Second Cold War

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The **Second Cold War** was a period of geopolitical tensions between Greatland and S.F.R Yeetland and their respective allies, the First World and the Second World. The term *cold war* is used because there was no large-scale fighting between the two superpowers until 2103 when Yeetland switched sides to the Octuple Pact during World War 5. Despite the cold war, both sides supported eachother during World War 3, World War 4, World War 5 and the French War of Containment.

Both superpowers supported opposing sides in major regional conflicts known as proxy wars. Aside from engaging eachother in proxy wars, both superpowers also developed massive armies, nuclear arsenals and tried to outpace eachother technologically and militarily. The struggle for dominance was expressed via indirect methods such as psychological warfare, espionage, propaganda campaigns, far-reaching embargos, rivalry at sports events, social media wars and technological competitions.

The First World was led by Greatland and a number of liberal democratic western governments, although most of these first world countries were tied to third-world authoritarian states. The Second World was led by S.F.R Yeetland and its Victorist Party but was also tied to a network of authoritarian states, mostly left-wing and right-wing ones. Yeetland had a command economy and installed totalitarian regimes in its puppet states like Poland and Manchuria. The Greatlandish government supported anti-communist, right-wing governments and uprisings across the world in an effort to combat the growing Yeetish influence. Many countries, mostly those in Africa became third-world battlefields for both superpowers to assert dominance in.

The Second Cold War began in 2052 after Greatland embargoed S.F.R Yeetland to restrict the country's access to the outside world and prevent it to trade with the Greatlandish. Yeetland responded by expanding its influence across Europe and Asia, pushing countries like Estraeland, who felt threatened by the Yeetish threat to the side of Greatland. After the end of World War 3, almost all of the European continent was completely dominated by the First World, with Greatland and Estraeland splitting Western and Eastern Europe between themselves. The post-war era between World War 3 and World War 4 marked an era of détente between both sides as they developed mutual interests and invaded the Balkan Federation together in a short war.

The policy of détente failed in the late 2080's and early 2090's after several disagreements between both sides resulted in S.F.R Yeetland being banned from attending the signing of the Treaty of Manchester, the treaty that ended World War 4. The Yeetish regime under Victor Vissarionovich Stalin felt like they didn't get enough in compensastion in the aftermath of the French War of Containment. After World War 5 began in 2100, Greatland and Yeetland were on the same side, but after tensions and disagreements between both parties quickly got out of hand, Yeetland switched sides to the Octuple Pact along with the Socialist States of the Mediterranean thus ending the Second Cold War with all-out war.

The Second Cold War and its legacy have left a permanent scar on the world, the Greatlandish population has a sense of ***Yeetphobia*** (fear of the return of Yeetland regardless of what ideology or form of government) from the Second Cold War. The Second Cold War is also referenced in popular culture when talking about espionage and the world wars.

## Background

### Russian War of Reunification

At the end of the First Cold War in 1991, the collapse of the Soviet Union was inevitable, with economic stagnation, protests and revolutions for independence having swept Eastern Europe and even in the Soviet Union itself. The Soviet Premier, Mikhail Gorbachev tried to introduce reforms such as Glasnost and Perestroika to keep the union together but on December 26th 1991, massive protests erupted against the Soviet government as the entire regime fell apart and factions squabbled for power.

What resulted was the start of the Russian War of Reunification which involved many factions like the Tsarists, Communists, Democrats and most notably, the Social Democrats. At the end of the Russian War of Reunification the Social Democrats emerged victorious under the leadership of Burdfurious Kuznetvsk and his deputy Victor Vissarionovich Unamis. The country would try to recover from the Yeetish War of Reunification by implementing capitalist elements into the economy. This would allow it to experience some growth but the death of Burdfurious in 2019 and the succession of Victor Vissarionovich Unamis, these economic reforms were ended.

Under Victor Vissarionovich Unamis, the Russian state went through massive changes. The ideology of Stalinism was adopted as Victor Unamis transformed the entire country into a communist dictatorship. He would round up his political opponents in a massive great purge in 2036, earning him the new name *Victor Vissarionovich Stalin*. This would pave the way for the upcoming second cold war.

### Greatlandish Wars of Unification

In North America, Delaware had soundly defeated Quebec in the Third Turoil War and established itself as a formiddable power in the chaotic Disintegration Era. On March 13th 2019, Greatland was formed as they would go through 6 years of war to unite North America under their flag. After the fall of Florida in 2025, their goals were complete as they started colonizing South America, Africa and Asia.

### Rising Tensions

In Greatland and S.F.R Yeetland, two different identities had emerged as Greatland was highly more liberal and western than the Yeetish, who were more conservative and eastern. With Greatland also conquering most of the world for their own as colonies, Yeetland felt threatened by the rising power of the Greatlandish and sought to contain them. In 2052, Greatland embargoed S.F.R Yeetland and thus the Second Cold War had officially started.