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  • The Third World War






    End of an Era


    While natural resources dwindled, world dependence on them coasted at an all-time high. Large corporations, unwilling to let go of their industries drove prices up and rationed their remaining stock. Depression due to inflation and decreased spending bred unrest and a massive public outcry for renewable resource research. With lobbyists greasing the palms of politicians with large sums of hoarded money, the modern day aristocracy saw no reason to change course. Though the inevitable came to be, and fossil fuel grew to near complete exhaustion. The leaders of the world sought a solution to the problem, and many eyes fell to the Russian Federation. Vast untapped deep-crust pockets of oil and natural gas hid within Russian borders, but a far more lucrative business reared it's ugly head. Getting their hands on oil would not end the depression, but a war economy would. The European Union drafted plans for invasion even as top scientists worked around the clock to implement alternative energy solutions.





    Blueprint for Armageddon


    Contrary to the popular science fiction belief, nuclear options for war were never considered. Branded as 'morally and naturally irresponsible' by world leaders, the Third World War was fought by conventional means. On June 14th, 2074 the European Union initiated a twenty-four hour bombing operation on the Russian border positions preceding a full scale invasion by both land and air. A naval strike fleet annihilated the small standing Navy of the Russian Federation and subsequently blockaded all ports. Four days later the United States air-dropped troops and supplies to support the Russian Federation, but did not officially declare war on the EU. With the help of US military hardware and soldiers, the Russian Federation slowed the advance of the EU invasion to a crawl.





    A World On Fire


    Suffering increasing losses and wasting precious resources slogging through combined Russian and American arms, the EU needed to alleviate the pressure. With some incentive and an offer for a seat in the EU, Canada declared war on the United States and promptly invaded the American Northeast and Northwest. The United States officially declared war on the EU as did Australia and Mexico. This unexpected alliance allowed the United States to dominate the North American theater of war. The Canadian invasion quickly lost momentum and eventually found itself forced back entirely. The US and its allies pushed into Canadian population centers and put down the Canadian military counterattack. With the EU unable to provide any support, Canada fell to the Pacific Allied Nations on September 25th, 2074.





    The Fallen Bear


    Despite the best efforts of the PAN, Russia fell to the EU on November 17th, 2074. Without delay, the EU stormed into China intent on reclaiming lost wartime resources by going all-in with their chips. Greatly misjudging the strength of the Chinese military and the resolve of the PAN to continue fighting, the EU invasion was stopped cold by a PAN-led counterattack. India, which had been deliberating on whether or not to join the EU, would make or break the invasion. After stories of abuse and severe mistreatment of Russian citizens escaped the occupation's borders, India refused to join the invasion and withdrew all support for the invasion effort. The EU incursion was doomed.


    Pyrrhic Victory


    The slow and gruesome advance into EU-held territory cost both sides dearly. Billions of dollars were spent (and generated) by the collective war machine, and millions of soldiers gave their lives. By the time the PAN counter-attack pushed the EU back beyond its own borders, both armies lost all taste for battle. On November 27th, 2075, just over a year after the fall of the Russian Federation, the EU signed a conditional surrender with PAN. The Russian Federation was established, and valuable territory in the EU was taken and allocated to the victorious nations. Canada was divided up and distributed to Australia, China, and Mexico --the United States chose only to hold on to Alaska. The defeated nations descended into squabbling with one another.


    War for Profit


    Defeated and desperate, the EU nations turned to fighting one another. Dozens of small proxy wars erupted across Europe and borders began to shift dramatically --sometimes gaining and loosing hundreds of square kilometers in less than a month. Six years passed before the wars calmed with the help of PAN intervention, Europe would take decades to recover any of its former glory. Meanwhile, corporations that escaped the ravishing of war escaped to Africa to rebuild their enterprises. New powers are rising, the old world is burning.


 
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