Dissolution of the United States (Greater Depression)

The dissolution of the United States occured in July 12, 1931, officially granting self governing independence to the 48 states and 8 territories of the United States of America.

On the previous day, 11 July 1931, President Herbert Hoover, the thirty-first and final president of the United States, announced that he will resign due to the Great Depression destroying America's economy. Between 14 July 1931 and 3 August 1931 the 48 states declared their independence.

Point of Divergence
By 1930, the Great Depression had affected all of the U.S. lowering it's GDP by 23% in the same year, the United States was declining as a superpower because of this, in 1931, people in the U.S. started to starve to death, Herbert Hoover, after seeing this, decided that the 48 states will become official countries with their own government, once he finally announced the dissolution of the United States, there were riots in Austin, San Francisco, New York City, etc.

However, people in riots took it too far and started to use violence, creating a second American Civil War, Herbet Hoover was eventually assasinated by one of the rioters identified as Foster Winthrop, which was later arrested but released in 1935.

Legacy
In 1936, a poll was held in the Republic of California asking the citizens if they regret the dissolution of the U.S.A, 56% regret the collapse of the United States of America while only 44% don't.