 Kaiserreich, Legacy of the Weltkrieg: 2nd American Civil War OOC Discord "Not long ago, the United States of America was a nation of vast opporunity and promise. As the world burned in the fires of the Weltkrieg, US citizens enjoyed an era of peace and prosperity beyond compare. Through subversion, stalling, and fillibustering, US intervention in the Great War was effectively paralyzed. By 1919, American citizens would wake to newsreels of German soldiers marching into Paris. In Europe, the Weltkrieg was over, but in the Americas, our misfortune had only just begun. By the time the dust had settled, Eastern Europe was marching to the beat of the Kaiserreich, and Western Europe stood dominated by revaunchist Syndicalist powers. As one of the few remaining Democracies, the US was truely alone. As poverty gripped the Land of Liberty, young radicals left the home country to fight in the many civil wars abroad. When they returned to an emaciated United States, they were eager to spark the embers of civil discontent into the all consuming fire of revolution. With syndicalist uprising following in the wake of cascading economic collapse, a gridlocked congress saw no other means but to order MacArthur, the American Caeser, to seize control of the apparatus of state, and return order to the home country. These would prove to be the final spasms of a doomed nation. By the end of that year, Louisana Governer Huey Long addressed the American citizenry, and in infamous radio speach, called the United States a "Dead Nation". Rallying to his cause, several states rejected Washington's dictates, and formed the American Union, vowing to root out the corrupt Federal government that had brought the country to ruin. This move was soon followed by Syndicalist elements who seized Chicago and the Great Lakes area as the Combined Syndicates of America. Fearing fighting would spill over into the West, the Pacific states left the union and marched their Regiments Eastwords to secure the border and to restore Democracy to the United States. Almost overnight, one of the worlds last remaining Republics collapsed into the Revolutionary Chaos that had claimed Russia, Britain, and France a decade earlier. Brother took up arms against Brother, and cities across the nation were turned into blazing warzones. More bitter words were never spoken; Second American Civil War. The shattered Federal Government is now limited to encircled areas and Military divisions loyal to MacArthur and Congress, beset on all sides, we Federalists are fighting in desperate retreat in an attempt to safeguard out supply lines to other loyal states in the Midwest. Hounded day and night through the smoldering ruins of our nations former glory, our cause seems long lost. But we think back to 1776, to Washington, his armies swept from New York and New Jersey by the Redcoats, only to return across the icy Delaware and against all odds deliver a glorious victory at Trenton. Our fathers fought on, and so shall we. We will unite against these rebels, and return the rule of law to our great nation. We will fight on! So rally to the flag, men! For our homes, our families, and our future. We will fight on, as our fathers did. We proclaim this sacred oath! Down with the traitors, up with the Stars! Down with the Traitors, Up with the Stars!" -Major General James Woods, 1st Infantry Division, 1937 Welcome to Kaiserreich, Legacy of the Weltkrieg: 2nd American Civil War. The year is 1938 and the United States has been embroiled in a terrible civil war for a year now which has claimed close to a million dead and shows no sign of stopping. Started by Congress inviting General MacArthur to take control of the Nation in an emergency government after the election of Syndicalist Jack Reed in the 1936 election, the war has split the former United States into four factions. Now these factions vye for control of Americas capital, Washington. The Federalists, loyal to MacArthur and to Congress, attempt to restore the United States Federal Government to power. Their forces are split between the Midwest, where the temporary capital of Denver is location, and the Eastern Pocket where they attempt to hold control over Federal Capital of Washington D.C. Fighting multiple enemies including the rebel CSA and American Union State, along with the seperatist Pacific States and the Mexican invasion from the south, the Federalist cause seems hopeless. But those who fight under the Stars and Stripes have yet to give up hope, and will defend their territory to the last man. The Combined Syndicates of America, a coalition of Socialists, Syndicalists, Communists, and everything under the Left wing fighting for the establishment of a Socialist State in the United States. Champion of the worker and the oppressed, the CSA controls the vital Great Lakes region with its strong industrial base and important northeastern states such as Pennsylvania and New York City. Their main enemies are the Federalists in the west and around the Eastern pocket and the Unionists to the South. With a strong industrial base, large manpower reserve, and access to foreign aid from the International Alliance, the CSA is one of the main contenders for victor in the war. The Unionists, members of the American Union, are a coalition of right wing groups and fighters, ranging from center-right conservatives from the former Democratic party to the dictatorial Longists, the Corporists and the far right Silver Legion and Klu Klux Klan. With a large support base in the south, the Unionists have one of the larger populations of the American Factions, but with a weaker industrial base in comparison to the CSA. What they lack in material and industrial strength, the Unionists make up for in fighting spirit as they are rallied on to defeat the Corrupt Federalists and evil Syndicalists. Their main enemies had been the Federalists and Syndicalists, but now a third front has opened up with the Mexican Invasion. Finally, the fourth unofficial catchall faction, is the Volunteers. The world is split between various power blocs; the International, the Reichspakt, the Entente, etc. etc. Each of these blocs has a vested interest in seeing an American nation friendly to their interests win this war, and so hundreds of thousands of men and weapons have been shipped overseas to fight as volunteers. The main powers sending volunteers would be the; Commune of France, Union of Britain, and Socialist Republic of Italy providing volunteers to the CSA. German Empire, Canadian Commonwealth, Austrian Empire, and French Republic providing volunteers to the Federalists. Russian State, Mongolian Khanate, and Brazil providing volunteers to the American Union; and Japan providing volunteers to the Pacific States of America. With all of these volunteers, bringing with them equipped such as rifles, planes, and tanks; the American Civil War has become an international battlefield between ideologies and factions vying for control over the future of America. You, the Player, shall take control of a platoon of soldiers from one of these factions and fight for your side. Shall you restore the Rule of Law as a Federalist, Break the Chains as a Syndicalist, Root out the Corrupt as a Unionist, or perhaps support your bloc as a volunteer unit fighting far from home in a distant land. That, my friend, is up to you. No matter what side you chose, you'll be taking part in a battle to decide the fate of America.  Map of the Battle of Washington |
