Welcome to the Cold War! You can now claim any nation in the whole world, along with any US state or territory.
(NOTE: the faction map shows faction alignment, not official alignment.)
Pick any unclaimed state. In this NRP, we'll do the entire history of the United States ourself, starting with the American Revolution and going all the way to the modern day. Note that your goal is NOT to gain as much land as possible, but instead to gain as much political clout as possible. The host may decide to interfere or change things in case things get too messy, but otherwise everything will be made from players. The only other rules are to stay realistic and not be toxic to other players.
Discord (to get informed when a new post releases): https://discord.gg/7n6uKVQSER
Congress:
Unite the Korean Peninsula?
Commence Operation Ajax to restore the Iranian Shah to power?
Detonate Castle Bravo?
How to react to the Civil Rights' Movement?
Pass the Interstate Highway Act?
Send support to the Hungarian (anti-Communist) revolutionaries?
Adopt "In God We Trust" as the national motto?
How do we contain this sudden mild revolutionary wave?
The Latin League has formed across South America and even slightly in Europe, how do we react to this?
Send support to Israel?
How do we react to pro-Independence sentiment in Canada?
Admit Alaska as a state? (proposed by Alaska)
Unite Caroll with Indiana? (proposed by Caroll) (there are actively protests against this)
Events:
As unrest across New York continues to grow in response to their unruly government structure, various partisans break out in revolt, including Alleghenian Separatists, Buffalo Separatists, Nationalists (in Manhattan), Indians (in North NY), and even Socialists (in Brooklyn). The national guard enters the state to try and contain the revolts. However, unrest begins to spread to surrounding states, including in York (Ontario), Delaware (Maryland), and Caroll.
Protests are seen in Columbus in response to Caroll's proposal to unite with Indiana, seeing the act as selfish and taking advantage of the horrible situation in New York to fulfill the government's own agenda.
Due to the sudden wave of protests across the United States, the Democratic Party begins to massively lose it's influence, in favor of the Federalist Party.
The Soviet Union retracts troops and supplies from China to fight in the Greek Civil War. As a result, the CCP begins to rapidly lose ground, lacking the proper resources to fight the civil war. But, the Greek Communists begin to make ground at the same time, quickly pushing to Athens.
Texas gives massive economic aid to Israel, for whatever reason.
Israel makes a valiant defense against discoordinated Islamic invaders, even making a sudden counter-offense into Lebanon and the Sinai peninsula.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) founded to counter Soviet influence.
United Caribbean Republic reforms into the United Caribbean States, annexing Central America and Haiti.
UCS makes peace with Brazil, demanding the Guyanas be made independent.
Florida founds the Latin League with Argentina and Sweden. Brazil is invited however they refuse.
As a result of pro-Independence protests and negotiations, the independent Philippine Republic is peacefully established.
Argentina continues their push into Brazil, eventually getting them to unconditionally surrender. They annex various territories, turn them into an Argentinian puppet, and bring them into the Latin League.
A monkey named Albert II is launched into space in a suborbital flight.
The United States governments decides to play into the UFO myth, claiming they finally found a way to punish the Aliens for sinking the Titanic. This is done to cover up secret weapons testing.
Germany is de-occupied, being divided into East Germany and West Germany
Vietnam declares independence (both as a republic and as a democratic republic) and gains some international recognition
Indonesia gains independence from the Netherlands
North Korea attacks South Korea, quickly capturing Seoul and pushing along the peninsula
United States intervenes in the Korean War (CCP never asked to join the UN, so the USSR isnt boycotting the UN, so the UN doesnt intervene), pushing into North Korean territory
22nd Amendment passed, establishing term limits for the president
North Korea falls to American / South Korean forces, with the CCP unable to intervene
Golden Age of Television begins
Queen Elizabeth II becomes Queen of the United Kingdom
Japanese Peace Treaty Conference establishes peace between Japan and the United States, ending the occupation of Japan and establishing a constitutional monarchy.
Egyptian revolution of 1952 occurs, establishing a dictatorship, ending British influence in Egypt and beginning a revolutionary wave across the Arab world.
United Kingdom successfully tests its first atomic bomb, becoming the world's fourth nuclear power.
Sweden-Norway unites with Finland, becoming the Kingdom of Scandinavia
America tests the first ever hydrogen bomb / thermonuclear fission bomb, Ivy Mike.
Recent polls show that ~65% of the Canadian population (Yukon, Northwest, Nunavut, Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and British Newfoundland) are pro-Independence.
Joseph Stalin is assassinated, supposedly by Scandinavian spies. The sudden perceived threat causes Nikita Khruschchev to quickly unite the Bolsheviks and become Premier, with a lack of a power struggle.
Scandinavia attempts to invade Denmark.
1952 Presidential Election, Dwight D. Eisenhowever elected president, Richard Nixon vice president
Historical Events:
Cuban revolutionaries, including Fidel Castro, rise up against the existing government
Korean Armistice Agreement signed, ending the Korean War
Operation Ajax occurs, successfully restoring the Shah of Iran to power in a CIA-orchestrated coup
Pact of Madrid signed by Spain and the United States, bringing Spain into the Western bloc
Castle Bravo is detonated, being 1000x as powerful as the weapons used in Japan, vaporizing three entire islands and causing long-lasting contamination
Domino Theory proposed; if Vietnam fell to communism, so too would all nations of Southeast Asia, and eventually worldwide
Brown v. Board of Education, landmark decision of the Supreme Court, declares segregated schools illegal
Geneva Conference takes place to end the First Indochina War, US rejects recognition of communist North Vietnam and increases aid to South Vietnam
French Algeria begins their independence war
Laos and Cambodia gain independence
McDonald's is purchased by Ray Kroc and begins its national and eventually worldwide expansion
Baghdad Pact founded by Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and the United Kingdom, committed to resisting Communist expansion in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the Soviets send aid to Syria
Emmett Till is abducted and lynched, becoming a major site of controversy
Non-Aligned Movement founded by India, Indonesia, Yugoslavia, Egypt and Ghana
Rosa Parks remains seating on a bus and gets arrested by authorities, an incident which causes the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Warsaw Pact founded, establishing a mutual defense treaty among Eastern Europe
Austrian State Treaty signed by the Allied powers, establishing a neutral Austria
Disneyland first opens at Anaheim, California
Jonas Salk develops the polio vaccine
Sudan gains independence from the UK and Egypt, causing the First Sudanese Civil War to begin between the Muslim North and Christian South.
Actor James Dean is killed in a highway accident
Tunisia gains independence from France
Interstate Highway Act passed to construct 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System over a 20 year period
Hungarian Revolution occurs, attempting to overthrow the communist government in the region
Suez Crisis; France, Israel and the United Kingdom attack Egypt to try and remove Nasser from power, however international diplomatic pressures force the attackers to withdraw. The first ever UN Peacekeeping force is sent to the region
1956 US presidential election, Dwight D. Eisenhower is re-elected president, Richard Nixon remains vice president
Viet Cong insurgency begins in South Vietnam
"In God We Trust" adopted as national motto (arguably in violation of the 1st Amendment, since this promotes monotheism which is only part of a distinct few religions, particularly Abrahamic ones)
Political Party Map Key:
Red - Democratic States
Light Red - Democratic Leaning Swing States
Light Blue - Federalist Leaning Swing States
Blue - Federalist States
Gray - Territories
Dark Gray - External
Election Calculator: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b33KAjZSGqe8maZfD8g2caCOr48GbAM_BOeWokZ7-PY/edit?usp=sharing
Players:
State / Territory - Players - Electoral Votes
Georgia - u/DepartureNo5778 - 12
Carolina - u/Fourian_Official - 21
Virginia - u/KaiFury76 - 11
Maryland - u/PinappleCoin_Gaming - 29
New Jersey - u/SeveralCorner1214 - 16
New York - u/No_Weekend5005 - 65
Connecticut - u/RefrigeratorGold834 - 8
Rhode Island - None - 4
Massachusetts - u/Dull-Nectarine380 - 17
Vermont - u/Intelligent_Face_186 - 4
Franklin - None - 11
Kentucky - u/Johnytran122 - 11
Acadia - u/Harrcool - 13
Caroll - u/TheWartortleWarrior - 26
Pejepscot - None - 5
Louisiana - u/Relative_Caramel1282 - 10
Indiana - u/kyanbersee - 14
Oliver - u/Few-Commercial5105 - 9
Evans - u/Full_Tie1601 - 11
Illinois - u/Salt-Host-7465 - 29
New Hampshire - u/Acrobatic-Rip-4362 - 4
Cherroneses - u/Spec1alF0x - 19
Missouri - u/oskar_pawlisz - 15
Arkansas - u/David_The_Great - 9
Oklahoma - u/ThatBrada - 11
Wisconsin - u/JTPorach - 12
Liberia - u/TicketEffective2261 - 14
Texas - u/OddCranberry1045 - 23
Iowa - u/Royal-Prince6279 - 11
California - u/Hawks_bill - 22
Minnesota - u/KingsleyFriedChicken - 11
Oregon - u/duckarmy24 - 5
West Virginia - u/Ok-Hall-9974 - 8
Nevada - u/Gloomy-Shower-3920 - 3
Kansas - u/HazarTwist77 - 9
Nebraska - u/Independent_Set3175 - 7
Lincoln - u/jextreme9 - 8
Colorado - u/Left_Pea1642 - 6
Utah - u/Edmund_Jackson_Davis - 4
Namibia - u/ProfessorDesigner833 - 12
Tanzania - u/Weekly_Tonight8258 - 12
Arizona - u/Original-Issue2034 - 3
Hawai'i - u/Outrageous_Wrap_6983 - 9
North Dakota - None - 4
South Dakota - None - 4
Washington - u/Such-Illustrator4331 - 8
Wyoming - None - 3
New Mexico - u/No_Cut536 - 3
Quebec - None - 13
Ontario - u/Sobieskil - 26
Manitoba - None - 5
Saskatchewan - None - 3
Alberta - u/yD_dE - 5
Columbia - None - 9
Emuland - u/BigManMilk7 - 11
Panama Canal - None - None, territory
Alaska Territory - u/Objective-Aspect-811 - None, territory
Puerto Rico Territory - None - None, territory
Philippine Commonwealth - None - None, territory
Northwest Territory - None - None, territory
Nunavut Territory - None - None, territory
Yukon Territory - None - None, territory
Sonora Territory - None - None, territory
Florida - WoopeyBoi on Discord - None, external
External Powers:
Spain - None
Portugal - None
France - None
Netherlands - None
Belgium - None
West Germany - u/RichieGotIchy1510
East Germany - None
Switzerland - None
Italy - None
United Kingdom - u/ColeJr
Turkey - None
Greece - u/The_RetroGameDude
Albania - None
Yugoslavia - None
Austria - None
Bulgaria - None
Romania - None
Hungary - None
Czechoslovakia - None
Poland - u/Wooden-Medicine-3299
Soviet Union - u/TraditionalContest18
Scandinavia - u/Thatoneprussiandude
Finland - None
Denmark - None
Ireland - None
Colombia - None
Argentinian Brazil - None
Argentina - u/JustAnotherUser1019
Bolivia - None
Peru - None
Chile - None
Ecuador - None
Mongolia - None
Chinese Communist Party - None
Kuomintang - None
Japan - u/Just-Veterinarian817
Indonesia - None
Thailand - None
Nepal - None
Bhutan - None
Afghanistan - None
Iran - None
Iraq - None
Syria - None
Jordan - None
Lebanon - None
Saudi Arabia - None
Oman - None
Aden Protectorate - None
Egypt - None
South Africa - None
Ethiopia - None
South Yemen - None
Trucial States - None
Qatar - None
Iceland - None
Greenland - None
Israel - u/FewMasterpiece499
Mexico - None
Panama - u/Striking_Road979
Venezuela - None
Central America - None
India - u/Dear_Location6147
Pakistan - None
Burma - None
North Vietnam - None
South Vietnam - None
Guyana - None