Partition. We annex useful land for free, get rid of land that would take effort to pacify, and buy ourselves time to recover and grow strong in case there is conflict with Canada.
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1 Partition Occidentalia
We need time to recuperate and, most important, time to think of a new strategy frankly the expansion of the nation has lead to many new territories without standards of development. It is time to slow down and build up
We need time to recuperate and, most important, time to think of a new strategy frankly the expansion of the nation has lead to many new territories without standards of development. It is time to slow down and build up
I vote 1.Partition Occidentalia
We won 2 consecutive wars, it's time to slow done and recover. The people from the North of Occidentalia doesn't want us, and we don't want a 2nd Civil War just yet.
There will be plenty of time to conquer what's left of North America if we want. It's simply not the time right now.
We won 2 consecutive wars, it's time to slow done and recover. The people from the North of Occidentalia doesn't want us, and we don't want a 2nd Civil War just yet.
There will be plenty of time to conquer what's left of North America if we want. It's simply not the time right now.
"Well y'all didn't listen last time and look where it git you..."
(Imagining a grumpy old man siting in the corner of congress in a perfectly kept white suit shaking his fist. He screams 'senile' but tends to be annoyingly correct most of the time)
I propose we do NOT shack our here nation with hundreds of miles of new territory filled with people whom not only hate our guts but just learnt how to fight. I also propose that we calm the heck down with this here expansionist policy until such a time as we have a reason to actually...you know, use all the damn land we keep winning!
Lord knows we have enough on our page as it is. Burying and rebuilding after a war that killed hundreds of thousands of the lifeblood of this country...and fixing up the west at the same time so them California s don't get no funny ideas. Fixing the south because quite plainly it is broken. Figuring out what exactly the first amendment and the constitution mean about freedom and equality...and what we need them to mean. And while we're at it, figure out if what our game plan is instead of just taking in any random idea that happens to cross your fancy and shooting with it. Sure Manifest Destiny is swell and all but what does it mean? We going after the Brits again? Mexico? All them islands surrounding the Americas?
But eh, what do I know? Do whatever the heck you want you dumb monkeys. I'll just sit here and get older and richer betting on the results whilst giving y'all headaches about that time Washington tried to shoot me."
(I think I want the partition please. Avoiding nailing my colours to the mast on this one by getting this chap to do it instead).
(Imagining a grumpy old man siting in the corner of congress in a perfectly kept white suit shaking his fist. He screams 'senile' but tends to be annoyingly correct most of the time)
I propose we do NOT shack our here nation with hundreds of miles of new territory filled with people whom not only hate our guts but just learnt how to fight. I also propose that we calm the heck down with this here expansionist policy until such a time as we have a reason to actually...you know, use all the damn land we keep winning!
Lord knows we have enough on our page as it is. Burying and rebuilding after a war that killed hundreds of thousands of the lifeblood of this country...and fixing up the west at the same time so them California s don't get no funny ideas. Fixing the south because quite plainly it is broken. Figuring out what exactly the first amendment and the constitution mean about freedom and equality...and what we need them to mean. And while we're at it, figure out if what our game plan is instead of just taking in any random idea that happens to cross your fancy and shooting with it. Sure Manifest Destiny is swell and all but what does it mean? We going after the Brits again? Mexico? All them islands surrounding the Americas?
But eh, what do I know? Do whatever the heck you want you dumb monkeys. I'll just sit here and get older and richer betting on the results whilst giving y'all headaches about that time Washington tried to shoot me."
(I think I want the partition please. Avoiding nailing my colours to the mast on this one by getting this chap to do it instead).
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Chapter 6 - 1857 to 1871: The Pacific
Congress votes to partition Occidentalia. Canada, graciously, accepts the large chunk of land it is given. The US grows larger, despite giving away its northern territories.
Hundreds of thousands died in the war, and the reconstruction efforts Weller began immediately after the war is underway.
But troubles between the north and south do not end with the peace. A man attempts to assassinate Jacob Weller as he watches a play, only a week after the official end of the Civil War. Weller survives the initial attack and is rushed to a hospital. It seems unlikely that he will survive. Meanwhile, a manhunt is underway for the man who shot him, and Vice President William Idhrendur takes the reins. Idhrendur orders a special unit be made to find the man responsible, alongside the already ongoing manhunt.
A few weeks later and the man is found. The unit tracks him and his gang to a barn outside of Charlotte. A gunfight ensues, the barn catches fire, and all of the gang members and the assassin are killed. The man is identified as John Wilkes Jerkera, a former Confederate soldier from Atlanta.
After several weeks in the hospital, Jacob Weller is conscious once more. It seems he will survive. But he is in no fit state to run the nation, and William Idhrendur is sworn into office to serve out the remainder of Weller's term.
The Ku Klux Klan is formed shortly after the death of Jerkera. This white supremacist group, spawned from the smoldering ashes of the south, will not make things easier for Idhrendur.
Under Idhrendur, the Free Soil party is transformed into the Republican party. So far, it is supported by mostly northern states.
The second half of the 19th century sees a dramatic change in the relations between the US and its former motherland of the Empire of Britain. Very few border issues and a few examples of generosity from the Americans have made the countries closer than they have been in the last 150 years.
The election of 1858 begins in January. The Republicans and Democrats have nearly the exact same number of seats in the upperhouse. This will be a close race, it seems.
Idhrendur is voted in for his first full term a few months later. It was a close race, and the Republicans only got 55% of the vote.
A rapid demilitarization occurs, and the standing army is decreased to 66 thousand, and the navy to a mere 13 ships. Industrial growth slows somewhat, but the population surges. It reaches 24 million by mid 1859, and immigrants swarm in at nearly a thousand a month.
A Lotharingian German named Karl Marx publishes the Communist Manifesto April of 1860. It is a pamphlet that explains a new ideology, communism. In it, he states that classes are forever at war with each other, the proletariat poor versus the Bourgeoisie wealthy. Under this new ideology, ownership of private property is destroyed. He says a proletariat revolution is certain for as long as the rich do not share the wealth. Taken by these new ideas, a group of workers in Arabia, a small nation surrounded by Castillian Egypt, forming the first ever Socialist party. By 1861, the American Socialist Party is founded.
For the first time, a minimum wage is enacted in the United States. It is extremely low, but it still disallows any worker in the US being paid less than 5 cents per hour.
In Europe, the unusual peace is still in place. No large scale wars between multiple great powers have occurred in the last couple of decades. Carinth-Hungary's expansive potential seems to have run dry, and they now sit contentedly by. This peace made by the Carinth-Hungarian Empire, or the Pax-Carinthia, cannot last forever, but it is nice for Europe to have rather static borders. As Carinth-Hungary has sat by, other powers have had small feuds for land, and the United Baltic Provinces was formed by Lithuania and its lesser partner Estonia.
The next election begins in 1862. By this point, the economy has hit a boom, and dozens of factories are built. Thousands of miles of railroad is funded and constructed. The Republicans are voted back into power with Amos Sedgwick, hero of the Civil War, as president.
Sedgwick is a very different president from the last. Although he did preach isolationism, he is pro war, and he sees a threat to the west. Across the Pacific Ocean, the Japanese have become the dominant force in Asia. Although barely civilized, their military has expanded and they seek to grow their empire. Sedgwick sees America's only choice to be to gain influence in the Pacific, and his first target is the island chains of Hawaii, Midway, Palmyra, and Line, colonies of Aquitaine.
Sedgwick's administration goes to work building a justification for war with Aquitaine, and the military is quietly brought back up to power. Naval docks are built and ships begin construction.
A supposed confrontation between Aquitainian and American ships occurs in 1864. The US reports that Aquitaine was the aggressor in the conflict, and war is declared. 30 thousand troops are loaded onto the new, albeit still small, Pacific Fleet.
30 thousand land in Hawaii, where Aquitaine has no garrison. Half remain to occupy Hawaii as the rest move on to other Aquitaine island chains in the Pacific. Before long, Hawaii, the Line Islands, Palmyra, and Midway are all taken.
Venezuela declares independence again not long after the start of the war, and Colombia goes to war, calling in Bolivia and Chile by its side. Once again, supplies are secretly sent.
Aquitaine's transport fleet is engaged in 1866, just as they land 18 thousand troops on Hawaii. The fleet is sunk, and the 30 thousand troop Pacific Army lands back on the islands.
Lafayette Sherman defeats them, killing thousands and capturing the rest. Hawaii is retaken, and Aquitaine surrenders. The US has its first outposts in the Pacific.
The election begins a few months after the end of the war. Sedgwick is given a second term for the success of the war.
His next target is Brunei's Philippines. It is ripe for the taking, being owned by an uncivilized nation currently at war with its neighbor. And it allows for an excellent base from which to expand further. War is declared in 1868 for the southern island of Mindanao, for its rich amounts of iron.
In Central America, the US makes a deal and construction begins on a canal to connect the Atlantic and the Pacific.
34 thousand troops under General Buell land in Mindanao. Half move north to occupy the rest of the Philippine islands. 7 thousand enemy troops are defeated a little while later.
Peace is made in 1869. It was an easy fought war, but thousands died from the disease filled jungles, and it was not a very popular war.
In September of 1870, American explorers discover the source of the Nile after an adventure that lasts over a year. Sedgwick declares it an American Achievement.
In 1871, Sedgwick wins a landmark 3rd term of office. But it was by a very close margin; the Republicans only got 45% of the votes.
The reconstruction effort has worked. The US's economy has grown to be the 7th largest in the world. Since its discovery of the source of the Nile and its conquests in the Pacific, it is no longer considered a weak former colony. Regardless of its meager military, the US is considered among the great powers of the world.
NOTE:
-Expansion begins! I justify this in light of not annexing all of Occidentalia by saying that Japan is a specific threat, with the 6th largest military in the world. It also grew its industry to be the 12th largest in the world in just over a decade. A show of force, especially against uncivilized nations, would be, I thought, appropriate.
Congress votes to partition Occidentalia. Canada, graciously, accepts the large chunk of land it is given. The US grows larger, despite giving away its northern territories.
Hundreds of thousands died in the war, and the reconstruction efforts Weller began immediately after the war is underway.
But troubles between the north and south do not end with the peace. A man attempts to assassinate Jacob Weller as he watches a play, only a week after the official end of the Civil War. Weller survives the initial attack and is rushed to a hospital. It seems unlikely that he will survive. Meanwhile, a manhunt is underway for the man who shot him, and Vice President William Idhrendur takes the reins. Idhrendur orders a special unit be made to find the man responsible, alongside the already ongoing manhunt.
A few weeks later and the man is found. The unit tracks him and his gang to a barn outside of Charlotte. A gunfight ensues, the barn catches fire, and all of the gang members and the assassin are killed. The man is identified as John Wilkes Jerkera, a former Confederate soldier from Atlanta.
After several weeks in the hospital, Jacob Weller is conscious once more. It seems he will survive. But he is in no fit state to run the nation, and William Idhrendur is sworn into office to serve out the remainder of Weller's term.
The Ku Klux Klan is formed shortly after the death of Jerkera. This white supremacist group, spawned from the smoldering ashes of the south, will not make things easier for Idhrendur.
Under Idhrendur, the Free Soil party is transformed into the Republican party. So far, it is supported by mostly northern states.
The second half of the 19th century sees a dramatic change in the relations between the US and its former motherland of the Empire of Britain. Very few border issues and a few examples of generosity from the Americans have made the countries closer than they have been in the last 150 years.
The election of 1858 begins in January. The Republicans and Democrats have nearly the exact same number of seats in the upperhouse. This will be a close race, it seems.
Idhrendur is voted in for his first full term a few months later. It was a close race, and the Republicans only got 55% of the vote.
A rapid demilitarization occurs, and the standing army is decreased to 66 thousand, and the navy to a mere 13 ships. Industrial growth slows somewhat, but the population surges. It reaches 24 million by mid 1859, and immigrants swarm in at nearly a thousand a month.
A Lotharingian German named Karl Marx publishes the Communist Manifesto April of 1860. It is a pamphlet that explains a new ideology, communism. In it, he states that classes are forever at war with each other, the proletariat poor versus the Bourgeoisie wealthy. Under this new ideology, ownership of private property is destroyed. He says a proletariat revolution is certain for as long as the rich do not share the wealth. Taken by these new ideas, a group of workers in Arabia, a small nation surrounded by Castillian Egypt, forming the first ever Socialist party. By 1861, the American Socialist Party is founded.
For the first time, a minimum wage is enacted in the United States. It is extremely low, but it still disallows any worker in the US being paid less than 5 cents per hour.
In Europe, the unusual peace is still in place. No large scale wars between multiple great powers have occurred in the last couple of decades. Carinth-Hungary's expansive potential seems to have run dry, and they now sit contentedly by. This peace made by the Carinth-Hungarian Empire, or the Pax-Carinthia, cannot last forever, but it is nice for Europe to have rather static borders. As Carinth-Hungary has sat by, other powers have had small feuds for land, and the United Baltic Provinces was formed by Lithuania and its lesser partner Estonia.
The next election begins in 1862. By this point, the economy has hit a boom, and dozens of factories are built. Thousands of miles of railroad is funded and constructed. The Republicans are voted back into power with Amos Sedgwick, hero of the Civil War, as president.
Sedgwick is a very different president from the last. Although he did preach isolationism, he is pro war, and he sees a threat to the west. Across the Pacific Ocean, the Japanese have become the dominant force in Asia. Although barely civilized, their military has expanded and they seek to grow their empire. Sedgwick sees America's only choice to be to gain influence in the Pacific, and his first target is the island chains of Hawaii, Midway, Palmyra, and Line, colonies of Aquitaine.
Sedgwick's administration goes to work building a justification for war with Aquitaine, and the military is quietly brought back up to power. Naval docks are built and ships begin construction.
A supposed confrontation between Aquitainian and American ships occurs in 1864. The US reports that Aquitaine was the aggressor in the conflict, and war is declared. 30 thousand troops are loaded onto the new, albeit still small, Pacific Fleet.
30 thousand land in Hawaii, where Aquitaine has no garrison. Half remain to occupy Hawaii as the rest move on to other Aquitaine island chains in the Pacific. Before long, Hawaii, the Line Islands, Palmyra, and Midway are all taken.
Venezuela declares independence again not long after the start of the war, and Colombia goes to war, calling in Bolivia and Chile by its side. Once again, supplies are secretly sent.
Aquitaine's transport fleet is engaged in 1866, just as they land 18 thousand troops on Hawaii. The fleet is sunk, and the 30 thousand troop Pacific Army lands back on the islands.
Lafayette Sherman defeats them, killing thousands and capturing the rest. Hawaii is retaken, and Aquitaine surrenders. The US has its first outposts in the Pacific.
The election begins a few months after the end of the war. Sedgwick is given a second term for the success of the war.
His next target is Brunei's Philippines. It is ripe for the taking, being owned by an uncivilized nation currently at war with its neighbor. And it allows for an excellent base from which to expand further. War is declared in 1868 for the southern island of Mindanao, for its rich amounts of iron.
In Central America, the US makes a deal and construction begins on a canal to connect the Atlantic and the Pacific.
34 thousand troops under General Buell land in Mindanao. Half move north to occupy the rest of the Philippine islands. 7 thousand enemy troops are defeated a little while later.
Peace is made in 1869. It was an easy fought war, but thousands died from the disease filled jungles, and it was not a very popular war.
In September of 1870, American explorers discover the source of the Nile after an adventure that lasts over a year. Sedgwick declares it an American Achievement.
In 1871, Sedgwick wins a landmark 3rd term of office. But it was by a very close margin; the Republicans only got 45% of the votes.
The reconstruction effort has worked. The US's economy has grown to be the 7th largest in the world. Since its discovery of the source of the Nile and its conquests in the Pacific, it is no longer considered a weak former colony. Regardless of its meager military, the US is considered among the great powers of the world.
NOTE:
-Expansion begins! I justify this in light of not annexing all of Occidentalia by saying that Japan is a specific threat, with the 6th largest military in the world. It also grew its industry to be the 12th largest in the world in just over a decade. A show of force, especially against uncivilized nations, would be, I thought, appropriate.
As new social benefits are acquired and the country rebuilds itself, violent action is also happening with the assassination and the KKK, so the administration will have to continue to be careful. The conquests in the Pacific do reinforce the status of the US as a great power.
Too late for voting.
The American Socialist Party, eh? I doubt it, but a Socialist America would be an interesting turn of events.
Good to have you among the Great Powers! Getting some footholds elsewhere in the world is nice too.
Good to have you among the Great Powers! Getting some footholds elsewhere in the world is nice too.
Britain is looking pretty strong up there in Europe...how's the relationship between them and Canada and them both and the US now? Apparently its getting good now both sides are starting to see the value in being friends.
Expansion into the Pacific...yeah okay, why not? Mind you, I'm sure the public are wondering why they're doing this for a couple of small islands. To intimidate Japan? But they are *insert racist statement here* and all that! No threat at all to us!
Oo, and since the assassination attempt went ahead, are you going to come down of the south like a ton of bricks and stop them putting up 'jim crow laws' or not?
Expansion into the Pacific...yeah okay, why not? Mind you, I'm sure the public are wondering why they're doing this for a couple of small islands. To intimidate Japan? But they are *insert racist statement here* and all that! No threat at all to us!
Oo, and since the assassination attempt went ahead, are you going to come down of the south like a ton of bricks and stop them putting up 'jim crow laws' or not?
I admit I didn't think my name would show up again. Also some more good expansion but honestly will the locals be willing to flip to Americans in that region? Honestly culture differences make ruling very hard in this era. Hopefully the de nord's start coming around to friendly gestures of american influence.
Chapter 7 - 1872 to 1886: Peacetime Prosperity
A rush for gold begins in the west. After settlers begin finding near endless supplies of it (or so it is claimed), word gets out that the western US is full of gold. This will impact immigration significantly.
Since their emancipation, African Americans in the United States have been treated as unequal. They are often denied services, even public ones, and segregation from whites is rampant. In an attempt to smooth the divide, Sedgwick passes the Civil Rights Acts of 1872, which will require the states to treat all citizens equally and give them the same public accommodations and services.
In June, a fire started in a small barn in Chicago spreads to hellish proportions, and hundreds die and thousands of buildings are destroyed.
To the south, the Colombians launch yet another invasion of Venezuela. Sick of the warmongering, the US intervenes on Venezuela's side.
33 thousand American troops land in Venezuela commanded by Ulysses Stingrex, joined later by another 33 thousand under George Manuel. They engage the main Colombian army of 49 thousand in George Town in October of 1873. General Stingrex dies in the ensuing battle as an artillery shell hits his head quarters, but the battle is a victory. Thousands of Americans die.
The Empire of Britain falls to Anarcho-Liberals in the same year, and for the first time, their government is completely reformed into a dictatorship. The de Gaels are thrown from power, the last emperor, Samwell II de Gael, beheaded in front of his palace. It is a violent revolution, and Samwell's family is not spared. Hence forth Britain is known as the Republic of Britainnia. 800 years of de Gael's growth to power thrown out the window, replaced by a dictatorship claiming to rule 'for the people.'
Another battle ensues, one that is just as bloody as the first. 20 thousand Americans are killed or put out of action. What was meant to be a quick and easy war is turning into a disaster.
Venezuela is fully liberated in 1874, and Colombia surrenders several months later. Over 40 thousand US troops died, many due to disease.
The scramble for Africa is quick. It began in 1873, and by 1875, large swaths were taken by Haiti, Picardy, Britannia, and Castille. The resource hungry of Europe, and Haiti, continue to colonize what is left of the world.
The next election starts in the summer of 1875. The Democrats win for the first time since the Civil War. Very quickly, changes are made, and the military is the first. Despite Sedgwick's reforms, the army still remained small for the US's size and scope. Under the new Democratic administration, 15 new brigades are assembled, and each current army is bolstered with new units.
Just a year in to the new administration's term, the Miami Crisis begins. It starts with border conflicts between settlers moving to the west and American Indians living on their government granted reservations. Under law, the settlers are not allowed to even pass through the lands, but some have even begun to try and stay, building small settlements along the way. This eventually leads to Miami raids on what they deem to be illegal settlements, which leads to revenge raids. The situation appears to be getting out of control. The National Guard is sent in and in the chaos thousands of Indians are killed. Miami is, in the end, annexed.
War has erupted between Carinth-Hungary and Lotharingia for the first time in generations in 1877. Carinthia invades to annex Magdeburg. Shortly after, Russia declares war on Carinthia for their former region of Rovne. Europe has fallen once more into war.
In 1878, oil becomes a viable fuel, and the hunt for oil begins. Before too long, deposits are discovered all across Texas.
The Republic of Britannia falls to another revolution, and the dictator is overthrown and imprisoned. A democratic government is put in place, and an election is promised in the coming years. Now, Britain will be known as Great Britain. The last of the de Gaels, the former emperor's grandson, a man named Michael de Gael, becomes a top politician, campaigning for his chance as Prime Minister.
Less than a hundred years before, Britain and America were sworn enemies, even at war for a few years. Now, they are close. The new democratic government promises freedoms for their citizens akin to those enjoyed by the American people. They offer the USA an alliance, but, seeking to stay out of European messes, the US turns down the offer.
In April of 1878, the National Baseball League is formed. The American sport of baseball grows more popular in the States.
The democrats surprisingly want to see Sedgwick's work in the Philippines continued, and war is declared on Brunei for their islands of Visayas in 1789.
A month later, the next election begins. Perhaps the democrats hope the war will keep them in office. Before the election can even take place, the war is over. There were no casualties on either side.
The democrats win the next election, tipping the scale due to the quick defeat of Brunei.
By 1881, the wars in Europe are over, and the landscape has shifted slightly. Britain gained even more of France from Picardy, Castille annexed a region of central Iberia from the Teutons, and Russia lost Cherson in its war with Carinth-Hungary.
A disaster for the Republican and Democratic parties happens in 1882. Socialists push the government into submission through debates on wage reforms and policies. The people are behind the American Socialist Party and the government is forced to sit by and watch as politicians join with the socialists.
For the first time ever, Socialists hold more seats than any other party. Very quickly they manage to pass an improved healthcare bill and a limit of 10 hour work days.
Later in 1882, the USA reaches a population of 40 million people. It is estimated that 4000 immigrants enter the country every month, a large portion from East Asia, and the west coast sees much of it. San Francisco alone grew from 12 thousand in 1870 to 68 thousand in 1882.
Not much happens before the election of 1884, where the Republicans are voted in for the next four years.
In 1886, Galicia declares war on Haiti for its Angolan colony. Haiti calls for US aid, and the US accepts.
The US is at war with Galicia and its ally the United Baltic Provinces, the first time the US has been at war with a Great Power in many years.
NOTE:
-The terrible scourge of the earth is back!!!!!! noculture is growing in the world! There is a small population of it in Europe and a little in western USA. When I first converted, I thought I had gone through and fixed all the little patches around the world, but it seems I missed one or two... If anyone has any advice for getting rid of it midgame, I would be grateful!
-So the US has advanced to 3rd in ranking, mostly due to prestige, but its industry is quite strong as well.
-Lotharingia has THE top industry, with nearly 2000 points, while I am still around 600. They had over 600 brigades the last time they were at war, so they are a fierce enemy!
A rush for gold begins in the west. After settlers begin finding near endless supplies of it (or so it is claimed), word gets out that the western US is full of gold. This will impact immigration significantly.
Since their emancipation, African Americans in the United States have been treated as unequal. They are often denied services, even public ones, and segregation from whites is rampant. In an attempt to smooth the divide, Sedgwick passes the Civil Rights Acts of 1872, which will require the states to treat all citizens equally and give them the same public accommodations and services.
In June, a fire started in a small barn in Chicago spreads to hellish proportions, and hundreds die and thousands of buildings are destroyed.
To the south, the Colombians launch yet another invasion of Venezuela. Sick of the warmongering, the US intervenes on Venezuela's side.
33 thousand American troops land in Venezuela commanded by Ulysses Stingrex, joined later by another 33 thousand under George Manuel. They engage the main Colombian army of 49 thousand in George Town in October of 1873. General Stingrex dies in the ensuing battle as an artillery shell hits his head quarters, but the battle is a victory. Thousands of Americans die.
The Empire of Britain falls to Anarcho-Liberals in the same year, and for the first time, their government is completely reformed into a dictatorship. The de Gaels are thrown from power, the last emperor, Samwell II de Gael, beheaded in front of his palace. It is a violent revolution, and Samwell's family is not spared. Hence forth Britain is known as the Republic of Britainnia. 800 years of de Gael's growth to power thrown out the window, replaced by a dictatorship claiming to rule 'for the people.'
Another battle ensues, one that is just as bloody as the first. 20 thousand Americans are killed or put out of action. What was meant to be a quick and easy war is turning into a disaster.
Venezuela is fully liberated in 1874, and Colombia surrenders several months later. Over 40 thousand US troops died, many due to disease.
The scramble for Africa is quick. It began in 1873, and by 1875, large swaths were taken by Haiti, Picardy, Britannia, and Castille. The resource hungry of Europe, and Haiti, continue to colonize what is left of the world.
The next election starts in the summer of 1875. The Democrats win for the first time since the Civil War. Very quickly, changes are made, and the military is the first. Despite Sedgwick's reforms, the army still remained small for the US's size and scope. Under the new Democratic administration, 15 new brigades are assembled, and each current army is bolstered with new units.
Just a year in to the new administration's term, the Miami Crisis begins. It starts with border conflicts between settlers moving to the west and American Indians living on their government granted reservations. Under law, the settlers are not allowed to even pass through the lands, but some have even begun to try and stay, building small settlements along the way. This eventually leads to Miami raids on what they deem to be illegal settlements, which leads to revenge raids. The situation appears to be getting out of control. The National Guard is sent in and in the chaos thousands of Indians are killed. Miami is, in the end, annexed.
War has erupted between Carinth-Hungary and Lotharingia for the first time in generations in 1877. Carinthia invades to annex Magdeburg. Shortly after, Russia declares war on Carinthia for their former region of Rovne. Europe has fallen once more into war.
In 1878, oil becomes a viable fuel, and the hunt for oil begins. Before too long, deposits are discovered all across Texas.
The Republic of Britannia falls to another revolution, and the dictator is overthrown and imprisoned. A democratic government is put in place, and an election is promised in the coming years. Now, Britain will be known as Great Britain. The last of the de Gaels, the former emperor's grandson, a man named Michael de Gael, becomes a top politician, campaigning for his chance as Prime Minister.
Less than a hundred years before, Britain and America were sworn enemies, even at war for a few years. Now, they are close. The new democratic government promises freedoms for their citizens akin to those enjoyed by the American people. They offer the USA an alliance, but, seeking to stay out of European messes, the US turns down the offer.
In April of 1878, the National Baseball League is formed. The American sport of baseball grows more popular in the States.
The democrats surprisingly want to see Sedgwick's work in the Philippines continued, and war is declared on Brunei for their islands of Visayas in 1789.
A month later, the next election begins. Perhaps the democrats hope the war will keep them in office. Before the election can even take place, the war is over. There were no casualties on either side.
The democrats win the next election, tipping the scale due to the quick defeat of Brunei.
By 1881, the wars in Europe are over, and the landscape has shifted slightly. Britain gained even more of France from Picardy, Castille annexed a region of central Iberia from the Teutons, and Russia lost Cherson in its war with Carinth-Hungary.
A disaster for the Republican and Democratic parties happens in 1882. Socialists push the government into submission through debates on wage reforms and policies. The people are behind the American Socialist Party and the government is forced to sit by and watch as politicians join with the socialists.
For the first time ever, Socialists hold more seats than any other party. Very quickly they manage to pass an improved healthcare bill and a limit of 10 hour work days.
Later in 1882, the USA reaches a population of 40 million people. It is estimated that 4000 immigrants enter the country every month, a large portion from East Asia, and the west coast sees much of it. San Francisco alone grew from 12 thousand in 1870 to 68 thousand in 1882.
Not much happens before the election of 1884, where the Republicans are voted in for the next four years.
In 1886, Galicia declares war on Haiti for its Angolan colony. Haiti calls for US aid, and the US accepts.
The US is at war with Galicia and its ally the United Baltic Provinces, the first time the US has been at war with a Great Power in many years.
NOTE:
-The terrible scourge of the earth is back!!!!!! noculture is growing in the world! There is a small population of it in Europe and a little in western USA. When I first converted, I thought I had gone through and fixed all the little patches around the world, but it seems I missed one or two... If anyone has any advice for getting rid of it midgame, I would be grateful!
-So the US has advanced to 3rd in ranking, mostly due to prestige, but its industry is quite strong as well.
-Lotharingia has THE top industry, with nearly 2000 points, while I am still around 600. They had over 600 brigades the last time they were at war, so they are a fierce enemy!
Large scores for Socialist and Communist parties, and the electoral college must be fairly divided as left-wing forces are progressing. Red America seems to be a realistic outcome.
I didn't expect Anarcho-Liberals to take over in Britain, but they surely brought in radical reforms. The regime following the Jacobin victory seems to be more reconciling, although it remains to be seen whether it will be stable as countries who fall to rebells once tend to easily fall back. Carinth-Hungary on the other hand seems stable rules in an almighty manner upon Central Europe after that victory over Russia.
Do you know from where "noculture" comes? But I'm not enough familiar with Victoria 2 modding to be able to solve that kind of issue.
I didn't expect Anarcho-Liberals to take over in Britain, but they surely brought in radical reforms. The regime following the Jacobin victory seems to be more reconciling, although it remains to be seen whether it will be stable as countries who fall to rebells once tend to easily fall back. Carinth-Hungary on the other hand seems stable rules in an almighty manner upon Central Europe after that victory over Russia.
Do you know from where "noculture" comes? But I'm not enough familiar with Victoria 2 modding to be able to solve that kind of issue.
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Mwhahah, that's it Brittania, destroy the French once and for all!
I think if the democratic republic holds up in GB, its only a matter of time before the US and them have an alliance. Too many pros and not enough cons.
I find it interesting that Europe has managed to become split between on,y a few massive powers. Aside from GB (whom may or may not get Picardy France), the rest can push and shove against each other forever without much changing. Although releasing nation still might ecome the name of the game later on.
I think if the democratic republic holds up in GB, its only a matter of time before the US and them have an alliance. Too many pros and not enough cons.
I find it interesting that Europe has managed to become split between on,y a few massive powers. Aside from GB (whom may or may not get Picardy France), the rest can push and shove against each other forever without much changing. Although releasing nation still might ecome the name of the game later on.
I was worried for the de Gaels for a moment. I'll be rooting for them to stay in some semblance of power.
Socialism and Communism are on the rise in America. As @loup99 said, a Red America just might be the end result at this rate.
Socialism and Communism are on the rise in America. As @loup99 said, a Red America just might be the end result at this rate.
I'd be interested to see the governments of the other great powers, especially Lotharingia and (though maybe not a great power) those crazy Teutons.
Is the noculture actually noculture in the save, or is it something not addressed in cultures.Txt?
After several easy wars, now will see the strength of the country against another Great Power. Interesting.
Nice to see a De Gael trying to rise into power. I'm sure, given all the history of his family, he can be a great president. And Britannia remains strong, even though all this instability.
Nice to see a De Gael trying to rise into power. I'm sure, given all the history of his family, he can be a great president. And Britannia remains strong, even though all this instability.
Yes, Red America could be a possibility. The blues and yellows will have to fight hard to hold their ground.
Carinth-Hungary has fallen in status for the most part. Mainly, their prestige is down and their industry isn't growing too fast. Their military is mostly strong in numbers.
I've found it is when, in the history file, a population's culture is undefined. I thought I had gone through and fixed it all, but I guess I missed some. Now I will probably have to tweak the save.
Well they've already offered. The fact that they are now a democracy probably means an alliance is imminent.
Yeah, Carinth-Hungary is one hell of a hunk.
I can't believe the AI let a revolution happen... All my hard work to form the Empire, and they form first a bourgeois dictatorship, then a democracy!
Yes, I could do something like that in a future update.
From my experience, it is the lack of a culture defined in pop history. Instead of the appropriate: "culture = platinean", it would just be: "culture =". Not a big deal, really.
Yep, they are still one of the most powerful nations. They are number 2, I think, with Lotharingia as number 1.
Wow. America has grown strong. And Britain? Wow. I wasn't expecting to see the DeGaels dethroned!
Yes, I believe we are maintaining 8000 to 10000 new immigrants a month, and the industry is shooting up pretty fast as well.
Yes, it's too bad the de Gaels are no longer ruling their Empire.