Ukraine

The Kingdom of Ukraine, simply known as Ukraine, with its capital at Kiev is a recent state under the protection of Germany. It borders the nations of Russia, Romania, Belorussia and Poland as well as Czechoslovakia. Ukraine is in Der Eisenpakt, and is the second strongest nation, only seconded by Germany.

History
The Russian Civil War (1917 - 1921)

Ukraine was one of the belligerents in the Russian Civil War. Germany and Der Eisenpakt and many other nations intervened helping the Russian Republic. The Ukrainian Army fought in many of the battles assisting the Germans. The Ukrainians were also there at the Siege of Moscow.

Post War (1921 - 1929)
Ukraine, put an interim government at the moment, was deciding upon what government form. Some pushed for a Constitutional Monarchy with Wilhelm Franz at its head, and some wanted a Republic. With German pressure, the people of The Ukraine elected Wilhelm Franz, and he was made King of Ukraine in 1922, and from then on, he was referred to as Vasyl Vyshyvani. With German aid, Ukraine was able to build up its industry to become a decently industrialize nation. The Germans also helped modernized their army making it stronger than most of its neighbors except for Russia. The Ukrainian economy boomed until the start of the Great Depression in 1929.

The Great Depression (1929 - 1934)
The Ukrainian economy went down hill after the start of the depression, and like many of its neighbors unemployment rose. The Ukraine went through a state of hyper inflation, but during 1931, Ukraine's economic minster decided to start the currency over, and abolished the other Ukrainian Currency. This time, the currency was pegged to gold, unlike the previous currency, which was backed by nothing. The Ukrainian economy didn't fully recover till 1934, with German aid of course. Also, the popularity of Syndicalism rose, but it didn't get to the popularity like in Spain or France.

After the Great Depression (1934 - )
With the Ukrainian economy recovering from the Great Depression, the Ukrainian economy is starting to grow again, and the Ukraine has become one of the biggest agriculture exporters in Europe, since most of Eastern Europe has yet to recover from the depression and lacks the ability to produce food.

Army
The Ukrainian Army is of decent size and is largely modernized and of German standards, it is the second largest in Der Eisenpakt.

Navy
The Ukrainian Navy is small, and has been built up on German standards.

Airforce
The Ukrainian Airforce is small and is mostly some German plane models manufactured in Ukraine, or outdated planes from World War One.