A Golden Era of Empires RP [AH] (OOC/OPEN/SIGNUPS)

[Neo Yeetia]

You think a Communist/Socialist France is possible? Like the Paris Commune is more successful or something?

[Monsone]

You think a Communist/Socialist France is possible? Like the Paris Commune is more successful or something?

France before WW1? No. French socialisim and communism became popular because of WW1 and the destruction it brought. Before WW1, France swayed between center-left and center-right politically and on both sides there was a zealous passion in colonizing and subjugating Africa's resources and it's people.

[Neo Yeetia]

You think a Communist/Socialist France is possible? Like the Paris Commune is more successful or something?

France before WW1? No. French socialisim and communism became popular because of WW1 and the destruction it brought. Before WW1, France swayed between center-left and center-right politically and on both sides there was a zealous passion in colonizing and subjugating Africa's resources and it's people.

Ah, I see... hmst've

[Neo Yeetia]

Nation Reservation

This reservation lasts for two weeks after which it cannot be renewed.

Nation Being Reserved: French Republic
Territorial Claim: IRL Borders in 1914
Did You Read The Rules? Eyup

[Arvenia]

Application for a Nation

Official Name of the Nation: United Kingdom of Scandinavia
Shortened Name: Scandinavia
Head of State: King Oscar Gustaf Adolf
Head of Goverment: Prime Minister Ludvig Johansson
Government Type: Unitary constitutional parliamentary monarchy
Territorial Claim: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Svalbard, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Saint-Barthélemy, Guadeloupe and Danish West Indies
Map Color: Cyan
Alliances the Nation is in: None at the moment
Population: 10,492,800
National Language(s): Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Lingua Franca(s): Same as above
GDP: $529 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Per Capita: $51,242 (2019 est.)
Currency: Kronor
Railroad Gauge: 891 mm (2 ft 11 3⁄32 in) - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Military Size: 85,000 (56,000 actives and 29,000 reserves)
Conscription: All male citizens must serve for at least two years as active troops before switching over to the reserve forces
Major differences between this timeline's nation and the in real life nation: The Pan-Scandinavian Movement was more successful than IRL, Sweden was able to exert control over both Norway and Denmark, the Caribbean territories (Saint-Barthélemy, Guadeloupe and Danish West Indies) remained under Scandinavian control and the Scandinavian military gained access to better weapons than IRL.
History: WIP
Issues Plaguing the Nation (3-5 Minimum): WIP
Did You Read The Rules? Yes

[Neo Yeetia]

Application for a Nation

Official Name of the Nation:
French Third Republic
(La Troisième République)
Shortened Name:
France
Head of State:
President Raymond Poincaré
Head of Government:
Prime Minister René Viviani
Government Type:
Parliamentary Republic
Territorial Claim:
France and her Colonial Holdings
Alliances the Nation is in:
Triple Entente
Population:
40 million
National Language(s):
French
Lingua Franca(s):
French, Vietnamese, Lao, Arabic, several African languages, several Pacific languages, and others.
GDP:
$27,401
GDP Per Capita:
$689
Currency:
French Franc
Railroad Gauge:
(Not sure, will change when I find anything)
Military Size:
1,300,000 Peoples
Conscription (if so, mention for how long):
Men at the age of 20 are required to serve the army for Three Years.
Major differences between this timeline's nation and the in real life nation (explain said differences in the history section):
- The Paris Commune lasts a a couple of months longer, finaly ending in early September after what is known as the "Bloody Month" as following where many attempted communes but where swifly quelled by the new Republic (Much like our timeline).
History:
Mostly the same as our timeline.
Issues Plaguing the Nation (3-5 Minimum):
A Commune to Remember! - Despite being 43 Years later, the Paris Commune has been used as a martyr by left wing ideologies, and with the success of Italian socialists in 1899 many parties and organizations have been getting more active.
Colonial Troubles? - The French Colonial Empire has always had it's share of problems, from South America to the Pacific keeping it all under one flag is easier said than done.
Tradition above all. - The French Military still relies on the old doctrines of warfare unwilling to change their minds that the world is much different from the days of the Franco-Prussian wars.
Alsace-Lorraine - Ever since the end of the Franco-Prussian War, France is still waiting for an opportunity to 'reclaim' the lost territory.

Did You Read The Rules? Yes!

[Mathuvan Union]

You think a Communist/Socialist France is possible? Like the Paris Commune is more successful or something?

France before WW1? No. French socialisim and communism became popular because of WW1 and the destruction it brought. Before WW1, France swayed between center-left and center-right politically and on both sides there was a zealous passion in colonizing and subjugating Africa's resources and it's people.

Was my app accepted?
I did edit it.

[New Sriker]

You think a Communist/Socialist France is possible? Like the Paris Commune is more successful or something?

France before WW1? No. French socialisim and communism became popular because of WW1 and the destruction it brought. Before WW1, France swayed between center-left and center-right politically and on both sides there was a zealous passion in colonizing and subjugating Africa's resources and it's people.

French Socialism was large before WW1, but they would most likely try a Democratic way of taking over rather than a Revolution and would have a large amount of Leftist infighting.

[Monsone]

France before WW1? No. French socialism and communism became popular because of WW1 and the destruction it brought. Before WW1, France swayed between center-left and center-right politically and on both sides, there was a zealous passion in colonizing and subjugating Africa's resources and it's people.

French Socialism was large before WW1, but they would most likely try a Democratic way of taking over rather than a Revolution and would have a large amount of Leftist infighting.

It was socialism in terms of social programs and perhaps a socialist government. there were more extreme groups, but they were relatively weak because of infighting and disagreements. Not to mention the more conservative groups held huge amounts of power (especially in the military [read: Dreyfus Affair]), meaning that any socialist government is going to be moderated by the other more conservative factions. the big catalyst for Socialism IRL was Russia, and while Italy could play that role, the fact that there would be a socialist nation next-door would scare the more conservative French elements and would make them more paranoid of any leftist movements.

[New Sriker]

French Socialism was large before WW1, but they would most likely try a Democratic way of taking over rather than a Revolution and would have a large amount of Leftist infighting.

It was socialism in terms of social programs and perhaps a socialist government. there were more extreme groups, but they were relatively weak because of infighting and disagreements. Not to mention the more conservative groups held huge amounts of power (especially in the military [read: Dreyfus Affair]), meaning that any socialist government is going to be moderated by the other more conservative factions. the big catalyst for Socialism IRL was Russia, and while Italy could play that role, the fact that there would be a socialist nation next-door would scare the more conservative French elements and would make them more paranoid of any leftist movements.

You got a point, If a Socialist government did take power in France their would be issues with the Military, but it would still be fun to see how the French player handles it.

[Monsone]

You got a point, If a Socialist government did take power in France their would be issues with the Military, but it would still be fun to see how the French player handles it.

It's basically going to be 1930s France where the government and military have polar opposite goals. Not saying it won't be interesting, but it is going to get complicated fast.

[Monsone]

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Denied

Reason for Denial: Prior RP experience is less than satisfactory and not acceptable for a serious prolonged RP.

[Sarderia]

REINO DE MEXICO


Coat of Arms of the House of Iturbide

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Application for a Nation

Official Name of the Nation: Reino de Mexico - Kingdom of Mexico
Shortened Name: Mexico
Head of State: Prime Minister Porfirio Diaz
Head of Goverment: King Maximillan II de Iturbide-Habsburgo-Lorena
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy

Divisions of Mexico:

• Provinces: Territories under the control of the Central Government in Mexico City, with regional executive powers delegated to popularly-elected governors. All subdivisions of Mexico proper and Central America (except Yucatan and Guatemala) belongs to this type of subdivision.
• States: Territories nominally under the control of the Central Government in Mexico City, but retains significant autonomy. States are headed by Presidents, elected by popular vote. The central government has slightly lesser power to interfere in the matters of State governments than in Provinces. Current states of Mexico include: Yucatan, Guatemala, Havana y Pinas (Western Cuba), Santiago (Eastern Cuba), and Santo Domingo (Dominica).
• independent Associated State: The legal status of Colombia after the War of Unification remains in limbo. Nominally, Gran Colombia is an independent and sovereign state, having its own government, parliament, and other national apparatus. In practice, however, the foreign relations of Gran Colombia is controlled by the Kingdom of Mexico through the High Representative for Foreign Affairs; matters of defense are also controlled by Mexico through the High Represenative for National Security. The closest definition for the relations between Colombia and Mexico, in general, could be termed a "protectorate" or "vassal state" - Gran Colombia is very well independent, but for the matters of defense and foreign affairs.

Territorial Claim: Mexico (proper), Central America, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Protectorate of Gran Colombia (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
Alliances the Nation is in: Neutral (leaning Central Powers)
Population:

• Mexico: 23,207,000 (Pop. of Mexico + Cuba + Dom. Rep in 1900 + pop. growth and larger immigration)
• Gran Colombia: 7,873,900 (Pop. of Colombia + Venezuela + Ecuador in 1900 + pop. growth and larger immigration)

National Language(s): Mexicano - a variation of Spanish heavily influenced by English and German, as well as Italian
Lingua Franca(s): Mexicano and Spanish
GDP:
GDP Per Capita:
Currency: Mexican Peso
Railroad Gauge: 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (German model)
Military Size:
Conscription: None currently, but the Act of Conscription 1845 allowed for temporary conscription and civillian military training to be executed with the agreement of the Parliament (Cortes).
Major differences between this timeline's nation and the in real life nation:

• Mexico is more stable: Agustin de Iturbide was not a tyrant, and his rule after Mexican independence brought stability to the new nation. The Mexican monarchy is reformed under the name of the Kingdom of Mexico and pertains until this day. A parliamentary system is also introduced since the colonial era of New Spain, eliminating caudillismo and providing greater regional representation.
• Mexico is industrialized: As with its northern counterpart the North American Union, Mexico also was not left out of the Industrial Revolution. The rich and abundant natural resources, plenty of rivers as natural transportation channels, as well as an abundant, skilled population helped Mexico industrialized earlier. Its economy is comparable to smaller European states, and its settlements are reasonably well-developed.
• Less Church Power: Self-government granted to the Viceroyalty of New Spain immensely curtailed the powers of the Catholic Church. While still being an official religion, several viceroys banned the Spanish Inquisition, even going as far as expelling several Catholic priests. Mexico is open to settlement from various regions of Europe since the 1600s, and various Protestant churches have estabilished themselves in the country. The Mexican Consitution mandated the separation of religion from state - as no one church dominated the religious landscape of the nation, this was easily achieved.
• More Settlers: Mexico is opened for European settlement, not just Spanish but other Europeans as well regardless of religion or nationality since its colonial days. Similar to the North American Union with its reservation system it allocates land for the Native states as well as territories for the settlers. As the result Mexico is far more populous in this timeline than in real life.

History:

• 1521: The Viceroyalty of New Spain was founded. Viceroy Hernan de Villar, appointed by the Habsburg King of Spain, became the first governor of New Spain. Villar, whose background includes being the Holy Roman Emperor's representative in the Netherlands, immediately implemented a set of social and economic reforms in New Spain. First of all he abolished the encomienda system whcih had been largely popular in New Spain at the time, and replaced it with a system of reservations, wherein native Americans, through a series of agreements, are granted their own territories to govern according to their customs. However, they still had to pay taxes to the central government in Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) as a tribute. Through his influence in the Spanish court, De Villar managed to convince the King of Spain to renounce the citizenship of natives, citing that they already had a semi-independent territory to govern - thus they did not need the protection as a Spanish citizen. De Villar also opened vast parts of New Spain for colonization and forced the remains of the Aztecs and other native kingdoms to relocate into their estabilished reservations.
  
• 1572: A massive corruption scandal within the Catholic Church was discovered, at the same time when Pope Pius V died. The costly Holy League victory in Lepanto, which Spain was a part at, disillusioned Philip II that he pulled out Spain out of the League immediately. In New Spain, Viceroy Juan Hernandez de San Agustin, a member of the late de Villar's faction within the Spanish court, promptly seized this chance to severely curtail the Catholic Church's power in the colony. He expelled the Inquisitors in 1573, formed a new Colonial army consisted of Natives and colonists alike, and stationed the troops at every major cathedral. In 1574, he arrived in Madrid to petition King Philip II to decrease the amount of Royal influence as well as the Catholic Church in New Spain. Not wanting another front to take care of - as he was already preoccupied with Protestant revolts in the Netherlands and Britain - and fearing for the loss of Mexico's crucial silver and gold exports to Spain, Philip II relented. Returning to Mexico City in 1575, he quickly implemented this series of reforms, including abolishing the Inquisition in New Spain, inviting both Protestant and Catholic colonists alike from across Europe - even as far as inviting Waldensians from France. He adopted a Parliament (Cortes) based on the British system to compromise with the hacienda owners still remaining, and lowered the amount of silver and gold sent to Spain during this period.
  
• 1600: Emboldened by the Anglo-Spanish War and the Dutch Revolt, San Agustin further invited Protestants, expelled Jesuits and powerful Catholic priests. When a Spanish fleet arrived in Veracruz, he pointed the harbour fort's cannons towards the fleet and sent a letter to King Philip III asking him to grant more autonomy for New Spain, or face outright revolt. Philip III relented, as his predecessor did, to secure the supply of gold, silver, and sugar and to prevent a new front of the war ignited in the Americas.
  
• 1620: The Zealot Revolt broke out in Veracruz, demanding the return of the Catholic Church's privileges. The Colonial Army, partly based on the older Spanish tercios and partly based on German military doctrines, were deployed under the command of Viceroy San Agustin. The Viceroy hired thousands of Dutch and Hessian mercenaries; this combined force destroyed the rebellion entirely. While Catholicism is still retained as the official religion, with the end of the revolt it lost the majority of the privileges it previously owned; and San Agustin declared Protestantism to be legal within New Spain. For this reasons he was excommunicated by the Pope; he declared himself to be a Calvinist just a month later.
  
• 1621: San Agustin died on this year, replaced by another viceroy elected by the New Spanish Cortes, instead of being appointed by the King. With a new treaty secured with Britain and the Netherlands, Philip III sent a 20-ship strong fleet to Veracruz to extract San Agustin and demolish his reforms. This fleet was met with hostility, and a 10-ship strong Viceroyalty fleet blocked the Royal fleet from entering Veracruz harbor. A day later, the news of Philip III's death arrived, and the Royal fleet returned to Spain.
  
• 1625: Cultivation of grapes, oranges, and olives were introduced in New Spain. The vast fertile farmlands and the Mediterranean climate supported mass cultivation, and in short time New Spain became one of the primary producer of the trade goods in the world, eclipsing Spain itself. Subsequent Viceroys would seek to diversify New Spain's income by opening new lands for settlement, reducing the gold and silver mining operations, as well as inviting colonists from all parts of Europe - especially Germany, Britain, and the Netherlands, to reduce the amount of Catholic power present.
  
• 1628: Cultivation of sugar is introduced primarily on the Yucatan coast and Central American highlands. A popular cash crop, sugar was very beneficial in increasing New Spain's economic output.
  
• 1632-1649: The Spanish-Mayan War. The Viceroyalty of New Spain, under the command of Viceroy Manuel Hernandez Obrador, began to assert Spanish presence over the Mayan territories of Yucatan and Guatemala that nominally lies within Spanish domain. This is one of the costliest and bloodiest war New Spain had ever experienced; the Spanish forces systematically burned the rainforest to push out the Mayans, recruited native Aztec populations from the reservations to fight for them, even going as far as importing slaves and warriors from Africa. The purposeful spread of disease towards Mayan chiefs also was one of the tactics Obrador employed to gain superiority. When these tactics failed, Obrador tried to pit one Mayan ruler against another with promises of gold and Spahish protection, only to backstab them afterwards. The government of New Spain sold land concessions at an extremely low price in Spain and other parts of Europe, to attract settlers and repopulate the conquered territory. Cultivation of sugar increased significantly after the war, turning New Spain into one of the richest European colonies. However, the poor limestone soil could only sustain this type of agriculture for just a few years; thus farmers need to constantly clear more and more land as the sugar plantations expanded. New Spain legalized slave trade in Yucatan, but left the business to be conducted by non-Spanish citizens only. As such, ports in Yucatan became bustling centers of commerce, with European goods such as textile and porcelain - as well as slaves - being exchanged for cotton and sugar from the Yucatan hinterlands.
  
• 1650: Edict of Settlement approved by Viceroy Obrador in New Mexico. This allowed further colonization by any people in Europe who wished to settle in New Spain, regardless of citizenship or religion.
  
• 1676: Formation of the Cavalry Tercio of New Spain. This highly-mobile unit of cavalry is trained to protect Spanish settlers and explorers journeying through the Sonora desert and the Texas region, all the way into California. Over time, the Tercio would grow significantly in number.
  
• 1700-1736: Conquest of the Desert. The disappearance of a band of German colonists planning to bulid a settlement in Sinaloa prompted the New Spanish authorities to send a brigade of the Cavalry Tercio to search for their whereabouts. Despite finding no trace of the colonists, the brigade was attacked by a group of O'odham hunters, who mistakenly believed the brigade came to extend New Mexico's control over their ancestral lands. Then Viceroy Fernando de Santa Cruz, sensing a chance to extend New Spain's control over the vast hinterlands to the north, fabricated a story that the natives blatantly attacked the brigade and that only a few of them managed to return to New Mexico. In reality, Santa Cruz executed most of the expedition's members and coerced a dozen remaining to retell this story, thus fabricating a casus belii. Thousands of New Spanish cavalrymen participated in this conquest, securing the north under New Mexico's control.
  
• 1700-1800: The Bourbon Reforms. After the War of Spanish Succession, the Bourbon dynasty who now ruled as the Kings of Spain implemented a series of reforms aimed to curtail the power of the Catholic Church as well as colonial governments. Spain rescinded the right to elect their own Viceroys by the people of New Spain, and returned to the old practice of appointing Spanish-born viceroys. The King also stationed a Royal garrison in Mexico City, actively supressing dissent in the metropolis. Several times Spain tried to dissolve the Cortes (Parliament) of New Spain.
  
• 1808-1821: Deposition of Viceroy Jose de Iturrigaray led to the Mexican War of Independence. Catholic Priest Miguel Hidalgo led a revolt in 1810 against Spanish rule, and for the first time in Mexican history, the various Protestant independent churches - including the Church of Mexico - and the Catholics, marched together to demand an end of Spanish rule. In the north the are led by Miguel Hidalgo, and in the south led by the forces of Jose Maria Morelos after Hidalgo's death. Insurgent General Vicente Guererro led the revolt after Morelos' death, but was defeated by Royalist generals Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and Agustin de Iturbide. However, Guererro and Iturbide struck a number of agreements that culminated in the formation of the Army of Three Guarantees, as more and more Royalist forces changed sides.
  
• 1821: The Army of Three Guarantees entered Mexico City and proclaimed the independence of the colony from Spain. The Mexican Empire is founded. A provisional junta, replacing the Cortes of New Spain, was set up to administer the newly-born nation and to manage Mexico's recovery from the War of Independence.
  
• 1822: On May 18, 1822, members of the Regiment of Celaya, which Agustin de Iturbide formerly commanded, rioted and marched in Mexico City, demanding that their former commander be installed as the Emperor of Mexico. Subsequently, the Cortes was assembled hastily to perform a snap election, in which an unanimous vote declared Agustin de Iturbide as the Mexican head of state and government. The coronation of Agustin I would take place later that year.
  
• 1823: Signing of the Mexican Constitution of 1823, largely modelled after the American Constitution. The new conctitution guarantees freedom of religion, separaton of church from state, and introduced a system of checks and balances upon the Government. Iturbide abolished the hacienda system, revoked all Mexican nobility titles, and ordered that the new Constitution be nailed at the doors of every government building, church, and public facility for the citizens to read. A mass revolt, led by hacienderos and what remains of the Spanish garrison in Veracruz, was swiftly crushed by Iturbide and his army, and ended in the public execution of hacienderos and Spanish loyalists at Mexico City. He appointed Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna as the temporary Prime Minister of Mexico, that would act as the head of government until an election can be called next year. Iturbide further cut down the number of troops in the Army, and purged the Mexican Army of all dissenters, caudillos, and Spanish loyalists. To create a new, standardized and professional Army he hired Prussian infantry officers and Polish cavalry officers, and appointed them commanders of the Mexican Army. The new requirements for people to join the Mexican Army is to swear an oath that they would obey the 1823 constitution - not to Iturbide, the Prime Minister, or any other person.
  
• 1824: First Mexican General Elections for the position of Prime Minister. The Liberal party candidate, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and the Conservative Party candidate, Anastasio Bustamante, participated on the list. Santa Anna won the election by a thin margin, and was appointed as the first Prime Minister of the Mexican Empire.
  
• 1830: General Rafael Urdaneta, the second President of Gran Colombia, and Prime Minister Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna signed the Treaty of Bogota, which would provide Gran Colombia with Mexican support - including soldiers and weapons - to restore order in Gran Colombia. In return, Gran Colombia would adopt a new constitution modelled in the way of the Mexican Constitution of 1823 and became a protectorate of Mexico. The War of Unification, waged from 1830 to 1835 by Urdaneta (with Mexican support), estabilished the Protectorate of Gran Colombia in 1835. In 1836, Panama seceded from Gran Colombia and became a State of the Mexican Empire, under the government in Mexico City.
  
• 1825-1846: Political conditions had remained quite stable, owing to Mexico's form of government (constitutional monarchy) and the abolition of hacienda system, which removes caudillos from power. Tensions in the north of the country, notably with English-speaking settlers in Tejas, and the Native American nations in the region. This all culminated in the 1846-48 Mexican-American war, which Mexico lost because of inadequate equipments and disorganization of the Army. A period of instability ensues, with the Emperor deposed, formation of a short-lived Republic, and finally the French Intervention which installed Maximillan I as Emperor of Mexico. This period effectively halted Mexico's industrialization which had been going on since the start of the century. Maximillan and Empress Carlota's heir Emperor Agustin II, married a heir of the former Iturbide royal family, and subsequently joined the Habsburg and Iturbide dynasties.
  
• 1843: Mexican foreign minister Pedro de Santa Cruz met with Dominican insurgent leader Juan Pablo Duarte, and agreed to back Dominica's struggle of independence from Haiti, on the condition that Dominica would be integrated as a State within the Mexican Empire. The next year, Mexico invoked an ultimatum towards Haiti, forcing them to end the occupation of Dominica and restore Dominican independence. When this was not answered, Mexico declared war on Haiti. A Mexican fleet burned Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien, and the Mexicans landed 12,000 soldiers to occupy Santo Domingo. On November 6, Dominican leaders signed the Constitution of Dominica, integrating the nation into the Mexican Empire as a state. When Mexico became embroiled in the Mexican-American war, it was relatively save thanks to the myriad of coastal fortifications installed on Dominican shores. Many wealth Mexicans fled to the island instead, and the region slowly gained more influence in Mexican politics.
  
• 1864: The 1823 constitution was reinstated in 1864, and political stability resumed. The country name was changed to "Kingdom of Mexico". Mexico experienced a second industrialization boom which happened largely on the central and north-eastern parts of the country. The Trans-American railway project, from Chihuahua to Guatemala, was resumed, and would later be completed in 1870. During this time Mexico attracted more immigrants from Europe as well as China and Japan to work on the infrastructure projects. Monterrey, which is dubbed as Mexico's "Coal Capital", increased greatly in population. However, mass settlement at the country's northern part led to the brief 1868 Indian War, which saw the Mexican Army defeating a coalition of Native American nations.
  
• 1881: French investors proposed the construction of an inter-oceanic canal in Panama, and the construction was approved by the Mexican government. After several failed attempts, construction finally began when in 1894, a second French company, the Compagnie Nouvelle du Canal de Panama, was created to take over the project. The company's stocks were held by the Mexican government (65%) and the French government (35%). The canal was finally completed in 1904.
  
• 1898: The Spanish-Mexican war which started with the sinking of Mexican warship ARM Imperador Agustin in Havana harbor. Mexican troops in Cuba was aided by pro-independence General Calixto Garcia. The Mexicans, armed with Norwegian Krag-Jorgensen rifle (imported and manufactured in Mexico) managed to break through Spanish defenses at the Battle of El Caney and the Battle of San Juan Hill. On may 12, Mexican soldiers landed in Puerto Rico to start the invasion. Guam was captured on June 20, and the Mexican commodore Juan Vicente Gonzales transported Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo from Hong Kong to Manila to rally more Filipinos to aid the Mexicans. On December 10, the Mexicans and Spanish signed the Treaty of Paris which relieved Spain of all its colonial possessions, and transferred Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to Mexican control. On December 22 and 23, respectively, the Constitutions of Cuba and Puerto Rico are signed, which integrated the two former Spanish colonies as States of the Mexican Empire. On January 12, the Mexican occupation forces formally transferred the government of the Philippines to Emilio Aguinaldo as the first President of the Philippines, thus creating the Second Philippine Republic.
  
• Present Day: Mexico emerges as a stable, industrialized, and powerful nations, with a constitutional monarchy system of government and vibrant democratic society. However, with tensions in the world increasing over time, it would most likely be forced to choose a side soon - whether with the Central Powers, or the Entente.

Issues Plaguing the Nation :

• Racial Tensions: The abolishment of the Reservation System by Prime Minister Jose Maria Iglesias left profound changes both for the native population of Mexico and the European-descent Mexican citizens. Despite the law being enacted to create a more egalitarian and less discriminatory society in Mexico, Native representatives argued that they would lose much of their ancestral land due to the abolishment of the reservations, while Europeans complained that the increased number of Natives obtaining Mexican citizenship would create instability and flood the job market. Tensions remained high between the two groups, and the nation is still divided over this issue.
• Gran Colombia: Newly-founded Mexico helped fund the Gran Colombian insurrectionists with financial aid, and even sending battalions of Mexicans to fight under Simon Bolivar as well. When Gran Colombia threatened to splinter apart, the Mexican forces once again intervened on behalf of the Gran Colombian administration to ensure stability. The Mexican government, seeing that Gran Colombia is the key to achieve the Morelos Doctrine - as outlined by Foreign Minister Juan Morelos - the doctrine that America should belong to the Americans, independent of European rule, helped reform the Colombian administration, and placed the country under a Mexican protectorate. However, there is still a faction within the state that desires for Gran Colombia's defense and foreign affairs to be managed by themselves, and to break free from Mexican protectorate.
• Stability: The Parliamentary system introduced by Viceroy Juan Hernandez de San Agustin saved Mexico from the fate of descending into military dictatorships, strongman regional rule (caudillismo) and political instability. However, the threat of instability is still high as powerful politicians often vie for the control of the nation between themselves. This problem would only be exacerbated by the incorporation of Cuba and Santo Domingo into Mexican territory. As the Mexican Army is stretched thin to manage these problems, the nation must get itself together if it hopes to weather the instability and rise again, as an unified and powerful nation.

Did You Read The Rules? Y

[Mathuvan Union]

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Denied

Reason for Denial: Prior RP experience is less than satisfactory and not acceptable for a serious prolonged RP.

You do realise I have a life outside of NS, right? Sometimes that limits my abilities, I will actually focus on this now.
I would like a reconsideration.

[Monsone]

You do realise I have a life outside of NS, right? Sometimes that limits my abilities, I will actually focus on this now.
I would like a reconsideration.

I do. In fact, we all have lives outside of NS. And yes that can limit people's abilities, I know how it can be. But, in the previous RPs, you have been in (several which were over the summer), your performance has been less than satisfactory on several fronts. Shockingly, you don't need to write a post in one sitting. Most people save drafts of posts for RPs and it may take them days or even weeks to complete a post. And when those posts are complete, they are thorough, well thought out, and carefully crafted posts that tell a story that fits with the storyline and coalesce with what other players have written.

I'm not asking people to be active every day, nor am I asking them to post more than once a week (I will make exceptions for those who are truly busy). I understand that we all have other responsibilities outside of NS. However, we shouldn't let those responsibilities harm our final product (an RP post). Most people on this site have jobs or other full-time responsibilities (myself included). Yet we don't let those responsibilities affect the quality of our posts. Additionally, your track record with flying fast and loose with the rules as well as in general creating unnecessary (and frankly unwarranted considering the porgression of the RP in many cases) chaos in IC threads (which I have received complaints about) all where also factored into my decision.

[Mathuvan Union]

You do realise I have a life outside of NS, right? Sometimes that limits my abilities, I will actually focus on this now.
I would like a reconsideration.

I do. In fact, we all have lives outside of NS. And yes that can limit people's abilities, I know how it can be. But, in the previous RPs, you have been in (several which were over the summer), your performance has been less than satisfactory on several fronts. Shockingly, you don't need to write a post in one sitting. Most people save drafts of posts for RPs and it may take them days or even weeks to complete a post. And when those posts are complete, they are thorough, well thought out, and carefully crafted posts that tell a story that fits with the storyline and coalesce with what other players have written.

I'm not asking people to be active every day, nor am I asking them to post more than once a week (I will make exceptions for those who are truly busy). I understand that we all have other responsibilities outside of NS. However, we shouldn't let those responsibilities harm our final product (an RP post). Most people on this site have jobs or other full-time responsibilities (myself included). Yet we don't let those responsibilities affect the quality of our posts. Additionally, your track record with flying fast and loose with the rules as well as in general creating unnecessary (and frankly unwarranted considering the porgression of the RP in many cases) chaos in IC threads (which I have received complaints about) all where also factored into my decision.

Gee, sorry for hurting your reputation which you seem so keen about.
If you don’t want me in this roleplay, just because I prefer a bit of action, fine. My quality has dipped because I have school, and I need to focus on school. Again, I would like you to rethink that.
I have year 12 exams coming up, a pet to give away, and am moving. I am stressed out, so my post quality is falling.
I will improve it. I promise. give me a oppurtunity.

[Kenobot]

You do realise I have a life outside of NS, right? Sometimes that limits my abilities, I will actually focus on this now.
I would like a reconsideration.

I do. In fact, we all have lives outside of NS. And yes that can limit people's abilities, I know how it can be. But, in the previous RPs, you have been in (several which were over the summer), your performance has been less than satisfactory on several fronts. Shockingly, you don't need to write a post in one sitting. Most people save drafts of posts for RPs and it may take them days or even weeks to complete a post. And when those posts are complete, they are thorough, well thought out, and carefully crafted posts that tell a story that fits with the storyline and coalesce with what other players have written.

I'm not asking people to be active every day, nor am I asking them to post more than once a week (I will make exceptions for those who are truly busy). I understand that we all have other responsibilities outside of NS. However, we shouldn't let those responsibilities harm our final product (an RP post). Most people on this site have jobs or other full-time responsibilities (myself included). Yet we don't let those responsibilities affect the quality of our posts. Additionally, your track record with flying fast and loose with the rules as well as in general creating unnecessary (and frankly unwarranted considering the porgression of the RP in many cases) chaos in IC threads (which I have received complaints about) all where also factored into my decision.

Can certainly attest to the track record even over 2 other RPs. Almost certainly killed one of the RPs.

Nearly finished collating my first post as the North American Union too, so should be exciting.
Also a question: How do we expect WW1 to kick off? As IRL?

[Monsone]

Nearly finished collating my first post as the North American Union too, so should be exciting.
Also a question: How do we expect WW1 to kick off? As IRL?

I have no clue how WW1 will kick off. The most likely cases are (1) as IRL, (2) a scuffle between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, (3) the two Americas clashing, (4) Germany and the UK clashing, and (5) some other Balkan trouble (like a new Balkan war).

[Monsone]

Gee, sorry for hurting your reputation which you seem so keen about.
If you don’t want me in this roleplay, just because I prefer a bit of action, fine. My quality has dipped because I have school, and I need to focus on school. Again, I would like you to rethink that.
I have year 12 exams coming up, a pet to give away, and am moving. I am stressed out, so my post quality is falling.
I will improve it. I promise. give me a oppurtunity.

The thing is action isn't the key part of RPs. Wars will occur, clashes will occur, things will go down. But it takes time to formulate them. Accidents in geopolitics are actually pretty rare on a global scale and are likely to not lead to wars or conflicts since neither side wants to be a war over someone's horse accidentally getting killed or someone getting injured by a stray bullet. Action is bound to happen, but it will take months or years of buildup (of IC time of course, nor IRL time) for it to erupt into a conflict.

I am willing to give you an opportunity. But you will need to give me actual assurances that you will not repeat your prior mistakes.

[New Sriker]

Nearly finished collating my first post as the North American Union too, so should be exciting.
Also a question: How do we expect WW1 to kick off? As IRL?

I have no clue how WW1 will kick off. The most likely cases are (1) as IRL, (2) a scuffle between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, (3) the two Americas clashing, (4) Germany and the UK clashing, and (5) some other Balkan trouble (like a new Balkan war).

I thought about how WW1 would start thanks to Britain trying to expand her Influence, or The ISR does some "Peaceful Assistance" with a Revolution.

[Kenobot]

Nearly finished collating my first post as the North American Union too, so should be exciting.
Also a question: How do we expect WW1 to kick off? As IRL?

I have no clue how WW1 will kick off. The most likely cases are (1) as IRL, (2) a scuffle between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, (3) the two Americas clashing, (4) Germany and the UK clashing, and (5) some other Balkan trouble (like a new Balkan war).

But we'll default to as IRL if none of the others occur, right?
Just thinking about how the NAU public would react to going to war as IRL.
I don't think we'll be clashing openly, but a Cold War-esque situation might arise in North America

[Monsone]

I have no clue how WW1 will kick off. The most likely cases are (1) as IRL, (2) a scuffle between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, (3) the two Americas clashing, (4) Germany and the UK clashing, and (5) some other Balkan trouble (like a new Balkan war).

But we'll default to as IRL if none of the others occur, right?
Just thinking about how the NAU public would react to going to war as IRL.
I don't think we'll be clashing openly, but a Cold War-esque situation might arise in North America

There doesn't necessarily need to be a World War 1. It's just as likely our favorite archduke isn't killed in a certain Bosnian city and WW1 never begins.

[Bolslania]

But we'll default to as IRL if none of the others occur, right?
Just thinking about how the NAU public would react to going to war as IRL.
I don't think we'll be clashing openly, but a Cold War-esque situation might arise in North America

There doesn't necessarily need to be a World War 1. It's just as likely our favorite archduke isn't killed in a certain Bosnian city and WW1 never begins.

I personally think France is looking at me funny

[Neo Yeetia]

There doesn't necessarily need to be a World War 1. It's just as likely our favorite archduke isn't killed in a certain Bosnian city and WW1 never begins.

I personally think France is looking at me funny

No u

[Bolslania]

I personally think France is looking at me funny

No u

No u

*Continued Anglo-French conflict intensifies*