The assassination of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 ultimately proved to be a catastrophe for the United States as a whole. Giuseppe Zangara, an Italian immigrant and perpetrator of the beloved politician's demise, would forever be regarded within the annals of American history as the ultimate American criminal, similar if not worse than John Wilkes Booth almost a century prior. Upon his execution a mere week after the assassination, the deranged anarchist's final words were: "Viva L'Italia." His words would, to some extent, be incredibly prophetic.
The former Governor of New York, radiating with confidence and optimism in a time of unmitigated economic depression, is seen by many historians as a curious historical phenomenon. Would the President-elect have proven to be the savior the United States needed in times of its economic woes had he survived? Or would he have shown himself to be a "false messiah" whose promises would have fallen flat in the face of unprecedented odds? In any case, the President-elect's successor, Vice President John Nance Garner, ultimately became the complete antithesis to Roosevelt. A staunch conservative from the predominantly Democratic state of Texas, Garner's policies proved to be nothing more than a rehash of his immediate predecessor, Hoover, in terms of both economic and geopolitical agenda. Barely winning re-election in 1936, only because GOP opponent and Kansas native Alf Landon proved to be a less inspiring personality, Garner would continue to be a lackluster President well until 1940. Many of Garner's policies would be perpetuated under President John W. Bricker, Republican candidate in the 1940 Presidential Election. The ascension of Bricker to the Presidency came at a time when the Axis Powers (Japan, Italy, and Nazi Germany) began to aggressively expand rapidly in both Europe and Asia. Bricker's Administration would essentially turn a blind eye to Axis military conquests across the globe, convinced that the mere geographical isolation of the United States would be more than enough to repel Axis advances into the Western Hemisphere. Bricker proved to be gravely mistaken in this regard, with Japanese forces successfully incapacitating American naval power via a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. By 1947, the United States would find itself attacked simultaneously from both the Pacific and Atlantic, with poorly-trained National Guardsmen fighting against the likes of well-trained and highly-modernized Axis forces. The Japanese would assume jurisdiction over the Western Coast of the United States, rechristening its occupied territories as the so-called "Pacific States of America." Likewise, in the East, Nazi onslaught would also bring about a new era to the New World, one in which would overshadow anything transpiring in the West.
Nations:
Pacific States of America (Japanese Puppet State):
The so-called Pacific States of America emerged following Japanese amphibious landings on the West Coast in the late 1940s. Following the swift capitulation of cities such as Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Portland, governors belonging to states on the West Coast signed the so-called Spokane Armistice with Japan. Subsequently, Japanese-occupied regions of the former United States were consolidated into what is currently known as the Pacific States of America, a false federation of sorts entirely subservient to the Japanese Empire. Operating out of Sacramento, the Pacific States of America is a member of the East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and is home to approximately 150,000 Japanese troops. Prominent military bases exist along the border with the neutral "Rocky Mountain States" in an attempt to curtail subversive activities emanating out of that region. The government of the Pacific States of America operates along the Japanese-imposed Constitution of 1949, which, in some regards, is reminiscent of the Constitution of the pre-war United States. However, fundamental differences include a complete lack of a Bill of Rights, the delegation of "foreign responsibilities" to Japan, and a constitutional clause requiring the imposition of martial law if "recommended" by Japanese forces. The Unity and Prosperity Party (UPP) is the only legal political party in the PSA, with Presidents chosen every six years by a rubber-stamp Congress in Sacramento.
Head of State (President): Earl Warren (hehe)
Head of Government (Vice President): S.I. Hayakawa
Rocky Mountain States: Designated as a neutral "buffer-zone" between the Japanese-controlled PSA and the German-controlled United States, the Rocky Mountain States exist as a curious piece of North American geopolitics. Because the country's existence is largely contingent upon its neutrality, the Rocky Mountain States are perhaps the last vestige of true American democracy in North America. The country, however, sits precariously at a crossroads in the ensuing Japanese-Nazi Cold War, with spies and anti-Axis guerrilla fighters constituting a significant size of the total population. The country's liberal stance towards press freedom has also made it a popular publication spot for subversive literature, including the popular albeit controversial novel "The Man in the High Castle."
President: Henry Dworshak
Vice President: Gordon L. Allott
Vichy France: Formally referred to as the "French State" (L'etat Francais), Vichy France emerged from the ashes of French military defeat in 1940. Under President Philippe Petain, France endured hardship under Nazi occupation, in terms of occupational policies and reparations, but conditions for France were far better than that experienced in other Nazi-controlled regions (e.g. Eastern Europe). Upon Petain's demise in 1951, French Admiral Francois Darlan ascended to the presidency, continuing many of his predecessor's policies towards the victorious Axis Powers while simultaneously preserving what little French autonomy remained. The President's ailing health has alarmed several politicians in the French State, many who fear that the controversy over his succession will bring much instability to the Vichy regime and potentially jeopardize the so-called "National Revolution."
Head of State (President): Francois Darlan
Head of Government (Prime Minister): Jean-Louis Tixier-Vignancour
The United Kingdom: Following the initiation of "Operation Sealion" in late 1940 to the end of 1941, the British government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Lord Halifax, signed a formal capitulation with the German Reich on November 11, 1941 (in a symbolic gesture reminiscent of the French surrender at Compeigne one year earlier). In accordance with the Fuhrer's aspirations to create a relatively strong Anglo-German Alliance, demands were relatively light for the United Kingdom as opposed to other countries, such as France and the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg). Despite this, the country's entire political system was altered to accommodate Nazi mandates, including the dismantling of its democratic institutions, the "restoration" of the abdicated Edward VIII to the throne, and a severe crackdown on dissidents and other "degenerates." Winston Churchill and others publicly opposed to this arrangement were either incarcerated or put to the death by the new totalitarian order. Oswald Mosley, pre-eminent fascist and pro-Nazi politician of the Interwar Period, managed to climb to the forefront of British politics as the new regime's Prime Minister. An incredibly charismatic politician, Mosley has ruled the United Kingdom since 1941, having been seen as a crucial political player in what Nazi officials refer to as the "Edwardian Restoration."
The British Union of Fascists (BUF) is the only legal political party in the United Kingdom, with anything even remotely considered "leftist" proscribed by the government. Nazi military bases exist throughout the country, especially in such places as Essex, the Isle of Wight, and even Northern Ireland (Ulster).
Head of State (Monarch): Edward VIII
Head of Government (Prime Minister): Oswald Mosley
So, anyone interested?
The former Governor of New York, radiating with confidence and optimism in a time of unmitigated economic depression, is seen by many historians as a curious historical phenomenon. Would the President-elect have proven to be the savior the United States needed in times of its economic woes had he survived? Or would he have shown himself to be a "false messiah" whose promises would have fallen flat in the face of unprecedented odds? In any case, the President-elect's successor, Vice President John Nance Garner, ultimately became the complete antithesis to Roosevelt. A staunch conservative from the predominantly Democratic state of Texas, Garner's policies proved to be nothing more than a rehash of his immediate predecessor, Hoover, in terms of both economic and geopolitical agenda. Barely winning re-election in 1936, only because GOP opponent and Kansas native Alf Landon proved to be a less inspiring personality, Garner would continue to be a lackluster President well until 1940. Many of Garner's policies would be perpetuated under President John W. Bricker, Republican candidate in the 1940 Presidential Election. The ascension of Bricker to the Presidency came at a time when the Axis Powers (Japan, Italy, and Nazi Germany) began to aggressively expand rapidly in both Europe and Asia. Bricker's Administration would essentially turn a blind eye to Axis military conquests across the globe, convinced that the mere geographical isolation of the United States would be more than enough to repel Axis advances into the Western Hemisphere. Bricker proved to be gravely mistaken in this regard, with Japanese forces successfully incapacitating American naval power via a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. By 1947, the United States would find itself attacked simultaneously from both the Pacific and Atlantic, with poorly-trained National Guardsmen fighting against the likes of well-trained and highly-modernized Axis forces. The Japanese would assume jurisdiction over the Western Coast of the United States, rechristening its occupied territories as the so-called "Pacific States of America." Likewise, in the East, Nazi onslaught would also bring about a new era to the New World, one in which would overshadow anything transpiring in the West.
Nations:
Pacific States of America (Japanese Puppet State):
The so-called Pacific States of America emerged following Japanese amphibious landings on the West Coast in the late 1940s. Following the swift capitulation of cities such as Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Portland, governors belonging to states on the West Coast signed the so-called Spokane Armistice with Japan. Subsequently, Japanese-occupied regions of the former United States were consolidated into what is currently known as the Pacific States of America, a false federation of sorts entirely subservient to the Japanese Empire. Operating out of Sacramento, the Pacific States of America is a member of the East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and is home to approximately 150,000 Japanese troops. Prominent military bases exist along the border with the neutral "Rocky Mountain States" in an attempt to curtail subversive activities emanating out of that region. The government of the Pacific States of America operates along the Japanese-imposed Constitution of 1949, which, in some regards, is reminiscent of the Constitution of the pre-war United States. However, fundamental differences include a complete lack of a Bill of Rights, the delegation of "foreign responsibilities" to Japan, and a constitutional clause requiring the imposition of martial law if "recommended" by Japanese forces. The Unity and Prosperity Party (UPP) is the only legal political party in the PSA, with Presidents chosen every six years by a rubber-stamp Congress in Sacramento.
Head of State (President): Earl Warren (hehe)
Head of Government (Vice President): S.I. Hayakawa
Rocky Mountain States: Designated as a neutral "buffer-zone" between the Japanese-controlled PSA and the German-controlled United States, the Rocky Mountain States exist as a curious piece of North American geopolitics. Because the country's existence is largely contingent upon its neutrality, the Rocky Mountain States are perhaps the last vestige of true American democracy in North America. The country, however, sits precariously at a crossroads in the ensuing Japanese-Nazi Cold War, with spies and anti-Axis guerrilla fighters constituting a significant size of the total population. The country's liberal stance towards press freedom has also made it a popular publication spot for subversive literature, including the popular albeit controversial novel "The Man in the High Castle."
President: Henry Dworshak
Vice President: Gordon L. Allott
Vichy France: Formally referred to as the "French State" (L'etat Francais), Vichy France emerged from the ashes of French military defeat in 1940. Under President Philippe Petain, France endured hardship under Nazi occupation, in terms of occupational policies and reparations, but conditions for France were far better than that experienced in other Nazi-controlled regions (e.g. Eastern Europe). Upon Petain's demise in 1951, French Admiral Francois Darlan ascended to the presidency, continuing many of his predecessor's policies towards the victorious Axis Powers while simultaneously preserving what little French autonomy remained. The President's ailing health has alarmed several politicians in the French State, many who fear that the controversy over his succession will bring much instability to the Vichy regime and potentially jeopardize the so-called "National Revolution."
Head of State (President): Francois Darlan
Head of Government (Prime Minister): Jean-Louis Tixier-Vignancour
The United Kingdom: Following the initiation of "Operation Sealion" in late 1940 to the end of 1941, the British government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Lord Halifax, signed a formal capitulation with the German Reich on November 11, 1941 (in a symbolic gesture reminiscent of the French surrender at Compeigne one year earlier). In accordance with the Fuhrer's aspirations to create a relatively strong Anglo-German Alliance, demands were relatively light for the United Kingdom as opposed to other countries, such as France and the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg). Despite this, the country's entire political system was altered to accommodate Nazi mandates, including the dismantling of its democratic institutions, the "restoration" of the abdicated Edward VIII to the throne, and a severe crackdown on dissidents and other "degenerates." Winston Churchill and others publicly opposed to this arrangement were either incarcerated or put to the death by the new totalitarian order. Oswald Mosley, pre-eminent fascist and pro-Nazi politician of the Interwar Period, managed to climb to the forefront of British politics as the new regime's Prime Minister. An incredibly charismatic politician, Mosley has ruled the United Kingdom since 1941, having been seen as a crucial political player in what Nazi officials refer to as the "Edwardian Restoration."
The British Union of Fascists (BUF) is the only legal political party in the United Kingdom, with anything even remotely considered "leftist" proscribed by the government. Nazi military bases exist throughout the country, especially in such places as Essex, the Isle of Wight, and even Northern Ireland (Ulster).
Head of State (Monarch): Edward VIII
Head of Government (Prime Minister): Oswald Mosley
So, anyone interested?
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Using Homeland as a basis then incorporating the better armor stuff from Fatherland and those other mods you were told about should provide a great basis for this mod to flourish.
