World War 3 (Copenhagen256's Timeline)

World War 3 (Which can be abbreviated to WW3 or WWlll), also known as the Third World War, was an international conflict lasting from ____ to ____, and took place on all seven continents, including Antarctica.
The war involved most of the world's nations, including all nuclear powers, which were divided into alliances, The Allies led by the United States and The Eastern Coalition led by Russia. The war was the largest in history, with fighting on every continent and even in space. Countries used everything to win the war, and some lost everything. It was the deadliest war in history, with __ casualties. Many war crimes were committed by both sides during the war, including the Ukrainian, Greek, and Kashmiri Muslims Genocides, the Sunni-Shia ethnic cleansing, the Alaska massacre, and other crimes. The war had long lasting affects on Earth, with millions dying from disease, famine, nuclear radiation, and conflicts after the war.
The war involved new technologies such as, ballistic, cruise, and intercontinental ballistic missiles, autonomous weapon systems, drone warfare, cyber-warfare, hyper-sonic weapons, and nuclear and chemical weapons. Many old tactics were used as well, such as the blitzkrieg, which was utilized in most theaters of conflict. The war was the result of years of tension that eventually spilled over. The tension included Sino-Russian aggression and imperialism, the Ukraine crisis, the Korea conflict, conflict in the Middle-East, the mini Cold War between Iran and Saudi Arabia (Even they were technically on the same side in this war), and the rise of extremism.
== The Combatants ==
=== The Allies: ===
The Allies in WWlll were mainly western countries. Most were ITO (The International Treaty Organization, a rebrand of NATO) members. Most nuclear powers were in this alliance. All countries were democracies, and the alliance fought to uphold democracy and save the world from The Eastern Coalition. Many nations experienced however, opposition to the war from Right and Left wing extremist groups. Many countries also had leadership changes during the war, such as in the United States with Joe Biden losing reelection to Adam Kinzinger (A Republican Moderate) and in the United Kingdom of England/Wales (Commonly referred to as England/Wales) with Boris Johnston's Conservative government getting replaced by Keir Starmer's Labour government. The major (unofficial) leaders of the alliance were the United States, Germany, Japan, France, England/Wales.
Europe: Most of the countries of Europe joined the Allies. The exceptions were the microstates (who are to small to do anything) and Hungary, Belarus, and Serbia (who had strong ties to Russia). Most countries in Europe are liberal democracies as well, so that played a factor into which side they chose. Shortly before the war, the EU (along with the rest of ITO) had decided to cut all economic ties with Russia and China and become self-sufficient. This was part of the reason why The Eastern Coalition started WWlll. Russia also has started and intervened in many conflicts in Europe, such as the Ukraine Crisis, the Bosnian Crisis, and the Moldovan-Transnistrian Crisis. Russia also has a bad human rights record and cracks down on critics of the state, as we saw with the poisoning of Russian critic Alexei Navalny. This impacted the EU's relations with Russia.
Russia is not the only country that had problems with the European allies before the war. China also became a rival with Europe on the world stage. The EU imposed sanctions on China because of its treatment towards Uighur Muslims and Hong Kong. The EU, even though a lot of member countries had a strong economic dependence on China, took a hard chance on the country in the final years leading to WWlll.
Most Europeans saw the war as a fight against authoritarianism and it was their duty to fight to uphold democracy around the world. Therefore, many civilians signed up to join the war effort, whether by actual combat or creating weapons, tanks, planes, etc. Many other nations were also fighting to protect their nation from Russia and The Eastern Coalition. These countries (who bordered TEC members) included Ukraine, Poland, Finland, Greece, and the Baltic states. England/Wales, Scotland, and Germany sent troops, weaponry, and supplies to the US and Canada to aid them against the invasions by Russia and Cuba. Spain, Galicia, Catalonia, The Basque Country, Portugal, France, and Italy fought in the North Africa front and France sent troops to invade Guyana by sea. Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and many of the Balkan countries helped take town Serbia, Hungary, and Republika Srpska. Most European Allies however, fought against Russia only.
One of the European Allies was an unexpected one however. Famously neutral country Switzerland joined the war after protests in Switzerland called for the country to join the allied war effort. Austria, despite going through a brutal civil war a few months before, joined the allies as well.
Even though Europe was somewhat united before the war, thanks to the EU, WWlll saw Europe become more united than ever. The European allied armies combined their forces to make coordinated attacks and maneuvers. This helped the Europeans fight Russia and its allies more efficiently and swiftly. The war also showed how powerful the Europeans are combined.
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