United States of America

The United States of America, or just America, is a nation in North America. Once a beacon of democracy, they are now politically and influentially insignificant

## **Beginning of the Decline of America**

Although Eurasia was ravished through wars throughout decades, especially during the Great War, America was, relatively tranquil. It enjoyed decades of peace for its time as America slowly came through the years. Although the war ended and America remained largely unscathed, the boom caused by the war, where the Entente mass purchased weapons from America also giving thousands of Americans jobs. However, after the war ended, the lend-lease suddenly ended too, laying off thousands of Americans countrywide, abruptly ending the boom too, resulting in economic decay. In 1920, after the Syndicalists won the German Civil War, many Europeans were fearful of what the leftist victory could mean for their nations. For America, a red scare unfolded as many also became fearful that syndicalists would somehow infiltrate America and take control of the government. But as the scare unfolded, Germany forced the most prominent anti-communists and anti-leftists to leave Germany, and before they did the syndicate provisional government stripped those Germans of their wealth. These Germans were left poor and angry and bitter, and most decided to go to the United States. This was due to the big ethnic German population already in America and America aligned with most of those Germans’ political views. But once they came, the Germans made up convincing propaganda against the syndicalists, making up entire war crimes committed by them. The propaganda quickly spread across America, and the fact that America was already in a red scare exaserbated the fears of many Americans. Thus, after the propaganda started achieving nationwide attention, many high ranking government officials called for a nationwide manhunt of suspected communists. This worked, as many hunted suspected communists but it quickly got out of ha d and turned violent. Within 3 days already 1 person was dead. But at the same time, the KKK and white supremacists took the opportunity and blamed Jews, black people, immigrants and the poor. Almost immediately afterwards the blaming started, those people were hunted, especially in the south. After 2 months the violence only stopped after huge media attention and a condemnation from the international community. In the end, over 40 died. 10 whites, 15 black people, 5 Jewish people 10 others (migrants, the poor etc.). It would begin to mark the age of America declining, and no president or reform could stop it. It wasn’t helped by the fact that after the Cairo War, Britain wasn’t able to repay the loans America gave them, resulting in a huge irrecovable loss of money, further declining America. The 20s began with severe economic decline in America and the decimation caused by the Red Scare. These two were vital factors in the beginning of radicalism in America.

## **Public Distrust of American Government**

Beginning after the nationwide manhunt, Americans began to distance themselves from their government. Many people, mostly from the west coast and new England and parts of the Midwest were the most distrustful also because of the mass layoff caused after the Great War. But anti-American sentiment began to grow in its own country, slowly but surely. Also because of a few key events that caused further radicalization. In 1921, the battle of Blair mountain began. The biggest uprising in American history, as over 15,000 minors took up arms in West Virginia. Eventually it was quelled but left 200 people dead. Left leaning press took this as a time to also spread propaganda, claiming there were more victims and more brutality, further rallying the people to the leftist cause. In 1925, due to internal pressure from the leftist public and hoping for the leftists to soften their opinion on the American government, Calvin Coolidge decided to “withdraw” his troops from Haiti, which had been occupied for 1 decade. Although it technically was a withdraw, the new Haitian government was corrupt and nothing more than an American puppet. When the troops finally left, the Haitian government was in no manner to hold itself together. Although America gave out loans and equipment, the scare caused by the Great War limited supplies coming to Haiti, and resulting in a multi sided civil war, with the Haitian syndicalists coming out on top. It was here, when white supremacy began to grow in popularity. Many white supremacists took it upon themselves to denounce the US, causing support for the right in rural America. The first Congress of The American Workers kicked off in 1926. It was made, because of the fact that Germany, the leading power for leftism in the world, was rocked by the Marxist-Leninist uprising in Russia. It seemed like the communists might win, but if that was the case, it would cause two different socialist states competing for influence in the world. It started in late December and lasted until February. It was unclear what action American leftists would take. Everyone, anarchists, syndicalists, marxists, Leninists alike were invited in New York city. 1 week into negotiations, and it was getting no where. It seemed hopeless, until propaganda by Germany came out, calling for leftists worldwide to unite to overthrow the capitalist system. It was decided after a numerous amount of delegates vowed for the same policy, that the conclusion of the congress began. Leftists would, for sometime unite until capitalist America would be overthrown, then the alliance wouldn’t last. This Congress unified the leftists of America, furthering the leftist cause. America, similarly to Britain was still in economic decline. America had hoped to recover by 1927 but that hope was shattered during the London Market Crash which also severely impacted the US. The USA had been slowly receiving its loans back from Britain, but due to the crash it made it impossible for Britain to pay back the rest of the money. Over 90% of the loans couldn’t be repaid after that. The crash when it came to America exploded popularity for the Leftists and the alt-right alike. Similarly, it jumpstarted the beginning of confederate nationalism in the south.

## **1930s: rise of radicalism on all sides**

Despite the immense amount of radicalism, America was able to keep itself together. Radicalism was still not in the mainstream government until the 1932 election. In 1932, FDR a liberal reformist Republican was elected against Herbert Hoover. FDR was able to keep the government and country together by improving the economy through several policies, but the rise of opposition was out of his hands. White supremacists won 10% of the election while the leftists won 20%. The republicans won 40% while the democrats won 30%. In 1934 to “protect” the Panama Canal the USA got involved in the Panama civil war, resulting in the formation of Central America, and new wars between several states. This soured any leftist sympathies towards FDR who saw him as interventionist. But now, it is estimated in the 1936 election that the right and left have become extremely powerful. The left and right alike have many candidates for governors and the president. But it is feared that the 1936 election could lead to the second American civil war. Due to the likeliness of the right and left getting governors elected as well as the confederates it is entirely likely to the international world that it could cause states to cede from the Union, but until the elections, it is not known what will happen