This Challenge is made up but there are a few real events and real people in the stories.

History of The Kingdom of Himnaís

The Kingdom of Himnaís is a Kingdom that has its origins in Scandinavia, with ties to Sweden, and Denmark. it gained independence from Denmark in 1648. The Royal family was a descendant of Frederick II of Norway and Denmark. They were pretty quiet until the 1790s when King Gustav I went to England to meet with King George III, he noticed how efficient the English industry was and decided to industrialize Himnaís. In 1815 Himnaís had the second largest industrial capacity in Europe, with mainly fish, Steel, and coal, being mainly processed.
In 1914 when Germany invaded Belgium Himnaís provided a brigade to Belgium where they laid trenches in preparation for the German advance to Paris. Another Himnegian brigade was positioned in their long ally Denmark. The Hemnegian Forces were noted for their fierce fighting and willingness to fight. Which led Denmark to become suspicious of the well trained soldiers that were in their land.
In the sea The Kingdom of Himnaís Had a decent size navy not as big as Great Britain but larger than Germany’s Navy which also comprised submarines which were purchased from Germany in 1910. The Himnegian Submarines were deployed in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea. 2 of them were spotted during the Battle of Jutland (1916) which sunk several German Warships

History of The Socialist Republic of Shetland

The Socialist Republic of Shetland, was a socialist republic which was founded out of the Revolution of 1848 which sprang up due to Voting laws and the expensive cost of bread. The Revolution of 1848 started in Manchester's industrial parks as a result of the British commercial and banking crisis that were occurring, which started as peaceful protests across Ireland, Scotland, and parts of Northern England began. Fighting began as British armed forces began firing upon the crowd of protesters on February 12, 1848, later on February 16, 1848 socialist leader Friedrich Engels, and some socialists from France. The Revolutionaries used smuggled firearms from the United States Southern States through Cotton imports. The move was when about 200 Revolutionaries (led by Friedrich Engels) raided the Mellerstain House, on March 2, 1848, they raided the estate for hunting rifles, and stole many riches. Some British soldiers set up outside the Mellerstain House, The revolutionaries had a standoff for about two and a half hours, till the British began firing, while about 50 revolutionaries would hold off the British so the rest could escape through the forest to Smailholm where a member has a safehouse. Some of the others fled to nearby villages, agreeing to meet at Aberdeen on March 8; they knew they could not match the British army. The revolutionaries grabbed what they could horses and carriages to get there quicker; some of them hopped on a train to Edinburgh . March 20, 1848 The British started a hunt for the revolutionaries, but were too late to find them. who fled to Aberdeen in a stolen carriage and horses, once they arrived they got onto some ships heading to Shetland. There they recruited more to their cause. Who managed to install a secret government in Lerwick. For the next 20 years they set up several factories and industries, and in 1854 a railway was set up connecting industry to towns, and ports.
In 1856 The Revolutionary Government started mobilizing for war, creating Warships, and artillery to defend her island and seceded from the UK in 1872, and wrote a constitution which had a mixture of Socialist and Capitalist qualities, this was done so that it would appease the conservatives on Shetland, The war was fought mainly in the ocean. The Royal Navy proved superior to Shetland’s but Shetland’s Coastal guns proved advanced which kept the Ships out of range of their firing distance. Shetland's biggest advantage they had was a twelve inch gun managed to sink HMS Warrior, by punching a hole through the deck and igniting an ammunition fire. The War concluded in 1974 when Edward VIII called for the end to engagement and sent a mail ship to Shetland to send news of discontinued hostilities.
Over time many ambassadors were sent to Shetland from places like The Kingdom of Himnaís, Norway, The German Empire, France, The United States, and a couple other countries, by the time of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Shetland announced its support with the allies, and kept trade with Russia. They also provided some of their own dreadnoughts, to supply the British during the Battle of Jutland (1916).

Causes for Aggression
During the battle of Jutland (1916), a Shetlander Submarine miss identified a Himnegian Warship for a German warship, this was one of the first things to cause a difference between The Kingdom of Himnaís and The Socialists Republic of Shetland. The next was when a Himnegian Battleship sunk some Shetlander Cargo ships North of the Faroe Islands. Which along with the miss identification began a sort of competition Between the two nations. At Versailles, Danish, Shetlander and Hemneigan representatives argued over control over Faroe islands in the end