United States of America

The Flag of the United States of America

## Government

### Government Type

Federal Constitutional Presidential Republic (1789-2032, 2088-2115)Military Stratocracy (2115-)

### Founding Date

Original Founding: July 4th, 1776Second Founding: November 4th, 2088

### President

General Michael R. McCabe (De Facto)Amelia Carver (De Jure)

## Demographics

### Language(s)

English (Defacto/Unofficial)Spanish (Unofficial but widely spoken)

## Military

### Branches

Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force [organized under the USCPF/USM]

### Reserve Personnel

~250,000

The **United States of America** is a large nation in North America. It has stood through the test of time, from surviving their revolution and establishing a new republic to their re-founding centuries later. The United States has been a beacon of hope for generations, and although the Flash had destroyed the great American state, the USCPF had reunited it and allowed its rebirth to occur. Due to the Atlanta Crisis in the year 2096, it faces a new challenger in the South as the People's Republic of Tidewater threatens to upend the nation due to the Second American Civil War.

## History

Founded by English and later British settlers, the United States of America has been the bastion of democracy and free-market capitalism in the world. Founded in 1776, the United States fought her way towards freedom from the British and has involved itself in many foreign wars, securing its place on the world stage. Shaped immensely by the Industrial Revolution, the United States, or just America as it's commonly referred to, had built an empire for herself and established a series of global alliances to boost her economy and prestige. After the two World Wars and Cold War, America was on the road to destiny and prosperity, until things changed.

By the 2020s, the world had begun to turn upside down, NATO had lost Turkey but incorporated other states into the alliance or into defense agreements. The ACMF with Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, and other nations had swept thru Indochina, the Middle East, and portions of Eastern Europe as the Third World War had begun. From Asia to Europe, South America to Africa, the Americans were fighting on every front they could to protect her allies. With patriotism rather high towards the beginning, the feelings would change as many people began to adopt rather anti-war ideas; leading to a certain man being elected.

After a long and tough battle, the American population would elect Jacob McCormick to the office of the President. Based around getting America out of the war, his charisma and popularity allowed him to get elected. However for President McCormick, the war would never truly be over. On November 2nd, 2032, the Flash had occurred with one side unleashing nuclear hell upon the world. McCormick and portions of his cabinet would be safeguarded and within the span of a few months, the **American Preservation Act** would be declared, creating a new government based on an authoritarian stratocracy led by the newly formed **United States Civilian Protection Force** or USCPF.

### The Nuclear Winter and Early Dustbowl Era

In the initial months of the Nuclear Winter Era, the USCPF and American government had struggled to really create an identity. However their authoritarianism and harsh governing practices would give them that identity. Early on, many surviving military units had been given two choices, join the USCPF or forever be an enemy to the nation. A vast majority had chosen the first option, paving way to the first batch of USCPF units. Reorganization of the military had also occurred, new corps, regiments, and divisions were created for better control over the wastes.

During the 2030s, the USCPF aimed to secure powerplants (Both nuclear and fossil fuel), military bases, airports, major ports, and other strategically important areas. At the same time, the Government Civil Supply/Support Agency, or GCSA for short, began creating settlements and refugee centers for the newly crippled population; these settlements were also reorganized into **Federal Settlements**. Aid was given out to the local population which legitimized the new government and allowed people to rely on them. For the GCSA, it gave them a true cause, to serve the people where it mattered and to keep them safe. For the USCPF, it meant that they had a labor force they could exploit to their advantage.

Over time, the power of President McCormick was severely curbed as USCPF officials and generals took on more governing. This would later be known as the Cabal Era of the USCPF and United States in which USCPF leaders led the nation under the guise of a "democratically elected president," who was always kept secret. Unfortunately for McCormick, a series of rather hostile USCPF commanding officers took it upon themselves to execute him, however the public was told he stepped down. To the broader public, no one truly knows *who* the President is, all they know is that they act in the best interests of the population.

By the 2040s, the USCPF had begun to branch out from their occupied facilities and bases, expeditions into any city that could be traversed started. Some of these cities included Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, Montgomery, Seattle, Newark, and Richmond; the latter of which becomes important later. Designated regiments had become auxiliary "police forces" to the GCSA when dealing with the politics of Federal Settlements. Highways and railways were often targeted by USCPF units as to move supplies faster to different areas.

### The Dustbowl Era and the Start of Reconstruction

With the USCPF branching out more, the stratocracy that led the "nation" had been getting more and more corrupt. Reinforced by the technological supremacy of the USCPF, no one could truly out-match the USCPF in the East, however things were different in the West. As the Western Expeditions began, American forces would retake several small military bases and establish checkpoints on highways such as Route 60. However, groups such as the Southwest Libertarian Front fought against the USCPF and was able to match them, bringing in an era of trouble for Western Troops.

In the East, politics with the Civilian Defense Front, or CDF, had been steadily getting cleaner with more cooperation between the two organizations. Unofficially, the USCPF had claimed the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic States, Midwestern States, and Upper South as theirs with the CDF being largely in control of the Deep South and Texas.

The Dustbowl Era for the USCPF and US can be quoted as hectic but positive for the progression of the United States as infrastructure had been generally revitalized and many suburban areas of large cities being reclaimed from the Mutants and radiation. GCSA efforts to repopulate more communities outside of cities had also gone well with local boroughs being created in aptly named "Municipal Districts." The USCPF had also adopted the policy of railroad transportation as railways were rebuilt or even constructed to better move supplies, men, and goods to frontlines or permanently settled areas. As for politics, Richmond had slowly become more and more reliable as a seat of governance, the USCPF and GCSA opting to expand the Virginian Capitol Building into something better.

### Reconstruction and the Atlanta Crisis

By the looks of it, the United States had been rebounding in a good way. The war in the West against the SLF had initially been lost, however due to persistence and sheer determination, more established areas were controlled by the USCPF with the SLF dissolving as an organization. In the East, a gradual shift to democracy had begun as older and much more radical figures in the Cabal had either died out or were killed. Younger USCPF officials had started the shift to democracy as more cities, towns, and suburbs were created. GCSA "Civil Law" was enacted in many of these areas as USCPF Auxiliary Units took on more police work, eventually becoming something more akin to US Marshals.

As the push to reintroduce democracy had continued, areas such as New York City were still under the thumb of USCPF officials. Although not authoritarian like the Nuclear Winter era, NYC was still largely without a GCSA sponsored city council or democratically elected mayor. Riots would break out in New Harlem with influential figures like Joshua Al-Tamir Greene giving fiery speeches against the USCPF and their way of governance. Assisted by the GCSA, Greene and others in the city as well as throughout the nation would force the USCPFs hand, leading to a transitional government being created, elected by the people and for the people. Following a 4 month period, the Constitution would be rewritten to better explain the powers of the government, balance between the States and Federal Government, and other things. Richmond was also officialized as the new capital of the United States; Washington, District of Columbia, is still looked at as the spiritual capital as it is still horrendously irradiated.

Relations with the Eastern CDF were starting to become tense as US and CDF politicians and diplomats were finding it increasingly difficult to establish boundaries between the two entities. Pro-US officials in the CDF opted to join the US, however these were outliers and representative of the CDF as a whole. Due to Brazilian influencing, a series of Pro-US CDF officials would be killed throughout the nation before talks of unification could begin. In New Atlanta, US and CDF forces engaged each other as the aforementioned CDF officials and US officials were killed by an unknown group. No one knows who fired the first shot, but the **Second American Civil War** had begun.

### The Second American Civil War

In the first few years of the war, Pro-US CDF detachments/regiments in the East had begun joining the United States as they were reorganized into proper regiments and divisions. Successes were far and few, however notable defenses include the Siege of Rockport, Siege of Memphis, and finally the Siege of Corpus Christi. The South had bonded together to create the **People's Republic of Tidewater** and was truly a terrifying force. Assisted by the Maior Exército Brasileiro, or the MEB for short, the PRT had ravaged the South and established itself with New Atlanta as the capital. Over time, US forces began to rebound and hold off PRT forces, using artillery to hold their lines down.

Congress and the President has worked tirelessly to keep the PRT back politically, ensuring that the United Enclaves of British Counties, or UEBC for short, and Dominion of Canada don't ally themselves with the PRT; this of course working. American Presidents since the start of the Atlanta Crisis and 2ACW have often used the conflict to their advantage, however a growing movement to end the war by any means is starting the plague the government. This has led to the two dominant factions, the **Federalists** and **Constitutionalists** to use the conflict to gain power against the other.

By 2116, America and the PRT are still fighting with the frontlines often being slow, except for Kansas City and the Mississippi Offensive. President Amelia Carver and Vice President Jackson R. King struggle to keep the war from becoming unpopular with the people as many in the North and even South want to end the violence by any means possible. The 2ACW is still generally anyone's game, however it's seeming ever more likely that the US may come on top.

## The US "Shift"

For many of the newer generations, hearing the 5-letter military group was extremely common, especially in the East. The USCPF was the sole image of America after the flash. For nearly six and a half decades, the USCPF existed in the East. Towards the end of the 2080s and start of the 2090s, the USCPF began to rebrand itself in the East as Congressional bodies began to emerge in former state capitals and in Richmond. Following the New Harlem Riots, the **American Transitional Act** and **Constitution Act** were passed by more democratic USCPF officials, restructuring the government and creating a transitional legislative government. Following the passing of these acts, the first presidential election occurred in 2088 with former GCSA Director Marcus Hartmann being elected in a landslide.

Following President Hartmann's accession to power, the USCPF would be redesignated in the East to the United States Military or United States Military. In the West however, the USCPF would exist as no true legislative body existed. For nearly 3 years, the aptly named US "Shift" Era had occurred, Congress and the military attempting to distance themselves from the authoritarian stratocracy that existed in the decades prior. The GCSA had also slowly began to dissolve into the former agencies it "annexed" following the APA. Just like the USCPF in the West, the GCSA also existed there and in any area of the US that was still struggling.

By the early 2090s, the US Shift Era had all but ended as the Atlanta Crisis and 2nd American Civil War had ultimately dominated US politics. However it's not too uncommon for older generations to refer to the USM as the USCPF. Sometimes old habits just die hard.

## Misc. Information

Although the frontlines may be less than appealing, internally the United States is rather well-off. Due to the USCPF revitalizing industry early on, manufacturing and industrial systems have been working around the clock; providing for both citizens and the military. Imports of resources that are bit more difficult to obtain via the Royal Commerce Organization, or RCO for short, has allowed the United States to rebound economically. American goods, especially military products, created by the DESERT Corporation or DECorp has given way for new-age American economic prosperity.

Infrastructure in the US is also relatively good with railways and lines dominating American transportation. Due to the cheapness and effectiveness of railways, especially hyperloops, American citizens often use this type of transportation to get from one place to another. Congress has allocated large swaths of money into maintaining and upgrading railways to better and more effectively transport goods, people, and especially soldiers to the frontlines. Cities such as St. Louis, Chicago, Richmond, and Newark act as large railroad hubs for the numerous railways going throughout the nation.

Politically, two main factions exist within Congress, the **Federalists** and **Constitutionalists** with smaller groups like the **Independence Party** being outliers. Contrary to popular belief, the Federalists and Constitutionalists act more like coalition parties rather than being actual parties. President Carver and Vice President King both come from the Federalists, Carver being more middle of the road whilst King is seen as "everywhere."

Due to the radiation that has plagued the American landscape, many major cities were rebuilt from the ground up as some still struggle to even rebuild outlying suburbs. Cities like New York, Detroit, Boston, Louisville, St. Louis, and Richmond share similar architectural styles akin to Neo-Art Deco. Out of every city in the US, Richmond is considered the best as the GCSA and USCPF launched a campaign to completely overhaul it to allow a larger population; however other cities still rank higher in terms of population and size.