South Africa

Flag of South Africa

**South Africa** Officially the **Union of South Africa** is the last vestiges of the British Empire on the African continent. South Africa is part of the British Monarchy and thus is a Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy, but it is effectively a Unitary Parliamentary Republic, it is ruled by the house of windsor. South Africa fought in the Second Weltkrieg as mostly a large refueling spot for the Entente vessels heading in from Australasia but also as a garrison force in the French Republic's colonies in Africa to prevent revolt. The Union of South Africa was formed after the Second Boer War in 1910 only a few years before the First Weltkreig. South Africa did not gain much from the Second Weltkrieg as it was far away from the frontlines, however South Africa has gained a level of security from Canada's development of Nuclear weaponry. South Africa of course is part of the Entente and what was once a relatively unguarded border with Mittleafrika has now become one of the most heavily guarded borders in the world,

## History

South Africa in 1936 had recovered from the economic hit of the Great Depression and was getting ready for a new round of elections. However the economy would once again get hit by the advent of the Black Monday Crisis witch would tank the economy again and would force the government underneath Smuts to work on trying to correct it. However this would come with some difficulty as the possibility of socialist revolution nearly became a threat to the stability of the region. However the government was able to weather this storm, but a new one was brewing with the elections coming up in 1938. The National party would try and merge with the ruling party however the Labor party held more influence and was generally more popular leading the Social Conservative party to merge with the Liberals instead of reactionaries. The Nationals would then have their leader Hertzog die and would see the rise of Malan who would advocate for complete control over the state and separation from the Entente while the ruling Smuts wished to remain in the Entente. However after the elections were held in 1938 the ruling party would maintain its power and would begin looking at its situation at home. Like most nations in the Entente the Union was in the situation of needing to get the support of its populace if it wished to survive. Instead of oppression like most of the Reichspakt would do the Entente were forced into a corner given that they were not ruling over their own people. Thus the Entente would liberalize and the same would happen with South Africa. The Colored Enfranchisement act would be passed after the Asiatic Enfranchisement Act solidifying the control of the Social Liberals over the SAP and causing the collapse of the National wing entirely, both after considerable amounts of negotiations. After all of this South Africa was finally stable underneath a Supermajority and it would spend the next few years stabilizing like most of the Entente. However the Second Weltkrieg did effect South Africa significantly with the cut off of trade with Europe and North America. South Africa would end up mostly trading with Brazil, Australasia, and Mittelafrika. With the entry of the Entente in 1943 and the victory of the SAP in 1943 after another landslide victory the people of South Africa were more united than ever. South African soldiers throughout the Second Weltkrieg did not see much action but rather were sent to the French Republic incase of landings from the Third Internationale. And also to keep tensions low with the native populations who were more comfortable with the mostly desegregated units of the South African Military. This isn't to say they saw no action however and they would play a pivotal role in the securing of Yorkshire during the ***Homecoming.*** With the end of the war earlier this year South Africa returns to its internal politics with a new election coming. And this election will be an interesting one with the rise of a new Social Democratic party gaining a lot of popularity witch threatens to end the nearly 2 decade long Smuts Administration. And also with tensions rising between the Reichspakt and the Entente, South Africa is looking into an uncertain future as the tides of history have yet to make their decision in the new Kalterkrieg.

## Military

South Africa's military is around the size you would normally expect from a nation of its size. Its army is not geared towards open frontal conflict but rather has been mostly made for keeping locals happy and for garrisoning land. This became very useful during the Second Weltkrieg in keeping the French Republic stable. South Africa's navy is mostly old Entente vessels that have been given the country as they became obsolete during the war. This gives South Africa a substantial but outdated military. South Africa also shares a large Air Force witch has a similar origin as the navy. South Africa also provides a prime location for Nuclear testing for Canada as Canada's Arctic islands are too difficult to make infrastructure on and Australasia is too far away.