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=== [[United States]] === | === [[United States]] === | ||
[[File:United States National Emblem.png|thumb|United States National Emblem]] | [[File:United States National Emblem.png|thumb|United States National Emblem|150x150px]] | ||
''The beating heart of the New World, and the great industrial colossus of the new age. The United States was late into the first World War, proposed the League of Nations but refused to join, and - still crawling out from the debris of the Great Depression - is hesitant to fall into the politics and conflicts of the old, decadent European powers.'' | ''The beating heart of the New World, and the great industrial colossus of the new age. The United States was late into the first World War, proposed the League of Nations but refused to join, and - still crawling out from the debris of the Great Depression - is hesitant to fall into the politics and conflicts of the old, decadent European powers.'' | ||
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This nation is non-aligned at the start of the game. | This nation is non-aligned at the start of the game. | ||
=== [[United Kingdom]] === | <code><nowiki><br /></nowiki></code> | ||
[[File:United Kingdom National Emblem.png|thumb|United Kingdom National Emblem]] | |||
===[[United Kingdom]]=== | |||
[[File:United Kingdom National Emblem.png|thumb|United Kingdom National Emblem|150x150px]] | |||
''There's no question that the first World War was hard, and neither was the aftermath easy - the British Empire saw the loss of Ireland. The Great Depression. Strikes and uncertainties and hunger.'' | ''There's no question that the first World War was hard, and neither was the aftermath easy - the British Empire saw the loss of Ireland. The Great Depression. Strikes and uncertainties and hunger.'' | ||
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This nation is part of the Allies at the start of the game. | This nation is part of the Allies at the start of the game. | ||
=== [[France]] === | ===[[France]]=== | ||
[[File:French National Emblem.png|thumb|French National Emblem]] | [[File:French National Emblem.png|thumb|French National Emblem|150x150px]] | ||
''The Third French Republic holds a colonial empire that stretches from the Caribbean to West Africa to Indochina - but the First World War and the Great Depression left deep scars at home. After years of recession and strikes and socialist governments grappling with ultra-nationalist trends at home and among her neighbors, the average French citizen probably hopped for nothing more from 1939 than peace and a return to normalcy.'' | ''The Third French Republic holds a colonial empire that stretches from the Caribbean to West Africa to Indochina - but the First World War and the Great Depression left deep scars at home. After years of recession and strikes and socialist governments grappling with ultra-nationalist trends at home and among her neighbors, the average French citizen probably hopped for nothing more from 1939 than peace and a return to normalcy.'' | ||
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This nation is part of the Allies at the start of the game. | This nation is part of the Allies at the start of the game. | ||
=== [[Germany]] === | === [[Germany]]=== | ||
[[File:German National Emblem.png|thumb|German National Emblem]] | [[File:German National Emblem.png|thumb|German National Emblem|150x150px]] | ||
''From the first World War to the humiliating Treaty of Versailles to the catastrophe of the Great Depression, the twentieth century has not been kind to Germany. In the turmoil, Adolf Hitler's National Socialist Party twisted the mechanisms of government to its own ends. The Third Reich now seeks the natural expansion it feels it was denied by its rivals, and has annexed or seized most of German-speaking Europe. It shows no signs of slowing down - and the first dark hints of its plans for the people it considers undesirable are already evident - but to the average German, this is a time of triumph and renewal.'' | ''From the first World War to the humiliating Treaty of Versailles to the catastrophe of the Great Depression, the twentieth century has not been kind to Germany. In the turmoil, Adolf Hitler's National Socialist Party twisted the mechanisms of government to its own ends. The Third Reich now seeks the natural expansion it feels it was denied by its rivals, and has annexed or seized most of German-speaking Europe. It shows no signs of slowing down - and the first dark hints of its plans for the people it considers undesirable are already evident - but to the average German, this is a time of triumph and renewal.'' | ||
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This nation is part of the Axis at the start of the game. | This nation is part of the Axis at the start of the game. | ||
===[[Italy]]=== | |||
[[File:Italian National Emblem.png|alt=Italian National Emblem|thumb|Italian National Emblem|150x150px]] | |||
=== [[Italy]] === | |||
[[File:Italian National Emblem.png|alt=Italian National Emblem|thumb|Italian National Emblem]] | |||
''Still feeling the scars of the first World War and alarmed by the rise of Soviet Communism in the east, in 1922 King Victor Emmanuele III of Italy turned control of the state over to Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party - and this sparked decades of political domination at home and conquest abroad, from the Balkans to East Africa. Now allied with Germany and Japan, Fascist Italy dreams of a new age of empires - and woe to whoever objects.'' | ''Still feeling the scars of the first World War and alarmed by the rise of Soviet Communism in the east, in 1922 King Victor Emmanuele III of Italy turned control of the state over to Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party - and this sparked decades of political domination at home and conquest abroad, from the Balkans to East Africa. Now allied with Germany and Japan, Fascist Italy dreams of a new age of empires - and woe to whoever objects.'' | ||
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This nation is non-aligned at the start of the game. | This nation is non-aligned at the start of the game. | ||
=== [[Japan]] === | ===[[Japan]]=== | ||
[[File:Japanese National Emblem.png|thumb|Japanese National Emblem]] | [[File:Japanese National Emblem.png|thumb|Japanese National Emblem|150x150px]] | ||
''A hundred years ago, the Empire of Japan was isolated and inward-looking - and then Western powers kicked in their door, and they realized they would either have to modernize or to become accustomed to subservience.'' | ''A hundred years ago, the Empire of Japan was isolated and inward-looking - and then Western powers kicked in their door, and they realized they would either have to modernize or to become accustomed to subservience.'' | ||
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This nation is non-aligned at the start of the game. | This nation is non-aligned at the start of the game. | ||
=== [[Soviet Union]] === | ===[[Soviet Union]]=== | ||
[[File:Soviet National Emblem.png|thumb|Soviet National Emblem]] | [[File:Soviet National Emblem.png|thumb|Soviet National Emblem|150x150px]] | ||
''The people of the Russian Empire ended centuries of tsarist misrule and abuse in bloody revolution - and in 1922 they set about turning that revolution into a utopia. It would be an example for all the world, and the cornerstone of a global society that would recognize the dignity of the masses and ensure equality and justice for everyone who lived in its embrace.'' | ''The people of the Russian Empire ended centuries of tsarist misrule and abuse in bloody revolution - and in 1922 they set about turning that revolution into a utopia. It would be an example for all the world, and the cornerstone of a global society that would recognize the dignity of the masses and ensure equality and justice for everyone who lived in its embrace.'' | ||
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This nation is part of the Comintern at the start of the game. | This nation is part of the Comintern at the start of the game. | ||
== Middle Powers == | ==Middle Powers== | ||
=== Netherlands === | ===Netherlands=== | ||
[[File:Dutch National Emblem.jpg|thumb|Dutch National Emblem]] | [[File:Dutch National Emblem.jpg|thumb|Dutch National Emblem]] | ||
''The Kingdom of the Netherlands tried hard to be neutral in the first World War, and at the start of the second they are a voice of diplomacy and moderation in a world with very little time for either. At the same time, they hope they have created defensive lines that can see through the war - safe in Fortress Holland.'' | ''The Kingdom of the Netherlands tried hard to be neutral in the first World War, and at the start of the second they are a voice of diplomacy and moderation in a world with very little time for either. At the same time, they hope they have created defensive lines that can see through the war - safe in Fortress Holland.'' | ||
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|[[De Ruyter]] | |[[De Ruyter]] | ||
|CL | | CL | ||
|Yes (Kickstarter only) | |Yes (Kickstarter only) | ||
|Kickstarter exclusive | |Kickstarter exclusive | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== Poland === | ===Poland=== | ||
[[File:Polish National Emblem.jpg|thumb|Polish National Emblem]] | [[File:Polish National Emblem.jpg|thumb|Polish National Emblem]] | ||
''Some will tell you that Poland ended as the war began. THe Second Polish Republic was only born in 1918, and its borders and territories were contested right from the start - in just a couple of decades, Polandfaced Soviet invasion, presidential assassination, military coup, and mounting internal political instability. Then the Germans invaded, and that seemed to be that.'' | ''Some will tell you that Poland ended as the war began. THe Second Polish Republic was only born in 1918, and its borders and territories were contested right from the start - in just a couple of decades, Polandfaced Soviet invasion, presidential assassination, military coup, and mounting internal political instability. Then the Germans invaded, and that seemed to be that.'' | ||
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{| class="fandom-table" | {| class="fandom-table" | ||
|+Belle of Nation | |+Belle of Nation | ||
!Ship name | ! Ship name | ||
!Category | !Category | ||
!Starting ship | !Starting ship | ||
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|} | |} | ||
=== Spain === | ===Spain=== | ||
[[File:Spanish National Emblem.jpg|thumb|Spanish National Emblem]] | [[File:Spanish National Emblem.jpg|thumb|Spanish National Emblem]] | ||
''The Spanish Civil War ran from 1936 to the first of April 1939 and saw half a million deaths. The winning side was that of "Spanish Catholic authoritarianism." by way if General Francisco Franco and the FET y de las JONS - nominally neutral, but modeled on Italy's Fascists and conspicuously friendly with Hitler's Germany.'' | ''The Spanish Civil War ran from 1936 to the first of April 1939 and saw half a million deaths. The winning side was that of "Spanish Catholic authoritarianism." by way if General Francisco Franco and the FET y de las JONS - nominally neutral, but modeled on Italy's Fascists and conspicuously friendly with Hitler's Germany.'' | ||
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=== Turkey === | ===Turkey=== | ||
[[File:Turkish National Emblem.jpg|thumb|Turkish National Emblem]] | [[File:Turkish National Emblem.jpg|thumb|Turkish National Emblem]] | ||
''The Ottoman Empire was swallowed whole by Western powers at the end of the first World War; modern Turkey was born from the War of Independence that ran from 1919 to 1923. The founders of the reborn Turkish state learned from their rivals - and in less than twenty years, they made a strong, stable home for themselves out of rubble of the old.'' | ''The Ottoman Empire was swallowed whole by Western powers at the end of the first World War; modern Turkey was born from the War of Independence that ran from 1919 to 1923. The founders of the reborn Turkish state learned from their rivals - and in less than twenty years, they made a strong, stable home for themselves out of rubble of the old.'' | ||