American Civil War - 1957

The Second Civil War was one of the most devestating conflicts on American soil since the First Civil War.

Prelude
Between 1959-1962, the Western states passed a law banning segregation. The Eastern & Northern states passed similar laws. Soon, President Kennedy passed a law overturning the Plessy Desicion. However, Alabama Governor John Patterson refused to accept the law & seceeded. Other Southern states (see photo at right) also seceeded. Kennedy was enraged, not wanting a repeat of the Civil War. However, the Southern states, now calling themselves the Confederate States of America, said they would NOT let go of their beliefs that African-Americans are only good as slaves. On September 22nd, 1963, the Confederate States of America declared war on the United States of America. On September 23rd, the United Kingdom swore allegience to the USA, while the Soviet Union allied with the CSA. Over the next several days, France, Germany, China & Canada allied with the USA, while North Korea, Libya & Iraq allied with the CSA. Soon, it became apparent: this could be World War III.

Initial Attacks
The very first battle of the war was the attack on Washington DC. All government officials retreated to San Francisco & made it the capitol﻿. The CSA then invaded New Mexico & took Chama. The next day, the USA invaded Texas & took Austin. Several espionage missions, including inciting riots, fomenting unhappiness & poisoning the Mississippi River, took place.

The Black Genocide
The Black Genocide started on Thanksgiving 1962 with the invasion of the Atlanta Ghetto. Most of Atlanta's black population was captured by day's end. The captive blacks were paraded through downtown, where white people booed & threw objects at them. Then, they were taken to concetration camps. Kennedy was horrified by the news of the new Holocaust & immediately declared that the CSA would be punished. The CSA excused this empty threat & countered with the threat of nuclear warfare. The Soviet Union sent troops to the South to help with the extermination of the black population.

Blacks in the USA, meanwhile, were declared "the most nearest & dearest people to us at this juncture". They were accepted into society with open arms. The US Army, meanwhile, began a massive buildup﻿ at the Pennsylvaynia state border. A CSA taskforce found the base & raided it, taking POWs & then attacking a nearby town.

The War Escelates
The USA & UK began to push into Texas & by June 4th, 1963, Dallas fell. The CSA Army then launched a full-scale assaut on Dallas, known as the "Battle of Dallas". The battle lasted 2 weeks, with both sides entrenched in intense urban warfare. On Day 15, the CSA finally broke the front line & began taking black prisoners. The US Forces retreated to Santa Fe, but the chase was on. The CSA chased the army to Phoenix, where they were slaughtered.

On August 15th, the CSA uncovered an assassination on the CSA President George Wallace, who felt that now was the time to strike. He ordered a full naval assault on the West Coast. These attacks took place between August 16th to September 4th. On September 5th, the USA managed to push back the CSA in the Battle of San Francisco. The CSA draws up new plans to demoralize the USA & kill the black population. Then, a new idea popped up: Attack the source of the blacks, Africa. President Wallace approved a nuclear strike on the continent of Africa, but only in populated areas. The goal was to destroy the people of Africa, not the animals.

African Attacks
On September 19th, 1963, Wallace ordered the launches to commence. As predicted, the missiles devestated the continent of Africa. South Africa, however, retaliated & launched a nuclear attack on Atlanta. The missile hit at 19:32 UTC, almost immediately destroying the city. The USA sent troops to Africa to help with recovery. En route to Africa, the US Fleet was attacked by a Soviet fleet. The enemy fleet was defeated & the US Fleet reached Africa. Wallace ordered a second wave of attacks to snuff out survivors & to kill the US soldiers. The missiles took out the remaining black population, as well as the US troops.

The last straw
On November 18th, 1963, the USA liberated Texas. The CSA saw it as the boiling point & hired a hitman named Lee Harvey Oswald to kill Kennedy. November 22nd transpired like it did in the OTL, the only difference being that Oswald used a rocket launcher & destroyed the car, killing Kennedy, the first lady, the governor & the driver. Afterwards, Oswald pulled out a AK-47 & began killing civilians. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became the president & said that the death of Kennedy was the last straw. He authorized all nuclear forces to fire when ready.

Regional Thermonuclear Warfare
The CSA saw the threat & immediately launched over 45% of it's stockpile. The USA retaliated with 20% of it's stockpile. Both sides were devestated & many civilians killed. Shortly after the first wave, US forces liberated Virginia & retook Washington DC. The CSA continued killing blacks & began a second wave of launches. The USA retaliated & both sides were once again devestated.

Global Thermonuclear War
The USA's allies came to it's defense. Most extremely, several British Trinity 4 missiles were launched from submarines. The USSR was ordered by the CSA to attack the USA with nuclear missiles. The USSR attacked all of Europe, most of Asia, & North America. The CSA launched it's remaining stockpile at US targets. The USSR missiles hit all of their targets without complication. The USA retaliated & launched their remaining stockpile at the USSR. Australia could only watch as the world came to an end.

Aftermath
The immediate aftermath was the destruction of most of civilization﻿. The survivors were faced with Nuclear Winter, which caused many more deaths from extreme cold & radiation. By 1970, the Earth's temperature rose to 190 degrees Faranheit. The atmosphere & oceans boiled away & the last of all life on Earth burned alive. On January 1st, 1971, humanity officially became extinct. Severa subterrainean species managed to thrive as the volcanoes began to replenish the atmosphere. Life began anew & by 3000, new life crawled from the ocean & began the long trek to enlightenment.