Tlaski

Tlaski, officially the Republic of Tlaski, is a sovereign nation located located on the east coast of North America. It borders 2 countries, the United States of America and Canada. The country contains 6 states and 1 federal capital.

The Tlaski Revolution
In 1777, when the United States revolution was occurring the people of Maine, which was in Massachusetts, felt oppressed by how Massachusetts ignored them and their thoughts. During the Revolution the people of Maine decided to finally declare independence from Massachusetts.

At first the rebellion was small, but it quickly grew. The people traveled to Massachusetts and burnt their houses and destroyed their crops. The United States, fearing an invasion from above, decided to allow Maine independence if it fought alongside the Colonies. Maine accepted, to the dismay of Massachusetts Colonists.

The revolution played out almost the same as in our timeline until Canadian rebellions began in 1780. Canadians, who sympathised with the Maine-ians, decided to take up arms and rebel. The Canadian Rebellion made the British surrender quickly, in fear of losing all grips in North America. The Tlaski Revolution and the United States Revolution both ended in 1782.

Early Independence
After Maine gained independence they renamed to Tlaski, “Tla” referring to Portland and “-ski” referring to nobility.

During the first few years of independence a debate continuously was discussed: Where to put the Tlaskian Capital. This continued until the government decided to place it in York, which was partially destroyed from the Revolution, by lake Erie. The people of Tlaski were originally hesitant of this, but later agreed. The community called this “The Great Capital Debate,” because it lasted from 1782-1785.

The next debate was what the new flag should be. The government originally used their own variant American flag, which had one star on the canton, and 1 blue stripe in the middle. The people of Tlaski concluded this new flag was too resemblant to the U.S. flag and decided to change it. Many suggestions came in and were denied until one came from the President himself. He suggested a dark blue banner, with a big white stripe going horizontally, with a black strip on top of it. The dark blue on the flag represented the pride of the nation, the white represented a bright future, and the black represented the men and women who lost their lives fighting for Tlaski.

This new flag was adored by the people and later became the national flag in 1790.

Industrial Revolution
Through 1800 to 1840 Tlaski was renowned for its industrialization. Factories spread across the nation like wildfire and the public moral was very high. Although Tlaski was smaller than the United States they still heavily competed to create better inventions and better advancements in technology. This led to them both becoming powerhouses during the Industrial Revolution.

WWI
Although Tlaski was officially neutral during WW1 they supplied the Central Powers with many supplies during 1914 through 1916. They eventually got sanctions put on them in 1915. Tlaski, however, didn’t mind too badly due to how it could easily produce weapons.

The Americans and the British decided to negotiate with Tlaski over this issue. In the meeting between the leaders it was stated that if Tlaski stopped giving the Central Powers supplies then they would be paid 50 million dollars (41 million credits).

Tlaski agreed to the terms, which was eventually called the Compromise of 1916. World War I ended on November 14th, 1919.

WWII
Tlaski, just like in WWI, mainly stayed neutral until one of its ships, which was trading with one of Britain's ships, was bombed by a German ship in 1941.

After the Attack on Two Ships, Tlaski joined WWII on the side of the Allies. Tlaski gave the Allies weapons and, later in the war, soldiers. Tlaski was a major force in D-Day on June 6th, 1944.

After WWII Germany owed Tlaski war reparations. Germany was later divided into 5 sectors, which were occupied by Britain, France, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Tlaski. Berlin was also occupied by the same powers.

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