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The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

Guess who's back. Sorry about my long, unannounced haitus. Had a lot of school stuff dropped on me. If Theo would allow me, I'd gladly join again. Sorry again and best of luck to all of you.

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

Vatanno-Galvia
1901

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Archive 3021:
The Imperial Accord
Vatanno-Galvian Newspaper
April 23rd Release

Prime Minister Shot While Leaving His Home By Numerian Nationalist

Galvian Prime Minister David Vanelli was shot leaving his home in Monda by a Numerian Nationalist, April 21, 1901.
Prime Minister David Vanelli of Galvia was shot while leaving his home by Kadjeek Petrik, a Numerian nationalist. Kadjeek Petrik has been identified as the perpetrator and is taken into custody. He is sentenced to be hanged in the Galvian grand square in October 12th. In response to the assassination attempt, Emperor Petris Varelli has ordered an investigation under the crown and a special force directly under the control of Numeria's governer, Demis Kotrevo, was deployed to quell any insurrection. A detachment of the Vatanno-Galvian Royal Army has also been sent to the city to root out possible accomplices of Kadjeek Petrik as well as other nationalist instigators. Prime Minister Vanelli is alive and well and is set to fully recover in a few weeks accroding to his personal physicians.

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The Wolf and the Hawk

Vatanno-Galvia had always been a land power with its navy severely lacking and ignored for the most part. That was before the wolf and the hawk decided on a trade deal. Vatanno-Galvia had produced 50,000 Mannicher Model 65 rifles for the sole purpose of trading them off towards Zellonia. In return, Zellonia would allow Vatanno-Galvia to build ships at her dockyards for a reduced cost.

Some in both Vatannia and Galvia viewed this deal as little more than a bid to win Zellonia as a possible friend on Varium. Emperor Petris Varelli was convinced that the Empire's navy was key to keeping her holdings safe. While Vatanno-Galvia received a large chuck of budget from its factories in Vatannia, its coastal trade could not be ignore. A simple blockage of any of its port towns could see the empire lose wealth or a region of the empire go into famine. The revitalization of Vatanno-Galvia's navy was under way.

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The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

"Deo dante, firma stabit."

Nation Name: Vatanno-Galvia

Demonym: Vatannian, Galvian.

Population: 62, 000, 000 (8 points). Vatanno-Galvia enjoys a high population and a steady increase in its population rate. There seems to be no indication that this will change in the coming years to come.

History

The Vatannian Reunification

The two nations of Vatannia and Galvia has always been influencial to one another. When the old Polmanian senate began expanding from the Reiner river, they turned north towards the early Galvian tribes. When the Polmanian empire began to collapse 200 years later, the Galvian proto-kingdom swept down south and sacked the northern Imperials. The medieval age brought more bloodshed as the neighbors fought for fiefs. The Galvian war of ascession was made worst with the medling of Northern Vatannian-supported usurpers. The inquisitions of the southern Vatannian kingdoms during the late medieval ages often spilled onto Galvia, dragging them into religious unrest.

However the start of the great alliance would begin in 1775. In January, the Colvian revolution was underway. The Kingdom of Colvia was one of the wealthy merchants states of the northern Vatannian region. However a class struggle has been secretly brewing in the kingdom. Colvia, along with its neighboring merchant kingdoms, had began its industrial revolution. The elites were the only people with the capital necessary to build the factories needed to industrialize the nation. New opportunities arised as the nation entered the industrial age. However the nation's working class was quickly marginalized. Worker's unions were disbanded, often with extreme force. Protest were swept aside by the army. The prosperous merchant state became more and more troubled.

Galvia decided to intervene by providing arms for the workers. The riots became armed revolts that the Colvian army had more and more difficulties quelling. During November of 1975, the workers marched towards the royal palace. There they forced the ruling monarch, King Francesco Allemani III, to step down. The army tried to retake the palace but was repelled by the armed rebels who had occupied the building. After two hours of extensive fighting, the King abdicated. Cilerno and Annatolia, the other merchant states neighboring Colvia, grew discontent with thier class differences too. Cilerno managed to oust its monarchs peacefully while Annatolia's King, King Alfredo Milano, was brutally executed. The three states formed a union to protect themselves as they reestablished their governments.

Meanwhile, the southern kingdom of Napoles and the Papal states were experiencing their own revolutions too. The citizens of Napoles wanted to join the northern union. King Leonardo Telmo, wanted to distance himself from the growing republican nationalism to the north. The nation was set on the same course as its northern neighbors. In the papal states, the Pope condemned the northern rebels and the new government they were forming. The divine right to rule was broken.

A civil war then erupted in Napoles. By 1778, the northern provinces of Napoles were in armed conflict of the Royal Army. The northern states, now reformed with their own constitutions, decide to help the rebels and Galvia provided them arms and additional rations. The Royal Army held its ground a year before they were constantly pushed back by the rebels. By 1779, the rebels were at the doorsteps of the capital. The rebel forces pushed through the royal gaurds of the city and captured the Napolean Royal Palace. King Michelangelo Stressi was exiled after being captured. The call of nationalism soon found itself in the papal states. However the pope was able to make a comprise with the nationalist. The took the city of Polma, the ancient capital of the old Polmanian empire, as his own holdings and the nationalist kept the rest of the nation. However the pope would still require those territories to pay taxes to the church in return.

In 1790, an official proclamation was made that the states of Colvia, Cilerno, Annatolia, Napoles and the former papal states were merged into one single entity, the new kingdom of Vatannia. Named after the old Polmerian name for the region, the new constitutional kingdom was formed. Far from the visions of the early revolutionaries though, Vatannia's parliament quickly went to aristocrats and noble families. The people of Vatannia were too enthusiastic about the reunification to concern themselves with the new government. The king of Vatannia was chosen to be King Georgino Malvechi, the direct cousin of the former king of Colvia.

The Rosvo-Galvian War

While spirits were high in Vatannia, Galvia was suffering from a demoralizing war with it's neighbor, the Kingdom of Rosvo. The Kingdom of Rosvo had entered into hostilities with Galvia in 1787. Galvia declared war with the intent to capture its ore rich territories.

Rosvo won a decisive victory against Galvia and stopped the Galvian invasion in 1788. The tables were turned and now the Rosvonian army was marching south towards Galvia. In desperate need of aid, Galvia turned towards its southern neighbor. In 1793, Vatannia signed an alliance with Galvia. By the spring of 1794, the combined might of Vatannians and Galvians overwhelmed the invading Rosvonians. By summer the next year, the routed their enemy in tactical victory. In 1795 Vatannian and Galvian forces captured the capital of Rosvo, the city of Moscovi, and exiled its leader. The rest of the country was quickly annexed by Galvia.

The Dual Monarchy

Garnering prestige from their combined victory, the parliaments of both Vatannia and Galvia considered an alliance. By March of 1800, Prime Minister Andrello Daverna met with his counterpart in Galvia, David Venalli. There a framework for an alliance was written as a draft and would be presented to the kings of both nations.

Government

Source: Monarchy

Provinces: (9 points)

• 4 Coastal Provinces
• 5 Land Provinces

Industry: (6 points)

• 1 Minor Factory
• 1 Minor Shipyard

Army: (9 points)

• 20, 000 Professionals
• 40, 000 Regulars
• 60, 000 Conscripts

Navy: (5 points)

• 5 Trade Ships
• 6 Destroyers
• 1 Armored Destroyer

Army Technology: (9 points)
Weaponry

[Bolt Action Rifle (1895)] - Mannicher Model 65

Tactics

[Mass Assault (1899)]

Developments

[Trench Warfare (1900)]

Navy Technology: This is the naval technology for your nation. All stats begin at the first tech in each category. Moving up one costs 1 Nation Point, the next costs 2 Nation Points, et cetera.
-- Destroyers: [Armor (1895)] -- [Guns (1895)] -- [Engines (1895) -- [Reliability (1895)]
-- Light Cruisers: [Armor (1895)] -- [Guns (1895)] -- [Engines (1895) -- [Reliability (1895)]

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

Vatanno-Galvia

1901

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The Wolf Hungers

Tensions between ethnic Numerians and Salardia have been growing despite "the best efforts of Vatanno-Galvia to ease hostilities". The wolf hungers and watches with intently as Numerian militias raided the border towns of Salardia. This militias were known to commit brutal atrocities such as rape and pillaging and even slaughtering entering villages. They were of course armed by the empire itself, with rifles being delivered by the army in secret.

The policing force that Vatanno-Galvia had sent to its borders ignored the nightly border raids done by Numerians for the most part. Salardians who wanted to retaliate or simply defend themselves were turned back, sometimes forcefully. Salardians were known to have been shot simply by being in distance of Vatanno-Galvian rifles. Tensions kept brewing fueled on by Vatanno-Galvian intervention.

Of course the Empire was already making plans on how to mobilize the army and what routes to take to occupy the kingdom. The forces stationed on the border only needed the order to advance and take the kingdom under General Varma.

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Blatant Greed

As tensions kept rising, the Second Kingdom of Salardia demanded an explanation. The blatant greed of the empire was causing the nation a stir. In 1900 a Salardian delegation was sent to Monda, the capital of Galvia and home of the Emperor, demanding answers. They were turned away however. Galvia promised to have a written letter explaining their actions in the region.

The letter would come January the next year. "The reasons for our military expansion in Numeria is to guard against the injustice caused by your people against the citizens of the Empire", it reads. What frightened the Salardians most was the last line of the letter. "If Salardians do not dissuade from border clashes, the Empire would be forced to take more drastic measures."

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Coaxing their Neighbors of the Sea

With the Empire so close to war, it's neighbor, Tramel, condemned the actions it was taking. Coaxing their neighbors of the sea was not an immediate concern with the Empire. Vatanno-Galvia was not worried about Tramel intervention. However it was worried about the possible actions of Zellonia in the coming war. Vatanno-Galvia was becoming a large enough threat to garner the attention of its neighbors. A naval power such as Zellonia could block the relatively unprotected ports of the nation and could shatter the fragile navy of the Empire.

A message for the Foreign Minister of Zellonia, Hester Norfed

Good day to your Good sir. We bring good tidings from Vatannia and Galvia. We congratulate your kingdom upon your victory over Kalpia. Truly your triumph was well deserved. However it has come to our attention that you are in need of rifles to further bolster your armies. We of Vatanno-Galvia would like to make a proposition. We could supply your nation with the arms it needs. All we ask is to allow us to construct naval vessels at your port for a decreased fee. We shall use the utmost diligence when operating in your facilities and rest assure that any damages will be paid in full.

We would also like to possibly negotiate trade options between our two nations. We believe that a trading pact between both our nations will allow us together to prosper. Truly such opportunity for wealth cannot be ignored.

Again good day and may Zellonia live in glory.

[x]Signed Demino Bellestro, Foreign Minister of Galvia on behalf of Vatanno-Galvia.

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Venerable Amelia of Ardox

On Febuary 17th of 1901, the faithful of the Corthide faith gathered in the streets of Polma to hear witness the pope himself make a declaration. Pope Gaius IX has officially canonized the then Venerable Amelia of Ardox. The Deltoran heroine led her countrymen against the lords and nobles in servitude to a foreign power. She fought for four years, leading her armies in the name of God and won victory after victory. In 1503 however, she was caught but her enemies and burned on a pole. Her canonization as a saint has rallied many Deltorians to Vatannia to celebrate her sainthood.

Pope Gaius IX also beatified several Deltoran democratic revolutionaries that other popes refused to. Their souls can now be granted passage to heaven and their families may rest easy. Pope Gaius IX then makes a proclamation to all followers of the faith to head the word of God before all else. "Vice and sins are the enemies of the soul" Pope Gaius IX stated "but conflict and wars will rip the faithful asunder."

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Hungry Wolves of the South

The dual monarchy of Vatanno-Galvia was on the warpath once again. Following their victory over Numeria in 1889, the hungry wolves of the south preyed upon their new neighbor. Numerians and their northern neighbors, Salardia, had always been in conflict with one another. The long history of tensions was only broken when Vatanno-Glavian soldiers marched into the Numerian city of Alloris and began their slow expansion into the kingdom from there. However border clashes were on the rise again and it has caught the attention of the Emperor.

Emperor of the domain and king of Galvia, Petris Varelli, was keeping a close watch on Salardia. Varelli wasn't concerned about Numerians perceived injustice of their people against the Salardians. He wasn't interested in the Salardian claims on Numeria. What Varelli was interested in is the coal rich regions of western Salardia. Vatanno-Galvia's factories and rail transportation was in great need of coal. Taking Salardia seemed too irresistible of a chance to pass up for the Varelli.

Goliath

In August of 1900, the cabinet of Vatanno-Galvia met to discuss the matter of Salardia. Petris Valleri, Galvian Prime Minister David Vanelli and Vatannian Prime Minister Simon Bachelli shared the same sentiments. King Ricardo Averro of Vatannia was against the notion. The Chief of Staff, Antonio Avenardo and General of the Army, Fretillo Risonni, both advocated seeking reperations. At the end of the gathering, it was decided that the annexation of Salardia was to commence.

To head the operation was General Alexandro Varma. Varma was affectionately known as "Goliath" to those of the inner circle. Towering at a hight of 7 feet, he was said to demorilize his enemy with his very presence. However his height was not his most prominent feature. He was known as a brutal strategist who would personally crush his opponents before they had the chance to surrender. The Vatannian giant was not fond of politics and saw the battlefield as a "trial for both soldiers and commanders". Emperor Varelli knew he was the right man for the coming invasion.

In September 2 of 1900, 8,000 Vatannian soldiers were deployed to the Salardia border. Officially, their task was to guard against Salardians and police the borders. However those wise enough quickly anticipated Vatanno-Galvia's plans. The 8, 000 soldiers were further bolstered by 5, 000 conscripts being trained at the border. Regular patrols were sent and training exercises became more and more extensive. It seemed like a war was inevitable.

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

@TommyToledo Vatannia should have 62,000,000 of population with eight points

@Murtox

Done and done

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

Fixed my pop, hopefully would be able to post soon.

Also for the name of my cities.
Capital of Vatannia: Tolledo
Capital of Galvia(Unofficial capital of the Empire): Monda

Dremori
Lacosta
Mannis
Coldata
Moscovi

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

So there's a typhoon heading here and it might cut out the power for a few days. If I don't check back anytime soon, it's safe to assume I'm probably out.