The Sesame War - Part 4 (The End)

     Welcome back to the Sesame War! Well, the war has already ended, but this is the aftermath. Let's see how the new nations of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia dealt with the neo-Sesames. 

    In Bohemia, the Friends of Abby party currently holds the chancellor, Frank Arthur. Now, he actually negotiated in 2021 about reunification with Moravia. But the Treaty of Prague that divided Bohemia-Moravia in 1963 said that Bohemia and Moravia "shall never reunite to prevent Sesame Street's return." The name of Arthur's party explicitly states that they are friends of Abby Cadabby. (Yes, I have been spelling her name wrong the whole time. Haha!) But the treaty had already been signed. So the president of Moravia, Evan King, rejected the offer. 

    However, despite Moravia having an anti-Sesame president, the senate of Moravia has never had an election where their two neo-Sesame parties, Super Sesame and Cadabby Group, were absent. Moreover, they're in an alliance with several other neo-Sesame parties in Bohemia and Slovakia that look to restore Czechoslovak imperialism. So neo-Sesamism is also well alive in Moravia. 

    But the neo-Sesame party in Slovakia is a rather small one. It's called the Sesamist Front, and it only has about 5,000 members. So despite being in an alliance with Super Sesame, Cadabby Group, and a few Bohemian parties, they do not pose a big threat to the Slovak government. 

    Now, the big problems are the US and the former Soviet states. (Let's assume that the USSR still collapsed in this timeline.) The Soviets actually had many pro-imperialist separatists in Ukraine, Belarus, and western Russia. They declared independence from the USSR and became puppet states of Czechoslovakia. Today, the Belarusian Empire Movement (previously known as the Byelorussian Empire Movement), the successor of Belarus' pro-Sesame party, is the fourth biggest Belarusian party. (It is basically the same party, actually.)

    As for America, they have a big problem too. The Nationalist Party was founded by Czechoslovak exiles to the USA. Most people would call it the successor of the Sesame Party. They actually paid pro-Sesame Bohemians, Moravians, and Slovaks to start their parties. They're basically the reason why the previously mentioned neo-Sesames exist. 

    The other Warsaw Pact countries didn't have that big of a problem, however. The only country there that has a neo-Sesame party is Bulgaria, which has the Bulgarian National Front. (Romania also had one, but it lasted only 11 years, dissolving in 1998.)

    Okay. So, this is probably the end of the Sesame War series, but I might do a Season 2. That's unlikely, though. In the meantime, watch out for more!

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Historical Facts: The 1867 Compromise and the Austro-Hungarian Empire

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     Okay. I think I gave you the end before the beginning, because this is about the rise of Austria-Hungary. If you didn't read the last article , that's on the fall of Austria-Hungary. But, I didn't know I would post on this. So, let's go!     Let's look at Austria in 1867. The previous year, they lost a war to Prussia and Italy. After Prussia defeated Austria, the other German states dependent on Austria had an uncertain future. (This would be resolved after the Franco-Prussian War.) But Austria also had an uncertain future. After losing wars, you would generally have a bad economy. Austria was no exception. And Austria already had many ethnicities in their empire. As I said in the last article, Austria had many minorities. In fact, I'll list just some of the most significant minorities in the Austrian Empire: Czechs Slovaks Poles Ukrainians Romanians Hungarians Serbs Croats Slovenes Italians     If this doesn't sound too complicated to you, think ...
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The Ager Centralis Enotitae and Pecunia - Enotitan Finance Guide

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The first ever bill issued by the Ager Centralis. This bill is for one Pecunia.      Almost every country has a currency. You have the dollar, peso, euro, pound, and much more. However, we did not have a currency. This is bad, because the economy is very vital to every country. That's why we established the Ager Centralis Enotitae (Latin for Enotitan Central Bank). From now on, Enotitans can use the Pecunia, our new currency.      To start, open an account at any branch of the Ager Centralis. (Currently, there are only branches in Olsen, the main state.) Present the teller any valid Enotitan government ID. Following that, give the teller any bill from any currency. After around 10 minutes, it will be converted and transformed into a Pecunia for the initial deposit.      You can use the card in Enotitan shops. You can buy souvenirs, food, or even use it to receive salary. (Enotitan companies besides government agencies do not exist at the mome...
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Historical Facts: American and Japanese Rule in the Philippines

     This was based on Reader's Digest: The Story of the Filipino People - Parts 6 and 7 ( Under the Stars and Stripes  and The Japanese Occupation ) by Milagros C. Guerrero and Ricardo T. Jose.      Now that I think about it, I would call the Spanish occupation "the first storm," the American occupation "the second storm," and the Japanese occupation "the third storm." The "between the storm" parts would be 1898 - 1901 and 1935 - 1941.  Part 1 - The Second Storm (1901 - 1935)     After the Philippine-American War, the United States turned the Philippines into a colony. They gained it in the Treaty of Paris along with Puerto Rico, Cuba, and some other islands. The Americans needed to keep it away from Spain, France, and Germany.      Under Spanish rule, the Filipinos were taught Catholicism. But the Americans were mainly Methodist (a sect of Protestantism). American missionaries were sent to the Philippines, although most ...
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