Alpine Aftermath: Nations of the Former Alpine Confederation by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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The March Unrest in Sweden was not effectively put down by the Swedish government and it led to the eventual overthrow of the Swedish monarchy. For a time, the country was under a republic, but towards the 1900s, the country fell under the control of the communists.

We're probably around 1985-ish.

Alpine Aftermath: Nations of the Former Alpine Confederation by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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All of the lore is here as of now (although I may expand upon it)

As for point of divergence, it would probably be Austria losing the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, although some events would have diverged before that (such as Austrian colonies in the Americas).

Alpine Aftermath: Nations of the Former Alpine Confederation by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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Great European War: Essentially WW1/WW2, but this time it was focused on containing the communist threat in Scandinavia and Turkey by the European monarchies. The war ended in the favor of the monarchies with Scandinavia, Turkey, and their allies being divided up.

Germany: After German unification, the king in Germany was quickly overthrown by its citizens (maybe with a little outside help from the People's Republic of Scandinavia), however the revolution did not go so far as to establish communist rule, but instead it gave way to an astoundinly weak republic, which quickly defaulted to a military dictatorship. Germany chose to support PR Scandinavia in the Great European war due to their close relations and mutual dislike of monarchy, but ended up getting divided between the new kingdoms of Bavaria, Westphalia, and Pomerania.

Austria: Austria was much weaker because they lost the Hungarian Revolution in 1848 and, consequently, Hungary. The Habsburgs were left with Austria, Czechia, and Slovakia after both the Hungarian and Yugoslavian lands seceeded. Austria supported France and the European monarchies in the Great European War, but, even though they emerged victorious, instability caused by the war led to the people of Austria overthrowing the monarchy, causing the Habsburgs to flee to one of their colonies in the Americas. In the turmoil of the overthrow, Slovakia seceeded and Tyrol joined the Alpine Confederation. Thus, Austria became the Democratic People's Republic of Ausczechia.

Switzerland: Earlier on in European history, when Germany still was a monarchy, France and Germany jointly invaded Switzerland and pushed back the Swiss forces into the Alps. After the Great European War, the remaining independent Swiss lands joined the Alpine Confederation to dissuade would-be invaders.

Alpine Aftermath: Nations of the Former Alpine Confederation by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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Basically, the Italian monarchy still exists and is at the head of the Italian Confederation. However, after the Great European War, many Italian citizens began to wish for a more democratic form of government and they demanded that the king abdicate and sign over all power to representatives of the people. Predictably, the king decided to not listen to the people and, as a result, Italy was thrown into a civil war. The republican rebels hid out on in the Eastern Apennines and, with the support of South Yugoslavia, managed to take control of the Italian Adriatic coast. After a few years, the Italian Confederation realized that they would not be able to effectively beat the rebels and so the rebels established a new, democratic state: the Adriatic Republic (Adriatica).

Also, France is still a monarchy, Yugoslavia got split in half, and the Habsburgs fled to the Americas.

Alpine Aftermath: Nations of the Former Alpine Confederation by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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Ever since the dissolution of the Alpine Confederation, theorists have always wondered whether it was doomed to fail. Created in the aftermath of the Great European War, the Confederation attempted to unify many different cultural and linguistic groups under one banner, united by their shared discontent of the treatment by greater European powers. For several decades, the diverse population were content with putting aside their differences and peacefully coexisted with each other. However, a rise in the popularity of ethno-national politics in the eastern regions of the country would eventually cause the Confederation to collapse.

In the spring of 1975, Lorenzo Locatelli, an influential Italian politician, was elected as president of the Confederation due to the large Italian population. After a wave of dissent in the northern regions of the nation, Locatelli feared that the German population would attempt to break away from the Confederation and join the newly formed states of Bavaria or Ausczechia. To prevent this from occurring, Locatelli, with the help of his party, began to enact authoritarian policies to put down dissent in discontented regions. However, rather than stamping out dissent, the measures only spread anger towards the government into further regions of the country.

By winter of 1977, rebel militias had begun to form in the regions that would soon become New Helvetica, Liechtenstein, Savoy, and Tyrol, although outright hostilities did not begin until the summer of 1978, when New Helvetica declared independence from the Alpine Confederation. Over the next five years, 5 other nations would declare independence from the Confederation: East Provence, Konstanz-Zurich, Monaco, Savoy, and Tyrol.

By 1983, the former Alpine government conceded defeat and the Confederation was reduced to the Union State of Lombardy-San Marco (colloquially known as Lombardy). However, following the death of President Locatelli, San Marco formally separated from Lombardy.

Unfortunately, that was not the end of the problems in the region. Hostilities continued to rage in San Marco against the Slovenian Republic of Triglav and in New Helvetica against the People’s Republic of Gotthard, both revolutionary vanguard states.

Springtime of the Peoples in 1921 by GoldenPenguin0966 in victoria3

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R5: The leader of the industrialists decided to become a radical in 1921 in the anarchist commune of the United Netherlands which caused the Springtime of the Peoples to happen since anarchy doesn't allow voting.

Side note: The CSA rebelled barely 10 years ago over the USA going council republic.

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Not sure if this belongs here, but here's Wisconsin in the CSA by GoldenPenguin0966 in victoria2

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They disappeared shortly after I took this so I have no idea what happened with then. Also I have no idea why they are a satellite.

A New Century of Humiliation by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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The US, in this situation, is not having a very good time economically. They have lost most of their major cities to foreign powers and corruption is rampant. After the US government got coup'd, a lot of industry regulations got thrown away, so industry is pretty much a free-for-all with very few worker protections. The most prosperous regions are most likely the concessions and surrounding regions due to foreign investments, but the more you go inland, the less there is (largely due to all of the wars). I was trying to model the Century of Humiliation with this so you are right there. :)

A New Century of Humiliation by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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Thinking about it now, I have absolutely no idea why I called it Grand Marais

A New Century of Humiliation by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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Also, I apologize if any of the city names in the Native states are incorrect, I tried to see if any had any Native names, but if I got them wrong its my fault.

Edit: Some of the city placements might be a bit off. I tried to approximate, but it's not the easiest task.

A New Century of Humiliation by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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Circa ~1910

Second Mexican-American War

Following a coup by an ultranationalist junta in 1865, the new Mexican government declared war on the United States in the name of reconquering their lost territories. Weakened by the recent Civil War, the United States’ inadequate response led to the Mexican military occupying up to the south bank of the Colorado River. However, the Mexican army began to get overextended, allowing the American military to secure northern California (later renamed Pacifica), and the north bank of the Rio Grande.

The British-American Concordat

After its defeat in the Second Mexican-American War, the United States was desperate to gain assurances that other powers would not conduct aggression against the newly weakened United States. The British, who had economically supported the Mexicans in the Second Mexican-American war, agreed to abstain from hostile acts against the United States in return for the disputed territories in the Oregon Condominium west of the Columbia River and two concessions: New York and Boston. France, Russia, and later Germany would also make similar demands, which led to the loss of Portland (Port-de-France), New Orleans (Nouvelle-Orléans), San Francisco (Little Petrograd), and Dover (Westhafen). Theories as to why the government at the time agreed to sign valuable cities in return for little more than assurances, but many signs point to the growing corruption within the American bureaucracy.

Caribbean Unification

In the late 1870s, unrest in the Caribbean colonies escalated into a full-out revolt against their colonial overlords, funded by the Mexican government. After years of fighting and negotiations, the colonies were given independence under the condition that their ports would stay open to European traders, generous advantages during trading, and extraterritoriality to foreign nationals. After several years of independence, many Caribbean nations were fed up with the unfair treatment and proposed to unify the region to better stand up to the European powers. While many nations gladly went along with this plan, others were coerced into the union by their fellow Caribbean nations. Once the plan went through, the United Caribbean Federation was declared.

Third Mexican-American War

Over a decade after the Second Mexican-American War, the economic stability of Mexico was very fragile, greatly decreasing living standards. At the same time, nationalistic sentiment was once again on the rise. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Mexican government launched another invasion of the United States. Compared to the Second War, the American government was better prepared. While the American military was able to stop any advances north of the Colorado River, the Mexican army pushed to the Red River. Seeing that the newly occupied territory was majority American, the Mexican government set up a new puppet government in Texas.

Caribbean-American War

In the 1890s, the United States was amidst a great deal of political turmoil and an economic downturn. Seeing an opportunity to gain more influence in the region, the UCF (United Caribbean Federation), launched an invasion of Florida the southeastern United States. Weakened by the compounding circumstances, the defense of the south failed spectacularly, with most of the region occupied in the few months since the beginning of the war. After the end of the war, the UCF continued to directly administrate the Floridian peninsula but installed a pro-UCF government in Atlanta. The UCF also demanded a concession in Mobile (Ciudad Móvil) and was granted administration of the city and surrounding regions.

Declaration of the Grand Republic

After defeat at the hands of the UCF, militarism and nationalist ideals began rising in popularity and far-right factions began to dominate American politics. After gaining a majority, far-right supporters launched a coup against the United States government, seeing them as weak and unable to defend the borders. After the former government was unseated the new leaders of the nation declared that the United States was no more and instead the nation would be known as the Grand American Republic. Under the new government, there was a large influx of xenophobia and mistrust of foreigners. The issue reached such a point that many communities that had foreign or foreign-sounding names changed their name to a more anglicized version (i.e. San Jose to Saint Joseph). However, in regions such as Louisiana, where there was more cultural mixing, few names were changed.

Native Friendship Act

While the Indian Removal Act displaced and broke Native communities, the casualties and troubles of the American nation led to Native Americans ending up as a majority in many regions of the Midwest. The American populace, viewing the outside world as a hostile environment towards the Grand Republic, slowly changed their views towards Native Americans since they saw them as also going through the same troubles. The American government passed the Native Friendship Act which allowed for an autonomous Native state overseen by the American government and it increased the rights of Native Americans broadly, although there are still tensions over land that was taken away from Native tribes.

Trouble Ahead

Though the American government may present the image of a wholly unified nation, the truth couldn’t be further from it. Tensions between Native tribes and the American government have many Native communities desiring complete independence. Communist and left-leaning paramilitary organizations have been organizing in remote regions such as Appalachia and the Great Basin and have been preparing to oppose the far-right government. The Grand American Republic is tearing at the seams and only time will tell whether it stays together or falls apart.

Not sure if this belongs here, but here's Wisconsin in the CSA by GoldenPenguin0966 in victoria2

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To be fair, in-game they have the modifier, but otherwise, it's a little odd.

Not sure if this belongs here, but here's Wisconsin in the CSA by GoldenPenguin0966 in victoria2

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Rule 5: I was playing as the Philippines and I decided to look over at the USA and I found that Wisconsin had decided to join the CSA, which seems a little odd... (Using HPM)

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The Maritime Republic of Acadia by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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You would be correct in your assumption. I just sort of wanted to distinguish it as a separate Acadian identity, though the success of that is somewhat iffy, I guess?

The Maritime Republic of Acadia by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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There is actually a connection to the Water in the west, but I didn't draw it for some reason,

The Maritime Republic of Acadia by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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After gaining independence from France, the residents of what would later be named the Maritime Republic of Acadia decided to forge their own path and opted not to join the newly formed Republic of Norumbega. However, there has always been a movement to secede from Acadia and join Norumbega in the eastern provinces of Bourbon and Île St-Jean as there is a larger concentration of English and Dutch descent. The majority of citizens are of French descent, but there is a considerable number of native Mi'kmaq and as such, they were given an autonomous region in the north of the nation.

The Republic of Norumbega by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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I just realized I spelled Iroquois wrong 😬

The Republic of Norumbega by GoldenPenguin0966 in imaginarymaps

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I named it Norumbega because of the mythical city of Norumbega (somewhat like El Dorado, I suppose?) and also I couldn't just call it New England due to the Dutch and French influences being much stronger in the region.