Arul

Overview
Arul is a island superpower located on two mid Atlantic landmasses in a alternate Earth. It has 2.3 billion people living there and is a major ally of the United States. Arul is also a major player in world politics.

History Part One: Prehistory
Arul is on a large landmass in the middle of the Atlantic. The first people arrived there at about 50,000 BC. It is believed that they were shipwrecked cave people that had tried to build a ship but failed. People think that the people came from the area around what is now New York City. Anyway, the people there spread throughout the landmass, and ancient texts call the landmass Arul, which is why it is the modern day name. There is evidence that the people in Arul were farmers and hunters, because cave drawings have been found showing people growing wheat, and also of people hunting wild boars.

History Part Two: 1,000 BC
Arul never really had a government until 1,000 B.C. That is when they created their government, the Imperial Monarchy of Arul. Around this time, they also conscripted the first army, which consisted of about 1,000 soldiers. At 995 BC, some native Americans were shipwrecked on the coast of Arul and taken prisoner by soldiers, and then shortly released and taken to the emperor. The emperor asked them where they were from and they explained that they were from America, and they showed some of their goods, including corn. The Arulians gave the natives a boat to return home in exchange for some corn plants. All this had been documented by the royal scribe, a mysterious figure who had the job of keeping track of everything. By now, Arul had a capital city, Lewport.

History Part Three: 380 AD
380 AD is a important year in Arulian history because it marks the first war. The war was between the native Americans, who were looking to expand, and the Arulians, who were trying to protect their borders. It all started with the siege of Lewport, where a small native American navy blockaded Lewport, keeping the Arulians from trading. They had been trading with the other native tribes until now. The emperor demanded the natives leave Lewport but instead they fired arrows at the soldiers in the port. The Arulians responded by firing flaming arrows at the native ships and sinking them. It seemed like the end of the battle. But a month after the incident, more ships approached, heading to the southern shores. The Arulians sent a force of spearmen and archers, but they were forced to retreat because of being outnumbered. The natives tried to siege Lewport again, but could not make it through the forest and to Lewport without being killed by Arulian archers, and they retreated, ending the war.

History Part Four: Age of Expansionism
It was 1560 AD, and nothing much happened, other then wars with the native Americans. That would change soon though. The Spaniards landed a ship on the eastern shores of Arul and offered to trade. Arul had high levels of silver, even though it was not worth much to Arulians, since their currency used nickel instead. The Spanish offered to give them a boatload of nickel in exchange for a boatload of silver. Since the Arulians really had no use for the silver they agreed, exchanging silver for nickel. Using the extra money, they expanded the port at Lewport, which was the only port in Arul. In addition, the Arulians discovered what was going on in Europe, with the wars and all. They allied themselves with the Spanish, their best trading partners, and donated money to them to help them in their wars.

In a few hundred years comes 1776, the Revolutionary War. Arul sided with the Americans, as they wanted a chance to knock off the natives. In this version of the war, the Arulians sent soldiers to fight for the Americans, and taught them guerilla warfare, helping them win the war two years earlier. The British were also so intimidated that they did not start the war of 1812, as they did not want another war between America and Arul. By now, Arul had more trading partners and was growing richer and richer.

When the Civil War began, Arul sided with the Union because the Union was more profitable to side with. They turned the war into a total victory for the Union by landing ships in Virginia and surrounding Richmond. Arulian infantry plus Union artillery bombings forced the confederates to retreat and leave Richmond for the taking. Their retreating army was finished off by the Union soldiers. This is also around the time when the government got way more powerful. They expelled the Anarchist Party, a dangerous group that was threatening to revolt. In addition, they dissolved the parliament, giving all the power to the dictator.

Part Five: The Modern Days World Wars I and II came and passed without the help of Arul. This was before Arul became a power in Europe. They began to become a European power in 1962. It was when the USSR sent missiles to Cuba, and told them to attack Arul. Arul was a major economic ally of the U.S.A, and the USSR wanted to hurt them. They attacked Silverwell, a major city on the northern landmass, with a ballistic missile. The missile hit and destroyed a military base, and destroyed many residential buildings. The Arulian people were outraged and demanded that the army invade Cuba. They did. A few days after Arul was bombed, they struck back by carpet bombing Havana, using their military tactic of repeating whatever attack the enemy used on them, only worse. They captured Fidel Castro and executed him. NATO officially condemned their actions, but did not do anything because Arul had helped them. With Fidel Castro gone, Che Guevara stepped in as Cuban leader. The Arulians invaded western Cuba. By now, they were a dynamic army that could deploy anywhere in the world because of their air vehicles. There were months of fighting and nobody could gain a inch, but eventually, the Arulians broke through Cuban lines and captured the empty shell of a city that is Havana. Che Guevara escaped and lived the rest of his life in hiding. It is rumored that he moved to Jamaica and changed his name.

Post Cold War History
During the Cold War, nobody else messed with Arul because they realized that Arul was a military power. That was, until the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Arul sent a commando squad(called a AirLand Team, but more on that later.) after the Soviets and helped the insurgents in the war. They did sabotage, attacking Soviet convoys with landmines, and they also supplied weapons to the insurgents. With Arulian help, the insurgents earned a quicker and more complete history.

After all this, Arul was relatively war free, except for sometimes helping the U.S. When the war on terror started, Arul helped the U.S, and they still are in Afghanistan to this day. This section will be updated as Arul interacts with the rest of the world.