Emancipation (Map Game)





In the year 1861, Tsar Alexander II of Russia issued the Manifest ob Otmene Krepostnogo Prava of 1861. The Emancipation Manifesto, as it came to be known, proclaimed the freedom of all Russian peasants from serfdom and virtual slavery to their aristocratic masters. Halfway across the world, the opposite transpired when seven American states seceded and thereafter united to form the Confederate States of America — a federation committed to the protection of slavery — sparking the American Civil War just two months later.

You now sit at the helm of one of the world's numerous nation-states or colonies, and it is up to you to decide the fate of your country. How will you face the impending slave crisis? How will you deal with freedom of the peasantry? How will you respond to the great Emancipation?

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Sign-ups
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 * Flag of France.svg French Empire
 * Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portuguese Empire
 * Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Empire
 * Flag of United Confederation of Central America.png United Confederation of Central America
 * Kanaka Maoli flag.svg   Commonwealth of Hawaii

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Europe

 * Flag of Andorra.svg Principality of Andorra
 * Flag_of_the_Couto_Misto.svg Couto Misto
 * Flag_of_France.svg'Second French Empire' V.M.PersonalCoA.png Victor Molinaro(talk) V.M.PersonalCoA2.png
 * Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire IstocnoSarajevo (talk) 06:10, April 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * 800px-Flag of the German Confederation (war) svg.png South German Empire Triumph is at hand ( talk )
 * Flag_of_Greece_(1822-1978).svg Kingdom of Greece Ethan.beckner
 * Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946).svg Kingdom of Italy
 * Flag_of_Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland
 * Flag_of_Jutland_(EMP).png Union of Juteland  Blason_comte_fr_Anjou.svg By the grace of god Count of maine Forcalquier Anjou and Provence Prince of Naples and albania and his highness the prince of France Belial. 
 * Flag_of_Monaco.svg Principality of Monaco
 * Flag_of_the_Principality_of_Montenegro.svg Principality of Montenegro
 * Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg Kingdom of the Netherlands AM, the King of the Banat
 * Flag_of_the_Papal_States_(1825-1870).svg States of the Church (Papal States): Callumthered (talk) 12:17, March 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * Flag_Portugal_(1830).svg Kingdom of Portugal Tao64
 * Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire -
 * Flag_of_Finland_(state).svg Grand Duchy of Finland -
 * Merchant_ensign_of_Vistula_ships_of_Congress_Poland.svg Congress Poland -
 * Flag_of_San_Marino.svg Most Serene Republic of San Marino
 * Civil_Flag_of_Serbia.svg Principality of Serbia
 * Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg Kingdom of Spain -
 * Union Jack of Sweden and Norway (1844-1905).svg United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Swiss Confederation -
 * Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Asia

 * Emirate of Afghanistan- Bozistanball
 * Kingdom of Bhutan
 * British Raj Red Ensign.svg Indian Empire - User: &#x20;Harvey.bell
 * Sultanate of Brunei
 * Emirate of Bukhara
 * Kingdom of Burma
 * Red flag.svg Republic of China
 * Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch East Indies - AM, the King of the Banat
 * Emirate of Ha'il
 * Flag_of_the_Tokugawa_Shogunate.svg Japanese Empire (Tokugawa Shogunate)  Nlenhardt (talk)
 * Ryūkyū Kingdom
 * Kiribati Colony
 * Marshall Islands
 * Sultanate of Johor
 * Kingdom of Kabul (Kabulistan)
 * Khanate of Khiva
 * Khanate of Kokand
 * Flag of Korea (PMIII).png Great Korean Empire
 * Sultanate of Maguindanao
 * Sultanate of Maldives
 * Kingdom of Manipur
 * Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
 * Negeri Sembilan
 * Kingdom of Nepal
 * Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire.svg Ottoman Empire ~ AH28
 * Sultanate of Pahang
 * Sultanate of Perak
 * Persian Empire
 * Kingdom of Sarawak
 * Sultanate of Selangor
 * Kingdom of Siam Yellowcat5 (talk)
 * Chogyalate of Sikkim
 * Sultanate of Sulu
 * [[file:Flag_of_France.svg|30px]] —[[file:Flag of Colonial Annam.svg|30px]] French Indochina V.M.PersonalCoA.png Victor Molinaro(talk) V.M.PersonalCoA2.png


 * ​Empire of Annam
 * Kingdom of Cambodia
 * ​French Laos

North America

 * Flag of Canada-1868-Red.svg Republic of Canada -
 * Flag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg Confederate States of America - Vatonica (talk) 20:52, April 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * Flag of United Confederation of Central America.png—Flag of El Salvador.svg Province of El Salvador -
 * Flag of United Confederation of Central America.png—Flag of Guatemala (1858–1871).svg Province of Guatemala - Dustin2557 (talk) 17:24, March 30, 2016 (UTC)
 * Flag of Costa Rica.svg Republic of Costa Rica
 * Flag of Haiti.svg Republic of Haiti
 * Flag of Honduras (1839-1866).svg Republic of Honduras
 * [[file:Flag_of_France.svg|30px]] — Bandera_del_Segundo_Imperio_Mexicano_(1864-1867).svg  Mexican Empire
 * Flag of Nicaragua (1858-1889 and 1893-1896).svg Republic of Nicaragua
 * Flag of Texas.svg Second Texan Republic: Darkerpink
 * US flag 34 stars.svg United States of America
 * [[file:Flag_of_France.svg|30px]] —[[file:FrenchWestIndiesCompanyEmancipationMG.svg|30px]] French West Indies V.M.PersonalCoA.png Victor Molinaro(talk) V.M.PersonalCoA2.png
 * Quebec

South America

 * Flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia.svg Kingdom of Patagonia - Zamarak500 (talk)
 * Flag of the Argentine Confederation.svg Argentine Confederation- Captainjohnrex (talk) 14:08, March 31, 2016 (UTC)
 * Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivian Republic
 * Flag of Empire of Brazil (1870-1889).svg Empire of Brazil-
 * Guiana_Federation.png Guiana Federation - Great showing. B23 (talk)
 * Flag of Colombia.svg United States of Colombia - Flippedlion.png NicDonalds  Talk Lionsymbol.png 02:37, April 12, 2016 (UTC)
 * Flag of Ecuador.svg Republic of Ecuador
 * Flag of France.svg French Guiana V.M.PersonalCoA.png Victor Molinaro(talk) V.M.PersonalCoA2.png
 * Flag of Paraguay.svg Republic of Paraguay
 * Flag of Peru (1825 - 1950).svg Peruvian Republic:--Abeiders verenig (talk) 19:16, April 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * Flag of the Netherlands.svg Colony of Surinam
 * Flag of Uruguay.svg Eastern Republic of Uruguay
 * Flag of Venezuela.svg Republic of Venezuela
 * [[file:Flag_of_France.svg|30px]]Empress Gisela Island (Formerly Franz Joseph) V.M.PersonalCoA.png Victor Molinaro(talk) V.M.PersonalCoA2.png

Africa

 * Kingdom of Ankole
 * Anziku Kingdom
 * Aro Confederacy
 * Asante Union
 * Kingdom of Baguirmi
 * Kingdom of Baol
 * Benin Empire
 * Bornu Empire
 * Kingdom of Buganda
 * Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
 * Kingdom of Burundi
 * Kingdom of Cayor
 * Kingdom of Dahomey
 * Ethiopian Empire
 * Imamate of Futa Toro
 * Kingdom of Garo
 * Kingdom of Gera
 * Kingdom of Gomma
 * Kingdom of Gumma
 * Kingdom of Janjero
 * Kingdom of Jimma
 * Jolof Kingdom
 * Kingdom of Kaffa
 * Kénédougou Kingdom
 * Kingdom of Khasso
 * Kingdom of Kongo
 * Kingdom of Koya
 * Kingdom of Loango
 * Luba Empire
 * Lunda Empire
 * Matabele Kingdom
 * Sultanate of Morocco
 * Flag_of_Belgium.svg Kingdom of New Bruxelles Krystocat (Talk)
 * Ouaddai Empire
 * Oyo Empire
 * Kingdom of Rwanda
 * Sokoto Caliphate
 * Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg Flag_of_the_Cape_Colony.png Cape Colony - AM, the King of the Banat
 * Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg Sultanate of Zanzibar - AM, the King of the Banat
 * Toro Kingdom
 * Toucouleur Empire- Thisismacedon
 * Imamate of Futa Jallon
 * Republic of Liberia
 * Kingdom of Fada N'gourma
 * Kingdom of Tenkodogo
 * Flag of Transvaal.svg South African Republic-
 * African National Congress Flag.svg Kingdom of Bantuland
 * Kingdom of Welayta
 * Yeke Kingdom
 * Kingdom of the Zulus
 * [[file:Flag_of_France.svg|30px]]French Algeria
 * [[file:Flag_of_France.svg|30px]]Merina Kingdom

Oceania

 * Australia Republican Flag.gif Republic of Australia — Flag of Tasmania.svg HawkAussie (Talk) Flag of Australia.svg 05:16, April 1, 2016 (UTC)
 * Australia Republican Flag.gif—Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg Province of New Zealand
 * Bora Bora.png Kingdom of Bora Bora — User:Kaiserwilhelm3
 * Fiji
 * Kanaka Maoli flag.svg Commonwealth of Hawaii —  Orange 
 * Kanaka Maoli flag.svg—Flag_of_Tahiti.svg Autonomous Province of 'Alihikaua/Tahiti —  Orange 
 * Kingdom of Huahine
 * Kingdom of Raiatea
 * Kingdom of Rapa Nui
 * Kingdom of Samoa
 * Tu'i Tonga
 * [[file:Flag of France.svg|30px]] —[[file:Flag of the Society Islands Protectorate.svg|30px]] Naval Base of Tahiti  V.M.PersonalCoA.png Victor Molinaro(talk) V.M.PersonalCoA2.png
 * Westralia-flag.svg Kingdom of Westralia —  The  Tim   Man  (TSW • AH • MGW • Contribs )

Note on Mod Events
Mod Events will be organised into War, Political , Social , Economic and Miscellaneous categories. They will also be listed chronologically; events with no certain dates will be placed at the bottom of the mod events section.

1875
'''The Chinese population once again begin to protest against the total incompetence of their government, citing their inability to maintain control of Chinese territories. The ideas of socialism begin to spread in China, and a new movement known as the Socialist Front begins to take shape.'''

'''In Germany, the North and South continue to clash. While the South has larger numbers, the North has more technology.'''

'''The uprising in Ireland has been put down by the British army, and the leaders of the Republic are arrested. Britain turns its attention to Europe, declaring its support for the Protestant north and once again deploying 50,000 soldiers to Germany.'''

Nebraska and Illinois fall to the Confederacy, while Montana and the Dakotas are occupied by Canada.

'''Königsberg falls to the South German armies marching through Poland, taking the city. Morale in the German Empire is lowered by the loss of the city.'''

'''Belgium falls overwhelmed by the advancing Dutch and French forces. King Leopold II manages to escape to his colony in Africa.'''

'''Korean economy has taken a huge hit by loaning a huge sum of money to fund the Hawaiian pineapple industry, with extremely high interest rates. Even with huge taxes, Korea is unable to make the first repayment, effectively going bankrupt, although Korean government insists that they are not bankrupt, fearing further damage in the Korean economy.''' Please check the previous turn.

Candies you have no authority to cross out mod events, further disciplinary action will happen.

'''Everyone adjust inflation pls, if you can't find a site, click here. ~Wrto12'''


 * Westralia: The term of the last Parliament and the last of Frederick Mayweather's Prime Ministership comes to an end as the PM may only serve two terms simultaneously. The 1875 Congressional Elections are held this year, to elect the 1st Royal Congress. 100 seats in the National Assembly and 50 in the Senate are available. A preferential voting system is utilised, and decreed that a party must secure at least 2% of the vote to win a seat. The Democratic Labour Party (Demlab in shorthand), on its platform of improving income equality, wins 62 of the seats in the National Assembly, and 28 in the Senate, thus becoming the largest party in Congress. The National Unity Party, declaring an ideology of liberal conservatism, becomes the second-largest party with 28 seats in the National Assembly and ten in the Senate. Other parties include the Christian Democratic Union (3, 2), Westralian Socialist Party (3, 5), National Miners' Party (2, 3), and the National Agrarian Party (2, 2). A few days later the two largest parties, the DLP and NUP, put forth their candidate for Prime Minister. The Ministerial candidate must be an MNA (Member of the National Assembly), and is chosen by each party's central organ. A first-past-the-post system is used for the Ministerial elections, through popular vote. The DLP's candidate, Harold Symons, wins 73% of the vote, while his NUP opponent Paul Arlyn, 1st Earl Arlyn, wins only 27%. Symons is therefore to be inaugurated as the second Prime Minister of Westralia in July, and the Earl Arlyn becomes Leader of the Opposition. In other news, the new currency, the Sovereign, is introduced into circulation. Our invasion of Hong Kong goes smoothly, and Westralian flags are raised all around the island as our forces occupy Hong Kong. We continue our efforts to evacuate Christians from China, and open up Hong Kong as a safe haven for Christians. Outgoing Prime Minister Frederick Mayweather is rewarded for his efforts by the King, who decides to knight him, inducting him into the Most Excellent and Noble Order of the Black Swan, as its first knight. Sir Frederick Mayweather, a non-partisan, chooses to retire from politics, instead devoting his time to the wine-fields of Alexandria.


 * German Empire (North Germany): The invasion of our southern neighbor continues. Meanwhile, the government secured a bid from the arms company Walther to produce arms like rifles and pistols. We also welcome the British aid for us, and planned a joint Anglo-Imperial naval bombardment of our southern neighbor's Adriatic coastline and land troops there, too . We also ask Italy to use this as an opportunity to snatch Italian-speaking regions of the south. Meanwhile, the Labor League hopes to use the war and turn it to a socialist revolution by recruiting some of the ethnic minorities oppressed by the South, but still Frank elects to cooperate with government in the meantime.
 * MOD: Sorry, Ist, but you can't do this, as ATL Austria had previously ceded most Italian-speaking lands to Italy upon Italy's initial unification. ~Tim
 * MOD: South Germany has no more coast due to the Eastern European Peace Treaty (Emancipation Map Game). Also, there is only one minority left in South Germany: the Czechs, who have been oppressed to hell. ~AM
 * Guiana Federation: The infrastructure and military is continue to improve. Some roads are looking to be almost complete in various cities and towns in our nation, besides there's more to come. Military looks to be not taking too many risks of recruiting many more troops in the military of Guiana Federation, it seems that the military looks to recruit 100-200 troops. Military is not seeking to take a development of a new weapon. As it stands, there's nothing to discuss. The port at the coast of Georgetown, seems that some of the ships look to be built and it might take a few years to complete its construction.


 * South German Empire: Emperor Franz Joseph I declares that it can only be one Germany, so it shall be ours. Our 200.000 troops in Königsberg, after securing East Prussia, cross Poland again and attack North Germany heading for Berlin. Steyr-Daimler-Puch has grown immensely, due to our huge orders of rifles and other weapons and continues to be an innovative weapons manufacturer, while supplying many of our needs in military equipment and ammo. Krupp and Steyr-Daimler-Puch are competing for government contracts for war material, which augment their growth and quality. Development of our nation continues, improving our infrastructure and our industry. We continue centralizing the South German Empire.
 * South German Diplomacy: We ask our ally Denmark to join the war against Northern Germany as they are as much of a threat to them as they are to us. We also ask Netherlands to blockade the Northern Germans as they are as much of a threat to them as they are to us. We ask France and Russia for further support.
 * French Secret Diplomacy:​ We'll keep sending supplies to our National Guard soldiers, and another 20,000 have "volunteered".


 * Hawaii: Our military and infrastructure improve. Modernization of Honolulu continues, and our settlements grow. Cultivation of guavas by the Lana'i Pineapple Co. has been working, and may save the company given expansion and time. To save their economy, we  strongly advise Korea to pull out of the pineapple industry, and invest in our pearl, fishing, tourism (too early for tourism?), and perhaps our early guava industry; we will place subsidations on any trade products to help their economy recover. We ask Bora Bora, Huahine, Samoa, Raiatea, Tu'i Tonga, and Fiji to join a Pacific defensive coalition, to better defend ourselves from foreign colonialism.  (MOD RESPONSES REQUIRED)


 *  MOD:  Huahine, Samoa, Raiatea, Tu'i Tonga and Fiji are at war against you and Bora Bora, you are bigger threat to them than the colonial powers.
 * OOC Hawaii: We made peace a few years ago; check the archives if you must.
 * MOD: Samoa and Fiji accept
 * MOD: Huahine, Raiatea, Tu'i Tonga decline.
 * Bora Bora Diplomacy: We accept. (Also Raiatea was annexed.)
 * Korea OOC: I already did?
 * OOC Hawaii: The mod events say otherwise ...


 * Confederate States of America:  We continue our war with America. We tell France that we would support Quebecois independence only if Canada, our ally, would also be willing to recognize it. The current President is Augustus Hill Garland, who in the wake of the war, establishes a centralized and functional Supreme Court, and refuses to suspend  Habeas Corpus . Furthermore, he diverts some federal money to the construction of schools and infrastructure.  We place our primary focus on military, and our secondary focus on Commerce . Garland attempts to slightly increase the role of the federal government. Learning from the Civil War, we move our capital south to the city of Augusta, Georgia. Though it is a small city, it is perfectly located in the center of the country, is on the border between two states, and is difficult to reach militarily. With Illinois and Nebraska under our control, we assign Simon Bolivar Buckner as military governor of Illinois, and Edmund Kirby Smith as military governor of Nebraska. Garland improves the size of the navy, and constructs a West Point-style army school in Charlottesville, Virginia, and creates a similar naval school in Pensacola, Florida.


 * MOD: Canada reluctantly recognizes Quebecois independence. But asks Quebec/France in return to support them in the war against the USA as the USA are a threat both to Canada and Quebec.
 * French Diplomacy: We accept Canadian/CSA terms, and we start an invasion of the USA through California, with the 40,000 regular French troops in Mexico, supported by the Mexican army. We request that California is reincorporated to Mexico, as it was prior to 1848. We propose a Conference to be held in Augusta to decide the boundaries of North America after the war ends, and define the border of Quebec.


 * Kingdom of the Netherlands: We continue expanding our economy, and industrialize more. We expand 10 px into Africa northward and 10 px into Borneo on the eastern coast. We begin turning Zanzibar into our colony. We propose a peace to Leopold II of Belgium, if he gives us the entirety of Flanders. We begin influencing Griqualand West, supporting the diamond mines in Kimberley and recognizing the Griqua as a nation. We invite the leaders of South Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, the United Kingdom, Jutland, Russia and the German Empire to the wedding of the Prince of Orange Willem and Grand Duchess Maria in Amsterdam. (MOD needed for Spain, Italy and the UK).
 * South African Dip: We refuse the entrance of the Netherlands into Griqualand West as South Africa has had miners in there . Troops move into Griqualand West to protect South African intrests.
 * OOC Netherlands: OTL is not appliable, since Southern Africa changed so much. Thus, you have nothing to claim or do.
 * OOC South Africa: When no mod events have been mentioned and it is something with the magnitude of that as well as something that would pretty much have no difference based on ATL the time period (Diamond mines are going to be established) OTL is assumed.
 * French Diplomacy: Napoleon IV and his wife will attend the wedding, and also enjoys the situation to offer the remaining of Belgium, if they agree to the Dutch peace offer, to join France as an autonomous province, with the Royal Family keeping its status and opening the port of Calais to be used as a base of operations, should they still wish any colonizing efforts, although those will be French colonies, under Belgium administration. The Emperor also stated his wishes for the South African-Dutch disputes to come to a peaceful conclusion, since both share an historical bound, although stating he is currently inclined to support the Boers in the current dispute.
 * South German Diplomacy: Emperor Franz Joseph I and his wife, Empress Elisabeth will attend the wedding.
 * MOD: Alfonso XII of Spain and Victor Emmanuel II of Italy agree to attend.
 * MOD: Queen Victoria declines the invitation.
 * Jutland Diplomacy: King Christian I will attend the wedding along with his wife Queen Louise.
 * Peru: We send 25,000 troops to the Ecuadorian border and ask Colombia to discuss the situation. We also ask the Dutch for a trade agrement and we start to modernise our nation. We also send 750 people to Easter Island along with 250 troops. We ask Colombia for an alliance.
 * Dutch Diplomacy: We agree and establish the Batavia - Lima sea route.


 * Bora Bora: We continue to fund our plantations and fishing companies while adopting western techniques. We attempt mining on Raiatea. We also start a colony in the Cook Islands.
 * MOD: Small pacific islands cannot have colonies. You can only expand there.


 * France: The heir to the throne is baptized, and is now fully incorporated into the Roman Catholic religion. Napoleon IV, in his speech for the opening of the Parliament, has again renewed his commitment to the war effort against the xenophobic China, and so keep suppling the troops and navy stationed there. Empress-Mother Eugénie, in the name of the Emperor, inaugurates the Naval Base in Tahiti, with around 2,500 regular soldiers currently stationed and training under rigorous conditions. Empress Gisela goes to the former Franz Joseph Island, in the Patagonian coast, were a small, yet pompous, ceremony takes place, renaming the Island “Empress Gisela”. Since she is the daughter of Franz Joseph, the local residents cheers her presence, and the government announces that the place will be a free-trade port for all French allies in America. Also a military base, with around 2500 regular soldiers, and a new summer residence for the monarchy, to be named “Ville Gisela”, are going to be built in the island, hoping to heat the local economy. The Emperor has sent a letter, stating his wish for Mexico to join the North American conflict, allowing the French troops in the area, around 40,000 regular soldiers, to be used in the effort together with the Mexican regular troops. Maximilian agrees and starts an invasion across California. The Parliament has approved a modernization of the Navy, which will follow the standards requested by the officers that defected from the UK. As such, some heavy and light ships are going to be decommissioned. The Emperor has offered to sell those ships to any allied nation. If none request them, they’ll be scrapped. The company for infrastructure investments has made some success in renovating the railway system in France, and seeks to establish some infrastructure across the whole French Empire. From the 40,000 troops in Indochina, 30,000 keep seeking Christian missionaries in China and send them either to the catholic safe heaven in Hanoi or to the Westralian safe heaven in Hong Kong. The remaining 10,000 are sent to occupy and establish basic roads around the recently purchased Laos, after the agreement with the King of Siam. The Emperor, as per constitutional duties, announces the call for elections for the second half of this year, making the first scheduled elections since the new constitution was approved in 1871. For making a more liberal campaign, the Emperor has approved a new law establishing full liberty of expression, including for criticism against His Imperial Majesty himself. The law proposed by the Chamber of Deputies including women in the universal voting has been paralyzed, as the Senate refuses to vote the bill. There has been small, yet well noticed by the local press and the Emperor, protest against the position of the upper house. The Emperor has sent a letter congratulating his relative for having being well received in Quebec, and has sent supplies and financial aid for him to build himself a Royal Palace. When the conflict with the USA ends, Napoleon IV confirms his presence in a Quebecois coronation ceremony.
 * OOC Siam: Not holding it against you, but I already said in 1874.5 what the name of the King of Siam is, Rama V.


 * Toucouleur Empire: After seeing the Belgian king flee to his colony in Africa and as we have sworn to help their nation, we dispatch around 10,000 troops to his colony. If anyone nation attack his city, they will be facing the full might of the Toucouleur Empire and our allies. We construct the Fortifications of New Bruxelles to help out in any defence that may be needed. The school system expansion grinds to a standstill as the majority of the cities now have a relatively large amount of schools. We make sure that any european colonization is stalled or destroyed.
 * Jutland: Seeing we cannot conduct our invasion of New brussels due to the Prussian Threat at our Doorsteps. We withdraw our invasion force and place 15,000 men in Ny Kiel to Protect it. We mobilize 30,000 troops in Saxe-Lauenburg and Holstein-Schleswig to Protect them. We declare war on the German Empire in protection of our ally the South German Empire. We begin conscription with propaganda to gain public support stating that the Prussian Oppressors will destroy us if we don't act now. We send an Army of 90,000 men to invade the German Empire's West coast. We conduct a blockade of all german ports with our entire fleet sending 200 ships to blockade them. At home public support is high due to the Previous Prussian-Austro War. We expand our colony of Ny kiel 15 px east inward. Our navy increases by 15 ships, five warships and ten iron-clad ships. We begin to pressure the dutch to join the war in order to protect our two countries. Industralization continues in Saxe-Lauenburg.

1875.5
'''The United States, badly carved up from the Second North American War, sues for peace. The unprovoked attack upon its sovereign territory is seen as a war crime by Union Americans, but the Government in Washington, wishing to prevent further bloodshed, is willing to enter negotiations with the Coalition.'''

'''The Chinese government collapses as a new revolution begins in Nanking. Working in the background of this revolt is the Socialist Front, led by Chiang Ke-ch'iang. The angry revolutionaries, though disorganised, manage to topple the Republican government. The Socialist Front then seizes the opportunity and proclaims the foundation of the Chinese Socialist Republic, and the self-proclaimed President Chiang calls for an immediate "democratic peace".'''

'''With overwhelming international support in favour of South Germany, the tide of the war begins to turn against Berlin. South German troops overrun Northern borderlands. The North German Empire is surrounded by enemies, and the chaos rampant there causes an increase in socialist activity.'''


 * Patagonia: On the 12 August, King Antoine I died in a hunting accident at the age of 50 years old after 15 years of reign. His funeral will be open to the population and a national day is ordered. Many noblemen and tribe Mapuche tribe leaders attempt the ceremony. His nephew, Prince Adrien-Jean de Tounens, is crowned the following month under the name of Jean I of Patagonia, being 31 years old at the time. His son, Vincent-Antoine de Tounens, became the crown prince at the age of 3. The Secretary of State Heiner von Kermann organize the whole ceremony. However, new division begin to appear between the new King and the Secretary of State. Foreign rulers and heads of state are invited to both funerals and crowning ceremony.
 * Westralian Diplomacy: Our new Prime Minister, Harold Symons, engages in his first state visit, travelling to Patagonia to pay his respects for their deceased King, and to witness the coronation and represent the Westralian people at the coronation of Jean I. He presents a gift of 1870 Stirling Wine to the newly-crowned King.
 * ​Hawaiian Diplomacy: Queen Ka'ahumanu IV will try to attend both ceremonies.
 * New Bruxelles Diplomacy: King Leopold II and his family will try to attend both ceremonies, although it is a difficult time at the moment.
 * Peruvian Diplomacy: We ask if we can send an advisor at the funeral for your king.
 * Patagonian Dip: Yes you can. It is not limited to monarchy (one of our best friends is Argentina, which is a republic).
 * French Diplomacy: The Empress-Mother Eugénie (representing His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor), accompanied by the Foreign Affairs Minister, will attend the funeral and the crowning. Flags at the nearby Empress Gisela Island will be lowered to half mast for mourning during four days.


 * Peru: We still modernise or nation and army we also ask the French for some advisors and we also ask Colombia to talk with us for a treaty dealing how we will interact with Ecuador.
 * French Diplomacy: The government will send military advisors, that will be stationed in Empress Gisela Island and help training the Peruvian army.


 * Westralia: We now have firm control over Hong Kong, and proclaim the establishment of the Royal Swan Territory of Hong Kong. The first Governor, representative of the King and his Government, is General Edmund Holden, the commander of Westralian forces in China. Flags all over the country are lowered to half mast to mourn the death of Patagonia's King Antoine I.


 * JohnstonPlan_Eman.pngi: Our military and infrastructure improve, and modernization of Honolulu continues while our setlements continue to grow. The Prime Minister announces the Commonwealth's new plan to settle and develop Johnston Atoll, with the new town of Kamamalu (named after the queen's non-royal name), a guava (maybe pineapple) plantation, and a military fort; the settlers set sail for the atoll a few months later. To make our defensive coalition formal, we have all participants sign the Honolulu Pact in Honolulu (respectively). As our pineapple industries continue to decline, we invest in our other industries; we learn from the pineapple industry to not depend on a single industry, even the emerging guava cultivation. In other news, Princess Ka'ahumanu V celebrates her 8th birthday as plans for Prince Kamehameha VI's 10th birthday begin.
 * OOC Hawaii: Could a mod please check my upgrade app? Thanks.
 * New Bruxelles: We hesitantly agree to the Dutch offer, but we do ask if any of the civilians in Flanders wish to return Wallonia or New Bruxelles be allowed to do so. Now that the King is relocated to the colony, the government of the colony vastly improves, with the largest city, Hulzen, being declared the new capital. Work immediately shifts to more industrializing of New Brussels, as well as expanding the territory by another 5 px. We declare neutrality in the European conflicts, as we are unable to provide any aid in them. We thank the Toucouleur Empire for their aid, and promise to pay the nation back for their valuable aid. As the majority of Belgian territory is now located in the colony of New Bruxelles, as well as the Royal family having moved there, King Leopold II announces that the Kingdom of Belgium will now be known as the Kingdom of New Bruxelles.
 * North German Empire: With the tide of the war turning, popular satisfaction in the government begins to drop. Skyrocketing prices of wheat and potatoes, coupled with worsening labor conditions due to overstretching of the industries, begin to bellow unrest across the country. On July 8, the unpopular government, led by Chancellor Leo von Caprivi was ousted by a military coup led by Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Renner. Meanwhile, the Labor League, begins to set up revolutionary municipal councils, the most influential one being the Commune of Hamburg, led by Renier Frank, himself the leader of the League, in opposition to Renner's Commitee of Safety. The Kaiser was forced to flee to Sweden, then later to London on August 23.
 * MOD: The Kaiser's son, Frederick, is installed as the new Emperor by General Renner.
 * North Germany OOC: General Renner is basically playing the role of Kerensky in OTL Russia. Plus the Kaiser's family went with him. And my intentions of the Commitee of Safety is a provisional government, the throne is vacant.
 * MOD: Okay. ~Tim
 * Great Korean Empire:' With the Chinese government collapsing, we initiate a vast invasion of the resource-rich region of Manchuria to fuel further industrial expansion. Korean troops are ordered to loot major cities and seize any capital, whether financial or physical, and send them to Korea so more funds could be allocated to our modernisation programs. The government funds Chinese dissent among ethnic minorities to further loosen the already tenuous Chinese presence in Manchuria. The Emperor sends a diplomat to Japan, suggesting gradual unification as a bi-monarchy empire in order to pool our resources together to modernisation and domination of the Western Pacific trade routes and sea lanes. The terms are vague, and any terms could be discussed and revised. As part of our modernisation program, the industry, education, Westernisation and naval development continues to be heavily prioritised. The government of Korea decides withdraws all foreign investment and diverts as much capital as possible to privately owned export-oriented "national champions" that specialise in the secondary sector as a way to maintain Korea's industrial superiority over other oriental countries. The industrial output and the amount of essential infrastructure – such as paved roads, railway, canals, factories, schools, libraries, and residential buildings, continues to increase exponentially. Westernisation continues, with Western attire and architecture becoming more and more common.
 * South German Diplomacy: We loan $3 million ($65.37 million in current prices) to our ally to solve the economic problem, while we invest $2 million ($43.58 million in current prices) to support the Korean economy (a total of $108.95 million).
 * Japanese Diplomacy: After reviewing your offer we will accept after we discuss terms.


 * Guiana Federation: We continue improve infrastructure and military. Military slightly recruits more troops at least 150, while that is progressing. Georgetown's population is slightly increasing, but small not big. Indeed some of the buildings can be build more in Georgetown. Also at the port, the ships are almost completed during the construction of the ships. Although there will still be more to come as it stands that there's no plans.


 * Kingdom of the Netherlands: We continue expanding our economy, and industrialize more. We expand 10 px into Africa northward and 10 px into Borneo on the eastern coast. We continue turning Zanzibar into our colony. We begin integrating Flanders into our country after the war. We continue influencing Griqualand West, supporting the diamond mines in Kimberley and recognizing the Griqua as a nation. We support the Jutlander blockade against North Germany, but do not officially join the war. We condemn the Hamburg Commune. We announce that Grand Duchess Maria is expecting.
 * Westralian Diplomacy: Stirling Palace has announced that the King is taking his young family to the Netherlands for a holiday, and to visit the King's extended family. The Queen will meet her in-laws for the first time, and the King will be introduced to the Grand Duchess. They will arrive at the beginning of next year, at which it is hoped the new Dutch royal child will have been born and will be able to meet his/her Westralian cousins. The queen's parents, Lord Oliver and Lady Frances Holloway, the 1st Earl and Countess Holloway, also tag along for the trip.
 * France: Seeing the Belgium king abandoned its people, the French army starts stabilizing the Wallonia region, and a plebiscite is to be held. The locals have four options: Wallonia joins France as a regular province; Wallonia joins France as an autonomous province, with more local say on local matters; Wallonia becomes an independent nation, under personal union with France;and Wallonia becomes a protectorate of France, with a new monarch to be appointed by the Emperor. (Should a MOD decide the result or can I choose?) The Emperor calls for a meeting of the Coalition against China and the Chinese representatives, to decide on peace terms to demand from China. Industry keeps booming in France, suppling the South Germans, the French military and many more. The 1875 elections are held, and the Bonapartist Liberal Party retains a majority in the Lower Chamber. Napoleon IV is able to convince the Senate to accept the female suffrage, and as of the signature of the law later this year, women will now vote for all available positions, although is not certain they will be able to fill any political position. The Imperial Palace has released an official statement saying that the Empress is pregnant with the second child, to be born next year. The Parliament also approved increasing the number of regular army soldiers, from the current 550,000 to 600,000. They'll be recruited shortly along the following years. With these new positions, National Guard soldiers will be able to become regular soldiers. France also keeps suppling the Egyptian rebellion, sending the supplies through Ethiopia by land. Supplies are also send to Greece and the troops fighting as volunteers against North Germany. Construction of the Palace at Empress Gisela Island is almost complete. The Emperor has sent a letter to the Greek King, requesting him to hold a meeting of the Anti-Ottoman Pact in Athens, to discuss the plans of the Coalition.


 * Confederate States of America:  We continue our war with America. After the American call for peace, we call for the Treaty of Harrisburg, where we make a proposal, in which we would like the USA and Canada to sign (MOD RESPONSE) . The current President is Augustus Hill Garland, who in the wake of the war, establishes a centralized and functional Supreme Court, and refuses to suspend  Habeas Corpus . Furthermore, he diverts some federal money to the construction of schools and infrastructure.  We place our primary focus on Commerce, and our secondary focus on Culture . Garland attempts to slightly increase the role of the federal government. Learning from the Civil War, we move our capital south to the city of Augusta, Georgia. Garland states that the name of the capital will remain Augusta, but in honor of his first name, and it will be in a federal District of Dixie. Although it is a small city, it is perfectly located in the center of the country, is on the border between two states, and is difficult to reach militarily. We continue construction of new buildings there, and construct railroads from there to Atlanta, Charleston, Savannah, Macon, and Wilmington (NC).


 * ​French Diplomacy: The Minister of Foreign Affairs will attend the meeting at Harrisburg.


 * South Africa: Pretoria continues to industrialize. Intermarrying in Natal continues. Immgration contiues. Mining contiues. Africans continue to move to Bantuland.  Troops move into Griqualand West and occupy it in order to protect the Prtiorius Mining Companies mine in Kimberly and South African intrests. Griqualand west is annexed into the republic.


 * Toucouleur Empire: We continue to support the kingdom of New Brussels by maintaining the garrison and we continue to build the fortification for the city. We continue to place money into the infrastructure, economy, industry and military of our nation. We extend the age for education to five-to-eight as teachers have been complaining that they are not given the necessary time to be able to teach these children. We build fortifications around our other cities as we try to make sure our nation does not fall to the Europeans. We send troops and an offer for an alliance to the nation of Cayor as it holds bitter grudges against the Europeans as they conquered them and they are in a key position to either vassalize them or form an alliance.  (MOD RESPONSES REQUIRED)


 * Australia: Graham Berry has become the new prime minster of the country after defeating former prime minster by fifteen seats. Trade between the country is also up between the countries of Westrailia and the Dutch East Indies in the region. As France continues the war, we are going to stay out just in case they switch their alliance and attack us.


 * Papal States: The collapse of the Chinese government is greeted with some relief in Rome, with the Pope and the whole Church hoping that this will lead to an end to the persecution of Catholics in China. Pope Pius IX voices his dissatisfaction with the new ideology of Karl Marx, denouncing its appeal to violence. However, the general distrust of unbridled capitalism is shared by the Church hierarchy, and some purpose that Pius IX write an encyclical on social justice, which could condemn the manifest problems of both unfettered capitalism and violent socialism. In other news, the first cohort of local African seminarians in Lorenço Marques are ordained as priests, proving the worth of the scheme.


 * Japan: We push heavily for colonization programs the shogun making a statement saying "Any land that Japanese colonist land on shall be the property of the Shogun." The shogun puts grants for any colonist that moves to a Pacific island, and we expect and influx of over 1,500 Immigrants to Foa and Matu'anua, and 750 immigrants to leave Japan and settle Kiribati and the Marshall Islands. Grants (worth $15) will be given to 1750 colonists that settle unclaimed territory. On our mainland we continue to push for college with over 2500 students being educated across five colleges. We call to whatever investors remain in the USA, and investors in the CSA to invest in our industries (Mod response required) . Our fertilizer industry is in a boom right now, across 35 islands over 500 Japanese worker mine 35,000 tonnes of guano every half year. We sell Guano fertilizer to the Socialist chinese state at a discount ($1 per tonne). We also begin the construction of the first ammunition factory and arms factory. We make an offer to the United States to let our government run beef industry buy 32,000 Acres of land in the state of Iowa for the production of beef and offer $92,000 (two million) for the land (MOD RESPONSE NEEDED)


 * Jutland: We continue our mobilization against the German Empire. We increase our invasion force by 10,000 men which are mostly conscripts. At home due to anti-Prussian propaganda public support of the war is high. We continue to build fortifications in Saxe-Lauenburg to protect it from any possible attack. The colony of Ny Kiel expands 12 px inward and 7 px north upward along the coast. The Danish Congo Company a company run and funded by the government is allowed to conduct private rule over the Congo in order to turn a profit on the colony. The company is headed by the King. We begin to invest in infrastructure in Ny Kiel and the same occurs on Bali. We begin to sponsor tourism on Bali to also turn a profit on it and open up resorts. Our navy increases by 20 ships, four iron-clad battleships and one warship. Our blockade of Germany continues. We ask the Danish in Pomerania and Oldenburg to rebel against the German overlords and retake back their lands sprouting nationalism Mod response. We begin to instigate rebels in Norway who want to break away from Sweden and rejoin Jutland as an autonomous state of Jutland Mod response.
 * MOD: Rebel activity begins to spread in the southwestern part of Norway.
 * MOD: The message sent to Pomerania and Oldenburg seems to have gone ignored amidst the total chaos in North Germany following the military coup and revolution.


 * Emirate of Afghanistan: The nation begins to work on industries. The country begins looking for any nations that are going to help them. Farmers are encouraged to grow wheat but most of them grow opium and sell it to neighboring countries. Roads are built but most are dirt roads.We would like to open talks with the Indian Empire. The idea of national unity begins to rise in cities, as the national army begins to work on arming with whatever weapons they have. After a heated debate in Kabul the army begins to mobilize and invade China due to fear of rebels in Nahking the invasion begins in Kashgar (10,000 troops). People are encouraged to join the army and people under 15 must have parent's permission to join,Some opium fields are burned for wheat or cattle to feed the army and people. A messenger is sent to Siam to ask for an alliance.
 * Siamese Diplomacy: Rama V accepts the alliance.

1876
Japan and Korea, now on equal footing, have emerged to dominate the Asian continent as the primary regional powers, with China having lost its influence due to the volatility of its government in the years following the initial overthrow of the Qing dynasty.

'''Fighting in North America ceases temporarily as peace negotiations begin in Harrisburg. However, unexpected unrest erupts in the Confederate States as enslaved African-Americans, especially newly so following Confederate occupation of former Union States, begin to cause trouble. Protests in Confederate-occupied US cities against the reinstatement of slavery, especially among the common non-landowning populace, become commonplace.'''

'''After years of subjugation at the hands of the Chinese, Tibet seizes the opportunity presented by the chaos in China and declares its independence. The Dalai Lama is the head of state, though the position is vacant following the mysterious death of the 12th Dalai Lama aged only 18 last year. Thus, a regency council formed by Buddhist monks rules in the Dalai Lama's stead.'''


 * Westralia: The Royal entourage arrives in Amsterdam on January 5th, and is accompanied by a regiment of the Royal Guard. The family then travels to the Royal Palace of Amsterdam to meet the King's parents, the King and Queen of the Netherlands, and his brother, Prince William; his sister-in-law, Grand Duchess Maria; and the couple's new twins — King Alexander's and Queen Mary's first nephews, and Prince Theodore and Princess Georgia's first cousins. We recognise the territorial sovereignty of the new State of Tibet, though at this moment we wish to postpone the establishment of an embassy in Lhasa. Integration of Hong Kong into our territories is going well, with all remaining Britons in Hong Kong being granted Westralian citizenship and all law-abiding Britons also released from Chinese prisons. Chinese people living in Hong Kong are also offered citizenship, with promises of a better life and a better standard of living than in China.


 * Hawaii: Our military and infrastructure improve. Modernization of Honolulu continues, and our settlements grow. Our new settlement on Johnston Atoll is going well, incorporated into the Oahu Province. We continue to invest in our other industries. We invite Pacific nations, particularly Honolulu Pact members, to establish embassies in Honolulu.  In a large celebration, Prince Kamehameha VI turns ten.
 * Siamese Diplomacy: Rama V agrees to establish an embassy in Honolulu.
 * Bora Boran Diplomacy: We agree and offer Siam a place in the Honolulu Pact.


 * Guiana Federation: Infrastructure and economy still improves, as military once again recruits more troops slightly. Georgetown looks to expect more buildings coming in to increase slight population in Guiana Federation. In other news, the supplies looks to improve as well, since that it should be in a good status, as it seems that it could progress sometime. The ports still build more ships in the coast of Guiana Federation. There will be more to come but as it looks that possibly the roads are continuing to build in some various towns.


 * Peru: We march 20,000 troops to Quito and send another 5000 to the rest of Ecuador. We also ask France for help. We also keep modernising. We also increase our army from 30,000 to 32,000.


 * Bora Bora: In order to prevent European Pacific domination we annex the Cook Islands. We also expand our quarry and start a stone fortress on Bora Bora for royal and military purposes. We start testing new rifle designs.
 * Japanese Diplomacy: We warn Bora Bora of the consequences of their claims overlapping with ours saying we have had interest in the cook islands since 1874 and have claimed Manihiki off the Cook Islands for use of guano mining.
 * Hawaiian Diplomacy: We ask that Bora Bora and Japan find a peaceful solution to the Cook Islands dispute, to prevent any military intervention between Japan and the Honolulu Pact.
 * Japanese Diplomacy: We would be willing to compromise and divide control of the cook islands.
 * Bora Boran Diplomacy: We sincerely apologise and offer to purchase the islands for $10,000, we also state that we will allow Japan to use the islands if they join the Honolulu Pact.
 * Japan: Immigration to Foa and Matu'uanua has reached a high. 500 immigrants move to Foa and over 1,500 move to Matu'anua. The governments investment into pineapples slows at an extreme rate, only investing 25% what it originally invested just to keep the industry maintained. The land grants the government has given out has exceeded $150 with over ten families of at least five individuals move to Vanua Lava of the Banks Islands group. The government gives the families each 20 acres of land to begin farming coffee and bananas. As a push for more immigrants to move to the island we will grant any new families that move 15 acres of land until a total of 7440 acres has been given away. The government push for college has gone well, with an overcrowding in the five western colleges 3,000 people try to squeeze in. The government begins production of five more colleges which should be completely complete by 1877 but should be able to begin class at the start of the new semester at the middle of the year. The ammunition and gun factories have been completed after investors from the CSA and the USA invested in them. The Fertilizer industry is in a boom with over 150,000 tonnes of Guano fertilizer being produced every half year. To increase production of guano the government claims more islands under the Guano Colonies act claiming some islands in the Caroline Islands (See Guano Colonies Act). We immediately lease the land to the Japanese Guano Company and give them subsidies on guano mining. We increase our production of rice. After capturing Taipei from China we begin trying to rebuild the island and set up a local puppet government until the government of japan can take full control. In order to gain more wealth and land we land 55,000 of the 70,000 that invaded Taipei onto the island of Chongming (Algorithm Needed). We also set a large venture to loot Chinese villages and cities along the Yaghtze river. We send 25 warships and 75,000 people up the river to loot local villages and cities and bring the wealth back to Taipei (Algorithm needed).
 * Hawaiian Diplomacy: We wish to invest in your coffee industry.


 * Patagonia: Unlike his predecessor, Jean I want to hold the power in the kingdom and is reticent to allow too much liberty from von Kermann. A known conservative, Jean rapidly conflicts with the favorite of Antoine I, and by March he finally force von Kermann to resign. To replace him, he chose his brother-in-law Pierre-Pascal Montessier, son of the Marshal Vincent Montessier (who is the King's father-in-law). However, the King doesn't intend to share his power with his new Secretary of State, and begin his reign by ordering a large work to modernize both the infrastructures and the army, working with the local industries to produce better weaponry and buildings. Many liberals fear the reign of this new king and the power of the Montessier over him.


 * South German Empire: With the majority of the population of the Empire now being Protestants, Emperor Joseph I declares all Protestants to be equal in every way with the Catholics, granting them equal rights. With the threat of socialism at our doorsteep, with Alfred Krupp getting more and more influence at the Emperor's court, we adopt Krupp paternalist strategy as a goverment policy to counter this threat, providing social policies, like colonies(Workers housing) with parks, schools, recreation grounds, benefit scheme insuring the men and their families in case of illness or death, retirement funds, following the great example of Krupp industries, although is done gradually with what excess of funds we got, however the future for the common men and women now seems promising. Proclaimations are issued by the Emperor, that as soon as the war is over and Germany is unified, more funds will be available for this grand project, easing the burden of the commoners. Steyr-Daimler-Puch has grown immensely, due to our huge orders of rifles and other weapons and continues to be an innovative weapons manufacturer, while supplying many of our needs in military equipment and ammo. Krupp and Steyr-Daimler-Puch are competing for government contracts for war material, which augment their growth and quality. Development of our nation continues, improving our infrastructure and our industry. We continue centralizing the South German Empire.
 * South German Empire Diplomacy: Now that the Northern Emperor has run away from his Empire, we offer to the Monarchists in Northern Germany shall they accept Emperor Franz Joseph I as their rightful Emperor, we shall provide them with any aid required and assist them with our military as there is a far more serious threat now, Socialism and we should stop fighting each other and focus on our common enemy. (MOD RESPONSES REQUIRED)


 * Kingdom of the Netherlands: We continue expanding our economy, and industrialize more. We expand 10 px into Africa northward and 10 px into Borneo on the eastern coast. We continue turning Zanzibar into our colony. We begin integrating Flanders into our country after the war. We support the Jutlander blockade against North Germany, but do not officially join the war. We condemn the Hamburg Commune. We continue the invasion of Hainan. We announce the birth of the royal twins, Prince Maurits and Prince Alexander. 


 * United States of Colombia (OOC - I have been on a six-day vacation, I am back): Through 1874-1876, Francisco Bolivar Rey serves his very active term as President. President Rey establishes even closer relations with Ecuador and Venezuela, sponsoring Unionista marches and liberalism in all three of the states. He outlined a larger political agenda for the Liberal party, but did not get much of it accomplished. In the 1876 election, Enrique Nel Mallarino, Rey's right-hand-man, is elected with a large majority due to endorsements from Rey and most of the Liberal party. Mallarino is mostly known as a continuation of Rey, and still pursues Rey's agenda.
 * Colombian to Peruvian Diplomacy: President Mallarino demands the withdrawal of Peruvian troops in Ecuador with status quo ante bellum. He also states that if this demand is met that friendly relations can be established between the democracies of Colombian and Peru including a trade agreement and maybe more in the future. He says if this demand is not met then Colombia will act on its defensive pact with Ecuador stated in the Treaty of Medellin.
 * Peruvian Diplomacy: We will withdraw if we can get the Galapagos Islands and an alliance with Colombia and Ecuador against any attackers.
 * Colombian to South German Diplomacy: President Mallarino sends an envoy to Europe to discuss a trade agreement and the sending of German military advisers to Colombia.
 * Colombian to Ecuador Diplomacy: Before the liberal José Javier Eguiguren leaves the office in Ecuador, Mallarino discusses the unification between Colombia and Ecuador. Mallarino states that if the unification is granted, Eguiguren would serve as a provisional Vice President, the Colombian government would become the provisional government between the two nations, but a new constitution for the states would be promised. He stresses that Ecuadorian people need this to gain protection against foreign aggressors (like Peru) and (Affinity and Sphere of Influence are used from my Culture primary focus). [Rey also sponsored many marches in Ecuador]  {to form Gran Colombia}   (MOD RESPONSES REQUIRED)
 * Colombian to Venezuelan Diplomacy: With the Liberal Antonio Blanco still in power, Mallarino suggests a unification between Colombia and Venezuela. If this unification is granted (and Ecuador accepts as well), a two-year triumvirate government under the Colombian system would be established, and a new constitution promised by the end of the two years. [Rey sponsored many marches in Venezuela, and I also use my Affinity and Sphere of Influence are used from my Culture primary focus). {to form Gran Colombia}  (MOD RESPONSES REQUIRED)
 * Venezuela (MOD): We will not take unite to Colombia without reason. There is a reason we are independent. ~AM
 * South German Diplomacy: We sign a trade agreement with Columbia and send the military advisers requested.
 * Ecuador (MOD): We agree to unify with Columbia, cause of the threat presented by Peru.
 * French Diplomacy: After the successful construction of the Suez Canal, French investors are considering building a Canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at Panama. The French government wishes to know if Colombia is willing to discuss some terms for the French to construct it.
 * Confederate States of America: With the Treaty of Harrisburg signed, the Confederacy rejoices at our victory, and immediately recognizes the independence of Quebec, establishing an embassy there. Augustus Hill Garland uses the victory in two ways: First, he tries to increase the chances of a member of his own party, the Democratic Party, and second by trying to further industrialize the country. We place our primary focus on commerce, and our secondary focus on Culture. The city of Augusta will be ready to be the capital starting next year, when the new congress comes into session. Garland cuts some funding to the navy, and enacts an increase in the pay of soldiers and veterans. However, in order to ensure that rebellion does not occur in our new states, Garland appoints military leaders as territorial governors, and deploys a total of 30,000 troops to the territories in the West, 2,500 of which are stationed in San Francisco . Garland passes the Trans-Confederate Railway Act of 1876, which will have the first ever railway fully in the Confederacy that runs from coast to coast, going from Charleston to San Francisco via Augusta, Atlanta, Memphis, Kansas City, and Denver . Garland increases tariffs, and passes the Special Schooling Act, granting money to construct a school for the blind and the deaf for the biggest city in each state. Kansas applies for statehood as a slave state (3000 troops stationed there). For the upcoming election, there are three major parties. The Republican Party nominates Francis Harrison Pierpont for President and Aaron A. Sargent for Vice President. The Democratic Party nominates John H. Reagan for President, and John C. Brown for Vice President. The Confederate Party nominates Zebulon B. Vance for President and Isham G. Harris is his running mate. Garland endorses Reagan, and Pierpont receives death threats from the Ku Klux Klan. In an effort to bring the Confederacy together, Garland tries to slowly limit the power of the KKK, in order to have decreased violence in the newly acquired territory.
 * ​Hawaiian Diplomacy: We ask that the CSA open up the port of San Francisco for trade.
 * MOD (OOC): The Treaty of Harrisburg needs to be revised NOW! ~AM


 * Great Korean Empire: The Korean army continues territorial expansion in Manchuria, sending an additional five thousand troops to replace any casualties. Korean soldiers are ordered to loot Chinese industrial centres, sending any usable physical capital (i.e., industrial machinery, precious metals) to Korea to accelerate development. In occupied territories, enforced Korean assimilation programs begin to reduce opposition to future annexation as dependencies. The industrial output and the amount of essential infrastructure – such as paved roads, railway, canals, factories, schools, libraries, and residential buildings, continues to increase exponentially. Westernisation continues, with Western attire and architecture becoming more and more common.
 * France: The Imperial Palace announces the second son of the Imperial couple has been born, Guillaume Victor Emmanuel Ferdinand Napoleon Henri Bonaparte, second in line to the throne, has been born in 29th March of this year. The Emperor invited the King of the Netherlands and the Emperor of South Germany to become his godfathers. Also, an formal embassy is established in Quebec City, celebrating what is seem as a certain independence. In a (SECRET) letter to his relative, King of the Quebecois, Napoleon IV has stated his worry for the new nation to be surrounded by anglophone countries, and has offered an protectorate status to the nation, similar to the one the Mexican Empire has. The Parliament stated, however, it will only accept that status if the Quebecois Parliament and King accept it. (SECRET END/MOD RESPONSE). Industries are booming in the nation, as the local factories are supplying several soldiers of the French Empire oversees, the Egyptian rebels and the Quebecois army. The new ships commissioned enter active service, and the heavy and light ships that were replaced are officially retired. If any allied nation wishes to buy them, state soon or they will be scraped. The French army numbers start slowly to reach the 600,000 regular soldiers, and the war effort in China keeps going, although the government wishes the coalition to hear the Chinese peace offers. An journalist expedition is sent to China, and they keep an government view of the war, detailing the Chinese massacres of Europeans and avoiding any mentioning of the scorched earth tactics used by the military. The Parliament has approved a permanent increase in navy ships, commissioning some heavy and light ships to be added to the numbers. Also the plebiscite in Wallonia seems to be going well, despite the war-like situation, several eligible voting citizens are going to the voting stations to state their wishes for the future of the region, although less than few are in favour of a return of the Belgium King, seemed as a traitor that fled for his life to Africa. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has (SECRETLY) asked all members of the Anti-Ottoman Pact (Russia, Greece, South Germany, France and Italy) to meet in Athens to discuss what action is to be taken against the Ottomans. The Parliament has approved a law establishing mandatory basic education to be established across the nation, yet it still needs to receive the Imperial Seal.
 * South African Dip: South Africa would like to buy ships from France.

1876.5
Protests in former US cities and states now occupied by the Confederacy intensify, as the non-landowning population condemn the reinstatement of slavery as a violation of their right to equality, as well as the appointment of soldiers as governors, practically creating a military junta.

The Chinese Socialist government reiterates its call for a "democratic peace", offering the withdrawal of anti-Christian laws and the allowance of Europeans to return to China.

Plebiscite results for Wallonia are 39% in favor of Autonomous Province, 27% in favor of Regular Province, 18% Independent in Personal Union and 16% Protectorate with a Different King.


 * Westralia:  (SECRET) On the condition that all persecution of Christians cease, we are willing to end conflict with China and withdraw from mainland China. (MOD RESPONSE REQUIRED) However, occupation of Hong Kong will continue. (SECRET END) The Royal Family, most of them having met their Dutch counterparts (and extended family) for the first time, arrive home after a month's stay in the Netherlands. The rail line from Adelaide is finally complete, and so is Perth Central Station, which is also to be the hub for our nationwide rail network. The Gold Rush continues, which helps our economy grow and to fill the state treasury, strengthening our currency. The Sovereign is now worth about three Pounds Sterling.
 * OCTMOD: No way Westralia can occupy Hong Kong considering in modern day Hong Kong has 3x the pop of Western Australia.
 * Westralia OOC: Indeed, in modern times the populations of Western Australia and Hong Kong are incomparable. However, you cannot use this data to disallow Westralia's occupation of Hong Kong OTL in the 19th century. Only use stats from the current in-game time period, please. In 1876, the population of Hong Kong was about 139,100. The current Westralian population ATL is over 500,000. Please get your facts straight before doing any moderating. Thanks.
 * WRTOMOD: I also think that Westalia population is too much, maybe cut it down by half...
 * Westralia OOC: Okay, I should probably explain how my population got to 500,000. Many citizens have connections to the military. The 40 thousand or so British soldiers stationed in Westralia at the time of its independence were offered better pay and a better standard of living than if they returned to the collapsing British Empire. The Government also offered to sponsor the immigration to Westralia of their families, in order to eliminate any reason for them to return to Britain, and thus create Westralia's military force. Assuming about 30,000 of these soldiers chose to stay, and each soldier had a family of four (including himself), that would make the population jump by 120,000. Other population expansion initiatives include the Korean immigration initiative (say about another 50,000 people) from early this decade, and the Gold Rush also contributed greatly (290,000 people immigrated to Victoria during the Victorian gold rush. Seeing as WA had a far greater reserve of minerals and precious natural resources, logically more people would have come). Therefore, this would add up to more than 500,000, adding to the original population of around 20,000 in 1869.
 * WRTOMOD: Ok seems legit considering how much San Francisco pop grow after California gold rush.


 * Emirate of Afghanistan: The nation begins to work on industries. The country begins looking for any nations that are going to help them. Farmers are encouraged to grow wheat but most of them grow opium and sell it to neighboring countries. Roads are built but most are dirt roads.We would like to open talks with the Indian Empire. The idea of national unity begins to rise in cities, as the national army begins to work on arming with whatever weapons they have. After a heated debate in Kabul the army begins to mobilize and invade China due to fear of rebels in Nanking the invasion begins in Kashgar (10,000 troops). The army is ordered to take Kashgar and to hold it and not to move on. People are encouraged to join the army and people under 15 must have parent's permission to join,Some opium fields are burned for wheat or cattle to feed the army and people
 * Ansar Al Deeen: (Afghanistan spies) The group of spies are sent to India to rally up Muslims in an idea of Muslim Unity with Afghanistan. The group is allowed to set up camps in Afghanistan and train anyone that wants to join. The group mostly works in poor areas telling young people about the Munguals and how they can recreate them and bring pride to Muslims in India once again.
 * Hawaii: Our military and infrastructure improve. Modernization of Honolulu continues, and our settlements grow. The Honolulu Pact seeks endorsement from a regional or great power, or a main Pacific power like Korea, Japan, Westralia, or Australia. We continue to invest in our guava, fishing, pearl, and tourism industries.
 * Hawaiian Diplomacy: We encourage Bora Bora and Japan to negotiate a split in control of the Cook Islands.
 * Japan Diplomacy: We will endorse this program for one year until renewing the endorsement.
 * Bora Boran Diplomacy: We offer to buy the Cook Islands for $10,000 dollars, and state that if Japan joins the Honolulu Pact they may continue to operate there.


 * New Bruxelles: After an incident where Marie Henriette, King Leopold II's wife, and Queen of Belgium, was nearly killed in an incident involving several elephants, the King orders that the majority of the creatures be ushered into farms, zoos, etc. to be watched or used to harvest ivory. Herds on the edges of the country's borders are left alone. New Bruxelles now controls a size of land roughly the size of Belgium prior to being lost. At ports along the coast, many trading and military ships are being constructed after the inability to defend against the blockades in the past war. Industrialization continues in many of the larger cities, as well as defenses and roads. Our territory is expanded by 5 px. We offer to begin trading with our previous trading partners, as we have now recovered enough to do so.
 * New Bruxelles Diplomacy: We offer to trade with Hawaii, the Toucouleur Empire, and the British Empire.


 * North German Empire: The Commitee of Safety, being the ruling government of the Empire, continues the war against the South and Jutland, while the Commune of Hamburg attempts a truce with everyone except the South to focus on snuffing out the Committee. Meanwhile, the Commune enacted an order suspending punitive disciplinary action by all North German officers in an attempt to cripple the Committee's forces. Some battleships later defected to the Commune; one of them was the KMS Kaiser Franz, whose crew rose up and slew their commanding officers.
 * Patagonia: King Jean begin to work o his plans to improve the army and the infrastructures. New roads are build, as well as new towns to help the growing population. A new recrutement is put into place to reenforce the army. The king also frequently organize celebration in his palace for the nobility. With his new Secretary of State, he write new laws that protect the nobility and affirm their rights over the "lowborns".
 * South German Empire: Offensives are made against the scattered Commitee of Safety forces, but our main enemy is considered the Commune, with most of our forces fighting against them to annihilate them. Steyr-Daimler-Puch has grown immensely, due to our huge orders of rifles and other weapons and continues to be an innovative weapons manufacturer, while supplying many of our needs in military equipment and ammo. Krupp and Steyr-Daimler-Puch are competing for government contracts for war material, which augment their growth and quality. Development of our nation continues, improving our infrastructure and our industry. We continue centralizing the South German Empire.
 * South German Empire Diplomacy: Seeing the Northern German royal family fleeing North Germany, we offer Frederick III son of the current German Emperor, seeing that he is more cooperative than is father, shall he accept Emperor Franz Joseph I as his rightful Emperor, to install him as King of Prussia and we shall provide them with any aid required and assist them with our military as there is a far more serious threat now, Socialism and we should stop fighting each other and focus on our common enemy. (MOD RESPONSES REQUIRED)


 * United States of Gran Colombia: With the unification of Colombia and Ecuador, a provisional government was quickly established under the Colombian Constitution with Mallarino being President and Eguiguren becoming the new position of Vice President. The two established a committee to write a new liberal constitution and establish a new government, which was mainly led by Francisco Bolivar Rey. On July 24, the Committee had written a new constitution along with a government structure that was slightly more centralized and had an expanded bureaucracy. Sixteen states were established inside the new republic. The Committee held elections for the government positions in that July and the new officials were put into office on August 1. Francisco Bolivar Rey became the First President of Gran Colombia with a large majority. For his first Vice President he selected Enrique Mallarino and for Secretary of State (Head of Cabinet) he selected the Ecuadorian politician Vicente Salazar. President Rey decided to keep friendly relations with Venezuela despite their denial for unification. Rey quickly puts into effect a strong Bill of Rights throughout the nation along with the new constitution. With the combination of the Colombian and Ecuadorian armies, the army expands to the size of 100,000 with a majority of them in reserves. Friendly relations are established with South Germany after their army advisors arrive and a trade deal is established.
 * Gran Colombia to Peru Diplomacy: As you are now occupying de facto Gran Colombia, we demand that you leave with status quo ante bellum (white peace) and a compensation of 25,000 pesos (around $1 Million USD today). If accepted, friendly relations can be established, but if declined the Gran Colombian army will be mobilized and an invasion insued.
 * Gran Colombia to French Diplomacy: Colombia are willing to negotiate a European sponsored canal in the Treaty of Panama City.