Timeline (World War III in The Pearl World)

==2022==
===February===
February 22nd- Russia Invades Ukraine 
==2023 ==
October 7 - Hamas forces attack Israeli targets, taking hostages and killing over 1,000 People
October 15 - Israel invades the Gaza Strip
October 17 - Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Iran, and Saudi Arabia declare war on Israel
November 3 - Israeli fighters bomb Iranian Nuclear Power Sites
November 4 - the United States deploys troops to support Israeli defense.
November 5 - The United States and Israel launch Operation: Lion Thorn to overthrow the Government of Iran
November 6 -Israel and the United States invade and overthrow the Government of Lebanon
November 7th - the Syrian Incident: U.S, British, and Israeli fighters clear out a Hezbollah base, but unintentionally engage Russian forces. Diplomatic talks to resolve the crisis break down, resulting in a declaration of war by Russia against the United States and NATO
November 8th -
*US. Forces capture Shiraz
*Britain sends troops to Iran
*North Korea builds up its military forces to launch an attack on South Korea
*China calls for a ceasefire
*Japan begins a large scale buildup of its Military forces 
* President Biden reinstates the Selective Service Act
November 9th- 
*Chinese Forces are deployed to North Korea
*China agrees to supply Russia with troops, tanks, and weaponry to halt the NATO Advance
*Ukraine signs Mutual Defense Pacts with the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
*Turkey and Hungary announce their intention to leave NATO, Slovakia refuses to honor Article V of the NATO Charter
*NATO Forces Enter Ukraine, capturing several towns in the Southern portion of the Country
*Russian Forces Bomb Warsaw, Gdansk, Berlin, and Riga with conventional weapons
*Russian Naval Carriers are spotted off the East Coast of the United States
* Cyber Attacks shut down power along the East Coast, Power is out for five days
November 10th -
*Turkish forces open fire on Russian warships in the Black Sea after Russian ships defy an order to not cross the Bosphorus Strait. The Nation Reverses their decision to leave NATO, and agree to a ceasefire with Israel
*American Forces in South America are ambushed by Russian and Venezuelan forces
*U.S. invasion of Iran is met with fierce resistance
*Cuba, Venezuela, and Russian Forces Prepare an Attack on the United States, Ready to assist Confederate fighters in the South
November 11th -
* Chinese forces parachute into Taiwan
*Japan is invaded by China
*Bombings off the coast of Hawaii raise red flags
*Chinese forces are spotted in Ukraine
* German Right-Wing militants bomb the Chancellor's office, attack subway system
* Ron DeSantis commits treason against the United States by orchestrating a coup attempt to push for secession from the United States
November 12th
*Philippines surrenders to China, PLA Presses towards Papa New Guinea and Indonesia
*President Biden is facing growing criticism for leading America into a World War
*Russian Forces begin bombing Denmark, Sweden falls to Russian Forces
* Germany is placed on the highest state of alert
*Texas, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia all declare independence from the United States
*Philippines are "annexed" by China
November 13th 
*Power is Restored on the East Coast
*Philippines are "annexed" by China
*Russian and Chinese forces bomb San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle
*U.S. forces push through Western Iran
*North Carolina, Utah, Arizona, Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, Iowa, and Oklahoma all secede from the United States
*The Seceding Nations form the Federal States of America. Public protests fuel the movements, U.S. Army overwhelmed by Public Resistance
*Taiwan falls to Communist Control
*Sydney falls to Russian-Chinese forces
November 14th
*Protests kill dozens in New York, Colorado, Chicago, Washington, Portland, Denver, and Houston
*President Biden addresses the nation, calling for calm
*Donald Trump becomes President of the Federal States, Millions begin crossing borders from both sides, creating an exile crisis
* CNN is knocked off the air
*President Biden is evacuated from Washington
*Dallas is proclaimed the Capital of the Federal States
November 15th
*Russian and Chinese forces set up defensive positions in mainland Russia
*Ukrainian Forces reach the Crimean Peninsula, Attack is days away
*NATO Leaders call for a ceasefire
*Russian forces mobilize in the Far East
November 16th
* Uprisings in Italy kill 30 People, Pro-Russian Insurrectionists in the North make their presence known
* Texas "secedes" from the United States
* Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is indicted by Insurrectionists who seize control of the State Capital
* The New Georgian Government rounds up all registered democrats and suspected Biden republicans, force them to sign loyalty oaths
* Mexico Joins the CSTO, Declares War on the United States
November 17th
* Factions led by Former Mexican President Vicente Fox seize control of Northern Mexico, proclaiming the Free Mexican Government
* California is split in two, Southern and Eastern Counties align with the Federal States, North and Western Counties stay loyal to the United States
* President Biden is evacuated from Washington D.C.
* Russia threatens Invasion of the United States should Ukraine and NATO launch further attacks 
November 18th- Armageddon
* First Battalions of Ukrainian Forces cross into Crimea, NATO Forces Decide to Attack Western Russia to force negotiatios
*Russian Forces invade Alaska, Chinese Naval forces move to attack Hawaii.
*Hours after Russian Forces invade Canada, The U.S. uses nuclear weapons on Kaliningrad to stop invading Russian Forces.
*Russia responds with an attack on New York City
*Russians also nuke Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Omaha, Detroit, Seattle, and Kansas City at the exact same time
*U.S. launches nuclear warheads towards St. Petersburg, Moscow, Belgorod, Rostov, Volgograd, Sevastopol, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Pyongyang, 
*China launches nuclear warheads towards San Diego, Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, and Portland
*India and Pakistan begin a nuclear exchange
*Nuclear exchange escalates to Mutually Assured Destruction
*British and Russians Forces exchange nukes
*World is destroyed in less than an hour; 1-4 Billion are dead in total between November 18, 2023 and January 13, 2026
*Forces declare a temporary ceasefire
December 9th -
* War is ended with an Armistice, Both Sides agree to a hold of current gains, excluding Attacks on Mainland Russia, the United States, and Australia. Crimea is ceded to Russia, U.S. recognizes Federal States, and surviving troops from both sides are sent home
All Historical Records cease after this point. Though Many Nations were not directly attacked, the effects of a nuclear winter, combined with civil wars, cannibalistic tribes, and other factors wipe out the Human Race. Last Human dies in 2075, nearly 52 years after the initial attacks.
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