Second American Civil War (From Sea to Shining Sea)

The Second American Civil War was an eight-year conflict fought between capitalists and communists in America over control of the country.

Prelude
Main Article: August Revolution

On August 23, 1931, Washington D.C. was captured by members of the American Workers' Party. Following this event, the California and Hawaii, along with the city of Washington D.C., declared themselves to be "socialist republics" that comprised the "United Socialist Republics of America", abbreviated as "USRA". In response, the United States threatened to launch troops into California and Hawaii. With the large amount of communists in the country, the United States declared martial law and relocated the capital from Washington D.C. to New York City in an attempt to stabilize the country. This further destabilized the country, resulting in civil unrest and an increase in communist movements. To prevent its collapse, the military was given absolute power, until the government could be stabilized. Finally, on August 27, 1931, the United States declared war on the USRA.

A new civil war
The United States sent military forces into California and Hawaii, as well as invading the USRA's capital, Washington D.C.. The attempt failed, as it forced communists to band together, forming the Workers' Freedom Party to fight the invasion. The Workers' Freedom Army repelled the invasion pushed further into United States territory. While the United States started with a larger military and population, the USRA possessed a larger industry and a large amount of supporters in the United States. The USRA sent its navy to invade New York City, in an attempt to capture the capital. The invasion at first failed, so the fleet began a siege of the city. This forced the United States Army to retreat to New York. As the United States Army attempted to stop the invasion, its government began to break down. With the army concentrated on the capital, the USRA easily broke through the country's borders and annexed United States territory. Communists, who were increasing in numbers, revolted against the army, seized control of their states and then declared themselves members of the USRA, accelerating the United States' collapse. United States soldiers, seeing the war as a lost cause, began defecting to the USRA, weakening the nation's defense. By 1939, New York was the last remnant of the United States, slowly being conquered by the USRA. Finally, on November 7, 1939, George Marshall, temporary president of the United States, surrendered to the USRA, ending the civil war.

Aftermath
With its surrender, the United States was dissolved, and its territory and citizens were absorbed into the USRA. To avoid capture by communists, Alaska voted to join Canada. This lead to a 2-day conflict between the USRA, though Canadian forces easily repelled the invasion. Alaska was quickly incorporated into Canada as a new province. While the USRA would emerge as a superpower after World War 2, it would not be until 1946 that the damage caused by the civil war would be fully repaired. The victory of the USRA was seen by the American people as a reason why communism was an ideology that could succeed, leading them to support a communist revolution in Japan, creating the Democratic People's Republic of Japan. To most of the world, especially the Democratic Republic of Russia, the new nation was a weak country that would remain in poverty, although the exact opposite became true.