The Gathering Storm, Redux - Gameplay Thread (WW2 - Early 1940)

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President Roosevelt has elected to nominate the recently defeated Governor of Wisconsin, Albert Schmederman as the Secretary of Agriculture, replacing Henry Wallace, who was confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury.

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Secretary of the Treasury Henry Wallace and Secretary of Commerce Daniel Roper will lead a Presidential delegation around the world, stopping in London, Paris, Rome, Canberra and Tokyo.

At each stop, Wallace and Roper will meet their governmental counterpart for a meet-and-greet, as well as private citizens in the respective countries to discuss American economic policy.

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President Roosevelt has made a new offer to Fillipino leaders, offering Independence on January 1, 1936, in exchange for a combined U.S/Philippine Military base on Luzon Island.

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President Roosevelt submitted the treaty agreed to with Fillipino Leaders last autumn to the United States Senate.

President Roosevelt also, in response to the Minimum Wage legislation being struck down by the Supreme Court, asks Congress to pass legislation that would strip the Supreme Court of any jurisdiction to hear cases challenging any other New Deal legislation.

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President Roosevelt has proposed that the United States pick a city to bid for either the 1940 Summer/Winter Olympics (
host to be decided in 1936) or 1944 Summer/Winter Olympics (host to be decided in 1939).

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President Roosevelt has asked Secretary of the Navy Claude Swanson to provide naval advisers for a Japanese epic movie based on the battle of Tsushima.

The U.S Navy base at Pearl Harbor will be made available as a possible filming location along with all ships and crew, should the film's production crew request it.

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The United States will nominate New York City as their candidate to host the 1940 Summer Olympics.

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The United States looks at the situation in Manchukuo with grave concern. If the allegations are true and the situation continues, this would spell the end of our treaties with the Japanese Government. We strongly advise the Japanese Government to get a tight control of their military, because if they don't their charm offensive could end in disaster.

x Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State

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The United States Government is adding Italy to the list of sanctioned countries in regards to the Balkan War.

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The United States will add France to this list of countries sanctioned in regards to the Balkan War.

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The United States recognizes the Independence of Croatia and will send an Ambassador forthwith.

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The sanctions against Italy have been withdrawn.

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Mr. Stalin, given what you are doing in Ukraine right now, starving who knows how many people deliberately, you have no right to criticize any other world leader. What you are doing in Ukraine is nothing short of Genocide, and the fact that the League of Nations has failed to condemn it, makes us very glad we are not part of that body.

x John Nance Garner, Vice President of the United States

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So, I was listening to the news today, and something said at the League of Nations debate on a motion regarding the atrocities in Manchukuo struck me as rather odd. The Soviet delegate stated that the Soviet Army is under civilian control. So, either the genocide in the Ukraine, and terror against the opponents of the regime, aided and abetted by the Red Army is being done without oversight from Josef Stalin, or Stalin is ordering all of these war crimes and this genocide to happen personally.

He can't have it both ways.

Which is it?

x Joseph Kennedy, United States Secretary of War

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Oh, like the civil rights in your country are any better? Don't lie to us, Mr. Stalin. They aren't.

x Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States

[NewYorkExpress]

The sanctions against France have been lifted.

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With the recent moves to rearm in violation of the Treaty of Versailles, and now the impending restoration of the Hohenzollerns, the United States is demanding all war debts and indemnities payable to the United States be paid by Germany by January 1, 1936 or there will be severe consequences.

XFranklin Delano Roosevelt, President of The United States

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The U.S Government confirms the German announcement.

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President Roosevelt vetoes the Neutrality Acts, stating that they will hamstring future Presidents.

Roosevelt also announces that he will not run for reelection in 1936. He is supporting the hypothetical candidacy of Secretary of the Treasury Wallace.

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President Roosevelt announces that since America's work in intervening in the Chaco War is done, all American troops will be leaving South America, effective immediately.

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Secretary Wallace's shortlist for VP is:

California Governor Upton Sinclair
Senator Harry Truman
Former Minister to Austria George Howard Earle III
Secretary of State Cordell Hull

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Secretary Wallace announces his choice for his running mate is California Governor Upton Sinclair.

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Citing the impending overturning of the veto of the neutrality acts, there will be no delegation for the U.S at the 1936 Olympics.

President Roosevelt has stated that should the veto not be overriden as he expects, all U.S ambassadors around the world will be recalled, all foreign ambassadors to the United States will be expelled,the United States will withdraw from all treaties it is involved in and the United States army, already a volunteer force will be eliminated.

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President Roosevelt wishes to clarify a misconception surrounding United States participation in the Olympics.

United States athletes will still be participating in the Olympics, however, in line with the Neutrality Acts, there will be no politicians or government officials in the United States delegation.

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Secretary Wallace on the campaign trail told reporters, that while President Roosevelt's decisions to withdraw ambassadors and abolish the army were regrettable, he is doing what he believes the Neutrality Acts will require. Wallace stated that the Neutrality Acts were the problem here, for forcing this over broad action.

Wallace also pointed out that in any event, his focus would be on the economy, not foreign policy in his Presidency, something Republicans were atrocious at, as their economic caused the Great Depression, and their trade policy made it worse.