History of Kampfers

Early History

In the time when most other civilizations were first grouping together into small civilizations, the Kampferian peoples were still nomadic herders, watching their goats devour the small roots of the trees and eat the grass. The first recorded Kampferian civilization was a small city-state on the Ether River, slightly upstream of the current location of Kampfers Stadt, at circa 2570 BCE. The quality of life rose so much in that city that numerous others popped up all around the Gulf of der Stadt and along the Ether River. By the time that the 2nd millennium BCE came around, scholars maintain that a loose confederation of all the city states had been established, garunteeing the Kampferian city states dominance over the region. Not only did this reduce any foreign aggression, but it also reduced tribal infighting, which laid a crucial foundation that all the governments of Kampfers would later stand on. Relics of this time remain, and can be seen in the architectural ruins along the beaches of the Gulf of der Stadt, and most notably along the outskirts of Kampfers Stadt.

The First Kampferian Revolution

Students, brandishing swords and other assorted weapons, quickly gained control of Kampfers Stadt. They beheaded the ruling oligarchy and took over the government with virtually no resistance. This was in part due to the elder generations lack of knowledge about weapons. They then established a governmental system with two branches, the legislative and the executive. However, fatal flaws doomed this government.

Middle Ages

During this period, Kampfers was constantly mired in failure. 90% of the population lived below the poverty line, and oft corrupt Chancellors cared little to fix that. There are many reported cases of these Chancellors embezzeling the government funds. The most notorious of these Chancellors was Chancellor Bismark. He did everything in his power to make the common man miserable. It was during the Middle Ages that English and German were established as the two National Languages. However, very few people knew how to read or write either language due to a lack of government spending on education. The continued poverty of the masses led to wide-spread emigration for a period of 10-15 years.

The Glorius Revolution

Three years ago, a new Chancellor by the name of Fuhrer Richtoff was elected upon his promise to "End impoverishment forever." He swiftly moved against the bicameral legislative branch, suspending them indefinetely. While the public was initially outraged, after his first year in office the citizens of Kampfers began to notice dramatic improvements in their way of life. After resoundingly reelecting him that year, Fuhrer Richtoff sensed his chance. He disbanded the legislative branch altogether, and this time the public applauded. While subtle pockets of resistance remained, he relentlessly crushed them with the Kampfers Spec-Ops Army. The few resistors who survived were rounded up and labeled as "anarchists." After 3 months spent living in internment camps, these anarchists were sent on the horrifying Anarchia Death March, a greuling journey into a barren desert. As this revolution has led to the evolution of Kampfers into a great nation, it has become known as "The Glorius Revolution." Now, Fuhrer Richtoff has Kampfers on the precipé of international greatness.Template:Kampfers