Kalterkrieg

The **Kalterkrieg,** also called the **Cold War** is the ongoing sociological/political turmoil that rocks our world as the two superpowers of Canada and Germany clash over the control of the world. It is characterized by the two powers engaging in devastating proxy wars and catering small nations to each other, with Latin America and the coming decolonization of Africa being major targets for. While several alliances as a whole align with one side or another, individual nations will hold different beliefs around the cold war, meaning the current state in 1948 likely will not remain so.

## Factions

### The Reichspakt

The Reichspakt wish to retain the status quo across the world, trying to retain the authority of monarchies in an attempt to prevent another Syndicalist revolution through oppressing opportunities for them. It is this what caused the Reichspakt and Entente to diverge and become rivals as their ideologies began to take the form of how they dealt with the syndicalists with the Reichspakt becoming Reactonary . The Reichspakt has a duality in charge of the alliance with Germany and Danubia, both having differing ideals about the Reichspakt. The Reichspakt also has alliances with the American Union State, the unofficial Andean pact, and the Guangzhou government due to complicated politics.

### The Entente

The Entente wishes to contain and destroy German hegemony and end the nearly 50 year long "German Era". The Entente wishes to liberalize the monarchies and to establish a new order across the globe of Constitutional Monarchies and republics across the globe. The reason why the Entente is so different than its reichspakt counterpart is due to how they reacted to the Syndicalist revolution. The Entente has had to deal with a disloyal power base while in exile, and has to try and placate the large Syndicalist populace that overthrew them, leading to them being more liberal than the Reichspakt.

### Moscow Pact

Russia despite sharing a similar goal to the Entente in containing and destroying the German Empire, wishes to remain separate from the Entente, seeing them as traitors for having worked the Germans and taking out their International allies. However Russia has essentially ravaged its own economy in order to make the gains it has and likely will be unable to recover until the late 1950s, and it's clear that Savinkov himself is running out of time.

### Asian Socialist Front

India remains the last nation on earth truly devoted to the cause of Socialism with Spain and the various Social Democrats all aligning with the Entente due to more favorable views. However India due to its massive dislike of the Entente has remained neutral overall and has decided to try and rekindle the flames of revolution across Asia. The main targets right now are China, Afghanistan, and the German colonies in Mittelafrika, as it seems that potentially Socialism could rise once again. Notably Indian Socialism has incorporated large elements of its religion into it despite the ideology usually being atheistic.

### Cairo Pact

The Cairo Pact is a large scale alliance made for the defense and economic well being of the Middle East. However deep within this is the ideals of Arab nationalism and the belief that the Cairo Pact should liberate its fellow arabs and muslims across the globe from Kazakstan to Algeria. However, Germany does not have any large populations of either in their colonial empire, meaning that the Cairo Pact aligns with the Reichspakt, despite general distain for Colonialism.

### Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Japan through military conquest has convinced the large majority of East Asia to align with it. Despite a failed campaign against the Nanjing Clique in order to support the Fengtian Clique in its war, Japan is still widely respected across the world. Japan however is going through a bit of a crisis with its ally in a prime position to overtake it if it unifies China, and the general liberalization of the world, it remains to be seen if Japan is ready to relinquish its power over the various states in S.E Asia and turn the alliance into a genuine economic and military one. Due to German and Dutch ambitions to grab back their colonies the Alliance as a whole aligns with the Entente.

### Democratic Alliance of the Caribbean (If Unofficial Kalterkrieg devs just remove it)

The Democratic Alliance of the Caribbean formed as a defensive pact against the aggressively expanding Argentina to their south and the American Union State to their north. The alliance seeks to prevent Military coups and to retain democracy, but it has its work cut out for it. Haiti seems to be another target of Socialist revolution and several nations are targets of military takeovers with Argentina sure to blame. This alliance is unstable mostly being made of Unitary States, leaving them vulnerable to the thing they're trying to prevent.

## Cities Split by the Kalterkrieg

### North America

#### Harrisburg

In the Aftermath of the Second American Civil War the borders between New England and the American Union State were drawn along the borders of the Susquehanna river witch would split the former capital of Pennsylvania into two separate cities. The Western Half while having more population is the poorer of the two and serves as the current capital of the American Union State's Westylvania. Meanwhile the Eastern half of the city has become richer underneath New Englander rule, however it serves a mostly symbolic role due to it being the old capital of the state. However this capital has now become Philadelphia in the reorganization of New England into a parliamentary democracy.

### Western Europe

#### Nantes

Nantes served as the capital for the Commune of France in its final few months and after the rush to the Loire by the Entente as southern France fell both sides arrived at Nantes and ended up dividing the city in two. The North was relatively destroyed by the fighting and like several cities in Europe it has mostly been leveled. And while similar destroyed by bombings the southern end of the city has sustained less damaged due to the French people throwing open the gates to the French Republic and not the Germans. The Island in the center has become a neutral zone between the two sides where diplomats meet and discuss wider topics of the Kalterkrieg. While the north has been officially named Nantes, the South is mostly comprised of old suburbs but is still called Nantes despite it not being officially Nantes.

#### Tours

Tours is another city that has been split by the race to the Loire with the southern end of the city (And all of the Cher) having been occupied and reincorperated wth the French Republic. While the north has been occupied by the German Empire and its puppet government. Tours is less of an extreme example compared to the city of Nantes. However the Islands in the river are still disputed. Tours faces more challenges by its split as new city halls and infrastructure need to be built on both sides of the river.

## Kalterkrieg Proxy Conflicts

Conflicts of the 1920's to 1940's where at least two or more superpowers actively supported opposing sides of the conflict.

### Pre-Second Weltkrieg Proxy Wars (1936-1940)

**Supported By:**
German Empire
German East Asia
Qing Government

**Supported By:**
Commune of France
Union of Britain
Socialist Republic of Italy

**Supported By:**
Empire of Japan
 Fengtian Government

**Supported by:**
Commune of France
Union of Britain
Socialist Republic of Italy
United Mexican States

**Supported by:**
Portugal
French Republic
Dominion of Canada

**Supported by:**
German Empire
Austrian Empire

Albania

**Supported by:**
German Empire
Austrian Empire
Kingdom of Romania
Greece

**Supported by:**
Russian State

**Supported By**Entente
Reichspakt
Third Internationale
**Supported By**Moscow Pact
Japan
Argentina

**Supported by:**
German Empire
Austrian Empire

**Supported by:**
Commune of France
Union of Britain
Socialist Republic of Italy

**Supported by:**
Dominion of Canada
French Republic
  Dominion of Canada
New England

**Supported by:**
Republic of Ireland

Khiva
Turkestan

**Supported by:**
German Empire

**Supported by:**
Commune of France
Union of Britain

**Supported by:**
Dominion of Canada
French Republic
Australasian Confederation
 Travancore
 Mysore

**Supported by:**
German Empire
Patagonian Worker's Front

**Supported by:**
Commune of France
Union of Britain