Die Wacht Am Rhein!Alternate WW1 OOC/Signups Open

[The imperial canadian dutchy]

Welcome To ICD's roleplay of an Alternate version of the first world war, or the great war!

The year is 1900, the turn of the century the world stands at a large crossroad with empires filling up lands across the world, in this world tensions rise as nationalism comes to prominence and powerful new nations challenge the traditional powers of Europe or the globe, these tensions are like a powder keg ready to explode, all they needed was a spark.....


Time to get this on....lets start with the rules.

1.No God modding, I have a 0.1 Tolerance on this....one Unknowing god mod will be tolerated, however free counts of it will result in temporary Expulsion from the thread.
2.Co-alighn your history with other people if they applied before you and they affect your country don't act like an ass and deny it...
3.Dont be an ass,
4.My word and my co-ops words are final.
5. Have fun and achieve domination!

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ACCEPTED NATIONS
polski ruch oporu, NPU
Deutsch Kiasereich,Ausira
Imperio D'Italiana,ICD
la Republica de Gran Colombia, Eparia
明治日本, Vehemia
America,
RESERVED NATIONS
Russia and all former Soviet Republics
Japan, Vehemia

IC WHEN ITS READY

Have FUN!
And please feel free to ask for anything to be added to the app im new at making Threads
I can't stress this enough 2PARAGRAPHS at minimum

[The imperial canadian dutchy]

Country Name:Imperio D'Italia
Head of StateRe Vittorio Amadeus Di Savoy
Head of GovernmentPrime Minister Giovanni D'Annunzio
National CapitalRome
Government TypeConstitutional Monarchy
State ReligionRoman Catholicism
Dominant religionRoman Catholicism
Minority ReligionsOrthodoxy
National IdeologiesNationalism,Imperialism,Monarchism,Vengence
Industry rating (1-10((Be Reasonable a new Congolese republic will not be a 10))9
Primary CultureItalian
Accepted CulturesDalmatian People((I mean the romance people not the Slavs)), Germans,Istro-Romanians
Disliked MinoritiesFrench,Swiss,Slavs,Albanians
Claimed LandItaly,Tunisia,Somalia,Mozambique,Malta,Libya,Abyssinia,Isreal and Lebanon,Nice and Savoy, Crete,Cyprus ,Dodecanese,Dalmatia and Istria,Constantinope and surrounding area, Etriea, Egypt

Description of Your countries History
The Empire of Italy was founded in the 1860s after many years of Sardinia's process of liberating italia, which was completed after the alternate Italo-Austrian war with the support of France who wasn't as much as a cock seized Venezia,Istria and Dalmatia to please irredentists which severly weakened the Austrian Reich tba


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[Alorianistan]

Country Name: Prussia
Head of State[/b0 Grand Kaiser Fritz von Burke III
][b]Head of Government ^
National Capital Berlin
Government Type Imperialistic Throne
State Religion Christianity (Presbyterian)
Dominant religion ^
Minority Religions Orthodox, Protestant, athiesm
National Ideologies Imperialistic Nationalism
Industry rating (1-10((Be Reasonable a new Congolese republic will not be a 10)) 10
Primary Culture Prussian
Accepted Cultures Poles, Belgians, Duch, Danish, Austrian, Italians
Disliked Minorities Russians, British, Africans, Pacific Islanders
Claimed Land Prussia's Original land and territories

Description of Your countries History
Prussia was formed in the early 1700's due to Munich, Berlin, bavaria, and Stutgart Free city states decided to form the country, due to their struggling economies due to their small world economic output. Once the Prussian Kingdom was formed, they immediately started to declare war on other smaller city states around Germany and eventually in 1797, they had finally closed the gaps and now, Prussia had no holes in it. Well, peace lasted for only about 8 years before Prussia was brought into the Napoleonic wars. Originally, the King Fredrick I decided to stay neutral. This didn't last very long, due to the rising threat of the Russian Armies in the East. Eventually, they were forced to join in an alliance with the Austrian Hungry Kingdom,Russia, Britain, and Portugal and declared war on France, Spain, and the Netherlandic Republic. Well, Prussia had sent armies against French and Spanish troops and had won against them many times. But due to a great offensive in March of 1813, the French had flanked Germany from the West and south. Buy August, the French Army was walking into the King's Palace. Eventually the Prussian armies drove them east and then the Russian finished them off in Poland. Then in 1815, it ended the war, with victory. Peace lasted for everal years, before, a young man named Kaiser Ludwig Gonch Julein II took the throne, and claimed himself Kaiser of Prussia. Well, that started a revolution in 1871. The Militists vs the Imperials in the 1st Reich. Eventually the militists won and the Kaisership was born. Now Prussia deems itself the world largest and most powerful country next to Russia. It has produced a large amount of ships, even more submarines, and huge, modernized armies. However, they have wanted to grow since 1871, and they have the best secret plan to do so.

Description of your nations Economy
(Excellent, produces a heavy military/ new automobile output. Strong economy, with many riches)

Description of your nations Government
Imperialistic Kaiser-ship constitutional Monarchy

[Ausira]

Country Name: Deutsches Reich (German Empire)
Head of State Frederick William Victor Albert of Hohenzollern. ( Kaiser Wilhem II )
Head of Government Frederick William Victor Albert of Hohenzollern. ( Kaiser Wilhem II )
National Capital Berlin
Government Type Imperialist Monarchy
State Religion Roman Catholic
Dominant religion Roman Catholic
Minority Religions Judaism.
National Ideologies Volksgemeinschaft (Social Equality)
Industry rating (1-10 8
Primary Culture Weimar Culture (German Culture)
Accepted Cultures Polish, Austrian-Hungarian, Ottoman
Disliked Minorities Blacks, (Jews weren't hated as much in WWI), English, French.


Description of Your countries History
Bronze Ages
The Romans from the south make their first contact with the Germans, immediately being greeted by Julius Caesar himself, the Germans and the Romans are seperated by the Rhine River. Julius Caesar makes a plan, and crafts and builds a large bridge within 3 weeks to cross the Rhine, forcing fear into any Germanic soul that they see. Julius takes his massive armies and passes through on the bridge, having nearly every single German man/woman/child run from him in fear. After 3 weeks of encountering absolutely no resistance, the Roman Legion Armies marched into a Germanic village, greeting the tribal people. Julius Caesar would later note, and feel necessary that "Rome can go where ever she pleases." As well as, "These Germanic people were primates. Primal lives, and circling around a tribe. They would be easy to conquer."

Medieval Ages
The Holy Roman Empire, one of the most notorious in the European Lands, as well as the most greediest. Despite its name, the Holy Roman Empire has absolutely little to no bloodline to the Romans. The Holy Roman Empire was known to craft, create (And heavily support) the Teutonic Knights Campaign (Teutonic Knights), Christians moving in Eastern Europe to engage the Pagan heretics of Lithuania, as requested by Poland. A chance for land, and an excuse of "Spreading the word of God", the Holy Roman Empire was swift in judgment, and had nearly wiped out the pagans. Poland, soon finding out what terror it has brought upon unto the world, had began to fight back against the Teutonic Knights. Brutal death went upon all sides, fighting not only the Pagans of Lithuania, but the Polish as well. The war raged from 1291, at the start of Acre when the first Teutonic Knights began to fight against the pagans, to 1343, when the Polacks and the Teutonic Knights had declared a treaty.

German Renaissance
The German Renaissance, which was part of the Northern Renaissance, was a cultural and artistic movement that moved the minds of German inventors and painters. Originally beginning in Italy, German artists who had moved to Italy had become inspired and moved by the Renaissance movement. From the painters, inventors, and architects, Germany had began to make large advancements in the fields of architecture, arts, and sciences. This marked the time when German began to rise into a power, slowly turning towards independent city states.

Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and the Monarchy
The Holy Roman empire was dissolved formally on August 6, 1806, when the last Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II had been defeated by the French under the Napoleon Era. Napoleon had reconfigured most of the European countries he had conquered, and reformed most of the Germanic countries into the Confederation of the Rhine, a French satellite.

Unification of Germany

Otto von Bismarck pushed German unification through "blood and iron" and skillful understanding of realpolitik. As the map of central Europe stood in 1850, Prussia competed with Austria for dominance over a series of small principalities fiercely keen on maintaining their independence and distinctive characteristics. Prussia proper stretched from modern-day Lithuania to central Germany. Prussia also controlled the German lands around the Rhine River in the west. In between, from Denmark to Switzerland, lay small provinces that Bismarck needed to incorporate under the Prussian crown to create a viable German Empire.

In 1862, Bismarck reorganized the Prussian army and improved training in preparation for war. In 1864, he constructed an alliance with Austria to fight Denmark over Denmark's southern provinces of Schleiswig and Holstein. Prussia received Schleiswig while Austria administered Holstein. That situation, however, could not stand for long, as Austrian Holstein was now surrounded by Prussian lands. Bismarck provoked a conflict with Austria over an unrelated border dispute and in the subsequent Seven Weeks' War--named for its brevity--Prussia crushed the collapsing Austrian army. The peace settlement transferred Holstein to Prussia and forced Austria to officially remove itself from all German affairs.

With Austria out of Bismarck's way, his next obstacle was the skepticism of the southern provinces. Overwhelmingly Catholic and anti-militaristic, the southern provinces doubted Prussia's commitment to a united Germany of all provinces. Prussia's Protestantism and historic militarism made the gulf between north and south quite serious. Therefore, Bismarck turned to realpolitik to unite the Germanic provinces by constructing a war against a common enemy. In 1870, Bismarck forged a note from the French ambassador, implying that the ambassador had insulted the Prussian king. After he leaked this letter to both populations, the people of France and Prussia, roused by nationalist sentiment, rose up in favor of war. As Bismarck hoped, the southern provinces rallied to Prussia's side without any hesitation. In July 1870, France declared war on Prussia. Within a matter of weeks of fighting in Alsace-Lorraine, France lost this Franco-Prussian War. Alsace-Lorraine was transferred to Germany in the peace settlement, allowing Prussia to declare the German Empire, or Second Reich, on January 21, 1871 Credit of - http://www.sparknotes.com/history/europ ... ion4.rhtml

The Rise of the German Empire
On 10 December 1870 the North German Confederation Reichstag renamed the Confederation as the German Empire and gave the title of German Emperor to the King of Prussia as President of the Confederation. During the Siege of Paris on 18 January 1871, King Wilhelm I of Prussia was proclaimed German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. The German Empire was in an almost immediate struggle to reform what once was a great Empire, and pull back together from the Confederation that the French had enplaced in the 1800's, and have the city-states as one, rather than multiples.



Description of your nations Economy
Before the First-World War, German Engineering had sky-rocketed since the 1800's, with the help of Imperialism and Trade-of-Information (T.o.I), businesses and industries in Germany in the steel and iron markets were pushing out trades more than ever, heavily increasing the economy of Germany. During the 1890's, Germany was struggling to become Europe's major contender for exports, and become number one on the lists. From 1905, to 1913, American and German exports were dominating the world steel-market, Britain following behind in Third place. For this, it was a major boost in the oncoming war efforts.


Description of your nations Government
A prerogative monarchy rules the German Empire, previously ruled with Wilhelm II and Otto von Bismarck until his resignation which was March 18th, 1890. With Wilhelm II being the ruler of the German Empire, he had to take a stand and lead the German people onto glory and victory in the upcoming efforts.

[Ausira]

Big application here

Hey, woah... Prussia being Germany? Hm. I'll change mine to Hamburg, as long as you don't take all of Germany's land.

[The imperial canadian dutchy]

Country Name: Prussia
Head of State[/b0 Grand Kaiser Ruze
][b]Head of Government ^
National Capital Berlin
Government Type Imperialistic Throne
State Religion Christianity (Presbyterian)
Dominant religion ^
Minority Religions Orthodox, Protestant, athiesm
National Ideologies Imperialistic Nationalism
Industry rating (1-10((Be Reasonable a new Congolese republic will not be a 10)) 10
Primary Culture Prussian
Accepted Cultures Poles, Belgians, Duch, Danish, Austrian, Italians
Disliked Minorities Russians, British, Africans, Pacific Islanders
Claimed Land Prussia and all her land

Description of Your countries History
(Prussian History)

Description of your nations Economy
(Excellent, produces a heavy military/ new automobile output. Strong economy, with many riches)

Description of your nations Government
Imperialistic Kaiser-ship

Be more descriptive, and Protestantism is the majority religion of Germany by the way Presbyterianism is not but if tahts something you would have explained in a history it would be fine...fix the bolds and pick a realistic Germany name for a Kaiser...

[The imperial canadian dutchy]

NOT DONE YET, RESERVING GERMANY

Country Name: Deutsches Reich
Head of State Frederick William Victor Albert of Hohenzollern. ( Kaiser Wilhem II )
Head of Government Frederick William Victor Albert of Hohenzollern. ( Kaiser Wilhem II )
National Capital Berlin
Government Type Imperialist Monarchy
State Religion Roman Catholic
Dominant religion Roman Catholic
Minority Religions Judaism.
National Ideologies Volksgemeinschaft (Social Equality)
Industry rating (1-10 8
Primary Culture Weimar Culture (German Culture)
Accepted Cultures Polish
Disliked Minorities Blacks, (Jews weren't hated as much in WWI)


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looking good so far

[The North Polish Union]

Country Name: Polish Rebellion (can I be a rebel group?).
Head of State NA
Head of Government Army Jozéf Piłsudski
National Capital NA
Government Type NA
State Religion Roman Catholicism
Dominant religion ^
Minority Religions Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Judaism
National Ideologies Supports Polish independence, no other official ideologies per se.
Industry rating (1-10) 2.5
Primary Culture Polish
Accepted Cultures Czechs, Germans (Austrians), Lithuanians
Disliked Minorities Russians, Germans (Prussians)
Claimed territory NA, though rebellion is active in the Polish part of Russia and, to a lesser extent, Prussia.

Description of Your countries History
The Kingdom of Poland was one of the largest and most stable states in Medieval Europe. It officially united with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 1569 union of Lublin and reached its greatest extent shortly afterwards, under Władysław II Jagiełło. The monarchy began to destabilize during the late 1600's, and Poland-Lithuania was partitioned between Russia, Prussia, and Austria-Hungary during the 1780's and 1790's, officially disappearing from the map in 1796. Although under Napoleon a short-lived Polish state (the Duchy of Warszawa) was set up, it was reassimilated into Russia and Prussia following Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia. The Poles living in Austrian areas remained largely free of oppression, but those living in Russian and Prussian areas were met with attempts to have their culture suppressed or destroyed. This led to Polish resistance and independence movements in those areas, most of which were brutally crushed. However, the Polish spirit and the dream of an independent Poland remain alive. March, march, Dabrowski!

Description of your nations Economy NA, although the economy of the region is undeveloped, due to the largely agricultural tradition in the area and frequent uprisings.


Description of your nations Government The rebellion is headed by Marshal Piłsudski and his group of leading "generals" (most of whom have little or no formal military training). Otherwise, the rebellion is largely decentralized and unorganized.

[Irrelevance (Ancient)]

Country Name: the Netherlands
Head of State Queen Wilhelmina
Head of Government Prime Minister Pieter Cort van der Linden
National Capital Amsterdam (Curacao and dependencies is Willemstad, East Indies is Batavia and Suriname is Paramibo)
Government Type Constitutional Monarchy
State Religion Calvinist Protestantism
Dominant religion: Calvinists
Minority religions: Jews, Catholics, Lutherans
National Ideologies: Imperialism.
Industry rating (1-10): 8
Primary Culture Dutch
Accepted Cultures Belgian, Germans, Frisians.
Disliked Minorities Assorted natives in the colonies, the British (They stole Belgium and South Africa, the bastards!!!), and as any good European power of the time, most people have a healthy mistrust of foreigners in general (Especially non-Europeans, they're super foreign).
Claimed territory the Netherlands, Indonesia, Suriname, Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of course, we claim South Africa, and have the local Boer's support (Maritz rebellion, even though no Dutch involvement!)

Description of Your countries History
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands#History

Description of your nations Economy
Mainly based on trade and agriculture, but also a healthy industrial sector and some mining in Limburg, plus a bit of everything in the colonies and cities.

Description of your nations Government
Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system, only land owning men can vote in elections.

I hope I can just play as the regular Netherlands, but if we are going full out alternate timeline here, could I keep Belgium and Luxembourg and just say the Brits never took them off me? (I'll still hate 'em for Zuid-Afrika though)

[The imperial canadian dutchy]

Country Name: the Netherlands
Head of State Queen Wilhelmina
Head of Government Prime Minister Pieter Cort van der Linden
National Capital Amsterdam (Curacao and dependencies is Willemstad, East Indies is Batavia and Suriname is Paramibo)
Government Type Constitutional Monarchy
State Religion Calvinist Protestantism
Dominant religion: Calvinists
Minority religions: Jews, Catholics, Lutherans
National Ideologies: Imperialism.
Industry rating (1-10): 8
Primary Culture Dutch
Accepted Cultures Belgian, Germans, Frisians.
Disliked Minorities Assorted natives in the colonies, the British (They stole Belgium and South Africa, the bastards!!!), and as any good European power of the time, most people have a healthy mistrust of foreigners in general (Especially non-Europeans, they're super foreign).
Claimed territory the Netherlands, Indonesia, Suriname, Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of course, we claim South Africa, and have the local Boer's support (Maritz rebellion, even though no Dutch involvement!)

Description of Your countries History
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands#History

Description of your nations Economy
Mainly based on trade and agriculture, but also a healthy industrial sector and some mining in Limburg, plus a bit of everything in the colonies and cities.

Description of your nations Government
Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system, only land owning men can vote in elections.

I hope I can just play as the regular Netherlands, but if we are going full out alternate timeline here, could I keep Belgium and Luxembourg and just say the Brits never took them off me? (I'll still hate 'em for Zuid-Afrika though)

you don't have to be just them but you can if you want

[Epraria]

I reserve china.

[New Corenea]

I'm declaring America
Country Name: The United States of America
Head of State President William Mckinley
Head of Government Speaker of the House Thomas Bracket Read
National Capital Washington D.C
Government Type Federal Presidential Republic
State Religion None
Dominant religion Christianity
Minority Religions Judaism
National Ideologies Capitalism, democracy, liberty
Industry rating (1-10 10 (I believe is realistic enough for America in the 1900)
Primary Culture American
Accepted Cultures British, French, whoever that's allied with the United States
Disliked Minorities Blacks (Although blacks still live a tolerable life)
Claimed territory The 50 States, Phillipines, Samoa, Liberia, Puerto Rico, Wake Island, Midway, Jarvis Island, Palmrya Atoll, Howland and Baker Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnson Atoll, Guam
Description of Your countries History
The United States was created in 1776 as an independent union of states and was officially recognized by the United Kingdom. The US battled British forces in the War of 1812, annexed territories from Mexio in the 1830s, and suffered a Civil War while still gaining territories. The United States also experienced the American Industrial Revolution where they became an industrial powerhouse and also gained territories in Hawaii, the Phillipines, and Cuba. Under the leadership of President William Mckinley, America is in another era of good feelings.

The United States of America went under the 2nd Reconstruction Era where half of the Jim Crow laws were abolished by the Republican controlled Congress. Under the Mckinley Strategy, Texas and Virginia quickly became Republican states while competing with the Democrats in Hawaii and Alaska. Congress also allowed women to vote in 1900 when the Republican Party advocated for women suffrage, in order to sway women in joining communist parties.

Description of your nations Economy
The United States of America have a very large and strong economy thanks to the American Industrial Revolution. The United States mass produce things that only the wealthy in Europe can afford. Focus on mass production of consumer and military items; and steel, coal, iron production.

Description of your nations Government
A federal government with the President as the head of state and government. Usually, Congress and the Presidency are in a competition between the conservative Republican Party and the liberal Democratic Party.

Population
76,212,168,

[The imperial canadian dutchy]

I'm declaring America
Country Name: The United States of America
Head of State President
Head of Government Speaker of the House
National Capital Washington D.C
Government Type Federal Presidential Republic
State Religion None
Dominant religion Christianity
Minority Religions Judaism
National Ideologies Capitalism, freedom
Industry rating (1-10 High (8-10 I believe is realistic enough for America in the 1900)
Primary Culture American
Accepted Cultures British, French, whoever that's allied with the United States
Disliked Minorities None
Claimed territory Phillipines, Cuba, Hawaii, Alaska

Description of Your countries History
Created in 1776, faced a civil war in 1860, went under an industrial revolution, became a dominant industrial powerhouses

Description of your nations Economy
The United States of America have a very large and strong economy thanks to the American Industrial Revolution. The United States mass produce things that only the wealthy in Europe can afford. Focus on mass production of consumer and military items; and steel, coal, iron production.

Description of your nations Government
A federal government with the President as the head of state and government. Usually, Congress and the Presidency are in a competition between the conservative Republican Party and the liberal Democratic Party.

explain more...atleast two paragraphs

[New Corenea]

for which one?

[The imperial canadian dutchy]

for which one?

History,
and i would like to state there was much hate in America for blacks at the time

[New Corenea]

for which one?

History,
and i would like to state there was much hate in America for blacks at the time

Alt history. The discrimination was still tolerable for blacks but I understand

[Neros]

Going for France. I am a daring one, I reckon.

Country Name: Second French Empire
Head of State: Napoleon VI
Head of Government: Napoleon IV
National Capital: Paris
Government Type: Imperial Bonapartist
State Religion: Roman Catholicism
Dominant religion: Roman Catholicism
Minority Religions: (Colonial Empire) Buddhism, Islam
National Ideologies: Bonapartism, Imperialism, Liberty, Populism, Nationalism
Industry rating (1-10: 7
Primary Culture: French
Accepted Cultures: French Canadian, Spanish, Italian
Disliked Minorities: Germans, Vietnamese, Africans
Claimed territory: Metropolitan France; Colonial Empire

Description of your Countries History: Formed from Declaration of Man in 1848 by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte in the wake of the 1848 Revolutions, Louis would assume the title of Napoleon III to lead the revived French Empire. However, the aggressiveness of his tackling of the French economic and military situation caused shockwaves through the international community as he turned France into a power able to compete with the likes of Great Britain, and included expanding the metropolitan area of France by invading Piedmont-Sardinia in the wake of the First War of Italian Independence, and capturing the entire kingdom through superior tactics and national fervor. In agreement with the Austrian Empire, as hoping to keep a untied Italy from forming, France was allowed to keep Piedmont-Sardinia entirely.

French expansion abroad was seen as normal, given the situation of other powers at the time. The French Colonial Empire became a titanic behemoth, serving the needs of European France and spreading "civilization" to the "savage" peoples of the world under it's crest. The abundance of raw materials fueled the French economy into one of the largest in the world at the time, competing heavily with Britain and the United States for markets in Asia, Europe, and America. The French Military was not far behind either - and kept as one of the most modern and well-equipped fighting forces in Europe, and thus, the world.

Despite this grandiose picture of France, the true weakness of the Imperial regime was exposed in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871, in which France suffered a major defeat at invading the Rhineland, and facing a massive retaliatory attack from Prussia aimed directly at the French Capital, Paris, opted for white peace. France thus never lost Alsace-Lorraine, to the German's ire, thanks to well-placed diplomacy from Austria and Russia to make Prussia accept the status quo terms, with a small debt France was to pay to Prussia. France's status as a military power would be rebuilt soon however, but not before the death of beloved Emperor Napoleon III in 1875, allowing his son, Napoleon IV, to assume the leadership of the nation at the young, but legally mature, age of 19.

Imperial France had grown up with the Prince Imperial, and trusted him beyond all others. He continued his father's policies to a nail, and extensively re-built the French Military based on the highly effective Prussian model, and had already surpassed it's pre-war strength by 1880. Expanding the colonies took time and effort, but the efficiency of the French administration allowed for large colonial turnovers, mostly due to taxation and piss-poor conditions of the native workers, which was heavily exploited by the French colonial masters. However, near the end of the 19th century, war loomed with Spain over unpaid debts and humiliation of the French Embassy in Madrid. In 1898, the French Army launched an attack on mainland Spain, while the French Navy effectively enforced a blockade of it's ports. The French Navy elsewhere in the world, cultivating in Naval Battles off the Philippines and in the Caribbean, both of which were major French victories.

With the woefully weak Spanish Army crushed in a series of decisive battles, and the French Army closing in on Madrid, Spain copulated. The French demands were surprising in Europe rather in their colonial empire, which is seen as a rather dubious move by Napoleon IV as it gave France a rather large Spanish and Basque population when colonial empires were measures of prestige, and severely hurt her relations with other Great Powers. Nonetheless, France began to industrialize her new possessions, which were ripe with resources and material, but neglected by the Spanish government. By the turn of the century, France was creating a large Navy in an effort to challenge the British Navy, but at the same time trying to compete with Germany and her Army. This spending however proved to be disastrous, and France has looked to settle peacefully with one or the other, and turns mostly to Britain, fearing a German counterattack for Alsace-Lorraine.


Description of your Nation's Economy: A strong and vibrant economy, flushed with resources, industry, and agriculture, France is a major player in the global economy, but is slowly being pushed back behind Great Britain, Germany, and the United States, but is still the largest behind those four by a considerable margin, with only Russia serving as a contender. The problem with French industry however, is it's close proximity to the German border, where a war is expected to develop, and would be a considerable logistical problem to the French Military should a German Invasion cripple, or block, these areas from the rest of France. We know the Germans will be quick, but we must be quicker in our response.


Description of your Nations Government: In the era of empires, France appears to be a general, run of the mill imperialist government, but follows policies directed by plebiscites or referendums inquiring the general public (with universal suffrage granted to all in European France) on what should be done, which is then implemented by the Emperor, Napoleon IV. The National Assembly is more of an appointed institution by the Emperor, but serves to bear the brunt of public outrage should policies go wrong.

[Epraria]

I reserve the area of Gran Colombia.

[Vehemia]

I'd like to reserve Japan please.

[Reddogkeno101]

Greetings. Here is my app :
Country Name: Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand
Head of State George V
Head of Government Edmund Barton
National Capital Sydney
Government Type Democracy
Population 4 000 000
State Religion None
Dominant religion Christianity
Minority Religions The rest basically
National Ideologies Capitalism, Democracy, Freedom
Industry rating (1-10 7
Primary Culture Australian
Accepted Cultures British, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Indian and other British dominions
Disliked Minorities (unfortunately) Asians, Darker Europeans, Africans
Claimed territory: Australia and New Zealand and their territories.

Description of Your countries History
A gold rush began in Australia in the early 1850s and the Eureka Rebellion against mining licence fees in 1854 was an early expression of civil disobedience. Between 1855 and 1890, the seven colonies individually gained responsible government, managing most of their own affairs while remaining part of the British Empire. The Colonial Office in London retained control of some matters, notably foreign affairs, defence, and international shipping. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies was achieved after a decade of planning, consultation and voting. The Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand was established.

Description of your nations Economy
1890-1900
1890 – The Great maritime strike
1891 – Australian shearers' strike
1891 – 16 small banks and building societies collapse in Melbourne
1892 – Broken Hill strike
1892 – 133 limited companies go into liquidation in Victoria alone
1893 – major international depression
1893 – Australian banking crisis of 1893: the Federal Bank collapses; many financial institutions, including several major ones, suspend trading 1 May 1893– Government of Victoria implements a five-day bank holiday to address the panic

1894– The worst of the economic crisis was over and the task of rebuilding society started. There were some reforms to regulation and law with a view to preventing future abuse

While wool-growing remained at the centre of economic activity, a variety of new goods such as wheat, dairy and other agriculturally based produce became a part of the Australian export repertoire. It was in this period that the latter started contributing more to economic growth than wool production. Part of this emergence of other sources of economic expansion came from technological progress, such as disease-resistant wheat and refrigerated shipping. It was also the development of this technology that renewed large-scale foreign investment.

This injection of foreign investment led to increases in construction, particularly in the private residential sector. The fact that this injection of foreign cash was the main contributor to economic expansion was again troublesome for Australia’s economy. Returns on investments, as before, were immensely different from expected returns.


Description of your nations Government

Section 1 of the Australian Constitution creates a democratic legislature, the bicameral Parliament of Australia which consists of the King and two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Section 51 of the Constitution provides for the Commonwealth Government's legislative powers and allocates certain powers and responsibilities (known as "heads of power") to the Commonwealth government. All remaining responsibilities are retained by the seven States (previously separate colonies). Further, each State has its own constitution, so that Australia has seven sovereign Parliaments, none of which can encroach on the functions of any other. The High Court of Australia arbitrates on any disputes which arise between the Commonwealth and the States, or among the States, concerning their respective functions.

The Commonwealth Parliament can propose changes to the Constitution. To become effective, the proposals must be put to a referendum of all Australians of voting age, and must receive a "double majority": a majority of all votes, and a majority of votes in a majority of States.

The Commonwealth Constitution also provides that the States can agree to refer any of their powers to the Commonwealth. This may be achieved by way of an amendment to the Constitution via referendum (a vote on whether the proposed transfer of power from the States to the Commonwealth, or vice versa, should be implemented). More commonly powers may be transferred by passing other acts of legislation which authorise the transfer and such acts require the legislative agreement of all the state governments involved. This "transfer" legislation may have a "sunset clause", a legislative provision that nullifies the transfer of power after a specified period, at which point the original division of power is restored...


and yes, this is logical because New Zealand nearly did join in at Federation, but backed out at last minute.

[Ausira]

SPQR, since Alor guy (Prussian territory) didn't change his lands to my request, is it alright if I enact over German lands? (Berlin included)

[Epraria]

Country Name: La Republica de Gran Colombia.
Head of State President Juan Rodriguez
Head of Government President Juan Rodriguez
National Capital Bogota
Government Type Republic
State Religion Roman Catholicism
Dominant religionLook up.
Minority Religions Native religions.
National Ideologies Capitalism, democracy, independence.
Industry rating (1-10 6-7
Primary Culture Spanish.
Accepted Cultures Portuguese/Brazilian, native cultures.
Disliked Minorities ?
Claimed territory + Peru and the rest of central America.

Description of Your countries History
Gran Colombia came to be after Simon bolivars successful independence campaign from Spain in 1819. the difference here was that instead of the instability that plagued gran Colombia it got many strong and powerful leaders that managed to stabilize the nation and defeat Peru in the Gran Colombia-Peru war which ended with peru being annexed into gran Colombia. After this Gran Colombia mostly focused on building the industry and stabilizing it self but also expanded so that it controlled all of central America. It is now the most influential and powerful of the Latin American nations.


Description of your nations Economy
A strong industry that in reality is only strong compared to secondary powers as it is nowhere the strength of the mayor powers. The economy is based on an balance of exports that make more money than the imports cost. The large jungles of RGC has also made It a good source for wood. The Gran Colombian economy is looking bright though as its the strongest economy in south America right now with only brazil coming close.


Description of your nations Government

Based on the united states the RGCs government is rather efficient and good. It is a typical democracy in some ways to with the nation being led by the president and when the president is sick or something like that the vice president takes control. Another thing is also the parliament that votes with the president on what course of action Gran Colombia will take.

[Jamessonia]

Reserve for me Canada.

[The imperial canadian dutchy]

Going for France. I am a daring one, I reckon.

Country Name: Second French Empire
Head of State: Napoleon VI
Head of Government: Napoleon IV
National Capital: Paris
Government Type: Imperial Bonapartist
State Religion: Roman Catholicism
Dominant religion: Roman Catholicism
Minority Religions: (Colonial Empire) Buddhism, Islam
National Ideologies: Bonapartism, Imperialism, Liberty, Populism, Nationalism
Industry rating (1-10: 7
Primary Culture: French
Accepted Cultures: French Canadian, Spanish, Italian
Disliked Minorities: Germans, Vietnamese, Africans
Claimed territory: Metropolitan France; Colonial Empire

Description of your Countries History: Formed from Declaration of Man in 1848 by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte in the wake of the 1848 Revolutions, Louis would assume the title of Napoleon III to lead the revived French Empire. However, the aggressiveness of his tackling of the French economic and military situation caused shockwaves through the international community as he turned France into a power able to compete with the likes of Great Britain, and included expanding the metropolitan area of France by invading Piedmont-Sardinia in the wake of the First War of Italian Independence, and capturing the entire kingdom through superior tactics and national fervor. In agreement with the Austrian Empire, as hoping to keep a untied Italy from forming, France was allowed to keep Piedmont-Sardinia entirely.

French expansion abroad was seen as normal, given the situation of other powers at the time. The French Colonial Empire became a titanic behemoth, serving the needs of European France and spreading "civilization" to the "savage" peoples of the world under it's crest. The abundance of raw materials fueled the French economy into one of the largest in the world at the time, competing heavily with Britain and the United States for markets in Asia, Europe, and America. The French Military was not far behind either - and kept as one of the most modern and well-equipped fighting forces in Europe, and thus, the world.

Despite this grandiose picture of France, the true weakness of the Imperial regime was exposed in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871, in which France suffered a major defeat at invading the Rhineland, and facing a massive retaliatory attack from Prussia aimed directly at the French Capital, Paris, opted for white peace. France thus never lost Alsace-Lorraine, to the German's ire, thanks to well-placed diplomacy from Austria and Russia to make Prussia accept the status quo terms, with a small debt France was to pay to Prussia. France's status as a military power would be rebuilt soon however, but not before the death of beloved Emperor Napoleon III in 1875, allowing his son, Napoleon IV, to assume the leadership of the nation at the young, but legally mature, age of 19.

Imperial France had grown up with the Prince Imperial, and trusted him beyond all others. He continued his father's policies to a nail, and extensively re-built the French Military based on the highly effective Prussian model, and had already surpassed it's pre-war strength by 1880. Expanding the colonies took time and effort, but the efficiency of the French administration allowed for large colonial turnovers, mostly due to taxation and piss-poor conditions of the native workers, which was heavily exploited by the French colonial masters. However, near the end of the 19th century, war loomed with Spain over unpaid debts and humiliation of the French Embassy in Madrid. In 1898, the French Army launched an attack on mainland Spain, while the French Navy effectively enforced a blockade of it's ports. The French Navy elsewhere in the world, cultivating in Naval Battles off the Philippines and in the Caribbean, both of which were major French victories.

With the woefully weak Spanish Army crushed in a series of decisive battles, and the French Army closing in on Madrid, Spain copulated. The French demands were surprising in Europe rather in their colonial empire, which is seen as a rather dubious move by Napoleon IV as it gave France a rather large Spanish and Basque population when colonial empires were measures of prestige, and severely hurt her relations with other Great Powers. Nonetheless, France began to industrialize her new possessions, which were ripe with resources and material, but neglected by the Spanish government. By the turn of the century, France was creating a large Navy in an effort to challenge the British Navy, but at the same time trying to compete with Germany and her Army. This spending however proved to be disastrous, and France has looked to settle peacefully with one or the other, and turns mostly to Britain, fearing a German counterattack for Alsace-Lorraine.


Description of your Nation's Economy: A strong and vibrant economy, flushed with resources, industry, and agriculture, France is a major player in the global economy, but is slowly being pushed back behind Great Britain, Germany, and the United States, but is still the largest behind those four by a considerable margin, with only Russia serving as a contender. The problem with French industry however, is it's close proximity to the German border, where a war is expected to develop, and would be a considerable logistical problem to the French Military should a German Invasion cripple, or block, these areas from the rest of France. We know the Germans will be quick, but we must be quicker in our response.


Description of your Nations Government: In the era of empires, France appears to be a general, run of the mill imperialist government, but follows policies directed by plebiscites or referendums inquiring the general public (with universal suffrage granted to all in European France) on what should be done, which is then implemented by the Emperor, Napoleon IV. The National Assembly is more of an appointed institution by the Emperor, but serves to bear the brunt of public outrage should policies go wrong.

Fix your land claim, my wountry owns nice,savoy and all of Italy, Along with Tunisia and lebanon

[The imperial canadian dutchy]

Greetings. Here is my app :
Country Name: Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand
Head of State George V
Head of Government Edmund Barton
National Capital Sydney
Government Type Democracy
State Religion None
Dominant religion Christianity
Minority Religions The rest basically
National Ideologies Capitalism, Democracy, Freedom
Industry rating (1-10 7
Primary Culture Australian
Accepted Cultures British, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Indian and other British dominions
Disliked Minorities (unfortunately) Asians, Darker Europeans, Africans
Claimed territory: Australia and New Zealand and their territories.

Description of Your countries History
A gold rush began in Australia in the early 1850s and the Eureka Rebellion against mining licence fees in 1854 was an early expression of civil disobedience. Between 1855 and 1890, the seven colonies individually gained responsible government, managing most of their own affairs while remaining part of the British Empire. The Colonial Office in London retained control of some matters, notably foreign affairs, defence, and international shipping. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies was achieved after a decade of planning, consultation and voting. The Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand was established.

Description of your nations Economy
1890-1900
1890 – The Great maritime strike
1891 – Australian shearers' strike
1891 – 16 small banks and building societies collapse in Melbourne
1892 – Broken Hill strike
1892 – 133 limited companies go into liquidation in Victoria alone
1893 – major international depression
1893 – Australian banking crisis of 1893: the Federal Bank collapses; many financial institutions, including several major ones, suspend trading 1 May 1893– Government of Victoria implements a five-day bank holiday to address the panic

1894– The worst of the economic crisis was over and the task of rebuilding society started. There were some reforms to regulation and law with a view to preventing future abuse

While wool-growing remained at the centre of economic activity, a variety of new goods such as wheat, dairy and other agriculturally based produce became a part of the Australian export repertoire. It was in this period that the latter started contributing more to economic growth than wool production. Part of this emergence of other sources of economic expansion came from technological progress, such as disease-resistant wheat and refrigerated shipping. It was also the development of this technology that renewed large-scale foreign investment.

This injection of foreign investment led to increases in construction, particularly in the private residential sector. The fact that this injection of foreign cash was the main contributor to economic expansion was again troublesome for Australia’s economy. Returns on investments, as before, were immensely different from expected returns.


Description of your nations Government

Section 1 of the Australian Constitution creates a democratic legislature, the bicameral Parliament of Australia which consists of the King and two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Section 51 of the Constitution provides for the Commonwealth Government's legislative powers and allocates certain powers and responsibilities (known as "heads of power") to the Commonwealth government. All remaining responsibilities are retained by the seven States (previously separate colonies). Further, each State has its own constitution, so that Australia has seven sovereign Parliaments, none of which can encroach on the functions of any other. The High Court of Australia arbitrates on any disputes which arise between the Commonwealth and the States, or among the States, concerning their respective functions.

The Commonwealth Parliament can propose changes to the Constitution. To become effective, the proposals must be put to a referendum of all Australians of voting age, and must receive a "double majority": a majority of all votes, and a majority of votes in a majority of States.

The Commonwealth Constitution also provides that the States can agree to refer any of their powers to the Commonwealth. This may be achieved by way of an amendment to the Constitution via referendum (a vote on whether the proposed transfer of power from the States to the Commonwealth, or vice versa, should be implemented). More commonly powers may be transferred by passing other acts of legislation which authorise the transfer and such acts require the legislative agreement of all the state governments involved. This "transfer" legislation may have a "sunset clause", a legislative provision that nullifies the transfer of power after a specified period, at which point the original division of power is restored...


and yes, this is logical because New Zealand nearly did join in at Federation, but backed out at last minute.

Accepted