IN THE NEWS: JANUARY-JUNE 1911
Salzburg Times - January 5th
"Down with the Socialists!" That's the battle cry of the Austro-Hungarian Fascist Party and its militia, supported by the cheering crowds of civilians flooding the streets after hearing of the "Counter-Revolution" that has spread across all of Austria-Hungary except for Vienna, the country's capital, which is the single place that is actually leftist in political orientation. When the Fascists confronted the Army, there was no blood shed as the military generals readily agreed to crushing the Communist scum. By February, Vienna and several other pockets of anti-Fascist resistance are expected to surrender to the Counter-Revolution. The leader of the Fascist Party, Adolf Hitler, has pledged to "re-educate" the people of Vienna and purge the socialist stronghold completely clean of left-wing sympathies.
Ukrainian News - January 16th
Nearly half of the Russian Army is pouring into Ukraine to seek out and destroy the communist movement that has been festering in the province for almost the entire decade. Many members of the Ukrainian Communist movement have already been hanged, though Khrushchev, the supposed leader of the militias, has thus far eluded capture. The Ukrainian Nationalist League has called on the Ukrainian people to revolt against the oppression, but whether the call will be answered is still unclear.
Vienna Gazette - January 20th
The President of the Provisional Government of Austria-Hungary has issued a response to the 15-day long Fascist insurrection: "I and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Austria-Hungary am outraged at the Fascist coup. It is clearly an attempt to obstruct democracy in Austria-Hungary, as elections for the 200-member Parliament are supposed to be held in July. The Fascists are saying that their uprising is meant to prevent the rise of Communism in Austria-Hungary. However, how does overthrowing a democratic government and installing a non-democratic regime instead protect the will of the people? Only Vienna is a safe place for democrats; the rest of the country is under Fascist control. I ask the democratic powers of Germany, Russia, and Poland to intervene and help the Provisional Government maintain order until elections are held in July."
Small skirmishes are already under way around Vienna, the population of the capital trying to push back the Fascists, but it looks like a losing battle already. The leaders of the Communist, Social Democratic, and Catholic Republican Parties have fled south across the border.
Yalta Press Agency - February 6th
Russian troops have poured in across the border into Crimea. Many of the Muslim Azerbaijanis that have been resettled in the province by the government after the Tatar Purges are leaving through Yalta or Sevastopol to Turkey and Azerbaijan-proper. Russian troops are expected to arrive in Yalta in 2 days, since they are already overwhelming the Azerbaijani Army. It is reported by people living in the already-occupied areas that the Russian troops have imposed decrees encouraging conversion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Tbilisi News - February 8th
The Arabians have invaded Azerbaijan! After 3 days of bombing of the country's airfields and industries, the Arabian armies have crossed the border! The King was unable to escape Baku and was executed by the Arabs. Couriers have reported atrocities in Baku, with the Arab armies shooting the unveiled women that they saw in the streets and have broken into the homes of many residents and shot entire families to death! Already waves of refugees are flowing into Tbilisi, but no government has been established to take the place of the now-defunct monarchy.
Salzburg Times February 17th
DOWN WITH THE SOCIALISTS!
The revolutionary scum have been defeated after a month of fighting. Much of the capitals population is dead, because they tried to aid the Communists. Our triumph is proof that Communism is weak and can be defeated. The Provisional Government is under house arrest and, at the request of the Russians who graciously crossed the border and helped us triumph, the elections will be held in July. The leader of the Government will be executed for aiding in the escape of several Communist leaders and meanwhile, the leader of our glorious Fascist Party, Adolf Hitler, has just been declared by the Russians as the President of the Provisional Government. Our Russian friends have declared that they will guarantee that he remains as President of Austria-Hungary after the July Elections.
LONG LIVE THE COUNTER-REVOLUTION!
Astrakhan News - February 20th
Neighboring Azerbaijan has been nearly completely taken over by Arabia. The news agency in Tbilisi, days before the Arabs entered the city, managed to report that the Arabs have closed off half of Baku and made it into a forced-labor camp for Azerbaijanis whom they deem as "infidels of Islam". The countryside around Baku has also been made into forced-labor camps and ethnic Arabs are being sent into the remaining districts of Baku to resettle there.
The northern Azerbaijanis have declared themselves to be part of Arabia, the north being the province that is more conservative than the south.
Tripoli Times - March 2nd
The armies of the Arab government have begun a repression of the Egyptian Christians, beginning decrees that force conversion to Islam or else. Already 10,000 Egyptians lay dead at the hands of the Arabian Army. However, some 3 million of the soldiers in the Army are Egyptians, most of them still Copts, and have refused to fight and repress their own people.
Communists meanwhile have seized the opportunity and convinced the people to join them in revolution against the oppressive fundamentalists, condemning the government of betraying the union treaty that Arabia and Egypt made, protecting the religious freedoms of Egyptians to worship in the Egyptian Province. All over Egypt, the Communists are rising against the Arabs.
Toronto Headlines March 10th
The Canadian government has announced that it has bought Alaska from the USNA. Now, Canada has access not only to the Atlantic but also to the Pacific Ocean through the acquisition of Juneau, Anchorage, and Vancouver.
Cologne News March 16th
The first Parliamentary Election has been held in the Republic of Normandy, with results that have caused a shocked uproar in the conservative inhabitants of this city.
Norman Fascist Party 1%
Calvinist National Unionist Party (centrist) 4%
Social Democratic Party (democratic moderate-left) 10%
Communist Party 85%
The Provisional Government, which was a coalition of the four parties, has already declared that the election is valid and has stepped down in favor of the new Parliament.
I say it was fixed, one industrialist from a suburb of Cologne said, there can be no way the Communists won fairly!
Copenhagen Times March 19th
After 2 days of bombing attacks that have absolutely destroyed the Belgian industries and some of the Belgian B-2 Fighters, 3 million Danish troops are invading Belgium. The country only has 700,000 troops and a skeleton French force in it and is expected to fall quickly. At sea, half of the Danish navy has literally just blown up in the water, prompting the rest of the Navy to return to Danish shores.
Copenhagen Times March 26th
Belgium has been overrun by Danish troops! A nationwide resistance movement has begun attacking the Danish armies occupying the country and has captured several T-13 tanks. The Belgian Communist Government managed to escape into exile in France.
Kyoto News April 1st
Workers have staged demonstrations against the government in the capital, as well as in Nagasaki demanding higher wages and better work conditions. The government has not responded.
Brest Gazette April 2nd
The Norman Parliament has voted to unite with France. A referendum has been scheduled next week to determine the will of the people of Normandy.
Brest Gazette April 9th
The Union Referendum has resulted in a 97% to 3% majority in favor of union with France! The Parliament has declared that it will function briefly to organize integration in Normandy, now a province of France.
Paris Gazette May 2nd
USNA bombers are bombing France! Several factories and farms have been destroyed, in addition to the great Cathedral in the center of Paris! Following the first strikes, the French Air Force engaged the bombers and managed to shoot down about 30, though it lost just as much of its own planes. Some people have been evacuated into the countryside.
Brest Gazette May 5th
More enemy ships have been blown up around the French Coasts. This time, instead of Danish Navy, it is the USNA Navy that has suffered. In multiple explosions along the length of the coasts, 500 USNA ships have been lost. Also, an attempted Polish invasion force never made it off their ships either, as they also exploded.
The Berliner May 22nd
Our glorious German Army has invaded Denmark! Bombing raids have pummeled the Danish industries into the ground, followed by the invasion by Tanks and much of the German Infantry, which has begun mobilization. Since most of the Danish army has been spent on the invasion, we have managed to overwhelm Denmark and have taken over the country. The Government has set up in Brussels, in exile in a nation occupied by it.
Paris Gazette May 25th
After the bombing and attempted invasion, some French citizens went on a rampage against Danes. In parts of France, Danes were literally hunted down by the people, some left hanging on the trees.
Ukrainian News May 27th
The Communist guerillas have been all but defeated. We, the noncommunist nationalists, are launching an uprising which has engulfed most of the Ukrainian people. We, the Ukrainian Nationalist League, petition the Tsar to allow us to become independent in exchange for becoming allied to Russia as an independent nation. Otherwise, we will continue fighting!
Kabul News June 1st
The government has begun imposing Shariat, beginning a transition into an Arabia-style theocracy.
Madrid Times June 11th
An Italian invasion force was destroyed in southern Spain, and the Spanish army has in response pushed into Italian Gibraltar. Half of the Italian possession is now under Spanish control.
Delhi News June 15th
The government has become increasingly dominated by the military. The Emperor has announced that he will step down in favor of a Military Council.
New York Times June 24th
Congress has given the President sweeping powers, turning the country into a Presidential Republic. He has begun imprisoning some of the Americans in reservation camps. It has gone on so far with no resistance from the Americans. The government has also begun a massive secularization campaign, including cultural destruction of the native Americans.
January-June
Several nations have outlawed Communist parties in their nations political life. Those nations include Denmark, Russia, USNA, and Arabia. More are expected to follow suit.
NOTE REGARDING DENMARK
They are not out (youre still in, iceeye) because Germany invaded Denmark, and not Belgium, and Denmark had already invaded Belgium. So now, Denmark is really in Belgium and thus has the production/research stats that Belgium would have had it survived.
Exiled Governments
For NPCs, when theyre taken by other nations, their governments can go into exile and command resistance back in the home country. However, they will not have separate stats they will just have a separate section, under Satellites, listing their location, home country, and government. They will be able to make treaties with other nations to cooperate or get their land back or whatever.
OOC
This update was a bit bad because of the order changes that needed to be made, which was my fault but in the future, remember to send me your complete orders, no matter how small or big the change, because a big problem today was sifting through like 10 PMs and having to figure out what exactly was different (which in some cases was simple to do, but still
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As for my rules, I know theyre complicated and are not straight-to-the-point, and I apologize, but I just am unable to simplify.
Also, I think I may have missed some orders, so if I did (and I probably did due to confusion), please notify me calmly and I will fix it.
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