Syndicalist States of America

The **Syndicalist States of America** (**SSA** or **S.S.A.**), is a Marxist-Syndicalist country located in North America.

## History

The S.S.A officially came into existence in August 17, 1935, starting the Second American Civil War with its formation by the United Revolutionary Front, a radical left political faction initially assembled by its figurehead and first Chairman John Reed. It fought against the United States federal government, the American Union State and the German Weltreich-controlled Canadian Empire. The radical left movement began in the 1920s and 30s, when American dissatisfaction was at an all time low primarily owning to the Great Depression and the American losses in the Weltkrieg and the Second Mexican-American Civil War, making a cultural hub for itself among the states of the East Coast. Located in the North-Atlantic region, the country is composed of former Union states, the economies of which were very industry-centric. It is part of the Soviet Bloc and its economic and diplomatic alliances such as the Comintern and Comecon. It especially holds strong ties with the Soviet Union, primarily on technological premises. Its national capital is Washington D.C., the most populous city is New York City.

### The Second American Civil War

1935 / August 17: The troops of the United Revolutionary Front storm the Maryland State House and the United States Capitol, thus seizing control over the state of Maryland and the official federal capital. General and *de facto* Dictator Douglas MacArthur declares a state of national emergency, fortifying the bigger cities thorughout America. The Second American Civil War has begun.

August 21: The URF begins its assault on the East Coast, invading the neighboring states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and the Virginias.

August 26: Delaware is occupied, rebellions in Chicago and NYC.

September 5: The revolution spreads to New York, Massachusetts, Milwaukee, Columbus, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Richmond.

September 19: Virginia, Ohio and half of Michigan is occupied, the URF pushes into Kentucky and West-Virginia.

September 29: West-Virginia encircled, counterattacks from Pennsylvania and Michigan.

October 4: WV encirclement broken at Pittsburgh, federal assaults of Lansing and Milwaukee.

October 10: WV captured, siege of Milwaukee.

October 21: The URF pushes up into the North-Atlantic, Chicago and Indianapolis are under siege.

October 30: The Iowa-Illinois Front encircled.

November 19: Pennsylvania is conquered, Cincinnati under siege.

December 5: Cincinnati retaken by federal forces, no major change in frontlines.

The Syndicalists decide to settle down for Christmas due to military preparations. The first batch of strategic reinforcements and volunteers arrive from Europe, including French Political Commissar André Marty, British State Secretaries for War Jack Lawson and Tom Shaw and Italian Commander Vittorio Vidali.

### The Space Race

In June of 1973, scientists from the S.S.A have built and launched the satellite "Stella 1", which was the first satellite to orbit space. 3 years later, in 1976, the first humans in space, one American and 1 Tajik, Neil Armstrong and Shakirzhan Sharipov were launched in a joint SSA-Soviet space mission. It was launched near the Badkyz Nature Reserve.