Fractured America (Map Game)

Note!
The POD and everything else is fixed as reqested!

POD
The Sout wins the US Civil War when after the Battle of Bull Run, the ANV pursues the AP and destroys it in the Battle of Frederick in Maryland, leaving Washington DC wide open to attack by CS forces. The ANV marches into DC unoposed, earning it recognition by France and Britain and forcing the USA to surrender to the Confederacy and cede it Arizona, OTL Oklahoma, and Kentucky. CS independace is recognized on July 4th when the Treaty of Richmond is signed.

Rules
Be Plausible, we dont want a repeat of the US Civil War Map Game

One nation per player excpet for puppet states, your nation controls those directly

Turns are in half years

One turn every day

The Game Starts on 10/22/2011

DeanSims created this game

The game starts in1862.0

Mods
There will be 7 mods
 * 1) DeanSims 17:18, October 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) ChrisL123
 * 3) CrimsonAssassin 02:27, October 26, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) LurkerLordB

Nations
Feel free to add a nation if its missing!

Eurasia
UK: ChrisL123

France: Galaguerra1

Prussia: Tbguy1992

Russia: Jazon Naparleon

Austria:

Spain:

Portugal:

Italy:

China: LurkerLordB

Japan: Tim

Ottoman Empire: Yankovic270

North America
United States of America: DeanSims 17:18, October 22, 2011 (UTC)

Confederate States of America: CrimsonAssassin 02:40, October 24, 2011 (UTC)

Mexico:

Central American States:

South America
Peru:

Brazil:

Argentina:

Chile: Katholico 03:26, October 25, 2011 (UTC)

Colombia: Fed (talk) 02:34, October 25, 2011 (UTC)

Venezuela:

Ecuador:

Uraguay:

Africa
Ethiopia Azecreth

1862

 * Qing Emperor of China Tongzhi recognizes the Confederate States of America, although it is in truth his mother Cixi who controls the nation. Meanwhile, in Manchuria a revival of traditional Manchurian traditions and names begins, with support from the Manchurian Qing government.
 * Japan expands its colonial holdings on the island of Sakhalin and sees the need for improved trade agreements and propses trade alliances to China, Britian, and the CSA.
 * China seeks to modernize their nation more, and doesn't want the Europeans dominating their trade. Therefore, they begin to trade with Japan.
 * The Ottomon Empire starts the slow process of industrialization with designs purchased from Brtian and the United States. Sultan Murad V is determined to end the Ottoman Empire's status as the "Sick Man of Europe".
 * While they don't generally condone it, the UK recognizes the CSA mostly because of the cotton trade.
 * Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera stages a liberal rebellion from the states of Cauca and Antioquia against the conservative government. The liberal and jingoistic United States of Colombia is established. the USC quickly recognizes the CSA as a legitimate government and lays claims to their territories under former Gran Colombia.
 * Tsar Alexander II begins to modernize and liberalize the Russian Empire, bringing about an emancipation of the serfs, the recreation of the Duma based more on the American Congress, and begins to construct more railroads. The Tsar refuses to acknowledge the Confederate States, and proposes an economic alliance between the US and Russia.
 * The CSA accepts the Japanese alliance. Rebuilding begins, along with a parade in Richmond celebrating peace.
 * An Envoy of Prussia arrives in Richmond to announce the King's Government has officially recognized the Confederate States of America. The General Staff begins studying the tactics used in the War of Confederate Independence to develop new strategies, though it is some time before any conclusions can be drawn.
 * Emperor Tewodros II institutes an economic program intended to modernize Ethiopia. They do not recognize the CSA, because of the slavery issue, and the example it could set for people in their empire.
 * The Emperor Napoleon III sends more troops to support the count of Lorencez in Mexico, sending also the general Bazaine to relieve him of the campagin leding. The emperor is improving the army with new weapons and strategies, and asks for trade of weapons and other resources to Chile and Japan. Napoleon III asks the CSA to help him in the mexican intervention. In exchange, the emperor Maximilian of Habsburg will give to the CSA the Baja California Peninsula.
 * The Presidente Jose Joaquin Perez, after the "incident of the Araucania kingdom", order the occupation of the Mapuche territories between Bio-Bio and Tolten rivers, puting the southern army under the command of the Colonel Cornelio Saavedra.

1862.5

 * China begins to build up their navy, hoping that they will not have a repeat of the disastrous Opium Wars. They try to increase trade with the CSA and other nations without overseas empires, to reduce the chance of being colonized. The Manchu restoration continues.
 * A huge process of military build-up is started. Demand back in the European markets for rubber makes the Colombian government to begin focusing on the Amazon Region, paying huge amounts of money and giving a few trade rights in rubber to the Ecuadorian, Peruvian and Brazilian governments to Acknowledge that the Colombian frontier stretches down to the Amazon River.
 * Otto von Bismark is named the Chancellor of Prussia by King William I. Modernization efforts and an emphasis on Industry is promoted with lower taxes and massive subsidies. Companies like Krupp immediately are granted huge loans to expand their factories and holdings.
 * With the serfs freed and the creation of a Middle Class underway, the Tsar continues to build railroads to connect European Russia with Siberia, in order to exploit more of the nation's natural resources. In addition, the Russian military continues to be modernized, having its basis most heavily on the British Armed Forces.
 * The french army continues in war with Mexico, and the conservatives in this country sell new weapons and information to Bazaine. Now the Emperor Napoleon III sends a letter to William I asking for a non-agression pact and trade.
 * The Ottomans begin using the industrial machinery purchased from the United States to start building up local Ottoman industry. They begin the processes of extracting the vital resources needed for their industrial build-up.
 * Meanwhile, new cities are built in former mapuche territories now annexed peacefully or by force, the Chilean government begin a process to modernize the national industries with the arrive of more engineers from Europe. Is expected, also, that the army and navy will are improved after of negotiate military technology with other countries.
 * Japan begins a military overhaul that will put it on par with several Westernized nations and expands territorial holdings on the Island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. Japan improves road and rail infastructure.

1863.0

 * Chancellor Bismarck is concerned about the French offer for an alliance, especially considering the various small German states that Bismarck would like to bring into a German Reich. He advises William I to accept the trade agreement, but that negotiations should take place before any firm alliance is established.
 * Empress Cixi of China orders an increase of industrialization of China. Manchuria is the fastest-industrializing area of the nation, although it is far behind many other nations of course. They build up their military with all of the new factories.
 * The Tsar continues the modernization of the military and the building of railroads throughout Siberia.
 * The Ethiopian Empire continues it's modernisation program, with the economy taking a slight dip as debt is accrued to import modern machinery from Prussian companies.
 * The Ottomans continue their campaign of industrial modernization by adopting a new type of rifle for their army. It is based on the American Springfield rifle musket, which has been imported to the Ottoman Empire in small amounts.