SKNES II: The Bonaparte Legacy

The Eighth World Congress of the Communist International
Helsinki, Finland

Thousands of socialists, communists, social democrats, trade unionists, and even a few anarchists representing parties from every country on Earth converged on the city of Helsinki in 1937 for the Eighth World Congress of the Communist International. This Congress was by far the biggest in history of the International, as the delegates sat down to figure out how to contain fascism.

Unsurprisingly, the headliner was Ivan Smirnov of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Smirnov pointed out the success of the Soviet Union’s Five Year Plans in greatly expanding that nation’s industrial capacity. Official delegations also arrived from Greece, Finland, and Hungary. President Paredes of Ecuador spoke of the need spreading socialism in South America to counter Brazilian influence; Prime Minister Rajgopalchari of India spoke of spreading socialism in European colonies to help them gain independence, modernize, and compete with their more established counterparts. Others represented the newly declared Mexican and African socialist states; although their leaders were unable to attend the conference, they did send official delegations. Several Mexican socialist leaders and a few of the signers of the Johannesburg Declaration (see relevant section) appeared to speak before the delegates. Parties from around the world arrived as well; the exiled leadership of the French Communist Party received a greatly positive reception for their presentation of the necessity to liberate the French worker from the iron thumb of Eugene Deloncle, and the leadership of the British Communist Party, now a banned organization, arrived to speak of the need to resist the New Order Party.


Noticeably absent through was Norman Thomas of the United Socialist States of America. While a relatively large Yankee delegation did show up, it was unofficial and mostly made of Socialist Party members with a more pro-Soviet stance than that of Thomas. The Thomas administration has yet to issue a statement as to why exactly it declined to send an official delegation. Additionally, despite the fact that an invitation was extended to most labor and social democratic parties of the world, most of those parties refused to attend for fear of being associated with the Soviet Union.

The conference ended with a joint singing of “The Internationale” and a promise of solidarity between the leftists of the world.
(-5% Dissent for: Ecuador, Greece, Finland, Hungary, India, Soviet Union)

The South American Counterrevolutionary Conference
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil hosted an event this year, in response to the meeting of the International in Europe, for South American countries opposed to the spread of leftist ideologies. In addition to the Brazilians, the Argentinian, Chilean, and Peru-Bolivian heads of state were present, as were several right-wing parties from other countries. Due to the presence of British, French, and other international observers, some newspapers around the globe referred to the event as the “Anti-Communist International,” although focus remained on South America.

Getulio Vargas’s speeches were the center of the conferenece. Emphasis was placed on the success of Integralist Brazil’s anti-communist campaigns at home, including those conducted by a newly formed law enforcement agency known as the “Policia do Estado” (State Police) that has quickly developed a fearsome reputation amongst the Brazilian public. Parades for the returning Iberian Legion were also held during the conference, as they had successfully halted a communist takeover in Portugal. After the next few days saw speeches from other countries’ leaders, the last day surprised the delegates as Eugene Deloncle himself walked into the conference pavilion, to speak of the the threat Communism poses to the world order, and the inability of the democratic system to respond to it.


There were a few incidents; on the second day, there was a brief altercation between a Chilean and a Peru-Bolivian delegate. In the end, although little concrete came out of the conference, the attending countries did at least agree to work together to halt the red tide.
(-3% Dissent for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru-Bolivia)

Scientists Split Atom
San Francisco, United Socialist States of America

A team of Yankee scientists at the University of California at Berkeley led by Ernest Lawrence, Edwin McMillan, and J. Robert Oppenheimer published a paper in March 1937 announcing that after firing neutrons at atoms of the heavy element uranium, they had been able to detect much lighter elements, krypton and barium. They have labeled this process “nuclear fission,” borrowing the name from biological cell division. Russian nuclear physicist Georgy Flerov was able to confirm their results experimentally several months later. This development has shocked the scientific world, much of which believes that if a continued fission reaction is possible – and there is no reason it would not be – then it could lead to the ability to generate colossal quantities of energy, or even a weapon of a type never seen before.

Corea Launches Antarctic Expedition
Seoul, Corea

The still largely unexplored continent and mysterious of Antarctica has been the subject of wonder to many in recent years. So it was not surprising that there was much attention worldwide when the Corean navy early this year launched an expedition to that continent. Using a single destroyer, the Coreans landed on the coast, then sent a detachment inland, where they reached the South Pole and planted a Corean flag, then were able to The Corean expedition has established a permanent research station belonging to that country, which will hopefully serve as a base for future exploration and research on the continent.


The World Economy
London, Great Britain

Increased government involvement in many countries’ economies appears to be translating into slightly accelerated economic growth worldwide.

Events in Europe​

New Order Continues to Solidify Control
London, Great Britain

Despite the harsh public reaction to the rise of the New Order Party to power in British politics after the shock of the Baldwin scandal last year, violent opposition in the country appears to be calming down. As New Order’s economic policies appear to be working, translating into actual, visible growth, and a sharp decline in unemployment, support for New Order amongst the working class has begun to increase. As many people begin to realize that their worst fears about an end to democracy in Britain are not coming true. The British Youth program has continued to expand, with more children and teenagers voluntarily joining, and nationalist fervor has begun to sweep across the country.
(-8% Dissent)

Democratic Change in Spain
Madrid, Spain

Spain for the past few years had been chafing under the autocratic rule of the military ruler Jose Sanjuro. However, all that ended when Sanjurjo perished in a mysterious plane crash off the Spanish coast. Although no group has claimed responsibility for causing the crash, and all indications are that the crash was an accident, some Communist and Communist-sympathizing groups are receiving blame. In the power vacuum that followed, one of Sanjurjo’s subordinates attempted to take over, but he was quickly ousted by large-scale pro-democratic uprisings all across the country. When it was clear that public opinion was by far against the military dictatorship, King Alfonso placed his support for the popular uprisings. For now, an interim government headed by Alejandro Lerroux has assumed power, and promises to hold free and fair elections soon.

(-3 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Artillery II Brigades; +12% Dissent)

Treaty of Braga
Braga, Portugal

With the leftist rebellion in Portugal crushed, the process of rebuilding has begun. However, Spain has offered its help, and the result is the Treaty of Braga. Spain has agreed to give money to Portugal to help the latter country rebuild, as well as a defensive pact with Portugal. This has great support amongst former nationalists in Portugal.
(Portugal: -3% Dissent)

Calais Returned to France
Calais, France

Representatives from France and Belgium this year sat down in the disputed city of Calais to hammer an agreement that would return the area taken by Belgium at the end of the Great War to France. This new agreement effectively reverses the Treaty of Potsdam in regards to the Belgian-French border. The Treaty of Calais, having been heralded by Eugene Deloncle as the start of a new era of cooperation between France and Belgium, is popular in France, but in Belgium it has been protested by vocal politicians who argued that the country should have called upon its traditional allies the Germans to help them keep its rightly earned land.
(France: +6 EP, -2% Dissent)
(Belgium: -6 EP, +5% Dissent)

Dutch Elections
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The conservative government headed by Hendrikus Colijn entered this year’s elections facing an uphill battle for re-election, with low popularity mostly due to a stagnant economy. The election campaign was heated; Colijn’s leadership came under attack from all angles, from socialists to liberals to the far right to conservatives themselves. In the end, it was the Social Democratic Workers’ Party that was able to form a center-left coalition with several smaller socialist, social democratic, and liberal parties. Colijn left the office of prime minister, replaced by Workers’ Party leader Johan Albarda.
(+2% Dissent)

Dutch Government Begins Mass Transit Construction
Amsterdam, Netherlands

One of the first acts passed by the new social democratic Dutch government was a bill authorizing funding for the construction of underground mass transit systems in not only the Dutch homeland, but also in Batavia, the administrative center of the Dutch East Indies. The bill has been criticized by some for its high cost, with some complaining that the funds could be better used for more immediate and useful things such as military spending or social programs, but others praise the bill for its job creation.

Germans Clash in Streets
Munich, Germany

Multiple German cities saw concentrated violence in the first half of 1937, particularly between supporters of German far-right parties and supporters of the German Communist Party. The violence began in February when a Communist Party member was attacked by members of the German National Socialist Party in a Munich street, and badly injured; he would succumb to his injuries a week later. Communist groups then began attacking far-right groups, even those unaffiliated with the National Socialist Party, in revenge, and the violence escalated from there. The German government was quick to swoop in and began arresting members of both groups for civil disorder, and by June the violence had mostly ceased. The violence and arrests have caught more than a few peoples’ attention, but the strength of both the communists and the far-right-wingers have been greatly diminished.
(+2% Dissent)

Changes in Austrian Internal Policy
Vienna, Austria

Spearheaded by the newly declared Fuhrer Adolf Hitler, there have been significant changes in the internal policies towards the people of Austria. The Austrian educational system has been modified to encourage boys to become scientists or soldiers, and girls to become mothers. According to Hitler, the three tasks are equal in a perfect National Socialist society. There is also an accompanying law encouraging women to get married and have children by loaning government-guaranteed housing to newly married couples of Germanic origin, then lowering the necessary repayment for every child. People of Jewish ethnicity in the country have found it more and more difficult to continue living, facing higher taxes and greater repression, and this has turned a few heads. Some dissidents or people unable to pay taxes have even disappeared, although it is uncertain where to. Lastly, a government corporation named LEFO has been established, in order to provide jobs and investment, especially in the mechanization of agriculture.
(+1% Dissent)

Slovakia Begins Railroad Construction
Bratislava, Slovakia

As one of the most backwards and agrarian regions in Europe, Slovakia has always lacked reliable modern transportation, under both Austro-Hungarian rule and the current republic. Even today, it remains without a true modern railroad network. The government is working to change this; a new network of country-spanning railways has been planned out and work has begun. The new network is expected to allow easy transport for both people and goods within the country, and has been widely applauded.

Fascists Seize Power in Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia

Perhaps as a reaction to the Communist uprisings in Greece, as well as Croatia’s prolonged economic troubles, the liberal republican government of Vladco Macek was violently overthrown by a cabal of far-right politicians and military officers, led by one Ante Pavelic. Fighting between pro-republican and pro-fascist elements within the Croatian army lasted for several months, but in the end the fascists emerged triumphant. Already, Pavelic’s government has begun doing usual right-wing things, such as clamping down on trade unions and left-wing political organizations, and curbing civil rights. Pavelic has made a number of public speeches to cheering crowds of thousands in Zagreb, promising a new future for Croatia wherein Croats reign supreme over Serbs, Bosniaks, Slovenes, Montenegrins, and all others.
(+10% Dissent; -2 Infantry II Brigades, -2 Infantry III Brigades, -1 Artillery II Brigade)

New Romanian Government Forms Amidst Unrest
Bucharest, Romania

The Conservative leadership of Gheorghe Tatarescu collapsed in April 1937 under severe economic and political pressure. A general strike had been called in February by the Romanian Communist Party protesting harsh economic conditions. Tatarescu was forced to step down when a number of parties in the ruling right-wing coalition pulled ouyt, and not long after a minority government was formed under Social Democratic Party leader Constantin Titel Petrescu in hopes of placating the workers and other groups likely to support violent revolution. However, the unrest continues; Communist-affiliated Red Guard militias have already begun to form and occupy factories in scattered locations, and it is looking unlikely that the new government will be able to stop them.
(-3 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Mounted Brigades; +7% Dissent)

Communist Coup in Greece
Athens, Greece

The Metaxas regime in Greece had been pushed closer and closer to collapse throughout the latter half of 1936 as dissent in reaction to the astounding casualties in the war against the Turks. That finally came to blows when, in January, a general strike was called in response to what Communist leader Nikos Zachariadis called a “pointless and costly war.” The government attempted to use the military to crush the strikers; this backfired spectacularly. A mutiny began throughout the military; enlisted soldiers began shooting their officers. Soldiers mixed with striking workers marched on Athens and quickly seized control of the government. Both Metaxas and the entire royal family are believed to have been killed in the chaos.

Zachariadis and his supporters quickly started to go about forming a new, Communist, government, collectivizing agriculture and giving workers control of their factories. Impromptu courts propped up in Greek cities to put Metaxas supporters and other “enemies of the people” on trial, mostly resulting in death sentences. Similarly, much of the navy also mutinied, and right-wing elements were able to sink several ships in an effort to keep them out of Communist hands.While a full-scale civil war has been averted, clashes between right-wing remnants were widespread throughout the country, resulting in heavy casualties. What remains to be seen is whether or now Zachariadis’s new government can stay in power, especially as Italy has refused to recognize it as legitimate.
(+10% Dissent; -7 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Destroyer, -1 Heavy Cruiser)

End of the War of the Balkan League
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire

The first act of the new communist regime in Greece on the foreign front was to seek an end to hostilities with the Ottoman Empire. After some negotiations, a peace treaty was agreed upon. The treaty stated that the Ottoman Empire would retain Cyprus, which it had captured in late 1936, as well as annexing many of the formerly Greek islands in the eastern Aegean Sea. While there is some unhappiness in Greece regarding the cession, it is by far eclipsed by the chaos that enveloped that country early this year. The Ottoman response to the treaty has been positive, as they believe it is a show of Turkish superiority over Greece.
(Greece/Ottoman Empire: +/-4 EP)
(Ottoman Empire: -4% Dissent)

Referenda Scheduled in Europe
Prague, Bohemia-Moravia and Sofia, Bulgaria

The second half of 1937 will see two referenda take place in Europe. The first of those two will be Sudetenland referendum in Bohemia-Moravia, which will determine whether the area will join Germany, join Austria, or remain part of Bohemia-Moravia. All eyes will be turned on this particular referendum, as it has the capability to drastically shift Central European geopolitics for years to come. The German government has begun distributing anti-Austrian propaganda in the Sudetenland, claiming to show the evils of what might happen if the Sudeten Germans vote to join Austria. At the same time, the ultranationalist Sudeten German Party, which has found itself becoming aligned closer and closer with Austria in the past year, is growing in size and influence.
(Bohemia-Moravia: +3% Dissent)


The second referendum will be held in the Bulgarian-majority regions still controlled by the Ottoman Empire. While arguably less critical to the future of the continent, this referendum is no less important to Bulgaria, which is one step away from unifying nearly all of the world’s Bulgarians under one country, and the Ottoman Empire, for whom this referendum has implications on the security of its remaining holdings in Rumelia. In fact, the Ottoman government has begun investing economically in the area, in hopes of placating the populace come voting time.

Events in the Americas​

Canada Begins Fortifying Border
Ottawa, Canada

On a similar line of thinking to New England, the Canadian government has authorized funding for the construction of fortifications along the border with the United Socialist States of America. These fortifications are mostly situated in Ontario, along strategic chokepoints between the Great Lakes, in order to defend the main industrial and population centers of Canada, although there is worry from conservatives from the western provinces that they will be unprotected in case the Yankees launch an invasion.

New English Economic Programs
Boston, New England

The Kennedy administration in New England has passed multiple pieces of legislation aimed at stimulating the country’s economy. The largest is the establishment of the Department of Civil Works, a government agency with the duty of putting people back to work on civic projects such as the ongoing fortification and transportation construction projects. In addition, money has been provided to help subsidize the small businesses of prospective entrepreneurs. This legislation has passed with strong support from all parties, although there is moderate opposition coming from conservative businessmen and industrialists, and sympathetic politicians, who have attempted to associate them with “socialism.”

Internal Security Program Begins in the USSA
Chicago, United Socialist States of America

After last year’s wave of violence during election season, the Thomas administration has begun a new, much more aggressive, program to counter the increasing strength of counterrevolutionary groups within the USSA. Known counterrevolutionaries already in prison have been put on extremely public trials. Using information garnered from the trials and (as it was later revealed) often forced confessions, a large database of “enemies of the revolution” was quickly compiled, and the people on that list – including a number of opposition politicians – have been quickly rounded up and thrown in prison. The campaigns have worked to a degree, as there were almost no high-profile attacks in the first half of 1937, but the counterrevolutionary organizations being targeting seem to have no shortage of funds, which have limited overall success. While the entire show seems to be popular amongst the public, there has been wide criticism from those who fear that it marks the beginning of a slide into authoritarianism.
(-3% Dissent)

Confederate Port and Railroad Development
New Orleans, Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America has embarked on an ambitious new project to modernize and expand the country’s ports and railroads. The project will modernize and expand port facilities in cities all along the Dixie coast from Galveston to Norfolk, including the larger ports of New Orleans and Charleston. In addition, railroad connections between the cities will be upgraded, in order to help ease transport between cities. Thousands of unemployed have been put to work by the project, which has been applauded for doing so.

CSA Establishes Presence in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Much to the world’s surprise, the Confederate States of America has begun to establish closer relations to Haiti. The Confederate government has agreed to provide economic aid to Haiti, to help that country’s stagnant economy begin to recover. Additionally, the Confederate Navy has rented a strip of land near Gros-Morne in northern Haiti for use as a naval base. While some heads have been turned at the fact that the CSA is aiding a nation ruled by African descendants, there have been much fewer people in vocal opposition than was expected by the international community and the Dixie government itself. It is believed that general anti-Communist attitudes among Dixie politicians and the Dixie public are the cause of this.

Economic Development, Political Reforms in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Elie Lescot’s government in Haiti has begun investing in upgrading the country’s obsolete infrastructure. Using Confederate economic aid, Haiti has begun a program of creating new paved roads nationwide. This has helped make thousands of jobs and given a surprising boost to Haiti’s economic growth. In addition, the president has also spoken about opening positions in the Haitian government to all Haitian citizens, regardless of ethnicity, religion, or skin color. While little progress has been made on this last part, Lescot has at least shown his desire to at least attempt it. This has been a popular move among much of the Haitian lower classes, and has begun curbing Communism’s appeal among Haitians, something which is perhaps the most important thing of all to the Haitian government. In addition to a successful crackdown on Communist groups, these new programs have provided a slight sense of stability to Haiti as it attempts to recover from the violence of 1936.
(-4% Dissent)

Civil War in Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

Despite the best efforts of Prime Minister Marquez’s government to avoid armed conflict between the government and the burgeoning socialist groups in the north, economic and political pressures seemed to make civil war inevitable. While legislation passed in 1936 was aimed at easing those pressures, in the end, it was not enough. Forced by his supporters to keep a hardline, conservative stance, Marquez watched helplessly as his country descended into war. The Empress and Marquez, despite offers from several countries for asylum, have pledged to remain in the capital.

The first blows were already being dealt in January and February and March, as socialists in the north began to replace or co-opt existing government infrastructure, and workers’ councils began forming and occupying factories and other workplaces. When the government attempted to put a stop to these practices using force, the response was no less than a large-scale rebellion, with much of the army mutinying and joining the rebels. The public face and unofficial leader of the Mexican socialists is Raphael Espinoza, a former university professor and now a skilled writer and orator who was able to unite the various trade unions and socialists behind a common front. The socialists have also garnered support from some social democrats, progressives, and even liberals opposed to Marquez’s and the Empire’s policies. Already, there are reports of skirmishes between Mexican socialists and Dixie soldiers near the city of El Paso, although casualties are minimal. The USSA has already pledged support for the socialists, and Yankee soldiers have begun to move into socialist-held towns to great fanfare.


In the south, the three states on the Yucatan peninsula – Campehce, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan – faced tough choices. They had been affected by the economic troubles less than the rest of Mexico, and had been under increasingly liberal administrations, drifting further and further from Mexico City. In the end, they decided to jointly secede, forming a new Republic of Yucatan, which was declared to be a successor to the original Republic of Yucatan that had existed in the 1840s. Liberal politician Tancredo Perez emerged as Yucatan’s first president. Perez has stated that his goal is to turn Yucatan into the Mexican equivalent of New England, an independent liberal capitalist republic, open to the world.

(CSA: -1 Infantry III Brigade)
(Imperial Mexico: +10% Dissent)
(+Socialist Mexico, Yucatan)

Social and Economic Development in Colombia
Bogota, Colombia

The social democratic government of Colombia has begun widespread investment, in social services and economic development. Money has been placed in creating and improving schools, hospitals, and recreational areas. State-run plantations have also been established in parts of the country, giving jobs to the rural unemployed. The government has also established a state university in the capital to help provide higher education for everyone of merit, regardless of wealth or class. This investment has proven to be very popular, and the Colombian economy has grown faster than expected these six months.
(-2% Dissent)

Failed Coup in Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador

Although the new socialist government of Ecuador has had great support, it is despised by the wealthy plutocrats who previously had great influence and feared that influence would evaporate. In an attempt to regain their influence and install a leader sympathetic to the wealthy, a group of Ecuador’s wealthy attempted to overthrow President Paredes using a number of sympathetic military elements. However, they were stopped by army brigades loyal to Paredes, and after some brief fighting in the capital, the coup was halted. The coup attempt has additionally provided the socialists with a good reason to arrest the wealthy involved in the plot and seize their assets and nationalize them or distribute them amongst the workers and farmers. An investigation is still ongoing as to whether the coup was externally backed or not.
(-2 Infantry III Brigades, -4% Dissent)

The Caracas-Janeiro Pact
Caracas, Venezuela

The countries of Venezuela and Brazil signed an agreement this year agreeing for Brazil to import large quantities of Venezuelan oil. This has helped give Venezuela a boost to economic growth, especially as an infrastructure project aimed at expanding Venezuelan petroleum production capabilities is completed. Brazil has also benefited, as its military and industry are now drawing from an abundance of relatively inexpensive oil.

Infrastructure Development in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Brazilian government has announced widespread infrastructure investment this year, upgrading existing transport networks in the country and its cities. In addition, widespread new construction is planned for the city of Rio de Janeiro, with the construction of unique Art Deco-like buildings that is referred to by the Brazilians as “New State” architecture. One of the centerpieces of the New State architecture is the stunning South America Pavilion, constructed specifically for the Counterrevolutionary Conference earlier this year.

Events in the Middle East and Africa​

Germany Takes Steps Towards Colonial Home Rule
Buea, German Equatorial Africa

The German government, in its colonies, has slowly begun delegating powers to its colonial possessions in hopes that the colonies will, in the long term, achieve home rule much like British dominions. Government officials and German colonial administrators met with local tribal leaders and leaders of small pro-independence organizations. Colonial assemblies have been formed from local leaders. Germany has also opened up volunteer military service to its colonial subjects. Another part of the long term plan is to give colonial subjects opportunities at education in hopes of forming a solid native middle class; the German government is doing this by providing scholarships for natives to study at schools and universities in Germany.
(-2% Dissent in all German colonies)

British Colonial Programs
Dar es Salaam, British East Africa

In the colonies directly under British control, the New Order Party has continued enacting new policies drastically increasing investment aimed at increasing living standards and thus support for continued British rule. New hospitals, educational institutions, and roads are being created seemingly on a daily basis in the colonies. Radio programs are also showing to the colonies examples of colonists who have been able to make successful lives and in some cases even British citizenship, all through hard work.
(-5% Dissent in all British colonies)

South Africa Collapses
Cape Town, South Africa

Although J.B.M. Hertzog’s conservative government in South Africa had attempted to negotiate with protestors, pressure from conservatives in the South African government forced it to back down. Force was used, but the strikes continued to spread, and workers began to occupy their workplaces, form workers’ councils, and arm themselves. As the situation continued to disintegrate, Hertzog made a fateful decision: he invited the old general Jan Smuts to come in and take absolute power over the country in order to restore order to the cities. This was the straw that broke the South African camel’s back, and the greater part of the eastern half of the country rose up in revolt. Quickly, the military was pushed out of Johannesburg, and Smuts and Hertzog were forced to move to safer havens in Cape Town.


Socialist and minority leaders, white, colored, black, and Asian, met in the city of Johannesburg, declaring the formation of Socialist Union of Transvaal-Botswana. The signers of the so-called Johannesburg declaration have envisioned Transvaal-Botswana as a multiracial workers’ state, and have elected the Xhosa Pixley ka Isaka Seme as its leader and public face. Those lofty goals have not stopped a steady trickle of mostly whites westwards out of Travnsvaal-Botswana-controlled lands. The city of Bloemfontein and the area around it has seen heavy fighting between the military and socialist militias. Despite the widespread strikes, the military’s superior firepower have allowed it to retain control of much of the Cape, including the city of East London, and the entire western coast.

Amidst the chaos, the tribally recognized leaders of the Swazi and Zulu peoples, Sobhuza II and Cypian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon respectively, declared themselves and their people independent of both South Africa and Transvaal-Botswana, creating the kingdoms of Swaziland and KwaZulu. Additionally, the white populated areas of Rhodesia Province, cut off from the rest of South Africa and with no desire to join Transvaal-Botswana, declared independence under the provisional government of Godfrey Huggins. However, Rhodesia still has a large non-white population that is less than pleased to be part of a white-ruled state, and therefore the country is somewhat unstable.


Whatever the case, South Africa is now mired in the depths of civil war.

(+Transvaal-Botswana, KwaZulu, Rhodesia, Swaziland)
(South Africa: -4 Infantry IV Brigades, +10% Dissent)

Soviet Union Agrees to Buy Saudi Oil
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Representatives from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics arrived in Riyadh to negotiate with the Saudi government. A deal was negotiated that would have the Soviets agree to buy Saudi-produced petroleum in exchange for cash, which while not much to the Soviets, was quite a bit for the fledgling Saudi economy. The Saudi king has put it to what he believes is good use, establishing an air force for the first time in the history of the Arabian Peninsula.

Persian Petroleum Industry and Port Expansion Plans
Hormuz, Persia

The Persian government this year announced an ambitious approximately five-year-long plan to greatly expand Persia’s fledgling petroleum industry this year, as well as the port infrastructure to support it and allow for exports. The Shah has proclaimed the plan as a first step to truly modernize the country of Persia and allow the country it to stand up to the world and be treated as an equal. More importantly though, the construction, already under way, is boosting the country’s economic capabilities and creating an abundance of new, industrial, jobs.

Republicans Protest in Persia
Tehran, Persia

A number of pro-republican organizations have begun organizing mass protests in the country of Persia, against the harsh autocratic rule of the Shah. The republicans are demanding that the Shah cede at least some of his power to an elected national assembly and president. While the republicans are largely liberal dissents, there are quite a few socialist groups amongst their numbers, who are calling for an entirely new order, without the Shah’s presence at all. The protests have been so far peaceful, but the Shah has not yet responded to their demands.
(+4% Dissent)

Events in Asia and Oceania​

Germans and British Crackdown on Indochinese Unrest
Hanoi, British Indochina

After last year’s series of attacks on colonial troops in both British and German Indochina, both countries responded with a widespread crackdown on Ho Chi Minh’s pro-independence communist groups. Both countries used infantry units to scour the area for the communist group’s bases and hideouts. Both countries also appealed to moderates in the colonies, trying to spread a sentiment that an Indochina under Ho Chi Minh would be a totalitarian state crushing all dissent. Casulaties have been minimal, and the operations to cleanse Indochina of the dissidents have been somewhat successful, although Ho Chi Minh himself continues to elude capture.
(Germany: -1 Infantry III Brigade; -3% Dissent in German Indochina)
(Great Britain: -2 Infantry III Brigades; -6% Dissent in British Indochina)

Clashes on Formosa
Taihoku, Japanese Formosa

Violent clashes broke out in several large towns and cities, especially in Taihoku, the largest city, early this year. The clashes occurred between Japanese authorities on the island and demonstrators calling for Formosan independence or for Formosa to leave Japanese rule and join China. In Taihoku, the violence began when the protestors began throwing rocks at police. The military was not called in, as local police were able to handle the situation well enough, but the clashes have left several dozen – mostly peaceful demonstrators – dead. Although the Japanese government has attempted to reconcile with the people in its peripheral holdings, which has worked more or less successfully in Hainan, the violence has reversed all progress in Formosa.

Corea Begins Electrification Project
Seoul, Corea

The Corean government has announced an ambitious project to provide electricity to every settlement under its control. The project is expected to take several years, but has been applauded by Corean politicians for its projected effects of raising the living standards of the entire country.

OOC:

TheDright, ChineseWarlord, and ork75 did not send orders this turn.

Please inform me of the inevitable stats errors. There should be fewer this time around, but they're likely still there. As always, if something wasn't mentioned in the update, it worked and just didn't warrant mention.

If you weren’t sure about which nation is which in South Africa: Transvaal-Botswana is the dark blue in the middle, Rhodesia is Zimbabwe, KwaZulu is the yellow-green country along the coast, and Swaziland is the landlocked light blue country further north.

Do note that the government form “Socialist Dictatorship” doesn’t mean that country is leaning towards Yankee socialism, it’s just a label I’m applying to leftist rebels until they can get their act together government-rise.

A number of countries had miscalculated upkeep figures; I’ve fixed those, and those countries have been compensated with equivalent banked EPs for both the first and second turns. In addition, a number of you spent odd numbers of EP on research; you have been given the excess EP back.

Also, feel free to submit pictures, etc. that you'd like placed in the update.

I never expected Haiti of all countries to ever have two sections in the update

China and Scandinavia are both open due to Azale and Omega124’s departure.

Terran Emperor: Yes, it is possible to upgrade; it costs half the price of buying a new unit of that type.

ChiefDesigner: The country loaning you money gave you 3 EP less than you anticipated.

Lord of Elves: I’m not sure whether you would like your various infrastructure things to be (a) project(s) so I didn’t add them to the stats; if you would let me know, that can be fixed.

Immaculate: Jamaica and the surrounding islands have been added to the stats as "British West Indies." I'm not sure why exactly I left that out of the stats, my apologies.

Everyone who sent aid/troops to either of the Mexican factions: No real battles have been fought yet, so your stuff/people have been sent there, it just hasn’t been put to use yet.

The order deadline for Turn 3 (Late 1937) will be Wednesday, July 10. I’m going to be out of town later this week, so my internet access will be somewhat limited and my responses this turn will likely be slower than usual.

Map will be up in a sec.

NPC Diplomacy:

To: Great Britain
From: South Africa

Please help us!

To: The League of Democratic Nations
From: Yucatan

Please recognize our independence from Mexico.

To: France, Italy
From: Croatia

Hello there! As a similarly minded government as yours, Croatia seeks to join the Paris-Rome Axis, and we wish for closer relations with you.

Edit: I've updated the stats.

China's open?

Bair_the_Normal said:

China's open?

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Yeah, you can have it if you want.

you forgot to add the Caracas-Janeiro Compact.

Actually, you know what? I'll take the ASU instead, and come up with a name for it.

JoanK said:

you forgot to add the Caracas-Janeiro Compact.

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Its there, two sections above the picture of Rio, look closer

Bair_the_Normal said:

Actually, you know what? I'll take the ASU instead, and come up with a name for it.

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Sure, no problem. I'd have tried myself, but my mind is completely incapable of comprehending Bantu languages.

SouthernKing said:

Its there, two sections above the picture of Rio, look closer

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I mean in the Treaties section. Or alliance. But I guess it's not relevant enough to be there?

JoanK said:

I mean in the Treaties section. Or alliance. But I guess it's not relevant enough to be there?

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Oh. I haven't placed it there yet, because I still have to sift through the diplo from the past turn to figure out who's in what alliance right now, and find the relevant treaties, and right now I'm exhausted. I'll add it tomorrow.

Oh, okay, I thought you had uploaded stats implying you had updated that as well.

The [renamed ] Socialist Union of Transvaal-Botswana is mein.

Or just Transvaal-Botswana.

Didn't I get a -% dissent from the conference cause I'm technically not a South American nation but a carribean nation?

OOC: I have 40 Militia Brigades? O_O

From: Transvaal-Botswana
To: kwaZulu, Swaziland
Hey.

From: Transvaal-Botswana
To: South Africa
So, leave us alone? If not, can we crush you into oblivion until you wish to voluntarily join us?

I don't see my forts in the projects section. Is it done already or just an oversight?

Also, ridiculously fantasticly genius job, Belgium, for returning Calais to France and signing an alliance with them, thereby destroying the 'neutrality' that they stated in the beginning for no real benefit at all.

mayor: I didn't have you put down as attending the conference; it wasn't in your orders. Did you say you were attending in the thread? If so, I can fix that.

DC: oversight, have fixed.

To: Transvaal
From: KwaZulu, Swaziland

We have no quarrel with you; only with the Europeans. Respect our independence, and we will not fight you.

To: Transvaal-Bostwana
From: South Africa

No. We have powerful allies, and we will not negotiate with scum like you.

I spent 15 EP, on those forts, not 10.
And 75 EP?!? Those had better be some good forts.

The United Socialist States of America applauds the Mexican workers for throwing off their chains, and pledges to protect them from all enemies, foreign and domestic.

DC123456789 said:

I spent 15 EP, on those forts, not 10.
And 75 EP?!? Those had better be some good forts.

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Fixed. And gah, I'm tired and was thinking of something else