HISTORY
Following the dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian Union, Sweden enjoyed a steady flow of progress in industrialization. Up until the end of WW1 in 1918, owing to their long-standing neutral policy since the Napoleonic Wars, the Swedish economy and production remained fairly well and it remained that way until the Great Depression which affected most countries worldwide.
The immediate consequences of the Great Depression that struck Sweden in 1930 proved devastating, bringing mass social and economical unrest.Though government policies were able to reduce the economical and social burden of the state, it met limited success, coupled with the rise of inflation and the drastically high amount of unemployment which rose to 35% in 1929. This consequently gave rise to radical leftist factions which sough to bring the state out of its situation by socialist or communist means. In response, the Swedish government enacted specific reforms to which it proved moderately successful.
Ultimately, with Soviet support the hard-line communists launched a violent insurrection which despite lasting for around a year and a half, the Socialist Democratic movement including the royal family were forced to surrender.In the concluding 2 month period of terror that followed, the Prime Minister, King of Sweden and several of his immediate family were brutally executed while the rest of the royal household and government officials were able to narrowly flee to neighbouring Norway or Denmark, escaping the terror back home.
For 7 grueling months, the Swedish Communist regime under Andreas Fältskog maintained power through brutal suppression of their opponents and a radical collectivization program which proved ultimately unsuccessful.The fatal assassination of the Swedish Premier on early January 1933 inherently gave way for the inevitable downfall of the short-lived communist regime. In February of the same year, a sizable amount of moderate Republicans under former Swedish general Oscar Ohlson Icadias launched an insurrection against the weakened regime, which led to the devastating Swedish Civil War that lasted for 9 months, ending with the Moderates' victory.
With victory secured at hand, it was essential for the new democratic government to rebuild a devastated Sweden to its pre-war conditions. Competent leadership, coupled with a huge support and an adequate amount of foreign aid proved successful as for the next 10 years, Sweden experienced a miraculous economical recovery despite the onset of WW2 on 1939 which Sweden managed to avoid by its traditional neutral policy. As years passed, on the 22nd of June 1945, realizing the essential of a permanent form of authority to keep the people together, Oscar, the general-turned-president of Sweden proposed a referendum in favour of a restoration of the monarchy. Despite shunning the existing royal household of Bernadotte, the referendum turned out successful with an overwhelming majority in favour of the decision. As a result, on the 5th of November, the Kingdom of Icadias was founded with Oscar declaring himself Oscar III of Icadias.
Propelling itself into the 21st century, the newly formed state continued to saw a rapid development in almost every aspects ranging from political, economy and social progress. Despite abstaining from the Cold War, Icadias mostly depended on the foreign aid and investment from the Capitalist Bloc which proved beneficial for its later development.
Following the end of the Cold War in 1991, the new state of Icadias was one of the few most richest state in Europe.After becoming a part of NATO in 1992 and in the following year, one of the founding members of the EU, its foreign policy became much more open to both the eastern and western spectrum while its continuing progress in the liberalization of its government and economy continues well into the 21st century.
The immediate consequences of the Great Depression that struck Sweden in 1930 proved devastating, bringing mass social and economical unrest.Though government policies were able to reduce the economical and social burden of the state, it met limited success, coupled with the rise of inflation and the drastically high amount of unemployment which rose to 35% in 1929. This consequently gave rise to radical leftist factions which sough to bring the state out of its situation by socialist or communist means. In response, the Swedish government enacted specific reforms to which it proved moderately successful.
Ultimately, with Soviet support the hard-line communists launched a violent insurrection which despite lasting for around a year and a half, the Socialist Democratic movement including the royal family were forced to surrender.In the concluding 2 month period of terror that followed, the Prime Minister, King of Sweden and several of his immediate family were brutally executed while the rest of the royal household and government officials were able to narrowly flee to neighbouring Norway or Denmark, escaping the terror back home.
For 7 grueling months, the Swedish Communist regime under Andreas Fältskog maintained power through brutal suppression of their opponents and a radical collectivization program which proved ultimately unsuccessful.The fatal assassination of the Swedish Premier on early January 1933 inherently gave way for the inevitable downfall of the short-lived communist regime. In February of the same year, a sizable amount of moderate Republicans under former Swedish general Oscar Ohlson Icadias launched an insurrection against the weakened regime, which led to the devastating Swedish Civil War that lasted for 9 months, ending with the Moderates' victory.
With victory secured at hand, it was essential for the new democratic government to rebuild a devastated Sweden to its pre-war conditions. Competent leadership, coupled with a huge support and an adequate amount of foreign aid proved successful as for the next 10 years, Sweden experienced a miraculous economical recovery despite the onset of WW2 on 1939 which Sweden managed to avoid by its traditional neutral policy. As years passed, on the 22nd of June 1945, realizing the essential of a permanent form of authority to keep the people together, Oscar, the general-turned-president of Sweden proposed a referendum in favour of a restoration of the monarchy. Despite shunning the existing royal household of Bernadotte, the referendum turned out successful with an overwhelming majority in favour of the decision. As a result, on the 5th of November, the Kingdom of Icadias was founded with Oscar declaring himself Oscar III of Icadias.
Propelling itself into the 21st century, the newly formed state continued to saw a rapid development in almost every aspects ranging from political, economy and social progress. Despite abstaining from the Cold War, Icadias mostly depended on the foreign aid and investment from the Capitalist Bloc which proved beneficial for its later development.
Following the end of the Cold War in 1991, the new state of Icadias was one of the few most richest state in Europe.After becoming a part of NATO in 1992 and in the following year, one of the founding members of the EU, its foreign policy became much more open to both the eastern and western spectrum while its continuing progress in the liberalization of its government and economy continues well into the 21st century.