Timeline of Historical Events

1896  Mexico becomes the last state to enter the American Empire.

1901  World War 1 Begins.

1903  First Generation Tanks enter the battlefield. These armored monsters pave the way for the Alliance to route German invaders out if the surrounding territories.

1904  German agents capture a handful of Alliance Tanks and begin the process of reverse engineering. Within 6 months the German field their version of the Tanks. The battlefield is level once again.

1912  World War 1 Ends. Extremely strict economic sanctions are imposed against Germany. They are ordered to make payments for the damage they caused to the various nations involved. This sanction will keep the German economy struggling for the next half century.

1918  American economy begins a downward spiral into depression. After the end of World War 1 many of the countries that borrowed money and supplies from the United States default on the debits. The resulting void in the U.S. economy is staggering and the American government and its people begin a long period of isolation. Within a few years the United States is almost completely removed from the world stage.

1925  American economy is at its lowest point. Almost 45% of American Citizens are unemployed. Federal reserves and Fort Knox begin selling off their stores to keep the American economy alive.

1931  Alaska is purchased from American by Canada. Canadian Military budget is quintupled to defend its new Alaskan territories from Russian Invasion. American economy gets a small shot in the arm, starting an upward climb out of the Great Depression.

1939  American finally climbs out of the Great Depression. Beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Within 7 years the economy is stronger then ever and American becomes a leading economic power. However the shadow of the Great Depression has caused the general American focus to remain at home, and America stays out of all major world events for the next 30 years.

1968  Beginning of the Vietnam Conflict. Communist rebels over throw the elected government of Vietnam. Major American corporate holding in this area of the world are threatened. Congress announces a police action to protect American interested abroad.

1969  America ‘awakens’ from is sleep. Its military technology goes through a radical revolution. The conflict in Vietnam serves as a warning to the American people that things have changed a great deal since they began their self imposed isolation. The military and government realize that they are at a great disadvantage, their intelligence agencies are out of date, their technology old and their tactics obsolete. The climate and conditions in Vietnam force the American Military to reexamine all its precepts, and open call for new technology and tactics is issued to the country. The Americans respond with overwhelming enthusiasm and innovation.

1970  American Congress approves vast military budget increases. The resulting influx of cash skyrockets the American Engine into high gear. By the middle of 1970 several weapon systems are put forward. One project in particular is singled out. A group of companies working on industrial equipment presents their design for a one-man walking forklift. The design is rapidly converted to military operation. The project intrigues the military that purchase the design and its rights. Mass research goes into the project and within 2 years the first prototypes are on display being tested.

1972  First generation Exo technology is developed in America. Most of the new Exo technology is developed at a fledgling aerospace company called Lockheed Martin (Skunk Works Division). Although the Lockheed Martin Corporation had been around for years at this point, they had never ventured out of aircraft design. Attempting to develop Exo Technology was a radical new step for the company.

1973  First production of American Exo’s begins in Detroit. An entire division of infantrymen guards the retooled manufacturing plant and its security level soon surpasses the level used in the Pentagon. Industrial Espionage and Enemy Intelligence agents pose a real threat; so protection of the plant is given the highest priority.

1974  First Exo’s reach Vietnam, ground warfare is changed for all time by the presence of Exo’s on the battlefield. The advanced movement systems of the Exo allow it to wade through the rice field and swamps with ease while carrying anti-tank level weaponry. However the Exo is to late in entering the conflict to route the communist presence from their fortified positions. The ‘trial by fire’ of the first Exo’s prove there worth and the U.S. military expands the Research And Development budget for the next series of Exo’s.

1975  Vietnam Conflict ends. The communist faction remains in control, however Vietnam is split in half. South Vietnam is now a protectorate of China while Northern Vietnam allies with Japan. American interests in Southern Vietnam are lost to China. America pulls out its other interests in the area for safekeeping. China believes America is weak and begins plans for further expansion, backed up by Soviet communist alliances; a new three-point cold war escalates between America, China and the U.S.S.R. 

       C.I.A. and F.B.I. agents in cooperative effort capture a half dozen enemy agents, several Chinese and Russian moles have acquired the design specifications for the U.S. Exo. The United States Government learns that the information has already reached the Chinese’s and Russian countries. As well several copies of the data have been sold on the Black Market. Exo Technology reaches several other nations and the United States looses it monopoly of the design.

       With the end of the Vietnam Conflict the world gets to enjoy almost 15 years of peace. Sporadic fighting in the Middle East is the last major battlefront on the planet. Exploration by the super powers for new resources begins anew. World population is beginning to climb at a dangerous rate. China adopts a strict reproductive policy whereby every couple is allowed to produce only one child. After the birth of the child, whether it survives or not, the mother and father must submit for sterilization (vasectomy and in extreme cases hysterectomy). This radical policy is challenged repeatedly and many Chinese defect to more liberal countries such as the United States.

1978  The first Russian and Chinese Exo’s are photographed performing field trials. The C.I.A. and other Black Project Teams in the U.S. begin actively recruiting moles, spies and saboteurs to destroy the progression of the Russian and Chinese Exo programs. However it soon becomes clear that the technology is too wide spread to control. Several independent nations begin tests of their own Exo’s. As a show of good faith the U.S. Government releases the secrets of Exo technology into the private sector. Within a short period of time private companies such as Kodiak Power Equipment and Caterpillar begin mass production of their own construction class Exo’s.  

1979  Born into the Japanese upper social circles on December 9th of this year is Li-Kang Tanaka. His father and mother are both prominent social figures and Li-Kang grows up wanting very little. His parents political and business connection allow Li-Kang to attend the best schools and receive the best training. However his father is a traditionalist and instills in Li-Kang at an early age that the Japanese people are meant for great things. It is the beginning of a lifelong obsession with making the Japanese a commanding force in the world.

1982  Kodiak and Caterpillar become the world leaders in civilian class Exo technology while Ford Motor Company begins supplying Police Class Exo’s to various SWAT and Tactical Response Teams throughout the United States. Canada has acquired a large quantity of Military Exo’s as well as the construction data and rights to produce there own units. The threat of the U.S.S.R. invading Alaska (now a Canadian Province) is very real and Canada begins mass production of their version of Exo’s within 6 months of acquiring the technology from the U.S.  

       On January 30th of this year Winston Hutchinson is born. Seemingly fated to participate in politics, he is born while his parents are on vacation touring the nations capitol, Washington D.C.

1983  The On July 29th of this year Hassid Hussein is born within the capital city of Iraq. His father, Saddam Hussein is not in attendance during his birth. At the time of his birth Iraq is deeply embroiled in a war with its neighbor, Iran.

1990  The population boom in the U.S.S.R. becomes a major political problem. The birthrate for the country is at an all time high and the communist infrastructure can not handle the insurgence of children and the resulting medical problems of an aging population (coupled with a very high birth rate). The economy begins spiraling downwards into a major recession. Within 3 months the recession is officially classified as a depression.

1995  Under the weight of its faltering economy the U.S.S.R. breaks up. Several smaller nations arise from the ashes, the largest of which is the country of Russia, the largest of the new nations. While most of the new smaller nations adopt western government (democratic) practices, Russia remains a purely communist nation.

1996  The new nations the sprung up from the old U.S.S.R. are struggling to get a foothold on the world stage. Many of the new nations possess nuclear armaments that formerly belonged to the U.S.S.R. Democratic nations agree to secretly acquire the nuclear arsenal through black operations. Some weapons are stolen, other is sabotaged and still others are purchased off the black market. However despite their best effort several high yield tactical nuclear missiles end up in the hands of third world countries, well financed terrorist organizations, and a few have seemed to disappear completely. The sudden proliferation of nuclear devises has the free world worried about the possibility of nuclear terrorism, several special Exo teams are assembled from the best pilots each nation has to offer, the resulting units are referred to as Counter Terrorism Units, unofficially they are special operations teams designed to infiltrate and destroy unauthorized nuclear weapons possessed by terrorist nations, cells and groups. The first of the Counter Terrorism units is assembled in December of 1996, and is controlled under the banner of the United Nations; they are given active status in March of 1997 and are officially designated the ‘Gods’.  

1999  Vladimir Kasyanov is born on April 20'th of this year. Although born into the working class, his family has done and continues to do reasonably well for itself. His mother is a housewife and his father works as a boarder officer and customs agent for the Russian Military. 

1999  The first fully functional underwater habitat goes online. The Atlantis Research Station begins testing underwater equipment for future use in collecting the vast untapped mineral supplies laying on the bottom of the ocean. Although the Atlantis project is a multi-national joint venture, many nations feel their interests are not being fairly represented.

2005  Advances in underwater propulsion, oxygen re-circulation and structural integrity allows for the development of the first fully functional underwater mining colonies and farming colonies. The harvesting of these natural resources, such as copper, iron, kelp and sea grass, help eliminate some, but not all, strain for new sources of raw materials. The technology for underwater colonization is made available to all nations, however the expense of constructing a colony means only the largest nations can afford it. America, Russia, Canada, Britain, China and Australia all begin construction of underwater habitats. Other nations enter into agreements with neighboring countries to split the cost of the construction. Within a few short years over 50 underwater communities have been established.

2007  Russia begins to make economic strides and once again becomes a world power. With the development of Exo technology applied to the collection of Russia’s vast natural resources the economy booms. The once impossible locations are now accessible with Exo Laborers and Sky Lift Cranes (Helicopters).  Russia enters into a communist trade agreement with China and Cuba. The new Communists Axis is formed by the economic trade agreement between the three communist nations. A new cold war erupts between the Alliance Nations and the Axis. With Cuba being supplied once again by Russia, and now China. The United States enters into a time of renewed military growth in protest to the presence of Russian Military in Cuba.  

2013  The Russian and Chinese underwater communities are closed to everyone except Russian and Chinese citizens. American military analysts believe that the Russian military has begun converting their underwater facilities into military centers. Unusual communications and supply traffic begin going to and from the closed colonies. No hard information can be found to support American believe that the colonies are being armed.

2019  General Vladimir Kasyanov becomes the Commanding General of the Russian Armed Forces. His predecessor was mysteriously killed when his private transport was destroyed by ‘Agents of a foreign power’, although no evidence was ever found to support this claim. Many feel that Kasyanov himself was behind the assassination, but their suspicious are kept very secret. Over the next two years many of those that oppose or suggested that Kasyanov was behind the assassination are arrested for treason or killed in a variety of mysterious accidents and assassinations. By the end of 2020's Kasyanov has complete and unquestioned control of the Russian Military.  

2022  Russian military forces begin open military practice operations. American intelligence learns that the Russian war games are based on a scenario against American forces and technology. Furthermore the war games indicate that Russia is preparing for a period of expansion. Independent British and Canadian intelligence communities confirm the American’s suspicions of a Russian troop build-up. Both the countries have collected information that points to a renewed period of expansion by the Russian military. Information collected points to a Russian campaign of reunification. It appears that the Russian Military Command seeks to return those countries that succeeded from the former U.S.S.R.

2026  Kasyanov’s orchestrates an armed rebellion and seizes the reigns of power from the communist’s leaders in Moscow. All the remaining leaders are summarily executed by Kasyanov’s troops. Within 30 days of his takeover Kasyanov places loyal military commanders in all key positions of power. Kasyanov then orders a major military build up of arms and armies, the likes of which has never been seen before. The sudden shift into a military economy helps solidify his claim to power and the people love him for it. For the first time in years the Russian economy appears strong again with less then a 1.8% unemployment rate in the country. The general level of life increase for the average citizen and Kasyanov is declared a public hero for rescuing the Russian People and the Mother Land from the brink of death.

2029  After 3 long years of increased tension from the Russians and their allies, the Russian break the tension with the invasion of Kosovo. The former state of the Russian empire is quickly invaded and all resistance is quelled within a matter of hours. The lightening swift attack places the world at the brink of war, but the United Nations validates the Russian take-over of the country by reasoning that almost 65% of its population is Russian. The United Nations lack of condemnation sets a pattern of conflict with the Russians, Cubans, and Chinese that will last for the nest 4 years. During this time the Chinese and Russian underwater colonies have fallen silent, although regular transports shuttle supplies in and out of the colonies.

2031  Information gained through a complex spy network indicated that the Russians and Chinese have spent a great deal of time and effort constructing an underwater armada. Although no proof exists of the fleet, Alliance nations begin a rapid project to build up their own naval and undersea forces. The Atlantis research station is quickly converted into a undersea construction platform for submarines to be built outside of Axis sight. It takes less then 4 month to convert the station. Within 2 month the first vessels are under construction. The remaining Alliance undersea colonies are prepared incase of a preemptive strike by the Axis. Rumors of fast and agile underwater vessels abound, but no concrete evidence is available.

2032  The Alliance begins testing of a new generation of underwater submarine. Using advanced mechanics, Exo technology and prototype propulsion and weapon systems the Sub-Fighter class vessel is born. Intelligence photos and information prove that the Axis has already developed their own sub-fighter technology. The Alliance quickly sets up a program to catch up to the Axis before the inevitable war reaches a head.

2034  After watching the Russian empire slowly reclaim all its former nations over a period of several years the Americans, Canadians and British jointly announce their resignation from the United Nations and the Formation of the a new governing body based on the freedoms of democracy. The Alliance is born on June 19, 2024. On June 25, 2024 the ruling counsel comprised of American President Winston Hutchinson, United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Douglas Williams and Canadian Prime Minister Lady Victoria S. Dante announce a declaration of war with the Russian Empire and its allies. Within 6 hours of the Declaration the Russian Empire announces its own governing body, the Axis. Supreme Military Command of the Russian Armed Forces, General Vladimir Kasyanov, commands the Axis. Second in command to the General is Lord Li-Kang Tanaka of the Peoples Republic of China. Lastly is President Diego Ferrara of Communist Cuba, acting as third in command of the Axis.

2035  In February of 2036 Iraq formally allies itself with the Axis. While Iraq is not a communist country it feels the overwhelming pressure of the Russian to the North and the Chinese to the East. Iraqi President Hassid Hussein decides to ally with the Axis in the hope that his people and country will be spared the horrors of war. As well, Hassid Hussein privately relishes the opportunity to strike back at the American people for what he believe to be decades of injustice against his country.

On May 22^nd, 2036 open warfare breaks out in Europe and Africa between the forces of the Alliance and the Axis. Earth is plunged into the next World War. . . .