Alternate History

    The Germans completely destroyed the American fleet, but at the expense of some of their best ships. However, they had no choice to continue on toward the U.S. in order to press their advantage. America, having foreseen this, took the time prior to the invasion to set up some coastal defenses. The defenses were formidable, and Germany would be hard-pressed to gain traction on the mainland. However, America was not prepared for the sucker punch that came from the Western side of the continent. Apparently, Germany had made a secret alliance with Japan. In return for the area west of the easternmost part of the Colorado River, Japan would help Germany take the United States.      It worked. Japan struck at the Los Angeles port, crippling American supply lines and destroying most of the American Pacific fleet. The other divisions of the fleet rushed toward the attack, only to realize that the place they left was the place they should be. Japan struck other important naval bases, destro

      With the loss of Britain directly on the mind of America, American foreign policy changed drastically. America would have one goal; survive against Marxist aggression. Military spending was reduced, and American presence across the globe was reduced. This caused the Indonesian rebellions of 1980, and the Soviet-backed coup in the Philippines in 1981. The domino theory was proven correct, from South-East Asia to Africa, to America's backyard in Latin America.     In the 1980 election, the severely unpopular Jimmy Carter had to face the most parties in American history. Most notable was the formation of the Libertarian Socialist party, "the New Liberal Party". The NLP picked California representative Ron Dellums for their VP. The 1980 campaign was a two-issue campaign, foreign policy, and economic crisis. The GOP picked Texas Governor George H.W. Bush, the Democrats stuck with Jimmy Carter, the CPUSA stayed with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, and the NLP went with Ca