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To canada: Whats up with your bagged milk

Okay, joke aside, Bagged milk is really not a big deal to the daily lives of Canadians.

This was a toughie to find and since it’s a small cultural thing, my research isn’t quite complete. Bagged Milk is actually used in more places than you think. You can find it in China, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, just to name a few places other than Canada.  It first gained popularity in the Soviet Bloc but in 1967, with the technology imported from Europe, Canadian Dairy made the switch to bags due to ease (and glass bottles break). The milk bag eventually won out [except in some parts of Western Canada and one convenient store chain] in the 1980s. Why it won out? Well, really, it’s cheaper to buy and greener!

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Now, as much as I know we love our fandom headcanons, I have a few issues with your history here. Being emperor of HRE didn't mean much, the Holy Roman Empire is similar to the Italian States at this point except much more feudal and with less power. Basically to be Emperor of HRE, you got the 'okay' from the pope that thought you are 'a great guy'. And have you seen how many terrible popes we had? The regions of Germany were controlled by many a princes [who were displaced after the Confederation of the Rhine was created [done by Napoleon by the way]].

The reason the Austrian Monarchy would be so nervous of a revolution and attempt to restore the French Monarchy is because that whole time was turbulent and they were scared they were going to loose their power to a mass mob. This has nothing to do with nicey nice with Austria and Prussia and all to do with Machiavellian principals. I mean for goodness sakes, Prussia tried to take over Austria at one point.

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omg guys i just realized something vital to the hetalia fandom that you need to know alright? ok so during the french revolution right, Leopold the II of the HRE, which was basically just Austria at this point and not the HRE we love so much, and King William the II of Prussia issued the...

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I NEED YOU....TO SUBMIT ASKS AND SUBMISSIONS TO HISTORICALLY ACCURATE HETALIA!

Who am I? Well, I'm certainly not Canada. I'm Cait, and I'm the creator of Historically Accurate Hetalia, a brand new Hetalia Art Blog with a focus on the real history of the Hetalia characters you love!

I know I'm a very new blog, and as much as I love making art and researching, I am a one woman team with real life commitments (i.e. college, work, etc.). Therefore, I can't always update it. HOWEVER, you, the viewer, can totally join in on the fun! How? Simple. Submit asks and suggest new ideas for work OR make your own and submit directly to Historically Accurate Hetalia! Just follow the super easy guidelines for submissions! I love follower interaction, so when we start hitting 100+, a giveaway WILL happen! Whenever I can, there will be Livestreams so you can maybe see the work you suggested be made! 

Now that I've totally ripped off some World War One slogans, let's get started and let's get historically accurate!

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Though many think World War 1 was the real catalyst that was the beginning of the end for the Hapsburg rule in Austria, this is simply not the case. The true beginning of the end began with the suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf in 1889. I'd love to link you to a different source, but Wikipedia is the only source I can find at this moment in time on this member of the royal family. [A book though would have better information!] The crown was then passed to Karl Ludwig, Rudolf's brother, who declined the position, thus Franz Ferdinand, the eldest son of Karl Ludwig, was given the crown. This drawing is based on the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the phrase he cried out to his wife (who was also murdered). He cried out "Sophie! Sophie! Don't die! Live for our children!". Thus, in a loose allegory, Roderich is crying out "Sir, My sir! Don't die! Live For our nation!" (A big thank you to my good friend Wibbly and her friend Julia for translating this to German!) The jacket is the one Franz wore himself when he was assassinated. The gun shot to the heart represents the final nail to the coffin for the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Now you may ask, why did this happen? Well, the simple answer is nationalism. The assassin was of Serbian descent and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire had gained control of the region from the dying Ottoman Empire.

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You may laugh, but dividing Italy into North Italy and South Italy is simply ludicrous up until the 1800s with the unification of Italy.  Why I say this is because Italy was divided into City States and Other Types of Sovereign States. Now first, you might ask, what is a sovereign state? Using the definition provided by Niccolò Machiavelli from The Prince, the text that rulers read for generations and followed to a tee, a sovereign state is independent, has militaristic strength, a unity of purpose and commands the respect of other states and peoples. The supreme good of the state is the supreme good and the end justifies means to the end. I am only really going to focus on The Republic of Florence. I could do several more but we are talking 10+ different political states in a land mass half the size of Alaska. The Republic of Florence has a vast history, but the drawing of North Italy reflects the power of Cosimo de' Medici, the man who brought The Medici Familyto power. Though Florence was a republic, this family pulled strings from the back. Their reign influenced Florentine politics for generations and it was a very cut throat time politically and ethically. Feliciano wears the same red garb that Cosimo de' Medici wears in many portrait paintings. The natural enemy of Florence is the Republic of Sienna.