Expansion morale

Why does expansion give a morale debuff? I think most people wouldn't mind their country taking over half a continent

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It's a way for the game to allow underdogs not be entirely overwhelmed by stronger opponents.

I think half the continent would be a bit pissed off about being occupied though.

And if you're fighting such a big war I think people at home don't like their extra shifts in the munition plants, or having to drink coffee made from wood shavings, even if they're winning. Not without propaganda anyway.

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Adding to the OP a question. When attacking from your homeland do you have to go contiguously ie adjacent provinces. Was told if you didnt it affects morale.

BladeFisher wrote:

Adding to the OP a question. When attacking from your homeland do you have to go contiguously ie adjacent provinces. Was told if you didnt it affects morale.
I have never heard about this or observed, from where did you learn about it?
Aeroplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.
— Marshal Foch
A pretty mechanical toy [...] the war will never be won by such machines.
— Lord Kitchener, on tanks

BladeFisher wrote:

Adding to the OP a question. When attacking from your homeland do you have to go contiguously ie adjacent provinces. Was told if you didnt it affects morale.
I believe the reason for this is that morale is partially affected by how many warring countries' provinces are surrounding it, so if for example you move into a RoW city and declare war on its country that city would be completely surrounded by enemies, whereas if you simply crossed over your border into a neighbouring province there and declared war that province would then be connected to your own (former) border, lessening the number of enemy provinces near it. You're going to get a morale penalty anyway, but doing that lessens its severity.
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Thanks for that.

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