New Pretannia

*This article is entirely in-character. For the citizen, see Jakkonia.*

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The Republic of **New Pretannia** was formed in 1838 after a revolution against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the tenure of the Opium Wars. Currently the nation is border to its south by Cymiopolis, to its north by the Incan Empire and Brazil, and to its east by Parva Domus. The Nation currently stands as a Parliamentary Unitary Republic with its current Head of both State and Government being Prime Minister **Anna Rose West**. The nation itself is one of many "Pre-War" Nationstates to have survived the onslaught of the Third World War and is currently aligned with Cymiopolis and other American based nations in the Panamero Zone.

## Pre-Role Play History

The Nation of New Pretannia was formed initially as a Colony of Great Britain after the River Plate Invasion in 1806 and 1807. This would quickly be followed by a exodus of former Spanish residents of the area, formerly under the control of the Rio de la Plata Colonial Government, and an influx of Scots, Irish, and Englishmen to the colony. Cities such as Buenos Aires were renamed to English sounding names such as Ashburg, Valora, New Oxford, and more. However, even at the beginning of the nation's history came terrible relations with the local remaining Amerindian populations, many who had already been used to the presence of the Spanish, now having to get used to a whole new European Power controlling the lands once theirs.

The Colony would declare Independence in 1838, using the fact that Britain was distracted by the Opium Wars as an advantage for the pro-republican leaning colonists. This would come after almost a decade of Harsh Treatment by Britain against the colony in an attempt to quell any attempts at rebellion as they had dealt with in the United States of America. This however would only lead to more anger among the people and with the British distracted the nation made its move, being quickly recognized by the United States as an independent power under President Martin Van Buren. Former Colonial Governor, and pro-independence stalwart, Connor Quincy, would be declared the first official Prime Minister of the Republic of New Pretannia.

The remainder of the 1800's would be rather peaceful until the outbreak of the Patagonian War in 1870 where Pretannia and Cymiopolis would partition the former nation of Chile between the two nationstates. This would come to form an alliance between the two nations that has lasted for almost four centuries now. After the war would come a period of intense immigration from Europe from the late 1880's to the early 1900's. This would however stop with the outbreak of the First World War where Pretannia would side with their former colonizers, the United Kingdom, against the German War Machine. Though officially stating their neutrality, the nation would send medical supplies and arms to the British who were much in need during the war effort. The war would end in a victory for the Entente in 1918. The post-war period was a relatively stable economic period for the nation, many beginning to rise up the ranks of society as business started to prosper across the nation. However after the collapse of the New York Stock Market in America, there was a massive effect across the globe, throwing the Pretannian Economy into Depression. This would lead to the rise of a new more Progressive Mindset in many Pretannians who demanded that the Government take their suffering seriously, throwing out the Unionist and Conservative Parties who had dominated the nation for decades in a two party state in favor of the Progressive Party. The Progressive Party would pass through massive changes that many in Pretannia still take advantage of to this day, taking much influence from the Roosevelt Administration in America, and ensuring Social Security and instituting public works projects to give jobs to those in need. This would help the nation rise above the economic depression it was facing and by 1938 Prime Minister Pierce declared that the Nation was now *"Free of Woe and Hardship at last."*

Within a year of this however would come the outbreak of the Second World War, Pretannia this time contemplating its options and ultimately deciding to join the Allied Powers to fight the Nazi War Machine to their East and the Japanese Empire to their West. The war would not see very much Pretannian Involvement compared to other powers however Pretannia did contribute volunteers to the war effort on both fronts, an approximated 230,000 men total. By 1945 it was clear the allies would see victory though not without a massive split between the United States and the Soviet Union, laying the ground work for the Cold War. The Pretannian Government, despite its more Progressive Administration, sided heavily with the United States, despising Soviet Marxism and the tyranny many thought it would bring.

The nation would remain with the United States until the late 1980's however due to tensions between President Reagan and Prime Minister Nelson. This would come after Pretannia had finished the First Amerindian Guerilla War, otherwise known as the First Incan-Pretannian War, and would see a Pretannian populace tired of being perceived as weak by others in the world. It was discovered that the Reagan Administration, with the help of the Central Intelligence Agency, tried to influence the results of the 1988 Parliamentary Elections to secure a win for his main rival, Will Berkley, from the Unionist Party. This would lead to strong condemnation from the Pretannian Government and a forced shutdown of the American Embassy in Pretinnius in 1989. The Government of the United Kingdom, which had once been in support of Reagan against Nelson, backed way from Reagan's Government on the issue in its final year due to the crisis they had caused. US-Pretannian Relations would not normalize again until the rise of the Christian Democratic Party and their blowout win in 1994 due to dissatisfaction with Nelsons planned successor and the candidate from the Unionist Coalition. President Clinton and Prime Minister Kirkland met at Camp David and would agree to begin the process of reestablishing normalized relations between the two nations. The remainder of the 20th Century was extremely peaceful. However, this peace was quickly interrupted in the 21st Century by the attack on the Twin Towers in New York, prompting Pretannia to fully back the United States against Terrorism across the world. By 2010 however the people had grown tired of foreign wars leading to nothing and would demand that the Government pull out, however the Christian Democrats refused to do so, almost leading to their defeat in the 2012 Parliamentary Elections. By 2015 however the nation had begun to commit to pulling men out of the Middle East and bringing them back home.

With increased tensions between the United States and the Peoples Republic of China came worries of a possible Third World War among many within the Pretannian Government. These fears would lead to the approval of the New Day Project by Prime Minister DuMont in 2019. Their fears would however be proven correct in 2035, when war was officially declared between the three major powers of the planet. Pretannia declared immediate neutrality in the conflict though even without Nuclear Weapons falling there was still fallout spreading throughout the atmosphere, forcing Pretannian Government officials with as many citizens as they could to head underground. The New Day Government had also officially declared its supremacy over Pretannia during this time, throwing the nation into a Military State. Over the next two decades the nation would once more come up from the ground and begin to spread itself across its former lands, dealing with those who had tried to form new nations within its territory rather quickly, however this also led to the brutal repression of the Amerindian Movement in the Northwest of the country, leading to brewing tensions between the Pretannian and Amerindian Peoples.