- The Kentucky Compromise - At a meeting held in Lexington, Kentucky in 1860, the federal government and state governments make an agreement termed the "Kentucky Compromise" that grants the state's greater autonomy and more rights. Later in the meeting, the south agrees to abolish slavery as long as the federal government assisted in the development and industrialization of the southern states. It was also agreed upon that as westward expansion took place, new states admitted would be free to choose if slavery was allowed or not without any bias caused by either the South or the North. The compromise deflates the tensions brewing between the Northern and Southern states almost immediately.
- The Second Mexican-American War - After nationalists seize power in Mexico in 1899 , they begin to align themselves with strong European nations in order to ascertain resources so that they could launch an invasion to gain control over former Mexican territories that the U.S had taken away from them. After attaining new military equipment, the Mexican Federal Republic invaded Texas and rapidly began to take various swaths of land. Before too long, the Mexican army had gained control of the Texan territory and had repelled an unmotivated American military from retaking the state. The nationalists in Mexico didn't stop there but continue to invade the Arizonian, Californian, Nevadan, and New Mexican territories of the United States. The Mexican Army was successful in all campaigns besides the attempts to take California and Nevada. After several failed attempts to retake the land, the United States was forced to make a peace treaty that handed over Nevada and California to Mexico.
- The American Civil War and the Great European War - In 1905, the United States began to face severe internal unrest from states due to the federal government's failure to secure American interests following the Second Mexican-American war, as the tensions between states grew higher and higher in America, Europe was becoming more unstable by the minute as well after the Russian Revolution of 1905 and takes place successfully, disposing of the Tsar and his government and begins to spread revolutionary ideas across the continent. Breaking off all general diplomatic relations besides trade, the new Russian government looks to focus strictly on internal security following the revolution. In order to secure it's own stability back home, the German Empire invades Russia to reinstate order to the rightful government. Serbia, one of the few remaining diplomatic allies of Russia, declares war on the German Empire. Austria-Hungary then declares war on Serbia for antagonizing an ally of the state.
As the transitional Russian government begins to fail, a revolutionary named Vladimir Lenin begins a movement for a new revolution, gaining support of the revolutionaries from the 1905 Revolution under one banner to ascertain a new republic. With the stability in Eastern Europe dissipating, Western Europe enters the war to try and end the violence as they attack Germany. Germany and Lenin agree in 1906 that if Lenin is successful in Russia, then Germany would make peace with Russia and begin focusing in on the Western front and Russia would pull out of the war. After Theodore Roosevelt announces his intentions to become involved in the war as well, the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York secede from the United States and form the Federal Republic of America as Roosevelt's intentions were the last betrayal of the state's interests. Soon after, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin all secede and join the new nation. This secessionist movement ignites the American Civil War and prevents the United States from joining the war in Europe.
In early 1907, the Russian government completely dissolves as Vladimir Lenin leads a group of militants into the State Duma and effectively suceeds in overthrowing it and establishing the new republic of The Soviet-Socialist Republic of Russia, outlying states of the Russia heartland are granted independence by the former government in it's final act as authority over Russia. Lenin assumes leadership of the new nation and employs Leon Trotsky to organize invasions of former Russian territories while he negotiates a peace settlement with Germany.
In North America, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona begin a revolution to try and break away from the Mexican Federal Republic. The United States agrees to come to their aide, despite being locked in a civil war. The Federal Republic of America gains control of Missouri in the bloodiest battle of the war; the Battle of Kansas City.
At the beginning of 1908, Russia officially makes a peace deal with Germany that includes German assistance in retaking the former Imperial claims of the Russian Empire. Russia soon takes back the the transitional states Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania forming the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics within a period of 4 months. Without Russian backing Serbia, is annexed by Austria-Hungary two months later.
In confidential meetings, France and Great Britain persuade Italy to attack Austria-Hungary while the former two launch a major ground assault on Germany. The campaigns ultimately result in failure and a counteroffensive by the German Empire that results in Paris being occupied by German forces and in early 1909, the Entente powers, whom are experience low morale from the domestic populace and from soldiers, seek for an armistice. A peace treaty is officially signed later that year, forcing France to give up all colonial claims in return for authority over occupied territory being handed back over to the French government, while also forcing Great Britain to cede it's colonial claims as a result of instigating further conflict in Europe and causing destabilization of the continent. Britain mainly agrees to avoid further conflict with Germany and internal unrest resulting from prolonged conflict.
In North America, the United States succeeds in assisting the revolution against Mexico and annexes their former territories of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. Meanwhile, the Federal Republic of America has lost control of Missouri but, at the same time, ascertained control of Nebraska, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. After a stalemate for another two years, The United States sees that they have no chance at winning the war and recognizes the Federal Republic of America in 1911, after a bloody six year war.
- Serbian Revolution of 1921 - After 10 years of harsh treatment and punishment from the Austria-Hungarians, ethnic Serbians take arms against the government in attempt to reform an independent state. Rebels reach out to the Soviet Union for assistance. The Soviet Union, not wanting to disrupt the peace between Germany and the Union, reluctantly decline at first. The Serbian Revolution appears to be on the verge of defeat when unidentified assailants arrive and assist the Revolution.
The assailants along with Serbian revolutionaries launch separate assaults on Budapest and Vienna, forcing Austria-Hungary to drop it's claims in Serbia. The power disruption caused by the Serbian Revolution causes the Austria-Hungary to collapse and break into the several nations of Austria, Hungary, Romania,and the Czechoslovak Republic. After the collapse of the Austria-Hungary Empire, the assailants that assisted the Serbian Revolution storm Belgrade and establish the Socialist Republic of Serbia.
- Polish Independence - After the establishment of a Soviet regime in Serbia, Germany begins to lessen relations with the Soviet Union and become increasingly hostile towards them. Realizing the need for a buffer state between the Soviet Union and Germany, the Soviet Union grants independence to a new Polish state to provide just that as it seems that Germany is looking to make new allies out of Russian territory after the collapse of Germany's biggest ally, the Austria-Hungarian Empire. The Soviet Polish Republic is established on March 31st, 1923 and provides a sufficient enough buffer state for the Soviet Union against the German Empire to ease their worries.
- The Great Depression and The World War - As a result of debt inflation and productivity shock, the stock market crashes in 1929 and takes a severe toll on the international economy. Still facing economic woes from the Great European War, the German Empire collapses due to the crash. The First German Republic succeeds it in 1930. As part of the collapse the German Republic cedes a portion of land and forms a new satellite state, the Western Polish Republic, to rival the one formed by the Soviet Union in the last decade. Amid the global financial turmoil, a brilliant mind in Great Britain begins to make a swift rise to power in the nation. Embarrassed over the territorial losses suffered by Great Britain in the Great European War, he promises to restore Britain to it's former glory and gains a great amount of popularity among the people.
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