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=== New Netherlands during the Great War ===
During the Great war (1935-1939) New Netherlands in theory was neutral, it was by all accounts armed neutrality tho, as well as it undertaking actions not beholding to traditional neutral nations. It together with other American nations, sold critical war material to both the British and Russians during the war, as well as rumoured although never openly admitted, the French, Austrians and Ottomans. This logically led to diplomatic clashes between the Amerikaener and the British
▲==== New England her independence ====
In New Amsterdam, the rapidly deteriorating situation in New England came at just the right time. For many within the government, it was seen as a change to once and for all push the British off the continent. Thus, using previously established relations with their long-term rivals, the Mexicans it began to support New England's separatism.
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For New Netherlands tho its long-term foreign policy objective had been carried out, it had removed a hostile neighbour and gained a friendly one. This at the time was seen as good and it was hoped Britain would now refrain from further interference on the continent.
=== A crisis in Tussenland ===
On the 3rd of September 1935, Tussenland entered the war on the side of Britain. This was due to the sinking of the PWHS Potouwatomie which was blamed on the French. Tussenland entering the war was heavily contested within Tussenland itself by her opposition. With the New Tussenland alliance her eyes on the upcoming election tho, though it thought a war would be good for its electoral changes, it could not be further from the truth.
While the government knew its military was in no real shape to fight any enemy, as it was more focused on domestic deployment. It also knew that the French invading New Tussenland Alliance was sure that joining the war would ensure its electoral victory. Thus it entered the war.
throughout the early years, Tussenland provided Auxiliary naval and infantry support for Great Britain, with Tussenland soldiers often fighting with the British divisions, under British command, its merchant navy being hammered by the French submarine fleet. Support for the war was there, mainly in the Misuri provinces, Missippi and Irokesenland. Irokees recruits were often seen as the most iconic soldiers from Tussenland. Despite this support for the war was not universal. In Westrezee and Meerenland due to sympathise with the French as well as anti-war sentiment being high there.
==== A French affair ====
In August 1937, New Amsterdam and Mexico city correspondance with the French diplomatic delegations. Edouard Boissonade, French ambassador to America invited the two nations to join the war on the French side. In case of victory, they both were promised Tussenland territory, this tho was not something in the interest of both nations and these cables were leaked, this included documents that showed Mexico her hesitation.
==== Dropping out ====
As a result of Mexico her consideration of the French offer, the Tussenland government began to realize the war could come to its doorstep. With most of its quality military fighting in Europe, ironically with their former colonial masters, it also knew that if the war would come close, popular support for the war would evaporate. Upon realizing that Tussenland was unwilling to fight a war against New Netherlands and Mexico, NNL began a campaign of military posturing, this to this day remains a controversial thing. This was a move in an attempt to sever Tussenland’s ties with Great Britain by pressuring Tussenland to drop out of the war, something in line with the geostrategic goals of the ruling party of NNL (The free destiny party). This eventually achieved its goal and Tussenland knowing that any war would be fatal to its national security withdrew from the war in September 1937.
This achieved a long-term NNL geostrategic aim, leading to the foundations being layed for the creation of ANAN.
== See also ==
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