The End of Peace (Map Game)

It's the Year 1870 and the world is on the verge of war. In Europe, the French Empire under Napoleon the Third prepares for war against Prussia, which has been provoking Napoleon for the past few years. In the United States, President Grant leads the nation through Reconstruction, but faces opposition by white militant groups. In China, the Qing dynasty still continues to reign, but in a weakened state after decades of humiliation and faces three rebellions. Meanwhile, in South America, the continent sees the end to one of the bloodiest wars in history as the forces of the Triple Alliance close in on the forces of Francisco Lopez.

As the world continues to march into war, many wonder who will rise and who will fall after the End of Peace.

Rules

 * Don’t be an idiot.
 * Don’t be implausible.
 * Have fun.

Algorithm

 * Algorithm Page

Archives

 * 1870-1879


 * 1880-1889

Moderators

 * Mod: User:Colgan dog
 * Mod: User:Ycasto
 * Mod: User:Nkbeeching
 * Mod: User:AshokSurya (aka Dev)
 * Algorithm Mod: User:Stephanus rex
 * Economics Mod: User:Person67
 * Map Maker: Mr.Orwell

1890
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Western Europe

 * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Steph (talk)
 * Cape Colony - Steph (talk)
 * British Gold Coast - Steph (talk)
 * British Guyana - Steph (talk)
 * British Caribbean - Steph (talk)
 * British Aden - Steph (talk)
 * British Raj - Steph (talk)
 * Australia - Steph (talk)
 * New Zealand - Steph (talk)
 * Second French Empire - Th3Legnd27
 * French Guyana - Th3Legnd27
 * French India - Th3Legnd27
 * French Caribbean - Th3Legnd27


 * Principality of Andorra -


 * Kingdom of Spain - BjornAndresen


 * Kingdom of Portugal - AtomicSwagBloke
 * Angola - AtomicSwagBloke
 * Mozambique - AtomicSwagBloke

Central Europe

 * Kingdom of Denmark - Jefferson
 * Iceland - Jefferson
 * Greenland - Jefferson


 * German Empire - Adolf Coffee
 * Cochinchina - Adolf Coffee


 * Kingdom of the Netherlands - Robo games
 * Dutch East Indies - Robo games


 * Kingdom of Belgium - Knight of Malta

Eastern Europe

 * Russian Empire - Tullin
 * Grand Duchy of Finland - Tullin

Southern Europe

 * Kingdom of Italy - Ycasto
 * Albanian Republic Protectorate - Williamcoll
 * Epirus Republic - Ycasto
 * Algeria-
 * Cyrenaica -
 * Austro-Hungarian Empire - Colgan dog
 * Principality of Serbia
 * Romania - Jade090705
 * Kingdom of Greece - Xxgodzillaxx29

Northern Europe

 * Kingdom of Norway (In a personal Union with Sweden) -
 * Kingdom of Sweden (In a personal Union with Norway) - Ahoys123

Northern Africa

 * Kingdom of Morocco - Poofoster

West Africa

 * Republic of Liberia -
 * Kingdom of Cayor -
 * Ashanti Empire (In a personal union under the Fante Confederacy - presumed temporary) - Foothillball
 * Fante Confederacy (In a personal union with the Ashanti Empire - presumed temporary) - Foothillball
 * Kingdom of Jolof
 * Kingdom of Dahomey -
 * Empire of Bornu -
 * Dagbon Kingdom -
 * Kingdom of Dendi -
 * Sokoto Caliphate -
 * Toucouleur Empire -
 * Wattara Empire -

East Africa

 * Ethiopian Empire - Bender123
 * Sultanate of Zanzibar -
 * Ankule Kingdom -
 * Kingdom of Buganda -
 * Kingdom of Tooro -
 * Kingdom of Busoro -
 * Kingdom of Bunyoro -
 * Rwenzururu Kingdom -

Southwestern Africa

 * Kongo Kingdom -

Southern Africa

 * South African Free State (Transvaal+Orange+Griqualand West) -

East Asia

 * Empire of the Great Qing (China) -
 * Kingdom of Great Joseon (Korea) (tributary of the Qing) -
 * Empire of Japan - With Blood and Iron (talk)

Southeast Asia

 * Great Nam (Vietnam) - Emperorkangxi
 * Kingdom of Siam - Tashaci
 * Burmese Empire -

South Asia

 * Kingdom of Nepal -
 * Kingdom of Sikkim -
 * Kingdom of Bhutan -
 * Emirate of Afghanistan -

West Asia

 * Ottoman Empire - Sam
 * Sublime State of Persia - DRAFIGO13 (talk)
 * Emirate of Jamal Shamar -Zultan
 * Sultanate of Muscat and Oman -

North America

 * Dominion of Canada - Darkight1000
 * United States of America - Mr. Orwell
 * United Mexican States -

Central America

 * Republic of Guatemala -
 * Republic of Nicaragua -
 * Republic of Honduras -
 * Republic of El Salvador -
 * Republic of Costa Rica -

South America

 * United States of Colombia -
 * Republic of Venezuela -
 * Republic of Ecuador -
 * Empire of Brazil - Guilhermelcb (talk)
 * Republic of Bolivia -
 * Republic of Chile - w0h i'm back
 * Republic of Paraguay -
 * Republic of Argentina - Warrior
 * Republic of Uruguay -

Oceania

 * Kingdom of Hawaii -
 * Kingdom of Tahiti -
 * Kingdom of Bora Bora -
 * Tonga -

Game
 

1890
Minority populations in the ZAR, particularly French, British, Americans and Portuguese begin arming themselves out of fear of government interference in their way of life.

The economic crisis worsens in Germany with inflation rising and labor strikes and protests spreading to other cities

France begins to recover from their inflation.

In France Clement Adler's steam powered fixed wing aircraft flies uncontrollable for 50 meters at a height of eight inches off the ground.

King William of Oranje dies without an heir and Adolphe, Duke of Nassau becomes grand Duke of Luxembourg creating a newly independent nation in Europe.

'''Chile's economy after rebuilding from the Patagonian War starts to heavily invest in their armed forces and request to buy several advanced British, French, and German warships and their plans. They also ask to buy 300,000 Mausers from Germany.'''

'''Japanese Army and Navy leaders devise Plan: Gomu and present it to the higher ups. It calls for kicking Germany out of Indochina and show the world Japan is a true modern power.'''


 * Persian Empire: With the Treaty of Constantinople signed, the remaining parts of Iraq are ceded to Persia. The soldiers return to the capital as heroes and are celebrated vividly. The shah officially moves the capital from Tehran to the newly rebuilt city of Persepolis. With the economy switching from a war economy to a civilian one, a railway connecting Bagdhad, Persepolis and Tehran is begun. The work on the dockyards is improved with two more dockyards planned to be built.
 * Mexico: Henry puts more funding into the Secret Police and funds The Grandrailroad. With Belize now Mexican he proceeds to give them their own Governor General chosen by the Belizean citizens. Henry also starts to build extra factories and also requests to buy some warship blueprints from President Grover [American Response needed]. Henry also requests a trade alliance with Central America [Mod Response needed].  extra Henry-class warships are commissioned. Military Increases in size and strength. Henry seeing what happened to the French Monarchy Henry cedes five percent of his power to the parliament. He also proposes a bill Which implements State Paid Healthcare, which passes. Henry, also wanting closer relations with the US, proposes an alliance with Mexico, USA and Canada called the North American Entente [Response Needed].
 * Zuid Afrikaansche Vrijstaat: Electrical cables continue to be installed in the Orange Vrijstaat and the Transvaal provinces and coal is used to produce energy due to its cheap nature, while the hydroelectrical dams certainly also contribute to energy production. Lighting continues to be adopted by households and commercial businesses as well as the industry. In general electricity starts to be adopted by more consumers every day. Beef and hides output is increasing each year. More telegraph lines are constructed by our private sector. Our best estimates place our yearly growth somewhere near 11 percent per year for this year - all thanks to very low taxation in general and our state's business friendly environment with little to no bureaucracy our nation is steadily turning into a tax heaven. The settling of uninhabited areas continues unhindered. Taxation in the Nieuw Netherlands province is temporarily abolished for a ten year period until 1892 to give further incentives for more settlers to move in. After several white immigrants started arming themselves and several raids on isolated locations were made by black tribes, President Paul Kruger affirms their right to bear arms and approaches them to cooperate against the tribes who have for too long left unchecked, it is also finally the time to heal our wounds as a whole and end this infighting between ourselves for good this time. The Homestead Act continues, achieving further success offering any white person, both miners residing in the land and newcomers, alike, the opportunity to get their own homestead, a farmstead that they can build their homes on. However, given that South African soil is difficult to cultivate, Boers farmers are excluded from taxation shall they assist newcomers and teach them the secrets of their soil, enable them to successfully cultivate their new farmsteads. The state also assists with relocation, providing shelter to reside while the settlers are building their new homes, as well as blankets, food, medical assistance should they require it. The German and French immigrants continue to integrate. Citizenship grant is expedited to be provided along with the homestead grant. Around 6,000 new white settlers of all kinds of nationalities such as Germans, British, French, Italians, Russians and Spanish make ZAV their home. We gather and record birthrate data for the first time and we conclude that we've had 23,000 new citizens born this year, while we also had 6,000 of our people die mostly from old age but also from harsh conditions and/or violence. We have 950,000 white citizens, 4,500 Griquas and 2.75 million black people in total by the end of the year according to estimates. The Bloemfontein-Lüderitz line, passing from Griquatown following the road south of the Kalahari Desert near our borders with the British Cape Colony, finishes construction and is inaugurated to the public. The Nieuw Rotterdam-Nieuw Netherlands line starts construction and is expected to finish construction by the end of 1892. We continue to improve relations with Argentina and Brazil, while trans-Atlantic trade with them is encouraged and continues to increase.
 * Nippon (Secret action): The Imperial High Command takes note of the ideas laid out in Plan Ombu, however, realizing that this action would antagonize the Germans and possibly the British who remain Japan's benefactor and send out private communications to the Vietnamese, as well as to the French to discuss possibilities while another discrete third-party mission is sent to discuss matters with the British also and to see where they would stand on the issue. Naval forces are moved to Manila were the old Spanish garrison has now been replaced by the Japanese troops stationed there to assist the Philippines nation building effort. (end of secret action). Trade and shipping continue to grow drastically as industrialization and foreign markets expand.  The Japanese merchant fleet also expands with both private and public shipping companies helping the flow of goods out of Japan and the flow of products into the country. Settlement of Japan's northern territories and of the Pacific Islands continues. A military base is established in Saipan to begin exerting, more influence in the islands and to secure Japanese interests in the region. Claims are laid on the Marshall Islands. Naval expansion continues. With increased availability of iron from Australia steel production increases. construction of the first domesticly built destroyers begin with two being slated for completion by 1894. Larger ships will take some more time to accomodate. An expansion of the growing Asa textile industry to accommodate domestic markets begins as the Asa/Cotton blend proves incredibly durable and cheap to produce along with its strong retention of Dyes. This along with Asa's own popularity due to its psychoactivty leads to massive boom in Asa production in Kyushu which is heavily to the growth in the activities of the red light districts of Nagasaki, Yamaguchi, Osaka, Tokyo, Kochi, Nagiita, and Kagoshima. There is a drastic increase in the popularity of Gambling houses and Geisha or Oiran establisdments are the primary reasons for the growth of popularity in Asa and Asa textiles. A sort of social romantization of the old samurai-class (now politically disenfranchized) is reinforced with the popularization of the Neo-Bushido movement.  The Army continues to put the Arisaka 87 into use while working on a bolt action rifle continues and nears completion. Trade continues to grow in Formosa and Japnese merchants build up ties with the native communities and with corruopt officials.


 * The Russian Empire: Glory to the Tsar - Alexander II! The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire is now under its successor. The city of the orthodox faith is once more under that same faith. The Russian Army and Navy combined with Greeks, Serbs, Brits, Romanians and Bulgars march through the streets with the Chi Rho banners as their sign. The Russian upper house of the Duma signs the law regarding historic sites, where any site that was once a church of any kind, be restored as a church and perform its duties as soon as possible. With the upper house funding the restoration and renovations to the Hagia Sophia, while the minarets will stand their use is changed to honour the legends of the emperors of Rome: Alexander II, Constantine XI, Constantine I and Julius Caesar. Most administration of the new lands is done by the Greek middle- and upper-class with the exception being the Armenian lands, where they do the bureaucracy. While for colonies a system of having local rulers be used under the governors and generals of Russia, with a Russian general like all other ranks be higher then someone who rules the same amount of African warriors. While plans to finally do a census of the population, so that the future lower house of the Duma will represent the people rightly and with least amount of error.
 * The United Kingdom: The Imperial Conference of 1890 begins in Cairo on January 25th, 1890. Delegates from every territory of the Empire arrive to partake in the discussions. Unsurprisingly, large number of the delegates are members of the Imperial Federalist Society. The conference proceeds until April 30th, having reached a number of conclusions. The conference produces a lengthy report outlining what it sees are the two long-term challenges to Empire, distance and cost. These challenges will undermine continued rule from London for even the Anglo colonies, but particularly India and the African colonies. However, with the spread of telegraphic communications, distance can be minimized, and by employing the colonies in the defense of the Empire cost can be reduced. In a major victory for the Imperial Federalist Society, the final report includes three recommendations:
 * 1) Employ Trade-colonialism as an alternative to true colonization.
 * 2) Establish an Imperial Federation comprised of Anglo settler colonies.
 * 3) Lay the groundwork for a Commonwealth of the remaining colonies and the Federation.
 * Based on these recommendations, parliament passes the Imperial Act of 1890 in November. This act begins the process of drafting a legally binding document which will outline the responsibilities and limitations of an Imperial Federation government. At present, the Parliament looks to include Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the West Indies, and Canada, should they agree to join. The Canadians are offered membership in the Federation as an equal member of the state, should they wish to. Otherwise they can join the Commonwealth as the first Commonwealth State. (Canada Response) The Commonwealth, which will be fully established with the independence of the African colonies and India will be a mutual defense pact and a customs union. More mundanely, work continues on the cape rail line, with the construction of new and modernized lines in Sudan and more deeply into South Africa and the ZAR. Work out of Dar es Salaam accelerates to meet the South African line within the decade. Investment from London continues to power the global economy, and investment revenues climb yearly. A proposal is sent to the United States to jointly finance the construction of a canal across the isthmus of Panama or Nicaragua. (United States) Ship production slows as numerical superiority over the French and Germans is reached, with ships built only to replace aging and retired ships. A small flotilla is dispatched from Australia to Vanuatu to capture the islands and claim them for the UK. (Colonization) A second flotilla arrives at Comoros and offers the Sultan there British Protectorate Status. (Mod Response). An envoy is sent to Russia to negotiate the sale of a portion of the New Guinea Claim in exchange for New Caledonia, Mayotte, Wallis and Futuna,and any other Russian Indian Ocean Territories (Russia Response).


 * Siam: Our reforms continue to be implemented and another sanitary district is established, the Chalom district, responsible for Mueang Samut Sakhon District. We wish to purchase lever-action shotguns from Japan. We have coal and palm oil to offer. Our navy is split up into two fleets, one responsible for the northern part of the Gulf of Thailand, the other responsible for the rest of the Gulf of Thailand. To avoid any conflict with Germany, the waters off the coast of Cambodia are to be left alone. The Base/Headquarters of the Royal Thai Navy is relocated to Sattahip. Roads are built in the northern reaches of our nation as well as Laos, for the ease of transport. We begin to sell coal found in our nation, resulting in economic growth. An Arsenal is made in Korat. Rama V decides to start the abolition of slavery, but he associated the abolition of slavery in the United States with the bloodshed of the American Civil War. Chulalongkorn, to prevent such a bloodbath in Siam, provided several steps toward the abolition of slavery, not an extreme turning point from servitude to total freedom. Those who found themselves unable to live on their own sold themselves into slavery by rich noblemen. Likewise, when a debt was defaulted, the borrower would become a slave of the lender. If the debt was redeemed, the slave regained freedom. However, those whose parents were household slaves were destined to be slaves forever, as well as their descendants. Because of harsh economic conditions in past years, people sold themselves in great numbers, resulting in a huge amount of household slaves, and they now accounted for around 1.3 percent of the Siamese population. A decade before,  Rama V enacted a law that lowered the redemption price of all slaves born in 1867 (his ascension year), and he freed all of those slaves when they reached age 21 (1888). The newly freed slaves would have time to settle themselves as farmers or merchants so they would not become unemployed. Now that the Corvee system is starting to end, a modern system of conscription must be put in place, so the Conscription Act is established accordingly. Another shipyard is built in Surat Thani, in the south. The Navy grows, now around one-half the size of Japan's.
 * United States: The Wounded Knee Massacre happens. However, none of the soldiers involved are granted medals of honor after being recommended by heir superiors. The US 1890 census maintains an estimated US population of 63.5 million. The first new Indiana-class battleship is launched and commissioned. A total of five are planned which would bring the US battleship fleet up to 13. Idaho and Wyoming are admitted as states. President Cleveland holds off on any financial deal with the British Empire regarding Latin America, being a more isolationist president. The Church of Latter Day Saints President Wilford Woodruff introduces the 1890 Manifesto. The Daughters of the American Revolution is founded (The Sons of the American Revolution was founded earlier). Sequoia and Yellowstone National Parks are created. The Oklahoma Territory is founded from the Seven Nations and white settlers. The Anti-Trust Act of 1890 is passed. As more US settlers move to Liberia, Congress orders a vote to be held by the people of Liberia on whether or not to be annexed by the United States or remain a US protectorate (Mod Response). US Navy personnel and American businessmen set up shop on the other Solomon Islands claimed by the United States. The Navy is also sent out to claim the Marshall Islands and Kiribati. The National American Women's Suffrage Association is founded. John Browning's "Potato Digger" is adopted as the M1890 Machine Gun. Winchester, in association with the navy, starts to test a straight-pull bolt action rifle with a 6 x 60 mm navy cartridge.
 * The Liberian referendum comes out with 68 percent voting to become a state while 32 percent vote against it. - Mod
 * German Empire: The proposition is made and the four-year plan is put into effect. Since the fall of the German Economy, it is taken as a priority to push for a new standard to place our currency's value on with the removal of notes and central focus on the German Imperial Bank now fully under the administration of the crown, the gold standard is put into effect with the use of coins as currency that have higher value but also notes. This helps stabilize the Reichsmark. In addition, the union strikes are taken into consideration for what is called for more rights and a new branch for Labor is established to manage the rights of the worker with a nationalized workers union being made with the abolition of the separate unions. This as a result has mixed reactions but with the new rights made, it is seen as satisfying to the various leaders. Spending is relocated to stimulating the market economy which with the sweeping legislation has had a mixed response but remains steady on a path to full recovery. The German Military now deployed in the now declared Kongo Free State under the rule of the German African Company, complications develop. Droughts begin to develop during the dry season leading many natives starve while at camps and settlements, despite lower levels, the german colonists managed to maintain their water supplies, crops, and settlements through quickly though up efficient irrigation methods. The Congolese Wars begin as the food crisis worsens bringing the involvement of the Central African Royal Military's deployment after assaults on the settlements for food. This results in several native alliances throughout the campaigns with inheritance of land rich with resources and assistance of cultivation and proper development being promised to our allies. The first Congolese-administered businesses are established and mining permits are given with ventures established. The new labor laws established by the German Government do not apply in the region. Therefore, labor by captured tribesmen is used as punishment and help boosts the Congolese elite-owned businesses by the helping hand of the German African Company.


 * Austria-Hungary: A new decade a new empire. The Heir Apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Karl Ludwig, renounces his succession rights to the throne and shall give it to his eldest son Franz Ferdinand. With our inflation crisis being handled, we begin to start up our modernization campaign for the military, but slowly. We continue our literacy campaign throughout the underdeveloped regions of the empire, more specifically Galicia-Lodomeria and continue to build infrastructure and schools there. With France getting its economy back on track, we lower the taxes on their exports but still keep them relatively high just to be safe. Austro-Slavism continues to be promoted to counteract Pan-Slavism. We offer to form a “Quadruple Alliance” with Germany, Italy, and Russia (YCASTO, ADOLF, TULLIN RESPONSE NEEDED). We continue to colonize Italian-speaking areas with German settlers with a census being conducted to see what the new demographics are. The Hungarian Labor Party by now has a solid majority in the Hungarian Parliament and begins enacting legislation that is more friendly to Austria and the federalist movement in the empire.
 * Italian Dip: Italy is interested in an alliance with Austria.

1891
Germany reinforcing the gold standard leads to an attack on the currency as people exchange the overvalued currency for gold though this does temporarily stymie inflation though Germany's gold reserves decline aggressively.

In China, the secret society known as Jindandao commits a massacre of Mongolians in Inner Mongolia, the massacre is stopped by government forces but not in time to prevent 500,000 Mongolians from being brutally murdered.

High naval spending sees the atrophy of the German high command with many of the Army ''' officers either quitting, putting in sub-par work, or leaving for South American nations, principally Argentina, in search of new work. Furthermore, many German economists begin to question the wisdom of spending significant sums of money on the colonies rather than on internal investment.'''


 * Mexico: The Grand Railroad is almost finished and the settlers get even more tax breaks to settle. Henry starts to build up the army even more and he requests buying blueprints for destroyers from Britain [British Response needed]. Henry also proposes the North American Entente[American/Mod Response needed for Canada].
 * United Kingdom: As Canada is a Dominion of the United Kingdom, it would be inappropriate for them to join a foreign alliance. Furthermore, we will not supply them with blueprints.
 * French Diplomacy: The French Government decides to step in and proposes to send engineers to Mexico to help them build their own destroyers under French guidance.
 * Mexico: We thank the French for giving King Henry of France a Villa.
 * Emirate of Jabal Shmmar: Seeing the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Emir Muhammad sends his son to rule over the region of Sham and the Levant sending Abd-Al Aziz ibn Mutib to work on organizing the various tribes and religious groups, beginning the trial of organizing them by trying to hire local imams and priest to the Emirate cause. Within Arabia, AL Jawf is picked as the capital. Emir Muhammad would also begin to organize the Arab rebel into an organized band and plans to form the Arab National Army. We send an envoy to Russia and Austria asking for military arms, an envoy is also sent to Romania asking for military training. (RUSSSIA, AUSTRIA, ROMANIA PLAYER)
 * Hejaz: With the fall of the Ottomans, Awn al-rafiq is kept in his job and is ordered to organize the religious matters of the Islamic World. Awn al-Rafiq sends an envoy to Persia wanting to improve Shia-Sunni relationships. (PERSIA RESPONSE)
 * Romanian Diplomacy: We accept giving military training to Jabal Shammar.
 * Austrian Dip: we agree to send arms to Jabal a Shammar.
 * Kingdom of France: With the situation in France stabilizing we can begin focusing elsewhere. Many Revanchists in the National Assembly call for the demilitarization of the French border with Germany and an increase of the size of the Army. Prime Minister Mackau a supporter of Boulanger’s Revanchist Policies decides to do so and soon orders the French Army to march into the DMZ established by Germany and Italy almost 15 years ago while also ordering the increase of the size of the Army. Though funding for the Navy still has been reduced construction of French Warships continue slowly then planned in order to allow the nation to fully recover from the inflation crisis. Important Military Reforms take place overseen by War Minister Boulanger who reorganizes the French Army in five branches: the French Home Army, the Foreign Legion, the Garde Mobile, the Troupes de la Marine and The French Overseas Army. The French Home Army will be consisting of 450,000 men while the Foreign Legion will be consisted of 100,000 men. The Garde Mobile will be composed of 500,000 men and will serve as the Nations official Military Reserve Force. Les Troupes de Marine will serve as the branch of the French Army responsible for Amphibious Operations and will be consisted of 50,000 men while the French Overseas Army will be responsible for the defense of France’s overseas Colonies and will consist of 200,000 men total whom most will be recruited natives. In addition to these Military Reforms troops begin massing in Southern France as talks begin in the National Assembly about a potential Intervention in Spain in order to support the Carlist Insurgents.With the end of the war against the Ottomans news reaches Paris about the exclusion of France from the Treaty of Constantinople and the fact that the Emirate of Jabal Shammar has seized the lands claimed by France causing mass outrage in the French Government, with the nation having suffered major setbacks from previous attempts to establish new colonies, this is proven to be the final straw for the Kingdom of France. With this an Ultimatum is sent to the Emirate of Jabal Shammar to hand over the regions of Syria and Jordan to France or face war and that the Emirate of Jabal Shammar has until next year to respond (Jabal Shammar Response). However, acknowledging the possibility of a Russian Intervention War Minister Boulanger orders French East Africa and French Syria to be reinforced as the 70,000 Strong Garrison in French Syria is increased to 120,000 Men as 40,300 Men Garrison in French East Africa is increased to 70,000 Men all done through the recruitment of native locals and the arrival of addition Foreign Legion. An Alliance is proposed to the Emirate of Nejd as a Second Military Mission is sent to help modernize their Army while modern equipment is sent to the Saudis. With the mistreatment of French immigrants in South Africa and raids begin conducted against them the Kingdom of France demands reparations from the Boer Government in the form of 15 million Francs or face punitive action from the French (Boer Response). Meanwhile, the LRP begins promoting Rattachism in Belgium while continuing training the Carlists against the Alfonsist Government in the methods of Guerrilla Warfare as the CEF continues to arm the Carlists with modern weapons. (Secret) With the success of the Submarines Le Requin and Le Dauphin, Prime Minister Mackau orders the construction of a Flotilla of 30 Submarines to be completed within ten years as he also cancels the Second Naval Expansion Plan due to “Financial Issues”. (End Secret). The First Annual Five-Year Census is held this year with the French Population reaching 36.8 million people with the next census planned to take place in 1895.
 * The Emirate of Nejd accept the Alliance Proposal from France (Done by Colgan on Discord)
 * Vrijstaat Dip: We shall pay the full amount of 15 million Francs in five installments of three million Francs each year.
 * French Dip : We thank the Boer Government for choosing wisely as we promise to never interfere in South African Internal Affairs in the future as long as our French Immigrants are not threatened.
 * Nippon: The 20,000 soldiers are reduced to 15,000 and 10,000 Imperial marines are brought over to start training, while construction of a naval base on Palawan begins. Trade and shipping continue to grow drastically as industrialization and foreign markets expand.  The Japanese merchant fleet also expands with both private and public shipping companies helping the flow of goods out of Japan and the flow of products into the country. Settlement of Japan's northern territories and of the Pacific Islands continues. A military base is established in Saipan to begin exerting more influence in the islands and to secure Japanese interests in the region. Claims are laid on the Marshall Islands. Naval expansion continues. With increased availability of iron from Australia steel production increases. construction of the first domestically built destroyers begin with two being slated for completion by 1894. Larger ships will take some more time to accommodate. An expansion of the growing Asa textile industry to accommodate domestic markets begins as the Asa/Cotton blend proves incredibly durable and cheap to produce along with its strong retention of Dyes. This along with Asa's own popularity due to its psychoactivity leads to massive boom in Asa production in Kyushu which is heavily to the growth in the activities of the red light districts of Nagasaki, Yamaguchi, Osaka, Tokyo, Kochi, Nagiita, and Kagoshima. There is a drastic increase in the popularity of Gambling houses and Geisha or Oiran establishments are the primary reasons for the growth of popularity in Asa and Asa textiles. There is a growth of crime, however, around these area as the unemployed or the intoxicated get into a fights or attempted to rob the establishments or merchants around them. The Army continues to put the Arisaka 87 into use while working on a bolt action rifle continues and nears completion. Trade continues to grow in Formosa and Japanese merchants build up ties with the native communities and with corrupt officials. efforts to improve logistics and information gathering a Naval intelligence Branch is established and training of operatives in both information gathering and extending japan's informal diplomatic relations. Formally the slaughter in Inner Mongolia is condemned,.
 * Nip Secret Action: Despite the relative isolation of the incident the brutality shows the Japanese military that another wave of violence might be about to start in China. Efforts to get in contact with the Organization Jindandao (mod response).
 * Efforts are successful and the Jindandao is contacted by Kenpeitai agents 9colgan discord)


 * The Russian Empire: Begins to provide arms to the Arab army with the first of these ruffles being used Berdans who are still good for use - with some artillery coming with them, even as it isn't of the greatest use with untrained men. To help this issue, the Russian imperial army sends a group of 100 high ranking and 1,000 lower ranking advisors to the Arab state. With Russian upper house of the Duma making it so any Arab with a passport can freely move into and out of Russia as they desire, the minor clause is they can be jailed and prosecuted by Russian law. Due to the loyalty of Armenian Army and people their lands will become a grand duchy within Russia with Armenian becoming the official language in these lands and the Armenian Orthodox Church their official Church and faith. While what has to be done with Constantinople has also been decided, that being that the bureaucracy in Constantinople will mostly be done by the Greek and other Christian populations. With only the governor of Constantinople being a Russian. But on the other hand the government is unsure what to do with the Turkish population and areas that Russia now owns. With many in the government wanting to send immigrants to these lands. The upper house of the Duma decides to not yet encourage this in the fear for hostilities from the Turks. The gathering of the data surrounding the population starts this year with it been expected that this process will take five years. Thereafter, it will be used for a lower house of the Duma. Which will be created with aid of this information. While at this time a small guard of soldiers is sent to Abyssinia and the Cornelis Islands, which at this moment number a total 15,000 European soldiers, with the number of natives not being entirely sure due to the inaccurate counting and translations by the locals.
 * Zuid Afrikaansche Vrijstaat: President Kruger gets relected for a fourth time. Electrical cables continue to be installed in the Orange Vrijstaat and the Transvaal provinces and coal is used to produce energy due to its cheap nature, while the hydroelectrical dams certainly also contribute to energy production. Lighting continues to be adopted by households and commercial businesses as well as the industry. In general electricity starts to be adopted by more consumers every day. Beef and hides output is increasing each year. More telegraph lines are constructed by our private sector. The settling of uninhabited areas continues unhindered. Taxation in the Nieuw Netherlands province is temporarily abolished for a ten year period until 1892 to give further incentives for more settlers to move in. The Homestead Act continues, achieving further success offering any white person, both miners residing in the land and newcomers, alike, the opportunity to get their own homestead, a farmstead that they can build their homes on. However, given that South African soil is difficult to cultivate, Boers farmers are excluded from taxation shall they assist newcomers and teach them the secrets of their soil, enable them to successfully cultivate their new farmsteads. The state also assists with relocation, providing shelter to reside while the settlers are building their new homes, as well as blankets, food, medical assistance should they require it. The Germanic immigrants and to a lessel extend the French and the British continue to integrate. Citizenship grant is expedited to be provided along with the homestead grant. Around 8,000 new white settlers of all kinds of nationalities such as Germans, British, French, Italians, Russians and Spanish make ZAV their home. We gather and record birthrate data for the first time and we conclude that we've had 24,000 new citizens born this year, while we also had 7,000 of our people die mostly from old age but also from harsh conditions and/or violence. We have 975,000 white citizens, 4,650 Griquas and 2.775 million black people in total by the end of the year according to estimates. The Nieuw Rotterdam-Nieuw Netherlands line starts construction and is expected to finish construction by the end of 1892. We continue to improve relations with Argentina and Brazil, while trans-Atlantic trade with them is encouraged and continues to increase.
 * Additional French Action (Kingdom of France) : With Germany facing further economic problems, the LRP calls for a general uprising in Greater Alsace-Lorraine calling for all French residents in the region to rise up against German authority and spread such chaos across the German State (Mod Response Needed). Mean War Minister Boulanger organizes a Third Military Mission to the Emirate of Nejd as it will be composed of military advisors , French War Veterans , Officers and Noncommissioned Officers as well as Army Engineers and a few Foreign Legion Regiments to assist the Saudi State. Meanwhile efforts to expand major French Colonial Cities such as Tunis , Tripoli , Beirut and Mogadishu begin as new infrastructure is built within these cities while their ports are upgraded and expanded. With news of a possible foreign interference with our plans in the Middle East , Defensive Entrenchments are built in anticipation of a huge conflict in the Middle East with Jabal Shammar and/or the Russians. Meanwhile General François Oscar de Négrier is placed in-command of the French Army of the Levant while General Louis Brière de l'Isle takes command of the French East African Army.
 * Many French Residents in Greater Alsace-Lorraine rise up against the Germans supported by the Local Resistance branch of the LRP (Done by Colgan on Discord)