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THE NEW WORLD ORDER

1914: 28 June- Serbian rebels assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.  Austria-Hungary issues an ultimatum, which Serbia refuses.  Austria-Hungary declares war, touching off a chain reaction that ultimately engulfs Europe; pitting Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire against the likes of Britain, France, Italy, Serbia, and Russia.

1917: Mar- Tsar Nicolas II abdicates the throne.  Alexander Kerensky becomes leader of the Russian Republic.  Later, Lenin arrives and takes control of the Bolsheviks, ousting Kerensky and withdrawing from the war with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.  Civil war ensues, between “White” monarchists/republicans and Lenin’s “Red” Bolsheviks.

1918: Nov- The Western Front settles into a bitter stalemate.  Diplomats from the warring nations meet in Geneva to discuss grounds for a cease-fire.

Dec- Lenin is killed.  His immediate successors, Leon Trotsky and Josef Stalin, begin a power struggle that depletes the Red army and exposes it to a White deathblow.  The two men agree to a truce.

1919: Jul- The Great War is brought to an end with the Treaty of Geneva.  No territorial gains or concessions are made.

1922: Feb- Austria-Hungary collapses; its constituent nations of Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, Slovakia, and Croatia declare independence.

1923: Mar- The White army is routed by the Bolsheviks and they retreat to the Ukraine.

Apr- Trotsky and Stalin declare the formation of the United Soviet Socialist Republics.

1926: Apr- The world economy crashes.

Jul- Benito Mussolini comes to power in Italy.

Sep- Formation of the Liberation Party in the U.S.

1927: May- The German Reichstag is bombed.  The German military wastes no time in apprehending the rebels, and they, including their leader, Adolf Hitler, are executed.

1928: Nov- Frustrated Americans elect a majority of Liberation Party members and a Liberation president, John F. Davis.

1929: Mar- Davis sworn in as president of the United States.

Apr- Illegal immigration to the U.S. from Mexico reaches an all time high.  Davis threatens Mexico with military action if this is not controlled.

Jun- Poland, recently independent of Russia, unites with the former Austrian province of Galicia.

Nov- The Democratic and Republican parties organize a revolt against the Liberation Party, which fails miserably.

Dec- The Liberation majority in the House and Senate votes to abolish these institutions, and enshrines Davis with supreme power.

1930: Jan-Aug- Davis invades Mexico and annexes it to the new “American Empire”.  France, Germany, and Britain condemn this invasion, but take no military action.

Sep- The U.S. severs diplomatic relations with Europe.

Oct- Karl Sturgitz is elected Prime Minister of Austria.

1933: Feb- The Ottoman Empire and China collapse, and violent insurrections occur in the French and British colonies of Southeast Asia and India.  The U.S. intervenes and places a protectorate over the Middle East.

Jul- Sturgitz annexes Hungary and Croatia and proclaims the New Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Aug- Bohemia, fearing renewed subjugation by Vienna, attaches itself to the subtly prospering German Empire.

1936: Japan conquers Manchuria and much of China.

 

1938: Jan- The U.S. crushes fundamentalist revolts in the Middle East, securing a foothold for American forces.

May- Formation of the American Union, a military and economic bloc that the U.S. and most of Latin America joins.

 

1940: Mar- India gains independence, and the battered British army sets out from its shores.  A civil war commence when the Hindu leader, Mohandas Gandhi, is assassinated by Muslim rebels.

Apr- Davis moves U.S. troops into the war-torn India.  Britain, France, and Germany condemn this action, but again do nothing.

Nov- U.S. forces secure power over Arabia and India.

 

1941: 3 Feb- U.S. troops move over the border into Canada.

4 Feb- France, Britain, and Germany decide to declare war on the U.S. and its puppet AU.

7 Feb- Toronto is taken.

15 Feb- U.S. troops ally with Quebecois rebels to occupy Quebec.

16 Feb- Formation of the Republic of Quebec, which joins the AU.

3 Mar- U.S troops penetrate to the Hudson Bay.

23 May- U.S. troops now hold territory from Hudson Bay to Alaska.

21 Jul- Inuitia gains independence, and joins the AU.

17 Aug- Davis annexes all U.S. held Canadian territory to the U.S.

13 Nov- UN reinforcements arrive in the Northwest Territories, the last Canadian holdout, and from Siberia into Alaska.

 

1942: 12 Apr- Alaska, Yukon, and Inuitia are retaken by Allied forces.

21 Apr- Landings in the now U.S. territory of Ontario.

23 Jul- Allied forces make breakthroughs and retake territory down to the 49th Parallel, the former border of the U.S.

26 Oct- Allied troops push into the Dakotas and Montana, aided by Native American rebels.

28 Oct- U.S. forces begin a “scorched earth” policy, burning homes and fields as they retreat.

2 Nov- Communist and Kuomintang forces in China join forces against the Japanese.

 

1943: 12 Jan- Ontario is retaken.

15 Jan- Quebec joins the Allies in exchange for a guarantee of autonomy.

16 Jan- Quebec attacks the U.S. and penetrates deep into Maine.

31 Jul- The Midwest is largely occupied, nearly splitting the U.S. in two.

11 Oct- Mexico declares independence.

27 Dec- Allied forces occupy San Francisco.

1944: 7 Jan- Seeing that the U.S. was losing the war, Davis orders massive air raids of major French, British, and German cities to commence as soon as possible.  Battleships set out for Europe.

30 Jan- The air raids commence.  Damage to London, Paris, and Berlin is severe.

23 Feb- Davis is killed when a Democratic-Republican rebel detonates a bomb, destroying the White House.

1 Mar- Mormon rebels declare the formation of the nation of Deseret.

3 Mar- The Liberation Party is overthrown.  The new Democratic-Republican government sues for peace.

6 Mar- Treaty of Cleveland is approved by all parties, ending the Second Great War.  The United States only loses Maine to Quebec, Alaska to Canada, and Deseret to the Mormons; this is stemmed by a fear of further war caused by territorial aggrandizement.  The U.S. military is severely limited, and it is now subject to a five year occupation.

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