Veddauexian Federation

For an Alternate History Scenario where Vareauxians lose WW1, see The Black Tide.

WORK IN PROGRESS
The Veddauexian Republican Federation, simply known as the Veddauexian Federation or Vareauxia, is a largecountry centered in the Rhineland. Although it is a federal republic by name, it is mostly a Westminster-like democracy, one similar to the United Kingdom with systems of a prime minister, a king, and a parliament. It is the second strongest nation on the European continent, only being weaker than the vast Russia. It has a population of about 176 million (120 million Vareauxia, 56 million East Germany), accounting for its former dominion of Francia, and East Germany. The Alliance has about 196 million total. The RF has its own culture, language, religion, and a capital in Metz (Mestze in Vareauxian), which had been one since the Middle Ages. It was one of the first nations to industrialize, having owned the Ruhr Valley, and is overall a large, integral, powerful nation. The Progressive Party of the VRF is trying to remove the monarchy in its entirety. And, although the Republican Federation is democratic, it remains somewhat Anti-Antaganian/American, mostly opposing their highly interventionist ideas, and especially opposing the new presidential candidates, with the Kaiser, Nithard I himself stating that Biden and Trump are both "idiots". The Worms Entente, formed around World War I, continues to exist, but only between it and its dominions/former dominions, as well as Poland, Hungary and Austria.



Early History (<855 AD)
We begin in 119 BC when Gaul was conquered by the Roman Empire. What was the area of Metz was simply a few settlements, and the Romans had improved the city. When Rome collapsed, they were mostly left to their own devices and formed a brief kingdom who's true name is relatively unknown, but is referred by modern historians as "Mestuza". It was eventually invaded by Francia and made a capital, before said capital transferred to Aachen. While it was under capital status, the city prospered. After Carolingia collapsed, the city was under the rule of a short-lived Middle Francia. However, instead of becoming the Lotharingian nation, Middle Francia collapsed into several nations; one of them being Metz, or Var, as they called themselves.

Early City State Period (855-960)
The Early City State Period saw Var lose border territories to its stronger neighbours. However, it did win a war, The War of the Leaf, in 921, against a coalition of its southern neighbours, mostly with the assistance of Mugeis the Mighty, Ragenardus' father. Just 1 year later Ragenardus the Great was born. At 8 years old, Ragenardus the Great witnessed his father's death, and was now mostly free. He attempted to learn management for 5 years and joined the Military when he was 21 (943). He eventually became a key general of the Var state, now known as Vut, and led conquests against its neighbours, greatly expanding the Vut state. It also managed to defend itself against the Holy Roman Empire, and the Holy Roman attack saw the Vut state practice a new religion known as "Vhyaritanity", a religion that would persist until about 1600 when a new "prophet" came and caused major developments in the religion.

In 960, when Ragenardus the Great was 38, he took control after the heirless King of the Vut City State died of a stroke. Having been a great general of the Empire, he personally led conquests against the remaining Middle Francia, and even stood up to attacks from West Francia/France and the Holy Roman Empire. In 993, most of the former Middle Francian lands were united, and although he didn't seek to conquer the South of Middle Francia, there were still kingdoms in the north to deal with. Ragenardus the Great was an old man by this point, having developed osteoporosis, and could only lead one more campaign; the Low Countries Campaign, which was a success. He managed to proclaim the Noble Vareauxian Empire in 1000 AD and name a successor, Thankmar the Excelent, but developed thyroid cancer. He died of complications from osteoporosis and the cancer just 2 months later, having lived longer than most people in the Middle Ages.

Noble Empire under the Nueus Dynasty (1000-1212)
Thankmar the Excellent would continue to lead conquests against his two neighbours, being responsible for the decentralization of France after the French Campaign in 1023 AD and actually defeating the Holy Roman Empire in a minor victory in his Rhenish Campaign in 1027 AD, and a major one in the Hamburg Campaign in 1028 AD. In late 1028 AD he briefly took the southern nations of the long-gone Middle Francia before releasing them as independent states. His reign was not to last; he died of smallpox in 1030 AD.

The losses in the Rhenish Campaign were relatively large; and once Marrius the Fat took over, he lost some lands to the Holy Roman Empire in 1046 AD. He died heirless just 1061 AD; and so Thankmar's brother Hurrius the Tall took control. Hurrius managed to reconquer the lost lands in 1089 AD but quickly died in 1090 AD. He was succeeded by Nuius the Bad, who failed to do much in the kingdom and caused the nation to be taken over entirely by the Holy Roman Empire; helped by a peasant revolt. He was excommunicated by the Pope and executed by the HRE in 1103.

Holy Roman Occupation (1101-1105)
The occupation of the Holy Roman Empire was brutal. The Holy Roman Empire began mass forced assimilation of the Vareauxian people, which had formed a unique culture by this point. This was quickly met by a large-scale revolt in almost all of the HRE's western territories, and by the end of the Vareauxian insurrection the HRE lost nearly 2/3 of its land.

A Nation Restored
The insurrection restored the Noble Vareauxian Empire, which was briefly known as the Restored Noble Vareauxian Empire before 1113 AD. The nation's first ruler was Veruiue the Magnificent, who invaded and subjugated the remainder of the Holy Roman Empire's German possessions. A peasant revolt occurred in 1125 AD, which had nearly doomed the country, but it was stopped in time and the economic situation improved. The capital, Metz, was invested and eventually a project to construct a castle in the center of Metz, with modern (to that time period)'s walls, was finished in 1137 AD, with a short-lived peasant revolt occuring shortly after due to the large amount of spending. Veruiue died in 1140 AD by eating poisoned food and was succeeded by Arres the Short. Arres adopted feudalism in 1161 AD, and led a failed conquest against Bohemia in 1164 AD before dying without an heir. His brother, Murres the Terrible, was chosen to be ruler.

Murres had significantly overhauled the administration territories of the country, with a population boom occurring in Metz and the "frontier" regions on the border. The Frontier regions of the vast nation were mostly pockmarked with small fortifications starting from his rule and he gave some power to the lords, which made the massive country more manageable, at the expense of some power from the king himself. He conquered Bohemia in 1170 AD. He died in 1199 AD, which caused the Nueus Dynasty to begin its decline. Murres' heir, Ioi the Skinny, was only a figurehead with the real rulers being the lords, who launched an invasion of Silesia and Pomerania successfully, but lost to the Teutonic Order in 1211. In 1212, Ioi died and with it, the Nueus dynasty.

Noble Empire under the Marvedies Dynasty (1212-1230)
The Marvedies Dynasty oversaw a succession crisis while the Empire was at its territorial peak (in terms of actual territories rather than vassals), the 18 Year Succession Crisis, with tensions between the Povois Dynasty and the Marvedies Dynasty were at a peak. In 1224, the Vareauxian War of Succession had begun, which mostly took place in the Frankish-Spanish Border and in Italy. Vareaux coordinated an invasion of France and laid siege to Paris though, but the siege was fruitless and the war ended in 1230, with major damage to both sides, multiple peasant revolts in succession in the warring countries, and the Povois Dynasty gaining control. The Marvedies Dynasty fled to the Balkans, while the Noble Empire opted to concede Austria and Bohemia and make them independent.

Noble Empire under the Povois Dynasty (1230-1612)
The Early Povois Dynasty under Charlis the Bad saw multiple concessions, most notably Pomerania and Silesia, Silesia which was given to Austria and Pomerania made independent. Charlis was assassinated in 1256 and replaced with Juvie the Magnificent. Juvie strengthened his rule over the Empire, with the Lords losing power to the Emperor. Juvie had shown the people that the Emperor could make decisions to rule the country, and was considered one of the best emperors of Vareauxian history, along with Ragenardus the Great. He had greatly improved the economy of the nation, solidified control over its territories, greatly expanding the Great City of Metz, and made wise diplomacy with his neighbours. He was also quite skilled militarily, spearheading a war against the kingdoms of France due to noble disputes, and winning, placing Povois dukes in control of most of the kingdoms (except for Paris). Juvie's health deteriorated and he later died in 1297, but his rule had lifted the Vareauxian Empire out of its decline. A brief civil war followed between Juvie's 3 sons, with Hujia the Terrible prevailing. Hujia's rule began a schism between the former Holy Roman Catholic citizens and the "Pagan" Vareauxian ethnic citizens, not on the lines of ethnicity but on religion. Hujia stamped down on Catholicism, later being excommunicated by the Pope. He later died of stroke in 1304. Vuye the Fat was put in charge, reversing the anti-Catholic laws made by Hujia. The schism persisted but at a lower level, and Vuye mostly invested his power in city improvements, such as Metz and Aachen. Vuye died of heart disease in 1331, but left Metz a highly developed city that could compare with even Constantinople. Vuye's heir, Bui the Magnificent, was a highly skilled general and somewhat skilled administrator. He staunchly opposed holy wars and Catholic aggression during the past Crusades, which caused a holy war ordered by the Pope against Vareaux in 1364, in which Vareaux had inflicted several decisive victories, such as outside the walls of Metz, in Lille, what is now known as Poznan, and in the Low Countries, and had ended the Vareauxian Crusade, which isn't considered a real crusade but more as a 'holy coalition war'. Bui was injured at the very end of the Crusade, and died of complications from the injury in 1367. He was succeeded by Poieos the Short-Lived, who died just 5 days after his coronation, and was succeeded by Merid the Terrible, who instituted economic reforms, such as attempting to spearhead alternate routes to the Silk Road with the growing Islamic Powers in the Middle East posing a possible threat. He also married with the Archduke of Austria, which signified a short-lived Vareauxian-Austrian personal union before he died in 1389, which ended the personal union. He was succeeded by a long-lived emperor, Reyies the Long-Lived, who had instituted major changes of the culture of Vareaux, including the Great Shift (1395-1455), which changed several vowels and a few consonant sounds, removed the language gender system entirely, and made several alterations to the principles of Latin and Frankish alphabet, including one new grammatical number, to distinguish it from Latin, French and English. He also developed Metz's walls to fit with new siege technology at the time, and especially tried to do so after 1453's Fall of Constantinople. He died in 1459, and was replaced with Yhares the Mighty. Yhares the Mighty's rule had seen many put down rebellions, but eventually Yhares cooperated in the Treaty of Strasbourg and economic reforms were put in place before he died in 1481. In 1482, Hevoi the Ugly is coronated and war begins with France with Vareauxia losing border territories after the Battle of Paris. Hevoi is assassinated in 1484 and is replaced with his nephew, Ghiteis the Magnificent, who managed to win a second war against Francia and also a succession war in Bohemia. Ghiteis then develops the country's rural regions, and becomes very popular, witnessing the discovery of a new continent (supposedly India) by the Spanish. Ghiteis, following this, wanted a share and began to build up the Vareauxia navy, but only got around to 4 ships due to economic constraints and Ghiteis' declining health, who died in 1509. He was succeeded by Sugti the Long-Lived, who started a massive reform in Vareauxian culture, with a massive revamp in architecture to make it distinct from other nations, as well as language shifts and a flag modification, as well as North American colonization to better represent Vareauxian culture. Sugti implemented these reforms during his lifetime (he was coronated as a child emperor at 16) before dying in 1574. Sugti, now Sugthi, was succeeded by Muhres the Fat, who did almost nothing before dying in 1578, as he was a sitting duck. A line of short-lived emperors succeeded him, most well known being Pivio the Ugly, from 1600-1610. In 1612, the Povois Dynasty went extinct.

Noble Empire under the Chave Dynasty (1612-1710)

The Chave Dynasty was put into power, with Mareaux the Great as its first leader. Mareaux greatly expanded the American colonies during his lifetime, and implemented slight cultural reforms. Mareaux had a unique policy of integrating native populations as equal to Vareauxians, as he perceived that people of all types, no matter how distinct they were, were humans. He also lifted all persecutions on any religions and during the end of his lifetime, in 1644, he designed a sanctuary city, before dying in 1647. Ptyis the Average was put into power, mostly placing administrative reforms. In 1665, a scholar from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth named Pranevicius recorded the current geographical situation of the time, and described Switzerland and Vareauxia as the "two most neutral nations" with the former "being involved in few if any wars this century" and the latter "involved in few wars after about 1610". Ptyis the Average died in 1696 and after a three-year triumvirate between his triplets, Poie the Terrible came into power. He placed major disciplinary reforms on the military, but his rule was relatively short-lived as he died in 1710. The Chave Dynasty had gone extinct.

Noble Empire under the Ardexei Dynasty (1710-1720)

With the short life of most rulers in the Noble Vareauxian Empire, classical republicanism thought spread. Ardee the Great was put into power, and in his ten year ruling span, he greatly expanded the NVE's colonies. The Ardexei Dynasty had gone extinct after that however, and a classical republic similar to that of the Dutch Republic was put into place. The Great Vareauxian Republic was founded.

Republic (1720-1793)

With the Republic founded, the previous political turmoil began to improve. A new title was proclaimed, the title of "Apkthidhrudlh", which was a title for an appointed ruler, with "Apkthidh" meaning "appointed (Apkthi appoint, dh is usually a suffix), and "rudlh" for "ruler", and the palace becoming a "capital building" with a parliament set in place. The first Rudlh was Mitehdilh (there are no last, middle, or surnames in the Vareauxian language, which was later changed in 1814 due to naming issues), who, in 1726 was put out of power via election. He declared the country to be a free haven for all peoples of any religion, or demographic, which upset Roman Catholics, specifically Old Romans. In 1726, someone else was elected; Pgihite. Pgihite continued religious tolerance, and the Old Romans led a short-lived revolt that was crushed in 1728. In 1729 he lost the election and was replaced by Mjir, who invaded and managed to puppet France/Francia; a puppet which remained until 1876, and was repuppeted in 1918 after World War I. Mjir was popular for his military skill, and was re-elected for about 4 terms; or 12 years. In 1743, a scandal had occurred concerning Mjir, and his popularity crashed, and he was later put out of power in 1744 and Myfi was put in power. However, in his 5 terms of rule (15 years) he greatly expanded the empire's influence, puppeting Francia and expanding the [[File:Colonies.jpg|thumb|285x285px|Vareauxian North American colonies at their peak, 1744-1788.

Dark purple - Control by local authorities

Medium purple - Nominally controlled

Light purple - Owned but very little control ]] colonies as far south as modern day New Jersey. He also gave the colonies autonomy and divided them into a number of provinces, which would later be released fully by the time of WW1, with the ones north of St. Lawrence becoming dominions and the ones south becoming fully independent (and later absorbed into the United States of America). The Enlightenment mainly took place in Vareauxia and other portions of Western and Central Europe, with a Convention of Many Minds of 1745 taking place in Mestz (it would be called Mestze in 1751), Vareauxia. The Seven Years War broke out in 1758 under Pikres' rule, who got involved in 1761 after his third term won. Vareauxia would also begin to colonize Asia, Africa and parts of South America, as well. In 1763, the end of the Seven Years War barred the Austrians from entering "Vareauxian controlled Holy Roman territory", with the Spanish briefly losing Catalonia before regaining it in 1764. Vareauxia did not seek colonial gains, however. The American War of Independence in the UK's Southern colonies was supported by Vareauxia and its French ally almost immediately, with war beginning with the British in 1780. The American War of Independence ended in 1783, and with Vareauxia in debt, political divides growing and a growing military incompetence issue a revolution would begin; the Vareauxian Revolution.

THE VAREAUXIAN REVOLUTION (1788-1802)
The government gave dominion status to the North American colonies, and later due to the Brussels Depression the Vareauxian Revolution would begin, with the republic only a figurehead with a separate, radical council. The council was frowned upon by other European powers, especially friendly Poland. Poland would remain neutral for now, but the other European powers would form a coalition. The Austrians were quickly defeated in the Battle of Munich in 1794 and the Italians in the Battle of Tours of 1795. Vareauxian troops eventually won the battles of Bordeaux and Montpellier that same year, which disabled Southern France. In 1796 the Vareauxian navy lands in Asturias while Vareauxian troops win the battle of Pamplona. This disables the Spanish while Vareauxian troops move into Italy, being defeated in the city of Genoa. This ends the War of the First Coalition in a (mostly) Vareauxian victory after the Treaty of Montpellier, recognizing Occitania, Western Occitania, Catalonia, the Basque as puppet states, while Salzburg is annexed into the Bavarian march. The war of the Second Coalition begins in 1798 with the Italians, British, Spanish, Swedish and Ukrainians in the coalition. The Italians are defeated in Turin and later Milan, forcing them to negotiate an armistice. The British win the naval battle of Mavjtie dooming Vareauxian hopes of landing in the British isles, while the Swedish fail to cut it in the Battle of Utrecht. The Ukrainians negotiate a peace 2 months after a declaration of war due to Russian threats. The Spanish are defeated at Zaragoza and negotiate a truce as well, and in 1800 The Treaty of Brussels is formulated, dictating Sardinia (the island) as a Vareauxian territory and western Italy (Genoa and Turin) becoming a Vareauxian satellite.In 1801 a key general, the Napoleon Bonaparte of Vareauxia, coups the country and the war of the Third Coalition begins. Italy is fully subjugated and split into various vassal states in the Battle of Rome, while Illyria is defeated in the battles of Split and Dubrovnik and forced to become a Vareauxian ally. Spain decides to switch sides and become a Vareauxian ally, while the British maintain naval superiority. Peace is signed in Manchester where the Italian vassalry is officially recognized. In the war of the Fourth Coalition in 1802 the Vareauxian Republic proclaims the Vareauxian Empire.

THE ANDRAUMIAN WARS (1802-1811)

Andraumus, the Napoleon of Vareauxia, takes control of the high command and easily defeats Hungary and Austria, forcing territories on them. In the wake of the Industrial Revolution the suitable lands of the Ruhr Valley begin rapid industrialization, as Andraumus continues to expand throughout Europe. In 1803 he finally defeated the Prussians in the Battle of Berlin, making them a puppet state along with a separate puppet state, Poland. After the Empire had defeated Austria AGAIN in Vienna the War of the Fourth Coalition ended. In 1806, the War of the Fifth Coalition had began. The same year Andraumus defeated Austria in Prague, causing them to lose Czechia. Andraumus also defeated the Spanish, British and Portuguese in Catalonia, and nearly took Madrid before being defeated in the Battle of Madrid. Andraumus also had managed to defeat Hungary in Zagreb in 1807 and later Budapest in 1808, forcing their surrender. Denmark was defeated within a week as Rhenish troops captured Copenhagen, their capital city. The Second Battle of Madrid ends in success in 1809, but Andraumus' health began to decline as he caught tuberculosis. The Vareauxian Empire would manage to capture Lisbon by the end of 1809, ending the War of the Fifth Coalition. However, just 3 months later in 1810, Andraumus laid in bed, mostly being taken care of by his servants. He was unable to live much longer, so he told one of his servants, Blavarius, to give him his last meal; tea (although Andraumus didn't know when his last meal would be). Blavarius obeyed, searched for spare tea and gave Andraumus the tea, in his memorable words "I shall give you the tea, incase it is your last". However, once Andraumus finished the tea, he would slowly doze off into the night into his final slumber. Once news of his death reached the former Fifth Coalition leader Cornelius III of the United Kingdom, he said "Heh...so this is how he goes off? Well, now's my chance...we shall destroy the Vareauxian Empire and all of its tyrannical institutions". Following this, 3 hours later Cornelius III of the United Kingdom declared war on the Vareauxian Empire, along with the Ottomans, Austrians, Russians, Danes and Hungarians. As Andraumus was unable to rule, Vareauxia held the line...at first. Russian troops were quick to arrive and the Vareauxians fled into a panic; their morale already low due to Andraumus' death. A mass retreat throughout 1810 and 1811 began, with it culminating in the Battle of Calais, a city in Mainland Vareauxia. After the British were repelled, Vareauxia held off for a little longer before the governor was assassinated, ending the Vareauxian Empire. The Stuttgart Peace Accords were to be signed.

Meanwhile in North America Vareauxian "Southern Canada" obtained its independence along with British America, which conflicted in the Andraumian Wars but couldn't gain much of an advantage with each other. The Antaganian Commonwealth was founded in North America, and the Vareauxians were limited (colonial wise) to just a few islands such as Guadeloupe (the Slave Revolt happened to Occitania rather than Vareauxia).

THE ERA OF CHANGE AND BENEVOLENCE (1812-1848)
After the end of the Andraumian Wars the Oblovan Dynasty was put into power, beginning the Age of the First Monarchy. During this age, the current King of the Vareauxian Kingdom, Obnuv I, only tried to reinforce his power through bribes and corruption. The corrupt king would make the Populace very mad, and the Second Republic was quickly proclaimed under President Johannes Nugavun. The Second Republic was much more benevolent than the First Monarchy, as it had granted civil rights to the people unlike the First Monarchy. The Ruhr Industrialization campaign had finally ended in 1832, with the Ruhr becoming the most industrialized era in the world, although it would soon compete with London and New York City for that position. In 1836 the United Kingdom entered a brief war with Vareauxia called the Calais War, in which Vareauxia seized occupied Calais by the end of the year. In 1842 Vareauxia elected President Jonann Calabriam, who in his rule caused the downfall of the state. In 1848 the 1848 Revolutions hit the Vareauxians hard, causing Vareauxia to transform into a brief proto-socialist government ruled by Honinn Byirat.

PROTO-SOCIALIST ERA (1848-1851)
Honinn Byirat's government was on the brink of collapse already; Honinn followed the Communist Manifesto and tried to collectivize the economy over the course of 3 years. In 1849, Honinn went outside of the Grand Palace of the Vareauxian Nation, sipped a bottle of water and delivered a speech. "We are the pinnacle of socialism across the world. Should it fall, socialism will fail and Karl Marx (his equivalent) will go to waste. If the tyrannical dictators of the bourgeoisie of Occitania and Britain were to overthrow our glorious government, then we shall fight back as hard we could!", which was met with an impressive amount of praise from the people, and was the high point of the Socialist Government's popularity, but it quickly fell apart. After Honinn stepped back into his palace, he had plans to tear it down and replace it with a building symbolizing socialism, as well as to declare absolute power. When resistance movements caught wind of this, the populace was VERY angry. In 1851 the Socialist government was overthrown when Honinn was killed by an assassin from the Pro-Democratic Free Resistance.

ORDONIAN ERA (1852)
Democratic in name but tyrannical in speak, the Ordonian (proto-fascist) era had begun, as a dictator named Bohhanni rose to power. He was ousted within 3 months of his rule, but he did make a new constitution and slightly industrialized the Rhineland area.

SECOND REPUBLIC GOLDEN AGE (1852-1917)
The longest lasting government of the bunch (and still lasting today) the Second Republic was established by President Wilhelm Cavbras. He quickly made economic reforms, ending the collectivization made in 1848. He had also established a mixed economy, which had angered some Laissez-Faire groups but was mostly content with the most of the population. He also established policies that prevent the destruction of ANY past history, as it obstructs free speech. The law still exists to this day, although it has been loosened due to loopholes and the like. A combination of economic prosperity due to these policies, relative political stability, agricultural reforms (such as introductions to very powerful new technologies allowing the creation of massive farms to supply the country with food), and Commonwealth-esque freedom caused a baby boom and precipitated the start of the Second Republic's Golden Age. The population skyrocketed from 31 million in 1852 to 84 million by 1914. Between 1852 and 1914, politics were relatively stable. There were 4 major parties; the Conservatives, the Faires (free market conservatives), Liberals, and Social Democrats. In the 1856 election Social Democratic leader Willibrod Khalb began implementing his policies of a social net for all, and was a humanist. He was reelected in the 1860 and 1864 elections, allowing him to continue his policies. He's a controversial president to this day, especially among Conservatives, but undeniably did good for the country. In 1868 he was replaced by the Faire president Fridolin Honnidalb. Under Honnidalb's rule, a minor war with Occitania occurred called the War of the Flowers, causing Occitania to lose border territories to Francia, a Vareauxian vassal state. In 1872 he was replaced by Conservative and former president Wilhelm Cavbras, who continued his original reforms. However, he died of old age in 1880 and was replaced by Vice-President Honann Yalabri. Honann was a militarist and began rapidly expanding the Vareauxian navy, which caused a naval arms race with the United Kingdom. In 1883, Honann formed the modern Worms Entente with Austria, Poland, Eastern Germany and Hungary. In 1884, he was replaced by Liberal Giselbert Ammasira. Ammasira would finally allow full emancipation of all men and women which made him a very popular president among the people. He also boosted the golden age and was a technological mastermind, modernizing the country and making the navy quality, not quantitious. In his second term he began liberalizing his allies, and he was very successful. By 1895 he managed to make Austria turn from absolute monarchy to representative market liberal democracy, and Poland from a dictatorship "Republic" to an actual republic. Hungary and East Germany were already republics from the start. He also had ties with Italy and the Ottoman Turks. He was reelected for 3 more terms; 1888, 1892, and 1896. Francia was briefly released before he decided to step down in 1897. In 1900 a Council ruled the nation which was ineffective although retaking Francia, and the people demanded a new President. The council stepped down and the 1900 Election began, with Conservative Bonli Calaji winning. He would focus on the economy and built it up, especially as a major war was about to come. He would prepare an effective war economy and military economy (as by this point the population was around 76 million) and an emergency protocol if things went very wrong. In 1905 the Dublin Sphere was formed between Russia, Occitania and Britain against the Worms Entente. The Vareauxians only owned a small part of India but nothing more; Vareauxia was staunchly against African colonialism and imperialism. In 1908 Liberal Giselbert became president briefly before dying in 1910. The Council ruled until 1912 when Social Democrat Holberta Ballan won the presidency, and didn't do much to change other than establishing national parks to protect wildlife. In 1916, Conservative Joanni Hollabrica was elected, the first female president in Vareauxia. People didn't have many hopes for her, but they were wrong. She was fiercely militarist and began the expansion of the navy, air force and army, which was necessary as a major war would bust the door open...

The Great War/World War I (1917-1920)
On September 9, 1917, the Occitans sent the Vareauxians an ultimatum; Give us Francia or war. The Vareauxians declined, which caused the Dublin Pact to declare war on the Worms Entente, beginning the Great War in Europe, and the world. The early days of the Great War both sides thought war was glorious. In the beginning of the war, the Occitan Campaign began, as the numerically and technologically inferior Occitan army was destroyed by the Vareauxian army. In October 4, 1917, Bordeaux fell after a relatively long siege, as Vareauxians continued to march into Occitania. The Occitan army was destroyed in Toulouse in November 12, 1917, and Marseille, the capital, fell on December 2. The Occitans surrendered 3 days later. In January 2, 1918, Russia was obliterated by the Poles in the Battle of Lublin. In January 21, 1918, the Russians were pushed out of Poland and East Germany and the Battle of Lwow commenced, a decisive Worms Entente victory. On January 30th, Spain and Portugal declared war on Vareauxia, beginning the Pyrenees Front. The Spanish gained ground retaking Toulouse by March 2nd, but a Vareauxian counterattack caused one of their main armies to be encircled and destroyed. They were pushed back to the Pyrenees, and both sides dug in, beginning what is well known as trench warfare. The Pyrenees Front was to become the most well known front in the war. The Spanish started using poison gas in the Battle of Andorra La Vella, a battle which they won, although it was a pyrrhic victory. Planes were used in large numbers in the Battle of Ainsa, where the Vareauxians won a minor victory there in May 6th, 1918. Tanks were used since the beginning of the war on both sides, but they were never used in large numbers except in the Russian Front. On June 2nd, the Republic launched a massive offensive into Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic States. Known as the Summer Offensive, the Russians were caught off guard and nearly lost Kiev on July 3rd before they managed to hold the line, although not without losing Vilnius, Riga and Minsk to the Republic. San Sebastian fell on July 5th. The Ottomans also declared war on this offensive. On August 9th the Eastern Offensive ended just as the Spanish were launching their greatest battle yet, the Second Battle of San Sebastian, which would last until 1919. On September 1st the Russians launched the Brusilov against Austro-Hungarian forces in the south, which initially gained ground and Romania joined the war on September 29, which proved to be a bad idea as the Ottoman Turks and Hungarians pushed in from both sides, taking Bucharest by late October. In December, the Brusilov Offensive was countered by the Kiev Offensive by the Vareauxians, who took Kiev and the areas west of the Dnieper. The Battle of Iaci ended in February 1919 and caused Romania to capitulate. On May 1919, a naval accident caused Denmark to declare war on the United Kingdom. In the Middle East, the British finally pushed into Iraq and Palestine of the Ottoman Empire; taking Baghdad on June 1919 and Jerusalem that same month. The Battle of San Sebastian was nearly over as Vareauxians had finally introduced new technology. The Battle of Trondheim had begun between Danish and later Norwegian vs British forces (the transgression in Trondheim caused Norway to declare war) and also finally caused Italy to join the war on the Worms Entente's side. On July 1919 Russia surrendered and the Second Battle of San Sebastian ended in Vareauxian victory. Vareauxia ended up pushing to northern Catalonia by October. On November 1919 the Ottoman Empire was knocked out of the war with it collapsing entirely. Sweden declared war on Britain that same month. Finland declared independence and joined the Worms Entente. In 1920, the Battle of Barcelona, the final major battle of the Great War would finally begin. As most of the Worms Entente's energy was on Spain and Britain, Barcelona ended by March causing Spain to surrender, leaving only Britain and Portugal. The Portuguese would quickly surrender in April, but the British would only surrender after a decisive naval battle in the English Channel and ending the war. The Treaty of Simferopol is signed, which causes Occitania to lose most of its land barring Marseille, Montpellier and Bordeaux. The Dublin Pact must pay reparations (but not much) and Russia must give all of its western lands. The Ottoman Empire is dismantled. The Americans were neutral for the entire war, so they didn't pay any mind.

The First Era of the Interwar Period (1920-1929)

The new Vareauxian order beset Europe, and nothing could stop the tectonic giant...for now. In 1920, the Russian Civil War was raging in the east, with the Red Army led by Vladimir Lenin versus the White Army led by Alexander Kolchak. The Russian Civil War was mostly over as the Red Army had conquered the lands not owned by Vareauxia or some remnants of the White Army in Chutkotka, Yakutia and Amur. The fallen Ottoman Empire became a liberal democracy under Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and saught to develop the country. Vareauxia, Austria and East Germany united to form the Greater Vareauxian Republic, however this only lasted for 3 months until Austria split off and later East Germany, as it was a very fragile union. In the west, a bitter Occitania fell into a revolution in 1921 as communists attempted to take control of the government. They were successful, and the Occitan Socialist Republic was founded, quickly allying itself with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The British Empire was very unstable, being torn apart by socialist, fascist, and pro-absolute monarchist revolts. The Commonwealth of Antagania was still a very stable and economically well-off place despite not being involved in the war. In 1922 Lebanon (a liberated colony of the Ottoman Empire) lost a war with the Syrians and become accelerationist, the only country in the world to become accelerationist. The regime would live until 1940 during the Lebanon Campaign (the beginning of the Second Weltkrieg). Meanwhile, the Portuguese, also a loser in the Second Weltkrieg, would suffer a socialist revolution, known as the First Portuguese Revolution, which failed and the Portuguese government became an autocracy to suppress any further revolts from occurring. Italy had fallen into a revolution following the Second Weltkrieg splitting the country in half; most of the country stayed intact except for the Savoy region, which became a socialist government under the rule of Porziano Dragone. In 1924 the British powderkeg would finally blow up with the British government being couped by an ordosocialist regime known as the "Holy Britannian Empire" and quickly joining the Internationale. This would cause India to collapse into warlord princedoms in the era known as the "Indus Warlord Era" replacing the Chinese Warlord Era (the Chinese peacefully transformed into a republic). Australia, Greenland, New Zealand, Ceylon, South Africa, and Rhodesia would form the "Second Dublin Pact", as the rest of Africa fell into warlord states. Eventually, Botswana would be absorbed into Rhodesia. In 1925 the Egyptians emerged out of the warlord period and annexed the various warlords of Sudan, forming a despotist Egyptian Empire in the area. The same year Israel would declare war on Palestine, which would cause the 4 Days War, ending in a decisive Israeli victory and them gaining southern Lebanon, the Golan, parts of northern Transjordania and all of Palestine. The Japanese Empire, neutral in the conflict, would fall under a military junta rule similar to the real life Empire of Japan during World War II, but would be unable to do much as China is still a relatively powerful state. In 1926 the Spanish Civil War began between the pro-government Monarchists, the Republicans, the Socialists, and the Ordosocialists in Pamplona. That same year the Greater European Economic Sphere was founded by the Worms Entente, encompassing all of Europe except for the socialist states. In 1928 the Antaganian Commonwealth would surpass Vareauxia to be the most powerful nation on the entire planet. In 1929 the Great Depression would occur as New Cologne's stock market crashed, bringing the world into a chaotic era.

The Great Depression of the Interwar Period (1929-1936)

The aftermath of the Great Depression saw a political upheaval. Immediately in 1929 the Macedonian people, already discontent with the Serbian government, begin an uprising. They were fascists, or atleast protofascists. The aftermath of the economic crash saw the current presidents of Antagania and Vareauxia put out of power via emergency election and replaced with Republican Jon Annis and Social Democrat Blaive Kollacria respectively. Both presidents would introduce deals, which would mostly mitigate the Great Depression's effects by 1936. The Great Depression would see the Swedes join the Worms Entente for economic aid. The communist states of the Internationale weren't as badly affected. The Second Italian Revolution began as the entire country barring the rural areas breaks up into civil war. Venice and the surrounding region came under the protection of Austria while Naples founded the Two Sicilies. The Spanish Civil War sees the country turning into a loose confederation of anarcho-communistic states in 1931. In 1932, the Macedonian War of Independence finally ends after 3 years with Macedonia gaining its independence. The Occitans slowly turned more and more Stalinist as time went by, In 1933 the Spanish communes united into the Soviet Republic of Spain. In 1934 the Lebanese tried to attack Israel again, but it failed and after a war lasting only 4 hours, was forced to sue for peace with their southern borderlands becoming a demilitarized zone. In 1935 not much would happen in Europe, other than the Italian Warlord Era finally ending, as the Papal States, Commune of Florence, Democratic Republic of Bologna, and Milanian Federation emerge. However in America the Ecuadorians would turn communist and the Antaganians would resurpass the Vareauxians as strongest nation in the world.

Road to the Second Weltkrieg (1936-1940)

After economic reconstruction and industrialization campaigns in Occitania the country would begin mobilizing against their northern neighbors. The Protocol of the Suns is declared by the Soviet Union, that all members must mobilize against the "Vareauxian bourgeoisie" or face consequences. In 1936 the Syndicalist Florence invaded the Bologna Democratic Republic, annexing it. The Road to the Second Weltkrieg had begun, and nothing was stopping it. The League of Nations was dissolved in 1937, and quickly after the Second Sino-Japanese War had begun as Japan invaded China through Manchuria, Jinan and Fuzhou. The Cuban Revolution began which transformed Cuba into a totalitarian socialist state akin to North Korea. In 1938 the Occitans annexed Somalia, which was under warlords by this point. The Vareauxians also elected Conservative-Militarist President Yonaninn Sun to rule the country, and he would begin focusing on defenses in France and the Dnieper as war was inevitable. The Soviet Union then declared war on China taking Mongolia, and Japan managed to take Manchuria. However the Chinese retook Mongolia a month later, as well as Tuva. The Chinese also started to gain the upper hand in the Second Sino Japanese War. In early 1939 the Lebanese joined the International, causing Israel and Egypt to join the Worms Entente. India reunited under a staunchly anti-communist anocratic state and declared war on the Japanese, joining the Chinese in the war against the Japanese. In December 1939 South Africa and Vareauxia would make an agreement to stop the socialists. In February 1940 Japan and the Soviet Union ally and form the Tokyo-Stalingrad pact. A failed revolution in Greece would occur in June 1940. On August 1940, Vareauxia finished the Eastern Defenses. Finally, in September 1940, the Occitans list their demands as follows


 * France shall be under the sovereignty of Occitania.
 * Calais shall be under the sovereignty of Britain.
 * Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania shall be under the sovereignty of Soviet Russia.
 * All of Iraq and Israel will be communist.
 * Vareauxia will become socialist and pay a huge sum of money.

The Worms Entente unanimously declined. On September 9, 1940, Occitania declared war on the Worms Entente beginning the Second Weltkrieg.

The Second Weltkrieg (1940-1946)
The Other Internationale countries declared war soon afterward. Even with 20% of its population in the army Occitania fell relatively easily. Occitania had fallen by October as most of its army was concentrated near Toulouse while most of Vareauxia's was in the East. Marseille fell within September 20th, and Occitania surrendered with the Pyrenees lands being occupied by the Vareauxians. The Accelerationist Lebanese fell within November 1st. The Soviets were slowly pushing into Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltics, taking Donetsk by November 1. By 1941, the map looked like so:

The Battle of the Pyrenees began once again, but this time the Vareauxian war machine managed to overpower the fledgling Spanish communes relatively quickly; thus Andorra la Vella was won within a week and the Vareauxians entered San Sebastian until they were finally stopped. Mosul, the capital of the Iraqi Socialist Republic fell and Iraq was reunified. Meanwhile, the Russian Advance was stopped in the Battle of Tallinn, in which a much smaller, more mobile Estonian force outmanuevered the Russian force and actually won the battle; the Second Battle of Chernihiv also ended in Vareauxian victory allowing them to retake the city. The Battle of San Sebastian had ended in Vareauxian victory in April 1941 allowing them full control over the Basque region. In the Eastern Front, the Battle of Smolensk was a decisive Worms Entente victory as the Russians were mostly pushed out of Ukraine, Belarus and Estonia. In Asia, the Japanese declared war on Vareauxia in June to support their Soviet allies. They quickly peaced out with the pushing Chinese, only gaining Southern Manchuria, and would begin to send troops to the European front, if not very little. In July, the British landed in Norway, nearly capturing Trondheim before Swedish and Finnish troops were able to arrive, pushing the British troops out of Scandinavia. In Iberia, the Battle of Pamplona ends in minor Worms Entente victory. However, most campaigns beyond this point would be a stalemate as the war had descended into the traditional trench warfare that the Great War had, with the exception of the Russian Front. The Battle of Luhansk in August would end in the Worms Entente winning, and the Battle of Crimea soon after would cripple Russian morale. In October, the Internationale launched the Battle of Tafalla, south of Pamplona. Initially successful taking 1/2 of the city, it quickly bogged down as the Vareauxians fortified the other half. They also had aerial superiority, but the battle would still take months to end. In November, the Battle of Rostov ends in decisive Worms Entente victory, with the Soviet government being pushed to capitulation. However, their ally Japan prevented this. The Battle of Kaluga began in December, with a minor Worms Entente victory (due to the Russian winter) and the Russian front began to bog down as well until the spring of 1942. The Battle of Tafalla ended in a pyrrhic Internationale victory, with the Vareauxians quickly taking Bilbao on New Year's. Currently, the war was relatively slow-paced compared to the First World War, but the atrocities committed by the Internationale (especially by Britain and Russia) had bumped up casualties immensely. In January 1942, the Russians launched a desperate offensive into the Ukraine but to no avail, only taking the small town of Ligovka at the expense of colossal casualties. In February, the Vareauxians launched the Battle of Veliky Luki, which ended in a stalemate although both sides took similar amounts of casualties. In March, the city of Tafalla was retaken, and the Vareauxians retook Kharkov after a 6 day battle. In Catalonia, the Battle of Figueres began, quickly ending in Internationale victory. However, the city was laid siege, and in April it had fallen to the Worms Entente. In May the Second Battle of Veliky Luki ended in a crushing Vareauxian reroute and victory, and in June Leningrad fell to the Finnish and Vareauxians with little resistance. The Vareauxians pushed out the Russians from Ukraine in July and from Belarus and Estonia in August. The Internationale state of Ecuador declared war on Peru beginning the war in South America, as the Second Brazilian Empire joined the war and later Argentina and Uruguay on the Internationale. In September the Capital of Ecuador Quito fell, and Ecuador surrendered. Chile then fell into a civil war between communists and monarchists. In October Bolivia was invaded by Argentina. In November the Tuscanian Republic declared war on the Socialists in Florence, beginning the Battle of Leghorn. The Arabs invaded Israel and Iraq on November entering the Internationale; but were quickly defeated. By December Mecca was occupied causing the Arabs to capitulate after just 1 month of fighting. Syria joined the Worms Entente after this. In January 1943 the Japanese attacked Hawaii, and the Antaganian Commonwealth declared war on the Japanese Empire, causing the Internationale to declare war 4 days later. 6 days after the attack the Commonwealth declared war on the Union of Britain and Spain, then on Portugal and the USSR, and then on Ecuador, Argentina and Uruguay. Mexico declared war on the Internationale soon after. In late January 1943 the Japanese were defeated at the Battle of Guam by the Antaganians and Mexicans. The Battle of Florence, in February, ended in Internationale victory. The Tuscanians soon capitulated in late February, as Vareauxia finally took over Barcelona in March. The Antaganians prepared to land in Portugal to dislodge the Spanish and Portuguese and then invade the Union of Britain with help from the Second Dublin Pact. In Asia, once Britain and the Soviets have surrendered, they would nuke Yamaguchi and Saga as Antagania was currently doing a nuclear program. Meanwhile, in April, the Battle of Moscow began. After a brutal 2 month long battle, Moscow fell in June although partisan fighting would continue until late August. The Soviet Capital was moved to Tyumen as the Vareauxians approached the Caucasus threatening to take Stalingrad. In August brutal fighting took place in Stalingrad, but the Soviets managed to nearly encircle Vareauxian troops until more reinforcements came through. In September, Stalingrad and Krasnodar both fell. Azerbaijan and Georgia declared independence from the USSR, and the Caucasus fell to the Worms Entente. In November, the Battle of Yaroslavl would end in decisive Worms Entente victory, but advances quiet down beyond this point. In Africa, Morocco falls to Antaganian forces during Operation Lantern, threatening the Spanish mainland. It was at this point International leader Joseph Stalin would say "The bourgeoisie will never win against us, never. The Proletarians shall gain victory over all of the ruling class, and if we must win militarily, then so be it." just after the Fall of Gorky to the Worms Entente. In December, Tarragona fell to the Vareauxians. January 1944 saw the Invasion of Portugal by the Antaganian Commonwealth. Lisbon fell after a 9 day battle, and Portugal surrendered soon after. However, it was hard to make ground in Spain, as it was mountainous. However, Spain was fighting on two fronts, and so it was under stress. The Battle of Badajoz was the beginning of the Spanish campaign on January 28, 1944. In March, La Coruna fell to the Americans. The Spanish being forced on two fronts finally causes their armies to collapse, and by May the Spanish fell. In April the Battle of Penza (Russia) began, ending in stalemate, and in June Arkhangelsk fell to Finno-East German forces. In the Pacific, the Battle of Midway had ended in a crushing Antaganian victory, and the Battle of the Northern Mariana Islands commenced. In July China and India declared war on Japan once again. In Western Europe, the Battle of Guernsey began, with Vareauxians attempting to take control of the demoralized Union of Britain's territory of Guernsey. They were victorious and now had the capacity to invade the mainland Union of Britain. In the Eastern Front, the Battle of Kazan ended in Vareauxian victory. The Russians surrendered in August 1944 after the Battle of Samara, but there were still holdouts beyond the Urals. In September 1944, Irkutsk fell to the Chinese and the Tuscanians revolted, bringing Florence under Vareauxian control. However, Vladivostok was fiercely defended by the Japanese and so they were unable to take it for now. Southern Manchuria fell to the Chinese in October. The Battle of Perm began that same month, ending in almost effortless Vareauxian victory as the Russian armies were fragmented, with the Urals being the only things stopping the Vareauxians. In November, Socialist Northwestern Italy fell to the Italian coalition of warlords. Iran also joined the war the same month to fight against the Socialist Afghans. The Socialist Afghans fell within 11 days but guerilla warfare continued until the end of the war. In December, Buenos Aires fell to Brazilian forces, but the Argentinian capital was moved to Cordoba. Bolivia was also liberated that month. In Russia, the Battle of Ashgabat ends in decisive Soviet victory, as the Iranian army was very disorganized compared to Vareauxia, India, or Antagania/America. In January 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima began ending in Antaganian victory, although it took around a month for this to happen. In Europe Operation Sea Lion was scheduled for June 1945, as the Vareauxians had finally broken up the British Navy. In February, Serbia invaded Macedonia, and Macedonia surrendered after just 2 weeks of fighting. In March, the Battle of Iwo Jima ended as the Antaganians inched closer to the Japanese mainland. The Second Dublin Pact finally joined the war after the Angolan Crisis, in which South Africa invaded Angola, which bogged down very quickly. This caused Vareauxia to reschedule the invasion for April, as naval superiority was now achieved with all 3 powers against one Britain. In April, Operation Sea Lion began, the Antaganians landing in Ireland and the Vareauxians and allies landing in Cornwall and the area around London. By Late April Dublin, Belfast and Southampton fell to the Allies. The Greater Dublin Pact landed in Scotland taking Glasgow and Edinburgh by late June while Maidstone fell to the Vareauxians. In July the Battle of London and Battle of Reading began, as the Antaganians landed in Wales taking Cardiff. Due to the immense pressure, the fall of London in August finally causes a British surrender, ending the war in Europe (other than Russia). In Africa Angola finally fell to South African forces in September. The last British resistance collapsed in October, and the Iranians took Turkmenistan after months of fighting. In November, the Battle of Okinawa began, the final battle until either A. the nuke is invented or B. Operation Downfall. In December, the Philippines declared war on Japan. In January 1946, the Battle of Pyongyang in Korea began as Chinese forces pushed south into Japanese Korea, which ended in Chinese victory in February. In February, the first nuclear bomb is also tested in Nevada. In March 1946, the Battle of Kaesong began in Korea, quickly ending in Chinese victory. The Siege of Seoul began in Late March, and the Antaganians prepared to land in Japan. In April, the Battle of Busan began, the final major battle in Korea. Seoul fell in Late April. In May, a nuclear bomb was dropped on Yamaguchi, and 9 days later, on Saga. Following this, the Japanese Empire surrendered. In June the Battle of Cordoba ended in Brazilian victory, ending the war in South America. In Late June, the Communist states in Africa capitulated after a nuclear bomb was dropped on St-Louis, a major city in the Senegalese Soviet Republic, ending the war in the world.

TREATY OF CHONGQING
In the Treaty of Chongqing, Occitania was annexed by Francia, European Russia became an ally of the Vareauxians while Siberian Russia became an ally of Antagania (with a buffer zone), Japan became Antaganian ally and Korea became an independent democracy, Macedonia is reintegrated into Serbia, Iraq reunited, Lebanon becomes democratic, and the governments of all other communist states become democratic. UK becomes a Vareauxian ally.

The First Cold War (1947-1963)
Quickly the Antaganian and Vareauxian governments started to have a distaste and suspicion towards each other. Vareauxia in 1947 proclaimed the Third Republic, a republic similar to that of the United Kingdom rather than a true republic. In 1947 Vareauxians test their first nuke, beginning the Cold War. In 1948 the Indonesian Civil War broke out, the first proxy conflict of the Cold War, where Vareauxian and Antaganian troops began fighting in the jungles of Borneo. The war was won by the Antaganians as Vareauxia could send very little troops to the actual front. In 1949 the South African War began when the Boers declared independence in Rhodesia, again being supported by both sides. This time, Vareauxia had the upper hand. By 1951 the Boers successfully gained independence. In 1950 the Saudi Emergency began, an Antaganian effort to try to get an ally on Vareauxia's doorstep. Vareauxia then invaded Saudi Arabia when the rebels were about to win, placing a democratic state in place of the past autocracy and ending the Emergency. In 1952 the Ryazan Crisis began when the Antaganians flew a spy plane over Ryazan which was shot down. However, the crisis was quickly defused as neither side wanted any prospect of nuclear war. In 1952, Antagania dropped the first hydrogen bomb, escalating tensions even further. In 1953 the Christmas War between Iraq and Arabia broke out, ending in Arab victory relatively quickly (most nations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia were loosely part of either side, and so despite both affiliating with Worms Entente war still happened). In 1953, the Rwandans invaded Tanzania, beginning the Tanzanian War. The Tanzanian War was unsurprisingly a proxy war, in which both sides competed for dominance. Later that year the Transhimalayan Pact dissolved due to conflicting interests. In 1954 the First Indochina War began in Vietnam, with China, Vareauxia (1963 on) and Siam supporting the North and Cambodia, Antagania (1962 on) and Japan supporting the South. In 1955 the Bermudan Revolution began, when Pro-Vareauxian despotist rebels took control of the government and joined the Worms Entente, alarming the Commonwealth. In 1956 the Bermudan Missile Crisis began when the Commonwealth aimed nukes at Bermuda and Vareauxia, and the opposite occurred. It quickly defused by 1957 but was still a scare. In 1958 the Antaganians devised War Plan Europa, to invade the Vareauxians in 1963 and end the regime they called "Absolute Monarchists" once and for all. In Vietnam, the Battle of Da Nang began, and the Cambodians got involved, siding with Southern Vietnam. However, Cambodia and Laos were at war, so Laos supported the Northern Vietnamese. In 1959 the Papua War began when Australia invaded the Vareauxian-aligned newly independent Papua New Guinea, causing Indonesia to get involved in support their friends. This caused a coalition of nations against them, and threatened to spark the Third World War. In 1960, it nearly happened however the situation was able to defuse before then. In 1961, the Vareauxians created the first well-known video game, Bolennes, but not much happened politically. In 1962, the Second Bermudan Missile Crisis occurred, ending in the Invasion of Bermuda and nearly World War 3. The Gulf of Tonkin incident also brung the Commonwealth into the Vietnam War. The Antaganians refused to pull out. In 1963, they declared war on Vareauxia, beginning the Phoney Weltkrieg.

The Phoney Weltkrieg (1963-1964)
Both sides began to fling nukes at each other, which killed billi-

The Antaganian and Vareauxian governments quickly signed a pact of non-nuclear proliferation to prevent any side from flinging nukes at each other. The Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Tanzanian wars had now spread into the entire planet. The Antaganians gained naval superiority almost immediately, however aerial superiority was almost impossible to obtain. The only major battle between both sides was the Battle of Bermuda, which was an Antaganian victory. In late 1963 500 Antaganian planes were shot down on a mission to the United Kingdom by anti air and Vareauxian fighters. In early 1964 Jakarta fell and Indonesia surrendered. In mid 1964, the Treaty of Providence was signed, ending the Phoney Weltkrieg before it could escalate further into a nuclear war.

The Late Cold War (1965-1993)
Proxy conflicts still continued despite the Treaty of Providence. In Vietnam, the North was winning with Vareauxian, Laotian and Chinese aid. In Tanzania, Rwanda was holding off the much larger Tanzania. In Russia, the Buffer Zone Russian Republic threatened to explode into a massive civil war. In 1966, the Russian Civil War broke out, although it was quickly put to an end as the Vareauxians and Antaganians supported the Democratic faction against the Communists and "New Fascist" movements. Eventually, the Uralic occupation zone ended and Russia gained land up to Moscow. Since Moscow was too close to the Volga State, the Russian Capital was moved to Tyumen once again. In 1967 the Chukotkan occupation ended, and Russia officially declared neutrality. In 1968 Greenland became an independent neutral state, and Somalia allied with the Antaganians. The Ethiopians formed the East African Pact as well. In 1969 the North won the Vietnam War, establishing a representative democracy. The Somalians join the East African Pact and leave the American Sphere of Influence. The Antaganians had won the Space Race, sending a man to the Moon before Vareauxia. The Malian Civil War began, being another major proxy war. In 1970 the video game "Pong" was invented in Japan. In 1971 a detente began, and relations began to heat up once again, once being cold and bitter. In 1971 the Fourth Vareauxian Republic is put in place, with the modern political parties of Progressive, Cordiale, and Social Democratic. In Mali, the Civil War ends in Vareauxian victory. The Great Sudanese War breaks out as Egypt invades Sudan. Egypt is supported by Ethiopia while Sudan is supported by India and the Antaganians. The War quickly ends in Egyptian victory, but a guerilla war would begin with Antaganian-sponsored terrorism and guerrila warfare. The War in Afghanistan would also begin, with the Vareauxian supported government vs the Antaganian supported muhajideen, along with Russian supported ultranationalist forces in the north. In 1972 Russia founds its own sphere; the Ufa Accords with Mongolia and Armenia. However, Russia remains mostly in support of the Vareauxians, although is mainly neutral except in conflicts concerning its own borders or allied borders. In 1973, Vietnam invades Cambodia. Russia, Antagania and Vareauxia all support the Vietnamese against the Khmer Rouge, and the Vietnamese succeed. The Vareauxians land a man on the Moon for their first time, 4 years later than Antagania. In 1974, a Bermudan counterrevolution occurs bringing it back to the orbit of Antagania. The revolution was actually supported by anti-nuclear Vareauxia and relations cooled down greatly. In 1975 India fell apart, causing the Indian Civil War as Islamists took control of Dhaka and Islamabad. Neither Vareauxia, nor Russia nor Antagania supported either side, but China supported the Indian government while Iran, Syria, Arabia, Iraq, and Yemen supported the Islamists. In 1976 Vareauxia supported the Indian government upon hearing news of terrorism, and Iran switched sides as well. In 1977 the Angolan Civil War broke out, with the Vareauxians supporting the Social Democrats and the Antaganians supporting the "Democrats" or really authoritarian regimes. The same year the Indian Civil War mostly came to an end but Islamist violence still continued until 2003. In 1978 the Holdri was created, the first major video game console, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Worms Entente. In 1979 the Tanzanian War finally came to an end as violence in Rwanda finally closed down and a peace agreement was made between the two sides. The Ceylon War broke out the same year, between the Tamils, Islamists, Radicals and Social Democrats. The Russians and Vareauxians supported the Social Democrats, the Indians supported the Tamils, Arabia, Iraq and Oman supported the Islamists, and the Commonwealth supported the Radicals. In 1980 the Video Game Crash happened, which threatened to shut down gaming for good. The Ivory Coast emergency would also occur, where Vareauxian allied Nigeria invaded Togo and Benin, causing Antagania to support a West African coalition. The Vareauxian side won, but in Europe the Worms Entente was beginning to show instability, as Vareauxia planned to end the Worms Entente by 1990. As a result, the Albanian Civil War broke out, which quickly ended in Vareauxian invasion, which would result in further instability in chaos. The Mozambiquan Civil War broke out later in 1980. In 1981 the City of Dunkerque became the Miami of Vareauxia, as it grew rapidly. The Capital of Vareauxia, Mestze, would finally become the most populous country in the world. Vareauxia and East Germany united to form a relatively decentralized state known as Veddauexia, which would still exist today. In 1982 a game known as Super Mario Bros revives the video game industry. The Mozambiquean Emergency ends. In 1983 Cambodia gained its independence as a weak Antaganian ally. In 1984 the Atlantic Crisis begins, the last crisis to occur between Vareauxia and Antagania. The crisis would last 1 year, and severely damage the two's improving relations, but it would resolve as intended. In 1985 computers begin to gain more popularity as time went by. In 1986 trade was reestablished between Vareauxia and Antagania, the first goods flowing between the two countries since 1947. The First Congo War would also break out as Burundi and Rwanda invade Zaire. It threatens to become a proxy war, but Vareauxia and Antagania refrain from intervening in the war. In 1986 the final major proxy war would break out in East Africa as the Ethiopian alliance would collapse and Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti and Eritrea enter into a 5-way war; the Vareauxians would support Ethiopia, the Antaganians Somalia, and the Russians Kenya. In 1987, the Middle East finally breaks free of its allegiance from the Worms Entente, beginning its collapse (barring Israel, Lebanon, Iran and Turkey), and the SNES would come out worldwide. In 1988, the Latin Drug War begins, with multiple cartels prying for control of the government in Mexico, Honduras, Colombia and Venezuela. Africa (barring Morocco) breaks free from Veddauexian influence. In 1989, Lebanon breaks free of its allegiance. In Europe, Belarus rejoins the Russian Republic, but Ukraine and the Baltics would remain independent, in fear that the Russians will try to assimilate them again. In 1990, Iran and Morocco break free from the influence of the Veddauexians, and the Worms Entente begins to freefall in influence. In 1991, Turkey, Israel, the Balkans, and Portugal break free from Worms Entente influence. The N64 is made and spread throughout the entire world. In 1992, most of Europe except for the original Worms Entente, Britain, the Scandinavians and Albania break free from the Entente. In 1993, the Worms Entente finally collapses, with the only members left being the original Worms Entente (Austria, Hungary, Poland, Vareauxia-East Germany (Veddauexia), and Francia). After 46 years, the Cold War is over. The nations celebrate and the threat of nuclear war is finally gone. The Russian Republic adds Ukraine and the Baltics to the Ufa Accords. The newly formed nations, free from the shackles of Veddauexian influence, have fledgling governments and small militaries. As a result, many civil wars in Europe break out.

European Chaos (1993-1998)
The European Chaos began when Catalonia, Basque and Galicia all declared independence from the Spanish, beginning the Second Spanish Civil War. The Fifth and Final Republic, the Republican Federation was proclaimed by Veddauexia, finally electing in the Modern Kaiser, Uhnei I, to the throne of a Westminster democracy more free than most in the world, along with Social Democrat Cali Hammarudi. In late 1993, the modern constitution was established and the Republican Federation became a neutral state. Amidst the European chaos, the Communists in Hungary did spill over into Poland but were quickly stopped by the superior Veddauexian Federation's army. The Modern Veddauexian Federation, similar to its neighbor Switzerland is a state with armed neutrality, the only differences being the immense power difference, as Veddauexia is a major power and a former superpower. In 1996 the First Prime Minister Elections were held with Cali Hammarudi winning once again. The European Chaos mostly came to an end by that point.

The Silent Peace (1998-2001)
In 1998 the Silent Peace began, as the Federation expressed major anti-Antaganian and anti-Russian sentiments, as both sides tried to vy for influence in Europe to prevent the other from succeeding in securing influence. In 1999 the Russian Republic became a despot regime known as the "Russian Federation". The Veddauexian Worms Entente remained a very powerful force in Europe despite the fall of the Greater Worms Entente. Veddauexia, despite not wanting any influence from either side, helps both sides cooperate with its advanced technologies. In 2000 the European borders looked mostly like this:

In 2001 not much occurred in Europe. However, the 9/11 Attack on New Cologne had occurred, which began the War on Terror as the Antaganians invaded Afghanistan.

The Age of Information and War on Terror (2001-2019)
In 2001 the Veddauexians condemned the Terrorists, which caused them to attempt an attack on the city of Amsterdam. Their attack failed and hundreds of terrorists were arrested in the "Great Failure of December 8, 2001". In 2002 the Xbox 360 was released worldwide, following the War on Terror many games and movies made in the era had things changed except in Veddauexia, who couldn't care less about changes to make people happy. In 2003 the Iraq War broke out as Antagania invaded Saddam's Iraq. The same year the Second Congo War broke out as Rwanda and Burundi invaded the new Democratic Republic of the Congo to overthrow its dictator. Despite some small developments economically not much changed in the World.

COVID-19 Outbreak (2019-2021)
In Wuhan, Republic of China the Coronavirus Outbreak broke out, and due to an ineffective response from the Chinese government it spread rapidly, catching the people of China off balance relatively easily. In 2020 the Outbreak spread rapidly throughout the world. The First Case in Veddauexia was reported in March 19, 2020. Following this the nation quickly closed the Worms Entente's borders. Ever since then, the Worms Entente has remained relatively scot-free of COVID-19, reporting only 60 cases in 2021. However, with the development of a vaccine and suspicions especially among the country's Christian population, things could change soon. In Early 2021 the Veddauexian Union disbanded, with East Germany agreeing to become a Veddauexian vassal state.