World War III (Money12123)

Note: Some minor information is inaccurate to what actually happened due to personal interests.
World War III was a global conflict from 2025 to 2030. The war involved the revival of imperialism across the world, and the continued threat of communism and Islamism following the Cold War. 
==Background and pre-war events==
Many related conflicts led to World War III. The continued influence of communist and eastern states after the Cold War is believed to be a notable cause of the war, though many different scenarios contributed.
===Eurasian conflicts and Sino-Russian agreements===
After the Cold War ended in 1991, the Soviet Republic was divided into 15 independent states, including the Republic of Russia (RRU), the main successor to the state. The new Russian government attempted to be democratic, however, in 1999, Boris Yeltsin, the President of Russia, resigned, and was succeeded by his vice president, Vladimir Putin, who soon turned Russia into a neo-Soviet dictatorship known as the Democratic Republic of Russia (DRR).
Meanwhile, while communism was no longer seen as something as influential as it was in the Cold War, many communist states remained in existence, and their regimes were still strong. China, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam all followed non-Stalinist Marxism-Leninism. North Korea was an absolute monarchy followed the Juche ideology and the House of Kim's own cult of personality. China remained a threat to the Western world, particularly through its conflicts with Taiwan and its critical actions in Hong Kong, which had became a province of China. North Korea also had developed nuclear weapons, which was controversial among all nations, even China, whose relations with North Korea even severed because of it. 
====Second Russo-Ukranian War and aftermath====
In 2014, Russia became involved in a war with Ukraine following the Ukrainian Revolution. Russia invaded Crimea, which had previously been an oblast of Ukraine. Various other territories also became either occupied or heavily supported by Russia. On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and annexed Donetsk and Luhansk, two breakaway states which had been independent from both nations until then. Ukraine was victorious in the war, though Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk became fully independent from both nations. Although Russia was unsure what to do next, it decided it needed a bigger military.
Russia's relationship with China had generally been positive, although after time it had been critical of the war in Ukraine. Eventually, however, Putin was able to convince Xi Jinping, the President of China, that both Russia and China could complete their goals. Despite this, an issue that remained was the fact that both Russia and China wanted to control large portions of Eurasia, and there was no clear agreement which parts of the continent would be for Russia and which part would be for China. This problem extended when the United Nations declared Eurasia one continent, and although a continued division was possible, post-Soviet states including Russia had either been partially or entirely part of Asia, making this not an easy conclusion. Eventually, they agreed that Russia would be able to possess all of Western Eurasia (including territories historically considered European), the post-Soviet states, and Afghanistan, while China would be allowed the rest. They did not include Middle Eastern countries due to separate plans for them. They also decided to get their allies to unify with them, with Belarus becoming part of Russia and Laos and Vietnam becoming part of China. The government of Cambodia also supported unification with China, but the Cambodian monarchy opposed it. The monarchy did not have the power to dismiss the government in this situation, so King Sihamoni led a coup supported by most of the Cambodian Royal Army and the Global Western Alliance (GWA) that overthrew the pro-Chinese government and established a more pro-Western government. North Korea became an issue due to the fact that King Jong-un, the King of North Korea, still wanted to remain a kind of monarch. As a result, North Korea was agreed to remain an independent state, and was also given the right to Japan if China succeeded with the rest of Asia. On January 7, 2024, Russia and China signed the Moscow Pact, which declared these agreements as official and marked the beginning of preparations for war with the West.
===Indian conflicts===
India, which had been declared a continent by the United Nations in 2023, had been notable for its conflicts. The conflict between East India and Pakistan was the most notable of these conflicts. China had been involved in many conflicts with East India, while Russia had a much more positive relationship. After the signing of the Moscow Pact, many discussions occurred between Russian and Chinese politicians regarding what stance they would officially take. Eventually the parties agreed that East India was too Western-like, as opposed to Pakistan, which was more likely to support China and Russia's goals. As a result, China and Russia recommended that Pakistan launched a non-nuclear invasion of East India and the rest of the India. Pakistan agreed and signed the Moscow Pact, though Russia also made a promise not to invade Pakistan's ally Afghanistan, removing Afghanistan from the potential future Russian territory. As of late 2024, Pakistan was preparing for an invasion of East India. 
===Communism in North America===
China wanted to expand its communist influence all across the world; however, it did not seem possible to rule the entire world. The use of China and Russia's communist ally Cuba was initially suggested; however, due to Cuba's size, it was agreed that it would not work as the dominant power in North America. As a result, Russia and China convinced the Mexican Communist Party to attempt a coup that occurred in April 2024. The coup was successful, and the Republic of Mexico (RME) was dissolved and the Socialist Republic of Mexico (SRM) was formed.
Cuba was requested to become part of Mexico by the Mexican government. Although Cuba was initially unsure, China and Russia soon convinced Cuba to unify with the state. In July 2024, Cuba was dissolved and divided into 15 states of Mexico.
===Arab and Middle Eastern conflicts===
The Arab world and the Middle East had for a long time been places of war and conflicts. Many of the conflicts were related to the rise of Islamic extremism, notably through the formation and rise of al-Qaeda and the establishment of the Islamic State. The US had also launched the War On Terror, which resulted in further conflict in the Middle East. The Palestinian conflict had been going on since 1948, and many state allies to the Arab Resistance had been preparing for war with Israel. Iran had developed a nuclear program which threatened both the United States and Israel. 
Russia had been involved in a positive relationship with Iran since the Second Iranian Revolution. The Soviet Republic had supported the Arab Resistance in the Palestinian conflict until it was dissolved in 1991. China and Russia eventually recommend that Iran could sign a peace treaty with several of its opponents and propose the creation of a unified Arab/Middle Eastern state. Iran agreed to attempt to do so, and formed a meeting with all Arab members of the Global Eastern Alliance (GEA), the Anti-Shia Alliance (ASA; Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, and Pakistan), the Pakistani Taliban, and the Sunni Caliphate. On August 19, 2024, Iran, the Republic of Palestine, the ASA, the Pakistani Taliban and the Islamic Caliphate signed the Treaty of Ramallah, which resulted in the formation of the Arab Caliphate, which consisted of Iran, the Republic of Palestine and various territory previously occupied by al-Qaeda or the Islamic Caliphate. The treaty resulted in the dissolution of the ASA and the militant withdrawal by the involved parties in all military conflicts involving them, including the Afghan-Sunni Caliphate War. Although the treaty was intended to be signed by all Arab members of the GEA, Syria refused due to the lack of representation of Ba'athism, the Syrian monarchy, and the Syrian cult of personality, and as a result, left the GEA. The Arab Caliphate soon joined the Moscow Pact. The treaty temporarily reduced conflict in the Middle East, however, the formation of the state only led to plans for an even larger-scale conflict.
===Other agreements===
In addition to the conflicts in Eurasia, the communist coup in Mexico, and the conflicts in the Arab world and the Middle East, China set out to spread communism in other nations - however, instead of insisting on communism, it often supported countries with ideologies similar to communism and requested they join on an agreement. Eritrea and Venezuela had adopted a similar form of dictatorship and were requested to be involved in the conflicts, to which they agreed and signed the Moscow Pact. As a result, Russia, China, Pakistan, Mexico, Eritrea, the Arab State, and Venezuela became the official members of the Eastern Powers. The region of Oceania, including the continent of Australia, were agreed to be controlled by China, and the colonies in Antarctica were agreed to eventually be dissolved and Antarctica would instead be divided into a colony of Russia and a colony of China. 
==Course of the war==
===Opening of the Western Front===
Main articles: Eurasian War and Western Front (Eurasian War)
====Russian invasion of Crimea====
On January 8, 2025, Russia invaded Crimea. The United States immediately sent troops to assist Crimea, while other members of the Global Western Alliance (GWA) provided military aid. Although it was initially going to be handled as a proxy war, Russia was successful in the war and defeated Crimea in the First Battle of Simferopol on January 22, 2025. Afterwards, concerns over how to prevent Russia from reconquering the post-Soviet states were put into consideration, and three days after Russian victory, Britain, the United States, Poland, Finland, and 11 of the 16 post-Soviet states (the Russian-controlled Belarus and Crimea, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan being the only ones not to) declared war on Russia. The invasion marked the beginning of the Eurasian War, the opening of the Western Front, and unofficially the beginning of World War III.
====Full invasion of the post-Soviet states====
Russia soon set out to invade all of the post-Soviet states, with Russia soon invading Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and finally, Estonia. This resulted in further unification of the post-Soviet states, and a large advantage for Russia in the war.
===Opening of the Eastern Front===
Main article: Eastern Front (Eurasian War)
====Chinese invasion of Taiwan====
Main article: Sino-Taiwanese War
On February 12, 2025, China invaded Taiwan. Much like with Ukraine, troops and military aidwere sent to Taiwan, but China, much like Russia, was successful in their invasion, and successfully captured Taipei on May 3, 2025. This resulted in the 14 countries at war with Russia, along with South Korea, Japan (jointly with the US), Cambodia, Thailand, and Mongolia all declaring war on China. This resulted in the opening of the Eastern Front.
====Further Chinese invasions====
On May 15, 2025, 12 days after Chinese success in the Battle of Taipei, China invaded Mongolia. The war lasted for six months, ending on November 30, 2025, with the Chinese capture of Ulaanbaatar, resulting in a Chinese victory. China continued to expand into Mainland Southeast Asia, resulting in wars with Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia by 2028.
===War breakout in the Arab world and the Middle East (2025-2027)===
Main article: Second Arab War
On November 6, 2025, the Arab Caliphate invaded Iraq. The motivations for the invasion were based on three factors; one being a desire to unify the Arab world and spread Islamic extremism, two being avenging the Global Western Alliance (GWA) for its invasion of Iraq in 2003, and three being the general disapproval of the pro-Western government of Iraq. A proxy solution was again attempted, but failed, and the Arab State defeated Iraq in the Battle of Baghdad. As a result, the Western Powers along with East Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia declared war on the Arab Caliphate.
The Arab Caliphate then began to expand all around the Middle East and the Arab world, with them invading various other countries nearby, such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, East Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, and eventually Israel. 
===War breakout in India (2026-2027)===
Main article: Indian War
On March 13, 2026, Pakistan invaded East India. Due to the large spread of the conflict, the Western Powers immediately declared war on Pakistan rather than attempting to start a proxy conflict. Within four months, Pakistan defeated East India in the Battle of New Delhi. This led to Pakistani expansion into the entirety of India, and Pakistan soon carried out an invasion of Bangladesh.
===War breakout in Africa (2026-2028)===
Main article: African War (2026-2030)
On June 30, 2026, Eritrea invaded Ethiopia. The Western Powers declared war on Eritrea, but it regardless continued to expand across Africa, leading to the African War. It then launched invasions of South Sudan, Central Africa, Cameroon, etc. 
===War breakout in North America (2026-2027)===
Main articles: North American War and Southern Front (North American War)
On October 3, 2026, Mexico invaded the Bahamas, resulting in the Western Powers declaring war on Mexico. Mexico, much like other powers, began to expand around North America, notably in Central America, resulting in the North American War and the opening of the Southern Front. 
===War breakout in South America (2026-2027)===
Main article: South American War
On December 12, 2026, Venezuela invaded Colombia, which resulted in the Western Powers declaring war on Venezuela. Venezuela began expanding across all of South America, resulting in wars with Panama, Guyana, Suriname, etc. This led to the South American War.
===Decline of the Eastern Powers and beginning of the Western advantage (2028-2029)===
====Russo-Estonian War (2025-2028)====
Main article: Russo-Estonian War
Russia invaded Estonia on December 29, 2025, which Putin had known would be his biggest challenge yet. However, he was far more prepared, as he now had a lot more resources, and had even allowed people from territories that had been invaded by Russia to fight against Estonia. He successfully advanced into the country, however, his success would not be as easy as the previous wars. Estonia was a lot more prepared, and had been a very important ally of the West. As such, Estonia's defenses were incredibly powerful, pushing back Russian troops a long way. However, Putin was insistent on continuing and did not agree to any aim changes. He continued to send more and more Russian troops to fight all across Estonia, and launched the largest bombing campaigns he could. However, no matter how much of Estonia was bombed, occupied, or surrounded, all of his operations were complete failures. He requested that the other Eastern countries sent more troops. Russia's allies did attempt to do this, but the outcome was not nearly enough. By early 2028, Russia was more than ever losing the war, but Putin still refused to surrender - so it came to the point where the Russian military had to be well and truly defeated, and military casualties were much larger than they had ever been before for Russia. On February 2, 2028, Narva was liberated from Russian rule, and Russia had lost all control in Estonia. This moment of the war is considered to be the moment when things started to turn around, as the Western Powers had finally gained the higher ground, with the Eastern Powers beginning to be defeated in the Western Front.
====Sino-Cambodian War (2026-2028)====
Similar to Russia, China was also losing power in the Sino-Cambodian War, which had began in early 2026. Cambodian forces were pushing China back stronger than ever, and on March 6, 2028, China withdrew troops from Cambodia. The Western Powers soon launched invasions of Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, and had liberated them from Chinese rule. By December 2028, Taiwan and Mongolia were the only remaining places under Chinese control that had been invaded in the war. In June 2029, the West invaded Mongolia, and on November 2, 2029, they invaded Taiwan. An invasion of China was soon to take place, but the time was not yet right, as other issues needed to be solved first.
====Eastern territorial victories (2028-2029)====
Eritrea, the Arab State, and Venezuela had gained success in gaining territory in their respective continents/regions. Venezuela invaded Panama alongside Mexico. Following their victory in the Battle of Panama City, they divided Panama into 11 states of Mexico (including West Panama) and seven provinces of Venezuela (including East Panama). After the annexation, Venezuela declared the creation of the Democratic Republic of America. However, the three states suffered uprisings following the conquest, with the First Eritrean Revolution, the Arab Revolution, and the South American Revolution. The governments of Eritrea, the Arab State, and South America were quickly overthrown.
Following the Arab Revolutionary Movement (ARM)'s success in the Arab Revolution, the ARM and the Western Powers signed the Treaty of Jerusalem. The peace treaty resulted in an agreement to form an Arab union known as the Arab Kingdom, but that the union would only apply to Arab states, and that Israel, Iran, Cyprus, and Turkey would be independent from the union. It also noted that all new states would be temporarily occupied by the Western Powers. The Arab Kingdom would have the Saudi monarchy as its main monarchy, but would also have 13 diarchial provinces (Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm Al Quwain). Meanwhile, the South American Revolutionary Movement (SARM) signed the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro City with the Western Powers, which resulted in the temporary occupation of South America by the West.
Meanwhile in Eritrea however, the conflict did not end as quickly due to disagreements. Following the First Eritrean Revolution in May 2029, the Republic of Eritrea was formed. The Eritrean Revolutionary Movement (ERM), which had led the uprising, along with the governments-in-exile of Africa talked to the Western Powers about taking control over their countries again. The Western Powers suggested that they instead keep Africa unified, but change the Eritrean-based aspects of the state. The government-in-exiles did not what to do this, however, and the Western Powers did not insist on it. Despite this, many Africans protested in response due to the fact that they believed that a unification under a stable government could improve the country's economy and save Africans from poverty. These protests led to the Second Eritrean Revolution led by the African Unification Movement (AUM) in June 2029. Following the revolution, the AUM formed a pro-unification government which led the country; however, in the aftermath of the revolution, many governments-in-exile invaded their home states and took over in a serious of conflicts known as the Breakaway Invasions. Not long after this, the Eastern Powers declared their support for the Eritrean Government-in-exile (EGIE) and invaded Eritrea from the north, and were victorious following their victory in the Battle of Asmara. However, the Western Powers almost immediately responded with an invasion from the south. This resulted in the Eritrean Civil War.
====Mexican victory in the Southern Front (2028-2029)====
Main articles: Southern Front (North American War), Battle of the United States, and Northern Front (North American War)
Much like the Arab State, Mexico had been fairly successful in its conquest of the North American continent. It had successfully conquered all of Central America, finishing with its victory in the Battle of Panama City on October 26, 2028, where it established the state of North Panama. This resulted in the Mexican victory in the Southern Front. 
After its success in the Southern Front, Mexico began plans for an invasion of the United States. However, as the operation would be extremely difficult, Mexico proposed to the other Eastern Powers that all six remaining members should together invade the United States. The Arab State was unable to assist due to the fact that it was still involved in the Arab Revolution. However, the other members were willing to send troops. On December 10, 2028, the Eastern Powers invaded the United States. The East was able to gain control of California and most states east of it, but was soon pushed back, and officially lost all territory with the American victory in the Second Battle of San Diego in March 2029. After the failed invasion, many troops from Eastern countries remained trapped in the United States and became prisoners of war, resulting in large-scale military losses for all of the Eastern Powers.
====Collapse of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan====
Pakistan's invasion of Bangladesh in 2027 was a complete failure, resulting in large military casualties for Pakistan. After the Pakistani withdrawal, the Western Powers invaded East India and liberated it from Pakistani rule in early 2028. In mid-2028, they invaded Pakistan, and the fall of Islamabad occurred on July 10, 2028, resulting in Pakistan's surrender the following day, ending the Indian War. Pakistan was subsequently occupied by the Western Powers. 
====Invasion of Afghanistan====
Main article: Battle of Afghanistan
On April 11, 2029, the Western Powers invaded Afghanistan. Although Afghanistan had been neutral in the war, it had been a close ally of Pakistan and the Eastern Powers, and the Western Powers had long considered the Taliban an infamous regime. Following the invasion, Afghanistan signed the Moscow Pact and officially joined the Eastern Powers. However, Afghanistan was still defeated on September 6, 2029 with the Western victory in the Battle of Kabul.
===Collapse of the Eastern Powers (2029-2030)===
====Unification of North America====
On June 7, 2029, the United States invaded Mexico only three months after the Eastern failure of its invasion of the United States. Unlike the Eastern invasion, the invasion of Mexico was much more successful, and ended with a Western victory in the Battle of Mexico City on August 12, 2029.
After the invasion, the United States proposed a unification of the North American continent. It discussed this with Britain, Canada, and Denmark, who were the most likely to be affected by the unification due to Britain being the possessor of the Canadian monarchy, Canada being a Commonwealth realm, and Denmark possessing the Colony of Greenland. Referendums were soon held in Canada and Greenland, which took into account civilians' views on the possibility of unification with the United States. The results of the referendum in Canada agreed on the unification provided that the new unified state would be a Commonwealth realm and would have a new constitution, while Greenlanders agreed on the same constitution conditions. As a result, it was agreed that North America would unify under combined concepts of the Canadian and American governments, including the establishment of constitutional monarchy with the British monarch and their representative governor-general serving as the heads of state and the prime minister serving as the head of government. On December 13, 2029, the Treaty of Mexico was signed between the Mexican Government-in-exile, the United States, Britain, Canada, and Denmark, which resulted in the formation of the Commonwealth of America, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy consisting of 449 states, 13 territories, seven federal cities, three federal towns, and seven colonies. The constitution was made effective one day later. Hawaii held a constitutional referendum on December 20, 2029, and declared independence as the Kingdom of Hawaii, with King Quentin becoming King of Hawaii.
====AUM victory in the Eritrean Civil War (2029-2030)====
Main article: Eritrean Civil War
After making large territorial victories in Eritrea, the African Unification Movement (AUM) began its invasion of the rest of Africa and overthrew all separatist governments. It was victorious in the war on May 30, 2030 with the AUM victory in the Second Battle of Ras Kasar. Following the war, Eritrea was occupied by the Western Powers. 
====Liberation of Russian-occupied territories and invasion of Russia (2029-2030)====
In mid-2029, liberations of post-Soviet states by the Western Powers began. After undoing the successes of Putin in the Battle of Crimea, they invaded and occupied Belarus in June 2030. On July 7, 2030, the Western Powers invaded Russia and sieged Moscow City on August 30, 2030. One day later, Russia officially signed the Russian Instrument of Surrender, marking a closure of the Western Front in the Eurasian War. Russia was subsequently occupied by the Western Powers for 10 years, and many other post-Soviet states also remained under Western occupation for a long period of time. 
====Liberation of Chinese-occupied territories and invasion of China (2030)====
In March 2030, the Western Powers invaded and occupied Thailand. They continued their series of invasions with Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Mongolia, and finally, Taiwan. After liberating all territory China had invaded, they launched a full-scale invasion of China, and were victorious following the Battle of Beijing on October 10, 2030. China signed the Chinese Instrument of Surrender the same day, resulting in the closure of the Eastern Front and the end of the Eurasian War and World War III. 
==Aftermath==
A total of 33 countries, including ones that were formed during the war or were formed after the war, became under Western occupation in the aftermath of the war, these countries being Abkhazia, Afghanistan, the Arab Kingdom, Armenia, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Crimea, Cyprus, East India, Eritrea/South Africa, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kurdistan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Moldova, Myanmar/Burma, Pakistan, Russia, South America, Tajikistan, Thailand, Transnistria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam. The Treaty of Panama City was signed between North America, South America, and the Panamanian Government-in-exile on November 30, 2030, which resulted in the restoration of the independence of Panama and the formation of the Republic of Panama. 
Changes during the occupations involved democratization and arrests of war criminals. The occupation of China was the longest occupation, lasting for 13 years and ending in 2043. Taiwan declared independence from China as the Republic of Taiwan in 2033. Hong Kong and Macau both declared independence in 2034 as the Commonwealth of Hong Kong and the Republic of Macau respectively.
In August 2033, with the help of the West, South Korea invaded North Korea, leading to the Second Korean War. South Korea was victorious by December, and Korea was unified. King Jong-un was sent to the United States and was executed, however, the Treaty of Pyongyang was signed between the House of Kim and South Korea, which agreed to establish the House of Kim as the Korean monarchy without establishing significant power. 
After the war, democracy and secularism continued to spread in former dictatorships and non-secular countries, even in areas not invaded by Russia, in a wave of revolutions and protests known as the World Revolution. By 2035, the only non-secular and/or dictatorial country left was the Vatican State due to its purpose.
==Neutral countries==
Various countries were neutral during World War III. Exceptions typically include Oceanian countries and European countries not part of the GWA. Reasons for neutrality generally came from doubt that the Eastern Powers were a threat. No countries in North America, Africa, MENA, and South America were neutral. 
===Eurasia===
* Afghanistan - Afghanistan did initially did not declare war, but provided aid to the Eastern Powers in the war. When it was invaded by the Western Powers, it signed the Moscow Pact and declared war.
* Andorra 
* Austria 
* Brunei 
* Bosnerzegovina 
* Southern Ireland
* North Korea - North Korea did not declare war on the Western Powers, but provided aid to the Eastern Powers during the Eurasian War. 
* Liechtenstein
* Malta
* Monaco
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Switzerland
* Timor-Leste 
* Vatican State
===India===
* Bhutan
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Sri Lanka
===Oceania===
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Papuinea
* Western Samoa
* Solomon Commonwealth
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu