Amenhotep7
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It has been twenty years since we left the world of "The Old Empires" to it's fate. When we last left, WWI had come to a close, and a communist revolution began in Mongolia.
Byzantium, feeling betrayed by PATO for not helping it sufficiently in it's hour of need, and instead pressuring it to sign a treaty which destroyed most of it's territorial integrity. However, Byzantium would be on the rise again. Many people wishing to restore Byzantine Dominance formed the "Roman Party". It was not fascist, no. It pursued extremely interventionist foreign policy. In doing so, it was able to retake Ethiopia diplomatically, saying that the nation was collapsing in on itself, and the same goes for Morocco and UKNA. The leaders legally handed over control of their nations to the Byzantine president.
That era passed. The Roman Party lost dominance, as people realized it was nothing more than a land-grubbing imperialist party in disguise. The regular parties once more gained power, and the world was once more happy with Byzantium. But things were stirring up in the east.
The revolution ended as a communist victory, but the Khan fled to Sri Lanka, an international zone. Kazakhstan and the eastern Caspian coast was given to the USSR, and Sinkiang was given to China. Zululand was shocked by this communist revolution, itself propogating capitalism as the only natural system. The African Alliance separated all ties with Mongolia.
Josef Stalin had moved to Mongolia from his home nation of Georgia. Molotov ruled supreme over the Soviet state. Josef Stalin pursued a political career in the Mongol Worker's Party, and when Tibekuk died, he became the ruler of UMEPR.
Josef Stalin successfully spread communism into Arabia, Pakistan and Kurdistan. India had it's own counter-propaganda measures, and now India's parliament is divided into the "People's Party" and the Republican Party.
Zululand went into a period of "de-expansionism". It freed Sudan (which joined Egypt), and the Congo. Zululand was still the mightiest nation in Africa, however, and this did in no way break up the African Alliance.
Europe was set ablaze in these twenty years. Revolutions in Ostland had driven the Reich far back, and France, England, and the USSR helped. PATO didn't need to intervene.
However, this destruction of German territorial integrity allowed extremist parties to rise to prominenece. The most prominent was the National Socialist German Worker's Party, or the Nazi Party. Adolf Hitler rose to power, and was already establishing unofficial hegemony in Europe. France and England stayed their hands, wanting no more war.
Hitler is soon planning invasions of much of eastern Europe, and it seems no nation shall try to stop the juggernaut.
In the United States, Mexico was released once more, as independence movements grew and grew. Although capitalist currently, with enough propaganda, it may become the first communist nation in the western hemisphere.
Meanwhile, all across Africa, Western Europe, and North America (barring Central America) fear of communism spreads, and a "red scare" has descended upon them.
Japan went through a period of instability. In this instability, Korea gained independence, Vladivitosk, parts of Sakhalin, and Kamchatka were regained by he USSR, and Manchuria was wrested from the Japanese Empire by China. Mao made the quote famous all around the Far East: "The Middle Kingdom is united once more". Japan now has lost control of vital resources, and it's economy dips drastcially. Poverty-stricken workers rise up to create the Japanese Fascist Party. Although they say they are subservient to the emperor, in reality the emperor is afraid to speak for his life.
Benelux is now very afraid of a German invasion, and they create a large military. However the terrain they're on gives them a major tactical disadvantage should an invasion occur.
The Spanish Revolution occured, and fascism rose up in that nation as well. The Portugese are now paranoid of a Spanish invasion, and the capital has moved to Rio De Janeiro.
In South America, Chile is a military junta, who plans to profiteer from all manner of vice, and the forseeable war.
ANZAC is slowly becoming a regional power, but with Japan miltarizing, it may be halted in it's advancement.
The Year is 1938.
Byzantium, feeling betrayed by PATO for not helping it sufficiently in it's hour of need, and instead pressuring it to sign a treaty which destroyed most of it's territorial integrity. However, Byzantium would be on the rise again. Many people wishing to restore Byzantine Dominance formed the "Roman Party". It was not fascist, no. It pursued extremely interventionist foreign policy. In doing so, it was able to retake Ethiopia diplomatically, saying that the nation was collapsing in on itself, and the same goes for Morocco and UKNA. The leaders legally handed over control of their nations to the Byzantine president.
That era passed. The Roman Party lost dominance, as people realized it was nothing more than a land-grubbing imperialist party in disguise. The regular parties once more gained power, and the world was once more happy with Byzantium. But things were stirring up in the east.
The revolution ended as a communist victory, but the Khan fled to Sri Lanka, an international zone. Kazakhstan and the eastern Caspian coast was given to the USSR, and Sinkiang was given to China. Zululand was shocked by this communist revolution, itself propogating capitalism as the only natural system. The African Alliance separated all ties with Mongolia.
Josef Stalin had moved to Mongolia from his home nation of Georgia. Molotov ruled supreme over the Soviet state. Josef Stalin pursued a political career in the Mongol Worker's Party, and when Tibekuk died, he became the ruler of UMEPR.
Josef Stalin successfully spread communism into Arabia, Pakistan and Kurdistan. India had it's own counter-propaganda measures, and now India's parliament is divided into the "People's Party" and the Republican Party.
Zululand went into a period of "de-expansionism". It freed Sudan (which joined Egypt), and the Congo. Zululand was still the mightiest nation in Africa, however, and this did in no way break up the African Alliance.
Europe was set ablaze in these twenty years. Revolutions in Ostland had driven the Reich far back, and France, England, and the USSR helped. PATO didn't need to intervene.
However, this destruction of German territorial integrity allowed extremist parties to rise to prominenece. The most prominent was the National Socialist German Worker's Party, or the Nazi Party. Adolf Hitler rose to power, and was already establishing unofficial hegemony in Europe. France and England stayed their hands, wanting no more war.
Hitler is soon planning invasions of much of eastern Europe, and it seems no nation shall try to stop the juggernaut.
In the United States, Mexico was released once more, as independence movements grew and grew. Although capitalist currently, with enough propaganda, it may become the first communist nation in the western hemisphere.
Meanwhile, all across Africa, Western Europe, and North America (barring Central America) fear of communism spreads, and a "red scare" has descended upon them.
Japan went through a period of instability. In this instability, Korea gained independence, Vladivitosk, parts of Sakhalin, and Kamchatka were regained by he USSR, and Manchuria was wrested from the Japanese Empire by China. Mao made the quote famous all around the Far East: "The Middle Kingdom is united once more". Japan now has lost control of vital resources, and it's economy dips drastcially. Poverty-stricken workers rise up to create the Japanese Fascist Party. Although they say they are subservient to the emperor, in reality the emperor is afraid to speak for his life.
Benelux is now very afraid of a German invasion, and they create a large military. However the terrain they're on gives them a major tactical disadvantage should an invasion occur.
The Spanish Revolution occured, and fascism rose up in that nation as well. The Portugese are now paranoid of a Spanish invasion, and the capital has moved to Rio De Janeiro.
In South America, Chile is a military junta, who plans to profiteer from all manner of vice, and the forseeable war.
ANZAC is slowly becoming a regional power, but with Japan miltarizing, it may be halted in it's advancement.
The Year is 1938.
Hearts of Iron said:
If you want a challenge, though, maybe India's best...
