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New realms are rising, and others are getting weaker and weaker. Meanwhile this new political situation might indicate that another party could soon be in charge.
Overview of the Republic of Venice in 1880
The republic of Venice in the year 1880 was among one of the Great powers of Europe. Her place as one of the Great powers of the world was secured by this point. The republic had reformed it self and proved to the world that she was here to stay.
The start of the 1880s would usher in another period of growth and change, both in terms of new territory, ideas as people pushed for more social reforms, and new men took charge of guiding the republic. The republic had a huge total population of 14.42 million people.
As such it does some good to take a look at the Republic in 1880.
The Politics of Trade
[An overview of the Economy in 1880]
Trade was the heart of the Venetian Republic. It held the third largest economy in the world, Only the Dual-Monarchy and Burgundy had a larger economy then Venice. Trade was what pushed the republic the republic forward.
Trade was one of the reasons why the Republic sought to keep the Balkans and the Mediterranean in her sphere of influence. Venice made sure that when they were placed under her protection that she would be getting beneficial trade agreements in return. The trade agreements were made to feed the Venetian factories but it did also benefit the small craftsman who had more resources to build.
Tax wise, both the Liberal and conservative parties focused on keeping taxes rather low for the Rich at ten percent. Though the middle and lower classes had a much higher 50% tax on their income. Tariffs were kept about 25%. The Tax system though was something that did not sit well with the new parties that had formed in the past decade. The Socialists, communists, and social-liberals wished to make things more fairer.
Political wise by 1880, the main two parties were the Liberal Partitio dei Veneti and the Conservative Partitio Nasional Veneto. The parties would swap control every other election cycle or so. There were two major issues with politics that were on the minds of most people. First was the fact that the votes of the rich counted more then the poor and second was the fact that the Senate was appointed. This had the side effect of making the Senate largely a conservative body compared to that of the Great Council.
As 1880 dawned, many were looking at trying to change the political structure to be more equal, to complete the process of Apertua.
Veneto
[Europe and the Mediterranean in 1880]
The region of Veneto made up two divisions of the Republic, Dogado and Domini di Terrafirma. Though in the past few decades the division between the Mainland and the Dogado was steadly decreasing. Out of all of the regions of the Republic, Veneto was by far the most populous in the Republic at 1.23 Million people. The Dogado itself had a population of 381.59k, the largest in the republic.
Of all the regions of the Republic, Veneto was the stronghold of the Liberal Partitio dei Veneti. Both in the Mainland and the Dogado the Liberals tended to win the various election seats. Though the conservatives tended to have a good amount of support despite the strength of the Liberals.
As the region with the largest population, it is of no surprise that the people's biggest issues were varied. The largest issues though tended to support full voting right for people and being anti-military. the latter was of particular interest to the Venetian poor as they were often the ones whom had to fight.
Stato da Mar - Adriatic
The Adriatic section of the Mediterranean part of Stato da Mar was made up of two regions, Istria and Dalmatia. The total population of the Adriatic section was 480.46k people, with the population of Istria being the more populous region at 303.40k people and Dalmatia having 177.06k people. The ports of Trieste and Spalato where major naval bases for the Republic, right after Venice itself.
Politically it was more divided between the two largest parties. Both regions where among the most fought over by the two big parties. Though with the birth of newer parties in the recent years, they have started to gain traction. This was largely due to voting rights or more correctly lack of voting rights. The Croatians, Slovenians, and Serbians that lived and had lived in Dalmatia for ages, yet they were denied the right to vote as only Venetians, Greeks and Athesians were allowed to vote.
Stato da Mar - Greece and the Suez
The Greek regions were the second largest populated region outside of Veneto with a total population of 814.27k scattered throughout Greece. Greece was a key spot of control for the Republic. The Venetian navy tended spent more time based and operated in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean then it did in the Adriatic.
Since the 1860s the Greeks have been an integral part of the republic as one of the major voting blocs. Also since the 1860s was the Greek Orthodox revival movement that worked hand in hand with the temperance movement. This was one of the reasons why the Greeks largely supported the Conservative Party as moralism was one of the major issues throughout Greece. It should be noted that the liberals also had good amount of support throughout Greece
Also in the Eastern Mediterranean was the Suez. The Venetians and Greeks who worked in the Suez were allowed to vote, but the native Egyptian were not. Still The Suez was one of the more important locations of the Republic. It was the main connection between the Pacific and the Mediterranean. As otherwise Venice would have to go all the way around Africa.
Stato Da Mar - Caribbean
[the Caribbean in 1880]
The Caribbean was divided between Athesia and Sudurhafejyar. In the 1880s there was about 800k population in the Caribbean split pretty much evenly between Athesia and Sudurhafejyar, though Athesia had slightly more people.
In the 1880s while the Athesians in Europe could vote, the ones in the Caribbean could not. That was due to Athesia being a colony still. This was the largest issue that dominated the colony and an issue that the Great Council took up with zeal. Starting in the 1880s there were plans to transform Athesia into a proper state.
More provveditore were supported and encouraged. An immigration plan was drawn up and encouraged as well once the Provveditore were provided for. The city of Port Dandalo was the main Port of trade in Arcadia and Ameriga which had been built up to be the main naval base in the Caribbean.
It should be noted that in Athesia, while the slave trade was abolished, the native Seminole tribes which lived in Athesia still were still heavily discriminated against in the political structure of Athesia. It didn't help that many of the Seminole tribes still kept to their native religion, and the colonial government did not look kindly on their religion; even protestants were treated better then the Seminole.
As for Sudurhanfejyar, there was not as much support for push to statehood as in neighboring Athesia. Sudurhanfejar was the only region the Republic that was largely protestant, which is one of the principal reasons as to why there was less support. However, that did not mean there was no support. When Athesia got an immigration support following the Provveditore support, so did Sudurhanfejyar.
Stato da Mar - Pacific Islands
[The Pacific in 1880]
The newest region of the Republic the Pacific islands in 1880 were made up of two regions, Nova Zeeland and Tahiti. It was however one of the least populated regions of the Republic at having a total population of 70.63k. This was one of the major reasons why an immigration policy was put in place. Hand in Hand with the immigration policy was a policy of catholic education that was largely handled by the Jesuites. A policy that the Patriarch of Venice, Ramazzotti, encouraged.
In contrast to Nova Zeeland, Tahiti had voting rights. Of course this was for Greeks, Venetians and Athesians that immigrated over to Tahiti. This was one of the reasons why on the small island of Tahiti and the surrounding islands, the vast majority of the populace rich and poor supported more voting rights for the people. Even a decent number of the Venetians that had moved over to Tahiti supported the movement for full voting rights.
In Nova Zeeland, there wasn't such a desire for full voting rights as there were in the Tahiti. Many came to start a new life, and voting wasn't as important as making a new life for themselves across the world. More over a good number came to get away from the bureaucratic process of Europe. There just wasn't anywhere near the population in Nova Zeeland as there were in other parts of the Stato Da Mar. Though as the population of Europeans grows in Nova Zeeland, it is only a matter of time before they begin to demand full voting rights and for Nova Zeeland to be made a state of the Republic.
Since the Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1866, Nova Zeeland was largely overseen by the provveditore generale Antonio Baldissera. Antonio Baldissera was a popular man in Nova Zeeland, he supported the improvement of infrastructure in the islands both north and south. More over he is known for his work at keeping peace between the settlers from Europe and the native Maori. He often worked closely with the various tribes as part of the way to help keep the peace. Of course part of the reason why he worked so closely with the Maori is due to the fact that the Maori just outnumbered the Europeans.
Baldissera was also responsible for dividing up Nova Zeeland into its provinces. There would be five for the North Island and Four for the south island. Most of the names were chosen by the immigrants. Some where named after people, such as the North Island provinces of Manin, Absburgo, Ramazzotti and Baldissera, whom were named for the Doge of Venice, the Famed Venetian admiral Luigi d'Absburgo, the beloved Patriarch of Venice Angelo Francesco Ramazzotti and Antonio Baldissera himself. On the south Island the province of Potagos was named after the famed greek explorer Panayotis Potagos.
The rest of the names were named after place names often from Europe. Such as the city of Nova Verona on the North island, named after Verona. On the south Island the provinces of Christiana and Ioannnia were named after places in Greece; specifically the islands of Christiana and the region of Ioannina on the mainland which also was known as Jannina. The province of Timaru was kept from the original Maori.
Domini di Terra d'oro
With the exception of the Suez which was considered part of the Mediterranean section of the Stato Da Mar, the Domini di Terra d'oro was the only province on the African continent at the start of 1880. In contrast to the Caribbean or the Pacific Islands which were largely settled by Venetians or Greeks, the Terra d'Oro was largely a hands off affair.
Despite that there was a slow but steady trickle of people that moved over, mostly to handle the governing. Terra d'Oro's role was to help be a harbor and port for venetian trade coming from the Carribbean. Since the abolition of Slavery in 1847 a number of the Caribbean born decedents of African slaves came to Africa. This picked up steam following the purchase of Sudurhanfejyar.
The republic of Venice in the year 1880 was among one of the Great powers of Europe. Her place as one of the Great powers of the world was secured by this point. The republic had reformed it self and proved to the world that she was here to stay.
The start of the 1880s would usher in another period of growth and change, both in terms of new territory, ideas as people pushed for more social reforms, and new men took charge of guiding the republic. The republic had a huge total population of 14.42 million people.
As such it does some good to take a look at the Republic in 1880.
The Politics of Trade
[An overview of the Economy in 1880]
Trade was the heart of the Venetian Republic. It held the third largest economy in the world, Only the Dual-Monarchy and Burgundy had a larger economy then Venice. Trade was what pushed the republic the republic forward.
Trade was one of the reasons why the Republic sought to keep the Balkans and the Mediterranean in her sphere of influence. Venice made sure that when they were placed under her protection that she would be getting beneficial trade agreements in return. The trade agreements were made to feed the Venetian factories but it did also benefit the small craftsman who had more resources to build.
Tax wise, both the Liberal and conservative parties focused on keeping taxes rather low for the Rich at ten percent. Though the middle and lower classes had a much higher 50% tax on their income. Tariffs were kept about 25%. The Tax system though was something that did not sit well with the new parties that had formed in the past decade. The Socialists, communists, and social-liberals wished to make things more fairer.
Political wise by 1880, the main two parties were the Liberal Partitio dei Veneti and the Conservative Partitio Nasional Veneto. The parties would swap control every other election cycle or so. There were two major issues with politics that were on the minds of most people. First was the fact that the votes of the rich counted more then the poor and second was the fact that the Senate was appointed. This had the side effect of making the Senate largely a conservative body compared to that of the Great Council.
As 1880 dawned, many were looking at trying to change the political structure to be more equal, to complete the process of Apertua.
Veneto
[Europe and the Mediterranean in 1880]
The region of Veneto made up two divisions of the Republic, Dogado and Domini di Terrafirma. Though in the past few decades the division between the Mainland and the Dogado was steadly decreasing. Out of all of the regions of the Republic, Veneto was by far the most populous in the Republic at 1.23 Million people. The Dogado itself had a population of 381.59k, the largest in the republic.
Of all the regions of the Republic, Veneto was the stronghold of the Liberal Partitio dei Veneti. Both in the Mainland and the Dogado the Liberals tended to win the various election seats. Though the conservatives tended to have a good amount of support despite the strength of the Liberals.
As the region with the largest population, it is of no surprise that the people's biggest issues were varied. The largest issues though tended to support full voting right for people and being anti-military. the latter was of particular interest to the Venetian poor as they were often the ones whom had to fight.
Stato da Mar - Adriatic
The Adriatic section of the Mediterranean part of Stato da Mar was made up of two regions, Istria and Dalmatia. The total population of the Adriatic section was 480.46k people, with the population of Istria being the more populous region at 303.40k people and Dalmatia having 177.06k people. The ports of Trieste and Spalato where major naval bases for the Republic, right after Venice itself.
Politically it was more divided between the two largest parties. Both regions where among the most fought over by the two big parties. Though with the birth of newer parties in the recent years, they have started to gain traction. This was largely due to voting rights or more correctly lack of voting rights. The Croatians, Slovenians, and Serbians that lived and had lived in Dalmatia for ages, yet they were denied the right to vote as only Venetians, Greeks and Athesians were allowed to vote.
Stato da Mar - Greece and the Suez
The Greek regions were the second largest populated region outside of Veneto with a total population of 814.27k scattered throughout Greece. Greece was a key spot of control for the Republic. The Venetian navy tended spent more time based and operated in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean then it did in the Adriatic.
Since the 1860s the Greeks have been an integral part of the republic as one of the major voting blocs. Also since the 1860s was the Greek Orthodox revival movement that worked hand in hand with the temperance movement. This was one of the reasons why the Greeks largely supported the Conservative Party as moralism was one of the major issues throughout Greece. It should be noted that the liberals also had good amount of support throughout Greece
Also in the Eastern Mediterranean was the Suez. The Venetians and Greeks who worked in the Suez were allowed to vote, but the native Egyptian were not. Still The Suez was one of the more important locations of the Republic. It was the main connection between the Pacific and the Mediterranean. As otherwise Venice would have to go all the way around Africa.
Stato Da Mar - Caribbean
[the Caribbean in 1880]
The Caribbean was divided between Athesia and Sudurhafejyar. In the 1880s there was about 800k population in the Caribbean split pretty much evenly between Athesia and Sudurhafejyar, though Athesia had slightly more people.
In the 1880s while the Athesians in Europe could vote, the ones in the Caribbean could not. That was due to Athesia being a colony still. This was the largest issue that dominated the colony and an issue that the Great Council took up with zeal. Starting in the 1880s there were plans to transform Athesia into a proper state.
More provveditore were supported and encouraged. An immigration plan was drawn up and encouraged as well once the Provveditore were provided for. The city of Port Dandalo was the main Port of trade in Arcadia and Ameriga which had been built up to be the main naval base in the Caribbean.
It should be noted that in Athesia, while the slave trade was abolished, the native Seminole tribes which lived in Athesia still were still heavily discriminated against in the political structure of Athesia. It didn't help that many of the Seminole tribes still kept to their native religion, and the colonial government did not look kindly on their religion; even protestants were treated better then the Seminole.
As for Sudurhanfejyar, there was not as much support for push to statehood as in neighboring Athesia. Sudurhanfejar was the only region the Republic that was largely protestant, which is one of the principal reasons as to why there was less support. However, that did not mean there was no support. When Athesia got an immigration support following the Provveditore support, so did Sudurhanfejyar.
Stato da Mar - Pacific Islands
[The Pacific in 1880]
The newest region of the Republic the Pacific islands in 1880 were made up of two regions, Nova Zeeland and Tahiti. It was however one of the least populated regions of the Republic at having a total population of 70.63k. This was one of the major reasons why an immigration policy was put in place. Hand in Hand with the immigration policy was a policy of catholic education that was largely handled by the Jesuites. A policy that the Patriarch of Venice, Ramazzotti, encouraged.
In contrast to Nova Zeeland, Tahiti had voting rights. Of course this was for Greeks, Venetians and Athesians that immigrated over to Tahiti. This was one of the reasons why on the small island of Tahiti and the surrounding islands, the vast majority of the populace rich and poor supported more voting rights for the people. Even a decent number of the Venetians that had moved over to Tahiti supported the movement for full voting rights.
In Nova Zeeland, there wasn't such a desire for full voting rights as there were in the Tahiti. Many came to start a new life, and voting wasn't as important as making a new life for themselves across the world. More over a good number came to get away from the bureaucratic process of Europe. There just wasn't anywhere near the population in Nova Zeeland as there were in other parts of the Stato Da Mar. Though as the population of Europeans grows in Nova Zeeland, it is only a matter of time before they begin to demand full voting rights and for Nova Zeeland to be made a state of the Republic.
Since the Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1866, Nova Zeeland was largely overseen by the provveditore generale Antonio Baldissera. Antonio Baldissera was a popular man in Nova Zeeland, he supported the improvement of infrastructure in the islands both north and south. More over he is known for his work at keeping peace between the settlers from Europe and the native Maori. He often worked closely with the various tribes as part of the way to help keep the peace. Of course part of the reason why he worked so closely with the Maori is due to the fact that the Maori just outnumbered the Europeans.
Baldissera was also responsible for dividing up Nova Zeeland into its provinces. There would be five for the North Island and Four for the south island. Most of the names were chosen by the immigrants. Some where named after people, such as the North Island provinces of Manin, Absburgo, Ramazzotti and Baldissera, whom were named for the Doge of Venice, the Famed Venetian admiral Luigi d'Absburgo, the beloved Patriarch of Venice Angelo Francesco Ramazzotti and Antonio Baldissera himself. On the south Island the province of Potagos was named after the famed greek explorer Panayotis Potagos.
The rest of the names were named after place names often from Europe. Such as the city of Nova Verona on the North island, named after Verona. On the south Island the provinces of Christiana and Ioannnia were named after places in Greece; specifically the islands of Christiana and the region of Ioannina on the mainland which also was known as Jannina. The province of Timaru was kept from the original Maori.
Domini di Terra d'oro
With the exception of the Suez which was considered part of the Mediterranean section of the Stato Da Mar, the Domini di Terra d'oro was the only province on the African continent at the start of 1880. In contrast to the Caribbean or the Pacific Islands which were largely settled by Venetians or Greeks, the Terra d'Oro was largely a hands off affair.
Despite that there was a slow but steady trickle of people that moved over, mostly to handle the governing. Terra d'Oro's role was to help be a harbor and port for venetian trade coming from the Carribbean. Since the abolition of Slavery in 1847 a number of the Caribbean born decedents of African slaves came to Africa. This picked up steam following the purchase of Sudurhanfejyar.
With colonisation of the dark continent just about to begin, this overview of the Republic was very informative. It remains to be seen if there will be any extended voting rights granted, or if maybe independence movements will take hold, dividing Venice in this new decade. Maybe La Serenissima will also be able to grab a chunk of Africa?
The Conference of Venice
[Africa before the Scramble of Africa began]
As the 1880s dawned the attention of the powers in Europe drew ever closer to Africa. The European powers all had different places in Africa. Spain wanted to control the East Coast of Africa, The Dual-Monarchy sought to control the Congo and West Africa, The Kingdom of Burgundy wanted to control South Africa, while Scandinavia sought to expand her sections of Africa without stepping on the toes of Burgundy. Even the age old city rival of Genoa sought to expand into Africa.
Thus Venice which had pushed neutrality as a policy called forth a Conference in 1880 to discuss these matters to avoid conflict in Europe or reduce conflict. The conference of Venice in 1880 would be one of the turning points for the world.
there were several points of note in the Conference. The one thing that was unanimously adopted was the outlawing of the slave trade throughout the world. This applied to all of the world not just Africa. It also meant that if a nation supported slavery as did many in the Pacific and in Africa, that it would be free for the civilized powers to help enlighten them.
The second point was that both the Niger and Congo rivers were to be freely open for ship traffic. This was in particular something that Venice pushed. As Venice had little desire on Africa but much desire in trade, she wanted to make sure that trade was promoted.
The third and fourth points of largely respecting spheres of influence and establishing the principal of Effectivity respectively. This meant the areas of influence that the European and Great Powers ruled already in Africa were to be respected. However to expand beyond that would require actually control of the area with flags flying. It also meant that they were to tell the world when they claimed an area of land.
All in All the Conference of Venice lead to the Scramble of Africa for while their current possessions in Africa were respected, the rest of the continent was just laying there for the picking. There were many uncivilized kingdoms in Africa that the Europeans decided to take.
Though Venice largely ignored the scramble. She did not have any interest in holding or ruling large swaths of territory in Africa. She married the Sea not the land. To her was the interest in expanding to the Pacific, the New Aegean. That being said she did push further into the Sahara desert and added the Mauritanian coast to Terra d'Or.
The 2nd Palestinain War
In September of 1880. The Sultan of Egypt decided to push further into the Levant and go after transjordan. Venice again supported to keep her influence in the Kingdom of Egypt strong as well as keep Turkey weak. The Empire of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Bulgaria also joined in on the side of Egypt.
This would be a short war that ended in victory by the following year in 1881. Venice Provided mainly ships to help blockade the coast of the empire. Flushed with yet another victory in the middle east, the Egyptian Sultan dreamed of taking more from the Turks. This prompted some within the Great Council if the Egyptians would replace the Turkey as the main enemy in the Eastern Mediterranean sea. Of course to prevent this, the Venetians pushed to keep the Egyptians friendly to the Republic
Conquest of the Pacific
While the European powers scrambled for Africa, Venice chose a different location to civilize. She instead sought to civilize the Pacific Ocean and its many islands. To that end Venice saw two kingdoms that should come under protection: Hawaii and T'ui Tonga.
In June of 1881, the Republic of Venice sent an envoy to demand the kingdom of Hawaii to be placed under her benevolent protection. Hawaii saw no interest in this proposal. This gave Venice all the reason she needed to conquer the islands.
While Hawaii had traded with Europeans and had some modern guns they were no match for the Venetian Army and the Venetian navy. Of interesting note is the Nova Zeeland army which saw some action fighting the Hawaiians. The Nova Zeeland army was unique in that it was made up of Maori and Venetians. while the Hawaiians were not a difficult enemy for the Republic this was the start of the Maori's rise in prestige within the republic as a warrior culture that could be Respected.
Besides the Hawaiian Islands, the islands that made up the regions of Kiribati and Tuamotus, sometimes called Colonial Tahiti, as well as the Cocos island were added to the republic's growing pacific realm.
Of course there was also the vast kingdom of T'ui Tonga. Tonga controlled many of the various islands that were desired by the Venetians. Moreover there was a concern that Japan, Zhourao or the Dual-Monarchy might move in and sweep in and take it. So in order to protect the natives from these other foreign powers as well as bring them civilization, in September of 1883 War was declared between Venice and T'ui Tonga.
Like with Hawaii, this was a short war that ended the following year in June 1884, due to the Venetians just having the better technology as well as more manpower then the native Polynesians. This added their numerous scattered islands into the republic.
Thankfully the republic her conquests of the Pacific came to an end before November 1884. For it was then that Krakatoa erupted. Her eruptions caused Tsunamis to come over most of the Pacific Islands from up in Hawaii down to Nova Zeeland.
The Jewel of Africa
[A Daguerreotype photograph of Queen Ranavalona
Of course while Venice did ignore the land of Africa for the most part she did not ignore African Islands. Of particular interest to her where the islands of Myotte, Comoros and most of all Madagascar or in venetian Madageiscar.
Madagascar was of the greatest interest to the Venetian state. While the islands of Myotte and Comoros were added early on in 1881. It was the Island of Madagascar that was the prize the republic sought. She would serve as the great naval base for the refueling of the Venetian ships between the Mediterranean and the Pacific. Not to mention there were all the natural resources that could be used for trade. Madagascar was to be the Venetian Jewel of Africa and she wanted that jewel in her crown.
In 1884 the young Queen of Madagascar Ranavalona III agreed to a treaty of protection between the Republic of Venice and the Kingdom of Merina. As part of the Treaty Venice would gain control of the island, and her laws would be implemented, notably Slavery would be outlawed. Venice would a somewhat indirect rule in return. as Queen Ranavalona was allowed to continue ruling Madagascar as her queen just under the rule and guidance of Venice. For most of the laws being made by the Venetian Provveditore and other administrators sent by the Republic Proper.
Queen Ranavalona III also voluntarily converted to Catholicism which helped make many in her court convert to Catholicism as well. This is what some have suggested allowed Ranavalona and the royal dynasty to survive in Madagascar, for there were those who did wish to not allow any indirect rule, especially for such a prized Island. The size of the island was the bigger reason, Venice found it much easier to allow Ranavalona and her court to handle the day to day affairs of actually governing the island while the republic made the laws and trade matters, which is what it sought the island for in the first place. Her conversion to Catholicism just gave those pushing for indirect rule in the Great Council the momentum to push for indirect rule.
With the year 1884 coming to a close, the eyes of the world would get drawn to Europe. For in the Holy Roman Empire another conference was about to be called and one that would spark so much chaos....
[Africa before the Scramble of Africa began]
As the 1880s dawned the attention of the powers in Europe drew ever closer to Africa. The European powers all had different places in Africa. Spain wanted to control the East Coast of Africa, The Dual-Monarchy sought to control the Congo and West Africa, The Kingdom of Burgundy wanted to control South Africa, while Scandinavia sought to expand her sections of Africa without stepping on the toes of Burgundy. Even the age old city rival of Genoa sought to expand into Africa.
Thus Venice which had pushed neutrality as a policy called forth a Conference in 1880 to discuss these matters to avoid conflict in Europe or reduce conflict. The conference of Venice in 1880 would be one of the turning points for the world.
there were several points of note in the Conference. The one thing that was unanimously adopted was the outlawing of the slave trade throughout the world. This applied to all of the world not just Africa. It also meant that if a nation supported slavery as did many in the Pacific and in Africa, that it would be free for the civilized powers to help enlighten them.
The second point was that both the Niger and Congo rivers were to be freely open for ship traffic. This was in particular something that Venice pushed. As Venice had little desire on Africa but much desire in trade, she wanted to make sure that trade was promoted.
The third and fourth points of largely respecting spheres of influence and establishing the principal of Effectivity respectively. This meant the areas of influence that the European and Great Powers ruled already in Africa were to be respected. However to expand beyond that would require actually control of the area with flags flying. It also meant that they were to tell the world when they claimed an area of land.
All in All the Conference of Venice lead to the Scramble of Africa for while their current possessions in Africa were respected, the rest of the continent was just laying there for the picking. There were many uncivilized kingdoms in Africa that the Europeans decided to take.
Though Venice largely ignored the scramble. She did not have any interest in holding or ruling large swaths of territory in Africa. She married the Sea not the land. To her was the interest in expanding to the Pacific, the New Aegean. That being said she did push further into the Sahara desert and added the Mauritanian coast to Terra d'Or.
The 2nd Palestinain War
In September of 1880. The Sultan of Egypt decided to push further into the Levant and go after transjordan. Venice again supported to keep her influence in the Kingdom of Egypt strong as well as keep Turkey weak. The Empire of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Bulgaria also joined in on the side of Egypt.
This would be a short war that ended in victory by the following year in 1881. Venice Provided mainly ships to help blockade the coast of the empire. Flushed with yet another victory in the middle east, the Egyptian Sultan dreamed of taking more from the Turks. This prompted some within the Great Council if the Egyptians would replace the Turkey as the main enemy in the Eastern Mediterranean sea. Of course to prevent this, the Venetians pushed to keep the Egyptians friendly to the Republic
Conquest of the Pacific
While the European powers scrambled for Africa, Venice chose a different location to civilize. She instead sought to civilize the Pacific Ocean and its many islands. To that end Venice saw two kingdoms that should come under protection: Hawaii and T'ui Tonga.
In June of 1881, the Republic of Venice sent an envoy to demand the kingdom of Hawaii to be placed under her benevolent protection. Hawaii saw no interest in this proposal. This gave Venice all the reason she needed to conquer the islands.
While Hawaii had traded with Europeans and had some modern guns they were no match for the Venetian Army and the Venetian navy. Of interesting note is the Nova Zeeland army which saw some action fighting the Hawaiians. The Nova Zeeland army was unique in that it was made up of Maori and Venetians. while the Hawaiians were not a difficult enemy for the Republic this was the start of the Maori's rise in prestige within the republic as a warrior culture that could be Respected.
Besides the Hawaiian Islands, the islands that made up the regions of Kiribati and Tuamotus, sometimes called Colonial Tahiti, as well as the Cocos island were added to the republic's growing pacific realm.
Of course there was also the vast kingdom of T'ui Tonga. Tonga controlled many of the various islands that were desired by the Venetians. Moreover there was a concern that Japan, Zhourao or the Dual-Monarchy might move in and sweep in and take it. So in order to protect the natives from these other foreign powers as well as bring them civilization, in September of 1883 War was declared between Venice and T'ui Tonga.
Like with Hawaii, this was a short war that ended the following year in June 1884, due to the Venetians just having the better technology as well as more manpower then the native Polynesians. This added their numerous scattered islands into the republic.
Thankfully the republic her conquests of the Pacific came to an end before November 1884. For it was then that Krakatoa erupted. Her eruptions caused Tsunamis to come over most of the Pacific Islands from up in Hawaii down to Nova Zeeland.
The Jewel of Africa
[A Daguerreotype photograph of Queen Ranavalona
Of course while Venice did ignore the land of Africa for the most part she did not ignore African Islands. Of particular interest to her where the islands of Myotte, Comoros and most of all Madagascar or in venetian Madageiscar.
Madagascar was of the greatest interest to the Venetian state. While the islands of Myotte and Comoros were added early on in 1881. It was the Island of Madagascar that was the prize the republic sought. She would serve as the great naval base for the refueling of the Venetian ships between the Mediterranean and the Pacific. Not to mention there were all the natural resources that could be used for trade. Madagascar was to be the Venetian Jewel of Africa and she wanted that jewel in her crown.
In 1884 the young Queen of Madagascar Ranavalona III agreed to a treaty of protection between the Republic of Venice and the Kingdom of Merina. As part of the Treaty Venice would gain control of the island, and her laws would be implemented, notably Slavery would be outlawed. Venice would a somewhat indirect rule in return. as Queen Ranavalona was allowed to continue ruling Madagascar as her queen just under the rule and guidance of Venice. For most of the laws being made by the Venetian Provveditore and other administrators sent by the Republic Proper.
Queen Ranavalona III also voluntarily converted to Catholicism which helped make many in her court convert to Catholicism as well. This is what some have suggested allowed Ranavalona and the royal dynasty to survive in Madagascar, for there were those who did wish to not allow any indirect rule, especially for such a prized Island. The size of the island was the bigger reason, Venice found it much easier to allow Ranavalona and her court to handle the day to day affairs of actually governing the island while the republic made the laws and trade matters, which is what it sought the island for in the first place. Her conversion to Catholicism just gave those pushing for indirect rule in the Great Council the momentum to push for indirect rule.
With the year 1884 coming to a close, the eyes of the world would get drawn to Europe. For in the Holy Roman Empire another conference was about to be called and one that would spark so much chaos....
So tension is on the way to Europe, after this relatively calm period with a continent focused on oversea matters. The HRE allows for many conflicts and dynamics in this mod, so it will be interesting to follow the development.
Skipped the last update but here I am!
Venice looks quite overextended as it is with this colonial empire stretching from the New-World, the Pacific to Madagascar but there are not that many natives to account for in many of those colonies though.
Maybe we'll see Sudurhafeyjar getting a dominion status, given how alien they are to the rest of the inhabitants of the Republic. Also will you push for Italian unification ? Venice is going to need more men to keep her place amongst the Greats if it continues. I wonder what are your relations with the rest of Europe. Is Burgundy still rivalling you after your intervention in Bulgaria ? Have you thought about getting closer to Russia ? A naturaly ally against Turkey and the Japanese, who must not be obviously happy about your expansion in the Pacific.
Venice looks quite overextended as it is with this colonial empire stretching from the New-World, the Pacific to Madagascar but there are not that many natives to account for in many of those colonies though.
Maybe we'll see Sudurhafeyjar getting a dominion status, given how alien they are to the rest of the inhabitants of the Republic. Also will you push for Italian unification ? Venice is going to need more men to keep her place amongst the Greats if it continues. I wonder what are your relations with the rest of Europe. Is Burgundy still rivalling you after your intervention in Bulgaria ? Have you thought about getting closer to Russia ? A naturaly ally against Turkey and the Japanese, who must not be obviously happy about your expansion in the Pacific.
Well if you are interested in Conflicts then you won't be disappointed.
A bit over stretch perhaps but there is a steady immigration in my various colonies. The funny thing is that the largest group of immigrants tends to be the Greeks and not Venetians. Not sure why but I have found more of my scattered islands with Greeks then Venetians.
I am more pushing to fully incorporate Athasia, though that is taking some time. As for Italian Unification not really. I am aiming to remain independent. Of course Italy atm is still divided and I am not sure if there will be a unification atm. If Italy is united I aim to have good and positive relations with them, unless it is a communist Italy.
Burgundy is still focused on their bigger enemy, the Dual-Monarchy over myself. That said I have worked on improving relations with them.
As for my overall goal for europe is to remain Neutral as much as possible. My second goal is to try and keep a balance of power and avoid any great big wars happening; mostly to avoid getting sucked into them. Here is where I wish that vicky 2 had a better crisis system.
As for russia I been building relations with them, no alliance yet though. They haven't yet reached the pacific but they are getting close.
War in Germany and Death in the Republic
The German Conference
In November 1846 a Conference was held in Paris, and then later in Warsaw that would shake Europe. Representatives from the various German states all came in together to discuss the future of the Holy Roman Empire. The meetings lasted most of the month. However by the end of November the delegates came to a decision.
They would unite into a confederation with the Hapsburg in Austria being the ruling group. Numerous of the German states joined into the Confederation. Vienna was designated as the capital of the Confederation. Now not everyone joined; Of note was Bavaria and Tyrol as well as the northern states in the Holy Roman Empire.
The Emperor himself in Bohemia was outraged at this as was the King of Burgundy. Other European powers such as the Dual Monarchy or Scandinavia publicly were concerned but privately giddy with excitement. Here were there two great enemies Burgundy and Bohemia about to go into a conflict that would only help their own countries. Though even among the Dual Monarchy and Scandinavia was there some concern that a united Germany would disrupt the power balance of Europe.
For Venice's concern, she wanted to make sure that the chaos in Germany did not spill over into the Serene Republic. She had no desire to get involved in this German war anymore then she did the Great German War.
War in Germany
This outrage turned to war. Burgundy and Bohemia declared war on the new confederation. They wanted to punish them and make them regret the decision to join in a confederation. This Confederation threatened their power bases and could upset the balance.
While the Danubians were fighting off the Burgundians and the Bohemians, the Illyrians with a coalition of Balkan nations invaded the Confederation in order to liberate Slovenia. The Illyrians were pushing for a Yugoslav identity and nation.
Though they were able to push into Bohemia and Burgundy briefly, they were repelled and pushed back. With the introduction of the Illyrians into the conflict, the Danubian forces were not able to stand up to all three.
By the end of 1887 the wars finally came to a bitter end. The wars were both destructive and yet the ultimate goal of the Burgundians and the Bohemians to destroy the Confederation and Break it up failed. Though they were forced to give up slovenia to the kingdom of Illyria. The armies of the Danubian Confederation were destroyed but the confederation was not.
However just because that war ended did not stop the conflicts in Germany. For Bohemia and Scandinavia were preparing their guns for yet another conflict over Pomerania. The Danube Confederation was given time to breath and prepare itself.
Death of Daniele Manin
[A photograph of Doge Alessandro Guiccioli]
While the conflict in Germany was raging, in Venice there was something more pressing. The Doge of Venice, Daniele Manin, passed away on March 18th 1887. The population of Venice was shocked at his passing. He helped usher in a new era for the Republic. Under his reign was Venice modernized into modern republic. The republic had pushed further then it had ever done before. He left a legacy of modernization. His long rule had allowed stability in the republic.
His passing was mourned by all throughout the republic. Even the conservatives and traditionalists mourned his passing. The funeral for Daniele Manin was attended by many throughout the Republic; This included queen Ranavalona, several prominent Maori Chiefs, The king of Tahiti. Royalty and nobility from the rest of Europe as well Arcadia and Ameriga also attended, even the Hapsburg sent a repersentive despite the fighting that they were engaged in.
Of course the passing of a Doge meant there had to be a new Doge chosen. There were three main choices that turned up as potential men to rule the republic: Alessandro Guiccioli, Pietro Bertolini, and Filippo Grimani. Pietro Berttolini was known for his strong support of colonialism as well as being an administrator in the Stato Da Mar. Alessandro Guiccioli had made himself known as a skilled diplomat and a liberal politician and Filippo Grimani forged a coalition from among the poor and socialists. Uniting both Socialist ideas with Catholic theology.
In the end though, the complex mechanism of choosing a doge presented to the People on April the 12th with Alessandro Guiccioli as the 123rd doge of the Venetian Republic. As mentioned he was a liberal, though politics had shifted in the forty years since Daniele Manin had reigned as doge. Though they still pushed for more rights for the people, the Liberals were not the radical faction that they once were. Only time if Doge Guiccioli would be able to live up to the legacy of Doge Manin.
The German Conference
In November 1846 a Conference was held in Paris, and then later in Warsaw that would shake Europe. Representatives from the various German states all came in together to discuss the future of the Holy Roman Empire. The meetings lasted most of the month. However by the end of November the delegates came to a decision.
They would unite into a confederation with the Hapsburg in Austria being the ruling group. Numerous of the German states joined into the Confederation. Vienna was designated as the capital of the Confederation. Now not everyone joined; Of note was Bavaria and Tyrol as well as the northern states in the Holy Roman Empire.
The Emperor himself in Bohemia was outraged at this as was the King of Burgundy. Other European powers such as the Dual Monarchy or Scandinavia publicly were concerned but privately giddy with excitement. Here were there two great enemies Burgundy and Bohemia about to go into a conflict that would only help their own countries. Though even among the Dual Monarchy and Scandinavia was there some concern that a united Germany would disrupt the power balance of Europe.
For Venice's concern, she wanted to make sure that the chaos in Germany did not spill over into the Serene Republic. She had no desire to get involved in this German war anymore then she did the Great German War.
War in Germany
This outrage turned to war. Burgundy and Bohemia declared war on the new confederation. They wanted to punish them and make them regret the decision to join in a confederation. This Confederation threatened their power bases and could upset the balance.
While the Danubians were fighting off the Burgundians and the Bohemians, the Illyrians with a coalition of Balkan nations invaded the Confederation in order to liberate Slovenia. The Illyrians were pushing for a Yugoslav identity and nation.
Though they were able to push into Bohemia and Burgundy briefly, they were repelled and pushed back. With the introduction of the Illyrians into the conflict, the Danubian forces were not able to stand up to all three.
By the end of 1887 the wars finally came to a bitter end. The wars were both destructive and yet the ultimate goal of the Burgundians and the Bohemians to destroy the Confederation and Break it up failed. Though they were forced to give up slovenia to the kingdom of Illyria. The armies of the Danubian Confederation were destroyed but the confederation was not.
However just because that war ended did not stop the conflicts in Germany. For Bohemia and Scandinavia were preparing their guns for yet another conflict over Pomerania. The Danube Confederation was given time to breath and prepare itself.
Death of Daniele Manin
[A photograph of Doge Alessandro Guiccioli]
While the conflict in Germany was raging, in Venice there was something more pressing. The Doge of Venice, Daniele Manin, passed away on March 18th 1887. The population of Venice was shocked at his passing. He helped usher in a new era for the Republic. Under his reign was Venice modernized into modern republic. The republic had pushed further then it had ever done before. He left a legacy of modernization. His long rule had allowed stability in the republic.
His passing was mourned by all throughout the republic. Even the conservatives and traditionalists mourned his passing. The funeral for Daniele Manin was attended by many throughout the Republic; This included queen Ranavalona, several prominent Maori Chiefs, The king of Tahiti. Royalty and nobility from the rest of Europe as well Arcadia and Ameriga also attended, even the Hapsburg sent a repersentive despite the fighting that they were engaged in.
Of course the passing of a Doge meant there had to be a new Doge chosen. There were three main choices that turned up as potential men to rule the republic: Alessandro Guiccioli, Pietro Bertolini, and Filippo Grimani. Pietro Berttolini was known for his strong support of colonialism as well as being an administrator in the Stato Da Mar. Alessandro Guiccioli had made himself known as a skilled diplomat and a liberal politician and Filippo Grimani forged a coalition from among the poor and socialists. Uniting both Socialist ideas with Catholic theology.
In the end though, the complex mechanism of choosing a doge presented to the People on April the 12th with Alessandro Guiccioli as the 123rd doge of the Venetian Republic. As mentioned he was a liberal, though politics had shifted in the forty years since Daniele Manin had reigned as doge. Though they still pushed for more rights for the people, the Liberals were not the radical faction that they once were. Only time if Doge Guiccioli would be able to live up to the legacy of Doge Manin.
Europe in Flames
Following the War against the Danubian Confederation, Europe erupted into conflict yet again. Scandinavia sought to reclaim Pomerania from Bohemia. Bohemia though had spent most of their resources in the conflict against the Danubian Confederation and was unable to ultimately hold on to Pomerania. That said they were able to hold onto it into April of 1889.
While in the east the Russian empire sought to take Ruthenia, specifically the city of Kiev. The Dual-monarchy which had forged strong bonds with the Russians supported them. The people of the commonwealth fought valiantly but they could not withstand the tide of both sides. By July 1889 the commonwealth had to give up most of southern Ruthenia around Kiev to the Russians. Leaving only an enclave around the black sea for the Hetmate that served the Commonwealth.
On July 21st 1891 the Danubian Confederation sought to unite Bavaria into the Confederation. As Bohemia was beaten by Scandinavia they decided to stay out of the war. This showed all of Europe the weakness of the Emperor. The Bavarian were supported only by the Hessians of Hesse-Nassu.
This war showed the power of the Danubian Confederation. While they had lost their first wars following the unification. They made a number of adjustments to their military. The Bavarians though put up a valiant defense but ultimately futile defense. On September 5th 1892, the war came to an end with the annexation of Bavaria, as well as Hesse. This put all of Europe on notice. The confederation now saw itself as being able to properly unite all of Germany. The Venetian Republic kept a close eye on the Confederation for they still claimed Slovenia. Slovenia was part of the kingdom of Illyria which Venice supported.
With those conflict coming to an end, there were new conflicts brewing in the east. The Russians looked to Finland and dreamed of bringing it under her control. While the Scandinavians saw the ailing Commonwealth and thought could take some chunks. The Dunbians sought to unify more of Germany and in Italy, the kingdom of Tuscany started to make preparations as they sought to try and unite Italy. The flames of war in Europe were not going to die down anytime soon.
Reform of Political Representation
While Europe was in Chaos, in Venice the focus was on reforms. The idea of furthering Apertua became popular among the populace. The Socialists of all stripes believed that Apertua should go for Social reforms not just political. While many liberals believed that first politic issues should be resolved before pushing for social reforms.
The first reform to be opened was lifting of restrictions on the Trade Unions. Venice had for centuries the custom of Scuole or schools. Though in Venice they were brotherhoods and confraternities. They were used to help benefit the city of Venice and the Republic as a whole through welfare and art. The Trade Unions, many of which were the various Scuole sought the right to work for worker's rights as part of their welfare. To which the Great Council in 1885 supported. At first it was limited to non-socialists
The election of 1888 was about the future of the political reforms. The Liberals sought to push for opening up the Senate as well as making equal voting for all. The Conservatives sought to counter them. The socialist supported the push for reform and sought to expand it further but they did not have the base that the Liberals had. Thus when the Election was over and the Liberals won and brought in Riccardo Selvatico as the Grand Chancellor whom was a retired general in the Venetian Army.
True to their word they went to implement their policy. They opened voting to all in the republic regardless of nationality. This allowed the many people who lived in Istria and Dalmatia to vote who were not Venetian. Further more they pushed to do away with the weighted voting method and made everyone's vote equal. They also implemented a more open senate. Instead of it being by appointment, the Senate would know be by population. It was made sure that you had served in the Great Council before you became a Senator.
This equal voting rights though remained for men, despite growing pressure from those that support women's suffrage. This was something that only motivated the suffragettes even more to push for it. With the new senators, many turned their eyes to fixing social issues that were plaguing the republic.
New Parties in Venice
With the reforms of the Senate and political process the political parties had changed and evolved and changed. Their stances on different policies also changed and evolved. In 1891 the major parties also renamed themselves to appeal to voters. The social-Liberals, Reactionaries, Anchro-Liberals, and communists stayed the same despite the change in the political process. This change and evolution would be one of the longer lasting evolutions of the political parties.
The Conservative Partito Nasional Veneto became the Liga Vèneta(Venetian League). Largely they remained the same, but their economic policy switched from pure laissez faire to a more interventionist policy. As the liberals and big business was linked together, the conservatives sought to return to when the republic had more oversight in their mind.
The liberal Partito dei Veneti became the Liga Vèneta Republica(Venetian Republican League). They kept their economic policy the same. They had long been allied with capitalists and industry and sought to keep their ties to them. They also further they solidified their stance to armed neutrality; this did lose some of the vote to the conservatives which remained more pro-military. The biggest change was their citizenship policy. For over the years they had slowly wooed more of the different cultures in Venice to their side. By 1891 they had switched from supporting a limited citizenship policy to full citizenship.
The Socialist party renamed themselves Union popular Veneta(Venetian Popular Union). They remained committed to socialism. However, believing that Capitalism was responsible for war, they supported a policy of Pacifism. The biggest issue facing the Socialists though was a split in the party regarding religion. As a number of socialists left the mainstream party to form a new party.
The new party was the Liga Vèneta Pòpolo(Venetian People League). The new socialist party combined socialism with Christianity for they saw the two as supporting each other. Where the mainstream socialists saw that religion was an opiate of the masses, the Liga Veneta Populo saw instead that Christianity taught to help the poor. Moreover the general populace of Venice, especially the poor, were Christians. Their rivals in the Union Popular Veneta said they were exploiting the people's faith for vote. While the Liga said that the Union was not caring for the faith of the people.
Following the War against the Danubian Confederation, Europe erupted into conflict yet again. Scandinavia sought to reclaim Pomerania from Bohemia. Bohemia though had spent most of their resources in the conflict against the Danubian Confederation and was unable to ultimately hold on to Pomerania. That said they were able to hold onto it into April of 1889.
While in the east the Russian empire sought to take Ruthenia, specifically the city of Kiev. The Dual-monarchy which had forged strong bonds with the Russians supported them. The people of the commonwealth fought valiantly but they could not withstand the tide of both sides. By July 1889 the commonwealth had to give up most of southern Ruthenia around Kiev to the Russians. Leaving only an enclave around the black sea for the Hetmate that served the Commonwealth.
On July 21st 1891 the Danubian Confederation sought to unite Bavaria into the Confederation. As Bohemia was beaten by Scandinavia they decided to stay out of the war. This showed all of Europe the weakness of the Emperor. The Bavarian were supported only by the Hessians of Hesse-Nassu.
This war showed the power of the Danubian Confederation. While they had lost their first wars following the unification. They made a number of adjustments to their military. The Bavarians though put up a valiant defense but ultimately futile defense. On September 5th 1892, the war came to an end with the annexation of Bavaria, as well as Hesse. This put all of Europe on notice. The confederation now saw itself as being able to properly unite all of Germany. The Venetian Republic kept a close eye on the Confederation for they still claimed Slovenia. Slovenia was part of the kingdom of Illyria which Venice supported.
With those conflict coming to an end, there were new conflicts brewing in the east. The Russians looked to Finland and dreamed of bringing it under her control. While the Scandinavians saw the ailing Commonwealth and thought could take some chunks. The Dunbians sought to unify more of Germany and in Italy, the kingdom of Tuscany started to make preparations as they sought to try and unite Italy. The flames of war in Europe were not going to die down anytime soon.
Reform of Political Representation
While Europe was in Chaos, in Venice the focus was on reforms. The idea of furthering Apertua became popular among the populace. The Socialists of all stripes believed that Apertua should go for Social reforms not just political. While many liberals believed that first politic issues should be resolved before pushing for social reforms.
The first reform to be opened was lifting of restrictions on the Trade Unions. Venice had for centuries the custom of Scuole or schools. Though in Venice they were brotherhoods and confraternities. They were used to help benefit the city of Venice and the Republic as a whole through welfare and art. The Trade Unions, many of which were the various Scuole sought the right to work for worker's rights as part of their welfare. To which the Great Council in 1885 supported. At first it was limited to non-socialists
The election of 1888 was about the future of the political reforms. The Liberals sought to push for opening up the Senate as well as making equal voting for all. The Conservatives sought to counter them. The socialist supported the push for reform and sought to expand it further but they did not have the base that the Liberals had. Thus when the Election was over and the Liberals won and brought in Riccardo Selvatico as the Grand Chancellor whom was a retired general in the Venetian Army.
True to their word they went to implement their policy. They opened voting to all in the republic regardless of nationality. This allowed the many people who lived in Istria and Dalmatia to vote who were not Venetian. Further more they pushed to do away with the weighted voting method and made everyone's vote equal. They also implemented a more open senate. Instead of it being by appointment, the Senate would know be by population. It was made sure that you had served in the Great Council before you became a Senator.
This equal voting rights though remained for men, despite growing pressure from those that support women's suffrage. This was something that only motivated the suffragettes even more to push for it. With the new senators, many turned their eyes to fixing social issues that were plaguing the republic.
New Parties in Venice
With the reforms of the Senate and political process the political parties had changed and evolved and changed. Their stances on different policies also changed and evolved. In 1891 the major parties also renamed themselves to appeal to voters. The social-Liberals, Reactionaries, Anchro-Liberals, and communists stayed the same despite the change in the political process. This change and evolution would be one of the longer lasting evolutions of the political parties.
The Conservative Partito Nasional Veneto became the Liga Vèneta(Venetian League). Largely they remained the same, but their economic policy switched from pure laissez faire to a more interventionist policy. As the liberals and big business was linked together, the conservatives sought to return to when the republic had more oversight in their mind.
The liberal Partito dei Veneti became the Liga Vèneta Republica(Venetian Republican League). They kept their economic policy the same. They had long been allied with capitalists and industry and sought to keep their ties to them. They also further they solidified their stance to armed neutrality; this did lose some of the vote to the conservatives which remained more pro-military. The biggest change was their citizenship policy. For over the years they had slowly wooed more of the different cultures in Venice to their side. By 1891 they had switched from supporting a limited citizenship policy to full citizenship.
The Socialist party renamed themselves Union popular Veneta(Venetian Popular Union). They remained committed to socialism. However, believing that Capitalism was responsible for war, they supported a policy of Pacifism. The biggest issue facing the Socialists though was a split in the party regarding religion. As a number of socialists left the mainstream party to form a new party.
The new party was the Liga Vèneta Pòpolo(Venetian People League). The new socialist party combined socialism with Christianity for they saw the two as supporting each other. Where the mainstream socialists saw that religion was an opiate of the masses, the Liga Veneta Populo saw instead that Christianity taught to help the poor. Moreover the general populace of Venice, especially the poor, were Christians. Their rivals in the Union Popular Veneta said they were exploiting the people's faith for vote. While the Liga said that the Union was not caring for the faith of the people.
Could you show some maps in the nearby future? There seems to be a lot of border shifting going on.
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Yup. I plan to in one of the next couple of updates, as you are right, there is a lot of changes in borders. So one of the next couple of updates will include an IG map of Europe.
The ironic thing is that in this game thanks to me sphereing basically the entire balkans, It is the Balkans that is the most peaceful part of Europe atm.
Social Reforms
As the rest of Europe bleed due to wars, revolts and revolutions, in Venice things were peaceful. The new councilors and senators that sat in the halls of power sought to push for social reform. There were numerous different reforms that people sought to get passed. Even Conservatives and big-business liberals supported many of them though more out of a desire not to see the republic fall to chaos and communism.
The first two that were passed was abolishing child labor and installing pollution standards. After there was a fire involving child workers in Trieste. Public Opinion quickly turned to end child labor. On March 15th 1893, the Great Council banned child labor.
Since the Industrialization of the Republic of Venice, the cities experienced pollution, but it was in the City of Venice itself where the effects were most noticed and horrified by Venetians both rich and poor. To that end on September 11th 1892, the great council empowered the Magistrato Alle Acque to handle pollution in the water. The Alle Acque was the water administration and as such it was responsible for keeping the waters safe, and not damaging the city of of Venice. Now it had the duties of keeping the water free from pollution. Part of this also included new laws that crackdown on polluting in the lagoon.
The other reforms passed during this time were about the working week, wages, and Pensions. A pension package was passed for the elderly on March 1894. The working week and wages were tied together as workers advocate for both things. Thus in 1895 the Great Council approved first a low minimum wage in March and then in July a 14 hour work day.
Games, Festivals, and modernization
[One of the Posters advertising the first olympics]
While the Great Council focused a large bit of its energy on reforms, prestige and arts came to the fore of their attention as well. As the republic long supported the world fairs and colonial festivals to celebrate the Stato Da Mar, when new festivals came up the Great Council also looked into supporting them.
One that the Great Council strongly supported was the concept of reviving the Olympic Games. Venice supported the world fairs and other fairs when they occurred and saw this as just another sort of event. More over, as Greece was part of the republic and the idea was to hold it in Greece since that is where the games originated, then Great Council knew they were going to have influence over it.
In 1897 the first Olympic games opened. There were athletes from all over Europe, Arcadia and Amergia. There were a total of 48 events split among 10 disciplines. Venice was victorious earning 10 gold medals, particularly in rowing, fencing and swimming. This brought great prestige to Greece and the Greeks, be they nationalists or loyalists. The success of the first olympics ensured that there would be more.
The Olympic games also coincided with a plan to support the Arts and subsidies them. This also saw the establishment of the Biennale di Venezia. The Biennale was a festival that was planned to occur twice a year once in the spring and once in the fall to promote and celebrate artists of all types. Like with the Olympics, there
[Advertisment for the first Biennale di Venezia]
Tuscany expands
During all of this the Kingdom of Tuscany saw the chaos in Europe and saw that here was their chance to take the role in shaping Italy. The Dual Monarchy was distracted focused on Germany. So early in 1895, Tuscany went to war with the Cispadana republic. Lasting barely three months, the republic was quickly over ran.
This allowed the kingdom of Tuscany to begin making plans for an even greater conquest. They had long claimed Parma and sought to push into that part of Italy. Only the Republic of Genoa stood against them. The Tuscan-Parma war was longer. After an initial push into Parma that was victorious, the republic of Genoa started to push back. They had the might of their colonies to draw on. It was also the colonies that interested the Tuscans.
In the end though on July 19th 1898, Tuscany proved itself the victor. She not only took Parma but she also took Genoa and her many colonies; though she largely left the genoese colonial administration in check. With this victory, the kingdom of Tuscany sought to become the Kingdom of Italy. Something Venice wished to keep an eye on.
The Crisis in Tyrol
In July of 1896 a Crisis broke in the small principality of Tyrol that shook Europe. An uprising of Communists turned to be successful. They overthrew the Principality and declared Tyrol to be the Commune of Tyrol. Fears of the German Revolution spread like wildfire throughout Europe.
The prince and his family and a good chunk of the nobility had to flee Tyrol for other Countries. Some went to the Danubian Confederation, others went to Bohemia, some went to Italian States or Burgundy and the Dual-Monarchy. In almost all places they were welcomed including the republic of Venice.
In the Confederation of the Danube, the reaction was swift, they would take back Tyrol for the nobility but in doing so Tyrol would be a member of the Confederation. Most of the Nobility accepted this proposal but not the ruling prince and his family. As the confederation troops moved into Tyrol, they were able to quickly overwhelm the revolutionaries but soon had to turn their attention to Bohemia.
For the Prince got the emperor to keep the status-quo of Tyrol. Bohemia accepted for here was a conflict to put the Confederation in its place. The confederation for their part saw the possibility of liberating more of Germany from Bohemia. The revolutionaries were of course opposed to all of this and pushed to support other communists in Europe.
In the Republic of Venice, this was quickly squashed. While the republic allowed many voices and their were in fact communist and socialist parties. The republic always was driven by mercantile interests. Capitalism was in the blood of Venetians. To this end the Great council tended to support the Confederation. As they believed that they would be better able to prevent such things from happening in Germany in the future.
The war would drag on for about a year or so until April of 1898. Neither the Confederation nor Bohemia were able to defeat one another. So they agreed to a peace treaty. For the most part they agreed that Tyrol would remain part of the Confederation. So as exhausted as the Danubians were they had achieved what they originally set out for.
As the rest of Europe bleed due to wars, revolts and revolutions, in Venice things were peaceful. The new councilors and senators that sat in the halls of power sought to push for social reform. There were numerous different reforms that people sought to get passed. Even Conservatives and big-business liberals supported many of them though more out of a desire not to see the republic fall to chaos and communism.
The first two that were passed was abolishing child labor and installing pollution standards. After there was a fire involving child workers in Trieste. Public Opinion quickly turned to end child labor. On March 15th 1893, the Great Council banned child labor.
Since the Industrialization of the Republic of Venice, the cities experienced pollution, but it was in the City of Venice itself where the effects were most noticed and horrified by Venetians both rich and poor. To that end on September 11th 1892, the great council empowered the Magistrato Alle Acque to handle pollution in the water. The Alle Acque was the water administration and as such it was responsible for keeping the waters safe, and not damaging the city of of Venice. Now it had the duties of keeping the water free from pollution. Part of this also included new laws that crackdown on polluting in the lagoon.
The other reforms passed during this time were about the working week, wages, and Pensions. A pension package was passed for the elderly on March 1894. The working week and wages were tied together as workers advocate for both things. Thus in 1895 the Great Council approved first a low minimum wage in March and then in July a 14 hour work day.
Games, Festivals, and modernization
[One of the Posters advertising the first olympics]
While the Great Council focused a large bit of its energy on reforms, prestige and arts came to the fore of their attention as well. As the republic long supported the world fairs and colonial festivals to celebrate the Stato Da Mar, when new festivals came up the Great Council also looked into supporting them.
One that the Great Council strongly supported was the concept of reviving the Olympic Games. Venice supported the world fairs and other fairs when they occurred and saw this as just another sort of event. More over, as Greece was part of the republic and the idea was to hold it in Greece since that is where the games originated, then Great Council knew they were going to have influence over it.
In 1897 the first Olympic games opened. There were athletes from all over Europe, Arcadia and Amergia. There were a total of 48 events split among 10 disciplines. Venice was victorious earning 10 gold medals, particularly in rowing, fencing and swimming. This brought great prestige to Greece and the Greeks, be they nationalists or loyalists. The success of the first olympics ensured that there would be more.
The Olympic games also coincided with a plan to support the Arts and subsidies them. This also saw the establishment of the Biennale di Venezia. The Biennale was a festival that was planned to occur twice a year once in the spring and once in the fall to promote and celebrate artists of all types. Like with the Olympics, there
[Advertisment for the first Biennale di Venezia]
Tuscany expands
During all of this the Kingdom of Tuscany saw the chaos in Europe and saw that here was their chance to take the role in shaping Italy. The Dual Monarchy was distracted focused on Germany. So early in 1895, Tuscany went to war with the Cispadana republic. Lasting barely three months, the republic was quickly over ran.
This allowed the kingdom of Tuscany to begin making plans for an even greater conquest. They had long claimed Parma and sought to push into that part of Italy. Only the Republic of Genoa stood against them. The Tuscan-Parma war was longer. After an initial push into Parma that was victorious, the republic of Genoa started to push back. They had the might of their colonies to draw on. It was also the colonies that interested the Tuscans.
In the end though on July 19th 1898, Tuscany proved itself the victor. She not only took Parma but she also took Genoa and her many colonies; though she largely left the genoese colonial administration in check. With this victory, the kingdom of Tuscany sought to become the Kingdom of Italy. Something Venice wished to keep an eye on.
The Crisis in Tyrol
In July of 1896 a Crisis broke in the small principality of Tyrol that shook Europe. An uprising of Communists turned to be successful. They overthrew the Principality and declared Tyrol to be the Commune of Tyrol. Fears of the German Revolution spread like wildfire throughout Europe.
The prince and his family and a good chunk of the nobility had to flee Tyrol for other Countries. Some went to the Danubian Confederation, others went to Bohemia, some went to Italian States or Burgundy and the Dual-Monarchy. In almost all places they were welcomed including the republic of Venice.
In the Confederation of the Danube, the reaction was swift, they would take back Tyrol for the nobility but in doing so Tyrol would be a member of the Confederation. Most of the Nobility accepted this proposal but not the ruling prince and his family. As the confederation troops moved into Tyrol, they were able to quickly overwhelm the revolutionaries but soon had to turn their attention to Bohemia.
For the Prince got the emperor to keep the status-quo of Tyrol. Bohemia accepted for here was a conflict to put the Confederation in its place. The confederation for their part saw the possibility of liberating more of Germany from Bohemia. The revolutionaries were of course opposed to all of this and pushed to support other communists in Europe.
In the Republic of Venice, this was quickly squashed. While the republic allowed many voices and their were in fact communist and socialist parties. The republic always was driven by mercantile interests. Capitalism was in the blood of Venetians. To this end the Great council tended to support the Confederation. As they believed that they would be better able to prevent such things from happening in Germany in the future.
The war would drag on for about a year or so until April of 1898. Neither the Confederation nor Bohemia were able to defeat one another. So they agreed to a peace treaty. For the most part they agreed that Tyrol would remain part of the Confederation. So as exhausted as the Danubians were they had achieved what they originally set out for.
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'14 hour work week'
Cool to be Venetian worker then
Gah. For some reason I keep getting the confused in my head. It should have said 14 hour work day. I have fixed that by now.
Next Update btw will be another Overview update talking about the Venetian Republic of 1900. Particularly in foreign relations as the rise of Tuscany and Germany are a major deal.
Next Update btw will be another Overview update talking about the Venetian Republic of 1900. Particularly in foreign relations as the rise of Tuscany and Germany are a major deal.
Look forward to it!
Just wanted to let you know this was nominated in the Weekly Showcase of AAR writers.