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This is the new thread for the Bergenstein Civil War, replacing the old one, which will be largely retconned. The old thread should be locked
After the Great Adonian War, the economy had been all but run dry. As the modern age dawned and the world changed, Bergenstein’s economy began to suffer. In the year 1978, a nationwide program aimed at revitalization of the various states' navies was begun, further damaging the fragile economy. This culminated in a major financial crash in 1983, sending ripples throughout the nation. Nationwide protests sprung up all over the country. The government responded by brutally cracking down on the leaders of the protests (who have not been seen since then), providing a quick end to the demonstrations.
Since then, the government has continually and repeatedly lied about the dire state that the economy was in. Support for the old system remained strong in many areas, the denizens of those locations believing it to improve their local identity; people who did manage to challenge the government were manipulated through a mix of propaganda and other means.
When foreign powers started to notice how improbable it was that the national financial system was working, a small group of men started to gather information on the truth of the economy. With the possession of this knowledge (and the fact that investments in Bergenstein had been rapidly slowing), they realized that a total economic crash was imminent.
When the crash happened, the militaries of the states quickly started to prepare for a possible revolution, and street protests both for and against the old system began to break out. King Charles of the Imperial Federal Kingdom decided to make a state visit to Bergenstein in his official capacity as the Margrave of Miensburg, in an attempt to stop the inevitable. They soon turned violent and transformed into riots, clashing with each other on regular occasions. When the police intervened, they were always instructed to not harm the Traditionalist rioters. When a number of Modernist rioters were arrested and found guilty of protesting against the government's cause they were sentenced to public execution by guillotine.
When Charles attempted to stop the executions, he was quickly arrested in a coup d’état and his younger brother, who had come to visit the country with him, was placed as Margrave in his stead by the leaders of the coup. The following day, the executions of over 160 Modernist political prisoners began, precipitating the breakout of a full scale civil war across the country.
After the Great Adonian War, the economy had been all but run dry. As the modern age dawned and the world changed, Bergenstein’s economy began to suffer. In the year 1978, a nationwide program aimed at revitalization of the various states' navies was begun, further damaging the fragile economy. This culminated in a major financial crash in 1983, sending ripples throughout the nation. Nationwide protests sprung up all over the country. The government responded by brutally cracking down on the leaders of the protests (who have not been seen since then), providing a quick end to the demonstrations.
Since then, the government has continually and repeatedly lied about the dire state that the economy was in. Support for the old system remained strong in many areas, the denizens of those locations believing it to improve their local identity; people who did manage to challenge the government were manipulated through a mix of propaganda and other means.
When foreign powers started to notice how improbable it was that the national financial system was working, a small group of men started to gather information on the truth of the economy. With the possession of this knowledge (and the fact that investments in Bergenstein had been rapidly slowing), they realized that a total economic crash was imminent.
When the crash happened, the militaries of the states quickly started to prepare for a possible revolution, and street protests both for and against the old system began to break out. King Charles of the Imperial Federal Kingdom decided to make a state visit to Bergenstein in his official capacity as the Margrave of Miensburg, in an attempt to stop the inevitable. They soon turned violent and transformed into riots, clashing with each other on regular occasions. When the police intervened, they were always instructed to not harm the Traditionalist rioters. When a number of Modernist rioters were arrested and found guilty of protesting against the government's cause they were sentenced to public execution by guillotine.
When Charles attempted to stop the executions, he was quickly arrested in a coup d’état and his younger brother, who had come to visit the country with him, was placed as Margrave in his stead by the leaders of the coup. The following day, the executions of over 160 Modernist political prisoners began, precipitating the breakout of a full scale civil war across the country.
