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- | ====== Great Lakes Confederation ====== | + | ====== Great Lakes Confederation |
- | The **Great Lakes Confederation** is a nation in North America | + | |
+ | The **Great Lakes Confederation** is a confederation surrounding the Great Lakes, | ||
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+ | ==== History ==== | ||
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+ | During the years after the Final Civil War leading up [[the north american war the many nations of north america|the North American War]], while the Great Lake Confederation possessed the outward appearance of a democracy, ruling party and opposition alike had their leadership bought and paid for by the commercial trusts. Consequently the governments' | ||
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+ | The final straw occurred as a side effect of the global recession of the 1980s; exports fell and chaos in the Rocky Mountain Confederation disrupted vitally needed shipments of food and raw materials. The Great Lakes Confederation fell into a great depression as factories went idle and more and more workers were left without a job or a safety net. General strikes began throughout Michigan and Illinois and resulted. The Central government resorted to a declaration of martial law. However, soldiers refused to fire upon their fellow citizens and lead to a general military revolt. Detroit was the first city to formally declare independence under the leadership of its workers collective. Soon the rebellion had spread to the other cities and states. Michigan was independent within a month and Ohio had been taken over by the newly named “red” army by the start of winter. Faced with these intense early defeats the Pinkerton Guard and the remaining loyalist military forces fell back to Wisconsin and Illinois. | ||
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+ | This had negative consequences for New York, which had traditionally relied upon the Great Lakes federation as both an ally against New England and an important supplier of military hardware. In order to help their erstwhile ally, Canada as well as some British auxiliary forces, began to mobilize an expeditionary force to stabilize the region and end the civil war. The Loyalist government in the GLC enacted conscription in its remaining territory in a desperate move to stem and communist tide and prepared for its last stand in Chicago. Gary, Ohio became the first casualty of the Battle of Chicago as both sides' artillery and air power rabidly reduced the industrial metropolis to rubble. Four months of extensive street fighting followed before the “Red” flag of Michigan was hosted over the ruins of it’s city hall. Chicago proved more difficult to conquer; a steady stream of reinforcements came from both southern Illinois and Wisconsin, its defenders had enough time to stockpile supplies and the city itself had been prepared for the eventualities of a long siege. As artillery bombarded the city, infantry and armored vehicles attacked the city's strong points as they advanced towards the city’s north side. | ||
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+ | However, Canadian expeditionary force was finally ready for combat. A three week long air war ended with the destruction of most of the Communist air force and landings were being soon being conducted in the UP and northern Michigan. It was during this time period that one of the combatants released a potent bio-weapon into the environs of Chicago, killing anywhere from a third to a half of its population and ravaging both the defenders and invading forces. This was followed up by extensive bio/ | ||
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+ | In 1874 after the second outbreak of Veterans Fever, | ||
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+ | Taking advantage of the Final Civil War in 1930 between the CSA and the USA, the GLC becomes allied with the CSA and declares war on the U.S. Soon in an attempt to extend their territory the GLC invades the U.S. in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. They are soon easily taken and the GCL extends its territory. The U.S. declares victory even with the loss of the states. | ||
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+ | In mid-1962 President Thomas Marshall is assassinated on a political trip in Pennsylvania by a Pennsylvanian sepertist group. As a result a large uprising occurs in Pennsylvania calling for Pennsylvanian independence. Support for independence grows over the next 3 years with a similar uprising occuring in Wisconsin and a Mexican backed communist uprising occuring in Kentucky. With the election | ||
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+ | ==== Navigation ===== | ||
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+ | **[[Nations (The Many Nations of North America)|Countries of The Many Nations of North America Timeline]]** | ||
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+ | **[[The Many Nations of North America]]** | ||
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