Early Modern Era
Society
The Andromeda Revolution:
Throughout the Medieval Era, the Civilization of the Andromeda had a government which followed Japanese Feudalism. Unfortunately, there were certain leaders, who took advantage of their power to abuse and exploit the lower social classes. During the 1500s, Queen Veronica â…¡, who is known for using the government’s money for her own benefits. Rather than using that money to develop the country’s economy, she used the money to buy herself lavish, extravagant, and expensive clothing. Rather than using that money to build schools, she used that money to throw lavish parties. The country’s economy during that time suffered terribly, the people in lower social classes barely had money to buy food and other resources due to the increase in taxes. The citizens didn’t have a proper education due to the fact that there were barely any schools in the country.
In 1535, princess Penelope, who was the younger sister of Queen Veronica â…¡, decided to give up her title as a royal because she wanted change her country for the better. She visited different countries and different places in the country to learn more about the conditions of the people in lower classes and to find a solution to solve this problem. After years of investigation, in 1540, Penelope and the citizens of The Andromeda started a protest against the government with the main goal was changing the type of government from Japanese Feudalism to Socialist so the people could have more freedom and rights.
Andro-MASCULIST Revolution:
In The Andromeda, the year 1583 marked a significant turning point in the country's history, when a group of over 10,000 men led a revolution to overthrow the unequal political system led by President Maria Ricci at the time, but throughout history, had never allowed any male to run for president or to lead the country.
The country had been ruled by a succession of female leaders for centuries, Maria Ricci was one of them. Known for her kind and easy-going personality, she was one of the most understanding and caring presidents in the country's history. Even though this might be a huge strength of Maria to be able to get loved and supported by citizens, she is, without a doubt, very indecisive and easy to take advantage of. Because of this, many parts of the government became corrupt, as the women in charge were abusing their titles to benefit themselves. Work stagnated, and responsibilities were pushed back and forth between agencies and departments in the state. While the women in power were seen as strong and capable leaders, many men felt disadvantaged and overlooked. They believed that the political system was unfair and that the absence of male leaders created a gender bias that prevented men from fully participating in society, being validated and noticed in the crowd.
Realizing the urgency of solving these problems, inspired by the ideas of equality and justice, a group of young men, about 20 to 30 people, led by a country boy, Marcos Berlusconi, 16 years old at the time, decided to take action and challenge the status quo. They organized a massive protest around the Government buildings in multiple cities, demanding change and equal representation in government. The protest became a revolution, as more and more men and women who believed in equality rose up against the government and fought for men's right to lead the country.
During January 1584, the revolution culminated in a bloody clash between the revolutionaries and the government forces, along with common people getting forced to be involved, trying to suppress the chaos. Many men and women lost their lives or got heavily injured in the fighting, but the revolutionaries ultimately prevailed. Marcos Berlusconi stayed patient for the right time to take action, as the battle slowly ended, and as more and more people joined his side in realization of the importance of equality and fairness between genders.
On the peaceful morning of 29th February 1584, most of the battles were settled, either with bribery, violence, or peaceful agreement and realization from the opposing side of Marcos'. According to the diary of one of the soldiers whose name is unknown, and who was originally in Maria Ricci's army but was convinced by the purpose of Marcos Berlusconi’s movements, a series of statements was found, describing the event of Marcos entering the government's building to negotiate with the president. The soldier wrote: “This young hero, Marc Berlus, with a courageous spirit, entered the government's building to confront President Mari on the issue of inequality and injustice that hath been plaguing the kingdom for far too long. With firm determination, he doth not let any obstacle stand in his way, and shall have satisfaction in knowing that his efforts will not be in vain.”
No one knows what happened in Mari Ricci's office that day, but Marcos left the room beaming with a victory smile on his face, while Mari softly sighed as she shook her head, revealing a slight smile also.
After the “meeting”, citizens were informed that Mari Ricci and Marcos Berlusconi agreed on a Co-Leadership of the country, meaning that they both receive/ remain the title of “President". The country's political system was reformed, and men were finally permitted to run for president and other positions in the government.
This was never official but some say that Mari and Marcos fell in love after the major event and had a secret child named Robert, who later on became one of the most successful businessmen of The Andromeda's history.
The Andromeda country's Masculist Revolution in 1590 serves as an important reminder of the power of determination and the fight for equality. While the revolution was a painful and violent chapter in the country's history, it also marked a turning point in the fight for gender equality, opening the doors for men to participate fully in society and politics.
Primary sources
Political change:
1. Historian Hannah Grace had documented the Andromeda Revolution. Below is an excerpt:
After knowing that her own sister decided to went against the government, Queen Veronica â…¡ decided to throw Penelope in prison. However, that plan was never accomplished because when Penelope and the citizens of The Andromeda receive that news, they immediately attack the castle. Penelope and the people bribed the castle’s knights so they could meet Queen Veronica â…¡. After bribing all the knights that worked in the castle, the people managed to meet Queen Veronica â…¡. They forced her to resign her title, Queen Veronica â…¡ tried to called the knights to kick the people out but later found out that almost all of the castle’s knights had turned against her. Seeing people protesting in front of her, Queen Veronica â…¡ decided to resign her title in front of the people of The Andromeda.
Penelope soon became the president of The Andromeda. A few months after Queen Veronica â…¡ resign her title, Penelope read The Constitution and officially ended the Japanese Feudalism leadership in The Andromeda.
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2. After Queen Veronica â…¡ resign her title, Penelope read The Constitution. Here is The Constitution:
3. An Unfinished piece by an Unknown Artist, showing the conversation of negotiation between former Queen Maria Ricci and leader of Andro-Masculist Revolution after the revolutionary won the battles.
Economy
A popular poster during the 1540s - 1550s, used by the government to spread the Socialist beliefs and principles to citizens. This poster can easily be found in homes, public buildings, sold at decoration stores,...
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After successfully forcing Queen Veronica â…¡ to resign her title, President Penelope had officially adopted socialist as the new economic system for The Socialist Republic of The Andromeda. President Penelope had spent years and years to consider what is the best way to maintain and develop the economy of The Andromeda as well as consider how to limit class distinction and discrimination between classes.
This type of economic system provided limited private ownership. Which means that individuals can own personal property but all industrial and production capacity is communally owned and managed by the government. With this, the country has limited class distinction and discrimination between classes.
This also helps the nation to barely have any criminals and theft since the people have enough money to buy and provide resources and education for themselves. Not only that, the economy of the country is also increasing rapidly, achieving many achievements and exceeding goals. The Andromeda’s currency, the Andromeda dong, is one of the most powerful currencies in the world. With the fact that the economy of The Andromeda is growing so quickly, the government and the people had to trade and sell resources like fruits, rice,... to other countries, mostly neighboring countries, to maintain and develop the country’s economy. The country is not only wealthy and powerful, but the Socialist Republic of The Andromeda has a major and big influence around the world.
The country also put this into the education system, teaching students the benefits of socialism and how socialism had helped the country’s economy to grow and make The Andromeda to be one of the most powerful and influential countries in the world. By teaching this in schools, students can also continue and develop the country's economy in the future.
Society
Below is the National Declaration of Human Rights of The Andromeda:
References
Vietnam. “DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VlETNAM.” Vietnamese Declaration of Independence, 2010, www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/vietdec.html
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This is the Vietnam's Declaration of Independence. The Vietnam's Declaration of Independence main purpose is to announce the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and also declare to the world that Vietnam is a free and independent country. While doing the primary source for this project, I have taken inspiration from the Vietnam's Declaration of Independence.
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Nemeth, Hillary, "Checkpoint 1", February, 2024. Accessed February, 2024.
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This document is a secondary source which talks about the basic information of human rights and some information about the United Nation and what is the purpose of these organizations. These informations provided helps us too know more about what human rights is and what does the UN do and their purpose. It also gave us inspiration to right a declaration of human rights for our own civilization. This source is trustworthy since it contained good information and correct informations.
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Organization, United Nation. "Universal Declaration of Human Rights", Dec, 10, 1945. Accessed February, 2024.
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This document is a primary source which is the declaration of human rights that the United Nation wrote. The declaration contained articles about what rights do humans have and are born with. The articles gave us more inspiration to write our declaration, gave us more knowledge about human rights and the basic terms and principles of human rights. This source is trustworthy since it was written by an international organization.
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Associations of Southeast Asian Nations. "ASEAN Human Rights Declaration", Nov, 19, 2012. Accessed February, 2024.
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This document is a primary source that is written by the Associations of Southeast Asian Nations. The declaration contained articles about rights of human and also had taken some inspiration from the UDHR. The artivles gave us more ideas for my declaration for our civilization. This source is trustworthy since it was written by an trustworthy organization.
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Nemeth, Hillary. "Universality and Who Rights are For", Feb, 2024. Accessed February, 2024.
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This source is a secondary source that talks about how each places and regions have different ways to identify what human rights is. This source gave us more knowledge and how we can make our declaration more inclusive. This source is trustworthy since it contained a lot of information that are goodm interesting, and correct.