War Plan Red



The Anglo - American War, also knows as the North American War was a major armed conflict fought between the United Kingdom and its dominions on one side, and the United States of America on the other.

BACKGROUND
In the 1930's, during the Great Depression, the US military drew up plans for a possible war with the British Empire, code named, War Plan Red. US forces planned to invade Canada, advancing on Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax in the east, Winnipeg in the centre and Vancouver in the west. The opening stages of the invasion would involve an amphibious assault on the port of Halifax, which would be vital in preventing British forces from landing and reinforcing the Canadians. Likewise, Vancouver on the Pacific Coast had to be taken to prevent British and dominion forces from India and Australia from landing there. Instead of the "New Deal" plan initiated by President Roovevelt succesfully leading to partial economic revovery as occured in our timeline, the economy struggles along as it had been, Roosevelt and several cabinet members, as well as almost half of Congress, were killed when an anarchist set off several bombs in around the Capital Building as Roosevelt addressed Congress. The military, under General MacCarthur came to power, suspended the constitution and declared martial law, citing communist and anarchist activity and a growing problem with domestic terrorism. In an effort to reduce growing decent against his semi-autocratic rule, he began to create tensions with the British Empire, which increased nationalistic sentiment, and as such, caused many in the population to direct their anger against "foreign agents" who were trying to bring down America. Canada began to increase its forces, bringing in a draft, and the US bean construction of military air bases near the Canadian border, setting the stage for war.