Possible New OP
The World may rest, at last.
Field Marshal Petain, after the signing of the Peace of Bern
The Great War is over, the bodies finally being buried, and the world is quiet again. The Powers of Europe, all near collapse after the 6 year conflict, came together in 1920 in Bern. It was here that the Peace of Bern would be made. The Germans had made many gains during the war, but the invention and subsequent mass-production of the Tanks by Britain and France saw these gains reversed. The Tank, did not however, end the war in an Entente victory, as the Germans made up for their sudden lack of technology with large amounts of troops from the Eastern front. These veterans were able to stop the Entente from entering Germany proper and forced a stalemate. That was in 1918. It would be two more years 'til the Peace of Bern, and these two years ended the war not with the Germans in Paris, or the French in Berlin, but with both sides sitting on their pre-War borders.
So on July 28, 1920 - a full six years since the war had begun - the Powers of Europe convened in Bern, to end the war that was quickly destroying both their homelands and empires. The first topic of debate, of course, was the border between Germany and France. The French longed to see Alsace-Lorraine returned to them, but the territory was cut in half by the battle lines. The debate over the fate of Alsace-Lorraine lasted for two days, and almost ended the Peace of Bern before it started. In the end, the British and Austrians came up with a solution - Alsace would stay with Germany, who had prevented the French from re-occupying Alsace-Lorraine. France agreed to this, in exchange for Cameroon and Togoland. This set the tone for the Bern Meeting, as the Powers slowly worked out a compromise that would re-establish order in Europe.
Next on the table was Austria, who relinquished her lands in the Balkans, and was reduced to Austria Proper, Bohemia-Moravia, Slovakia and Hungary. They did partition South Tyrol and Istria with Italy. The British were left alone for the most part, transferring Namibia to South Africa, and releasing India and Ireland as Dominions of the Crown. The Germans, in turn, handed over their Pacific possessions to the Japanese.
On the last day of the Meeting, the Serbian Question was answered - Serbia would exist, but it would not have Bosnia, Croatia, or Vojvodina - which along with other Balkan nations - would become their own nation. The Turks were left alone for the most part, as the Powers saw the successful Arab Revolt as enough punishment for the Sick Man of Europe.
The Peace of Bern was signed on June 1, 1920, finally ending the Great War, and ending the struggles in Europe. These struggles had brought great profits for the Americans, who shipped food and supplies to both the Entente and the Central Powers. With the War's end, America was already in a massive economic boom, what they called the Roaring Teens and Twenties - and their Politicians asserted American Hegemony, intervening in the Caribbean and Latin America, supporting American business by either making or propping up puppet governments.
After the Peace of Bern, Austria and Germany came together to stabilize the situation in Eastern Europe. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk granted the Germans vast amounts of land that they couldn't hope to govern, and Austria's remaining Slavs began to protest for their own states. So out of this need for stability, the United Baltic Duchy, the Kingdom of Poland, and Kieven Ruthenia were born. These puppet governments would also form a shield against the rapidly growing Soviet Union.
The Soviets had grown from their heartland in Moscow and St. Petersburg to encompass all land west of the Urals. East of the Urals, their rapid advances were halted by the White forces, who had united the rest of Russia against the Communists. The Far Eastern district belongs to neither, however. It is the State of Vladivostok, a regime propped up and essentially controlled by Japan.
And this is the stage for our play, America surging as the rest of the world recovers. Tensions are still high, as the Peace of Bern left many unhappy. Europe is at peace and America is high but no sane man would say that this will persist.
Map|Number Map
(Credit to The Jonathanian States for the map.)
- Reservations
4. - Reserved by The Jonathanian State
5. - Reserved by The Grand Republic of Hannover
6. - Reserved by Valentir
11. - Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic Alsheb
33. - Reserved by Epraria
Rules
- No God-modding
- Please stay realistic.
- There will be random events.
- No meta-gaming. This is bringing knowledge from this thread to the IC, and ruins the
- Obey the OP and Co-OP (who is The Jonathanian States)
The Applications
Nation Application
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[b]Nation Name:[/b]
[b]Capital City:[/b]
[b]Government Type:[/b]
[b]Head of State:[/b]
[b]Head of Government:[/b]
[b]Claimed Territory:[/b] (Refer to the map above.)
[b]State/National Religion:[/b]
[b]Dominant Religion:[/b]
[b]Minority Religion(s):[/b]
[b]Population:[/b] (Please keep realistic...)
[b]Military Organization:[/b] (How your military is divided and ranked.)
[b]Army Size:[/b] (Anything that has a military purpose on the ground. From rank-and-file infantry to tanks and artillery.)
[b]Fleet Size:[/b] (Anything with a military purpose on water.)
[b]Air Fleet Size:[/b] (Anything with a military purpose in the air.)
[b]National Flag:[/b] (Put in a spoiler.)
[b]Primary Culture:[/b] (Primary culture/linguistic group)
[b]Accepted Culture(s):[/b]
[b]Other Culture(s):[/b] (Groups either not recognized by your nation, or are actively suppressed.)
[b]Primary Import(s):[/b]
[b]Primary Export(s):[/b]
[b]Brief (Paragraph) Description of your nation's history:[/b]
[b]RP Example:[/b] (Either a link to one of your previous RPs, or a good example of your RPing style.)
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Rebel/Non-Government Group Application
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[b]Name of your Group:[/b]
[b]Countries you are operating in:[/b]
[b]Base of Operations:[/b]
[b]Number of Followers/Members[/b]:
[b]Purpose:[/b]
[b]Popular support:[/b]
[b]Quality of Weapons:[/b]
[b]Quantity of Weapons:[/b]
[b]History:[/b]
[b]RP Sample:[/b]
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