The Second American Revolution, sometimes known as the Glorious Revolution, was an event that should have been expected. In 1890, because of various factors, the Sherman Antitrust Act fails; between this, and a different series of elections, the Pinkerton Armies of the capitalist class went unhindered in their work; monopolies and the bourgeoisie elite began to more and more openly control the United States and its interests.
By 1910, the Electoral College and Congress were more beholden to the “National Trust,” as the most powerful and rich called themselves, than they were to any of the people. Civil unrest had become commonplace, and due to business interests aligning, the US still entered into the Great War because of the potential profits that could be gained by those of significant wealth. Unfortunately, the Great War put an untenable strain upon the American people and workers - and, in 1918, the Glorious Revolution began.
Socialists and communists seized the factories and seized many weapons, and those apart of various state militias joined them due to the massive unpopularity of the War. At the end of the year, the US military presence in the Great War vanished - not to put down this Revolution, but rather, to expedite it. By late 1919, the combined Revolutionary Forces created a Constituent Assembly for the purposes of creating a new Constitution.
On January 1, 1920, the Constitution that was created was ratified. The United States of America was officially reformed as the American Union State. The Union State continued its reforms in order to remove all the last vestiges of the problems of the former governments and constitution. The Union State also began assisting various communist uprisings across the Americas, seeing it as a way to make reparations for the old imperialist/capitalist attitudes that were once held.
In 1925, the Treaty of Panama created the Confederation of American Socialist Republics; to be hosted in Panama, the CASR was to allow for joint efforts between the various socialist states in the Americas and better trade between them to form mutually beneficial bonds. With the 1929 London Stock Market Crash, much of the remaining capitalist world fell into much turmoil; the Union State and the CASR offered aid to these nations, particularly to those who were more willing to employ socialist policies.
The outbreak of World War II and its aftermath saw to the Union State assisting and installing communist governments in the United Commonwealth of Britain, the People's Republic of Ireland, the French Socialist Republic, the Spanish People's Republic, the Italian Democratic Republic, the Democratic Republic of Portugal, the Belgian People's Republic, the Dutch Workers' Republic, and the German Democratic Republic (West Germany). The Union State is also allied with the People's Republic of Japan and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The Second Treaty of Panama created the Panama Pact, an alliance of all communist states. The year is 1960, and the Cold War is in full swing. The Union State-led Comintern/Panama Pact finds itself at odds with the Russian Federation and the Republic of China dual-led Cooperative Treaty Organization (CTO).
Will the Cold War turn hot? Will things thaw out, in the end? Will the world's workers truly unite, or is the Revolution doomed to fall?
Hello, and welcome to Workers of the World, Unite! - an Alt History Roleplay that takes place in a Cold War where the roles are reversed. The idea here is that cooler heads prevail in the Russian Revolutions while the US becomes communist. The KMT in China wins the Chinese Civil War, even as other portions of East Asia fall to the communist bloc.
You will take the role of a nation in this world, either a member of the Panama Pact (whether in or out of CASR) or a member of the Cooperative Treaty Organization/CTO. Or you can play a neutral nation/unaligned nation - whether trying to stay out of it or dealing with a communist revolution (or a counterrevolution as an aspiring Panama Pact member). Other than that, just try to keep things mostly realistic!
Time Mechanics: 3 IC Pages = 1 IC Month; a grace page can be requested by popular consensus via Discord. 36 IC Thread Pages, on average, should be 1 IC Year.
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[i]Formal Nation Name (include all languages!)[/i]
[i]Informal/Casual Nation Name[/i]
[b]Government Type:[/b] (include an explanation)
[b]Head of State:[/b] (include title)
[b]Head of Government:[/b] (if same as head of state, simply repeat the title)
[b]Capital:[/b] (capital city)
[b]Population:[/b]
[b]Military Population:[/b] (no more than 3% of pop!)
[b]Territory:[/b] (all territory you govern)
[b]Territorial Conflicts:[/b] (any conflicting territories?)
[b]Alignment:[/b] (Panama Pact/PANPACT or CTO or Unaligned)
[b]History:[/b]
[b]RP Examples:[/b] (at least one required unless I know you; at least three required if applying as China or Russia, only one required if I know you.)
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