July 3, 1893. AHS has enacted a set of social reforms: a minimum wage, health care, safety regulations, and unemployment subsidies. Not much, trinkets really, but it will ease the plight of the lower classes somewhat. Preparation is being made for another adjustment of colonial claims with Russia.
July 7, 1893. The negotiations with Russia went smoothly: we traded claim buildings in El Fasher for Coquilliatville and also exchanged some technology. A similar trade with Britain would be advantageous, but relations are poor and they won’t agree even to a three-to-one trade. I am now working on plans to increase industrial production and build a second railroad across Africa.
May 9, 1897. Great news! A newswire service referred to AHS as one of the Great Powers! The first time in decades! Our empire is finally getting some real respect!
March 10, 1898. Mexico gave up 12 more provinces to the USA in its latest peace treaty. That’s the sixth US-Mexican war, I think—it’s hard to keep track. Earlier this year, the USA declared war on Spain—something about a ship sinking near Cuba under mysterious circumstances. Spain is considered to be one of the Great Powers, but that’s mostly prestige from its cultural achievements. It’s not a major military power, and it’s only in the second tier of industrial powers. The US on the other hand has the world’s largest military. Even with France honoring its alliance with Spain, this is going to be a one-sided war.
May 1, 1899. Our efforts to improve relations with Britain have paid off. The recently signed deal will allow us to claim the colonies of Volta and Gold Coast.
January 14, 1900. Tomorrow we declare war on Sokoto, which will probably be the last of our African acquisitions.
April 30, 1900. Shit! There’s just no other word for it. Russia has declared war on our satellite Nejd. Although our military might is much improved since the 1870s, it is still no match for Russia. We’ll just have to let them have Nejd, and hope they don’t go after Austrian Arabia next.
January 2, 1901. AHS signed a peace treaty with Sokoto today. AHS will directly administer three provinces along Lake Chad, and the remainder will be our new satellite—Nejd is no more, having been completely annexed in August. It seems that all of Asia is gradually being forced into either the British or Russian Empires. We have good relations with both, but no alliance with either. In fact AHS has *no* alliances other than what’s left of the old Deutscher Bund. This means we have no help should Russia decide that AHS is its next victim. On the other hand, alliances often get you into wars you’d rather not fight…
July 7, 1893. The negotiations with Russia went smoothly: we traded claim buildings in El Fasher for Coquilliatville and also exchanged some technology. A similar trade with Britain would be advantageous, but relations are poor and they won’t agree even to a three-to-one trade. I am now working on plans to increase industrial production and build a second railroad across Africa.
May 9, 1897. Great news! A newswire service referred to AHS as one of the Great Powers! The first time in decades! Our empire is finally getting some real respect!
March 10, 1898. Mexico gave up 12 more provinces to the USA in its latest peace treaty. That’s the sixth US-Mexican war, I think—it’s hard to keep track. Earlier this year, the USA declared war on Spain—something about a ship sinking near Cuba under mysterious circumstances. Spain is considered to be one of the Great Powers, but that’s mostly prestige from its cultural achievements. It’s not a major military power, and it’s only in the second tier of industrial powers. The US on the other hand has the world’s largest military. Even with France honoring its alliance with Spain, this is going to be a one-sided war.
May 1, 1899. Our efforts to improve relations with Britain have paid off. The recently signed deal will allow us to claim the colonies of Volta and Gold Coast.
January 14, 1900. Tomorrow we declare war on Sokoto, which will probably be the last of our African acquisitions.
April 30, 1900. Shit! There’s just no other word for it. Russia has declared war on our satellite Nejd. Although our military might is much improved since the 1870s, it is still no match for Russia. We’ll just have to let them have Nejd, and hope they don’t go after Austrian Arabia next.
January 2, 1901. AHS signed a peace treaty with Sokoto today. AHS will directly administer three provinces along Lake Chad, and the remainder will be our new satellite—Nejd is no more, having been completely annexed in August. It seems that all of Asia is gradually being forced into either the British or Russian Empires. We have good relations with both, but no alliance with either. In fact AHS has *no* alliances other than what’s left of the old Deutscher Bund. This means we have no help should Russia decide that AHS is its next victim. On the other hand, alliances often get you into wars you’d rather not fight…