United States
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| Motto In God We Trust (de jure) E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One) (de facto) | ||||
| Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner | ||||
| National Language | English | |||
| Capital | Washington, D.C. | |||
| President of the United States | Herbert Clark Hoover | |||
| Establishment - Declaration of Independence | July 4, 1776 | |||
| Government | Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic | |||
| Currency | United States Dollar | |||
| Area | 9,826,630 km² | |||
| Population | Approximately 130 Million | |||
The United States of America is a currently neutral and democratic country located in North America. It borders Canada to the north and Mexico to the south.
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History
Throughout the 19th century the USA remained of limited importance to the Great Powers, despite her powerful position in the Americas, an attitude that was re-enforced by America's policy of isolationism and adherence to the Monroe Doctrine. The staunch isolationist position of the country was almost changed in the early 20th century thanks to the outbreak of the Weltkrieg, due to German ‘belligerence’, particularly with regards to its unrestricted U-boat campaign against Britain, which had the affect of pushing the US towards the Entente powers. However from mid-1915 (after the sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-boat), Germany chose to change this policy in an attempt of reconciliation- the move succeeded and the USA remained out of the Weltkrieg as a combatant. Unfortunately for the United States, German victory in the war and the consequent revolution in France led to an over-reliance on Britain for trade, which collapsed when the Home Isles descended into the chaos of their own revolution. In the decade since these events the USA has struggled economically as Germany extended her domination around the world and sought to protect and expand her own economic power. The nation struggled diplomatically too as President after President chose to maintain isolationist policies, and this has led to the USA being regarded as a ‘nobody’ in international politics, making it even harder for her to get a foothold in foreign markets. On top of these troubles the regime now faces mounting internal dissent and a political polarisation in parts of the country- with the 1936 presidential elections drawing ever closer. The long established Republican-Democratic domination is now being challenged by two groups - the Combined Syndicates of America and the America First Union. With a mounting crisis at home and a complete lack of prestige overseas things are not looking good for the United States of America.
Politics
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President: Herbert Clark Hoover (Republican, born 10 August 1874)
Vice President: Charles Curtis (Republican, born 25 January 1860)
Secretary of State: Henry Lewis Stimson (Republican, born 21 September 1867)
Secretary of Commerce: Roy Dikeman Chapin (Republican, born 23 February 1880)
Secretary of the Interior: Ray Lyman Wilbur (Republican, born 13 April 1875)
Head of Signals Intelligence Service: William Frederick Friedman (born 24 September 1891)
Secretary of War: Patrick Jay Hurley (Republican, born 8 January 1883)
Chief of Staff of the United States Army: Major General Douglas MacArthur (born 26 January 1880)
Chief of Naval Operations: Rear Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley (born 15 October 1883)
Chief of the United States Army Air Corps: Major General Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (born 8 October 1890)
As part of the presidential election of 1936, President Hoover is to step down, and his Vice President, Charles Curtis, is to run for the Presidency as the Republican candidate, with Frank Knox as his running mate. John Nance Garner, supported by Henry A. Wallace, is the candidate for the Democrats.
The America First Union Party has selected Huey Long, Senator of Louisiana, as its candidate. With its support coming primarily from the depressed agricultural regions of the Deep South, the new party combines traditional populism with industrial capitalist models of organization, demanding redistribution of wealth and social welfare within a strong, centralized, corporatist economic structure, controlled by a paternalistic economic and political elite.
The Combined Syndicates of America are led by John 'Jack' Reed, who turned into a savvy political operator during his time in Russia during its revolution and civil war. Uniting various spectrums of socialist, syndicalist and communist thought, the C.S.A. have mobilized the surging throngs of workers embedded in America's industrial heartlands of the Midwest.
The predicted outcome of the election, via representation in the electoral college, is displayed below:
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All sides are currently organizing for the elections, and are restraining their supporters from resorting to violence. However, should the result not move in their favour, the two radical parties have both formed formidable volunteer and paramilitary sub-organizations, which could quickly replace the authority of the Federal Government in their areas of dominance. However, states on the western seaboard have, unlike the rest of the country, prospered, largely in part due to maritime trade with Russia and Japan, and so are likely to remain neutral or defend the status quo of the two-party system should any interior conflicts arise.
Military
The US Military is comprised of four service branches: The Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard; within the Army is the Army Air Corps. In general, the US Forces have huge potential, as the United States is one of the foremost industrial nations in the world and has a large population with many innovative thinkers. Yet the armed forces are quite divided due to the larger political tensions resonating throughout the country; party loyalty within the ranks make some question the validity of their service, and even their nation itself.
Army
The US Army is the largest service branch by number of men enlisted. Currently it contains four divisions: three infantry and one cavalry. Although the US Army is neither large nor powerful when compared to the German Heer, the nation itself has huge manpower reserves and current industry means that the Army could easily outfit as much as two hundred full-strength divisions if prioritized.
Navy
The US Navy is the most modern and powerful branch of the military. It is one of the few navies in the world that operates aircraft carriers and acts as a 'blue-water' navy, boasting a significant amount of capital ships. The Navy maintains a presence in two oceans, the Pacific and the Atlantic; the Pacific Fleet being the stronger of the two.
Army Air Corps
The US Army Air Corps is directly subordinate to the Army and, as such, is currently operated as a supporting force, covering soldiers on the ground from above and providing tactical reconnaissance. While technically an Army sub-branch, the Air Corps has sought to expand its operations to the US Navy and, perhaps, become its own independent branch should the need eventually arise for such a large aerial force.
Foreign relations
The United States has political, economic and military control over Liberia, a small country in West Africa, and the Philippines, an island nation located in the western Pacific Ocean.
Friendly relations exist with Cuba, Honduras, Panama, Liberia, the Philippines and the United Provinces.
Unfriendly relations exist with Mexico, Centroamerica and Germany.
Culture
The United States is considered a hot-spot for immigration from all over the world, and as such is an extraordinarily heterogeneous society, retaining the cultural heritage of hundreds of ethnicities and nationalities from around the world. As such the nation is a melting pot of cuisine, art, literature and, most importantly, politics; due to the sheer number of people arriving at Ellis Island each day, practically every ideology known to man has at least a nominal presence within the United States, which leaves the nation more susceptible to internal conflicts and even civil unrest should the current administration remain inefficient and arbitrary.
Summary
The United States is a large nation that has the ability to become an economic and military superpower if properly managed and guided. As a swirl of ideologies and nationalities congregate in the many great cities of the eastern seaboard the future of the United States is an ever-changing one.
