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In the political menu, current national spirits can be seen to the right of the leader portrait.

A national spirit is a modifier that describes unique advantages or disadvantages of

countries. A country can have several national spirits at the same time. They can be
acquired, removed, or modified by finishing national focuses or through certain
events. National spirits can be viewed in the political menu. Some countries already
start with national spirits as can be seen below.
Not to be confused with: the Spirits of a country's officer corps

Contents

 1Starting national spirits

o 1.1Base Game
o 1.2Together for Victory
o 1.3Death or Dishonor
o 1.4Waking the Tiger
o 1.5Man the Guns
o 1.6La Résistance
o 1.7Battle for the Bosporus
o 1.8No Step Back
o 1.9By Blood Alone
o 1.10Other national spirits
 2Generic spirits

Starting national spirits[edit | edit source]

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 France
Victors of the Great War

 Recruitable Population: -0.3%
 War support: -5.00%
 Land Doctrine Cost: +50%
Having emerged victorious from the Great War, the army has developed a dangerously complacent attitude which
causes strategic developments to come slowly and with some reluctance.

Disjointed Government

 Daily  Political Power Cost: +0.8

 Stability: -10.00%
 Surrender Limit: -50%
The state of French politics is far from stable. While reforms are needed and welcome, the nation is divided and getting
drawn into a conflict would put it at great risk.

Protected by the Maginot Line

 Planning Speed: -25.0%
 Max Planning: +25.0%
Having fortified the border gives France the opportunity to plan and prepare carefully, but it does sacrifice some flexibility
in the event of something unexpected.

Full Employment

 Recruitable Population Factor: -25%
We are in the enviable position of having very low unemployment, partially because of the massive bloodshed of the
Great War. However, this has made it difficult for companies to find skilled workers, and the military finds it hard to
compete with the labor market for recruits. Extending the draft would only exaberate the problem. We should try and find
other sources of manpower to make up for the shortfall, either in recruitment or in the economy.

Political Violence
Communists and far-right extremist leagues are always ready to resort to violence to advance their political cause.
Inefficient Economy

 Factory Output: -20.00%
 Dockyard Output: -20.00%
While still a major industrialized country, France has been left behind in terms of concentration of production capabilities.
Major reforms are needed to make our economy more competitive in the global scale.

With the  Man the Guns expansion enabled, France starts with an additional
national spirit:

London Naval Treaty Signatory

 Carrier Max Cost: 9500

 Cruiser Max Cost: 5300
 Heavy Ship Max Cost: 10000
We have signed the London Naval Treaty and accordingly are restricted in the size of our capital ships.

 Germany
Germany starts with two national spirits in the base game:

Bitter Loser

 Ideology drift defense: +50%

  Can create factions
Bitterness over defeat in the Great War dominates the politics of this nation.

General Staff

 Division Organization: +5%
 Planning Speed: +25%
The German General staff was responsible for the continuous study of all aspects of war, including the drawing up and
reviewing of plans for mobilization or campaign. This contributed to a higher level of Organization in the army.

With the  Waking the Tiger expansion enabled, Germany starts with an additional
national spirit:
MEFO Bills

 Consumer Goods Factories: -5%

 Daily  Political Power Cost: +0.20
 Military factory construction speed: +25.00%
 Air base construction speed: +25.00%
 Naval base construction speed: +25.00%
 Naval dockyard construction speed: +25.00%
 Land fort construction speed: +25.00%
 Coastal fort construction speed: +25.00%
 Anti Air construction speed: +25.00%
 Synthetic refinery construction speed: +15.00%
 Fuel silo construction speed: +25.00%
 Radar station construction speed: +25.00%
MEFO bills were promissory notes created by Hjalmar Schacht to enable the government to fund rearmament, acting
through the balance sheet entity Metallurgische Forschungsgesellschaft to hide this rearmament from French and British
eyes. These bills must be extended for six-month periods, or their recipients will have to be paid when they fall due.

 Italy

Victor Emmanuel III

 Stability: +5%
The "Soldier King" remind the Italians of their recent victories in the Great War. His presence and their loyalty to him is a
great source of unity for the people.

Vittoria Mutilata

 Acceptance of Communist Diplomacy: −10

 Acceptance of Democratic Diplomacy: −10
 Acceptance of Fascist Diplomacy: +10
 AI Modifier: Focus on Offense: +50%
 Justify war goal time: −5%
Our allies betrayed Italy and stabbed us in the back when they broke the Pact of London. We sacrificed so much blood
at the Isonzo for their victory and they in turn denied us what was ours by right. Now Italy will take her destiny into her
own hands and ensure that justice is done.
Ricostruzione Industriale

 Civilian factory construction speed: +5.00%

 Aircraft Designer Cost: -15%
 Tank Designer Cost: -15%
 Naval Designer Cost: -15%
 Industrial Designer Cost: -35%
 Materiel Designer Cost: -15%
Our efforts to save our domestic industries after the Great Depression have proven to be successful. By investing in
Italy's industrial capacity even further our productivity will soon rival those of the major powers.

Military Industry

 Armor Research Speed: -15%

 Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: -15%
 Artillery Research Speed: -15%
 Air Research Speed: -15%
 Naval Research Speed: -15%
 Production Efficiency Cap: -10.00%
 Production Efficiency growth: -5.00%
 Production Efficiency Base: -5.00%
 Factory Output: -10.00%
Our Domestic military complex has fallen behind our rivals in both productivity and technology. We must strengthen
Italy's military industries if we want our forces to be successful on the battlefields.

Regio Esercito/Esercito Italiano

 Divisions speed: -10.00%
 Divisions Organization: -10.0%
 Org Loss when Moving: +15.0%
 Max Entrenchment: +10.00%
 Land Doctrine Cost: +10.00%
The Italian army fought in the first World War and was on the victorious side, but has not been able to keep up with the
military modernization. By adapting to modern times we will strengthen the army and be ever-victorious.

Regia Aeronautica/Aeronautica Italiana

 Ace generation chance: +10.00%

 Naval Mission Efficiency: -10%
  Air Accidents Chance: +5.0%
 Night Operations Penalty: +15.00%
 Bad Weather Penalty: +15.00%
 Air Superiority Bonus in Combat: +5.0%
 Air Doctrine Cost: +10.00%
The Newest branch of the Italian armed forces and was one of the greatest air forces in the world when it was formed,
but has been lagging behind recently. By investing in our air force it can once again become the envy of the world.

Regia Marina/Marina Italiana

 Fleet Coordination: -5%
 Naval Detection: -10%
 Spotting Speed: -10%
 Screening Efficiency: +5.0%
 Attack when in combat alongside the Pride of the Fleet: +10.00%
 Naval Doctrine Cost: +10.00%
Only by securing naval dominance in the Mediterranean can we secure the shores of Italy, but to do this we must invest
heavily in modernizing the navy.

Regio Esercito, Regia Aeronautica and Regia Marina is the name of the spirits if Italy
has a King. Esercito Italiano, Aeronautica Italiana and Marina Italiana is the name of
the spirits if Italy doesn't have a king.

With the  Man the Guns expansion enabled, Italy starts with an additional national
spirit:

London Naval Treaty Signatory

 Carrier Max Cost: 9500

 Cruiser Max Cost: 5300
 Heavy Ship Max Cost: 10000
We have signed the London Naval Treaty and accordingly are restricted in the size of our capital ships.

 Japan
Japan starts with four national spirits in the base game:

State Shintoism

 Factory Bomb Vulnerability: −10%

 Division Recovery Rate: +10%
Since the Meiji Restoration we have sought to use the worship in Shinto shrines to promote imperial loyalty and aid in
nation building. This has allowed us to build up a country that is ready to sacrifice much in the name of the state.
Zaibatsus

 Daily Political Power Cost: +0.25

 Trade Laws Cost: +25%
 Economy Cost: +25%
 Civilian factory Construction Speed: +5.00%
 Military factory Construction Speed: +5.00%
 Naval dockyard Construction Speed: +5.00%
 Consumer Goods factories: 5%

Duplicate Research Efforts

 Air Research Time: +10%

Militarism

 War Support: +20.00%
 Mobilization Cost: -25%
 Justify  War Goal time: -20.0%
 Research Time: +5.00%
 Civilian factory Construction Speed: -10.00%

With the  Waking the Tiger expansion enabled, Japan starts with an additional
national spirit:

Interservice Rivalry - Balanced

With the  Man the Guns expansion enabled, Japan starts with an additional
national spirit:

London Naval Treaty Signatory

 Carrier Max Cost: 9500

 Cruiser Max Cost: 5300
  Heavy Ship Max Cost: 10000
We have signed the London Naval Treaty and accordingly are restricted in the size of our capital ships.

 Poland
These national spirits are only available if the Poland: United and Ready DLC is
enabled

The April Constitution

 Political Power Gain: -15%
 Daily Support for  Unaligned: +0.05
 Political Advisor Cost: +15%
 Economy Laws Cost: +15%
 Conscription Laws Cost: +15%
This piece of legislation was passed by the Sejm in 1935 to ensure the continued peace and stability of the Polish state.
The constitution grants almost total powers to the President, granting him supremacy over the Sejm and Senate.

Looming Peasant's Strike

Angered by a total lack of action to counter the cross impoverished conditions of Eastern Poland, a Peasants' Strike is
on the horizon for Poland. If not addressed before the year is out, Poland risks unknown levels of civil unrest across the
nation.

Low Sanation Left Opposition

 Stability: -5.00%
 Daily Support for  Unaligned: +0.02
Supporters of reform, the Sanation Left believe that Walery Sławek is the true successor to the previous dictator, Józef
Piłsudski. Currently, the Sanation Left is a very marginal threat to the Dictatorship and is in no position to threaten the
stability of the regime.

Low Sanation Right Opposition

 War support: -10.00%
 Daily Support for  Unaligned: +0.05
The right-wing of the government is composed of powerful military staff united behind Edward Rydz-Śmigły. Currently,
the Sanation Right are satisfied with the government and are of very little threat to the regime.
  Soviet Union

Home of the Revolution

 Ideology drift defense: +50.0%

  Can create factions
Comrades, with the defeat of the vile Trotskyite counter revolutionaries we were able to focus on defending the
revolution. Our goal, our hope, our slogan is Socialism in One Country. We will build a bountiful socialist utopia here in
the Soviet Union and the rest of the world will inevitably embrace it.

Trotskyite Plot?

 Political Power gain: -15%
 Stability: −20.00%
Paranoia and pathological distrust stemming from old power struggles impact the leadership of this nation.

Politicized Military

 Division Defense on core territory: +3.0%

 Ideology drift defense: +10.0%
 Commander Abilities Cost: +10.00%
 Air Doctrine Cost: +20.00%
 Land Doctrine Cost: +20.00%
 Naval Doctrine Cost: +20.00%
Military commissars often hold fervent ideological speeches and political discussions among the ranks, but in many
cases they also engage in excessive administration, overzealous scrutiny of military officers, and even obstruction of the
orders of unit commanders.

Five Year Plan

 Consumer Goods Factories: +5.0%

 Production Efficiency Cap: +5%
 Production Efficiency Growth: -15%
 Civilian factory construction speed: +5%
Available only when current ruling party is  Communist

Soviet Airforce
  Air Wing Experience loss when killed: +30%
 Ace generation chance: -50.00%
 Air Wing Training Experience Gain: -10%
 Air Accidents Chance: +75.0%
 Night Operations Penalty: +30.00%
 Bad Weather Penalty: +30.00%
 Air Wing Mission Experience Gain: +10%
Available only when current ruling party is  Communist

The Red Army

 Army experience Gain: -10.0%
 Division Organization: -15.0%
 Experienced soldier losses: +25.0%
 Conscription Laws Cost: -10%
Available only when current ruling party is  Communist

New Project for National Industrialization

 Consumer Goods Factories: +5.0%

 Production Efficiency Cap: +5%
 Production Efficiency Growth: -15%
 Civilian factory construction speed: +5%
Available only when current ruling party *is not  Communist

Russian Airforce

 Air Wing Experience loss when killed: +30%

 Ace generation chance: -50.00%
 Air Wing Training Experience Gain: -10%
 Air Accidents Chance: +75.0%
 Night Operations Penalty: +30.00%
 Bad Weather Penalty: +30.00%
 Air Wing Mission Experience Gain: +10%
Available only when current ruling party *is not  Communist

The Russian Army

  Army experience Gain: -10.0%
 Division Organization: -15.0%
 Experienced soldier losses: +25.0%
 Conscription Laws Cost: -10%
Available only when current ruling party *is not  Communist

 United Kingdom

British Stoicism

 Ideology drift defense: +50%

  Can create factions
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you, if you can meet with triumph and
disaster and treat those two impostors just the same. Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, and - which is more -
you'll be a man, my son.

The War to End All Wars

 Recruitable Population Factor: -30%

With the Great War in recent memory, both the nation's people and leaders are reluctant to send another generation to
die in the trenches.

King George V
Popular Figurehead
Stability: 15.00%
Rallying around the King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, as well as Emperor of India, the British
people stand united and proud of their imperial legacy.

With the  Man the Guns expansion enabled, the United Kingdom starts with an
additional national spirit:

London Naval Treaty Signatory

 Carrier Max Cost: 9500

 Cruiser Max Cost: 5300
 Heavy Ship Max Cost: 10000
We have signed the London Naval Treaty and accordingly are restricted in the size of our capital ships.
  United States

The Great Depression

 Daily Political Power cost: +1.00

 Resource Gain Efficiency: -20%
 Recruitable Population Factor: -50%
 Consumer Goods Factories: 30%
 Join faction tension limit: +20%
Although a worldwide phenomenon, the Great Depression started with a stock market crash in the United States and
has caused unemployment rates to soar and tax revenue to plummet. The American people and its government have
enough to worry about without getting involved in another war.

Home of the Free

 Ideology drift defense: +20%

  Cannot join factions lead by another ideology
  Can create factions
USA considers itself a bastion and maybe even the cradle of democracy and liberty. Whatever they choose to be, their
values are difficult to compromise, however tempting some opportunities might seem.

Together for Victory[edit | edit source]

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Available only with the Together for Victory DLC enabled.

 Australia

Great Depression

 Consumer Goods Factories: 20%.

 Stability: −10.00%
 Factory Output: −15%
 Dockyard Output: −15%

 British Raj

Princely States
  Daily autonomy progress gain: -0.1

Marginalized Muslim Community

 Recruitable Population Factor: -20%

 Stability: -10.00%

Agrarian Society

 Recruitable Population Factor: -69%

The local administrators believe that their agrarian lifestyle has made a large part of the Indian population simply unfit for
military service or warfare of any kind. They maintain that we should only recruit from the so-called "martial tribes". This
belief is so wide-spread and well-entreched that it will require at least a generation to overcome. For the foreseeable
future, we must accept that they would simply ignore any order to draft farmers.

Risk of Famine
The Indian system of food production is very fragile. Even a small interruption might cause a collapse.

 Canada

Great Depression

 Consumer Goods Factories: 25%

 Factory Output: −20%
 Dockyard Output: -20%

Conscription Crisis among French Canadians

 Recruitable Population Factor: −30%

 South Africa

Ossewabrandwag
  Factory Output: -10.00%
 Dockyard Output: -10.00%
 Daily Fascism Support: +0.01

History of Segregation

 Recruitable Population Factor: -55%

Death or Dishonor[edit | edit source]

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Available only with the Death or Dishonor DLC enabled.

 Czechoslovakia

Škoda Works
Factory output: +10.00%

Divided Nation

 Recruitable  Population: -0.50%
 Stability: -20.00%

 Hungary

Treaty of Trianon

 Recruitable Population: -0.50%
 Military Factory construction speed -50.00%
The Treaty of Trianon is, in many ways, similar to the Treaty of Versailles, crippling our military and preventing
rearmament. Seeing it altered or abolished must be our premier goal. We can do this by seeking a Rapprochement with
the Little Entente, proposing the Bled Agreement, or by renouncing it altogether. The last option will be widely
considered as very aggressive and may provoke a strong response.

 Romania
King Carol II's Lifestyle
King Carol II is well known for his expensive tastes and his willingness to indulge the even more lavish tastes of his
mistress. He has caused considerable scandals in the past, and will likely continue to do so unless he is replaced or
shown the error of his ways.

Neutral Foreign Policy

 Join faction tension limit: +100%

 Send volunteers tension limit: +20%
 Guarantee tension limit: +100%
 AI Modifier: Threat receptivity: +1%
 AI Modifier: Desire to be in or expand a faction: −100
Neutrality is sometimes viewed as a craven stance, but this nation trusts that when the dust settles, those who didn't
take sides may be better off than those who did.

 Yugoslavia

Croatian Opposition

  Stability: -15.00%
The political representatives of Croatia have been pushing for a federal organization of the Kingdom. Unless their
demands are met, they will continue to oppose every move by the central government. They might even launch an
uprising if they believe the time is right.

Macedonian Opposition

  Political Advisor Cost: +25%

  Trade Laws Cost: +25%
  Mobilization Laws Cost: +25%
  Economy Cost: +25%
The Macedonians have not quite accepted their identity as Serbs and keep demanding special rights. Political support
from Bulgaria no doubt plays a role.

Slovene Nationalism
   Production efficiency growth: -10%
Slovenes have long since wanted their own state. Although they have accepted our rule, they are not particularly
enthusiastic about it. Slovene industrialists rarely invest in local businesses and seem to prefer to spend their money
abroad.

Serbian General Staff

  Military Leader Cost: +50%

  Max Planning: +10%

Anti-German Military

  Ideology drift defense: +5%

Factions within the Yugoslavian Air Force are opposed to cooperating with Germany. They may attempt to overthrow the
regime if the country opens their borders to or enters an alliance with the Third Reich.

Waking the Tiger[edit | edit source]

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Available only with the Waking the Tiger DLC enabled.

 China

Communist Uprisings
The tensions between communists and nationalists are present in all corners of the country. If communist support in the
country goes too high, the communists will take control of a state.

German Military Advisors

 Land Doctrine Cost: -10.00%

A German military mission led by Alexander von Falkenhausen is present in China, and its advisors are assisting us in
bringing our army up to Western standards.

With the   Waking the Tiger expansion enabled, China starts without Communist
Uprisings but retains German Military Advisors. In addition, it also starts with the
following:
Nine Power Treaty
We still labor under the effects of the Unequal Treaties that formalize the "Open Door Policy" towards China. The
foreigners still have extraterritorial rights, and we are not in full control of our economy.

Army Corruption

 Mobilization speed: -30.00%
 Division Attack: -30.0%
 Division Defense: -30.0%
Our armed force are rife with corruption and nepotism. If we want to turn them into a potent fighting force, we will have to
engage in a lengthy and expensive program of army reform.

Ineffective Bureaucracy

 Recruitable Population Factor: −35%

The chaos of the civil war has disrupted the creation of an effective state apparatus. More than a third of available
recruits are not drafted, simply because no one knows they exist. Reforming the examination process will ensure that we
hire competent people.

Incompetent Officers

 Daily Command Power Gain Multiplier: -70%

Our officers are not yet up to the task of managing a modern war. Hard lessons will have to be learned before they are
truly equal to their counterparts in other nations. Educating them will be part of a bigger program of army reform.

Low Inflation

 Consumer Goods Factories: 5%

 Factory Output: −5.00%
Our economists have noticed a slight increase in inflation. We should keep an eye on that.

 Communist China

Aftermath of the Long March

  Factory Output: -15.00%
 Construction Speed: -50.00%
The long retreat into Shanxi has depleted our forces, and the Yan'an Base Area is not yet ready to support a major
uprising. It will take time or outside help to recover.

Low Popular Support

 Stability: -18.00%
 War Support: -18.00%
The peasants have suffered hard in the civil war. If we want to become accepted as the legitimate government of China,
we must first win their support.

Power Struggles

 Political Advisor Cost: +25%

 Trade Laws cost: +25%
 Mobilization Laws cost: +25%
 Economy cost: +25%
The party is internally divided about the best way to proceed. Struggles between various factions have erupted and will
continue until one of them reigns supreme.

Red Army Weakened

 Army Organization Regain: -10.00%

 Training time: +20.00%
 Reinforce Rate: -1%
Exhausted from the Long March, our Red Army is not fit for combat just yet. We must form new units and form a new
Army of Liberation.

 Manchukuo

Banditry

 Stability: -10.00%
 War Support: -10.00%
We are engaged in low-intensity warfare with partisans, defectors and republican terrorists. We should focus on
pacifying the countryside in order to hunt these bandits down.
Kwantung Veto

 Political Advisor Cost: +25%

 Economy Laws cost: +25%
 Trade Laws cost: +25%
 Conscription Laws cost: +25%
After the 1905 seizure of Dalian from Russia, the Kwantung (Kantō in Japanese) garrison placed there became
politicized, with expansionist generals taking the initiative in seizing more land for Japan. This culminated in the Mukden
Incident in 1932, when the Empire of Manchukuo was carved out of the petty warlords of the north-east. The Kwantung
Army continues to dominate the area and places the interests of their generals above the needs of Manchukuo. We will
only resolve this by getting the Japanese army to recognize us as equals, or by throwing them out by force.

Low Legitimacy

 Stability: -50.00%
 War Support: -50.00%
Emperor Puyi is the legitimate descendent of the Qing emperors who ruled China for three hundred years. The Xinhai
Revolution which deposed him in 1911 was very popular, as the late Qing government was powerless against both the
foreigners stealing Chinese land and the regional governors establishing themselves as warlords. Emperor Puyi's
installation as Emperor of Manchukuo is not yet accepted by the Manchurian populace, let alone the rest of China. We
will have to establish the Emperor's independence from Japan to rally the nation under him.

 Guangxi Clique

Government Corruption

 Political Power Gain: -10%

 Stability: -10.00%

Ineffective Bureaucracy

 Daily Political Power Gain: -0.25

The chaos of the civil war has disrupted the creation of an effective state apparatus. More than a third of available troops
are not drafted, simply because no one knows they exist. Reforming the examination process will ensure that we hire
competent people.

 Shanxi

Government Corruption

 Political Power Gain: -10%

  Stability: -10.00%

Ineffective Bureaucracy

 Daily Political Power Gain: -0.25

The chaos of the civil war has disrupted the creation of an effective state apparatus. More than a third of available troops
are not drafted, simply because no one knows they exist. Reforming the examination process will ensure that we hire
competent people.

 Sinkiang

Government Corruption

 Political Power Gain: -10%

 Stability: -10.00%

Ineffective Bureaucracy

 Daily Political Power Gain: -0.25

The chaos of the civil war has disrupted the creation of an effective state apparatus. More than a third of available troops
are not drafted, simply because no one knows they exist. Reforming the examination process will ensure that we hire
competent people.

 Xibei San Ma

Government Corruption

 Political Power Gain: -10%

 Stability: -10.00%

Ineffective Bureaucracy

 Daily Political Power Gain: -0.25

The chaos of the civil war has disrupted the creation of an effective state apparatus. More than a third of available troops
are not drafted, simply because no one knows they exist. Reforming the examination process will ensure that we hire
competent people.
  Yunnan

Government Corruption

 Political Power Gain: -10%

 Stability: -10.00%

Ineffective Bureaucracy

 Daily Political Power Gain: -0.25

The chaos of the civil war has disrupted the creation of an effective state apparatus. More than a third of available troops
are not drafted, simply because no one knows they exist. Reforming the examination process will ensure that we hire
competent people.

Man the Guns[edit | edit source]

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 Mexico

Callistas

 Political Power gain: -20%
 Construction Speed: -10.00%
The supporters of Calles are enriching themselves and abusing their power. Appointed for loyalty rather than ability, they
perpetuate a patronage system which corrupts every office and rank in the country. Unless they are reigned in, ordinary
Mexicans will continue to deride our ruling government as 'roboluncionarios', robber-revolutionaries.

Weak Church
Factory Output: +10.00%
The Constitution of 1917 requires measures aimed against the influence of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The Cristeros
rebelled in the 1920s because of attempts to enforce those laws, but the people may now be ready for a secular state.

Oil Concessions
In order to exploit oil in Mexico, foreign companies have signed concession contracts ensuring that they can freely
extract oil on defined territories for a prolonged period of time in exchange for payments. However the sum paid by the
companies was far below the value of the oil extracted and enabled them to get a profit margin much higher than in
countries such as the US, while putting the oil reserves of Mexico indirectly under foreign control.

Politicized Army

 Military Leaders Cost: +100.00%

 Planning Speed: -20.0%
The rulers of Mexico have been drawn from revolutionary army officers for almost three decades. The turbulent times we
went through demanded firm leadership. The question is: has the turbulence passed, or is it becoming more severe?
Should we professionalize the army or allow regional strongmen - caciques and caudillos - to carve out petty fiefdoms?
Generals like Saturnino Cedillo in San Luis Potosí are raising private militias to protect their power. The many rebellions
launched by disatisfied officers in the past are likely to continue unless we act.

Caudillo Tensions Moderate

Stability: -5.00%
General Saturnino Cedillo and the caudillos aligned to him are jealously guarding their influence. We may have to act
against them if they stand in the way of the government.

 Netherlands

Wilhelmina
Popular Figurehead

 Stability: +15.00%
For centuries the family of Orange-Nassau has been interwoven with the very history of the Netherlands itself. Like her
forefather William the Silent in the Eighty Years' War, the current Queen, Wilhelmina, will undoubtedly prove an
inspiration for Dutchmen rallying to the defense of their homeland, should their country ever be invaded.

Aloof Neutrality

 Join faction tension limit: +100.0%

 Send volunteers tension limit: +50.0%
 Guarantee tension limit: +100.0%
A policy of strict Neutrality has kept the Dutch out of wars with any of its neighbours for nearly 150 years, and, above all,
has kept them out of the Great War. The public's belief in their "talisman of protection" is therefore almost fervent, and
the weak Dutch government finds itself unable to go against the will of the people and take a strong stand in
international politics. Instead, it has resolved to put its faith in the League of Nations, and otherwise adopts an aloof
attitude to world events.
Shell-shocked Spectator of the Great War

 Recruitable  Population Factor: -50%
 Factory Output: -25.00%
 Dockyard Output: -10.00%
At the neutral Netherlands was the closest safe haven for refugees from the Western Front, the Dutch have been but all
too close a spectator to the horrors of the Great War. As a result, a strong pacifist movement has grown to permeate
large parts of the public, and presents the government with great difficulties in implementing any increase of military
expenditure. Only the navy still enjoys a certain measure of prestige in the public eye.
A defensive war or a "war on pacifism" would be needed to truly rid the country of this sentiment.

De Crisisjaren

 Construction Speed: -50.00%
Due to the peculiarities of global economics, the Great Depression has hit in the Netherlands much later than elsewhere,
The Dutch decision to maintain the Gold Standard, while other nations abandoned it rather quickly, has further
exacerbated the "crisis years" in the Netherlands tremendously. In keeping the Guilder from devaluating, no funds are
left to aid the ailing Dutch economy, let alone improve the poor state of national defenses.
The crisis can be reduced by investing in public works, and will become largely irrelevant if we capitulate and lose
control of the crisis-stricken mainland.

Weak Government

 Daily  Political Power Cost: +0.50

 Stability: -10.00%
The Dutch government in recent years has been marred by weakness. It would not take much to topple it yet again.

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 Nationalist Spain

Carlism

 Weekly  Stability: -0.30%
 Division Attack: -10.0%
 Division Defense: -10.0%
 Daily Support for  Unaligned: +0.05
In 1830 King Ferdinand VII promulgated the Pragmatic Sanction and made his daughter, the future Isabella II, heir
presumptive. This act removed his brother Infante Carlos from the line of succession, and so, upon the King's death,
supporters of Infante Carlos ignited a series of civil wars, uniting under the banner of Carlism and fighting for the
reinstatement of the Salic line of succession.
A century later, the Carlist movement is still very much alive, and its militas, called Requetés, train unceasingly in
preparation for the time where they will once more be needed to defend Christianity and champion the return of the
rightful King.

Military Disloyalty

 Military Leader Cost: +100.0%

 Cannot train units, disband units,
or edit unit templates.
The failed "Sanjurjada" military coup attempt in 1932 still casts it shadow over the Spanish military to this day. In the
aftermath, various disloyal military commanders, among them the coup's leader José Sanjurjo, fled to exile in Portugal
and continue their plotting even now.
Even this failure has not discouraged disloyal officers, however, as even within Spain itself many desire to see a return
to a Monarchy, or even a strong Fascist dictatorship. Too strong meddling by the government in the internal affairs of the
military may well spark yet another uprising; far more violent and bloody than the last.

Political Violence

 Stability: -15.00%
 Cannot Assign Ministers & Laws: Yes
The Spanish political scene is one of increasing polarization and violence. Only two years have elapsed since the last
big uprising, the Asturias Miners' Strike, and the current political climate appears to have all the makings of a new, far
larger and far less localized uprising. It seems unlikely that the upcoming elections will put an end to this downward
spiral of societal unrest.

National Strikes

 Stability: -10.00%
 Construction Speed: -10.00%
 Factory Output: -10.00%
 Dockyard Output: -10.00%
The country finds itself seemingly in the grips of the starting stages of a workers' revolution; strike upon strike paralyze
the industry and daily life as workers demand less work and more pay, and poor tenant farmers increasingly appropriate
farmland while the government turns a blind eye.

When the Spanish Civil War begins, all of the National Spirits except   Carlism is
removed and Nationalist Spain will obtain the following national spirit:

Death Before Surrender

  Surrender Limit: +100.00%
 Minimum Surrender Limit: +15.00%

If the player follows the   Carlist path, the National Spirit   Carlism will be

replaced by:

Disjointed Carlist Juntas

 Weekly  Stability: -0.50%
 Division Attack: -10.0%
 Division Defense: -10.0%
When the Spanish Civil War ends, Nationalist Spain may obtain the following national
spirit:

Recovering From Civil War

 Consumer Goods Factories: +10%

 Construction Speed: -10.00%
 Factory Output: -20.00%
 Dockyard Output: -20.00%
 Join Faction Tension Limit: +50.0%
Spain is currently focused on rebuilding the country and less willing to join a faction.

 Republican Spain

Carlism

 Weekly  Stability: -0.30%
 Division Attack: -10.0%
 Division Defense: -10.0%
 Daily Support for  Unaligned: +0.05
In 1830 King Ferdinand VII promulgated the Pragmatic Sanction and made his daughter, the future Isabella II, heir
presumptive. This act removed his brother Infante Carlos from the line of succession, and so, upon the King's death,
supporters of Infante Carlos ignited a series of civil wars, uniting under the banner of Carlism and fighting for the
reinstatement of the Salic line of succession.
A century later, the Carlist movement is still very much alive, and its militas, called Requetés, train unceasingly in
preparation for the time where they will once more be needed to defend Christianity and champion the return of the
rightful King.
Military Disloyalty

 Military Leader Cost: +100.0%

 Cannot train units, disband units,
or edit unit templates.
The failed "Sanjurjada" military coup attempt in 1932 still casts its shadow over the Spanish military to this day. In the
aftermath, various disloyal military commanders, among them the coup's leader José Sanjurjo, fled to exile in Portugal
and continue their plotting even now.
Even this failure has not discouraged disloyal officers, however, as even within Spain itself many desire to see a return
to a Monarchy or even a strong Fascist dictatorship. Too strong meddling by the government in the internal affairs of the
military may well spark yet another uprising; far more violent and bloody than the last.

Political Violence

 Stability: -15.00%
 Cannot Assign Ministers & Laws: Yes
The Spanish political scene is one of increasing polarization and violence. Only two years have elapsed since the last
big uprising, the Asturias Miners' Strike, and the current political climate appears to have all the makings of a new, far
larger, and far less localized uprising. It seems unlikely that the upcoming elections will put an end to this downward
spiral of societal unrest.

National Strikes

 Stability: -10.00%
 Construction Speed: -10.00%
 Factory Output: -10.00%
 Dockyard Output: -10.00%
The country finds itself seemingly in the grips of the starting stages of a workers' revolution; strike upon strike paralyze
the industry and daily life as workers demand less work and more pay, and poor tenant farmers increasingly appropriate
farmland while the government turns a blind eye.

When the Spanish Civil War fires, the above spirits will be removed and Republican
Spain will obtain the following national spirits:

Death Before Surrender

 Surrender Limit: +100.00%
 Minimum Surrender Limit: +15.00%
Disbanded Army

 Division Attack: -10.0%
 Division Defense: -5.0%
 Planning Speed: -20.0%
 Max planning: -20.0%
 Maximum Command Power Increase: -50
 Daily Command Power Gain Multiplier: -20%
The army has proven its disloyalty and has been disbanded by the government. Until we make the loyalty of our officers
certain we must rely on people's militias rather than a professional army.

If the player follows the   Anarchist path, Republican Spain will obtain the following
national spirit:

Anarchist Society
Weekly  Stability: -1.00%
When the Spanish Civil War ends, Republican Spain may obtain the following
national spirit:

Recovering From Civil War

 Consumer Goods Factories: +10%

 Construction Speed: -10.00%
 Factory Output: -20.00%
 Dockyard Output: -20.00%
 Join Faction Tension Limit: +50.0%
Spain is currently focused on rebuilding the country and less willing to join a faction.

 Portugal

Unreliable Army

 Division Organization: -10.0%
 Recruitable Population Factor: -25%
 War Support: -5.00%
 Division Attack: -5.0%
With the constant coups and counter-coups since the implementation of the Republic in 1910, Army officers are more
preoccupied with politics than with keeping discipline and promoting training in the army. The rank and file is
demoralized, poorly equipped and poorly trained.

Unstable Republic

 Daily Political Power Gain: -0.50

 Weekly Stability: -0.50%
 Construction Speed: -20.00%
The era of the Republic installed in 1910 was described as one of "continual anarchy, government corruption, rioting and
pillage, assassinations, arbitrary imprisonment, and religious persecution". It witnessed the inauguration of nine
presidents, 44 cabinet re-organisations, and 21 revolutions. Even after the Military coup of 1926, there have been
several failed revolutionary attempts.

Battle for the Bosporus[edit | edit source]

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 Bulgaria

Second National Catastrophe

 Stability: -10.00%
 Weekly  Stability: -0.30%
 War support: -10.00%
 Will be removed if Greater Bulgaria is restored:
 Has full control of Sofia, Plovdiv, Moesia, Burgas, Southern Serbia,
Macedonia, Central Macedonia, Thrace, Dobrudja.
Following our defeat in the Great War, the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine forced us to cede vast territories that now belong
to Yugoslavia, Greece, and Romania, and until recently the League of Nations required us to prioritize the payments of
large sums of war reparations, crippling our economy and inevitably increasing the debt of our country. The national
spirit has never really recovered from this blow, so it is no wonder why this treaty is popularly known in Bulgaria as the
Second National Catastrophe...

Army Restrictions

 Factory Output: -25.00%
 Dockyard Output: -25.00%
 Cannot increase conscription law
or declare wars.
 Cannot train units, disband units,
or edit unit templates.
 Cannot produce Armor, Aircraft or
ships
Another consequence of the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine are the severe restrictions imposed on our army, not only do
they prohibit compulsory military service, limit the amount of troops and officers in our forces and prevent us from
maintaining any advanced equipment, they also prohibit any military maneuvers or campaign planning and even
stipulate the number of rifles we can use.

IMRO

 Daily  Political Power Gain: -0.30

 Stability: -10.00%
 Improve Relations opinion: -15.00%
The constant fratricidal crimes committed by the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization have seriously
damaged our international relations and led in 1934 to the military crackdown of the IMRO stronghold in Petrich, dealing
a critical blow to the organization and forcing most of their leaders to flee abroad. However, some revolutionary cells are
still active in Bulgaria, and most of our diplomatic relations remain in a poor state.

 Greece

George II

 Stability: -5.00%
 Daily Support for  Unaligned: +0.01
George II is the unpopular King of the Hellenes, having been restored to the throne from exile in 1935 thanks to a rigged
plebiscite. He is determined to keep his throne this time.

Debt to the I.F.C.

 Consumer Goods Factories: 15.0%

 Stability: -10.00%
Greece is heavily indebted to the International Financial Commission, a once influential organization now chaired only
by the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. Despite the bloated state of the I.F.C., the countries attached still desire their
debts from Greece to be paid in full - meaning that until we've paid our debts, or escaped them some other way, the
I.F.C. has us by the purse strings.

Foreign Monopolies

 Consumer Goods Factories: 20.0%

 Trade deal opinion factor: +25.00%
 Economy Laws Cost: +25%
 Trade Laws Cost: +25%
Our dependence on the heavy industries of foreign powers has left many of our developing sectors firmly in the hands of
powerful companies answerable only to foreign governments. We cannot expect to fully ramp up our modernization
process until we either strike a deal with these monopolies or we permanently give them the boot from our country.

Schachtplan

 Consumer Goods Factories: -10.0%

 Resources to Market: +30%
 Civilian factory construction speed: +15.00%
 Economy Laws Cost: +25%
 Trade Laws Cost: +25%
The brainchild of German economist Hjalmar Schacht, the Schachtplan guarantees Greek access to German markets in
exchange for increased imports of raw materials from Greece to Germany. The Germans have been generously keeping
us afloat, and yet we may have fallen right into their trap by becoming so dependent on their generosity.

Political Instability

 Political Power Gain: -15%

 The Republicans are Hostile.
o Effects:  Stability: -15%
 The Communists are Hostile.
o Effects:  Stability: -15%
 The Fascists are Inconsequential.
o Effects: No effect.
Between 1924 and 1935 we have had twenty three changes of government, thirteen coups, and a dictatorship! The
people have had enough and are ready for some stability in their government, but they also remain cautiously skeptical
about the odds of any one government surviving very long. We must prove them wrong and bring an end to the constant
infighting by bringing our political foes to heel.

Agrarian Society

 Recruitable Population Factor: -45%

 Factory Output: -30.00%
Greece has traditionally relied on agriculture and light industry with commercial products like tobacco being Greece's
primary export. Our reliance on more traditional forms of manufacturing have made us dependent on the heavy industry
of larger powers for construction projects. Conflict is brewing, and we need to innovate - fast.

 Turkey
Kemalist Officers

 Army experience gain: -10.0%
 Stability: +5.00%
 Max Planning: +10.0%
The Turkish officer corps are some of the staunchest protectors of Kemalist values. Kemalism remains challenged as an
ideology, but the officer corps stand ready to assist the goverment in all manners concerning the protection of the state.

Sectarian Woes

 Stability: -15.00%
 War support: -15.00%

 Turkey's internal divisions are represented geographically through State

Modifiers: the Kemalists can be found in the west and in the north, the
religious Traditionalists can be found in the central hinterlands as well as in
the south, while the Kurdish people can be found in the south-east of the
nation.
 Interactions with the different Factions can be accessed through the Decisions
Tab, as well as through some Focus Effects and Event Options.
Turkey is beset by internal divisions that are drawn across ideological, religious, and ethnic lines. The Kemalists hope to
turn Turkey into a secularized state, but there is a large percentage of the population who are fundamentally opposed to
the very concept of secularism. In the east, the Kurdish people have caused a great deal of trouble for the Turkish
government and seem determined to go the way of rebellion over assimilation. To mend the internal divisions of our
country, we will either need to approach these issues with a gentle hand or an iron fist.

Disorganized Armed Forces

 Fleet Coordination: -15%
 Divisions speed: -10.00%
 Divisions Organization: -8.00%
 Air Accidents Chance: +15.0%
 War support: -15.00%
 Training time: +25.00%
 Minimum training level: -10%
The Turkish Armed Forces is young much like the country of Turkey itself. Even though our armies emerged from the
War of Liberation victorious against the Entente and the Ottomans, our nation paid the price for freedom in blood. There
has been little to no enthusiasm for war after losing nearly a quarter of our population in the Great War, but with the
spectre of war looming over the world once again it seems that we will have no choice but to either modernize our forces
fast, or ensure that the war never reaches our borders.
No Step Back[edit | edit source]
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 Estonia

Democratic Opposition

 Political Power Gain: -10%
 Stability: -15.00%
 War support: -10.00%
 Daily  Democracy Support: +0.05

Low Vaps Tension

 Recruitable Population Factor: -10%

 Stability: -10.00%
 Daily  Fascism Support: +0.02
 Conscription Laws Cost: +25%

 Latvia

Pērkonkrusts

 Recruitable Population Factor: -20%

 Stability: -15.00%
 Land Doctrine Cost: +25.00%
 Daily  Fascism Support: +0.10
 Conscription Laws Cost: +50%

Democratic Opposition

 Political Power Gain: -10%
 Stability: -15.00%
  War support: -10.00%
 Daily  Democracy Support: +0.05

 Lithuania

Low Iron Wolf Threat

 Recruitable Population Factor: −15%
 Daily Command Power Gain: −0.05
 Daily  Fascism Support: +0.05
 Conscription Laws Cost: +10%

Agrarian Society

 Recruitable Population Factor: −50%
 Consumer Goods Factories: +3.0%
 Factory Output: −20.00%
Lithuania's economy revolves largely around the agriculture industry. Export of food goods to nearby nations is how
Lithuania makes the majority of its income.

Underfunded Military

 Army Leader Cost: +50.0%

 Daily Command Power Gain Multiplier: −50%
 Land Doctrine Cost: +25%

The Seimas

 Stability: −15.00%
 Daily  Democracy Support: +0.05
 Political Advisor Cost: +15%
 Economy Laws Cost: +15%

By Blood Alone[edit | edit source]

 Available only with the By Blood Alone DLC enabled.
 Sultanate of Aussa

Warriors Skilled in Desert Warfare

 Heat Attrition: -30.00%
 Supply Consumption: -10.0%
 Irregular Infantry Attack: +10.00%
 Irregular Infantry Defense: +15.00%
 Irregular Infantry Speed: +5.00%
The Afar warriors have always been known for their fierce skill in desert combat, and it is because of this and the harsh
terrain of the Danakil desert that Aussa has managed to avoid annexation by the Ethiopian empire for so long.

 Ethiopia

Conservative High Command

 Infantry Division Attack: +10.0%

 Research Speed: -15.00%
 Maximum Command Power Increase Multiplier: -25%
 Land Doctrine Cost: +50.00%
The Ras' of Ethiopia know how to wage war. There is little need to change something that has proven effective for
centuries. The enemy is always defeated by an all out attack, where the superior morale and numbers of the Ethiopian
army wins the day.

The Heroes of Adwa

 War support: +10.00%
  Italy Attack bonus against country: +10.0%
Emperor Menelik defeated the Italian invaders at the Battle of Adwa. That day we showed the world what our armies are
capable of, and forced the colonialist out of our country. We have done it once, and we can do it again.

On Our Own
 Can join factions
The International community taken a stance in the conflict between Italy and Ethiopia and decided that no other
countries should interfere. Ethiopia stands alone in this desperate hour.
Corrupt Bureaucracy

 Construction Speed: -25.00%
 Production Efficiency Cap: -10.00%
 Research Speed: -25.00%

Ethiopian Industry

 Consumer Goods Factories: 5.0%

 Production Efficiency Retention: -10.00%
 Factory Output: -10.00%
 Dockyard Output: -10.00%

The International Red Cross

 Division Recovery Rate: +10.0%

 Enemy Air Support: -5.00%

Traditional Warfare

 Army experience Gain: -20.0%
 Division Organization: -5.0%
 Supply Consumption: -10.0%
 Entrenchment speed: -50.0%
 Division Defense: -15.0%
 Max Entrenchment: -3.0
 Infantry Attack: +5.00%
 Irregular Infantry Attack: +10.00%

No Naval Tradition

 Ship Refitting Cost: +25%

 Ship Repair Speed:: -10%
 Naval Doctrine Cost: +50.00%
Air force in Infancy

 Air Accidents Chance: +15.0%

 Air Attack: -15%
 Enemy Air Support: +25.00%
 Air Doctrine Cost: +50.00%

 Switzerland

Swiss Neutrality

 Improve relations opinion: -20.00%

 Join faction tension limit: +100.0%
 Send volunteers tension limit: +20.0%
 Guarantee tension limit: +100.0%
 Justify  War goal time on us: +500.0%
 Embargo Tension Limit: +250.0%
 Daily  Democracy Support: +0.01
 Army Chief Cost: +200%

Foreign Fascist Propaganda

Daily  fascist support: +0.04
While there isn't a large Fascist movement native to Switzerland, our Fascist neighbors are keen on tearing up our
confederation from the inside, with the fifth column and propaganda operations in every canton, but specially in the
German and Italian speaking ones.

Other national spirits[edit | edit source]

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 Finland

Sisu

 Division Recovery Rate: +25%

 Division Attrition: −10%
 Division Attack on core territory: +20%
 Division Defense on core territory: +20%
Sisu is the uniquely Finnish expression for the resilience of the nation's people. Finland has faced harsh odds and will do
so again.
  Sweden

En Svensk Tiger

 Ideology drift defense: +10%

 Justify wargoal time on us: +10%
If Sweden is to be like a tiger on the prowl then those who spy on us must not know what we do. In these time of conflict
and strife it is the patriotic duty of every Swede to keep silent.

Neutral Foreign Policy

 Join faction tension limit: +100%

 Send volunteers tension limit: +20%
 Guarantee tension limit: +100%
 AI Modifier: Threat receptivity: +1%
 AI Modifier: Desire to be in or expand a faction: −100
Neutrality is sometimes viewed as a craven stance, but this nation trusts that when the dust settles, those who didn't
take sides may be better off than those who did.

Generic spirits[edit | edit source]

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The following spirits are more generic in nature and can apply to more than one
nation (they can be found in the generic focus tree).

Collectivist Ethos

 Daily Democracy Support: −0.02

Deterrence

 Land Fort construction speed: +20%

 Coastal Fort construction speed: +20%
 Anti Air construction speed: +20%
 Military Factory construction speed: +20%
Standing alone, we rarely benefit from war. Fortunately, we know that the best defense is one so well-known you never
have to put it to use.
Interventionism Focus

 gets the rule:   ‘Can send volunteer forces’.

Foreign Expeditions

 Divisions required for sending volunteer force: -50%

Ideological Fanaticism

 Stability: +5%
 Division Attack on core territory:+10%
 Division Defense on core territory: +10%
  'Can Create Factions'.
 Allows rule   Kamikaze strikes

Indoctrination

 Stability: +5%
Having established our ideology as based on the truth, it may be taught as truth. Education and media must reflect this
lesson."

Liberty Ethos

 Trade deal opinion factor: +20%

Militarism

 Recruitable Population: +5%
 Effect of partisans on us: -10%
 gets the rule:   ‘Can send volunteer forces’.
Military Youth

 Recruitable Population: +2%

Neutrality

 Join faction tension limit: 100%

 Send volunteers tension limit: 20%
 Guarantee tension limit: 100%
Neutrality is sometimes viewed as a craven stance, but this nation trusts that when the dust settles, those who didn't
take sides may be better off than those who did.

Paramilitarism

 Division training time: -10%

Political Commissars

 Division Recovery Rate: +10%

 Commmunist or Fascist Party Popularity: +20%

Political Correctness

 Foreign subversive activities efficiency: -75%

People who think correctly are much harder to influence for foreign powers.

Volunteer Corps

 Divisions required for sending volunteer force: -25%

Why we Fight

 Stability: +10%
 War Support: +10%
  'Can Create Factions'.
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