Second American Civil War (From Sea to Shining Sea)

The Second American Civil War was an eight-year conflict fought between capitalists and communists in America over control of the country.

Prelude
Main Article: August Revolution

On August 23, 1931, Washington D.C. was captured by members of the American Workers' Party. Following this event, the states of California and Hawaii, along with the city of Washington D.C., declared themselves to be "socialist republics" that comprised the "United Socialist Republics of America". In response, the United States threatened to launched troops into California and Hawaii, as well as declaring martial law in an attempt to stabilize the country. This further destabilized the country, resulting in civil unrest and an increase in communist movements. To prevent its collapse, the military was given absolute power, until the government could be stabilized. Finally, on August 27, 1931, the United States declared war on the American Union.

A new civil war
The United States dispatched military forces to California and Hawaii, as well as invading the American Union's capital, Washington D.C.. The attempt failed, as it forced communists to band together, forming the Workers' Freedom Party to fight the invasion. The Workers' Freedom Army repelled the invasion and annexed United States territory. The American Union advanced through the United States, approaching the country's temporary capital, New York City. As the United States Army attempted to stop the invasion, its government began to break down. With the army positioned on the country's borders, communist uprisings increased and the United States started to self-destruct. Communists took over entire cities, and quickly allied with the American Union, accelerating the United States' collapse. With the people revolting, United States soldiers followed in their footsteps by defecting to the American Union, weakening the nation's defense. By 1939, New York was the last remnant of the United States, slowly being conquered by the American Union. Finally, on November 7, 1939, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president of the United States surrendered to the American Union, ending the civil war.

Aftermath
With its surrender, the United States was dissolved, and its territory and citizens were absorbed into the American Union. The Workers' Freedom Army was disbanded, and would not be reformed until 1941, when it joined World War 2. While the American Union would emerge as a superpower after World War 2, it would not be until 1946 that the damage caused by the civil war would be fully repaired. The victory of the American Union was seen by the American people as a reason why communism was a successful ideology and could succeed, leading them to support a communist revolution in Japan, creating the Democratic People's Republic of Japan. To most of the world, especially the Democratic Republic of Russia, the new nation was a weak country that would remain in poverty, although the exact opposite became true.