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Name for The Event In Catholic Nations During the 17th Century Where Non Catholic Rose Up Against Their Goverments in Spain,France,Austria,And The Italian City States. Many Were Helped With The Support of Various Non Catholic Nations To Destabilise Their Foes.
The Collapse Of Russia.
The Collapse Of Russia.
A Protetant style uprising that followed the teaching of Swingli, what made it notable was that it was primarily lead by a former cardinal in northern Italy. It ended in the Great Milanese Massacre of 1704 , a horrific act that lead the then Pope Leon to call for the Great Conclave of Europe; a religious council that invited leaders from all over Europe and the Middle East to try and reach a peaceful understanding and if not reintergration then coexistence. The Conclave was a disaster when the Pope was murdered on the steps of the Lateran Palace that lead to the Great European War.
The Great Imperial Renewal.
Reference to the genre "Eastern", the Russian Spaghetti Western so to speak, the Eastern is generally an artistic work that represents the times of the Russian civil war or other Russian historical events (colonization of Siberia, expansion to the Caucasus mainly) where the Cossack characters are a general look. Western critics developed the term "Cossack Cowboys" for comparisons between figures of the American Old West and some archetypes of the Russian Cossack.
The Great Imperial Renewal.
The Name For The Restoration Of The Russian Monarchy After The Fall Of The Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics By Boris Yeltsin In A Shocking Twist Of Events.
The Death Of Africa
The Name For The Restoration Of The Russian Monarchy After The Fall Of The Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics By Boris Yeltsin In A Shocking Twist Of Events.
The Death Of Africa
The Death Of Africa
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A derogative name given by the Chinese Empire to the Hashashins in the early 15th century when a they started growing Opium to sell to China in order to profit more on the silk road, leading to major reprisals by the Chinese government that led to many revolts and even the Opium Civil War. Leading to the widespread xenophobia against outsiders, and particularly Islam, in China, that even persists to this day, seeing them as a group of wicked drug dealers wishing to destabilize the ideal Confucian society of China. This had a major impact on China developing a policy of neutrality, eventually leading to both it's fall in power, and the rise of Europe.
The War of Napoleonic French Succession.
It all started with the Frankfurt Proposals, made by the Austrian Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein in November 1813. The coalition was in victory after the Napoleonic defeat in the Russian lands, France returned to its "borders natural "led by Emperor Napoleon I, who lost almost all his puppet states.
The peace made by the Frankfurt proposals created a strange order in the new Europe, France, Russia and the United Kingdom ended up being the main powers of the time (and for the following centuries at least). When Napoleon I died the French Empire certainly faced a bad situation because the laws of succession and will of the emperor ended up being confused or questioned with contradictory edicts over time, the Austrians were pressing for Napoleon Francis Joseph Charles, some generals were looking for a coup, republican groups were pushing for the dissolution of the empire, the Polish son of Emperor Alexander Walewski (OOC: Alt Alexandre Colonna-Walewski) was pushing a claim of his own, and other relatives of the emperor also sought the throne.
The pearl route.
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Banned
The violent suppression of a strike and pro-peace protest on 21 December 1919 in London, when a tired population demanded an end to the First World War that had been raging unstoppable since 1914. The attempt at suppressing the protests backfired, as it only increased the public outrage at a government perceived as incompetent and a war that had become completely unpopular, further worsened by outbreaks of the Spanish Flu that the propaganda couldn't hide anymore.
This would be just the first of many spontaneous riots that wrecked the European empires fighting the war on both sides, and was clearly anticipated by the February and October revolutions in the Russian Empire: soon widespread protests and massive desertion in the army would take place in France, Germany was to be wrecked by a Communist revolution inspired by the Bolsheviks in Russia and then a long civil war between the communists and the ultra-nationalists, and Austria-Hungary would descend into ethnic warfare between the different nations of the empire. Chaos would continue in most of Europe for three more years, as World War I ended without clear winners except for Trotsky's Soviet Russia that could easily fill the void of power left by the former European empires, the United States that wisely retreated in safe isolation in the Western Hemisphere, and arguably Italy and Japan to a lesser extent, as Italy faced less popular dissent and under the D'Annunzio prime ministership could make land grabs at Austria's expenses in 1919 and also at France's expenses in 1922, while Japan saw its influence in East Asia grow as it seized former European land and supported the independence of many East Asian nations that freed themselves during the collapse of the European empires.
As for the United Kingdom, unlike most other nations in Europe it avoided outright revolution, but it still saw most of its colonial empire collapse between 1920 and 1927 (the date when the last British troops evacuated from India).
Scandinavian Unification
Scandinavian Unification
Following the threatening of North German Confederation invasion over Schlwesig-Holstein for Denmark, Sweden publically states that if Berlin invades they would face the might of Sweden's forces and call upon her allies to assist. King Christian, having just offered to join the North German Confederation in exchange for keeping Holstein, asks for and recieves aid from Sweden. In time the Norwegians find support of Denmark a common cause with Sweden and relations grow such that a common market forms in 1880, a common currency is enacted in 1890, and the path to gradual unification is established in 1900. Finland joins after seceding from Russia in 1918, as a reward for joining the Allies late in the war she recieves Tanzania and Togo which she begins to develop. Estonia and Latvia emerge as satellites who stay free of the Soviet grip by instead answering to Stockholm. By 1940 the Kingdom of Scandinavia emerges united stretching from Tallinn to Thule, and Germany courts Stockholm to no avail. Scandinavia is invaded by Germany early in the war but her strong Navy, supported by the British Royal Navy, prevents any landings across the Baltic or North Seas.
After the war Germany is forced to give up Weimar Mecklenburg province and westernmost Pommerania, which at first are very resistant to Scandinavian rule but gradually a plurality of Swedish-identity Germans emerges and even in 2020 both languages (along with English) are taught in Scandinavian Pommerania. Staying neutral in the Cold War makes Scandinavia a trade entrepot to both sides, one which ironically emerges with her own space program in the 1990s and becomes the 4th nation to place a person in orbit (2007) as well as the first module of a seven-module space station (2015). Plans for a lunar landing are in discussion and an extension of 'Olaf V Space Platform' is planned to include a pair of rooms specifically for space tourists.
Union of North America, aka CanadaMexiTexAmerica
Following the threatening of North German Confederation invasion over Schlwesig-Holstein for Denmark, Sweden publically states that if Berlin invades they would face the might of Sweden's forces and call upon her allies to assist. King Christian, having just offered to join the North German Confederation in exchange for keeping Holstein, asks for and recieves aid from Sweden. In time the Norwegians find support of Denmark a common cause with Sweden and relations grow such that a common market forms in 1880, a common currency is enacted in 1890, and the path to gradual unification is established in 1900. Finland joins after seceding from Russia in 1918, as a reward for joining the Allies late in the war she recieves Tanzania and Togo which she begins to develop. Estonia and Latvia emerge as satellites who stay free of the Soviet grip by instead answering to Stockholm. By 1940 the Kingdom of Scandinavia emerges united stretching from Tallinn to Thule, and Germany courts Stockholm to no avail. Scandinavia is invaded by Germany early in the war but her strong Navy, supported by the British Royal Navy, prevents any landings across the Baltic or North Seas.
After the war Germany is forced to give up Weimar Mecklenburg province and westernmost Pommerania, which at first are very resistant to Scandinavian rule but gradually a plurality of Swedish-identity Germans emerges and even in 2020 both languages (along with English) are taught in Scandinavian Pommerania. Staying neutral in the Cold War makes Scandinavia a trade entrepot to both sides, one which ironically emerges with her own space program in the 1990s and becomes the 4th nation to place a person in orbit (2007) as well as the first module of a seven-module space station (2015). Plans for a lunar landing are in discussion and an extension of 'Olaf V Space Platform' is planned to include a pair of rooms specifically for space tourists.
Union of North America, aka CanadaMexiTexAmerica
The Name Of The Event where the 4 main nation of North America(Canada,Texas,USA,Mexico)form the Union Of North America AKA CanadaMexiTexAmerica.
The Name Of The Event where the 4 main nation of North America(Canada,Texas,USA,Mexico)form the Union Of North America AKA CanadaMexiTexAmerica.
Operation:Germania Delenda Est
Operation:Germania Delenda Est
Soviet-Italian operation for the destruction of the southern German forces. With the socialist victory in post-World War I Italy and the victory of the Bolshevik revolution, German National Socialism came to triumph in post-Great Depression Germany.
Eventually all of this would lead to World War II, with the German invasion of Poland and the USSR, Italy fought the Alpine campaign almost alone (and almost fell) while the Soviets fought the Eastern Front and other battles. Not long after, with the help of the Western Allies (mainly in economic matters and the redirection of German resources to the Western Front), Italians and Soviets were able to connect their forces after the defeats of the Axis allies (Hungary, Bulgaria, and the puppets). Hitler's Balkans).
Uniting in Croatia and Hungary, the Italian-Soviet armies launched Operation Germania Delenda Est to destroy the German armies in Bavaria and Baden. A success. Even considering that the bulk of the Soviet army was actually going to Berlin.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
An 1848 peace treaty that was signed between the then Provisional Government of Río Grande and the Government of Chimeca (with both Spain and the United States of Appalachia sending observers) that ended the war of independence involving the Río Grande separatists (and their Chimecan federalist allies) and the centralist factions in the latter. In the said treaty, the Chimecan government would recognize Río Grande as an independent country with a functioning government; indirectly, the additional provisions of the said treaty had paved the way to the eventual (and permanent) federalization of Chimecan government.
The (Cumbrian) Troubles.
Name For a Time Period Between The 1890’s and 1920’s When The Australian Province Of Cumbria Experiance a High Amount of Violence That Killed Over 20000 People. The Conflict Started Due To The Economic Misfortunes Of The Province As Well As The Unpopularity Of The Current Australian Goverment. The Conflict Ended With The Signing Of The Good Monday Agreement.
General Macarthur’s Wild Ride.
Name For a Time Period Between The 1890’s and 1920’s When The Australian Province Of Cumbria Experiance a High Amount of Violence That Killed Over 20000 People. The Conflict Started Due To The Economic Misfortunes Of The Province As Well As The Unpopularity Of The Current Australian Goverment. The Conflict Ended With The Signing Of The Good Monday Agreement.
General Macarthur’s Wild Ride.
General Macarthur’s Wild Ride.
An early 1960s satirical comedy film involving his exploits in WWII and the Korean War in an exaggerated manner, with the finale culminating with him nuking China in order to prevent them from intervening against UN forces, starting WWIII, illustrating the dangers of open hostility against the Soviet Union and China during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Dessert War
Name Of A War In Italy During The Medieval Era That Happened Because The King Of Milan Didn’t Like The Dessert Given To Him By The Doge Of Venice Thus Starting The Dessert War. The Conflict Would Soon Be Absorbed Into The Greater Papal-Imperial Conflict Between The Pope And Holy Roman Emperor For Dominance Of Italy
Name Of A War In Italy During The Medieval Era That Happened Because The King Of Milan Didn’t Like The Dessert Given To Him By The Doge Of Venice Thus Starting The Dessert War. The Conflict Would Soon Be Absorbed Into The Greater Papal-Imperial Conflict Between The Pope And Holy Roman Emperor For Dominance Of Italy
PROJECT:God’s Magnifying Glass
I love this - very Doctor Strangelove vibes, but isn't this more of a AH Cultural Description than an Event? Although, I guess there can be overlaps between them.
PROJECT:God’s Magnifying Glass (or P:GMG) was a research and development undertaking during 2GW (1939 - 1947) that produced the first Solar Weapons. It was led by the United States, with support from the United Kingdom and Canada. While originally developed as a cover story to Project: Manhattan, the idea of building a giant magnifying glass to burn cities soon gained traction after early failures of the Project: Manhattan, which claimed the lives of President Wallace and Director Oppenheimer. P:GMG was directly responsible for the Solar Bombings of Kokura, Tokyo and Moscow. It was officially wound up in 1951 with most of its powers and resources transferred to the United States Solar Power Commission.
Grand Monaco-Morocco Air Race