Timeline (Dawn of War Resurgence)

This will be the short backstory of the war from 1939-1948 as well as changes or pertinent Info regarding nations that currently have a player at game start in 1948.

1930-1939

 * 1930: The United States undergoes a serious border incident with the 2nd Mexican Empire. Both sides fight a short border conflict which ends in a decisive victory for the Americans.


 * 1930: Mahatma Gandhi stages a successful protest against the British securing more notable development of the Indian independence movement.


 * 1930: A hurricane rocks the Carribbean prompting large scale support from the United States and the Coalition of Southern American States starting a small war of influence.


 * 1931: The Great depression prompts further extreme measures to handle within the United States


 * 1931: After years of propping up Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Peru, the "Big 3" of South America vote to consolidate the coalitions economic and military assets in order to more properly address economic concerns. While all still technically independent, a symbolic head of the "federal government" is elected as representative of this bloc.


 * 1932: The United States, Britain, France and most other democratic nations shun this new Federal state in South America plunging most of the developed world into further depression.


 * 1932: The Algerian riots occur over settlement policy of French citizens in Algiers. The riots are broken up violently and the assets of prominent members are seized.


 * 1932: Manchukuo is seized from China by the Japanese by opportunist military leadership.


 * 1933: The National Socialist Party takes power in Germany with Hitler taking much more direct control over the German Nation


 * 1933: The 2nd Five year plan begins with Stalin intending to turn the Soviet Union into an Industrial powerhouse "at all costs"


 * 1933: Congress votes in favor of Philippines independence against the wishes of President Hoover.


 * 1933: The Pakistan movement gains momentum in Northern India.


 * 1935: The Saar basin rejoins Germany.


 * 1935: The establishment of the Luftwaffe the first direct Violation of the Treaty of Versailles is carried out.


 * 1935: The Dust bowl rocks the United states prompting many to turn elsewhere for agricultural tade.


 * 1935: The Federation of South America is established by the Big 3. It remains still only symbolically united by its overarching Federal government with national politics between the member states still dictating further policy.


 * 1936: The Second Italo-Ethiopian war ends in a costly victory for Italy.


 * 1936: The Rhineland is re-occupied.


 * 1936: The Panama plebicite occurs rejoining Panama to Gran Colombia after its humiliating defeat at the hands of the United States.


 * 1937: Spanish civil war breaks out between the Nationalists under Franco, and the Republicans a loose alliance of left and centrist politicians.


 * 1937: Amelia Airheart completes her famed flight to circumnavigate the globe.


 * 1937: The 2nd Sino-Japanese War breaks out over the Marco-Polo bridge incident


 * 1938: Germany annexes both Austria, and Czechoslovakia with the latter proving Appeasement has failed to secure lasting peace with Germany.


 * 1938: The Federation and the 2nd Mexican Empire sign an alliance.


 * 1939: WW2 breaks out with the invasion of Poland.


 * 1939: In a few short weeks the Germans defeat most Polish Resistance. The Plan to hold the far East of the Country falls apart with the Soviet invasion of Eastern Poland.


 * 1939: The Winter War also occurs with the Finnish fighting valiantly against the Soviets.

1940-1944

 * 1940: The Germans invade both the Netherlands and Belgium and punch through the Ardennes. The Fall of France is only slightly saved by the Evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force and a fair number of the French Army.
 * 1940: Winston Churchill gives his famous "We will never Surrender" speech and immediately sends the military over to Africa to combat the Italians.
 * 1940: The Japanese begin planning logistically for the massive strike south.
 * 1940: Through most of 1940 Italian assaults are repelled and Italian colonies fall. Ethiopia sees significant failures of the Italian Army.
 * 1941: The North Africa campaign continues however the British manage to swing it in their favor after troops return from the failed Greek expedition return.
 * 1941: Axis troops launch operation Barbarossa wiping out significant forward Soviet Units, making immense gains in the first few months.
 * 1941: The encirclement of Kiev wipes out in excess of 750,000 Soviet troops. The Largest encirclement in Human history. Most give the Soviets no more than another year of Survival
 * 1941: The Soviets and British occupy Iran and Iraq in short order after formalizing their war-time alliance.
 * 1941: Japan launches multiple offensives over the Pacific starting with the attack on Pearl Harbor. The wiping out of much of the US Pacific fleet puts the allies on the backfoot.
 * 1941: Immediately following Pearl Harbor, the Federation and Second Mexican Empire seize the remainder of Central America dividing it between them. A Landing of a Federation Task force in Hispaniola prompts the United States to issue the Miami Proclomation, demanding the Mexican and Federation forces to evacuate their recent conquests or be prepared for intervention. Both Nations refuse.
 * 1941: The US begins its own general counteroffensive anywhere it can fighting tooth and nail over the Pacific and launching an ill prepared offensive into Northern Mexico. Even less prepared the Mexcian forces lost much of its northern states in short order.
 * 1942: The Big 4 detail their plans for defeating the Axis Powers agreeing to Focus on Germany. With notable gains in Mexico the United States is positive the Two Latin American Powers will agree to the Miami proclamation.
 * 1942: The German and Japanese offensives both Stall out as the Eastern front bogs down 75% of the Axis manpower and the Japanese get stuck fighting a brutal jungle war in Burma.
 * 1942: The Only Axis victory of the year occurs as the Federations forces manage to retake northern Mexico and cross into the United States proper. The Cuba Campaign begins as well.
 * 1943: Axis raiding of Allied shipping enters into a extremely successful period as the opening up of ports in South America wreaks havoc on Allied shipping.
 * 1943: The Second battle of El-Alamein drives home the hoplessness of the Axis efforts in North Africa
 * 1943: The invasion of Italy effectively removes Italy as a major contender from the war.
 * 1943: Strategic bombing campaigns begin in major amounts against the Germans, Mexicans, and Federation.
 * 1944: The Cuba Campaign fails with American forces evicting final South American troops early in the year.
 * 1944: Following the victory at Stalingrad, the Soviets seize the initiative and provide a springboard of morale across all the Allies. Successful offensives in the Pacific, Eastern Europe, and Mexico sees the greatest loss of territory the Axis has been subject to.
 * 1944: With American troops pre-occupied in Central Mexico, and the Pacific, the Allied invasion of France is put off for another year.

1945-1948

 * 1945: Transfers of units to the Eastern front leaves France highly undermanned. Charles De Gaulle sends agitators to instigate a French uprising.
 * 1945: The American offensive across the Caribbean stalls out. The Mexican government falls this year as well however Federation forces fight an extremely effective defensive campaign in the Jungles of the Yucatan and Guatemala.
 * 1945: The US forces sweep across the Pacific destroying any offensive potential the Japanese still have and intensify their strategic bombing campaign over Japan.
 * 1945: Hitler orders one last offensive to seize the initiative in the East believing he can salvage the situation. This proves false as Soviet forces retake the remainder of Belarussia, the Baltic and capitulate Romania.
 * 1945: Starting with a general strike, the French uprising of 45 opens up a corridor for Allied forces to Pour into France. within 3 month nearly 1.2 million Allied troops have landed in France aiding the French militias in their seiges of the pockets of German resistance.
 * 1946: Commonwealth, French, and American troops push into Germany while the Soviets close in from the East. The Battle of Berlin ends on August 3rd 1946 and Germany officially surrenders. The Italian Social republic surrenders as well 1 week before the Germans surrender.
 * 1946: American forces embark on the largest amphibious invasion in human history. Operation Downfall. The United States marshalls nearly 5 million men for the effort.
 * 1946: US forces fight a back and forth war over Guatemala and the Yucatan however by the end of the year Federation forces withdraw to Guatemala and hold their lines. Both sides intensify their Strategic bombing campaigns leading to the notable bombings of Miama, Caracas, Caragena, and New Orleans. An American firebombing raid completely levels Barranquila.
 * 1947: US forces continue to push through Japan fighting unprecedented military and civilian resistance. Estimated casualties to the Japanese are in excess of 7 million.
 * 1947: Federation bombers embark on their most daring raid of the war. The Firebombing of Houston destroys much of the city and is noted to be retaliatory for Barranquila. The follow up of the Raid and failure of further offensive operations by both sides bring them begrudgingly to the table to speak of peace.
 * 1948: US forces end the Siege of Tokyo with the capture of the Emperor alive. Shortly afterwards the Allies sign peace treaties across the board ending the war. The Atlantic Charter is forced to abandon one of its key tenants, the unconditional surrender of all axis powers. With the Soviets refusing to participate further and the remaining allies suffering from fatigue, the prospects of fighting a costly war across a continent that is mostly jungle is deemed "the task of a madman or a sadist."