Civ'ed
I ain't gotta explain a thing
Huzzah for netherlands! Oranje boven!
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Immaculate
unerring
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Are stats up to date/finalized?
Crezth
i knew you were a real man of the left
The fate of those content with mediocrity, I'm afraid.
Here is the FINAL History post. We are just getting the last few stat fixes and issues worked out, and we are ready to roll!
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The British defeat in the Fourth Anglo American War sent shockwaves throughout Europe. The immediate impact was the chaos that hit the global markets. The French Third Republic, a liberal republic with officially mandated union representation in government affairs, saw the shockwaves hit their economy and was toppled in the subsequent rioting. The subsequent Fourth Republic maintained a mixture of a capitalist and syndicalist economy, causing some industries to become state owned, and then, as Socialist parties walked out of a new coalition government, the Fourth Republic collapsed and the Fifth Republic took shape as a Socialist state. Other countries, particularly Germany, Russia, and Italy, saw a hit to their economies as well, spawning some significant internal dissent to be crushed.
It was not only the economic climate that suffered though. The weakening of British power brought serious questions about their ability to both act to maintain a balance of power, such so that the German Empire felt no fear when they launched an invasion of France in 1909, and later Belgium in 1911. The advent of the Fifth Anglo-American War in 1910 further emboldened Italy to launch its own invasion of the Ottoman Empire, no longer fearful of a British intervention.
The following decade simply became known popularly as “The Decade from Hell” as conflicts erupted around the globe. The United States found success for the first time in the Pacific Ocean against the British, invading the Philippines and threatening Dutch Indonesia, but the British-Canadian defense of Eastern Canada, particularly Nova Scotia and Montreal, was nearly impossible for the Americans to overrun and casualties mounted.With the Second Franco-Prussian War in full swing, Germany was forced to pull troops back from Austria-Hungary, emboldening Russia to declare war on Austria-Hungary in 1911.
After a few years of war though, many of the societal issues that were thought to have been suppressed reared their ugly heads once more. Owing both to military defeat in Canada and the rising in Ireland, the United Kingdom was forced to make a humiliating peace with the United States, surrendering the last of Canada in hopes of removing the source of conflict between the two countries, ending what the Americans called “The Greatest Crusade”. However, as one door closed, another opened. As the German war effort collapsed due to revolutions in Bavaria and the Rhine, Belgian revolutionaries took back their country after three years of occupation, followed closely by the Netherlands. The British were able to take the colonies of all three nations without firing a shot, significantly consolidating their position in the South Pacific and Africa. However, a bigger failure came with the failure to decisively turn back the German Revolution, despite the success of combating both the Dutch and Belgian revolutions (mostly due to French unwillingness to directly combat the British) and for the fact that Russia had initiated an invasion of Eastern Prussia (beaten at the edges of Berlin and pushed back slightly).Other, non socialist risings had victories too, such as the Fascists in Turkey, and ultra nationalists in Serbia and Portugal.
Revolution would not be limited to Europe either. The Qing Dynasty saw a near fatal collapse in 1916 and has been since fighting a fourteen year civil war. The Kingdom of Thailand saw an insurrection and establishment of a radically militant Buddhist regime. Central and South America saw a reversal of their traditions of inequality with large peasant revolutions in the USCA and Venezuela (though Brazil’s was still a traditional worker’s revolution). The United States too saw its own internal dissent in 1917 with the “Great Rising”, becoming the first nation to successfully subdue its own internal mass socialist revolution. In face of this intense dissent, many nations that did not succumb to socialism turned to hardline policies not seen since the 18th century.
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The 1920’s, after the hell that was the 10’s, was a time for recovery in Europe, as regimes consolidated their positions and rebuilt their economies and armies. Britain, America, Austria, and even Russia are seeing significant economic growth, particularly fueled by the conflict in China, though in all four countries income inequality is higher than ever before and continues to rise. France and Germany have rebuilt shattered ties to create a powerful European bloc. The German economic miracle, fueled by French aid and incredible increases in productivity, has made the German economy the largest in the world. The French people are enjoying one of the world’s highest standards of living, though the specter of conflict in Indochina and Algeria hangs over their head. Meanwhile, Russia continues to plot its expansion, its Tsar dreaming of ruling an empire stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok. And as the strength of nations return, the leaders of the world look beyond their own consolidated power bases, eager to add at the expense of their enemies.
We are no longer in the calm before the storm. We are hearing the thunder before the lightning. And when you look above, you can see the world is covered by Blackened Skies.
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The British defeat in the Fourth Anglo American War sent shockwaves throughout Europe. The immediate impact was the chaos that hit the global markets. The French Third Republic, a liberal republic with officially mandated union representation in government affairs, saw the shockwaves hit their economy and was toppled in the subsequent rioting. The subsequent Fourth Republic maintained a mixture of a capitalist and syndicalist economy, causing some industries to become state owned, and then, as Socialist parties walked out of a new coalition government, the Fourth Republic collapsed and the Fifth Republic took shape as a Socialist state. Other countries, particularly Germany, Russia, and Italy, saw a hit to their economies as well, spawning some significant internal dissent to be crushed.
It was not only the economic climate that suffered though. The weakening of British power brought serious questions about their ability to both act to maintain a balance of power, such so that the German Empire felt no fear when they launched an invasion of France in 1909, and later Belgium in 1911. The advent of the Fifth Anglo-American War in 1910 further emboldened Italy to launch its own invasion of the Ottoman Empire, no longer fearful of a British intervention.
The following decade simply became known popularly as “The Decade from Hell” as conflicts erupted around the globe. The United States found success for the first time in the Pacific Ocean against the British, invading the Philippines and threatening Dutch Indonesia, but the British-Canadian defense of Eastern Canada, particularly Nova Scotia and Montreal, was nearly impossible for the Americans to overrun and casualties mounted.With the Second Franco-Prussian War in full swing, Germany was forced to pull troops back from Austria-Hungary, emboldening Russia to declare war on Austria-Hungary in 1911.
After a few years of war though, many of the societal issues that were thought to have been suppressed reared their ugly heads once more. Owing both to military defeat in Canada and the rising in Ireland, the United Kingdom was forced to make a humiliating peace with the United States, surrendering the last of Canada in hopes of removing the source of conflict between the two countries, ending what the Americans called “The Greatest Crusade”. However, as one door closed, another opened. As the German war effort collapsed due to revolutions in Bavaria and the Rhine, Belgian revolutionaries took back their country after three years of occupation, followed closely by the Netherlands. The British were able to take the colonies of all three nations without firing a shot, significantly consolidating their position in the South Pacific and Africa. However, a bigger failure came with the failure to decisively turn back the German Revolution, despite the success of combating both the Dutch and Belgian revolutions (mostly due to French unwillingness to directly combat the British) and for the fact that Russia had initiated an invasion of Eastern Prussia (beaten at the edges of Berlin and pushed back slightly).Other, non socialist risings had victories too, such as the Fascists in Turkey, and ultra nationalists in Serbia and Portugal.
Revolution would not be limited to Europe either. The Qing Dynasty saw a near fatal collapse in 1916 and has been since fighting a fourteen year civil war. The Kingdom of Thailand saw an insurrection and establishment of a radically militant Buddhist regime. Central and South America saw a reversal of their traditions of inequality with large peasant revolutions in the USCA and Venezuela (though Brazil’s was still a traditional worker’s revolution). The United States too saw its own internal dissent in 1917 with the “Great Rising”, becoming the first nation to successfully subdue its own internal mass socialist revolution. In face of this intense dissent, many nations that did not succumb to socialism turned to hardline policies not seen since the 18th century.
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The 1920’s, after the hell that was the 10’s, was a time for recovery in Europe, as regimes consolidated their positions and rebuilt their economies and armies. Britain, America, Austria, and even Russia are seeing significant economic growth, particularly fueled by the conflict in China, though in all four countries income inequality is higher than ever before and continues to rise. France and Germany have rebuilt shattered ties to create a powerful European bloc. The German economic miracle, fueled by French aid and incredible increases in productivity, has made the German economy the largest in the world. The French people are enjoying one of the world’s highest standards of living, though the specter of conflict in Indochina and Algeria hangs over their head. Meanwhile, Russia continues to plot its expansion, its Tsar dreaming of ruling an empire stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok. And as the strength of nations return, the leaders of the world look beyond their own consolidated power bases, eager to add at the expense of their enemies.
We are no longer in the calm before the storm. We are hearing the thunder before the lightning. And when you look above, you can see the world is covered by Blackened Skies.
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
Dramatic. Is the real thread gonna be launched SOON tm?
Important ideologies
Buddhism-While a variety of schools of Buddhism exists, of particular importance to international affairs is the so called rise of “Jōdo Shinshū” or, “Pure” Buddhism. These Purists have their roots in the Ikko Ikki rebellions of Japan, and found refuge in Korea, China, and Southeast Asia due to the eventual arrival of the United States in Japan. This Purist strain is noted for its heavily militant stances, its teachings of equality, and its rabidly anti-Western political teachings. Indeed, aside from their embrace of Western Arms, the Purists detest the West and everything it stands for. Even Socialism, despite its teachings of equality for all (a core Purist belief) is stained by the French occupation of Indochina. Politically, Purists prefer a monarchy still, though under heavy guidance from a council of monks. The Purists form the core of the Japanese resistance to America, and the Burmese resistance to Britain.
Illiberal Democracy-A term recently coined by a French political theorist, an illiberal democracy is a system with either significant authoritarian tendencies and usually a ban on left wing political parties and unions. Political repression can take a variety of different forms, taking away rights from those of “lesser” races or those outside of the political and economic elite. These states are generally less repressive than most monarchies, though the opportunity for real political choice and change is fairly limited and is kept in the service of powerful monied interests.
Socialist parties have greatly varied over the past several years. Here are the major political forces in Socialism today:
*Socialist parties courtesy of J.K. Stockholme*
Buddhism-While a variety of schools of Buddhism exists, of particular importance to international affairs is the so called rise of “Jōdo Shinshū” or, “Pure” Buddhism. These Purists have their roots in the Ikko Ikki rebellions of Japan, and found refuge in Korea, China, and Southeast Asia due to the eventual arrival of the United States in Japan. This Purist strain is noted for its heavily militant stances, its teachings of equality, and its rabidly anti-Western political teachings. Indeed, aside from their embrace of Western Arms, the Purists detest the West and everything it stands for. Even Socialism, despite its teachings of equality for all (a core Purist belief) is stained by the French occupation of Indochina. Politically, Purists prefer a monarchy still, though under heavy guidance from a council of monks. The Purists form the core of the Japanese resistance to America, and the Burmese resistance to Britain.
Illiberal Democracy-A term recently coined by a French political theorist, an illiberal democracy is a system with either significant authoritarian tendencies and usually a ban on left wing political parties and unions. Political repression can take a variety of different forms, taking away rights from those of “lesser” races or those outside of the political and economic elite. These states are generally less repressive than most monarchies, though the opportunity for real political choice and change is fairly limited and is kept in the service of powerful monied interests.
Socialist parties have greatly varied over the past several years. Here are the major political forces in Socialism today:
Spoiler :
*Socialist parties courtesy of J.K. Stockholme*
Immaculate
unerring
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Damn... Britain has had a hard time.
When do you think this will launch?
When do you think this will launch?
JohannaK
Heroically Clueless
How... How in heaven the Americans turn out to be these supermissionaries able to convert millions in a handful of decades?
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
Bloody Protestants. Ya let one German preacher go at your church, and then, 3 centuries later, they're in Korea.
JohannaK
Heroically Clueless
It's just that Christians are everywhere. They are little better than vermin. D:
Civ'ed
I ain't gotta explain a thing
picked the right church aspects
Brougal
Chieftain
As being someone's sidekick rather than trying to pull my own thing is appealing to me, I'd wish to take South Africa, if possible
Welcome aboard! I have to finish the Chinese Civil War situation, Turkey/Balkans, and the American background post (mostly done), and then we should be all set!
The Dominion of South Africa
The Dominion of Australasia
The Dominion of India
The Dominion of South Africa
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The Dominion of Australasia
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The Dominion of India
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gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
Where what? What happened? Tell us!
J.K. Stockholme
Right Opposition
Nothing ornate for the flag of the Ruhr, a humble republic of workers. Seeing as in TTL the first socialist state isn't peasant-majority Russia, I would imagine sickles would not be in vogue. So our flag is a simple hammer representing the working class imposed on a red flag of revolution.
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gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
Well, the Bavarian Worker's Republics will adopt the following flags:
Civil:
Military: our enemies will bow down before the red flag..
Civil:
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Military: our enemies will bow down before the red flag..
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JohannaK
Heroically Clueless
Bavaria has become Bayern Munchen.
