a worldwide embargo of British goods. But Britain did not fear - so long as it had it's colonial markets, it had no real reason to be afraid of embargos.

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The USA made it's first penetration into China this month. Marines gunned down 4 of the 10 units stationed inside Fuchou with only 1,000 casualties. Meanwhile, almost 100,000 troops were deposited on the hills outside the city. It was hoped the Chinese would strike, be massacred, then we could counterattack and take their cities. McKinley desired the inland city of Nancheng if possible.

Week 41

IBT, Britain and Spain make peace. Given the volatile nature of world politics at the current time, it is unlikely to last long. Italy declares war on Russia. Germany and Scandinavia, seeing no fruits in the Danish War, sign peace at last. We also agree to renew our peace treaty with Scandinavia. Japan declares war on Russia. We expect them to lose their last base in Korea.

In a twist of irony, Scandinavia declares war on us right after we agreed to renew our treaty. No matter, they are far too weak to be a threat. They also are occupied with the British.

The Lowlands declare war on Russia right after, thus triggering the potential conquest of Belgium by Russia. The Lowlands also declare war on Japan, possibly hoping to snag Taiwan.

The British finally take Nantes after several attempts. While it's likely to fall again, it shows how much French power has waned, if it's own homeland is being occupied. Shortly after, Germany takes it from them. The Brits also lose Bissau back to the French. It would seem the Brits may finally be at their peak... as they are starting to face losses. They do take Benghazi back from the Balkans, however.

Another propoganda attempt in Seoul fails.

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Rather then fight us, the Chinese retreat inland. We take their city and kill a newly-created machinegunner unit with almost no casualties. We have tens of thousands of troops left to push inland if Pres. McKinley desires.

He desires the oil and strategic location of Nancheng, so we push inland. 20,000+ men die in the battle of Nancheng. The high casualties are believed to be because of the harsh resistance we face against Chinese hordes. The large populations of China's cities also protect it's troops.

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Regardless, Nancheng falls. 73,000 of our original force in China remains. This doesn't drop when we press an attack further north on Zhengzhou. We sustain a lot of injuries, but few deaths.

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While it is possible for us to recover and then move on to Beijing, Pres. McKinley is positive the American people have had their fill of war. He negotiates peace with the Empress Dowager Cixi - but only after massacring all Chinese Civil Engineers in US territory.

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Once again, the Chinese tell us that "War destroys, it does not create", paraphrasing from an earlier statement. We agree to take 200 gold - 80% of China's money - for peace. While it is likely we could gain more, McKinley wishes to attack Austria and end hostilities with Scandinavia. Once we do this, we can enjoy peace. With China's additions, we now have 23% of the world's land with 28% of it's population.

Operation: Philosophy("Love of Knowledge") is commenced in this period. Cavalry use the Trans-Siberian to investigate Russia from East to West. We find our government databases were severely out of date, Russia has hooked several cities up with Moscow, while railways connect almost every city now. Railways are also abundant around cities, preventing hogging of the rails. We also tour Germany, France, and Italy to learn the innerworkings of their countries and their level of development. We can only investigate the north thanks to Bologna's occupation by Austria.

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The World Map of Week 41, 1990.

The United States has conquered Brazil and Uruguay, while siezing large chunks of China. Germany has taken Nantes in France, while Britain continues it's rampage in the Third World.

Did McKinley's chlorine gas attacks affect you all? It's been quite a few updates since I got a comment... ;)

I like feedback to know that people are reading - and enjoying - and that I'm not wasting my time and the forum's bandwith by posting updates.

Do know I have quite a few updates in the works already...~

Did McKinley's chlorine gas attacks affect you all? It's been quite a few updates since I got a comment... ;)

I like feedback to know that people are reading - and enjoying - and that I'm not wasting my time and the forum's bandwith by posting updates.

Do know I have quite a few updates in the works already...~

Haha! Chlorine Gas~ :lol: Fortunately, I remembered my gas mask, unlike the other people there.

Anyway, it would be totally weird if anything like that happened in real life. The US would have a lot of trouble holding so many colonies, just like England did. Still, it looks like you're playing this game very well. I will continue to be following this.

Well if we're talking about realism, let's talk about the strategy of invading Austria via Korea. ;)

Haha! Chlorine Gas~ :lol: Fortunately, I remembered my gas mask, unlike the other people there.

Anyway, it would be totally weird if anything like that happened in real life. The US would have a lot of trouble holding so many colonies, just like England did. Still, it looks like you're playing this game very well. I will continue to be following this.

Course, the USA's slowly granting statehood(well, actually, if you put the years passed instead of turns passed, the number of states has more then doubled in 5 years, which is insane in reality!). ;) So chances are, it'd last a bit longer then Britain, which pretty much considered it's colonies resources to be exploited, just like the other Europeans. The USA was a bit similar, though if you excuse the Philippines and the massacres that happened there, it's not too bad. The sum? Colonial rebellions are a bit unlikely. The cause? We're like the Romans... we make it more beneficial to be part of us then to not be. ;) Now if we could just use propaganda as a weapon... :mischief:

Unfortunately, I'm not having much happiness issues... meaning there's not much of a challenge in overseeing an empire... but given the size and experience of Europe's armies, expansion will be slow there(the lack of territorial shifts has made most units there elites thanks to constant battles). After I've seized a city or 2 in Europe, I plan to attack Africa and gain a few colonies there, meaning I'll have cities on all 5 main continents. Sound like a plan? :)

Well if we're talking about realism, let's talk about the strategy of invading Austria via Korea. ;)

I have one thing to say, a message from Pres. McKinley's inner religious fanatic: "PRAISE THE TRANS-SIBERIAN!" :lol:

Week 45

IBT, Austria comes to us for a treaty. We believe our presence near their border has them worried... Emperor Franz calls it a 'senseless' conflict. Oh ho ho, the American President begs to differ. We will not grant them peace until at least one of their cities - preferably coastal - flies the American flag.

Russia declares war on the Balkans once more. Russia also ends it's war with Scandinavia. Austria declares war on Japan.

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Besides repositioning of troops in South America, nothing happens. It is an unusually quiet year for the American nation.

Week 49

IBT, Spain declares war on Britain anew. Scandinavia declares war on the Lowlands.

La Plata lands troops outside our cities, despite the war with Brazil being over... we decide to grace the transgression however. However, McKinley tells his troops to be ready for war if necessary.

Germany and Italy make peace. Germany comes to us and says they don't want to renew our embargo against Scandinavia. We notice their opinion of us is now 'annoyed'...

Intel reports inform us that the Italians have completed the Bersaglieri Academy in Rome. This will strengthen their military a little.

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Our data check on the world's borders indicates that Russia has taken Limoges in Central France, cutting it in two.

Besides the positioning of troops to invade Europe via the Trans-Siberian, the turn is once again quiet. Year 1900 ends.

1901

Week 1:

IBT, the Ottomans declare war on the USA, working as allies of Austria-Hungary. The war will never end so long as this trend of bringing in new allies continues... Persia follows their Ottoman allies in a war against us. Germany declares war on the Balkans.

France retakes Benghazi. It has become hard to decide whether Britain or France is crumbling...possibly both are.

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We sink one of Austria's 2 naval vessels this turn with almost no damages to the 3 vessels that are entering the Adriatic. Next turn, we will have ships in the Adriatic ready to harass the Austrians..

Fearing the Scandinavians will use their sudden diplomatic prowess to rally anti-American sentiments in Russia and Britain against us, Pres. McKinley isolates Scandinavia by securing alliances with Russia and Britain.

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Russia skins us, knowing how important they are to our plans(and also still sour over our betrayal of our last military alliance). They demand 2500 gold per turn, and 37,000 gold as a lump sum. We reluctantly agree, and become the major backbone of Russia's economy. Britain agrees as well, settling for 250 gold per turn with a 1,000 gold lump sum. Also fearing Germany's betrayal, and agreement is worked out with them too. This should keep Scandinavia occupied. Germany skins us as well, settling for 2600 gold per turn, with a lump sum of 28,000. Talk about foreign aid.

The week is uneventful, besides the shuffling of troops into Germany for an offensive against Austria. Our workers in Korea are ordered to build a railroad through the Democratic Republic of Korea in order to speed up our efficiency of transporting troops.

Week 5:

The IBT is a time of signing peaces, instead of alliances. Many wars end in the IBT. Most are pointless except the end of hostilities between the Balkans and the Portugese. It is once again, unusually quiet.

The French retake Limoges from Russia. The Russian Empire's penetration into Europe has thankfully been reversed. We hope Germany fares better - a stronger Germany is better than a stronger France.

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Pres. McKinley is trying to fulfill his promise to raise literacy rates nationwide, and commissions libraries in every eligible territory - even in new territories like China. He feels that by making the American nation more literate and intelligent, the country's economic status will skyrocket.

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We also make our move into Austria, siezing the ill-defended city of Troppau. There are actually few deaths - only 5,000 - but many injuries. This is attributed to smart retreats by our cavalry, and that battlefield medics are becoming more plentiful.

McKinley wins the support of the local Czechs by changing the German Troppau to the Czech Opava.

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We sieze the city of Lemberg further east also without many deaths. This splits Austria in 2, causing Austrian-held Poland to be disconnected. Only 1 out of it's 22 population units revolts against us. To further his support base amongst the local Poles and Ukrainians, McKinley changes the name to Lvov. Not only does this add security and population to our position, but it also gives us new neighbors in Europe - Russia and the Balkans.

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With the capture of 2 of Austria's cities, we make peace with the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. He has the nerve to call our troops godless thugs, but we still desire peace in Europe - for Americans, anyways. We take what little gold they have left, 17 units. The major war in Europe is over. Once our troops have recovered and we've built up our artillery base, we intend to strike Denmark and take it for the USA.

--- Americans in Europe ---

The fall of Troppau and Lemberg to the Americans triggered a wave of mass hysteria across Austria-Hungary and the wider parts of Europe. People began to question McKinley's motives, curious if he would desire to vassalise and subjugate the people of Europe to America's whims. While this turned out to be mostly paranoia, many leaders still kept a watchful eye on the United States...

McKinley's next stroke of diplomatic genius was the establishment of the Slavic Republic. The Slavic Republic was a puppet state made primarily of Slavs, hence it's name. The primary ethnic groups were Ukrainians, Czechs, and Slovaks, with a wealthy German elite ruling over them. After the takeover of the region by the Americans, most of the Germans chose to leave for Austria or Germany, agreeing to give a certain portion of their estate to the Americans for redistribution amongst the locals in exchange for free passage. After the wealth redistribution efforts guaranteed the natives' loyalty, a republican government was installed that was tied to the American one. But the fact they had self-representation silenced the majority of complaints. Growing prosperity in the area following American market and social reforms made things even better.

With the establishment of the Republic, it was no wonder people grew curious of McKinley's trustworthiness and his position on Europe... the fact Americans would soon occupy Thessaloniki - giving them a naval base - wouldn't calm their fears.

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Notice the American penetration of Europe, and a few other shifted borders.

Week 9:

IBT, Abyssinia comes to us asking for an embargo against China. Normally we'd agree, but their comment isn't very friendly...

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This Third World fool DARES to insult what is likely the strongest, greatest country on Earth! While we're tempted to invade them ourselves, the risks and costs far outweight the rewards. We give him the finger and send their diplomat back to his poverty-stricken nation.

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Austria also tells us to withdraw our troops, saying "Kumarbis" will be upon us if we don't... we decide to keep the fact the Emperor is apparently a pagan to ourselves for future blackmail purposes.

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We agree to withdraw, and he once again goes on a rant about Kumarbis and how he's father of the gods. We think the Emperor is a) a pagan, b) possessed, or c) completely and utterly fecking insane.

China and France end their hostilities finally. Same with Siam and Japan. The war is de-escalating...

Or not. China and Russia go to war. Fortunately, Russia is too occupied with the invasions of the Balkans and Japan to fight China effectively.

Just a turn after planting a spy in Stockholm, our spy network is shut down in Scandinavia. Damn.

Once again, Benghazi falls to the British. Whoever can keep Benghazi will have the edge in Africa.

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This turn is quiet, besides repositioning of troops as per usual. Also, Theodore Roosevelt, now a war hero and governor of New York, is elected Vice President of the Unites States.

Week 13:

IBT, China re-declares war on Siam. Peace is a myth in the McKinley era. Austria and Scandinavia sign a peace treaty. We dread they will attempt to bring Austria into the war against us, as they are desperate for allies. Russia and the Ottomans sign a peace treaty as well. Several treaties are signed, but these are likely to be short-lasting.

The Russian hordes conquer Romania in the Balkans by siezing Bucharest. With it, comes lots of Bulgaria as well. They fail to plant a spy in our capital. Both of our former allies have tried to set up espionage networks in the USA. We must build up the Slavic Republic's defenses quickly, to guarantee that our stay in Europe will stand the test of time.

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France also declares war on Italy. In a twist of irony, France declares war on the country that was once it's closest ally. All that is needed is a Russo-German war, and Europe will fall apart completely.

China declares war on Britain. We expect China to lose a city or 2 to the British Tiger - or is it shark, given their leadership on the seas. To prep for it's war with France, Italy and Britain sign a peace treaty.

Russia's advance is halted, due to how they waste their whole army trying to take the well-defended Budapest rather then the city of Belgrade from the Balkans. We praise the destruction of Russia's army secretly, however, as it will prevent them from becoming a major power.

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We also recieve the message that pollution from industrialisation is ruining the environment, and causing a phenomenon known as global warming. This is destroying the environment and altering the planet. McKinley says he will clean up all pollution and build mass transport in the hopes of ending a possible crisis.

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Ships arrive in the Aeagen Sea, to attack the Ottomans. Other then that, nothing eventful.

Week 17:

Nothing occurs. Not every turn is going to be eventful...

Week 21:

IBT, more peaces are signed and more wars are declared, as usual. The only really important one is that Russia and the Balkans end hostilities, with Russia holding onto Bucharest.

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Almost nothing occurs besides our bombing of the Ottomans.

Week 25:

Spain and France sign a peace treaty IBT. Britain also takes more of the Congo from the Lowlands. They also sieze Kunming in China.

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The Ottomans are doomed in Thessaloniki. Though their forces are numerous, they are poorly trained, demoralised, cut off from re-inforcements, and suffer war with most of Europe. Pres. McKinley gives the order to invade Thessaloniki and gives us a naval base in Europe.

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While we lose about 10,000 men, we capture the city. The losses can be replenished by our Old World cities - which now number 5. We also transport a lot of our air-based artillery to Thessaloniki. We will use it to test the power of aerial bombardment... The city is also commissioned to produce several transports, so we can invade Turkey when ready. Pres. McKinley wants to sieze Constantinople, the ancient city and the capital of the Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans. By doing so, we will pull the industrialisation out of Turkey, and leave them as a backwater power.

With the fall of Thessaloniki, Europeans became far more anxious. The USA had a naval base inside Europe, which would allow the stationing of the large American naval force. The American military presence in the Mediterranean alarmed many. In addition, this base wasn't as harmless as the Azores or Canary Islands, which were so far out and had such minimal potential they couldn't pack a punch. Thessaloniki, however, enabled the USA to bomb the Balkans, station troops, and also have access to coal and iron in Europe. The Trans-Siberian became less crucial, threatening Russia's monopoly on American power in Eurasia(The Slavic Republic had been dependent on Korea for coal and iron beforehand).

Pres. McKinley announced the Republic of Macedonia after conquering the city. While many wanted to join the Greeks in their Balkan Alliance, they decided they could opt to be under American guidance. Like all other puppet states, elections were free, but the USA would actively intervene to stop radicalism. The Turks had lost their last foothold in Europe, only able to maintain a small strip of land across the straits from Constantinople. With Europe far more secure, the US could consider more bold moves.

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Following the fall of Thessaloniki, the USA had 23% of the world's land and 29% of it's population. When areas like Fuchou boomed in population, it was expected that we'd finally reach the desires 30% mark.

To further compare the rankings, we look at the British navy compared to ours. They have 176 vessels. We have 148, by comparison, 2/3 of which are battleships and dreadnoughts.

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After looking at his resources, Pres. McKinley reasoned the USA could easily take over La Plata. We had the troop power, the quality, and we also had the artillery. It was decided to invade and annex the last free states in the Americas.

La Plata was not a nation, but a confederation of Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay. They had formed along the lines of the other great alliances - Brazil-Uruguay and Colombia-Venezuela-Ecuador. In the face of the American menace, they remained gracious and polite(due to how the USA had enabled them to sieze French Polynesia), but nonetheless cautious, knowing that McKinley was a lion who's belly could not be filled no matter how many lives and countries his wars devoured. Their fears were confirmed when they recieved a war declaration. Several cabinet members committed suicide, as did many others who believed their lives were over.

The war began with screams of terror throughout the cities of Cuzco and Lima. Strange machines were flying overhead, dropping bombs. In Lima, ships were sunk or heavily damaged. In Illo, citizens were slain. In Cuzco, troops were injured. These war machines had never been seen or comprehended, and the plethora of religious people believed that the Americans were either Satanists or blessed with god, fighting with the aid of the heavens. To add to this, the infamous chlorine gas - which some religious fanatics called "Satan's breath" - killed several divisions of infantry near the border.

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We capture Rosadas with about 10,000 deaths. These brave men will be replaced within a month. Rosadas' capture makes our territories more secure, as it had been jutting into the city limits(flat land) of several of our captured cities.

We plan to advance on Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, next. Once Paraguay is ours, they will have lost their best units, and their nation will be thrown into disorder as the central capital of La Plata is taken.

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We lose more lives to take Asuncion, but it falls. McKinley assures the American people that the fall of the city guarantees La Plata's defeat. With the destruction of such a huge army with such few(relatively) resources by the Americans, La Plata is doomed. The capital of La Plata moves to La Paz, capital of Bolivia. Meanwhile, Paraguay's government is given the standard washing procedure, and the Provisional State of Paraguay established.

Our spies tell us that about 1/4 to 1/3 of La Plata's armies have been wiped out. We can take even more of these off, as several are stranded in distant French Polynesia.

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Santa Cruz - and half of Bolivia - falls afterwards with almost no casualties.

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We decide to press an assault of La Paz, which is guarded by 7 units.

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Ilo falls next. It takes more casualties to capture thanks to it's lack of bombardment. We halt our advance there, we intend to make inroads into the rest of Peru later on. Our troops get in position for battles next month.

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The conquest of most of La Plata makes us run data checks. The USA now possesses 24% of the world's land, and 31% of it's population.

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Week 13.

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Week 25.

Week 29:

IBT, the Lowlands declare war on France.

Portugal signs an alliance against us, working with La Plata. The Lowlands declare war on Portugal afterwards.

A major announcement is the end of the Franco-German war. This means Germany keeps Nantes.

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We take Cuzco, capital of the long lost, wealthy Incan Empire. Despite the wealth the city had in ancient times, it has meager reward in terms of gold found. We decide to advance on Lima - which is made easier by how the border of Cuzco extends right next to it. Can you say: "Send in the Chlorine?"

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With the fall of Lima, every square inch of North and South America is unified under the USA and it's puppet states! McKinley declares a nationwide holiday to honor this momentous achievement.

But our soldiers do not get to rest, for they must board transports. As soon as we take French Polynesia, which La Plata robbed from us, we will eliminate Peru/La Plata. We can then see about annexing some of Portugal's decaying empire...

--- Union Expansions and Re-organisation ---

To celebrate, the 82nd state of Santiago is added. Santiago is made up of the rest of Chile and some of the former Argentina. Hardcore conservatives in the Republican party demand more power to the US Citizens, and thus hastily admit Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona as well. This brings the states to 85. As well, borders are redrawn, with parts of Peru being given to the state of Ecuador or to the Columbian Rural District. This new entity becomes the state of Loretombia, named after the Peruvian region(Loreto) that makes it up, and after the fact it's the last piece of Colombia. This makes the state the 86th.

Brazil is broken apart, being transformed into a confederation rather then a centralised puppet state. It is split into the "Autonomous Associated Regions" of Manaus in the northwest(capital at Manaus), Para in the north(capital at Belem), Salezife(named after Fortaleza, Recife, and Salvador, capital at Recife) in the northeast, Central Brasilia in the center(capital at Campo Grande), and the rest is just called Brazil. This carves up the main potential source of resistance to McKinley. The government of each AAR is weak and extremely loyal to McKinley. Without an organised resistance, our hold on South America is secure.

Week 33:

IBT, realising the war has reached a stalemate, Britain and France sign a peace treaty. Realising the time to take over Austria and gain revenge for actions against them in the past, the Balkans declare war on Austria-Hungary.

Russia also captures 2 cities from Scandinavia. The former Scandinavian Confederation has been greatly dissected - Greenland to the USA, Iceland to Britain, and northern Sweden to Russia. Britain also captures the southwest Phillippines.

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Thanks to cultural and population expansions, the USA now has 25% of the world's land and 32% of it's people. We are only a short distance away from our goal of 1/3 of the world population. Britain, the second runner, has 19% of the land and 21% of it's population. The Pax Britannica, has collapsed...

We give Portugal the "Japanese Treatment" - our navy ruthlessly bombards the dominantly-coastal Portugese homeland. We destroy 3 tiles of roads/railroads. Our airships and naval vessels in the Azores destroy the railroad connecting the north to south - they will have to go through Spain to reach eachother. We also destroy their one source of coal, making Portugal's industrial status history.

Within 2 months, we will control French Polynesia, and possibly Istanbul, as our invasion forces establish new areas of influence.

...But President McKinley will not live to see these great achievements. At the Pan-American Exposition on Sept. 4, President McKinley is shot by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz(possibly backed by our rivals or seperatist organisations) with a handgun concealed by a handkerchief. 8 days later, he dies from his injuries. Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as the 26th President of the United States.

After a period of mourning, Roosevelt says that McKinley's dream of a prosperous, hegemonic USA will not be neglected. He promises to continue McKinley's programs, while adding his own to them. He urges the American people to remain strong, and help him to finally end the world war the USA had started.

Week 37:

IBT, Ottoman troops flee Constantinople to head inland, where they'll be safe from naval bombardment.

Countries declare war/make peace with La Plata, despite it's imminent destruction.

The Germans also take Erenhot northwest of Beijing. Whether they hold it or not, we will see. The Brits had just deployed a horde of cavalry to the area. Germany also siezes Copenhagen, annexing Denmark to the German nation. While we wanted Copenhagen for ourselves, it is okay. Germany will now be able to focus it's fronts better.

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On the issue of strengthening Germany cheaply, Roosevelt ordered all available troops in China to block railways between American China and British China. This slowed the flow of troops. Roosevelt also has raw materials units 'accidentally' block the railway lines between Siberia and Russia's eastern possessions. With the city of Mukden so close to falling to Japan, we feel it necessary to help them. Besides, what's taken by Japan, we can take from them later on.

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We FINALLY get a spy in Constantinople. This will enable us to see the much-desired Ottoman army's positions. The total army size of the Ottoman Empire is 69 units. Most of these are Homeland Guard or Ottoman Infantry, so conquering them shouldn't be too difficult. Roosevelt sets the goal of capturing the whole of Turkey.

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We capture Constantinople, and rechristen it Istanbul afterwords. The conquest of Istanbul marks the final nail in the coffin of the Ottoman Empire. But they do have considerable manpower to draw on. Antalya has 10 units inside, Angora 13, and Trabzon 7. That's half the Ottoman army of 61 units. They also have many pieces of artillery strewn about the cities.

The territory captured in Europe from Constantinople is added to the Republic of Macedonia, while the Turkish areas are put under military governance.

As we dig into Instanbul to protect it from a likely counterattack, Portugal suffers massive depletion of resources. Every accessible water tile is blocked, and every reachable tile stripped of improvements.

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Portugal has a massive amount of 32 units evenly distributed amongst it's cities in it's homeland. Pres. Roosevelt nonetheless authorises an attack on Portugal, for the sake capturing yet another base in Europe. We are also shocked when 2 of our airships are shot down by Portugese anti-aircraft batteries. Realising we no longer have a monopoly on the skies, Roosevelt proposes sending more and more ships to Portugal.

Excellent story, with an impressive mod! :)

Excellent story, with an impressive mod! :)

Real history is my forte, so I guess that's why I'm apparently so good at making it up. ;)

Week 41:

IBT, The Ottomans foolishly try to attack us, and as a result lose much of their cavalry. We do not lose a single unit. The reason? We shipped in units from Korea - such as the powerful Colt machineguns - to help last minute, despite Roosevelt's advisors' fears that this would encourage the Japanese and others to attack Korea.

The Germans lose Erenhot to Britain. We will invade China as soon as our treaty wears off - we MUST balance out British power in Asia; China particularly. The Brits also have conquered southern Madagascar from France.

Germany and Britain sign a peace, believing that bloodshed is not working anymore. The Great European war seems to be ending. Or not, as shortly after, Germany brings Portugal against the Balkans, not that Portugal can do much with Americans on their doorstep.

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The Klondike Gold Rush occurs in Canada.

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We capture French Polynesia, and simply call it Polynesia now. La Plata has been destroyed, the USA's rule is unchallenged in north and south America. The rest of our Pacific forces are given orders to immediately head west and conquer another prize - Timor.

In southwest Turkey, our marines kill off a Home Guard and a Machinegunner inside Antalya. This reduces their units to 5. Troops land, 2 cavalry units and 1 US infantry. The goal is to take Southwest Turkey next turn, allowing us to advance into the Turkish homeland.

Week 41 ends. La Plata is gone, and hopefully the Ottomans and Scandinavians will follow.

Week 45:

IBT, Germany declares war on Portugal - it's war ally against the Balkans. Afterwards, they declare war on Spain. So much for the European War ending. Britain also declares war on Japan, triggering worldwide conflict all over again. Russia declares war on Spain too.

The Russo-Japanese War ends in a stalemate, having done little more then consumed lives and resources. This means Japan can press it's full power against Britain... we hope they take Shanghai.

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia is once again caught trying to plant a spy in our capital. But we overlook it, the last thing we need is confrontation with Russia.

Britain takes Mongolia.

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Roosevelt conducts a national survey, and is proud to report the United States has greatly prospered since the last one. The literacy rate has doubled to 38%, 13th in the world. This is primarily among males, though female education is slowly growing. Roosevelt also enjoys the world's highest approval rating of 73%. The United States has one of the shortest army service times, and it ranks 1st in almost every category. The fact we're so low in life expectancy worries Roosevelt, and he says that he desires to improve both the quality of education and of life in general for Americans and their subjects.

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On the international front, Roosevelt's gamble to land troops outside Antayla is put to the test.

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At minimal casualties, we capture the city with our units fully intact. We can now attack Angora directly. Thankfully, we have transports ready to take troops from Istanbul to Antayla, and from there, take Angora. If Angora falls, it is the end of Ottoman rule in Turkey.

Angora is now only defended by 6 units, 5 of whom are machinegunners. In addition, they also have 5 pieces of artillery in the city. It will be costly to assault, but Roosevelt gives the order to anyways.

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Thanks to our natural growth and the conquest of Antayla, we have reached the mark of 25% of the world's land and 33% of it's population.

We attack Angora. Casualties are high as we expected they would be. But fortunately, we reduce them to 1 unit. Luckily, most of the casualties are injuries and not deaths. We expect the fall of Angora next turn, due to it's lack of a solid defense. Trabzon is in no position to send reinforcements either.

Week 49:

IBT, Portugal declares war on Spain. This is perfect! Now the Portugese cities are divided, and it's likely Spain will weaken them. We will strike as soon as the Spanish do the dirty work. The Ottomans come to beg for peace, but we will honor our treaty agreements to fight them to the end - or at least for another 15 turns or so. Britain also siezes more Chinese territory, around Lanzhou. This leaves China with 4 cities.

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Our troops arrive near Timor, but we can't enter the island because the British have troops there. The Brits and Portugal are also at peace. So our men are ordered to dig into position.

We do capture Angora, and rechristen it Ankara. With it comes the Ottoman Sultan and his court. The whole government's fate is left to the people via referendum. Popular officials and their families are exiled, not to return for a decade, while less popular ones are executed on the spot.

Without the Sultanate, the Ottoman Empire falls apart, with several local rulers - styled Sultan, Commander, Caliph, etc. - all popping up to claim the throne. The states that form are the military dictatorship of Benghazi, the Sultanate of Trabzon, the Levantine Sultanate, and finally the Caliphate, encompassing Iraq, northern Arabia, and the Middle East's interior. Despite the puppet states all trying to gain amnesty from the warring powers, the wars all continue.

The Caliphate manages to gain the most power thanks to it's religious twist. The Caliph - it's ruler - manages to convince the successors to form a temporary Coalition to beat back the European-American forces.

With Angora's capture and the near-destruction of Trabzon's garrison via bombardment, we launch our attack. We destroy all the units besides conscript home guards. We will attack next turn, and finally reap what is ours.

In the meantime, we establish the Republic of Turkey - a secular, modern state, in contrast to the religious, decaying Ottoman Empire - in most of Anatolia. Their capital is at Ankara, and we have already willed the lands of Trabzon to them once they are taken. America has rapidly established puppet states in the Old World...

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World Map of Week 41, 1901.

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World Map of Week 49, 1901.

The clearest change is the rapid expansion of Britain into China. Britain lost it's briefly-held section of the Southwest Philippines(around Puerto Princessa) to Spain. The USA has conquered much of Turkey, obviously.

Week 45:

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Roosevelt conducts a national survey, and is proud to report the United States has greatly prospered since the last one. The literacy rate has doubled to 38%, 13th in the world. This is primarily among males, though female education is slowly growing. Roosevelt also enjoys the world's highest approval rating of 73%. The United States has one of the shortest army service times, and it ranks 1st in almost every category. The fact we're so low in life expectancy worries Roosevelt, and he says that he desires to improve both the quality of education and of life in general for Americans and their subjects.


Your life expectancy is 96 years, and you are in twelfth place. Something is strange about that... :crazyeye:

Not long till Turkey is fully under your control, bwahahaha!

Your life expectancy is 96 years, and you are in twelfth place. Something is strange about that... :crazyeye:

Not long till Turkey is fully under your control, bwahahaha!

The British are aliens! ...Or conspiring with aliens! One or the other. That's how I took away a huge chunk of their territory, yet they rebounded despite being surrounded on all sides by foes.

In reality, it's probably just AoI wasn't designed to make beautiful statistics... look at how some of the most backwater cities are somehow on top... you'd think Rome, London, New York, etc. would be taking up slots like that. O.o

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Just to tease you all, a map of Week 9, 1902. ;)

Here's a hint: Keep a close eye on the American and British colors. (Dark blue and brownish-red)

In reality, it's probably just AoI wasn't designed to make beautiful statistics... look at how some of the most backwater cities are somehow on top... you'd think Rome, London, New York, etc. would be taking up slots like that. O.o

The chart is based on culture-since culture is related to territory, some modders hype up the culture of backwater so they'll take up the vast territory.

Nice job on nabbing european colonies. (and apparently iraq too a century ahead of time)

The chart is based on culture-since culture is related to territory, some modders hype up the culture of backwater so they'll take up the vast territory.

Nice job on nabbing european colonies. (and apparently iraq too a century ahead of time)

:lol: Well, we are being headed by the best Republican President in US History, second to Lincoln(Theodore Roosevelt ranks 5th, Lincoln 3rd). So naturally, we'd expand, and what better place to expand then the Middle East(cheap oil for the win!)? From there, we can launch attacks anywhere in the Old World. ;) Granted, most areas are British right now, but that could change... :evil:

And I'll hopefully be taking more of China and Southeastern Europe in the coming turns. I need to balance out the Brits... they JUST WON'T STOP GROWING!

1902

Week 1:

IBT, Spain brutally massacres most of Porto's garrison, with a good deal of casualties - 7 out of 12 units killed, mainly machineguns. Thankfully, we had landed troops outside Porto last turn! (or moreso... we had already passed the turn, and, seeing the Spanish success, chose to use our time machine to position our troops beforehand to reap the fruits of Spain's labors. ;) Gotta love the load button! )

Germany captures Albania and northern Greece from the Balkans. They also sieze Brussels in Europe and annex Belgium. Meanwhile, they follow the American example and turn their conquered Balkan territories into the Balkan Empire - which has the Kaiser as it's Emperor and a shared foreign policy with Germany.

Italy and Abyssinia end their war finally.

Russia declares war on Persia thanks to Germany's manipulations.

Britain captures Kashi, bringing Western China under their control. They take Rio Muni from Spain in Africa. They also end the Republic of Libya's existence by annexing it(around Tripoli).

France and Russia end their war, as well. No more aid packages for them!

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Trabzon falls with no deaths. The Republic of Turkey annexes most of it, but the sections in the south are taken by the Islamic Caliphate. With Turkey under our rule, our base is secure in Europe, for the Caliphate cannot reach us thanks to a range of steep, imposing mountains. The Caliphate annexes the Levant, which has no choice but to be absorbed.

Now that Trabzon is gone, we decide to claim Porto in Portugal, as well, to strengthen our European base more. Of the ten units we landed, only 6 survive the battle. Most of our cavalry are killed. However, we take Porto and gain another place to station our troops. Our naval vessels are also freed up to bomb Lisbon. We hope Spain takes it, and if not, we can.

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With the conquest of Porto, we establish the Republic of Portugal, in contrast to the Kingdom of Portugal in the South. This will prove to be a stable name choice and a stable puppet, until Portugal itself desposes the King 8 years later. In the meantime, the RoP is given administrative control of both the Azores and the Canary Islands.

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Though the Ottomans are gone, their army remains in Turkey. We kill the last band of Ottoman infantry, while also killing the City Guard that had been guarding the border with Russia. With that accomplished, Turkey is ours, and Roosevelt starts to plan an invasion of the Middle East.

The Caliphate's total armed forces size is 33 units, 6 of whom are very poor defenders - cavalry and raiders. The remainder are all Ottoman infantry. Taking a bite out of the Middle East should be easy. Roosevelt also discusses a pre-emptive attack on China once our peace treaty wears off. He deems it a necessary evil to start a war with them so that we may balance out growing British power in Asia. To balance out our lack of naval artillery in the coming battles, a massive air armada is constructed, to join our forces in China from all over the American realm.

With our next moves planned, Week 1 ends. 7 years after Grover Cleveland's moves of expansion, the USA is the dominant power in the world.

Week 5:

IBT, France and Austria sign a peace treaty. Their war has finally ended, and they settle their disputes on spheres of influence in Switzerland peacefully. Switzerland is carved up by Germany, France, Italy and Austria, with Austria and France holding the spheres of influence in the aftermath.

The Lowlands - which has been replaced by the Commonwealth of Dutch-Belgian Nations following the collapse of Belgium - come to us begging for a mutual protection treaty IBT. This means our reputation is healing. We still refuse, only the other Big 5 - Germany, France, Britain and Russia - will get a MPP out of us.

The British finally conquer Abyssinia, adding what's left of their realm to the British Empire. So much for peace with Italy saving the country from destruction...

At high casualties for them, the Russians capture Krakow from Austria-Hungary. Our splitting of the Austro-Hungarian nation seems to have paid off.

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The USA and it's puppet states now rule 26% of the world and 34% of it's population. Britain trails behind at 21% of the world and 22% of it's population. Russia is in third place, but we do not know their exact stats. World diplomacy orbits around the Big 3, the name given to the United States, Britain, and Russia. All the other countries are pretty much pawns in these nations schemes. Germany and France are easily capable of rising up the ranks, but they lack the territory and resources necessary to form a Big 4 or Big 5. President Roosevelt believes that if he can get both Russia and Britain to align with the United States, the USA can rule the world by proxy.

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We finally link Istanbul back up with the rest of Turkey. This will enable us to use Turkey as an industrial base. Most of the region is well-developed with railroads and buildings, so the Republic of Turkey is by far our most profitable puppet in the Old World. Korea is also developing nicely with many rails being built over the weeks.

All of Damascus' troops are redlined. Roosevelt gives the order for US Marines to attack and take the city. Once occupied, we will deploy everything we have into the city, with the objectives of conquering all of Iraq and the central Middle East.

It falls with ease. A Colt Machine Gunner unit and a band of cavalry are the first units to enter the city. Our Machinegunners get in position to defend it from Ottoman counterattack, while our cavalry - once joined by allies from Turkey - will go East and strike Baghdad and Mosul.

Attacking Baghdad will be risky. They have 6 units in there that are well-trained, though the one cavalry unit inside is redlined. Roosevelt decides to hold off the attack, we will instead strike weaker Mosul in the north, and thus form a united front.

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Mosul is ours with the loss of a single cavalry. With a turn or two, we will strike Baghdad and end this.

We raid Baghdad, and kill all but one of it's units - the redlined Arab Raider. Next turn, the fall of Baghdad is expected, as fresh units and artillery combine to make it impossible to hold the city.

I'll have you know that this story has made me decide to download the AoI scenario and give it a try... I think I'll start a game as Abyssinia or the Boer Republics or something like that and see if I can win it. :lol:

I'll have you know that this story has made me decide to download the AoI scenario and give it a try... I think I'll start a game as Abyssinia or the Boer Republics or something like that and see if I can win it. :lol:

Well... I wish you luck... Abyssinia probably has it better, as they can attack the isolated Italian positions and probably get peace before they can ship in new troops. :)

Week 9:

IBT, China declares war on France, despite having it's hands full with the British - and soon the Americans. Russia and Scandinavia sign a peace treaty, violating our agreement. Russia also re-ignites it's war on the Balkans and declares war on them. Surrounded by enemies, we may just make a pre-emptive strike on the Balkans soon as well.

Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary, seeking to regain it's lost territories. Given how it is surrounded by foes in Russia, Italy, and Germany, we expect partitioning of the Habsburg Empire.

The Balkans and Germany sign a peace treaty. This is good, as it prevents the Balkans from being excessively devoured before we move in. Kaiser Wilhelm again fails to plant a spy in our capital.

The British take Hormuz from Persia, destroying their navy in the Indian Ocean. With the exception of Basra, they hold the whole Persian Gulf.

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We take Baghdad, adding the most prosperous, most populous city of the Caliphate to our realm! The Caliph manages to escape to Basra and form a new capital there, however.

Because the Brits have greatly weakened Basra's garrison(and have about 20 units to capture it with), Roosevelt orders an attack on the city.

We capture Basra with minimal casualties. We also capture the Caliph, and give him to the British as payment for letting us take the city. All of Iraq is ours, and we also have broken the monopoly on land transport in Asia Britain was going to have.

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The whole of the former Ottoman Army is now only 9 units strong, strewn across 3 cities. 3 of these 9 units are cavalry and are extremely weak.

With the fall of the Caliphate, the Islamic Empire quickly descends into chaos. In Palestine, Jews rise up and declare a Jewish state, for the first time since antiquity. The Arabs all try to form their own banana republics, despite the advance of both British and American troops.

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Amman falls afterwards to our infantry. Roosevelt wants to somehow reach Medina before the British.

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Next comes Jerusalem, and the abolition of the short-lived Jewish state with it.

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A last-minute cavalry charge takes Medina! The Ottomans and their successors have been wiped out in the face of the Great Powers' aggression. 5 cities taken in one turn!

--- Partition of the Ottoman Empire ---

After the conquest of Medina and the destruction of any trace of the Ottoman government or it's army, it was naturally carved up. The USA was content to let Britain annex and keep it's conquests. The USA meanwhile added more territory to Turkey, established the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia around Medina(Saudi Arabia took most of the desert regions), and also created the countries of Palestine(aka Israel) and Lebanon. Finally, the USA created a new Caliphate, a first for a country that usually propped up democratic regimes. The idea was this would allow us to rally the support of the Islamic populations strewn across Britain's vast empire.

With the establishment of even more puppet states, America's future in the Old World was secure. Shaky, though secure. Once the region was fully developed, we could embark on more expansionist programs.

After centuries of existence, the Ottoman Empire had ceased to exist. Once encompassing North Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East, the Ottomans are little more then a name in the history books. Once considered the greatest threat to Christendom, the Ottomans will forever be the butt of jokes and criticisms regarding Muslims. And the USA, once heavily isolated in world affairs, has now intertwined itself permanently into them.

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With our war in the Middle East and likely all Europe ended, we will send our whole airship fleet East next turn to China. Once we are in position, we can destroy the Chinese Empire, and close the gates of Asia to the Imperialist powers.

Well... I wish you luck... Abyssinia probably has it better, as they can attack the isolated Italian positions and probably get peace before they can ship in new troops. :)

Yeah, that would be my primary strategy for Abyssinia (a.k.a. Ethiopia): Take over Eritrea and Somolia as soon as possible.:goodjob:

Yeah, that would be my primary strategy for Abyssinia (a.k.a. Ethiopia): Take over Eritrea and Somolia as soon as possible.:goodjob:

After that, I wish you luck... Britain and France aren't exactly easy neighbors to pwn. :lol: It's risky, but you could consider an assault on the Ottomans to take a city or 2, since there the weakest neighbor in overall unit quality. Though, targeting the European colonies(the Germans, Spain, Portugal and Lowlands are excellent targets in this regard) might be easier due to their lack of Maxims... though you must wage war fast and carefully, as the claws of Europe will quickly be upon you. ;) Overall, Abyssinia has a lot of options, but must be extremely careful in initiating them.

On the issue of conquest, I wish Scandinavia and the Balkans also could become empires, given how they are also European. Possibly Mexico and Central America too, given how they start out as industrial(albeit poor) countries. I mean, alternate history is always a more fun option. ;) Picture the Scandinavians ruling Canada, the Mexicans south America, or the Balkans over a new Greek Empire covering Egypt to India... : )

Well, Alternate history is my goal here: To become the only independant African Nation to give the European and Arab oppressors the boot!

I figure that if I could win the Age of Discovery as the Aztecs without sarcificing a single unit for culture, and almost won my Playground Mod game as the Girls (despite a rocky start postion) by DOMINATION (I was about 3% of land short when I hit the 100K culture mark :lol: ), I should be able to do AoI as Abyssinia......

Well, Alternate history is my goal here: To become the only independant African Nation to give the European and Arab oppressors the boot!

I figure that if I could win the Age of Discovery as the Aztecs without sarcificing a single unit for culture, and almost won my Playground Mod game as the Girls (despite a rocky start postion) by DOMINATION (I was about 3% of land short when I hit the 100K culture mark :lol: ), I should be able to do AoI as Abyssinia......


I wish you luck on constructing an African Union. :) Make sure to strike the minor powers first and foremost - Italy, the Lowlands, and Spain are the best targets to pick at due to their small influence. Germany should be next. After that, conquering the Portugese, Boers, and Ottomans. Next France, and finally Britain. If you can beat Britain as a third world country, you can do ANYTHING.

Also for a challenge, maybe try being China and conquering the whole of Asia?

Actually, I've tried starting a game as Abyssinia, but for one thing turn times are too damn long, and I haven't yet gotten the feel for the mod... Besides two unproductive cities with a grand total of two rifleman units is not going to cut it! Even the Aztecs in the Age of Discovery conquest started out better off than that!

I'm going to try the Boer republics this time, and hope that I can figure this weird mod out a bit (and actually get some damn workers that can build railroads!)

Actually, I've tried starting a game as Abyssinia, but for one thing turn times are too damn long, and I haven't yet gotten the feel for the mod... Besides two unproductive cities with a grand total of two rifleman units is not going to cut it! Even the Aztecs in the Age of Discovery conquest started out better off than that!

I'm going to try the Boer republics this time, and hope that I can figure this weird mod out a bit (and actually get some damn workers that can build railroads!)

Too long? No offense, but are you crazy? :lol: You should see the turn times on my First Reich thread... it takes like 10 minutes to go between turns. In AoI, it's just 2-3. ;) You also need to turn off options like 'show enemy moves' and such, that way, the turns are REALLY fast. Also make sure you didn't re-enable naval/air trade, which makes turn times ungodly.

If you want to get a feel for the mod, start out as someone else so you can get your feet wet. Good choices are Austria and Japan. They start off with plenty of potential growth and military possibilities(and can acquire colonies as the games goes on, Austria also has an alliance with Germany, disable it if you want). They also are well-off so they won't get completely and utterly pwned so long as you're cautious.

Once you have the feel for the easier powers, you can move down the chain to near-impossible ones like Abyssinia and the Boers. The easiest positions are Germany, the USA, Britain, Russia and France. The USA has the game the easiest in the long run thanks to an excellent industrial base that can swamp Britain's quantity with quality. Russia will also do good once their industrial base is built up. Their key weakness is many of their cities aren't connected, and their territory is relatively underdeveloped at the start.

But once the USA and Russia get their stuff together and become industrial powerhouses... let's just say you'll see an alternate version of the Cold War. ;)

I have all the stuff turned off that El Justo reccomends, and still... If this is his idea of "fast" I'd hate to see what he considers slow (Right now it takes almost a minute per turn.... The Final Fantasy mod beta only took about 10 seconds between turns, and that was with each civ having several hundred units EACH, and harbors and airports all over the map!)

I'm currently playing as the Boers, and it's mostly boring as hell.... The Germans and Austrians DID try to start a war with Russia late in 1895, but Russia went and pwned Austria (they only have Warsaw and Triest left by mid-1896), after which they declared peace.... I'm currently building my financial and industrial base as well as pumping out as many Boer light cavalry as I can (it would be nice if the Boer had buildable workers like everybody else... ESPECIALLY since "boer" is the Afrikaans word for "farmer") as well as horse artillery....

I'm going to try and "liberate" German-held Namibia soon.... Especially considering the Germans can't be in too good a shape after getting whomped on by Russia (even if they didn't lose any cities, I have a feeling their military got hit hard), and how isolated Namibia is from any form of reinforcements :evil:

Some of us consider one minute turns to be "lightning fast".

I have all the stuff turned off that El Justo reccomends, and still... If this is his idea of "fast" I'd hate to see what he considers slow (Right now it takes almost a minute per turn.... The Final Fantasy mod beta only took about 10 seconds between turns, and that was with each civ having several hundred units EACH, and harbors and airports all over the map!)

I'm currently playing as the Boers, and it's mostly boring as hell.... The Germans and Austrians DID try to start a war with Russia late in 1895, but Russia went and pwned Austria (they only have Warsaw and Triest left by mid-1896), after which they declared peace.... I'm currently building my financial and industrial base as well as pumping out as many Boer light cavalry as I can (it would be nice if the Boer had buildable workers like everybody else... ESPECIALLY since "boer" is the Afrikaans word for "farmer") as well as horse artillery....

I'm going to try and "liberate" German-held Namibia soon.... Especially considering the Germans can't be in too good a shape after getting whomped on by Russia (even if they didn't lose any cities, I have a feeling their military got hit hard), and how isolated Namibia is from any form of reinforcements :evil:

I guess the fact I turned down Russia's cavalry strength a little in my game really made a difference(to reflect how the Russian army relied more on numbers then quality during the pre-Soviet period)... it sounds like Russia was a killing machine only one year into your game. O.o Meanwhile, my Russia has only been able to conquer 3 cities outside it's territory(Amsterdam, Krakow, Limoges), Krakow because I had already weakened Austria, and Limoges was re-captured by France right after. In addition, 2 of Russia's cities were torched early in the game.

Anyway, I wish you luck in eating German Southwest Africa! Hopefully they won't get re-inforcements in time to resist you. After taking them out, I'd consider Portugal next given their isolation too.

Some of us consider one minute turns to be "lightning fast".

As an avid player of Teturkhan's awesome - yet slow as hell - mod, I fully support this sentiment. Teturkhan's slow turn times are one of the reasons I'm heavily biased towards my Pax Americana story rather then my First Reich story.

Anyways, I hope these comments don't turn into a battlefield... save the fighting for the European front! The Balkans, Austria, Germany and all Europe will be ours! ;)

I love this story! Its one of the reasons I got back into Civ 3 and AoI.

I love this story! Its one of the reasons I got back into Civ 3 and AoI.

That's very good! :) Have fun dominating the world... as whoever you play!

I'm just glad I'm getting comments now... for most of the story, I was without comments and was like: "The world really does hate America... nobody's commenting on this. ._.;;" I'm happy that readers are now showing up and shouting their encouragement! :)

Good like prying Africa from Britain. ;)

I'll prolly be America. Follow what we did in the Spanish-American War then take over some little countries to....defend them.

I'll prolly be America. Follow what we did in the Spanish-American War then take over some little countries to....defend them.

Yeah, just like how I've been playing as the Boer Republics and "liberating" colonies from their "European Overlords". :mischief:

I'll prolly be America. Follow what we did in the Spanish-American War then take over some little countries to....defend them.

Muhahah! Well, the Age of Imperialism timeframe is the era where Republicans dominated American government, soooo.... anything can be done under the premise of "liberation, spreading democracy, and defense"! :nuke: :lol:

Muhahah! Well, the Age of Imperialism timeframe is the era where Republicans dominated American government, soooo.... anything can be done under the premise of "liberation, spreading democracy, and defense"! :nuke: :lol:

The fact that the Democrat Party was the party of slavery and the political party of the defeated faction in the Civil War helped a great deal.

Both parties did a 180 degree flip somewhere along the line.

Both parties did a 180 degree flip somewhere along the line.


Not really, the more things change the more they stay the same. Democrat Party uses the African American population for votes where as back in the day they were used to pick cotton. The Democrat Party supports unrestrained abortion which has been the principle cause of the decrease in the AA Population (most Planned Parenthood centers are in inner cities). Planned Parenthood has killed more African Americans than the Klan. Democrat Party used to support Slavery, now they support Socialism which is Slavery just with new trimmings.

To put it in perspective, African American women account for 35.9 percent of all abortions but are only 13 or 14 percent of the population.

Things still remain the same.

Not really, the more things change the more they stay the same. Democrat Party uses the African American population for votes where as back in the day they were used to pick cotton.

Because using someone as a slave and using someone for votes is totally the same thing :rolleyes:

The Democrat Party supports unrestrained abortion which has been the principle cause of the decrease in the AA Population (most Planned Parenthood centers are in inner cities).Planned Parenthood has killed more African Americans than the Klan.

I smell a right-winger. I don't want to get into an abortion argument here so I point you to OT. http://forums.civfanatics.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18 Abortion isn't murder, a fetus isn't a person. So no.

Democrat Party used to support Slavery, now they support Socialism which is Slavery just with new trimmings.

You have no concept of what socialism is. And don't respond here. Go to OT if you must.

The fact that the Democrat Party was the party of slavery and the political party of the defeated faction in the Civil War helped a great deal.

I never said the Democrats were god's flock either. :lol: I'm just poking fun at the Republicans, I didn't mean to actually offend anyone. As a strong independent/Centrist, I'm not really one to advocate either party. I just like to poke fun at the Republicans most because of the President.

Like the other poster said, let's not get into a debate here, please take any political issues to the Off Topic forum. :) Then again, you may just be saying that the Democrats' choice of alliances is what allowed the Republican era(whether it's meant as a smear I do not know), but.. my point remains. :)

I hope everybody can still enjoy this story, regardless of the political opinions expressed between it's writers and it's readers. CivFanatics is a forum where Civ fans come together to talk about one of their favorite series, not club eachother over the head for being a donkey or an elephant. ;)

Forget the politics, I want updates.

Forget the politics, I want updates.

:lol: Be patient Tubaman, they're on their way. :p :)

Week 13:

IBT, the British announce their intention to dominate Asia by declaring war on Tibet, the country that loves(or used to, anyway) the USA the most. If not for our vulnerable colonial territories, we would dig in for a war with Britain...

Rather then continue a glorious campaign against Portugal to unify the Iberian peninsula for the first time in several hundred years, the Spanish declare war on France. The European War has escalated once more. Britain tries to get us to trade embargo the Balkans. We refuse to aid them.

Germany asks for an embargo against Austria. Wanting closer ties with Germany and Spain, we agree.

Britain declares war on the Boer Republics. British domination of Africa is a very distinct possibility now. They also declare war on Siam. Austria-Hungary and Russia end their war finally, agreeing to let the Slavic Republic act as a buffer state.

Russia attacks Belgrade and kills most of it's defenders, at very high casualties in the tens of thousands. Russia seems to have adopted a strategy of human wave assaults rather then artillery barrages, then attacks. The folly of such a maneuver in an age of machineguns shows the stupidity of Russia's Tsar...

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To establish ourselves in the Old World better, Roosevelt orders the establishment of a separate authority(capital, no further use for it in North America) in Turkey's city of Antayla. From here, we can better administer our new 'allies', and also train new workers to strengthen our regime.

American troops meet up with the Spanish outside Lisbon, ready to take the city if they fail to. If we take it, we gain another industrialisation resource, and coal and iron.

Week 17:

IBT, despite their dire position, Portugal declares war on Persia and Scandinavia. Thankfully for them, the Ottomans are gone and thus cannot aid Persia. Portugal also gains a Corps, but leaves it undefended. We will destroy it.

Roosevelt cancels all the embargoes against Britain, seeking closer relations with the colonial giant.

More interesting is how Britain declares war on Russia once more... as our 2 major rivals are at eachother's throats, we should be able to profit worldwide.

Britain takes more of Persia, reducing it to 3 cities. They also sieze Spanish Morocco.

Germany and Scandinavia sign a peace treaty prematurely.

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Roosevelt's first move is the elimination of both an elite Portugese cavalry, and their Corps unit. The Portugese have remained walled up in their city, for we current lack the resources for an all-out assault. He orders troops into transports in the homeland, to be shipped across to attack Portugal.

Roosevelt then declares war on China. He has 45 airships fueled up and ready to go right next to China's border. He believes it a necessary evil to snatch Luoyang and possibly Beijing in order to check British expansion in the region. By the time the raids are over, Luoyang has lost 1/4 of it's population, most of it's garrison has been redlined, much of it's infrastructure in ruins, and the Americans have gained the nickname: "The Dragon". Both because of the ferocity of the American war effort, and the fact that destruction rains from the sky. The equivalent in the Middle East(particularly Persia) is "Great Iblis/Satan."

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With the loss of just one cavalry division, Luoyang falls. With it, China's split in half. The USA will try an assault on Beijing in the coming months.

Seeing an opening, Roosevelt also orders an attack on Tabriz in Iran. (His diplomats had failed to arrive in time to end the war a few months ago when the Ottomans bit the dust)

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We lose one cavalry division, but the city falls. Our Colts in the region are repositioned to blunt any enemy counterattack. The conquered region is added to the Caliphate. Russia annexes it's sphere of influence in Northwest Iran, seeing the oppurtunity.

Also seeing how Chongqing is a weaker outpost to attack - and also wanting to prevent Tibet from being outright surrounded - Roosevelt orders his troops towards the city, hijacking the British railways as a means of getting there. We will hopefully take the city from the Chinese, before they even know what hit them. 32,000 American cavalry make their home outside the city in the forest. It is our hope to occupy the city in the near future.

The turn ends with us bombing the crap out of Timor and Lisbon, redlining all the units inside and destroying some infrastructure. If Spain fails to take Lisbon, we'll laugh our asses off.

Week 21:

IBT, Britain and Scandinavia make peace. If not for our commitment to war with them shared with Italy, we would make peace as well to focus on other objectives - mainly China.

Persia and China both invade our territory, but Britain uses it's troops to eliminate most of their invasion forces. A gesture of friendship, perhaps?

Russia also nearly takes Belgrade, falling short 1 or 2 units.

Spain fails to take Lisbon. We LOAO.

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Chongqing falls with minimal deaths but many injuries. This is due to our cavalry retreating on a regular basis. With the fall of Chongqing, only Beijing and the surrounding area remains under the authority of the Chinese Empire. The Empress Dowager Cixi is likely packing her bags now.

In the bombing of Beijing, 1/6(out of a population of 30) of it's people are massacred, while many buildings are destroyed, and soldiers weakened. Beijing only has 10 units defending it - including a Corps.

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The rest of the month is uneventful. We will hopefully pummel the Chinese next turn, and end another war.

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World Map of Week 21. France has finally expanded, by taking part of Somalia from Italy. The USA continues it's rampage, as does Britain. Hopefully, the next world map will be free of black.

I gotta say, you and the british are on a collision course. You got a plan to deal with them?

I gotta say, you and the british are on a collision course. You got a plan to deal with them?

As a matter of fact, I do have a plan to take care of the Sharks. ;) First off, I need to keep mass producing South Carolina battleships, to guarantee both local and worldwide superiority. (We're about the same size as the British navy now)

Next, I need to expand my industrial base. The main ways to do this are (in Europe) to conquer the Balkans, Austria, and maybe Italy, and (in Asia) to conquer the rest of Korea and some/all of Japan.

Once I have industrial bases the world over, I must mass produce Machine Gunners, and ship them to my colonial regions. This will enable me to more easily resist the British hordes, who have an advantage in Asia(which is slowly decreasing thanks to my work in the Middle East and China). By building strong defenses, I can hold the Brits back while I mass produce colonial troops for offense/defense purposes.

By having a superior navy, I can keep the British African troops isolated, and thus prevent my Asian possessions from being pwned. We're already blocking the Suez Canal, and I have about 30-40 ships in and around Europe, mainly in Turkey and Portugal. Ships from the homeland are joining the fleet in Europe every turn.

Finally, I will need to secure alliances. I'll need all the help I can get... despite being at war with most of the world, Britain still is coming out on top. (Then again, 1/3 of the world in us isn't at war with them, and the conflicts with Germany/Russia are on and off) By using MPP's and military alliances, I should be able to overwhelm Britain. If I can crush Britain and Russia, the world is ours.

Hopefully, we'll all be enjoying shark fin soup in the near future. ;) :evil:

Ye gads! You and Britain are both monsters! I foresee an occasion to play "Clash of the Titans" coming up! :lol:

Ye gads! You and Britain are both monsters! I foresee an occasion to play "Clash of the Titans" coming up! :lol:

Aye, and Russia is our lovechild. :P But... I get the feeling Britannia and Columbia are about to get a divorce... and it's going to be PAINFUL.

Jesus, it sounds like the Cold War if it actually escalated....

Jesus, it sounds like the Cold War if it actually escalated....

Well, Fox is kind of lucky in the regard that he's managed to grow so big so quick....

In my game, the next two chapters are going to be a DOOZY! Let's just say that World War I broke out 10 years ahead of schedule, and there's not just two sides, but at least THREE different three-way alliances, not to mention that I've jumped in on top of the dogpile that landed on Portugal. :lol: I think there may be a grand total of three nations that aren't at war with anyone right now. :eek:

Well, Fox is kind of lucky in the regard that he's managed to grow so big so quick....

In my game, the next two chapters are going to be a DOOZY! Let's just say that World War I broke out 10 years ahead of schedule, and there's not just two sides, but at least THREE different three-way alliances, not to mention that I've jumped in on top of the dogpile that landed on Portugal. :lol: I think there may be a grand total of three nations that aren't at war with anyone right now. :eek:

That sounds like what happened after I attacked Britain... the whole world declared war on me pretty much thanks to Britain and France signing alliances. Then I got France to declare war on Britain - it's MPP ally - in our peace, and France brought everyone against Britain. So what started out 5 years or so ago as a simple war between the USA and Britain/France, still rages as a many-sided war... luckily, the only country still at war with me is Scandinavia and Persia(I executed China). I'll get peace with Scandinavia in a few turns, and if I can't gain ground against Persia, I'll end our war too.

Jesus, it sounds like the Cold War if it actually escalated....

Thanks to the destruction of China and it's partition into about 6-8 puppet states, it technically did. Since the USA, Britain, and Russia each hold a puppet state that claims to be the 'legitimate' successor to the Qing Dynasty and the throne of China... you can obviously see where casus belli and policy issues will come from.

In addition, Russia's annexed more of Eastern Europe, so it's actually looking kinda like the Cold War, but with the 'what-if' idea of if Britain never collapsed during it's duration. There also isn't nukes, thank the RNG gods. The USA is also blocking Russian-German access to Athens, so that technically counts as an escalation. The world is running out of people to pick on... so a true, bloody world war is likely to be fought soon. The peace we get from Scandinavia and Persia will not last long, let me assure you!

Let us hope that the Great Eagle shall get to enjoy both Shark fin soup, and Bear meat!

That sounds like what happened after I attacked Britain... the whole world declared war on me pretty much thanks to Britain and France signing alliances. Then I got France to declare war on Britain - it's MPP ally - in our peace, and France brought everyone against Britain. So what started out 5 years or so ago as a simple war between the USA and Britain/France, still rages as a many-sided war... luckily, the only country still at war with me is Scandinavia and Persia(I executed China). I'll get peace with Scandinavia in a few turns, and if I can't gain ground against Persia, I'll end our war too.

Actually, it looks like my war is going to be three chapters... Despite being completley dogpiled, the Portuguese in Africa aren't going down as easily as I'd like.

I also came to a startling realization earlier today:

I know why Britain is able to become such an out of control civ, especially in Africa!! El Justo, when he designed the scenario, kind of forgot about a certain significant incident that started in 1889 and kept the British forces in North Africa "occupied" up until 1898....

That "incident" is the The Mahdist War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdist_War), also known as the Dervish Uprising... The Mahdists went through the British Forces in Sudan like, if you'll pardon the pun, whirling Dervishes.

When I get around to editing the scenario after I play (mainly to give the small civs a better chance), I think I'll add the Mahdist Uprising to the scenario somewhere (probably eliminate Tibet, since all Tibet seems to do is weaken China, or merge the Mahdists with Abyssinia, giving Abyssinia a third city and a lot more units to start off with) to keep the British occupied early on.

Actually, it looks like my war is going to be three chapters... Despite being completley dogpiled, the Portuguese in Africa aren't going down as easily as I'd like.

I also came to a startling realization earlier today:

I know why Britain is able to become such an out of control civ, especially in Africa!! El Justo, when he designed the scenario, kind of forgot about a certain significant incident that started in 1889 and kept the British forces in North Africa "occupied" up until 1898....

That "incident" is the The Mahdist War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdist_War), also known as the Dervish Uprising... The Mahdists went through the British Forces in Sudan like, if you'll pardon the pun, whirling Dervishes.

When I get around to editing the scenario after I play (mainly to give the small civs a better chance), I think I'll add the Mahdist Uprising to the scenario somewhere (probably eliminate Tibet, since all Tibet seems to do is weaken China, or merge the Mahdists with Abyssinia, giving Abyssinia a third city and a lot more units to start off with) to keep the British occupied early on.

That is the advantage of Europa Universalis games... they can add in events like that. ;) I want to see Europe Universalis, but with AoI trimmings. That way, Britain won't become a monster like they usually do.

Week 25:

IBT, the Brits take Gertse from Tibet. They also take Bangkok from Thailand, desiring full control of Southeast Asia.

Spain comes to us for an alliance against Austria, saying that they "threaten to topple our carefully crafted empire." ...If Spain's empire is carefully crafted, we don't want to know what the heck poorly crafted is. We refuse. We'll attack Austria when the time is right.

France signs a trade embargo against the USA, growing anxious of our military and economic power.

Japan declares war on China. It's a bit late to the partitioning...

Italy declares war on the Low Countries/ Association of Dutch-Belgian Nations.

Russia takes Belgrade, conquering Serbia and establishing the puppet state of Yugoslavia. Roosevelt orders the strategic placing of raw materials and naval vessels to protect Athens and Crete from Russian aggression. Pristina is a lost cause.

--- Union Expansions of Summer 1902 ---

1902 yielded several new states to the Union. The former French Guyana, centered on Cayenne, had finally been Americanised, though it was a strange blend of American and French cultures, somewhat like Canada. French Guyana was admitted as the 87th state of Cayenne-Guiana(also called East Guyana). Per a new requirement sponsored by President Roosevelt, it was also a requirement to have decent knowledge of the English language to apply for statehood.

With the near-eradication of Hispaniola's economic and social distinctness from the USA, it was added as one state - Hispaniola - despite the concept that there should be a Haiti and Dominican Republic, as there was before the American invasion years ago. Roosevelt says that it is just more convenient to lump them together for geographic and resource purposes. The protests finally die down. Hispaniola is the 88th state.

While many protest it's inclusion as a state due to it's small population, Greenland is also added to the Union, becoming the 89th state. Roosevelt announces plans to possibly add parts of Canada to it to increase the total population. All the major Canadian islands are added to Greenland due to sparse population and similar geography. The state is informally called 'Arctica' by some.

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=== The Fall of Portugal ===

Roosevelt orders an assault on Lisbon. If the city is taken, the Portuguese will be evicted from their homeland. The sight of Lisbon is depressing for the American troops, who despite their hardiness, try not to wheep. The city is in flames despite being so close to the ocean; the chaos is so high and the emergency workers so low that nothing can be done. Hills have popped up overnight thanks to bodies being buried in mass graves. Other mounds of bodies are being cremated. Lisbon, once the beautiful capital of a mostly-prosperous Portuguese Empire, is in shambles. The majority of it's citizens have been killed by starvation, fires and bombardment from American ships. Most of the major roads, marketplaces, and government buildings lie in ruins. Some still are ablaze.

Anarchy reigns supreme in the city, with only a few scattered areas under the control of the Monarch and his government. What few troops the King has - 4,000 poorly trained and poorly equipped Home Guardsmen - are tempted to desert when the announcement of Americans marching into town reaches them. Over 90% of the city's people have died or fled. As Americans march through the city, they hear the cries of children looking for parents, who are dead; the cries of babies who are held in their parents' arms, who are dead; the emaciated people who lie in the streets with looks of despair, who are dead.

But the soldiers refuse to let their empathy for the Portuguese their naval counterparts have slaughtered get in the way of their job. The USA can not do anything for those that are already dead, but perhaps it can help those still alive. As they pass sections occupied by Royal Guard or rebel bands alike, they slaughter them. Be it by bayonet or gunshot, all the Portuguese militants are killed by the end of the day. The King and his government are arrested. Roosevelt's men occupy the city, while the President prepares a visit to the city personally in order to issue a public apology for American brutality. During the period of martial law, the citizens aren't so forgiving, as they resist us ferociously with protests and riots. Roosevelt tells his troops to allow peaceful protests, the Portuguese deserve a voice for the atrocities committed against them. He does tell the troops to quell violence as necessary, however.

In the aftermath of the American victory over Portugal, the King and his government are exiled to Portugese East Africa/Mozambique. We convince the major powers to allow them safe passage to the colony. Britain even escorts the Portuguese government with it's own fleet despite it's current ordeals, a sign of not only British supremacy on the seas, but the chivalrous image the British try to maintain. In the coming months, Mozambique and Timor will fight wars for independence against the Portuguese overlords.

By giving Spain special economic rights in the Republic of Portugal, we secure the cession of much of their Atlantic coastline, which had been under the Kingdom of Portugal's sphere of influence. Our European puppet states grow stronger each day.

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--- The Battle For Beijing ---

Beijing and it's suburbs were the last parts of China free from any particular power's influence. America's "dragons" continued to rain destruction down on Beijing, killing about 10% of it's remaining population. Beijing had lost 23% of it's total population ever since the raids began. American cavalry used hit and run tactics against the demoralised machinegunners, and cut them all down within 2 weeks. Empress Dowager Cixi then ordered her "secret" weapon - a Corps of 5,000 cavalry - to take up the defense of the city. She was confident it could hold against the American onslaught.

From her elegant litter, using a pair of binoculars, the Empress Dowager watched the battle rage. She grinned as the Americans started losing... but then the battle turned sour, and the Chinese disbanded. They were all massacred by the elite cavalry of the American Overseas Forces. China's last hope, had been extinguished. Before long, Americans made their way into the interior. They encountered a similar scene as Lisbon, but it was less depressing in terms of relative destruction. Many citizens were killed in the crossfire, both because of the sheer numbers of them, and because the Chinese used human shield tactics on the Empress Dowager's orders. But that was not enough to stop the Americans. As airships dropped bombs from overhead, entire groups of Chinese infantry were killed.

The Americans continued their advance. While 4,000 cavalry were lost due to urban warfare tactics by the Chinese, they were eventually defeated. Compared to America's about 5,000 deaths, The Chinese had suffered nearly 50,000. They also lost every ounce of their independence that day.

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=== Partitioning of China ===

With the fall of the Qing Dynasty, China lost it's independence. What had begun under the Unequal Treaties had been finished by Roosevelt's containment policy regarding British expansion. However, there was great panic with the fall of the Qing Dynasty. The legitimacy of spheres of influence and concessions was heavily dependent on the Qing's 'consent', hence why the USA and 7 other great powers had intervened to destroy the Boxer Rebellion in 1901. With the end of the Qing, all the treaties became worthless.

But the colonial powers were crafty, as usual. Rather then establish a new government to legitimise the treaties - which would have been difficult, seeing as the USA now occupied Beijing and most of China's large population centers - the imperial powers instead declared new puppet states, or outright annexed their territories. This would cause a crisis over which state was legitimate later on.

First came Russia. Roosevelt had agreed to let the Chinese officials flee to Russian-held Manchuria, where the Manchurian Qing would be welcome. Tsar Nicholas II immediately capitalised, and established the Kingdom of Manchuria, with the old Chinese Emperor as it's ruler. Dowager Cixi - due to her anti-foreign sentiments and staunch conservativism - was not allowed to rule from behind the curtain, as she did beforehand with her son. The Russians also packed Machuria's government full of Russian advisors and bureaucrats, to guarantee it's loyalty and embracement of Russian values and policies. Russia then established it's 'rim territories' - the sphere of influence it held around China's western and northern borders - as the Mongolian Khanate, which was pretty much the same as Manchuria, but with Mongolians at the top instead.

Next came Britain. Britain established not one, not two, but THREE puppet states in it's Chinese territories. Stretching from Kashi to occupied Tibet, was the Imperial Republic of Tibet, with the British Monarch as it's monarch, an appointed Dalai Lama, and a Prime Minister. This was to cause a legitimacy crisis with free Tibet. In the north, the Han Empire was established. Finally, in the far south, the Cantonese Kingdom was established, due to the language spoken in and around the region. Shanghai was annexed directly, and administered as a colony, while Hong Kong was absorbed into the Cantonese Kingdom.

Germany annexed it's parts of China, creating the Tsingtao overseas colony.

The USA did not divide it's vast possession, but proclaimed the Chinese Republic, with it's capital at Beijing. Roosevelt declared that this was the true successor to the Qing Empire, but would carry diplomatic overtones instead of monarchial ones. The fact the Americans would trust so many people under one government made many of the Chinese there very loyal and supportive of the Republic.

All the other powers with concessions were SOL, as their possessions were too small to become puppets. They were taken over by the major powers of their respective regions, sometimes with a compensation to the owner.

And so, like the Ottomans and Abyssinians, the great and ancient power of China bit the dust.

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With the fall of China and the establishment of the RoC, the USA and it's 'allies' control 28% of the world's land and and 36% of it's population. Britain and it's 'allies' are in second place, with 21% of the world's land and 23% of the population.

In the aftermath, all freed up cavalry are told to do a goodwill tour to Southeast Asia and India. The real rationale is to sieze intelligence data in the event of war. We find the whole of India literally covered in rails. We also discover we can easily reach Persia from our Chinese front... thus, we can use our freed up troops to aid in attacking Persia and siezing further territory.

Our spies say that Persia has 11 total units remaining, 6 in the capital, 5 in Esfahan. We decide to attack Esfahan, and press the advantage while we have it.

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Despite a lack of aerial support, we capture Esfahan with minimal deaths. Having only 6 units and one city left, Persia is on thin ice. Thankfully for them, most of said units are high ranking.

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Roosevelt tells his diplomats to make peace with Portugal, telling them he won't be as forgiving as the last time when his orders for peace went undone.

We settle for 28 units of gold. The Portuguese Monarch and his empire aren't likely to last long, both in the face of British aggression and opposition from colonial populations. But we don't care about Portugal. They've served their purpose, and their European territories are ours. We must focus on other targets.

Afterwards, Roosevelt obtains from the Portuguese rulers the right to position troops inside Timor's territorial waters. That will come in handy... Our 46 battleships remain in the area, while our transports prepare to unload their cargo in the near future - against the island of Java.

Week 25 has seen the destruction of 1 country, and the end of 2 wars for the USA. All we need to do is secure a peace with Scandinavia, then eliminate Persia, and peace will return to the US for the first time in years.

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Week 25, 1902's world map.

Notice the Brits have conquered some of Tibet, while the USA has taken more of Persia, China, and Portugal.

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Just a preview of the next update for you all... I'll let you notice the differences on your own. ;)

For some reason, when reading your last two updates and looking at the maps, the theme music from "Team America: World Police" was going through my head.....

For some reason, when reading your last two updates and looking at the maps, the theme music from "Team America: World Police" was going through my head.....

Because. I wirr soon rure za worrd. =P *nukes London for rivaling me in omnipotence*

Week 29:

IBT, Tibet and Siam ironically sign a peace. The irony is that Britain only has a little more to go to eliminate them both.

In another gesture of friendship(or spite), Britain signs a peace with Persia. This is interpreted as allowing us to take the last city of the Persian Empire.

The Balkans and Austria-Hungary end their war IBT as well. The Austrians have realised how fruitless their conflict is, as the Russian hordes are absorbing the Balkans rapidly. Scandinavia comes to us for a treaty, but we refuse. We must first iron out the problems with the Italians. Austria declares war on Scandinavia. The Lowlands also declare war on the British, once more.

France and Italy end their war.

Portugal comes, acknowledging our powerful military. The reason? They want an alliance against Japan. While we would like to fight the Japanese and take Taiwan and Korea, we are currently occupied. So we refuse.

France completes the Chasseur Alpin Academy in Paris.

Russia also takes Pristina, ending the Balkan Union once and for all. Greece is all that remains, and Roosevelt is hellbent on preserving it's independence... at least until we can absorb it.

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While the Shah of Persia defends his capital well - he kills at least 20,000 troops - he is nonetheless defeated. Tehran falls into American hands, and the Caliphate formally annexes all of Persia. Another Third World country has met it's end at the hands of the Anglican war machines. Siam, the Boer Republics and Tibet are expected to fall apart soon as well.

With the fall of Persia, we have 28% of the world's are and 37% of it's population. The President of the United States is undoubtedly the most powerful man on Earth.

Roosevelt orders the Portugual-based fleet to set sail for Greece. The idea is to overwhelm the Greek numbers with sheer amount of artillery. We also have our airships to aid us. They are called from all over the world - from China to the Middle East. The conquest of Athens and Crete will hopefully be swift.

Week 33:

IBT, Britain signs an embargo against us with Scandinavia. Embargoes are worthless against the USA now, we have such a large import/export base on our own, that we can satisfy our trade needs domestically.

We end our right of passage with Greece. They have served their purpose, and Roosevelt feels that a coup is necessary to check Russo-British expansionism. The Greek navy has been slowly building up to a regional power - they demonstrate this by sinking a small British fleet. They also have been blocking the routes between the Mediterranean and the Aegean/Ionian Seas, cutting our sea lanes in Turkey in two. War is the only way to get their navy out of the water, permanently.

Britain conquers Siam, and establishes the puppet state of Thailand. The British also launch ships against Russia from their naval base on the Black Sea. In one turn, they capture the whole of the Belgian Congo. Only the Dutch East Indies remain of the Lowlands.

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We discover Dreadnoughts II this turn.

Roosevelt orders all Airships back to Chonqing. The reason? We are going to attack Tibet, and hopefully snatch it. While the Brits have plenty of troops outside Lhasa's gates, we doubt they have the force necessary to completely swallow it. We will use our airships and cavalry to take whatever is left of it. 62 Airships are positioned within bombing range of Lhasa. Combined with a British offensive and our troops, it will hopefully be enough.

Following the success of establishing a spy network in Lhasa, Roosevelt calls up Tibet, and tells them that the USA is now at war with them. The Tibetans are surrounded by enemies, but if the USA manages to take over Tibet, we will become their friends once more. Roosevelt also orders all spare troops from the Middle East to go through British territory to arrive in Tibet. Hopefully, Britain will fail to take the city.

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Roosevelt orders the construction of the HDF - the Home Defense Fleet. He feels the American navy has become too overstretched overseas, while leaving the homeland vulnerable. The HDF will consist of at least one battleship in every major coastal city. It will be a major undertaking, but will enable us to defeat British ships should we ever go to war. The HDF is also an acronym for Home Defense Force - American Infantry divisions are trained en masse, in addition to airships. The goal is to make North and South America impenetrable.

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The usual World Map. Notice that all of the Congo is now British. The Lowlands are in their last corner of the world...

Week 37:

IBT, the Boers stupidly declare war on Germany. We expect immediate pwnage of the Boers.

We cancel our right of passage with Austria-Hungary. We desire to attack them once Greece is out of the way.

Scandinavia finally lands troops in Greenland, but they are too late. We will make peace with them shortly.

Italy comes to us, and we re-negotiate a right of passage, so that we may use their territory as a base against Austria and the Balkans. Our war on Scandinavia has been fulfilled, and so we plan to make peace as soon as possible.

Rather then do our dirty work, Britain chooses not to attack Tibet. Roosevelt curses them out, but is positive our artillery and numbers will allow us to overwhelm the capital.

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Roosevelt is proud to announce the launch of the first Florida Class Battleship in New York City. These new ships will outpace the South Carolinas.

After the celebration, Roosevelt's troops open fire on Lhasa. Airships kill 1/3 of Lhasa's population and knock out 1/4 of it's defenders.

The Tibetans manage to kill at least 5,000 of our troops, but we prove superior. Our forces gradually wear them down, and we even kill their Corps - which is foolishly filled only with one unit.

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Lhasa falls. 3/7 of the population has died in the fighting, both from crossfire and bombardment. Roosevelt promises to rebuild the city and make it even more glorious then before.

Tibet is annexed by the Republic of China, and granted the title of Tibetan Autonomous Region. The Republic of China is renamed the East Asian Republic, due to it's unique status as a democratic - albeit under American influence - state in East Asia.

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Roosevelt signs the Anglo-American De-Escalation Act with the British. The Act is favorable towards the Brits. The Act says that Britain will acknowledge the sovereignty and authority the USA has over the Sinai Peninsula east of the Suez Canal, while the USA agrees to acknowledge all Africa as British territory. Sinai, Israel, and Lebanon are merged together afterwards, forming the new puppet state of the Levantine Republic.

Now that Tibet has been conquered, the USA controls 28% of the world's land and 37% of it's population. The British are at 22% of the world's land and 24% of the world's population.

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Tibet has been annexed by the USA. Borders slightly redrawn, as well.

perhaps you should attack france, just to keep their empire out of the hands of the british...

Take Spain first it would be a good base to head into mainland France.

perhaps you should attack france, just to keep their empire out of the hands of the british...

Once I sieze the Balkans and Austria(so that I can have a solid mainland base in Europe, my bases in Thessaloniki and Czechoslovakia are ill-defended right now), I will attack France or Spain. Currently, I'm focusing on grabbing as much land as possible to prevent it from falling to Britain. That's why I plan to attack Indonesia in the near future.

Attacking France or Spain is 50/50 in terms of benefits and costs. France can attack me on multiple fronts - they have a City Guard unit positioned at their souther border(I added it in, along with impassable mountains, to create a chokepoint between France and Spain).. meaning they can send troops through to attack the Republic of Portugal. I also will be against the French in the colonial front - which could work to my advantage as I have a right of passage with Britain.

Attacking Spain is good because they are easy to eliminate from Europe if I get my troops in position, and they also can't attack my Eastern European possessions - but this is a disadvantage for nor can I reach them. I would be able to snag the Philippines, however.

Overall, I've got many choices... I'll probably go for France once I'm built up, just for the sake of gaining more bases against Spain, while also having the opportunity to hit Indochina.

In sum, everything's really theoretical at this point. I'll think about who to invade once my war with the Balkans/Austria is over. Once they're eliminated(or while I'm doing it), I'll deploy troops to Indonesia. Once I have a nice, secure base in both Europe and the Pacific Rim, the fun begins. >:3

Take Spain first it would be a good base to head into mainland France.

Spain will get it's turn, don't worry. ;) However, since France has a City Guard blocking the only entrance to Spain, it would be hard to defeat them with Portugal's troops alone. The current hitlist is: Balkans > Austria > Lowlands > France > Spain or Italy

I'll likely hit the Lowlands during my European Wars, I have plenty of ships and troops left over from the war to take Timor, so... it's time for the American East Indies to be born. ;)

Week 41:

IBT, the British take Pietersburg from the Boers. We are confident their monopoly on South Africa is near. They also take Pretoria.

The year is uneventful due to so few nations.

One message catches our eyes:

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According to our espionage networks, the Germans are building submarine factories in Hamburg. The city's strategic location could greatly threaten British interests. Even more reason to throw our lot in with Germany sometime... We are content to let the Germans build a massive submarine fleet, as they are of no threat to us navally.

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Roosevelt compares our armed forces sizes with the British this year, just to see how the USA's rival is doing. The Brits have 2 chlorine gas shells to our 1. They have 50 airships to our 79. They have 28 machine guns to our 73. They have 20 British Infantry to our 51 US Infantry. They have 1 homeland cavalry to our 100+ US Cavalry. Most importantly, is the navies. The Brits have one Royal Marine, while we have 5 units. They have 235 ships to our 195. However, the majority of these ships are cruisers and not battleships. Thus, they are extremely weak in terms of quality(our huge, spread out industrial base would give us regional superiority over the British Isles themselves!). Add the fact the British navy is strewn across the globe, and their inferiority becomes clear. The Brits do have an advantage in numbers - they have 423 British Colonial Infantry, backed by 46 British Indian Infantry, 186 British Colonial Cavalry, 76 Australian Infantry, and 13 Australian Cavalry. Not to mention 63 colonial sentries. That means their total colonial force = 807 troops. That's just colonial. Luckily, since the Europeans are fools and like to ship troops back to Europe along with raw materials, rather then keep them all in the colonies, it's likely a great deal of these are in Britain itself. We'll leave it to the Germans and such to pwn the hordes.

Just for the hell of it, Roosevelt orders the construction of more Chlorine Gas Shells just so we can outpace the British in the category of chemical weaponry.

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Roosevelt then orders blocking of the British routes to Tsingtao with raw materials. We cannot allow another city to fall into British hands while they devour Africa alive.

Regarding troop movements, the President continues his buildup to invade by recruiting new troops in Europe, while also shipping troops from the homeland to help.

It has been an awkward month for the American people, as it is the first one of peace in almost 5 years. But no one's complaining about a peaceful period...

Week 45:

IBT, the Lowlands and Spain end hostilities.

The Brits destroy the Boers (if only they had a certain time traveller on their side...), as expected. With the fall of the Boers, the USA is the last truely free non-European country in the world. As we integrate and absorb our puppet states, we will be able to claim this title fully.

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A peaceful month, like the one before it. Now that the Brits rule the Boer states, Africa as a whole is pretty much theirs.

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Week 49:

IBT, Britain continues it's siege of Crete, but fails to take it. Due to the amount of British naval activity, it is reasoned to finally block the Gibraltar straits.

Hamburg also completes it's U-Boat pen. Roosevelt congratulates the Germans, hoping that their submarines will help rival British seapower.

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Hollywood is established during this period, and will soon become the movie capital of the world.

Roosevelt chooses to end the 2-month long peace. With the Balkans weakened, it is reasoned we must take the strategic city of Athens to guarantee our security in Europe. When we go to deliver our declaration of war, they ask us if we will strengthen OUR nation by trading with THEM. On the contrary, we intend to strengthen them.

The American navy bombards Athens, and redlines almost every unit inside. The 50+ Airships in Antayla finish the job.

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With the loss of no units, we capture the city and massacre all 17 units inside. Greece's days are numbered.

=== Warming of Amero-German relations ===

Immediately following the fall of Athens, Roosevelt met with Kaiser Wilhelm II and his advisors to discuss foreign policy. Rather then use German-speaking diplomats, or let the Germans use English-speakers, Roosevelt went to Germany personally. He made use of his trilingual talents to speak with the Kaiser himself. They talked about how the Balkans were a powder keg ready to go off, and that Germany and the USA should work together to promote stability. Roosevelt proposed a "Imperial Republic of Greece". The idea was Germany would not cede it's Greek territories, but merge them with the American puppet state. The new state would be jointly ruled, with Kaiser Wilhelm as it's Emperor, and an elected Prime Minister selected by the Greek people. The German-occupied section would retain considerable autonomy. Roosevelt promised foreign aid in exchange for such a simple move, once the USA secured Athens. Kaiser Wilhelm II agreed, and what wasn't added to Greece became Albania. The Republic of Macedonia, and the conquered territories of Athens were merged with the German cession, forming a new state.

Roosevelt also told Wilhelm his intention of forming a new alliance, hopefully with Russia involved. Together, they would rule Eastern and Central Europe, not to mention the wider world. Wilhelm was quite eager, wanting strong allies so it could exact vengeance on Britain for siezing so much of it's territory. He also wanted to complete the annexation of France. Roosevelt said that as soon as his troops were ready, he would be joining Wilhelm in a massive alliance that engrossed much of Eurasia, the Americas, and the world.

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With the fall of Athens, the USA now controls 29% of the world's land and 37% of it's population. Britain is at 23% of the land and 25% of the world's population.

Knowing that it is not likely the USA will take Crete, Roosevelt is content to leave that city to the British. He has more valuable targets in mind - the ports of Trieste and Bologna. Knowing the weakness of Austrian forces in the face of German aggression, it is hoped that once our armies are re-armed and their ranks refilled, we can launch a massive assault on the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This will be the first gesture of alliance. Austria-Hungary is heavily defended - it possesses 53 total troops, of whom 25 are machinegunners. 10 of those machinegunners, are located in the coastal cities. Conquering Austria-Hungary will hopefully be easy...

To provide for an easy defense in future invasions in Europe, Roosevelt orders the mass construction of machine guns where possible. Artillery is also stepped up. Combined with our already massive cavalry forces, we should be able to dominate Austria-Hungary on the battlefield. Their western empire will be blown to bits by ships, while the east and center shall fall prey to airships, railguns and Russo-German hordes.

1903

Week 1:

IBT, the Brits fail to take Crete. They do massacre 40% of the population though.

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Week 1 marks the 8th anniversary of the invasion of Mexico, the move that jumpstarted America's rise to power. Once a set of 13 colonies owned by Britain, the United States is now the prime power, which threatens to own Britain itself.

We complete our blockade of Gibraltar.

This week is notable, for it represents the US treasury reaching 200,000 gold. We are by far the wealthiest country on Earth.

Roosevelt is proud to announce 50% literacy in the USA. This is the 5th highest rate in the world.

Week 5:

IBT, Italy and Spain sign a peace treaty. Spain also ends it's war with others, preferring to focus on France. The Balkans and Britain also sign a peace treaty. This means Crete is ours for the taking.

We re-negotiate our right of passage with Russia, desiring to improve our relations for our proposed Triple Alliance. Shortly after, Czar Nicholas tries to plant a spy in our capital and fails. We decide not to press the issue too much, as we still want good relations.

Roosevelt measures the strength of the Austrian army - 52 units, including a Corps. 11 are Home Guard, while 1 is a City Guard, dispelling any worry of counterattack. They have 23 machine guns, so 35 of the 52 units would be worthless on the attack. Roosevelt's strategy is to attack Triest and Bologna, while also using airships to keep the rest of the Austro-Hungarian army at bay. We have 34 ships within striking distance of the 2 cities, so that's about 3 ships per enemy. Since we easily overtook Athens, conquering 12 units should not be so hard.

With 37 total cavalry, the attack on Austria-Hungary is expected to be easy. Roosevelt calls Emperor Franz Ferdinand, and tells him that the USA is now at war with them, citing how Germany is a valuable military and economic partner. Austria's belligerent behavior against the German Reich will not be tolerated. All their base shall belong to us.

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Within a day of the war, American battleships have destroyed the Naval Academy in Triest.

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At the loss of only 1 or 2 units, we capture Bologna. The Italians welcome us with open arms as liberators from oppression. The Austrians are down to 41 units with the loss of the city. Though there is popular support for being repatriated to Italy, Roosevelt manages to convince the Italians it would be more secure as an extension of America's alliance. As such, the captured Italian lands are transformed into the Republic of Tuscany.

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It's a bit more costly, but we take Triest too. With the fall of the city, Austria's presence as a naval power is finally and truely eliminated. Austria also lost 5 more machinegunners. Russia takes over most of Bosnia and Croatia when anarchy engulfs the regions. Now, Austria only has 36 units. 8 are Home Guard, while 13 are machinegunners.

The short-lived Republic of Tuscany is combined with all captured Italian lands to form the North Italian Republic. The rest is transformed into Slovenia-Croatia. We are in position to strike Vienna itself should we choose.

Austria has lost 35 of it's 96 citizens. That is half of their land and about 1/3 of their population, not to mention they lost all their naval bases and 1/3 of their army. Thanks to bombardment of Prague, Austria-Hungary's lands before the war - both occupied and non - have dropped to 11/12 of the original population. The loss of about 8% of the population is harmful to Austria's security.

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Week 5, 1903's world map. Notable expansions are the USA in Italy and the Balkans. This map may be re-uploaded. Turn 5 is not fully complete yet, we may or may not take Prague.

Week 45:
The Brits destroy the Boers (if only they had a certain time traveller on their side...)

:rotfl: Yeah, if only.... Still, it's amazing how far your game has progressed in such a short time... I'm two years ahead of you, and there hasn't been a single nation that has been eliminated as of yet (although Mexico is well on its way to getting pwned).

...And I was so happy when my treasury finally was making over 1000 gold per turn, and you're making HOW MUCH?!

What I don't get is that virtually all the major powers almost completely bankrupt (which is why I don't get any gold from capturing cities), and yet I've adjusted my tech slider so I'm researching techs at the minimum research time (5 turns), and I'm still making over 1K gold per turn.....

The AI seems to be horrible at finance, methinks.....

:rotfl: Yeah, if only.... Still, it's amazing how far your game has progressed in such a short time... I'm two years ahead of you, and there hasn't been a single nation that has been eliminated as of yet (although Mexico is well on its way to getting pwned).

...And I was so happy when my treasury finally was making over 1000 gold per turn, and you're making HOW MUCH?!

What I don't get is that virtually all the major powers almost completely bankrupt (which is why I don't get any gold from capturing cities), and yet I've adjusted my tech slider so I'm researching techs at the minimum research time (5 turns), and I'm still making over 1K gold per turn.....

The AI seems to be horrible at finance, methinks.....

I'm making about 19,000 gold per turn. :lol: This is the combo of near-max development of my infrastructure and taxmen. I'm also using taxation liberally in many of my cities. I also have research at 10-20% most of the time. On the last turn, I can usually switch to 0% and let my scientists finish the job. ;)

And that's the fun of Civ... each game is completely different! Plus my game is slightly different than yours. For one, I triggered a massive world war early on, than I used my treaty with France to cause a split between Britain and France... causing a chain reaction that led to most of the world attacking eachother and myself. Furthermore, as the strongest country in the game(I already explained how the USA is technically the most powerful in terms of potential), I was easily able to use my human strategies to conquer much of the world. ;) The AI wouldn't have been smart enough to blow every road, mine and irrigation canal in Japan to bits!

And the AI seems to be better in my version... for some reason, I gave Germany tens of thousand of gold to guarantee an alliance against Scandinavia(otherwise they would've joined Scandinavia against me next turn).. and yet Germany still has 60,000+ gold. O.o I'm sure that'll vanish once another major war breaks out... Russia's still pretty rich too.

Part II:

As war rages around Austria-Hungary, Austria is suprised by an assault on Prague, meaning we have attacked from 3 directions by making liberal use of right of passages. We war down the defenders with our airships dropping massive amounts of bombs.

Roosevelt arranges an alliance with Russia. Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary for the price of 99 gpt and a 1900 gold lump sum. Our keeping of our alliance against Scandinavia has made the Russians more eager to work with us, it seems. Tsar Nicholas II has jumped on board the Partitioning bandwagon, eager to add more of Eastern/Central Europe to his dominion.

Prague's defenders keep dying by the thousands. Even Marines from as far as Athens join the battle to take the area from Austria-Hungary.

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Prague falls with only 1 or 2 losses. With that, Austria-Hungary's name becomes shockingly true, it is only composed of Austrian Germans and Hungarians. The Czechs eagerly await us despite our ruthless bombardment of the city beforehand, and not a single one resists. Accordingly, we mass produce more machinegunners in the city to aid against Austrian counterattack. The Habsburgs are hanging by a narrow string, and the Russian hordes will likely wear down the cities to a point where we can move in and snatch the prize.

In the aftermath of the fall of Prague, Roosevelt adds the new territories to the Slavic Republic, which is now colloquially known as Czechoslovakia thanks to it's main ethnic makeup.

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How many countries did you start with and how many are left?...

Week 9

IBT, the Anglo-Spanish War ends. Russia also loses many of it's units in it's typical human wave attacks.

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President Roosevelt cancels our right of passage with France. War with them for control of their European core and some of their colonies is a distinct possibility in the near future. We also have no further need for a right of passage now that Austria-Hungary is falling apart.

Budapest is a horrific battle for the Austro-Hungarian forces. While the Americans lose few units themselves, Austria-Hungary's men are cut to ribbons. The most humiliating defeat is how the US Marines defeat the Corps - which had been foolishly packed with only 1 cavalry unit.

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Budapest is captured after a long, drawn out battle. Only the pro-Habsburg elites and a few loony Hungarians resist us. The rest of the city embraces us, with Roosevelt establishing the Republic of Hungary in the wake of the fall of the Habsburgs. Once the strongest royal family in Europe, the Hapsburgs now have little more then the lands in and around Vienna and Austria.

Budapest's fall also makes our fronts smaller and less exposed, meaning we can use machineguns more effectively. The whole of Austria-Hungary before the war now only possesses 79 out of an original 96 citizens. This is not including the areas of the Slavic Republic before the war. The total loss is thus 18% of it's people.

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Shortly after, Roosevelt is proud to announce the completion of the Chongqing-Nancheng Road in China. This road passes through a large set of mountains between Central and Eastern China, and allows us to go from Chongqing into Eastern China without having to pass through British territory. Workers are ordered to construct a railway between the cities afterwards.

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Week 13

IBT, Austria is mobbed. Vienna is attacked by Germans, Russians - even Italians! The Italians use their small airship fleet in the attack. The Brits also demonstrate the raw power of their air force on Taiwan, via Shanghai.

German airships also bomb Vienna. Russia does a good job of significantly weakening the city. Where they get so many troops we do not know.

France tells us to move our "cracka-ass" troops out of their territory. We agree.

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Roosevelt looks at his military advisors' data, to learn that Austria-Hungary has 16 more units in it's employ. In theory, these are all in Vienna. Roosevelt prays that the USA will finally be victorious over the Hapsburg Empire.

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Vienna is captured without a single unit being lost. The Habsburgs - who have ruled various territories for over five centuries - have finally been deposed. They are stripped of their estate, their titles, and their throne, and finally their citizenship. They are exiled all the way to Mexico, in a twist of irony on history; the last Austrian to be in power in Mexico was executed.

The war is classified as a humanitarian disaster, as 29% of the population has died or fled. Roosevelt issues a public apology to the people of the conquered regions, but promises a glorious future - starting with the establishment of the Austrian Republic.

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With Austria's collapse, the nature of the New World Order hit Europeans hard. While the USA was more-or-less acknowledged as the supreme power in the world, the conquest of so much territory so rapidly and the deposition of an ancient monarchy made them realise how interventionist and near-omnipotent the United States had become. No longer a set of 13 colonies, it was now a country destined to colonise the rest of the world. The USA now had 29% of the world's land and 39% of it's population, while Britain lagged behind at 23% of the land and 25% of it's people.

Roosevelt was planning the start of a new war just as one had ended. He sought the island of Java, which the British were threatening to take. The island had coal and iron supplies, which would allow it to be mostly self-sufficient. It would also serve as a valuable launchpad into the Indian Ocean. Roosevelt was also planning the end of his war with the Balkans.

Marines from the Middle East - who had come all the way from China - attacked Crete and killed 2 of it's best units with no losses on their part. Within a few months, Crete would fall, and another petty nation would cease to exist.

The turn is notable, for the USA finally passes Britain in score.

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Wow, that's a lot of conquering! I'm trying America now and have Mexico taken already with Central America next on my hit list.

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wow, Taniciusfox! this is awesome!! :clap:

i'm sorry i hadn't seen it earlier!! excellent! (and flattering :blush: thanks for the nice words)

How many countries did you start with and how many are left?...

31 at the start. Currently, there are 12(USA, Germany,France, Britain, Italy, Balkans, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Scandinavia, Japan, Lowlands) . That will go to 11 once I kill the Balkans!

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wow, Taniciusfox! this is awesome!! :clap:

i'm sorry i hadn't seen it earlier!! excellent! (and flattering :blush: thanks for the nice words)

Thank you very much El Justo! ;) I just had to make a story on AoI sooner or later; it's one of my favorite maps! Very well-designed with some unique ideas(using isolated build queues to your advantage for one and using raw materials to increase naval activity for two) and thankfully the turn times are not ungodly. It even made the New Imperialism one of my favorite periods of history next to the Roman Empire and the World Wars. ;)

I am honored that you've chosen to subscribe and keep reading! Just as I'm sure you're honored that AoI stories dominate the forum!

Where are all the updates? :(

I need my fix of Manifest Destiny darn it!

You're doing an awesome job on this. Betch-slap the Brits and liberate Australia. :mischief:

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Just noticed our political compasses are nearly the same, only reversed. ^_^

Where are all the updates? :(

I need my fix of Manifest Destiny darn it!

You're doing an awesome job on this. Betch-slap the Brits and liberate Australia. :mischief:

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Just noticed our political compasses are nearly the same, only reversed. ^_^

Don't worry, don't worry! I've just been playing a tad much of Rhye's Mod is all. :lol: I'll get back to this eventually... I can't just leave an epic Anglo-American War non-occurring!

Australia will be taken eventually, but probably not in the next war. ;) I need a lot more bases in the area to pull that off. I'm aiming for China, Iran and Arabia, maybe some of Egypt and India.

Indeed, a very odd coincidence. Apart from being just a tad more right-wing(judging by the whole more libertarian/capitalist thing) than me, we are pretty much the same, off by only a few points! :lol:

Don't worry, don't worry! I've just been playing a tad much of Rhye's Mod is all. I'll get back to this eventually... I can't just leave an epic Anglo-American War non-occurring!

Australia will be taken eventually, but probably not in the next war. I need a lot more bases in the area to pull that off. I'm aiming for China, Iran and Arabia, maybe some of Egypt and India.

Indeed, a very odd coincidence. Apart from being just a tad more right-wing(judging by the whole more libertarian/capitalist thing) than me, we are pretty much the same, off by only a few points!

The excitement is killing me. ;)

If you're going to take more of China, might I suggest the German parts? Then you could hop your way into German New Guinea and start setting up some sort of bases there. That way you can strike into the Dutch East Indies, Timor-Leste, Australia and the such.

If you could do me a favour, separate Australia into two nations. Westralia (or New Holland as our side of the continent was once known) and Australia. Us Western Australians quiet dislike anything (evidenced through a 68% in favour of secession referendum in '38) east of us which happens to be kinda the rest of the country. :cool:

Haha, I'm extremely liberal and capitalistic. I'd probably make a terrible politician with that combo though. :sad:

The excitement is killing me. ;)

If you're going to take more of China, might I suggest the German parts? Then you could hop your way into German New Guinea and start setting up some sort of bases there. That way you can strike into the Dutch East Indies, Timor-Leste, Australia and the such.

If you could do me a favour, separate Australia into two nations. Westralia (or New Holland as our side of the continent was once known) and Australia. Us Western Australians quiet dislike anything (evidenced through a 68% in favour of secession referendum in '38) east of us which happens to be kinda the rest of the country. :cool:

Haha, I'm extremely liberal and capitalistic. I'd probably make a terrible politician with that combo though. :sad:

That'd be a good idea, but unfortunately I plan to use the Germans as allies in my future wars on Britain/France. ;) They can apply both their army and navy to keep the British Homeland occupied, allowing me to swoop in to take the colonies.

And Australia is a bit large to be admitted as one state... so I guess for realism's sake(and the fact it's likely to be a while before any non-American places are admitted as states due to the xenophobia of the time), Australia will be split up. After all, it's easier to make two segments of the island stay loyal(and guarantee they fight eachother first), instead of them all rebelling at once against American rule. ;) So yes, you have yourself a deal. An Eastern Australia and a Western Australia.

Or maybe you're just like me and don't really like the whole pure capitalist(oligarchy ahoy) or communist(again, oligarchy ahoy, but government controls business instead of business controls government) setup? :lol: In a country like the USA(or any first world country) where the majority of people are middle class, a nice balance of opinions like that is actually what the people would want. We're just all decieved into thinking there's right and left, no center(it's true, the fools don't know what the heck a Centrist is when I tell them!). Anyway, end of political rant. I don't think the other readers really enjoy watching me babble about this rather than update! :lol:

But yes, don't worry. I'll do my best to end the 'privileged elite' in Australia(monarchy! Woo, I'm being all democratic - as democratic as taking over other countries can be - and propagandist!)! If I can puncture someplace as isolated as Australia, it will show how much the Royal Navy has waned.

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That'd be a good idea, but unfortunately I plan to use the Germans as allies in my future wars on Britain/France. They can apply both their army and navy to keep the British Homeland occupied, allowing me to swoop in to take the colonies.

And Australia is a bit large to be admitted as one state... so I guess for realism's sake(and the fact it's likely to be a while before any non-American places are admitted as states due to the xenophobia of the time), Australia will be split up. After all, it's easier to make two segments of the island stay loyal(and guarantee they fight eachother first), instead of them all rebelling at once against American rule. So yes, you have yourself a deal. An Eastern Australia and a Western Australia.

Or maybe you're just like me and don't really like the whole pure capitalist(oligarchy ahoy) or communist(again, oligarchy ahoy, but government controls business instead of business controls government) setup? In a country like the USA(or any first world country) where the majority of people are middle class, a nice balance of opinions like that is actually what the people would want. We're just all decieved into thinking there's right and left, no center(it's true, the fools don't know what the heck a Centrist is when I tell them!). Anyway, end of political rant. I don't think the other readers really enjoy watching me babble about this rather than update!

But yes, don't worry. I'll do my best to end the 'privileged elite' in Australia(monarchy! Woo, I'm being all democratic - as democratic as taking over other countries can be - and propagandist!)! If I can puncture someplace as isolated as Australia, it will show how much the Royal Navy has waned.

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I suppose the Germans would make a good battering ram in Europe and Africa for French and British aggression. That'd allow you to firmly gain a foothold in western Asia and start to make a grab for ill-defended African colonies (make a grab for Liberia :mischief:).

Might I suggest taking Iceland when the time is right? With Iceland under U.S influence, you can launch attacks anywhere in north-western Europe. Scotland, Norway, France.

Woot! *does happy dance* I honestly loathe eastern Australia. :p

I'd like to think of myself as more centrist as anything, but hey, you can't argue with what the political compass says. :lol:

Have you decided which country you will be procuring first?

I wish I could find my Civ3 discs. I'd like to give AoI a whirl as the Austro-Hungarians (which I'm currently fascinated with). All I have is Civ4Complete. And a handful of Earth scenarios revolving around certain eras. In my current game, the era started off in 1862. I'm playing the Austro-Hungarians. The CSA and USA were just beginning their war, I managed to get a ceasefire between them before they could kill each other so that North America would be un-unified and perpetually weak. Then I ate most of western Russia, all of the Ottoman empire minus anything west of Libya. And then every African colony from Egypt to Leopoldville, excepting the Italian colonies. France still holds western Africa. But I'm slowly whittling them down through cultural output.

I suppose the Germans would make a good battering ram in Europe and Africa for French and British aggression. That'd allow you to firmly gain a foothold in western Asia and start to make a grab for ill-defended African colonies (make a grab for Liberia :mischief:).

Might I suggest taking Iceland when the time is right? With Iceland under U.S influence, you can launch attacks anywhere in north-western Europe. Scotland, Norway, France.

Woot! *does happy dance* I honestly loathe eastern Australia. :p

I'd like to think of myself as more centrist as anything, but hey, you can't argue with what the political compass says. :lol:

Have you decided which country you will be procuring first?

I wish I could find my Civ3 discs. I'd like to give AoI a whirl as the Austro-Hungarians (which I'm currently fascinated with). All I have is Civ4Complete. And a handful of Earth scenarios revolving around certain eras. In my current game, the era started off in 1862. I'm playing the Austro-Hungarians. The CSA and USA were just beginning their war, I managed to get a ceasefire between them before they could kill each other so that North America would be un-unified and perpetually weak. Then I ate most of western Russia, all of the Ottoman empire minus anything west of Libya. And then every African colony from Egypt to Leopoldville, excepting the Italian colonies. France still holds western Africa. But I'm slowly whittling them down through cultural output.

Liberia is unfortunately not in the mod due to it's unique status... however, in another version of the map(which also adds Cape Verde and a few other minor colonies) that was made after this game was started, Liberia starts off as a US colony due to how it historically had close ties to the USA and the fact it's too little to be anything on it's own. (plus it pretty much kinda was a US Colony, seeing as how Americans founded it; my history's rusty on the region, but I wouldn't be surprised if the USA was one of the reasons Liberia was never targeted by the Europeans... we tend to stick by our allies - like Taiwan - even if they horribly suck... stupidity in international policy, you see. ;) )

And I will be attacking Italy next once I'm done mopping up the Balkans. Once I have them, I will be in position to conquer France by uniting Russia, Germany and the USA in a huge wall of fury. Once France is gone, Spain goes too, as I can swamp them on their north and western borders. Italy will fall fast, Milan is open to attack by Chlorine gas due to my culture jutting next to the city. I also have airships and battleships in position to take out the rest. Then I may just send ships through the 'conveniently' American-blocked Suez Canal to take their African positions.

When the attack on France comes, I will naturally blitz it thanks to battleships and airships. The Germans will also be a huge help. It'll be a multi-front war: I will be aiming to sieze most of France proper(mainly the south for bases against Spain, I know the North would be pulverised by Britain after watching them practically nuke Taiwan with air raids), as well as French Somaliland/Djibouti and French Indochina. I may even try to take some of West Africa and Madagascar, but I'm not holding my breath.

Once France is gone or pretty much dismantled, I'll take homeland Spain and hopefully most of the PI. A quick war against Japan to sieze some more industrial bases, and I should be set. I will then try to tackle the British tiger, if I don't want to take over Indonesia first. After that, Anglo-American War. Against all of Europe except the Scandinavian Pacifists, they will crumble in the face of Russo-German airships and hordes(Russia can use it's airforce if it exists against Britain due to owning Holland), not to mention their navies which will be American backed. Overseas, I will hopefully be able to use machineguns shipped into the colonies to hold back the British numbers. I know that if I can claim Egypt and India and guarantee the fall of Albion and Ireland, Britain is essentially dead. I can then focus on more important things... like Russia.

Once Russia and Britain are dismantled, I'll retire. Or maybe just take over the rest for s**ts and giggles! :lol:

Have you abandoned this story Tanicius?

Have you abandoned this story Tanicius?

Negative, once my 13th chapter on Neo-Mobius is up(the next one is the 13th), I'll be getting back to this. ;) France and Britain are in need of some pwnage, after all.

Yeah, I really like this story. I hope you continue.

*cough* *cough* not to *cough* mention that you *cough *cough* haven't updated first *cough* and only *cough* reich *cough* in ages. *cough*
:mischief: Boy, I'm congested today.

D***, I posted the message twice.

Yeah, I really like this story. I hope you continue.

*cough* *cough* not to *cough* mention that you *cough *cough* haven't updated first *cough* and only *cough* reich *cough* in ages. *cough*
:mischief: Boy, I'm congested today.

True that. :(

But it's mainly because Teturkhan's mod has EPIC turn times.

True that. :(

But it's mainly because Teturkhan's mod has EPIC turn times.

I relish in long turns (not the waiting part), but the playing them part. I made this mod called {Re}Play the World (haha, get it? REplay the World, as in you REplay history and it's on Play the World). It's similar to TETurkhan's. It's got super-long turns but they're fuun.

Anyway, I like all of your stories and your playing styles so continuing any of your stories is fine by me.

Good to hear you'll continue the story Tanicius.

I noticed that this and Reich both got to 11 pages when the updates slowed down. Coincidence?

I noticed that this and Reich both got to 11 pages when the updates slowed down. Coincidence?

Probably was my brain going: "Hmm. This has enough updates it should keep the unwashed masses(just kidding) occupied. Maybe I should work on ___ instead." Anywho, due to it's fast turn times, this is on the top of my list of stories to update. ;)

OK thats cool.

Week 21:

IBT, the Anglo-Japanese War ends. That is good, the Brits looked poised to take Taiwan. The British now divert their airships to sinking Russian vessels in the Pacific.

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The turn is quiet. Roosevelt and his aides are already drawing up plans to take over Italy and it's decaying overseas territories. The plan is to gain such a huge European base that the British will be overwhelmed by our sheer economic power.

Yes, this was a rather boring, anti-climatic comeback for Pax Americana. Sue me. =P

An update is an update.

I agree. Anything is better than nothing.

The only solution is to fight a titanic war with Britain and Russia at the same time.

The only solution is to fight a titanic war with Britain and Russia at the same time.

...That would be an epic 3-way battle to the death. I may just do that once Europe's pretty much mine. I'll have fun with Russian cossacks and hordes of British ships.

Excellent....I look forward to it.

getting france or germany to hop into the fray can often make it far easier imho...even if you're fighting against them. i mean, so long as they're fighting against ivan and the tommies, too :D

So what happened to this?

So what happened to this?

Unfortunately, schoolwork has bogged me down in the pre-exam holiday rush. :(

:( I was rather enjoying reading this...

Oh and very nice Super Scourge Avatar ^_^

:( I was rather enjoying reading this...

Oh and very nice Super Scourge Avatar ^_^

Don't worry, Pax Americana will return eventually! Britain and Russia won't defeat themselves. ;)

..And finally somebody knows what my avatar is. XD Thank you.

OMG, I want to know what happens to Britain and the USA!!!!!!!!!! I have been reading this entire thing straight through and i want to know now!!!!!!!! Btw, awsome pax americana; It's great to see america having huge borders to match it's incredible military and economic power.

Not to rant about politics, but i just want to comment because i just finished a college USA gov class.
1. Yes the political parties change. It's called realignement, and it occurs during big supreme court case trials (usually). Last one occured during the Brown v. Board case in the sixties making the predominantly democratic south become republican while the north became democratic.
2. I know you might like to know this, there are far more independants and centrists in America then either political party (when refering to parties I mean main stream, non grassroots, multi issue political voting/ideological organizational blocs). Technically speaking there are approximately only 25% democrats, 25% republicans, with the last 50% of americans being moderates, independants or centrists. When either party tries to go for a political position they have to appeal to the moderates to come out with a vote. Unfortunately, american politics pretty much makes it impossible for moderates of any sort to win an election by themselves because of our majority election system..... Hah, though it's better then the euros plurality/coalition system. Oh well, one day we moderates, independants, and centrists of america should claim the presidency, so we can have power that equals our numbers.......

Keep up with the updates!

OMG, I want to know what happens to Britain and the USA!!!!!!!!!! I have been reading this entire thing straight through and i want to know now!!!!!!!! Btw, awsome pax americana; It's great to see america having huge borders to match it's incredible military and economic power.

Not to rant about politics, but i just want to comment because i just finished a college USA gov class.
1. Yes the political parties change. It's called realignement, and it occurs during big supreme court case trials (usually). Last one occured during the Brown v. Board case in the sixties making the predominantly democratic south become republican while the north became democratic.
2. I know you might like to know this, there are far more independants and centrists in America then either political party (when refering to parties I mean main stream, non grassroots, multi issue political voting/ideological organizational blocs). Technically speaking there are approximately only 25% democrats, 25% republicans, with the last 50% of americans being moderates, independants or centrists. When either party tries to go for a political position they have to appeal to the moderates to come out with a vote. Unfortunately, american politics pretty much makes it impossible for moderates of any sort to win an election by themselves because of our majority election system..... Hah, though it's better then the euros plurality/coalition system. Oh well, one day we moderates, independants, and centrists of america should claim the presidency, so we can have power that equals our numbers.......

Keep up with the updates!

Once I'm done building up my European base - through conquest of Italy and Spain and maybe France - I will launch an all-out war on Britain, with Russia and Germany as allies, in addition to whoever else is still alive. The goal of such a conflict will be to sieze Arabia and China, while also maybe taking some of India and Egypt. We'll see how it develops. We are nearing the turning point in naval power, so Britain'll find itself in trouble.

1. Yes, I'm well aware that the ruling party changes from time to time, the pattern seems to be generally every 2-3 terms, each decade seems to be a contrast to the previous/next ones in term of political thought. That said, there are periods of extended domination, like the Republican-dominated period of the story's time. ;) (Not that I'll complain, TR is a personal favorite, and also one of the higher-ranked ones...) The Supreme Court thing, I never really took notice of...

2. And yes, I hope one day the people will finally realise that this government is theirs, not one of far-left/far-right interests. We're unfortunately not the nation of hard work and political empowerment we used to be... nowadays, we're all about entitlement and two-party politics... :( But if we changed that, we'd probably quickly fix most of our problems...

Indeed, I am well aware how the Centrists are the real power bloc in the United States. :) The Centrist Party's website even estimates about 70% of the USA is centrist or moderate, with a 30% far-right/left duopoly on power.

I look forward to the day where Centrists could take the presidency. :) The only issue with that is while the whole country can come together one on issue(like illegal immigration or sometimes anti-war movements), they generally splinter on all the other silly issues like gay marriage or abortion(these issues have importance, but it's funny how we rank them compared to say, pollution issues or unemployment...). While I didn't really like either candidate, Obama's campaign did target the populist issues - energy independence, healthcare, and finally the unpopular war. Naturally, that small majority allowed him to win.

I forget who said it, but this one quote echoes the truth: "Politics is like chess. Whoever controls the center wins." :)

Woo. Been a while since I posted that much. I should stop replying, lest my readers be deceived into thinking I'm updating. <.<

OMG, I want to know what happens to Britain and the USA!!!!!!!!!! I have been reading this entire thing straight through and i want to know now!!!!!!!! Btw, awsome pax americana; It's great to see america having huge borders to match it's incredible military and economic power.

Ditto.

I do something similar quite often on Rhye's World Map starting in 4000 BC. Just finished one where I controlled all of the Americas, along with the British Isles, and razed the rest of the world. Doing another one right now on a harder difficulty. Just completed my expansion/infrastructure phase and actually captured more territory than last time's pre-conquest phase, holding the 48 states, the Caribbean, and Quebec. The next step is the cavalry rush to take the rest of North America from the Iroquois and the Aztecs, who must have been stunted by continuous attacks from Barbarians.

On the political front, I'm a republican, but wish I was a moderate. I'm sick of only voting for one party - especially when my party is horribly run like it is now.

You don't have to vote Republican... I'm a registered Republican, but a moderate one (I'm a social conservative, but lean pretty far to the left on econonic and environmental issues), and I voted for Obama....

Oh dear... this is turning into an OT thread.. :lol:

I'll have to update this one ASAP... Otherwise the mods might move it...

Sorry. :hide:

The mods can delete my posts if necessary.

Get back to your topic Hikaro! You and Tanicius stopped updating at the same time. What the heck?

Its a conspiracy. :)

Get back to your topic Hikaro! You and Tanicius stopped updating at the same time. What the heck?

Sorry... I will continue the AoI story, but not right now: I've just got to get a certain massive mod project that I've been working on pretty much since I joined the forums to beta release status within the next two days, and I'll be starting a story about that soon (as part of the beta testing)....

Updates will come in a few hours, readers, once I have the energy to format them and such.

Hint: A Batavian Republic, true to it's name, will hopefully be formed... ;)

Week 25:

IBT, the Japanese-Portugese War ends.

The expected pwnage of Amsterdam by British airships proceeds.

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Britain declares war on Germany! Fortunately the USA doesn't have an official alliance against Britain just yet. We will join the Germans once we have defeated Italy and made the necessary preparations. We imagine the incident is related to accidental skirmishes between U-Boats and British vessels.

German vessels sink about 7 British ones with no losses off the coast of Portugal! This defeat is a good sign, and will enable us to continue our buildup against Britain.

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Roosevelt orders the blockade of Tsingtao. Publicly, Germany believes this to be an act of aggression... in private, this is an agreement between Roosevelt and Wilhelm to guarantee the city's safety from British Asia.

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...Wilhelm is caught trying to plant spies in Washington. Roosevelt disregards the international incident, keeping it confidential for the time being.

The Colonial Capital building in Lisbon produces a Civil Engineer finally. We can now begin the delayed reconstruction of Portugal.

The Tibetan Alternative Railway also nears completion, and it is expected to reach Lhasa within a month or two. If we connect Lhasa by rail to the rest of the Republic of China, the region will be secure from British interference. We also block American Tibet from British Tibet to reduce access to Republican China.

Week 29:

Our right of passage with the Netherlands and Indonesia expire simultaneously. We desire to intervene in the Indonesian Civil War to take some of the rich Spice Islands.

Russia and Britain sign a peace treaty, ending hostilities. There has been no real gains by either side.

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The Dutch have about 14 troops guarding the whole island of Java, most in Batavia. Batavia also boasts a huge line of naval vessels - probably around 50. Capturing the city would destroy the Dutch navy.

Roosevelt's declaration of war reaches the Indonesian and Dutch embassies. The governments of Palembang and Batavia alike are shaken in fear of a threat of not only Britain and Russia, but America as well. First, Roosevelt orders the destruction of railroads on the island to slow down movement of troops - they will have to go through British cavalry to attack our strike force.

Week 29 ends with Sumatra and Java both under siege of the Great Powers... resulting in an Indonesian-Dutch alliance to repel the invaders. But will it be enough?

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Also, the Sino-Tibetan Railway is finished. The Republic of China's economic security is guaranteed.

Huzzah! Update! We readers rejoice.


Another note. You said the Republic of China. Doesn't that mean Taiwan, not actual China? China is the People's Republic of China.

Yay! Update! Took a lil while...:)

Huzzah! Update! We readers rejoice.


Another note. You said the Republic of China. Doesn't that mean Taiwan, not actual China? China is the People's Republic of China.

Not yet it doesn't ;)

PRC doesn't exist yet.

Huzzah! Update! We readers rejoice.


Another note. You said the Republic of China. Doesn't that mean Taiwan, not actual China? China is the People's Republic of China.

The People's Republic of China doesn't exist in this story. :) The Republic of China is the mostly-democratic puppet regime installed by Roosevelt to rule over the American sections of China.

I can understand the confusion perfectly though... though Mao(and the PRC) won't show up for about half a century. :lol:

Week 33:

IBT, Russia's army near Palembang is wiped out as they try to attack troops inside the jungle. The Tsar really is a colossal idiot.

The Brits apply their airforce empire-wide, targeting both German Africa and Tsingtao. Luckily, this spreads their resources thinner. Tsingtao's population drops from 21 to 13... Britain has massacred 1/3 of it.

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Desiring a clean base for Americans to settle in and establish a permanent cultural presence in the region, Roosevelt orders the navy to torch Malang. It is reduced to 6 people from 9 thanks to mass starvation and the first few shots. Draftees made up a portion of the reduced population. They were massacred alongside the professional soldiers.

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Malang falls with minimal casualties. Our army garrisons the city - we'll let the British attack Batavia. The few remaining inhabitants welcome their new American overlords, and soon Malang will be re-populated with citizens loyal to the USA.

The British-Australian attack forces have fallen into our zone, right next to Batavia. Over half of Java fell with the small city. Ships are ordered to attack and destroy the Dutch Navy in Batavia.

2 of the vessels in Batavia - Coastal Defense Boats - are sunk in the harbor due to the sheer number of Americans bombarding the city. We also block every waterway in the Dutch-held zone. We expect massive starvation to cripple the city.

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Week 37:

IBT, the British finally take Togoland from Germany in Africa. Roosevelt is not too alarmed, he is confident Germany can hold on. American aid will arrive in due time. The plan is to land troops in Africa behind French lines, seize the isolated British outposts there, and then make our way across Africa gradually.

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Roosevelt changes his naval strategies. As the USA has already greatly slowed down Britain's economy for quite a few months, he orders the blockade(a row of armed American vessels patrolling between French Africa and Brazil) to disband near the South American coast. The British have been sending colonial troops to the home territories, so it's figured getting a few of them out of Africa could not hurt the German cause there. It will also make it possible to sink some ships when the time is right.

The USA's forces bomb the crap out of Batavia once more. However, we only sink a few vessels in port due to the sizeable Dutch navy. The Army could press it's attacks now that the Australians have freed the railways, but it would be too high in casualties.

Portugal's post-bellum recovery's first phase is completed. A road is built between Lisbon and Porto, representing the rebirth of communications networks in the country. We no longer need to go through Spain to protect the distant territory.

The citizens of Lisbon petition Congress for statehood, as 4/5 of the population of 160,000 are Americanised. Congress immediately rejects this idea, citing that Portugal as a whole must be admitted as a state. The citizens are outraged at being rejected, seeing the USA as suffering from Colonial Syndrome(where a mother country denies it's own citizens their basic rights and freedoms simply becuase of geography, a la what Britain did to the 13 colonies). But they tolerate it. The city of Porto to the north has about 1.4 million people, of whom 1/16 consider themselves American. The ratio of Americans in the whole of Portugal is 5/21, and this number grows each day.

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The turn is quiet, as the American-led System of Alliances goes through it's usual prosperity. The USA is making a whopping 24,688 gold per turn. (This drops to 23,000 when Roosevelt commissions more machinegunners)

We also notice that thanks to our conquest of East Java, we've also occupied another part of the Indonesian islands to the Northeast.

Week 41:

IBT, we re-negotiate an embargo against Britain with Germany.

Russia's New Guinea Expeditionary Force loses all of it's Cossacks, though it's infantry retreat deeper into the jungles of Indonesia to wage guerilla warfare.

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9 Dutch vessels are sunk in the harbor of Batavia. The navy of the Dutch Ease Indies is falling apart piece by piece.

We also discover only German East Africa is all that remains of the German African empire. Britain has conquered everything else in the region.

The turn ends. As the colonial wars are waged, Roosevelt is plotting the establishment of American supremacy, once and for all.

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Week 45:

IBT, the Hispano-German War ends. This will allow Germany full focus on their British foes, and Spain full focus on their French ones.

The Franco-Scandinavian War ends.

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..The French declare war on Britain! By doing so, France is also rallying it's troops against Britain. This will hopefully take pressure off of Germany. Roosevelt desires to join the fray, but he must honor his commitments to a right of passage first.

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We discover Biplane Fighters I. We'll soon be able to build an airforce to challenge Britain in both the sea and the skies. Research by Roosevelt's men indicate that Germany, France, and Britain will be pursuing similar fighter plane programs. Roosevelt orders 25 biplane fighters produced. He is interested in the fact that these can be produced in both colonial and industrial regions of the American Alliance. This will be advantageous.

13 more Dutch vessels are sunk. This includes the best ships in Batavia's garrison. Soon, we will be able to strike Batavia and claim it for our Republic.

Portugal is linked up to a coal source. The Republic of Portugal can now build railroads independently once more, no longer needing Central European assistance. More importantly, war with Spain or France cannot cut off the flow of resources.

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Troops are in position. The fall of Batavia is anticipated in the next 2 months.

Week 49:

IBT, the British take Dodoma from the Germans in East Africa.

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The US navy sinks 9 ships in Batavia. This completes the destruction of non-Steam Transports. We proceed to destroy those, sinking 27 transports total. The Dutch have no further ships in Batavia harbor. Our spies report the remaining Dutch navy has 2 steam transports and 2 early destroyers. Due to the American naval victory, Dutch troops throughout the East Indies begin defecting to the Indonesian cause, leaving the Dutch rulers to their fate. From Palembang, the Indonesian Transitional Government promises to evict all foreigners and create a new, modern state.

The turn is quiet... we expect to have the Dutch join us for New Years' celebrations.

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1904

Week 1:

IBT, the Australians massacre 3 cavalry divisions the Dutch send in a last charge of glory against the Imperial Powers.

The embargo against the USA between Portugal and France comes to an end.

Britain takes control of Saigon in French Indochina.

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1904 brings a new year and new lands to the American realm...

Roosevelt's world-renowned navy opens fire on Batavia, killing a sizeable portion of it's citizens while also destroying much of it's infrastructure. Roosevelt then orders troops to attack the city and conquer it.

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Batavia falls! The Dutch East Indies cease to exist as a political entity, the new nation of "Indonesia" struggling to retain it's independence against imperialist aggression.

Roosevelt orders the establishment of the "Javanese Republic" or Javanese Provisional State, to have some administration over the American territories in the former Dutch East Indies.

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Roosevelt's generals were divided over where to head next in the the region. Some wanted to head west and strike directly at the heart of the Indonesian government, others wanted to head north and cut Indonesia in half, and finally some wanted to take over New Guinea and move westward from there. Roosevelt conducted intelligence operations.

The whole Indonesian Army has about 10 colonial sentries, 42 Colonial Infantry/Indonesian Infantry, and 6 Colonial/Indonesian Cavalry. This force is medium strength, as an average of about 8 troops is in each city then. What's most dangerous is the Indonesians have a Corps unit hiding in their ranks.

We decide to do more research, and find the Corps Unit is in the westernmost island, Sumatra, protecting Palembang. 15 of Indonesia's units are located in this city. This means approximately 7 troops in every city.

The whole defense force of the island to the north is 11 men, split between 2 cities. Seeing a soft spot, Roosevelt decides to go for the "Split Strategy." Troops are loaded into transports and deposited in the mountainous terrain immediately.

Week 1 of 1904 has ended. The United States is poised to take down another colonial power. Estimates say in 2-3 months, we will be free to "liberate" Italy.

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Week 5:

IBT, not much happens besides Anglo-German naval battles.

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The USA takes Samarinda! Indonesia is cut in half, and the other half of the island is expected to fall in a month.

Besides the continuing American victory in the Scramble for Indonesia, the turn is quiet. The Italo-American War will grant us the hegemony we desire.

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Wow. :eek:

That's one heckuva lot of updates at once. Great!

Week 9:

IBT, Franco-Spanish hostilities cease.

The Brits take Hurdiyo in Franco-Italian Somaliland.

The Indonesians try to retake Samarinda, killing a band of elite US Infantry. However, they lack the forces to push us back to Java.

The British Empire seizes more of French West Africa, in turn.

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Roosevelt examines the British military, knowing he intends for a war with them soon.

We discover approximately 300 vessels in their employ(to the United States' 260 or so vessels). We have twice as many airships as them, while they have only 4 biplanes across their entire empire, vs. a much larger American air force.

Only on land will the Brits be a challenge, but we're confident alliances can help us.

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Italy's colonies are investigated. Asmara, Eritrea has a whopping 12 defenders, to our 7 attackers. Hopefully, our naval vessels will be able to do some damage.

Milan has 26 defenders, but these are in range of our chlorine gas shells, tons of artillery, and the sheer force of numbers we possess. Also, a good chunk of them are conscript home guards... apparently Italy's wary of our presence.

Rome itself has 23 defenders. This force is composed primarily of Italian Infantry.

9 units guard Taranto.

5 guard Palermo, Sicily.

Roosevelt notices the pattern that Italy's defenses grow weaker the further south we advance. Given our healthy naval artillery presence and huge airship force, he gives the okay to attack the Italian Kingdom.

After planting a spy, we declare war on the Italians, and pray for the best...

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Italy arguably was the most successful in terms of diplomacy in the recent decade. In the string of brutal conflicts that had engulfed the world since 1904, Italy had remained relatively intact. Apart from the loss of some of Italian East Africa and the conquest of northeast Italy by Austria-Hungary(and later the United States), Italy's borders had not changed much, the same which could not be said of all the other powers, who had lost huge swaths of land to other powers.

Milan was a prosperous, peaceful city in northern Italy. It was the main city in the north, and despite it's division from the central and southern sections of the Kingdom, remained faithful to the Italian government. The region itself was constantly under Franco-American pressure, each of these powers wanting it for their own devices.

Milan's aura of prosperity was broken on March 3, 1904. Citizens began to fall down in the streets, coughing audibly. One would question what was wrong... until they noticed that thick clouds were starting to fill the air. Shells were raining down on the city, releasing on impact the toxic gas that the United States had gained infamy for: Chlorine Gas.

That terror was compounded as huge fleets of American airships - the same ships that had destroyed China and many other regions of the world - rained bombs down on the north Italian countryside. When the bombings ended, 1/3 of the region's people had been killed or displaced, while chlorine gas and the bombings worked together to kill almost the entire garrison without the American forces firing a single shot.

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Despite a huge numerical force, the city fell to the Americans. Roosevelt was quick to will all of the Italian lands to the North Italian Republic... which was simply renamed the "Republic of Italy." Roosevelt promised the Americans would end the "civil war" that had engulfed the Italian people - by adding the Kingdom of Italy's lands to the Republic. Roosevelt also gave France de facto and de jure control over the sphere of influence they had carved out in Italy's northwestern border regions. It was hoped this would deter France from intervening in the conflict.

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As Florida Class Battleships bombard Rome, Roosevelt is proud to announce the complete destruction of the Italian Air Force! 2 of the Airships had been destroyed in Milan, while the last one was downed in Rome.

2 of the Italian Navy's vessels are sunk in Cagliari, Sardinia. If we can destroy the Italian Navy, they will be powerless to stop our gradual penetration of their homeland.

In Palermo, the Italian Naval Academy is destroyed by cannon fire. 4 more Italian ships are wiped out. The total offensive capability of the Italian Navy is 11 Regina Margherita Battleships.

In Taranto, 3 more Italian vessels are sunk, reducing their total battleship count to 8. Italy's navy and air force have been crippled or outright destroyed, hindering any counterattacking capability they may have.

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As the war for Italy goes on, we continue the campaign for the East Indies. We capture Pontianak, and proceed to eliminate the Indonesian Army from the region.

For convenience in managment, the borders of the island of Borneo are re-adjusted to fit effective management. The United States cedes the the extreme north of it's official borders, while Britain cedes southern Malaysia to us.

The start of Spring has represented the United States forces springing into action. Italy will soon be ours, as will the whole East Indies.

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bravo! :clap: