970s - 990s

## Post-War Recovery

Two world wars in every twenty years of the 9th century left most of the world in shambles. The collapse of the Belereskian Socialist Union saw it's republics barely redraw their borders and slowly begin to redevelop their economies. Countries like Kulachia, Uzbroskia, and Arendeska suffered the most. The wreck which was the Brikanian Empire was not doing good either, after it's destruction, Brikania reorganized into the Brikanian Confederated States, and then eventually into the United Federation of Brikania, or just simply the United Federation.

## Struggling to Repair Oreica

The new world after the Second World War saw the formation of multiple new nations in Northern Oreica. To name them in order, the two primary ones were Arendeska, and the Republic of Kulachia. Uzbroskia and Snezhgovia also remained but did not play large roles in the post-war world.

## The Ardenski-Kulachian War

Then, in 972, Kulachia declared war on Arendeska. A border conflict in the west of Arendeska with Kulachia, brought the two already unstable nations into yet another bloody war. It lasted for a total of 6 years, and brought the majority of Arendeska's western border to rubble. Eventually peace was signed on the 7th of December in 978, by the leaders of both countries. Although the war was both brutal and costly, it brought massive developments in military technology to both sides.

## Peace After War

The 80s were quite a peaceful time for the most part. No major conflicts arose, but a constant tension with Kulachia always persisted. Though one troubling fact was brought to light. The United Federation of Brikania had several internal issues, but the biggest one by far was the fact that a certain ultra-nationalist cell continued to attempt to breach it's way into government. Eventually, a man by the name of Konig Elias, committed a massacre of the UFB Parliament, and instated himself as the Democratic Leader of the newly formed Free United Federation of Brikania. At the same time, Arendeska and Snezhgovia were brought closer and closer together, eventually creating the Greater Arendeskan People's Republic, a unitary state between Snezhgovia and Arendeska. A nation which will last for the next two decades, and eventually transform into the Greater Arendeskan Confederacy, and then into the Union of Commissariatic Socialist Republics.

## The Dead Dog Comes Back To Life

After the creation of the Free United Federation, Brikania began to militarize, again. This time the world knew what would happen, the nations of Oreica knew that if Brikania was allowed to industrialize, it would grow to such a size as would be unstoppable. So on June 19th, 987, they saw their chance. The Free United Federation managed to get a hold of a small chunk of land which separated South Kulachia from North Kulachia. After numerous attempts to return the land peacefully, all diplomatic options were exhausted, and a declaration of war was announced on Brikania.

## The Third World War

Brikania could not be allowed to continue it's reign over south Oreica, all resources from the tri-national alliance were put forward to eliminate the threat. The newly formed nation of Valead, (a country that separated from the BSU in 967) brought hundreds of thousands of troops to fight Brikania.

The eventual defeat of Brikania was inevitable, it simply did not have enough time to militarize itself to it's full potential. So it lied in ruins, as Valeadeans, Kulachians and Arendeskans planted their flags in the capital, of New Brikbridge.