Soil Cold War

Belligerents| Soil Union* Sand Republic
* Sandy State
* Loaman Empire
* Silt Fleet

Later Stages* Redpublic
* Reddish Rebels
* Sandy Clay Commonwealth
* Sandy Clay Loam

Later Stages* Empire of Red
* Redpublic
* Loamy Sand

The Soil Cold War was a cold war between two international organizations - the Soil Union, and the League of Soils. The cold war consists of multiple smaller wars, such as the Reddish Civil War, as well as some skirmishes along the border war between the two organizations.

## Sand War

*Main Article: Sand War*

The Sand War was a large-scale war which occured from 365 to 375 ASB. It lasted around 10 years, and changed the course of the entire Soil Texture Continent. This war led to a dramatic decrease in the population of the Soil Texture Continent as a whole, making it more prone to invasion by outer continents. The war began when the Sand Republic attempted to invade the entire Soil Texture Continent, which they promptly did. The Sand Republic won the war, and the aftermath of this war was a domination of the Soil Texture Continent by Sand. The Soil Union was formed, which was a de-facto superstate branded as an international organization.

Although Anti-Sand Sentiment has been a major idea in most of the Soil Texture Continent, the war lead to further hate towards Sand peoples and the Sand nation. Many people were angered by the fact that their country was in the Soil Union, which was established partly by the Sand Republic. However, with the Soil Union Election coming, many people felt like voting for an Anti-Sand party was their duty.

## Soil Union Election

*Main Article: 391 Soil Union Election*
The Soil Union Election occured in 391 ASB. Many parties were officially registered, with the main ones being the Clay Gang, Coalition of Minority Soil Compass Parties, Compost Awareness Party, Confederation of Clay States, the Farm Party, and the lOAM Party.

Throughout the campagining process, it seemed as that the Clay Gang and the Coalition of Minority Soil Compass Parties were leading in the polls. However, the disunity within the C.M.S.C.P led many people to predict a Clay Gang victory.

Nearing the end of the election, debates were hosted. A party suddenly gained traction, and was named the "Shitpost Party". The party's name was later changed to the "Party for Peace and Prosperity". On election day, it won the entire election, with 17.2% of the popular vote. Many people felt that the party "came out of nowhere".

Uoiauai Purplius, a journalist who worked for the Clay News Association, was one of the biggest critics. Although he congratulated the PPP's victory, he was still openly skeptical of the results. Allegations were made of "fraud", with many people calling it a "rigged election".

Regardless of its reliability, Conrad Smith still became the leader of the Soil Union. This enraged various countries and the general populace even more, which paved the way for the cold war.

## Early Stages (400 to 415 ASB)

The Cold War officially began when Clayistan withdraws from the Soil Union. This decision, made by King Dervot IV, drastically rose his popularity. This happened on M4-27 of 400 ASB. On the same day, the League of Soils was established, as a balance against the Soil Union. 2 days later, the Sandy Clay Commonwealth also withdrew from the Soil Union, and applies to join the League of Soils, which they did on M6-20.

On M5-07, 401 ASB, the Maricis Massacre took place. Protestors were violently killed in the city of Maricis. This further increased tensions and made the Soil Union more unpopular. The next day, Dervot IV ordered the construction of a border wall between the Soil Union and League of Soils. The following five years of the cold war was marked by various instances of leader changes, coups, and battles.

## Later Stages (416 to 430 ASB)

The Cold War was relatively peaceful before 416 ASB, with the discovery of the Precious Metals Continent. In M3-13, a significant portion of the Clayistan navy travel north in search of the Concrete Isles. According to Clayistani texts, the Concretians are a mythical non-soil species that had abilities above that of regular Soilmen. Despite the texts likely being exxagerated or entirely fictional, the navy was still sent to find new land.

2 Months and 3 Days later, a Clayistan Naval ship returns to Clayistan claiming to have discovered new lands to the north. The new lands looked nothing like the descriptions made about the Concrete Isles, and the land seemed more like a continent than an island. Eventually it was found out that the new land is a continent, and it was named the "Precious Metals Continent". Dervot IV departs on a voyage to the continent, and takes Durieu. The war resulted in an alliance between the Red Empire and Clayistan.

The main conflict occured during the Red Civil War. Jacob Miel declares that he is the Emperor of the Red Empire, beginning the civil war, in 420 ASB. Clayistan backed the central Red Empire government, while the Soil Union backed Radical Revolutionaries and the Redpublic. Clayistan eventually made the Redpublic switch sides, and the Soil Union directly intervened by sending troops into the Red Empire.

The Red Empire won the war, and the war ended in 426 ASB. The Emirate of Loamy Sand won a war against the Union and left.

The Soil Union would collapse shortly after, in the 430 ASB's, ending the cold war.