Mario's Empire - Part 1

     Sorry for delaying "Mario's Empire!" Well, welcome to the series, even though I'm late. This is a good mix of my previous gaming blog and this history blog. If you haven't seen my trailer on the series, please click here. With that out of the way, let's go!

    Mario was 7 years old in 1994 when he founded Super Mario Bros. Plumbing (SMBP) with his brother, Luigi. They used an abandoned house across their home as their base. He was only available during summer, as he still went to school. He only got around 7 customers per day, but none knew what he was about to do with the nation of Italy. 

    When he turned 23, Mario disbanded SMBP to join a professional plumbing company. At this point, he already had an interest in world history, especially the Roman Empire. But he was just a worker living in Rome. 

    However, in 2016, he was given an address that sounded familiar. It was the Italian parliament. It was there that he realized he could do good in politics. The following year, Mario resigned from the plumbing business to establish a political party known as the Roman Imperial Party. He also found a friend named Peach, whom he would crown "Princess of Rome" in a ceremony. 

    In 2022, Mario ran for president of Italy. He lost. Did he accept it? No! He started an uprising, demanding the presidency. Eventually, the government surrendered, handing the presidency to Mario. 

    At first, the people of Italy expected the new president to appoint a prime minister. However, Mario refused to do that! Within 6 hours of his inauguration, he proclaimed himself dictator of Italy and refused any talks about appointing a prime minister. A day later, he lowered the Italian flag and raised a Roman flag. The Roman Empire had been proclaimed. (Despite the name, it was a principality, but Princess Peach did not hold any political power.)

    The first thing Mario did as Roman dictator was to leave NATO and the EU. Two years after that, Mario swiftly conquered Tunisia. (Some would call it the Fourth Punic War.) Then, he formed an alliance with Slovenia and Croatia, having them leave NATO too. In the Treaty of Ljubljana, Croatia and Slovenia ceded territory to Rome in exchange for Rome guaranteeing their independence. 

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    The next thing he did was conquer the nation of Bosnia. Bosnians felt bad, but the Serbs felt even worse falling under Roman rule. 

    You will learn next time that the annexation of Bosnia would ignite a huge conflict, and be a big mistake for the Romans. See you next time, when we cover that on Part 2 of "Mario's Empire!"

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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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