History

New Udonia's history is extensive, unlike most dimensions the timeline began to diverge after key events in 2020.

2020

 * The American election has record voter-turnout, observed by its international neighbors as the bright "supernova" of American politics.
 * America declares war on Iran.
 * Social Security dries up.

2021

 * California voters pass a secession referendum.
 * Iranian forces beat American forces shamefully.
 * Social Security is formally abolished.

2022

 * Californians protest the federal government, leading to an international income tax evasion effort.
 * The UN Security Council declares the war with Iran over, tells America to cut its losses.

2025

 * Virtually zero federally political motivation from Americans, state governments begin to ignore feds.
 * Multiple federal programs are closed and eliminated.

2030

 * The Yellowstone Caldera erupts, decimating the nation.
 * Millions of casualties.
 * The Exodus Protocol is enacted, evacuating Washington.

2031

 * La Garita Caldera erupts, leading to continental fractures.
 * The long winter sets in, lasting for over two years.

2032

 * Famines hit the nation hard, state governments attempt to set up distribution.
 * Revolts lead to state governments withering.
 * Remaining states scramble to remain in control.

2033

 * Factions converge into microstates.
 * FEMA harasses and loots disorganized citizens for taxes.

2034

 * The long winter ends, Americans begin to rebuild.
 * Microstates converge into nations.
 * The dead are buried, estimated 75 million souls lost since 2030.

2035

 * New Washington is completed on the island of Bermuda, renamed Columbia.
 * FEMA declares Columbia as the new capital, demands taxes.
 * FEMA is obliterated by an angry populace, finally with a face to vent their anger at.
 * Columbia shocked at their agency's destruction, constructs ICBMs for potential conflict.
 * Remaining nations on the continent finally evolve into their respective "districts of the future".

2036

 * Xiulan and Vsevolod form a close alliance, setting off a chain of events.
 * Socorro and Katashi begin trade.
 * Asim and Neta assist Damaris in reconstruction, leading to a triple alliance brokered by Damaris.
 * Limbani begins trade with Socorro and Xiulan, eventually brining Asim and its allies into the group.
 * Irmgard and Usonia connect with Damaris, connecting with the remaining states.
 * Aput is invited into trade by Neta, connecting virtually all of the future districts of New Udonia.
 * Former "Americans" finally celebrate a harvest with a surplus of resources.

2037

 * Districts begin to trade internationally, with each district's resources being a required good of its neighbors.
 * Katashi increases trade with Socorro, forming a symbiotic relationship.

2038

 * Internet connectivity is restored, allowing numerous opportunities for reconstruction.

2039

 * First national conference held in Yaling, Xiulan. The meeting sets up the chain of events for unification.

2040

 * The Districts sign the Constitution, uniting the districts.
 * Katashi and Shanti are not signees, Katashi objecting to Article 8 with Shanti objecting to statecraft.
 * Katashi, feeling abandoned, withdraws from Socorran society.
 * As an act of unity, all nuclear weapons under New Udonian authority are launched toward the sun.
 * Columbia prepared for nuclear war with the newly formed Federation, grips its warheads and relaxes.

2042

 * The Department of Technology initiates the D.U.T.Y. program.

2045

 * The Central Bank of New Udonia adopts the Click as the official currency of the Federation.

2050

 * The former islands of Hawaii, re-identified as the island of Ignatius, initiate contact with the outside world.

2051

 * Columbian forces declare Ignatius as Columbian territory.
 * Columbian forces, failing to cease hostilities over New Udonian airspace, leads to the first mobilization of the Bureau of Aerodefense.
 * Numerous Columbian bomber's are destroyed, pilots who survive are incarcerated leading to strained ties.
 * The King of Ignatius requests to join New Udonia as an overseas territory in exchange for NUAF protection.

2050

 * Brenden N. Davis wins the Presidential election.

2052

 * The Department of Technology completes the D.U.T.Y. program.
 * The Elite Guard is founded.

2065

 * The Supreme Commander of Katashi, Hachiro Noboru Saitou I, dies.
 * His eldest son, Yoshirou Takehiko Saitou II, replaces his father as Supreme Commander.

2068

 * The "zombie" virus reaches New Udonian shores, leading to a massive conflict through the region.
 * Fourty-million New Udonians lost their lives after being infected, killed by military forces.