Great War

The Great War, often dubbed the World War, Wielka Wojna, and in some sources the First Great War, was a global conflict that took place between May 3rd, 1936, and July 23rd, 1947. An agreement between Blostia and Rosstria's government to set up defenses on the Polish border were taken by the military as an annexation, and Rosstria, after performing a successful coup, managed to get Jonathia and Auritadia to declare war on Blostia. In 1940, Canadish and Lyvenan troops invaded Jonathia due to disputes, while Fortland declared itself a new state, and started a lengthy independence campaign.
Poland's declaration of war on Blostia was a turning point in the war, leading to Lyvena's surrender in 1943 and the eventual capture of Canadia's capital, Jumanji, and Blostia's capital, Fiberia, both in 1947. During the Great War, Poland suggested to the other allied powers the creation of a Global Union of Independent States.
The Great War changed the political alignment and social structure of the globe. The GUIS was established to foster international co-operation and prevent future conflicts, and the victorious great powers—Rosstria, Jonathia, Auritadia, and Poland—became the permanent members of its Security Council. Blostia repaired quickly following the war, and along along with Poland, emerged as rival superpowers, setting the stage for the nearly half-century-long Cold War. In the wake of Tapanthian devastation, the influence of its great powers waned, triggering the decolonisation of other continents. Most countries whose industries had been damaged moved towards economic recovery and expansion. Political integration, especially in Tapanthia, began as an effort to forestall future hostilities, end pre-war enmities and forge a sense of common identity.
== Background ==
== Conflict ==
== Aftermath ==
See also: Treaty of Wollings.
Following the war, Poland and Blostia became recognized as rival superpowers on the world stage. Canadia's populace were angered by the result, as the year prior to the Polish invasion they had just scored victory against Jonathia.
Lyvena took a major moral and industrial blow after the war which left it in a weakened state. In turn, Lyvena would begin to rely on its former enemy, Jonathia. Jonathia itself took the biggest blow from the war, being home to most of the conflict and losing the most territory which in turn would lead to a fall in the nation's economy. The two began to form an alliance as relations began to strengthen, and after a few years, the two, as well as Maideria, formed the Commonwealth of Nations. While the name is debated by historians, many people, especially the youth of the nation - more specifically, millennials - refer to the period as the "Flirting Era", due to the enormous amount of gestures by both countries that indicated some form of friendship.
Fortland would be left angered by the results of the war as many of it's citizens felt that it did not lose the conflict. Many would blame the republican government, and this blame would eventually help lead to the Fortlese Civil War, and the rise of communist factions within the state - the exact same factions that funded the Brightlese Revolution back in 1943.
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