ClassicIOT: Cold War
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THE HISTORY OF THE UAR
The origins of Ba'athism began with the political thought developed by Zaki al-Arsuzi and Michel Aflaq. While Aflaq, Bitar and Arsuzi were never members of the same organization, they are considered the founders of Ba'athism.The closest they ever came to being members of the same organization was in 1939, when those three together with Michel Quzman, Shakir al-As and Ilyas Qandalaft, tried to establish a party. The reason being that Arsuzi personally disliked Aflaq, and Aflaq seemed to have reciprocated the feeling.
Arsuzi was an Arab from Alexandretta who had been associated with Arab nationalist politics during the interwar period. He was inspired by the French Revolution, the German and Italian unification movements, and the Japanese economic "miracle". His views were influenced by a number of prominent European philosophical and political figures, among them Georg Hegel, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Oswald Spengler. Arsuzi himself played a great role in the Syrian resistance movement against the French during WW2 both in Syria and Lebanon. This led to his expulsion from France into Iraq, where he was accepted by local Arab unification movements. However, his Ba'ath Movement did not solidify for years until it held its first party congress in 1950 when it merged with the Iraqi Socialist Vanquard to establish the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Movement.
The year of 1954 is known for the 20 May Revolution during which the Hashemite monarchy was overthrew by the Ba'athist military and General Abd al-Karim Qasim, the leader of the Free Officers Movement which overthrew the king, seized power in Iraq. Seizing the chance, Abd al - Karim Qasim promised to the Iraqi people and his supporters from the military a superior economic policy independent from London, while ties with Arab countries would also be tightened. In 1955, following a resurgence of membership in the Syrian Communist Party, Abd al - Karim Qasim and the Ba'ath Party made their moves; the military and the government of Syria became part of the Iraqi Ba'ath Republic, now re - named to the United Arab Republic after the inclusion of Syria, or otherwise they risked losing their positions in case of a future communist administration. Soon, Lebanon and Transjordan followed as Pan - Arab unification sentiments were running high all across the Middle East.
In 1956, Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping, and blockaded the Gulf of Aqaba. On July 26, 1956, Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal Company, and closed the canal to Israeli shipping. In return, 3 days later Isreal invaded the Sinai peninsula with limited British and French support. However, the UAR soon intervened and attacked Israel in favour of Egypt. With the total might of the Arab armies controlled by a central and organised staff, the Israeli defences soon collapsed and the situation became dire for the Israelis. Being pressured by the Arab offensive and by the UN, Israeli opted for a ceasefire that would be considered later on a victory for Egypt and the UAR. In 1957, Egypt once again attacked Israel together with the UAR, crossing over the UN - enforced demilitarisation lines and leading to the annexation of Israel by the UAR.
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Communist Federation
Core: Moscow, St. Petersburg
Reach: Karelia, Kazan, Volga, Belarus, Ukraine, Crimea
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Core: Moscow, St. Petersburg
Reach: Karelia, Kazan, Volga, Belarus, Ukraine, Crimea
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To: The Whole Word
From: The United Arab Republic
For the last 20 years, the world has suffered greatly. Ever since the conception of our Arab Republic in 1954 the world and the Middle East has been turning into a place of rising tensions and conflict between religious and ethnic groups. However, in 1957 we managed to score a great victory over our enemies, the Israeli State, and today everyone is thriving under the common banner of the UAR. We want to re - assure our international trade partners that the UAR is marching towards the road of prosperity, while we also wish to inform everyone that we are open to trade agreements and commited to our pre - existing ones. We will not be responsible for the sharpening of tensions on this world, but we are rather looking forward to co - operating with anyone wishing to do so.
From: The United Arab Republic
For the last 20 years, the world has suffered greatly. Ever since the conception of our Arab Republic in 1954 the world and the Middle East has been turning into a place of rising tensions and conflict between religious and ethnic groups. However, in 1957 we managed to score a great victory over our enemies, the Israeli State, and today everyone is thriving under the common banner of the UAR. We want to re - assure our international trade partners that the UAR is marching towards the road of prosperity, while we also wish to inform everyone that we are open to trade agreements and commited to our pre - existing ones. We will not be responsible for the sharpening of tensions on this world, but we are rather looking forward to co - operating with anyone wishing to do so.
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...really
Come on, it's 1960, and the Eastern Roman Empire has been done to death.
Secondly, why is an ERE even socialist?
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Francoist Spain, Authoritarian, Colonist (secondary).
Castile, Asturias: Core
Andalusia, Catalonia: If major power
Morocco, Portugal, Algeria, Sahara: If Super power.
Castile, Asturias: Core
Andalusia, Catalonia: If major power
Morocco, Portugal, Algeria, Sahara: If Super power.
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This is Radio Shanghai! We are about to make a call on behalf of the Yuan Empire!
Citizens of Shanghai! Citizens of Jinan and all of Santung! Peoples of China! Know then that under the benevolent wing of the Peoples' Empire can hope be achieved! Where the Qing Empire fell from grace the Yuan Empire will rise to it! Where the Chinese Republic fell the Chinese Empire will stand! Where the Communists ravaged we of the New Empire will repair! Through harmonies of interests, be they Buddhist, Taoist, Confucius or which ever many blooms in China, will we truly march forward!
China has suffered and needs healing. We have been broken up by the fall of the Qing then the failures of the Republic to stop imperial extraction of our proud nation! Though Japanese aggression was eventually thrown back into the sea (but not before great ravages occurred) we were not to be in peace. Nationalists and Communists dual it out; now the forces of hope must prepare to dual against the Federalists who will fail China! We try to pretend we are something else when we should evoke China who enlightened the world for many inventions and innovations. The isolation cost us the Mandate of Heaven and now we have over generations upon generations suffered for the sins of failed emperors, who if not for Yuan would spell the extinction of the emperors.
Fear not! The extinction of emperors was a mistaken announcement for Yuan Ju-Long has the Mandate of Heaven to restore China to her former glory and even to go beyond in a new age of karmic enlightenment!
China must united before the hordes of barbarism, destruction, exploitation, injustice, starvation and terror come forth once more to ravage the Middle Kingdom! The Qing lost the Mandate; the Republic proved weak to foreign invasions and Mao Zedong vandalized tradition. Only by remembering our roots and adopting our path forward can we of China be one with glory. Yuan Ju-Long has through the wills of destiny gain a faction who would force out elements of disgrace against the Chinese culture and restore a middle harmony for all peoples of the Middle Kingdom!
Under the Yuan dynasty we will be blessed by the Mandate of Heaven once again. By adopting the good elements of socialism that go with our traditions we can set as a whole to bring forth the harmony to China. The Federalist will pretend we are merely trying to "react history" that we are not in the interests of China but they are serving a foreign will which will bend China to serfdom if we do not remove chaos and restore the harmony of the imperial monarchy! By combining socialist interest in the welfare of citizens, adopting populist considerations to heed the people, Bhuddist teachings of the Greater Vehicle, Confucius ways of stability, Taoist understanding of Wu Wei to ensure a well done touch... the new emperor will ensure order through harmony!
China must make a stand in a struggle to unite our nation before we are exploited once again in this age of atomic doomsday weapons. Who will you choose to swear a oath to? The Federalists who reject tradition and are on the road to becoming a pawn of the hordes? Or will you choose the Peoples' Emperor who will guide China to a new era of prosperity as we did before as the greatest state on this planet, for while the West were made of mere nation states we became a civilization state.
China must grow to be strong and wealthy power! United we stand! Separate we fall!
Hail Yuan Ju-Long, the Peoples' Emperor!
Citizens of Shanghai! Citizens of Jinan and all of Santung! Peoples of China! Know then that under the benevolent wing of the Peoples' Empire can hope be achieved! Where the Qing Empire fell from grace the Yuan Empire will rise to it! Where the Chinese Republic fell the Chinese Empire will stand! Where the Communists ravaged we of the New Empire will repair! Through harmonies of interests, be they Buddhist, Taoist, Confucius or which ever many blooms in China, will we truly march forward!
China has suffered and needs healing. We have been broken up by the fall of the Qing then the failures of the Republic to stop imperial extraction of our proud nation! Though Japanese aggression was eventually thrown back into the sea (but not before great ravages occurred) we were not to be in peace. Nationalists and Communists dual it out; now the forces of hope must prepare to dual against the Federalists who will fail China! We try to pretend we are something else when we should evoke China who enlightened the world for many inventions and innovations. The isolation cost us the Mandate of Heaven and now we have over generations upon generations suffered for the sins of failed emperors, who if not for Yuan would spell the extinction of the emperors.
Fear not! The extinction of emperors was a mistaken announcement for Yuan Ju-Long has the Mandate of Heaven to restore China to her former glory and even to go beyond in a new age of karmic enlightenment!
China must united before the hordes of barbarism, destruction, exploitation, injustice, starvation and terror come forth once more to ravage the Middle Kingdom! The Qing lost the Mandate; the Republic proved weak to foreign invasions and Mao Zedong vandalized tradition. Only by remembering our roots and adopting our path forward can we of China be one with glory. Yuan Ju-Long has through the wills of destiny gain a faction who would force out elements of disgrace against the Chinese culture and restore a middle harmony for all peoples of the Middle Kingdom!
Under the Yuan dynasty we will be blessed by the Mandate of Heaven once again. By adopting the good elements of socialism that go with our traditions we can set as a whole to bring forth the harmony to China. The Federalist will pretend we are merely trying to "react history" that we are not in the interests of China but they are serving a foreign will which will bend China to serfdom if we do not remove chaos and restore the harmony of the imperial monarchy! By combining socialist interest in the welfare of citizens, adopting populist considerations to heed the people, Bhuddist teachings of the Greater Vehicle, Confucius ways of stability, Taoist understanding of Wu Wei to ensure a well done touch... the new emperor will ensure order through harmony!
China must make a stand in a struggle to unite our nation before we are exploited once again in this age of atomic doomsday weapons. Who will you choose to swear a oath to? The Federalists who reject tradition and are on the road to becoming a pawn of the hordes? Or will you choose the Peoples' Emperor who will guide China to a new era of prosperity as we did before as the greatest state on this planet, for while the West were made of mere nation states we became a civilization state.
China must grow to be strong and wealthy power! United we stand! Separate we fall!
Hail Yuan Ju-Long, the Peoples' Emperor!
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1960
DEFCON 5
(Peace. No significant tensions. No one may declare war, and only Regional Powers may invade minor NPCs.)
DEFCON 5
(Peace. No significant tensions. No one may declare war, and only Regional Powers may invade minor NPCs.)
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GM Notes
A few notes.
1. Wings and Fleets increase your share of trade income.
2. Only the four superpowers begin with completed nuclear programs. Everyone else must pay 100 IP (not all at once!). The closer you are to completion, the higher the chance the program is revealed. If you make it to 100 IP without it being revealed, the program is a secret and the chance of it being revealed is reduced.
3. Lowered fleet costs to 15 IP/3IP maintenance
4. Everybody actually starts with units now.
5. If a province is a minor NPC, and you have a core on it, each 1 IP increases your chance of annexation by 20% instead of 10% (up to 80%). Attacking a province with your core in it increases your attack power.
6. If you attack a minor NPC, there is a 20% chance of a defender spawning per factory. At 5 factories, there is a guaranteed army. At 6 factories, there is a guaranteed army and a 20% chance of a second one. And so on.
7. YOU CAN'T USE MILITARY UNITS THE TURN YOU BUILD THEM. EVER EVER EVER.
Stats
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ORDERS LOCK ON TUESDAY AT NOON.
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Imperial Orders
10 production for 2 factories in Shanghai.
5 production for a new army.
Offer a loan of 3 production to the Crete-Cyprus Republic.
Invade Peking with 2 divisions and the air wing.
Decree
The Emperor has issued General Shi Hong to liberate Peking from the forces of chaos. May the reunion of China commence!
10 production for 2 factories in Shanghai.
5 production for a new army.
Offer a loan of 3 production to the Crete-Cyprus Republic.
Invade Peking with 2 divisions and the air wing.
Decree
The Emperor has issued General Shi Hong to liberate Peking from the forces of chaos. May the reunion of China commence!
Civ'ed
I ain't gotta explain a thing
Africa - Our Future, Our Birthright
The Directorate has hereby announced several programs:
The Formation of the Internationale with the USSR! For the Revolution!
The Preparations for inclusion of Transvaal and Natal into our nation!
Budget Actions!
Remember, to all, you are all citizens!
Spoiler Other Propaganda :
thomas.berubeg
Wandering the World
Fear Not, Good Men and Women of Albion! We fight the good fight, and stand strong against the great Serpent of Tyranny.
Turn 1:
22 EP tp spend
Send 4 EP to Crete to help bolster our interests abroad.
Pay 7 EP to the local governments in pennsylvania, 7 to the governments of Illinois, 3 EP to the governments of Cuba, to remind them of the benefits of aligning their interests to ours.
Perform war games to maintain readiness in light of the last great war.
Turn 1:
22 EP tp spend
Send 4 EP to Crete to help bolster our interests abroad.
Pay 7 EP to the local governments in pennsylvania, 7 to the governments of Illinois, 3 EP to the governments of Cuba, to remind them of the benefits of aligning their interests to ours.
Perform war games to maintain readiness in light of the last great war.
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THE GOVERNMENTAL PLAN
It has been 6 years since the creation of the UAR, and the situation has improved immensely during these years. But still, the economic situation in the Republic is pitiful. That is why the government will be taking direct steps in order to facilitate growth and propserity where and when possible for the betterment of the Arab society.
In this new sense of helping the people, 5IP will be used to subsidize the tools and machines needed by farmers in Baghad so that the agricultural output of the area increases. Meanwhile, as we should use the oil inherent to our areas for the betterment of our economy, 5IP will be used to modernise the various oil facilities within the UAR in order to increase oil production.
Finally, 1IP will be given to the Cretan - Cypriot state as a loan that is to be repaid by what our economists dub "Turn 4". The 1IP that remains is to be banked and to be used in the future
Orders Clarification:
Spoiler :
Calgori
Rapture's Best & Brightest
SOUTHRONS, JOIN THE CRUSADE!
Oh, southrons, can't you hear the land screaming? The world is going through turbulent times. Mankind has gone astray, playing god by creating weapons intended to rival with His Almighty Hand. The Devil is speaking words of temptation, trying to get us lost. The New Sodom has risen! Will you be part of it, or will you embrace the word of God? We, in the Most Pure and Holy Confederation of America, follow the righteous path of the Lord, and we have one dream: A united Dixieland, like a new Eden for those who are righteous and pious... An we'll see it fulfilled!
But remember the words of our Lord: "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven." The End Times are coming! The plague of Communism is spreading over the human realm, and even America is infected! Look at Albion and Holywood. What do you see? Socialism! The communism's unglorious herald! Beware of the Red Death, for it is the mark of Damnation!
Sons of Dixie, unite! Unite under the gaze of The Lord, for He will come to judge us all in the Days of Judgement, and He will remember who were on its side when everything went wrong!
- Reverend Leroy T. Langford, President of the Holy Confederation of America
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Orders:
- 5 IP to build a factory in Alabama
- 4 IP invested in Florida (province with core)
- 4 IP invested in Louisiana (province with core)
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Total spent: 13 IP
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