Freiestaaten von Mu

German colony established under the Dutch crown in Southern Mu. Leader in the fight against Dutch rule. Also an exporter of the revolution to German colonies founded under other European crowns. Despite it's free state policy, internally FSM remained geared towards colonial policies, and held onto its European heritage (which more than once led to disagreements between the Dutch and German populace). In the later 1870, driven by this sentiment, the FSM it entered a “Free Association” with Germany and other German colonies (now free nations, but under a close quasi-federal union, not joined politically, but economically and culturally). The rise of German nationalism in the FSM closely followed German nationalism in Europe; in the years before and after the Associate State was implemented, the German population slowly pushed out and overshadowed the Dutch part of the nation. This new era of German pseudo-colonialism represented a massive growth in industrialisation for the nation, but also of a shift in policy for the nation, regressing to the imperialist policies employed by the world powers at the time (Although in all technicalities, this change began a few decades before the Associate State). At the end of WW1, FSM was stripped of its associate status with Germany and put under a British mandate for a short period, before being given independence. This new FSM was left largely unchanged in terms of internal structures and remained ruled by a German upper class. The natives of FSM constitute about half of the population, and are mixed Muror and Kanagan (Polynesian) in origin. The region was never unified before Dutch rule.

The country’s major socialist and civil rights group is the GdEA (Gesellschaft see Einheimischen Arbeiter), lead by

Early FSM tech are cheap variants of WW1 era German weaponry.

National Symbols: Ludzmuqug Freistaatsadler: Although not featured on the current flag, the native Ludzmuqug Eagle is prominently featured on the coat of arms and other national symbols. As a colonial symbol, it's portrayed as an all-black silhouette with wings outstretched, directly inspired by the german imperial eagle. Native depictions of the bird show it in its two-tone markings, usually perched and with an open beak. The current flag of the FSM is based on german colonial standard; a black cross on a white background, also widely used throughout Africa at the time of the flag's creation. Post World War 1, the German imperial tricolor in the flag's canton was replaced by the Weimar flag, in an effort to suppress imperialist sentiments. Along with this, the Southern Cross was introduced as a more universal national symbol (turned on its side, to fit the flag as well as distinguish it from Australia and NZ).