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After consultations with major political parties President Isaías Medina Angarita has decided that Venezuela must stand with the people of Brazil against the Chilean aggressors. Shipments of humanitarian supplies, including food, medicine, shelter materials, etc. will begin immediately. To ease any possible financial burden Venezuela calls upon the IMF and the United States to authorize credit to Brazil in order to ensure Brazilian access to necessary materials. It is the hope of Venezuela that all countries of the World can stand together in opposition to blatant aggression and if the UN resolution proposed by the United States is adopted Venezuela will participate in the OAS intervention against Chile.
 
After several disccusion in the goverment at a international level, The Argentina State announce its intervention in the conflict between Chile and Brazil as required by the OAS and international community


OOC: i have a better one but place holder for now
 
The Soviet Union casts its vote in favor of the American resolution.
 
The Chilean War​


Even as the Soviet vote in the Security Council was delayed through "diplomatic problems" and "inability to get in contact with Comrade Stalin", it was clear that the United States and her allies were going to act. When the final vote was ratified with all members of the Security Council voting in favour of intervention against Chile, the American and Canadian Task Force embarked towards South America.

For the Chileans, however, this time was vital towards their own national survival. With the feet-dragging and stalling by the Soviet Union, the situation on the ground was extensive for the Brazilians. On a constant retreat, they blew up all the bridges they could, destroyed all railway lines, cut telephone and telegraph wires, blew up dams, and generally exacted a campaign of complete and utter destruction . . . on their own territory. Aimed at slowing the enemy, the majority of Sao Paulo's extensive infrastructure was destroyed, but the gamble might have saved the Brazilians from defeat.

The Chileans, on the other hand, were able to understand and see this massive campaign of destruction from above, and they helped the Brazilians destroy their own infrastructure, while at the same time keeping up air strikes and attacks on Sao Paulo. A campaign of limited withdrawal was taking place after it was well known the Americans would attack, and damage was maximised across Brazil. Rio and Sao Paulo were reduced to mere rubble, and all government authority collapsed in the southern areas of the country, as the government was forced to flee to the North. With the only communication being possible by ship, the governors of the Southern Brazilian states took matters into their own hands, raised several militia members, and maintained the defense of their states by themselves. Tax revenue flowing to the national government stopped, in the name of trying to preserve the nation as a whole.

The Chilean withdrawal was anything but kind. Even if it was nailed down, and it was of some use to the army, it was taken. Crops were burned, houses destroyed, and guns seized. The lack of food set in quickly in the wake of the retreating Army, leaving little more than burnt forest and destruction. By the time the Americans announced their task force was moving through the Panama Canal, the Chileans had already retreated across the border, but problem with operating tanks in the jungle forced them to abandon most, burying them or destroying them to the best of their abilities, to render them useless to the enemy.

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A destroyed Chilean tank in the Brazil-Chile border region.​

In Venezuela, after a small economic instability caused by the war was felt, the government felt it needed to support their Brazilian neighbours, by shipping in food and other supplies to the unaffected area of northern Brazil. Riots broke out in the streets against the government, and the military, always willing and able to flex their arms, announces that a military campaign should be undertaken immediately. President Angartia announced that military supplies and fuel would be sent instead, with promises of being repaid some time in the future. The Generals supported this new movement, thinking it the path forward for the future military intervention. Young officers and left-leaning democrats rallied against this movement, coalescing around the movement called "Democratic Action". Rómulo Betancourt was declared the President of Venezeula, with Angartia and the military leadership arrested, after the officers no longer recognised their commands and authority. Elections were set for some period in the future, just to give time for this sudden change to take place.

With this development, Venezuela was arguably out of the war, but the far more important aspect was just getting online. The Argentine government, under massive pressure from international states, took the hard move to debate war against their ally, Chile. What many felt was at the hands of "Puppetmasters" in Washington and Rome, the Argentine government announced operations against Chile would begin on September 1st, 1945. Tanks, Planes, and Guns were purchased from abroad, in a clear sign the nation was serious about getting involved in these operations.

In early July, the Chileans had completely retreated back into their borders, and began a massive fortification campaign, using the mountains as their main defense. The first actual combat operations against the Chileans took place by the American and Canadian force. Codenamed "Operation Boogeyman", it was a quick strike at Antofagasta, where the American forces were able to overwhelm the air defenses of the city, combined with bombardment from the navy. Canadian soldiers quickly became the first wave of soldiers to attack the beaches, taking the heaviest of casualties as they slammed against the machine guns and artillery of the defenders. The reserves were forced to be called up, and diverted to Antofagasta, instead of landing slightly more south. The Airport in the area, long ago converted into a military one, was destroyed by a combination of the Chileans and an American bombardment.

When the battle seemed to be turning against them, the United States Marines quickly were able to reinforce the Canadian soldiers, who were suffering losses north of eighty per cent, and finally, after four hours of fighting, the Chileans ordered a general retreat, abandoning the city itself, and allowing the Americans to launch their massive landing force for the eventual occupation of all of Chile.

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Canadian and Americans landing in Antofagasta.​

The American and Canadian forces moved towards the border of Argentina, in hopes that they would act soon to try and close the gap and split the country in twain. It was to no avail, and a Chilean counterattack was able to force the Americans out of the mountainous region and back to the safety of the city. The continued time allowed the Chileans to consolidate, and bring the majority of their forces out of Bolivia, announcing it no longer fit to support militarily, and ordered the burning and destruction of all valuable aspects. Bolivian patriots, the few that existed after the brutal occupation, rose and announced the resumption of the People's Republic, as thousands quickly rallied behind the movement. Supplies from the Soviet Union were able to arm the People's Liberation Army, which took La Paz in late September from pro-democratic forces in the city.

As the administration was being set up, a two-pronged Brazilian and Argentine attack was underway in Bolivia. Despite having "liberated" themselves, the Brazilians and Argentines thought that Communism was no liberation, and attacked the country anyway. The borders were easily overwhelmed, and the Argentine Army began to distribute food and other aid to the population in a bit to try and get their support. In an odd move, they also demanded that they rise up against the occupation. Seeing as the Chileans were gone, the Bolivians did just that. The People's Liberation Army moved against the Brazilians and the Argentines, hampering supply lines, assassinating high-ranking officers, and making occupation a nightmare.

Despite this, Argentina vowed to press on. The city of Potosi was under control of the PLA, and the centre of revolutionary activity, despite La Paz being the capital. The majority of communists resided here, and it became obvious that liberation from the Chileans only meant subjugation under another country. Defenses of the city were hastily prepared, but even that would be enough. With the Brazilians stalled in the northern part of the country, by guerrilla warfare, the Argentine Army made Potosi a prime goal in their conquest campaign. This was by far the most ambitious move they made, a city in the mountains, and even allocated armour to take them. Clearly, this was not the smartest ideas, as the majority of the tanks were rendered inoperable. The air force did little against the militants hiding in the mountains where they could, and the entire assault was stopped after the PLA ambushed the Argentine Army with a clever assault through a pass, securing their city, and killing, or capturing, around sixty thousand Argentine soldiers.

The Argentina Army had similar luck when attempting to cross across the border into Chile. By all accounts, driving an entire invasion force through the mountains might not have been the best of ideas, but it was the supreme insistence that it was Argentina, not America, that occupied Santiago that drove this to task. With delays and problems, the invasion was started in the middle of December in 1945. While some thought it was deliberate sabotage, some in the army command insisted that taking the volcano of Sollipulli was a matter of vital importance to the campaign, and along with it, the Villarrica National Reserve. Despite a much nicer route to the north to take, the army trudged through the mountains and the passes, before finally planting the Argentine flag on the top of the volcano. Several died from the entire ordeal, and were able to march into Melipeuco after bypassing the light Chilean defense. The task force moved deeper into the country, reaching Pitrufquen, and establishing a defensive position, one that would be held until the middle of 1946.

Meanwhile, the Argentine Army also marches across the border into Brazil, bringing seven infantry divisions and around three hundred tanks into the southern states. With no communication with Brazil (who authorised this to defend the country), they believed this to be an invasion. With communication limited, and a failing support of the national government, the Free Republic of Rio Grande do Sul was proclaimed, and announced the defense against Argentina would take place to their fullest extent. A quick constitution was authorised, heavily influenced by the United States Constitution, to create a Federal Republic that enshrined the ideals of Democracy, not fascism. They reached out to the American government, hoping for some sort of defense against Argentina. President Pompílio Cylon Fernandes Rosa was able to secure President Truman's tact knowledge of this existence, and after several tense diplomatic cables, American soldiers were deployed to the new Republic, the Argentine advance was halted in its tracks after American gunships appeared off the coast of Buenos Aires. The situation was tense, and eventually Argentina backed down, and retreated back across the border. The entire issue would be brought up with the Organisation of American States, one in which the new Republic was already being unofficially accepted as a member of.

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Rio Grandese forces fighting against the Argentine Army.​

Despite this massive setback, the situation on hand, the capture of Santiago, was being undertaken. With the spring of 1946 arriving (September), an offensive north began from the Argentine position in the middle of Chile. Despite the majority of the defenses being aimed at the Americans, they did little to nothing, other than establishing an occupation zone of the coastal regions. The Americans did not take any actions against the Bolivian revolutionaries, mostly because they did not advance that far north. It also helped that Soviet flags were flown as advisers were seen on the ground, giving the Americans less of a reason to get involved in a shooting match.

The Argentine Army leadership was a gifted one, for sure. For all the government complaints that Santiago should be taken by Argentina and Argentina alone, the orders they were given said nothing of the sort. Casualties should be kept to a minimum, and the Army was supposed to sneak in and take the city from the South while they were fighting the Americans and the Canadians. Luckily for all those involved in the War, the United States force, under General Eisenhower who had served briefly in the European War, announced the plan for the capture of Santiago at all costs. All of this time meant that the Chileans had massed a massive army structure across the parts of the country they still owned. Argentine failure to drive their success to the see to cut the country in three sorely hurt them, as a counter attack forced them from their positions, and expelled them from Pitrufquen in late December. Fighting was constant in the mountains, but Argentina still held the high ground fully.

The attack on Santiago came from Valparaiso, with the American 3rd Army moving in conjunction with the Canadians. The major Chilean defense was located around halfway between the two cities. American air pounded the defenses, and was able to discover the instillation of major minefields that had the potential to severely hamper supply lines and assault plans. The first major Chilean defense to fall was in Tiltil, where fighting back and forth continued for days, causing at first the Chileans to almost encircle the Americans, but the bulge was destroyed after several days of hard fighting by the Canadians, who began to take large amounts of casualties.

Los Andes, which had been one of the major defensive lines, had all communication cut between them and Santiago, and they surrendered to Canadian forces on the 1st of January, 1947. It became clear by this point that Chile's days were numbered. With the first major defensive line breached, fighting broke out all across the region, with the Americans driving towards Lampa, and further south to San Antonio, in hopes of encircling the last pocket of major resistance. Santiago itself could be seen by the American forces, and the rapid advances were mostly thanks to General Eisenhower, who was granted supreme command over the entire operation.

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General Eisenhower in Chile.​

With help from only the Canadians, as the Argentine Army was forced back in the south, the final assault on Santiago was taking place. Control of the air was essential, and Santiago held many anti-air batteries. High-altitude jet bombers were able to make quick work of these instillations, but as American forces approached the city, this was no longer an option. Despite the entire Chilean air force being grounded in Santiago, while it was still operated in limited actions in the South, the danger of no air support was very pressing on the Americans, who had not even planned to take the city in the first place. A joint Canadian-American attack was taken from the North and the West, aimed at crushing any remaining resistance now that the main defenses were broken through.

Terror struck however during March when a well-equipped Chilean counterattack caught the Americans by surprise. Unable to bring much of their own tanks, the Chileans were able to outnumber them significantly, and broke their the first surge of American troops. Retreating back to Lampa, the Canadians to the North had reached the outskirts of the city, and the road from Valparaiso to Santiago was cut in twain by the Chileans, destroying the second American offensive army into the city, and cutting off the swinging motion they wished to display. Air support was quickly to dispatch of this offensive, but the casualties began to mount for the Americans, who had not even set foot into the city yet.

The Siege of Santiago took from its start in May 1947, until it ended on January 5th, 1948. The war had been raging for a total of three years, setting unrest across the continent, midst the backdrop of massive changes taking place across the world. Fighting had taken place in the entire city, and it was mostly leveled to the ground. The human and civilian toll was high, but the city had been liberated. Guillermo Barrios Tirado, Commander of the Chilean Armed Forces, announced that he would be surrendering to the American and Canadian forces, and that all remaining armed forces of Chile should surrender to the allied powers. Despite their best efforts, Chile had been defeated, and there was nothing that could be done about it.

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The American flag raised in Santiago.​

President Jorge González von Marées was found dead in his bunker in the centre of Santiago. His body had been burned, but his remains were identified by the Americans, sure that he would no longer be a threat to their forces. An American occupational zone was set up in the city, along with the Canadians and Argentines, splitting the city in three separate sectors.

Fighting did not end until May of 1948, as the last sporadic elements of the Chilean Army were pacified. The Argentine Army held the entire southern half of the country in occupation, starting from Conception south. The Americans held the remainder of the land with the Canadians, with the exception of Bolivia. Guerrilla forces, amply supplied by the Soviet Union, engaged in a war against the Brazilians in the northern jungles, even as that country attempted to restore some semblance of calm and stability. A rift had been opened with the American occupation of the three southern Brazilian states, who were acting as an Independent state, they had formed their own government, their own legislature, had a system of laws, a national army, all under the protection of the United States.

Brazil was still sustaining a large military presence in Bolivia, despite their massive economic depression caused by the War. While aid from Italy only went so far, the remainder of the country was boiling in discontent. Elections were canceled due to the instability in the country, and the military pretty much held control over the nation from tumbling into revolution. While the threat of Chile defeated, South America still had many questions ahead of it that needed to be addressed.

 
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The war in South America was one of unparalleled destruction in the history of that continent, and the Ethiopians who have heard of the attrocities committed in a continent with history so similar to ours can't help but feel grief and be terrorized. The actions taken by the Chilean army were inhuman in nature, through mimicking the terror campaign by certain elements in the Franco-German war they have caused countless damage to the largest cities in South America, and the death toll may have unforeseen consequences to the future of the continent. We, on behalf of the Ethiopian nation, would like to extend a hand of friendship to the Brazilian people, and even as Ethiopia may not be an economically strong country, our citizens will try to send aid packages, however small as it may be.

It is at a time like that where the United Nations must act, and We in Ethiopia ask for a humanitarian mission aimed at rebuilding the areas affected by the conflict and helping the families who have lost home, father and children to survive in the post-war years. We may not have much to spare, but we believe that the rich nations of the world should help the victims of this conflict, Chilean, Argentina, Bolivian and Brazilian alike, and ensure that the South American nations may once again stand on their feet.

- Haile Selassie I
 
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The Commonwealth Economic Community​
It is with great pleasure that I announce the beginning of the second biennial Commonwealth Heads of State meeting in Ottawa, Canada. In two short years the Commonwealth has advanced a great deal. There is much to discuss and a great deal of business to be concluded. Firstly, I would like to thank our hosts, the Canadian people, for their hospitality and for the use of the beautiful Connaught House. I must also extend my praise to the men of the Royal Canadian Guards in their diligence and perseverance to ensure our protection and the creation of safe environment for the meeting.

The second order of business concerns the growth and enlargement of the Community over the last year. And today there are many new faces among us. It is with a great pleasure that I warmly welcome the leaders of South Rhodesia, Pakistan, India, Mauritius, Ceylon and Burma. With the addition of these new members, the Commonwealth Economic Community grows ever stronger. It is our hope that the new members may use the Community as a forum for cooperation, understanding and peace, while further strengthening the already great bonds between our people.

And on that note, we encourage the leaders of India and Pakistan to use this unique opportunity today to have a private meeting with one another to work towards resolving the differences between your peoples. The cultural, historic and economic links between your peoples are strong. You are brothers, and you must not jeopardise that. Do not begin this new chapter in your history with the spilling of blood. Should your two nations fail to resolve your differences, I request that you submit your disputes to the Commonwealth tribunal and abide by their ruling.

Finally, the nations of the Commonwealth have decided after extensive deliberation, that it would not be in our best interested to join the IMF, World Bank or GATT at this time. Currently, the IMF and World Bank are viewed as semi-useless organisations which shall provide little benefit to us while being a drain on our resources. As for the GATT, the current restrictions on tariffs is seen as too great and we shall only consider joining should they be renegotiated. Should these organisations become more relevant in the future, and if the limitations on GATTs tariffs be renegotiated, we shall reconsider our position.

And with that, all business has been concluded and the 2nd biennial meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of State is over. The next meeting shall take place in Salisbury, South Rhodesia from the 1st of March to the 5th of March 1947. Safe home.
 
OOC:

The Chilean Update Review
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"Why to work so hard to pick up a fight I´ll never win in a million years"​

It´s been a long journey full of surprises, funny moments and really interesting choices to make in order to walk across the amazing paths that Frynomnom has created with his world of 'WiR: 1920'
During this time I´ve met many people and I´m glad I can say I consider many of them good friends by now. Most of you, if not all of you surely are wondering what happened in order to motivate me to walk this path of destruction.
As you can see, my ICs in the game were few at best, non-existent at worst and in all cases very short. Some issues in my real-life started to eat away my free time since December and by now I spend every day 12 hours out of my home or at my workplace. I really love this game and the people who played and created it. But sadly things have become so stressfull that I can´t simply keep playing. Some weeks I have barely time for even thinking about good national orders. Not to mention writing and sending them in time.
Problem is I love this game so much that I didn´t want to fade away in the midst by simply posting a laconic message like: "I can´t keep playing this game, so I´m leaving"
After so many weeks and months planning, thinking and caring Chile had become something more than a simple bunch of numbers. It was more than that. It was a story, the result of Fry´s unrelenting work to keep these world and these story of mine alive and breathing. My story, my nation.
So, since the very beginning, I started with a right-wing military dictatorship goverment. At that time, the National Stability attribute was dangerously low, so I decided to quickly increase it by putting a national-socialist goverment in charge. It was the easiest and fastest choice and both the military and the people of the time will praise the decision. Or so I thought. Choices, alliances, deals... I could explain all the facts that in the end were joined to form the country of evil-doers that was at this point. Some of them were even as casual and funny as to simply misunderstoods between the players orders and the GM explanations.

The invasion of Bolivia was motivated due to it´s oil-fields than some power-hungry strategy. By that time, my japanese allies and myself were really in grave need of such a rich resouce. The military experiment went surprisingly well, with almost not a single nation in the world opposing it or even making any declarations.
The complete absence of N.American intervention in the South American theatre during more than a dozen turns and before the Bolivian campaign encouraged me to follow the idea that was taking shape inside my mind. Shynka´s actions as Brazil at the moment also lead me to believe in some kind of plan to overcome my growing influence in the area at the moment.

So the target was acquired, the reasons were taken into account and I prepare my plan: The overall idea was to leave the game, yes. But leaving it making one final and glorious movement. The stakes were high and all against me with good reason. It was going to be an 'all or nothing' gamble.
I could end the game by placing Chile as the new dominant power of SA or lose the nation in a devastating war. I honestly expected no support from my supposed allies, because as erratic as it could be, no one wanted to anger U.S.A. and the new player was guiding them much more efficiently than the past ones.
Slowly, I prepared myself for the final act and placed my hopes in the Congress of the United States. With some luck, they will not tolerate another loss of american lives just for some south american dogs fighting over their poor nations. I also hoped of my allies to remained at least neutral during the conflict. Japan could have been using the naval bases I gave them in my coasts to avoid disemarks and Italy could have used their influence in the newly founded UN to avoid an intervention.
Not to mention, that even with all of that, best-case scenario in my mind was an all-out defeat at the hands of Brazil in 6 months. I mean, they had a morale rated as 'Excellent', almost as many divisions as me and ten times more manpower available for recruitment with the advantage of many tropical/jungle terrain. Shynka did his job very well, cursed be his bones.
So I let pass my opportunity during the conflict in Europe and placed my invasion date for May 1947 in order to prepare more my assets. And then the announce of a new Skip was done. So I was forced to act sooner than expected.
And the rest as they said, is history.

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Von Marées, the newly-appointed chilean God of Evil shows how much he likes the last mini-update​


My personal, honest and deepest thanks to Fry for this amazing and incredible journey. I may have not time to continue playing 'WiR:1920' but if he wants to start another game after this one, he can count me on for sure. With some luck, I´ll be able to have more time for myself in the future.
Fry, you are a genious and a master of this kind of games. I praise you for that, good sir.

And with the sounds of the last bomb exploding on chilean soil... I take my leave from 'WiR: 1920'
May your nations bright like the stars themselves forever.
 
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UNITED STATES
of America​


The last years have seen brutal turmoil and conflict, and at the heavy cost of lives, peace has been achieved. Our soldiers have fought valiantly alongside our stalwart allies to the north, and to the Canadians we feel a deepest bond of brotherhood. Our allies in this conflict, Brazil and Argentina, have also fought bravely, but have also fought amongst each other. The situation in southern Brazil is now peaceful, and we believe the situation can be resolved permanently in a peaceful and democratic manner. Finally, the war has seen the rebirth of the Bolivian state. As per the UNSC resolution, the US expects UN-monitored free and fair elections in the new Bolivian state, and the withdrawal of foreign military forces from its national territory.

The war has caused much destruction, and to repair this, the United States offers three organizations to repair, rebuild, and revive the Americas. First, the United States would like to call an emergency meeting of the Organization of American States, to discuss resolutions on Southern Brazil and the future of Chile. The United States would also support a re-chartering of the OAS to strengthen the bonds on the continent, and to establish more stable and permanent diplomatic structures to keep peace on the continent. The United States announces its intention to create a new organization, the American Collective Security Organization. This organization shall allow military cooperation between its members and will prevent conflict by multilateral military cooperation and security, discouraging any further conflict by making war impossible. Finally, it announces the creation of the Alliance for Progress, which shall offer aid to help rebuild that destroyed by the war, and will lay the foundations of increasing trade and economic integration between the American states.

The way forward is integration and cooperation between the American states. The United States wishes naught but peace, freedom, and prosperity for its neighbors, and just as it has demonstrated by sending its sons to make peace in Chile, it shall send its aid to make prosperity for our greater good.

~Harry Truman, President of the United States of America

OOC EDIT: Those PC countries interested in joining any of the above three, please include your sending of a delegation to that particular conference in your next IC. Each of these meetings are separate, so make sure you specify which meetings you are attending.
 
Argentinian delegation shall be present at each of one of tje conference
 
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To the Canadian people.

A glorious victory has been achieved by the Canadian military and it's allies in the Brazilian-Chilean conflict, though over seventy thousand lives were lost in our efforts to assure that the Americas remained peaceful. A monument dedicated to the lives lost assuring the freedom of the Americas will be built in Halifax, the city where the soldiers embarked from on their long journey to South America.

Military commanders inside Chile have confirmed insurgency will ignite in the Chilean nation, because of this Canadian troops will be conducting Counterinsurgency Operations (Or, COIN Ops) in the Chilean nation to assure that peace is retained.

Though Canada is not apart of the O.A.S, we will be sending delegates to the conference seeing our position in South America. I also wish to announce that Canada will be joining the American Collective Security Organization and the Alliance for Progress.

I also wish to thank the leaders from the United States, Brazil and Argentina for their cooperation durring the war. Without it the outcome would not have been the same and most likely worse.

Thank you,

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Prime Minister Arthur Meighen.
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INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL OF NUREMBERG

Final Rulings on the German War Crimes​


After extensive research by the United Nations War Crimes Commission, it has been established that over two millions citizens were killed in France, and the destruction of urban and rural population centres, such as Reims, Strasbourg, Besançon, Dijon, Chaumont, Vesoul, Belfort and many others, detailed in the previous minutes of the present trial as well as in the reports of the United Nations War Crimes Commission, is now an established historical and juridical truth. The industrial and planned nature of this eradication sets a new precedent in the history of war crimes, and this court thus took time so as to carefully gather and examine the evidence, with a desire to make this ruling unquestionable.

Considering the depth and the unprecedented nature of these crimes, the present court has been forced to make a ruling without referring to jurisprudence. Instead, it is the hope of this court that the present rulings can be used as jurisprudence to create an extensive corpus defining war crimes and their legal consequences. The United Nations and the International Court of Justice ought to be able to use the work of this court to deepen the powers of international justice at large, concerning war crimes.

The defendants who remain in front of this court have be proven guilty of these crimes as a whole, sometimes by association. Whether they directly did the deed, or planned it, or helped planning or committing it, or were fully aware of its nature and took no steps to keep it from happening, they nearly all took part in the so-called 'Ethnocide'. Generals Guderian and Rommel are the sole defendants whose defense was succesful and they can thus walk out of here freely.

The sentences of each of the defendants shall be fully explained, but before this, the court sentences Adolf Hitler, for his moral support to the war crimes and for creating the setting that allowed the crimes to happen, to lifelong jail imprisonment. It also sentences Joseph Goebbels to death, for his enormous participation in the planning of the war crimes, and for encouraging them. Their absence in front of this court is regrettable, and the somewhat lacking cooperation of UN member states to make them face justice is worrisome for the cause of justice. Nevertheless, this court hopes that their sentences shall be conveyed, so as to empower International Justice, and to make them face the consequences of their barbaric acts.

The participation of parts of the German scientific establishment has been proved, but the intent to destroy civilian buildings and to target civilians hasn't been proved by the General Attorney, as such all charges are dropped against them. Now follow the individual rulings.
 
Events of the World: 1945-1949​


Europe

The BBC massively expands its reach during this period, announcing new shows and entertainment on the television, newspaper, and radio spheres. One of the most captivating film, with many prominent actors from the United States, France, and United Kingdom, was called “Arise, The Workers”, which was a take on the idea of a Communist Revolution in France, and the formation of a massive German Empire. The epic three hour film was attacked by many for such a pro-German and anti-French bias, but it was loved by the population. French actor Jean Gabin, who portrayed the Communist French president Alexandre Millerand, said that the movie was “blatantly” pro-German, but was “correct” in that it showed France as being a nation which fostered Communism. Eugene Smith, the American actor who played the Kaiser Wilhelm II noted that France was the “single largest advocate” for international communism besides the Soviet Union. The debate sparked by this film was massive, and a revised version was shown in France, many thought to be funded by the Soviet Union, which portrayed Communism in a good light, rising support for a “United Communes of France” with many of the leftist revolutionaries in the country.

Attempts for several wealthy businessmen to expand their industrial holdings in Northern England and Scotland is meet with massive opposition on the hands of the population and even in some cases the local government. Tales of plans to unite all of this very industrious area under one conglomerate were abound, with only one person holding all of the power. Instead, the amount of factories were decreased, as more efficient and new management methods were being introduced, and the throng of unemployed could no longer find jobs. The government took out several military contracts, to try and help float employment in the area, but it was clear that the days of the massive industrial workforce in the United Kingdom was starting to close.

In the sign of falling American support for the United Kingdom, rumoured to be over further cooperation, is clearly seen with the next round of what was now known as the “Marshall Plan”. By 1946, little money was being given outright to the United Kingdom, instead it was focused on the low countries and West Germany, with the United Kingdom taking out loans with a large three and a half per cent interest rate. This sudden change made many in New York, and London, to think the American government had something known about the British economy. Panic erupted across banks of London, Paris, and New York, stock prices collapsed in London, and the country’s credit rating was slashed, the Churchill government collapsed under the pressures of an angry populace after taxes were slashed, thinking that the Marshall plan’s aid was going to help them. The Labour Party under Clement Attlee was swept into power in 1946 as a result of this, and pledged closer relations with the United States as part of his new agenda.

War breaks out in Ireland, as the republican majority breaks out in protests against the Theocratic government, which has long been excommunicated by the Pope. Few people are around to fight for the theocrats, who have long since declared themselves separate from the Catholic Church. The British, in an odd motion, sends lavish funds to the small minority of Irish that wish to see the British flag flying over the land once again. Pro-republican riots erupt in Northern Ireland, as members of the Irish Republican Army destroy offices, explode bombs, and murder police trying to keep order. The British Army is sent in restore order, as Dublin falls to the Republicans in the summer of 1948. The Irish Republican Army is not condemned by the new government, mostly because of the British support for the monarchist forces.

Despite this, the new Irish government is more than willing to enter into negotiations with the United Kingdom over future cooperation between the two countries. They did, after all, share a historic bond, spoke mostly the same language for all intents and purposes, and share similar ideals. While entering the Commonwealth was out of the question, association with the Commonwealth was certainly not out of the question, and a path that the Irish would be very willing to take so long as some funds for reconstruction, and not monarchist forces, were set aside.

Unlike whatever their Italian neighbours might think, the trains in France do truly run on time. However, the increased demands of reconstruction and cooperation with the rest of Europe require more and more demands of the French rail system. One of the main benefits of owning the majority of the nation’s large industries was the ability for the government to make reforms easily. Contracts were made with Alstom to use some of their newer prototype engines to pull cargo and people across the country. The measure was such a success, that an upgrade of the entire country’s engines was slated, to be finished by 1953. Alstom, predictability, became very wealthy from this endeavour.

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The SNCF Class CC 7100 locomotive.​

The École nationale d'administration is formed in France during 1947, heralding in a massive new change to the French Civil Service. The most important function of this new school was to foster new citizens into Civil Servants, regardless of their standing in society, and bringing it into the wide scope of the nation as a whole. Many believed that this would be a positive aspect towards the nation’s administrative capabilities, despite the fact that it was becoming more and more decentralised. Along with this, more universities were opened across the country, continuing with the decentralised aspect, and focusing on technology and advancement in the future.

To continue with positive reforming aspects, due to increased pressure from several leftist delegates in the Chamber of Deputies, a national minimum wage was set and determined by Paris, and it would apply across the country. With more wages for many to take home, the economy saw an uptick as more and more people could purchase items and goods from both French and American industries. While American goods were more prevalent, many bought French goods, as a measure which continued to improve the national economy.

In northern France, in a newly renovated factory that was destroyed by the German Army, and explosion destroyed much of the high tech equipment and killed eighteen workers. The perpetrators of the crime turn out to be members of the French Communist Party who, after trying to foster a revolt amongst the workers, blew up the factory after they refused to do so. A period of anti-Communist paranoia was launched across France, with hundreds being accused of being a communist. A mob killed a cooperative leader in southern France on the grounds that he wished the Communists would win the next election.

The Treaty of Paris was signed in April of 1946, marking the first tremendous step in what many thought was going to be a permanent peace for the European continent. The European Coal and Steel Community officially came into effect on January 1st, 1947, being joined by France, West Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The central idea was the peaceful dispute of steel and coal resources in a method which would benefit all of the nations involved. Absent in these talks were the United Kingdom and Italy, where several MPs felt that such an agreement would be beneficial to the United Kingdom, but no action was taken by the Parliament.

While not being touched that much by the German Army during the War, along with the massive amount of money spent by the American government, life in Belgium is pretty good. Despite this, the government announces that infrastructure near the border would be repaired and replaced, along with some new factories constructed for the benefit of the country. With large American labels packaged on most of the materials, it was obvious who they had to thank for this.

The National System for Health Advancement is inaugurated in Belgium, to much fanfare of King Leopold III and the Belgian government, who knew that advancement in the areas of health, and European cooperation, were the best way to continue in the future. Along with this, several of these new hospitals were stacked full of new radios, produced in Brussels, showing the ever triumphal march forward for all Belgians.

A radical political group in Belgium attempts to assassinate King Leopold III, after claiming he was attempting to move the country towards a more Communistic stance. The group, which supported the abolition of the monarchy and a Fascist dictatorship modeled after the Italians, had its leaders arrested and were hanged for attempting to kill the King. Rumours that they were funded by the Italians, or even the German Right Party, lead to a severe distrust of the Germans and the Italians at all levels of Belgian life.

Reconciliation is the tone in Spain, as any leftist who fought in the Civil War, but did not partake in the government or military leadership, was allowed full amnesty, and encouraged to come out of hiding or return from abroad. A feeling of unity was felt in the country, and many expected that democratic elections should once again take place. There was no protests or calls for this, however, as all those who had accepted amnesty were banned in political activity.

Economic liberalisation continues in Spain, as large tracts of land are sold off, and former industries are sold as well. The country, which is operating under a nearly completely free market economy, is mostly lost for direction. With rebuilding efforts coming to a close, and with economic activity around the same as it was before the Civil War, Spain was far less economic linked to the Italians than it was with France, and even some French began to lobby for it to join the Coal and Steel treaty.

The Spanish Administration is reformed massively during 1946-1949, with thousands of people being fired, and nepotism removed, for the most part completely. All of the former high-ranking Italian ministers in the government were removed, many of them shot, saying that Spain should be run by those who had Spain’s best interests in mind, not Italy’s. To confound this movement, efforts to stop tax evasions were taken, showing a surprising uptick in income as more and more people were made to pay their taxes, despite their best efforts to hide it.

The West Germans shocked the world by announcing the peaceful Gaia Initiative, which was aimed at forming the old, pre-war rocket program into a sophisticated, peaceful, and civilian program. The French assisted with funds, and a few of their own scientists as well. Despite being built off the backs of Nazi technology, the new rocket, called Gaia-1, was launched from the North Sea Island of Mellum under the joint Franco-German command, taking the first picture of Earth from beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. The event was landmark in Franco-German relations, and even talking of a joint Missile and Outer Atmosphere Program was abound. These rumours were further expanded when German engineering teams traveled to Guyana, looking to form a remote location and launch pad for further missiles.

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Picture taken of Earth from Space by the Gaia Initiative.​

The German Bundestag convenes in Bonn, the new capital of West Germany, and begins the implementation of health insurance, workplace insurance, and pension reforms, expanding the state’s role in everyones lives, but for a positive aspect, not a “negative” one as many called the ideas of the Soviet Union and Communism in general. The new plan was the Social Market economy in full force, and the economic growth, thanks to investments by the United States, was booming once again. The ideas of a Germany that has a household, full with a German Washing Machine, a German Car, and a German Family, with three German children began wildly popular. Peace and Material Goods became the driving focus for many across the country, as cities slowly began to rebuild themselves, and industrial production ticked up rapidly.

Despite being a Nazi investment, the Volkswagen Automobile Company is reformed, much of the ownership sold, and funds gathered to bring about production once again. Factories are re-opened and the production lines once again produce cars for the German people, at an affordable rate, driven by market prices and real wages, a fantastic new innovation that continued to shape West German society.

In yet another surprising move, in 1949, the German Bundeswehr was formed, consisting of a small self-defense force and modern air section. It was highly sophisticated, and aimed at its Communist neighbours, a surprising move, as many thought, even in the East, that it was aimed at the French to assert Germany’s independence, hoping to spark another war between the two nations. Nothing of the sort happened, and even some French officers left to help train the new recruits for the defense force.

After several successful tests of the rockets in Italian North Africa, which brought back a large amount of scientific data for several Italian scientists to use. The aging Gaetano Crocco, leader of the Italian’s rocket program, is given funds from Mussolini, at the behest of Italo Balbo, to form a new agency. The l’amministrazione dello spazio e rucola nazionale (more commonly known simply as “SRN”), or the National Space and Rocket Administration, with Crocco as its leader. With organisation completed by 1946, the majority of the engineers and scientists, along with Germans who had worked on the A4, were coalesced under this new umbrella organisation. An interest, and important, aspect that was stressed was “Do not be afraid of failure”. It was this motto that kept the team determined despite several failed launches and explosions on the pad, before in 1948 they were able to announce a successful thirty second flight away from the Earth’s atmosphere, gathering data from space itself. It was rumoured, but very heavily censored, that an even larger rocket was in development.

During a series of government reforms between 1945 and 1947, a shock announcement came to political life in Italy. King Victor Emmanuel III, in power since the turn of the century, announced his abdication from the throne of Italy, instead passing it to his son, who would become Umberto II. In a particularly amusing spectacle for those on the world stage, Mussolini, acting as Il Duce of Italy, crowned the new King, entrusting him with the “Wholly symbolic” powers of national unity. Any who claimed the King had any real power came from abroad, and clearly did not know the political situation inside Italy. The new King made an official tour to Egypt, organised by Mussolini, and soon faded into the background of Italian politics, just as his father did.

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Umberto II, King of Italy.​

The IRI announces the “purchase” of several small radio companies and electronics industries, transferring some to the SRN for guidance and control systems. There was another initiative, which “purchased” some technology from the Austrians for the expansion of the computer, but much more practical work was done in the field of televisions and radios, which began to be sold across the country. A working computer in Rome that could do some calculations was inaugurated, but it did not do much. The investment into the company was regained, somewhat, by the government selling a large portion of it in 1948, but the profits were a boon to the government and more than made up the losses they had incurred.

While a directive was handed down from Mussolini in 1945 for a reorganisation and realignment of the Italian Naval Forces, little of it was fully enacted, even by 1949, while ongoing government reforms left the bureaucracy sorely lacking in manpower and ability to fully execute the controls on the country. While a few new carriers were built, and some ships decommissioned, little was done with the Navy, angering Mussolini to where he ordered the Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy, Arturo Riccardi, imprisoned for his lackluster ability to carry out Mussolini’s demands. Inigo Campioni, a famed elder commander who had served since the Italo-Turkish War in 1911, was given the position. At the same time, leaps and bounds were being made in the Italian Air Force, as Mussolini's suspected successor, Italo Balbo, continued to receive lavish funds, sending many designs into the sky, and advancing Italy’s Air Force to one of the best in Europe. While it seemed that much of Europe, despite those nations under the grasp of the Soviet Union, seemed to be aiming at a policy of drawing down, the Italians joined with the Soviets in a continual buildup of military might. Reinforcing this was the announcement in 1948 of a new series of powerful tanks the H31/47, which quickly became the main armour unit of the country, with the older tanks being slated to be phased out completely by 1950.

With all of the focus being on research rockets and the idea of a civilian presence in space and rocketry, SRN had taken the majority of engineers and scientists in the country, leading the military’s rocket applications nearly null in their efforts of expansion of military bases. While construction of rocket bases in Rhodes and Sicily had taken place, they were nothing more than concrete launch pads, with no rockets to launch off them. There was talk of repurposing the scientific rockets into military rockets, but no initiative was taken on that.

The Mediterranean-Atlantic Economic Treaty was signed between Italy, Austria, and Ethiopia, signalling their ascension to the International Monetary Fund, but the complete rejection of the other series of treaties formed in Paris. After the initial signing, Saudi Arabia and Egypt also signed on to the treaty, showing the formation of a cooperative economic agreement and strengthening of ties between Italy and her allies. While little was changed in terms of signing on to the treaty, it signaled a shift of these nations towards Italian leadership, refuting the lead of France and the United States.

If one thing was certain in Austria, it was that the government was fully and completely dedicated towards restoring the economic stability and growth that had previously been enjoyed. A major drive was to help industrialise the region of Slovenia, which was still very much agrarian. With this, there was also a large amount of growth in the service sector, mostly in Vienna, but it was beneficial to the entire country.

A large part of the problem in Austria is inefficiency, or so says the government. To combat this, measures for the stability and efficiency of the economy were taken place, which meant little more than it was placed under the supreme control of the Viennese National Council, which sought to maintain control of the economy through the various corporations the government owned or controlled. The measure was overseen by Chancellor Schuschnigg who personally slashed unneeded red tape and government roadblocks.

Despite the attempts to lift Slovenia up to the level of the Austrians, and proclaiming it a “Bond of Brotherhood”, it did little more than backfire. Many of the Slovene people wished to return to their native Yugoslavia. A crucial mistake was made to not outlaw the Communist party, which was gaining strength in Slovenia, that wished for reunification with Yugoslavia first, and Communism second. This was the view shared with many of the Austrian communists as well, and several riots broke out, causing the Austrian Army to put it down, and accusing the Yugoslav government of fostering rebellion in their country.

In Vienna, the computing room continually falls behind the other accountants and mathematicians, but plodding on will continue despite all attempts to stop this costly endeavour. It was useful, however, for very large calculations, where it was actually able to defeat one of the most talented government accountants in terms of time it took.

Despite rampant rumours that the Czechoslovak Army, dominated by the right-wing, would overthrow the Communist government in Prague, they shockingly accept a near halving of their total military in arms, reducing the number of divisions in active service, becoming small enough to not even stand a chance at resisting the Soviet Army. It seemed to be the final acceptance of becoming an ally of the Soviet Union, with little to stand in their way should they disagree with the Soviet Union. Many of the officers who held grudges against the Soviet Union and the Communist government “retired” during this draw-down, producing a highly-trained, mobile, and completely loyal Army.

The Czechoslovak government announces a massive industrial expansion program, not quite as extensive as the Soviet Union’s plans, as the country was still very industrial and has a history of such, but subsidies were given to smaller, private firms, boosting production, and the larger, nationalised, factories were expanded and more locations constructed. In 1948, government offices were able to state that over half of the workers in the country were working in industrial production, one of the highest in the entire world.

Instead of taking the Soviet’s crash course into universal health care, old age security, and pension reform, a gradual, four year plan for it was adopted. Learning from nations in the West, and in the Soviet Union, the plan was started slowly, ramping up quickly between 1946-1947 with the massive building of hospitals and clinics, and investments into education for doctors and nurses. Even some of the “luxury” methods of healthcare were invested into, which quickly became a tourist destination (presumably ones that do not have tanks and guns) for many across the Communist states.

New mines begin operation across Czechoslovakia, with particularly large shipments traveling across the border to the Soviet Union. They seem to pay very heavily for these shipments, leaving many to wonder just what, exactly, the Soviets were buying from the Czechs. The issue was mostly ignored in Czechoslovakia, but it was very good for their coffers.

In 1948, the Hungarian Government announces that the complete collectivisation and control of the economy under the leadership of Budapest. Thousands of bureaucrats, loyal to the Communist cause, and in many cases from the Soviet Union, were hired to control the economy, and begin the difficult task of centrally planning a new socialist state. With much of the government’s attention focused on simply controlling the economy, it began a period of tumbling free-fall. Thousands left the cities, and some found whatever methods they needed to move to Romania, Czechoslovakia, and some even settled in the Soviet Union. Industrial output was demanded to increase twofold by 1950, but the efforts put forth towards this were minimal at best, and many Soviet loans were floated during the year to help expand industrial output, but all they did was maintain current production. With falling agricultural yields, it was clear that the path to Communism in Hungary was not going to be easy.

With these failing results and hardships from the small nation, Moscow was quick to move. The 134th Rifles quickly moved from their base outside the city of Budapest, entering the city for “routine” duties. After a meeting between the government and the Soviet ambassador from Moscow, Mátyás Rákosi announced his retirement from Hungarian politics, after only leading for around five years. István Dobi was announced as the new Chairman of the Council of Ministers and was elected to General Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party, becoming the most powerful man in Hungary.

Dobi was quick to show himself as new type of leader, and his most important change during the year, was in Budapest, where he announced the creation of a national museum to hold artifacts from Hungary’s past. The Crown of St. Stephan was housed in this museum, and was hailed as the unifying force of all Hungarians, and supportive of the Hungarian Revolution.

Despite the complete lack of a military industry (courtesy of the French), the Swedish Government announces the formation of two divisions of infantry to act as the small standing Army of the Kingdom. Weapons are purchased from the United States in order to ensure that the government could actually fulfill the measures they set forth. While it was decided that a massive army was not in any way possible, and expansion of the police force was necessary to facilitate the peacekeeping of the nation. Armoured personnel carriers were constructed for the Swedish Security Service, and several small-arms factories sprung up to arm the police. By the end of 1948, the size of the police force was nearly triple that of the army’s.

In 1945, the Swedish “Plan 4” was a series of plans which would be incorporated during the next four years for the advancement of the current state of Swedish education. The occupation of the French and British has disbanded the former school system in order to ensure that the questionable practices that were taking place inside the schools were halted. School was made mandatory for a total of eight years, ranking from the ages of six to fourteen. One of the most important aspects of this new education method was the early separation at the age of ten towards more refined courses based on the skills of each young person. It was a bold initiative, and it would take a while to see if it would pay off.

After reviewing much of the data and deliberations from the Government’s commission on Nuclear Energy in 1944, a new program, called “Nuclear Peace”, was aimed at not harnessing its destructive properties, but instead finding a way to use it to produce electricity for the masses. In the Royal Institute of Technology, progress was spearheaded by a small group of scientists, who had close relations with several experts from the United States. A public announcement was made in late 1949, saying that an “Experimental” Nuclear Reactor was going to be brought online during the next few months, with hopes of continuing to expand Sweden’s knowledge in the area. The undertaking was a massive cooperation between the Public and Private spheres, showing Sweden’s advancement in working with the private sector.

A large construction effort was undertaken during 1946-1947, with railroads and motorways being one of the prime concerns of the government. Construction projects were ambitious, and there were a lot of roadblocks to the construction, with much of it not getting started until 1948. Progress continued, but it was only in southern Sweden, as railways in the north were not completed at all, due to the genius idea of having the workers work in summer gear all year to save on costs. Needless to say few rails were laid.

Elections take place in 1948, electing the Coalition of the Right once again, by a resounding margin. The strengthening economy, good relations with Western Europe, and political stability were boons to the right wing, and Jarl Hjalmarson became Prime Minister through a simple vote, with some members of the Social Democrats even voting for him.

The East German government, headed by the SED, announces the creation of the first Five Year Plan, similar to the one that was unveiled in the Soviet Union. It was tasked with the restructuring and rebuilding of East German society and the economy after the war had ended, and to begin anew the process of rebuilding a socialist state. Chairman Thälmann announced that smaller companies would be allowed to remain as they were, private, while the larger companies and major industries would be collectivised. The measure was able to pass the Volkskammer easily, and services, such as bus lines and other local duties, were made the property of the communes which were centred on cities and smaller regions of villages and the such.

In conjunction with the Soviet Union, rapid transit lines were constructed between Breslau, Dresden, Leipzig, Chemnitz, Erfurt, Halle, Magdeburg, Berlin, Stettin, Rostock, and Schwerin. The lines were to be the wide-gauge standard in the Soviet Union, and linked up to the Soviet rail network at many points, the slower Soviet trains, however, were a constant problem for much of this rail system, but the usage of branch lines and detour routes helped the flow of traffic immensely. The rails were fully electric, and free for usage by the public, showing the government’s dedication to the people.

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An East German train leaving a station in Silesia.​

The German educational system, which had been abused and used by the National Socialists in order to advance their own agenda in the indoctrination of the populace, in instead reformed from the top down by the government in Berlin. With the dissolution of the Volkskammer, and the banning of all parties besides the SED, RSPD, and CSU, this measure was very easily passed, and the importance of friendship with the Soviet Union, the Russian language, and the evils of Capitalism were stressed. The idea of a multi-party system, however, was kept as well, with citizens allowed to vote and express their desires through the various parties, as long as they were socialist.

With the new government of the German Union being formed and solidified, the highly centralised system the Soviet Union had, along with their Union republics, was transferred to the German Union, which would be the Union of all the German Länders, which would be nominally independent just as the republics of the Soviet Union, but still controlled from Moscow. The German Union was officially known as the Union of Saxony, Thuringia, Anhalt, Brandenburg, Silesia, Pomerania, and Mecklenburg, with Silesia being the largest economy of the Union.

In Berlin, Konrad Zuse’s computing machine, what little remained from when the Soviets took the city from the Nazi government, was attempted to be replicated during the years of 1946-1949, but little real progress was made on it due to the Soviet insistence that the majority of the work and progress be moved to Moscow. A working machine was produced however, and it did little more than do a few calculations, far less than Zuse’s first few machines could accomplish.

To quell rumours of massive German migration to the port of Danzig, the Polish government deports all Germans from the city to East Germany, and renamed the city (again) to Gdansk. Despite this minor upset, the people of Poland are happy at this improvement, and along with funds released for work in Gdynia and Gdansk, the shipyards quickly began to work once again, reaching their pre-war levels by 1948, and greatly facilitating the trade between East Germany, Poland, and the Soviet Union.

Despite being busy in trading methods and construction, the Polish government announces the establishment of the People’s Navy, despite having no naval threats and being protected by the Soviet Union. The measure is seen as odd at best, but a total of eight ships now proudly fly the Polish flag, even as they do little more than sail around in the Baltic. The jobs of a naval man were highly coveted due to the good rations provided by the government, and the rides on the ocean. With no combat even on their minds, it was much more like a paid vacation than a job.

While the Polish government claims it lost it’s former Industrial heartlands to Germany and the Soviet Union, the idea is a fallacy. The Germans took no land, and the Soviets only took slightly developing agrarian lands. Regardless of this, it was a clever propaganda tool to continue to build more industry in the country. Despite the largest of industrial facilities churning out goods, focus was put on developing some of the agrarian areas of the country, with mixed results. While the country had a massive unemployment problem due to the large amount of citizens that were brought into the nation, they still needed to depend on agricultural production to feed themselves. With the decrease of farmers and increase of workers, food was imported from Romania and the Soviet Union just to simply sustain themselves.

Protests against the communist government devolve into riots in Warsaw, as thousands of factory workers demand higher wages, bread, and coal, all of which are in short supply due to the massive amount of people in the country. Riot police and the army are called in, but it did not do much, with protesters able to either sway them to their side or overpower them. The Soviet garrison in Warsaw marched into the city, shooting fifty and killing thirteen protesters. Occupation continued for several months after, until the civilian administration could resume control of the city.

The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance was formed in late July of 1948, in direct opposition to the European Coal and Steel Community across from it. Despite the overtures of support and cooperation with the west, the Soviet Union was increasingly becoming more and more removed from them. Trade was more or less halted on a wide scale, while COMECON was beginning to come online. Soviet money flowed from Moscow into the new development funds, as the economies of those who signed the agreement began to grow and become and more more intertwined under the Soviet aegis.

The Soviet rocketry program advances well during the five year span, with the R-3 rocket fully functioning, despite several test launch failures. A slightly scaled up version was tested, which had even less success than the first few launches. The R-5 Medium range missile was supposed to have an operational range of around 1,200 kilometres, but instead it only averaged 600 kilometres on most of their launches, for the missiles that ever made it off the launch pad. The news, however, was stunning to the West when intelligence was able to pick up these launches. Even operating at their sub-optimal rate, they could reach almost twice as far as the American rockets, a stunning success of Soviet lifting abilities. Work in Soviet Central Asia begins on a new test range, but not much else is known of it. Intelligence reports show, however that something was planned for 1953, not many were quite sure what.

The Fourth Five-Year Plan is deemed an unmitigated success on all fronts, and achieving all of their goals that they had set forward. Unlike the Third Plan, the Fourth Plan remained true to its own central tenements, which stressed education, and the quality of life. One of the strangest portions of this, however, was the reduction of overall funds allocated to education, and much of it being relocated to the expansion of education. In a sign of Soviet triumph, costs went down, coverage and quality went up. As an expansion of this, the Soviet Academy of Sciences was given its own wide scope of control over their own affairs, and several scientists who would have less than favourable opinions of the Soviet government were allowed to sit. Another area that was very much important to the development of the country was against Stalin’s own plans. Carried out by the Politburo, the expansion of consumer goods, and the high-tech industry, was fostered by some funds by the plan. While it was not a large expansion and did not account much for the economy, Soviet radios and televisions were slowly being produced and purchased by only the most well off in the country. Many knew the fostering and expansion of a consumer class of citizens would be long and hard, considering the history of the country has never experienced this phenomenon that was gripping the West.

Despite the standing orders that production must be increased year after year, and that quotas should be exceeded, even despite their massive and lofty goals. To fix this, the quotas were reduced to more reasonable and manageable rates, and those that did exceed these quotas would be provided with awards and quality of life enhancements, similar to the program that was canceled previously. Awards, called simply Socialist Labour Awards, were awarded for high performance, showing their dedication and ability to serve the Soviet Union. A more surprising change, however, was the implementation of government-mandated gender equality in the workplace, opening up more and more roles for Soviet women in the workforce.

The Palace of the Soviets is completed in Moscow, using a design that was much less extravagant and excessive than the one that was supported by Stalin. Despite this, the building was topped with a large statue of Vladimir Lenin, and in the opening speech of the building, Stalin announced that it would stand as the “Statue of Equality” to the world, inviting all to the Soviet Union’s embrace of equality for mankind.

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The Palace of the Soviets in Moscow.​

The Soviet Union announces the creation of a new field rifle, the Automatic Kalashnikov 47, known as the AK-47, which quickly begins to replace the majority of the spattering of rifles that already exist within the Soviet Army. It is a proven workhorse of the Soviet Army, functioning in all climates across the country without flaws. This success was able to overshadow the relative failure of the Air Force to produce any results. Pavel Rychagov, commander of the Soviet Air Forces, blamed the failures on the Socialist State itself, despite being a well decorated member of the Army. He was quietly removed from his position, allowing Pavel Zhigarev to take control of the Red Air Fleet, who quickly begins a massive reorganisation and rethinking of the entire Air Fleet, dismissing any attempts by Stalin to motivate him, insisting that a new base must be built before improvements could take place. For much of the time between 1947 and 1949, the Red Air Fleet’s Jets were grounded, with only small missions taking place. However, Stalin saw success in the expansion of the Red Navy, where the experimental Aircraft Carrier that was built was sunk in training exercises in the Pacific Ocean, and some of the Red Fleet’s largest ships were broken up, and put towards other methods. With an expansion of light surface ships, the Soviet Navy was continually becoming better and better. Despite the failures in the Air Force, the Soviet Union continued to show itself as a leader in the field of military technology.

Despite the success of Igor Sikorsky’s Helicopter in the United States, which was more or less ignored by the American government, the Soviet Union stressed the creation of this new vehicle, with OKB-4 under Mikhail Mil developing the Mil Mi-1, the world’s first military helicopter. The vehicle was declared a miracle for dealing with the vast openness of Siberia, and in Moscow even Joseph Stalin was given a ride, seeing Moscow from above, where he declared lavish funds for OKB-4 and Mikhail Mil was awarded with a Hero of the Soviet Union award. It was the future of Soviet aviation, and in the tough times for the air force, this massive and groundbreaking innovation was very much needed.

Middle East, the Mediterranean, & Central Asia

In Belgrade, the Fascist government of Dimitrije Ljotić, who had seized power after the failings of the monarchy to defend Yugoslavia against the invasion by the Italians, declares a state of emergency after several communists stage riots in southern Yugoslavia, destroying factories and burning farms where they could. An increased flow of weapons, through the Communist Internationale, was mostly captured German and old Soviet ones, was meeting these forces, who proclaimed that the “Liberation” of Yugoslavia must take place. The leading figure of this movement, Josip Broz Tito, proclaimed that Yugoslavia must follow the path of Communism to rebuild, and become the strong central state it needed to be to resist the Fascist Italians, and he blamed it on the blatant bad leadership of the Army and Ljotić that has kept Yugoslavia weak. He portrayed Ljotić as an Italian puppet regime, controlling the country by not giving them the lands they rightfully owned, despite Ljotić’s claim that the land was theirs as well.

Fighting broke out between the Yugoslav Army and the Yugoslav Liberation Movement in the southern portion of the country, with the Communists taking Pristina, and several border towns along the border with Romania. A supply of guns and money was able to flow in from the northern Kingdom, backed by the Communist internationale. However, ships flying the French flag, which few people actually believed to be French, appeared in the Yugoslav’s lone harbour in the South, and began to unload weapons, aircraft, and money as well. The Yugoslavian Civil War was just starting.

The War was not a quick and simple affair, however, with the fierce fighting across the country, the front lines simply did not exist at all, and King Peter II announced that he would be taking his own actions to help liberalise and bring about Democratic change in the country, something that even Ljotić backed up. This won immense popularity with the Serbian population of the country, many of whom were against the rising Communist powers anyway, and many saw it as the minorities, not the Serbians, who were advancing this agenda. The communist assault on Belgrade in 1948, two years into the bloody civil war, was a failure, with the Yugoslav Army capturing over half of their effecting fighting force, and crushing the moral of the “People’s Revolt”. In March of the next year, Marshal Tito, as he had become to be known, was captured in Kosovo by the Yugoslav Army, jailed, and detained in Belgrade. Fighting still persists across the country, but it was clear the civil war was over, and that the Fascist government had prevailed. Hatred and opposition of the “Reds” as they’ve been known was widespread, and brutal crackdowns began in towns and villages across the country.

With the Yugoslav Civil War raging, Enver Hoxa announces in Moscow the formation of the People’s Republic of Albania, a Communist state, and leaves, with Comintern support, for the Italian colony. News of his departure was never reached in Italy before he had already entered the country through the Macedonian border. News of his armed uprising, however reached Rome very quickly. A small Italian village, of around one hundred people, was sacked and burned by his Communist Partisans, prompting Benito Mussolini to order a massive counter offensive against these “patriots”. Three Hundred Thousand men and over a thousand tanks were deployed to Albania, placing the entire area under martial law. Maliq Bushati, Qazim Koculi, Eqrem Libohova, Mustafa Merlika-Kruja, and Tefik Mborja, all Albanian Fascists who represented Albania in Rome all denounced and called for actions to be taken against Hoxa. Few stood in the way of the massively equipped Italian Army, and the sizeable Italian population was able to ensure no major riots took hold. Hoxa was able to escape, barely, to Greece where he retreated to the Soviet Union, calling himself the leader of the Albanian Government in-Exile, but on the ground, it was quite clear the Italians held full control.

The Institutul de Tehnologie și Știință begins attempts to work with companies in the United States, over ideas of trying to form a cooperative that would advance scientific research. While many in the Soviet Union saw this as a positive thing, it did have the potential of seeing Soviet secrets being sent to the United States, and the entire measure was shut down by the Soviets. This was not, however, before several new designs of radios were produced by this cooperation. The Romanian Telecommunications Company was founded in Bucharest during this time, and soon began to market the radios not only in Romania, but also in the Soviet Union.

While ideas of using military arms, in an international bid for a new weapon for the Armed Forces, was a good one, no nation was willing to work with the Romanians, for fear of upsetting the Soviet Union. Old surplus Soviet weapons, which were no longer needed, were imported and put into service. They were of high quality and were a massive advancement over their older ones.

As a continued sign of Romanian independence from the Soviet bloc, Western teachers were hired, and reforms were announced that would make the Romanian education system much more like France’s than like the Soviet Unions. Schools would, however, be open to all Romanians aged six to eighteen, and be taught their native languages. The move was met with much support in the country, and even got the Hungarian minority to support the government.

Elections in 1949 go well for the government, with the majority being returned to office easily, despite constant funds being channeled from Moscow to the Romanian Communist Party. The Socialists were able to gain two seats, and not a single Communist was elected. This measure was considered unacceptable in Moscow, and many thought that it would be addressed during 1950. For the time being, however, the Romanian government got a coalition together, and governance continued as it had before.

The Bulgarian Military is given several upgrades during the year, as domestically produced rifles are put into service. The relatively small amount of money invested into the program was noted, with several of them falling apart when they were fired. Several changes were made, and they soon became good enough for use.

Several private industries across Bulgaria begin production of goods for the country. Supported with some subsidies by the government, in order to continue to make sure that they were self-sufficient, they were in the most basic of goods, but their improvement was very well received by the population, who were beginning to struggle with getting any of these basic goods. With this increase, a small bump in births during the year was noticed, which was welcomed by the government.

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is given an injection of funds to work on research on better methods of production and industrial output. Many of the suggestions stem from adopting American methods of manufacturing, but such a scale cannot be replicated in Bulgaria due to its small economy, and self-sustaining nature. Instead, they turn to other, scientific, pursuits, the most ambitious of which was a high-altitude weather balloon which was trying to gather data on how to better predict the weather.

Veterans returning from the war in the Middle East were able to return to government-build apartments in Istanbul and Ankara, as the Turkish government did not waste any time trying to ensure that the men who served the country would be well equipped to continue to strive and survive, as it was them that were the protectors of the Socialist Revolution, and without them, the nation would surely falter.

Farms, which had been collectivised in Turkey during the 20s, slowly began to be privatised and people being able to own their own farms once again. Production increases massively, and government quotas are introduced, and anything over that would be able to be sold on the open market. The measure was vastly popular and successful, allowing Turkey in 1948 to announce that it was willing to begin to export minor amounts of food, being able to sustain itself completely.

The Turkish Air Force, along with their Soviet counterparts, begin to fly war games over the Turkish-Soviet border region, one that was made mostly to benefit the Turkish pilots, which were very lacking in training. The maneuvers were a complete success, and over a few years it was repeated, greatly allowing the pilots to understand their planes, know how to maneuver, and to defend their country if it ever needed to.

Despite spending much of their previous time focusing on the production of heavy industrial goods, as was common in the Soviet Union during their first few years of industrialisation, light industrial output was prioritised, in order to create goods for the population that they demanded. No longer needing to import them, it was a great boon to the Turkish economy, and support for the government increased.

The events of the late 1940s in the Middle East can all be tracked down to a single occurrence. The Soviet and Israeli government signed a treaty of association, and this led to massive Jewish immigration to Israel, which in turned made the Israeli force the remaining Arabs out of their homes. At the same time, the Palmach was getting many new recruits, who had previously been trained by the Soviet Special Forces, and who ensured that Socialism was well applied in Israel. The Soviet hold on the country was weakened, as Ben Gurion wasn’t a Marxist per se, but the country of the kibbutzim certainly looked to Moscow as a friend.

The displacement of the population caused unrest within Syria, where the showdown between the President and Husni al-Zaim was raging. Al-Zaim announced that his men fought for a free Palestine, and that this attack upon the Arabs wouldn’t be accepted. This made him gain power among the President’s party, and Quwatli was humiliated when his nomination was refused to the party, that prefered to appoint the general. Needless to say, Husni al-Zaim became the third Syrian President. A noteworthy event was the support gained by Ghazi ibn Faisal, who gained nearly thirty percent of the votes, as many looked back upon the days of his father’s reign as a golden age of sorts.

The effect on Egypt was similar, and the expulsion of the Palestinian Arabs was coupled to persecution towards the Bedouin of the Sinai, who then made their plea for help hard all over Egypt. The Officers’ movement had to react, had it not been brought to power in opposition to Israel? A coalition was quickly created, and Iran, Syria and Egypt, with Italian logistical aid, were poised to strike by Spring 1947.

However; Husni al-Zaim had other plans. He announced the demobilization of the army - that had never been mobilized - and claimed non-belligerence in the new conflict. The Egyptians were furious, but fifteen divisions, including armored ones, were sent to the Sinai, with air and naval support. The modern Iranian army was to support the Egyptians from the East, in a pincer attack that would cripple the Israeli war capacity, and bring Palestine under Egyptian control. Things didn’t go entirely according to plan, though.

When the Shah announced that Iran would take part in the war against Israel, opposition from the Tudeh party was voiced. Receiving heavy support from the Soviets, it launched a campaign that sought to abolish the monarchy, cut ties with the United States and make Iran closer to its ‘natural partner, the Soviet Union’. All actions in Palestine were postponed, Iranian involvment was called, and the army ruthlessly applied the methods of the CIA, and all ideas of revolution were squashed. Nevertheless, the Shah, getting wounded by a Tudeh gunman, couldn’t ignore the growing unrest any longer.

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Communists protesters in Iran.​

Egypt was thus alone against the Israeli, who were constantly reinforced by the Soviets. The assault was launched, and the first weeks were successful, until the mobilized Israeli troops were brought to the field. Air power enabled the Egyptians to fight the Israeli, but they were facing an increasingly numerous enemy, whose infiltration tactics were hell for the Egyptians.

With threats of additional help coming from Turkey and the Soviet Union, and with the Sudanese Communist Party growing in power, Egypt was forced to accept to go back to the humiliating status quo. Israel had triumphed yet again, and the inaction of the Iranians and the Syrians was creating a dent in the inter-Muslim relations. Egypt had been forced to fight alone, and Syrian influence among Arab nations withered down, as they left Arab brothers to die without making a move.

In Iran, the Shah allowed to empower the Majilis, and in 1948 relatively free elections were held, with the Tudeh being banned. The winners of the elections were the National Front for Iran, made of reformist clericals, nationalists and non-socialist leftists, and the Islamic Coalition Party. This conservative party was opposed to the changes brought by the Pahlavis, and this forced the Shah’s Revivalist Party to enter a coalition with the Nation Front. Mosaddegh became Prime Minister, and he announced a list of sweeping changes.

Mines were mechanized, and the people who left the mines were given jobs in factories near the mining centers and the ports. Production of iron and coal nearly doubled, to cover for the increasing internal demand. Steel plants were established, and Iranian shipbuilding industry was truly born. The modernist drive set by the Pahlavis was speed up, and brought many changes to the country. The Tudeh called Mossadegh an agent of imperialism, but when he asked to end the lease of bases to the Americans, he gained support from the left. The Shah refused to let this happen, and this created a rift between the two most powerful men of the country.

Mossadegh and the Shah were both getting more and more popular, as houses were built and existing ones were modernized. The people were now truly benefiting from the economic changes of the twenty last years, and this made the issues between the Prime Minister and the Shah even more controversial among the population.

Mossadegh wanted to force the Shah to expel the Americans and to do so, he needed to gain even more popularity, to become unreplaceable. In association with Mostafavi Kashani he established free hospitals for the people, that were paid by the state and some Bonyads. He then announced that he would unite the people of Iran behind a single goal, to make it truly free. He would nationalize the oil once more, to make sure that resources of the people would go to the people, and he would make sure no American soldier could be allowed on Iranian soil again. This pleased the Soviets, but was also amenable to the clericals, who viewed the United States in a very bad light. Mohammad Reza Shah refused to let such laws be passed, and could count on the support of the army. It had remained very tribal, and was largely untouched by the surge of Iranian patriotism. Mossadegh’s ties with the Tudeh also discredited him in many circles. Nonetheless, as a new decade was coming, a decision would have to be made, for better or worse.

The United Kingdom announces the release of Cyprus, Kuwait, as part of Iraq, something that they gleefully accepted, while creating the “Anglo-Iraqi Oil Company” which provided the British with inroads to their former colony’s oil reserves, and investments soon flowed to increase production. A united, anti-Communist Cypriot government took power, while Malaysia and many of the Caribbean islands gained their independence as well. The only remaining aspect of British control was their ties to the Commonwealth, and military bases in Cyprus.

North & South America

After several attempts by local business leaders and some local politicians in British Columbia and New Brunswick, the Ford Motor Company announces that it would be opening a new plant for production in Michigan, and not Canada, much to their dismay, as they had spent nearly two years and over five million dollars to try and convince them to do so.

The Arctic Miners Association, a series of companies that have pooled together their own resources, look for new opportunities in Canada’s great white north, seeking the exploitation of Canada’s natural resources for their own monetary gain. Several mines are opened in Yukon and the Northwest Territories. This, along with the expansion of petroleum companies in Alberta and Saskatchewan, greatly benefits the local economies of the provinces, and the country as a whole.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command treaty is signed between Canada, the United States, and Mexico, bring all three countries close together in the harmonising of their separate commands for the defense of their own air spaces. While it was more or less giving control of their air defense to the United States, it was a massive step, which easily passed both the Mexican and Canadian legislatures, towards the creation of a communal defense force between North American nations. The new command was to be located in Colorado, with offices for all three countries to be opened and coordination to start some time in late 1947.

In Washington, D.C. President Truman announces the creation of the Alliance for Progress. Said to be an expansion of the Organisation of American States, it offered incentives in the form of economic aid and military protection for American nations with market-based economies and to protect human rights, supposedly directly against authoritarian regimes, which was enshrined with the complete banning of Chile. A truly massive amount of money was allocated to these efforts, with Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, and Paraguay joining the new project. The Canadian Parliament votes to join the Alliance in 1949, but the Governor General announces, without consent from anyone other than London, that the House of Commons was dissolved, with elections to take place soon. The move sparked a Constitutional crisis in Canada, with many expecting it to come fully to bear in 1950.

While the Alliance for Progress was fairly popular amongst the citizens and members of the Government, the 1948 Election kicked off with President Truman announces a new platform, with massive military reforms, a policy of Deterrence and Containment, and the idea of “American Integration” which was rumoured by many to be the idea of some sort of federation of states under the control of the United States. While popular with some, the Republican Party was able to pounce on this. The States’ Rights Democratic Party was still strong, sapping the historical Democratic stronghold in the South, and the Integration idea was disliked in the northeast. Governor Dewey copied much of Truman’s ideals, wanting to continue a policy of containment, ensuring Communism would no longer spread, as well as stressing the scientific, economic, and cultural superiority of the United States, not some ambiguous federation. He said as President, he would keep the Alliance for Progress, but had no plans for some union of American states. Strom Thurmond won Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida, and Arkansas for a total of seventy nine electoral votes, and around five million popular votes. Governor Dewey won New England, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and California, getting 277 Electoral votes, and around twenty five million popular votes. President Truman won the remainder of the states, totaling 175 electoral votes, and nineteen million popular votes.

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Newspaper proclaiming the defeat of President Truman.​

In late 1946, the Democratic-controlled Congress announced a series of budget cuts to the administration and government overhead, seeking to cut costs and slash waste where it was present. There were crazy talks about “Social Security”, but no such program existed in the United States. Taxes were reduced overall, and a more free hand was given to the American consumers as the government announced a step back from large controls of the economy, as was normal in the post-depression economy.

The United States military, in keeping with the ongoing modernisation efforts across the country, expands their own Nuclear Arsenal by massive amounts, deploying some to their forward military bases, one of which was in West Germany, and despite local protests, the measure was fully endorsed by the government in both countries. Outgoing President Truman announced that this was the method by which they would ensure that the world was safe for Democracy, a view held by incoming President Dewey. In the middle of 1949, President Dewey traveled to Europe, proclaiming his support for the few remaining military men in the country at the U.S. Army bases, and saying that the Nuclear Power of the United States will continue to be expanded, no matter the cost. The issue sparked wild speculation in the Soviet Union, who many feared the United States was planning a military strike on them due to being opposed to Communism.

The United States Army Ballistic Missile Agency announces the successful test of the PGM-11 Redstone Rocket, a direct descendent of Germany’s A4 rocket. Designed by the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, it was primarily designed by German rocket engineers, and had an operation range above that of the German A4 rocket, but it was still behind rockets in the Soviet Union. There was even rumours that this rocket could possibly be modified and expanded to have its range improved, and to even launch something into orbit around the planet. While it was widely believed, most likely correctly, to have come from Wernher von Braun, the news spread across the world. The Chief Designer of the Soviet program was recorded as saying in an article in Pravda, "It appears we are in a race to space. One in which that we, of course, intend to win."

Violence erupts in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City as thousands of African-Americans protest against their mistreatment in the United States. Shops are broken into, cars overturned, and fires rage in downtown Chicago for over a week before anyone can break through the crowds to put them out. The National Guard is eventually called in, the protestors shot, jailed, or run off. The shocking riots spark a number of debates about race relations in the country, greatly upsetting hundreds of politicians in the southern United States.

While the government of Isaías Angarita had signed on to the Alliance for Progress, the Democratic Action Party staged an overthrow of the government in 1945, forming their own revolutionary Junta, aimed at expanding Democracy in the country. With the first elections slated for 1947, many expected the United States to intervene to restore the old regime, which had helped the United States in Chile. However, Washington only supported this expansion of democracy, supporting the new government so long as elections were held when they were said to. In 1947, a total of around a million Venezuelans voted in the first free elections in the country, bringing the Democratic Action party into power in Congress, and Romulo Gallegos as the next President. Democratically elected, they ran on a platform of pro-United States policies, so long as they respected Venezuela’s rights as a nation. Such measures were agreed to, and a large amount of money from the United States was invested into Venezuela, helping to improve the quality of many of the citizens lives, which was linked to the Democratic Action and new form of government.

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Members of the Revolutionary Government Junta.​

Despite the war with Chile, the Brazilian government begins to take moves to try and rebuild and reconstruct the country. The State of Sao Paulo was the hardest hit, and Brazil’s former economic powerhouse. President Plínio Salgado announced his resignation as President and from politics, and that new, democratic, elections would take place to determine the next moves of the government. The southern states, seeing this as an opportunity for unity, announce that they will take part in these elections, slated for 1950. The reconstruction efforts continued throughout the year, and a sense of unity came over the country. The Chilean menace had been defeated, and Brazil lapsed into a period of stability.

Argentina Pharmaceutical expands greatly during the Chilean War, expanding offices and supplying the needed medicines and drugs to the wounded soldiers, and to the Brazilians for civilian and military purposes. The profits soar during the year, allowing more research to be done in this area, cementing Argentina’s place as one of the top producers of pharmaceuticals in the world.

Industrial production increases due to the war, but also due to increased consumer demand. The country was untouched by the Chilean Military, unlike their northern neighbour, thus allowing production to continue as it normally did. This, along with a small amount of money from the government, saw a very large increase in total production over the course of the five years.

Despite the new Constitution that was enacted in Argentina, there was little effort on the part of the civil administration, many of whom would be removed, to begin reforms. Instead, many attempt to siphon as much money as they could from the government to enrich themselves. The problem was so extensive that President Iriondo began to remove these members from government, seeing as he wished Argentina to succeed at all costs, not be destroyed by rogue fascist elements inside his own party that did not wish to see power given up.

In Bolivia, the Communist government comes under massive assault by the former Chilean ruling class, who are well-armed, and well-equipped, trying to resist the collectivisation that was being taken place. It was done in order to ensure that the money from the Soviet Union would be used towards building a Socialist State, and that expansion and reconstruction of the economy was moving along well. In late 1949, armed rebels stormed La Paz, announced that the Ministry of Defense was now under control of the rebels, and that the Communist government was dissolved. The city, which was very small due to the effects of the war and the migration of the former Chileans who populated the city, did little to resist the overthrow of the government. The United States announced the recognition of the Republic of Bolivia under President Gabriel González Videla. He was born in Chile, but part of the new Liberal-Republican Party of Bolivia. He was directly opposed to the Chilean National Socialist Government, and deeply hated Communism. He announced a Free Bolivia for all members of the community. The Bolivian Army, armed with American guns and paid with American money, began a campaign of terror, bombing communist holdouts, and destroying communist headquarters. The People’s Liberation Army was subjected to “Bolivian” bombers dropping ordinance on them, forcing them to retreat into the northern jungles. Little to no control over this area was by the government in La Paz, and it was the major location of communist activity.

Africa & Asia

In Italian North Africa, Italy’s first nuclear reaction takes place, as a reactor is set up in the City of Mussolini (Benghazi) in the summer of 1949. This was the first momentous step in the Italian nuclear program, which claimed “peaceful” nuclear progress, but in reality few people believed these claims. A “nuclear expert” in the United States suggested the Italians could have a working Nuclear Weapon by the end of 1952.

As previously announced, a continual focus on education is held over the years of 1945 to 1949. It is expensive, slow, and successful. The Ethiopian school system, still horribly backwards and understaffed, now reaches almost every child in Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian Government attempted to promote mass hydroelectric power stations across the nation. However only the Koka Hydroelectric Dam, on the Awash River, was created by the time the project was shelved for being too expensive. Koka is the first of it's kind build by an African nation, a pride to both locals and the politicians in Addis Ababa.

The expansion of industry is placed as a top-priority matter in the government. A very large amount of money is spent towards this goal. The Ethiopian Government starts to buckle under the weight of the spending, but the words of Haile Selassie are law, there must be 50 years of growth in 5. The Ethiopian economy quickly subsumes the budget, in the process becoming the budget. All others besides education are placed on the backburner. The only reason the Ethiopian Government is still standing is due to lavish loans by the Italians, who give them in exchange for ownership in every privatised part of the government (about 35%). The results of which is a complete change of pace, as career politicians become replaced by industrialists and factory owners. Under this new order, the economy is the only matter of importance, and the government is but a machine to assist the growth of said economy. A New World Order is established in Ethiopia, one where capitalists, headed by Selassie, work to ensure the growth and defense of Ethiopia against all comers.

As a growing nation in both local pride and as a regional power in Africa, the Ethiopian military has a modest expansion. 2 Divisions of Infantry are hired. Talks of an armoured division are quickly squashed as Ethiopia simply can not afford it at this time.

Rumours of a joint Anglo-French program in the deserts of Algeria were uncovered by the BBC after several interviews with some scientists and specialists was able to get the information of some facility in Algeria. Both governments denied it, and many of those who gave interviews were arrested.

The French government begins the implementation of “Agenda 1970”, announcing the separation of Morocco and Tunisia from French Africa, and the reorganisation of affairs abroad. While the move was seen as very controversial, Moroccan and Tunisian leaders hailed the progress set forward by the French, and announced full cooperation in their continuing affairs. Another major and groundbreaking step was, in exchange for the Algerian sacrifice in the war against the Germans, all persons born would become automatically French citizens. The measure was passed to the inhabitants of Dakar as well, and both become very supportive of the French, but a nationalistic undertone was still common in Algeria, where the French government’s official policy for wanting independence from France was to pack their bags and move out of Algeria. Few took this option.

Further opposition to the French was felt by the government directives which supported direct French settlement and colonisation of Frenchmen on the coast of Algeria. While other initiatives for settlement in the interior of the country, nothing came of these actions due to the hostility with which they were met with. Several hundred Algerians, however, moved to France, but the amount of French in Algeria was becoming much larger.

A small railroad project was started in the Belgian Congo, but bad weather, inability for the government to commit a large amount of money, and very busy workers doing other, more profitable, work stalled the project before it was scrapped in late 1947.

The South African Government and the United States sign a landmark deal, in which South Africa’s government is affirmed by the United States, and a massive line of credit and investments are unloaded on the country. With an economy estimated to be worth around eleven billion dollars, the United States Congress authorised forty-five billion in loans and direct investments. While some of it was due to be paid back by 1960, the effect on the economy was explosive. All debt was cleared away, all signs of the former economic roadblocks to loans were lifted, the credit rating improved, and the economy grew by dizzying rates. The Boer ruling class, and the few remaining Anglos, were the primary benefits of this growth, but it was certain that it solidified the regime’s control of the country.

The Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR), a state-funded and run conglomerate intended to design and manufacture weaponry for use in South Africa and available to those classified as South African friends or allies, is formed in 1946. The good news is that it has provided a tremendous amount of energy and production due to seemingly unlimited government funding. Unfortunately it is currently massive bubble and due to said seemingly unlimited spending. If the government were to cut back on ARMSCOR it would result in the collapse of the corporation, millions on millions of dollars lost, hundreds of thousands of disappeared jobs and one really angry workforce.

The South African Defense Force continues the idea of the previous year and in 1945 sends known "associates" to countries in search of new military blueprints. Most of these "associates" were quickly escorted out of the respective nations, with 2 agents, Jan Wilsmut and Robert Christo were arrested for espionage in France. However the South Africans declare a massive coup when full working blueprints for the L1A1 combat rifle are brought back to South Africa, which started full production immediately. It is also rumoured that Aurelio Robotti, an up and coming rocket scientist, has requested to transfer to South Africa to teach at the University of Johannesburg.

A new welfare program solely for whites was established whereby those living in poor conditions or on low pay will be provided with government subsidiaries. These subsidiaries are highly successful, as any abuser of the state was quickly and quietly taken away. On top of this, the South African government also begins a building spree of new homes across South Africa, starting a housing boom and attracting white immigrants to the Republic.

The South African Government invested heavily into state run mines across the nation. It goes as expected, as the recent economic boom allowed the government to spend money on the mines which allowed them to expand. It's inefficient, but got the job done.

The Royal Office of Native Affairs is established by the Southern Rhodesians. Its turns out unexpectedly, as the Office treats the local blacks benevolently, allowing the creation of a diverse series of local level political groups that advocated things from increased black rights to simple Rhodesian Nationalism. This surprising take by the Office quiets the vast majority anti-colonial discontent, but some ask whether the Office is doing what it thinks is right over what was told.

The Royal Intelligence Office is created in 1948 to defend Southern Rhodesia from threats domestic and foreign. It is young and inexperienced, but it will do it's job ably in a peacetime situation.

The Queen's Own Salisbury Regiment, a force of blacks loyal to the idea of Queen and Country, is formed. The officers are entirely white, but the members of the Regiment believe that through loyalty and valour they will advance and be rewarded for their services.

The Agricultural Affairs Administration was formed by the Southern Rhodesian Government for the purposes of modernising and advancing agriculture and farming. Unfortunately it was not a triple A business model and was bankrupt within the year due to administrative mismanagement.

In China, the struggle within the CCP took place during the Congress itself. The party leadership was following Mao and it was expected that the Bolsheviks would lose power. But even if doctrinarian Communists were weak among the ranks of the Party, the Soviets had many friends in the other organs of the state. Mao was seen as a threat by most KMT leaders and Soong-Ching Ling’s refusal to make a decision forced the hand of the KMT. The Soviet ambassador met with multiple KMT members, and they agreed that Mao had to be stopped. On the eve of the Congress, Zhou Enlai’s car was assaulted by a group of masked men, who possessed modern weapons, and grenades were thrown upon his vehicle, leaving no one alive. Zhu De was accused of conspiracy with Japan and a large purge of the officers who were once loyal to him was undertaken, leaving the NRA weaker but obedient. Mao himself was allowed to attend to the meeting and forced to make a self-critic of his actions, that had betrayed China and the Socialist cause.

Mao was allowed to walk free, but his power was truly broken. He remained but a figurehead for his movement that was losing ground in China. The support the CCP had enjoyed so far was support from the rural people who had been helped by the Maoists, and they had no desire to remain close to a party that had shunned the one who had given them everything - or so they thought. They sometimes affiliated to the KMT, with Li Jishen approaching the local leaders and assuming the ideological continuum with Mao’s theories, but overall the support of the regime was weakened. Wang Jiwei dead, Mao was the one who had made the Chinese State popular among the people, and his demise meant the end of the revolutionary period for China, slowly replaced by a bureaucratic structure. Zhang Qun’s rise to power was clearly showing this trend, as the man was a true apparatchik. The other consequence was that the balance of power shifted in the Second Front, with the PCC becoming less and less relevant, as all policies were decided by the KMT. The Bolshevik faction had won, but it had also buried its chance at making China truly communist. The State of China remained a close ally of the Soviets, but the hold of the KMT on the country was more secure than ever before.

This wasn’t without consequences for Thailand, where the Banomyong administration was able to become more independent from Nanjing, as the Maoists no longer enjoyed support from China. Unlike what had been seen in China, the Five-Year plan was a success, and industrial production increased greatly, even if it couldn’t be compared to more modern nations. The previous investments in rice production had paid off, as more and more people came to the cities from the countryside, giving the Thai a large manpower source to use for their new industries.

Yet with this wealth came corruption. The Khana Ratsadon was the sole party that was allowed in Thailand, except for the Communist one that was largely a puppet of the KR, and even if its fascist membership had been purged, it remained open to many tendencies. Being a party member was required for most positions in the country and with it came many privileges. This meant that most members of the party were more interested in what the Party could do for them than the other way around. Some anti-corruption measures were discussed, but they were never applied and corruption flourished, making some even regret the feudal era.

The events of Vietnam worried the Thai, who tried to install radars all over the country to spy on the enemy. A network of agents, defensive positions and watchtowers were installed at high cost, but when the country approached the COMECON with the materials it needed, it also disclosed the positions of all these supposedly secret buildings, and socialist friendship wasn’t as trustworthy as hoped, as the plans were quickly spread all over the country, making the Thai defense network entirely useless. The creation of a unit trained in guerilla warfare was also disclosed, but this didn’t diminish their abilities, as they spent years rooting out anti-socialist movements in the jungle.

In Burma, Aung San took over when the British administration finally left. he announced the creation of a Republic, and claimed that if Britain didn’t like it, Burma would leave the Commonwealth altogether. Tensions were high with its neighbours and within the country, as his socialist tendencies worried many, who viewed Asia as the playground of the Soviet Union. Yet in 1950 Aung San was the established President of the Republic of Burma, and this was unlikely to change.

Emperor Bao Dai of Vietnam, who was called a puppet of the French for both his support of the new French offer of “Independence” which was called nothing more but an extension of French puppetry through a facade of autonomy, was ousted from the city of Hue, and was forced to retreat to Saigon. The Viet Minh, which sought only the independence of Vietnam from all forms of outside influence, announced a Declaration of Independence and a Constitution much like that of the United States before it. Ho Chi Minh was invited to the United States, a shocking move that enraged the French and the Empire of Vietnam. The move was a show of support for the Viet Minh to take over the Asian country, which was surprising on several levels. While Ho Chi Minh was in the United States, Nguyen Van Cu, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, quickly began to secure weapons and contracts with the Communist Internationale, showing that, despite the actions taken in America, the Vietnamese were very much gearing up to destroy the traces of the Empire, no matter what the Americans would do.

The late 1940s could easily be pictured as the real birth of the Indonesian nation. Sukarno, after struggling to make his authority recognized all over the country, managed to create a fledgling form of state, present and active all over the country. One of the ways he did that was to ally himself with the Indonesian Communist Party, at least locally. The ban on the party was lifted and even if tight control was ensured by the political police, the communists were enrolled so as to establish real control over every corner of Indonesia. This led to a surge of activity in the civilian sphere, and coupled to the signature of the IMF and IBRD treaties led to a surge of economic growth, mainly made possible thanks to the repairs of the old infrastructure and to the wide economic freedom enjoyed by the people, partly due to the lack of control structures. Nonetheless, this was beneficial for Indonesia as a whole.

The South Sea Communist Party, and the Indonesian one, had long been under influence from the Maoist ideas, and even the chaos they had caused in China didn’t make them less popular. This rural empowerment doctrine was soon advocated by Sukarno, who in turn claimed that his own version of it was far superior to all other economic models. Volunteers from all over the country were gathered to restore roads and railways, to help foster development in Java and outside the resource centers. Engineers were needed for the task, but Sukarno seemed to understand that engineering studies and cattle breeding were two different concepts, and Japanese experts were supervising the infrastructure works. However, the relations between the engineers and the socialist-leaning workers were tense at best. Indonesian socialism didn’t seem to please Tokyo, to say the least.

This was worsened when officers came back from Japan after completing their studies. They were the ones who had to create a decent national army for the Indonesian people, and Sukarno had put high hopes on them. They had received good military training, but were also taught that the Tenno was the messiah of the oppressed peoples of Asia, and knew deep down that socialism was a form of Western moral imperialism that had to be opposed by every true Asian. Their arrival in the increasingly socialist Indonesia wasn’t entirely peaceful. Sukarno tried to temporize and made them train the rest of the army. Yet by the end of the decade, this meant that the entire army had become opposed to the alliance with the socialists. On top of that, an officer school was established in Jakarta, where the portrait of Sukarno had been replaced by that of the Japanese Emperor, and the brightest minds of the army were undergoing training there, setting a trend of an army that would oppose the state.

Even if the status quo would likely be impossible to be kept on the long run, all sides agreed that a real education system had to be established in Indonesia. Whether it was to be socialist, pro-Japanese or simply pro-Sukarno was up to debate, but before propaganda could be spread to children structures had to be established. The first step was to teach the ones who would in turn teach the population. The cursus they had to follow wasn’t clear, but at the end of the day, basic mathematics and standardized Indonesian were favoured, so as to create a basis education system. The creation of schools began in 1948 and in fall 1949, the first children were able to attend to the new education system, open for all from six to ten. Higher education would have to be developed, but the underlying ideological dispute would have to be sorted out before, so as to give consistent brainwashing to the children, one way or the other. The first university of the country was established, to help perpetuate the skills learned overseas by the students who had gone to Japan in the early years of the indepence. These doctors were unable to get jobs, as the planned Health Service still wasn’t active, and if a few of them remained in Jakarta to teach some more gifted students, most of them were hired by government officials as private house doctors. The groundwork for a health system was present, but it would have to be established before the Indonesians could benefit from it.

Japan’s increasingly isolated stance, worsened by the events in Chile, forced the Emperor to take action. The Prime Minister was sacked and instead Hideki Tojo became leader of the nation. He still advocated the superiority of the Japanese race over the rest of the world, but saw white peoples as useful tools in the fight against Russia and Communism. To celebrate this, Koreans and Chinese communists who had been captured were attached to rockets and sent to explode in Southern Sakhalin, as a gesture of the superiority of Japanese science and as an insult to the Soviets. The Prime Minister announced the action with a deep BANZAI.

At the same times, explosions took part in Hokkaido, close enough for Soviet spy planes to see that the scale of the explosions meant that Japan wasn’t looking at developing conventional weapons anymore. There were still rumours about creating a second sun in Moscow to burn the entire Soviet leadership, but these plans seemed to have lost official backing, for the time at least. The rockets used to protect Japan, and to punish unrepenting socialists, were gradually improved, and could now easily reach Vladivostok from Hokkaido, threatening the Russian Far Eastern Fleet.

Showing a rare dedication to pursuing improvement in the same fields of research over and over again, a new Japanese jet was devised. The production costs were extremely high and many wondered why Japan kept developing and replacing planes without ever using them. Nonetheless, the introduction of the Nakajima Ki-204 was hailed as a new success, and was the first of a new generation of jet fighters. The fact that barely anyone used jet fighters of the previous generation didn’t seem to matter, as Japan wanted to keep an hedge on all its adversaries - on the whole world, thus. The plane itself was the first Japanese plane that could conciliate speed and manoeuvrability on one side, and plating on the other, thanks to the new jet engines. Armament was somewhat lacking, but it didn’t really matter, for these planes were unlikely to ever see action.

In an even more unexpected, the Navy was yet again modernized. In Japan, governments come and go, but the IJN - and debt- remains. While the idea of computers was scoffed at - only inferior white men could use calculating machines, the Yamato were able to do it easily on their own - more performant radars were created, with underwater radars being developed as well. They were also applied on the new planes, and they improved the performances of the IJN at a smaller cost than expected, which was always a good thing for a state like Japan. Its bloated bureaucracy only made things worse, and when Tojo took the matter upon his hands, few thought that including prayers for the emperor’s health would actually improve the Japanese bureaucracy. It even made it worse, as bureaucrats had less time to do their assigned tasks, with led to more bloat in the administration. Considering that nearly half the population was working in the bureaucracy, the consequences on the economy were serious.

As sign of the paranoid nature of the Japanese state, the IJA received newer equipment in the course of 1949. Some plans for an invasion - or liberation - of China were drafted, but new tanks and artillery pieces were designed, partly as a response to the evolutions warfare saw in Chile. The emphasis on very light tank was dropped, and artillery was made more resilient, to be used in more various locations. Trucks were modernized, and their motors were simplified to allow quick and efficient field repairs, and their tires were expanded to face muddy conditions. Japan was preparing to prepare an insurgency war, and this could only mean trouble for Asia.

Other Notable World Events

1945

Raymond L. Libby of American Cyanamid's research laboratories at Stamford, Connecticut, announces a method of orally administering the antibiotic penicillin.
The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
The Sammarinese general election gives San Marino the world's first democratically elected communist government.
Adolf Hitler re-emerges in Bavaria after taking the pseudonym Adolf Schicklgruber, his father's birth name.
The allegorical dystopian novella Animal Farm by George Orwell, a satire on Stalinism, is first published by Fredric Warburg in London.
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam is proclaimed by the Việt Minh in Hanoi, after a series of battles defeats the French garrison.
Arthur C. Clarke puts forward the idea of a geosynchronous communications satellite in a Wireless World magazine article.
The United Nations convenes for the first time in New York City.
At Gimbels Department Store in New York City, the first ballpoint pens go on sale at $12.50 each.

1946

The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor.
An explosion kills more than 400 coal miners in West Germany.
The Gold Coast has an African majority in its parliament.
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini becomes the first American saint to be canonized.
Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, featuring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, and Thomas Mitchell, is released in New York.
The first artificial, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in Europe was initiated within the Soviet nuclear reactor F-1.
The NFL team San Francisco 49ers is formed.
Winston Churchill makes a landmark speech in support of the idea of a European Union at Kingsway Hall, London.

1947

The lowest air temperature in North America (-63 degrees Celsius) is recorded in Snag in the Yukon Territory.
Percival Prattis becomes the first African-American news correspondent allowed in the United States House of Representatives and Senate press galleries.
The Voice of America begins to transmit radio broadcasts into Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
A meteor creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.
The worst-ever train crash in Japan kills 184 people.
Wernher von Braun marries his first cousin, the 18-year-old Maria von Quirstorp.
The movie Miracle on 34th Street, a Christmastime classic, is first shown in theaters.
SAAB in Sweden produces its first automobile.
The Portuguese government orders 11 military officers and 19 university professors who are accused of revolutionary activity to resign.
A supposedly downed extraterrestrial spacecraft is reportedly found in the Roswell UFO incident, near Roswell, New Mexico, which was written about by Stanton T. Friedman.
A moth lodged in a relay is found to be the cause of a malfunction in the Harvard Mark II electromechanical computer, logged as "First actual case of bug being found."
The program Meet the Press makes its television debut on the NBC-TV network in the United States
The Princess Elizabeth, the daughter of George VI, marries The Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom.
French communist strikers derail the Paris-Tourcoing express train because of false rumors that it was transporting soldiers. 21 people are killed.
The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigations into communism in Hollywood.

1948
Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel.
Indian pacifist and leader Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse.
Miranda, the innermost moon of Uranus, is discovered by Gerard Kuiper.
Physicists Ralph Asher Alpher and George Gamow publish the Alpher–Bethe–Gamow paper about the Big Bang.
The Costa Rican Civil War ends.
The English-built Land Rover is unveiled at the Amsterdam Motor Show.
The Soviets launched the largest Lithuanian deportation to Siberia.
The first monkey astronaut, Albert I, is launched into space from White Sands, New Mexico.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.

1949

Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models were sold in America that year, convincing Volkswagen chairman Heinrich Nordhoff the car had no future in the U.S.
Death of a Salesman opens in the Morosco Theatre and runs for 742 performances.
Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma and garners national media attention in the United States.
The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II under Captain James Gallagher lands in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight (it was refueled in flight 4 times).
An extensive deportation campaign is conducted in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Soviet authorities deport more than 292,000 people from the Baltics to remote areas of the Soviet Union.
English astronomer Fred Hoyle coins the term Big Bang during a BBC Third Programme radio broadcast.
The British dominion of Newfoundland joins Canada as its 10th province.
Nereid, a moon of Neptune, is discovered by Gerard P. Kuiper.
Pamir is the last commercial sailing ship to round Cape Horn under sail alone.
Rhodesia beats the New Zealand All Blacks 10-8 in Bulawayo. It is the only non-Test nation to achieve this feat.

 
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Argentina
Ideology: Market Liberal
Population: 14.486 m.
GDP: $ 114,176 m.
Trade: $ 14,594 m.
Economy: Industrial, Boom, Mixed Economy
Economic Sectors: 26% Services, 46% Industry, 28% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 50,916 m.
Expenses: $ 52,540 m.
Balance: $ -1,623 m.
Treasury: $ -87,707 m.
Credit: AA Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 2,717 m.
Navy: $ 3,193 m.
Air Force: $ 855 m.
Infrastructure: (2/5) Good, $ 11,390 m.
Administration: (1/5) Poor, $ 5,849 m.
Education: (2/5) Good, $ 11,189 m.
Health & Welfare: (4/5) Good, $ 9,111 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 6,043 m.
Stability: Good
Army: (4/5) Average, 1948 technology
Ground Units: 14 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 3 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 1,094,869
Navy: (1/5) Good, 1942 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 1 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 5 Heavy Cruisers, 15 Light Cruisers, 30 Destroyers, 2 Submarines
Air Force: (2/5) Average, 1941 technology
Air Units: 7 Fighter Wings, 3 Tactical Bomber Wings, 3 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: President Manuel María Iriondo
Played by: alexander23

Austria
Ideology: Fascist
Population: 8.303 m.
GDP: $ 32,385 m.
Trade: $ 4,139 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Boom, Mixed Economy
Economic Sectors: 21% Services, 38% Industry, 41% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 10,111 m.
Expenses: $ 13,145 m.
Balance: $ -3,034 m.
Treasury: $ -48,441 m.
Credit Rating: BBB Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 530 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 286 m.
Infrastructure: (1/5) Good, $ 2,487 m. [Canal 13%]
Administration: (2/5) Average, $ 2,820 m.
Education: (4/5) Average, $ 1,814 m.
Health & Welfare: (1/5) Good, $ 1,768 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 1,261 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (1/5) Excellent, 1943 technology
Ground Units: 5 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 770,349
Navy: (1/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Air Units: 5 Fighter Wings, 3 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: President Wilhelm Miklas
Played by: Noco19

Belgium
Ideology: Market Liberal
Population: 8.600 m.
GDP: $ 66,743 m.
Trade: $ 8,531 m.
Economy: Industrial, Boom, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 35% Services, 41% Industry, 24% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 15,797 m.
Expenses: $ 15,844 m.
Balance: $ -47 m.
Treasury: $ -29,875 m.
Credit Rating: AA Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 644 m.
Navy: $ 75 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (1/5) Excellent, $ 3,567 m.
Administration: (3/5) Good, $ 3,757 m.
Education: (4/5) Good, $ 2,643 m.
Health & Welfare: (2/5) Good, $ 2,403 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 1,931 m.
Colonial Holdings
Colonial Population: 13.568 m.
Colonial GDP: $ 7,732 m.
Belgian Congo
Population: 13.568 m.
GDP: $ 7,732 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (3/5) Good, 1941 technology
Ground Units: 7 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 776,009
Navy: (4/5) Poor, 1940 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 5 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (2/5) Average, 1943 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: King Leopold III
Played by: Bakerydog

Brazil
Ideology: Paternal Autocrat
Population: 35.382 m.
GDP: $ 57,587 m.
Trade: $ 7,361 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Recession, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 9% Services, 32% Industry, 59% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 9,178 m.
Expenses: $ 9,550 m.
Balance: $ -372 m.
Treasury: $ -56,028 m.
Credit Rating: A Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 1,633 m.
Navy: $ 115 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (1/5) Average, $ 1,779 m.
Administration: (4/5) Failing, $ 624 m.
Education: (2/5) Poor, $ 1,175 m.
Health & Welfare: (1/5) Average, $ 1,140 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 1,320 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (4/5) Average, 1939 technology
Ground Units: 21 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 3,239,728
Navy: (1/5) Poor, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 1 Light Cruisers, 5 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (3/5) Poor, 1940 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: President Plínio Salgado
Played by: NPC

Bulgaria
Ideology: Social Conservative
Population: 6.731 m.
GDP: $ 29,602 m.
Trade: $ 3,784 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Expansion, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 14% Services, 31% Industry, 55% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 5,849 m.
Expenses: $ 6,018 m.
Balance: $ -169 m.
Treasury: $ -11,016 m.
Credit Rating: AA Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 296 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (3/5) Average, $ 1,454 m.
Administration: (3/5) Average, $ 1,675 m.
Education: (1/5) Average, $ 876 m.
Health & Welfare: (3/5) Poor, $ 687 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 754 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (4/5) Good, 1942 technology
Ground Units: 3 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 637,065
Navy: (3/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Tsar Boris III
Played by: 99KingHigh

Canada
Ideology: Market Liberal
Population: 10.703 m.
GDP: $ 45,802 m.
Trade: $ 5,854 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Expansion, Mixed Economy
Economic Sectors: 15% Services, 39% Industry, 46% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 12,632 m.
Expenses: $ 17,403 m.
Balance: $ -4,771 m.
Treasury: $ -84,943 m.
Credit Rating: A Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 1230 m.
Navy: $ 739 m.
Air Force: $ 190 m.
Infrastructure: (2/5) Good, $ 3,086 m.
Administration: (4/5) Average, $ 4,372 m.
Education: (1/5) Good, $ 2,253 m.
Health & Welfare: (2/5) Average, $ 1,759 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 1,099 m.
Stability: Good
Army: (3/5) Good, 1945 technology
Ground Units: 10 Infantry divisions, 1 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 860,729
Navy: (1/5) Average, 1944 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 20 Destroyers, 20 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Air Units: 5 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Prime Minister Arthur Meighen
Played by: PotatoMan

Czechoslovakia
Ideology: Left-Wing Radical
Population: 16.556 m.
GDP: $ 52,898 m.
Trade: $ 8,348 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Boom, Planned Economy
Economic Sectors: 15% Services, 51% Industry, 34% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 32,466 m.
Expenses: $ 33,979 m.
Balance: $ -1,513 m.
Treasury: $ -113,705 m.
Credit Rating: Communist Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 3,867 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (2/5) Good, $ 6,389 m.
Administration: (1/5) Good, $ 6,757 m.
Education: (3/5) Good, $ 5,639 m.
Health & Welfare: (2/5) Excellent, $ 5,501 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 3,382 m.
Stability: Good
Army: (4/5) Good, 1948 technology
Ground Units: 15 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 5 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 1,475,639
Navy: (1/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (2/5) Good, 1942 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: President Edvard Beneš
Played by: XVG

East Germany
Ideology: Socialist
Population: 24.231 m.
GDP: $ 132,163 m.
Trade: $ 20,858 m.
Economy: Industrial, Expansion, Planned Economy
Economic Sectors: 26% Services, 43% Industry, 31% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 108,439 m.
Expenses: $ 108,291 m.
Balance: $ 148 m.
Treasury: $ -353,751 m.
Credit Rating: Communist Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 0 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (1/5) Good, $ 24,399 m.
Administration: (2/5) Poor, $ 21,852 m.
Education: (2/5) Average, $ 23,551 m.
Health & Welfare: (3/5) Poor, $ 18,734 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 12,150 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (2/5) Poor, 1944 technology
Ground Units: 0 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 1,650,264
Navy: (2/5) Poor, 1940 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (2/5) Poor, 1940 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Chairman Ernst Thälmann
Played by: Afaslizo

Ethiopia
Ideology: Paternal Autocrat
Population: 21.811 m.
GDP: $ 33,373 m.
Trade: $ 5,267 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Expansion, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 7% Services, 29% Industry, 64% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 7,519 m.
Expenses: $ 6,182 m.
Balance: $ 1,337 m.
Treasury: $ 2,585 m.
Credit Rating: BBB Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 577 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (4/5) Average, $ 1,638 m.
Administration: (1/5) Average, $ 1,165 m.
Education: (2/5) Average, $ 1,141 m.
Health & Welfare: (1/5) Poor, $ 811 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 965 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (1/5) Excellent, 1941 technology
Ground Units: 5 Infantry divisions, 1 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 2,121,138
Navy: (1/5) Poor, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (3/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Emperor Haile Selassie I
Played by: Duke of Britain

France
Ideology: Social Liberal
Population: 41.764 m.
GDP: $ 323,547 m.
Trade: $ 41,355 m.
Economy: Industrial, Boom, Mixed Economy
Economic Sectors: 24% Services, 48% Industry, 28% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 153,493 m.
Expenses: $ 182,289 m.
Balance: $ -28,795 m.
Treasury: $ -648,460 m.
Credit Rating: AAA Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 9,103 m.
Navy: $ 8,619 m.
Air Force: $ 5,125 m.
Infrastructure: (4/5) Good, $ 30,503 m. [+1 in 3 turns]
Administration: (2/5) Excellent, $ 31,555 m.
Education: (4/5) Excellent, $ 35,817 m.
Health & Welfare: (2/5) Excellent, $ 33,164 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 17,028 m.
Colonial Holdings
Colonial Population: 47.167 m.
Colonial GDP: $ 32,997 m.
French Africa
Population: 45.578 m.
GDP: $ 31,395 m.
French Caribbean
Population: 1.590 m.
GDP: $ 1,603 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (4/5) Good, 1944 technology
Ground Units: 58 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 9 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 2,238,234
Navy: (4/5) Good, 1943 technology
Ships: 3 Aircraft Carriers, 4 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 14 Heavy Cruisers, 13 Light Cruisers, 49 Destroyers, 48 Submarines
Air Force: (3/5) Excellent, 1945 technology
Air Units: 25 Fighter Wings, 25 Tactical Bomber Wings, 5 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: President Albert François Lebrun
Played by: Mathrim

Hungary
Ideology: Communist
Population: 10.181 m.
GDP: $ 17,055 m.
Trade: $ 2,180 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Stagnation, Planned Economy
Economic Sectors: 9% Services, 24% Industry, 67% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 17,055 m.
Expenses: $ 22,425 m.
Balance: $ -5,370 m.
Treasury: $ -47,079 m.
Credit Rating: Communist Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 427 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (1/5) Good, $ 4,111 m.
Administration: (4/5) Poor, $ 10,720 m.
Education: (1/5) Poor, $ 2,302 m.
Health & Welfare: (1/5) Poor, $ 1,961 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 1,892 m.
Stability: Good
Army: (1/5) Poor, 1941 technology
Ground Units: 6 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 940,837
Navy: (3/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: General Secretary István Dobi
Played by: Firelordsky

India
Ideology: Left Wing Radical
Population: 416.909 m.
GDP: $ 246,594 m.
Trade: $ 31,519 m.
Economy: Agrarian, Stagnation, Mixed Economy
Economic Sectors: 7% Services, 13% Industry, 80% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 69,922 m.
Expenses: $ 67,467 m.
Balance: $ 2,455 m.
Treasury: $ -113,673 m.
Credit Rating: BB Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 5,737 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (3/5) Poor, $ 13,779 m.
Administration: (1/5) Poor, $ 15,039 m.
Education: (3/5) Poor, $ 8,939 m.
Health & Welfare: (3/5) Failing, $ 6,473 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 8,860 m.
Stability: Average
Army: (2/5) Good, 1946 technology
Ground Units: 47 Infantry divisions, 3 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 41,126,912
Navy: (3/5) Average, 1945 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (2/5) Poor, 1940 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
Played by: Spectre17

Indonesia
Ideology: Paternal Autocrat
Population: 72.202 m.
GDP: $ 42,836 m.
Trade: $ 5,475 m.
Economy: Agrarian, Expansion, Mixed Economy
Economic Sectors: 8% Services, 14% Industry, 78% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 13,374 m.
Expenses: $ 8,779 m.
Balance: $ 4,595 m.
Treasury: $ 10,169 m.
Credit Rating: CCC Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 1,392 m.
Navy: $ 10 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (4/5) Average, $ 2,933 m.
Administration: (1/5) Poor, $ 1,149 m.
Education: (4/5) Failing, $ 1,799 m.
Health & Welfare: (1/5) Poor, $ 1,619 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 1,482 m.
Stability: Average
Army: (4/5) Poor, 1941 technology
Ground Units: 18 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 7,004,160
Navy: (3/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 1 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: President Sukarno
Played by: matth34

Iran
Ideology: Paternal Autocrat
Population: 16.166 m.
GDP: $ 31,589 m.
Trade: $ 4,319 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Boom, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 8% Services, 29% Industry, 63% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 10,808 m.
Expenses: $ 6,315 m.
Balance: $ 4,493 m.
Treasury: $ 9,505 m.
Credit Rating: AA Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 1,515 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (2/5) Average, $ 1,293 m.
Administration: (1/5) Average, $ 1,521 m.
Education: (2/5) Average, $ 960 m.
Health & Welfare: (4/5) Poor, $ 758 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 505 m.
Stability: Average
Army: (1/5) Excellent, 1942 technology
Ground Units: 15 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 1,431,395
Navy: (1/5) Poor, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Shah Reza Pahlavi
Played by: Dutchbag

Italy
Ideology: Fascist
Population: 48.648 m.
GDP: $ 296,001 m.
Trade: $ 52,634 m.
Economy: Industrial, Boom, Mixed Economy
Economic Sectors: 28% Services, 49% Industry, 23% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 101,417 m.
Expenses: $ 119,487 m.
Balance: $ -18,070 m.
Treasury: $ -425,188 m.
Credit Rating: AAA Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 6,888 m.
Navy: $ 9,706 m.
Air Force: $ 5,713 m.
Infrastructure: (4/5) Good, $ 18,148 m.
Administration: (4/5) Average, $ 9,881 m.
Education: (2/5) Good, $ 14,386 m.
Health & Welfare: (4/5) Good, $ 13,586 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 34,751 m.
Colonial Holdings
Colonial Population: 1.029 m.
Colonial GDP: $ 1,007 m.
Libya
GDP: $ 1007 m.
Population: 1.029 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (4/5) Good, 1941 technology
Ground Units: 51 Infantry divisions, 8 Special divisions, 5 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 4,247,529
Navy: (1/5) Excellent, 1946 technology
Ships: 3 Aircraft Carriers, 5 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 4 Heavy Cruisers, 13 Light Cruisers, 71 Destroyers, 59 Submarines
Air Force: (2/5) Excellent, 1949 technology
Air Units: 28 Fighter Wings, 9 Tactical Bomber Wings, 9 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 31 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Duce Benito Mussolini
Played by: jacob-Lundgren

Japan
Ideology: Fascist
Population: 76.183 m.
GDP: $ 247,728 m.
Trade: $ 37,997 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Boom, Planned Economy
Economic Sectors: 15% Services, 46% Industry, 39% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 132,150 m.
Expenses: $ 163,914 m.
Balance: $ -31,764 m.
Treasury: $ -564,069 m.
Credit Rating: A Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 9,658 m.
Navy: $ 27,843 m.
Air Force: $ 3,009 m.
Infrastructure: (3/5) Good, $ 27,968 m.
Administration: (4/5) Average, $ 21,174 m.
Education: (3/5) Good, $ 22,915 m.
Health & Welfare: (2/5) Average, $ 17,341 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 15,094 m.
Colonial Holdings
Colonial Population: 19.989 m.
Colonial GDP: $ 22,895 m.
Japanese Korea
GDP: $ 22,895 m.
Population: 19.989 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (1/5) Excellent, 1948 technology
Ground Units: 60 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 4 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 6,898,300
Navy: (2/5) Excellent, 1949 technology
Ships: 9 Aircraft Carriers, 10 Battleships, 6 Battlecruisers, 21 Heavy Cruisers, 18 Light Cruisers, 147 Destroyers, 72 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Excellent, 1950 technology
Air Units: 15 Fighter Wings, 5 Tactical Bomber Wings, 5 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Emperor Shōwa
Played by: MastahCheef117

Poland
Ideology: Communist
Population: 28.784 m.
GDP: $ 53,066 m.
Trade: $ 6,202 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Stagnation, Planned Economy
Economic Sectors: 9% Services, 29% Industry, 62% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 33,243 m.
Expenses: $ 33,420 m.
Balance: $ -177 m.
Treasury: $ -35,119 m.
Credit Rating: Communist Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 737 m.
Navy: $ 315 m.
Air Force: $ 386 m.
Infrastructure: (1/5) Poor, $ 7,938 m.
Administration: (3/5) Poor, $ 9,145 m.
Education: (3/5) Failing, $ 5,155 m.
Health & Welfare: (1/5) Poor, $ 4,800 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 4,188 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (4/5) Poor, 1940 technology
Ground Units: 10 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 2,340,706
Navy: (3/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 5 Light Cruisers, 3 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Average, 1941 technology
Air Units: 6 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: First Secretary Władysław Gomułka
Played by: Ekon

Romania
Ideology: Paternal Autocrat
Population: 16.674 m.
GDP: $ 28,659 m.
Trade: $ 3,663 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Expansion, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 13% Services, 31% Industry, 56% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 6,012 m.
Expenses: $ 6,217 m.
Balance: $ -205 m.
Treasury: $ -24,028 m.
Credit Rating: BBB Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 968 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (2/5) Poor, $ 1,198 m.
Administration: (3/5) Average, $ 1,019 m.
Education: (2/5) Poor, $ 722 m.
Health & Welfare: (1/5) Poor, $ 593 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 636 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (1/5) Good, 1943 technology
Ground Units: 10 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 1,541,028
Navy: (4/5) Average, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Poor, 1935 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: King Michael I
Played by: Dadarian

South Africa
Ideology: Paternal Autocrat
Population: 13.380 m.
GDP: $ 29,707 m.
Trade: $ 3,797 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Boom, Planned Economy
Economic Sectors: 18% Services, 42% Industry, 40% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 24,883 m.
Expenses: $ 24,486 m.
Balance: $ 397 m.
Treasury: $ 447 m.
Credit Rating: BB Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 2,073 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 57 m.
Infrastructure: (1/5) Poor, $ 5,535 m.
Administration: (2/5) Poor, $ 7,877 m.
Education: (3/5) Poor, $ 3,575 m.
Health & Welfare: (1/5) Poor, $ 2,836 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 2566 m.
Stability: Good
Army: (4/5) Poor, 1946 technology
Ground Units: 21 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 895,334
Navy: (2/5) Poor, 1938 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Failing, 1941 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 1 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Leier Oswald Pirow
Played by: Maxwell500

Southern Rhodesia
Ideology: Market Liberal
Population: 5.126 m.
GDP: $ 3,450 m.
Trade: $ 441 m.
Economy: Agrarian, Stagnation, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 7% Services, 14% Industry, 79% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 846 m.
Expenses: $ 1,078 m.
Balance: $ -231 m.
Treasury: $ -1,648 m.
Credit Rating: BBB Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 430 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (4/5) Failing, $ 193 m.
Administration: (4/5) Failing, $ 114 m.
Education: (2/5) Failing, $ 87 m.
Health & Welfare: (3/5) Failing, $ 76 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 104 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (3/5) Poor, 1940 technology
Ground Units: 6 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 440,569
Navy: (2/5) Poor, 1940 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (2/5) Poor, 1940 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Prime Minister Godfrey Huggins
Played by: Ab Ovo

Soviet Union
Ideology: Communist
Population: 204.417 m.
GDP: $ 900,275 m.
Trade: $ 115,071 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Boom, Planned Economy
Economic Sectors: 16% Services, 48% Industry, 36% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 805,675 m.
Expenses: $ 820,672 m.
Balance: $ -14,997 m.
Treasury: $ -1,735,605 m.
Credit Rating: Communist Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 61,797 m.
Navy: $ 22,104 m.
Air Force: $ 6,537 m.
Infrastructure: (4/5) Good, $ 145,809 m.
Administration: (3/5) Average, $ 149,485 m.
Education: (2/5) Good, $ 153,839 m.
Health & Welfare: (3/5) Average, $ 148,230 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 95,555 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (4/5) Good, 1950 technology
Ground Units: 320 Infantry divisions, 12 Special divisions, 40 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 16,053,324
Navy: (2/5) Good, 1948 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 12 Battlecruisers, 24 Heavy Cruisers, 48 Light Cruisers, 96 Destroyers, 144 Submarines
Air Force: (2/5) Average, 1945 technology
Air Units: 38 Fighter Wings, 24 Tactical Bomber Wings, 18 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 29 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 6 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Premier Joseph Stalin
Played by: etranger01

Spain
Ideology: Paternal Autocrat
Population: 26.158 m.
GDP: $ 43,901 m.
Trade: $ 5,979 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Stagnation, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 6% Services, 27% Industry, 67% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 10,496 m.
Expenses: $ 16,676 m.
Balance: $ -6,180 m.
Treasury: $ -67,717 m.
Credit Rating: CCC Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 1,502 m.
Navy: $ 444 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (2/5) Average, $ 947 m.
Administration: (3/5) Poor, $ 970 m.
Education: (2/5) Failing, $ 527 m.
Health & Welfare: (3/5) Failing, $ 448 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 1,138 m.
Stability: Unstable
Army: (3/5) Good, 1937 technology
Ground Units: 17 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 1 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 2,411,846
Navy: (4/5) Poor, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 1 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 2 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 4 Destroyers, 1 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Failing, 1936 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Francisco Franco
Played by: ThePirateMan

Sweden
Ideology: Market Liberal
Population: 7.301 m.
GDP: $ 55,864 m.
Trade: $ 7,140 m.
Economy: Industrial, Boom, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 34% Services, 42% Industry, 24% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 11,191 m.
Expenses: $ 10,511 m.
Balance: $ 680 m.
Treasury: $ -74,090 m.
Credit Rating: AA Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 207 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 0 m.
Infrastructure: (3/5) Good, $ 2,547 m.
Administration: (3/5) Average, $ 1,874 m.
Education: (2/5) Good, $ 1,408 m.
Health & Welfare: (1/5) Good, $ 1,173 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 1,448 m.
Stability: Average
Army: (4/5) Good, 1943 technology
Ground Units: 2 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 559,848
Navy: (1/5) Good, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (2/5) Failing, 1935 technology
Air Units: 0 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Prime Minister Jarl Hjalmarson
Played by: Haresus

Turkey
Ideology: Communist
Population: 13.526 m.
GDP: $ 27,300 m.
Trade: $ 3,489 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Boom, Planned Economy
Economic Sectors: 9% Services, 33% Industry, 58% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 21,563 m.
Expenses: $ 23,766 m.
Balance: $ -2,203 m.
Treasury: $ -36,646 m.
Credit Rating: Communist Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 3,546 m.
Navy: $ 288 m.
Air Force: $ 425 m.
Infrastructure: (3/5) Average, $ 5,088 m.
Administration: (1/5) Poor, $ 3,538 m.
Education: (1/5) Average, $ 4,152 m.
Health & Welfare: (3/5) Poor, $ 3,514 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 2,428 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (4/5) Good, 1941 technology
Ground Units: 32 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 2 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 933,609
Navy: (2/5) Average, 1939 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 2 Light Cruisers, 6 Destroyers, 2 Submarines
Air Force: (1/5) Good, 1935 technology
Air Units: 8 Fighter Wings, 0 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: President İsmet İnönü
Played by: Galren

United Kingdom
Ideology: Market Liberal
Population: 49.500 m.
GDP: $ 417,249 m.
Trade: $ 50,665 m.
Economy: Industrial, Expansion, Mixed Economy
Economic Sectors: 43% Services, 45% Industry, 12% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 143,231 m.
Expenses: $ 184,623 m.
Balance: $ -41,392 m.
Treasury: $ -1,033,930 m.
Credit Rating: A Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 12,258 m.
Navy: $ 35,338 m.
Air Force: $ 4,190 m.
Infrastructure: (3/5) Excellent, $ 21,415 m.
Administration: (2/5) Good, $ 22,815 m.
Education: (3/5) Good, $ 21,613 m.
Health & Welfare: (1/5) Excellent, $ 21,613 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 11,506 m.
Colonial Holdings
Colonial Population: 67.694 m.
Colonial GDP: $ 43,493 m.
British Africa
GDP: $ 43,493 m.
Population: 67.694 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (1/5) Excellent, 1948 technology
Ground Units: 64 Infantry divisions, 1 Special divisions, 9 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 3,669,709
Navy: (3/5) Excellent, 1944 technology
Ships: 4 Aircraft Carriers, 28 Battleships, 19 Battlecruisers, 24 Heavy Cruisers, 20 Light Cruisers, 247 Destroyers, 68 Submarines
Air Force: (3/5) Average, 1941 technology
Air Units: 48 Fighter Wings, 11 Tactical Bomber Wings, 4 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: King George VI
Played by: Spitfire5783

United States
Ideology: Market Liberal
Population: 139.966 m.
GDP: $ 1,391,612 m.
Trade: $ 168,979 m.
Economy: Industrial, Boom, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 35% Services, 56% Industry, 9% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 346,131 m.
Expenses: $ 333,453 m.
Balance: $ 12,677 m.
Treasury: $ -2,159,095 m.
Credit Rating: AAA Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 23,350 m.
Navy: $ 68,340 m.
Air Force: $ 17,490 m.
Infrastructure: (2/5) Excellent, $ 51,473 m.
Administration: (1/5) Good, $ 42,868 m.
Education: (1/5) Excellent, $ 51,237 m.
Health & Welfare: (2/5) Average, $ 8,767 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 37,542 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (2/5) Good, 1950 technology
Ground Units: 131 Infantry divisions, 8 Special divisions, 10 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 12,304,768
Navy: (2/5) Good, 1950 technology
Ships: 25 Aircraft Carriers, 28 Battleships, 28 Battlecruisers, 35 Heavy Cruisers, 65 Light Cruisers, 204 Destroyers, 97 Submarines
Air Force: (4/5) Average, 1950 technology
Air Units: 98 Fighter Wings, 42 Tactical Bomber Wings, 25 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 24 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: President Thomas Dewey
Played by: RedNomNoms

Venezuela
Ideology: Social Liberal
Population: 5.009 m.
GDP: $ 37,377 m.
Trade: $ 4,539 m.
Economy: Industrial, Boom, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 14% Services, 19% Industry, 67% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 17,169 m.
Expenses: $ 7,385 m.
Balance: $ 9,784 m.
Treasury: $ 24,171 m.
Credit Rating: A Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 622 m.
Navy: $ 169 m.
Air Force: $ 378 m.
Infrastructure: (3/5) Good, $ 2,616 m.
Administration: (4/5) Poor, $ 1,152 m.
Education: (2/5) Poor, $ 1,334 m.
Health & Welfare: (4/5) Poor, $ 895 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 981 m.
Stability: Stable
Army: (4/5) Poor, 1947 technology
Ground Units: 6 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 428,938
Navy: (2/5) Poor, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 2 Light Cruisers, 3 Destroyers, 1 Submarines
Air Force: (2/5) Poor, 1935 technology
Air Units: 6 Fighter Wings, 3 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: President Rómulo Betancourt
Played by: Stormbringer

West Germany
Ideology: Market Liberal
Population: 50.689 m.
GDP: $ 231,693 m.
Trade: $ 28,134 m.
Economy: Semi-Industrial, Boom, Market Economy
Economic Sectors: 26% Services, 41% Industry, 33% Agriculture & Resources
Income: $ 49,779 m.
Expenses: $ 55,408 m.
Balance: $ -5,629 m.
Treasury: $ -417,361 m.
Credit Rating: BBB Credit Rating
Government Spending
Army: $ 1,037 m.
Navy: $ 0 m.
Air Force: $ 378 m.
Infrastructure: (3/5) Good, $ 10,139 m.
Administration: (1/5) Average, $ 7,092 m.
Education: (4/5) Poor, $ 7,507 m.
Health & Welfare: (3/5) Poor, $ 4,733 m.
Miscellaneous: $ 5,740 m.
Stability: Good
Army: (4/5) Poor, 1947 technology
Ground Units: 10 Infantry divisions, 0 Special divisions, 0 Armoured divisions
Manpower: 4,948,867
Navy: (2/5) Poor, 1935 technology
Ships: 0 Aircraft Carriers, 0 Battleships, 0 Battlecruisers, 0 Heavy Cruisers, 0 Light Cruisers, 0 Destroyers, 0 Submarines
Air Force: (2/5) Poor, 1935 technology
Air Units: 6 Fighter Wings, 3 Tactical Bomber Wings, 0 Strategic Bomber Wings
Missiles: 0 ICBMs, 0 Tactical Missiles
Nuclear Weapons: 0 Nuclear Warheads
Leader: Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
Played by: tyriet

HDI Index

France 0.93
United Kingdom 0.92
Argentina 0.90
Belgium 0.90
United States 0.89
Sweden 0.87
Italy 0.87
Czechoslovakia 0.81
Soviet Union 0.79
Austria 0.78
Canada 0.77
Japan 0.75
East Germany 0.73
Venezuela 0.71
Bulgaria 0.69
West Germany 0.69
Iran 0.62
Turkey 0.60
South Africa 0.55
Brazil 0.55
Ethiopia 0.53
Romania 0.50
Hungary 0.48
Poland 0.44
Spain 0.32
Indonesia 0.24
India 0.23
Southern Rhodesia 0.20
 
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OOC: What's up with all the deterministic "other world events"? Many of them are no longer consistent with this alt-history timeline, and many of them are important enough that they should really not be forced upon the players of their respective nations (even if they appear to have no effect either way other than being a history trivia lesson). Not to mention how weird is that all those tiny details happen literally the exact way they did IRL after a point of divergence more than 25 years earlier.
 
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To the International Court of Justice.

It was many years ago that Canadian and Indian troops stormed the beaches of South Africa with the intention to reestablish the Dominion and protect the Empire from the threats of South Africa. Though that was many years ago, I write this message asking the International Court of Justice to look into a case brought forward by my government.

The joint Canadian-Indian invasion of South Africa was under command of an Indian commander, this commander was not trained in amphibious warfare and did not follow the same rules Canadians did. When Canadian and Indian troops were forced to leave the beaches due to superior enemy numbers and fire, the Indian commander ordered Canadian troops to be used as a "Human Shield" so that Indian troops could get on the boats first. Any Canadian soldier who disobeyed this order was shot without question, thousands of Canadians died because of this.

What evidence we have is pictures taken by Canadian photographers who accompanied the soldiers partaking in the invasion, there are also hundreds of eyewitnesses who were on those beaches when this event occurred.

With this evidence, we ask the International Court of Justice to place said Indian Commander under trial for war crimes. We also ask for the Indian government to detain said Indian Commander with approval of the International Court of Justice.

Thank you,

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Prime Minister Arthur Meighen
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GM Note: Mathrim has been given a nice, long vacation from writing. He is now the International GM, where he will act as the United Nations, and all other international organisations. This will be a massive help to me, and a way for him to continue his work in WiR: 1920. Dadarian has been removed as the African GM. All nations that had previously been under these two GMs are now under me. Thailand, Syria, and Australia have been removed, Spectre17 is now India. All signups and open slots are closed. Orders due Saturday.
 
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The Canadian case seems appealing, but the competences of this Court are restricted to issues between states. Unless the Canadian delegation seeks to open a case against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island - as the Indian officer involved was part of the British Army of India -, this Court is unable to make a ruling on the issue. Likewise, unless all parties agree to trial the officer or with a mandate of the General Assembly of the United Nations, this Court is powerless to judge war crimes. But this court assumes that Canada shall use its full weight at the Assembly to ensure that true international justice can be delivered in case of war crimes.
 
OOC: Just when I was going to start financing guerrillas in Vietnam. :(

It has been fun. I wait anxiously for my next chance. Thanks everybody.
 
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