Dark Future

Welcome to the "Dark Future" timeline. Unlike most alternate histories, Dark Future takes place in well.... the future. It is also a bit of a joke timeline, so please brace yourself.

Point of Divergence and History
Yes, this timeline has a Pod and it happens in 2020. In early 2020, due to rising tensions the United States declared war on Iran, which would lead to the start of the great Iranian war. The war lasted from 2020-2031, as the US was embarrassed by Iran and lost the war. The dramatic loss of life combined with America's growing debt lead to a major stock market crash which intern lead to the second great depression. The country (and most of the world) was devastated by this, as this depression was far more devastating than the ones in the 30s or the 2000s. the Russian Federation noticed the growing weakness of the states and tried to take this opportunity to its advantage, by attempting to invade all of Europe. The Russians managed to push far into the Baltics, Ukraine, and (no surprise) Poland. However, Germany with it's strong leadership convinced all of mainland Europe to unite against the Russians. This was the turning tied of the war as the nations of Europe began to push Russia back. And to add salt to an open wound, the PRC also declared war on Russia and began to invade Siberia. The war would last until 2037, when the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin, was over thrown in a coup by a large group of rebellious citizens. Shortly after the coup, the Russian people surrendered and the country was occupied by both China and the newly formed super state of the European Union.

By that time, the US had begun to slow process of rebuilding itself, but most thought the people in charge where driving America further into the ground. However, during the 2041 elections, one presidential runner promised he could fix everything and return America to the "glory days". His name was Rob Anderson and he would play a major role in American history for the next few years. Due to his way of swaying the public, Anderson was elected as the new President and he would go one to slowly turn America into a dictatorship. Over the next couple of years, relations with the EU, America, and China all grow sour which has begun to spring into a new cold war. The year is now 2050, and the world is a very dark place. Most would say that a dark future is ahead.....