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.

Strikes
Strikes can be given for things like open bullying of another player, editing events and responses without mod-approval and the like. If you manage to get three strikes, you will get banned either temporarily or permanently, depending on the kind of violation and how fast you got them.
 * Legend III
 * Alti - I
 * Bear - I

Banned
Legend (Temporarily)

Drafigo (Permanently)

Algorithm

 * Land Algorithm Page
 * Sea Algorithm Page

Archives

 * 1870-1879
 * 1880-1889
 * 1890-1899
 * 1900-1909

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

1910
Map Resources



Sign ups
Sign up rules are: Can’t be two nations at once, you can only put your name by one. To claim a country, please put your signature next to the country you wish to be. If your nation has a puppet, protectorate, colony or whatever, then you may put your name under them and play as them as well as your nation, just put the subjugated state’s turn underneath its master's turn. If someone wishes to play a colony, puppet, protectorate, etc., then ask the master nation’s player first.

Western Europe

 * /Imperial Federation - Steph (talk)
 * Natal - Steph (talk)
 * British Ghana - Steph (talk)
 * British Nigerland - Steph (talk)
 * British Central Africa - Steph (talk)
 * British Senegal - Steph (talk)
 * British Sudan - Steph (talk)
 * British Kikuyuland - Steph (talk)
 * British East Africa - Steph (talk)
 * British Zambeziland - Steph (talk)
 * British Guyana - Steph (talk)
 * British Aden - Steph (talk)
 * British Raj - Steph (talk)
 * Third French Empire -


 * French Tripolitania -
 * French East Africa -
 * Principality of Andorra -
 * Kingdom of Spain -NWO008
 * Kingdom of Portugal - Majestral1
 * Angola - Majestral1
 * Mozambique - Majestral1

Central Europe

 * Kingdom of Denmark -
 * Iceland -
 * Greenland -
 * Luxembourg -


 * German Empire -
 * German West Africa -
 * German Mittelafrika -
 * German Madagaskar -
 * Cochinchina -


 * Kingdom of the Netherlands - KQBJ
 * Dutch East Indies - KQBJ


 * Kingdom of Belgium - Poofoster

Eastern Europe

 * Russian Empire - Tullin
 * Grand Duchy of Finland - Tullin
 * Governate of Abyssinia - Tullin
 * Governate of Yemen - Tullin
 * Governate of Coornelis - Tullin

Southern Europe

 * Kingdom of Italy - Ycasto
 * Albanian Republic Protectorate - Ycasto
 * Epirus Republic - Ycasto
 * Algeria - Ycasto
 * Cyrenaica - Ycasto
 * Danubian Federation - Colgan dog 17:00, August 11, 2019 (UTC)
 * Kingdom of Serbia -
 * Romania - Jade090705
 * Kingdom of Greece - Batran99

Northern Europe

 * Kingdom of Norway - User:CharDestroyerOfTacos
 * Kingdom of Sweden - User:CharDestroyerOfTacos

Northern Africa

 * Kingdom of Morocco -

East Africa

 * Kingdom of Abyssinia (Russian Protectorate) - Tullin

Southern Africa

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

East Asia

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

South East Asia

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

South Asia

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

West Asia

 * Sultanate of Turkey - Solace
 * Sublime State of Persia -
 * Rashidi Caliphate -
 * Sultanate of Muscat and Oman -

North America

 * Dominion of Canada - Darkight1000
 * United States of America - Mr. Orwell
 * Mexican Republic -
 * Mayan Republic of the Yucatan -
 * Free Republic of Tabasco -

Central America

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

South America

 * Republic of Colombia -
 * Republic of Venezuela -
 * Republic of Ecuador -
 * Republic of Brazil -
 * Republic of Bolivia -
 * Republic of Chile -
 * Republic of Argentina - Feudy McPlagueface (talk)

1910
'''The Dutch economy enters recession as the vast expense of supporting a fleet of more than a dozen battleships weighs on the government. National debt balloons and the Dutch credit rating falls as it struggles to pay off its many loans.''' & '''Portugual experiences an economic surge, as foreign and domestic infrastructure development propel the economy. Commerce through and across South Africa sees increasing returns and the country's GDP/Capita begins to rise rapidly.'''

In southern China, the Chinese civil war rages, with the Qing forces, now with Japanese equipment and supplies, making huge gains against the nationalist forces.

'''The 1909 Serbian invasion of is highly successful. Serbian Armies hit Bulgaria in a major three pronged offensive. The first prong plunges into Sofia Province toward the Bulgarian Capital, successfully driving back the outnumbered Bulgarian troops there. Further south, a second army attacks to cut Southern Macedonia off from retreat. Finally, the last Serbian Army Corps attacks the Bulgarian forces in Macedonia. By the end of the year, Bulgaria has had 15,000 men encircled in Bulgaria, and lost another 12,000 to the fighting.'''
 * The Kingdom of the Netherlands: As the economy reels from the large investment in battleships all five of the non-dreadnought battleships are scrapped and two dreadnoughts are also scrapped with the parts being sold in order to attempt to reinvigorate the income of the Netherlands. The rebels in Africa are blamed in part for causing issues resulting in the need for military growth.
 * Kingdom of France: We offer to buy up the incomplete vessels at premium prices (plus approximately 20 percent) to what the market offers for scrapping as our own naval buildup is underway.
 * Turkey: As the Sultan died last year, Abdul Hamid II was replaced by Mehmed V. Skeptical about his previous statements made, the Young Turks promptly begin seizing various assets within the lackluster Ottoman Army and Navy. Although Abdul Hamid II had decided to simply allow the Young Turks to rule regionally, Mehmed V begins taking control of the loose organization as a means of showing dominance and a potential revival of the Ottoman Empire. He begins taking charge of matters, raising an army of his own of 14,500, and begins ordering the complete removal of the Young Turks. The Young Turks see this as both an opportunity and a problem, as their rule had been de-centralized and regional so as to not allow possible disagreements on the ruling leader. The Young Turks, with an army of roughly 100,000, show strength in a complete revolution, tentatively titled the Young Turk Revolution, with the promise of democracy, modernization, and of course, freedom and liberty. The resulting conflict only lasts approximately four months, as the Young Turks' political power over the state and the people allows their manipulative means to be exploited, ending with the death of Mehmed V. His death allows for the six-month process of properly transforming the sultanate into a parliamentary republic, with their being no direct political leader and rather an assortment of mixed-political ideologies within the governing Grand Senate. Throughout the six-month process, numerous political parties would begin to form under the basis of the current United States legislative, and around the final months of that year, the ruling parliamentary for five years would be announced. Out of the 200 seats available, the Young Turk Party would gain 179 seats, while the Socialist Workers' Federation would gain 11 seats, and the traditionalist Great Unity Party would gain ten seats. Although the Young Turk Party completely dominated the election, splinter groups have already started to form into the expansive party, leading some to believe that this might be the only time when the Young Turks' will be united on all ideological fronts.
 * Kingdom of France:  Our entire naval force is dispatched to Antalya offering cutting edge armament, military supplies as well as military advisors to the Yörüks who despised the Ottomans and any other minorities willing to rebel such as the Kurds, Circassians, Laz, Armenians, Jews, recently Islamized populations and Crypto-Christians. An expeditionary force made up from 100,000 men is also waiting on standby to assist them shall they rise. [Mod Response]  Powers in the area such as the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Greece, the Kingdom of Italy, the British Empire are invited to join in stating that the Kingdom of France wants nothing more than eradicating this threat to its interests before its conception and they could have anything they wished out of it.
 * How is Turkey a threat? Also the ottomans haven’t existed for 30 years, own none of the territories they mentioned, and haven’t done anything to warrant French intervention. This is meta-gaming at its finest. This is also after I striked out another similar thing for the same reason. That’s a strike - Mod
 * Kingdom of Greece: Greece had been in a looming economic stagnation for years, but its consequences was greatly reduced thanks to foreign aid. The vast expansion of infrastructure from public projects has exponentially raised the public debt. Public debt dating back to the War of Independence reached new heights in the 1900s. However, this economic growth did lead to the creation of a middle class born out of industrial development, of growth in the number of bureaucrats (linked to political clientlism) and to an urban explosion. The debt even began to be felt by the public, who had experienced increasing taxes to accommodate. Anti-tax demonstrations had let to the liberal wave. Even politicians were dissatisfied with the bureaucracy of the government. The Liberal wave, seen earlier in the year, was a mere sign of what is to come. The responses from the Liberal wave had varied, but some led to the creation of more radical thinking. This has spawned many groups and cliques of every party in the Parliament. For example, a group of young politicians, called the “Japanese Group” by the press due to the comparison of their roles to the Meiji Era of Japan, had argued for more development and efficiency in the system, similar to how efficient the Japanese had modernized themselves. As a consequence to the Young Turk Revolution, the “Military League” was formed in by unsatisfied Army NCOs, which was later supported by various hawkish politicians, and they were motivated by a variety of reasons: a desire for reforms that was prevalent in wide parts of society was combined with frustration at the slow rate of promotions and the absence of meritocracy, especially among graduates of the Military Academy. Other officers from the Army, the Navy and the gendarmerie joined up later, and by June 1909, had spread out over the Greek military and absorbed several political cliques within the Greek government. By early 1910, members of the Military League gathered George I’s home in demonstrations late at night, mistakenly thought these were liberals and fearing the overthrow of the Monarchy; Fired the current prime minister and replaced him with Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis. The Military League effectively became de facto in control of the government as they forced Mavromoichalis to make a series of liberal reforms without consultation of the Hellenic Parliament, which helped oiled the Greek economy as it starts to recover from its brief economic thrash. The Military League itself is not liberal, but they had brought out more liberal reforms in an effort to solidify and gain support (although, they still kept the king in power). But it was not until December that the Military League have a new problem, more traditional parliamentary groups of the Pro-Austrian, Pro-Russian, Pro-Italian, and Pro-British parties wish to take back control of the government as a united Parliament. Fearing the Military League starting to run out of steam and a civil war brewing, the League had sent representatives to Parliament. By the end of the year, the negotiations had resulted in them compromising to form a new government by choosing a man from outside of mainland Greece, a native born from Crete: Eleftherios “Eleft” Venizelos. He was a Greek statesman and a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement. He is noted for his contribution in the expansion of Crete’s influence in trade and promotion of liberal-democratic policies during his time in the local government. But due to many cliques disagreeing with bringing in a politician that is not from the mainland, it was agreed to be settled in the next parliamentary election. To push this, his supporters formed a coalition government for the Parliamentary election that is planned in August 1911. Regardless, by this transitional time, the traditional party system in the Greek government was effectively dead and the "bloodless coup" is de facto over until August. The system has stabilized. (more may be later)
 * Kingdom of France:  An alliance offer is extended to the Kingdom of Greece to protect our common interests against Turkey.
 * La Plata: This year is a momentous year for the federation of La Plata. President Paz refuses to run again citing health concerns and wishing to spend time with his family. Fernando Lopez is elected along an extremely similar platform to President Paz taking office just after Christmas the new official inauguration date of the La Platan presidency. This presidency is marked by Rio Grande, Uruguay, and Santa Catarina taking part in the elections. They do not overly skew the voting demographic as the overwhelming popularity of the Federal system and the ability of states to handle a certain amount of their own domestic affairs brings much of the remaining populations of the annexed states into line. The Naval base and Army quarters in Puerto Alegre are completed. Regardless of the lack in shipbuilding currently, investments are made into upgrading or keeping modern the shipwrights of the country with plans to begin a major naval expansion by 1916. Specific research into modern ships is conducted as well with plans for modern cruisers, destroyers, and dreadnoughts all put on the books. These designs are specifically developed to replace Argentina's outdated navy by European standards. The army sees its own advances with the development of a fully modern artillery piece. However, it is not put into production in any major way with the blueprint being shelved for future use. Only 100 of these pieces are even built and put into service. Alongside this development is the development of a self-loading rifle. The Argentine-Fabrique 1910 is put into limited production of about 15,000 guns per year until the gun is able to replace the vast majority of the bolt action rifles in service which are kept around in a few per platoon as sharpshooter rifles. The AN-1910 noticeably performs well in tests. However, low quality ammunition seems to cause some moderate issues with the gun forcing stringent quality control on the 7.54 mm Mauser cartridges to prevent any further issues with the low quality of munitions. The La Platan expansion into its under-settled hinterlands and the need to more thoroughly consolidate its railway networks sees more short range railway networks developed connecting medium sized towns to the main railway network. A strange phenomena of settlement occurs as well with the small town of Neuquen beginning to see large growth due to immigration. The areas around the city are noticeably viable for agriculture due to the irrigation provided by the Limay and Neuquen rivers. The nearby exploitation of oil noticeably affects the development of the city as well as the route through this city very quickly becomes a lucrative and profitable route. GDP per Capita once again sees positive growth as the booming of lucrative goods through Argentina once again sees the country gain wealth. Consumer/household goods as well as various light industries continue to advance at a steady pace as the Argentine industrial base continues to expand through the current government policy and the opening of private business. The economy for the first time since before the war sees noticeable economic growth as some of the constraints involving money start to go away as interest and loan payments begin to dwindle down into much more manageable territory due to four years of stringent fiscal policy and some level headed economic moves which allowed a good chunk of debt to either be paid or cleared entirely. Initially seen as a cowardly and treasonous move by some of the aristocrats and capitalists in the country, the growth of businesses associated with foreign ownership to some degree see a quick influx of foreign capital this year with private investors in foreign countries particularly French, British, some Germans, hoping to expand their own profit margins out of these businesses with a quick and easy expansion. The steel glut begins to rectify itself globally after nearly four years of oversupply, putting the Argentinian steel industry back in the green and once again managing to secure profit, albeit it minor profit. The population continues to recover from its losses from the war with the baby boom predicted to last a few more years before leveling out. The immigration has just as well helped rectify some of the population issues. With open land, open jobs, and wages getting better once again (albeit with some government prodding) the immigration pull to the country is noticeable. This year sees one of the single best years for the country in terms of immigration. Chinese immigrants are able to soak up some of the extremely low paying and low quality jobs simply happy to just be able to start a new life. Their children being enrolled in the compulsory education system within the country helps with the literacy issue. This, however, is not entirely to pressing as the number of Chinese and other Asian immigrants is eclipsed entirely by the much larger European based population. 130,000 people are noted to have immigrated this year to Argentina with a large majority still coming out of Italy and Spain. Spanish immigration is notably pushed by La Platan economic recovery, and Spain's relative instability in the last decade or so. Reparations from Brazil continue with the raw goods being either used in Industry or effectively sold (specifically rubber) with many of the arriving goods being highly lucrative on the open market. A large group of oil technicians and drillers are hired from the United States, taking advantage of the over-saturated market in the US's oil producing regions leaving a multitude of these men available for hire. While getting them to move proves to be the hardest part, by the end of the year a team of roughly 150 veteran oil riggers is hired to expand the oil production in Patagonia with the production expected to expand and begin meeting serious export goals by 1912. The population reaches 12.8 million due to immigration factors and the nations natural growth. Some other developments are noticed in Patagonia as well as increased trade with Japan and the various Chinese regions has led to specifically the small town of Ancud to expand in size and importance. Being pretty much the only viable port La Plata has in the Pacific here currently, the City sees increased connection to the rest of the country as it links up its railway system and some of its roadway systems with the mainline La Platan Railway system.
 * Bulgaria: The military elite gains 5,000 troops, with the troop count goes up to 80,000. The new 5,000 will be added to the Serbian front. An interesting part of the Grand Sofia University, which is a cinema will be a part of the University. Epic of the Forgotten has been made into a movie. An extra four 1880s ships are added to the Navy and English Cressy-class cruiser blueprints in exchange for any amounts of money.(British Response Needed).


 * Danubian Federation: today is a historical day for the empire. Today the Danubian constitution is signed into law by the final signature of Emperor Franz Ferdinand, officially making the empire a federation. In Hungary, the military government helps the Slovaks and Romanians organize their respective state governments and withdraw from these areas. The Congress of Nationalities has its final sessions as the Congress of Nationalities as they make the switch over to the Danubian Congress, a stronger more centralized legislature. The constitution guarantees the rights of all citizens no matter their class, ethnicity, or religion, and declares every citizen as an equal. Austria and Bohemia become united into one state called Austria-Bohemia. Most ethnicities gain their own state, well ones with a sizable population, this includes the Serbian minority in Bosnia and Polish Lodamia along with the Ukrainians in the eastern part of the empire. We continue our construction of cruisers, destroyers, and small capital ships to help protect our seas from another incursion into our territorial waters. We send military aid and support to Serbia and allow Bosnian Serbs to go and fight as volunteers in the Serbian war against Bulgaria. We continue to promote Austro-Slavism as an alternative to Pan-Slavism in scholarly circles.


 * Kingdom of Portugal: The country's attention is mainly on the recent visit by British royals to Portugal and the ancient alliance between the two countries. However, the legislative election is held in February 1910 and sees the new National Union formed in the summer of 1909 handily gain the majority with 117 seats, leaving just 31 seats to the Liberals and Republicans, which are increasingly insignificant in politics. The new right wing coalition pledges to continue a dictatorial government with both the people's and the King's approval. General Rocadas steps down from the premiership and His Majesty Carlos appoints the colonial war hero and former naval chief of general staff, Admiral Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral as the new President of the Council of Ministers shortly after the election. Amaral will continue the government policy and also says in a speech to parliament that he will continue to restore Portugal's tradition as an ancient seafaring nation by restoring the Portuguese Navy with British help. The rise in Portuguese economy in recent years is seen as confirming that the King and the National Union policies have been a success, increasing their popularity. While a lot of the reforms have been implemented from the top down by the King and his cabal of generals and admirals, groups of young military officers have also been taking up the National Union's patriotic and Catholic agenda from the grass roots level. In March 1910, the Legiao Portuguesa (Portuguese Legion) is formed as a patriotic civil defense organisation by some army and navy junior officers. The group aims to promote patriotism in the population and military, and by the end of the year the National Union political leadership made a deal to formally incorporate the Legion into the armed forces command structure. In this way the King sees the potential to develop a renewed support for the Portuguese monarchy. Similarly to the young officers in Turkey and Greece, the Legion also takes after the Meiji reformers in Japan and its members want to play an important role in helping their country modernize and become a significant power in Europe. Liberals criticize the King and the military for turning the government into a de facto military dictatorship, but the economic success of the past few years raises their popularity with the public. The Colonial Ministry continues its policies overseas, and many Portuguese also consider the path of settling in one of the colonies. The National Union in its official policy sees the ancient Portuguese overseas territories as an integral part of the Portuguese nation and its development as an important part of the "great Portuguese revival." The economy continues to improve and more railways are built connecting all of the major cities in Portugal. At the same time, the navy finalizes the deal with Britain to acquire the modernized Royal Sovereign Class pre-dreadnought battleships.


 * Imperial Federation: With Canton freed from its overlords in the north (Colgan Discord), the new Imperial Protectorate is provided with 150,000 modern firearms, supplies, and equipment to outfit a sizeable and strong military. MI5 reaches back out to the Boxers, offering to support them with arms and training should they agree to cease attacks on the Republic of Canton and also recognize its independence. Domestically, the empire grows obsessed with the promise of flight. The Royal Aviation School has seen its attendance rise from 30 students to nearly 3,000 since its inception. Aviation captivates the nation. The world's first float plane successfully takes off and lands from water in Scotland, prompting great interest from the admiralty. The Stewart X (Blériot XI) plane becomes a favorite at the aviation school and military alike. The navy begins experimentation with the Stewart X in a seaplane configuration, mounting pontoons to test its characteristics on the water. An older Type 1 destroyer is converted into a float-plane tender for testing in the North Sea. Overall, the navy takes a break from capital ship orders, to become less financially burdensome. Work on the Lagos-Cairo line continues, but is slow due to the vast distances involved.
 * Dominion of Canada: The new decade of Canada would be a bright one. The Canadian economy is better than it was five years before. Canada is also receiving more immigrants as people are fleeing from China's civil war. Many Canadians want to fight in the civil war as volunteer soldiers. In order to do so, we sent diplomats to Britain to ask the Imperial Federation if Canada could send volunteers to China in their civil war. (British response). We would also send volunteers to help China recover once its civil war is over.\
 * Imperial Federation: We would prefer that Canada remain uninvolved with the violence in China, but respect it as Canada's decision to send troops or not.
 * Nippon: Troops continue to keep Manchuria under lock down to prevent a spill over of the violence, Meanwhile, officers of the Kwantung intelligence division, and agents of the Black Dragon Society propose a plan to their superiors who then pass it on to military and civilian leadership back in Japan. In Plan Asahi it is laid out that the Japanese government will switch support from Qing to the nationalists in exchange for recognition of Formosa, and Manchuria as Japanese territories. In return, Japanese forces will help end the civil war by quickly taking Peking and then handing it over to the Chinese nationalists. Seeing an opportunity end all the disputes with Qing and to start a clean slate Tokyo approves of the plan, and Kwantung Intelligence approaches the Sun Yat-sen and other Chinese nationalists with the offer, also promising to begin relationships with the new Chinese state in equal terms (approved by Colgan). Construction of the first of the two new Fuji-class dreadnoughts is completed and one of the three new Kami pursuit battleships is also completed. Construction of the Manchuria railway continues. The growth in popularity of pan-Asianism and Neo-Bushido amongst the military also sees a spill over into the labour movement as many amongst thwe working class have ties to the military. Pan-Asian intellectuals like Ryohei Uchida, Ikki Kita, begin delving deeper into labour rights, cultural identity, capitalism and industrialisation, and the role of the state and the military in the destiny of a nation and people, and the importance of continuing the ideals of the early Meiji restoration. Major Shigeru Honjo, along with Japanese naval officer Isoroku Yamamoto become early supporters of their works within the military leadership. Harukiri Yamaguchi a dock worker and local gang leader from Kobe also begins reading their theories. Infrastructure projects continue in Japan and in the oversea territories allowed by the continued low steel prices. Zaibatsu cooperation with these projects in particular in the expansion of railways, and in docks is spurred by an expansion of financial institutions overseas. Japanese consumption of oil begins to grow as automobiles, planes, and now oil fueled ships become more prominent. Discreetly, troops are moved toward the border with Qing, and artillery, more troops and supplies are brought over from Japan with the troop numbers being brought up to 250,000 overall. the Border with Korea is also reinforced to prevent a Korean possible intervention. Operation DoragonSorieya is organized and prepared. Quietly and steadily the Japanese begin funding and training Chinese nationalists as they officially end diplomatic and military support for the Qing.
 * United States: The USS Wyoming, USS North Dakota, and USS Michigan are launched as the newest US dreadnoughts. Seeing the arise of European air forces, President Roosevelt moves to the army and creates an American inquisitor into air power. The army begins testing with the Burgess-Wright Model F airplane. African American Boxer Jack Johnson defeats white boxer James Jeffries. An accident occurs in mid-flight above 5,000 spectators as Ralph Johnstone's plane breaks up in mid air. Henry Ford sells 10,000 cars this year. President Roosevelt decides to travel to Europe onboard the USS Florida. He travels to Britain to propose the North Atlantic Treaty which would be a military and trade alliance between the US and the Imperial Federation (Steph Response).
 * Imperial Federation: We will attend negotiations.
 * Kingdom of Sikkim: Due to British power diminishing, influence from Indian separatists in the Northeastern areas have grown. As a result, an independence war has begun. Support from Chinese nationalists gives the rebels early victories.  After the short conquests of the north, a new leader is elected among the people, replacing the former kings. The end of these elections brings the first new lord of the territory, Guru Sabal. A strong, determined politician, Guru Sabal preaches of the wonders and power of Sikhism. Thus, the Kingdom of Sikkim is formed, and aiming to unite the subcontinent. Guru Sabal knows he needs allies, so he has called Nippon to form a compact referred to as the Treatise of Punjab, wherein both nations would support one another in their needs and expand into a new age of renaissance, and conquer our enemies. (Nippon Response Needed)


 * No. This entire turn is just wrong. First of all, who told you British influence had diminished? It’s probably about the same as it’s always been. Second, who said the Chinese nationalists support you? You need to request their support and putting “(MOD RESPONSE NEEDED),” and if you wanna know the answer, it’s no, the nationalists don’t support you, they don’t even border you. Oh and you can’t just claim multiple victories, you need an algo for that.  - mod
 * will fix
 * Kingdom of France: Given the various ethnic tensions arising in the periphery of our lands the National Revanche Party adopts a more nationalistic approach vying for the protection of our ethnic brethren in nations bordering us. As such the entire concept for our future expansion and prosperity is adapted to ensure their protection, essentially the advocacy of ethnic borders across Europe gains huge momentum and becomes a transpartisan rallying point between the depleted left and the all powerful right. The 39-year old King Jaime II' wedding with Napoleon IV's 28 year old daughter and heir apparent Caroline Joséphine Bonaparte and the two of them marry in a magnificent ceremony in Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in France, repeating the wedding symbolically in Real Basílica San Francisco el Grande in Madrid and Barcelona Cathedrals to inspire unison across both nations. Subjects across both nations of France and Spain rejoice as alignment between our two nations greatly strengthens. The Houses of Bonaparte and Bourbon are to be united into a single house named Bourbon-Bonaparte from their offspring as expectations are confirmed with Caroline giving birth to some healthy triplets, two boys and one girl, through the second boy doesn't survive the week. The rest are baptised as Carlos-Louis Francisco Bourbon-Bonaparte and Catalina Maria Bourbon-Bonaparte. Napoleon IV continues to serve strengthening the nation and the regime by serving as its figurehead. The Napoleonic line is extended toward the French-Swiss border, creating a light fortifications line along those borders. The crackdown on the remnants of the former Solidarité party continues, as these relics of the past continue to haunt us in our aspirations, this crackdown is even harsher than previous attempts with the majority of the remaining left either fleeing or hiding to escape it. Women rights are strengthened as the notion of recognizing the equality between the two genders, men and women gets gains momentum, strengthened by the state propaganda promoting it among men and women. There are talks of allowing women to join the army in the future inside the parliament but the entire concept is regarded to be alienating the majority of our people and it rejected by the majority in the parliament and the party as well as Boulanger himself for now although the virtues of having women join the army exclusively on non-combatant positions is promoted via state propaganda as it would relief the army's efforts in any potential war greatly and strengthen the nation of France as a whole. That comes with a self defense training of women to serve in the army in non-combatant positions but to be able to defend themselves from any harm as sending them unprotected and unprepared would be inexcusable. Finally a few brave women are allowed to serve in the army after the radical insistence as a trial to explore how this could work, serving in non-combatant supportive jobs, such as cleaning military facilities stuffing the kitchens, inspecting weapons. In their time in the army they are also trained in martial (self-defense) arts. We repeat our proposal of rapprochement to the German Empire, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Italy a detailed proposal offering an ambitious road map to soothe ethnic tensions sparing our poor brethren from harm while cementing peace and prosperity in the form of a conference where we would discuss on how to deal with aforementioned ethnic issues and bring long term peace and prosperity in Europe. [German Empire, Italian Kingdom, Kingdom of Netherlands Responses]. Also, we make a proposal to our Spanish ally, King Jaime III, to extend our support to help him rebuild his nation's strength by undertaking several joint ventures and actions such as:
 * 1) Heavily investing in his nations infrastructure and industry by providing them with capital in the form of loans by French banks in Spanish individuals, direct investment by French corporations opening up new branches in Spain as well as joint projects while also dispatching engineers to help them design their new infrastructure projects and industrial investments.
 * 2) Joint Research and Development programs also could take place for civilian or military purposes. Licensing of the latest French designs of military equipment is also offered.
 * 3) Assistance in rebuilding his their land and naval forces by joint producing French cutting edge infantry rifles along with infantry equipment such as helmets, uniforms, handguns for 100,000 Spanish troops and an ambitious naval buildup program jointly constructing them an entirely new fleet consisting of two heavy cruisers, two capital ships, six light cruisers, 12 destroyers, 12 frigates, 24 corvettes.
 * 4) French military advisors to assist Spanish officers to rebuild their land and naval forces. [MOD RESPONSE]
 * Mod Response: King Jaime III gladly accepts on behalf of Spain in the spirit of friendship and cooperation between our two nations.


 * The Russian Empire: With the Dutch economic debt, the Russian government offers to buy Dutch West Papua, so that the Dutch government has to spend less and earn a to be decided amount of Money.(Dutch Response). While in China, "Uighur Theocratic Army" begins to gain in membership Huiyuan being the city with most membership growth due to Russian Merchants housed in the city. Which is allowed per treaty of Tarbagatai was allowed to happen. With a total of around 50,000 Uighurs being recruited in total, even if quality is lower then one should wish for. Many Uighur recruits being lower classed devout Muslims, who have nothing to lose but everything to gain. With the men taking up their weapons, painting symbols of Uighur Islam on the weapons and their clothing.Making patches with the crescent and star, with the motto "Allah is in Mountains that the Confucianist cannot reach, God is in mountains and deserts." While the Tibetans begin to get basic Russian equipment sold to them, which is more adapted to the Mountains and cold. The Russian army Supporting the independence movements for both people of Outer Mongolia, Uighuristan (East Turkestan) and Tibet. While With the Situation is Bulgaria, the 125,000 Ruthenian army crosses the Bulgarian Border to Restore order in Bulgaria in the Name of Serbia. With all government buildings who were occupied by Bulgarian troops being given back to their Serbian administrators, the Bulgarian flags that are flying in Public being replaced by the Flag of Serbia. Although the Russian Government disapproves of take over of Bulgaria by the Serbian government, Russian government explaining that Russia only intervened to Restore order. Russia approving of the Serbia kings role in Bulgaria but not the take over of Bulgar administration by Serbia. Russian army even being ordered to keep Bulgarian POW's and not hand them over to the local authorities. The lower house of the Duma reminding Serbia that Russia has the right of military passage, and bases in the Bulgarian lands. While this is happening, the Russo-Romanian Oil Company under the Imperial oil Commission, begin to do more and more surveys around Russia and Romania. This to find the best oil in the nations and the kinds that are most needed for ships and for the beginning Car and Truck industry

1911
'''Italian Nationalist Terrorists detonate several explosives at border crossings with the Austrian Empire. In a sympathetic newspaper, they make clear their aim to conquer Trieste, wrest control of the Adriatic, and recover Trentino-South Tyrol. Relations between Italy and Austria sour considerably and many Italians support the idea of reconquering the lost territories.'''

The Wizard of Oz is written this year.

Bolivia begins industrializing quickly thanks to mining profits and a recently constructed rail line linking the interior to the pacific.

The Chinese Civil war yet again begins sees a turning point as japan switches support to the Nationalists and the nationalists make grant advances.

'''The Serbo-Bulgarian War Ends with the decisive capture of Sofia and the destruction of the remnants of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. 150,000 Serbian troops parade through the streets of the fallen Bulgarian Capital. In the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral King Peter of Serbia is crowned King of the South Slavs, by the Exarch Bulgarian Orthodox Church''' ​

'''The Pro-Military/Militarist dominated Reichstag in Germany launches a self-coup to secure power for the growing military elite. Once they have secured power, they make reforms that effectively make Germany a stratocracy. The coup and the reforms after the coup receive support from Wilhelm the II, who some suspect of orchestrating or at least knowing about the coup plans before hand.'''

Tibet, after years of being de facto independent, officially declares their sovereignty from China and requests British and Russian recognition and support.
 * The Kingdom of Belgium is due to making agriculture by developing the countries while they became industrializing a few month.
 * Kingdom of France Dip: We exert pressure at Belgium both externally using a combination of soft and hard power amassing troops at our border as well as promoting the just cause of French reunification with Wallonia via state sponsored propaganda as well as internal pressure using the Walloon branch of the National Revanche Party to protest on the streets demanding a referendum. (Player reponse).
 * Kingdom of Belgium: We accept and A referendum is held in Wallonia and 65 percent vote in favor of unification with France
 * Sidenote: I am technically not a mod but I do know that a referendum for unification would never happen due to the British guarantee making this an act to which the British could intervene. Second of all, not so many people were in favour of unification, as becoming part of France would make the Belgian Bureaucracy lose the power they held.
 * The Kingdom of the Netherlands: As the fort line nicknamed "Hope" comes to a finish many fear for the safety of the Kingdom and it's sovereignty are making preparations should war come. Fort line "Hope" stretches along the entire border. The Kingdom of the Netherlands also demands Flanders or there will be large issues. It also states that the people of Flanders show their support for the Dutch. Secret: Agents from the Royal Secret Intelligence agency are given orders to cause more radical supports. End Secret. (Belgian and Mod responses needed.)
 * La Plata: After years of fiscal contraction policy and the decrease of the money supply in major amounts, the Platinean Peso notably gains some ground in value. The overt end of the Steel glut once again puts the Steel industry on path forward as the growth of population in the south, and the associated growth of major coal mining makes imports in some cases more expensive giving these coal fields direct connection to the existing steel mills. The steel previously purchased for large expansion projects continues to be used but with the influx of Platinean steel into the market as well, more expansion is undertaken. Rosario, Mendoza, and Salta take the next wave of serious expansion of the cities, and infrastructure. The Railway systems of these areas is both modernized and heavily expanded taking the main railway and expanding its tertiary lines in an organized shape around the city to various satellite and countryside towns. The Railway system into the south is also part of this expansion with needs to link the resource rich regions in the south and west, to the populated regions to the north and east. The Platinean mining industry continues to expand with notable sales occurring to Japan which is quickly becoming one of the chief buyers of many Argentine resources and goods. Iron, copper, Beef, Wheat, alongside consumer and household goods. The Light Industry within La Plata had noticeably had an effect on the economy with record numbers of people working in factories rather than more traditional professions. It causes some tension as the rich and aristocrats are forced to shift priorities to face the new reality but will eventually fix itself. Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay, and Santa Catarina see the expansion of their own infrastructure systems, with Railways filling in gaps, and now every major city in these territories is linked into the mainline Platinean railway system. The Railway system pushes through corrientes to Stanta Catarinas major cities with an offshoot line going from Ascuncion to Salta and Tucuman. While the lines heading down through Rio Grand reach the lines expanding up from Uruguay. The benefits of the expanded infrastructure is notable as it allows for ease of settlement, shipping, and contact keeping the country closer together than ever before. The Expansion of the oil industry continues as well with notable buyers once again being Japan. The Influex of capital from the multitude of trade sources allows much more notable expansions as of late with more money being able to be spent on these projects increasing their size and their effectiveness. Another rising industry within La Plata is its shipbuilding industry which sees new dockyards opening up in Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata producing commercial ships. Military dockyards see some modest expansion as well and the first contracts out for Platinean ships since the war ended is ordered. Three destroyers and one heavy cruiser are ordered utilizing the modern designs. They are all expected to be complete next year. La Plata finishes its blueprints for its first modern dreadnoughts. Strangely enough, these dreadnoughts are noted to be larger than existing classes in Europe except the British Orion class. This class remains the main class of dreadnought larger than the Platinean design. Population this year hits 13.2 million due to natural growth and immigration. Immigration report this year puts many immigrants coming from Spain with a smaller amount of Italians this year with the total number of about 100,000. Development of a Pacific port to receive immigrants and help develop the region gives way to roughly 45,000 immigrants from Asia this year. Many more Japanese arrive this year than Chinese. Various small fishing villages are set up along the coast or settle in the city of Puerto Aguire (I put the wrong city last turn) which continues to see development and more connection to the mainland. The cushion fund continues to be built up from Brazilian reparations. Due in large part in Argentina's protection and support of the complicit Brazilian government in Rio de Janeiro, an unusually friendly and bilateral trade agreement is signed in order to develop a key working relationship with Brazil's aristocrats and make conflict in the future an extremely costly endeavor economically for Brazil. Platinean influence in Brazilian trade and economics is noted to have become major and important for both countries. With a complicit government, one could even say both countries could greatly prosper from a good working relationship, and might even do wonders to help reconcile some differences. Trade as far north as Salvador in Brazil is affected by the massive trade shift towards Buenos Aires as the cities begin to become more reliant on goods flowing through La Plata than through actual Brazilian ports. As of this year the number of Argentines within the newly dubbed "Greater Rio Grande region" (Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul) rises with a thriving population of roughly 40,000 Platineans having taken up residence and expanded into empty territory in the region. Uruguay's capital and major port city sees some natural growth occur as it attempts to adjust to the arrival of immigrants.
 * Imperial Federation: MI5 continues to support the Boxers with arms and training should they agree to cease attacks on the Republic of Canton and also recognize its independence. 1911 is a huge year in firearms. In June testing begins on a new Auto-Reloading rifle the Smith-Condit 1911 Rifle. (Smith-Condit Rifle with some refining and a detachable box mag in the Lee-Enfield style) Initial testing of the earlier Smith-Condit 1909 rifle showed excessive parts breakage, primarily in the gas system. The new rifle is significantly stronger than its predecessor with a tougher, less complex gas system. Two variants are presented, a pump-action and bolt action, both in 6.5 British. Although not supremely reliable, the rifle does have several advantages. The lack of side and back ports keeps the internals clean, particularly on the bolt-action version. A specially designed dust and mud cover over the ejection port also aids in this. The bolt handle can be reliably cycled even when the gas system is damaged, and the rifle has a higher rate of fire in both auto-reloading and bolt-action modes due to its short action. An order for 30,000 rifles is put out, to arm one man in every five in the IEF. The guns are expected in 1913, with a potential secondary order in 1914. The English economy continues to specialize in the industries that the government has chosen to support. The chemical industry in particular takes off as the first wave of new college graduate chemists since the increased education funding hits the job market. Turbine production continues to dominate global markets, as Britain holds a near monopoly on turbine propulsion due to its advanced technology, production facilities, and market hold. Shipbuilding benefits from this technological and industrial advantage, as it becomes relatively cheaper to build in the UK. In Australia, the problem of invasive rabbits continues to challenge farmers, ranchers, and the ecosystem. To combat the crisis, widespread culling becomes the norm, and a group of biologists propose releasing several hundred Thylacines from Tanzania, which were native to Australia as recently as 1830, into South Australia as a way to reduce rabbit populations. To aid in the task, farmers and ranchers around the country are visited by members of the newly created Ministry for Ecology. These government employees help educate farmers on the dangers of killing predators. Fines are raised on killing of Dingoes and Thylacines unless a culling order has been placed. Two divisions of the Imperial Indian Army arrive at the border region that Sikkim has been attempting to invade intent on destroying the Sikkim army. The Imperial Federation recognizes Tibet, and offers them 50,000 rifles to ensure their independence.
 * Kingdom of Italy: The marine is given a larger focus on the new torpedo technology and submarines. The fortification program with Dutch support on Sumatra continues, especially along the strait of Malacca to minimize piracy in the region. After the French do not meet the political asylum is given to Solidarite members. Militarism is still popular among the population and many young men still sign up for the army. Investments into the first aircraft takes place, with large focus on light but sustainable motors. The focus for motorbikes as a means of transporting messages is also given, with most divisions having around ten motorized cyclists. Football becomes incredibly popular in all classes, the La Gazzetta dello Sport, a newspaper which exclusively reports on sport events, becomes one of the most popular newspapers in Italy and many people join a football club. The modernization efforts affect the colonies of Carthage and Mali as well, including all ports used by the Italian navy. As ships become larger, harbors are often enlarged as well to have a larger capacity. Three more dreadnoughts are built, along with another four destroyers. The industrialists are given lower taxes if they invest into a more modernized form of production, the same goes for farmers if they use modern farming methods. Fiji becomes more and more of a criminal colony, where not only poor immigrants often end up doing the hard work on the fishing boats or sugar fields, but also criminals that are given the choice of exile work there. The Tyrol incident as the terrorist attacks become known in Italy are heavily condemned. The government puts a bounty on any member of the suspected group, ranging between 20,000 and 100,000 Lire. King Filiberto sends a letter to the Austrian emperor, stating that these maniacs will not tear apart the good Austrian-Italian relationships and similarly, the king gives a speech saying that any violence against Italian allies is violence against Italy itself, and a true patriot, even if he wishes all Italians united, should never use violence achieve this. However, the parliament (including the opposition) calls the Austrian government to hold a referendum over whether South Tyrol and Trieste want to belong to Italy or the Danubian confederation, in order to prevent further violence (AUSTRIAN RESPONSE, PLEASE). The influence over the Zhejiang region is extended by extending the lands for Italian businesses, who invest especially into the locally very important textile industry.
 * Nippon: Before the surprise invasion of Qing is launched, Emperor Meiji steps in and advises against not only breaking a peace treaty signed just a few years ago, but also to the dishonorable actions about to be carried out. The military, and government agree to step in line, and instead a formal request is issued to Emperor Guangxu written by Emperor Meiji himself to understand that the Qing's Mandate has come to an end and to listen to his people. Thia's request is followed up by a formal Japanese offer to mediate an end to the bloodshed. (Mod response). It is implied, however, that should the Qing government be unwilling to listen Japan will be intervene. The the IJN is put into position as well. Construction of the Manchuria rail way connecting Dalian to Mukden, to Vladivostok continues. Dalian's port begins to develop into a major shipping hub as troops, supplies, and goods start to enter Manchuria in larger numbers. Heavy industry continues to grow as ships, and infrastructure projects help stabilize the saturation of tyhe steel market. Exports also styart to pick up again. A trade deal is offered to Argentina due to the growing Japanese community, and growing trade ties. 
 * Kingdom of Portugal: The economy continues to grow as the government continues its policies. The four Royal Sovereign pre-dreadnought battleships are received by the Portuguese Navy and are commissioned into the fleet as Rei Afonso V, Diogo Cao, Luis de Camoes, and Pero Escobar. As they arrive in Lisbon, the Prime Minister, Admiral Francisco Joaquim do Amaral, gave a speech about it being the first part of the King's plan to restore the Portuguese nation to its rightful glory as having an ancient seafaring tradition. Prince Manuel, the second son of King Carlos who graduated the Naval School recently to become a professional naval officer, was also in attendance in Lisbon at the commissioning ceremony. The navy hierarchy is again reformed: the Home Squadron becomes the Home Fleet, with four battleships, two cruisers, and five destroyers. The Far East Squadron becomes the Far East Fleet, with two battleships (one Admiral-class and one Royal Sovereign), five cruisers, and five destroyers. The Lisbon Naval Arsenal lays down the first of the new Guadiana-class destroyers developed for the fleet by Portuguese engineers with British help, with five total planned to bring the Portuguese destroyer force to a total of 15 by 1917. With the increasing economic growth, the government directs more of the new revenue to several endeavours, including education as well as naval funding. At the same time, Amaral is careful not to go beyond the existing budget and bring Portugal into debt as previous governments had done in the last century. The new budget also allows several more minor ships to be built, including torpedo boats for coastal patrol. The submarine that has been under construction will be completed by 1913. The Portuguese Legion continues to grow in strength as more young officers join the organisation, and it opens its ranks to any adult Portuguese citizen. The National Union considers formally making the organisation a civil defense group as part of the military. Education also receives more funding, with more schools being built both in the homeland in Portuguese colonies. The University of Lisbon is established in the capital for public higher education. Exports of raw materials increase, and the government combines several state-owned companies in Angola and Mozambique into one National Mining Corporation. This new umbrella company oversees the majority of mining operations in these colonies, especially in diamonds and iron ore. Other European companies are still encouraged to invest in developing the resources in Portuguese colonies. The agricultural sector also continues to thrive. Portugal itself is seeing economic growth that has been unprecedented, helping the National Union's popularity.
 * United States: Eugene Burton Ely lands his airplane on the modified deck of the USS Pennsylvania making him the first man to land an airplane on a ship. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire kills 146 workers in New York City making it the deadliest workplace disaster in New York's history. A new Browning pistol is adopted this year giving its name, the M1911. Standard Oil is declared a monopoly by Congress and orders its dismantling. The first Indianapolis 500 race occurs. The last wild native American, Ishi of the Yana people of California emerges from the woods into civilization. A series of events in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona led to a shootout where a gang member, John Marston, is killed in a savage last stand between him and the FBI to allow his family to escape. It is also said that in the adventures of Marston post-gang, he did had a supposed encounter with the supernatural of walking dead which led to the killing of a supposed rouge Mexican colonel. Chevrolet enters the automobile industry. Roosevelt introduces his new economic policy called the Square Deal.


 * The Russian Empire: The Russian lower house of the Duma condemns the military coup in the German Empire, the Russian government fearing what a militaristic Germany could mean on the world stage. The demand for a treaty about the Serbo-Bulgarian situation grow as many in both the army and civil government want to ensure the rights Russian civilians and keeping the Military passage and transport agreements. In Uighurstan, Sabit Damolla declares the independence of the Uighur State with the National Uighur Counsel declaring him as Regent of the Uighur throne until the Uighur state can become more stable. The Uighur State Authority, not yet being solid everywhere, as the confusion together with the fact that not all members of the National Uighur counsel have been able to go to the big cities and forts. Some of the most remote areas of the Uighur state not even yet knowing of the rebellion, needing administrators and militias loyal to the Uighur state explain the new freedom that they desire to achieve.
 * Turkey: In the first year of the new parliament, factions begin being set up within the Young Turk Party, splitting into four sections: the Ultranationalist Faction led by Aktug Orbay, the Republican Party led by Umu Necmi, the Democratic Liberal Party led by Torhan Neftci, and the National Socialist Commune led by Tebrik Bayraktar. The splitting of factions causes political corruption to rise within the parliamentary, and many of the speakers for each Young Turk section has begun their own political career and path in order to put their ideology at the forefront of the country. To properly re-assess and revive diplomatic ventures, trade deals are offered with the Imperial Federation, Persia, the Rashidi Caliphate, and the Italian Kingdom (Player Responses Needed). Industrialization expands. A restructuring of the current Turkish culture begins. An offer is extended to the Imperial Federation to buy a large number of new and modern weaponry (Player Response Needed), while the older models and equipment are secretly funneled into the Greek region of Ionia and the bordering Russian regions as a means of inciting Turkish and other ethnic nationalist revolutions in the near future.
 * Citing a strong relationship with Greece, the IF will not sell weapons to Turkey.


 * Kingdom of France: The incorporation of the Wallonian region is celebrated across France as Boulanger decrees in his infamous speech that a new day arises for France, no longer shall Frenchman be under the foreign yoke. We recognize the creation of the Kingdom of South Slavs, congratulating King Peter for his lifelong achievements extending our support for this newly created realm and offering our assistance whenever required. We recognize Tibetian independence and send them humanitarian help. Cooperation with our Spanish allies increases greatly as we engage in all kinds of joint programs such as heavily investing in Spanish infrastructure and industry by providing them with capital in the form of loans by French banks in Spanish individuals, direct investment by French corporations opening up new branches in Spain as well as joint projects while also dispatching engineers to help them design their new infrastructure projects and industrial investments. Joint research and development programs also could take place for civilian or military purposes. Assisting in rebuilding their land and naval forces by jointly producing French cutting edge infantry rifles along with infantry equipment such as helmets, uniforms, handguns for 100,000 Spanish troops and an ambitious naval buildup program jointly constructing for them an entirely new fleet consisting of two heavy cruisers, two capital ships, six light cruisers, 12 destroyers, 12 frigates, 24 corvettes. French military advisors assisting Spanish officers to rebuild their land and naval forces. Simultaneously both our army and navy are updated to modern standards with older ships being decommisioned and newer ones being planned to replace them, although work on them would begin after the successfull conclusion of the Spanish revival programs. Same for the army as older equipments starts to be decommisioned while the procurement of new equipment shall take place after the successfull conclusion of the Spanish revival programs. Napoleon IV continues to serve strengthening the nation and the regime by serving as its figurehead. Investment in the Napoleonic line continues as the French-Swiss border is further fortified and a light fortifications line is created to protect the newly incorporated Wallonian region at the borders with Belgium (Flanders), Germany and Luxemburg. Works continue elsewhere all along the Napoleonic line. We repeat our proposal of rapprochement to the German Empire, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Italy a detailed proposal offering an ambitious road map to soothe ethnic tensions sparing our poor brethren from harm while cementing peace and prosperity in the form of a conference where we would discuss on how to deal with aforementioned ethnic issues and bring long term peace and prosperity in Europe. [German Empire, Italian Kingdom, Kingdom of Netherlands Responses]. Also, we make another proposal to our Spanish ally, King Jaime III, offering to concede our dominion over Pheasant Island instead of the current shared sovereignty that was agreed in the Treaty of the Pyrenees due to the great relations our nations enjoy currently. [Mod Response]
 * Dutch Diplomacy: We also desire to protect our brethren and retain peace and prosperity in Europe so we will arrive.


 * Danubian Federation: We agree to have a referendum in the South Tyrol region but not the Trieste region.

1912
'''The Reichstag, now made up of military officers, votes in Alfred Von Schlieffen, Chief of Staff of the German Army, as Chancellor of Germany. He immediately sends a message to France, telling them that Germany will only reconcile with France if they give up their revanchist claims to the Dijon and Alsace-Lorraine regions and end any and all attempts to counter German influence.'''

''' Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution that shares power between the Serbian and Bulgarian populations. The unification of most of the South Slavs leads to an uptick in nationalist sentiment in Austrian Croatia. '''

''' Mexico, with liberal American investment, quickly experiences an economic boom. Working conditions remain extremely poor, and agricultural workers do not experience any growth and instead face falling prices for their produce due to American competiton. '''

We are retconning the whole Belgium Wallonia shit.

'''In China, the Han Nationalists surround and besiege the imperial capital of Beijing. With this and the Japanese pressure, the Qing Emperor orders all Qing forces to cease fighting and surrender to the nationalist forces. He agrees to abdicate from his thrown and is landed into the custody of the Han Nationalists.'''

The Mau Mau Rebels continue their insurgency in the ZAR.


 * Imperial Federation: Still largely equipped with the aging Maxim and Madsen Machine-guns, the army conducts trials to procure new weapons. The 1912 Military Machine gun trials produce two clear choices from the Vickers Company. The Vickers Heavy Machine gun is the obvious choice for a sustained, non-portable machine gun. Meanwhile, the Vickers-Berthier Light Machine gun offers a lighter, reliable, and cheap gun to replace the Madsen. They two guns are quickly placed into production alongside the Smith-Condit 1911 Rifle. A fourth weapon enters service with the IEF and IIA, the Fosbery 1891/1912 Slam-Action Shotgun. The war in China had revealed a deficiency in the assault power of the IEF, which a typical bolt-action can not easily solve. The adoption of the Fosbery gives IEF soldiers the power to fire five rounds of either buckshot or slugs in tight quarters. The guns are fitted with a perforated barrel guard and a standard bayonet lug. This revamp of the armed forces creates huge stocks of older HMGs, LMGs, and rifles. The overall stock of modern Lee-Enfield rifles sits at 1.5 million units with another 850,000 issued to the Home Army. The English economy continues to specialize in the industries that the government has chosen to support. The chemical industry in particular takes off as the first wave of new college graduate chemists since the increased education funding hits the job market. Turbine production continues to dominate global markets, as Britain holds a near monopoly on turbine propulsion due to its advanced technology, production facilities, and market hold. Shipbuilding benefits from this technological and industrial advantage, as it becomes relatively cheaper to build in the UK. Tractors become a major export as several prominent English tractor builders come to hold a 25 percent global market share on the important machines. MI5 continues to support the Boxers with arms and training should they agree to cease attacks on the Republic of Canton and also recognize its independence. The navy also completes several projects this year. The Orion class super-dreadnoughts are commissioned into the Royal Navy, the first battleships to feature a 14" main battery. The ships follow on the "standard type" and employ the eight guns in four superfiring turrets. Additionally, the Lion-class pursuit battleships are launched and commissioned.


 * Danubian Federation: The Renovation of Vienna continues as a new parliament building is constructed called the “Palace of the Union” in the center of the city. More to be added.


 * Kingdom of Portugal: The Portuguese economy continues to grow in both the European homeland as well as in the overseas colonies. The National Mining Corporation consolidated several previously state owned companies and the efficiency of Angolan and Mozambique mining operations has improved, increasing diamond and iron ore production. Other raw materials are also being produced there. The railways constructed throughout the African regions also increase trade. Portugal asks Britain if it can purchase some of its older rifle stocks for the Portuguese Army. (British response) The first of the Guadiana-class destroyers approaches completion, as does the submarine, Espadarte. The Guadiana has a displacement of 700 tons and is 240 ft long, equipped with three smaller 100 mm and 75 mm guns and four torpedo tubes. Espadarte, which will be the basis for establishing the 1st Submarine Squadron of the Portuguese Navy, is 148 ft long and has two torpedo tubes for 18" torpedoes. The Olympics Committee of Portugal is established. The Liberals combine with other left-wing factions to unite into the Portuguese Republican Party, a unified opposition to challenge the National Union in the next legislative election planned for next year. As the Republicans try to campaign in the country side, the National Union sees its own political leaders rise, including Joao Franco, who becomes the general secretary of the Union. Franco shows promise, along with diplomat Tomas de Sousa Rosa and colonial minister Jose Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa, who challenge the military officer-dominated government. Franco, Horta e Costa, and Sousa Rosa are all considered for premiership following the next election by King Carlos. The administration of Admiral Francisco do Amaral will continue until next year.
 * The Kingdom of The Netherlands: The Kingdom of the Netherlands sends diplomats to France and Belgium to discuss the bringing of Flanders into Dutch control and the Dutch in Dunkirk and Artois. Following the transfer of Flanders the Dutch government works to expand the industry in Flanders and allows any who wish to return to Belgium to do so as the people had little choice in the transfer of rule.
 * Kingdom of Belgium: the government Belgian accept the flander to dutch authority.
 * nope not happening. no nation in its right mind would commit suicide. With Blood and Iron (talk) 17:33, August 12, 2019 (UTC)