Germany

Germany (DE: Deutschland or die deutsche konföderierte Republik) is the name of a confederated nation in central Europe, which remains in the 24th century one of the strongest republics in Europe, and the origin for a number of colony worlds' populations.

Timeline

 * 1871: German Empire formed after France is defeated, a maneuver by Bismarck to spur nationalist feelings amongst the various German nations
 * 1878: Kaiser Wilhelm I is assassinated, with Frederick III being crowned emperor shortly afterward. Frederick maneuvers Germany towards the UK and towards colonization, having seen the split of the US into two nations, and believing that focusing externally can give Germans an outlet for their industry and energy.
 * 1912: France's Napoleon IV declares war on Germany as an ally of Austria-Hungary, which declared war on Serbia, a French and Russian ally.
 * 1917: Germany, an ally of the UK, US, and CS, wins the first World War, and gains reparations from the French, but no land exchanges. French promises of a Polish corridor fail to occur. Germany gains several French colonies and its victorious troops are encouraged to colonize to seek out a new adventure or to seek a peaceful life.
 * 1926: Schleswig Plebiscite results in a portion of North Schleswig transferring to Denmark, easing tensions between the two nations and resulting in a net positive trade deal to be made. A Polish Plebiscite is pushed by Poland, France, and several other nations, which Germany vetoes and blocks until 1931, when it leaves the League of Nations.
 * 1929: US Depression hits in Germany with a dry up of American credit.
 * 1933: Germany's economy recovers largely due to government investment, relaxation of tax and regulation laws, and an improved Confederate economy, while the US languishes due to FDR's policies.
 * 1939: France and Poland declare war on Germany and invade in a 'blitzkrieg' as German newspapers call it
 * 1940: much of Germany is occupied and a puppet government led by Hermann Göring took control of the remainder of Germany, while its remaining royal families fled to England. A German Resistance, the Rebellen or Buschländer, forms to harass French and Polish
 * 1945: France and Poland capitulate, and Germany's government is restored with allied assistance. A few small land additions are made, including Briey, Belfort, land north of the Saille River, the western half of Kalisch, and a few other river-divided areas in the east.
 * 1946-47: German Revolution occurs where Germans revolt over the royal family, and institute a new constitutional parliamentary republic, where the royal family abdicates and a new German President is elected on the model of the Confederate States, and Prussia itself is broken up and some of the smaller states are absorbed into the larger ones.
 * 2070: Germany claims a planetary system as 'New Prussia' and begins colonizing the planet.

City States

 * Berlin
 * Bremen
 * Hamburg
 * Lübeck

Land States

 * Alsace-Lorraine
 * Baden
 * Bavaria
 * Brandenburg
 * East Prussia
 * Hanover
 * Hessen
 * Mecklenburg
 * Pomerania
 * Posen
 * Rhineland
 * Saxony
 * Saxony-Anhalt
 * Schleswig-Holstein
 * Silesia
 * Thuringia
 * West Prussia
 * Westphalia
 * Württemberg