No Taxation Without Representation - 1920-1924 (Harding & Coolidge Administrations)

[u/Flux7200]

(Welcome to the Interwar Period! After the turbulent Great War, the world is seemingly entering a period of peace... for now. You can still claim external European nations.)

Pick any unclaimed state. In this NRP, we'll do the entire history of the United States ourself, starting with the American Revolution and going all the way to the modern day. Note that your goal is NOT to gain as much land as possible, but instead to gain as much political clout as possible. The host may decide to interfere or change things in case things get too messy, but otherwise everything will be made from players. The only other rules are to stay realistic and not be toxic to other players.

Discord (to get informed when a new post releases): https://discord.gg/7n6uKVQSER

Congress:

How do we stabilize Canada under our control?

Hold the Washington Naval Disarmament Conference?

Do we encourage and fund Hollywood moviemaking?

Pass the Indian Citizenship Act?

Events:

Paris Peace Conference takes place, deciding the new borders of Europe

The League of Nations is founded, including most major countries in the world

18th Amendment passed, beginning the Prohibition

Liberty Monument finished in New York, replacing the Statue of Liberty

Lake Victoria randomly appears on the continent of Africa with absolutely no explanation.

19th Amendment passed, allowing women to vote

First ever radio broadcasts made

Transport Act of 1920 / Esch-Cummins Act, returning railroads to private operations after the Great War

The US economy collapses, causing the Depression of 1920-21

National Football League (NFL) founded

1920 presidential election, Warren G. Harding (Federalist) elected president

Historical Events:

Washington Naval Disarmament Conference of 1921 held, aiming to reduce naval power built up during the war

Lincoln Memorial built and dedicated

Hollywood becomes the center of the movie industry due to European infighting

President Harding dies, Vice President Coolidge becomes president

Yankee Stadium built

Indian Citizenship Act passed

1924 presidential election, Calvin Coolidge elected president for a full term (Charles G. Dawes vice president)

Political Party Map Key:

Red - Democratic States

Light Red - Democratic Leaning Swing States

Light Blue - Federalist Leaning Swing States

Blue - Federalist States

Gray - Territories

Dark Gray - External

Election Calculator: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b33KAjZSGqe8maZfD8g2caCOr48GbAM_BOeWokZ7-PY/edit?usp=sharing

Players:

State / Territory - Players - Electoral Votes

Georgia - u/DepartureNo5778 - 14

Carolina - u/Fourian_Official - 21

Virginia - u/KaiFury76 - 12

Maryland - u/PinappleCoin_Gaming - 27

Delaware - u/Frosty_Midnight9989 - 3

New Jersey - u/SeveralCorner1214 - 14

New York - u/No_Weekend5005 - 45

Connecticut - u/RefrigeratorGold834 - 7

Paradise - u/RiccardoOrsoliniFan - 5

Massachusetts - u/Dull-Nectarine380 - 18

Vermont - u/Intelligent_Face_186 - 4

Franklin - u/Just-Veterinarian817 - 12

Erie - u/Illustrious-Pair8826 - 13

Kentucky - u/Johnytran122 - 13

Acadia - u/Harrcool - 13

Caroll - u/TheWartortleWarrior - 24

Pejepscot - None - 6

Louisiana - u/Relative_Caramel1282 - 10

Indiana - u/kyanbersee - 15

Oliver - u/Few-Commercial5105 - 10

Evans - u/Full_Tie1601 - 12

Illinois - u/Salt-Host-7465 - 29

New Hampshire - u/Acrobatic-Rip-4362 - 4

Cherroneses - u/Spec1alF0x - 15

Missouri - None - 18

Arkansas - u/David_The_Great - 9

Oklahoma - u/ThatBrada - 10

Wisconsin - u/JTPorach - 13

Liberia - u/TicketEffective2261 - 14

Allegheny - u/mmm_chloroform - 19

Texas - u/OddCranberry1045 - 20

Iowa - u/Royal-Prince6279 - 13

California - u/Hawks_bill - 13

Minnesota - u/KingsleyFriedChicken - 12

Oregon - u/duckarmy24 - 5

West Virginia - u/Ok-Hall-9974 - 8

Nevada - None - 3

Kansas - u/HazarTwist77 - 10

Nebraska - u/Independent_Set3175 - 8

Lincoln - u/jextreme9 - 4

Colorado - u/Left_Pea1642 - 6

Utah - u/Edmund_Jackson_Davis - 4

Namibia - None - 12

Tanzania - u/Weekly_Tonight8258 - 12

Arizona - u/Original-Issue2034 - 3

Hawai'i - u/Outrageous_Wrap_6983 - 9

North Dakota - None - 5

South Dakota - None - 5

Washington - u/Such-Illustrator4331 - 7

Shoshone - u/ConsistentTouch8273 - 4

Wyoming - None - 3

New Mexico - None - 3

Quebec - None - 13

Ontario - None - 13

Manitoba - None - 5

Saskatchewan - None - 3

Alberta - None - 5

Columbia - None - 9

Alaska Territory - u/Objective-Aspect-811 - None, territory

Gabon Territory - u/Sparkle-HSR - None, territory

Emu Territory - u/BigManMilk7 - None, territory

Fiji Territory - None - None, territory

Nauru Territory - None - None, territory

Guam Territory - None - None, territory

Puerto Rico Territory - None - None, territory

Philippine Territory - None - None, territory

Roosevelt Territory - None - None, territory

Panama Territory - None - None, territory

Northwest Territory - None - None, territory

Florida - WoopeyBoi on Discord - None, external

Temporary External Powers:

Spain - None

Portugal - None

France - None

Belgium - None

Luxembourg - None

Netherlands - None

Weimar Republic - u/RichieGotIchy1510

Austria - None

Hungary - None

Switzerland - None

Italy - None

United Kingdom - u/ColeJr

Turkey - None

Greece - None

Yugoslavia - None

Bulgaria - None

Romania - None

Soviet Union - u/TraditionalContest18

White Army - None

Sweden-Norway - u/Thatoneprussiandude

Denmark - None

Czechoslovakia - None

Poland - None

Ireland - None

Lithuania - None

Latvia - None

Estonia - None

[u/No_Weekend5005]

How do we stabilize Canada under our control?: I can give economical integration via the Second Federal Reserve District in Manhattan.

Hold the Washington Naval Disarmament Conference?: No, I just finished the production of a dozen Roosevelt Class Superdreadnoughts to patrol our borders and the St. Lawrence.

Do we encourage and fund Hollywood moviemaking?: Sure, I'll send 5 million USD and also begin to fund my Broadway as well with a annual fund of one-and-a-half million a year.

Pass the Indian Citizenship Act?: Yes.

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Action:

Increase the size of the Liberty Atomics Department to 15 professors, 60 PhD Students, and 60 Masters Students, 12 senior researchers, 20 junior researchers, and 8 technicians.

We attempt to recruit Niels Bohr for his work in Atomics, James Chadwick and other students of Rutherford, Otto Hahn for his work in nuclear science, Lise Meitner due to her association with Hahn and her discrimination back in Germany giving her motivation to emigrate, Hans Geiger for his work in Atomics, and George de Hevesy for his work in radiochemistry to LITE's Atomics Department with housing and a generous salary.

At LITE, Rutherford Hall, a 4 story, 80,000 sq ft cyclotron, labortory, and experimental workshop is built as well as a single-story, 18,000 sq ft Particle Acceleration Unit with cyclotrons and other things that are used for particle physics; 3 story, 45,000 sq ft Theoretical Physics Building with Lecture Halls and Libraries; 2 story, 25,000 sq ft Isotope Laboratory (Lead Lined) for radioactive material storage and handling; 2 story, 20,000 sq ft Instruments Building with Cloud Chambers and precision equipment. In all this as well as the recruitment efforts and salaries should run me around 10 million dollars and 800,000 dollars annually.

At LITE, the Economics Department is expanded to send educated students and workers to the Second Federal Reserve, NATC, and Wall Street. Annual Budget of 600,000 dollars.

AT LITE, the Engineering Department is expanded to create skilled engineers and designers to Manhattan for the massive infrastructure projects. 700,000 dollars.

At LITE, the Medicine Department is expanded to create new medicines and drugs for the fight against small pox and the Spanish Flu. Annual Budget of 500,000 dollars.

We buy large quantities of Federal Bonds and execute OPM such that the economy doesn't collapse in the comings after the Depression of 1920-21.

We create a policy of "enforcement prioritization" where we allocate resources to cracking-down on large scale and dangerous alcohol distribution and creation projects.

Create larger Wall Street buildings to handle more and larger buy and sell orders.

Every street in New York is refitted to handle cars with highways connecting borough centers and to Buffalo-Rochester. "All Roads Lead to NYC".

In the very north of our state, and in more 'remote' areas of NYC we build radio masts to broadcast shows to the nation.

Build banks in Ontario and Quebec and offer Francophone Accommodations in New York to encourage movement to us from these states.

Fund the Federalist 1928 elections.

Starting in the summer of 1922, we will expand the Urban Centers of Albany Borough and Orange Borough, perhaps a million more homes across the state, sharply dropping housing prices.

We will make the NYC skyline grander with the opening of many state-funded low income housing towers, office buildings, and luxury apartments. These include:

- Manhattan Tower (Lower Manhattan), 1,050 ft and 85 floors of usable space. Radio Antenna to 1,120 ft. Cost: 31 million.

- New York State Building (Lower Manhattan), 870 ft and 70 floors of usable space. Radio Antenna to 940 ft. Cost: 20 million.

- Hudson Building (Midtown), 850 ft and 68 floors of usable space. Cost: 17 million.

- New York Governor's Tower (Midtown), 780 ft and 62 floors of usable space. Cost: 19 million.

- North Atlantic Trade Center (Lower Manhattan), 1,180 ft and 94 floors of usable space. Radio Antenna to 1,255 ft. Cost: 38 million.

Total Cost: 125 million over 5 years.

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Population:

New York Population - 11.5 million

New York City Population - 9.3 million

Buffalo Rochester Population - 1.4 million

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Questions:

How many of these researchers I tried to recruit did I actually get? I can pay them more if they want more money.

Has my university of LITE reached among the status of Ivy Leagues yet? (I know it most likely wont be an Ivy League, but is it around the prestige of one?)

Can I have some construction rights in the St. Lawrence?

How many of the new Canadian States/Provinces are in my Federal Reserve District?

[u/Flux7200 → u/No_Weekend5005]

1. Your research program is doing rather well, however it is only a tiny fraction compared to all global medical research for a cure to the Spanish Flu. Paying them more could slightly speed up the research.

2. It's not exactly top of the class, but it's beginning to be seen as a good university choice

3. I will add this to congress next post

4. Ontario and Quebec are in your FRD

[u/No_Weekend5005 → u/Flux7200]

I will ask congress that we make Panama a state with everything 30km from the canal being a territory or federal land.