First World War (Battle of Belusium)

The First World War was a global conflict between the major states in the world. The war, while fought most signficantly in Eurasia, was also fought in North America between the respective colonies. The two sides were the Expanse Powers (the Roman Republic and Russian Tsardom), and the Allied Powers (the Egyptian Empire, Chinese Empire, and Norse Kingdom).

The seeds of the war came from the Great Depression, where a steady increase in Roman unemployment lead to the rise of the Roman Facist Party, lead by Caius Albanus. During this period, Tsar Vladimir V died, and was succeeded by Ivan IX, who supported Roman facism. The two governments formed an alliance, called the Expanse Powers. The Greater Indian Maharajah and the Comanche Empire also joined into the Expanse, with the intention of gaining more territory.

Shortly after the formation of the alliance, the war began when Russian, Roman, and Indian militaries jointly invaded China. The Chinese called for aide from their Egyptian and Norse allies, beginning the First World War.