1888-1912: Prelude to Conflict

Prelude to Conflict: The First French Imperial War (1888-1913)

                The Prelude to Conflict of the First French Imperial War (in the future, this will be referred to the 1FIW) is one of the most important chapters of nineteenth Century French History. During the Prelude to Conflict, 2 Prime Ministers would lead France into the bloodiest War in all of French History.

                Karolek Bellerose (1888-1900)

                As the eleventh Prime Minister of France, Karolek Bellerose would become the first Canadian Prime Minister, and hence, would create Colonial Ministers (later State Ministers) in Quebec, Algiers, and later in his term, New Orleans.

                In 1888, PM Bellerose’s Administration, along with the Parliament of the time period, accepted a shaky military alliance with the United Kingdom, sent by the British Prime Minister himself, to France. This alliance had come following the German and Anglo War of 1885, in which the British Colonies in Pakistan fell, and later, most of the British Colonies in India.

                In 1889, France authorized creation of the African Defense Corps, drafted from mainly Morocco, Algeria, Djibouti, Syria, and Israel. Following the order by France, the Germans would deploy 35,000 German Troops into Egypt to keep an eye on French and British Troop Movements in the region.

                In 1890, 45,000 French Legionnaires under the command of General Marcus Adams attacked elements of Southern China from Vietnam, quickly occupying a good portion of the coastal region of the country. In 1891, a year after the war had begun, Chinese Diplomats surrendered good portions of their coastal lands to the French.

                In 1892, the Child Protection Act of 1892 was passed, resulting in the discontinuing of French Liaises-Faire policy. The Act set a minimum wage, and made any sort of Child Labor illegal, and it also began the National French Industrial Monitoring Bureau (NFIMB), designed to monitor legal French Companies. By 2015, this Bureau would house almost 55,000 Jobs.

                In 1893, Bellerose’s Administration opened up an Alliance with Australia and the newly minted state of Israel. These allies would prove to be a vital investment for the next century and a half.

                In 1894, Bellerose’s Administration openly discontinued relations with the German Empire. This action by the World’s superpower grinded German attacks in Sweden, Finland, and Denmark nearly to a halt as troops was positioned along the Rhine, a position that would remain a heated zone for the next 18 years.

                In 1895, 100,000 French Troops were positioned along the Rhine following the finishing of German Campaigns in Finland, Sweden, and Denmark. The Swedish and Finnish would cry for independence three times before the start of the 1^st FIW but would be crushed quickly and harshly by the German Military.

                In 1896, Bellerose’s Administration publicly discontinued relations with the Italian Empire, following a small shooting engagement between Italian Troops and Algerian Militia. In 1897, Russia would discontinue relations with France.

                In 1898, five thousand French Guards troops were trained for Alpine Infantry purposes, an asset that would prove useful in the coming war. In 1899, Bellerose’s Department of Science created the Airplane. This Airplane was converted to a military version in 1900, becoming the Dassault Francais.

Yohann Acrhambault (1900-1912)

       In 1901, Yohann Acrhambault created the French Army Air Force. In 1902, 126 Dassault Francais, the largest amount of Aircraft in one military at that time, entered service. In 1907, 256 had been created for the FAAF’s Paris Headquarters, 201 for the Quebec Headquarters, 114 for the New Orleans Headquarters, and 298 for the Algiers Headquarters. The FAAF had the largest Air Unit in the world by this time, dwarfing the Luftwaffe (203 Total), Russian Air Force (98 Total), and the Italian Air Force (78 Total)

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                In 1908, the Ottoman Empire and the French Federal Union signed a secret treaty. This treaty practically bonded the Ottomans and the French at the hip for the next century, and would remain strong to present day. On French prodding, 345 Aircraft entered the Royal Ottoman Air Force the next year. The United States, also on French prodding, purchased 230 Dassault Francais Aircraft in the next year. The Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom soon followed.

                In 1909, Acrhambault’s Administration started the Next Generation Fighter Competition, resulting in the production of the Dassault Quebec, which by 1913, would fully replace the Dassault Francais in all FAAF units.

                In 1910, Parliament passed the Air Force Act of 1910, in which the Armee De La Air (Army of the Air, literally, or the French Air Force) was created. In 1911, the first seven French Submarines (the first submarine, USS Savannah, had been set sail in the 1860s, however the United States did not disclose any information to any allies until 1900, and by that time, the French had focused on the FAF) were launched from Toulon, and would serve a vital purpose in the coming war. These early submarines could submerse themselves only 30 feet, however, but no other European Power had any knowledge of French Submarines.

                In 1912, a German assassin, funded by the government, killed Acrhambault. His successor and Vice Minister, Winston Georges would destroy the German will to fight in the next six years.

A/N: This Prelude to Conflict is setting up to the First French Imperial War, which in the future will be referred to as the 1st FIW.