United States of America

The **United States of America**; the shining city on the hill, leader of the free world, and one of the last bastions of democracy in this new world. And yet, every day threatens to snuff out America's torch of liberty.

Led by President Richard Nixon of the Republican-Democratic Party (R-Ds), America is surrounded by chaos, with enemies both within and without. The Nazi and Japanese empires span much of the globe, bringing America into a three-way 'cold war', with failure damning the world to a new global age of Fascism or the equalising flames of nuclear fire. Inside America, a battle is being fought on the subject of civil rights, with those both sides meeting each other with antagonism (occasionally even violently).

With President Nixon roughly a year into his term, time will tell whether the city on the hill will continue to shine, or if it will be shrounded in darkness like the rest of the world.

## History

### The 1920s-30s

By the 1920s, the United States was experiencing the same prosperity and euphoria as the most of the world during the so-called 'Roaring Twenties'; the same prosperity that would meet its end in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, sending America, and the world, into the Great Depression.

During this period of turmoil, many politicians sought to help those Americans hurt most by the crash. One of these politicians was Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt who, among others, suggested a 'New Deal' that would provide relief for the poor and unemployed, recovery of the economy, and a reform of the American financial system. Roosevelt went so far as to attempt to run for the Democratic Party's Presidential nominee in an attempt to implement his reforms. Alas, it would all be for nothing, as due to comparisons to the Soviet Union's premier Nikolai Bukharin and his disasterous New Economic Plan, any hope of Roosevelt being nominated were dashed, as were any hopes of a 'New Deal' passing.

Instead, the Democrats would nominate Al Smith, the former Governor of New York before Roosevelt, who, unlike Roosevelt, opposed the 'New Deal', believing it to interfere with the Democrats close cooperation with businesses. The Republican Party, on the other hand, would stand behind the then-incumbent President Herbert Hoover who was also a vocal opponent of the 'New Deal', being critical of the idea that government intervention could save the country from the Depression. In the end, during the 1932 election, voters put their faith in Hoover once more, granting the Republicans four more years in the White House.

The next four years passed, generally speaking, smoothly for the Hoover administration, but by 1936, the situation had changed. Europe was now, for the second time this century, on the brink of war, and the United States had to make a decision on whether to get involved or not. By the 1936 election, Americans had made up their minds, voting in the Democratic nominee Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. as the next president, seemingly attracted to his promises of an Isolationist administration; one that wouldn't let American blood be spilled in Europe once again.

Initialy, the Kennedy administration suceeded in this task. Even as the Nazi jackboot marched into Warsaw, then Paris, and Moscow, Kennedy would not budge. Without having the war to worry about, the Kennedy administration instead focused inwards, helping America fully recover from the Great Depression, reviving the national economy. Despite all this, Kennedy would lose the Democratic nomination, with Harry S. Truman going on to take the nomination, and subsequently the presidency in the 1940 election, planning to keep the status-quo in place for another four years.

How those four more years with isolationism would have gone, however, is lost to history, as on December 7th 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberatly attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

### World War II

America, whether it wanted it or not, was now at war.

The Truman adminsitration, now placed in a very unenviable position, tried to contribute to the war effort as best as they could. In the European theatre, this led to General Dwight D. Eisenhower being deployed in Britain, with him going on to lead a vallient, if in the end futile, defence along the English line. In the pacific, however, the situation was even more dire for the Americans, as the American navy had been all but wiped out at Pearl Harbor, meaning America would be on the backfoot for the rest of the war.

Despite the harsh circumstances that America was now in, President Truman inisted that they would triumph in the end, promising that the 'Beacon of Liberty' would carry on shining.

Any hope of an American victory was burnt to ashes in the atomic fire that consumed Pearl Harbor on July 4th, 1945, as Japan bombed the harbor for a second time. Faced with this new threat, America was forced to surrender, being made to sign the Akagi Accords in August 1945.

The Accords placed harsh penalties on the United States, forcing it to cede not only all of America's pacific holdings (including the state of Hawaii), but also the key naval ports of Los Angeles and San Francisco, ensuring that America would never be able to muster the strength to combat the Japanese navally again. Additionally, the United States was forced to pay harsh reparations to the Axis powers and reopen trade with Axis-aligned states.

The Second World War had come to a close, with the 'Beacon of Liberty' on the losing side.

### Post-War America

In the months following the war, the stage would be set for the political fights for decades to come.

The American population, having been led by (in their view) the Democrats to the slaughter, lost faith in any kind of Democrat leadership. Many people, in fact, lost faith completely with conventional American politics. Two such people were Henry A. Wallace and Glen Taylor, who together formed the National Progressive Front (NPF) in 1947, trying to provide a legislative voice for the growing number of social movements, such as the Civil Rights Movement, in America.

Any love for the Democratic Party had completely erroded by the 1948 election, with the electorate voting in Thomas Dewey of the Republican Party. The situation had become so dire, in fact, that many Democrat senators crossed the floor becoming Republicans instead. In the end, due to the amount of senators leaving the party, the parties were forced to merge, forming the Reublican-Democratic Party (R-D).

However, for some, neither the NPF or the R-D was the party for them. No, they needed a party of strength; a party of conservatism; a party of patriots. And so, in 1951, General George S. Patton formed the Patriot Party (PP) in 1951.

All three parties, the NPF, the R-Ds and the PP, participated in the 1952 election, but the status-quo would prevail in the end, with the R-Ds winning a term in the White House, under the leadership of renowned General Dwight D. Eisenhower. His administration, unlike many before it, took a much more aggressive stance on the world stage, in two key ways:

First, Eisenhower's administration formed the Organisation of Free Nations (OFN), an economic and defensive alliance, meant to be bring together the last bastions of democracy in this new world order, dominated by the authoritarian regiemes of Germany and Japan. Secondly, and arguable more importantly, Eisenhower, for all intents and purposes, ripped ip the Akagi Accords. He declared that Hawaii was to be reintegrated into the United States, taking a much more antagonistic stance towards Japanese imperialism. These acts contributed to Eisenhower winning a second term in the 1956 election, cementing the R-D's place in American politics.

However, for other parties, namly the NPF and PP, the realisation dawned on them that, seperate, they could achieve nothing substantial. Together, however, they could achieve much more. Despite their ideological differences, the National Progressive Front and the Patriot Party shared one key ideal: A rejection of the status-quo and the American establishment. Focusing on this ideal, the parties united, forming the National Progressive Party (NPP)

### The Present

In the 1960 election, the R-Ds were once again triumphant, winning another four years in the White House. Having appointed Richard Nixon, a Republican, to the post, he in turn selected John F. Kennedy, a Democrat, to be his vice president. Despite having many differences ideologically, so far they have worked well together so far.

America, by 1962, is facing both crisis within and without. Within the United States, the Civil Rights Movement is flaring up, with calls for a Civil Rights Act intensifying daily, with the Nixon administration yet to take a side on the issue. From without there are threats from both the west (where the Empire of Japan holds sway) and the east (where the Nazi's iron fist reign supreme).

Many are hopeful for America's future, but many despair for the fate of the so-called 'shining city on the hill'. None are certain of what the future holds for the United States, but everyone can be certain of this: This beacon of liberty, perhaps the last true one left in the world, will not go out quietly.

## Politics

### Nixon Administration

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### Republican-Democratic Party

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The Republican-Democratic Party (R-Ds) reprents the moderate, establishment wing of American politics. Formed from the unity of the Republican and Democratic parties, the R-Ds are, as of 1962, the dominant party, having a President of their colour (Richard Nixon) in the White House and a majority in the Senate.

#### Republicans

Notable Republicans include:

* President Richard Nixon
* Secretary of State William P. Rogers
* Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird

#### Democrats

Notable Democrats include:

* Vice President John F. Kennedy
* Secretary of the Treasury Robert McNamara

### National Progressive Party

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The National Progressive Party (NPP) represents the anti-establishment sector of American politics, being united by little else than their disposition towards the status-quo. Currently the NPP are a minor party, with little sway in the senate, though support for them is rising nationally, as people are beginning to lose faith in the R-Ds.

#### Far-Left

Notable far-leftists in the NPP include:

#### Centre

Notable centrists in the NPP include:

#### Far-Right

Notable far-rightists in the NPP include:

* Governor of Alabama George Wallace

#### 'Yockeys'

Notable 'Yockeys' include: