United States (Putin's Ambition)

The United States of America is a federal Republic in North America consisting of 51 states.

History (from 1988 POV to Present)
Throughout the 1988 Election, it was clear to many that George H.W. Bush would beat Michael Dukakis for the Presidency of the United States. But tragically, two days before the election, H.W Bush was killed in a car crash. With Dan Quayle not having as much appeal as Bush, Dukakis won in a landslide with Quayle only hanging on to the South. Many Republicans turned to the Libertarian Party as they viewed Quayle as weak on the issues. Dukakis' Presidency oversaw the fall of the USSR and many implementations. Dukakis' victory left many Republicans disenfranchised, which led to Dick Cheney's victory over Democratic Candidate Judy Chu in the 1996 election. Cheney's Presidency saw militaristic policies in a pro-military, religious, new type of conservative. Cheney was known for creating the "Neoconservative" movement. Cheney became unpopular as many believed that he was too excessive with his power and that he was becoming bureaucratic. Al Gore not being an exciting candidate made Bernie's victory as an independent more plausible. Sanders' victory in the 2000 Election was considered by many to be a turning point in the two-party system which has dominated since the days of Abraham Lincoln. Sanders remained widely popular throughout his Presidency due to his common man appeal. He won re-election easily, but many considered him to weak on foreign policy. Such a weakness lead to the rise of the Constitution Party's candidate; Chuck Baldwin. Baldwin won the 2008 Election with the promise to make America powerful on the world stage once again.

Full Article: World War III (Putin's Ambition)
President Baldwin brought the U.S into World War 3 as an attempt to assert American dominance over Russia and other foreign adversaries. With Cheney's neoconservatives still controlling a good portion of Congress, the war declaration occurred in February of 2009. Throughout the early parts of the war, America was dominating both Russia and China in the East Asia front. The U.S captured Vladivostok and was crippling the Chinese economy by blocking major trading outposts in the South China Sea. Russia was considering surrendering, but the war took an unexpected turn when a BRICS Coalition was able to successfully capture the Hawaiian islands, opening for the possibility of an invasion of North America. By Christmas day of 2015, Washington D.C fell and the U.S surrendered.

Post War Era (2015-2018)
The Post War era lasted from December 25th, 2015 up until December 31st, 2018 which ended with the Second Russian Invasion of the U.S.

2016 Presidential Election
The 2016 Election was highly divisive due to the large number of political parties which had a chance. By the end of it, Progressive Candidate Richard Ojeda won the election. Meeting resistance from other political parties.