Name of the committee: GAC: delegates will be able to make use of phones, tablets, computers and The Man in the High Castle other devices while session is Authors: Isaac Gregory, Gabriela Cortes, suspended during break times, as Gabriella Ariza well as in-committee time to Time for opening statement: 90 seconds research. II. The use of the first person is About the committee: The Man In the mandatory when debating and High Castle is a crisis cabinet that referring to other delegates. It is of simulates the following years of the utter importance to, when Second World War after establishing a referring to another delegate, settlement between the Axis and the recognize its military and/or Allies. Although the committee is a work political titles. Saying “Sir Winston ​ of fiction, inspired by Philip K. Dick’s Churchill, instead of simply dystopian novel, it is expected for the Winston Churchill,” or delegates to have an adequate “Reichsminister Heinrich Himmler comprehension of the Second World War, instead of simply Heinrich the ideologies involved and the Chiefs of Himmler.” State at the time, as well as being aware III. Abstain from referring to any of the multiple tools governments have to event posterior to 1953 (date in approach crises besides warmongering. It which the committee starts). Bear is important to consider certain in mind that as any conflict, it does specifications the delegates must follow not start in full-scale war but in strictly to maintain the flow, historical rising political tensions. atmosphere, and development of the IV. Refer to the chair as “Reich committee. Restraining or failing to do so Vorsitzende”, roughly translating will result in a punishment from the chair. to Reich Chairmen, and refer individually to each Chairman and Specifications: Chairwoman as Herr and Frau respectively, translating to Mister I. The delegates shall not use and Miss. electronic devices while in session V. Nations can change side under the for any reason. This is given that it following conditions: should match the environment of A. There must be a the time, therefore, the delegates unanimous decision from must bring every document they the representatives of such require printed. However, nations to change side. If accepted unanimously by all ​ the Chief of State argues to members of the chair before it is leave the Gemeinsames introduced. The chair reserves the Bundes Reich, but neither right to veto the directives. ​ the foreign relations VII. It is strictly prohibited the Minister nor the field assassination and attempt on marshall are willing to assassination on any character, proceed with this, the this will simply disrupt the order in country will be unable to the committee and will not proceed with this action. contribute significantly to any B. The foreign relations military, political or economic Minister, must negotiate move. Any attempt to do it will the terms of entrance to result in a warning. the new economic, political VIII. It is essential that delegates come and military coalition with up with new ideas to tackle the a representant of the other problematics they are facing, it side, this can vary from a would be senseless to see series of demands from delegates repeat strategies, and both sides, aspects in while the chair will very much which they will cooperate appreciate deep inquiry as well as and other in which they will the delegates inspiring their not cede. It is important to political, economic and military clarify if there is any agenda from historically successful consequence on violating moves, it is imperative that any statutes. delegates create their own VI. Each committee will have a solutions. The chair will be very maximum of 25 directives per day. attentive with the creation of Directives can address a variety of solutions, the capacity of delegates topics and issues, therefore it is to explain them to the committee, recommended for delegates to and the argumentation capacity to annex multiple ideas together persuade both the chair and the instead of multiple vague whole committee the delegate’s directives, this is to simulate the solution is the most viable. creation of a solid and realistic foreign policy. Any action that Finally, delegates must bear in mind that requires a directive must be although part of the goal of the committee is to work collaboratively to be the morning of December 6, 1941 but victorious, they must also acknowledge because of logistical issues regarding the that the nature of the committee is to mobilization of marines into the Midway explore the delicate essence of geopolitics Islands, the bad weather in the shores of in the modern world, and understand the Hawaii and preventive maintenance to the importance that intergovernmental engines, the carriers were present in the organizations serve in the modern era, attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS this in an interactive and different space Enterprise and the USS Lexington were than the usual MUN committee. sunk and the USS Saratoga was repaired 1 year after the end of the war, multiple As the committee is set in an alternate battleships, cruisers, destroyers, history scenario it is important to consider submarines and aircrafts, were either the following historical historical notes: sunk or heavily damaged. Adolf Hitler following the advice of his inner circle said American Lend-Lease: In January 10, 1941 “Germany will not join the effort in the during the debate and voting of the H.R. Pacific theater ( ) because the Empire of ​ … 1776 (An Act to Promote the Defense of Japan did not consult with its allies it shall the United States), House representatives face the United States of America alone Hamilton Fish, Dewey Short, and Karl ( )”. The Empire of Japan entered a state … Mundt with a powerful speech based on of war with the USA, having the upper rhetoric and manipulating the convoluted hand by crippling the pacific fleet. network of influences in Washington opposed the H.R 1776. With the growing Invasion of Guam and the Midway ​ ​ trend of Republicans opposing the Islands: lend-lease it placed pressure in the House Holding a numerical advantage in the Committee of Foreign Affairs resulting in pacific the Empire of Japan rushed for an the boycott of the lend-lease, the failure offensive for USA satellite states Guam of Roosevelt’s plan to help the allies and Midway, the amphibious invasion without entering the war and the started in December 17 1941. As the prospect of the European theatre looks American carriers were sunk or heavily dark for the British and the Free France. damaged they could not fight back the Pearl Harbor: In December 7, 1941 Japan overwhelming waves of fighters and launched a surprise attack at the United bombers assisting the ground forces. By States naval base in Hawaii, the USS March 22 1942, in Guam all airfields were Enterprise, the USS Lexington and the USS destroyed and all harbors were seized by Saratoga were to leave Pearl Harbor on the Imperial Japanese Navy, by April 2 1942 Midway was enduring the same campaign, by 1952 the US has repaid 60% situation. This quarantine resulted in a of the agreed debt. shortage of supplies for the USA ground forces, while the US marines fought Gemeinsames Bundes Reich: Roughly bravely, to this day the the invasions of translating Joint Federal Empire, it is an Midway and Guam are remembered as a economic and political bloc created in slaughterhouse, with only 10% of the 1946 four years after the end of the war stationed US forces being able to under similar ideals of the European evacuate the islands. By May the Empire Union in our timeline; countries that trade of Japan had militarised the islands and with one another and allow mobilization set up enough defences to repel the first of immigrants are less likely to enter in wave amphibious attacks and set up anti war. Through the 1949 act of Berlin the aircraft guns to avoid any paratroopers bloc converted into a total Economic and ​ effort to disrupt ground defences. By June Monetary Union with a Federalized ​ the USA was able to reorganize its forces structure of power, in which the members and started and counter-offensive which of the bloc are regional governments and saw no results, facing the better the Reichstag is the general government. positioned and entrenched Imperial Japanese Navy, with a low percentage of Operation Barbarossa: marines returning to the USA and even Operation Barbarossa was a German lower returning without any permanent Offensive to eliminate the USSR before it form of physical or psychological damage became a threat, and capture the oil of citizens openly questioned the purpose of the Caucasus. This was a heavily the war, as time passed this transformed motorised assault of the Wehrmacht, into protests and later into riots, without which was backed by the armour divisions out the favour of public opinion there and the Luftwaffe, using the factor of were little volunteers and conscription surprise they were able to push deep into heavily antagonized the government this Soviet territory, advancing at steady pace pushed the government to establish a until winter arrived. During the Soviet cease of fire and initiate peace talks with Winter offensive, the Wehrmacht the Empire of Japan. It was established enduring waves of the red army and that the Empire of Japan was to keep the constant shelling were able to hold a line islands for the next 75 years, and then that goes from Novgorodskaya Oblast to they would be subject to a referendum, or Kalushkaya Oblast and finally ending in until the USA repays twice the damage Donets´ka Oblast, this will be the generated by his efforts in the pacific geopolitical wall that determine the eastern ending of the of the markets for its manufactured goods and Gemeinsames Bundes Reich.