History

New Udonia's history is extensive, unlike most dimensions the timeline began to diverge after key events in 2020.

### 2020

* The American election has record voter-turnout, observed by its international neighbors as the bright "supernova" of American politics.
* America declares war on Iran.
* Social Security dries up.

### 2021

* California voters pass a secession referendum.
* Iranian forces beat American forces shamefully.
* Social Security is formally abolished.

### 2022

* Californians protest the federal government, leading to an international income tax evasion effort.
* The UN Security Council declares the war with Iran over, tells America to cut its losses.

### 2025

* Virtually zero federally political motivation from Americans, state governments begin to ignore feds.
* Multiple federal programs are closed and eliminated.

### 2030

* The Yellowstone Caldera erupts, decimating the nation.
* Millions of casualties.
* The Exodus Protocol is enacted, evacuating Washington.

### 2031

* La Garita Caldera erupts, leading to continental fractures.
* The long winter sets in, lasting for over two years.

### 2032

* Famines hit the nation hard, state governments attempt to set up distribution.
* Revolts lead to state governments withering.
* Remaining states scramble to remain in control.

### 2033

* Factions converge into microstates.
* FEMA harasses and loots disorganized citizens for taxes.

### 2034

* The long winter ends, Americans begin to rebuild.
* Microstates converge into nations.
* The dead are buried, estimated 75 million souls lost since 2030.

### 2035

* New Washington is completed on the island of Bermuda, renamed Columbia.
* FEMA declares Columbia as the new capital, demands taxes.
	+ FEMA is obliterated by an angry populace, finally with a face to vent their anger at.
	+ Columbia shocked at their agency's destruction, constructs ICBMs for potential conflict.
* Remaining nations on the continent finally evolve into their respective "districts of the future".

### 2036

* Xiulan and Vsevolod form a close alliance, setting off a chain of events.
	+ Socorro and Katashi begin trade.
	+ Asim and Neta assist Damaris in reconstruction, leading to a triple alliance brokered by Damaris.
	+ Limbani begins trade with Socorro and Xiulan, eventually brining Asim and its allies into the group.
	+ Irmgard and Usonia connect with Damaris, connecting with the remaining states.
	+ Aput is invited into trade by Neta, connecting virtually all of the future districts of New Udonia.
* Former "Americans" finally celebrate a harvest with a surplus of resources.

### 2037

* Districts begin to trade internationally, with each district's resources being a required good of its neighbors.
* Katashi increases trade with Socorro, forming a symbiotic relationship.

### 2038

* Internet connectivity is restored, allowing numerous opportunities for reconstruction.

### 2039

* First national conference held in Yaling, Xiulan. The meeting sets up the chain of events for unification.

### 2040

* The Districts sign the Constitution, uniting the districts.
	+ Katashi and Shanti are not signees, Katashi objecting to Article 8 with Shanti objecting to statecraft.
		- Katashi, feeling abandoned, withdraws from Socorran society.
* As an act of unity, all nuclear weapons under New Udonian authority are launched toward the sun.
	+ Columbia prepared for nuclear war with the newly formed Federation, grips its warheads and relaxes.

### 2042

* The Department of Technology initiates the D.U.T.Y. program.

### 2045

* The Central Bank of New Udonia adopts the Click as the official currency of the Federation.

### 2050

* The former islands of Hawaii, re-identified as the island of Ignatius, initiate contact with the outside world.

### 2051

* Columbian forces declare Ignatius as Columbian territory.
* Columbian forces, failing to cease hostilities over New Udonian airspace, leads to the first mobilization of the Bureau of Aerodefense.
	+ Numerous Columbian bomber's are destroyed, pilots who survive are incarcerated leading to strained ties.
* The King of Ignatius requests to join New Udonia as an overseas territory in exchange for NUAF protection.

### 2050

* Brenden N. Davis wins the Presidential election.

### 2052

* The Department of Technology completes the D.U.T.Y. program.
	+ The Elite Guard is founded.

### 2065

* The Supreme Commander of Katashi, Hachiro Noboru Saitou I, dies.
	+ His eldest son, Yoshirou Takehiko Saitou II, replaces his father as Supreme Commander.

### 2068

* The "zombie" virus reaches New Udonian shores, leading to a massive conflict through the region.
	+ Fourty-million New Udonians lost their lives after being infected, killed by military forces.