Tautos Jėga Vienybėje (POP Demand Mod AAR)

[Michaelangelo]

Clearly the people of the UBP aren't as enamoured by the top hat as I am. It seems that all that colonial expansion is causing some unrest there. Maybe the left will pull a victory out of this after all.

 

[Nax24]

Apologies for the delay, my weekend schedule is packed and I don't have much free-time this weekend.

 

[Nax24]

((Alright so imgur is acting up, so your just going to have to look at my wonderful, detailed, and artistic writing skills))
((Edit: Good news, pictures are back!))

Election of 1881
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While the elections were beginning, and the campaigns were rolling in, Baltic soldiers had just landed on the Philippines. Soon, both of the provinces under Philippine control were occupied by Baltic soldiers. After a long fight, the capital was taken by Baltic troops in April. Soon afterwords, the Philippine government capitulated and the UBP annexed the Philippine state. The problem with the Philippines was the fact that they were not some uncivilized Asian nation like what Johore was. The UBP had just annexed a civilized nation with a government and a constitution to run it. The Filippinos had elected officials, and had modern equipment. They were not uncivilized, so the idea of a protectorate was thrown out the window. Instead, the UBP decided to just annex the Philippines all together, but grant them the status of "Overseas State". The people of an overseas state would be subjugated to colonial rule, but would be allowed to vote in elections, unlike the African colonies. The Baltic Philippines will be the only overseas territory with this status throughout the rest of the era.

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In Europe however, the elections were well underway when the news about the victory had streamed back to Vilnius. The conservatives would run Peetar Part again, and would earn more BAC funding. However Part's popularity was extremely low. Many analysts predicted he would not win the election. Part however did not really campaign much for this election. He let his BAC co-workers and fellow conservatives do the campaigning for him. To many, Part seemed to just sit back and relax for this election. It was like he knew something the rest of the country did not.

The liberals would once again run Roberts Norkus, the candidate from the last election. He had earned a lot of popularity the last four years, and many argued that Norkus would win this election. His goal was to, like most other liberals, increase the economic growth of the nation. He also promised to modernize the agriculture of the country to prevent another widespread famine like what happened in 1879. This would include funding research that could lead to crop-medicine to combat the diseases that ravaged the crops of the nation and thus the population.

With the supreme court ruling that they were legal, the socialists had begun to campaign greatly for the position of president. The biggest area of focus for them was Latvia, the most socialist friendly area of the country. Soon, many socialists would be elected to the state government of Latvia. The socialists choose a Latvian to be their presidential nominee. His name was Gustavs Avots. Avots was the first socialist to be elected to a state government, being elected as a representative from Riga in 1880. He was a firm supporter in the rights of socialists, and wanted to dismiss the capitalists who had "bought the Assembly from the people".

(Avots)​

War time brings interesting elections. This was the case throughout much of the election of 1881. While the war in the Philippines was unpopular domestically, many still believed they had a duty to the state, and supported the war in industry and funds. Many people argued that if a war is lost in anyway, the prestige of the Baltic people will drop significantly. The proud Baltic cultures wanted to keep their prestige, so they helped the war anyway.

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When the results were tallied, the people were shocked and confused. Avots had won 22% of the vote, putting him in third place. The election now had to be decided between Norkus and Part. When the results came in, Part had 44% of the vote, and Norkus had 34% of the vote. Part had pulled a victory out of his unpopularity, and would serve a second term.

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However, not all trusted the election results. One man in particular was newspaper journalist Vilis Avene. Avene worked for a social-liberal newspaper located in Riga. When he saw the election results, he began to ponder about how Part was able to win. His popularity was low, and he did not personally campaign. Many assumed that Part won just because he had a lot of funding via the BAC and conservative party, but not Avene. Avene dug deeper into the matter. It reached the point were he made contact with one of the men responsible for tallying the polls. The man who Avene met told him that another man took over the process of tallying the votes while he went out for lunch. Avene soon traced the man who took over the tallying and confronted him. When Avene started asking questions about the polls, the man attack Avene. Avene survived with a few scratches, and the man was arrested. Afterwords, Avene returned to the man's house to search for why he was attacked. He soon found the reason in a small box. In that box contained vote slips, slips people used to select who they wanted for President. Avene took them and started counting who was selected. Norkus had the most votes out of the pile, but Part had won the district the votes were from. Avene was confused on why Norkus did not win. After counting, he confirmed that these votes made up 1/3 of the voting population of the district.

(Avene)​

Avene published the results of his investigation in the paper he worked for. A week after, government agents entered the newspaper location, and arrested Avene for charges of sedition. When word reached the people that Avene was arrested for publishing the results of his investigation, they began to cry "FRAUD". People began to say that the votes were tampered with, and Part should not have won. An investigation conducted by independent investigators was conducted in all three states. The same results Avene had with his investigation repeated themselves. The votes were tampered with, and they favored Part.

(One of the "Part Riots")​

The public was outraged. Riots broke out in the streets of Riga, mass protests broke out in Vilnius. They called for the impeachment of Peetar Part under charges of corruption and vote rigging. When the Assembly convened to determine if Part was to be impeached, they voted for impeachment. Part would become the first Baltic president to be impeached.

(The impeachment of Peetar Part)​

Impeachment works like this: The Assembly acts as the jury, and the supreme court are the judges. When all the evidence is presented, the Assembly votes on whether to impeach the president and have him removed from office and arrested.

The Assembly though, by a margin of five votes, voted innocent.

Many critics claimed that this was because the majority of the Assembly was made up of BAC supporting conservatives. While high-ranking government officials voted guilty, the rest of the party did not. Thus, Part escaped justice, and would continue as president of the UBP, much to the outrage of the population.

 

[Michaelangelo]

I can only imagine how well Part's next term will go if he cheated his way into the power.

Your use of camouflage in all your images this update was brilliant. It's almost like they weren't even there.

 

[Nax24]

Your use of camouflage in all your images this update was brilliant. It's almost like they weren't even there.

Imgur is having problems uploading my pictures. Each time I uploaded them, imgur said that it failed, and I dont know why.

 

[Nax24]

The Baltic Union has become a secondary power!
Celebrate!​

 

[Michaelangelo]

 

[noobeless]

Now its time to take all of Africa and show them Baltic glory

 

[Soviet Onion]

Congratulations.

 

[Nax24]

Part (1881- Summer of 1883)
((Notice how this term is shorter then previous terms ))
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Peeter Part, elected president of the UBP for a second term, elected by cheating his way to a higher poll count, avoided impeachment by the Assembly with help via company Assemblymen, and is now considered a "man who gives democracy a bad name". Part was extremely unpopular to the people, and most people came to the conclusion that Part would not be able to cheat his way past the constitutional limit of two years for a president. Part's second term would begin with protests across the country asking Part to step down.

Ironically, the UBP would send representatives to negotiate with the Spanish Republic (whom overthrew the Carlists a few years prior). The reason for this was because the UBP thought that with the rising tide of tyranny and communism across the world, the republics of the world should unite. Only three major republics existed in Europe at the time, the UBP, Spain, and the Netherlands. The UBP hoped to create an "alliance of freedom", to protect the republics of Europe from the kings, emperors, and dictators who threatened their independence. It was met with higher relations with the Spanish government, but it was not popular back in the UBP. Baltic citizens said the treaties made the UBP look "hypocritical", for we are supporting democracy abroad, but refuse to make it better at home.

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Domestically few things happened in the UBP. The only big issue occurred in 1881, lobbyists from the Baltic Temperance League managed to have an act passed by the Assembly that prohibited the sale of alcohol throughout Baltic Pinsk. This was a popular bill with the BTL, and with moralistic conservatives in the Assembly. However, the act would be vetoed by President Part who claimed "the population of the state should decide themselves if they should have alcohol banned or not". This caused an uproar by the BTL, and soon, another faction hated Part for his actions. Things were not looking well for Part.

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In colonial affairs, the BAC were exploiting the riches of their new Philippines trade ports by trading with places like Japan and China. However, something interested them in the southern area of the island chain. There lied the tiny nation of Sulu. The Sultanate of Sulu had once been sphere by the Spanish, but with the independence of the Philippines, Sulu was now a free country. Sulu would be pressured by BAC company men to open up trade ports to BAC ships. The Sultan did not agree to this, fearing that the country's independence would be jeopardized. His fear would soon come to pass however. In 1882, the BAC and members of the Sulu Sultan's private council signed an agreement that handed complete control of Sulu to the BAC, effectively making Sulu a protectorate under the BAC. Thus, another tiny nation fell under BAC control.

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Geological events would play a role in UBP events this term as well. In 1883, a volcano off the coast of the Dutch East Indies would erupt. The volcano would send plumes of ash into the air, ash that would circle the globe. The ash would block out the sun, and the average temperature would drop by a degree Celsius. Tsunamis created by the eruption would kill hundreds of thousands of people across the East Indies. Two tsunamis would strike in Baltic Johore and the Baltic Philippines, killing an estimated total of 30,000 people. That volcano is named Krakatoa, and its eruption would be one of the biggest in recorded history.

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In foreign affairs, a war would end in Europe between the Italian states, Austria, and France. One battle in particular was the Battle of Solferino. After the battle was over, a Swiss man by the name of Henry Dunant would tour the battlefield. What he saw, in the wounded left on the field, horrified him. Henry Dunant would go home to Switzerland and campaign for an organization that would help the wounded soldiers, and an agency that would make enforce the neutrality of the society. The first would get him the Red Cross, the later would get him the Geneva Convention. By the 1880s, Switzerland would call all nations to Geneva to discuss rules of warfare, and what can and cannot be done during a war. This would lead to the Geneva Convention Treaty. European, American, and Asian nations would sign this document. The UBP also signed the document, solidifying the UBP support for peace. For his effort, Henry Dunant would receive a Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.

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In the UBP however, the war between the people and Peetar Part would take a brutal turn for the worse. Part would soon be faced with daily protests and riots against his government. It was close to armed insurrection then ever before. Yet, election year was only two years away, and the people knew the constitution would limit Part's reign of corruption. But Peetar Part would not be one to let a piece of paper stand between him and the presidency. In January of 1883, Part would submit an amendment to the constitution to the Assembly. The amendment would remove the term-limit for president, allowing the president to be elected infinite amount of times. To the people, this was obviously an attempt to turn the country from a democracy to a capitalistic dictatorship run by Part and the BAC. This infuriated the people, who pressured local representatives to shut the amendment down, but the BAC influenced members would not let the people stand in their way of power.

A prison was under lockdown following a prisoner riot after news of the amendment reached the prison. The army was called in to maintain order as the prisoners locked the place down. One man did manage to escape the prison during this event. That man was Dawid Gorecki. Gorecki was in prison for murder. He did not kill anyone important, nor did he kill a regular person. He was not an anarchist, radical communist, or a radical in general, but he was severely anti-business. He was arrested for murdering a BAC officer, and was sentenced to death for it. He was on death row for two months when the riot broke out in his prison. He escaped, and now was a fugitive on the run. He knew that he was a dead man anyway, so he decided to do one more thing before he died.

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(Gorecki)
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President Part had to be escorted out of Vilnius before the riots engulfed the city and threatened his life. He planned to leave with himself, and three BAC politicians whom were high up in the government. At night, on June 6, 1883, Part and his associates opened the back door of the presidential manor, and stepped out onto the street.

"Death to those who earn power by money" said a man who approached Part.

Four shots rang out in the night.

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President Part, and three high-ranking government officials were found dead the next morning outside the presidential manor. The suspect was nowhere to be found. President Part was the first president impeached, and now he was the first to be assassinated. Many in the country were shocked. They did not want to kill the man, they only wanted him out of power. This assassin had killed a man in cold blood, and now must be found. Authorities immediately connected the escape of Dawid Gorecki with the assassination. They found his house in the Polish district of Vilnius, a few yards away from the presidential manor. When they busted in, they found Gorecki hanged, by his own hands. A letter was attached to the body stating "I have separated industry and politics".

The Vice President was now the President. Vice President Anton Eskola was now the president of the UBP. He was sworn into office a week following Part's murder. He now had to run a broken country, and a country yearning for the death of industry.

(Eskola)​

 

[Michaelangelo]

Well that was a dramatic turn of events. A corrupt president trying to seize power and his assassination all in one update.

 

[VibraniumTaco]

Good on you, Gorecki! Death to tyrants and all that.

 

[Nax24]

Eskola (Summer of 1883-1885)​

President Eskola had been thrust into the position of president in little over a day. Part's old problems were now his problems. With Part dead, the protests and riots revolving around the alleged corruption of Part almost stopped. Yet, the people were still angry over the influence the BAC had over the political life of the UBP. At the same time, Baltic colonialism and imperialism will skyrocket due to the need of the Baltic state to get involved in the scramble for Africa.

The first major issue that President Eskola had to deal with would be what to do with the BAC. The BAC had gotten too strong as a company, and has gotten involved too much with the politics of the UBP. Eskola knew that if BAC continued to keep itself involved in politics, another Part would rise up again. He decided the only way to deal with the BAC would be to bring them to court. United Baltic Provinces vs Baltic Asian Company would reach the Baltic Supreme Court. Here, the UBP would state that the BAC has corrupted the politics of the UBP, and that the BAC has become too powerful in the Assembly.

The Court ruled in favor of the UBP, and three major changes would come out of the decision:

I. The court stated that it would be illegal for business executives to hold political office. This would prevent CEOs like Part from running for government positions.
II. The court stated that it would be legal for businesses to fund campaigns, but it would be illegal for businesses to directly fund candidates. Businesses could fund campaigns, but not donate money to politicians.
III. The Baltic Asian Company be disbanded immediately, and all its assets be seized by the Baltic government

The BAC was destroyed overnight. All BAC ports in Asia became government property to be distributed among private investors. Companies could no longer fund politicians to get them to follow their agenda. This ended the role of industry in Baltic politics. Lobbies and campaign donations would still exist, but direct donations to politicians would end. These decisions were applauded all over the country by the working class. The people celebrated the triumphant of the constitution and government over the corrupt BAC, and the separation of business and politics. The people were now content with the constitution and its efforts. They felt proud of the constitution for letting them elect their leaders and they were proud that those leaders could root out corruption in the government.

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Things however would begin to shake up in Africa during the short term of President Eskola. The scramble for Africa had European powers claiming parts of Africa for themselves. Each nation would take certain parts of Africa over the next decade. The French would expand into West Africa, places like Mali, Algeria, and Burkina Faso, as well as huge chunks of the Congo Basin. The British would expand from their base in South Africa to claim Botswana, Rhodesia, Southern Congo, and Tanzania. The Germans would claim Somalia and Kenya for themselves. Austria would even get involved, invading Ethiopia and claiming Eritrea.

The UBP was a small contender in the grand scheme of things. Few countries thought that the UBP would become a grand colonial power. The UBP though had a head start in the Scramble. With a colony in southern Nigeria, and with Sokoto as its puppet, the UBP would also try and claim lands in Africa. Two men would be hired to do this. The first man hired would be Henry Morton Stanley, a famous British explorer of Africa who would be hired out by the Belgian Government to explore the central part of Africa for the Baltic government, and Paul Du Chaillu, a French-American explorer, who would explore the interior lands between Sudan and Nigeria.

(Stanley ((Yes THE Henry Morton Stanley)))

(Chailu)​

Both men would begin their treks in 1883. Stanley would travel south into what is today Cameroon, where he would attempt to establish a Baltic colony. The only problem that he had would be the fact that France was already establishing one in the area. The Baltic and the French would spend the next few years competing over Cameroon and who would get to rule it in the end. These colonial affairs sometimes sprang up into full-blown wars, so this situation was tense. Chailu would have better results. He would explore where northern Cameroon would be today. He met no other European countries claiming the area, and soon the UBP would control the Adamawa area. The UBP had thrown itself into the scramble.

(Stanley met French explorers as well establish a colony in Cameroon)

(Baltic Africa following Chailu's exploration)​

We leave these two men to do their own thing for now. Both men will be around for years to come, but this is only 1883-1885. The Baltic exploration of Africa will be put on the back burner for now.

At home, the fall of the BAC would lead to the rise of the first true capitalists in the UBP. By 1885, about 19 people could be called "industrialists". One of these men would be Edgaras Rimkus, a Lithuanian businessman. His special business would be furniture. Unlike the Swedes with their furniture companies where they claim "Home is the most important place in the world" ((That was an IKEA joke Pdox )), Rimkus's businesses claimed that "Home is where you are at your best, so you should make it look its best". Rimkus's business would take root in Riga, where he constructed a furniture factory. Rimkus chairs, stools, couches, counters, wardrobes, etc, would be sold to consumers across the country at reasonable prices. Rimkus would go on to become the richest man in the Baltic due to the success of his company.

(Capitalist populations in 1885)

(Rimkus)​

This was the scene of the UBP when the election of 1885 rolled around. Eskola had proven to the people that politics would not be controlled by industry. The Baltic has started to stake claims in Africa. Capitalism was on the rise in the Baltic. The UBP was changing as the effects of the Second Industrial Revolution began to spread to the UBP. The only question now, is what Eskola did enough to get him re-elected?

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[Michaelangelo]

Excellent, the Scramble for Africa begins. Let's hope you get some juicy bits and that the French back off.

 

[Nax24]

Election of 1886​

The election of 1886 would see the release of all the energy from the people, a people who have been tired of political corruption, who have been tired of the meddling of business in politics, a people who were tired at everything. All this violent energy was released in the election of 1886, where thousands of people would protest and riot over issues as a means to get all this violent energy out of their system. Sadly, the release of this energy would claim the lives of at least ten people over the election season. This would be marked as the most violent election season to graze the UBP since the early days of the Republic, with hundreds injured and thousands of dollars of property damaged. It was not a pleasant time for politicians.

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President Eskola would run again under the motto "He brought us out of corruption, so why vote for someone who would return us to it?". However, while Eskola was the conservative nominee, a new light would emerge in the party. This man almost managed to secure the conservative vote, but lost out to Eskola. That man is Villem Allik, a twenty-five year old Estonian man. Villem Allik is a talented statesmen, a great speaker, and a large supporter of conservative policy. His vibrant personality would attract many conservatives to his cause, and would almost see him secure the nomination for President. Allik is a rising start in the conservative party, and he would be rising for a long while.

(Allik)​

The liberals will run a man by the name of Darius Kleiza, a big-time liberal supporter. His policy was one in which he would support the up-coming capitalist population. This was not very popular with the constituents, who were still angry over the involvement of capitalists in politics over the past few years. They were not willing to accept a man who resembled part so closely as of now.

(Kleiza)​

The socialists will run a man by the name of Gustavs Ozols. Ozols is a big time union leader in Latvia. While the fact that unions are illegal in the UBP made Ozols a shady figure on the political scene. He was however a very good political speaker, and was one of the men responcible for the supreme court in their decision to make socialism legal in the UBP. He would earn a lot of support from workers throughout the country.

(Ozols)​

The election still continued to marred by riots and protests. Villem Allik however brought up a possible solution to the conservative campaign committee. Allik suggested the possibility that Eskola should create a jingo approach and direct the energy of the UBP towards an enemy of the UBP like Russia or Germany. The conservatives would approve this, and Eskola would drive a pro-military agenda in the election by supporting jingoist policies and colonization efforts already underway in Africa.

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When the election came to an end, and the the polls were counted, Eskola would receive 53% of the vote, while Kleiza would receive 29% of the vote, and Ozols would receive 18% of the vote. Thus, Eskola would win the election. Now though, he would have to implement his policy of expansion when reports of the explorations efforts in Africa would reach his front door.

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[Michaelangelo]

Seems like it could take awhile for things to cool down. Perhaps war would prove a good distraction.

 

[Nax24]

Eskola (1886-1890)
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President Eskola had managed to win another election. However, this would be Eskola's FIRST term, not his second term. The term he served after Part's assassination was Part's second term, so Eskola could have two terms following the assassination. In total, a president could serve a maximum of ten years if he was lucky and popular enough to do so. Eskola's first presidency would start with reports from the African explorers deployed two years ago, and their progress in establishing new colonies for the Baltic Union.

Throughout the election season, and into Eskola's first term, reports were coming back from the expeditions of Stanley and Chailu. After his initial setback with the French in Cameroon, Stanley went east instead of south. Stanley would make his way to the heart of Africa, in what is today the Central African Republic. Stanley's venture into this area would see the colony of Ubangi-Chari, with its capital in the newly established settlement of Bangui. The colony of Ubangi-Chari would provide supplies of tropic trees, raw materials like copper. This would supply the UBP industrial sector with much needed raw supplies that cannot be found on the mainland.

(A layout of the colony)​

The exploration of Chailu would go North, into what today is modern southern Chad. Chailu's expedition would see the establishment of the colony of Chad. The capital of this colony would be called N'Djamena. The Chad colony would also contain much needed metals like lead and copper that would see many mining companies flock to Africa to establish mines that would reap the rewards of colonization. However, the grim realities of colonization would seep in. Many laborers hired by these companies would be native Africans. These Africans would be paid less then white laborers, and would be tasked with the deadliest tasks. It would be no surprised that Africans would suffer the most in colonization.

(Baltic Africa circa 1890)
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To celebrate the accomplishments of both explorers, president Eskola would travel to Africa to participate in a new craze among the wealthy across Africa, the safari. Eskola would meet up with both Stanley and Chailu, and with their expertise in native wildlife of Africa, they would participate in hunts. The three men would hunt large animals like elephants and lions across the plains of Nigeria. This would see many natives hurt by the disregard to native wildlife and would see the prestige of the UBP increase due to the show of prestige in the African colonies.

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However, things in Asia would divert the nation's attention. In the Philippines, a large mining industry would be established to mine the large quantities of iron found on the islands. It employed many Filipino citizens to work. In one mine, however, an accident would occur. A bad support beam would break, causing the mine to collapse. Several men were killed in the collapse, with many being injured and some being reported missing. This accident would cause mass unrest among the citizens of the Philippines. Many began to protest the deplorable conditions of the mines, and demand more safety regulations to prevent accidents like this from happening again.

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Many Filipino citizens would join up with militant socialists, socialists who wish to see social change via revolution. The socialist movement argued that colonial conditions should become better, and that the government should take an active role in improving the lives of those in the colonies. The socialists and communists in the UBP supported the ideas of what these men were doing, but only the communists supported the militant aspects. Soon, the socialist movement would rise up. 3,000 men would storm a mine in the Philippines and execute all the white owners of the mines. President Eskola declared this an act of rebellion, and colonial troops poured in to put down the insurrection. The movement was soundly defeated, with few casualties for the colonial army.

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In response to all this, the conservatives would select a new chancellor to lead the domestic affairs of the nation. The chancellor they selected was a general from the army, a man who knew how to handle strife and dissent. His name was Nojus Liepa. He was a Lithuanian general that served as a colonel in the first Nigerian expedition. Liepa was an imperious man, a man who was part of the imperialistic wars into Africa. Liepa knew how to handle native dissent, and the conservatives selected him to help deal with the rise of native insurrection.

(Liepa)

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A run on the banks occurred during the tenure of president Eskola as well. A run on the banks happens when people all go to take out money from the bank at once. This can usually happen for multiple reasons. The bank soon does not have enough money to supply everyone, and closes, making many people loose their savings. A run on the banks happened in a bank in Lithuania. Of course, the government bailed the bank out before savings were lost, but many people began to question the safety of their savings in banks.

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In foreign affairs, a canal across the area of Suez began construction this term by the British. The British held Egypt in its sphere, and thus had full rights to construct the canal. Many investors began to take into account the effect the canal could have on travel between the Mediterranean and Asia. Trips would be reduced significantly time wise and in distance.

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Britain would also get into conflict with its neighbors during this time. The first conflict began with a colonial dispute in Uganda between the British and the French. For months, both sides tried to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Eventually, the French conceded the colonies of Uganda and Kasai to the British. This was a diplomatic victory for the British, for it still showed that Britannia was indeed still the strongest power in the world.

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Britain also had a territorial problem with the African state of Bambra. Due to the expansionist nature of the British Empire, the British would declare war on the small African state of Bambra. Of course, it would be an easy victory, but the British decided to test their new allies to see if they would help. Thus, the British called upon the UBP to see if they would help, and the UBP soundly responded. Thus, for a short time, the UBP was supplying resources to a British invasion.

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Thus was the world and the nation when the elections of 1890 came around. The UBP entered the new decade full of spirit and prestige based on their recent adventurers into the hear of Africa. Dissent would be brutally repressed, and the allies of the UBP would test the UBP to see if they were truly allies. However, the political power of the UBP would shift dramatically, as the conservatives would begin to fall from power.

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[Michaelangelo]

Baltic Africa is starting to look quite lovely. Hopefully you can cut off France and take the territory north for yourself.

 

[oxfordroyale]

I take some perverse satisfaction in the idea that parts of Africa will be speaking Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian, both now and in the future.

 

[Soviet Onion]

Are you going to annex warri, benin, and oyo?