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| Anthem | "God Save the Queen" | ||||
| Capital | London | ||||
| Largest city | London | ||||
| Language official |
English | ||||
| others | Scotish, Welsh, Cornish, Ulster Scots, Gaelic, Irish | ||||
| Religion | Christian | ||||
| Demonym | British / Briton | ||||
| Government | Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy | ||||
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| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee | ||||
| Currency | Pound Sterling (GBP) | ||||
POD Timeline and Nation Backstory: One of the primary combatants of the 2nd World War, the British Empire fought long and hard and now owns a fair chunk of Germany as an occupation zone. Despite its victory the publics call demilitarize and shift once more to peacetime has brought the government of Churchill to its end. The Sun is beginning to set on the British Empire and most everyone knows it. Hoping to find a middle ground situation the United Kingdom at the dawn of 1948 undergoes General elections, mandated by its people as post war Demonstrations demanded. While still spread across the world, the British Empire must reform and consolidate in order to survive. She must rebuild and restructure while simultaneously standing in a world where she is no longer the world Greatest Power. Only time will tell if the movement to abandon the colonies and focus at home will take hold. The Prevailing theme of her politics of late is simply to rebuild what was lost and return to a sense of normalcy. Will the Labour Party take power, or will a new government be formed from the fallout of the wars end?
History[]
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- 1931: After years of propping up Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Peru, the "Big 3" of South America vote to consolidate the coalitions economic and military assets in order to more properly address economic concerns. While all still technically independent, a symbolic head of the "federal government" is elected as representative of this bloc.
- 1932: The United States, Britain, France and most other democratic nations shun this new Federal state in South America plunging most of the developed world into further depression.
- 1933: The Pakistan movement gains momentum in Northern India.
- 1940: The Germans invade both the Netherlands and Belgium and punch through the Ardennes. The Fall of France is only slightly saved by the Evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force and a fair number of the French Army.
- 1941: The North Africa campaign continues however the British manage to swing it in their favor after troops return from the failed Greek expedition return.
- 1941: The Soviets and British occupy Iran and Iraq in short order after formalizing their war-time alliance.
- 1942: The Big 4 detail their plans for defeating the Axis Powers agreeing to Focus on Germany. With notable gains in Mexico the United States is positive the Two Latin American Powers will agree to the Miami proclamation.
1948-1950[]
The British and Soviet armies evacuate Persia and Iraq Respectively restoring independent government to both nations.
The Union of Burma declares independence from Britain declaring neutrality in foreign affairs and requesting Chinese and British troops evacuate the country by year's end.
The Federation of Malaya lobbies for independence from Britain hoping to have a response by year's end.
Iraq requests reunification with Kuwait and to purchase military equipment
the two Rhodesias begins to unify. Egypt requests the withdraw of British Troops from the Suez Canal Zone.
Veterans returning from the war begin o establish and return. Many issues are met with.
The United Kingdom joins the International Monetary Fun (1949). Egypt declares their independence and the UK withdraws and recognizes Egyptian independence. As veterans return to work, their is a boom the economy.
The United Kingdom agrees to turn over Abu Dabi and Qatar to a Saudi led regime. The United Kingdom refused to withdraw from Eritrea. Rhodesia creates the Anglo Central African Union (goal 1950)
The Union of South Africa passes sweeping laws forming ethnic federations within the nation specifically with whites sitting on top of the rung with Blacks and Indians practically playing second class citizens. One key policy which is defeated, however, is a policy limiting immigration of non-Anglo-Dutch persons.
The Malayan emergency develops into a full scale guerilla conflict between the developing MNLA and the British Commonwealth troops.
50,000 British troops enter Kuwait to dispel any further notions of turning the territory or further british territories in the region over to either the Saudis or the Iraqis.
1950-1960[]
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