Halson Republic

The Halson Republic (originally Halson Democratic Republic) is a Communist Country on the Laneagre Isles of the Zenish Isles Subcontinent.

## Description

It borders South Laneagre and takes up the northern half of Laneagre. Its capital is Harston and its largest cities are Lone Oak, Riverdale, and Alexia. Riverdale has the most industries and is home to NationRail, while Lone Oak has the most population density, Alexia has the lowest poverty rates, and is home to some of the richest people in the country.

## History

### Founding

Laneagre was full of tribes until 1498 when the Zenish arrived and conquered Laneagre, They built temples and cities but in 1556, the people started growing in anger as the living conditions were terrible and supplies were low. The harsh enforcement of religion and laws was also seen as extreme, and so in 1558 the Halson Revolutionary War began. It was a bloody war which lasted until 1589, when **Halson** won the war and gained independence. In the early 1600s, the Spanish discovered the Zenish and the Halsonians but in 1664, Britain attempted an invasion for the Zenish cotton that was there however, it failed. In the late 1700s, Bungleberry Corporation was formed and began operations in the agriculture trade. Bungleberry Corp continued to help the **Halson Republic** expand into the 1800s with a change of government happening in 1878, with the Halson Republic becoming the Halson Democratic Republic.

### WW1

When the first world war broke out, the Halson Republic thought of joining the Central Powers in order to get payback on the anti-Halsonian culture of the Zena Republic. However, the plan backfired when the Americans intercepted the message of a alliance proposal between Halson and Germany, which happened 2 days before the Zimmerman Telegram. All this lead up to Halson backing down, while the Zenish and Americans stepped into the first world war.

### Internal Conflict & Revolution

During WW2 the **Halson Republic** was in a critical state, as southern rebels began to form after the government thought of joining the Axis Powers, this started the Halson Civil War which lead to the South Laneagre Revolution and the Communist Reformation in the **Halson Democratic Republic**. The war ended in a stalemate between the Rebels and Halson, it also lead to the splitting of South Grafton, and the construction of the Laneagre Wall.

### Zenish-Halson War

In 1947, Halson sent spies into the Soviet Union in order to extract the top Nazi Scientist in Operation BlueBird in order to develop their own advanced weapons technology. The operation was a success. In 1983 the Zenish got into another conflict with Halson known as the Zenish-Halson War, which America joined in to fight out the communist government. During the war, the Soviet Union sent food to Halson since they were experiencing a famine. Thanks to Operation Bluebird, the Halson Republic was using the top Nazi scientist that they had to make a bunch of their own Wunderwaffes, and use them in the war.

### Ending of the War & Current Status

The Zenish-Halson War ended in 1990 with a Zenish victory and so, Halson’s communist government was abolished, the Halson Republic kept its name, and is today slowly becoming more developed. The Halson Republic is considered as a second world country.

## Government

The Halson Republic is a communist country.