Paramilitary organizations begin to patrol the streets, and clashes begin to become more common. In Italy, the economy begins to suffer as well, although Italy was victorious in the Great War they still suffered a great number of casualties fighting the Austrians trying to take back their long lost lands. Despite what the media says, the economy begins to suffer and an economic crisis is imminent. The Empire of Japan, with its new territory in the Pacific taken from the former German Empire, celebrates, with Japanese media declaring a successful victory against the enemy. This sudden international embarrassment eventually leads to a man by the name Mustafa Kemal Atatürk to overthrow the sultan and create a republic, and launches the Turkish war of independence against the allies. Although Britain, France, and Italy don’t do well establishing their respective occupation zones. The Treaty of Sèvres is signed today, officially ending the Ottoman Empire, and partitioning Turkey among the Entente. In the Middle East, the Hashemite Kingdom of Syria declares its independence, and stakes its claim to the entire region of Greater Syria, it is not recognized by either France or Great Britain. Though the British have seen significant advances in Northern Ireland over the approximate one year the war has been going, Irish nationalism is still high and the republic stands tall. The Irish Revolutionary Republic continues its grueling war of independence against British rule. Having triumphed over Germany, the French Republic exploits its new territory, Alsace-Lorraine, and its influence over a League of Nations mandate called the Saar Basin, eating up its vast resources. Unlike Germany, France celebrates its victory in the Great War. Germany, which is still reeling over the devastating defeat, holds federal elections this year, in which Hermann Müller of the Social Democrat Party is elected Chancellor of Germany, and begins to take leadership of an exhausted and defeated nation. The former-Entente nations now stand victorious over the battered Central Powers. Three empires have been dismantled in favor of smaller successor states. The Nations of Europe are devastated after the end of the Great War. This first turn will be longer to give everyone a chance to post. And the game has begun! Feel free to sign up and post at any time.
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