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TURN 14

YEAR 1958

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WORLD EVENTS:

-Ghana is independent.

-War in Germany and NATO led intervention: -Malta adheres to NATO after a military coup in the country.
 * After East Germany attacked West Germany, USA, UK, France and other NATO members with less relevance joined a coallition to protect it and to make the East recede.
 * World can come to a WW3 now.
 * USSR says it was not responsible for it and just talked with East Germany to back off.
 * USSR says that will only defend Warsaw Pact countries if NATO tries to make something against them.​​​

​​​​​​-End of Finnish Civil War, PR Finland is founded and joins Warsaw Pact.
 * Finland is alligned with USSR.
 * Government is anti stalinist and pro Kruschev.

-Cambodian Civil War:
 * Civil war is happening after coallition withdrawls from Cambodia.
 * Government vs insurgent rebels, including communists, regionalists and heavenlists.

-Albania brekaing relations with USSR:
 * Enver Hoxha is stalinist and against revisionism of Kruschev.
 * USSR has a plan to murder Hoxha and replace him with a new leader.

-Egypt and Syria union, creation of United Arab Republic.
 * Both countries united following Pan Arabism.
 * Major Soviet ally in the Middle East.

-Jordan and Iraq make a brief union:
 * An answer of conservative pro west Arab monarchies against UAR led by Nasser.
 * The project fails because a Coup happens in Iraq.
 * Arab republic is founded, monarchy is executed.
 * Iraq stop being pro west and becomes an ally of the USSR.
 * Iraq withdraws from the Baghdad pact and refuses to be part of ACITO.
 * However Iraq government disagrees with uniting with Nasser because of Iraq reality being different from the one of Nasser's republic as Qasem claimed.

-1958 Lebanon crisis:
 * Lebanon has a pro west government and this makes arab nationalists and communists really angry. Lebanon didn't break relations with UK and France after invasion of Egypt some years ago and has interest in joining Baghdad Pact.
 * Conflicts emerge as part of the country (mainly Muslims) want to join Nasser's United Arab Republic and Christians are in most part not favorable to the project.
 * Lebanese government asks USA for help against rebels.
 * Possible resolution can happen with general Chehab thats is a neutral man able to solve this mess.

-Second Arabian War:
 * Hashemites vs Saudis again after Saudis became stronger.
 * Saudis invade Hashemite.
 * USA and NATO are giving support to Saudis and even consider the possibility of intervening.
 * USSR neutral, they only care about Nasser.

-Burma Coup of 1958:
 * Coup happened after Burmese government tried to create a Heavenly mandate and side with China.
 * Coup was backed by Americans and is pro west.
 * China and USA relations are broken again.
 * China gets angry and orders attack against USA backed government in south of Vietnam.
 * Civil war can happen in the country.

-1958 American bombing of Seoul.
 * USA bombs Korean capital Seoul after claiming they were planning an attack against Japan, but they had no proof.
 * The bombing is condemned by international community.
 * Korea and China reonciliation after it.
 * China swears will eliminate USA from Asia.
 * China and Korea supporting Vietnam Heavenly government.

-Vietnam War oficially began:
 * China sends 100.000 soldiers to help Vietnamese Havenely government.
 * Vietnam is united again at the moment. Vietnam is the only heavenly country that doesn't have the government united in 3 main parties since they are still splited.
 * Heavenly uprising against provisional south government continues.

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UPGRADES:

-Situation in Cuba:
 * Major advatange for revolutionaries.

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USA:

-Sends more 20.000 troops to Vietnam.

-Keeps saying Korea is a threat for being against its policies.

-Wants to back a coup against Getulio Vargas in Brazil considering him a threat for American policies in South America.

-Helps Saudis.

USSR:

-Keeps troops in East Germany and says that will only use in case of self defense.

-USSR sends a warship to protect Papua sovereignty.

Map: