Arucian Naissance

The Arucian Naissance (lit. birth) refers to the period between the end of the Great War in 1935 to the dissolution of the United Provinces in 1955 when the Arucian experienced collectively experienced a cultural, political, economic, and social revolution. The period was characterized by Arucian independence from colonial rule, the rise of nationalism, large scale land reform, and rise of socialist and labour movements. The term was formulated by X in X in a series of essays and has since become a common term in Arucian historiography.

Countries

Imagua and the Assimas

While in the immediate post-Great War period, the Liberal Party lost to the Sotirian Democrats under the leadership of Lucas Pembroke, the Sotirian Democratic Party's tenure in government was seen as only benefitting the Eucleo-Imaguan population, particularly the landowners, who controlled the island's sugar industry, and the financial sector.

Thus, beginning in the late 1930s, the Imaguan Section of the Workers' International and some leftists within the Labour Party began advocating for land reform. Furthermore, with Imagua gaining "independence within the empire" in 1938 meant that while Imagua still had some residual ties with Estmere, namely sharing the same head of state, Imaguan national identity began to flower during this period.

In the 1940s, political changes occurred: first with the outbreak of the Solarian War in 1943, followed by Imagua becoming part of the United Provinces in 1945 on the behest of Imaguan elites, the adhesion of the Assimas Islands into Imagua in 1946, the merger of the Democratic and Labour Parties to form the Democratic Labour Party to counteract SDP hegemony over Imagua in 1948, and the expulsion of Imagua from the United Provinces in 1948.

With the growth of trade unions in this period, they helped the Democratic Labour Party form their first government in the 1952 elections. In their first stint in government, from 1952 to 1956, the Democratic Labour Party established several state-owned enterprises such as the Imaguan Television Service and the Imaguan Maritime Service to help unite the country, as well as strengthening labour protections. However, despite its promises, land reform was not done, leading to the Democratic Labour Party losing the 1956 election to the Sotirian Democrats.

However, Imaguan historians claim that the Arucian Naissance on Imagua ended only with the election of Eric Fleming and Efrem Lacovara in 1960, which saw the Democratic Labour Party return to government, and began a 40-year period where the Democratic Labour Party formed government, and the permanent end to the Sotirian Democratic Party ever forming government.

Île d'Émeraude

In Île d'Émeraude, nationalist attitudes and a desire for independence had already been quite elevated due to the Emeraudian Spring. Following the Great War, they became a part of the Community of Nations trusteeship of the Arucian Federation along with other Gaullican possessions in the Arucian. Many had welcomed the Arucian Federation as an opportunity for further political change to be made and sought, though with the weak and rather ineffective system of governance in place, this was not possible. As a result, many had become unhappy with the Arucian Federation, and a desire for independence skyrocketed through the late 1930's and early-to-mid 1940's. Eventually, Île d'Émeraude would vote to become independent alongside !Saint-Joyeux following the 1947 referendum, and following a five year transitional period, Île d'Émeraude would declare it's independence alongside !Saint-Joyeux who did the same, bringing an official end to the Arucian Federation

With Île d'Émeraude now independent and able to determine their own future, the Union Party, which had formed out of a merger between two political organizations at the forefront of the Emeraudian Spring and became the ruling party following independence, began to encourage land reform and labor protections, though they did not necessarily antagonize the sugar enterprises, who had owned most of the land, beyond this. The Worker's Party, on the other hand, would go even further than the Union Party had and vigorously go after them as they took power in the 1960's. Various anti-trust laws were put in place, redistribution of wealth and land had been actively pursued and accomplished, and many state-owned enterprises, such as Radio et Télévision de l'Île d'Émeraude, were established under Presidents Matéo Deniaud and P. J. Claire, both being members of the Worker's Party. Labor unions also saw themselves grow larger and be more empowered during this time.

Many Emeraudian historians claim that the Arucian Naissance in Île d'Émeraude was a direct continuation of the Emeraudian Spring, as during the period, nationalist attitudes that arose from the Emeraudian Spring were strengthened and eventually realized during the Arucian Naissance. The land reform objective of the Arucian Naissance took longer to accomplish than in some other Arucian countries, having only occurred during Deniaud's and Claire's presidencies, which lasted from 1965-1973 and 1973-1981 respectively. Nevertheless, the Arucian Naissance in Île d'Émeraude is seen as one of if not the most successful instances of the Arucian Naissance's objectives being sought out and achieved.