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Update 2:
Year 1907
Emperor Napoleon V
North America:
The American-Mexican stand off seems to be cooling off and the two governments join, with Quebec, in a research cooperation pact. As the first complete designs of the US versions of the Goliath Battleship go into the hands of the Mexican and US shipyards expected to begin construction for next year. Other battleship designs and information are also exchanged between the three parties.
In Mexico a growing problem, that Mexican authorities are pinning on a growing United Workers Party, begins to surface. At one of the many rallies held a few spectators are threatened and beaten by thugs working for the party. The cause of this beating is believed to be refusal to join. This whole thing could be a misunderstanding as police still are in search of more information relating to this act of violence.
The US, Quebec and Mexico all receive larger quantities of immigrants from Iberia.
Work on the Nicaraguan Canal continues but serious problems begin to occur. No delays yet but disease threatens many of the workers.
Similarly with Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba and Columbia all see growing communist parties, albeit smaller in comparison to the Mexican party.
South America:
Tensions grow between Dominion of La Plate and the Empire of Brazil as troops movements and defenses are constructed.
Ecuador manages to calm the coastal regions from the year previous riots.
Europe:
Great Britain goes through a year of vast spending on rebuilding, unbuilding and people building. In a sense, changing some of the problems that had taken place in the industrial zones for decades and trying to fix them with better hours, wages and healthcare. This works to some effect but has not dented the vast number of safety concerns for both people and the cities alike. Across the empire many key colonial ports and major cities are being prepped for industrialization on the scale of European cities.
Iberia goes through another hard year of conflict. Madrid responds to any major threat with ruthless military action. A slack of outside funding, from whomever was opposing the party and its new government, only causes more pockets of resistance to fail beneath the growing Workers Army. Concern over the safety of peace in Europe is coming to an all time high.
(Madrid Consejo -2 Divisions, - 3 Militia Divisions, +5 Militia Divisions)
Prussia, Finland and the Hellenic Republic sign a treaty forming the East European Protection Pact. Which along with helping to even out the French alliance and Russia, is a trade agreement which begins to help some of the industry in Prussia.
(+1 Private Enterprise Prussia)
Bavaria and Switzerland begin research on improved electrical understanding. Promising cheaper power supplies to the people.
Denmark and Sweden, the Neutral Research Fund, continue to show strong trade and technological boosts.
The Kingdom of Italy is the first nation to put thorough research into Air Ships.
Russia in an attempt to catch up in naval technology with it’s rivals in Europe and abroad has put vast amounts of funding into Goliath battleships. The starving working class shows protests in St. Petersburg and Kiev.
(+2% Dissent Russia)
Africa:
In French Egypt a growing Islamic group has begun causing issues with the local troops. With skirmishes breaking out all along the Nile and countryside. They call for the formation of a free, theocratic Islamic Egypt.
Asia/Middle East:
Japan, Manchu and Vietnam form the Greater Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere, dominated by Japan. It is a military and technology driven alliance. Japan still remains and expands its dominance over the industries in both countries and growing control in China.
Australasia continues to garner immigrants from around the globe, helping to boost the economy.
(+1 Private Enterprise)
Notes: These updates are short on purpose. Stats coming soon.
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