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It is January, 1914. European power and influence is at its zenith. Europe is divided into two armed camps. They are the Central Powers comprising of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Rumania and Italy and the Triple Entente composed of France, Russia and the United Kingdom.
A new found sense of nationalism, ethnic rivalry and tensions still grip the Balkan region after two consecutive wars fought there have left those nations still wanting revenge on the other.
In Asia, the newly formed Republic of China is on the edge of collapse as it battles a bloody civil war against rebellious Warlords who each claim to be the legitimate Government of China while starvation and civil disorder grip the entire nation.
In South America, economic deprivatiy, age old national rivalries and unresolved border disputes still linger. It is the fourth year of civil war in Mexico as two rival Governments, one the dictatorship of Huerta, the other a reform minded, but fractional coalition government under Carranza.
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