History Thread

Napoleon II was Napoleon's son. Napoleon's abdications left him "in power" for a brief period in 1814, and again in 1815.

the Postimg server is down, so best to use attachment for nao.

My RL first name is Joseph, and I am part Polish, so the name made sense, plus the attitude of the real Poniatowski matches mine in many ways, so it was a natural fit. That said, I would always refer to Stalin as Stalin and such because that is the formal way of respecting the person. I do not (and quite frankly would not want to) know Stalin personally, so I will refer to him by his family name. Opinions may differ, but it does help when talking about history

The Spanish royal family wouldn't exist .    

#whenpolandbeginstheAnti-CommiternPact

^did that in multiplayer once, got Nazi Germany to join my faction and we took all minor countries of Europe, got America, France, and Britain to join the faction, then started the Cold War. When the Commitern FINALLY tried to invade, my artillery laden infantry units successfully caused over a million casualties to the Soviet offensive for only 150,000 in return xD
(Just Hearts of Iron things)

Might as well continue:
How about Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, JFK, Benito Juarez, Napoleon III and Giuseppe Garibaldi?

Herbert Hoover: One of the worst U.S presidents, his national economic policies were outdated and he relied solely on corporations to deal with the Depression. His careers other than being a president, however, redeems him. During WWI, he was in charge of donating relief supplies to war torn Belgium, supported Finland in the Winter War by, again, sending relief supplies, and was actually appointed by Harry Truman, a Democrat, to be in charge of the implementation of the Marshall Plan, which was U.S relief plan for Western Europe. Great American, but a Bad President.

Harry Truman: The best U.S president in my opinion. He began the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine, both firmly stating that the United States will not accept communist expansionism, and he pulled through with this policy. When the Soviets demanded multiple strategic islands in the Aegean from Greece and multiple other regions and demands from Turkey, Truman supplied aid to both nations and basically told the Soviets to back off. He also aided the capitalist Greeks in the Greek Civil War and was able to prevent all of Korea from falling to communism. He also issued an executive order to integrate the workplace and armed force, really beginning the end of segregationist policy. Now, the Atomic Bombings...I will say that I definitely support his decision. Estimates state that more Americans and more Japanese wouldve died in an invasion of the Japanese home islands than by the Atomic bombings. Thankfully he wasnt trigger happy with the A-Bomb though, thank Christ.

JFK: First Irish-American to be president, which is a big plus for me, but he also dealt with the Cuban Missile Crisis very effectively and was staunchly against segregation. He was also incredibly inspiring, he said things that were either deemed impossible or were just inspiring such as "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard" and "Dont ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country". Unfortunately, he was assassinated in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963, a dark day in American History.

Benito Juarez: A Mexican who fought for democracy in his country, ultimately winning a civil war against the conservatives in his nation. He also resisted the French, however, who tried to invade Mexico and make an authoritarian puppet state of theirs in the 1860's. With American aid near the end of the war, Juarez and his forces were able to push the French out of Mexico, and regained power. Unfortunately, after his death an authoritarian dictator took power in Mexico yet again.

Napoleon III: He did a few good things, such as renovating Paris and helping to form Italy, but his effects on the world are incredibly important. He fought the Russians in the Crimean War, preventing the Ottoman collapse for a few decades, fought against Austria to help Sardinia-Piedmont form Italy, moved further into Algeria and Senegal, and fought the Mexicans in the 1860's. I dont like him, mainly for trying to invade Mexico, him being an Imperialist and for trying to put a stop to the German Unification, but I must say his effect on the world makes him incredibly important.

Giuseppe Garibaldi: He fought with the Colorados in the Uruguayan Civil War, whom I support, and he was one of the main forces in the Italian Unification. One of my favorite figures of the 19th century.